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(see below about ADULT birds)
Is the bird injured (bleeding, broken bones, puncture wounds, been in a cats mouth, open wounds, etc.)?
If YES, take the bird to your nearest wildlife veterinarian or rehabilitator.
If NO, see below.Is the bird fully feathered?
If YES, any fully feathered baby bird found on the ground, seemingly unable to fly, is probably just fledging. If it appears to be uninjured, leave the area, and do your best to keep pets and children away from the bird. The parent(s) will not feed the youngster while people are around.
If NO, attempt to find the nest. An uninjured bird found on the ground with little or no feathers needs to be returned to the nest. Look around in trees and bushes to see if you can locate the nest. Correct identification of the nestling or of the parents will help locate the nest (i.e. bluebirds are box or cavity nesters, mourning doves build basket nests on horizontal branches or in a tree fork).Can you find the nest?
If YES, simply put the bird back. However, make sure the young are warm to the touch. If the baby is not, you can simply warm the bird in your hands before returning it to the nest. Returning a young cold bird to the nest will sometimes encourage the parent to push the baby out of the nest, as it is trying to remove a cold object away from other warm eggs and/ or young.
If the nest is unreachable, construct a substitute nest of a similar size and shape (margarine tubs with drain holes punched in the bottom and filled with grass make fine substitute nests) and securely attach it as close as possible to the original nest site. Contrary to popular belief, the parents will not be frightened off by your "scent" and will return to feed the baby if it calls for food. If you want to be sure the parent(s) will continue to feed the baby, watch the baby from a safe distance, preferably indoors. Do not be alarmed if you dont see the parent return. Typically wild animals will not return to the nest if you are visible and/ or in the area.The best baby bird rehabilitation is prevention. Educate your friends, family, neighbors and yourselves about the fledging process. It is normal for birds at fledging to be on the ground unable to fly! Birds need several days up to four weeks, depending on their species, to learn how to fly and forage for food. One or more parent will feed them during this period. Know where nesting sites are located and keep cats and dogs indoors around the time you think the birds will fledge to avoid predation. Ask neighbors to take responsibility for their pets as well.
If NO, you cant find the nest, construct a substitute nest in the place where the nestling was found. Watch from indoors to see if a parent returns (be patient, it may not happen immediately). If a parent for more than half a day does not visit the nest, contact a licensed songbird rehabilitator for advice.
Please give baby birds the best possible chance for survival and leave them in the wild where they belong! Never attempt to treat or raise a baby bird on your own. Despite your best efforts, most hand-raised birds will die.
NOTE: In the USA and many other countries, raising a wild bird in captivity is illegal unless you have the proper permits.
(Info courtesy of the Virginia Wildlife Center, Virginia, USA. www.wildlifecenter.org)
If You Find An Injured ADULT Bird
STEP 1: Try to assess the source of the injury.
STEP 2: Cover a bird that has hit a window with a kitchen colander or a box with holes in it, and give it time to recover.
STEP 3: Remove the box or colander when the bird has regained its senses, and let it fly away.
STEP 4: Gently pick up a bird whose injuries are more serious and put it into a box or paper bag lined with soft tissues. Poke holes in the lid of the box or bag so that the bird can breathe.
If the bird is a raptor (bird of prey hawk, eagle, falcon, etc.), do not attempt to handle and call a professional for help. You can be severely injured by the birds talons and beak, or injure these larger birds even further, if not handled properly.
STEP 5: Do not give food or water to the injured bird.
STEP 6: Call for professional help. Do not try to treat an injured bird yourself unless you are a veterinarian or are licensed to handle wild birds. Follow the vets advice.
If you do not have a local wildlife rehabilitation organization, call your local RSPB, Audubon chapter, Humane Society, or a local veterinarian to put you in touch with licensed rehabilitators in your area.


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Business criticises fair work review
By Naomi Woodley and staff
Small business groups say they have been overlooked by the review of the Fair Work Act.
The Federal Government is considering 53 recommendations to the Fair Work Act put forward by the review panel.
Lobby groups have criticised the recommendations, saying the panel failed to distinguish between large and small enterprises.
Restaurant and Catering chief executive John Hart said the review did not live up to expectations.
"I'm quite surprised that the report at the end of the day has been quite as inert as it is," he said.
"There [were] quite a few good ideas on the table that were really being sincerely tossed around with the panel."
He said small businesses need more flexibility, and the suggested changes to individual agreements between employers and staff do not go far enough.
"All it's done is introduce yet another requirement," he said.
"There's more red tape ... but none of the flexibility that we actually needed to make these agreements really worthwhile."
However, industrial law expert Professor Andrew Stewart, who assisted the Department of Workplace Relations on technical aspects of the Fair Work legislation, says the review has adopted some business suggestions.
"There are a number of changes that the review has proposed that align with employer group recommendations or proposals," he told the ABC's PM program.
Australian Hotels Association chief executive Des Crowe agrees there are some improvements suggested by the review.
While he says he would have liked more changes, recommendations to standardise public holidays and amend unfair dismissal laws could benefit both parties.
"[Amendments] requiring the employees to better substantiate their [unfair dismissal] claims, we'd see that be a lot fairer to employers," he said.
However, David Humphrey from the Housing Industry Association says the recommendations will make it even harder for individual contractors in the construction industry to set their own terms.
"A lot of the recommendations though seem to be based upon institutional involvement in affairs but that's not the way small business operate," he said.
"They don't go off to Fair Work Australia or the ombudsman to go and have matters arbitrated.
"They're looking for flexible outcomes at the workplace and that's where it's missing most."
Professor Stewart says employer groups generally failed to provide the review panel with evidence to back up their claims that the Fair Work Act was inhibiting productivity or increasing industrial disputation.
"There was a lot of assertion but very little evidence that could be put to the panel to persuade it of the need for change," he said.
Business groups say they will raise their concerns with the Government as it finalises its response to the review.

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Middletown Township will hold a memorial service on Sunday, September 11th at 6:30 p.m. at the Middletown Memorial Gardens, 36 Church Street, to honor the 37 residents lost in the World Trade Center Tragedy 10 years ago.
General parking will be available the main train station lot, located next to the gardens, and the Satellite Lot at Sears, located at the corner of Kings Highway and Route 35. Church Street will be closed at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. Motorists will need to access the train station parking lot by taking Red Hill Road to Holland Road to Middletown-Lincroft Road. A shuttle bus will run between Sears and the gardens beginning at 5pm.
Packages larger than the size of a purse will not be permitted at the Memorial Gardens. Event is rain or shine.


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The first time I went to Bellota, the new tapas restaurant at 42 at the top of the Ritz-Carlton in White Plains, I ordered a tasting of chef-owner Anthony Goncavles' new menu, sampling dish after dish of his Portuguese-inspired small plates. I sat at a table for four on the mezzanine, overlooking the twinkling lights of White Plains through the birch trees along the window, and ooh and aahed as each dish that came to the table was more creative — and delicious — than the next.
Foie gras terrine with apple cotton candy.
Roasted beets, smoked citrus, marinated freeze-dried raspberries and port poached figs. Joe Larese/TJN
The second time I went to Bellota, my book club — all 8 of us — sat on the comfortable couches in the lounge, laughing, toasting the holidays and sharing a tableful of tapas. It wasn't that we didn't love the food — it's just that the evening wasn't focused on that.
I'm telling you this because I think Bellota is a great place for just about any sort of evening. Serious food lovers will be wowed by Goncalves' creative techniques, well-balanced flavors and sense of playfulness. People just out for a good time with friends will have just that — a good time in a gorgeous setting — and be pleasantly surprised by what's on the plate.
Olives, foreground, and pata negra, a Spanish ham.
Chef Anthony Goncalves, in front of a portrait of his father, Tony. Joe Larese/TJN
Tons more photos, after the jump.
Before I go through the meal dish by dish, I first want to show you a few of the photos taken by staff photographer Joe Larese. These are of the tables on the mezzanine:
A booth on the mezzanine:
Shrimp empanadas and saffron aioli:
(More on that little tube in a moment!)
White anchovies, cucumber and bell peppers:
The first thing I tasted at Bellota was a silky, rich ham called pata negra.
It's also known as Jamon Iberico, and the black-footed Iberian pigs that it comes from are known for foraging for acorns, or bellotas.
The waitstaff then brought over a bowl with a silver dome. When they lifted it, an aromatic puff of smoke wafted out. It smelled like we were tromping through the forest. We giggled.
It was the Deconstructed Torta Espanola. Poached egg, potato espuma, pepper caviar and smoke ($7):
Joe Larese
A poached egg is nestled in a potato espuma — or foam — and manchego cheese, garnished with caramelized onions and a tiny dice of tomatoes and pepper caviar. The smoke, Anthony says, is made with dehydrated lemon peel, juniper, currants, nutmeg and a bit of driftwood. It certainly gets your attention!
"With torta espanola, if you're not getting it right out of the oven, then it's not fantastic," Anthony told me by phone later."The longer it ists out the worse it gets — so it's great to have that flavor profile, but be able to plate it right before you serve so everything is nice and warm."
You need a spoon for this one — and it's worth every slurp!
Then we settled in to something a little more traditional: Green Asparagus: tempura, romesco ($9):
For his little twist (however blurry the photo may be!), Anthony fried these in a tempura batter. Great crunch. Light and fun.
And these peppers are also a staple at many tapas restaurants. Padrones ($9):
They say that one in 33 are super-spicy. We didn't get one this time — but I have in the past, and boy do they light your mouth on fire. Otherwise, they're mildly hot with a nice salty zing.
After that, we went back to non-traditional. Foie Gras Terrine: Apple cotton candy, almond ($12):
These little cotton candy tufts are covering little bite-sized pieces of foie gras terrine, which Anthony makes in-house using Sauternes and citrus and covers it in a crust of dehydrated almonds. For the cotton candy, he dehydrates apples from Mead Orchards — which is owned by the father of his general manager, Colin Mead — and grinds them to dust in a coffee grinder. He adds that to sugar in his his cotton candy machine to make apple-flavored cotton candy.
It was like having a one-bite wine pairing. I much prefer foie terrines lately — the sauteed foie is so very rich, sometimes it's hard to take — and this was a fun way to try it without having a big helping on your plate. I will say, though, that true foie gras fans may find it difficult to appreciate and linger on the flavor of the foie — it gets a little lost in the shuffle.
The coolest thing about this dish, besides its creative serving dish (a sardine tin!), is the noodles. They're slippery and juicy, and pop and melt in your mouth when you eat them. They're made of cider and gelatin, and Anthony means the dish to be a play on anchovies and spaghetti.
Here is a plate of one of the bocadillos (little bites): Mermelada y Manchego: Quince marmelade and Spanish sheep's milk cheese ($4):
The kitchen makes its own quince marmalade, and it was quite tasty, but there was something lacking in this dish. Don't get me wrong, if I had it as a sandwich for lunch at my desk, I'd be happy, but I think the cheese was a little cold and the ratio of bread-cheese-jam a little off.
Next, we tried Rissois de Camarao: Shrimp empanadas, saffron aioli ($10.50):
The saffron aoili comes in this adorable little tube. You dab on as much as you like — but don't go overboard. Too much saffron can leave your mouth feeling like you ate a bowlful of nails. This was just right: sweet and floral. The empanada was crispy on the inside and warming on the outside.
Next, more fish in cakes! Cod. Bolos de Bacalhau: House-cured salt cod fritters, garlic aioli ($9.50):
And more creative packaging. They come in this box, which is how the salt cod is transported in the first place!
Just like the shrimp, the outside cake was crispy, and the inside was light, fluffy and delightfully fishy.
Now, more fish: Black bean cod with pickled bok choy and soy glaze ($14):
Black beans might remind you of Chinese cooking — but think about it: Portugal + China = Macao. "To me, this instantly said Macao," Anthony told me. "I just think that this cod dish is one of my favorite things on the menu." The cod is flaky and rich and the pickled bok choy is a lovely foil.
Carrilleras: Braised beef cheek with Romesco ($9):
Super-rich and delicious. And a little more traditional, what with the romesco and all.
Fans of Peniche might recognize these patatas bravas ($5), which are sauced with a spicy aoili that's sort of a mix between mayonnaise and romesco.
These are (and have always been!) out of sight. Anthony says it's because the kitchen is being diligent about the way they do potatoes. "Sometimes people say, 'they're just potatoes,' but they're one of the staples that every table gets, so they'd better be fantastic!" They are.
And so is this dish. It's absolutely insanely fantastic, in fact. Tocino, or braised pork belly, with espresso-honey glaze, spicy pepper puree and a sunny quail egg ($13):
It surprises you with every bite. There are layers and layers of flavor. The belly, which has a heady, sweet and spicy flavor from espresso and maple syrup, sits on tiny orbs of chocolate. Really. They look like lentils, but they're droplets of chocolate that were made into spheres in a bath, which gives them an outside membrane you can pop like caviar in your month.
Between the bacon, the egg, the chocolate and the hot sauce, it's like the best breakfast you've ever had.
"How many of us have chocolate at breakfast — I do!" laughs Anthony. "And growing up as a kid I did. If you don't, many people have a hot chocolate or a latte. It's total happiness."
And, to counter all that richness, here's a vinegary bite of escabeche, orata (seabream) with shallots, peppers and apple cider foam:
The fish has that slightly brittle texture that comes from a briny bath, and the foam smoothes it all out.
One more fish dish. This is Portuguese food, after all. Pulpo a la Plancha: grilled octopus, fingerling potato, garlic and herbs ($14):
The octopus is braised with herbs and garlic — and the texture is divine. You'll forget every piece of mealy octopus you ever met.
Then we tried Anthony's updated version of another popular Peniche dish, Bitoque. Skirt steak, organic egg, country toasted bread ($13):
This dish used to be served on top of a piece of brioche, but the new version comes with country bread with parsley and garlic. Because of that, it's not nearly as rich. Also cutting the richness is the salsa verde, which is tossed with the beef. It's a terrific version of steak and eggs, and one you might not want to share.
You will want to share a plate of these though. That's right. Chicken wings. Alas de Pollo Picante: spicy chicken wings in piri piri sauce ($7):
"Why not," says Anthony. "I love chicken wings and beer and had them all over the place and tried all the sauces — and i'm proud of my sauce so I just put it out there." His sauce is made with piri-piri, a traditional Portuguese hot sauce, so it's got the tapas twist. Except for that, these are in every way traditional American Buffalo wings. Try them. You won't be disappointed.
Bellota (and 42) have a new pastry chef: Gael Viotty. And he is having fun in the kitchen, so we'll have fun in the dining room. One dessert we tried is quite bold, and will not be for everyone. Fig Newton: Bacon, blue cheese ice cream, toasted walnuts ($10):
This is more like a cheese course — say, if you have a little red wine left and you want to finish it with something. It is barely sweet.
The other dessert — banana yogurt and chocolate yogurt, with freeze dried banana, granola, brownie crumbs and whipped cream ($8) — is sweet enough that a child would like it.
Each of those little plastic baggies has toppings for the yogurts: banana (fresh and a little tart) and chocolate (sweet and rich). You open them, stir and taste.
"It's about getting you involved — it's about having fun," says Anthony. "Plus, it's tapas, so it's a small portion and it's just enough to satisfy you."
And that's what's great about dining at Bellota. Small portions mean you can try a lot of dishes, but even with a meal like this one — there's still plenty left to taste for the next time. And I promise you'll want to come back for the next time, whether it's to compare molecular gastronomy notes with your favorite food lovers or to enjoy an easy evening of fun with your favorite friends.
The 411 on Bellota is coming. Til then: 1 Renaissance Square, White Plains. 914-861-3226. westchesterlounge.com
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Gov. Malloy may sue AAA over changes in driver's license services
Threatens to sue after company says it will only serve members, says club broke contract with state
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is threatening to sue AAA Northeast over its decision to limit driver's license renewals to members only as of Monday.
Connecticut drivers seeking to avoid the long lines at the state Department of Motor Vehicles have been able to go to an AAA office to renew their licenses. But on Monday, according to a letter sent to DMV Commissioner Michael Bzdyra, AAA Northeast began to offer the service only to its members.
AAA Northeast has offices in Hamden, Milford and Branford, among other southwest and south-central Connecticut branches.
AAA Allied, which shares Connecticut with AAA Northeast, will continue to serve non-members, according to the governor. It has branches in Old Saybrook and Cromwell, as well as in the Hartford area.
Malloy and Bzdyra both said AAA Northeast had broken its contract with the state without the required 60 days' notice.
While Bzdyra said he's working to provide better customer service at DMV offices, where long lines are commonplace, AAA's action will only make matters worse.
"I find it unpalatable, to put it mildly," Bzdyra said. "Yes there's going to be an impact."
He said as many as 56,000 drivers could be affected. "They wanted to do members-only going back to the early '90s and the answer from the state was always no, no and more no," Bzdyra said.
Malloy's letter to Mark A. Shaw, president of AAA Southern New England Inc., expressed the governor's "concern and deep disappointment" at AAA Northeast's action. He said the club at first had wanted to stop offering license renewals altogether, and on Sept. 28 AAA wrote to the governor saying it would serve only club members.
"This is unacceptable," Malloy's letter said. "AAA Northeast's decision to stop servicing non-members is rather shocking since Connecticut has always valued our working relationship with AAA." He called the arrangement, which started in 1992, "a mutually beneficial private-public partnership."
Since 2016, AAA has been offering registration renewals as well as license renewals.
Malloy wrote that the state supports AAA's service at a cost of $304,000 annually and said new work stations were installed in AAA Northeast's eight offices at a cost of more than $80,000.
Malloy wrote, "If AAA Northeast continues to maintain its position that it will refuse to serve non-members, I will direct DMV to take any and all necessary legal steps to resolve this matter."
AAA Northeast issued a statement Monday saying, "Today we have made the difficult decision that we can no longer effectively service the volume of DMV customers visiting our offices without negatively impacting services to our members."
The statement said the requirement that renewals be compliant with the Real ID program, mandated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, has added to the time required and the proportion of nonmembers served has risen "from 17 percent five years ago to almost 50 percent in 2016."
"I am hopeful that the State will demonstrate a willingness to work with AAA on this matter," said Shaw in the statement. "After working so closely with the DMV for all these years, and completing well over a million registry transactions at no cost to the state, I remain optimistic that we will find a way to move forward that allows our longstanding partnership to continue."
AAA Northeast serves 600,000 customers. "Over the years, the program has become very popular with our members," Shaw wrote, "and I'm sure we can work together to find a solution that helps us meet the expectations of members while keeping the lines at DMV offices from getting unbearably longer."
Members and nonmembers alike at the AAA branch on Whitney Avenue in Hamden on Monday had mostly negative reactions.
"I think it's a bad idea," said Mike Romano, a member from North Haven. "They're doing a service for (the state) on their behalf, shouldn't it be for everybody?"
Regina Boykin, a AAA member from New Haven, said that at first she thought the move was a good one because of the long lines at the AAA office. However, once she found out she had to add her son to her membership for $15 in order to renew his license, she no longer felt positively. "I'm better off going to the DMV," she said. "I'm disappointed."
Paula M. of North Haven was bringing a client with disabilities to AAA to get a non-driver's identification card but found out her client could not get one, even though Paula is a member.
"I think it's terrible," she said. "I work with people with disabilities and it's more comfortable" coming to AAA than waiting at the DMV office on State Street. She also said she did not get notice of the change, even though she is a member. "I think the communication is very stinky on their part," she said.
On Facebook, however, AAA fared better. Rich Coyle of Milford wrote, "As a member, I can tell you that I enjoyed the convenience but thought that it should be a luxury for members only."
Lisa Gerenther Latham of Guilford said, "As a long standing AAA member, I don't have a problem with it." And Ellen Freiler of Hamden said, "It's a convenience they've offered within their offices; with all the trouble with the DMV in recent years, it could be a real selling point for a AAA membership."
Call Ed Stannard at 203-680-9382.


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Processed foods make up an astounding 70{26cc0ed11e2bb6722aeee461b889fb0a3f7e0a26d72d2ac41cff8364d94a8d9c} of the American diet. It's no surprise when you consider how cheap and insanely accessible processed, packaged and fast foods are. And the fact that we're constantly bombarded with billboards, commercials and other ads encouraging us to consume these toxic foods, makes them practically impossible to avoid. No wonder America is one of the fattest nations in the world and the majority of American's (38{26cc0ed11e2bb6722aeee461b889fb0a3f7e0a26d72d2ac41cff8364d94a8d9c}) are actually considered clinically obese! It's both scary and ironic that if you're in the normal weight range, you're actually in the minority. Equally appalling is that fact that American's spend more money on healthcare than any other country in the world and yet we have the highest disease rate. And almost all of the diseases we suffer from are caused by the Standard American Diet (SAD). We are literally eating ourselves to death!
Follow This Diet If You Want to Reverse Aging and Prevent Disease


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Seagate Jumps into PCIe SSDs with Virident
Seagate Technology has made a $40 million investment in Virident Systems and has already begun to offer Virident PCIe SSDs to its customers. This was announced on January 28 by the two companies.
Objective Analysis issued an Alert a few hours after the announcement to our clients. Some items we pointed out: Continue reading
The NAND Band!
During this month's Storage Visions conference, SMART Storage Systems hosted a "NAND Band" party. The company kept the details secret until the guests were all there, after which two "Blues Brothers" impersonators (SMART's president John Scaramuzzo and Rick Neff, Director of Business Development) showed up in a video singing their new rendition of the 1966 Spencer Davis Group hit: "Gimme Some Lovin'." SMART's version was called: "Gimme Some Endurance" and the lyrics centered around the importance of endurance in SSDs.
(SMART's NAND Band should not be confused with the techno band named NAND which I only discovered while writing this post.)
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Video: How SSDs are Made
Micron Technology has produced a very good four-minute video that shows how SSDs are made. It starts with the design & manufacture of the NAND flash chips themselves and goes right through their assembly into SSDs, interspersing videos of manufacturing processes with graphics of the product's operation.
This is on the SSD Guy's recommended YouTube videos list. Check it out by clicking:
How to Locate a Storage Bottleneck
Few Sysadmins really understand what's happening in the storage interface of their systems, yet there's a lot of talk about SSDs with wide-ranging IOPS figures along with case studies of how these have helped solve system slowdowns. The big question is: "How do you determine what your storage bottleneck is, and even whether or not one exists at all?"
Tom Coughlin and I discovered a very low level of understanding of this issue when we performed the IOPS survey late last year that we documented in our report: How Many IOPS do You Really Need? A disconcerting number of respondents gave replies that Continue reading
How Software Can Hamper SSD Performance
My company has received some questions lately asking why we think SSDs will cause a lot of software to need reconfiguration. This can be relatively easily answered with the text below, which is copied out of our most recent report: How Many IOPS is Enough? This report was co-authored with Coughlin Associates. (The full report can be purchased for immediate download on the Objective Analysis website.) Here it is:
Why Software Latency is an Issue
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Imagination Technologies, the leading provider of human computer interface intellectual property (IP), announces that it has been selected by International Game Technology (IGT), a world leader in slot machine and video gaming machine design and production, to bring enhanced PowerVR 3D video technology to IGT's gaming products.
IGT will be demonstrating new video gaming machines incorporating PowerVR graphics technology at the Global Gaming Expo (October 1st 3rd at the Las Vegas Convention Centre, NV). At the heart of these machines will be this new technology, in the form of PowerVR based video cards designed and supplied by VideoLogic Systems.
Says Hossein Yassaie, CEO, Imagination Technologies: ""Video gaming machines represent a huge leisure market and are enjoyed by millions of people worldwide. Our work with IGT, a world leader in this market, opens new opportunities for innovation and will provide an improved and more interactive gaming experience for players as well as more attractive solutions for owners of casinos and gaming locations.""
Says Steven G. LeMay, Director of Development, IGT: ""; We are very excited to be incorporating the innovative PowerVR tile based 3D rendering technology into our products. With the PowerVR family we expect to enhance the graphic quality and visual interaction of our video gaming products."";


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Our valley
Bjarnarfjörður is a green and sparsely populated valley 25 km north of Hólmavík. The valley was settled by heathens in the late 9thcentury with many place names associated with heathenism, such as Hörsey, Hörfinnsey and Hörsvík. The mighty sorcerer Svanur from Svanshóli inhabited this area and is depicted in the most famous Icelandic saga NJÁLA. The valley is an optimal place for hikers who like solitude and those who enjoy peaceful highlands, rivers and waterfalls.
Bjarnarnes and Búðarvogur: When walking along the coast out to Bjarnarnes peninsula, you can´t help but being awestruck by the power of the sea and the sense of serenity that comes from being in the midst of untouched nature. The settler, Bjarni, made his home on the Bjarnarnes peninsula. Both the fjord and the peninsula were named after him. A pile of stones (Þorkellshaugur) marks a grave of two sheep herders who argued over the ownership of Bjarnarnes, ending in a fight with both perishing. The ruins of an old fishing center can still been seen by the creek, Búðarvogur.
Fossagangan: Those who like longer walks and enjoy the tranquillity of the highlands should hike the Waterfall Trail (Fossagangan). The starting point of the hike is marked along the east side of Hallárdalsgjlúfur where the magnificent waterfall, Goðafoss, can be seen pouring into the canyon below. Walk into Hallardalur valley from the north side all the way to the top and discover an amazing view over the mountains, Balafjöllin. Continue north to the valley Asparvíkurdalur with its spectacular waterfalls. There's no need to bring a water bottle on this hike because the water in Iceland's pristine rivers and streams is clean and safe to drink. In Iceland, the rule of thumb is that if it is moving water, you can drink it.
Svansgjáin: Svanur, the mighty sorcerer, once lived on a farm in Svanshól. He was the son of the first settler of Bjarnafjörður. The Icelandic Sagas describe how Svanur used sorcery to conjure up fog in order to prevent a group of men from crossing Bjarnarfjörður to kill a man that Svanur was hiding by making them get lost in the fog. When Svanur went out fishing from Kaldbaksvík, north of Bjarnarfjörður, it is said that he used a shortcut by walking through a rift, ending up on other side of the mountain in Kaldbaksvík where he rowed out to sea. In this canyon there is a square stone called Stakkasteinn where he laid his clothes to dry after returning from the sea.
Vörður á Bjarnarfjarðarhálsi: Visitors sometimes think that the cairns seen in the highlands of Iceland are heathen burials. Instead, these heaps of stones served as ancient road maps and can still be seen in many places, such as the once on Bjarnarfjarðarháls.
Bjarnarfjarðará: A perfect place for bird watching and experiencing the tranquility of an evening stroll along the river, Bjarnarfjarðará. Harlequin ducks, red throated divers and other waterfowl can be seen by the river.
Svörtu klettar: Above Hotel Laugarhóll there are black cliffs called svörtu klettar. Water seeps out of the rock and hence called black cliffs because they are wet and consistently black in color. Witness the power of nature and how the water forms and constructs the landscape.


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These new drinks from Prometheus Springs will help you to detoxify your body in preparation for the fall and coming winter.
Available from Fancy, these drinks consist of a combination of pomegranate and pepper, making them startlingly spicy while maintaining a refreshing taste. Their name, Prometheus Springs, was taken from the Greek myth regarding Prometheus, who was said to have stolen fire from the hands of the Gods. With this kind of namesake, it's pretty safe to say that these drinks are not just a little spicy; indeed, their makers warn drinkers to start slowly at first, so as not to overwhelm their taste buds.
By using pepper in its drinks, Prometheus Springs ensures that its spicy beverages will provide a thorough detox for the drinker, flushing all toxins out of the body in a matter of hours.
Whether you're looking for a health drink, or a delicious concoction for the beach, Prometheus Springs's sharp beverages are perfect for a hot, sunny day.
These Spicy Beverages from Prometheus Springs Detoxify Your Body
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Breathe easy, Coachellans. All of your scheduling conflicts have finally arrived.
Coachella drops 2018 set times & map changes
Goldenvoice announces 2018 Coachella sideshows
The Southern California concert calendar looks stacked again this April thanks to Goldenvoice's latest list of sideshows in support of Coachella.
Coachella wastes no time, revealing 2018 lineup headlined by The Weeknd, Beyoncé & Eminem
Our favorite performances from 2017
The 2017 BAMS List: Showbams covered many excellent bands, musicians and DJs throughout 2017 — the following are our favorite performances of the year.
Jessie Ware charms SF with an intimate show
PHOTOS: The gig marked only the second of three stops on the UK pop-soul crooner's current U.S. tour, but she made the most of it.
2013 Outside Lands schedule announced!
Outside Lands 2013 beer/artist pairings
FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Beer Lands at Outside Lands Music Festival returns for its second year, so we've paired local brew options with some of our most anticipated acts.
Coachella Review: Top Sets Weekend 1
FESTIVAL REVIEW: Showbams recaps the most memorable shows at Coachella 2013 Weekend 1, and we name our top sets.
Coachella conflicts: 2013 set times announced
Tough choices must be made as we lay out the most gut-wrenching conflicts in Coachella's 2013 set times.
Coachella 2013: What you should know before you go
FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Check out our breakdown of the reunions and first-time performances, possible artist collaboration predictions and our can't-miss sleeper acts from the bottom lines.
New Music Tuesday: Jessie Ware • A$AP Rocky • Yo La Tengo • Parquet Courts • Christopher Owens
Every Tuesday, we focus on new music releases by naming our top tracks, album highlights, lowlights and important takeaways for select albums.
Coachella 2013: Predictions, wishes & rumors vs. reality
Showbams examines headliner reality & rumors, artists to see before they get big, possible EDM acts that won't be in the Sahara Tent, and artists we hope to see at Coachella 2013.


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Monday, May 24, 2010
AXBL Season Opener 2010
Through 2010, the HFX Cyclones, set up as a feeder team to the Tippinators (Cyclone feeds a Tippmann… Get it?) will play AX4, four man xball league. The Tippinators will again play the five man AXBL, xball league.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
The Tippinators Paintball Team will be hosting another RISK Scenario Event at Mersey Road Paintball on June 13th.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Warriors in the Woods X: Operation Raven
After years of playing the largest scenario event is Eastern Canada, the Tippinators were pleased to have been asked to referee Warriors in the Woods X: Operation Raven. The tenth edition of the Warriors in the Woods series took place on Sunday May 2, 2010 at Mersey Road Paintball, East River, Nova Scotia.
The reputation of Eric Fisher and the staff of Banshee Paintball put together a world class paintball game is well know throughout Atlantic Canada. Eric Fisher's Warriors in the Woods is the longest running scenario series in Eastern Canada.
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Thoroughbred mare Set Chivalry, known to all who love her as Chevy, is a large personality. "She's so smart and has such a spicy attitude," said owner Susan Lax of the 21-year-old retired dressage horse. "She's just really the apple of my eye and so exhilarating to ride. I have had her since she was four, and she is a member of our family. I would do whatever is necessary to keep her healthy."
Two years ago, Chevy developed glaucoma in her left eye. Local equine ophthalmologists were unable to fix the condition. Then last year, Susan noticed Chevy developing a similar cloudiness in her right eye. She decided to make the nearly three-hour trip from her Hunterdon County, NJ, home to New Bolton Center, where Dr. Nicole Scherrer observed corneal cloudiness and diagnosed her with a painful condition called corneal edema.
In a healthy eye, the clear outer portion of the eye is the cornea and this structure stays transparent because it is dehydrated. The cornea's endothelium, its innermost layer, plays a large role in maintaining dehydration by preventing water from filling the cornea.
The endothelium can be damaged by primary endothelial disease, trauma, uveitis, or glaucoma. When it is damaged or diseased, endothelial cells don't work correctly, and the cornea fills with water and swells, giving the characteristic blue color and resulting in reduced vision and pain.
Saving Chevy's Eye
"Chevy came to us with chronic eye issues," explained Scherrer, Clinical Assistant Professor of ophthalmology at New Bolton Center. "We'd hoped to save both eyes, but her left eye was completely blind when I initially met her. All we could do was keep her comfortable. However, I felt confident that we could stop the disease progression in the right eye and save her vision."
Scherrer admitted Chevy for monitoring and emergency surgery.
In the operating room, the surgical team used an approach Scherrer developed and first tried at Penn Vet six years ago with Dr. Mary Lassaline, then on faculty at New Bolton Center and now at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.
The procedure involves a superficial keratectomy, which removes a piece of the cornea. The missing piece is then replaced with a graft—or Gundersen inlay flap—of conjunctiva, pink tissue surrounding the eye.
"The conjunctiva acts as a sponge and pulls water out of the cornea," explained Scherrer. "We cannot fix the endothelium but we can compensate for it. Now whenever water comes into the cornea, the graft sucks it out."
After the procedure, the mare's eye slowly became clear again. Scherrer said, "Eight months post-op, Chevy is doing really well at home." She receives medication two times a day, down from six times pre-surgery, to keep swelling down.
The cloudiness in Chevy's eye at the left is caused by the cataract. Eight months post-op, Chevy's eye is clear again.
Susan is thankful Chevy, her kindred spirit, is back to enjoying their spritely rides. "I've been in the horse business for more years than I'm going to admit," remarked Susan, who owns Chivalry Hill Farm, where she trains and boards horses. "Dr. Scherrer is amazing. I text eye pictures or questions to her, and she responds quickly with advice or to allay my fears. I've developed an amazing relationship with her and the New Bolton Center team."
Novel Approach to Equine Corneal Edema
Just a few years ago, surgery wouldn't have been an option for Chevy. Neither corneal edema nor the underlying endothelial disease respond well to medication. Historically, veterinarians have treated equine patients for pain and comfort management but not to forestall or reverse the disease.
Then in 2012, one of Scherrer's patients inspired her to look beyond medication for an eye-saving solution.
"The owners wanted to save their horse's eye at any cost, and medicine wasn't helping," said Scherrer. "We considered surgery but didn't have a tested routine to use. Reading through old research, we came across a graft used by ophthalmologist Dr. Trygve Gundersen more than 60 years ago for corneal disease in humans. We didn't know if it would work."
Scherrer and Lassaline tried the superficial keratectomy and Gundersen inlay flap method, named for the graft's developer, for the first time and saved the patient's eye. Finding the technique successful, they began using it with other horses with early stage endothelial disease. Today, Scherrer uses it in five-10 cases per year.
In 2017, five years after the initial surgery, she was lead researcher on a paper published in Veterinary Ophthalmology about four equine corneal edema cases treated using the approach.
The report—Corneal Edema in Four Horses Treated with a Superficial Keratectomy and Gundersen Inlay Flap—found that 15 months after their procedures, the horses showed a significant decrease in corneal edema, as well as an increase in comfort levels. The treatment also eliminated corneal ulcers, a common side effect of the condition. And, even more significantly, the research reported that all four horses retained their postoperative sight without numerous medications.
Said Scherrer, "I'm hoping, with publication of this paper and by getting the word out to other veterinarians, equine ophthalmologists, and owners, that more surgeons will adopt the technique... and more horses will keep their visual eyes."


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Carriers at it Again: Three UK Still Calling Windows Phone – 'Windows Mobile'December 19, 2011 1 Comment
It has been a little over a year since Windows Phone launched and Microsoft stopeed focusing on Windows Mobile. Even with Three UK listing the Nokia Lumia as one of their best sellers, it might be at the #1 spot if it wasn't for them still calling the Windows Phone platform 'Windows Mobile'.
How long is the name Windows Mobile going to be lurking around? No wonder many consumers are still confused since it looks like some carriers are as well…
Source: wingadget.se Thanks Peter for the tip!!!


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Ba Zi Intermediate Level – The Practical Course
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o Evaluate the future of your destiny, knowing the timeliness of your luck.
o Finding the perfect marriage partner .
o Improving your relationships with people and family
o Monitoring the health conditions of your spouse and children
Course Structure – The Practical Course of Ba Zi
1. How to apply the Hidden Heavenly Stems on your Ba Zi Chart
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4.How to determine the future of your Career ?
5 How to tell Extramarital affairs in a Ba Zi ?
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The misery memoir has become unfashionable, the backlash starting when a number of these were exposed as fabrications. The public's appetite for these stories palled: as the stories became more and more awful, the bar for horror was progressively pushed higher. Too much misery toughens the heart, whereas the best art softens it. Jeannette Walls's The Glass Castle – re-released by Virago this September – is art of the latter kind, successfully managing to convey the misery of Walls's childhood without a descent into the emotional and embellished style typical of the misery memoir. The 2017 film adaptation, meanwhile, reinterprets Walls's story (with her participation in this process), and is a visually stunning and brilliantly acted exploration of how love can transcend hurt, and how we can never really escape who we really are.
Walls's childhood was extraordinary. Her father, Rex, was an alcoholic dreamer, refusing – or unable (Walls has conjectured in an interview that he was bipolar) – to get a steady job to provide for his four children. Her mother, Rose Mary, was in thrall to Rex, participating in this stunning neglect, too interested in creating art to care for her children. The scope and scale of neglect and selfishness that Jeannette and her siblings endured is horrifying. For example, when Jeannette was three years old, Rose Mary was too immersed in her paintings to cook meals for her children; this resulted in Jeannette setting herself on fire when attempting to make a hotdog. When the family were living in Phoenix, Arizona, Jeannette woke up with the local pervert "rubbing his hands over my private parts". Jeannette screamed and the man ran away when her brother ran in with a hatchet; but her parents refused to lock the doors to the family home at night: "They wouldn't consider it. We needed the fresh air, they said, and it was essential that we refuse to surrender to fear."
The Wallses lived a peripatetic existence, moving from one hick town to another, usually in the dead of night as the creditors moved in. They slept in cardboard boxes, in houses with subsidence, vermin and leaking roofs. They often went hungry for days. Jeannette and her siblings would hunt through the rubbish bins, looking for food. In one shocking episode, as her children starved, they discovered Rose Mary hiding food for herself: "Brian yanked the covers back. Lying on the mattress next to Mom was one of those huge family-sized Hershey chocolate bars, the shiny silver wrapper pulled back and torn away. She'd already eaten half of it."
The Glass Castle – named after the house that Rex designs but never builds – is not, however, a litany of horror. Walls has an appealing, unadorned prose style, and does not indulge in amateur psychoanalysis, or theorize. She also draws strength from her childhood, seeing the resilience it taught her, and the huge amount of love her parents had for their children, despite their inability to properly care for them. Early on in the memoir, as if a direction to the reader as to how to view her story, Jeannette recounts the story of a Joshua tree sapling, growing near an older one twisted and gnarled by the desert wind:
I wanted to dig it up and replant it near our house. I told Mom that I would protect it from the wind and water it every day so that it could grow nice and tall and straight.
Mom frowned at me. "You'd be destroying what makes it special," she said. "It's the Joshua tree's struggle that gives it its beauty."
Sometimes, the idea is to take elements of a novel and craft a separate work from it (as Hitchcock did with Patricia Highsmith's Strangers on a Train). Or, to take the cinematic elements of a novel and create a film from them (I suppose that this was the case with certain adaptations of Raymond Chandler's novels. And some filmmakers really do attempt to translate a novel into sounds and images, to create an equivalent artistic experience. In general, I would say that most of us respond to what we've read and in the process try to create something that has its own life apart from the source novel.
That the film should not be dismissed merely because it does not strictly reflect the book is clear from the fact that Walls herself has praised the former. In an interview with Vanity Fair she said:
I loved it! I was ecstatic. I knew they'd get it right because I'd been dealing with them so much during the process of making the film, and I knew they were smart, sensitive people.
Destin [Daniel Cretton, the director] was really smart about getting at the heart of the book. A couple of other screenwriters had taken a stab at it, and they were good screenplays, but Destin immediately said, "This is about the relationship between the daughter and the father," and he went into that, and I thought he cracked it right open […].
Destin wrote certain scenes that weren't in the book, but it was always in conversation with me… He also made my first husband more of a character, but these decisions were always informed by what actually happened. He made smart choices and took certain liberties, and I thought it was brilliantly done. I learned a lot about storytelling from him.
With this kind of endorsement it is wrong to criticise the film from departing and building on the book.
The cinematic elements of the book are beautifully captured: the expanse of desert the Walls lived in, the star-speckled sky that the children gazed up at, the cityscapes they escaped into. But the substance of the film lies in the exploration of relationships, specifically the relationship between Rex and Jeannette. For all his faults, Rex adored his children, coming through in the end. When Jeannette thought she was going to have to drop out of Barnard because she did not have enough money, Rex scraped together the funds for her final year of tuition, despite the fact that he was living in a squat and was chronically addicted to alcohol:
"Dad, you guys need this money more than I do.""It's yours. Since when is it wrong for a father to take care of his little girl?"
The film, with brilliant performances from all (including Brie Larson as Jeannette and Woody Harrelson as Rex), explores the universal experience of a loving father's great feeling of loss when his daughter marries, particularly when that man is not right. Within the struggle of Rex challenging Eric, Jeanette comes to find herself, realising that whilst Eric can offer her a financially and emotionally stable life in a smart part of Manhattan, this is not true to what she is. She takes the brave decision – particularly so given her troubled upbringing – to leave, choosing a return to a rural existence and throwing in her secure job for the uncertain life of a freelance writer. It really does seem then that there is no place like home.
Jeannette Walls's The Glass Castle is published by Virago (£8.99 on Amazon). The film adaptation is available to pre-order on DVD (£9.99) and on Amazon Instant Video (£13.99).
About Emily Bueno
Emily Bueno has an M.Phil in literature from Trinity College, Dublin. She has written for the Telegraph Culture section and the TLS. She is a trainee solicitor and lives in London.


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This Week at Henry Ford Elementary
Monday, May 8
- SBAC testing continues (May 1-12)
Tuesday, May 9
- 2nd Grade Zoo Field Trip
Wednesday, May 10
Thursday, May 11
- Minimum Day
Friday, May 12
Important Upcoming Dates
- May 19: Pasta Dinner
- May 25: Open House
Volunteer Needs
- Pasta Dinner Brochure Assembly
- Pasta Dinner Setup & Cleanup
- Pasta Dinner Drink Donations
- Pasta Dinner Game Helpers
Ambassador Update
Reviews are critical to our school's reputation and ability to attract great student families. We need your help to write content for http://henryfordpta.org/reviews from which we will rotate testimonials to feature on the homepage. It would be ideal to have a mix of parent, student, and teacher testimonials. If you and/or your child are able to help, please send to firstname.lastname@example.com :
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- Your photo (I will crop to a circle)
- Your full name & whether you are parent, student, teacher
- Your grade (if student or teacher)
Pasta Dinner
Our biggest FUNdraising event is just around the corner Friday May 19! All the details are at http://henryfordpta.org/pastadinner
Discounted presale tickets are available online from now through May 17.
The online auction will go live on May 11. Winners need not be present to win, so share the bit.ly/FordAuction link with friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, old classmates, local baristas, former flames, etc so everyone can get in on the fun.
This is an all-volunteer event, so please sign up to do your share. We need folks for setup, cleanup, and games. http://henryfordpta.org/volunteer
School Modernization
Curious about how your tax dollars are being spent and how they will impact Redwood City? Get involved and learn about the improvements planned for RCSD school sites through Measure T funds. Most projects won't impact our school for 7+ years, but you'll be a Henry Ford neighbor long after your Mustangs move on to being proud alums.
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Fox New host Bill O'Reilly assumed full dimensions of self-importance last summer and condemned the Seattle P-I for choosing not to publish pictures circulated by the FBI of two "suspicious" ferry passengers.
The chief commentator at the "fair and balanced" network followed up by making the P-I chief villain of a November commentatary entitled: "Why is the far left putting the military and all Americans in danger?"
O'Reilly sent out an aspiring slayer of straw men, his producer Jesse Walters, to conduct an ambush interview with P-I publisher Roger Oglesby, outside the latter's Seattle home.
"Are you proud of that decision, sir? I mean, they still haven't found those guys," Walters sneered at Oglesby. A few moments later, Walters said the two men were "still on the loose."
On the loose? No crime was committed. No illegal act by the two men was ever alleged or attributed. No effort to sabotage Washington's marine highway was ever found.
The two men were identified and photographed by a fellow passenger for a simple reason: They looked Middle Eastern.
Should a newspaper –in a free country, proud of its history as a melting pot – be stereotyping people as "suspicious" by the pigment of their skin?
Well, the story has a predictable end. The FBI disclosed Monday that the two men came in from the cold, as it were, by visiting a U.S. embassy recently. They were European business consultants on a Seattle trip.
"It appears they were in the area for legitimate reasons," reported the FBI.
We are an international city. At least a quarter of Washington's jobs depend on exporting goods to other countries. We naturally need to entertain buyers, even – and especially, say, in the case of Saudi Arabians buying jets – people whose skin looks like the two guys on the ferry.
O'Reilly ought to apologize, like right now.
He condemned the paper for refusing to stereotype and contribute to an atmosphere of suspicion.
It may be Fox News' goal to whip up hysteria: It's good for ratings. Our town, by contrast, is a "Hate Free Zone."
Fox News also has a record of broadcasting stuff that turns out to be untrue, such as the claim that Sen. Barack Obama attended a madrass (Muslim religious) school as a boy in Indonesia. CNN actually visited the school, checked out the rumor, and verified that it was false.
Does Fox ever apologize for this stuff? In muffled undertones, with the madrassa story.
With the P-I, I would suggest that Bill O'Reilly present himself this week at Roger Oglesby's door, and apologize for harassing him.
It'll do him good to meet a civil, professional newsman. Perhaps Jesse Walters can tag along and learn some manners.
Of course, it'll never happen.
O'Reilly is simply too conceited to eat crow, even when he claimed falsely to have received journalism awards.
With respect to the P-I, then, I would suggest two words of advice that the boorish Murdoch hitman has spoken to guests on his show: Shut up!


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I have committed many sins in my life and repent every day. Each time I repent I shed tears in fear of Allah, I remember seeing a Hadith about a person who cries will never enter Jahannam and when I am sitting there crying and wondering if Allah will forgive me, this hadith gives me a lot of assurance, could you please let me know if this hadith is authentic and also what other hadiths or ayahs are there regarding when a person weeps over their past and sins.
Assalamu Alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh
Thank you for your question.
May Allah bless you and all the believers with the best of forgiveness.
There are a number of authentic and reliable Prophetic reports that indicate Allah's rewards and forgiveness for the one who sheds sincere tears in fear of Allah. Hence there is positive hope in your situation. Stay committed to good deeds and always strive for the obedience of Allah, In-sha Allah you will be forgiven and entered into paradise.
"One who weeps out of fear of Allah, will not enter hell." (Tirmidhi)
"A person who remembered Allah while they are alone and their eyes overflowed with tears out of His fear will be shaded by Allah the day there will be no shade except His." (Bukhari and Muslim)
And Allah knows best.
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Badat
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Planes. National strike in France: forecasts for tomorrow
However, hardships and delays are possible
As part of the wave of strikes in progress, given the traffic forecasts established in collaboration with carriers for tomorrow on Saturday December 7 and based on the provisions of the minimum air navigation service, the French DGAC (Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile) does not ask airlines to reduce their flight schedule. However, hardships and delays are possible.The authority invites p...
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 10, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Car and Driver, the most trusted brand for automotive content, today announced it's now giving auto dealers the ability to put their inventory listings in front of people who are shopping for their next vehicle online. This product marks the beginning of Car and Driver's evolution from an enthusiast-focused news and reviews website to a complete decision-making resource for in-market auto shoppers.
This product marks the beginning of Car and Driver's evolution from a news and reviews website to a complete decision-making resource for in-market auto shoppers.
"In turning ourselves into a true service for car shoppers and enthusiasts, we become a connection point between the consumer's automotive curiosity/desire and the car itself," said Editor-in-Chief Eddie Alterman. He adds, "While the function of our site is changing, our mission remains the same: to deliver the most useful, honest, and entertaining information about cars."
"Taking a mobile-first approach, we have completely re-architected the website. We've also doubled our editorial staff and increased the scope of topics to cover more of today's trending topics such as technology/mobility and environmental/green. Along with a suite of auto shopper tools (e.g., pricing, inventory, etc.), we're also creating a new buyer's guide section that includes nine in-depth categories for each make and model, with reviews on all of them. Car and Driver's evolution is in response to the disruption in the online auto marketplace; it's about accommodating the ways people actually want to shop for cars online. We're incredibly excited about how far we've come and what's still yet to come in making the auto shopping experience more complete for our audience," said Josh Searcy, chief product officer at CarandDriver.com
The new inventory listings product is exclusive to CarandDriver.com and will be sold through Jumpstart's dealer sales team, along with other dealer solutions.
The new listings product matches CarandDriver.com content and vehicle search capabilities with a dealer's inventory, putting the dealer's vehicles in front of more than 12 million unique monthly visitors and allowing dealers to own all messaging, ads, and links on their vehicle detail pages (VDP).
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Founded in 1955, Car and Driver is the definitive voice for in-market car shoppers, enthusiasts, and industry leaders. With an audience of more than 12 million unique visitors per month, Car and Driver is dedicated to delivering expert content and leading-edge insights on all things related to new, used, and pre-owned vehicles. With the most comprehensive vehicle testing, research, and reviews in the automotive category, Car and Driver delivers the most trusted car shopping experience for consumers and deep engagement for auto manufacturers and dealers. Car and Driver extends across all platforms including web, mobile, iPhone/iPad apps, events, social media, and digital products.
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Making an effort to compete with Dell for business users, Lenovo Group has launched a widescreen version of its ThinkPad line of notebook PCs.
The ThinkPad T60 will use a 15.4-inch widescreen, yet hold its weight down to 5.1 pounds, lighter than any comparable notebook from the top five PC vendors, Lenovo said Tuesday.
The company also hopes that adding this feature will regain consumers' confidence after Lenovo was forced in September to recall the batteries from 526,000 ThinkPad models -- including the T60. Like notebooks sold by competing vendors Dell, Apple Computer and Toshiba, those computers used lithium-ion batteries manufactured by Sony, whose faulty design could lead to overheating and fire.
Lenovo already sells widescreen notebooks in other product lines, such as the Z-series and 3000-series for small businesses, but this is the first widescreen model for corporate users, said Rajat Aggarwal, product marketing manager for the T-Series at Lenovo.
Those customers can already chose a T60 notebook with 14- or 15-inch screen, but have recently been asking for the full widescreen version, allowing them to display more columns on an Excel spreadsheet, show multiple windows and fit better onto airplane tray tables, Aggarwal said. In another nod to high-end users, the notebook will be capable of running Microsoft's new Vista OS, with a dual-core Core 2 Duo processor from Intel Corp. and graphics card from ATI.
Despite this package, Lenovo is lagging behind its rival PC vendors in delivering widescreen notebooks to the business market, analysts said.
"Lenovo is playing catch-up in the widescreen game," said Samir Bhavnani, research director at Current Analysis. "Lenovo is a little late to the game because Dell's entire lineup of corporate systems is available in widescreen right now. Dell just identified a market shift before Lenovo did."
Still, the product should be popular with Lenovo's core audience, the corporate user, Bhavnani said. Since acquiring IBM Corp.'s notebook PC division in 2005, Lenovo has succeeded at preserving the ThinkPad brand's history of innovation, rolling out features such as the tablet PC and integrated wireless broadband.
Lenovo is selling the ThinkPad T60 notebook with 15.4-inch display for US$1,399 in the base model. Users can upgrade to a version that works as a laptop workstation for faster numeric computation or to run the Vista Premium OS.


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Mrs. Heather Kremer - Second Grade
I am Heather Kremer. I graduated from the University of North Texas, with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. I am certified to teach grades 1-8. I am also ESL and GT certified. This is my tenth year of teaching and my sixth year at Chavez Elementary.
I have lived in Little Elm for 14 years and love the Chavez community. I have a fantastic husband and three children. My daughter Carley is in the 12th grade, my son Andy is in the 8th grade, and Ryleigh is in the 1st grade.
In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my family, quilting, reading, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and watching the kids play sports and dance.
Class Schedule
8:00 Announcements
8:05-8:20 Positive Action (Character Development)
8:20-9:00 Lobo Zone
9:00-9:15 LiiNK Recess
9:15-9:55 Math
9:5-10:10 LiiNK Recess
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11:05-11:20 LiiNK Recess
11:20-11:50 Science
11:50-11:55 Transition to Mrs. Hataway (Reading/Social Studies)
11:55-12:25 Lunch
12:25-12:50 Social Studies
12:50-1:40 Specials
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Nuss Truck & Equipment
With eight locations in the Midwest, Nuss Truck & Equipment offers the highest quality of trucks, trailers, and construction equipment. Nuss employs highly trained experts to deliver and maintain their products.
Nuss established their first location in Rochester, and since then have expanded to seven additional cities in the Midwest. The truck and equipment company has been able to remain family-focused while still providing a professional environment for employees and customers. Now Nuss' general manager, Mark Nygaard started in the company as a member of the parts department and was able to advance into the position he now holds. Nygaard's affirmation discloses the overall mood of working at Nuss:
"I like working for the Nuss's. They're fair to their employees and they've been good to me over the years. My time working for the Nuss family has been very good."
As a well-established, hands-on business, Nuss Truck & Equipment sought out our help to create a functional and informational website, as well as to implement digital ads to fill positions. So, the CWS team started to get to know the truck and equipment industry.
We found that Nuss Truck & Equipment takes pride in their dedication to exceptional service. They needed a website layout that communicated the same commitment to their customers. Three aspects that Nuss wanted to make sure were conveyed by the website were
These values were already instilled in the management and employees of Nuss; however, the truck and equipment company needed a digital channel that new leads and customers could equally trust.
Nuss' goals for their new website included:
In regards to Nuss' digital ad situation, they had experimented with the common job listing sites and Facebook to advertise their open positions. Nuss had no dedicated marketing team, so customer personas had not yet been developed, leaving their audience broad and obscure. This was a major dilemma for Nuss; they needed to fill positions in all eight locations. Additionally, Nuss wanted to make certain that they were seeing a real ROI before using any more budget on advertisements.
After determining Nuss' current state, our team sat down with the truck and equipment company to map out the next steps to a successful digital presence and full team roster.
Now that the steps to success were mapped out, it was time to put the plan into action. Filling Nuss' open positions at all eight locations was the priority, so digital advertisements were developed, optimized, and deployed. Nuss' desired personas were targeted through the appropriate digital channels in the most suitable geographic locations.
When it came to Nuss' website, a functional user experience was made the primary interest. It was vital that nussgrp.com had follow-up information on careers at Nuss, including reasons why Nuss is an exceptional company to work for and what sort of openings are available. With this content, ad leads were able to get all of the details handily, making the application process a cinch.
Nuss wished to make finding and requesting parts as easy as possible for the customer. Our team implemented a catalog of Nuss' parts and equipment on the website, creating an accessible inventory and simple ordering process.
In addition to their online sales, Nuss wanted to make sure their company culture was communicated through their new site for potential employees and customers alike. By adding content related to Nuss' history and current events, the truck and equipment business is able to portray themselves as more than a parts store, but a family. Plus, the additional content helps Nuss hone local SEO.
Nuss Truck & Equipment was able to improve their website's user experience and draw in qualified job candidates. Some of their achievements include:
We'd love to talk to you about a new project, improving your current website, ramping up your digital marketing strategy, or anything else on your mind!


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The silver solution
Suzanne Clarke discusses the use of silver in modern wound management programmes.
Suzanne Clarke RGN, Dip Nursing is a Community Nurse with Dudley Priority NHS Community Trust, Midlands.
Article accepted for publication July 2002.