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11 food trucks to try this season — and one to look forward to
Food trucks are the great culinary equalizer. There's something for almost everyone, the price points are relatively low for scratch cooking, and on a perfect food truck lunch hour, everyone can get just what they want in a few short minutes.
But because of the relatively low barrier to entry, a food truck is not necessarily a guarantee of good meal. Neither is a restaurant, but the stacks of dollars and the numbers of hoops to jump through for a storefront are greater, and the journey from dream to reality longer. In other words, there is more junk to sift through when it comes to the food truck game. So here we attempt to separate wheat from chaff, or rather the packaged hot dogs from the red curry BBQ Asian-style pork sandwiches with Kalbi slaw. We give you some stellar standbys and the best of the newcomers.Green and the Grain
Having a salad while your cube mate houses a Philly cheesesteak with extra cheesy goo can be a bit of a downer. How come she got blessed with the great metabolism and you've got that armpit-fat thing that looks like it needs its own bra? Chill. A salad from Green and the Grain is no also-ran. Taking salads as seriously as any food passion, these folks roll out premium ingredients and classic flavor combos, like a Mexican-influenced Cowboy salad with properly cooked (not dry) chicken, pico de gallo, real corn off the cob, black beans, pretty little matchstick radish, tortilla strips, Jack cheese, and a jalapeño ranch that actually tastes like something. It's available in large or small, but spring for the big one. It's only a buck fifty more and worth it for the extra roughage. thegreenandgrain.com, $9-$10.50
Daruma Sushi
Now that Sushi Fix has parked its wheels in Wayzata, how will we get our sushi fix? Daruma Sushi to the rescue. From the people who brought us Hibachi Daruma, the teppanyaki truck, comes this rolling (and rolling) sushi bar with delicate, made-to-order stuff that uses well-seasoned rice and fish kept at a pleasant, not ice-cold temperature. When nothing but sushi will do, this beats the hell out of grabbing it out of the grocery store case. It's true, you'll pay for it — a premium roll is $11 — but spicy tuna tartare wrapped in rice and then yet more tuna sashimi enveloping it all with a little avocado and radish garnish is nice, and worth the price. twitter.com/hibachidaruma, $10-$11
The Curious Goat
Ian Gray briefly had a promising Uptown bistro called Gray House, noted for its excellent work with goat. So, like any enterprising young man with a talent and a restaurant no more — bang! Take that show on the road, mister. By no means does he only focus on goat — call it chef-driven eclectic — so he's not penned in by anything but quality and seasonality. Like, would you eat Red Table Meat Co. pancetta and goat's-milk cheese curd tacos? Sure you would. twitter.com/CuriousGoatMN, $4-$13
Butcher Salt
You know the best thing about a food truck? It means distilling the things you like to a tidy little list. You can't have 40-item menus, because you're cooking in 12 square feet, on 90-degree days, and if you want to maintain any shred of sanity (which you probably haven't got anyway, because you're a food truck operator), you'll abide by the magical properties of K.I.S.S. If your favorite thing is pizza, then naturally you'll have a pizza truck, or if it's dogs, then dogs it is. But for Butcher Salt, well, it's butcher salt — a blend of marjoram, rosemary, thyme, sage, and salt that seems to make most everything better. At Butcher Salt have it on cheesy bacon hash browns and an over-easy egg, quadruple cheese quesadillas (that's a three-cheese quesadilla with a side of cheese sauce), and even caramels. butchersalt.com, $5.50-$9.50
Vin's Italian
Vin Spica talks on the phone in hushed tones as if someone is about to come around the corner and clobber him. "There's currently some contention in my family." About what? He puts lamb in the family meatball recipe. And he changed the cannoli. And he's using fresh parsley instead of dried. "My food is 100 percent family recipes. With a bit of updated technique." Spica comes from a big Italian family where food is sacred. "Italian is the only food we know." Think big, East Coast Italian-American meatball sandwiches; if that sounds heavy, think balsamic-doused watermelon, or their sleeper hit, fried eggplant enlivened with mint pesto. "Even people who hate eggplant like it, and that's a really cool feeling." So what if his cousins are thinking of clobbering him? vinsitalian.com, $7.50-$9.50
Tru Pizza Truck
While he worked at a pizzeria in Chaska after high school, Jason Montgomery knew no pizza until he met Neapolitan pizza on his honeymoon. "Then I knew, I wasn't going to do anything else but make pizza." He said building a wood-fired pizza oven that heats to 1,000 degrees on his food truck was "extremely difficult," and it taught him a second enterprise he never meant to learn: welding. It paid off and now he can produce personal Neapolitan-style pizzas in around a minute each. His product is as Neapolitan as he can get it, using locally milled wheat flour, organic tomatoes also grown locally in season, and all sustainably raised cured meats and sausages. The dough must be formed by hand and cooked in fire fueled by wood. He recommends the "Light" pie (light only in name) with prosciutto, arugula, balsamic, Parmigiano-Reggiano, olive oil, sea salt, and mozzarella. "It's very simple, but everyone just loves it." trupizzatruck.com, $7-$13
Asian Invasion
In the summer all we want to eat is Vietnamese food — chilled noodles tossed with simple grilled meat, cilantro, mint, some crushed peanuts on top, and a little ramekin of fish sauce to bind it all. Here they do a straightforward and serviceable version of exactly that, as well as other classic Vietnamese fare like pulled pork banh mi, seared gyoza, eggrolls, and even Japanese-style curry with a fried katsu pork cutlet on top. Theirs is also the cutest logo, with a little boy and a little girl, Lady and the Tramping a noodle. asianinvasiontruck.com, $5-$8
Bubba's Fried Chicken
About two pounds of food goes for around eight dollars at bright yellow Bubba's, mobile masters of classic fried chicken how you like it (two piece, breast meat only, or tenders). Get it with a big mess of JoJo's potatoes to up the ante. As the vendor put it to one impatient customer: "It's worth it. It's a whole JoJo experience." It is. These potatoes are good — tender within, no hint of grease — and even the chicken manages to be clean tasting. It's the kind of picnic-style recipe that would be just as good the next day. Like it says on the truck: "Good Lord, that chicken's good." bubbasfriedchicken.com, $7-$8
Peep's Hot Box
Jessi Peine is a chef who has worked at Haute Dish and Fuji Ya, and was trained in Mexico, so her influences are quite literally all over the map. You'll see that play out in her specialty, huaraches, made from a football-shaped masa dough base garnished with things like black beans, radish, queso fresco, crema, and housemade salsas, and in her handmade cream cheese wontons with Thai chile, jalapeño, and fresh ginger. peepshotbox.com, $6-$9
Brooks High Beer Battered
Yeah, yeah, you've had beer batter, but have you had it "bespoke"? Like, beer batter tailored to specific beers, specific dishes, and specific palates — specifically your palate? Classic Minnesota dishes like walleye sandwiches and cheese curds get an update with light and almost refreshing batter. The best part is, you get to pick your poison — do you prefer a pilsner or a dark brew? And where do you like it? Have dark on the curds and light on the fish, if you wish, or vice versa! Either way, it's our pick for the finest treatment of curds our town has ever seen. This one is a no-brainer for breweries, so watch for them at Bauhaus and others. brookshigh.com, $6-$12
Classic Yum
Now that Vellee Deli has gone indoors, we're experiencing a drought of Asian fusion on the streets, so we were happy to stumble across Classic Yum, where BBQ pork gets Asian-style slaw and pickled red onion, French fries get doused in curry gravy, and hand-rolled spring rolls are a when-they're-gone-they're-gone reason to get there early.facebook.com/classicyum, $5-$10
Tatanka Truck
This mobile kitchen for modern and indigenous Dakota and Ojibwe foods is not officially up and running yet, but worthy of an honorable mention and an enthusiastic preview. Sean Sherman is a local chef who goes by the moniker Sioux Chef, and has been doing pop-ups around town to showcase foods and ingredients native to Minnesota. Sherman has worked extensively with chef Lenny Russo, who's also devoted to locally sourced product out of the upper Midwest. Sherman's menu avoids any "pre-contact" ingredients, which means nothing from Europe and no chicken, pork, beef, wheat, or refined sugar. What it does include are truly original creations containing buffalo, game, and native plants — unlike anything you can get in the Twin Cities right now. tatankatruck.com 0x00E7
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Onoxa is an innovative new platform for salon and spa owners. In fact, they offer the perfect forum to manufacture your own brand-name products, without the overhead costs of manufacturing. With an experienced and seasoned team of product experts, designers and developers, Onoxa can help you create, market, and sell your signature skin care and beauty products to core, niche or mass audiences. They also have the tools and expertise to turn your skin, cosmetic and beauty ideas into realities. This allows you to become your own boss, while tapping into the current and burgeoning customization market. Building better brands, from concept to shelf. It's what Onoxa does.
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Onoxa enables entrepreneurs as well as salon and spa owners to put their ideas into fruition. Their mission is to help you enter the entrepreneurial world with brand validity, visibility and impact. With overhead costs as expensive as they are, many private label skin care and beauty dreams never see the light of day. However, Onoxa features product developers that believe in innovation and empowerment. They can help you manufacture and brand your products without the excessive overhead costs and expenditures.
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- Now before we jump in and start learning about InDesign and how it works with Illustrator and Photoshop, let me say a quick word about the exercise files available for you to use. If you're a premium member of the online training library, you have access to the exercise files that I'm going to be using throughout this training. If you're following along, it's important to watch for which document I have open and then open that same file on your computer. Sometimes the files look similar or they have similar names, but they are in fact significantly different in order to show off or discuss particular features of the program.
Now to open a document, simply double click on it. Actually, I should point out that if you're using an older version of InDesign than I am, you might have trouble opening my files. In that case, open the idml version of the file instead. In this case, I'm going to close that and then double click on this file here. If you see a dialog box like this one that says there are modified links, go ahead and click Update. If you see a missing links message, then you can use the Links panel to relink to the links folder, which is in the same folder as the exercise files.
Now there's a good chance that you're also going to see a dialog box like this saying you're missing fonts. In that case, you can go ahead and replace them with fonts that you have on your system or if you're an Adobe CC subscriber and you have the Adobe Creative Cloud app running, then you can sync the fonts with Typekit just by clicking the Sync Fonts button. In usually less than a minute Creative Cloud will download the fonts and install them on your computer. Then you can click Close and you're ready to go. On the other hand, if you're a monthly or an annual subscriber to the online training library, you won't have access to these files, but you can still learn by either just watching what I do or by following along using your own documents.
Here David Blatner, cohost of InDesign Secrets.com, goes over placing images from Illustrator and Photoshop, copying and pasting InDesign artwork, managing color and transparency, and dealing with linked images, vectors, layers, and more. By the end of the course, you should be able to move seamlessly between the three tools, getting the results you want and without losing formatting, sharpness, or quality.
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Looking for an awesome idea for a birthday party? Wacky Walks makes for the perfect party. Go to checkpoints around the city consisting of anything from landmarks, art, historical monuments and more with your friends and family. Complete wacky challenges along the way and answer questions about the checkpoints you find! You could even stumble upon a cool bar or restaurant to hang out along the way! Whether you are celebrating your sweet 16 or even your 60th, you are guaranteed to have a good time with Wacky Walks so bring the whole family! With Wacky Walks, you are likely to discover new places and create lasting memories. Plan your birthday Wacky Walk for your loved one or even yourself! You can even customize the game if you have more than 6 players!
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Time: About 2 hours
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Compared with good sleepers, people with insomnia secrete more cortisol in the evening before bedtime and in the first half of their sleep; they also have more fast brain-wave activity in non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, both indicators of arousal. Stress is the principal cause of the insomnia that plagues so many millions of Americans.
How does stress cause insomnia? To understand that, we must first know a little bit about the physical processes that occur when we fall asleep. Falling asleep is a natural process that involves a distinct sequence of events in the body. As we approach sleep, there is a gradual lowering of metabolism. Our heart rate slows and our blood pressure declines. Our breathing becomes more regular, and we consume less oxygen. At the same time, there are changes in the processing activity of the brain. The activity of neurons in the cerebral cortex becomes first slower, and then more synchronized, indicating a shift away from the complex, activated patterns of waking consciousness and toward a homogenous, deactivated state. As a result, we cease to process the sensory messages coming in from the outside world, and we slip into quiet sleep.
The adrenal hormone cortisol is a trigger of the stress response. That's not cortisol's only job, however. In addition to the sharp transitory peaks of cortisol secretion that characterize the stress response, there is also a daily, cyclical rise and fall of cortisol levels that govern our level of wakefulness throughout the day and night. Cortisol is excitatory; it arouses us and wakes us up. Blood levels of cortisol have been shown to increase between 50 and 160 percent within thirty minutes of waking; that produces the powerful jolt of arousal needed to wake us up and get us moving in the morning. Then, cortisol levels should decline as the day wears on and reach their lowest point in the evening, allowing us to rest, relax, and sleep.
But, as we know, cortisol levels can also be affected by the conditions of our daily existence. Dangerous, demanding, or threatening events--stressors--cause us to temporarily secrete higher levels of cortisol. That's a good thing, because we need to be aroused in order to answer the challenges that arise in the course of our lives. But when, as a result of prolonged or unremitting stress, whether real or perceived, our cortisol levels get stuck at a chronically higher level, that's bad news for our bodies and minds, and especially bad news for our ability to sleep and rest. Chronic over-secretion of cortisol leaves us chronically hyperaroused. Numerous studies indicate that insomnia is accompanied by excessive activation of the stress-response system not only during waking hours but during sleep as well. Furthermore, chronically elevated levels of cortisol and its precursor, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), can make sleep shallow, fragmented, and unrestful; delay the onset of sleep; and produce more frequent nocturnal awakenings.
Stress is the principal cause of insomnia. Stress hormones are excitatory. When stress becomes chronic, we become chronically excited, or hyperaroused. When we're chronically hyperaroused, we can't sleep, and the sleep we do get is not as restful.


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Nothing spells summer more than the smell of grilled barbecue wafting through the air. Indeed the summer season has already announced its presence and many of us are busy with grilling and catching up with friends. A summer barbecue get together will not be complete without the all-time favourite bacon cheeseburger.
Bacon cheeseburgers should be juicy and flavour packed. If yours is not at all juicy then you're missing out the good stuff. Here's a great recipe for that juicy bacon cheeseburger you would love biting into. Remember to control your eating! You might have one too many and that is not at all good for your health!
Oh So Juicy Bacon Cheeseburger
Before you get too excited, let us start with the things you will need!
This recipe serves 4 so if you are expecting more than 4 guests, do the adjustments on your ingredients.
- Onion – You'll need to chop your onion fine. Make sure that you have 2 tablespoonfuls.
- Catsup – You'll also need just 2 tablespoons.
- Garlic – You will need just a clove. Mince it well.
- Sugar – A teaspoon is enough.
- Worcestershire Sauce – You will also need just a teaspoon.
- Steak Sauce – Just a teaspoonful will do.
- Cider Vinegar – A quarter teaspoon is all you would need.
- Ground Beef – You'll need 1 pound of ground beef. This will serve 4 people already.
- Cheddar Cheese – Since this recipe is for 4, just four slices will do.
- Burger Buns – For this recipe, you'll need just 4. But if your recipe is for more than 4 people, just make sure you'll have enough for all of your guests. Split them open and grill them.
- Bacon – You'll need about 8 strips of bacon.
- Greens – Don't forget to add lettuce or pickle slices.
It's Prep Time!
You're probably all excited to start grilling. First off, you'll need to make your patties. Get a large bowl where you would put in the first 7 things listed in the ingredients. Once done, it is time to use your hands. With your hands, start crumbling the ground beef and mix it well with the mixture you just did. Shape them into patties by making a ball at first then slamming it back and forth on your two palms.
Time for Grilling
Finally you are ready to grill! Set your grill to medium heat and grill the patties for 3 minutes on each side. You can use a meat thermometer to check on the meat. Once your thermometer reads 160° celsius then those patties are ready. But before removing them from heat, place a slice of cheese on top of each of the patties and grill for a minute more or until the cheese melts. You can choose to drizzle the patties with culinary Argan oil for a healthy and nutty kick. Put the buns on the grill and once toasted place the patty and cheese on the bun and top with onions and your greens. It's best to bite into these juicy babies fresh off the grill!


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The list of possible suspects associated with the fatal injury of Freddie Gray has expanded from certain Baltimore police officers to include Gray himself. A prisoner in the van carrying the 25 year-old man says he heard him "banging against the wall" of the vehicle. The witness was separated from Gray by a partition and could not actually see him. The case is by no means solved. More investigation is needed.
Month – April 2015
NASA May Have Invented Warp Drive
Nigeria Announces Rescue of 200 Girls and 93 Women
Pharma Firm Ordered to Pay $39 Million for Kickback Scheme
Teacher Sues Over Upsetting Surprise Terror Drill
ACLU Sues to Stop Catholics from Sheltering Women
Call it extreme tunnel vision. The ACLU is so single-minded about promoting a pet cause, it's interfering with acts of mercy toward immigrants. The US Conference of Catholic Bishops has accepted federal funds to feed and clothe illegal immigrants, but is unwilling to provide emergency contraception.
You'd Be Surprised Who Discovered America
Republican Presidential Hopeful Backs Mandatory Vaccination
Ben Carson says he believes in liberty and parental rights. But he doesn't want objecting parents to have a say in whether their children are vaccinated. However in a recent statement he softened his hardline tone just a bit: "Obviously there are exceptional situations to virtually everything and we must have a mechanism whereby those can be heard."
Miami Police Ready to Implement Pre-Crime Software
Petraeus Fined $100 Thousand for Leaking Secrets to Mistress
The FBI wanted ex-CIA Director David Petraeus to go to prison. Instead, the retired general was put on probation and fined less than his customary speaking fee. FBI officials say he initially lied about providing classified material to his girlfriend and biographer, a felony that normally carries a prison sentence of up to five years.


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Third Sunday of Lent (Year A) • Jesus comes into our daily life and invites us, "Come to Me. I am the life you are looking for." Only when we find God do we find True Love. We can also read this passage in another way. Through the eyes of the lonely Jesus says, "Give me a drink."
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Point to Ponder: Listen to No Visitors, Chapter 16 in Resisting Happiness.
Point to Discuss: When has Jesus satisfied your thirst? How has Jesus asked you for a drink?
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Forever (The World of Nightwalkers, #2) by Jacquelyn Frank
Book Description
After being brought back from death, police officer Jackson Waverly receives the shock of his life: he has become host to a Bodywalker, a spirit that is reborn in flesh and blood, and part of a proud, ancient race that uses its extraordinary gifts to battle dark, evil forces. Jackson's spirit is a powerful one—none other than the Egyptian pharaoh Menes, who longs to reunite with his eternal love, the Egyptian queen Hatshepsut.
While Menes is obsessed with finding the perfect vessel for his queen, Jackson cannot stop thinking about Dr. Marissa Anderson, the gorgeous precinct shrink who keeps pushing him to confront his grief over the loss of his K-9 partner. But what Marissa really arouses most in Jackson is intense desire, which is exactly what Menes is looking for. To fight a great enemy, pharaoh and queen must join; but to host Hatshepsut, Marissa will first have to die. Fate has given Jackson a profound choice: save Marissa from Menes's plan or keep an entire species from the brink of extinction.Includes a preview of Jacquelyn Frank's next World of Nightwalkers novel, Forsaken
Book Review
Jacquelyn Frank takes readers into a new series about Bodywalkers, which is a spinoff of her Nightwalkers series. I have read the first book Forbidden and learned that this series centers on a fantasy world combining ancient Egyptian mythology, civil war, and intense romance.
Let me provide a brief background to set the scene for this series and to prepare you for my review. Ancient Egyptians believed strongly in their gods and wanted to be prepared for the afterlife. The Templars, priests and priestesses, prepared the bodies using a complex mummification process that would allow the dead to hold on to their material possessions.
It is believed that their unwillingness to give up earthly possessions was an affront to the gods; therefore, their souls or Ka's were cursed to be tethered to the mortal plane where they would live in the Ether instead of peacefully passing onto the afterlife.
Humans who are at the verge of death may find themselves in the Ether, and, there, they are given the opportunity to either die or return to their mortal lives by agreeing to share their bodies with an Egyptian soul. In addition, they get to have a longer life span and are endowed with special powers. Once the host awakens, a blending process begins to merge both souls into a Bodywalker.
An Egyptian's resurrection through a human host allows him or her to return to the mortal plane where there is an ongoing civil war between the governing body called the Politic and the Templars to rule the Bodywalkers. Those that support the Politic are awaiting their King Menes' arrival as a Bodywalker to lead this war.
Forever picks up right where the first book in the series Forbidden ends. King Menes has been incarnated through Jackson Waverly, a police officer, who was introduced in Forbidden. It is ideal to start the series at the beginning, but Frank provides enough exposition throughout this second book for readers to become comfortable with the storyline and ongoing conflicts.
Jackson and Menes have gone through the process of blending and, now, along with fighting against his enemies, one of Menes' priorities is to find a host for his beloved Queen Hatshepsut.
Because he and Jackson now know each other's memories and thoughts, Menes is aware of Jackson's attraction to psychiatrist, Dr. Marissa Anderson, who counsels officers within the police department where Jackson is employed. Behind the scenes, Menes is "fanning the flames" encouraging Jackson to pursue a romantic relationship with Marissa. Menes thinks Marissa would be a great candidate to host his queen.
Marissa spent a great deal of time getting to know Jackson when he was required to see her after the death of his K9 partner when Jackson was assaulted. Throughout their encounters, they have often clashed over differences in opinion. Yet, this doesn't douse the mutual attraction that radiates between them. Now that Menes has become one with Jackson, he encourages Jackson to take the initiative with Marissa and reveal his feelings for her.
While working a case together, Marissa witnesses a supernatural attack upon Jackson/Menes by an enemy. Marissa shockingly learns that Jackson is no ordinary man, and because she has been seen by the enemies, her life is in danger as well.
The always professional and self-controlled Marissa finds herself ill-equipped to deal with the reality of this fantastical world she has entered. After Jackson takes Marissa to a safe house to protect her, he finds it even more difficult not to physically seduce Marissa. Their sultry kisses show him that Marissa is a sensual and passionate woman, but she is reluctant to let go, take a chance, and give in to her carnal desires for Jackson.
So Jackson/Menes together woo her with beautiful, romantic prose that would melt any woman's icy heart. And Marissa is no exception
Once they become intimate, Jackson/Mendes are determined to make her theirs. They proposition her to become the host for Hatshepsut. Marissa gasps when she realizes that even if she would consider becoming a Bodywalker, she would have to die first. Her obvious response is
Marissa has a serious choice to make. Will she refuse to become Jackson's mate, knowing that eventually Menes will push Jackson to find someone else to become host to the queen? Throughout the story, Menes describes the perfect, profound, and enduring love that he shares with his soul mate, Hapshepsut. Can Marissa take a leap of faith and believe that Jackson truly loves her and that they, too, can have this same passionate and lasting love?
Rather than being more action-oriented, the heart of this book focuses on the internal struggles both Jackson and Marissa face as they try to adapt to the Nightwalker world. The story certainly made for a suspenseful read as I awaited Marissa's decision and what will happen next. Forever also foreshadows a major conflict in the next book, since a Templar has, unknowingly, unleashed one of the most evil gods into this world.
After reading Forever, I am impressed with the creative and fantastic story line Franks has created, and am now a fan of this series.
A copy of this book was provided to me by Ballantine Books in exchange for an honest review.
Author Jacquelyn Frank
Author Contacts
Official Website | Goodreads Profile |Twitter |Facebook
The World of NightWalker Series
Forbidden (The World of Nightwalkers, Book 1)
Purchase on Amazon: Forbidden (ebook)/ Forbidden (book)
Book Trailer for Forbidden
Music to Complement the Book
For Menes & Hatshepsut – Natalie Merchant: "My Beloved Wife"
For Jackson & Marissa- Sarah Mclachlan: "I Love You"


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- Should we focus on producing more food, and how?
- Or on consuming more sustainably, and how?
- Or should we address inequity and improve access to food for poorer groups, and how?
Evidence suggests it is too simplistic – and the problem is too urgent – to rely on one approach alone. A composite approach that encompasses elements of production, consumption and systemic approaches is probably needed. Significant knowledge gaps and trade-offs exist.
How we solve these challenges has been, and still is, the subject of much debate. Some argue that we need to invest in greater technological solutions to produce more on existing land; others argue that we already produce enough but we need to reduce demand for resource intensive food and reduce food waste; others argue that the root causes of sustainable food systems are power, distribution and access.
The evidence suggests that all three approaches generate a mix of risks and benefits, and in practice all three approaches will likely need to be implemented if the necessary deep cuts in emissions are to be achieved. How we do this is, as shown throughout this chapter, the subject of further debate. One factor missing from these different perspectives is whether the population increases that form the basis for much of the projected rise in demand for food, are indeed inevitable.
Chapter 7 looks in more detail at trends in food consumption over time, and how these are connected to nutrition and health.


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East Tea Can is a Middle Eastern Canteen, that opened in the busy area of Winston Churchill and Dundas Street West, in Mississauga. Serving popular middle eastern dishes in stunning colourful plate presentations is one of the ways this new restaurant concept is differentiating itself. The restaurant interiors were designed with custom colourful furnishings, Arabic pop-art, bold ceramic tiles, and interesting artifacts sourced from the around the globe.
The team faced many construction and operational obstacles throughout the restaurant development, which resulted in a limited restaurant opening marketing budget. East Tea Can approached Fervid to help them build brand awareness by utilizing our restaurant Social Media Management program.
Fervid developed a three-month Social Media Strategy that supported East Tea Can for two months leading up to their opening, and for their grand opening month. Our goals were to create buzz prior to their opening, connect with the local community, and drive footsteps once their doors opened.
The Social Media Management program included:
- Content and design meeting
- Social media strategy development
- Social media account setup
- Creative development
- Content calendar development
- Follower/following management
- Daily content posting
- Social media monitoring and reporting
- Social media customer relations
- Photography
- 150+ social media posts over three months
- Grew to over 1000 followers in 6 six weeks across Instagram and Facebook
- Weekly average follower increase of more than 50%
- Total social media reach 35,868
- Total social media engagement 17,200
- Average engagement of 55 "LIKES" on Instagram
- 100% guest response rate on Facebook
- Less than 12 hour response rate
Social Media Posts
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Aggressive Criminal Defense With A Personal Touch
Smart Guidance When You Need It Most
A conviction of a criminal charge can dramatically change your life as well as the lives of those you love. That's why an aggressive defense is critical, whether you face a charge of driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or drugs, or a more serious assault or drug-related charge.
At the office of Meredith Mochel Attorney at Law, we understand the importance of providing intelligent and forceful legal defense when your reputation and perhaps your freedom are at stake. We represent individuals in East Tennessee and North Georgia against the full range of criminal accusations.
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More Than Legal Representation
We start by listening to your story and answering your questions. Attorney Meredith Mochel brings a human element to her representation, adopting an empathetic approach that addresses concerns well beyond the outcome of a case. She begins to shape a legal strategy only after she fully understands the facts involved in your case and ensures that there is consensus on the overall objectives.
Our firm emphasizes clear communication and availability to our clients from start to finish, meaning you will always be kept informed about the status of your case and the next steps in the process. We will carefully review all options, discuss every possible outcome and settle on the way forward together.
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We have a track record of producing positive results for our clients. Attorney Meredith Mochel is an experienced litigator who is always prepared to take a case to trial when this makes sense for her client. However, we are often able to successfully resolve criminal cases without the need to go to trial.
Effectively defending against criminal charges requires immediate action. It is important to enlist our representation as soon as possible after an arrest. In some cases, it makes sense to consult with us even if you have only been questioned by law enforcement authorities in connection with a crime.
Call 423-393-9836 or use our online contact form to schedule a free consultation. We know the stress that facing criminal charges can cause, and we want to help. We will review the facts of your case, answer your questions and recommend the best steps to take next.


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OS X Mavericks review: Free as in beer
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A side of Safari
Mavericks brings with it a new version of Safari, which offers a new sidebar, plug-in management, a redesigned Top Sites page, performance improvements, and a new feature designed to remember your passwords without compromising security.
The Mountain Lion version of Safari offered three features that could be accessed via buttons on the far left side of what it called the Bookmarks Bar: Reading List, Bookmarks, and Top Sites. Safari 7's newly rechristened Favorites Bar features only two: Sidebar (which somewhat confusingly still uses the Bookmarks icon of an open book) and Top Sites.
The new Sidebar is the new home of Bookmarks, Reading List, and the new Shared Links feature. It's a gray bar that lives on the left side of the browser window. To open it, click on that book-shaped Sidebar icon on the Favorites Bar, choose View: Show Sidebar, or press Command-Shift-L.
In previous versions of Safari, going to the Bookmarks view replaced the contents of your browser window with a bookmark editor, where you could drag and drop bookmarks and rename them. That window is still there if you choose Edit Bookmarks from the Bookmarks menu, though it's now a hierarchical view full of folders, instead of the weird old interface where different folders were in a separate sidebar of their own.
But in parallel, there's this new Bookmarks tab in the Sidebar, which gives you one-click access to your bookmarks. Just click on a bookmark in the Sidebar, and Safari loads that page on the right side of the same window. Click on a folder to show or hide its contents. You can reorder bookmarks by dragging them around, rename them by clicking and holding for a few seconds, and there's even a search box above the top of the list, if you need to find a specific bookmark.
The second tab in the Sidebar is Reading List, and it's not that different from the Mountain Lion version. This is still the place where you can collect pages on the Web that you want to read at a later time, even if you're offline. The big difference in Safari for Mavericks is that the Reading List scrolls endlessly. Once you're at the bottom of a Reading List story, just keep scrolling down and you'll be taken to the next story in the list.
In previous iterations of Safari, there were toolbar buttons to add stories to Reading List and add links to your Bookmarks. In Mavericks, Safari no longer provides those buttons. Instead, there's a big plus (+) button integrated to the Address and Search bar, just to the left of the page's URL. Click the plus button to add the page you're on to Reading List. (There's a little animation where the icon of the site you're reading flies over into the Sidebar icon and the plus icon briefly becomes a check mark.) Click and hold to see a menu of options, including adding the page to Reading List, Top Sites, or filing it as a bookmark in any of your bookmark folders.
Now to the third (and most interesting) addition to the Sidebar: the Shared Links tab. Once you've logged in to a Twitter or LinkedIn account via the Internet Accounts (formerly Mail, Contacts and Calendars) system preference pane, any posts that contain hyperlinks are displayed in the Shared Links list. If you truly use your Twitter stream as a replacement for RSS feeds, Shared Links is a concentrated burst of Twitter linkage.
In the Shared Links sidebar, posts are displayed with the most recent item at the top. They aren't bare links, either—you see the avatar of the person who posted the link, their name, an icon representing the service the post came from (just Twitter and LinkedIn are supported at this point), and the text of the post itself. Click anywhere on the post to display it in the browser window, and like Reading List, if you keep scrolling to the bottom of the story, you'll be able to scroll right on to the next story in the list.
As you read a story, the original post that spawned it remains at the top of the page, so you can quickly find the answer to the question, "Which one of my friends thought this was worth Tweeting about?" There's also a Retweet button, so if you do approve of the story, you can pass it on.
Unfortunately, Shared Links's light-gray-text-on-darker-gray-background color scheme makes the text of individual posts hard to read, and there are no timestamps. You also can't "pull to refresh" in order to see new posts, à la Twitter's own client app, and Safari itself doesn't appear to update content rapidly. If I want to see new links, I need to open and close the Sidebar or choose Update Shared Links from the View menu. It's also too bad that Facebook links aren't an option, though given the junk littering my Facebook feed these days, maybe it's just as well.
Next to the Sidebar button is the Top Sites button, and of course there's a new version of the Top Sites interface, which presents you with six or 12 or 24 of your favorite sites in a grid. (It's now a proper Hollywood Squares/Brady Bunch style grid, with none of the curved-wall effects of the previous iteration of Top Sites.) I admit I never use Top Sites (my default window: Empty Page), but the look seems more modern, and drag-and-drop reorganization of Top Sites items is a no-brainer addition.
Apple says that it's made a bunch of under-the-hood improvements that make Safari faster, more realiable, and more secure. Separate pages run in separate processes, and there's improved memory efficiency; the browser takes advantage of power-saving features of Mavericks to run more efficiently.
We tested Apple's claims that Safari's JavaScript performance was dramatically improved in Mavericks, and found them to be true. In almost every case, Safari 7 on Mavericks was faster than Safari 6.0.5 on Mountain Lion. However, the just-released Safari 6.1 for Mountain Lion seems to add most of those same improvements without the need to upgrade to Mavericks. It was more of a back-and-forth game between Safari and Google Chrome, with Safari beating Chrome on the Sunspider and JSBench tests, but Chrome prevailing on the Kraken and Peacekeeper benchmarks.
One major source of stability, speed, and energy-consumption issues in Safari isn't actually Safari itself—it's browser plug-ins such as Adobe Flash. Third-party tools like ClickToPlugin have let users manage whether webpages can load those plug-ins, and in Mavericks, Safari has a similar feature built right in.
The feature lives in the Security tab of Safari's preferences window, under the Manage Website Settings button. From here you can see every browser plug-in being used by your system and a list of sites that have loaded it. You can turn access on and off on a per-site basis, as well as set a default for what happens on your first visit to a website that's trying to load a plug-in. For example, you can set YouTube to always load Flash, but all other sites to block Flash on first load.
Safari's also got a Power Saver feature that will sometimes prevent plug-ins from loading until you click, emulating ClickToPlugin's approach. I wish that Safari went further, though, and allowed the Manage Websites Settings option to set certain plug-ins to only load on a click, somewhere between a pure block and actually loading the plug-in.
And when Safari's blocking a plug-in, the browser replaces the space occupied by the plug-in with an empty box. This happens because Safari's reporting to the web server that it has the plug-in, but doesn't show the content. Some sites offer non-Flash equivalents if a device (such as an iPhone or iPad) doesn't have Flash, but Safari doesn't see those if Flash is installed but disabled.
In general, I like that Apple is providing Safari users with this level of control over browser plug-ins. However, the implementation is kind of weird. Most users will probably not know the difference between Allow, Allow Always, and Run in Unsafe Mode, all of which are available as possible options on a per-website, per-plugin basis.
Passwords in the clouds
I've been a user of 1Password for a few years now, and I love it. I remember a single master password, and 1Password remembers my passwords, personal information, credit-card numbers, and enters them into my web browser when I tell it to.
Mavericks offers a new feature called iCloud Keychain that, in true Apple fashion, addresses some of the basic needs addressed by utilities such as 1Password while leaving plenty of room for add-on tools that go beyond what Apple offers.
iCloud Keychain stores your passwords, credit-card numbers, and personal contact information and syncs them between devices. Since it's all synced via iCloud, it should all stay in sync across your iOS 7 devices, so if you save a password on your Mac, it'll be there when you next visit that site on your iPad. Pretty cool. (This is an optional feature—nobody's forcing you to put your stuff in the cloud. You turn it on by checking the Keychain box in the iCloud system-preference pane.)
iCloud Keychain enjoys some major advantages over utilities like 1Password, in that it can integrate directly in the browser (rather than via an extension) on the Mac. Passwords and user names fill in automatically when you visit a page, so you don't have to click around like you do with 1Password. And in iOS, the advantage is greater: 1Password can't fill passwords into Safari at all (you have to either browse with the 1Password app or retrieve your password from there and then paste it into Safari), while iCloud Keychain is integrated directly into the iOS Safari browser (assuming you've updated to iOS 7.0.3).
Safari's been able to remember your password for ages now (only the syncing part is new), but it will now also suggest a random password for you when you're prompted to create one. (This is good, because simple passwords are insecure.) Then Safari will save the random password in the keychain, so you never have to remember it. Safari can also remember your credit-card information and automatically fill it (well, most of it—it won't store your card's security code, which Apple says "is in accordance with industry practice" and I say is a silly practice) when you want to buy something.
There's another problem with emphasizing auto-filling of passwords. When a Mac is running and unlocked, someone could use Safari to log in as you. If you're concerned, you'll need to set your Mac to automatically lock when it goes to sleep or when the screen saver activates, and set a very low timeout before that happens. I think I'd prefer an option to have to enter a password to unlock my iCloud Keychain. You can set the Mac's normal keychain to lock after a period of inactivity, but the iCloud Keychain can't be set to auto-lock. That seems like an oversight to me.
Apple OS X Mavericks
Mavericks adds new productivity features, under-the-hood changes to improve battery life, and new apps. It's a free update that's worth every penny you won't pay for it.
- Numerous new power-user productivity features
- Battery-saving features
- Mail app seems worse than before


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Mistakes men commit while wearing suits
This article is dedicated for all men who seek comfort in suits but cannot help to stand out because their lack of knowledge of as to how one should wear is not properly known. We are going to highlight the mistakes that are committed unintentionally but are a mistake at the end of the day and should not be repeated. Let us go through and help you rock that suit of yours.
• The first mistake that we would like to bring in light with you men is that you might think that pinstripes are actually the only acceptable kind of suit that one should wear or else not to select any other since it is considered not appropriate for any kind of function. But the problem is actually wearing such pinstripes raises eyebrows and questions from the critics. We can come as suits are just like any other fabrics that come in variety. Their options in prints are not only secluded to the pinstripes. You may say that it can be categorized from glen plaid to windowpane check. Always remember the essential point that neutral always look best on neutral. So you may want to rethink and minus the bold pinstripes and look more fashionable in the true fashionista sense.
• Another mistake that is truly disappointing for men and should take care of without further embarrassing themselves in the first place is remove the brand label off your jacket sleeve. Well we must say there are two sides of each story. One men do not remove as they want to show off the quality and brand of their brand label. The other story that comes to light is that they forget. This latter statement might be unforgivable but the first one is not and it is absolutely not cool and funky to think of it like this that you may want to attract others because trust us when we let you on in telling that you are just humiliating yourself and people are just making fun of you.
• Another mistake that we would like tell men that they should avoid and it is considered their mistake is that they let their tie peek out from under the sides and back of their collar. When their tie isn't properly nudged into the places that it should be causes disruptance and disturbance for the eyes. There are two elements that one should seek upon is that either their collar is too small for the tie to fit inside of it or their tie is way over large. Make sure that either one isn't present or you are left with both mistakes handled.
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Those graduating college are expecting quite the celebration. After all, some universities are downright grueling.
Unfortunately, as young adults, college students are also challenging to buy gifts. They are older than they were in high school, but not yet experienced to feel like an average "grown up".
Before you wind up including a gift certificate from a local Tampa tree service, below are some practical, and cool, gift ideas that they will surely love.
Know Their Interests
Millennials today are looking for old ways to save money daily. Whether that has prompted them to take up crocheting, fishing, or even making their own organic soaps, today's college grads are more frugal than previous generations.
If you know ahead of time what sorts of hobbies that they enjoy, you can always cater to those interests. You can buy a set of new sewing patterns, professional baking tools, even books on the subject.
Box Subscriptions
Subscription boxes are all the rage right now, especially those that get geared towards learning rather than collecting stuff. In fact, today's college grads are turning to learning how to cook over eating meals out.
Even those who have never operated a stove before are putting together meals with the help of subscription boxes. Best of all, most provide a free trial to see if they enjoy it.
A Hand-Me-Down Book
No, I don't mean your old Harry Potter set. If there was a particularly influential book that you found helpful when you graduated, providing them with the same copy or even your own can add a ton of sentimental value.
That is especially true if you wrote notes in the margins or highlighted specific passages. By handing them the same words that helped you, it can give them an added boost of confidence.
A Plane Ticket
Although gift cards are usually impersonal, is there anything better than handing a recent grad a plane ticket to anywhere? When someone is ready to start discovering who they are, a trip anywhere they want is sure to please.
Even if you only gift them with enough to help cover the ticket costs can create lasting memories. Many airlines offer gift cards that can be used to purchase tickets, all without costing them out of pocket.


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How can UK manufacturers and engineers remain competitive and innovative?
The extraordinary sight of a 1965 Ford Mustang powering up the famed hill climb at the Goodwood Festival of Speed recently was certainly something to behold – because this 53 year old car was driving itself! The legendary vehicle had been retrofitted with autonomous driving technology as a result of a partnership between Siemens UK and Cranfield University. Whilst the vehicle was not entirely autonomous in the truest sense as it followed a pre-determined program of the Goodwood track, the head turning vehicle demonstrated how cutting edge technology can change or augment a manufacturing process or product significantly, regardless of antiquity. In a world where the consumer is in control, innovation and adaption to change is key to remaining competitive.
One thing that stands out in the Ford Mustang example is collaboration, a partnership between two organisations working together to achieve a common goal or to make something together. Often when we consider research and development we think of trade secrets, we conjure up visions of men and women in white coats, working away on something mysterious, behind a locked door. But consider this – if we all happen to be working on wonderful things separately, think about how successful we could be if we worked together! Or perhaps the opposite – if we're all concentrating in siloes on our own problems and challenges, surely we could benefit and solve issues quicker if we worked in unison. It may seem a strange concept but operating collaboratively has been one of the key success factors for our German counterparts where small manufacturers, larger ones and the government work together to improve the industry as a whole. Even on a small scale, our manufacturers can help each other – there have been countless times when a factory tour has created a lightbulb moment, when the sight of a process or routine can instigate a notion to replicate in order to improve one's own business.
Another interesting element of the collaborative approach is the interaction between business and educational institution. What better way to promote manufacturing and engineering as a career choice than to get the students involved at a hands on level. The skills gap is all too well publicised and businesses can aid themselves by motivating young people, helping them to visualise the opportunities available to them. Working together with education providers, businesses can demonstrate the positive impact that manufacturing and engineering can have on social, technological, economic and environmental surroundings, in addition to the variety of skills that are encompassed within it. This would seem an appropriate way of dispelling the myths around what it means to be an engineer and inspiring the workforce of the future.
As we move towards the technologically driven future of 4IR the sharing of ideas, successes and failures will surely be a swifter way for our UK manufacturers and engineers to remain competitive and innovative.
If you would like to discuss this blog in more detail please email Ginni Cooper or call 01772 821 021.
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The Posi-Lock Dovetail Post
When it comes to locking the tool block to the post we dont fool around with weak set screws or cam type wedges the dovetail plate is drawn back to the post with two cap head bolts from the rear. Creating a solid, vibration free, wont loosen up, work horse of a holder. To adjust center simply loosen the rear bolts, insert a hex key in the jack screw, center the tool, and lock it back in.
Posi-LockTM System Operation
The Posi-LockTM
system provides an easy to use, accurate tool alignment system.
These instructions explain the operation of each component.
1. Posi-Lock Post.
2. Posi-Lock Head.
3. Clamp Wedge.
4. Adjusting Screw.
5. Hold Down Screws.
6. Locking Screws.
7. Tool Clamp Screws.
8. T Nuts.
Dowel Pin.
Each post (1) arrives with a wedge clamp (3) and locking screws (6) attached.
A dowel pin (9) aligns the wedge to stop vertical movement.
The hold down screws (5) are attached to the T nuts (8).
The heads (2) have the adjusting screw (4) assembled, along with the tool clamp screws.
To setup a post to a head, remove the adjusting screw from the head and loosen the locking screws on the post.
Slide the head onto the clamp wedge, and replace the adjusting screw so that the flange of the adjusting screw is interlocked into the clamp wedge.
This allows the adjusting screw to lift or lower the head. For odd size tools or special center heights the adjusting screw can sit on top of the wedge.
To fine adjust a center height, follow these steps.
1. Loosen the top locking screw and lightly snug back down
(just enough to support the weight of the head.)
2. Loosen the 2nd screw (usually the lower screw.)
3. Adjust the tool up or down with the adjusting screw.
4. Lock the 2 locking screws in place.
If the locking screws are both loosened together, the head will move easily causing erratic adjustment.
If the screws are not loosened enough it is possible to bend the wedge lip or the adjusting screw.
you are setting live tools or require exact positioning of the tool, a dial
indicator on a mag-base can be used to check the amount of movement.
Posi-LockTM System Operation
This view shows a post and a 1.5" extension head assembled.
On a standard 1.5" post, the ranges of center heights are shown below.
It is possible to open up the tool slot to 5/8" (16mm) for slightly larger tools.
Always remove metal from the top of the slot.
The tool blocks have been designed to allow the base of the slot to be raised to ½"' center.
This allows any size tool up to 5/8" shank to be mounted upside down to optimize spindle rotation for special needs.
We do not recommend the use of negative rake insert tools of ¾" center height in these holders.
The head extension can cause undue loading.
When using negative rake holders, we recommend the axial tool holders that have a fixed center height.
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I suppose it could have just as easily been a friend and family agreement rather than a spousal agreement. I'll have to consider changing it. So, I made this as sort of a gag, after shattering my wrist doing stunts, but I did sign one and give it to my wife. Astute observers us will note the significance of the art on the snowboard.
Archive for October, 2010
The Center for Instructional Technology at Eastern CT State University was designed to be a visible team within IT and needed a logo to define itself and it's projects.
Online Magazine Logos
This series of icons were created for an online magazine. The magazine catered to role playing game development and each represented a column related to some aspect of the hobby. Creating the gaming world, best practices, building the materials and props, and in game economy.
Published Work
Abigail contacted me to request permission to use a photo I shot of a female human cannonball.
The Aggression Upon Bosnia and the Judicial Protection of Human Rights
by Omer Ibrahimagic
Connecticut Journal of International Law
English Translation
Volume 12, number 2
WebCT Comes to Eastern
ECSU Returns
Volume 12
WebCT Premiers at Eastern
Eastern: The Magazine of Eastern Conn. State University
Volume 1, Issue 1
Various Editorial Copy
Circuit Cellar, Ink.
Issues from 1997–1999
Various Stories and Articles
The View From Valehaven
Issues from 1992—2006
Article: Is it live or is it Memorex
The Larper
Autumn 2002
Featured Article
The RPG Times
Volume 7, Issue 6
Regular Columnist
Article: Lights Camera Action- Keeping it real
The Larper
Autumn 2002
Featured Article
The RPG Times
Volume 7, Issue 1
Regular Columnist
Article: Do you have Death Insurance?
The RPG Times
Volume 7, Issue 2
Regular Columnist
Article: Contractual Obligation
The RPG Times
Volume 7, Issue 9
Regular Columnist
Article: Death of a LARP
The RPG Times
Volume 8, Issue 10
Regular Columnist
Article: Even Heroes Gotta Eat
The RPG Times
Volume 9, Issue 6
Regular Columnist
Story: Condemned Part 1
The RPG Times
Volume 7, Issue 12
Regular Columnist
Story: Condemned Part 2
The RPG Times
Volume 8, Issue 3
Regular Columnist
Story: Isle of Prey Part 1
The RPG Times
Volume 9, Issue 11
Regular Columnist
Story: Isle of Prey Part 2
The RPG Times
Volume 9, Issue 12
Regular Columnist
Story: Isle of Prey Part 3
The RPG Times
Volume 10, Issue 3
Regular Columnist
Story: Stop Thief!
The RPG Times
Volume 9, Issue 10
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Sara's Superb Herbs
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A representative from BP held a press conference today and announced that a new study commissioned last month indicates that the oil spill resulting from the deep-water horizon disaster may have a long-term positive impact on the environment.
"This study has concluded that the introduction of raw petrochemicals from below the surface of the ocean, into the environment, while no doubt proving detrimental to the ecosystem and living organisms in the local area for the short-term, will, in the long-term, increase the tolerance of said ecosystem and living organisms to future similar incidences".
A member of the Sierra Club, present at the press conference, had to be restrained, when he attempted to throttle the BP rep.
"I'll Kill you!" shouted the Sierra Clubber, as he was dragged away by security officers.
The flustered BP rep taunted him on the way out. "Look, DUDE...it's survival of the fittest....you know damn well there's going to be more spills...the plants and animals that adapt will survive! This was the best thing that could happen to them!"


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RCRA Annual Refresher Training
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 40 CFR 262.34(a)(4) RCRA training states that large quantity generator (LQG) waste management personnel must be trained in accordance with the requirements of 265.16. 40 CFR Parts 264.16 and 265.16 require facilities to train waste management personnel. Facility personnel must complete a program of classroom instruction or on-the-job training that teaches them to perform their duties in a way that ensures the facility's compliance with the requirements of Section 265. The program must teach facility personnel hazardous waste management procedures (including contingency plan implementation) relevant to the positions in which they are employed. At a minimum, the program must ensure that employees are able to respond to emergencies and must include training on emergency procedures, equipment and systems. Personnel must complete the training within six months of employment and take part in annual refresher training. For each employee, the owner or operator must maintain documentation of the job titles, employee names, job description, and the type and amount of training provided. This must include documentation on RCRA Annual Refresher Training.
Generally, RCRA training requirements for Part 265 facility personnel will include:
- Elements of the RCRA Contingency Plan
- Communications or alarm systems
- Standard operating procedures for using, inspecting, repairing and replacing facility emergency and monitoring equipment
- Key parameters for automatic waste feed cut-off systems
- Use and limitations of personal protective equipment
- Response to fires, explosions, groundwater contamination incidents andshutdown of operations.
The EPA small quantity generator (SQG) regulations do not specify or give additional guidance on training requirements. Training for SQG facilities is generally less detailed than for Part 264/265 facilities. We believe that the burden associated with RCRA training could potentially be reduced by eliminating RCRA requirements that overlap with OSHA's. Two types of OSHA requirements exist; those applicable to any facility and those establishing Hazardous Waste Specific Training.
OSHA training requirements that may be applicable to any facility include the Hazard Communication Program (29 CFR 1910.1200), which requires training in the physical and health hazards of chemicals in the work area; protective measures including work practices and personal protective equipment; and an explanation of labeling systems and safety data sheets (SDSs). Facilities that have the potential for an emergency to occur due to an uncontrolled release of hazardous substances or hazardous raw materials are required to provide training required under HAZWOPER 29 CFR 1910.120 paragraph (q). Employers who have hazardous waste storage areas must provide training required under either 29 CFR 1910.120 (p)(8) or (q) for those areas. However, both paragraphs provide exemptions from the basic requirements if the employer intends to evacuate all employees in the event of and emergency and call in a trained emergency response team. In this case employers must provide an emergency action plan and training in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.38(a).
The RCRA training requirements of 29 CFR 1910.38 are minimal, requiring the training of a sufficient number of persons to assist in the safe and orderly evacuation of employees in the event of an emergency. The basic requirements of OSHA HAZWOPER paragraph (q) include the provision that all employees who work in and are where there is a potential for an uncontrolled release must have sufficient awareness training to recognize that the emergency response situation exists an to initiate emergency response procedures. This "Awareness Level" training typically takes 4 hours to complete and includes training in the following areas: (A) An understanding of hazardous substances and the risks associated with a release. (B) An understanding of the potential outcomes associated with an emergency created when hazardous substances are present. (C) The ability to recognize and identify the presence of hazardous substances in an emergency.
Other tiers of training are specified and may be required depending on the duties and function of the employee. For employees who may have to respond to a release to protect persons, property, or the environment, "Operations Level" training is required. This level typically takes 12 hours to complete and includes the training provided in Awareness Level plus additional training. Other training levels include Hazardous Materials Technician and Hazardous Materials Specialist. Facilities that are required to provide training under RCRA can include this training with OSHA HAZWOPER training without an extension in the number of training hours (per an OSHA policy directive). The big difference is in how records are kept. For OSHA, records must merely show the employee name and date of training. For RCRA, the records required under 264.16(d) and 265.16(d) require much the same. However, permitted and interim status facilities must maintain documents as specified at 264.15(d)(1) through (3). EPA could consider providing detailed guidance regarding the crosswalk between OSHA and RCRA training requirements, taking into consideration the existing OSHA guidance and the need to ensure adequate training of personnel. The following provides a summary of RCRA training online requirements and the corresponding OSHA 1910.120 requirements where they exist. OSHA has other job-specific training requirements that may apply, depending on job activity and function. As can be seen from the following table, the RCRA and OSHA requirements are very closely aligned. It is anticipated that burden reductions can be instituted through changes in the record retention and recordkeeping requirements. For almost all other RCRA training elements, it may be possible to defer specific requirements to those specified in OSHA regulations.


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It is essential in this "information highway" world we live in to make sure our data is safe by maintaining internet security practices. This means so much more than just installing anti virus software. Our computers are the windows to our souls, and more importantly, the windows to our finances, business practices, and private family matters.
Internet security is crucial whether or not you have the latest in computer technology. There are so many viruses waiting to attack your computer that it becomes a daily battle just to stay ahead of this game. When a bug hits our data we spend countless hours trying to fix our once top of the line computer, which has now been reduced to an oversized paperweight. Email worms, trojan viruses, and other computer bugs can end up costing more that what the system was worth in the first place. Even more, your private financial data can be exposed to the world in a matter of minutes.
Not all anti virus software is necessarily good protection for your computer. There is the idea floating out there that some companies might even hire hackers to create viruses in the background just so their software can come to the rescue and save your data. If this is true in some cases no one is safe from "the big one". Therefore all computer owners must do their due diligence in researching the best security software for their situation.
Still then there are internet security practices each computer owner must take to protect their data and identity. First, be wary of what sites you visit. Random clicking without reading the captions can get you in a lot of trouble very quick. If there is a question about a sites' intentions, then the best option is to steer clear and go with a more reputable site.
Next, take care with how your data is stored on the computer. One solution for critical data is to store it in an encrypted pdf file which is password protected. Open Office.org is one free solution which allows the user to create such a document. In any case do not store sensitive data in Word documents or text files. While these are certainly common practices they are not the most secure way of storing private information from prying eyes.
Another good internet security practice is online and offline backups. It is recommended to have both as offline devices such as portable hard drives are subject to malfunction and theft. Research a few well known online backup companies and spend the 50-100 dollars per year to have peace of mind in the event your computer is hit by a destructive virus.
Spending a little time and effort to make sure your computer is safe can give even the average computer user peace of mind and security.
When you purchase an antivirus program, you aren't looking for just a great anti virus program and you certainly aren't looking for a program that focuses solely on internet security. You want the best anti virus and internet security combination that will truly protect your computer, in the end. The best is hard to find, no matter what niche you're searching in. In this case, the best anti virus and internet security program is, by far, Kaspersky.
Kaspersky was once a smaller anti virus program but it has grown steadily over the last couple of years, gaining an average of one hundred and five thousand new customers every week. For sixty dollars, you can receive one year's worth of secure anti virus protection as well as a warranty for the year that you purchased. Customer service emails and phone numbers can be found on the website and on the software's box itself.
According to consumer reviews, Kaspersky is an antivirus software that is highly underestimated. It, apparently, deserves much more of a name than what it already has. However, that's not to say that it won't achieve that some day! The best anti virus and internet security program is bound to get recognized for its true greatness eventually.
Kaspersky has received multiple awards over the last few years, commending its ability to protect both home and business users from viruses, spyware and malware threats. Overall, Kaspersky is a great antivirus program that promises to gain immense popularity over the next few years. On the company website, the executives came up with a saying: we'd much rather provide great service to a few loyal customers than horrible service to a large customer base. This slogan will hopefully lead them to provide great service to a large amount of people because of how down-to-earth the company is.


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Azam laboured to beat Arusha's JKT Oljoro 1-0 in the match played at the former's venue located at Chamazi, on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam, on Wednesday to climb to the second position in the standing with 24 points from 12 matches, just two points behind current leaders, Yanga.
Hall expressed his relief at getting three points in the Wednesday game and said he was keen on examining how his team fares in the remaining assignment of the league's first phase before reaching conclusion on its position in the title chase.
"We are now in the second position (in the standing) and we have one game left (before completing the first phase), so, we will see how we go after that", said the English tactician.
He stopped short of labelling his team title challengers despite the victory and said he is waiting until after the beginning of the second phase to determine the team's chances to win the trophy. "No, we are not title challengers…we will wait until December to see how we fare in the race," he said.
Hall was also less impressed by his team's performance despite coming out victorious against JKT Oljoro, saying the former were timid for the better part of the match because they were avoiding committing costly blunders. "We didn't play well today although we won. We had so many chances but did not exploit them. You know, (John) Bocco is a very good goal scorer but he missed three good chances in the first half," he said. "The players were somehow nervous after getting the goal.
They were extremely cautious not to make any mistake and cost the team, you know, they were very cautious," he added. The ice cream makers' victory has consequently helped them push the league's defending champions, Simba, to the third position as the latter have 23 points from the same number of games.
Azam needed a fourth minute penalty, which was dispatched by Ivorian striker, Kipre Tchetche, to edge JKT Oljoro but the former were forced to defend zealously particularly in the second half to thwart attempts by the determined Arusha side to secure an equalizer.
Azam also had a couple of good chances midway through the second half but strikers, Bocco, and substitute, Gaudence Mwaikimba, wasted the chances as their attempts either went narrowly wide or were parried to safety by Oljoro keeper, Mcheke Musa.
Oljoro, however, had an upper hand for the better part of the second half and relentlessly pressed for the equalizer, which almost came deep in the half only to see Mwaikimba come to Azam's rescue as he headed away a lob by Oljoro striker, who was completing a goal mouth melee.
Azam, therefore, have successfully bounced back from a 2-0 defeat they suffered at the hands of Yanga last weekend and somewhat salvage their big gun status, which suffered a huge blow considering that the loss to the Jangwani Street side was coming a few days after Azam had lost 3-1 to Simba.


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Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) has launched a new campaign to help elevate the quality perception of Canadian cheese and give it social ca...
Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) has launched a new campaign to help elevate the quality perception of Canadian cheese and give it social cachet amongst a new millennial target.
With new trade laws soon making imported cheese more accessible to the Canadian consumer, DFC has crafted a narrative that establishes Canadian cheese as a global competitor and an indulgence worth exploring. With the millennial target in mind, the campaign suggests that what separates Canadian cheese from imported European cheese, is the creativity of Canadian cheese makers.
"Canadian cheeses are recognized for their quality and flavour around the world," says Sébastian Bergeron, assistant director, Marketing, DFC. "The integrated campaign looks at how Canadian cheeses are crafted and enjoyed through the lens of creativity, from the Canadian cheese makers who make new cheeses that represent where they're from and what they love, to the consumers who cook for their loved ones and friends."
To bring this message to life, the integrated campaign by DDB Canada features Mia & Morton, a short, animated film that chronicles the journey of a young, Canadian cheese-maker as she learns the craft and begins to express herself differently from her traditional father.
"Rather than tread the well-worn traditionally crafted, artisanal quality story typical in cheese advertising, we share a new story for Canadian cheese," says Paul Wallace, executive creative director, DDB Canada Toronto. "Inspired by a mosaic of traditions, peoples and tastes, Canadian cheese-makers are unburdened by tradition and unbound by rules, leaving them free to craft new, creative cheeses in any manner their heart desires."
The film appears on YouTube and through targeted Facebook advertisements, with 15 and six-second preroll cutdowns, each driving to https://www.canadiancheese.ca. Designed and developed by Tribal Worldwide, the new site shines a spotlight on some creative Canadian cheese makers and introduces a handy pairing tool for creative serving ideas. Out-of-home advertisements and social media extensions also feature unique pairings perfect for Canadian cheese.
To bring the campaign to life at retail, TracyLocke invites shoppers to experience the creativity of Canadian cheese for themselves, and to be inspired by it. To initiate trial and purchase, the program features in-store campaigns at retailers across Canada, highlighting delicious cheeses to serve for the upcoming holidays. A detailed and descriptive brochure instructs shoppers on how to create their own perfect cheese boards, and suggests pairings from the traditional to the bold and unexpected. Finally, in-store cheese samplings allow shoppers to experience Canadian cheese first-hand.
A Cheese of the Month Club program by DDB PR rounds out the campaign over the course of 2017, by inviting tastemakers and influencers to taste the creativity of Canadian cheeses and suggest pairings that their followers can explore.
The campaign launched on April 10, 2017 and runs until mid-June, with a second flight planned for fall 2017. Initiative is responsible for the media planning and buying.
Project: Dairy Farmers of Canada "Mia & Morton"
Client: Dairy Farmers of Canada
Agency: DDB Canada, Toronto
Chief Creative Officer: Cosmo Campbell
Executive Creative Director: Paul Wallace
Copywriter: Evan Wallis
Art Director: Dean Hamann
Agency Producers: Julia Morris, Tracy Haapamaki
Group Account Director: Jenni Cowdy
Account Director: Heather Moffat
Account Executive: Cassia Napier
Director of Strategy: Brett McDonald
Lead Designer: Duncan Collis
Tech Director: Justin MacLeod
UX: Jordan Kentris
Developer: Tyson Yau
Production Company: Gentleman Scholar
Directors: William Campbell & Will Johnson
Executive Producer: Jo Arghiris
Head of Production: Rachel Kaminek
Senior Producer: Tyler Locke
Art Director: Paul Kim
CG Supervisor: Tim Hayward
Storyboard: Brian Deloach
Design: Paul Kim, Hana Yean
Additional Design: George Fuentes, James Levy
Character Modeling: Hannah Josepher
Modeling: Mike Ko, Robin Kim, Mike Dupree, Paul Kim
Texture: Mike Ko, Michael Rogers, Paul Kim
3D Generalists: Juan Carlos Cuadra, Jacques Clement, Gaby Gorostieta, Ryan Kaplan
Character Animation: James Lane, Kevin Phelps, Evan Mayfield
Rigging: Lee Wolland, Tim Hayward
Hair/Fur: Adnan Hussain
Cloth Simulation: Tim Hayward
Lighting: Hao Cui, Chris Fung, Robin Kim
Compositing: Lavoy, Kevin Njoo
2D Animation: Lauren Tom
Audio House: Grayson Matthews
Music Supervision: Supergroup
Musical Artist: Rose Cousins


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JD 801BRC TubeJolida
JD801BRC Offers the Punch of Tubes with Whisper-Quiet Backgrounds
How beautiful is this integrated amplifier? If you can stretch your budget a little, the Jolida JD801BRC is the tube amp you‰ۡóÁÌ_́ÌÎ_̴Ìöve been lusting after for years! Four 6550s on the left side put out a continuous 70 watts per channel and easily deliver 140 watts of peak, tube-driven power. The JD801 is dead-quiet; you won‰ۡóÁÌ_́ÌÎ_̴Ìöt believe it‰ۡóÁÌ_́ÌÎ_̴Ìös a tube amplifier. Music explodes from your loudspeakers with realistic dynamic shadings. Under the hood, you will see extremely high-quality parts as well as meticulous attention to detail. Just check out the size of those power transformers! The JD801 represents the best of old-school amplifier design, complemented by 2012 new-school sensibilities.Features:
- Fully Integrated Stereo Amplifier: Input 550mV driving 70 watts, maximum 140 watts peak output.
- Multiple Inputs: Front mounted selector switch-Tuner, DVD, CD, and Aux. (for Tuner, TV, VCR or (Computer)
- Custom Wound Audio Transformers with a core of German grain oriented silicon steel.15th generation proprietary design. Secondary can be configured for a 4 ohm or 8 ohm load.
- State of the Art Components: High quality audio potentiometer, gold plated RCA input jacks, gold plated five way speaker connectors.
- Low Feedback Design: Only 5 dB
Peak Music Power: 140 W per channel at 8 ohms, 1KHz, at peak 50% duty cycle
Rated Output Power: 70 W per channel at 8 ohms, 29Hz to 25KHz
Frequency Response: (at 1 watt into 8 ohms) 6Hz to 48KHz + 1dB; 0dB at 1KHz
Bandwidth: 14Hz to 70KHz + 3dB; 0dB = 70 W 1KHz, 8 ohms
Distortion THD + N: Less than 1% at 11V output, 49Hz to 20KHz, 8 ohms
Circuit Type: Ultra Linear, Class AB1
Input Impedance: Less than 100Kohms
Input Sensitivity: Max. 550mV at 1KHz for 70 watt output
Output Impedance: 4 ohms and 8 ohms
Negative Feedback: Less than 5 dB
Noise and Hum: 70dB below rated output.
Tube Complement: 2 pairs (4) of 6550/KT88 power output; 1 pcs. 12AX7A preamplifier, 2 pcs. 6SN7GT power drivers.
Power Requirements: 110V-120 VAC 60Hz 250 watts-standby, 500 watts maximum (220 VAC -240 VAC 50Hz option).
Dimensions (WDH): 18.25" x 13.5" x 8.5"
Weight: 47 pounds, approximately 55 pounds packaged.
Fuse: For 110/120 VAC: 6.3 amp fast blo, for 220/240 VAC: 3.15 amp fast blow. Size: 5mm X 20mm
Warranty: One year limited parts and labor. One year or 3,000 hours whichever comes first on Jolida Tubes.