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Dalton, Ga. - April 30, 2009 - Shaw Industries Group, Inc. and DAK Americas, LLC announce the creation of a new joint venture company, Clear Path Recycling, LLC, to produce Recycled PET (RPET) from post-consumer PET bottles. Shaw, the world's largest carpet manufacturer and leading floor covering provider, and DAK, the second largest PET Resin and largest Polyester Staple Fiber producer in the Americas, will both use the RPET material as a feedstock to enhance the value and sustainability of their individual offerings. Shaw is the initial majority partner in Clear Path Recycling, LLC.
Clear Path Recycling, LLC plans to build a facility to recycle over 280 million pounds annually of PET bottles, or about 5 billion bottles. The first phase of the new facility will process 160 million pounds of PET bottles; construction is expected to begin in mid 2009, with the plant operational in the first quarter 2010. A second phase, planneed for completion in 2012, will bring the operation to capacity at 280 million pounds, making Clear Path Recycling, LLC the largest PET recycling operation in North America. The RPET material will primarily be used by Shaw and DAK in their polyester based products. An estimated 25 percent of the total recycled material produced will be sold through merchant sales.
"This joint venture investment represents an important strategic benefit to Shaw's PET filament product lines," says Vance Bell, chief executive officer of Shaw. "The recycled content manufactured in this facility, combined with Shaw's patent-pending BCF manufacuring process, will allow us to significantly enhance and expand our innovative Clear Touch BCF family of products. This venture will contribute toward the company's 25 percent energy intensity reduction pledge announced in 2008, as the use of recycled PET containers employs less energy compared to the production of virgin materials."
"Clear Path Recycling is a major milestone in the sustainability initiatives of DAK Americas and reinforces DAK's commitment to protect the environment for future generations," said Hector Camberos, President & C.E.O. of DAK Americas. "The JV allows DAK to deliver on the growing requirements of both its PET Resin and Polyester Staple Fiber customer base for products with recycled content."
This joint venture will reduce the use of landfills and improve internal process economics for Shaw and DAK. By recycling 280 million pounds of PET bottles, over 1 million cubic yards per year of landfill space will be conserved. The energy savings related to the Clear Path Recycling, LLC operation will save approximately 2.5 trillion BTUs of energy annually, which is equal to the amount of primary energy necessary to power 18,000 U.S. homes per year, according to Energy Information Administration data.
Clear Path Recycling will construct its new facility in Fayetteville, NC at the DAK Americas' Cedar Creek Site. DAK currently operates a PET resin manufacturing facility on-site and has significant infrastructure in place that the new JV will utilize. Approximately 100 new jobs will be created at the facility at the completion of both phases.
The venture has worked with the NC Department of Commerce and Cumberland County to bring this opportunity to North Carolina and Fayetteville. State 3J Job and Investment Credits, Recycling Incentives, and Local Incentives were significant factors in the site selection.
Shaw uses RPET product in other areas of its business as well, most notably in its EcoLogix® commercial carpet cushion system, a technology it introduced in 2003 that contains 88 percent post consumer recycled content.
The Shaw Green Edge® business Sustainability Platform embraces the creation of unique products and services as a supporting pillar of sustainability. Operational and environmental excellence, along with corporate governance and social responsibility, equally support Shaw's drive toward Sustainability Through Innovation™.
About the Shaw Green Edge®
Sustainability Through Innovation™ That's the Shaw Green Edge®. It's our commitment to create the most beautiful — and sustainable — flooring in the world and to help create a better planet for our customers, our people and our communities in the process.
Rooted in our drive to coninuously improve every aspect of our business, the Shaw Green Edge® guides everything we do, every day — from maintaining the highest ethical standards to safeguarding the health and well-being of our people and our communities, to conserving energy and water and recyling raw materials, to designing cradle to cradle products that can be remanufactured over and over again.
Because setting the standard for environmental excellence, social responsibility and product design is more than our responsibility. It's also good business. And it's our legacy.
About Shaw Industries
Shaw Industries Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., is the world's largest carpet manufacturer and a leading floor covering provider with more than $5 billion in annual sales and approximately 28,000 associates. Headquartered in Dalton, Ga., the company manufactures and distributes carpeting, rugs, hardwood, laminate and ceramic tile for residential and commercial applications worldwide. A recognized leader in environmental stewardship, Shaw has implemented hundreds of sustainability initiatives and cradle to cradle design solutions, collectively termed the Shaw Green Edge. For more information, visit shawfloors.com.


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Posted: Monday, October 08, 2007
By Denise Sloan Smart
Barton Memorial Hospital
Sweet 16. That's what the Barton Foundation's Gala is celebrating when dressed-to-the nines guests arrive at Harrah's Oct. 13 for this 16th annual fundraiser.
Now known as "The Gala,†Barton's black tie dinner dance has grown every year and is the largest event for the Foundation in both attendance and income.
Last year's event broke all records for attendance and fundraising. More than 430 locals and guests from as far away as Louisiana were responsible for the Foundation raising $109,805. Whether someone sponsors a table, purchases tickets, donates auction items or offers in-kind donations, all proceeds go to the Foundation's Endowment fund, which is used to purchase equipment for the hospital.
The attire is black tie optional. Suits and evening wear are suggested. Tickets are $150 per person ($85 is tax deductible) or $1,650 for a table of 10 with additional sponsorship benefits.
Elegant decorations will adorn the Convention Center at Harrah's. The silent auction, cocktail and hors d'oeuvres hour which begins at 5:30, leads into the 7 p.m. elegant dinner, followed at 9 p.m. by an entertaining live auction, dancing and live entertainment by Busta-Groove from the Bay Area.
Busta-Groove is a rip roaring party band playing hits from the 70s, 80s, 90s and today. With a searing combination of hot vocals, dynamic stage show and a tight rhythm section, Busta-Groove guarantees an electrifying great time.
This popular band performs soft music during the cocktail and dinner hours. Immediately following dinner, the mood changes to a high-energy presentation that promises to not only get people on their feet but then keep them there.
Help the Barton Foundation celebrate its sweet 16th annual Gala with a wonderful evening of fine food, wine, fabulous auction items and live entertainment. A hosted Martini Luge is featured during the cocktail hour. Wine is by Harrah's during dinner. A sumptuous dinner presentation featuring five courses will have guests feeling like royalty, while there'll be a full, no-host bar open throughout the night.
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by rotterdam_82 » Sat Feb 18, 2006 1:09 pm
GotowarMissAgnes wrote:RunsTop: 1116; 90th: 980; 75th: 860HRTop: 304; 90th: 258; 75th: 227RBITop: 1063; 90th: 963; 75th: 822SB:Top: 194; 90th: 147; 75th: 129BATop: .294; 90th: .290; 75th: .283
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swyck wrote:Good work and some useful data. However after seeing this and doing my own digging I'm convinced that winning cats isn't as important as knowing what it takes to win the league. You mentioned that a league winner captures around 70% of the available points, but the number I got (with a smaller sample) was higher. 70% means a 5x5 12 teamer could win with 84 points, which seems low, but that may be a good number in a competitive league. Can you look at your data and come up with the average percentages needed to win?
swyck wrote:Can you also find what the average number of cats the league winner did win? Its mathematically possible to win without winning any cats, but probably difficult to do.
swyck wrote:Some analysis of the numbers:Averaging things is out is difficult, since leagues have different numbers of active players. However assuming an average of 9 batters active, we can get averages for each starting player per percentile: 90% 75%R 109 96HR 29 25RBI 107 91SB 16 14I think this works reasonably well for batters, but I getting averages for pitchers is more difficult. I find that the number of active pitchers changes a lot, along with the number of RPs needed. I did notice that it takes a lot of saves to win the cat. That's a bit surprising, but I think it may show that the teams winning saves are really loading up on them and are leaving everyone else in the dust. 130 saves is a lot of saves - 3 40+ closers doesnt quite get you there.The number of wins it takes to win or be competitive is relatively low. I think that shows 11 and 12 game winning SPs have a lot more value then they're given credit for, as long as you have at least one pitcher to anchor your staff. Say you get 10 wins from 3 RPs. An average of 12 wins for 7SPs will get you to 94 wins which will gets you to the 90th%. If you only have 6 SPs, and 12 wins from 4 Rps, then 12.5 is need to get to the 75th%.
by GotowarMissAgnes » Sat Feb 18, 2006 2:16 pm
rotterdam_82 wrote:GotowarMissAgnes wrote:RunsTop: 1116; 90th: 980; 75th: 860HRTop: 304; 90th: 258; 75th: 227RBITop: 1063; 90th: 963; 75th: 822SB:Top: 194; 90th: 147; 75th: 129BATop: .294; 90th: .290; 75th: .283Man, those seem awfuly high. According to that, this team.......C- M.Barrett1B- P.Konerko2B- M.Giles3B- A.Ramirez SS- F.LopezOF- J.Bay OF- C.CrawfordOF- B.GilesUT- T.Hafner .......barely makes all of the 75th percentiles, yet I find it hard to imagine it not winning 2/3 cats and being strong in others. Obviously I'm wrong. Interesting reading. Thanks GMA
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From the people who brought you Hedo Turkoglu's pizza and Rajon Rondo's sushi and Gatorade comes Michael Beasley's pregame meal. It's too early to tell, but this looks to be a vital addition to the franchise.
As Michael Beasley slammed a chicken tenders basket at his locker about 90 minutes before his Phoenix Suns were to face the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, he seemed more pleased with the savory french fries than digging up the past yet again.
"These fries are good, man," Beasley said between shoveling handfuls of the greasy goodness into his mouth.
And how did he play with that belly full of fried food? Not too well, surprisingly.
After rifling through the chicken finger basket and dressing for the game while rapping out loud the inaudible lyrics streaming through his headphones, Beasley managed 12 points on 4-for-10 shooting and four rebounds. He recorded a team-worst minus-17 in 20 minutes and the Suns lost for the 30th time in 45 games.
Let's just file this stuff — that Michael Beasley isn't big on nutrition and loves snacks, that it is hard to play professional basketball well with a stomach filled with fried stuff — under "Things We Could Have Guessed About Michael Beasley." It'll fit in nicely with "thinks you can only sprain your ankle once" and "likes Afros." It's a short list, but it's very accurate.
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When I try to install something, there is a hang, I don't know if it's a bug or something else...
root@computer:~# apt-get install
Reading package list... Done
Building dependancy tree
Reading state information... Done
The following package has been automatiquelly installed but aren't necessary :
libtext-glob-perl libfile-find-rule-perl libnumber-compare-perl
Please use « apt-get autoremove » to remove them
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove.
Paramating rsyslog (5.8.6-1ubuntu8.3) ...
Skipping profile in /etc/apparmor.d/disable: usr.sbin.rsyslogd
And it's hanging there. I let it run for more then 15 minutes, I had to stop it (crtl+c).
Anyone has an idea of how to fix it and/or what may be the cause?
After trying what Ilya Semenov proposed to do :
Run ps afx|grep rsyslog in a different console, then:
If there are traces of rsyslogd running, probably in <defunct> state, this is a bug in the upstart scripts incompatibility which has been fixed. Simply upgrade to the recent version (dpkg -r --ignore-depends rsyslog rsyslog && aptitude update && aptitude upgrade rsyslog).
If there are no traces of rsyslogd running, and the only related process that hangs is start rsyslog, you need to reboot (and then perhaps continue with step 1).
It doesn't seem to work. At first I did the ps afx :
root@computer:~# ps afx | grep rsyslog
11860 pts/3 S+ 0:00 _ grep --color=auto rsyslog
1056 ? Ss 0:00 rsyslogd -c5
3681 pts/4 Ss+ 0:00 _ /usr/bin/dpkg --status-fd 65 --configure rsyslog:i386
3682 pts/4 S+ 0:00 _ /bin/sh /var/lib/dpkg/info/rsyslog.postinst configure 5.8.6-1ubuntu8.2
3779 pts/4 S+ 0:00 _ /bin/sh /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d rsyslog restart
3795 pts/4 S+ 0:00 _ /bin/sh -e /etc/init.d/rsyslog restart
3806 pts/4 S+ 0:00 _ start rsyslog
I wasn't able to use dpkg because it was locked, so I rebooted.
root@computer:~# ps afx | grep rsyslog
3726 pts/2 S+ 0:00 _ grep --color=auto rsyslog
1067 ? Ss 0:00 rsyslogd -c5
Then I suppressed rsyslog, but it stalled again while doing the suppression :
root@pt-l-00258:~# dpkg -r --ignore-depends rsyslog rsyslog
Suppressing rsyslog ...
I waited for 5 minutes... Then I canceled the process (ctrl+c)
^Cdpkg : error in the process rsyslog (--remove) :
interruption of the sub-process script pre-removal installed
Again, I waited for 5 minutes...
^Cdpkg : error while cleaning up :
interruption of the sub-process script pre-removal installed
Error have been seen during the process :
Any new idea?
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To mark the launch of the Clare Memory Orchestra's partnership with the Arts Office of Clare County Council, a new festival featuring some of Ireland's most talented traditional and classical musicians takes place around County Clare from June 22nd – 30th. As part of a small select tour, the wonderfully talented Iarla Ó Lionáird and Steve Cooney perform an intimate duet concert at Cultúrlann Sweeney in Kilkee on Friday 28th June. Tickets are €20/18. Iarla is fresh from a recent performance in Carnegie Hall, New York and from his stunning appearance on President Michael D. Higgins programme 'Glaoch', ensuring that this promises to be an intimate and exhilarating evening.


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Alright, so some of you may know, I used to blog about couponing. My real passion was for the healthier side of living so I started this blog and gave up my other one. I wanted to share a few tips with all of you about how to save some dough while eating clean and healthy.
The first tip I have is to shop the sales. Stock up on meat and buy produce when on sale. You can't stock up on fresh produce unless you are freezing it to make smoothies. However, blueberries, strawberries, and bananas freeze very well to be put into smoothies at a later date. When produce is on sale, it's in season. That means that it tastes the best it will all year long and it's not shipped from California or Guatemala for us to be able to eat it. It's actually grown locally (if you shop at the right stores or farmer's markets).
My second tip would be to purchase meat in bulk. I recently purchased 4 lbs of pork tenderloin for $8. I was able to cut it up into 3 meals (pork chops, pulled pork, and pork tenderloin whole piece). I cut it up and seasoned it before putting it into the freezer so that my meat is marinating as it's thawing.
Here's my third and final tip: We all love the sales that the store has that says if you purchase so much of a certain product, you will receive $5 off your next order. This $5 off your next order coupon would best be used on your meat or produce purchases. There are very rarely if ever coupons for meat or produce.
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Having every resident of Bradley County become an advocate for education is a new working vision for the Bradley County Board of Education.
During a brainstorming work session Saturday with Dr. Allison Pierce of Resource Development Systems, the board discussed development of a vision, mission statement and objectives for moving forward.
"My goal today is for you to see the 30,000-foot view of the system and your role in it, and how best to carry out that role," Pierce said.
Pierce challenged board members to look beyond their dreams to the vision.
"The vision is like the star out there you never quite get to. You never attain your vision, you are always moving that direction ... Your mission is the how you get there," Pierce said.
Pierce said many times boards get so caught up in their day-to- day operations, they do not take time to dream.
The board developed the mission statement "to inform and influence our community by 'telling our story' and working together" as a plan for working toward its vision.
To develop the mission statement board members brainstormed ways to create advocates for education through partnerships, communication with the community and being unified as a board and a school system.
Board member Troy Weathers said it was important for the board to be a unified voice in the community
"I believe if you're in your community ... and they believe you are education all the way, I believe what you say makes a difference," Weathers said.
Weathers said if a board member talks negatively about other members or the school system to community members it hurts the board's credibility and ability to reach goals.
Board member Vicki Beaty said a key to moving toward the board's vision was communicating with the public and keeping them informed.
"I think it is extremely important for the school board to have an open line of communication," Beaty said.
Perception is often a person's reality, Beaty said.
Beaty said being aware of the community's perception of the school board would be important to consider as the board works toward the vision of creating advocates for education.
Open forums with the public could also be a part, according to board member Nicholas Lillios.
Pierce said happy employees talking to their friends and family can sometimes do more to promote a positive perception of a company then a marketing campaign.
To develop the vision, the board was divided into two groups. Groups talked about what they would like to accomplish. Some emphasized expanding learning opportunities to meet more educational needs of students and families. Others discussed making the board more effective and efficient.
Board member Chris Turner said he would like to see the board meet the qualifications to be designated a board of distinction by the Tennessee School Boards Association.
After the vision and mission statements were drafted, board members discussed specific objectives.
Objectives ranged from establishing an annual planning meeting and publishing a report about the board's work and successes to continuing things the board are already doing.
Weathers said it was important for the board to develop a new vision, but it should also consider the obstacles to seeing that happen. He said setting attainable goals was important.
"I do think it's very important ... that we look at our long-term goals ... and how we want to be perceived and how we want to operate," Beaty said.
She emphasized prioritizing objectives would be important moving forward.
Pierce said the point of discussing objectives was to determine what the focus should be.
When establishing and prioritizing objectives, the success of many of the proposed objectives would depend on funding, such as capital projects, providing more resources to teachers and providing more support staff.
Bradley County director of schools Johnny McDaniel said he would like to see every student in Bradley County have access to an electronic device such as a computer or iPad throughout the school day. As the cost of technology decreases, McDaniel sees this as being closer to being a reality. He said funding is always a challenge.
Bradley County Schools is funded 119th out of 137 school systems, according to McDaniel. This includes $2.5 million in grants the school system received this year.
Saturday's meeting began with McDaniel and board members remembering successes the school board had last year.
Key successes of the board were listed as switching to the Project Coach evaluation model and keeping momentum in a year with two new members.
Board member Rodney Dillard said he felt the board's ability to work together and get things accomplished as a major success.
"We may not always agree, but we can agree to disagree," Dillard said.
"Seeing the value of each other and having that willingness to participate," Pierce said. "That's really the success of a board."
Chairman Charlie Rose said the fact every board member was present at the work session was an example of their dedication and willingness to serve.
McDaniel said the Bradley County Commission completed a similar workshop a few years ago. At that workshop, the education group developed a vision of "to provide the best education in the country to Bradley County students."
"Part of the role of the board is to communicate to the Commission what does it takes to be the best," McDaniel said.


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FOXBORO - The Patriots opened their latest Organized Team Activity (it's a light practice session) Tuesday to the media.
Here are a few developments:
*You have to wonder how/why the player's union ever let these extra practice sessions come to pass. While the players certainly can show the coaching staff something extra about their talents and can always use extra time to learn the ``system'' it's also another opportunity to get hurt.
*Toward that end, CB Alfonzo Dennard was carted off the field. It's unclear what his injury was but he seemed to be favoring his left shoulder as he sat on the ground while the medical staff examined him. Coach Bill Belichick walked by and chatted with Dennard before the cart whisked him away.
*Running back Stevan Ridley seemed to pull up with a hamstring injury after catching a pass. Tight end Jake Ballard also was slowed with an ankle tweak trying to catch a pass from Tom Brady. Ridley and Ballard were shut down after hurting themselves.
*New running back LeGarrette Blount is a big boy. Like 6-foot and 247 pounds. He's the back acquired via a trade with Tampa Bay for kick returner/track sprinter Jeff Demps. Blount became expendable last year after Bucs' first-round pick Doug Martin had a huge rookie season, rushing for 1,454 yards and 11 touchdowns. The Patriots haven't had a productive big back with Blount's size since Corey Dillon.
*The Patriots will hold a three-day mini camp next week. The media is allowed in to watch and report all three days.


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December 18, 2009 3:20 AM
An Alternate Reality
The 42-amp alternator that was original equipment on a 1968 Mustang (which used an external voltage regulator) can be had, completely rebuilt, for less than 50 bucks. So why would you bother to take one apart and fix it? Here are a couple of reasons.Odds are the local NAPA store won't have this rare alternator in stock. Of course, they probably won't have brushes or diodes for it either, so in terms of time to wait, it's a wash. If you're restoring that Mustang, popping in a set of brushes and needle bearings for 20 bucks makes sense. It only takes about 10 minutes, and your handiwork will leave you with an authentic part, not some no-name knockoff that any Mustang aficionado will spot from across the parking lot.
If you've got an oddball part, say that 12-volt Bosch starter on your converted-to-12-volt Volkswagen dune buggy, availability could pose a challenge. A common 12-volt VW starter won't physically fit onto the 6-volt-spec transmission, but Bosch does make one specifically for this application. That's great, but try to find one while you're stranded on the sand at Pismo Beach. Popping in a new solenoid and a pair of brushes will ensure you'll have sand in your molars again within the hour.
The exigence isn't always just one of convenience, either. Alternators for some vehicles can be horrendously expensive. Believe it or not, a 130-amp alternator for a 2006 V8 Mustang costs a breathtaking $400, plus the hundred-buck core charge until you hand over the old one. I'd be mighty tempted to get one of these rebuilt locally or just do it myself.
Keeping Your Cool
Radiators are always the weakest point of a cooling system. Between internal corrosion and physical damage, keeping the coolant inside, where it belongs, can be a challenge. Most older cars use copper-and-brass, tube-and-fin radiators. A small hole in one of those tubes can usually be soldered up, and even a major failure, like a spigot that's broken its solder connection to the tank, can be repaired readily by a good radiator shop. Heavy buildup of internal scale can block water flow and cause overheating. This problem can be cured by using a torch to remove the tanks from the core, rodding out the tubes, cleaning everything up in a hot tank and resoldering it all back together again. But in all honesty, that's quite a bit of work. It might be better to replace the entire assembly, especially if you need the vehicle to get to work in and you can get a part the same day. Again, if you've got a rare vehicle, it's possible to redo the original radiator, even to the point of replacing the entire core assembly and reusing just the tanks and spigots. However, this operation generally costs nearly as much as a new part.Aluminum-and-plastic radiators are great. They're far lighter than copper and exchange more heat, size for size. So they've become very common on modern cars. In theory, the end tanks can be individually replaced if they crack or if the O-ring seal fails. (I want to move to this "Theory" place--everything always works there.) I have never seen a plastic radiator tank replaced, so buy a new one. A minor leak from a tube can often be successfully patched with special adhesive.


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Central Oregon Inner City Outings
Helping Kids Get Out in Nature
With over 50 chapters around the country, Inner City Outings is focused on reaching kids who might not otherwise get to enjoy nature for social, environmental or financial reasons and introducing them to the outdoors in a fun, safe and educational way. After nine months of planning and networking, Juniper Group volunteers formed the Central Oregon Inner City Outings (COICO) in September 2012. They did their first hike in October 2012 with Big Brothers/Big Sisters on the Metolius (see below).
COICO currently has four partners in the community:
- Latino Community Association (LCA)
- Central Oregon Partnerships for Youth (COPY)
- Boys and Girls Club of Central Oregon
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon
Leaders from the partner organizations always accompany the kids on each outing, but COICO provides the "get kids in nature" part of the experience.
COICO currently has several certified outings leaders, but can always use more. A COICO leader must be a Sierra Club trained and certified Outings Leader with current basic First Aid training, and pass a special background check by the Sierra Club for working with children. You can also contribute without being a trip leader by arranging logistics, doing community publicity, or doing the ever present and necessary administrative work that is part of any organization. Here's the ways you can help in bullet form:
- become an ICO trip leader
- volunteering with logistical aspects
- suggesting community organizations that might be interested in becoming "partners"
- publicize the good work in local media, Facebook, and this web site
This is a wonderful opportunity to engage with the next generation of Sierra Club members and truly "make a difference" in our mission to enjoy, explore and protect our planet for the future. Interested? Want more information? Contact Chair John Griffin at email@example.com, or come to one the regular monthly meetings, generally at Jackson Corner. For meeting dates and times, contact John.
For more information on the Inner City Outings program, check out the Sierra Club Inner City Outings website. And to read more on some really wonderful kid outings and photos, go to the COICO Facebook page at: Central Oregon ICO on Facebook.
COPY Snowshoe at Swampy, February 2014
By Kathy Graham
Awesome! Awesome sums up the recent snowshoe outing to Swampy Lakes with seven COPY kids and their mentors.
Putting on a pair of snowshoes and heading into the woods on a sunny day in Central Oregon was definitely awesome. After getting our equipment on and going over trail etiquette, we headed off on a single track trail which took us through open areas and then into the forest. We were an energetic bunch: young; old; tall; short; short; tall. So went the line of snowshoeing kids and their mentors winding through the woods.
Forty-five minutes into snowshoeing, our leader Barb found the perfect spot for us to take a break and refuel. Better yet, she pulled plastic cups, hot chocolate and chocolate chip cookies out of her backpack! Score!
Refueled and hydrated we took off for the last leg of the trip but had one short diversion. Who can resist a snowshoe race in an open area of the forest? One, Two, Three go. Okay, now everyone get up… The snowshoe trail came to an end after 1 ¾ miles and just in time for lunch at our cars and some more fun playing in the snow.
Topping off this snowshoe outing was a side trip to the Wanoga Sledding Snow Park. You might have thought the kids would be too tired to climb up the hillside over and over again to sled down each time, but then you'd be wrong.
Sunshine, fresh snow, hot chocolate, cookies, exercise, snowshoe racing and camaraderie made for an awesome experience with the COPY kids and their mentors. How else would I summarize this snowshoe outing with COPY folks here in Bend? Smiles all around!
First Hike with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, October 2012
By Gretchen Valido
Our first Central Oregon Inner City Outings hike took place along the Metolius River near Sisters on October 13, 2012. Partnering with us were Big Brothers Big Sisters, and staffer Jenna Rands was an enthusiastic, bubbly presence who provided an important link to the BB/BS pairs.
As we walked down the trail, outings leader John Griffith in the lead, we stopped often, thrilled by salmon we spotted swimming close to shore. Nikoll, a cute 10-year old, was particularly intrigued and eagerly often pointed out fish for us to come see. Here's one, here! There was a healthy current to the river and people flyfishing dotted both sides, and so we talked about the concept of catch and release.
Lunch was a nice break, by which time the group was comfortable with one another and feeling invigorated by the fresh autumn air and fun the kids were having. John was masterful at giving brief, spontaneous conservation messages.
We probably went a little too far on the trail before turning back, which didn't leave much time to explore the fish hatchery. When we arrived back at the parking lot, homemade chocolate chip cookies hit the spot, a nice treat. Some of the BB/BS left for home and some stayed to feed fish at the hatchery, and the outing ended on a very pleasant and upbeat note. I was exhilarated by our first ICO outing, quite a success!


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Since 1963, shop windows in downtown Los Altos have been dressing up for Halloween through the efforts of local students! Open to students in grades 4 - 12. Prizes will be awarded for each grade level.
51st Annual Halloween Window Painting Contest will take place October 23rd through the 25th. The contest is open to all 4th through 12th grade students in the Los Altos area!
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While it might sound strange at first, your baby's tummy holds the key for much of his head, neck and shoulder muscle development. That's because encouraging your baby to get down on his tummy and lift his head works those muscles that are later responsible for head and neck control. If you want a strong baby, assume the position and squeeze in some baby tummy time by following some simple safety rules and playing a few games to engage your tiny Superman.
Tummy time works to help prepare your baby for other areas of development, including:
- Muscle development.
- Neck control.
- Sitting up.
- Crawling.
- Bonding time between you and your baby.
Magdalena Oledzka, pediatric physical therapist for the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York warns that "babies who don't spend time on their bellies have been shown in the research to achieve their developmental milestones at later time (as compared to babies who spend time in prone position (belly time), and they are at higher risk to develop head flattening in the back of their heads and may develop torticollis secondary to the flattening (tilted appearance of the head)."
Baby tummy time is most important around the two-to-four month range. That's when your baby's neck muscles are strengthened to the point where he has some beginning control and can lift his head off of the ground. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that babies get three to five minutes of baby tummy time at least two or three times each day. Try doing tummy time at least 30 minutes after your baby has eaten, or it could be spit-up central.
Unfortunately, tummy time can go awry if its practiced improperly. Since the AAP recommends that babies always go to sleep on their backs, it's vital that you never allow your baby to fall asleep while on his tummy or walk away while your baby is having tummy time. Both habits could result in asphyxiation, especially if your baby lacks head and neck control, a common cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Instead, try these simple steps for safe tummy time:
- Find a place on the floor that is stable and solid. Never attempt tummy time on an elevated platform or soft surface, like a bed.
- Spread a blanket over the area and move away any small objects that your baby could grasp and place in his mouth.
- Lie your baby on the blanket by propping his arms underneath his body. Don't lie your baby flat on the floor, since he'll lack the strength to prop himself up on his own.
- Stay nearby as your baby enjoys a few minutes of tummy time so you can monitor his movements and encourage him.
- Pick up your baby when he starts to show signs of discomfort or fussiness. You want your baby to enjoy tummy time and associate it with positive feelings so it becomes a common occurrence in your routine.
Once you've gotten the hang of basic tummy time, you can start introduce games and activities which serve to help develop your baby's reflexes and muscles while providing you the perfect opportunity to have some baby bonding time. Try some of these simple games to entice your baby to engage his muscles and show off some of his latest skills.
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Relax in the Spas of Montecatini Terme on VBT's new Lucca to Pisa Biking Tour
One of the highlights of VBT's new Cycling Italy's Middle Ages: Lucca to Pisa are the two days spent in and around the town of Montecatini Terme. One of the most famous things to do in Montecatini Terme is visit the town's spas as it is considered the capital of natural hot springs in Italy. The healing properties of the thermal springs in the town have been known for centuries but it wasn't until the late 1700's that baths were constructed under the order of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Pietro Leopoldo. He also ordered proper channels for the disposal of the thermal water as unconfined springs had created vast marshes where many hotels and spas in present day Montecatini are built.
After the completion of the thermal baths, many tourists began to flock to the town in order to "take the waters." By the early 20th century celebrities began to frequent Montecatini—including Vivaldi and Puccini, who even composed parts of La Boheme here—and shops, restaurants, nightclubs and a casino soon followed. Of course the main reason everyone comes to Montecatini is that these waters actually have proven health benefits. A hydro-mineral basin that lies around 60 meters below the ground pumps out a chloride-sulphate-sodium water type that is also bacteriologically pure. Research conducted over the years has concluded the waters at Montecatini Terme have the best effect on one's digestive and metabolic systems. Current day-spas have added many modern elements like massage, mud pack treatments and hydrotherapy in order to make Montecatini an all-around health spa retreat.
During your stay with VBT we'll meet for a cocktail at the Terme Tettuccio, the heart of the Terme complex which dates back to the 1920's, during our first night. The Terme is a complex of 9 buildings, each with its own character, staff and range of treatments. To enjoy the hot natural thermal springs, the easiest and quickest way is to access the Thermal Pool in the Terme Redi building, which is walking distance from our hotel. The thermal pool is fed with Leopoldina thermal water at 91°, excellent for rheumatic troubles and vascular disease. A vast range of both relaxing treatments with thermal water and esthetic treatments are available at the Terme Excelsior, also within walking distance from our hotel.
These are just some examples of the authentic cultural experiences you'll have while on our new Cycling Italy's Middle Ages: Lucca to Pisa tour. Visit the www.termemontecatini.it to get familiar with the range of spa packages offered during your stay. To read more about our Italian vacations, please click here. If you would like to reserve a vacation or speak with one of our Tour Consultants, please call 800-245-3868. They are available Monday-Friday from 8:30am to 6:30pm EST and Saturdays from 10:00am to 3:00pm EST.


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Give a great 'thanks' with the Sunrise box as it is adorned by a beautiful cursive carving of the phrase: 'Thank you' atop the lid - a distinctive and sophisticated display of classic simplicity where the wood speaks for itself: feel as the naturally colored basswood grain and the elegantly grooved corners blend harmoniously to exude perfect French craftmanship. You may also customize the lid of the box by carving an additional personal message to remind them of how thankful you are. Containing our traditional chocolate assortment composed of 15 of our most popular recipes including 3 delectable Z pieces, your recipient will be stunned of delight with such a fine-choice of savors. A gourmet 'thank you' gift they won't forget.
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Show your eternal gratitude and display messages such as: 'Thank you for your friendship' by personalizing this box with an acute 25-character high-end laser-carving directly atop the lid. Accompany your gift with a personal thank you greeting card which can be instantly customized with one of our suggested thank you-themed images, a personal photo or corporate logo. Running a tad late? Feel free to use our concierge services to make sure someone knows you are thinking of them before their thank you gift arrives.
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Use all chickpeas if you don't have fava beans. If you use canned beans, the sodium levels will be higher so omit the salt. Submitted by STEPFANIER Carbs: 15.2g | Fat: 4.7g | Fiber: 4.6g | Protein: 4.3g | Calories: 99.7
Technically this is a crustless quiche, but the addition of flour makes for a delicious crusty bottom and sides. Submitted by JENNLOVE Carbs: 13.7g | Fat: 4.6g | Fiber: 2.2g | Protein: 10.3g | Calories: 134.1
This quick Southern dish contains no added fat and very little added salt in its spicy tomato sauce. Carbs: 20.7g | Fat: 4.5g | Fiber: 4.3g | Protein: 33.3g | Calories: 255.4
A spicy Cajun twist to the familiar Caesar salad. Carbs: 7.4g | Fat: 5g | Fiber: 2g | Protein: 31.2g | Calories: 209.2
Colorful and delicious, this salad is satisfying both in taste and appearance. Submitted by CRUISIN2LOSE Carbs: 16g | Fat: 7g | Fiber: 4.4g | Protein: 22.3g | Calories: 210.8
This is a really filling soup that's easy to make. Each serving is a hearty 2 cups! Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 39.9g | Fat: 3.1g | Fiber: 8.9g | Protein: 28.1g | Calories: 289.8
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W3C 'Valid' Logos
If your pages pass the appropriate W3C validation tests for HTML 4.01, XHTML 1.0 or CSS, you are invited to add one of these 'W3C logos to the page as a kind of 'badge of honour'.
One thing that confuses designers about validation is which standard they should be validating against. Well, it's like this. If you have a Doctype that says:-
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
That is what is determining the validity of your HTML against W3C HTML 4.01 Transitional standards. There is no reason why you shouldn't use another W3C standard. Validating against HTML 3.2
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"
is still an option and very useful if you suspect that a high proportion of your audience are still using older browsers. Some corporates still use Netscape 4.x as their 'supported' browser – hell, my own bank's online banking system still insists that I use Netscape 4.6, it refuses to load if I try to use Explorer 5.1 (Mac) and if it's anything more recent, forget it!
So, it is important that your markup validates to what you have in the Doctype. If you don't have a Doctype, the page might work perfectly but you can't call it 'valid' because you aren't comparing it against a particular standard. 'Valid' is a relative term, not an absolute one. You can also have a page that works perfectly in all current browsers, but doesn't pass W3C validation but as new browsers arrive, you will find that they are a lot less forgiving than older ones. Supporting deprecated features and sloppy markup makes browsers bigger and slower and that's why the latest generation of lean, mean browsers, like Safari, are more likely to choke on invalid pages.


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We are actively investing in 2013, however, we do not accept solicitations.
Leading Members Annual Rate of Return on Investments over 30 Years: 29%
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Kerry Washington's Chic 'Django' Duds
One reason we love Washington's style: She's always mixing it up. The 'Scandal' star rocks an edgier look for a promotional appearance in New York City, but she balances the dress' tough leather with a ladylike A-line silhouette to fit her style.
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CWP Tech Solutions, a Frederick Maryland based IT services shop focusing primarily on medical IT services for doctors offices and medical facilities has selected Regional Search Engine Marketing Contractor Frederick Web Promotions as it's advertising agency of record.
Before this partnership, CWP Tech Solutions offered enterprise level business web design but discovered, as most web design and web developers are discovering: Your website could be a work of art, it could be the Mona Lisa but if it is ranking #241 in Google… no one is ever likely to see it. If your current google ranking is #241, that means the prospects you are attempting to woo have to click "NEXT" 24 times, because Google only displays 10 listings on each search engine results pages (SERPS)


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She and I could take turns licking each other. She just has to get rid of the dork standing next to her.
Careful there, little lady! You could end up speaking with a forked tongue.
Notice she isn't having him lick the sword … she might need his tongue intact later.
that has disaster written all over it haha
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Peter Weir's 'The Way Back' Trailer Walks Over the Himalayas
Movie News By Scott Beggs on October 12, 2010 | 1 CommentBack in 2006, book critic Barbara Scott claimed that "'The Long Walk' is so cinematic that you have to wonder why it has never been made into a movie."
That statement proved to be prescient because now that novel about a handful of prisoners crossing over the planet's harshest terrain in order to see freedom has been turned into a film by the phenomenal Peter Weir.
The director of masterful human stories like Master and Commander, Dead Poets Society, and Witness now has a trailer out there in the world for his latest – The Way Back. It looks treacherous and raw. It appears to be Man vs Nature in all its glory.
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It boasts a fine cast featuring Jim Sturgess, Colin Farrell, Saoirse Ronan, Ed Harris, Mark Strong, and other foreign-born talents like Dragos Bucur. Hopefully they'll last longer than the guys from Van Diemen's Land did before turning to cannibalism.
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October 8th, 2010 3:36 pm
Posted by Maria McLaughlin
Tags: Appro, Appro GreenBlade System, data-intensive applications, geoscientists, Green Blades based on Intel Xeon Processors, Halliburton, high performance computing, HPC, Intel Cluster Ready, Landmark software, SEG, supercomputing solutions
WHO: Halliburton's (NYSE: HAL) Landmark and Software Services business line, premier provider of software and technology for the upstream oil and gas industry, and Appro, a leading provider of supercomputing solutions, and Intel, a world leader in computing innovation
WHAT: Announce the launch of an Appro pre-configured Intel® Cluster Ready certified supercomputing solution that is pre-tested to run Landmark's new Seismic Coverage Validation Tools. The wave equation-based Illumination and Visibility software helps geoscientists design 3D seismic surveys and select processing parameters optimized for geologic targets in traditionally poorly imaged areas. The software runs on a pre-configured Appro GreenBlade™ System based on Intel® Xeon® processors featuring dual socket, 32 nodes with up to 12 CPU cores per node and 8GB of memory. The result provides geoscientists with an Intel® Cluster Ready solution that is easy to deploy and maintain "out of the box."
WHEN: Demonstrations will occur at the SEG International Exposition October 17 – 20 in Denver, CO.
WHERE: Appro booth #1116, Halliburton booth #1611, and Intel booth #2562.
WHY: Complex subsurface environments, like deepwater and subsalt, present many challenges to seismic acquisition design and imaging, including azimuthal orientation, image shadows and amplitude variations in the data which can lead to incorrect interpretations and reservoir models. Landmark's Illumination and Visibility technology analyze and model the seismic signal from source, to subsurface target, to receiver so that the geophysicist can optimize imaging parameters to a specific subsurface target or make the required design changes to future seismic acquisition surveys. These accurate wave equation-based techniques are compute intensive, requiring the high performance computing from Appro's cluster deployment. This architecture, optimized to run Landmark's Seismic Coverage Validation tools, will provide faster results so geoscientists can make improved and more timely exploration decisions while lowering overall exploration costs.
For more information please visit www.halliburton.com.
About Appro
Appro is a leading developer of supercomputing solutions. Appro is uniquely positioned to support High Performance Computing markets focusing on small, medium to large-scale deployments where lower total cost of ownership is essential. Appro accelerates technical data-intensive applications for faster business results through outstanding price/performance, balanced architecture coupled with latest technologies, open standards and engineering expertise. Appro headquarters is in Milpitas, CA with offices in Korea and Houston, TX.
To learn more go to www.appro.com.
About Landmark
Landmark is the premier provider of software and technology services for the upstream oil and gas industry. Our software solutions, built for the DecisionSpace® environment, help improve insight from data in ways never possible before, across the entire exploration and production life cycle. Landmark's technology deployment and hosting services, petrotechnical computing portfolio, software training, and certified customer support are globally available to help our customers realize the maximum return on their technology investments.
Visit www.halliburton.com/landmark/ for more information.
About Halliburton
Founded in 1919, Halliburton is one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the energy industry. With more than 55,000 employees in approximately 70 countries, the company serves the upstream oil and gas industry throughout the life cycle of the reservoir - from locating hydrocarbons and managing geological data, to drilling and formation evaluation, well construction and completion, and optimizing production through the life of the field.
Visit the company's Web site at www.halliburton.com
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Maria McLaughlin joined Appro in 2002 and has responsibility for all Appro's marketing, which includes branding, product positioning, market analysis, perception improvement, marketing communications and demand creation. She is also responsible for coordinating the product-definition and Go-to-Market Plan activities across Appro. Prior to her role at Appro, Mrs. McLaughlin worked at Hewlett-Packard for 13 years, where she held several marketing roles. She has also international business experience gained working at 3M Corporation in Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Mrs. McLaughlin graduated from Pontificia Catolica University in Brazil with a Bachelor's degree in Business and English. She has also attended Berkeley Extension University in San Francisco.


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Kelowna is the birthplace of BC wine.
Kelowna (and its surrounding area) features three separate winemaking regions, currently with 25 wineries.
Most wineries are open year round for tasting and tours, while some are seasonal or by appointment. In Kelowna's winemaking regions, expect to find solid table wines and internationally-recognized distinctive reds, whites, rosés, sparkling wines, and icewines.
Look for the aromas and flavours of the Okanagan: herbal – sage, clover, honey and elderflower; tree fruit – apple, pear, peach and apricot; red fruit – plum, cherry, raspberry and blackberry; and earthy – stone, gravel, mineral and dust. Finally, pair a vintage with locally-sourced dishes at a winery restaurant, or with artisan chesses on an impromptu winery picnic.
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Kelowna wineries take advantage of the favourable aspect of the ridges that rim the city. Vineyards are planted for maximum sun exposure, a location which also translates into amazing views of the Okanagan Lake below. Notable vineyards and wineries in this area include Tantalus Vineyards, CedarCreek Estate Winery, St. Hubertus Estate Winery, and Summerhill Pyramid Winery, best known for its award-winning sparkling wines aged in a miniature duplicate of Egypt's Pyramid of Cheops. In downtown Kelowna, visit the winery and tasting room of Calona Vineyards, and in East Kelowna, try House of Rose Winery.
On the slopes of Mount Boucherie, an extinct volcano in West Kelowna (13.6km/8.5mi from Kelowna), vineyards produce wines uniquely flavoured by rich volcanic soil. Mission Hill Family Estate overlooks Okanagan Lake, while the vineyards of Quails' Gate Estate Winery slope down towards its shoreline. Mount Boucherie Estate Winery, Beaumont Vineyards, Rollingdale Winery, and Little Straw Vineyards Estate Winery also share Mount Boucherie. Kalala Organic Estate Winery is located on the benchland above West Kelowna.
The community of Lake Country, 30km/18.6mi north of Kelowna, hosts its own vineyards on the sunny west-facing slopes rising from the shoreline of Okanagan Lake. Gray Monk Estate Winery pioneered the cultivation of vinifera varietals (winemaking grapes native to the Mediterranean, central Europe, and southwestern Asia) in the Okanagan, making premium wines since 1972. Also visit nearby Arrowleaf Cellars.
Learn about the history of local winemaking at the BC Wine Museum & VQA Shop, or check out a variety of wine-oriented events, such as tastings, winemaster's dinners, lectures, and festivals. Okanagan Wine Festivals include the Spring Wine Festival, the Summer Wine Festival, the Fall Wine Festival, and the Icewine Festival.
Drop by the Kelowna Visitor Centre for winery brochures, touring maps, and information on Okanagan Wine Festivals.
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38 Wineries & Vineyards in Kelowna
The crisp, fresh varietal character of our white wine is a product of our vineyard practices & minimal handling wine making philosophy. Application of these same principals to red wine production, with additional prolonged cellaring in small oak casks, further enhances flavour & stabilizes the wines. Combining that with organic practices, our wines are truly a unique experience.
As a member of the British Columbia Wine Institute, we are held to a high standard. The BC VQA designation is your assurance that the wine you're purchasing is 100% from BC & has met rigorous quality regulations.
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Little Straw is a family-owned winery with estate vineyards on the lower slopes of Mt. Boucherie. We believe in making wines that reflect our growing area & the care and attention we give our vineyards.
For the harmony of sustainable wine-making, farm fresh ingredients + protecting the honey bees...
Meadow Vista is a modern artisan farm winery driven by passionate eco-foodies. Producing award-winning honey wines since 2009, Meadow Vista offers a portfolio of unique and sophisticated honey wines along with a line of bee-inspired products.
Guests are invited to tour the farm and winery to experience what Meadow Vista is truly about. Explore the grounds, wander though the thornless blackberries and edible flower gardens, meet the bees, taste the highly acclaimed wines and enjoy a picnic or game of bocce ball.
Meadow Vista is host to a variety of special events throughout the year.
Make Meadow Vista Honey Wines a must-see on your list in Kelowna!
Situated in the heart of BC's breathtaking Okanagan Valley wine country, one of the Pacific Northwest's undiscovered gems. We invite you to join us for a tour, sample fine wines in our Wine Shop, come to one of our outdoor events or enjoy an al-fresco dining experience at our Outdoor Dining Terrace. Winner of the Canadian Winery of the Year (Winealign National Wine Awards (2013).
As a member of the BC Wine Institute, we are held to a high standard. The BC VQA designation is your assurance that the wine you're purchasing is 100% from BC & has met quality regulations.
We offer a unique behind the scenes look at the wine industry in the beautiful Okanagan Valley. Tours operate daily showcasing the wonders of the local wineries. Join us to meet the local vintners, walk the vineyards, indulge in a marvellous food and wine pairing at lunch, enjoy exclusive tastings and so much more. Daily wine tours start throughout the Okanagan: Osoyoos (South), Vernon (North), Salmon Arm (Shuswap). Pick up can be arranged from hotels, attractions, private residences or businesses. Private charters and custom wine tours can also be arranged tailored to your group's needs.
We believe in quality, family & tradition. All of our wines are carefully crafted from only the finest BC estate grown grapes & proudly bear the VQA seal of quality. A true family-owned & operated affair.
Winner of the World Wine Competition (2013) held in Geneva, Switzerland.
The newly expanded Vibrant Vine Tasting Room at The Okanagan Villa Estate Winery is the only 3D winery in the world! Everything you see - including all artwork, even our bottles - is in 3D! During summer we have live music and hot lunches on weekend afternoons in our garden.
Winery & garden tours available by appointment.
Visit the splendour of the Okanagan vineyards this fall.
We invite you to enjoy year-round, first-class tours of several of the 120 plus, exquisite wineries of the Okanagan Valley, which encompasses over 320 km (200 mi) of carefully tended vineyards. Our professional guides will pick you up in our discreet, unmarked, luxury tour vehicles and escort you on a scenic tour featuring a variety of wineries from small farm gate estates to expansive architectural landmarks. Discover this beautiful region with its impressive wines and relaxed indulgence, where every winery welcomes you as their special guest.
Overnight stays, multi-day tours and custom itineraries are available upon request.
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Quails' Gate Winery is nestled in the beautiful Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of BC. Owned & operated by the Stewart Family, pioneering horticulturists since the turn of the 20th century. We invite you to visit us daily, year-round in our wine shop or Old Vines Restaurant for a unique taste of the Okanagan.
Rollingdale Winery is a certified organic winery using both organic grapes & processing to create outstanding wines with flavours & aromas that have not been stripped or artificially enhanced. Visit this casual family run winery & enjoy spectacular views from their picnic area.


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Hi, I live in San Diego, zone 10a. I am wanting to try some Ginger but don't know anything about them. I currently grow a whole lot of stuff so I would perfer low maintenance. I also live on a hill and wind is bad in winter, I read that it can be a concern. Thank you. |
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You can grow a lot of them! White Butterfly ginger is a nice and fragrant one! Keep it in a lot of sun and the winds might beat it up a bit in the winter time, but it will grow back with some warm summer weather (they die back completely to the ground here, but come back and bloom with fragrant white flowers in late summer/early fall. Alphinas should do well also, I have seen them at the San Diego Zoo. |
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The stress of looking for a new job can weigh you down sometimes (OK, maybe a lot of the time!) Stress is a part of life and learning how to manage your feelings will absolutely help you even once you are done with this job search. So many of the tips and advice are common-sense, but if we know the solutions, and could reduce the stress in our lives, why aren't we implementing them? Tough question, right? Maybe you are procrastinating? My friend and colleague, Miriam Salpeter writes about addressing that today in How to get a job when you're busy.
The Tips to Squelch Stress
In Heather's post "5 Ways to Banish Job Search Stress" on Cachinko she points out 5 things to do to reduce stress. Really simple, actionable things! Heather Huhman is another one of my favorite bloggers! Her no-non-sense posts are always just what the job search doctor ordered! I hope you take a minute or two to read her advice.
What Are You Waiting For?
Introducing any one of those stress-busting suggestions could begin to turn things around. So why are you not taking action? Because it is downright hard to fix our ourselves or our situations. Some of you may be thinking: "I tried these things but they didn't work." I hear that a lot from job seekers about a lot of suggestions and tips to improve their job search. So here are my 5 tips for making change stick!
1. Commit to a 30-day trial period.
Seriously. Try it for 30-days, risk free, and if it hasn't worked, then move on.
2. Set REALISTIC goals
You can't change yourself overnight. If you set unrealistic goals, you are much more likely to under-achieve, feel disappointed and quit.
3. Take small steps
Trying to implement too many changes at once can be overwhelming and as a result, you can't really focus on executing any of them well. Bite off smaller pieces so you can manage what you set out to do. Extreme diets or exercise programs are not meant to be sustainable. The same thing is true here.
4. Buddy-Up
I know you mean well, but sometimes things slip or you become side-tracked or re-routed. Identify a friend and enter into a contract with them to help hold you accountable. It is like stepping on the scale at WeightWatchers.
5. Believe in Yourself
Making changes is difficult, but if you believe in yourself, this confidence can help motivate you to continue. Just like the Little Engine that Could used the positive self-talk "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can", you too, must have that positive voice playing in your head! Believe in you, because nobody else will!
You Need a Job: 5 Steps to Get One!
Getting a grip on your emotions and pushing out the stress will allow you to perform your job search better and along the way, you've learned some new skills to bring with you to your new job! (You are probably going to need them!) You will also need to learn the "new" job search skills. The eBook being launched on Monday, June 11th by Miriam Salpeter of Keppie Careers and myself, provides bite-sized, actionable steps for you to take at every phase of your job search. I hope you come back on Monday to get your copy. Update: here is the link to order your copy! We'll be offering special bonuses for those who order during the first few days!
When you begin implementing these new skills, remember my five tips from above. Miriam and I want you to succeed, but if you just read our ebook and then don't follow-through on putting the information into action, you're sure to get the same results you had before!


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Just replaced my 2 water heaters. 27 and 20 years old. Just curious about what the anode rods looked like so I pulled them out. They were perfect, like brand new. Surprized me. |
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It means you have soft water (few ions and the tank glass coating did not have many defects. |
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Search engine companies seem to be embroiled in a fight, trying to outdo each other, while at the same time trying to come up with a better mouse trap.
Microsoft said it is planning to extend its new Web search technology to include search for information contained on personal computers, e-mails and databases.
Google is reportedly working on a similar feature to allow searches on local hard drives on PCs, while it is already locked in competition with Yahoo in the local search segment.
Yahoo will use its community of users to deliver more customized search results, something that rivals such as Google and Microsoft will have a harder time doing, Chief Executive Terry Semel said on Thursday.
The comments come as Microsoft, Yahoo and Google position themselves for major upgrades over the next year as they try to attract more users and advertising revenue by enhancing their search services.
Terry Semel, a former Hollywood studio head credited with leading Yahoo back to a healthy Web property, reiterated that the online advertising market was poised for rapid growth as advertisers begin to follow media audiences to the Internet from television and other traditional sources.
"When ... you talk about local search, you're opening up a whole other arena of advertising," Semel, monitored by Webcast, told investors at the Goldman Sachs Investment Conference in Las Vegas.
Customized search is considered the next step in improving the relevancy and accuracy of search results. If search engines knew more about the interests and habits of Web searchers, experts say that search engines would be able to deliver much more precise results.
Semel also said that his goal was to enhance Yahoo's features, which include Web search, personals, shopping, and Web-based e-mail, so that visitors would spend more time at Yahoo's Web properties, increasing their exposure to advertising and the chance that they would spend more money.
Yusuf Mehdi, the executive at Microsoft's Internet unit MSN leading the charge on search, said that Microsoft had already started to discuss plans to integrate its new search technology with Longhorn, the code name for the next version of Windows due out in 2006.
"We will do an MSN search starting shortly with a beta and well before Longhorn ships, everything across local PC search, e-mail search, Web search, deep database search," Mehdi said at the same conference on Wednesday, referring to the test version of Microsoft's search technology due out later this year.
Mehdi said that search technology for the PC would appear well before the launch of the next version of Windows, although the details had yet to be worked out.
Ironically, Microsoft offers the ability to search for files within Windows, but Mehdi admitted that it could be done much faster and efficiently.
"Why does it take so much time to search the PC when you can index the whole Web and find it in milliseconds," Mehdi said.
Google is also aiming at offering its services on the desktop with a new search tool, code-named Puffin, to exploit the lack of fast search capabilities in Windows.
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NYU Langone Medical Center Receives Five-Year $7.4 Million Grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for Diabetes Research
Diabetes Projected to Reach Epidemic Proportions World-Wide in the Next 20 Years
November 18, 2011 - 11:06am
NYU Langone Medical Center announced today Ann Marie Schmidt, MD, the Dr. Iven Young Professor of Endocrinology and professor of medicine, pathology and pharmacology, Shi Fang Yan, MD, associate professor of pharmacology and medicine, and Ravichandran (Ravi) Ramasamy, PhD, associate professor of medicine and pharmacology, received a five-year, $7.4 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support their research on improving long-term outcomes of cardiovascular disease in individuals with diabetes.
Entitled "RAGE and Mechanisms of Vascular Dysfunction," this research focuses on the dissection of the molecular mechanisms of RAGE and novel areas for therapeutic intervention. Dr. Schmidt and her colleagues previously found that RAGE, or the receptor for AGE that causes pro-inflammatory gene activation, contributes to the cause and severity of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and heart attacks in diabetic patients. AGEs, or advanced glycation endproducts, are sugar modified molecules that accumulate in diabetes and when bonded with their receptor RAGE, generates inflammation and blood clotting molecules that cause vascular damage. Diabetes is a vicious cycle because high blood sugar produces more AGEs, which stimulate the body's cells to produce more RAGE. Without a way to turn this cycle off, the damaging inflammatory response continues. While atherosclerosis and heart attacks cause tissue damage in populations that are the same age and have equal blood pressure levels, diabetics with higher expression of the RAGE molecule are more vulnerable to blood vessel damage because of the highly inflammatory nature of diabetes.
"We have a long tradition of pioneering research for serious diseases affecting public health," said Dafna Bar-Sagi, PhD, senior vice president and vice dean for science, chief scientific officer at NYU Langone Medical Center. "Our researchers are leading the fight in addressing complications caused by diabetes with the promise of new treatments, bringing hope to a growing population impacted by this disease. We commend Dr. Schmidt and her team for the important work they are doing."
Key findings from this research may result in new methods of blocking the progression of these conditions or reversing their damage. Previous research conducted by Dr. Schmidt has already shown that giving mice a RAGE inhibitor or genetically deleting the animals' RAGE receptor protected them from diabetic complications. Post-treatment, the animals were healthy, lived an average life span and reproduced normally.
"Cardiovascular disease greatly affects the quality of life and life span of individuals with diabetes, and our research on RAGE has the potential to improve the long-term outcomes of those patients who experience atherosclerosis or a heart attack," said Dr. Schmidt. "We are very excited to receive these funds to continue the work we're doing and would like to thank the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for their support."
Dr. Schmidt and her colleagues have studied RAGE together for more than 15 years. The project described is supported by Award Number P01HL060901 from the National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute.