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Chinese Red Bean Paste
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Well, what I did with this Red Bean Paste with was to add a few new flavors to the old classic Chinese recipe. Red Bean Paste is my favorite type of cooking and I have done my best for this one. Don't blame me if you feel like thanking me in person for this!
|Dried tangerine peel piece
|Red beans
|1 Cup (16 tbs) (Chinese)
|3⁄4 Cup (12 tbs)
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|6 Tablespoon
1. Soak tangerine peel; then shred fine.
2. Place red beans, tangerine peel and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer, covered, until soft (about 1 hour).
3. Transfer beans and their cooking water to a blender and blend at high speed. Then put in a cheesecloth square and squeeze out as much of the liquid as possible. Reserve the mash, discarding the liquid.
4. Bring sugar and remaining water to a boil. Then cook, stirring, over medium heat until the mixture spins a thin thread when a small amount is dropped from the tip of a spoon (3 to 4 minutes).
5. Stir in mash and lard. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick and pudding-like.
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Does Trion patch Rift too often?
General Discussion « Rift
To be honest i would rather see them actively going after problems and fixing them, than sitting back like many of the others do and posting a stupid XXGB patch without warning. I do kinda like Rift's style atm tho letting people know every so often what they are fixing and their views.
Its only a few mins let it and patch and grab a cup of tea
General Discussion « World of Tanks
I find the lag comes and goes. Annoying when your having fun and suddenly find yourself facing a wall.
Are you going to play this game alot.
General Discussion « World of Tanks
I tried it during open beta and its was ok, great idea.
Then when it went live it turned into one of those micro-managing games where you pay stupid amounts to have an advantage which really put me off the game, also the fact that the premium membership really isnt worth paying for. The bugs and that I can live with, they will get it sorted eventually.
I just dont like the fact i have to pay to play with my friends and also having no daily gold allowance was a bit harsh even if they did reduce it. They do have to admit the community at times is very one sided, fair enough if someone is just spamming chat or speaking rubbish but i have seen a mod kick someone cause the friend of the mod was losing his argument.
But tbh ill let the game grow a bit and come back i did like the style but too many problems atm.
Pay to group with people?
General Discussion « World of Tanks
I started to get into the game while in open beta. When it went live most the options were terrible, loss of daily gold was one of the things i hated most. They could of just reduced it so unless you pay there are gonna be some things that are out of balance. Then when i found out i couldnt group up with friends I just unistalled it. With all the current bugs and loss of features for free to play its not worth playing tbh. Unless you really wanna pay for really crappy features.


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Welcome to Introduction to Game Development, Second Edition, the new edition of the book that combines the wisdom and expertise of more than twenty game industry professionals to give you a unique introduction to all aspects of game development, from design to programming to business and production. Organized around the curriculum guidelines of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA), the book is divided into seven independent sections, each featuring articles written by the experts on those topics. Suitable for both an introductory game development course or as a reference for game developers and designers, the book offers coverage of all the key concepts and ideas that encompass game development, while providing real-life examples and practical insight. Fully revised for today's technology, this second edition features an expanded section on game design, a new chapter on game writing and interactive storytelling, and much more. And the accompanying CD-ROM contains all the source code, demos, art files, and other materials referenced throughout the book. Introduction to Game Development, Second Edition is a must-have resource for anyone who wants to understand the entire game development process.
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The second edition of this massive volume on video game software development uses the expertise of over 20 game industry professionals to provide students with a working knowledge of critical game studies, design, programming languages and architecture, collision detection and physics, graphics, animation, networking and production. Editor Rabin, a principle software engineer for Nintendo America, has collected real-life examples and practical insights from these experts that include newly revised chapters on game writing and interactive storytelling. A CD-ROM is included that contains source codes, demos, art files and other resources discussed in the text. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Based on the most recent curriculum guidelines of the IGDA, updated in 2008, Introduction to Game Development, Second Edition surveys all aspects of the theory and practice of game development, design, and production. Divided into seven independent parts: Critical Game Studies, Game Design, Game Programming (Languages and Architecture), Game Programming Mathematics, Collision Detection, and Physics), Game Programming (Graphics, Animation, Artificial Intelligence, Audio, and Networking), Audio Visual Design and Production, and Game Production and the Business of Games, it features contributions from twenty seven of the leading game developers, programmers, and designers. A must-have resource for anyone looking to understand the entire game development process, the accompanying CD-ROM includes tutorials, animations, images, demos, source code, and PowerPoint lecture slides that reinforce the concepts presented in the book.
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In 6 pages, I've not seen anyone write what I think. So I'll write it. They were ALL wrong. Picard, Crusher, Nachayev, everybody....... except Worf, & the tragic thing is, that Picard knew it. Worf's suggestion was to kill it, & make it look like it had died in the crash. That's a true security man talking, right there
You do that, only if you think you can unequivocally leave no trace behind. (Which they could probably accomplish) Otherwise, you just leave well enough alone, & disappear. Picard knew, just like Worf, that the thing should never have been brought on board. Crusher let her Hippocratic oath get in the way, & the rest is history. (You're an officer too, Doc) It was dying when they got there, anyway. Maybe conduct a quick investigation to discern how & why it crashed, just to be certain that it wasn't somehow connected to you or yours.... Then, get lost!
The suggested invasive virus? Just provocation. No evidence, beyond Geordi's observations of Hugh, to irrefutably prove it would work, & solid logic suggesting that, were it unsuccessful, it would provoke the Borg, into another attack, which had been conspicuously on hold for quite some time, short of a 5 unit scout cube. The likely reason for that standoff, was the Enterprise crew's rather ingenious defensive stand at Earth, in BoBW
The Hugh-borne individuality virus? Also provocation! When the Borg had to cut links with Hugh's mothership, it would have likely provoked them. It could easily have been the catalyst for the Borg mounting their rather unconventional attack, on Earth & then its time line, in 1st Contact
Starfleet's position has always been that they will not start a war. That's not just because of some ideological love of all lifeforms, but from a more practical understanding that fighting wars gets your people killed, & jeopardizes your way of life. So, why on Earth, would you want to deliberately provoke the bloody BORG, under any circumstances?
! No Sir! You leave that bastard dying right where he is, & if you can help him get dead quicker, with out any endangerment, then, by all means do so, but whatever you do, don't go getting your nuts in a sling.
The irony is, that Worf's abruptly dismissed suggestion seemed either overly simplistic, or unacceptably dispassionate, at the time. There are times, when simplicity & dispassion are worthwhile attributes. That was one of them. I'd have had Worf & Riker drag her from the site. Let her bitch, if she wants. Write a formal protest. It'll make good fodder for an admiral's trash file
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Disclosed herein is a method for determining a lenticular lens resolution for use in digital press printing. The method includes determining a digital press machine resolution d, setting a master interlaced image resolution m for a master interlaced image such that the master interlaced image resolution is equal to the machine resolution, setting a number of frames f to be included in the master interlaced image, and determining a lenticular lens resolution L according to the relationship L=d/f. The result is a digitally output lenticular image that can be have many applications, including use in products such as containers, packages, labels, and the like. The selection process accounts for variations in digital press machine resolutions, lenticular lens resolution variations, various screening algorithms, to yield a high quality, commercial-grade digitally output lenticular image.
1. A method for determining a lenticular lens resolution for use in digital printing, the method comprising:
determining a digital printing machine resolution d;
setting a master interlaced image resolution m for a master interlaced image such that the master interlaced image resolution is equal to the machine resolution;
setting a number of frames f to be included in the master interlaced image; and
determining a lenticular lens resolution L according to the relationship L=d/f.
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10. A method of outputting an interlaced image in a digital printing environment to create a digitally output lenticular image, the method comprising:
determining a digital printing machine or output resolution d;
setting a master interlaced image resolution m for a master interlaced image such that the master interlaced image resolution is equal to the machine resolution;
setting a number of frames f to be included in the master interlaced image; and
determining a lenticular lens resolution L according to the relationship L=d/f; and
outputting the interlaced image using in the digital printing environment to create a digitally output lenticular image comprising a lenticular lens having the lenticular lens resolution L.
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a lenticular lens having a plurality of lenticules and a flat back surface opposite the lenticules, the lens having a lenticular lens resolution L that can be determined by the number lenticules per inch (lpi); and
a digitally output interlaced image having a number of frames f joined to the flat back surface of the lenticular lens, the interlaced image digitally output at a determined output resolution d, and the interlaced image created from an interlaced image file having a master interlaced image resolution m that is substantially equal to the output resolution d;
wherein the lenticular lens resolution L is determined according to the relationship L=d/f.
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/754,243, filed Jan. 9, 2004.
This invention relates generally to systematic lenticular lens selection in a digital printing environment, and more specifically to systematic lenticular lens selection for use with a digital printing press to create digitally output lenticular images.
Digital printing has revolutionized the printing industry in many ways. The introduction of digital press printing has brought specific benefits previously unparalleled in the lithographic printing arena, particularly in the cost and press time efficiencies associated with the production of make-ready samples, offline plate imaging, availability of "want one, print one" low press run viable capabilities, reduction of press operators, increasing sheet per hour production, individual variability without changing output rate, increasing quality of the press proofs, among others.
Particular media have been used with digital printing presses to create superior quality end products. However, digital press printing with lenticular plastic media has been limited, with the field plagued by problems of quality, reliability and lenticular selection problems. Part of the problem resides in the fact because a specific digital press machine will operate at a substantially fixed resolution, printing will occur at that resolution, which may result in scaling or improper screening of the desired images. Some problems associated with current attempts at lenticular digital press output include, among others, banding, contaminating, out of focus, soft images, double picture data, image degradation ghosting (latent images) and other artifacts or non-clean, crisp graphics.
Specifically, the selection process and incorporation of lenticular lens media into the digital press output process has been problematic. It has heretofore been a challenge to be able to determine a specific lenticular lens media resolution for a specific digital press to produce high quality, reproducible and commercially acceptable output not plagued by the aforementioned output problems. As digital press machine resolutions vary (from model to model) and even from machine to machine to some extent, it is increasingly desirable to be able to determine an optimal lenticular lens media resolution that accounts for the number of frames desired and the specific machine resolution. Further, it has been further identified as a need to be able to have software programming that works with a digital printing press to use the selected lenticular lens media parameters to create master files that, when printed to a lenticular lens media, are properly interlaced and minimize degradation of the individual images (comprising frames) that are printed to the selected lenticular lens media to create the lenticular image.
Moreover, because of the interrelationship among the digital press, lenticular lens media and the imaging files, there is a need for a lenticular lens digital imaging solution that can take individual or layered image frame files, interlace and combine them into a master image file, the parameters of which are set to correspond to a specific lenticular lens media, and from which the master image file can be printed via the digital press to the lenticular lens media. Since a given lenticular lens media will produce differing results on different digital presses, there is also a need to correspond the lenticular lens media to the specific digital press within the context of the digital imaging solution. At the same time there is additional benefit to having the selected lenticular lens be of a standard lens parameter, to further reduce digital lenticular printing costs.
It would be desirable to create digitally output lenticular images in which the lenticular lens has been systematically selected to accommodate both variations in digital printing presses from press to press, as well as variations in lenticular lens material from lot to lot. There is need to accommodate this information, along with other lenticular image parameters, to provide guidance in creating commercially acceptable digitally output lenticular images.
Disclosed herein is a method for determining a lenticular lens resolution for use in digital press printing. The method comprises determining a digital press machine resolution d, setting a master interlaced image resolution m for a master interlaced image such that the master interlaced image resolution is equal to the machine resolution, setting a number of frames f to be included in the master interlaced image, and determining a lenticular lens resolution L according to the relationship L=d/f.
Other embodiments, aspects and advantages will become apparent in view of the teachings that follow, including the drawings.
The drawings illustrate the best mode presently contemplated for carrying out the invention.
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Lenticular lenses take the form of a transparent plastic sheet or web, and the sheet typically includes an array of identical curved or ribbed surfaces that are formed (e.g., cast, coated, embossed, extruded, or co-extruded) on the front surface of the plastic sheet. The back surface of the lens is typically flat. Each lenticule or individual lens is typically a section of a long cylinder that focuses on, and extends over, substantially the full length of an underlying image. Other lens shapes or profiles are possible (for instance, pyramidal, trapezoidal, parabolic, elliptical and the like). The lenticular lens is generally selected to accommodate both the underlying image and the distance from which the image will ordinarily be viewed (i.e., the viewing distance). Lenticular lenses and their technology are well-known and commercially available. Methods for using lenticular lens technology are described in detail in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,113,213 and 5,266,995, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. Lenticular lens technologies are more fully described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,424,467 and 5,592, 332 and U.S. Patent Application Publication No. US 2003/0002160 A1, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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As a practical matter, there is typically not a precise one-to-one correspondence between an interlaced image segment of a corresponding interlaced image and the lenticule of the lens which overlays the segment. Each interlaced image segment can be made coarser (i.e., wider) or finer (i.e., narrower) than the lenticule of the lens which overlays it. Correspondence can be confirmed by viewing the interlaced image through the lenticular lens at a predetermined or desired viewing distance to determine whether the desired illusion of multidimensionality is created.
An interlaced image can be printed 92 using the digital press, and the actual operating machine resolution dact can be determined 94 therefrom. For example, dact can be determined by end product technical inspection, or by comparison with outputs of known resolution. In this fashion, the digital printing press can be said to be "fingerprinted", that is, the identification of the machine resolution that accounts for variation from press to press.
An actual lens resolution Lact can be calculated 96 according to the relationship:
A tuned lenticular lens resolution Ltuned can be calculated 100 according to the relationship:
In one embodiment, exemplary lens resolutions can be in a range of between about 10 and about 250 lines per inch (lpi), although higher lens resolutions are possible and considered within the scope of the present invention. In another embodiment, exemplary lens resolutions can be in a range of between about 90 and 110 lpi. In another embodiment, exemplary lens resolutions can be in a range of between about 130 and about 160 lpi. In still another embodiment, exemplary lens resolutions can be in a range of between about 190 and about 210 lpi. And in yet another embodiment, exemplary lens resolutions can be about 101.6 lpi, 116.1 lpi, 135.5 lpi, 162.6 lpi, 203.2 lpi, 270.9 lpi, or 406.4 lpi.
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A master interlaced image file 114 is created from the frame files 110, and this is illustrated in greater detail in
"Screening" refers to the process of converting a continuous tone image to a matrix of dots in sizes proportional to the highlights (i.e., the lightest or whitest area of an image) and shadows (i.e., the darkest portions of the image) of the continuous tone image. Image screening techniques can include, for example, half-tone screening and stochastic screening. In conventional half-tone screening, the number of dots per inch remains constant, although the size of the dots can vary in relation to the tonal range density of the pixel depth that they represent. Stochastic or frequency-modulated (FM) screening can create the illusion of tone. Stochastic screening techniques typically yield higher resolutions than are typically obtained in conventional half-tone dot screening. Stochastic screening utilizes finer spots, and results in a higher resolution. In general, stochastic screening is preferable when smaller or finer images are utilized, and when it is desired to illustrate greater detail.
It is further contemplated that screening, whether using halftone, stochastic, or any other technique, can take place prior to interlacing, after interlacing but prior to sending the interlaced image to an output device (preferably a high resolution output device), or after sending the interlaced image to the Raster Image Processor, that is, a "RIP", (e.g., Adobe� PostScript�) of the output device.
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Of course, from application or overall project perspective, the appropriate lenticular lens is selected to accommodate the image and the predetermined viewing distance. For a large application, such as a billboard or bus shelter, or a vending machine facade, a thick, coarse lenticular lens is usually preferred. For smaller application, such as a cup, a label or a package, a fine lenticular lens is typically preferred. Coarse lenticular lenses have fewer lenticules per linear inch than fine lenticular lenses. Other factors often considered in the choice of a lenticular lens include the thickness, flexibility, the viewing distance, the cost of the lens, among others. Increasingly, finer lenticular lenses are becoming more possible and commercially feasible.
Industrial Example—100 lpi Lens.
In this example, it is desired to print, using the H-P Indigo s2000 digital printing press, an interlaced image to a lenticular lens that is as close as possible to a standard 100 lpi lens. The product literature for the s2000 indicates that it operates at an 800 dpi machine resolution. As such, theoretically, for an interlaced image made up of eight (8) frames, the lens selected should be exactly 100 lpi (i.e., 800 dpi/8 frames). However, upon experimentation with actual printing using the s2000, the actual machine resolution is determined ("fingerprinted") to be 812.8 dpi. Therefore, a desired lenticular lens resolution would be 101.6 lpi (i.e., 812.8 dpi/8 frames). However, in this example, the commercially available lens is 101.5 lpi for a stated "100 lpi" lenticular lens. Accordingly, the s2000 printing press machine resolution is further tuned downward to an optimal tuned resolution of 812 dpi (101.5 lpi times 8 frames) by internally adjusting one or more physical press characteristics. In this fashion, this tuned machine resolution, printed to this lot of lenticular lens material of a determined pitch, will result in a digitally output lenticular product in which the lens and image are in correspondence.
Methods have been described and outlined in a sequential fashion. Still, modification, rearrangement, reordering, or the like, of the methods is contemplated and considered within the scope of the appending claims. More generally, while the present invention has been described in terms of one or more preferred embodiments, it is recognized that equivalents, alternatives, and modifications, aside from those expressly stated, are possible and within the scope of the appending claims.
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Andrew Bynum is more than willing to listen to teams trying to woo him for his services. But he won't work out with any team before signing, according to a report by Yahoo! Sports. Bynum, who missed all of last season because of knee problems, has the size and skills to command big bucks on the free-agent market when healthy. But that's the main issue with the mercurial big man, who has battled knee issues since entering the league with the Lakers and last season with the 76ers. The 76ers seemed to have moved on from Bynum, 25, after making a draft-day trade for former Kentucky center Nerlens Noel, who ironically is also rehabbing from knee surgery. Philadelphia GM Sam Hinkie also revealed how the team felt, saying he viewed Bynum just like "the thousands of other young men walking around the world that are unrestricted free agents that have potential to play NBA basketball."
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"What's up with your wine reviews? I can't find anything recent, and I'm heading to the DC Costco that has wine today!" wrote a reader via Facebook message last week. "I looked in examiner.com and the last one was in July."
Embarrassingly, day-job demands have kept this column on the back burner. But with Thanksgiving looming, there's at a bargain on an ideal holiday wine that's just too good to ignore. Pinot noir, the delightfully light red wine that's food-friendly and versatile enough to go great with turkey and the traditional fixings, has been a repeated Thanksgiving recommendation. (See "Thanksgiving wine tips: more of the same" and "Giving thanks for value pinot noir".) And one of the most consistently excellent pinots, from a perpetually pricey source—Oregon—is on sale in Montgomery Country for about the lowest price in the country. Okay, two Total Wine stores in Minnesota sell if for $1 a bottle less, but it's at least $5 a bottle less than the best price we could find in the District.
As if last week's post touting a bargain in Montgomery County hit a nerve, within days Rodman's in DC put that Spanish red (Los Dos) on sale for 50 cents a bottle less, robbing County liquor stores to the north—including one less than half a mile up Wisconsin Ave.—of best-price honors.
Montgomery County rarely enjoys that distinction and is never going to rival DC's Rodman's or Calvert Woodley for everyday competitive prices. Nor will its weekly or monthly specials challenge the three- and four-week sales Chevy Chase Wine & Spirits in the District or the Doorbusters at Arrowine and Chain Bridge Cellars in Virginia. And no area wine merchant can touch Total Wine's combination of vast selection, competitive pricing and enticing sales.
But if recent sale prices in MoCo are any indication, the County is trying give wine bargain hunters some viable alternatives to trekking across the Potomac or Western Ave. every time they want to stock up on wine.
When our favorite blogger, The Wine Curmudgeon, praised an $8 Spanish red blend as perfect for kicking off grilling season, he raised doubts about its availability, so we didn't give it a second thought. But we did when Washington Post columnist Dave McIntyre recommended the same wine in Wednesday's paper under the heading "5 patio wines to try."
Los Dos from Bodegas Aragonesas is a blend from Spain's Campo de Borja district, which produces an array of good, inexpensive wines made from garnacha, the Spanish name for the grape called grenache in France, and widely planted in the southern Rhone Valley. (Think Bodegas Borsao.) Like many Rhone blends, Los Dos includes a 15 percent splash of syrah, which according to McIntrye is "to tame the juiciness and give the wine minerality and heft."
"Kirsch and licorice flavors mingle with smoke and coffee notes in this juicy red, which features moderate tannins and balanced acidity," writes Wine Spectator's Thomas Matthews in the June 15, 2014 issue (thanks to the magic of online publishing). "Fresh and clean," he calls the 2012 vintage designated as one of the magazine's Best Values.
It costs a little more to be a wine drinker in Montgomery County. We don't enjoy the competitive prices and wide selection available in the District or Virginia. Even neighboring Prince George's County has one Total Wine super store, which makes stocking up on good, inexpensive wine easier for our Maryland neighbors to the east.
We won't belabor the evils of the state-mandated three-tier distribution system that keeps prices high and limits selection in Maryland—exacerbated in Montgomery County, where the County government is the wholesaler through which all wine, beer and spirits must pass. Suffice it to say that MoCo residents have to hunt down the occasional local bargain like pigs rooting for truffles. Otherwise, we make a periodic pilgrimage over the District line to Rodman's or Calvert Woodley or across the Potomac into Virginia if we want to pay competitive prices for our favorite wines.
We buried the lead in our post two weeks ago on South African wines. Sure, we mentioned the crowd favorite—the only non-South African wine in our blind tasting—but not until the 4th paragraph, and we didn't give tasting notes until the bottom half of the piece.
Yet the HandCraft Cabernet Sauvignon California 2011—supplied as a winery sample—merits its own column. In part because its average score of 3.31 stars on the Wine for the Rest of Us five-star scale was among the highest earned in our blind tasting to date. But more importantly, it's part of an entire line of good, inexpensive, "artisan" wines that are gaining wider distribution in the Washington area; and they are on sale in Montgomery County for the rest of the year.
It's one of the most consistently pleasing $10 wines you can find ($9.98 at Finewine.com). At $8 a bottle (Total Wine, Calvert Woodley, Rodman's DC, MacArthur Beverages, Montgomery County Liquor stores) it's an awesome bargain to buy by the case. At less than $7 a bottle?! ...
Last year influential critic Robert Parker called Borsao Garnacha "possibly the single greatest dry red wine value in the world." (After we named it one of our Top 5 Spanish Red Values.) The similar Las Rocas Garnacha was an $8 wine when Parker first raved about the 2001 vintage, and it now averages $10 to $13 a bottle locally.) Yet now that the 2012 Borsao Garnacha has begun to hit local wine shops, you can buy it for as little as $6.75 a bottle by the case this weekend at Chain Bridge Cellars in McLean.
If there's a single takeaway from the blind tastings we conducted through the summer and fall, it's that today there's an abundance of enjoyable wine at all price points, but particularly in the $8- to $12-a-bottle range that is the sweet spot for this website.
We're woefully behind in reporting the results of those tastings (due to numerous day-job commitments—for which we are seasonably thankful—that kept the wine writing on the back burner for weeks). So since we're not reporting in real time, there's no reason we can't skip ahead to the 10th in our series of tastings, for no other reason than to explore a winemaking region that produces some great values but has been grossly under-represented here. (We promise to pick up with tastings six through nine shortly.)
Before this website took a nearly two month hiatus (sorry about that), we were in the midst of a series of Wine for the Rest of Us (WRU) blind tastings that offered further evidence--as if we needed more—that enjoyment of wine bears almost no correlation to price. And the fifth in the series of double blind tastings was no exception.
For whites, a $9 Italian pinot grigio edged out a high-scoring Washington state pinot gris (same grape) that averages $16 a bottle in good vintages. And in the blind comparison of red blends, yet another Concho Y Toro Casillero del Diablo wine that sells for less than $10 a bottle and a $12 Washington state blend crushed a well-regarded Bordeaux that scored 91 points from at least one influential wine critic.
We're determined to publish our "Top 5 value sauvignon blancs" before the official end of summer in September, but this Top 5 list poses particular challenges. There are several distinct styles of this popular summer sipper, and representing each of them in a list of just five wines requires some serious juggling.
The intense and bracing sauvignon blancs from New Zealand's Marlborough region will undoubtedly top the list, since the grassy, citrusy wines have grown immensely popular over the past decade or so and are often considered the world's best. But a nod should also go to the subtle minerality of sauvignon blanc from the grape's native France, particularly the Loire Valley. While some room on the list must be made for sauvignon blanc from the Americas, floral-scented wines that typically express a middle ground between the vibrant intensity of New Zealand and the chalky complexity of French sauvignon blanc.


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'If I don't ever lip sync to Taylor Swift again, will I get into heaven?'
Remember Riyadh? He was the gay guy that allowed his mom to read his Grindr messages.
A fun video, and it ended up going viral and being seen by thousands of people. One of those was Shirley Phelps-Roper, the Westboro Baptist Chruch's longterm spokesperson.
'This is what happens when fag enablers turn the country to the fags,' she commented. 'These people are going to hell.'
'The answer for a fag to something that is boring is to take his pants off'
As if Neil Patrick Harris wasn't getting enough flack already, the Oscar host also got slammed this week by members of the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church for stripping down to his tighty whites.
The hate group protested outside the Oscars in Hollywood on Sunday then demonstrated outside the offices of The Hollywood Reporter the next day as part of a protest against the media.
A Hollywood Reporter editor met with the protesters and asked Shirley Phelps-Roper what she thought of Harris' underwear stunt which was a spoof of a Michael Keaton scene in Birdman.
The US Federal Bureau of Investigations kept records on pastor Fred Phelps over four decades but ultimately dismissed him as a time wasting attention seeker who deliberately sought to provoke death threats against himself
The founder of one of the most extreme homophobic religious groups in the United States was the subject of a series of investigations by the FBI, new documents have revealed.
US website The Daily Caller obtained the FBI's files on Westboro Baptist Church founder Pastor Fred Phelps via a freedom of information request – the earliest of which dates from 1967 when Phelps was working as a civil rights lawyer.
Grandson says rumors US's top anti-gay hater Fred Phelps supported the rainbow equality house across the road from the WBC
Fred Phelps reportedly supported gay rights and was then excommunicated from the Westboro Baptist Church before he died, his grandson has claimed.
New information is emerging about one of the most famous homophobic monsters in the world, who called for LGBTI people to be stoned to death.
His grandson 23-year-old Zachary Phelps-Roper, who left the church in February, has spoken out following his grandfather's passing in March.
23-year-old Zach Phelps-Roper, a grandson of Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps, has left the church and has spoken about how kind gay people have been to him since leaving
Zach Phelps-Roper has spoken about his decision to break away from the Westboro Baptist Church and reconnect with other family members excommunicated from the notorious anti-gay church.
23-year-old Zach moved out of the family compound on 20 February, with the help of cousins who had already left the church.
He is the fourth of his ten siblings to leave the church, now lead by his mother Shirley Phelps-Roper - the daughter of church founder Fred Phelps
The 84-year-old founder of the most hated and homophobic family in America has died in a Kansas hospice
Fred Phelps, the founder of the 'God Hates Fags' Westboro Baptist Church, was pronounced dead today (20 March).
His son Timothy has said his 84-year-old father passed away just before midnight in a Kansas hospital last night.
Days before he died, estranged son Nate Phelps took to his Facebook page to announce his father was 'on the edge of death'.
He said: 'I feel sad for all the hurt he's caused so many. I feel sad for those who will lose the grandfather and father they loved.
While some have called for the leader of the 'God Hates Fags' Westboro Baptist Church to be given a taste of his own medicine, Kansas gay rights campaigners believe the LGBTI community should take the high road
Several people have called to hold a gay rights protest at the funeral of Fred Phelps, the leader of the 'God Hates Fags' Westboro Baptist Church.
While he has not passed on yet, his estranged son Nate has confirmed the father of the 'most hated family in America' is on his deathbed.
He is currently in Midland Hospice house in Topeka, Kansas. No other information is available about his condition.
The Westboro Baptist Church, a cult-like organization based in Kansas has for years picketed soldiers' funerals and protested against LGBTI rights.
'I feel sad for all the hurt he's caused so many. I feel sad for those who will lose the grandfather and father they loved'
Nathan Phelps, the son of Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps Sr., announced on Facebook his father is on his deathbed.
The younger Phelps, who left the organization approximately 37 years, also stated the leader of the virulently anti-gay group was 'excommunicated' in 2013 August.
After signing gay marriage into law in England and Wales, the 'God Hates Fags' church claims the great-grandmother of the Royal Baby is a 'fag-enabler'
Westboro Baptist Church has named Elizabeth II the 'Queen of Fags' after she signed same-sex marriage into law in England and Wales last week.
In a photograph posted on Twitter by the 'God Hates Fags' church, it shows a woman holding a sign depicting the British monarch with a slogan 'Queen of Fags' and a World War II pink triangle – a Nazi symbol – on her forehead.
The attack comes less than a week after the WBC, once again on Twitter, said the Queen was a 'Royal Whore'.
'Equality House' has been painted in LGBT rainbow across street from church in Kansas
The anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church claims to like the LGBT rainbow home that is now across the street from them in Topeka, Kansas.
'We thank God for the Sodomite Rainbow House,' the church said in a statement today. 'It is right across the street from the ONLY church that loves people enough to tell them the Bible truth about the filthy, soul-damning, nation-destroying sin of sodomy...The Sodomite Rainbow house helps shing a bright spotlight on this!'
'God Hates Fags' church is planning to picket a motor racing event after driver Brad Kaselowski said he would have no problem with a gay member on his team
The Westboro Baptist Church is planning a protest of an upcoming motor racing event in response to pro-gay comments made by a famous driver.
Brad Kaselowski, who drives and owns a team in the stock car racing events, was asked last week by Queers4Gears how he would feel about a gay person in his team.
He said: 'I can't speak for the fans, I can only speak for myself, but in this garage, if you can win, people will want to be a part of what you can do.'
Two women have apologized for the pain they have caused while they were part of the 'God Hates Fags' church
Two key members of the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church have left the fold and apologized for their past.
Megan Phelps-Roper and her sister Grace, the daughters of lead group figure Shirley Phelps, have left the church known for their 'God Hates Fags' signs and the picketing of soldiers' funerals.
The two sisters pioneered social media in the 'God Hates Fags' group, with Phelps-Roper posting parody videos of Lady Gaga's music videos.
In the past, Phelps-Roper has said:
The Westboro Baptists have threatened to picket the funerals of two New York state fire fighters who were shot to death when they attended a house fire on Christmas Eve and of retired US general Norman Schwarzkopf who died yesterday
Following their no-show at memorial services for victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, members of the Westboro Baptist Church have threatened to picket the funeral of two New York state firefighters who were shot and killed on Christmas Eve when they attended a house fire in the Rochester area.
Hacking group takes over Westboro Baptist Church spokesperson's twitter account and leak church members info following their plans to picket victims' funerals
The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) blamed marriage equality in Connecticut for the tragic shooting spree in Newtown that took 26 lives.
The Church announced that it will picket the funerals of the children with banners saying 'God Hate Fags' and other anti-gay hate messages.
Shirley Phelps-Roper, spokesperson of WBC and daughter of its leader, Fred Phelps, tweeted, 'Westboro will picket Sandy Hook Elementary School to sing praise to God for the glory of his work in executing his judgment'.
Hacker collective Anonymous declares it will 'destroy' anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church
Anonymous has had enough with the antics of Westboro Baptist Church.
According to Salon, the hacker collective released the private information of members of the anti-LGBT church. The group produced a video explaining its actions.
'We will destroy you. We are coming,' an electronic voice warns.
The Westboro Baptists will picket the site of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, which they say is God's way of punishing the state of Connecticut for legalizing same-sex marriage
Members of the infamous anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church have threatened to picket the site of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting less than a day after the tragedy, claiming that the shooting was God's punishment for the state of Connecticut legalizing same-sex marriage.
Prominent church member Shirley Phelps-Roger made the threat via twitter, posting 'Westboro will picket Sandy Hook Elementary School to sing praise to God for the glory of his work in executing his judgment.'
Governer of California signs new legislation aimed at stopping Westboro Baptist Church picketing church services
The homophobic Westboro Baptist Church, notorious for picketing soldiers' funerals, will now be prohibited from protesting burials by a new law.
Governor of California, Jerry Brown signed legislation on Monday (17 September), restricting protests within 300 feet of funerals and memorial sites.
The law is aimed at stopping the controversial Westboro Baptist Church from protesting the services at deceased soldiers' services.
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Hello :) Well... My name is Marcela, I'm from Bogota, Colombia a beautiful country full of amazing and warm people! I'm very sarcastic, charismatic, loving and fun :). I've been living in the U.S for almost a year now, at first I was only planning on staying for a year but I've been having so much good experiences that I decided to stay here and see where it takes me :). I have a lot of friends in here and I enjoy doing almost everything, I usually have different plans on weekends with my friends so i haven't really been thinking about dating, but now now that I decided to stay I realized that the only thing that I'm missing right now is someone who can share with me different things and that I can have a connection with. I studied culinary arts in Peru and in Colombia so I'm a graduated Chef but i don't work in that here, I'm a nanny and I study English for now, I want to start studying Business and Management next year just to complement my career :), I like men who has dreams and expectations, I don't want a person who gets an average job and thinks that he don't have to do anything else in life, you know what I mean... Like we say in Colombia I want someone "Hechado pa'lante" by the way don't even try to translate that because it wont make any sense lol, I really think that in life you always have to be growing as a person and you can't stop dreaming and making plans, I just don't like "conformist" people (I don't even know if that is actually a real word lol, i have the tendency to make up new words all the time). I also like men who are respectful and polite, I love when someone open the door for me, or moves my chair so I can seat, you know that kind of stuff is what I appreciate, I have been notice that women in the U.S are very easy, they meet some and go with him right away, I'M NOT LIKE THAT! Even though that half of the world thinks that Latinas are easy women, that's not true, most of us were raised with very high values and know that we are women that deserve respect, so please if you are looking for a one night stand I'm not the person for you. Well at this point you are probably bored reading lol so sorry, there's so much more that I would like to say but I have to save something for later :). Muak!
Camping , Cooking , Dining out , Movies/Videos , Music and concerts , Exploring new areas , Nightclubs/Dancing , Performing arts , Playing cards , Shopping/Antiques , Travel/Sightseeing , Wine tasting
Aerobics, Dancing, Other types of exercise, Swimming, Walking / Hiking
I exercise 3-4 times per week.
I like Birds, Cats, Dogs, Exotic Pets, Fish, Horses, Other
I really like animals, but I don't like to keep them all day in a house, they deserve better.
Middle of the Road
Movies, food, camping, music, dancing, playing cards, series (by the way you have to watch modern family if you want to know how a Colombian women is!) I enjoy a lot of things just make a plan and I'll have fun :)
Well I enjoy pretty much anything I just think it depends on the mood.
Opio en las nubes from Rafael Chaparro (Colombian writer.)
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|5'8" (172cms) to 6'4" (193cms)
|Body type:
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|Black, Blue, Brown, Grey, Green, Hazel
|Light brown
|Auburn / Red, Black, Light brown, Dark brown, Blonde, Salt and pepper, Silver, Dark blonde, Grey, Platinum, Bald
|No Way, Occasionally, Daily, Cigar aficionado, Yes, but trying to quit
|Social Drinker
|Social Drinker
|No preference
|I'll tell you later
|No preference
|Never Married
|Never Married
|Have kids:
|Wants kids:
|Latino / Hispanic
|Asian, Black / African descent, East Indian, Latino / Hispanic, Middle Eastern, Native American, Pacific Islander, White / Caucasian, Other
I would like someone open-minded, because obviously unless is someone from Colombia we will have cultural differences.
|Christian / Catholic
|Christian / Catholic
I would like someone christian or catholic, I think the religion that you were raised in play a big role in a long-term relationship.
|English, French, Spanish
|No preference
|Graduate degree
|Some college, Associates degree, Bachelors degree, Graduate degree, PhD / Post Doctoral
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Macaroon Torte Surprise
|2 Cup (32 tbs)
|Baking powder
|2 Teaspoon
|Egg whites
|Finely chopped walnuts
|1 1⁄2 Cup (24 tbs)
|Saltine crackers
|30 , crushed (About 1 1/3 Cups Crumbs)
|Unflavored gelatin
|1 Teaspoon
|Cold water
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Boiling water
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Heavy cream
|1 Cup (16 tbs), chilled
|Finely chopped maraschino cherries
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Chopped pecans
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Almond extract
|1 Teaspoon
|Sweetened whipped cream
|1 Cup (16 tbs) (Adjust Quantity As Needed)
Combine sugar and baking powder; set aside.
Beat egg whites until frothy.
Gradually add sugar mixture, continuing to beat until stiff peaks are formed.
Fold in the extract, walnuts, and cracker crumbs.
Turn 1 cup batter into 1 of 3 greased (bottoms only) 8-inch layer cake pans.
Divide remaining batter between other 2 pans and spread evenly to edges.
Bake at 325°F about 35 minutes, or until layers are lightly browned; remove pan containing 1 cup batter from oven after 25 minutes.
Remove from oven to wire racks.
Cool and remove from pans as directed for tortes.
Crumble thin torte layer into fine pieces and set aside.
For filling, soften gelatin in cold water.
Add to boiling water stirring until gelatin is completely dissolved.
Chill until slightly thicker than consistency of thick unbeaten egg whites.
Fold whipped cream into gelatin mixture until just blended.
Fold in the cherries, pecans, reserved torte crumbs, and extract.
Spread one half of the filling between the torte layers and remaining half over top.
Chill 24 hours.
When ready to serve, frost sides and top of torte with Sweetened Whipped Cream and decorate with maraschino cherries.


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Coconut Rice Balls
|Red bean paste
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|Sweet rice powder
|2 Cup (32 tbs)
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|Boiling water
|6 Cup (96 tbs)
|Maraschino cherries
|3 , quartered
|Shredded coconut
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
Cut twelve 2-1/2 inch squares of waxed paper; set aside.
Divide bean paste into 12 portions.
Shape each portion into a ball.
Mix sweet rice powder and 1 cup water in a large bowl to make a smooth dough.
Divide dough into 4 portions.
Use the palm of your hand to flatten each portion into a 5" x 4" rectangle 1/4-inch thick.
Place rectangles in 6 cups boiling water and cook over medium heat 5 minutes.
They will rise to the surface of the water and become almost transparent.
Remove with a large strainer and drain well.
Place cooked dough in a large bowl and beat vigorously with a wooden spoon 3 to 5 minutes until very sticky.
Wet your hands and divide beaten dough into 12 portions.
Shape each portion into a ball and flatten to a circle with the palm of your hand.
Place 1 ball of bean paste in the center of a circle and gather edges together to enclose filling.
Pinch edges to seal.
Roll between your palms to shape into a smooth ball.
Place each ball on a piece of waxed paper.
Repeat with remaining dough portions and filling.
Top each ball with a cherry piece and sprinkle with shredded coconut.


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To help understand the patterns between pictures that show various units, start by making a table of values listing the picture number of one column and the number of units on the other column. Next, identify what is changing. In other words, try to identify what is the pattern by which the pictures are changing. Write an equation in words describing the pattern of the pictures. Lastly, replace the words with corresponding variables to complete the equation. Use this equation to determine how many units the nth picture will have by plugging in the value to the equation.
This is a problem where, I'm given a series of pictures, and I'm asked to write an equation to describe how many small triangles there would be. Then, the second part, what I have to do, is figure out how many small triangles will the 9th picture have. I'll tell you guys I just had to draw these. They're not easy to draw. I do not want to draw out to the 9th picture. Hopefully, we can get this using a method that doesn't require drawing all these triangles.
First thing I want to do, is try to organize my information. I'm going to try to set it up in a way that's a little different from this, because it's hard for me to look at this, and be able to tell right away how to approach this problem.
I'm going to set up picture number and then number of triangles in a table. Then my picture numbers are 0 1 2 3 4. Then I have to count how many triangles there are. 0 has 0. 1 has 1 that's not so bad. 2 has 4. 9 and then 16.What I want you guys to start thinking about is what patterns start to like pop up in your brain.
Hopefully, when you see this group of numbers, bells and whistles go off in your brain. This is something that's really important in math. 0 1 4 9 16 those are what we call perfect square numbers. I'm going to write that up here, perfect squares. In that what do you mean squares those are triangles? I know what you mean.
When I'm talking about perfect squares, what that means in math, is you're taking your picture number, timesing it by itself, to get your number of triangles. Like 3 times 3 gives you 9. That's called squaring and you write it like this, 3² equals 9. These groups of numbers 0 1 4 9 16 those are called perfect squares because each one has the square root that's the picture number.
Let's go back and answer the question; write an equation to describe the number of small triangles in the pattern. Well what I did was, I took my picture number and I times it by itself. Picture number we're going to write it as squared. That's what that little tiny 2 means. That's equal to the number of triangles.
If you wanted to write it using only math, you will write y equals x². Which means x times x. That's your equation that describes how many triangles there are in each picture.
Now for part b, we're not going to have to draw the triangles thank goodness. We're going to say how many will the ninth picture have. I have to do my picture number squared or times itself, that's going to give me 81. That's the cool thing about math you guys. It's all about short cuts. I could have drawn out all these gazillion 81 triangles, it would have taken me all day or I can just use this rule. Finding the pattern helps me find the rule so I can just jump to the answer.
One thing that's really helpful in math, is finding these short cuts. And if you guys can start recognizing patterns like these perfect square numbers, you're going to be well on your way.
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|June 16, 1729
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Fugitve Arrested for Having Sex with a 13 year old girl Returned to Lexington County
Lexington County Sheriff's Department detectives in cooperation with the Fort Worth (Texas) Police Department, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Marshals Service and U.S. Secret Service arrested a 21-year-old Lexington man in Fort Worth, Texas, who was wanted by the Sheriff's Department on arrest warrants that allege that the man sexually assaulted a girl, who is now 13, on four occasions between February 28 and April 5. The fugitive was returned to the Lexington County Detention Center on Wednesday, June 18.
Lexington County Sheriff A. Lewis McCarty said fugitive investigators with the Fort Worth Police Department and a U.S. Marshals Service regional fugitive task force arrested Luis Gerardo Montiel, 21, of 101 Topaz Court, Lot 13, Lexington, in Fort Worth, Texas on Friday, June 6, on arrest warrants that Sheriff's Department detectives obtained for Montiel on four counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a child between the ages of 11 and 14. Detectives entered Montiel as a wanted person on the National Crime Information Center computer database.
Arrest warrants allege that Montiel had sexual intercourse with the girl who now is 13 on February 28, March 14, March 28 and April 5 at a Lexington home, McCarty said. The sexual assault incidents were corroborated during a forensic interview that was conducted with the 13-year-old girl. Montiel told the 13-year-old girl not to discuss the sexual assaults with anyone because he could be arrested and jailed.
The mother of the 13-year-old girl reported the sexual assaults to the Sheriff's Department on May 5, McCarty said.
Montiel fled to Fort Worth, where Montiel has relatives and friends, after detectives began investigating the sexual assaults that Montiel perpetrated against the 13-year-old girl, McCarty said. Montiel was acquainted with the 13-year-old girl and the girl's mother. Montiel is currently being held at the Lexington County Detention Center. Montiel was denied bond by a magistrate court judge on Wednesday, June 18.
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Navajo Fry Bread
|All purpose flour
|4 Cup (64 tbs)
|Baking powder
|1 Tablespoon
|1 Teaspoon
|Nonfat dry milk powder
|2 Tablespoon
|Warm water
|1 1⁄2 Cup (24 tbs)
|2 Cup (32 tbs) (Solid, For Frying)
Combine flour, baking powder, salt and dry milk powder in a large mixing bowl.
Gradually stir in warm water.
Mix until dough forms a ball and comes clean from edge of bowl.
You may need to add a little additional water.
Knead dough with your hands until well mixed and dough is elastic.
Divide dough into 6 large pieces and roll into balls.
Using palms of your hands, pat out dough into circles that are about 1/2 inch thick.
Melt shortening in a large skillet.
You will need about 3/4 inch of melted fat.
Heat to 500°F.
Slip a rounded, flat piece of dough into the hot fat€"it will start to rise to the top.
When the underside is brown, turn over and brown the other side.
Drain on paper towels.
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IUCN Sri Lanka is supporting the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in its communication and knowledge management technical assistance to the United Nations collaborative initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (the UN-REDO Programme). The Sri Lanka UN-REDO National Programme is a four year national programme implemented by the Forest Department with technical support through United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UNEP. The Sri Lanka UN-REDO National Programme will contribute to ensuring that Sri Lanka is prepared to effectively participate in the REDD+ mechanism resulting from the UNFCCC negotiations, by focusing on key elements of REDD+ readiness. The overall objective of the National Programme is to "support the Government of Sri Lanka in catalyzing the establishment of key mechanism and process and development of capacities, required to implement REDD+:' The Programme's component on communications and knowledge management is considered as a key component to ensure the success of the Sri Lanka's REDD+ preparatory process.
In this context, IUCN Sri Lanka is seeking the services of a dynamic professional as a Communications Officer, to be based at the UN-REDO Programme office in Palawatta, Battaramulla. Under the quality assurance support of the IUCN and the direct supervision of the National Programme Manager, Sri Lanka UN-REDO Programme, the Communications Officer is expected to ensure that information on the National REDD+ preparatory process and key initiatives of the UN-REDO Programme is communicated effectively to a range of diverse stakeholder groups in Sri Lanka and abroad, using multi-media and different approaches.
The ideal candidate should possess:
· Master's degree, or equivalent, in English, communications, information technology, media, or other
· At least 3 years of professional experience in managing communications activities;
· Experience in utilisinq communication tools to reach varied audiences from rural communities to private sector and international audiences;
· Experience in working with a range of different stakeholders to support their engagement;
· Demonstrated awareness of development programmes and private sector initiatives in the country related to REDO;
· Experience in working with Government counterparts as well as representatives from development agencies;
· Understanding of the role and value of social media in promoting environmental concepts;
· High computer literacy with experience in website design and maintenance and working with graphic design packages is an advantage; and
· Knowledge of UN requirements for consultation and participation would also be an advantage.
The position is only open for Sri Lankan nationals. Hiring will be through an IUCN contract and the appointment is approximately for a period of ten months with potential extensions, based on the quality and timely delivery of the work.
Closing date for applications is 18th March, 2015
Salary commensurate with experience
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Two Fairfield men jail after police find meth lab
FAIRFIELD, Ill. - Two Fairfield, Ill., men have been jailed after police raided a home in northern Wayne County and seized an operating meth lab and a sawed-off shotgun.
A team of Wayne County Sheriff's deputies raided a house in Cisne late Monday morning, arresting Anthony M. Garrison, 24, and Jerrod L. Reid, 28. Both were jailed on felony charges of participating in meth manufacturing, possession of meth manufacturing waste, possession of meth and possession of meth manufacturing materials.
Garrison faces an additional charge of unlawful use of weapons for being in possession of a sawed-off shotgun. Reid faces additional charges of being in possession of ammunition with a revoked firearm owner's identification card. Police also noted the house was equipped with surveillance cameras.
An Illinois State Police meth response team was summoned to dispose of hazardous chemicals found in the house. Both suspects remain in the Wayne County Jail pending a preliminary hearing in Wayne County Circuit Court.
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is planning to ban the sale of large sugary drinks known to most Americans as big gulps and smaller drinks such as Snapples. Why the need for the ban? To
save people from themselves combat obesity of course.
The proposed first-in-the-nation ban would impose a 16-ounce limit on the size of sweetened drinks sold at restaurants, movie theaters, sports venues and street carts. It would apply to bottled drinks as well as fountain sodas.
The ban, which could take effect as soon as March, wouldn't apply to diet sodas, fruit juices, dairy-based drinks or alcoholic beverages.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Wednesday that he "thinks it's what the public wants the mayor to do."
Hmm....considering Diet soda has been shown to also cause people to gain weight and that fruit juice has just as much sugar as soda, this is clearly drink discrimination. But, there's a loophole!
But there's speculation that customers will just buy two 16-ounce bottles instead of one 20-ounce drink.
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Police search for suspect in gas thefts
Auburn Police officials are trying to identify a man who they believe is puncturing gas tanks and stealing the fuel inside vehicles left at a parking lot near an Amtrak station.
Auburn Police Sgt. Victor Pecoraro said reports were filed on June 22 and 23 regarding vandalism in the parking lot used by Amtrak commuters at 277 Nevada St. Following the reports, surveillance videos of the parking lot were reviewed.
A white male carrying a drill and a red gas can were revealed in the footage of the parking lot. Pecoraro said investigators believe the male used the drill to obtain access to the gas tanks. He added that replacing a gas tank can cost $450 or more.
"He is using red plastic cans. He must stick it under there and hope for the best and whatever he doesn't take, he lets run out on the ground, which could be another violation," Pecoraro said.
A group of commuters who frequent the Capitol Corridor, which provides service between Auburn and Sacramento, have taken notice of the acts of vandalism. The Capitol Corridor Riders, as the group calls themselves, is trying to get the word out to the community to be vigilant of suspicious activity in the parking lot.
Joyce Crawford, who has used the Capitol Corridor for eight years to get to work, hopes the vandal is caught soon.
"It makes my commute very doable, but the issue is that my car is parked in that lot starting at 6 a.m. until I get home around 7 (p.m.)," Crawford said.
Crawford, a member of the Capitol Corridor Riders, had an issue with parking in the lot near the Amtrak station in the past.
Two years ago, her catalytic converter was stolen from her Toyota 4Runner while it was parked in the lot. The theft resulted in $2,000 in damage to Crawford's car, which she covered herself.
At the time, she said she didn't believe the surveillance cameras posted around the lot were functional. Now she knows otherwise.
"That's a really good step in the right direction," Crawford said.
Ever since word got out about the punctured gas tank, a newsletter has circulated among members of the Capitol Corridor Riders to keep an eye out for anyone hanging around the lot.
Pecoraro pointed out that the alleged vandal seen in the surveillance footage appears to be operating in broad daylight.
Marilyn Sommerdorf, another commuter and Capitol Corridor Rider for the past 14 years, said an Amtrak Police officer was alerted of the gas theft and has also filed a report. A call seeking comment from the Amtrak Police went unanswered Tuesday.
"I must say that the Capitol Corridor was very responsive to this whole incident," Sommerdorf said. "It was the weekend and we approached them Saturday or Sunday and they were on it, so I do appreciate their help."
Sommerdorf also had her gas stolen from her vehicle while it was parked in the Amtrak lot, but that was a few years ago. Though the thieves were never caught, Sommerdorf says she feels comfortable leaving her car there.
"There are a lot of people who come and go at different times, so hopefully that deters these people from being there in their mischievous ways," Sommerdorf said.
To Crawford it is most important to alert the public of the thefts that have already occurred in the lot in order to possibly prevent more in the future.
"People need to be aware. Don't say that it would never happen to you because it has happened to me twice over," Crawford said. "I don't feel safe leaving my car anywhere in this economy. We all have to help each other."
Pecoraro is asking for any information about the thefts or the identity of the person in the photograph from the surveillance tape to contact the Auburn Police at (530)-823-4234.