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Tritrophic effects of birds and ants on a canopy food web, tree growth, and phytochemistry
Mooney, Kailen A. 2007. Tritrophic effects of birds and ants on a canopy food web, tree growth, and phytochemistry. Ecology. 88(8): 2005-2014.
Insectivorous birds and ants co-occur in most terrestrial communities, and theory predicts that emergent properties (i.e., nonadditive effects) can determine their combined influence on arthropods and plants. In a three-year factorial experiment, I investigated whether the effects of birds on pine and its arthropods differed based on the presence of ants that were predators of most arthropods, but mutualists with tended aphid species. Birds and ants reduced the abundance of most herbivorous and carnivorous arthropods in an additive fashion, with the effects of ants being stronger than those of birds. In sharp contrast, the opposing influences of birds and ants on tended aphid species interacted strongly; ants only increased tended aphid abundance in the absence of birds, while birds only reduced their abundance in the presence of ants. This interaction was mirrored in total herbivore abundance because tended aphids dominated the herbivore community. I develop a novel lexicon to discuss the emergent properties from these effects of opposing sign (predation, mutualism). Despite having emergent effects on herbivores, birds indirectly increased pine wood and foliage growth to a similar extent whether or not ants were present, while ants had no detectable effects. Birds also indirectly increased the abundance of some pine phloem monoterpenes, but these effects differed based on the presence or absence of ants. Thus, I report on a novel yet possibly widespread indirect interaction between intraguild predators, herbivore mutualists, and plant traits (growth, secondary chemistry) mediated through a species-rich community of arthropods
Keywords: ant-aphid mutualism, Cinara, emergent property, Formica podzolica, indirect effect, multiple predator effect, negative-biased interaction, phloem monoterpenes, Pinus ponderosa, positive-biased interaction, tritrophic interaction, trophic cascade
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George Will distainfully observes: "Women, or at least those whose consciousnesses have been properly raised, supposedly think that the impatience being expressed about the protracted futility of Hillary Clinton's campaign is disrespectful." He goes on to conclude that they and Hillary Clinton should get over it–she lost fair and square. This misses the point.
Devotees of baseball should know something of sportsmanship. It usually involves eschewing trash talk both by the announcers and the victorious team. And it requires that the announcers–despite a large or even insurmountable lead by one team–not wander out of the stadium to follow another game before the last out.
It is not the winning but the style, grace and decency shown to the loser that is at issue with many of Clinton's aggrieved fans. (I think even Barack Obama has figured this out. Several weeks ago he personally stopped suggesting Clinton bug out.) None of all that changes the results of the primary race–the votes, like the score in a game, settle everything eventually.
But unlike sports, primary politics depends on keeping the other candidate's fans on your side and not sulking away. Or worse yet, joining the next round's opponent out of spite.

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Depth: Plant with graft union 2 inches above soil surface.
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Really nice & rich! Definitely use Granny Smith apples, as they are so nice and tart. I only made one change and that was adding an 1/8 cup brown sugar to the cream cheese mix. For me, it just seemed like it needed a tad more sweetness & that did the trick.
Mmmmmmmm!!! DELISH! I brought these to a dinner I was invited to and everyone raved about them! They disappeared in no time! Very easy to make too! I made them as written, except I sliced my apples a little bit too thin. They shrunk while baking and were paper-thin. I should have followed the 1/4 inch suggestion, however I was afraid they wouldn't cook through. The thin apples made the bars harder to cut because the apples had a tendency to slide off the bars. I also found it less messy to cut the bars first, then spread the caramel on each one. These aren't too sweet, just how I like my dessert. I sprinkled these with some coarse sea salt to kick them up a notch. Very impressive dessert!
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Very tasty. Just like the other review, I strongly suggest cutting the apples as indicated in the recipe. It was a big hit!
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Deadline to apply for Hibbs & Starr merit-based scholarships
Thu, March 24, 2011 • UT Direct
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Apply online through UT Direct for the Hibbs Scholarship.
- History major with a 3.75 UT GPA
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The Five One is a band with lots of hip-hop influences from the DMV and they team up with NandoMcFlyy to release this remix. The group goes in over the Clipse track "We Got It For Cheap" keeping the keyboards, drums and then they give it a reggae feel. It sounds great to me and Nando come in at the end and spits a verse that is dope. Speaking of Nando, I will be seeing him and Lyriciss performing this weekend up here in NYC at the Deadstock II sneaker convention at Club Touch. I also know that Cause from NYC will be performing there too so swing by if you're a sneakerhead and into hip-hop. Check the download and flyer after the break for more info. on Deadstock II.
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But that is irrelevant to whether the site would be liable for copyright infringement, Cunard said. Publishers can claim damage because at least a few people will read the content on Mygazines.com instead of going out to buy a copy.
Under federal copyright law, sites like Google's YouTube do have some protections from the actions of their users, as long as they take steps to remove content once they become aware of copyright infringement.
But that protection might not cover Mygazines, Cunard said, because the site's operators "are encouraging people to upload copyrighted material."
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Yesterday was the last day that the tsunami warning center in Palmer, Alaska will be the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center. Today, the center's new name will be the National Tsunami Warning Center.
"For the past 7 years, the center has been responsible for the east coast, the Gulf coast, eastern Canada, Puerto Rico and the Virgin islands as well as the west coast of the United States and Alaska. So it's a much better representation of the area we're responsible for," he said.
Witmore says the current name has been in place for 17 years and caused confusion for east coast residents who assumed tsunami warnings issued from the Palmer facility didn't include them. He says he's hopeful the new name will catch on and provide clarity.
"Our messages are very clear as to what people are impacted by the message, so we expect it will be ok."


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The weeping canvas
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of the thinning mind.
A diet;
not of health
but of nutritional void;
sapped of logic and heart,
to warp priorities
and starve it's principles.
Where a mass of ignorance
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lavishing in it's own corpulence
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Radiometric and photometric measurements require defining apertures. The accuracy to which these measurements can be accomplished requires minimization of the uncertainty in the aperture area. This is particularly critical, for example, in climate and weather applications on which measurements of the total and spectral irradiance of the Sun are dependent.
The NIST aperture measurement facility is a machine-vision based metrological system. It consists of a high accuracy XY stage which carries the sample aperture and has an interferometer for positioning feedback, and a long working distance microscope mounted on a high resolution vertical stage for edge detection.
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Pool and waterslide
The title of the world's most expensive penthouse has returned to the playground for the super rich – Monaco.
The developers of a five-level penthouse on the Mediterranean will be hoping to find a buyer willing to spend $360 million when it hits the market next year.
Ideally, the buyer will enjoy a dip: the proposed penthouse has a private waterslide connected to an "infinity-edge" swimming pool 150 metres above the ground.
HMAS Lonsdale
Spread over 3300 sq m, the penthouse will sit atop the Tour Odeon building, which is expected to be completed by late 2014.
The reported price estimate is 18 times more than the most expensive apartment offering in Australia.
The penthouse in The Residence Hyde Park in Sydney and the private eyrie atop the HMAS Lonsdale building in Port Melbourne are both listed at about $20 million.
The Residence Hyde Park
Although the price guide for Tour Odeon might seem outlandish, it is not the first time a penthouse has broken the $300 million barrier in Monaco.
In 2010, British property developers Christian and Nick Candy sold a 1625 sq m penthouse for $308 million.
At the time it was reported than the buyer was a member of Dubai's royal family, the Al-Maktoums.
Monaco Penthouse
The developers of a five-level penthouse on the Mediterranean coastline will be hoping to find a $360 million buyer when it hits the market next year.
Over the past year, a spate of properties have claimed the "most expensive" tag.
Last year, all eyes in the industry were on the penthouse on the One57 building on Central Park, New York, which reportedly sold for more than $US90 million.
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Diversity & Equity Programs online with new site
The Office of Diversity and Equity Programs at Mississippi State has launched a new website that provides another platform for connecting with the campus community, according to director Tommy Stevenson.
"Effective communication is a priority for us, and we believe that the new website will be an important tool for accomplishing that goal," he said.
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Harlequin Shopping Centre
|Watford, UK
|51°39′19″N 0°23′39″W / 51.65528°N 0.39417°WCoordinates: 51°39′19″N 0°23′39″W / 51.65528°N 0.39417°W
|Opening date
|June 1992
|Intu Properties
|Michael Stevens
|(93%) Intu Properties, (7%) Watford Borough Council
|Chapman Taylor Partners[1]
|No. of stores and services
|Over 145
|Total retail floor area
|67,500 m2 (727,000 sq ft)
|No. of floors
|7 (inc. Parking)
|2050 + 3000 (Watford Council) in Watford
The Harlequin Shopping Centre, currently known as Intu Watford, is a shopping centre in the middle of Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. It opened in 1992.[citation needed]
The building is glass roofed with symmetrical malls.
The centre was rebranded as intu Watford in 2013 following the renaming of its parent Capital Shopping Centres Group as Intu Properties.[2]
An adjoining shopping centre, Charter Place, was bought by Intu Properties in April 2013.[3] Planning permission was granted in 2014 for Charter Place to be integrated with Intu Watford and expanded, to include a 9-screen IMAX cinema.
In 1962 there were discussions about development of the site with the plans including a ten-pin bowling alley and 130 flats.[citation needed]
The Sainsbury's store on Queen's Road was bought and demolished (1983) to create space for the centre and a warehouse. During the development of the centre, listed high street buildings were renovated and Queen's Road was maintained as a pedestrian cross route through the town.[citation needed]
Watford Council extended a resident parking permit scheme in 1996 to deal with the parking congestion that had arisen since the opening of the Centre.[4]
The centre was rebranded as "intu Watford" in 2013 following the renaming of parent Capital Shopping Centres as Intu Properties.[5]
Intu Properties purchased the adjoining Charter Place shopping centre from Watford Borough Council in April 2013.[6] The company announced plans to integrate Charter Place into the main Intu Watford centre, and include a multi-screen cinema, restaurants and larger shops in the development.[7] Planning permission was granted in January 2014 for the partial rebuild and renovation of Charter Place.[8]
- ^ Phillips, Derek (2013). "Case study 45: Harlequin Shopping Centre, Watford". Lighting Modern Buildings. Routledge. p. 192. ISBN 9781136387302.
- ^ "The connected consumer – the future of shopping centres" (PDF) (Press release). Capital Shopping Centres Group. 17 January 2013. p. 11. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Intu exchanges on Charter Place shopping centre". Watford Borough Council. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ Hayes-Griffin, J.; Collis, H. (1998). "Decriminalised parking in Watford". Highways and transportation 45 (5): 17–20. ISSN 0265-6868.
- ^ Wright, Mike (25 February 2013). "Harlequin Centre rebrand begins". Watford Observer. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ "Intu exchanges on Charter Place shopping centre". Watford Borough Council. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ Wright, Mike (1 November 2013). "New IMAX cinema planned for Watford as part of Charter Place revamp". Watford Observer. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ Wright, Mike (9 January 2014). "Politicians approve plans for £100m redevelopment of Charter Place". Watford Observer. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
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NCSSM teams competing for Emerging Issues Prize
Two teams of students from N.C. School of Science and Math beat out statewide competition and are in the running for a $5,000 prize based on their innovative idea for helping students.
The challenge for the Institute for Emerging Issues Prize for Innovation was sent out for students to develop a process, environment, or tool to increase student engagement in K-12 classrooms.
Christopher Yuan and Matias Horst along with their mentor, Myra Halpin developed OpenSight, a wireless microcontroller to attach to a projector. This tool would allow any student in the classroom to wirelessly connect their tablet, phone or other device to share ideas with the class.
Justin Yang, Steven Liao, and Pranav Arrepu along with their mentor, Myra Halpin designed a multipurpose cylindrical table with numerous storage compartments and whiteboard tabletops that have the ability to divide and promote a seamless transition for student collaboration.
Online voters will decide the winner. Vote Feb. 3-10 at http://goo.gl/vwA9MB.
Jackson makes Phillips Academy honor roll
Ian L. Jackson of Chapel Hill, a member of the Class of 2016, has been named to the honor roll at Phillips Academy for the fall term.
To be named to the honor roll, students must maintain at least a 5-point grade average on a 6-point scale.
Two receive honors at Mercersburg Academy
Grace Caroline Wiener of Durham, grade 12, was named a commended scholar (all grades of 85 or above) during the fall term at Mercersburg Academy.
Caldwell Butler of Efland, grade 12, was named a distinguished scholar (all grades of 90 or above) during the fall term at Mercersburg Academy.


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Witnesses at the scene said the fire started at one home at about 7 p.m. By nearly 10 p.m. at least four houses in total were affected, and fire crews were still battling the blaze.
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The prayer of St. Francis of Assisi
The prayer of St. Francis of Assisi is a life changing mantra that aligns your heart, mind, body, and soul.
This prayer can be utilised to overcome heart ache, addictions, and even influence the success of your business.
Forgive those who have hurt you, ask for forgiveness from those who you have hurt.
Develop the divine will to overcome your bad habits.
Bless your business, your clients, and your employees.
For best results – repeat morning and evening
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master,
grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console;
to be understood, as to understand;
to be loved, as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive.
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.
Age is Nothing but a number
At the age of 34, Tommy Haas is the oldest man in the TOP 50 of Tennis. Truly given his resilience, age is nothing but a number.
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What 2000 Calories Looks Like
Here's what your daily allowance actually looks like.
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- Anais Nin – Be Fearless – Have Courage
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Change your Lens – Change your Life
Our senses connect us to the world we live in.
Our beliefs and values define our place in the world.
When we change our inner values and beliefs.
We perceive the world to be a different place.
By changing our lens, we change our response, we change our life.
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3 things to do before you meditate
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practice more rich and worthwhile is to do the following before you meditate.
1. Write down 5 things that you are grateful for in your life today.
2. Write down 3 people who have hurt you.
3. Write down 3 people who you have hurt.
So how does this help?
By expressing gratitude for what you have in your life – instantly your more relaxed and your heart chakra opens up. An open heart chakra is vital for peace of mind, health, and even financial success.
By writing down 3 people who have hurt you – you identify the emotional hurt and begin to neutralise it by writing it down on paper. Just by writing down the name of the person – the intensity of the pain will reduce.
When you write down 3 people who you have hurt – you realise that just as someone hurt you – you have also hurt others. The best way to be forgiven is to forgive others.
By taking the time to do these 3 simple time-in's you will achieve much more in your meditations and accelerate your growth in all areas of your life.
Every body say OM
Keep blazing your own trail and see you on the road!
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Top 10 Learnings for Soul Rider in 2011
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and Prosperous 2012.
As we close 2011 and start 2012, I just wanted to share our top 10 learning's for 2011. After all, we are here to grow
#10. Adding Value.
You need to add value to succeed in business . The lives of people you work with need to be significantly lifted with your services. Going into 2012, we are going to ramp up our delivery to add outrageous value to the people who rely on us.
#9. What worked in the past, may not necessarily work in the future.
What worked in the past may not work in the future. All strategies have an expiry date and its key to be flexible enough to change rapidly. Not being able to switch strategies on the fly is like getting stuck in the mud. For 2012 we are going to listen more carefully to what people are saying and not saying.
#8. Best things in Life are Free, but wait a moment.
As the saying goes, best things in life are free, but the biggest learning has been that it's good to give things for free but not everyone appreciates it. For 2012 we will continue to do our charitable work but will focus more on the people who appreciate our work.
#7. Be ready to move, time is precious.
If your environment is not conducive to your growth then don't waste time trying to change people – change yourself. For 2012, we are going to reach out to the people who really need our services.
#6. Different strokes for different folks.
Our clients perceive us in different ways and we need to be flexible enough to meet their needs. One size does not fit all. For 2012 we are going to focus on the core needs of our varied client base.
#5. Accurate Perception.
To be honest with yourself is probably one of the hardest things to do. It is so vital to look and perceive things as they are – not worse than they are and not better. But as they are. Being true to yourself can save you a lot of wastage and emotional leakage. For 2012 we are going to look at things more objectively.
#4. Stop the (Time) Leaks.
You got to do things when they need to be done. Spending time with family, working, calling your clients all need to be done when they need to be done. When we don't do stick to our plans we have spillage and things flowing into each other Like a big mash up ultimately limiting your effectiveness as an individual and a business
#3. Sharpening the Saw takes Time – but don't spend all your time doing just that.
Sometimes we need to sharpen the axe before we chop the tree! Sometimes the preparation might take longer than you might have planned – but that's okay – as long as you get down to work and make it happen. For 2012 – our axe / saw is ready to go!
#2. Live Mindfully.
Your energy is directly proportional to your success. Developing detailed mindfulness about what picks you up & what takes you down mentally, emotionally, physically, or spiritually is the key to unlocking your potential in your health, relationships, and financial success.
Taking it a step further – develop the daily rituals that keep the heart, mind, body, & soul clean and aligned. For 2012 – it starts with us to make sure we are in peak states to deliver peak solutions.
#1. Enjoy the relationships – Enjoy the Journey – Enjoy Yourself.
At the end of the day – it's about enjoying the journey and doing your duty – especially for the ones who depend on you. building and enhancing their relationships Life is too short but love lasts for generations! For 2012 & beyond we are going to focus on building relationships and nurture them with appreciation and gratitude.
This is what we learned in 2012 – what are your learning's. Take some time and note them down to make sure you learned your lessons in 2011.
Keep blazing your own trail,
(CEO & Founder, Soul Rider)
7 Things Highly Productive People Do
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You probably don't want to admit it but you love distractions. In fact, just like monkeys, you get a shot of dopamine every time something pulls you in another direction. Why do you think you check your email so much?
Want to be more productive and get your focus back? There are no secret tricks here… do one thing at a time. Stop multitasking—it's just another form of distraction.
Easier said than done, I know.
Recently I sat down with Tony Wong, a project management blackbelt whose client list includes Toyota, Honda, and Disney, to name a few. He's an expert in keeping people on task, so I thought he'd be a good person to ask.
Here are his tips for staying productive:
- Work backwards from goals to milestones to tasks. Writing "launch company website" at the top of your to-do list is a sure way to make sure you never get it done. Break down the work into smaller and smaller chunks until you have specific tasks that can be accomplished in a few hours or less: Sketch a wireframe, outline an introduction for the homepage video, etc. That's how you set goals and actually succeed in crossing them off your list.
- Stop multi-tasking. No, seriously—stop. Switching from task to task quickly does not work. In fact, changing tasks more than 10 times in a day makes you dumber than being stoned. When you're stoned, your IQ drops by five points. When you multitask, it drops by an average of 10 points, 15 for men, five for women (yes, men are three times as bad at multitasking than women).
- Be militant about eliminating distractions. Lock your door, put a sign up, turn off your phone, texts, email, and instant messaging. In fact, if you know you may sneak a peek at your email, set it to offline mode, or even turn off your Internet connection. Go to a quiet area and focus on completing one task.
- Schedule your email. Pick two or three times during the day when you're going to use your email. Checking your email constantly throughout the day creates a ton of noise and kills your productivity.
- Use the phone. Email isn't meant for conversations. Don't reply more than twice to an email. Pick up the phone instead.
- Work on your own agenda. Don't let something else set your day. Most people go right to their emails and start freaking out. You will end up at inbox-zero, but accomplish nothing. After you wake up, drink water so you rehydrate, eat a good breakfast to replenish your glucose, then set prioritized goals for the rest of your day.
- Work in 60 to 90 minute intervals. Your brain uses up more glucose than any other bodily activity. Typically you will have spent most of it after 60-90 minutes. (That's why you feel so burned out after super long meetings.) So take a break: Get up, go for a walk, have a snack, do something completely different to recharge. And yes, that means you need an extra hour for breaks, not including lunch, so if you're required to get eight hours of work done each day, plan to be there for 9.5-10 hours.
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Forgiving – FOR GIVING Power to your Life
Ever wake up in the morning and tell yourself "One day – she will realize what she missed out on" or "when they see me drive by in my fancy new car- that will show them whose the daddy now" or when they see me with all this weight loss – they are going to regret having rejected me – and then I will reject them – ha ha hah (evil laugh)"
Now be honest – we all have had those thoughts – but what these thoughts are telling you is this
"YOU HAVE NOT FORGIVEN" "YOUR STILL HURTING" "YOUR STILL WANTING TO VALIDATE YOUR EXISTENCE" and the biggest one "YOUR LETTING SOMEONE ELSE RULE YOUR LIFE"
Take a moment – Think about it? If you are one of those who still has not forgiven – read on – if your one of those who thinks its good to hold that grudge against those that have wronged you – for you to function then you can go back and check out your foes on facebook.
We don't realize how these thoughts limit our lives. When someone has hurt us – we tend to harbor that hurt for a very long time – and it affects us in different ways – from damaging our health – our balance – and even our future relationships – and ultimately our piece of Mind!
FACT: About 75% of people who are being treated for depression report physical symptoms, including pain. If pain can lead to emotional distress, the reverse is also true. source WebMD (Read article here)
Yes or Yes?
If your ready to move on – take charge and the best way to do that is to forgive – because truly – Forgiving – gives you a lot more in your life.
How to Forgive and Truly Forget
Step 1: Truly understand that your human – give yourself the permission to be human. This means to have the realization that we all make mistakes. Mistakes are a way for us to learn, grow and evolve. Without having an option to make mistakes, the power of invention would cease to exist. All the greatest inventors made enough mistakes to realize how not to do something. So go forth and make a lot of mistakes as long as you learn the lesson.
Step 2: Accept that even you have hurt others and perhaps the best way to be forgiven is by forgiving others. Just like – It is only by giving that one recieves – its also by forgiving that one is forgiven.
Step 3: Find Purpose & then Find Passion: One of the biggest things we can do to lead an emotionally healthy life is to lead a Life of Purpose. This means – doing things that are important for you. Choosing a career that fulfills your core needs and giving significance to the things that matter. In other words – Get a Life.
Following these 3 simple steps – one should be able to move on. If your in London – come by and visit our weekly Sessions to help you do this.
A Change of Heart – Changes Everything
All Executives, Entrepreneurs, Students, & Individuals are always finding ways to get their desired results.
One of the biggest breakthroughs in leading your organization in business, communicating in your relationships, or achieving a personal goal like weight loss – is to change your approach – and that is where the true power lies.
One Approach to Change your Approach
Much like seeing the "Glass Half Full or Half Empty", or asking yourself "Not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country" (JFK) - it comes down to "Changing your Heart" – Connecting to your Intention – to focus on a higher purpose – your higher need that is being met when you deliver your service or message.
2 Reasons Why it Helps to Connect to Your Intention
1. Get Energized – By connecting to your intention, addressing your need, your shifting to a more powerful state of operation or modus operandi. This shift can be immediately noticed in your heart, mind, body, and soul allowing you to operate from a position of ….. well knowing that it just feels right.
2. Get Clarity – By connecting to your intention – you develop clarity as to why you are doing what your are doing? What does doing it – give you? That way you develop the wisdom to do things that are important to you and not because it only meets the needs of others.
So How to do Connect to Your Intention?
1. Sit or stand, relax, and breathe – inhale for 7 counts – hold for 1 count – exhale for 7 counts (Do this a few times until you feel your stomach and shoulders relax)
2. Ask yourself – Why are you doing what your doing?
Focus on the area around your stomach – try and identify the need that is being met when you do what you do.
Initially you may find it hard – but do it for a few days and automatically you will begin to develop that inner connection to your intention which will ultimately allow you to live a purposeful life.
Truly, when we change our heart, we change our energy, and that changes everything.
"The knowledge you acquire by connecting to your intention and reviewing your actions – may cause some people to go into shock"
If your business is struggling - let us help you change your heart - so you can change everything.
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The Drug called Charlie Sheen!
Most of us know Charlie Sheen - from Hot Shots, Platoon, Major League, Wall Street, and most recently Two and a Half Men.
From being a successful movie star to one of the highest paid actors on television – Charlie Sheen has also been in the press for the wrong reasons from drugs to prostitution to domestic violence.
As I watched the "Roast of Charlie Sheen" on Comedy Central, I realized that this guy has had one hell of a life – but whats remarkable is that Charlie loves his life. I am sure he has made his share of mistakes, has his regrets, but then again so do we have a back pack full of that stuff.
I just wanted to share 3 Things that inspired me most about Charlie Sheen's life.
1. His Resilience – his ability to bounce back from the bottoms of the rock bottoms – from circumstances that would have most likely destroyed the lives of many of us. Divorces, Drug Rehab Programs, Failures, whatever you want to call them – from all of that to still be able to move forward shows a lot of resilience.
(Resilience to be the ability to bounce back in life, the boardroom and the bedroom )
2. True to himself – Charlie told his boss to "F%CK OFF' in March of 2011. All of us at one point would have liked to tell our boss that too – but how many of us would ever do it.
That requires guts and a belief that no matter what happens – it will all be okay but its also important to connect to the unhappiness inside us and do something about it. When we are true to ourselves, we allow ourselves to embrace life.
3. Taking himself not too seriously.
To put yourself out there to be made fun of by the entire world at the Comedy Central Roast is a clear indicator that Charlie ain't taking himself too seriously. Research has shown that just laughing at the situations we put ourselves into cultivates our capacity for happiness.
So if you want to change your life and get unstuck – try these 3 simple things.
1. Build Resilience – the ability to Bounce back from tough situations.
2. Be True to Yourself – Know what your values are, what you stand for, what you can live with, what you cant live without.
3. Don't take yourself too seriously – life is short, try and live a life by doing Good Karma.
Thanks Charlie – for entertaining us over the years and now that you don't have a job – Good Luck
See you on the road Charlie – keep blazing your own trail.
If you or anyone you know is stuck in your life – send us an email at email@example.com and let us support you in making the change you want to be.
This post is not a character analysis of Charlie but a simple observation on some of his traits, beliefs, or whatever you want to call them that can really enhance our life - if we chose to.
Click the link below to watch the ROAST OF CHARLIE SHEEN ON Comedy Network
Dealing with Miscommunication and being Misunderstood – Part 1
Every now and then you come across a situation in life where whatever you say is misunderstood by the other person. This person could be a Friend, a Lover, or even a Colleague. What does one do? in such a situation.
Well since the intent of this space on the Soul Rider is to be used as a blog to post thoughts about relevant problems and situations and how to go about reaching a resolution that results in a win – win for all.. sounds easy – but sometimes hard to practice.
One of the things that we all need to be aware of is that when someone does something – that behavior – may cause us to get angry, pissed off – we need to acknowledge that the other persons actions have brought up something alive in "US". Its inside US that this reaction has started.
So before we point the finger and judge someone- lets take a minute and see whats happening inside of "US" – in our Heart, Mind, Body, & Soul.
The 5 things to do when someone annoys you with their behavior.
1. Listen to what they are saying without judgement.
2. Resist the temptation to respond.
3. Connect to whats ALIVE inside you.
4. Identify what your Feeling as a result of that Behavior.
5. Understand what you Need.
Try this and let me know how it works for you – Until Part Deux where we will talk about what to do once we have connected to whats Alive inside of Us.
Life provides us with opportunities for growth and human relationships are the perfect fodder for exactly that.
Have a nice week ahead & Always Keep Flowing
Soul Rider – 17th October, 20101
Our MissionTo assist individuals & organisations realise their potential.
Our VisionTo make this world a better place.
Our ApproachCleanse & align your heart, mind, body, & soul. Make self growth a lifestyle choice to achieve and sustain high levels of excellence.
Our Core BeliefWe all have a purpose for our existence, to learn our lessons and evolve continuously in our life time.


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Love & Hip Hip Atlanta Season 2 Reunion (Part One): Joseline Disses Mimi's Boob Job!
From the very beginning, there has always been tension between Mimi and Joseline because of Stevie J. Over the course of time, Mimi (supposedly) has moved on from Stevie J and no longer wants to be with him but Joseline doesn't believe her. Still thinking that Mimi is upset that Joseline stole her man, Joseline accuses Mimi of getting breast implants to be like the Puerto Rican Princess. When that happens, sparks fly between Mimi and Joseline and things get physical!


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The Perry County Central Commodores and the Hazard Bulldogs packed the house at the John C. Combs Arena last week. The two were playing to keep their season alive as the loser went home, and the winner advanced to the championship game and the region tournament.
The game was a little sloppy in the early going as neither team was able to find their range. The Commodores finished the period with a narrow 10-6 lead.
Perry Central began to put some distance between them and the Bulldogs in the second period. The Commodores were able to push the margin to double digits, and went into the locker room with the 26-12 advantage.
Hazard finally found their groove in the third period and drew closer to the Commodores. With 2:30 on the clock in the third period, the Bulldogs had cut the margin to five (29-24). Perry Central ended the period with the 32-26 lead.
Both teams turned up the intensity in the final period and put together their best offensive output of the game. Hazard continued to keep the game close and remained only five points behind midway through the period.
Perry Central began to pull away late, and pushed the lead back to double digits. A couple of late baskets by Hazard set the final score at 50-42.
Perry Central (50) Austin Pray 1 (1 rebound), Darryl Beatty 5 (1 rebound), Tyler Fugate 4 (1 rebound), Austin Neace 3, Braxton Beverly 15 (6 rebounds), Travis Stacy 4, Justin Johnson 12 (10 rebounds) and Dalton Cornett 6 (3 rebounds).
Hazard (42) Hunter Hardy 2 (1 rebound), Collier Mobelini 2 (5 rebounds and 1 assist), Evan Whitaker 6 (2 rebounds and 1 assist), Chris Hudson 15 (9 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block), Josh Hollon 8 (2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal), Jordan Olinger 7 (4 rebounds and 2 assists) and Mack Hall 2.


text: Dharmasthala Temple (Sanskrit: श्री क्षेत्र धर्मस्थल) is an 800-year-old religious institution in the temple town of Dharmasthala in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, India. The deities of the temple are Shiva who is referred to as Manjunatha, Ammanavaru, Chandranath and the Dharma Daivas (guardian spirits of Dharma) namely Kalarahu, Kalarkayi, Kumaraswamy and Kanyakumari. The temple is considered unique since it belongs to the Shaivite sect of Hinduism. The priests are Shivalli Brahmins who belong to the Vaishnava sect of Hinduism and the administration is run by a Jain Bunt family called the Pergades.


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Photoshop Elements 8 for Windows Essential Training highlights the important features of this comprehensive image organization and photo enhancement application. Photographer Jan Kabili shows how to use Photoshop Elements to organize and edit photos, build photos into projects like slideshows and photo books, and share photos with family and friends. Jan explains how to train Photoshop Elements 8 to recognize and tag faces, use the Smart Brush for targeted adjustments, and share photos using Adobe's online service, photoshop.com. She also dives deep into the application's editing tools, which rival those of the full product, Photoshop, in their ability to take snapshots and turn them into great photos. Exercise files accompany the course.
When you're shooting a photo on an overcast day, you sometimes end up with the result like this. This photograph is flat; in other words it doesn't have a wide range of tones in it. There are no bright whites and no dark darks. Most of the tones in the image are closer to middle gray. One feature you can use to adjust lighting and contrast in an image like this is a Levels adjustment layer. There are two ways to apply a Levels adjustment. It can be applied as a direct adjustment or as an adjustment layer. In the last movie I showed you that the direct adjustments are located under the Enhanced menu and here in the Adjust Lighting category there is a Levels adjustment.
But I'm not going to choose that because I prefer to use an adjustment layer, which is more flexible than a direct adjustment and is nondestructive to the photo itself, as I explain in the preceding movie. So I'm going to go to the bottom of the Layers panel and I'm going to click the black and white circle icon, and from the menu that appears I'm going to choose Levels to create a Levels adjustment layer right here in the Layers panel above the Background layer that contains the photo. Creating that adjustment layer has set the Adjustments panel to display the controls for Levels, including this diagram here in the center of the panel.
The diagram is called a Histogram. It represents all the possible tones in this image from the brightest possible whites to the darkest possible blacks, and all the possible tones of gray in between. This black hill in the middle represents the actual tones in this particular photograph. It tells me that all the tones in this photo are clustered around the middle tones. There are no bright whites over here and no black blacks over here, but that's something that I can fix here with Levels. To do that I'll start with this white slider and I'm going to drag it to the left until it's just underneath some of the hill of black in the center of the diagram.
And as you can see in the image, that has lightened the brightest tones. Now I'm going to take the black slider and drag it to the right until it's just below the cluster of black bars that represent the tones in the image and that sets the darkest parts of the image to black. So now there are brighter whites, there are darker darks, and the range of midtones in between has expanded across the tonal range. Unfortunately you can't see that in this particular histogram, but if I go up to the Window menu at the top of the screen and choose Histogram to open a Histogram panel, you can see that there are now some bars across the entire tonal range.
The bars are all just clustered in the middle. By default the Histogram shows the bars that represent the tones in the image in color, but if I want to I can change that from the Channel menu to RGB and then I'll see a black-and-white view that's for similar to the Histogram in Levels. So here you can see more clearly that there are individual bars representing individual tones and that they are now spread out across the tonal range. I'm going to double-click the Adjustments tab to bring back the Levels controls. If I want to compare the image now to how it looked before I made this adjustment, I'll go down to the bottom of the Adjustments panel and click the eye icon, which makes the Levels adjustment temporarily invisible, and then I'll click again to enable the Levels adjustment again.
There is quite a dramatic difference. Just this simple adjustment has pretty much saved an image that I otherwise would have thrown out. As I explained in the last movie about adjustment layers, the benefit of having applied levels as an adjustment layer, rather than a direct adjustment is that I could now come back in and tweak the Levels adjustment at any time and whatever changes I make to Levels are not having a direct impact on the Background layer. So if I threw away this Levels adjustment layer I would still have my original photo on the Background layer untouched.
And the Levels adjustment layer like all adjustment layers comes with it's own layer mask that I could paint on to protect part of the photo from this adjustment, if I wanted to. All as I showed in the preceding movie. So if you do have contrast and exposure problems with your photographs, be sure to give Levels a try. It's a really powerful adjustment that can fix a range of lighting problems and when you apply a Levels adjustment try to do it as an adjustment layer rather than as a direct adjustment.
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Magic Mouse-Tracking Speed
I have the latest 10.6.2 update but have a question about the tracking speed for the Magic Mouse.
I am happy with the Magic Mouse but the tracking is slower than other mice I'm used to. I have put the tracking at the maximum speed and slower tracking is nice for sometimes clicking just where I need to but when I'm going from one side of the screen to the other it's hard. I also am using it on a mousepad. I know it's not required but seems more comfortable but the mouse goes off the end of the mouse pad when I go across the screen.
Is there any possible way to make the tracking faster? I hope with a future update maybe Apple will make this possible if it's not now.
Certainly it is possible - i have a 20" connected to my 24 iMac and i can get from edge of one screen to opposite edge of other while still on a A4 sheet with the MM. Have you checked for updates since you connected that Magic Mouse. Remember, the movement is not Linear so you need to move smoothly and quickly to travel distance
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At Minnesota Energy Resources, our actions are guided by a vision for our company, a mission centered on our customers, values we share with our local communities and clear expectations for the way we work and treat one another.
Vision: "People Creating a Premier and Growing Energy Company"
A vision is a picture of the future we seek to create. It gives shape and direction to the organization's future, and it helps people set goals to take the organization closer to that vision.
The key phrases of our vision are:
- People creating: Our ability to achieve the vision rests with our people, who are actively working to make the vision real.
- Premier and growing: We strive to be the best at what we do, both internally and externally, and are constantly changing to meet customer needs and expectations.
- Energy company: We are focused on the energy business in regulated and non-regulated sectors.
Mission: "Provide Customers with the Best Value in Energy and Related Services"
Our mission describes what we do and who we serve. It provides focus for our everyday work and long-term direction for our strategic planning.
We are committed to serving all of our stakeholders in ways that are consistent with our values.
- Integrity – We are guided by honesty, trust and sincerity in all our actions.
- Innovation – We fully support the quest to develop creative and innovative ideas that can lead to improving our ability to serve the needs of our stakeholders.
- Safety – We are committed to safety at all times and in all places – in our products and services, in our workplaces and in our communities.
- Collaboration – We consider a broad spectrum of ideas and opinions before formulating business strategies and goals.
- Respect for Employees – We value unique and high-level skills, abilities and perspectives.
- Service to Customers – We focus on creative solutions to meet and exceed our customers' expectations.
- Value for Owners – We seek long-term value for our shareholders through dividend growth and strong return on total capital.
- Support for Communities – We are leaders in our communities and responsible stewards of the environment.
Our success as individuals and as a company depends on our attitude toward our work and each other. To achieve our vision and be true to our mission and values, all employees are expected to:
- Embrace change
- Foster diversity and inclusion
- Be a team player; work toward a shared purpose and mutual accountability
- Be adaptable, flexible, creative and tenacious
- Be safe in everything we do
- Communicate openly, honestly and respectfully
- Use operational excellence to achieve customer-focused results
- Strive for work/life balance
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Buddy Squirrel combines the best of both worlds when it comes to satisfying your sweet tooth or craving for salt. The company specializes in award-winning confections, boxed chocolates, stylish gift tins, premier nuts from around the world, snack mixes and award-winning gourmet popcorns.
Buddy Squirrel's history began more than 96 years ago when immigrants founded Quality Candy, a confectionery company in Milwaukee, Wis. In the 1960s, Quality Candy then purchased a nut roasting, gourmet popcorn and snack mix operation called Buddy Squirrel. In 2010 the newly renamed, Buddy Squirrel LLC, began revitalizing bulk sales with new kosher confections, healthy snack mixes and redesigned packaging.
Today, the company continues to evolve within its wholesale division. Buddy Squirrel recently debuted Bull Whips and White Cheddar Cheezzzy® Cheese Corn. It now also offers Buddy Bars, made from the original 1916 Quality Candy recipes. Available both packaged individually and in bulk, the collection of flavors includes Sea Salt Caramel, Butter Almond Toffee, Peanut Butter Caramel, Peanut Butter Meltaway, Mint Meltaway and more. Additionally, Buddy Squirrel is thrilled to introduce Honey Bars, a honey and granola-based alternative to the company's Buddy Bars. This new collection includes flavors such as Almond & Raisin, Cashew, Coffee, Craisin & Peanut Butter and Raisin & Seeds.
Buddy Squirrel currently owns and operates three retail locations in the metro Milwaukee area. Celebrated products include Butter Almond Toffee, Pecan Tads®, Cheddar Cheezzzy® Cheese Corn and Fairy Food®.
Buddy Squirrel confections are also sold across the country through wholesalers and specialty food and candy stores and can be directly purchased from its website.
The heart of Buddy Squirrel is the company's mission to delight customers with friendly service and the experience of the world's finest confections made from premium chocolate, nuts and popcorn.
For more information, call 800.972.2658, email email@example.com or visit www.BuddySquirrel.com.
Rubschlager breads make a healthy start for food for entertaining or for everyday snacks and meals. Rubschlager Cocktail Breads, available in four varieties, are a no-fuss way to start any party. Just open a cheese spread, add a bowl of chicken or tuna salad and perhaps a tray of sliced meat and cheese, and the party is underway with minimum fuss and good nutrition as well. Of course, the Cocktail Breads also lend themselves to make-ahead hors d'oeuvres, including everything from the very fancy, featuring caviar or lobster salad, to the very plain and economical, such as a simple cream cheese spread topped with attractive veggies.
Rubschlager's Square and Rye-Ola Breads are equally adaptable for smaller hors d'oeuvres when cut into smaller wedges, triangles or squares. These breads can of course, can be used for full-sized hearty sandwiches as well. Smoked salmon combines with Rubschlager's Rye-Ola Black Rye or Westphalian Pumpernickel for the perfect presentation. There is no need to remove crusts from any of these breads, minimizing both preparation time and waste.
If the occasion is a children's party, kids are always pleased with Rubschlager's Cocktail Breads, because they can make sandwiches with their favorite fillings, which are "just their size." Try serving children turkey breast, egg salad or peanut butter on these smaller-sized Cocktail Breads.
Rubschlager's Natural Preferences Mini-Chips offer an all-natural, 100 percent whole-grain crunchy option to accompany guacamole, salsa, onion dip, soups and salads. In fact, these mini-chips serve as a healthful and delicious snack all on their own. Available in Really Rye, Really Garlic and Not Really Plain, there is a flavor to please everyone's taste buds.
All Rubschlager products are OU Pareve. Rubschlager Baking Corporation is located at 3220 West Grand Avenue, Chicago, Ill., 60651. Contact the company by phone at 773.826.1245, or email email@example.com. Visit the company online at www.rubschlagerbaking.com.
Robert Rothschild Farm made a big debut at the 2013 Summer Fancy Food Show with the launch of a number of new products, including a new holiday collection.
The latest products from Robert Rothschild Farm include new preserves, dessert toppings, cheese dips, baking mixes and seasonal items. Some of the outstanding preserves include the Heirloom Tomato Watermelon Jam, Stone Fruit Preserves, Hatch Chile Jalapeño Jam and Pear Ginger Preserves. The unique flavor combinations and profiles of these preserves make them a must-try.
In addition, good news for sweets lovers: Robert Rothschild Farm launched two new dessert mixes at the show. The Classic Shortbread Cookie Mix and Double Chocolate Fudge Brownie Mix make classic desserts simple and sweet. Robert Rothschild Farm's Pub Style Pretzel Bread Mix was a huge hit with customers at the show who loved the endless ways one could make special sizes and shapes with the pretzel dough. The possibilities for creativity with the pretzel bread make it great for any occasion.
In addition, the holiday season is quickly approaching, and Robert Rothschild Farm is preparing retailers for the season with everything from gourmet stocking stuffers to elegant gift sets. The Perfect Pair Gift Sets were very popular at the show because of the reusable, sophisticated packaging and the delicious gourmet products in each box. Perfect Pair Gift Sets are available in four flavors that include the company's top-selling dips and seasonal favorites paired with gourmet pretzels for a flavorful combination. The Entertaining Trio Gift Sets are available with either a sweet or savory combination of three delectable dips, sauces or preserves. Two of their most popular sauces, Pineapple Coconut Mango Tequila Sauce and Hot Pepper Raspberry Chipotle Sauce are available in a Gourmet Sauce Duo Gift Set. Any food-lover will appreciate the Italian Dinner Gift Set, Breakfast at the Farm Gift Set or Holiday Celebrate Gift Set, because of the variety of products they include and the options they offer for making a meal, breakfast or appetizer.
The Summer Fancy Food Show has come and gone, but what remains are some delectable new products and the assurance of knowing that holiday gifting will be a breeze with Robert Rothschild Farm.
For more information about Robert Rothschild Farm products, call 800.356.8933, email firstname.lastname@example.com, or visit the company's website at www.robertrothschild.com. You can also find Robert Rothschild Farm on Facebook and Pinterest.
As the fall season approaches, the back-to-school timeframe is an ideal opportunity for consumers to instill new eating habits and try more wholesome snack options when packing lunches or going on the road for after school activities. Plus, with allergy-related food restrictions enforced in many schools, it is now more important than ever for parents to find healthier, safe alternatives when shopping.
Mediterranean Snacks recognizes the need for better-for-you snacking alternatives to fried potato chips or other high calorie snacks, whether due to a desire for low-fat, protein-rich options or an interest in following a gluten-free diet. Making nutritious, tasty, calorically smart snacks available to consumers is the company's mission. This mission is reflected in Mediterranean Snacks' latest product for busy, health-conscious consumers: tapaz2go™. This innovative offering, a convenient, gluten-free-certified, mini-meal solution, combines a single-serve pouch of protein-rich Mediterranean Snacks Lentil Crackers along with a substantial portion of hummus in one portable package for healthy on-the-go snacking.
Made from all-natural ingredients with 250 calories or less per serving and 7 grams of protein, tapaz2go addresses the consumer desire for natural, high protein, satiating snacks. Another benefit to shoppers is that tapaz2go is shelf stable and can be stored at room temperature, so it is a perfect on-the-go snack solution for parents who want to fit healthy, smart snacking into their families' active lifestyle. The product can be a convenient between-meal snack for those out doing errands, or it can be an easy, nutritious office lunch.
Available in three popular hummus flavors, roasted garlic, red pepper or classic, the individual package size for tapaz2go is 3.6 ounces. The product has a suggested retail price of $2.99, with a shelf life of 300 days.
For more information on Mediterranean Snacks, contact the company by phone at 973.402.2644 or by email at email@example.com. Visit the company online at www.mediterraneansnackfoods.com.
Sierra Soups are vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free, and they taste fabulous. The mixes are simple to make and come complete with vegetables (dehydrated) and a flavorful spice packet. They will serve a large family, and recipes are on the back of each package, along with additional options to enhance the meal.
Sierra Soups mixes come in clear cello packaging, showcasing their colorful, all-natural ingredients. Display trays are available for shelf presentation. The company offers eight different soup mixes and a Middle-Eastern Grain & Lentil Salad mix, all of which are inexpensive and easy for the average cook to prepare. Its current bestseller, Fresno Fog Split Pea soup, only requires the addition of water and a cooking time of approximately one hour. The company supplies distributors, brokers, gourmet/specialty food shops, health food stores and upscale grocery stores/chains.
Marketing research shows that the household cook does not mind a slow-cooking product such as beans. However, he or she wants some leftovers. With this in mind, Sierra Soups developed recipes that serve from eight to twelve servings and which can then be frozen for later meals and still retain their marvelous flavor and nutrition.
For the team at Sierra Soups, the overall mission is to provide a wholesome product, with exceptional food value and a heap of flavor, but which is easy for the average cook to put together. With the spices and vegetables already included in the soup bag, you will not have to make a trip to the grocery store. The hardest thing you may need to do is sauté an onion (and sometimes not even that). In addition, once prepared, the company's soups can be frozen for future meals.
For more information about Sierra Soups, Inc., or to order the company's soup mixes, visit www.sierrasoups.com, or call 800.397.6887, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Only the freshest natural ingredients go into Vanilla Bean Unique Cookies' Lemon Ricotta Cookie. The team at Vanilla Bean prides themselves on creating cookies that are a combination of creativity, uniqueness and amazing flavor profiles, and the Lemon Ricotta Cookie is no exception! Vanilla Bean has taken the classic Italian Ricotta Cookie and added its signature twist to create an amazing cookie. The Lemon Ricotta Cookie is made with real butter, fresh eggs, lemon zest, tart lemon juice, pure vanilla and creamy ricotta cheese. The resulting cookie is soft with a cake like texture, garnished with the company's signature lemon glaze. With its creamy texture, the glaze has just the right amount of sweetness and a hint of tart lemon to create a great finish to an amazing cookie.
Vanilla Bean's cookies are fresh baked with no synthetic preservatives. However, the fresh lemon adds a natural element to help preserve the cookie without giving up the company's high standard for quality. Because of the fresh nature of the Lemon Ricotta Cookie, it is a great fit for online retail companies, corporate gifts and gourmet gift baskets.
Your customers will appreciate Vanilla Bean's attention to detail as the company's cookies are packaged in a classic natural pinstripe box. Each box contains 12 cookies, and each cookie is individually packaged in cellophane and sealed to ensure freshness. While some companies seek products with long a shelf life, Vanilla Bean knows its customers appreciate the pure quality of its cookies as will yours.
For wholesale information regarding Vanilla Bean cookies, contact Debbie Smith at 260.415.4652 or 888.498.4502.
Bella Lucia Gluten Free Italian Pizzelle has an amazing line of delicious handmade cookies for all your customers' needs. Bella Lucia is the largest producer of gluten-free pizzelle in the United States. The company has been able to combine the traditional taste of Italian cookies, with a new twist for all your specialty needs.
Bella Lucia still laboriously bakes its pizzelle two at a time, a claim not many other companies could make. Choose between the company's top four flavors: anise, vanilla, Saigon cinnamon, and the company's newest flavor, Lemon Love, the perfect mix of tangy and sweet. These pizzelle are just the thing to tempt the pallet.
Bella Lucia never adds any artificial flavors or colors. The company's pizzelle are always natural and always great! "Be Authentic. Be Unique," and include Bella Lucia Gluten Free Pizzelle in your product lineup.
For more information, check out Bella Lucia online at www.BellaLuciaGlutenFree.com, or call 814.201.2222.
Cholent is another creative series of salt-free dinner kits from Purely American Foods. What exactly is Cholent? It is a traditional Jewish meal that, for generations, has been prepared on Friday before the Sabbath begins. Slow cooked all night, this savory stew is the main course at Saturday's noonday meal.
Now, busy, health-conscious consumers of all faiths can enjoy these time saving, salt-free meals any day of the week. Gluten-free, all-natural, kosher, and free of salt and MSG, the Cholent kits from Purely American are a delicious and good-for-you heat and serve option for your retail customers.
The Cholent kits are just one among many delicious and healthy meal solutions offered from Purely American. The company's healthy dinner kits are all salt and gluten-free, kosher certified and all-natural with no MSG and high fiber.
Check out the company online at www.purelyamerican.com, or contact Ray Leard at 740.592.3800 for information and orders.
When you want the "real" Gruyère AOP, there are a few things you can look for to guarantee that you have found the one cheese that can deliver the signature taste and consistency you expect from Gruyère AOP. In order to find this authentic cheese, you need to know where to look, and what it means.
During production, each wheel of Gruyère AOP is systematically marked with the number of the mold and code of the cheese dairy that is producing it. The day and month of production are also noted. These black markings are made with casein, the milk protein (even here, there are no additives involved). From this point on, the name "Gruyère AOP," and the code of the production facility appear on the heel of each wheel. This is an effective way of preventing fakes and guaranteeing authenticity. However, you can take it a step further. Using the cheese dairy's unique code, you can go to www.gruyere.com and enter the cheese dairy number to see who produced the cheese you are eating!
For more information, recipes and photos of the only region that can produce Le Gruyère AOP, visit www.gruyere.com.
Nothing is quite as exotic as Hawaii, but forget springing for a plane ticket to find the real taste of paradise. More and more specialty retailers are offering 'Ohana Harbor Coffee to satisfy their customers' cravings. 'Ohana Harbor Coffee Company offers a variety of Hawaiian Island-inspired Kona Coffees that will provide you and your customers a vacation for your palates.
'Ohana Harbor Coffee Company's 100 percent Kona coffee is grown exclusively in the Kailua-Kona region on the Big Island of Hawaii, where rich volcanic soil and an ideal climate produce a unique and robust coffee cherry. Harvested from September through February, 'Ohana's 100 percent Kona coffee is award winning. It has earned the "Cream of the Crop" designation for six consecutive years.
A favorite among coffee aficionados for its low acidity and full-bodied flavor, 'Ohana's 100 percent Kona coffee is offered in medium and dark roasts. The company's most popular Kona coffee is Ali'i Premium, a hand-picked, sun-dried, single-origin Kona coffee that is small batch roasted to bring out its sugars while preserving the nutty flavors for which Kona coffees are traditionally known.
While 'Ohana Harbor specializes in 100 percent Kona Coffee, the company also offers small batch-roasted, hand-crafted Kona blends that fit into any budget. Whether a seasonal product or a faithful stand by, 'Ohana Harbor offers island-inspired packaging and taste that is guaranteed to be fresh and smooth.
Founded on traditional values and sustainability, 'Ohana Harbor is a family-owned operation emphasizing traditional Hawaiian culture, fairness and environmentally mindful practices. 'Ohana does this by staying involved with its coffee "from tree to cup." 'Ohana Harbor is honored to offer the great-tasting coffee from the company's 'Ohana to yours. 'Ohana means "family," and 'Ohana Harbor invites you to make its coffee part of yours.
For more information head online to www.ohanaharbor.com.


text: The Living Well Lounge is located in the center of the University Student Union directly across from the Associated Students Ticket Office. We offer free services and activities, including nutrition counseling and relaxing massage chair. The Living Well Lounge is designed to provide stress relief, health and wellness information, and tips for balancing a hectic student life. We also host healthy events, so come watch a movie or attend a meditation session. For more information, call (818) 677-2622 or check out the program calendar for more details.


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COLUMBIA CITY — Emotions ran high from everyone involved prior to the expected century-long sentencing of an 18-year-old who admitted to killing a 14-year-old Whitley County girl in March of 2010.
"I still don't know how this could happen in our community," said Whitley Circuit Court Judge James Heuer after hearing testimony from both the prosecution and the defense in the sentencing hearing of Joshua M. Wright.
Wright pleaded guilty but mentally ill in court last month and agreed to a combined sentence for four crimes of 100 years.
He appeared this morning for sentencing by Heuer. The judge, who told the courtroom he's about to begin his 20th year on the bench, said he never dreamed a case like this would come before him.
He addressed the family of the young victim, Kaylin Doggendorf, who was raped and killed in March of last year.
"I don't know how you get up in the morning," he said.
In the change of plea agreement entered into court in February, Wright, through his attorney Brad Voelz, pleaded guilty to murder, with an agreed sentence of 62 years; rape, a Class B felony with an agreed sentence of 18 years; burglary, a Class B felony with an agreed sentence of 18 years; and removal of a body, a Class D felony with an agreed sentence of two years.
Heuer agreed to the conditions and issued the agreed sentence with all four sentences to be served consecutively.
In exchange for the change of plea, the prosecution agreed to drop the felony murder charge and to not seek a life sentence without parole.
According to pre-sentence testimony by Chuck Vogely of the Whitley County Sheriff's Department, Wright admitted to raping and killing Kaylin Doggendorf after submitting to a polygraph test during the investigation of the girl's disappearance.
He then agreed to lead authorities to her body which was found in a briar patch located nearly equidistant from Wright's house and the Doggendorf residence.
Prior to sentencing, Prosecuting Attorney Matt Rentschler called not only Vogely to the stand, but also family members, including Jason Doggendorf, Kaylin's father and Linbeth Doggendorf, the victim's mother.
In the crowded courtroom were other family members and friends of the victim from the Whiko school corporation.
"She was an amazing girl," said Jason Doggendorf. "I have a hard time believing someone could do something like this to such a nice, sweet girl."
Linbeth Doggendorf burst into tears on the stand. "I was looking forward to her being a mom," she said.


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Touchette was with the baby who went down first, and she was in charge of squeezing the tiny AMBU bag attached to a mask that breathed for the baby as a doctor carried him down the stairs. They had to step in unison and be sure not to disrupt the multiple intravenous lines.
They had to do it all in the dark, damp – and now windy -- stairwell.
"It seemed like it took forever at the time," Touchette said. "But it definitely took up less than 15 minutes."
Once that baby was downstairs, Touchette could help set up more teams of physicians and nurses to bring down the other five babies, including Will.
And as that group searched for a clear staircase, Donovan bumped into a nurse carrying a baby bundled in blankets.
It was Will. And he was sleeping.
They walked down the stairs together and rode in an ambulance to Mount Sinai Hospital. Donovan still marvels at how Will's nurse worked more than 30 hours that night.
"It's not like, 'That was our son's nurse one time.' It's, 'That was our good friend, Annie,'" he said. "He fell asleep in bed and woke up in Mount Sinai. He slept the whole way through … He was totally comfortable in her arms."
The last cardio patient left the hospital at 2:30 a.m., Ludomirsky said, and the last pediatric patient left at 4:30 a.m.
"The next day, we started to do rounds in all the other hospitals, and families asked us how we were doing," Ludomirsky said. "'How are you doing after climbing up and down who knows how many times?' 'Did you get some sleep?'"
All Ludomirsky's patients are doing well, he said, and many of them have returned to NYU Langone for follow-up surgeries. Patients with congenital heart defects usually need a series of three surgeries: one a few days after birth, one a few months later, and one a few years later.
Touchette said many of the families sent Christmas cards and photos of their babies to show how well they were doing.
"Everyone went above and beyond expectations for their jobs," she said. "It shows you the type of people who work on this unit every day. People who really love kids and feel very empathetic toward families."
Will was back at NYU Langone last week for his second surgery, prompting hugs from the staff as they marveled at how big he's grown over the last few months.
"It was a lot of fun to reunite with these people we like and care about so much," Donovan said.
Will recovered four days after his operation and returned home to Long Island. He isn't expected to need another surgery until he's about 2 years old.
"We're so excited at where he is," Donovan said. "This is a major hurdle for him to clear."


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Fans of The Daily Show will have to adjust to a slightly different, yet familiar, type of snark as Jon Stewart takes a couple months off this summer to tackle his first directing gig, and TDS "correspondent" John Oliver steps in to see us through the dog days.
Oliver, in typical dry, pithy, British fashion, blogged, ""Don't worry, it's still going to be everything that you love about The Daily Show, just without the thing that you love the most about it." Oh, John with an "h," you're just as special as "h"-less Jon, and don't let anyone ever tell you otherwise.
Oliver steps in on June 10th with guest Seth Rogen, who many of you may know as having played schlubs his entire acting career.
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A Slight Risk For Severe Storms TodayAugust 21st, 2014 at 5:07 am by Randy Ollis under Colts Forecast, Weather
A stationary front will trigger scattered thunderstorms today. There is a slight risk for severe weather. The main threat will be damaging winds and large hail. It will be humid with highs in the middle 80s this afternoon.
Scattered showers and storms will again be likely on Friday. Highs tomorrow will be in the upper 80s.
The weekend will be hazy, hot and humid with isolated storms possible. Highs will be near 90 on both Saturday and Sunday. The heat will continue into the first part of next week. A cold front will bring storms by the middle of next week followed by cooler temperatures.


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