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Frag Fest Gaming Competition 2008 is the annual gaming competition that is held as a part of the NASCON event, for the revival of gaming in Pakistan. With special thanks to Cyber Shot Network Gaming, Adiyalia Road Rawalpindi for their endless and ultimate support in conducting the event. The purpose of the competition is to provide gamers within the institutes of Pakistan a fun, healthy platform wherein they can compete in their respective games, and try to earn a cash prize while they're at it. The event attracts gamers from all over Pakistan, all competing neck to neck for the title of top gamers. It is also hoped that this event will further the name of gaming as a whole; gaming has already become a valid profession in many parts of the world, and it is our hope that it will evolve to this, both from the points of the gamers themselves, as well as Pakistani society as a whole.
Played Games
Ø Call of Duty IV (Search and Destroy)
Ø MOHAA (Non-Default Maps)
Ø Counter Strike 1.6 patch V.32
Ø DOTA (Latest, stable Map available till February 2009)
[Rules & Procedures]
01. Only five participants per team (belonging to the same institute/gaming cafe) are allowed. A maximum of five teams are allowed from each institute but only one may be accepted on the 'first come first serve' basis due to limited seats.
02. FIFA 2008, a single participant from an institute/gaming cafe is allowed.
. The complete registration requires the following documents to be submitted before the deadline.
i. Registration Form.
ii. Reference Letter of institute/gaming club.
iii. Registration Fee (in the form of valid and acceptable bank draft).
iv. Copy of NIC of each Player (if over 18 years), otherwise copy of B-Form.
03. Entries must be made at least 3 weeks before the announced event commencement date.
04. All participants must submit a Reference Letter signed by the academic officer/gaming zone administrator of the institute/gaming zone to identify them as currently enrolled undergraduate student of the institute or regular players of gaming cafe. Participants will be required to submit this reference letter by hand, post or fax.
05. Accepted applicants must confirm their participation in the competition by visiting our website www.nascon.com.pk. In case the participation is not confirmed contact us immediately on firstname.lastname@example.com or on +92-322-5124909.
06. Registration fee for the Gaming Competition in NASCON 2009 is PKR 500/- per player. The Registration fee for MOHAA is PKR 750/- per Player. The registration fee is non refundable.
Payment Method:
• Bank Draft: Registration fee may be in the form of a bank draft (excluding bank charges) in favor of "National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences Islamabad", which should be payable in any Pakistan-based bank.
(This Bank Draft can be submitted either by post or by hand.)
Traveling and Accommodation
9. Accommodation arrangements for the outstation participants would be made by the NASCON Management on request.
10. NASCON Management will not bear any traveling expenses of the participants.
Competition Rules
General Rules
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Cell: +92-322-5124909
Game-Specific Rules
All Games will be played on WCG 2008 (Modified) rules, available at www.nascon.com.pk
MOHAA will be played on following rules. Which are also available on web site
· 5 vs 5 Matches.
· Match will be played on Customized (Non-Default) maps.
· Each map, maximum of 8 minutes play time.
· Best of three of each map will decide the winning team (in Finals Only).
· Maps and (Allies and Axis) will be decided on toss.
· Any player (if) views spectator mode during the Competition, will lead his team to the penalty of giving up the map to opponent team.
· Cursing and Slugging and use of any king of abusive language/gestures (is/are) NOT allowed, and may lead to disqualification of player/team.
· Map Played:
Aftermath (Revised)
Close Combat
Sniper Valley
Arena 23
1. Each match will start in time with a grace period of 10 minutes (for settings). Delay of any kind will not be tolerated and the opponent team will automatically get a walkover.
2. No food and drinks are allowed in the gaming area.
3. No extra person/supporters will be allowed in the arena during match.
4. No screening allowed.
5. All installation of hardware and software will be done under supervision of organizers.
6. In case of Power failure or PC shutdown the match will be restarted or the judge will decide the outcome.
7. The NASCON Management reserves the right to modify the rules without prior notice.
8. Some proof of ID is essentially required (NIC, B-Form, College ID, Passport and Driving License). Failing to do so will result in disqualification.
*For full details of games (maps/server settings) refer to the NASCON website (www.nascon.com.pk)
For more information feel free to contact:-
Email: email@example.com
Cell: +92-322-5124909
NASCON 09' Gaming Coordinator(s)
Ø Mansoor Yahya (i050059)
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Loew-Cornell Blending Stumps are perfect tools when you want to smudge and blend drawings made from pencils, charcoals, and pastels and don't want to get your fingers dirty.
Available in 2 piece packages of either 1/4" or 3/8" blending stumps or in an assorted 5 piece package that includes 1/8", 3/16", 1/4", 7/16", and 5/8" blending stumps.
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Hypothermia is a condition where the body loses heat faster than it creates it. During hunting, it occurs when a hunter is not dressed properly or does not dry off quickly after getting wet. The symptoms of hypothermia are uncontrolled shivering, slurred speech, slow rate of breathing, loss of coordination, and skin that is cold and pale. When this happens, immediate action must be taken. You can do any or all of the following to help the person get warm, but most of all, seek medical help as quickly as possible.
Be sure to carry a cell phone with you, and know the emergency numbers in the area where you will be hunting. Also, you owe it to yourself and your loved ones to take a class in first aid and CPR. Contact your local health department and join a class.


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Out and About 1 November
This week Out and About makes macaroons with You magazine, accompanies Philips to The Electric Ballroom, attends Brand Licensing Europe, watches the Skyfall premiere with DCM and accepts an invite to the IPA Effectiveness Awards.
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Gray Imports
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- "I'm saying the Ballas have brains, Carl, they watch the news. I'm saying they're making friends, cutting deals, and tooling up for more than half-assed drive-bys. Lots of cheap guns coming into America since the fall of the wall, Carl."
- — Frank Tenpenny.
Gray Imports is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas given to the protagonist Carl Johnson by the C.R.A.S.H. team from the Jim's Sticky Ring donut shop in the Market district of Los Santos, San Andreas.
Carl goes to Ocean Docks, where the Ballas and Russians are having a deal. He needs to get in the office where the deal is taking place, so he fights through the Russians, all armed with MP5s and Pistols, outside the factory, enters the warehouse by destroying the keypad, and fights through more Russians and Ballas on the way to the office. He finds the office, where two Ballas and the dealer are waiting for him. He kills the Ballas and follows the dealer, who runs outside, past many more Russians, and heads for a Banshee. Carl chases him on a PCJ-600 and kills him.
Mission objectives
In order to complete the mission the player must:
- Go to the docks where the Ballas and the Russians are making a deal
- The Russians and Ballas are having a meeting inside the warehouse. You will have to find some way inside
- The meeting is taking place in the office at the back
- Take out the Russian arms dealer inside the office
- Kill the Dealer!
Fireproof/Explosionproof cars
During this mission the player can turn his/her car Fireproof/Explosion Proof by going into the red marker while still in the car. Note that if a vehicle with special abilities (FP/EP are exceptions) is driven into the marker, it will lose it's qualities and pick up the new ones.
Tips and Tricks
- There are many explosive barrels scattered around the factory, and the Russians are often close to them. Shooting one barrel can often take out multiple enemies, but can eventually also hurt the player.
- It is possible to kill the dealer before he reaches the Banshee. One method is by ignoring the Ballas in the office and Russians outside the office and targeting only the dealer. It is even possible to kill him without entering the office, and thus causing him to not flee, by standing very close to the wall by the doorway and shooting him from there. Another method is by obtaining a Rocket Launcher and blasting inside the officefrom a distance. Grenades have the same effect but aiming is harder.
- It should also be noted that the dealer is one of the few NPCs that can take several dozen bullets before going down.
- Once the player arrives to the meet, their vehicle will become fire and explosion proof, allowing the player to ram the explosive barrels without dying.
- During the mission, a Russian goon calls Carl Johnson "Amerikasky", but this is incorrect. In Russian, "American" and "American man" are different words, so the right variant would be "Amerikanets". Also, the degoratory word is "Amerikashka".
- If the player kills the dealer before he reaches the Banshee and is still far away from it, all the guards shooting at them will disappear.
- The dealer's Banshee is explosion-proof before he enters it to escape.
- The Russian Dealer's name is Andre, as seen in the internal game files (andre.dff and andre.txd). Andre is not a Russian name, showing that the dealer's model was originally intended to play another role. His model also appears in The Introduction, driving a car in front of Luigi's Sex Club 7 in Liberty City, before CJ throws him off the vehicle and drives away.


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Management Problems
The management goals, objectives, and strategies for the North Fork Watershed were developed using information collected from the North Fork Watershed Assessment and Inventory (WAI) and direction provided by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Strategic Plan, and the Ozark Region Management Guidelines. Objectives and strategies were written for instream and riparian habitat, water quality, aquatic biota, recreational use, and hydrography. All goals are of equal importance, with objectives listed in prioritized order whenever possible. This plan includes only those activities and results the Missouri Department of Conservation can reasonably expect to achieve or influence during the next 25 years. Completion of these objectives will depend upon their status in overall regional and division priorities and the availability of human resources and funds.
Status: Problems affecting riparian and aquatic habitats include insufficient wooded riparian corridors, stream bank erosion, gravel dredging, and other point and non-point sources of pollution. Protecting and enhancing the riparian corridor is essential to obtaining quality aquatic habitats. A forested stream corridor substantially influences many components of the stream ecosystem including stream bank stability, water quality, ground water absorption and recharge to the stream, amount of physical instream habitat, spatial and structural complexity of physical instream habitat, and the food web.
Objective 1.1
With the assistance of willing landowners, over a 25-year period, increase by 50% the proportion of streams with a forested corridor width >100 feet and decrease by 75% the amount of stream bank lacking woody vegetative cover.
Strategy: Using the following list of prioritized eleven digit hydrologic units (developed through evaluations of riparian forest cover, land ownership, losing streams, unit size relative to the whole watershed, and presence of sensitive species (Figure Mp01)), direct our management efforts towards those watersheds of highest priority:
- Upper Bryant,
- Lower North Fork,
- Lower Bryant,
- Upper North Fork,
- West Norfork Lake,
- East Norfork Lake.
- Using videotapes, field investigations, aerial photography, and satellite imagery, document and update the current and future conditions of riparian corridors and stream banks. Future projects such as the Missouri Resource Assessment Partnership Land Cover Classification need to be encouraged in order to insure that adequate data is available that will allow efficient analysis of riparian conditions over time.
- Initial riparian corridor restoration efforts on public land should be guided by preestablished priorities set forth in table 4.2 of the Ozark Region Management Guidelines with later efforts based on area specific riparian corridor inventories.
- Utilizing state and federal assistance programs, such as the MDC-DNR incentive programs and educational efforts, implement riparian and aquatic habitat protection measures on streams in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Conservation Private Land Services Division and willing private landowners.
- Using current knowledge of the effects of instream gravel removal, continue to work closely with gravel operators and other appropriate government agencies to limit the negative impacts of gravel removal.
- Continue to assist appropriate state and federal agencies in the enforcement of existing water quality laws in regards to gravel removal.
- Assist with additional research efforts regarding the effects of instream gravel removal in order to develop measures that adequately protect aquatic resources.
Status: Water quality within the watershed is relatively good. However, periodic high fecal coliform levels, nutrient loading, and sediment and gravel deposition are the most severe threats to water quality. Gravel dredging, large numbers of livestock in riparian zones for extended periods of time, private septic system failure, increased nutrients from municipal sewage treatment facilities and poor land use practices such as indiscriminate land clearing, and development in riparian zones are the primary water quality concerns.
Objective 1.1
Assure that watershed streams meet or exceed state standards for water quality.
Strategy: Due to the connection between the surface water and ground water systems in the watershed, protection of surface waters, both permanent and intermittent, can also greatly contribute to the enhancement of ground water quality. Protecting riparian corridors will reduce surface runoff and provide stream bank and channel stability. Streams also need protection from other pollutants. Education of the citizenry and landowners on water quality issues and land stewardship is the best hope for improving water quality. Encouragement of appropriate agencies to enforce existing water quality laws is also required to obtain satisfactory water quality.
- Through media contacts, personal contacts, literature development, and speaking engagements to groups such as area Stream Teams and landowners, inform the public of water quality issues and problems (e.g. karst topography, excessive siltation, animal waste runoff, gravel dredging, septic system failure etc.) and potential solutions to these problems.
- Establish a structured water quality sampling program within the watershed in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and Stream Teams. Priority should be given to public areas within the watershed; specifically those listed in table 4.3 of the Ozark Regional Management Guidelines.
- Establish fish and mussel contaminant sampling locations throughout the watershed.
- Assist with training and involvement of Stream Teams in water quality monitoring and advocacy in the watershed.
- Encourage and assist with additional dye tracing studies within the watershed in order to further determine intrawatershed and interwatershed ground water movement as well as recharge area of selected springs within the watershed with an emphasis on publicly owned spring outlets.
- Encourage and assist with enforcement of existing water quality laws by reviewing 404 permits, cooperating with other state and federal agencies to investigate pollution and fish kill reports, collecting water quality related data, and recommending measures to protect aquatic communities. Additional emphasis should be placed on losing streams.
- Encourage the entry of water quality data into a Geographic Information System (GIS) compatible format in order to facilitate effective data updating and analysis. This includes the creation of a ?Designated Use? data layer based on current Rule 10 CSR 20-7.031 of the Rules of Department of Natural Resources Division 20-Clean Water Commission Chapter 7-Water Quality, Tables G and H.
- Cooperate with other Missouri Department of Conservation divisions to insure all department areas follow best management practices.
- In cooperation with district private lands services personnel, encourage limiting livestock access in riparian areas through education and/or incentive programs for private landowners.
Status: An assemblage of 76 fish species, 21 mussel species, 5 crayfish species, 15 snail species, and 106 taxa of benthic macro-invertebrates have been identified throughout the North Fork Watershed. A total of 65 "species of conservation concern" are known to occur in the watershed. This list includes three fish species; the lake chubsucker, Ozark Shiner, and checkered madtom and one species of amphibian: the Ozark Hellbender. In addition 16 sport fish species occur within the watershed. These include grass pickerel, chain pickerel, rainbow trout, brown trout, Ozark bass, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, spotted bass, channel catfish, flathead catfish, warmouth, walleye, black crappie, white crappie, striped bass, and white bass. Exotic aquatic species, other than some sport fish listed above, within the watershed include the Asian Clam and the common carp.
Objective 1.1
Maintain the diversity, abundance, and distribution of native non-sport fish and invertebrate communities at or above current levels.
Strategy: High priority should be placed on protecting state and federally listed species and unique community assemblages. Focusing enhancement and protective efforts on a few species can be effective in helping other species that share the same habitat. Detecting changes in faunal composition and abundance can be accomplished by conducting routine surveys of fish and invertebrate communities.
- Assist with recovery efforts for any state or federally-listed rare or endangered species in the watershed.
- Survey fish communities in the watershed every 10 years at historical sampling sites using standardized sampling techniques. Establish additional sampling sites as necessary with high priority given to MDC areas. Incorporate data into a geographic information system (GIS) in order to facilitate documentation of changes in species diversity, abundance, and/or distribution.
- Using GIS, document locations and identify unique fish assemblages associated with natural features and special habitats such as spring branches.
- Assist in the development of criteria for identifying riparian and instream habitat needs (e.g., presence of species of conservation concern, extent of forested stream corridor, size of stream, land use, soils, presence of permanent water, presence of sport fish, natural features, critical habitat, etc.) and develop a prioritized list of streams and stream reaches needing habitat restoration with priority given to public lands.
- If appropriate, initiate research projects in cooperation with Missouri Department of Conservation Research Staff to investigate reasons for significant changes in faunal abundance and distribution and recommend corrective measures.
- Coordinate with MDC Research staff and other groups (i.e. University of Missouri, etc.) to develop a routine mussel survey schedule for the watershed.
- Coordinate with MDC Research Staff and other groups (i.e., MDNR, University of Missouri, etc.) to conduct a survey of benthic invertebrates on all fifth order and larger streams. Resurvey every 10 years to document changes in species abundance, diversity, and distribution.
Objective 1.2
Maintain or improve populations of sport fish while maintaining a stable and diverse fish community.
Strategy: Proper management of sport fish populations will depend on obtaining adequate samples to determine the status of the fishery and angler attitudes. Sport fish survey data for much of the North Fork River, and Bryant Creek is relatively current, however, insufficient data exists for the upper portion of Bryant Creek for setting specific management objectives. In addition, little recent angler survey data exists for cool water or warm water streams within the watershed. Once adequate information is obtained, future management efforts will be directed toward setting appropriate fishing regulations, protecting and improving fish habitat, and stocking where appropriate.
- Develop and initiate a regular sampling regime for the upper portion of Bryant Creek to evaluate the status of its sport fish population and provide baseline data for management decisions.
- In cooperation with MDC biometricians, develop and initiate angler surveys in order to determine the angler use and opinions regarding the cool-water and warm-water sport fishery within the watershed.
- Implement stream habitat improvement projects in stream segments of heavy angler pressure which otherwise lack sufficient stream habitat.
Objective 1.3
Prevent detrimental impacts on native fauna of the North Fork Watershed by exotic aquatic species.
Strategy: Controlling the introduction of exotic species into the state is the easiest way to prevent detrimental impacts to native fauna. Once a detrimental exotic species becomes established, research will be needed to seek ways to contain or eliminate it from the system.
- Continue participation in the Missouri Aquaculture Advisory Council (MAAC) and other organizations and advocate controlling the introduction of exotic fauna into state waters.
- Monitor for potentially harmful exotic species (i.e., zebra mussel or grass carp). This can be performed during fish community surveys.
- Educate anglers on the potential damaging effects of ?bait bucket? introductions to lake and stream communities.
In cooperation with MDC Fisheries Research, MDC Protection Division, as well as other appropriate state and federal agencies, develop exotic species management plans in order to reduce or eliminate the negative impacts of exotic aquatic species such as the Asian Clam and common carp.
Status: Results from a statewide angler survey conducted from 1983 to 1986 indicated that an estimated average of 12,347 days annually were spent angling on the North Fork River and it?s tributaries. In addition, information from a 1991 and 1992 survey indicated substantial fishing activity occurs on the North Fork River within the section designated for cold-water sport fishery. Results indicated that angler visitation equaled an annual average 452 trips/mile per year and helped to generate more than half a million dollars for the local economy. Less is known regarding the current spatial distribution of total fishing pressure in the watershed. Canoeing is also a popular activity within the watershed. A relatively short term study of limited scope has been done regarding this type of recreation on a portion of the North Fork River, however additional information is needed in order to more adequately determine the extent of this use on the North Fork River as well as other major streams within the watershed.
Objective 4.1
- Determine current spatial and seasonal distribution of aquatic oriented recreational pressure within the watershed.
- Strategy: In cooperation with appropriate state and/or federal agencies as well as private entities (i.e. river guides, canoe liveries) develop and implement methods to determine aquatic recreational use within the watershed.
- In cooperation with MDC Biometrics Staff, Develop angler survey methodology which allows the determination of spatial and temporal distribution of angler pressure within the watershed.
- In cooperation with local canoe liveries and the United States Forest Service, develop a method of monitoring the spatial and temporal distribution of non-consumptive use of aquatic resources within the watershed (i.e. floating and swimming).
- In cooperation with the MDC Biometrics Staff and the USFS, develop a continuous voluntary aquatic recreational use survey.
- Establish survey stations at access sites. These would provide questionnaires, pencils, and a place to fill out the questionnaire.
- Questionnaires would request non-personal information such as activity, number of persons, zip code, comments, etc.
Objective 4.2
Assure access sites are developed at desirable locations, and in numbers, to allow sufficient future public access to floating and fishing streams of the watershed.
Strategy: Acquisition and development of additional stream frontage and access sites will do much to provide additional recreational opportunities throughout the watershed as well as provide showcases for Best Management Practices.
- Using public input, intra and interagency input, as well as analysis of aquatic resource use patterns, assess future stream frontage and access needs within the watershed.
- Pursue the acquisition of stream frontage sites based on need, availability, and site suitability in order to adequately provide for future public stream frontage needs.
- Pursue the acquisition of stream access sites based on need, availability, and site suitability in order to adequately provide for future public stream access needs.
Objective 4.3
Increase awareness of stream recreational opportunities and appreciation of stream ecology and advocacy to a level that will encourage a widespread and diversified public interest in the North Fork Watershed.
Strategy: Careful publicity which focuses on species of conservation concern as well as abundant local fish stocks can maintain and promote a continued appreciation of these different types of resource elements. Providing opportunities for the public to learn about holistic stream ecology should assist in creating stream advocates.
- Write current fishing prospectus for public release to local media, describing the specific fisheries and angling opportunities of selected waters including both cold water, and cool/warm water fisheries as data becomes available.
- Provide the local and statewide media with timely "How to", "When to" articles and interviews that focus attention on places as well as both consumptive (i.e. gigging, float/wade fishing) and non-consumptive activities (i.e. snorkeling, floating, underwater photography)
- Publicize the acquisition, development and opening of new public access and/ stream frontage sites.
- Conduct periodic recreational use surveys to determine levels of public use and satisfaction.
- In cooperation with district private land services personnel, emphasize stream ecology and good stream stewardship (utilizing brochures, aquaria, and stream tables where applicable) during presentations to school groups, youth organizations, and private landowner contacts.
- Conduct outdoor youth events, such as Ecology Days at stream sites with field activities that demonstrate stream ecology and good stream stewardship.
- Facilitate the development and activity of Stream Teams and other groups interested in adopting or otherwise promoting good stewardship and enjoyment of watershed streams.
- Provide promotional, educational, and technical stream materials to groups, fairs and other special events.
- In cooperation with district private land services personnel, develop brochure which promotes best management practices within the watershed .
- Ensure information provided within the Internet version of the watershed inventory and assessment is kept current.


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Take Action Against High Blood Pressure
AMES, Iowa — Lifestyle changes, like eating a low-sodium diet and being physically active, can help reduce high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, or maintain blood pressure at a healthy level. February is National Heart Month and a good time to take action against this risk factor for heart attack and stroke, said Sarah Francis, an Iowa State University assistant professor and ISU Extension and Outreach nutrition specialist.
"It is estimated that one in three U.S. adults, or 68 million people, have high blood pressure. Unfortunately more than half of adults with high blood pressure do not have it under control," Francis said.
"When you get your blood pressure checked, it's measured as systolic pressure over diastolic pressure. The 'normal' or recommended level is less than 120 over less than 80," Francis said. "You begin to be at risk for high blood pressure, or pre-hypertension, when your level is 120 to 139 over 80 to 89. You have high blood pressure if your level is 140 or higher over 90 or higher."
A low sodium diet is a key factor in controlling blood pressure, Francis said. The 2010 Dietary Guidelines recommend that Americans age 2 and older consume less than 2,300 mg of sodium daily. For those age 51 and older or higher risk groups including African Americans, and those with hypertension, diabetes or chronic kidney disease, the recommended intake is 1,500 mg daily.
"According to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines, our leading dietary sources of sodium include yeast breads, chicken and chicken mixed dishes, pizza and pasta dishes. We also add to our sodium intakes by using table salt," Francis said.
To add flavor to food without adding salt, Francis suggests these tips:
- Use unsalted seasoning blends, garlic powders or fresh or dried herbs to help add extra flavor to soups, pasta dishes, meat, fish, poultry and vegetables.
- For spicy flavor, add chili peppers, chili powder, cilantro, cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes to dishes.
- For Italian food, add basil, oregano, parsley and rosemary to a homemade pasta sauce, rather than using a premade sauce.
- Limit marinade use by choosing lemon or limejuice to flavor meats.
To keep herbs and spices fresh, store them in airtight containers away from heat. For example, do not store them above the stove. Instead, keep then in a cupboard away from the stove, in the pantry or in the freezer. If stored properly, dried spices can be kept for up to 3-5 years. Fresh spices can be frozen for 6-12 months, Francis said.
Join Live Healthy Iowa
"Another way to keep your heart healthy is to join the Live Healthy Iowa 10 Week Challenge," Francis said. "This team-based weight loss and physical activity program helps Iowans make positive changes that lead to a healthier lifestyle."
This year the program is offering online nutrition and physical activity assessments, as well as four online nutrition lessons.
Lesson 1 discusses four ways to plan healthy meals, and Lesson 2 explains body mass index, calorie basics and tracking. The third lesson discusses how to accurately read and interpret the information on the nutrition facts label, and the fourth lesson guides participants through the 10 red flags of junk science.
"Each lesson can be completed in about 10 minutes. Participants will receive links to the lessons through weekly emails, and the links also will be available on the Live Healthy Iowa website throughout the 10 week challenge," Francis said. "We hope these new features will help Iowans adopt healthy lifestyle behaviors that will lead them toward improved health and wellbeing."
For more information or to register for the 2013 program, go to www.LiveHealthyIowa.org. Live Healthy Iowa is a partnership of the Iowa Department of Public Health, Iowa Sports Foundation and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
For more information on nutrition and health or to receive a weekly e-mail from ISU Extension and Outreach including a food, recipe and activity of the week, visit www.extension.iastate.edu/healthnutrition.
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A dozen yellow roses to signify enduring friendship sunshine and happiness.
This exquisite flower arrangement professionally
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will substitute only fresh flowers of equal or higher value. Yellow Roses are created and wrapped after you place the order.


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Sarah's Garden Reversible Comforter
Overview & Details
- Reversible comforter for girls.
- Plush poly-fill with 100% cotton percale shell.
- Our duvet covers (sold separately) have corner ties that attach to comforter, holding it firmly in place.
- Also available: matching flat sheet, fitted sheet, pillowcases, duvet cover and sham, each sold separately.
- Girls' comforter patterned with a meadow of large and small flowers in fresh hues of spring.
- Machine wash.
- Imported.
- Exclusively ours.
Spring beauty, year round. This floral comforter for girls presents a pretty meadow of wildflower patterns to give her room a fresh, spring-like feel, no matter what the season. Sarah's Garden Girls' Comforter is made with plush poly-fill, wrapped in a smooth cotton percale shell for crisp softness. Matching sheets, shams and pillowcases also available separately. Machine wash. Imported. Available exclusively at Company Kids.


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Thousands of people still remain displaced after the 2011 nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan. So, following his recent visit to the country, Jimmy Choo decided to take action.
The shoe designer announced last Friday that he has created six pairs of shoes made from local Fukushima materials, like Aizu cotton and Kawamata silk, and by using artisanal techniques native to the region. Each one-of-a-kind design is meant to shine a spotlight on the stunning craftsmanship of the area, and the proceeds will be donated to local organizations that help those affected by the tragedy.
By Brianna Lapolla, Staff Writer
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How to make your car last 200,000 miles
Don't Waste Your Money
The average driver trades in a car after 6 years, and about 75,000 miles. We then start all over again with a new payment book.
But more and more savvy drivers save thousands of dollars by keeping their cars running for 150,000 miles, 200,000 miles, or even more.
3 Drivers Who Keep on Going
Maintenance tech Ron Kattine drives a 2002 Chevy Silverado with just over 200,000 on the odometer. "It's got about 229,000 miles on it. Just regular maintenance I've done on it," Kattine said.
College student Chris Lawrence drives a 2001 Ford Explorer, with 213,000 miles under the hood. "Original transmission? Yes. Original engine? Yes. And it still works? Yes it does," he said.
Busy mom Cindy Adams drives a 1998 Honda Civic with almost 200,000 miles on the odometer, and counts her savings every day. "I am saving thousands and thousands of dollars," she said. "By not getting a new car? Correct, by not getting a new car."
Secrets for Long Engine Life
Three drivers....none with a monthly car payment..... and all with twice the mileage that makes many of us trade in our cars.
What's their secret?
We turned to a certified mechanic who specializes in older, higher mileage cars.
Scott Miller, of Dan Miller's Auto Service, has a shop full of high-mileage cars, including one Volvo with almost half a million miles.
"He's got 405,000 miles on it," said Miller of the customer who owns it.
To get anywhere near this far, Miller shared 5 tips:
What You Need to Do
1. Change the fluids when your book suggests or even sooner.
Once the car is up past 100,000 miles, consider synthetic, semi-synthetic, or high mileage oil. It lubricates an older engine better.
Also, he says, change the transmission and coolant fluid well before the book says they are due.
"They are saying the newer coolant can go up to 100,000 miles," Miller said, "but we're seeing a lot of problems with them gunking up. I would recommend no more than 50,000 miles on your coolant."
And don't forget brake fluid: it should be changed before 100,000 miles or it loses its protection, which then leads to rusty brake components.
2: Check under the car for leaks: Get them fixed. A small leak could mean you need a new rubber gasket. Cost: $150.
If you let it get bigger, you could need a new engine. Cost: $3,000.
And once the engine is blown on an older car, it often doesn't make sense to replace it, as the value of the car is less than the cost of the repair.
3. Wash and wax regularly to prevent rust, Which is how that customer's high mileage Volvo looks so good.
"Always gets the underbody washed when you wash it," Miller said. "Always keep it waxed up," to save the paint from fading and eventually peeling.
4. Garage or carport it if you can to protect the paint, dash, sunroof seals, and seats from cracking.
"Garage kept is always better," he said.
5. Drive at highway speeds, frequently. This is a mistake many people make, Miller says. They "baby" their car, barely driving it, which doesn't do it any favors.
Miller says the worst thing you can do is drive a car two miles locally to work or school every day: The engine never heats up, and gunk builds up inside.
Also bad for a car: Starting it to pull it in or out of the driveway, then shutting it off. Running the engine for 2 minutes is terrible for it, Miller says.
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Consumer Reports Magazine recently named 9 cars, SUV's and minivans that tend to last to 200,000 miles without major engine or transmission failure.
They are the:
-Honda Accord
-Subaru Legacy
-Toyota Avalon
-Honda Odyssey
-Nissan Maxima
-Toyota Camry
-Ford Taurus
-Honda Civic
-Acura TL
-Subaru Outback
The full-size Chevy Silverado, Chevy Suburban, and Ford F Series pickup are also on the list.
Caution About Older Cars
One caution: An older car from the '80s or early '90s probably wont have airbags, stability control or antilock brakes. So those may not be good cars to run the wheels off, especially if you are giving it to a young driver.
Choose a newer car, ideally a 2000 model or newer, to run forever so you don't risk safety and don't waste your money.
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Egypt's secular liberalists, and the Western journalists who inhaled too many of the vapors floating around Tahrir Square during the misnamed Arab Spring, no doubt awakened to a nasty shock of reality over this weekend as President Mohamed Morsi gifted himself with dictatorial powers over Egypt's legislature and Egypt's courts. In due course, folks, it looks as though we shall see yet another Egyptian Pyramid constructed by non-Islamist slaves in the Egyptian desert.
The Islamist coup, perpetrated on Egyptians by President Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood supporters, was a direct consequence of the Obama administration intervention in the conflict provoked by Hamas against Israel in the Gaza Strip. Furthermore, I suggest that it was an intended consequence of that intervention. President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are intent on opening up avenues for complete Shi'ite and Sunni dominance over the entire Middle East. White House ordnance staff envision the word Palestine and not Israel as defining the once-hallowed Holy Land. When President Obama claims that he has Israel's back, that is precisely what he means.
President Morsi acts as though the demonstrators who deposed Hosni Mubarak in 2011 simply wanted to put in place a new dictator – albeit one who wears a beard, is grossly obese, and facially grotesque, and who carries with him a well-worn prayer rug – for a relatively benign secular dictator.
President Morsi evidently believes that those Tahrir Square demonstrators were asking for more dictatorship rather than less. Surely, he now claims more power than Mr. Mubarak ever possessed or asked for.
"Mrs. Clinton and President Obama had said nothing as we went to press, though a State Department spokeswoman issued a tepid statement saying that the U.S. had 'concerns' and calling for 'checks and balances'. The Obama administration has invested its prestige in a moderate Muslim Brotherhood, and it may be loathe to admit that this hope might be going the way of its Russian 'reset', or its claim that the 'tide of war is receding'. 'Egypt's Islamist Coup', The Wall Street Journal, November 24, 2012
Do not forget to carry your prayer rugs with you wherever you go, Messrs Obama and Clinton. And when you kneel to pray, make sure that those rugs are always carefully aligned in the direction of Mecca.
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Because she's a famous actress, and because you still associate her with the classic teen-film trilogy of "Sixteen Candles," "The Breakfast Club" and "Pretty in Pink," you start reading Molly Ringwald's fiction debut "When It Happens to You" looking for movie references. You expect a more facile, disposable book, because countless actors have written autobiographies and dishy tell-alls and fact-based tales of Hollywood shenanigans. But when you start to think of famous actors who made the leap to novelist, you come up empty.
Ringwald tried nonfiction with last year's "Getting the Pretty Back: Friendship, Family and Finding the Perfect Lipstick," a title that probably scared away more people than it attracted. It was exactly the kind of frivolous, throwaway book you'd expect a celebrity to write.
But Ringwald, 44, was biding her time. While she was raising a family with her second husband (they have three children) and taking on occasional acting jobs (including a recurring role on the ABC Family series "The Secret Life of the American Teenager"), the iconic redhead was learning the discipline required to write fiction, inspired by Raymond Carver and Ernest Hemingway, whom she cites as her two biggest influences.
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thank you for posting all those! i've done digital scrapbooking with a special program for the past 3 years and have now decided that i need to face my fears with PSE and just figure it all out. that meant a whole new world with all new lingo! thank you! now i just need to figure it all out, make a signature & figure out how to make/add blinkies. i'm such a tech loser, it's not even funny!
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Hi all! I'm new to digital scrapbooking & I've just purchased some items to work with. I've tried looking through some of the advice pages & tutorials but I have had NO luck getting anything to work right. I don't even know where to begin scrapping digitally :(
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I was so lost when I first started to digi-scrap.
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Once I figured out how to add elements to the layout and that they were on different layers, I was ready to start scrapping.
Learning the scrapping software is a big part of learning how to digi-scrap.
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One of the things that helped me out when I first started was to pick a layout from the gallery that I liked, and then try to duplicate the design. that helped me get used to using my software. Another thing that really helped me too, was scrapping with templates.
Using templates also has a learning curve -- but what it forced me to do was learn how to resize things, rotate things, and clip papers and photos to the different layers on the template. Templates really helped me learn my software.
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Thanks Elena. Yea, the layers are really confusing me as well as all of the tools. I drag a pic into the workspot in Elements, then try to add something & I'm not sure what happens but it replaces my picture. I try to move things around to see if my pics may be underneath & I just get so lost. Thanks for trying to help though lol. I need someone to "sit" with me & walk me through it, I have a hard time with following written directions. Maybe I'll figure it out by just playing with it? It's frustrating.
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Hi all! I thought I should this great thread and give you a link to Urban Dictionary. Here I have learned a lot over the years, when I needed to check on an abbreviation I couldn't understand.
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Heat-retention cooking
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Heat-retention cooking is an age-old method that can be used to conserve energy not only during times of crisis, but anytime. Depending on the food item and amount cooked, the use of a haybox or insulated cooker saves between 20% and 80% of the energy normally needed to cook a food. The longer an item usually takes on a stovetop, the more fuel is saved. For example, with a haybox, five pots of long-cooking dry beans will use the same amount of fuel to cook to completion as just one pot cooked without a haybox.
The principle of retained-heat cooking is simple. In conventional cooking, any heat applied to the pot after it reaches boiling temperature is merely replacing heat lost to the air by the pot. In haybox cooking, food is brought to a boil, simmered for a few minutes depending on the particle size (5 minutes for rice or other grains, 15 minutes for large dry beans or whole potatoes), then put into the haybox to continue cooking. Since the insulated cooker prevents most of the heat in the food from escaping into the environment, no additional energy is needed to complete the cooking process. The hayboxed food normally cooks within one to two times the normal stovetop cooking time. It can be left in the haybox until ready to serve, and stays hot for hours. "Timing" is much less important than in stovetop cooking: stick a pot of rice, beans, or stew in at lunch time, and it will be ready when you are, and steaming hot, at dinner time.
The haybox itself is any kind of insulated container that can withstand cooking temperatures and fits relatively snugly around the pot. Hayboxes have been made using hay, straw, wool, feathers, cotton, rice hulls, cardboard, aluminum foil, newspaper, fiberglass, fur, rigid foam, and/or other suitable materials as insulation. The insulation is placed between the rigid walls of a box, within a double bag of material, or lining a hole in the ground. "Instant hayboxes" have been created by wrapping a sleeping bag, blankets, and/or pillows around a pot. The most effective insulating materials create many separate pockets of air, which slow down the movement of heat. 2 to 4 inches of thickness (depending on the material) are necessary for good insulation. Some materials, such as aluminum foil or mylar, actually reflect heat back toward the pot. Important characteristics of any insulating material incorporated into a haybox include:
- It must withstand cooking temperatures (up to 212°F or 100°C) without melting.
- It does not release toxic fumes (any kind of foam insulation needs to be covered with aluminum foil or mylar) or dangerous fibers (fiberglass also needs to be covered).
- It can be fashioned to be as snug-fitting as possible around the pot. A little pot in a big box will not cook as effectively; it's better to wrap pillows, towels, or blankets around it to fill up the space.
- It can be made to form a relatively tight seal, so that heat does not escape from the cooking cavity. Since hot air rises, a container designed to open at the base rather than the top will retain more heat.
- It is dry, and can be kept dry, since wet materials don't insulate as well. An inner layer of aluminum foil or mylar helps keep cooking moisture from entering the walls of the box. Mylar, which can be salvaged from used food storage containers, balloons, etc., tends to be a more durable inner layer than aluminum foil.
- Cooking containers, too, should have tight-fitting lids, to prevent the escape of heat and moisture.
Since water is not lost in haybox cooking the way it is during extended stovetop simmering, the amount of water used to cook grains and beans is normally reduced by one-quarter. Instead of adding 2 cups of water per cup of dry rice, try adding 1 1/2. Also, the larger the amount cooked, the more effective haybox cooking is, since a full pot has more mass and therefore more heat storage capacity than a half-full pot. Haybox cooking is ideally suited for a family or large group, or anytime there's a reason to cook in quantity. If you're cooking alone, try cooking full pots of food using a haybox, then reheating small portions for individual meals–this too can conserve fuel.Retained-heat cooking has many other advantages in addition to energy and water conservation. As mentioned, it makes "timing" less critical, since it keeps meals hot until serving time. Once the initial boil-and-short-simmer stage is past, it also eliminates the danger of burning the food on the bottom of the pot (the sad fate of too many pots of grains, beans, or other foods left simmering too long without stirring on the stove). Hayboxed food can actually be better for you, and tastier, than food prepared exclusively on a stovetop, because most of the cooking takes place in the 180°F to 212°F range (82°-100°C), rather than at a constant 212°F (lower temperatures preserve more flavor and nutrients, as they also do in crockpot cooking and solar cooking).
If you want to prepare multiple items for a meal but have only a limited number of flame sources, hayboxes can also greatly facilitate the logistics of food preparation. For example, you can bring your beans to a boil, simmer them 15 minutes, put them in a haybox; then bring your rice to a boil, simmer it 5 minutes, put it in another haybox; then prepare your vegetable stir-fry or soup, etc. At the end, you'll have a uniformly hot, unburnt, multi-dish meal, all off a single flame, probably consuming less total fuel than you would have used simply to cook the longest-cooking item alone without a haybox. You'll also have used one-quarter less of your drinkable water supply in preparing the food.
Presoaking and draining beans always makes them easier to cook, as well as to digest. A few particularly long-cooking foods, such as garbanzo beans, may need reboiling part-way through the cooking process. For health reasons, meat dishes should always be reboiled before serving.
Hayboxes are second only to solar cookers (which, however, are dependent on sunshine) in their potential to conserve resources. They're easy to build, easy to use, and have many other advantages. Y2K or no Y2K, they deserve a place in every home.
[The original text above was copied from http://www.lostvalley.org/haybox1.html.]
Using a solar box cooker as a retained-heat cooker
When combining retained heat and solar cooking, if food has gotten thoroughly hot in an solar box cooker (SBC), but clouds arrive before the food is finished cooking, a switch from solar to retained heat cooking should be made before the oven temperature drops below the boiling point. For large recipes this may be accomplished by simply closing the reflective lid on the pots of cooking foods. For smaller recipes, the solar oven is opened, taking care not to allow steam to escape from under the lids, pots are pushed close together along with any heated additional mass. Insulating pads or soft cushions are tucked closely around the pots and well heated mass. The SBC lid is then closed. This effectively makes the transition from solar to retained heat cooking. The cooker lid remains closed until shortly before serving time, when the food is tested. If not completely done, a very little conventional fuel will usually finish the job.
Usually solar/retained heat cooking is done right where the SBC is located. However, a lightweight portable SBC can be moved temporarily indoors for its retained heat cooking time if the sun clouds over or if it rains. It may also be brought inside more or less permanently during the off season or at night and function as an insulated box for retained heat cooking. Used in this way the SBC continues to save fuel rather than simply being stored until conditions are right for solar cooking. Combining solar cooking and heat-retention cooking has led to greater acceptance.[1]
Tips and Tricks
- Keep the steam in the pot. The more steam you start with, the longer your food will stay hot. Do not lift the lid to check right before hayboxing!
- Wrap the pot(s) tightly in aluminum foil if possible, two pieces for each pot unless the pot is very small. Use heavy duty foil if you can get it. Then re-use the foil each time (wipe and dry, if needed). The more you use it, the more crinkled it will get, creating thousands of small air pockets that help to insulate the heat the foil reflects back to the food. This can really make a difference in how long your food stays hot enough to keep cooking.
- If possible, wrap the foil-wrapped pot(s) tightly in thin cloth before putting in the haybox and insulating with thicker materials.
- Terrycloth towels can be good insulation to pack around foods in a retained heat cooker.
- If you cook in a box oven and eat after dark, get some black cloths and towels to pack around your foods before the sun gets too low (also use extra rocks in the cooker to soak up more heat, if there is room for them). Wrap and cover the food with the black cloths and leave the cooker open for the last of the good sun before closing, so even your insulation will start out warm to keep your food hot longer.
News and recent developments
- November 2007: At the 2006 International Solar Cookers Conference in Spain, Wietske Jongbloed of the KoZon Foundation learned a useful trick from David and Ruth Whitfield: a heat-retention cooker can be made from empty rice bags. The Whitfields advised that two large rice bags, with insulation such as wool or cotton in between, make a sack that will keep a pot of food at cooking temperatures long after it is removed from a heat source. KoZon introduced the idea in Tahoua, Niger, where cooking pots are typically very large — 12 to 16 liters. For these pots, four rice bags are needed to surround the pot, and a fifth bag stuffed with insulation covers the top. Of this five-bag system, Jongbloed says, "It is named 'Idadafoua' and works marvelously." Jongbloed writes that women in the Sahel cook meals for families of 10 to 12 or more people. The KoZon project in Tahoua teaches the use of three cooking devices — fuel-efficient wood stoves, heat-retention cookers, and solar CooKits. CooKits are used on sunny days for meat or fish sauces, eggs, sweet potatoes, and groundnuts, and for cakes that are sold by the slice to earn money.
Articles in the Media
- March 2009: Hot Pot Cooking - Los Angeles Times
- November 2010: Fueling the Future - Maximizing fuel conservation with the Integrated Cooking System - Patricia McArdle
- 2009: Engaging Communities in Alleviating Smoke, using heat-retention cooking - Vincent Okello
Retained Heat Cooking ... the Wave of the Future Again
by Leslie Romano
Discover how easy it is to make and use your own off-the-grid cook box to cook uncommonly good food of all kinds. This is a frugal, time honored method of cooking that saves time, space, money, resources, nutrition and electricity. Includes sections on the history and science of retained heat cooking, how to make and use your own cook box, tips and suggestions based upon personal experience, recipes, homeschooling ideas and ten incredible advantages to cooking highly nutritious, perfectly cooked food with the natural, easy to implement retained heat cooking method.
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See also
- Integrated Cooking Method
- HotBag Project
- Using rice bags to build a heat-retention cooker
- Kapok Cooking Basket
- Guide to Designing Retained Heat Cookers
- Heat storage
Evaporative cooling
Sometimes it is desirable to keep fresh foods cool, rather than focussing on gathering and storing heat for cooking purposes. A simple evaporative cooler can provide a solution. The Pot-in-pot cooler uses two clay pots, one inside the other, separated by a sand barrier. The sand is saturated with water and the cooler is covered with a wet towel. As the water slowly evaporates, heat is taken from the clay pots, keeping perishable food inside cool and fresh for some time.
External links
- Solar, Off Grid, Green & DIY Videos
- Cooking in a Basket blog
- Thermal Cooking Weblog: Fireless Cookers
- Crest page: Haybox, Retained Heat or Fireless Cooker
- Haybox how to and description
- A good external resource on this topic is BioEnergy Lists: Haybox, Retained Heat or Fireless Cookers.
- An audio interview with Mike Bridgwater about his work in combining solar cooker and heat-retention cooking in Tanzania.
- Heat Retention Cooking vs. Solar Cooking - Mike Bridgwater
- A Wikipedia article on Vacuum flask cooking
- Bioenergylists directory of heat-retention cooking links
- How to make a cooking basket with banana leaves (and a basket). The top of the webpage is slightly broken, but it has good pictures and instructions and some cooking suggestions.
- GreenCooking - Solar cooking and other green cooking methods.
- February 2008: Stewin' the Box - The Times
- Thermal Cooking Weblog: A Hay Box Cooker An Old Invention – Out of New Materials
- Using a solar box cooker as a heat-retention cooker
- The Heat Retention Solar Oven by Ronald L. Conte Jr.
- Making a Wonderbox from polystyrene beads


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SEATTLE (AP) — A Michigan woman dying of leukemia hopes her embarrassing experience at a Seattle airport changes the way the Transportation Security Administration treats travelers with medical conditions.
Michelle Dunaj, 34, was making what she expects will be the last trip of her life on Oct. 2 as she departed for Hawaii.
The Roseville, Mich., woman thought she had prepared by calling the airline ahead of time, asking for a wheelchair, carrying documentation for her feeding tubes and making sure she had prescriptions for all her medications, including five bags of saline solution. But Dunaj said she received a full pat-down in the security line at Sea-Tac Airport and had to lift her shirt and pull back bandages so agents could get a good look. She said everyone else in line got a look, too.
"My issue is: It was in front of everyone, and everyone was looking at me like I was a criminal or like I was doing something wrong," Dunaj told The Associated Press on Tuesday. "It shouldn't have been in front of everyone."
Dunaj said a female agent performed the pat-down and asked her to lift up her shirt after feeling the tubes going into Dunaj's chest and abdomen. Dunaj said her suggestion for a more private pat-down was dismissed.
"I asked them if they thought that was an appropriate location, and they told me that everything was fine," she said.
She said another agent punctured one of the saline bags she was carrying, ruining it.
"I didn't want to start getting upset and swearing and causing more of a scene or issue," Dunaj said. "But it definitely wasn't handled properly."
Dunaj said that after her pat-down, she was asked to move along, as if she was responsible for holding up the line
"I thought that was a little rude," she said.
After Dunaj told her story on KOMO-TV, the TSA started looking into the situation.


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Pointless surveys!
It's that time of year again when the Office of National Statistics gets busy.
Just had a spate of Annual Surveys of Hours and Earnings for several clients.
Seeing as most of these are owner managed firms on the typical PA level wage and the rest as dividends, it is hardly going to lead to an accurate analysis and probably means that the natiaonl average wage is actually a lot higher than reported.
You would have thought for accuracy they would ask a few questions like are you an owner manager, and of so do you take income as dividends - and then either exclude this data or ask what level of dividends you receive.
Still, i suppose it keeps them off the streets, but it is just another example of pointless form filling stifling business.
I don't suppose when RTI comes in we will see any reduction in the number of these surveys!
National Statistics
I object to the National Statistics forms. All the information on them has to be reported to various other Government agencies at other times during the year so why they can't share this information between them would be a mystery except it keeps people in jobs as you say.
Not sure about some of the questions though - they seem very keen to know what entertainment pubs provide for instance. Is this information passed on to other parties e.g to ensure they are paying the proper rate for Sky TV, paying their PRS subscription etc?
I have to agree - and I'm guilty of perpetuating it!
Ohhh - you've hit on a sore spot there, OGA!
Pointless surveys have become the bane of my existence because they're so popular with PR and marketing people looking for a cheap headline (probably because surveys appeal to the marketing psyche).
But they also appeal to journalists who are conditioned to respond to "8 out of 10 cats" type headlines. My email inbox shows that I've received five of these types of press release in the past week - more than one a day.
And, I have to admit, we run them, as you can see from this recent selection:
- Who'd want to be a managing partner?
- Hacking attacks on the rise
- CIMA puts spotlight on ethics in new animation
- Practice Excellence Awards: An opportunity to improve
(Oops - that last one is ours, but since it's based around a client satisfaction survey that we give to all entrants, at least it has a constructive purpose beyond the headlines.
Actually the PwC security breaches survey is an important piece of work too, and the study of managing partner attitudes and habits was quite interesting. I hope that when we do fall for PR survey bait that at least weare extracting information that might be useful to AccountingWEB members.
The ones that really rile me, though, are those that just come through with a few paragraphs in a press release, and no further statistical backing. They co straight into the digital dustbin.
Thanks for an entertaining post - and for keeping us on our toes! We'll be much more circumspect about running duff survey articles in future.
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text: Part 2 of my Namibia video features deadviei and sossusviei, perhaps the most photographed spot in Namibia. The deadviei is a beautiful but eerie sculpture garden created by mother nature's extreme mood swings. Here she's turned a former lake into a dead pan of white clay surrounded by giant red sand dunes. And scattered around the former lake bed are the remains of trees, starved to death by drought, their skeletal remains left to bake in the sun for hundreds of years, the dryness of the climate making it impossible for them to decompose.


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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Police have identified two teenagers who were found shot inside a room at a Red Roof Inn in Greensboro.
Police said Ketkaew Mavuree, 19, and Lucianno Young, 17, were taken to an area hospital for treatment. Their conditions have not been released.
Investigators were called to the inn at 2101 W. Meadowview Rd. shortly after midnight Tuesday.
No suspect information was available at this time. Police are still investigating this incident. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (336) 373-1000.


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47 U.S. Code § 614 - Telecommunications Development Fund
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(a) Purpose of section
It is the purpose of this section—
(1) to promote access to capital for small businesses in order to enhance competition in the telecommunications industry;
(b) Establishment of Fund
There is hereby established a body corporate to be known as the Telecommunications Development Fund, which shall have succession until dissolved. The Fund shall maintain its principal office in the District of Columbia and shall be deemed, for purposes of venue and jurisdiction in civil actions, to be a resident and citizen thereof.
(c) Independent Board of Directors
The Fund shall have a Board of Directors consisting of 5 people with experience in areas including finance, investment banking, government banking, communications law and administrative practice, and public policy. The Board of Directors shall select annually a Chair from among the directors. A nominating committee, comprised of the Chair and 2 other directors selected by the Chair, shall appoint additional directors. The Fund's bylaws shall regulate the other aspects of the Board of Directors, including provisions relating to meetings, quorums, committees, and other matters, all as typically contained in the bylaws of a similar private investment fund.
(d) Accounts of Fund
The Fund shall maintain its accounts at a financial institution designated for purposes of this section by the Chairman of the Board. The accounts of the Fund shall consist of—
(e) Use of Fund
All moneys deposited into the accounts of the Fund shall be used solely for—
(1) the making of loans, investments, or other extensions of credits to eligible small businesses in accordance with subsection (f) of this section;
(3) expenses for the administration and management of the Fund (including salaries, expenses, and the rental or purchase of office space for the fund); [1]
(f) Lending and credit operations
Loans or other extensions of credit from the Fund shall be made available to an eligible small business on the basis of—
(g) Return of advances
Any advances appropriated pursuant to subsection (d)(1) of this section shall be disbursed upon such terms and conditions (including conditions relating to the time or times of repayment) as are specified in any appropriations Act providing such advances.
(h) General corporate powers
The Fund shall have power—
(3) to adopt, amend, and repeal by its Board of Directors, bylaws, rules, and regulations as may be necessary for the conduct of its business;
(4) to conduct its business, carry on its operations, and have officers and exercise the power granted by this section in any State without regard to any qualification or similar statute in any State;
(5) to lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire, own, hold, improve, use, or otherwise deal in and with any property, real, personal, or mixed, or any interest therein, wherever situated, for the purposes of the Fund;
(6) to accept gifts or donations of services, or of property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, in aid of any of the purposes of the Fund;
(7) to sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, and otherwise dispose of its property and assets;
(8) to appoint such officers, attorneys, employees, and agents as may be required, to determine their qualifications, to define their duties, to fix their salaries, require bonds for them, and fix the penalty thereof; and
(i) Accounting, auditing, and reporting
The accounts of the Fund shall be audited annually. Such audits shall be conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by independent certified public accountants. A report of each such audit shall be furnished to the Secretary of the Treasury and the Commission. The representatives of the Secretary and the Commission shall have access to all books, accounts, financial records, reports, files, and all other papers, things, or property belonging to or in use by the Fund and necessary to facilitate the audit.
(j) Report on audits by Treasury
A report of each such audit for a fiscal year shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury to the President and to the Congress not later than 6 months following the close of such fiscal year. The report shall set forth the scope of the audit and shall include a statement of assets and liabilities, capital and surplus or deficit; a statement of surplus or deficit analysis; a statement of income and expense; a statement of sources and application of funds; and such comments and information as may be deemed necessary to keep the President and the Congress informed of the operations and financial condition of the Fund, together with such recommendations with respect thereto as the Secretary may deem advisable.
(k) Definitions
As used in this section:
(1) Eligible small business
The term "eligible small business" means business enterprises engaged in the telecommunications industry that have $50,000,000 or less in annual revenues, on average over the past 3 years prior to submitting the application under this section.
(2) Fund
The term "Fund" means the Telecommunications Development Fund established pursuant to this section.
(3) Telecommunications industry
The term "telecommunications industry" means communications businesses using regulated or unregulated facilities or services and includes broadcasting, telecommunications, cable, computer, data transmission, software, programming, advanced messaging, and electronics businesses.
[1] So in original. Probably should be "Fund);".
Source(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title VII, § 714, as added Pub. L. 104–104, title VII, § 707(b),Feb. 8, 1996, 110 Stat. 154; amended Pub. L. 108–494, title II, § 205,Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 3996; Pub. L. 112–96, title VI, § 6602,Feb. 22, 2012, 126 Stat. 245.)
2012—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 112–96, § 6602(1), added subsec. (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) which related to the Board of Directors of the Fund.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 112–96, § 6602(2), struck out "(after consultation with the Commission and the Secretary of the Treasury)" after "Chairman of the Board " in introductory provisions, redesignated pars. (2) to (4) as (1) to (3), respectively, and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: "interest transferred pursuant to section 309 (j)(8)(C) of this title;".
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 112–96, § 6602(3), substituted "subsection (d)(1)" for "subsection (d)(2)".
2004—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 108–494reenacted heading without change and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Loans or other extensions of credit from the Fund shall be made available in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) and any other applicable law to an eligible small business on the basis of—
"(1) the analysis of the business plan of the eligible small business;
"(2) the reasonable availability of collateral to secure the loan or credit extension;
"(3) the extent to which the loan or credit extension promotes the purposes of this section; and
"(4) other lending policies as defined by the Board."
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Avon is committed to making the world a more beautiful and healthier place through our products, our people, our environmental sustainability and our philanthropy. We empower millions of women around the world financially through our earnings opportunity and support their health and safety through the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade and Avon's Speak Out Against Domestic Violence initiative.
Our 2013 Corporate Responsibility Report details our corporate responsibility efforts, performance and progress toward our goals in 2013 across three pillars: Environmental Sustainability, Philanthropy and People. The report also provides updates on our commitment to responsibly managing the production of our products.


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Instead of the traditional flat-pricing system, residential and small commercial customers can now choose to enroll in a plan that offers lower rates for energy supply during off-peak hours - and higher rates during peak use times.
Central Maine Power has announced open enrollment until Jan. 31 for a new "time-of-use" option for the power generation portion of customers' bills.
Instead of the traditional flat-pricing system, residential and small commercial customers can choose to pay a rate for energy supply that is higher than the flat rate during on-peak energy use times and lower than the flat rate during off-peak times.
"Essentially it's giving customers more control over what they pay, and the price that you pay is related to what it costs to produce that electricity," says Tom Welch, chairman of the Maine Public Utilities Commission.
The delivery portion of a CMP bill has a separate time-of-use schedule. The new power generation time-of-use prices are effective for a one-year term beginning March 1.
This story was reported and written by Sarah Currie.


text: In celebration of our heritage, we partnered with our venerable long-time linen maker to create this special collection for the table. The century-old Russian company jacquard weaves the fabric with our world-famous intertwined "GC" (Grande Cuisine) logo, using yarn-dyed pure cotton for a smooth feel, an elegant drape and exceptional durability. Casual and classic, the tablecloth a great choice for everyday dining and entertaining


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- "He brandished his wand at the snake and there was a loud bang; the snake, instead of vanishing, flew ten feet into the air and fell back to the floor with a loud smack."
- —Lockhart casts this nonverbally.[src]
Alarte Ascendare is a spell used to launch an object up into the air. Gilderoy Lockhart used this spell to try to get rid of a snake which Draco Malfoy conjured during the first Duelling Club meeting in 1992, but instead launched it into midair, which only aggravated it further.
Known Practitioners
Alate is Latin for 'winged' whereas Ascendare is a Latin verb meaning 'to climb' or 'to ascend'. Therefore, the whole incantation may read something like "winged ascent".
Behind the scenes
- Bartemius Crouch Jr. may have used a variation of this spell to bounce a transfigured Draco Malfoy in the air several times as punishment in 1994. However, Gilderoy's spell lost contact with the wand and target immediately after usage, while Barty's spell kept the contact with wand and the target all the time.
- Alarte Ascendare may be closely related to the spell Ascendio which was used in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Both spells lift their targets high up into the air, with main difference being the target - Ascendio launches the caster into the air while Alarte Ascendare launches a target directed at by the wand.
See Also
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (First identified as Alarte Ascendare)


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London 2012: £8m Olympics bus strike offer - but still threat hangs
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Threatened chaos by London bus workers in an Olympics dispute could be averted.
London Mayor Boris Johnson said £8.3m is available to pay off bus workers.
Unite trade union members want a £500 Olympics 'bonus' for working during the Games.
Transport for London refused the demand, triggering the strike set to take place on Friday.
But money supplied by the Olympic Delivery Authority could see the action cancelled.
Mayor Johnson said: "I urge them (UNITE) to do the right thing by their workforce and by Londoners and get on and negotiate. I would say to those that are seriously proposing a strike that would be greatly disruptive.
"I say to them that cash is available but it is only available on the condition that Londoners are not disrupted and that there is no strike."
Unite chief, Peter Kavanagh insisted more needed to happen before the strike was cancelled.
"We cannot call the strike off until we hear from the bus companies and we are persuaded that TfL is serious about resolving this dispute. With only 36 hours left, every minute counts," he said.
"There are 20 bus operators - it's imperative there's a single forum to meet with the bus companies and TfL's involvement is vital in order to secure a deal."


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The Portland Water Bureau is currently offering a $50 rebate for replacing an old toilet or urinal with a high-efficiency model. Commercial, residential and multifamily properties are eligible. See eligibility requirements included on each form. Please note that the old toilet or urinal MUST be recycled at an approved recycling center. Rebates are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The program will end when funds are depleted. Update 4/14/16 - Funds are still available for the rebate.
To help manage the increase in use and reduce peak summer water demand, Portland Water Bureau customers can now apply for rebates on water saving multi-stream rotator nozzles and WaterSense-labeled irrigation controllers. With proper installation, programming, and maintenance homeowners and businesses can incorporate these upgrades to save thousands of gallons of water annually. Update 4/14/16 - Funds are still available for the rebate.
The Portland Water Bureau is currently accepting applications for non-residential water efficiency improvement projects - targeting small businesses and non-profits. Incentive awards pay 50% of the approved costs of the project up to a maximum of $5,000 per project. Applications will be accepted from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016 or until funds are expended. Please contact Jeff Sandberg at 503-823-4307 or firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
Rebate Questions? Call 503-823-4527 or email email@example.com
Residential, Multifamily and Commercial accounts all qualify for rebates. Click on each form to learn more about each program.
Customers with automatic irrigation systems now qualify for water efficient irrigation equipment rebates.


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This past weekend, we announced that the Founder Institute has surpassed 1000 graduate companies (the story was covered by Anthony Ha on TechCrunch here). In total, we have launched 1003 companies across 55 cities, 30 countries, and 6 continents, and these companies have created over 10,000 jobs and have an estimate portfolio value of $5 billion.
What most people don't know is that the Founder Institute is only 4.5 years old (it was founded in April of 2009), and employs just 8 full-time (and very hard working) staff in a small office in downtown Mountain View, CA. Like the startups we help build, the Founder Institute is incredibly lean, we work long hours, our days are fueled by caffeine, our nights are fueled by wine, we have an office dog to cheer us up (Hercules), and we often do quirky things to keep us amused (ask us about our "Launch Gong").
So, how have we launched 1003 companies? Well, first, we have an amazing worldwide network of Local Directors who organize the local chapters, and they are undoubtedly our greatest asset as an organization. Next, we have an equally amazing network of over 3000 mentors who have built startups before and provide our founders with invaluable training and feedback. Then, we mix these two elements with talented aspiring founders, and create an environment where new founders can be successful.
When you put smart people together in a structured environment where everyone's interests are aligned, amazing things happen. We like to call this "Globalizing Silicon Valley", and it is explained in the infographic below.
Check it out, and;
- If you could use expert training and feedback to launch a technology company, then Apply to the Founder Institute today.
- If you want to help foster entrepreneurship on a global scale, then Launch a Founder Institute Chapter in your local city.
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Environmental Impact
Compensating for carbon dioxide emissions Jaeger-LeCoultre daily acts to reduce its ecological footprint. This commitment takes the form of the progressive application to its infrastructures, products and production methods of the most relevant and best-recognised international certifications and norms, such as the standards of the Forest Stewardship Council, the Responsible Jewellery Council or the Minergie label. Aware of the need to preserve the resources around it, the brand has geared its sustainable development policy towards the responsible use of natural resources such as wood and water, control of energy consumption and of non-renewable resources, stringent checking of the origin of its materials and the development of recycling processes. Jaeger-LeCoultre also regularly takes action within its Manufacture and its subsidiaries in order to encourage its partners and its personnel to adopt an eco-responsible attitude. In parallel with its constant efforts to reduce its environmental impact, Jaeger-LeCoultre has committed itself alongside the Richemont Group as a whole to compensating for its residual carbon dioxide emissions. The quantities of carbon dioxide emitted by the various infrastructures (the factory, the boutiques, the subsidiaries) and generated by the professional travel of its personnel, are evaluated each year and compensated by funding eco-responsible projects. For the 2008 year, the Brand compensated the equivalent of 1,962 tonnes of carbon dioxide.


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Sky Force
Games » Arcade & Action
by Infinite Dreams
Download this app if: you love top-down shooters.
Developer Notes
Legendary classic arcade shooter now available for Android! 3d interactive objects, outstanding graphics, special effects, soundtrack and 100% of pure gameplay.
If you like this game please consider purchasing "Sky Force Reloaded".
Classic shooter feel with a modern touch — Sky Force is like playing your typical vertical scrolling shooter but feels like a modern version. Players pick from one of three ships, each with its own shield strength and speed settings. As you destroy waves of enemies you collect stars and power-ups become available to upgrade your...