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Review by Jessica Yadegaran
Do readers really care about active yeasts and secondary fermentation? Or do they long to understand wine's seductions, and its otherworldly sense of place? Do they care about a region's production, or would they rather hear how a glass of juice resembles a curvy redhead, and why it makes them feel the way it does? You know, drunk.
This is among Natalie MacLean's first points in Red, White, and Drunk All Over: A Wine-Soaked Journey from Grape to Glass. A descendent of Celtic alcohol-lovers and livers, MacLean, a sommelier, writes first and foremost from a sensual place, dispelling many commonly held myths about wine writers: she doesn't spit a whole lot, and she loves the buzz just as much as she loves obsessing over the grape. The book is entertaining, informative and ideally suited for someone who has a working knowledge of wine.
From her first visits to Domaine de la Romanee-Conti and Domaine Leflaive to her honest appraisal of biodynamics in Burgundy - she's on the fence - MacLean's observations are cerebral and spot-on, and her language both beguiling and accessible: "Some wines will always taste like a lost argument or a long embrace." The book lacks an index, but is part-travelogue, part-memoir. You learn as she learns.
From Burgundy, MacLean leads us to the cellars of Champagne, winning points with readers who might not be familiar with the grande dames who have kept that region running. We meet Gerard Liger-Belair, a professor of bubby at the University of Liger-Belair before taking off for the land of Zinfandel, and MacLean's internship with Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon Vineyards.
It's hard to decide if it's MacLean's colorful prose, pop wine sensibility or portraitures of winerati that make her book so readable. The latter is definitely the case when it comes to Grahm, who, through MacLean's eyes, comes across very much like one of the wild-eyed Ralph Steadman drawings that grace his bottles. In other words, spot-on.
The book quiets down a bit when MacLean gets practical. She pulls a nine to five at two wine stores - The Jug Shop in San Francisco and Discovery Wines in New York City - and even does sommelier duty at Le Baccara in Quebec (yes, she drips). She shows you how to throw a tasting party.
She takes on Georg Riedel and Robert Parker and devotes too much of the book's denouement, sacrificing her flow, in my opinion, to wine auction number-crunching, but makes up for it by ending on a lavish dinner with Jay McInerney, the 1980s cocaine-novelist-turned wine writer, who tells her: "Wine makes me more thoughtful. I always want to taste the next thing so it slows me down; I pace myself. Wine saved me from rehab."
And MacLean saved us from another predictable wine book.
Natalie MacLean, Red, White, and Drunk All Over: A Wine-Soaked Journey from Grape to Glass, Bloomsbury 2007, $10.17 (Paperback).
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AVENTURA, Fla. — William Kalman "Bill" Steiner, founder of Steiner-Atlantic Corp. and Dryclean USA, died Dec. 27 after a three-year struggle with pancreatic cancer. He was 82.
The Chicago-born Steiner worked hard his entire life, beginning as a newsboy at age 9. He held part-time jobs throughout high school and worked his way through Baltimore Business College to earn his accounting degree.
While working as an accountant, a client asked Steiner to help him book rock 'n' roll shows around Baltimore. Show business soon enthralled him, and he booked prominent 1950s stars such as Screamin' Jay Hawkins and the Kingston Trio at concerts around the country. But he eventually tired of the constant travel and moved in 1959 to Miami, where he met his future wife, Sheila. They married in 1961.
It was in Miami that Steiner began a new career in the dry cleaning business. He founded Steiner-Atlantic Corp., a distributor of dry cleaning and commercial laundry equipment, boilers, parts and service, in 1959. Michael Steiner took over the reins of that company in 1987.
After building and selling several of his own dry cleaning plants, Bill Steiner co-founded Dryclean USA, a dry cleaning business franchisor, in 1977. That business also continues through this day under Michael's leadership.
Bill Steiner constantly sought to improve dry cleaning machinery in order to make the industry more environmentally friendly, and he is the holder of several patents for environmentally safe dry cleaning equipment and processes.
Bill and Sheila Steiner have been members of Beth Torah Congregation in Aventura for many years. They provided the educational center there in memory of son Jim, who died in a 1989 auto accident at age 21. But they were also generous in their community. In honor of their long-time support, the Jackson Memorial Hospital Foundation renamed a part of the hospital the Bill and Sheila Steiner Family North Lobby.
Surviving Steiner are his wife, Sheila; four sons, Robert, Richard, Michael and David; a brother, Tom; and four grandchildren.
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"A glimpse into Reynosa" Reynosa by Sotiris_S
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I came to Reynosa as a business traveller but with ample spare time to see it too.
CLIMATE: In July the place was predictably warm with temperatures regularly up to the 100's or 30's.
The TOWN: The town is small but lively. The roads in the town centre are clean and looked after, but as you go away from the city they also start to deteriorate.
SHOPS: Pretty much all you'd expect. From retail shops (clothes, electronics etc.) to banks, pharmacies etc.
CENTREPIECE: It has to be its town square. A big square virtually on the porch of the city's cathedral. It features many benches and a band pavillion as its centre piece.
NIGHT CLUBS: It looks like there's thousands of them for a city this small. I have not visited any but they're virtually everywhere.
RESTAURANTS: A myrriad of restaurants are to be found that cater to every wallet. Meat lovers, this is your paradise. Generous portions of fresh juicy meat for pennies!! A definite thumbs-up for the town.
THE PEOPLE: All are very friendly and smiles are abundant. English language skills though are more rare than a kid that cleans its bedroom.
OVERALL: Not exactly the tourist hotspot (it is after all a typically industrial town) but a decent place with good people and fair choices.
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Melanoma of the eye is cancer that occurs in various parts of the eye.
Malignant melanoma - choroid; Malignant melanoma - eye; Eye tumor; Ocular melanoma
Melanoma is a very aggressive type of cancer that can spread rapidly.
Melanoma of the eye can affect several parts of the eye, including the:
The choroid layer is the most likely site of melanoma in the eye.
The cancer may only be in the eye. Or it may spread (metastasize) to another location in the body, most commonly the liver. Melanoma can also begin on the skin or other organs in the body and spread to the eye.
Melanoma is the most common type of eye tumor in adults. Even so, melanoma that starts in the eye is rare.
Too much exposure to sunlight is an important risk factor. Persons who have fair-skin and blue eyes are most affected.
In some cases, there may be no symptoms.
An eye examination with an ophthalmoscope may reveal a single round or oval lump (tumor) in the eye.
Tests that may be ordered include:
Small melanomas may be treated with:
Surgery to remove the eye (enucleation) may be needed.
Other treatments that may be used are chemotherapyy or biological therapy (interferon).
You can ease the stress of illness by joining a cancer support group. Sharing with others who have common experiences and problems can help you not feel alone.
The outcome for melanoma of the eye depends on the size of the cancer when it is diagnosed. Most patients survive at least 5 years from the time of diagnosis if the cancer has not spread outside the eye.
If the cancer has spread outside the eye, the chance of survival is much lower.
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if you have symptoms of melanoma of the eye.
The most important way to prevent eye melanoma is to protect the eyes from sunlight, especially between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., when the sun's rays are most intense. Wear sunglasses that have ultraviolet protection.
A yearly eye exam is recommended.
Lange JR, Fecher LA, Sharfman WH, et al. Melanoma. In: Abeloff MD, Armitage JO, Niederhuber JE, et al., eds. Abeloff's Clinical Oncology. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 73.
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It's hard to identify the lowest point of the New Orleans Saints' 2012 season, with so many worthy candidates. But the 91-yard touchdown run by Kansas City Chiefs tailback Jamaal Charles in Week 3 is a strong contender.
The Saints were leading 24-6 at home late in the third quarter, when Charles' run around the left end ignited a stunning comeback/epic collapse (depending on your perspective).
On the Chiefs' next drive, Charles again busted loose around the right end for a 40-yard gain to set up a field goal. He finished with 233 rushing yards.
Fortunately for the Saints, a repeat performance Friday night will be unlikely when Charles and the Chiefs return to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Since it's the preseason opener, Charles will probably be done by the end of the first quarter.
More important, though, the Saints have made it a top priority to go the entire 2013 season without a repeat performance.
It's one of the key reasons why they switched to a new 3-4 defensive scheme. The top run defenses around the NFL in recent years have almost all used the 3-4 as their primary alignment.
But even more than scheme, Saints inside linebacker Curtis Lofton insisted the most important change will come in the defense's "attitude."
"We gotta have this sense that no matter who we are going against, no matter who it is, we have to stop the run. And as a man, you measure yourself against the run," Lofton said. "I don't really feel like we did a good job of that last year. And this year with a new system and new scheme, we gotta improve our attitude."
The Saints allowed the most rushing yards in the NFL last year (147.6 per game). And the blame was shared by every level of their defense.
According to the Football Outsiders' 2013 Almanac, the Saints finished 31st in "adjusted line yards," "second-level yards" and "open-field yards." Football Outsiders wrote that's "a trifecta that points an accusatory finger of blame at every defensive position group."
Big plays, big problem
The Saints actually weren't that bad up the gut. Defensive end Cameron Jordan was outstanding against the run. And others like end Will Smith, defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley and Lofton were decent. They routinely came up big in goal-line situations.
It was the cutback runs around the edge that were killers all year long, though. The Saints' outside linebackers and defensive backs, especially, either took poor angles or missed tackles -- leading to huge gains.
The Saints finished 29th in the NFL last year in percentage of broken tackles on all plays (6.9 percent), according to the Football Outsiders. Safety Malcolm Jenkins tied for fourth in the NFL with 12; Lofton tied for 18th with 10.
"It was the big plays," Smith said. "If you look at the way we played, we were good in a lot of situations.
"But we gave up the most big plays in the league, which led us to have the worst defense."
There was the 52-yard touchdown run by the New York Giants' David Wilson in Week 14, runs of 65 and 54 yards by the Carolina Panthers' DeAngelo Williams in Week 17, a 40-yard burst by Panthers quarterback Cam Newton in Week 2, among many others.
The worst of them all, however, was Charles' 91-yard run.
Saints end Martez Wilson and Lofton both got sealed off by blocks (Wilson appeared to be held by left tackle Brandon Albert -- but that would have been a lucky break for the Saints since Albert had great position on Wilson before his arm slipped around Wilson's back). Fellow linebacker Will Herring took a poor angle, and no one in the secondary was near Charles once he turned upfield.
"That run was disappointing. I think it was 98 yards or whatever," said Lofton, whose nightmare recollections of the run are even worse than the reality. "And there's no reason for that, because the edge wasn't set on that run. I mean, it's stuck in my head.
"So I'm looking forward to going against Jamaal Charles. He's one of the premier backs in this league, so it's gonna be a great test for us."
In theory, the switch to a 3-4 defense should help the Saints be more sound against the run.
They'll now fill more gaps by being stretched wider across the field with four linebackers. And they'll now have three big bodies up front in their base defense. Defensive line coach Bill Johnson said the best thing about the new scheme is that it "keeps an edge on the defense" - something he believes can help against read-option quarterbacks as well as dynamic tailbacks.
Lofton said it's harder for offenses to identify what specific front a 3-4 defense is in, and the Saints plan to shift and move around a lot to add to that confusion.
And Saints offensive linemen have always said it's harder to run against 3-4 defenses.
The numbers around the NFL back that up. Last year, five of the top seven run defenses ran a primary 3-4 scheme (six if you count the Denver Broncos' hybrid scheme). The year before that it was six of the top eight. Before that, six of the top seven.
'Overpopulating' the ball
"It's a completely different kind of set of techniques as a lineman," offensive tackle Zach Strief said. "There are a lot of gaps filled up and you have big bodies in the front of it."
Several Saints players also pointed to the addition of massive defensive end Kenyon Coleman and the emergence of second-year lineman Akiem Hicks as two guys who will help improve the run defense up front.
"Akiem is becoming a monster," Jordan said. "You know, he was sort of a monster unleashed last year, just wild and strong and doing serious damage. And this year he's more focused and (more sound in his technique)."
Defensive coordinator Rob Ryan is new, too. And with him comes the more aggressive, attacking style that served the Saints well under former coordinator Gregg Williams.
As safety Roman Harper said, Ryan also preaches the idea of "overpopulating" the ball.
"Then missed tackles don't look so bad because someone else is flying right behind you," Harper said.
"Rob kind of teaches that you go in and take a shot. And it's not your fault for missing a tackle, it's the guy that wasn't running," Lofton said. "So now it's putting it on us as a group. Everyone go take a shot, go try to knock the guy out, and if he cuts back, then everyone else is right there to make the tackle."
There will almost certainly be some missed tackles Friday night -- there are always missed tackles in the first preseason game. But the Saints hope that their renewed approach will also be on display.
Jordan said he personally didn't think Charles' run specifically left a lasting imprint on the team last year.
But he said, "somewhere within the last season we lost our identity. And that's what we have to establish Friday."**************
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If $\varphi$ is a continuous function defined on the unit circle $T =\{z \in \mathbb{C} : |z| = 1 \}$, then $f (t) = \varphi(e^{it})$ is a continuous periodic function with period $2\pi$. Conversely, if $f$ is a continuous function on the real line of period $2\pi$, there exists a unique continuous function $\varphi$ defined on the unit circle $T$ such that $f (t) = \varphi(e^{it})$. Is my guess correct? Can anyone lead me a proof for this?
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Let $X$ be a topological space and $f\colon \mathbb R \to X$ be continuous and $2\pi$-periodic. Since $f$ is $2\pi$-periodic $\phi\colon T \to X$ is well-defined by $$\phi(e^{it}) = f(t).$$ On the other hand with the condition $$\forall t\in \mathbb R\colon f(t) = \phi(e^{it}),$$ there is only this possible definition, showing the uniqueness. Finally let us prove the continuity of $\phi$. Let $\tau\colon T \to [0,2\pi)$ be defined by $$\tau(e^{it}) = t$$ for an adequate $t\in [0,2\pi)$. Then $\tau$ is certainly continuous (but not homeomorphic). Continuity now follows from $\phi = f \circ \tau$.


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Federal Health Experts Remain Concerned About BPA Safety
The volume in the debate over the safety of bisphenol-A, a chemical used in everything from plastic baby bottles to sunglasses, just got turned up a notch.
The National Toxicology Program, a federal interagency initiative, released a final report saying it has "some concern" that BPA is linked to health and developmental problems in humans. Of the NTP's five categories of concern, "some" would rate a three, or the middle of the dial between the extremes of negligible and serious.
The report doesn't say whether BPA should be banned, saying more research is needed. But the analysis won't go very far in clearing the worries many have about the chemical.
"Unfortunately, it is very difficult to offer advice on how the public should respond to this information," said Michael Shelby, a director within a division of NTP, in a statement. "If parents are concerned, they can make the personal choice to reduce exposures of their infants and children to BPA."
For its part, the FDA last month gave a vote of confidence to BPA, saying an "adequate margin of safety exists for BPA at current levels of exposure from food contact uses."
Critics have said the FDA is relying on studies funded by the chemical industry. The agency is holding a meeting on Sept. 16 to discuss the chemical, and panel members include industry representatives and academics.
Despite some mixed messages about BPA's safety, worries about the chemical have prompted some hefty action. Canada has said it plans on banning BPA in baby bottles; Wal-Mart Stores Inc., among other retailers, said in April it would stop selling baby bottles with the chemical; and more than 10 states have considered legislation banning the product in some baby and food products.
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Soiree Suits were an article of clothing popular in the mid 1980s - early 1990s during the GTA III Era. They are simply brightly colored cotton suit jackets and pants. Generally, they were worn either over a dress shirt or a t-shirt and sometimes worn with rolled-up sleeves. Initially, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City characters like Tommy Vercetti, Lance Vance, and Ken Rosenberg were known to wear these; other characters include Bryan Forbes, Victor Vance, and Carl Johnson. In 1984, they seemed to be primarily done in neon shades, while in 1986, they had changed to pastel shades, however by 1992 they had returned to neon shades before never being seen again.
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Red Raider Volleyball Opens Spring Practice
Don Flora held his first spring practice Thursday morning.
March 1, 2012
LUBBOCK, Texas - The Texas Tech volleyball program opened spring practice Thursday morning with the first of several team sessions held at the United Spirit Arena.
"This is a really important phase in our development as a team, so I was excited to see the joy in our players' eyes today," Tech head coach Don Flora said. "It's rewarding for them to see the development in the systems that we are implementing. This group really focused hard today and seems to be picking up our systems well."
In addition to two months of spring practices, the Red Raiders will compete at four different events throughout the spring, beginning March 24 with a home tournament at the United Spirit Arena.
From there, the Red Raiders will take trips to New Mexico (March 31) and Dallas (April 21) for two separate tournaments against several of the country's top programs. Tech will also head to Ruidoso, N.M. on April 14 to battle UTEP.
After finishing 15-17 in his first season, Flora returns 14 players from his 2011 squad, including incoming seniors Tory Vaughan and Miara Cave. The program will add at least four newcomers in the fall as Flora signed four high school recruits last November during the fall period.
During the offseason, Flora added two newcomers already to his roster in Long Beach State transfer Tori Jobe (Amarillo, Texas) and Radford University transfer Rachel Brummitt (Plano, Texas) with both participating in their first practice on Thursday.
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More and more people seem to believe there is a big conspiracy between the FDA, the government, and the cosmetics industry to sell shoppers toxic skin care products. Chances are good that these people have read some of the articles from the Environmental Working Group (EWG), an organization whose stated purpose is " uses the power of information to protect public health and the environment." Press release, top ten lists, announcements, chain emails and Facebook eCards from the EWG are copied and pasted and passed around the web without fact checking by all-natural websites, organic websites, liberal news sites and chumps on Facebook.
"The Story of Cosmetics" More Histrionic Than History
I fell prey to EWG propaganda a few years ago when someone sent me a link to the video "The Story of Cosmetics," a video with ties to and promoted by the EWG which left me slack-jawed in horror: TOXIC INGREDIENTS!!! NO REGULATIONS!!! I posted the link and a couple of articles. Then I did my research. I was embarrassed to discover I had been duped so easily. The entire video was cherry picked history, misinformation, half-truths and deliberate falsehoods.1
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The EWG has a long and shady history of distorting facts, twisting truths and telling blatant lies. Heavily funded by a Who's Who of liberal leaders and organizations, the EWG has a definite agenda -- to promote certain liberal causes and undermine established safety protocols to make more money from their deep-pocket donors and from frightened consumers.
Forget Sex! FEAR Sells
The tactic they rely upon the most (besides misinformation) is FEAR. Why? Because facts rely on reason and fear relies on feelings. We are much more attached to our feelings than we are to cold hard facts. If groups like the EWG can scare consumers enough, people will stop buying cosmetic products the EWG says are bad and they will buy only the ones the EWG says are good. Consumers will be bombarded with the spun misinformation by every "Holistic Mary" and "All-Natural Alice" website out there.
These horrified consumers will want to stop skin care companies from using these "toxic" ingredients, so they will donate to the EWG's valiant efforts to halt the use of the cosmetics ingredients the EWG says are toxic. It doesn't matter that the majority of other independent studies and experts disagree with the EWG's conclusions--the EWG is louder with a better spin machine than all the other experts put together, and they have raised millions of dollars through fear mongering.2
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The EWG convinced America parabens were toxic based upon a "study" of only 20 teenagers. And they didn't document where the parabens came from--from food or cosmetics or if the girls were harmed by the parabens -- they simply announced to the world that American teenage girls are "contaminated" with parabens from cosmetics.3 They have heavily pushed and endorsed the faulty notion that skin care products must be "all natural" and "organic" to be healthy.4
Autism and Vaccines Scare
This is the same shameless group that convinced half the country that measles vaccines cause autism, because they rabidly promoted a paper published in the Lancet in spite of hundreds of well-researched and well-documented professional studies by a variety of independent medical experts that said otherwise. The Lancet finally published a retraction years after the damage had been done and the British doctor in charge of the study lost his license for misconduct.5 Fear sells, and it raises donations while it raises visibility.
Environmental Working Group: Skin Deep & More
It is important to note that the EWG owns several popular sites like Skin Deep, so they can conduct biased "research" or find an obscure article that supports their stance on ingredients, rate skin care ingredients on Skin Deep with very arbitrary numbers based upon faulty science6 and then back it up as the EWG and vice versa. The story is then circulated by the Clearinghouse for Environmental Advocacy and Research which just happens to be owned by the EWG. And let's not forget about the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics7, also part of the EWG and also trumpeting the same EWG propaganda. From there it is just a hop, skip and a jump into the mainstream media which doesn't want to overlook these big "news stories." It doesn't hurt that the mainstream media has a decidedly liberal bent at times.
Since the same misinformation will be copied and pasted so many places, consumers aren't tempted to do any research to check the facts. For one thing, they won't "feel" like it because their feelings are already invested in all that fear and suspicion.
Environmental Working Group: Tides Foundation Ties
Funded by and obligated to its liberal grant donors, the EWG also engages in aggressive eco-lobbying to support its questionable causes. It gets worse. The EWG and its subsidiaries have operated under and continue in a relationship with the Tides Foundation8, a large multi-tentacled, left-leaning, secretive tax exempt organization which funnels money from anonymous donors to pay for their often radical liberal causes. The management fees for more than 250 Tides Donor Advices Projects go back go to the Tides Foundation. Meanwhile, the IRS tax exemption of Tides Foundation keeps their donors, income, assets and expenditures hidden from public inspection.
Conspiracy Theory
So, if you as a consumer have heard about a big toxic skin care and cosmetics conspiracy, you just found it. "Story of Cosmetics" > Campaign for Safe Cosmetics > Skin Deep > Clearinghouse for Environmental Advocacy and Research > Environmental Working Group > Tides Foundation > Advancement of liberal agendas through fear mongering at the expense of inconveniences like science, facts, reason and truth.
Hey, Chicken Little. Take off your tinfoil hat. Maybe the sky isn't falling and your cosmetics aren't toxic after all.
- Examiner.com - Cosmetics Industry-Cosmetic-Toiletry-Fragrance Association Address Consumer Cosmetic Concerns
- SkinHealthBeauty - The TOXIC Truth about the Environmental Working Group
- ActivistFacts.com - Environmental Working Group
- SkinHealthBeauty.com - Why All Natural-Organic Ingredients Are NOT Better for Skin
- Autism study doctor barred for 'serious misconduct'
- PersonalCareTruth.com - Skin Deep--Scratching Below the Surface/
- Consumer Freedom - 5 Things You Didn't Know About the Environmental Working Group
- Undue Influence.com - EWG
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The first Training Session on Food Safety Took Place in Comayagua
Comayagua, May 2008.- The first training seminar for beneficiaries of the Added Value Project took place from April 28th to the 30th at Hotel Comayagua Golf Club, with the attendance of representatives of the 30 agroindustrial MSME that are currently participating in the project.
During the session on "Food Safety and Fruit and Vegetable Processing" included issues relevant for the agro-industrial sector of the country, such as food safety, food processing, innovation, and costs and financial statements.
The seminar also comprised an Innovation Day which, through a brainstorming session, was aimed at generating new initiatives and encouraging the creation of new products from the part of the project participants.
Attendees include Zamorano´s contract and project officers; Wilmer Sanchez, MCA-Honduras Grant Officer; Mr. Julio Lopez, the Added Value Project Director, and the five field specialists. The speakers in charge of the presentations were Julio Lopez, Silvia Lopez, and Oscar Espinoza y Paola Mania.
All participants expressed their satisfaction about the training received, confirming their commitment and interest to put into practice the new methodology in order to improve their products and businesses.
Practical exercises with the participants
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Integrating Google Apps with OIF / IdP
By Damien Carru-Oracle on Aug 01, 2014
Google Apps provide a set of services that companies sometimes leverage for their day to day activities, which allow their employees to offload mail, calendar, document storage... in the Google cloud.
When a company purchases Google Apps for its employees, it needs to create user accounts in Google and provide the employees with their account information:
- Username and password to access Google Apps
- How to set/reset their password in Google Apps (initially, or if the password needs to be reset periodically)
Every time the user needs to access Google Apps, an authentication operation will take place where the user will enter the Google Apps credentials, which will be different from the on-premise company's user credentials.
Google Apps supports the SAML 2.0 SSO protocol as a Service Provider, where the Google Apps service for the company can be integrated with the on-premise Federation SSO IdP server in order to:
- Provide true SSO capabilities for the user: the user authentication state is propagated from the on-premise security domain to Google Apps
- Not force the user to manage and remember a different set of credentials
- Allow the on-premise administrator to control more efficiently password policies locally.
In this article, I will describe step by step how to integrate Google Apps as an SP with OIF as an IdP via the SAML 2.0 SSO protocol.
Important note: enabling Federation SSO for a domain will also affect the administrators for that domain who will need to authenticate via Federation SSO thereafter.
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New York, January 18 -- Crude oil price plummeted for the sixth day in a row as major economies of the world faced a bearish trend. Crude oil price stands at $78 as against $84 for last week.
New York, January 14 -- Latest figures from RealtyTrac show that U.S. foreclosure filing rose by 21 percent last year. The online foreclosure marketplace said figures for 2009 went as high as 2.82 million.
Frankfurt, Germany, January 13 -- In what can be termed as the worst economic performance of the country since the World War II, Germany's economy contracted 5 percent in 2009.
New York, December 30 -- That the U.S. economy is on the road to recovery was clear when crude oil traded at $79 Wednesday, after rising for the fifth consecutive day due to higher heating demand of winters.
London, December 29 -- According to latest figures from the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development, unemployment in U.K. will reach 2.8 million, rising continuously for the first six months of 2010.
Beijing, China, December 27 -- In an interview with China's official press agency, Xinhua, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said the government would keep a check on its property market and track illegal activities related to housing prices.


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Europe Could Offer iPad Rivals a Market
Could Europe be the place where the tablet revolution actually takes place, rather than what we have seen to date, which is just an iPad revolution. Perhaps, says analyst group Forrester.
Reuter's news agency reports on the company's analysis which suggests that Apple's relative lack of strength in Europe is an opportunity for others to seize.
Apple's relatively small retail presence in Europe—with 52 stores compared with 238 in the United States—offers a chance to the likes of Samsung, Acer and Research in Motion, Forrester said.
But their prices cannot yet compete with Apple, which has far larger scale in the tablet market and an efficient supply chain. Forrester said emerging challengers from China and Taiwan would likely step in soon with cheaper offerings.
"There is this opportunity for iPad challengers, but the competition is very fragmented. Competing with Apple will require a different approach from what we've seen so far," said analyst Sarah Rotman Epps, the author of the Forrester report.
It seems that Apple may already be taking steps to preclude any moves.
We reported earlier that Apple has successfully prevented one of its key rivals, Samsung, from distributing its 10.1 inch tablet in Europe.
Apple Inc. said a German court has ruled that a tablet computer made by Samsung Electronics Co. cannot be sold in most of the European Union, the latest turn in a patent fight between the two companies.
The preliminary injunction bars Samsung from distributing its Galaxy Tab 10.1 touchscreen tablet throughout most of Europe, with the exception of the Netherlands. The device, which was released earlier this summer and runs on Google Inc.'s Android operating system, is widely considered to be the most promising competitor to Apple's iPad, which has dominated the market since its release last year.
WSJ: Apple Blocks Samsung Tablet in Most of EU
Reuters: IPad rivals have better chance in Europe: Forrester


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Nine Days took the music world by storm with the release of "The Madding Crowd" in 2000. Their catchy smash hit "Absolutely" (Story of a Girl) soared to the top of the charts. "Absolutely" remains a timeless classic, but most importantly, Nine Days remains an ongoing band who isn't about to rest on their laurels. As the industry evolves, Nine Days continues to evolve and grow as a group characterized by individuality and authenticity.
On October 25, 2013, following a decade since their last album release, Nine Days introduced "Something Out of Nothing." The 10 track album which was produced by Nine Days and Paul Umbach contains something for everyone.
I had the unique opportunity to sit down with the entire band to discuss their latest creation. We took time to revisit where they've been, but ultimately we talked about where they're going. John Hampson (vocals, guitar), Brian Desveaux (vocals, guitar), Jeremy Dean (keyboards), Nick Dimichino (bass, guitar, backup vocals), and Vincent Tattanelli (drums, percussion) all contributed to our chat.
Q: How would you describe your latest album?
A: Nick: "It's just a collaboration of the last 5 or so years of listening. It contains Country/Americana material. It has rootsier stuff like we started out with if you go back to our first self-produced album."
A: John: "We've been a band for almost 20 years. We were together before "Story of a Girl," from the time it came out, all the way to its height, to now. If "Story of a Girl" is all you know about us, this record might seem weird or "country," but the reality is we've always been in that Americana vibe. We just kind of leaned more heavily on that this time. It's very natural for us."
Brian: "This record really combines what we sound like and who we are. It's definitely Americana, rock, and a friend of ours even said it has a bluegrass sound."
Q: What went into bringing "Something Out of Nothing" to life?
A: John: "We recorded it in Nashville even though four out of five of us are still living in New York (Desveaux is the only member who presently resides in Nashville). We wanted to make the record have as much of a "band feel" as possible. The basic tracks were live. It was all about trying to capture a vibe more than anything."
Q: Favorite songs?
A: Brian: "I'm going to go with "Flying Saucer." It was a weird song to begin with, and it took a while in the studio to really get it. We tried recording it many different ways. We spent about an hour putting a drum set together, but it didn't work. We went back to just doing it like we do it live – and then we had Kyle Everson come in. It just all fell into place at that moment. The mix came out great – for me, that's one of the songs I like to listen to the most."
Vince: "Protect Me." One word – I get to play the "COWBELL!" My favorite one to listen to would be "No Easy In Love."
Nick: "I could find something about each one, but my son is about ten, really loves "Indian Summer." As many times as I have to listen to it, I'm not sick of it. I think it sounds the most like what we used to do."
John: "I like the whole record but "Alchemy" is my favorite. This song really came together for me personally. Every element came into place – the horns, the clarinet, the solo. After the first take, it felt perfect. There's just something about the sound. More often than not, I feel like songs fall a little short. I just don't know if that one could have come out any better."
Jeremy: I actually have two and I'll tell you why. With John and Brian both singing and writing songs, you get a different sound. For John, I really like "Protect Me." I think it has a great strong groove, and a great chorus. Brian played awesome guitar on it. It just makes you drive a little faster when you listen to it. For Brian, it's "No Easy In Love." It was a very off the cuff performance. Everything from the chords in the song to the vibe of it- it sounds great. Then Kyle came in and threw steel on it. The mix is great."
Q: How have you grown as a band?
A: Nick: "We've been away from one another. Brian did solo stuff. John did solo stuff. We just kind of got together, and decided let's see if this clicks and works anymore. We started playing and there it was. Everyone has their own life, but here we still are."
Vince: "I think we've grown as in we can't fit into the same clothes we could as when we started (chuckles)."
John: "We played four or five nights a week. We rehearsed during the day, or we would write. We built such a musical connection together – it'll never go away. Whatever musical DNA is formed, it's still going to be there as you move forward, and I think that's true for a lot of bands. You fast forward, you go through life experiences, musical experiences, but it always goes back to that DNA. We're always going to sound like us no matter what we do."
"I think for me the biggest difference is, for the first time in my adult life, I don't have a single care in the world. I'm not worried about whether my music is going to be accepted by the industry. It's so liberating, and so great. I'm just doing this for the sake of making the song be what I want it to be and that's it. Let it be what it is. What we're doing is "our thing," and it feels good.
Brian: "I feel like we've grown musically and as writers. Even though we've gone back to roots – we've matured, and we're growing. It's got to be cool and different. We're not trying to recreate "Story of a Girl," and we don't want to."
Q: What has always set "Nine Days" apart from other bands?
John: "Even when you listen to "The Madding Crowd" album, there are hints of other things. I think we've always felt like we were put in another genre, but it didn't quite work. Nonetheless, it was fun, and we're still in with all of these other bands. We're not exactly like these other bands, but for a brief time our sounds kind of overlapped. We had a moment where we embraced more of a rock guitar."
Jeremy: "When you play heavier music with that strength, passion and volume – you almost feel that you have to physically emote that on stage. We no longer play musically where we feel that we have to physically embody music. Modern stage presence is now more vocal – being one with the audience almost, as being opposed to physically trying to jump around, and do handstands.
Q: What keeps you going?
A: John: What keeps me going is, I can't not do it. It doesn't matter if the audience is two people or 2000."
Nick: The industry is such a weed out process. If you're not into it, you're done early. How do you get anything done if you're not obsessed with it?
(As parents, John and Nick both agree that instruments are around the house if their children want to explore music, but they would only want them to pursue music on their own terms, and because "they can't not do it").
Q: What can fans expect at your current shows?
Jeremy: "A good mix of old and new."
John: "I think it's a looser thing – way more about musical community, and lifting people up. It's just celebrating music."
Jeremy (adds with a laugh): "There will be no wrong notes whatsoever."
Q: Future goals?
Brian: We're going to keep recording, keep writing, and keep doing stuff."
John: "We would love to be treated as a new band. The music should stand on its own, whether or not listeners are familiar with "Story of a Girl."
Throughout all the seasons and chapters both in their personal and professional lives, Nine Days remains committed to what they do, and they'll always find a way to "Make Something out of Nothing."
To purchase their album, and to stay up to date on their latest news, head on over to their website.


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Mission description:
To successfully complete five 0500 classes that will push the limits of your body and will "FORGE MENTAL STRENGTH" Then you will need to return for a 2nd class anytime the same day. 10x WODs in 5x days. Complete 8 and you do not pass. Finish 9 and have to head out of town on a business trip and you do not pass.
Rules of engagement:
This is not a bootcamp. Wear your CFS t's/tanks to every class if you don't have one get it. Bring a large water bottle and positive attitude and remember if you're not early, you're late.
1. Must work at near peak output for very long periods of time, with unknown periods of rest.
2. Must be prepared for the known and equally prepared for the unknown.
3. Does not always have access to equipment or proper training tools.
4. Is not competing to win, but to survive and accomplish a mission that can have life, death or strategic consequences well beyond their own pay grade.
5. Must be strong, but not like a power-lifter. Needs strength & stamina to move heavy stuff far & long, does not care about a 1 RM.
6. Must have exceptional endurance and be able to go long under load.
7. Must have work capacity for short, medium and long time domains.
8. Must be durable, have a powerful core strength, not be prone to injury and knowledgeable and how to sustain the body at a high level of readiness over the long haul.
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iZotope always seem to have something cool to show - in this instance its their new, well new to us - Alloy, a tracks and busses plugin - a sort of swiss army knife channel processing plug-in with some really cool functions.
Alloy is as usual available in all major audio formats for Mac and PC at $249, with $100 discounts available if you own Ozone or if you buy the two together.
Free 10-day trial on the website.
Great guy. Informative. Thanks
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very very tweak-y, and yet, very cool. i may have to check this out - it does a TON of stuff
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dogs and blogs
While hooves and sheep dogs aren't currently in my life, I am a bonefide member of the organization. Being new to New England - it'll be nice to hang with a club I belong to. It'll also be interesting to see what they think of a twenty-something without a dog in their midst. I have no idea how the shepherds will feel about me, but I hoping to win these titans over with pie.
In other news, you can now find a running blog column of mine on the Huffington Post. There's a link to it on the right sidebar. I'll be in their green section writing about homesteading and the environment. It'll be a mix of content from this blog and new stuff you'll only see there (like the long thanksgiving turkey post). Please feel free to check it out, comment, "buzz up" articles, and read it. You know, support your local writers and all that.


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All I want to do is write the following things into notation.
My trouble is in inserting the correct order and understand where to use the same variables.
The predicates are Students, Answers, and Questions.
None of the students answered all of the questions
At least one student answered all of the questions
One student answered all of the questions.
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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – TJ Lane's alleged Facebook account and photos revealed his Chardon High School Valentine's Day preoccupation. TJ Lane alleged Facebook account reveals a series of pictures and posts about Valentine's Day 2012. A Chardon High School student now claims that Lane may have been troubled over a recent split with his girlfriend.
Officials confirm that TJ Lane is the alleged suspect in today's Chardon High shooting. One witness Nate Mueller claims that Lane may have been upset that his now ex-girlfriend was dating one his former buddies.
Mueller tells news that Lane's ex-girlfriend was allegedly now dating Russell King. King was seated with Nick Walczak, Demetrius Hewlin and Mueller when Lane allegedly approached them at 7:30 this morning. Lane is accused by Mueller of allegedly opening fire on the boys. One of them was shot.
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On Lane's alleged Facebook account, he posted a Valentine's message on February 10. For February 14, Lane had no activity on his Facebook wall. But three days later, on February 17, Lane allegedly adds five new photos to a new Untitled Photo Album. The first photo shows Lane allegedly expressionless looking at the door.
Three of the remaining four pictures show Lane holding a stuffed Teddy Bear doll. The images, taken on February 16, ends with Lane allegedly turning the Teddy Bear toward the camera to reveal its message: "Be Mine".
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TJ Lane is accused of shooting five students today. One of those victims is now dead. The fatality has not been identified to news. Reportedly, the victims were four boys and one girl. Two victims were transported to Cleveland Clinic's Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights, three were airlifted to MetroHealth Medical Center.
In October last year, Abraham Lopez of Southeast High School in Los Angeles allegedly stabbed ex-girlfriend Cindy Santana to death. The violence erupted shortly before noon while students on a lunch break. Lopez was reportedly upset about his own split from Santana as well.
Today, Lane is accused of shooting his five victims at three different locations on campus. He allegedly began shooting inside the school's cafeteria, then taking the violence allegedly to two other locations. Lane allegedly fled the campus after a teacher pursued him. Lane later allegedly turned himself into bystanders off-campus. His Facebook account allegedly is located here.


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And it seems so simple on the surface. No lockout means its at least possible, right?
Well....its really complicated. There are no rules around player contact with coaches, so a coach could ask a player to do something that would normally be forbidden, or that may risk injury. And since there are no rules around player/coach contact, a coach could ask a player if he had paid his dues to the non-union or if his mother was a prostitute. Innocuous as it seems, those question could bring the NLRB right back into the picture, and lawsuits would likely ensue.
There are no rules governing the contracts themselves, or who is a free agent. Sure, the NFL could simply say "we'll use 2010 guidelines" which would mean this pool of players are free agents, and we can spend this much. But one owner could have a man crush on player A and offer him $50 million guaranteed money. What's to stop him? And what of the players who don't meet the eligibility, but could in a future agreement, or who do now, but don't in the future? As the CBA gets hammered out, surely some of this would play out. Typically the NFL and the NFLPA review all contracts. There is no NFLPA, so who would review it for the players?
And certainly the NFLPA (trade association) could simply say that they don't agree with using the 2010 guidelines and file another lawsuit essentially stopping free agency.
I also think agents - while they are out to make money - would be careful here. They don't want to lead their clients in a bad direction, or be viewed as antagonists to the owners. They are more likely to simply urge their clients to not partake for now.
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St. Jude Medical wins CE mark for TAVI tech
St. Jude Medical ($STJ) is leaping into the TAVI market overseas, backed by a newly-won CE mark for its Portico transcatheter aortic heart valve. The company will be far from the lone competitor in the space, however. Edwards Lifesciences' ($EW) Sapien valve leads the market for patients who can't have traditional open-heart procedures, and it already competes with Medtronic's ($MDT) CoreValve in Europe, with other rivals are on their way.
The European approval covers the 23mm Portico device as well as its delivery system, which is intended to work through the leg. Portico is designed for patients with severe aortic stenosis who can't have surgery, or are considered high risk for regular open-heart valve replacement surgery.
St. Jude billed the approval as "a key milestone" for its transcatheter heart valve, and claims the product as standing out because it can be brought back into the delivery catheter, repositioned or retrieved as needed.
That advantage may help in the long term, but rivals are already working hard to grab overseas market share. Medtronic has a CE mark for CoreValve but it doesn't reach patients whose vessels are too small for arterial implantation. The company also released new positive clinical data in Europe for Engager, a transcatheter heart valve made of bovine tissue leaflets and a self-expanding nitinol frame.
And then there is Sapien, the market leader, which stands out because it can also be implanted through the chest and reaches more high-risk patients as a result. In the U.S., the company recently won a major patent appeal against Medtronic regarding CoreValve, which creates an uncertain future for the product and shows that Edwards is willing to play hard to defend both its product and the market dominance it already has.
Meanwhile, all the competitors may have to compete with journal research such as a recent Belgian study that concludes transcatheter aortic valve implementation (TAVI) technology should only be used in a small number of cases where patients are deemed inoperable for technical reasons.
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Edwards crushes Medtronic in appeals fight over heart valve patent
Updated: Medtronic looks to unseat Edwards with heart valve
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Find the useful information hidden in your data! This course surveys computer-intensive methods for inductive classification and estimation, drawn from Statistics, Machine Learning, and Data Mining. Dr. Elder will describe the key inner workings of leading algorithms, compare their merits, and (briefly) demonstrate their relative effectiveness on practical applications. We'll first review classical statistical techniques, both linear and nonparametric, then outline the ways in which these basic tools are modified and combined into powerful modern methods. The course emphasizes practical advice and focuses on the essential techniques of Resampling, Visualization, and Ensembles. Actual scientific and business examples will illustrate proven techniques employed by expert analysts. Along the way, relative strengths and distinctive properties of the leading commercial software products for Data Mining will be discussed.
John F. Elder IV, Ph.D. heads the US's top data mining consulting team, based in Charlottesville, Virginia, and in Washington DC, Baltimore MD, and Raleigh NC. Founded in 1995, Elder Research, Inc. focuses on commercial, investment, and security applications of advanced analytics including stock selection, text mining, social networks, image recognition, biometrics, process optimization, drug efficacy, credit scoring, and fraud detection. John holds Engineering degrees from Rice University, and the University of Virginia, where he's an Adjunct Professor teaching Optimization or Data Mining. Prior to founding ERI, he spent a decade in aerospace consulting, investment management, and academia.
Dr. Elder has authored innovative data mining tools, is a frequent keynote speaker, and chairs international analytics conferences. He was honored to serve five years on a panel appointed by President Bush to guide technology for national security. He has co-authored award-winning books on practical data mining, ensembles, and text mining. John is grateful to be a follower of Christ and the father of 5.
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Pipeline Manager: Steven is the Lead Developer for the Rapture Team, his duties consist of environmental development, character development and many other jobs for the game design process.
Keith Winget
Mobile Team Lead: Keith is the Mobile Team Lead. His main priorities are to lead a team to develop the next games that will be on the mobile platforms.
John Langley
Lead Programmer: John is the Lead Programmer for Rapture Game Studios. His job is to utilize his skills to make the gameplay work efficiently.
Shaun Miller
Lead Writer and Conceptual Artist: Shaun's work consists of him creating the stories that will immerse the player into the games. He also works on all game art and concept straight from his story implementation.
Dan Wagoner
Composer and Sound FX: Dan is the music guru of RGS. He writes all the music and creates sound fx for the games.
Eric Miracle
Assistant Writer: Eric is the assistant writer and a conceptual artist of RGS.
Derek Wireman
CFO: Derek's job at RGS is to make sure all finances are taken care of for the company.
Jake Patton
Animator/Technical Director His job is to build character rigs and make them move.
Christian Abston
3D Artist: Christian's job is to build level assets and 3D models for games that we develop.
Debbie Ngo
2D Artist: Debbie is the 2D Artist of RGS, she works on concept art and visually expresses the game concept.
Mike Ekins
Character Artist and Animator: He focuses on 3D modeling characters and assets.


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The rooms and pool area were nice. The staff was also kind and helpful.
The continental breakfast was okay but could benefit from a larger variety of choices.
The place was very clean, and had a beautiful view.
There's nothing I didn't like.
Nice, clean, good staff
With the really good FREE breakfast, the price of the room is a great value. How much would one spend on breakfast at another eatery for scrambled eggs, sausage, english muffins, yogart and waffles? Plus really good coffee.
No complains.
Both the pool and spa was open - great breakfast
Wonderful hotel for an amazing value.
Breakfast and ease with check in and check out process.
No workout or pool
Very friendly staff.
price was affordable
We resented indoor smoking which was most intense in the lobby but was also pretty thick in the hall.
I wouldn't know
I was charged to sleep in a place I never been before
Very clean and comfortable. Greatly exceeded my expectations considering the low price. The manager was very nice. A good value.
The halls smelled musty/smoky. Mattress was beyond used; saggy and needs replaced. Tub didn't drain; needs a plumber. I couldn't use it after my husband showered. Breakfast 'room' was the size of a closet. Almost---- for this? Was a--- room.
The room was incredible
The bed was to hard.
Nothing fancy but I paid so little. I felt like I got more than I paid for.
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Claim to fame: You can make a reservation at Apple's Genius Bar, where you can get hands-on technical support and expert advice. The stores sell all the popular And, then, of course, there are the Apple products like iPhones, iPads and iPods and others with their almost cult-like following.
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What other guys thought:
Why is Peyton Manning influential?
The biggest surprise of the NFL season is undoubtedly Peyton Manning. The 37-year-old is having a spectacular year, defying his age and the expectations of everyone in the know. The quarterback has been leading the Broncos to victory, all the while earning more impressive beginning-of-the-season stats than any other QB in history. Part of Manning's success seems to come from his refusal to check out mentally, and he's been quoted as saying that he still has a lot to learn. Let his late-career resurgence serve as a lesson to anyone who feels like starting to give up after middle age.
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Wrightwood, CA
Mid-March through November:
Thursday through Monday -10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
December through Mid-March:
Saturday & Sunday - 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
- A 100% tree-based adventure featuring 8 zip lines, 2 rappelling experiences, 4 suspended sky bridges and 3 short hikes
- Ranked by USA Today as one of the Top 10 Zipline experiences in America, winner of 2 Best of L.A. awards
- Explore the forest from 2 feet to over 300 feet in the air with two professionally trained canopy guides
- The perfect combination of a thrilling adventure in a scenic natural environment!
Nestled in the beautiful San Gabriel Mountains, this zipline canopy tour will send you soaring through the sky as you travel from one tree platform to the next.
Slow down and take in the sites from artfully crafted suspended sky bridges, and get your blood pumping as you step over the edge of a platform and rappel to the ground below.
Along the way, your professionally trained Canopy Guides will share insights on the environment and local history, leaving you with a greater appreciation for this mountainous gem hidden just outside bustling Southern California.
Tour includes:
- 8 ziplines, ranging from 200 to 1500 feet in length (the final zipline is a dual side-by-side racing zip)
- 2 rappelling experiences
- 4 suspended sky bridges
- 3 short hikes
- Breathtaking long-range views of the Mojave Desert and peaks in the San Bernardino mountain range from artfully crafted tree platforms
As your guides will say - "You're clear to zip!"
Essential Information:
- Participants must weigh between 90 - 250 pounds and be in good health
- Due to the nature of this activity, participants can not be pregnant or under the influence of alcohol, illegal drugs, or certain prescription medications
- Participants must be able to walk one mile, hold both hands overhead, and have strength to pull yourself along the cable
- Participants must be at least 10 years of age
- Those under 18 years of age must have a participant agreement signed by a parent or legal guardian
- Participants under 14 years of age must be accompanied by parent or guardian on the tour
3.5 hours
Maximum Participants:
You may be accompanied by other tour participants, with a maximum of 8 participants per tour. For groups larger than 6, please contact Cloud 9 Living directly for pricing.
This experience is only for those on the tour.
Weather Dependent:
This experience is weather dependent. Always contact the experience provider with any questions regarding weather conditions.
What to Wear:
Wear comfortable clothing appropriate for the weather conditions, including closed toed shoes. In cold weather we recommend wearing thin, liner style gloves and ear warmers.
Booking Information:
For this experience, it is recommended to request bookings at least 10 days in advance.
Cancellation Policy:
Prior to scheduling/booking a date for this experience, Cloud 9 Living's standard return and exchange policy shall apply. Once you have scheduled a date and received a booking confirmation, cancellations and rescheduling are allowed up to 5 days prior to the experience. Failure to appear on your booked date or to cancel and reschedule at least 5 days prior to your booked date will result in the loss of the value of your experience.
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Is this experience safe?
Safety is your experience provider's top priority. They are a member of the American National Standards Institute accredited Association for Challenge Course Technologies (ACCT) and meet or exceed all ACCT standards for construction, operations and training.
All canopy guides are required to attend a rigorous 50-70+ hour technical training and pass a written and practical test prior to guiding. All guides are certified in First Aid, CPR and AED use.
How high is the canopy tour?
The course varies in height from 2 feet to over 300 feet above the ground. The greatest heights are reached while zipping across ziplines. The highest platform is situated high in a tree platform 95 feet above the ground.
How long are the ziplines?
The 8 ziplines on the course vary from 250 feet to 1500 feet in length. The tour ends with a side-by-side racing zipline!
How long is the tour?
Your total tour experience (from gear up to gear down) will last 3.5 to 4 hours. Your time in the trees will be approximately 3 hours.
Does the tour run in the rain?
Yes, and you will find that experiencing the San Gabriels in the rain is a truly invigorating experience. Forests come to life in the rain! Tours will be cancelled in the event of severe weather, such as lightning or sustained high winds. If your tour is cancelled, you'll be able to reschedule directly with your tour guide.
What should I wear?
Wear clothing that is appropriate for the weather, and perhaps bring a few layering options along with you in the car. You are required to wear closed-toe shoes. Short shorts and tank tops are not recommended. If it's rainy, feel free to bring along a rain jacket and/or pants. Ponchos are not permitted. In cold weather, it is suggested that you wear thin, lined gloves that can be worn under the required work-style gloves provided. A wind resistant outer layer is helpful, as well as stocking caps or low profile ear warmers that are able to be worn under the helmets.
Can I wear my glasses?
Yes, but you might consider wearing an eye-glass strap to ensure that your glasses do not fall off. Straps are available for purchase on-site in the retail area.
Do I have to be physically fit in order to participate?
This tour requires a certain degree of physical fitness and health. Participants must be in good health in order to participate in this active tour. Participants must also be able to walk at least one mile. They must also have the strength to pull your body weight along a cable and slow themselves using a glove to create friction on the cable.
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Poor water governance has led to lost economic opportunities according to the Land and Water Forum.
Water scarcity in some areas, pollution, animal and human health came within the scope of the high level report prepared by the forum for the government.
A year ago, nearly 60 water stakeholders were tasked with putting aside competitive differences to find some common ground in order to better use New Zealand's freshwater resources.
The group now produced a list of 53 recommendations for the government to consider with limits for quantity and quality at the top.
The forum's report is the latest effort to establish ground rules for the establishment of some consistent management practices over what has become one of the most contentious resource use issues New Zealand is facing.
We're watching you
Its executive summary identifies that water is vital to New Zealand's economic development.
"But our water management is getting increased scrutiny from new Zealanders concerned at declined water quality, from tourists and from overseas buyers driven by their customers' insistence that their suppliers follow good environmental practices," the forum said.
"It is in all our interests to maintain and improve the quality of freshwater."
In 2003, the Labour-led government launched the sustainable water programme of action with a broad plan to use regulatory tools within the Resource Management Act to deal with issues.
Just one national environmental standard was implemented in six years concerning sources of human drinking water.
Fresh attempt
The Land and Water Forum was an attempt to draw together a broad spectrum of stakeholders in order to find some common ground to drive the future direction practical freshwater management.
The challenge now is for the government to provide a response to address the recommendations with a galvanising plan of action.
Given that water reform was part of the National Party's campaign platform, a close look at the report and a quick tally of its favoured recommendations will soon be worked up.
Among them will likely be acceptance of the need for a national freshwater governing body.
Central control
The forum has recommended a non-statutory National Land and Water Commission be established – on a co-governance basis with iwi.
This new commission would develop and then oversee the implementation of a National Land and Water Strategy.
However, the key to any success this might have will be action.
Lobby group Water New Zealand chief executive Murray Gibb has endorsed the idea of central control.
"Other developed countries have central water agencies, with someone in overall charge of policy," he said.
In contrast, New Zealand has nine government departments involved in water alongside 12 regional regulators and 73 local bodies.
"None of these agencies are in overall charge of our water."
Mr Gibb said the system worked when water was not under any pressure.
"That has no changed with stresses developing round higher standards, methods of allocation, assimilative capacity and competing demand," he said.
Iwi influence
In addition, Mr Gibb is supportive of Treaty of Waitangi considerations in the report.
"A coherent governance system for water could not be achieved until iwi claims in regard to the Crown's legal obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi were properly addressed," he said.
"Establishing a co-governance arrangement with iwi sitting on the National Land and Water Commission will go some way towards achieving that end."
Mr Gibb said Water New Zealand was also pleased with a recommendation to investigate the way urban reticulated water services are managed and organised.
"Auckland governance reforms will see one water business serving the needs of 1.4 million people, leaving 66 to each service on average 44,000 customers. This is at odds with trends towards best practice and definitely warrants further investigation."
Chaired by former diplomat Alastair Bisley, the 58 groups that were part of the forum needed to work together constructively – at odds with previous experience that would have seem at least some of them face off at resource consent hearings and the Environment Court.
Just another report
While Environment Minister Nick Smith and Agriculture Minister David Carter have congratulated the disparate collection of groups for finding some consensus in creating the forum's report – others say it's just another document.
Federated Farmers water spokesman Lachlan McKenzie said the report reflected a major journey, but does not create future policy.
However, he said he was grateful that the process that led to the report showed that it was actually possible for stakeholders to work together.
"Federated Farmers has genuinely committed itself to the forum process but that does not mean we have committed our members to the recommendations contained in the report. The hard work of making collaborative processes successful has only just begun," Mr McKenzie said.
Business NZ chief executive Phil O'Reilly agreed that more work was needed.
"Water allocation and quality are crucial issues for the future of the New Zealand economy and the country needs certainty about how these will be managed," he said.
"Now the forum has identified some of the key issues, work needs to begin on setting up a lasting frame work that caters to the needs of all water users."
In 10 categories, the forum wrote recommendations to set limits for quantity and quality of water; good practice targets and provided for water allocation considerations.
Rural water infrastructure was ring-fenced with a recommendation to establish regional rules within a framework of national policy.
The forum has also challenged the government to quickly create a National Policy Statement.
Another recommendation suggested water services infrastructure should be investigated to consider the potential benefits of rationalisation, including the possibility of a national regulator with oversight of pricing and performance issues.
The forum will now run a series of workshops throughout New Zealand to discuss the report. Following that, the government will consider both the report and feedback before considering any policy decisions.
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Why should Americans pay attention to Elizabeth Warren? For one thing, she is an exceptionally bright woman who possesses strong credentials in law, academia, and government. She is a US Senator from Massachusetts. At a time when increasing women's representation in government is an imperative, she is important by position and her leadership. The fact that she is a Democrat who was once a Republican matters too. Her reason for changing parties is because she once believed that Republicans were best for the economy, but evidence has shown that is no longer true. She is also astonished by the lack of compassion that Republicans have shown for social and environmental responsibility. While Republicans harp about the size of government, size is a consequence of need and capacity to govern. At issue is government performance. A legislature that has not performed well for years is a problem. A party that disrespects the American political system and dishonors the elected President is an enormous problem. Pay attention while she leads the attack to change that.
"There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody. ... You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for; you hired workers the rest of us paid to educate; you were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for. You didn't have to worry that marauding bands would come and seize everything at your factory, and hire someone to protect against this, because of the work the rest of us did. Now look, you built a factory and it turned into something terrific, or a great idea. God bless. Keep a big hunk of it. But part of the underlying social contract is, you take a hunk of that and pay forward for the next kid who comes along."
"We can't bury our heads in the sand and pretend that if 'big government' disappears, so will society's toughest problems. That's just magical thinking -- and it's also dangerous thinking," Warren writes. "Our problems are getting bigger by the day and we need to develop some hardheaded, realistic responses. Instead of trying to starve the government or drown it in the bathtub, we need to tackle our problems head-on, and that will require better government."
"Elizabeth Warren
United States Senator from Massachusetts
Incumbent Assumed office January 3, 2013
Special Advisor for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
In office September 17, 2010 – August 1, 2011
Chairperson of the Congressional Oversight Panel
In office November 25, 2008 – November 15, 2010
Personal details
Born Elizabeth Ann Herring
June 22, 1949 (age 64)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US.
Political party Democratic (1996–present)
Republican (Until 1996)[1]
Jim Warren (1968–1978)
Bruce Mann (1980–present)
Residence Cambridge, Massachusetts
Alma mater
George Washington University
University of Houston (B.S.)
Rutgers University, Newark (J.D.)
Religion United Methodist Church"


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@TehFlan said:
@Max_Hydrogen said:He'd be paying the same amount of money and not getting the soundtrack. What is your problem?
@Hef said:
@Max_Hydrogen: I bought my wii at launch and as such only have 1 controller. I need a wiimote plus, which is $20 anyways for that stupid add on. I'd say it makes perfect sense for me to buy that bundle, wouldn't you?
It would make just as much "perfect sense" for you to buy that stupid add-on.
Pretty sure he just doesn't know what the difference between a wii-mote, wii-mote plus, and the motion plus add-on is. If he does, he's just being purposely daft.


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Please continue to check the cRc website for the most current Slurpee information.
This list should not be used after December 31, 2016, at which time it will be reviewed and re-issued.
Please note: Slurpee is a registered trademark of 7Eleven and is sold only in 7Eleven stores. This list applies specifically to the Slurpee brand sold in 7Eleven stores. Other similar products that are sold in other stores may not be kosher, even though the flavors may seem to be identical. For kosher certified Icee and Slush Puppie brands, please refer to the beverage list.
This list only primarily applies to 7Eleven stores in the United States. Some flavors are also listed for Canada. Other countries may be using other flavors that are not necessarily recommended.
The COR from Toronto has compiled a list of all kosher Slurpees in Canada.
Click HERE to view that list.
The COR from Toronto has compiled a list of all kosher Slurpees in Canada.
Click HERE to view that list.
All 7eleven stores are required to install a specific water filter for the water used in Slurpees, fountain drinks and even coffee! These specific filters, made by EverPure, are rated at 5 to 10 microns, which is sufficient to remove any questionable insects in the water. Therefore, the
water used for Slurpees sold at 7eleven stores everywhere in the USA, including NY, have no halachic problems.
This is only a list of particular Slurpee flavors.
Unless indicated otherwise, the cRc does not certify any particular Slurpee flavor. This list is meant to only indicate that they can be accepted as kosher.
Other than the 7Eleven store on Touhy and California in Chicago, the cRc does not certify and individual store or vending machine.
Apple Mango, Berry Pomegranate,Cherry Limeade, Lemonade, Lemon Lime, Orange Pineapple Ice, Passionfruit, Peach Mango, Raspberry Ice, Raspberry Lemonade, Strawberry Kiwi, Strawberry Banana, Tangerine Lime, Wild Strawberry
Banana Split and
Pina Colada are Dairy (Cholov Stam)
Apple Berry Blast, Blood Orange Lime Freeze, Blue Raspberry Freeze, Melon Berry Blast, Orange Cream, Peach Lemonade, Red Cherry Freeze, Twisted Citrus, White Cherry, Wicked Apple
Jolly Rancher/ Yo-Cream
All are dairy (Cholov Stam)
Airheads Xtreme Rainbow Berry, Bruisin Berry, Cafe` Latte, Cherry Limeade, Lemonade, Purple Vanilla S'Crème, Raspberry Acai, Red Licorice, Sour Blue Raspberry, Sour Green, Sour
Strawberry, Strawberry Creme, Vanilla Crème, White Plum Grape.
Yo-Cream/Jolly Rancher
All are dairy (Cholov Stam)
Chocolate Custard, French Vanilla, Froyo Shake Vanilla,
Ice Breaker Cherry Apple, Ice Breaker Blueberry, Ice Breakers Peach Dragonfruit, Lite Chocolate Ice Cream, Lite Vanilla Ice Cream, Pina Colada Smoothie, Vanilla Custard, Vanilla Ice Cream, Very Berry Smoothie.
Read Rabbi Sholem Fishbane's Slurpee article.
This list should not be used after December 31, 2016, at which time it will be reviewed and re-issued.
HaRav Gedalia Dov Schwartz, Shlit"a
Rosh Beth Din
HaRav Yona Reiss, Shlit"a
Av Beth Din
Rabbi Sholem Fishbane
Kashruth Administrator
Rabbi Levi Mostofsky
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My return to the shop had been a while in the doing. The neuropathy I had experienced during chemo made me think twice before allowing any clipper or pumice-wielding beauty operator anywhere near my still numb extremities. The lack of feeling would make me susceptible to cuts, scratches or other injuries, typically warded off by the sense of touch.
"Uh, please don't cut my cuticle," I said firmly on this day. "Just push them back. And don't cut, just file my nails, please, on that hand," I said nodding toward my left hand. The woman doing my nails nodded in tacit compliance, dropping the metal clippers and taking up an emery board instead.
Now, following the lymph node dissection I had endured prior to chemotherapy, the threat of lymphedema – a clinical term for swelling of the limbs cause by blockage in the lymphatic system -- made cutting my cuticles a risk I'd been advised never again, in my life, to take. Yeah, things were different, inside my body and out.
Sitting in the salon chair, wearing my wig with feet dangling in the warm whirlpool, I relaxed further into awareness of the conspicuousness of my still imperfect form. My breast reconstruction was still incomplete. Instead, I bore a soft tissue expander at my left, which now fully expanded with saline, created weird, almost cubist asymmetry to my physique. On one side I had a rounded, ballooned and raised breast mound paired alongside my natural, softened and curved breast. My frame appeared adolescent on the left, middle-aged on the right.
In like fashion, the expansion process had left me with feelings something akin to the pubescent awkwardness and embarrassment of my changing form that I had felt in my youth. Following each session, I left with an ever more slightly filled-out left-breast mound and heightened self-consciousness over my changing appearance.
Day after day, I watched my body change and evolve. Each day, there was a bit less swelling, a sprig or two more hair and a bit less numbness at my fingertips and arches. As my body transformed, it was as if I was growing up again, reliving my transformation from a pudgy, awkward teenager into a woman.
But, I was healing, moving through a process that had given me cause to question everything: how I define myself, my values, my sexuality, my raison d'être, and even the meaning of life itself.
A collegiate-level athlete in my youth, and still very physically active, I wondered if the illness would change all of that? Would my body be forever destroyed by chemo, leaving me sickly and weak? Would I still feel womanly after the ordeal? Or, would anyone want me when all of this was through?
Conversely, I thought, why should a few changes to my appearance make me feel so different about myself? Was I being shallow and superficial? Would any of this treatment even be worth it? I mean, what was the point? Was fighting what seemed to be the inevitable, futile?
Life replied to my questions. One answer was the joy of talking with my daughter about her life. She recently had landed her first job at a pizzeria and got her first paycheck. Another answer was feeling the kisses and loving embrace of my ever-supportive boyfriend. Still another answer came in the form of engaging powerful and empowering conversations with other women who were going through or had also gone through the same experiences. Hearing from and seeing the supportive nods of friends, co-workers and even total strangers who spontaneously shared their experiences, giving encouragement, love and knowledge freely seemed still another answer. Even, receiving feedback for my candid and open writing, all of these things were the answers I needed, affirmations of the richness of my life and motivations to fight for it, through treatment.
In hindsight, many aspects of my pre-diagnosis life had turned to drudgery, activities and tasks had blurred into tedium with which I had become disenchanted. Breast cancer was my wake-up call to take nothing — not a breath, a smile, a passing chat with a stranger, even the presence of an eyelash — for granted. Because now, everything was precious, even a hangnail had assumed new urgency and importance.


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Michigan Forward also says it will discuss the coalition formed to launch the "Campaign to Build Michigan" Monday morning at Central United Methodist Church.
Organizers say the referendum's petitions, ballot language and campaign goals will be unveiled. Similar announcements also are expected Monday in Traverse City and Benton Harbor.
The new law was signed by Gov. Rick Snyder in March and gives financial managers broader powers to correct communities' and school districts' finances. Under the law, they can restructure contracts and take away the power of elected officials.
Michigan Forward has said volunteers will be recruited and signatures collected on petitions in opposition to the law.


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"ImSoOld" wrote:Aww... I feel sad now.
"Mellisa169" wrote:technically i do have brown eyes but its very very dark i dont draw in the back of school notebooks. and i like the lol so true quotes except the bad words, but i hate the website. sry so you basically got them wrong...sorry.
"ImSoOld" wrote:you have brown eyes! you draw in the back of your school notebooks you like the "lol so true" website
"Mellisa169" wrote:do me again....sry
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