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Change Master Projects Class of 2001
Prepared by: Julie McKee and Bob Calhoun
Mentor: Julie Sebastian, ARNP, PhD, FAAN
The federal requirements for transition of a rural hospital to become a Critical Access Hospital includes one of community assessment to match community needs and opportunities with those of the local hospital.
This project team has developed a flow chart based tool that not only satisfies that requirement, but will give the assessment results value in the shifts of the hospital and the community that it impacts.
This tool is a 'quick and dirty' exercise to that the local public health leader can implement with limited time and attention resources. It strives to show results that will improve the community while not impeding the transition process for the hospital.
It is an opportunity for the local health department to become or continue in their role of assessment, policy development and assurance. It is an exercise in leadership for the person assuming the facilitator role in this process.
Prepared by: Christy Johnson, RN, BSN and Bonita Bobo, RN, IBCLC
Mentor: Marcia Stanhope, R.N., D.S.N., F.A.A.N
The success of the HANDS program to reach families in need has great potential. The implementation by Kentucky's Cabinet for Health Services and the Cabinet for Families and Children of the Healthy Families America model home visitation program has given the state a great start to improve the lives of our children in Shelby County. The need for this program to be expanded to all families is imperative. The burden lies in the financial aspect of the program. We know the program has great potential for success with our first time families. Our need is to find the funding available for all Shelby County families.
This should be our greatest focus, so we may be able to give everyone the same opportunity. It would be a crime to have a high quality program in our community and no way to offer it to everyone.
Our next step would be to research available grant funding. Completion at that time would consist of proposing the expansion plan to try and secure funding. The HANDS program is already in progress in Shelby County, the expansion to all families would complete the wonderful plan already in place.
Prepared by: Sara Dunlap, Eva Ellis, CPM, Elizabeth Farley, Janice Greer, Charles Ross and James Rousey
Mentor: Jim Cecil, III, DMD, MPH
According to Healthy Kentuckians 2010: Prevention Initiative, Spring 2000, "Oral disease is a major health problem for Kentuckians. Much of this problem can be prevented through water fluoridation, dental sealants, routine dental care, and education." The project is to establish oral health programs as adjunct functions of WIC staff within local health departments across Kentucky. The purpose of applying a fluoride varnish to WIC kids is to reduce the incidence of Baby Bottle Tooth Decay (BBTD) or Early Childhood Caries (ECC). The application is safe and cheap. It is efficient since it takes about two minutes to apply by appropriately trained health department personnel. The varnish promotes remineralization thus reversing progress of caries in primary teeth. Of potential greater benefit is the development of perceptions among both children and their parents that proper oral hygiene is important to good health. The development of good habits, coupled with routine dental care could well lead to reduced levels of adult caries and edentualism.
The KPHLI group have concluded that given proper education, that a lifetime of correct habits that include proper brushing and flossing, periodic screening and treatment for caries, reduced reliance on sugary drinks, and routine dental appointments can be achieved in Kentucky through a group of incremental efforts that might begin with the application of fluoride varnish
Prepared by: Linda Grace Piker, MS, RD, LD, Patty Sewell, MPA, and Laura Harrod, MA
Mentor: John Poundstone, MD
Ongoing requests from local health departments and their community partners raised the issue of need for reaching the Hispanic/Latino population with health education messages and problems with accessibility and availability of services. The latest figures indicate Lexington's official Hispanic/Latino population has increased by 235 percent in the last decade, to more than 8,500.
The overall focus of the project was the 10 Essential Public Health Services. The Close consideration was given to the essential, which states, "Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety." It was determined that the assurance of meeting the needs of all populations, particularly those underserved, does, in fact, fall under the scope of meeting the policies of the KWCSP and the Department for Public Health.
Appropriate objectives from the breast and cervical cancer outreach work-plan were incorporated into the Department for Public Health continuation application for CDC funding for the National Breast and Cervical Screening Early Detection Project, funded through the Kentucky Women's Cancer Screening Project (KWCSP). As a result Fayette County is planning monthly breast and cervical cancer screening outreach to the Hispanic/Latino community. The education of the scholars participating in the project in networking with the Hispanic/Latino-Latino population and their partners was invaluable, and will continue in the future.
We recommend that public health classes educating professionals in the Spanish language (to include cultural sensitivity) be made available through the State Department for Public Health, to be made available to all local health departments and their partners. These classes are being offered by other agencies for their staff such as the University of Kentucky, local law enforcement, hospitals, etc.
Through experiences gained during this project, it is clear that local health department service forms meant to be completed by clients should be appropriately translated (not only interpreted by an individual on-site with the client, but the forms should be available in the Spanish language).
As noted in the conclusion above, translation services and other legal issues must be addressed by both state and local health departments.
Prepared by: Angela Woosley, RN, BSN, George Moore II and Charles Gorton, M.B.A.
Mentor: Marcia Stanhope, R.N., D.S.N., F.A.A.N
The impetus that allowed this innovative educational opportunity to come to fruition was the money from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. If this pilot project is considered successful, then future funding would allow for greater opportunities to improve the curriculum.
Should the grant allow for continuance, then subsequent students would be able to build upon service projects that would continue to benefit the health of the community. Each student is to provide their post-secondary education plans to help determine if project objectives were satisfied.
This program was developed exclusively for McLean County High School. The health educational team selected feature speakers and field trip experiences from the surrounding areas. However, by design, a similar high school class could be developed and adapted by any interested community.
It should be noted that the eclectic range of students selected for this pilot class, provided unique challenges for all planners and coordinators.
The assigned high school professor diligently kept up with all relevant educational material and course syllabus, which required patience and organization. Full cooperation of the school board was essential due to the wide range of activities. The two directors (grant writer(s) assigned from each health and education) and a cadre of high school students recently visited Washington D.C. to present and represent this pilot project. With this recognition of innovation, this allowed yet another fieldtrip experience for the students. Being in the Nation's Capitol offered students the insight in the heart of politics and public domain.
Service projects developed by the high school students have proven to be unique in approach and will allow for growth opportunities to effect community health. Environmentalist careers appear to be an area of specific interest. This would be a logical assumption in that McLean County agricultural opportunities available to its citizenry. However, at the time of this change master project the high school public health class continues. Expected graduation is June 2001.
Prepared by: Deborah Acker, Mary Ann Blanton, David Burton, Jan Chamness, Lorie Chesnut, Stephen Combs and Judy Nielsen
Mentors: David Gale, Ph.D. and F. Douglas Scutchfield, MD
There is a wave of change surrounding public health. As funding sources change, as the activities to achieve the goals and mission of public health change, and as the demand for accountability increases, the need for change at the local level becomes increasingly important. Implementation of this Change Masters Project, Performance Measures, would provide the opportunity to address the changes in public health that we continue to see. We have a wonderful opportunity to benefit from change, not only within the local health department, but also within local communities. This Change Master Project, Performance Measures, is a beginning for public health in Kentucky. It is a beginning that would allow local health departments to participate in directing these changes. Although the goal of our Change Master Project is the development of a framework for the implementation of a Performance Measures System our overriding goal is the implementation of a Performance Measures System in Kentucky.
The current method used to evaluate and rank the 120 local health departments in Kentucky is somewhat flawed. It is understood that there is a need to rate or rank the performance of local health departments, however, the current method is to rank against each other using a data collection system that is subject to a great deal of human interpretation and error. This is a less than optimal approach; but it is currently the only one that is available. This may be of no great concern for those who rate at the top; but it is a real concern for those who don't. At times it even pits local health departments against each other and this should concern us all. This system does not provide a truly objective method to determine the real value of each local health department within its local public health system. It has been said, "see one of Kentucky's local health departments and you have seen just that--one health department". While this uniqueness may enable each local health department to better serve the local community, it does create difficulties in assessing the overall standard of performance at the local health department level in Kentucky. Performance measures are the key to maintaining uniqueness and at the same time developing continuous quality improvements.
Prepared by: Lynn Hulsey, BA, Gina Reid, RN, Joyce Robl, MS, CGC and Carol Speck, RHIT
Mentor: David Dunn, M.P.H., Sc.D.
Family planning/preconception counseling are and have always been critical issues, not just to our community, but to every community. Women need to be targeted early in order to plan for pregnancies. In addition to reducing the number of unintended pregnancies, planning pregnancies will have a positive affect on many health issues relating to both babies and women.
This plan is designed to address many facets of life, from several different perspectives. Partnering with other agencies is the only way this plan can be effective. It has been proven that long-term, lasting changes in behavior come from persistence by those who are working to promote the change. Education alone is not effective. The following plan is intended to be ongoing work for the health department and its partners. We must seek out people in our community who are willing to work together to address the issues of planned pregnancies, increase awareness of available services, raise awareness about the importance of taking folic acid prior to pregnancy, and increase the number of women taking folic acid, thereby decreasing neural tube defects.
This project is written with Barren River District Health Department as the implementation site. SAPO teams, that work to attack health problems from a community standpoint, will be instrumental in our district's implementation of this plan. These teams are not critical to this plan's implementation. Health Departments without community health improvement teams can use all or parts of this plan.
Prepared by: Lynn Owens, James Robert Ratliff, Jr. and Timothy W. Stump
Mentor: Paul McKinney, MD
Telemedicine had its inception in the 1960's when medical care was provided over the telephone by physicians or when physicians advised and consulted with one another via the telephone. Today the technological capabilities are far advanced from that in the 1960's but the idea remains the same—to deliver appropriate medical care when the provider is in a physically remote location from the patient. A review of the literature indicates that telemedicine and telehealth projects are proliferating across the US as well as on the international scene. A number of federal government agencies including the Veterans Administration, Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Department of Justice, Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Health and Human Services use telemedicine on a fairly routine basis.


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Statements "confirming" an appearance by Bob Dylan at this summer's Lucca Summer Festival appear to be nothing more than unconfirmed rumors.
According to a report posted earlier today in rockol.it:
The news came to us directly from Mimmo D'Alessandro who, with his partner Adolfo Galli, is the manager of the agency that organizes the Lucca Summer Festival - and belies what was reported a few days ago by the site GabbianoNews TV about the presence of Dylan at the 2014 edition of the festival in July in Napoleon Square in the Tuscan town (news taken for granted by the GabbianoNews TV site): "The presence of Bob Dylan at the next Lucca Summer Festival is absolutely false," said the promoter Mimmo D'Alessandro, contacted by telephone today in the morning (Monday January 27): " There is a negotiation in progress with his management, yes, but we are trying to solve a problem of dates in our agenda to break the deadlock. AS of now, however, we have no certainty about Dylan presence in Lucca"
(Thanks to Mr. Tambourine, from the Dylan fansite Maggie's Farm, for the information, and translation.)
As previously reported, Dylan and his band performed at the premiere festival in 1998, and was rumored to appear again in 2012, although that never came to pass.
Full European tour dates for this summer are rumored to be announced as early as this week.
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A ticket believed to possibly be the only one in existence for a hotel reception on the day after the Beatles' appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" is being sold by Fab4info.com, a spokesman told Beatles Examiner Feb. 4.
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DALLAS (SMU) --- The SMU women's tennis team won the doubles point and the top five singles matches en route to a 6-1 win against Air Force (4-2) on Sunday. No. 93 Edyta Cieplucha and No. 118 Aleksandra Malyarchikova win in straight sets as the Mustangs improved to 3-3 on the season.
"Our targets and execution was very good in doubles today," said head coach Kati Gyulai. "Air Force plays with a lot of energy and we matched that. We are looking to make a few adjustments in singles as we get deeper in the season."
The Mustangs started with the doubles point by winning 8-6 at No. 1 with Vaszilisza Bulgakova and Malyarchikova and 8-3 at No. 3 with Hristina Dishkova and Holly Verner.
In singles, SMU started with two impressive wins. No. 93 Cieplucha won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1 singles in her first match after moving into the top-125. At the second singles position, No. 118 Malyarchikova swept easily in a 6-1, 6-1 decision. SMU also won points with Bulgakova at No.3, Dishkova at No. 4 and Yana Erkeeva at No. 5.
The Mustangs visit Sam Houston State on Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
Tennis Match Results
Air Force vs SMU
Feb 16, 2013 at Dallas, Texas
SMU 6, Air Force 1
Singles competition
1. #93 Edyta Cieplucha (SMU) def. Christine Molina (AFA) 6-1, 6-1
2. #118 Aleksandra Malyarchikova (SMU) def. Hannah Dake (AFA) 6-0, 6-0
3. Vaszilisza Bulgakova (SMU) def. Tiffany Tran (AFA) 6-1, 5-7, 11-9
4. Hristina Dishkova (SMU) def. Melissa Cecil (AFA) 6-3, 6-2
5. Yana Erkeeva (SMU) def. Natasha Rizvi (AFA) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
6. Mary Meyers (AFA) def. Holly Verner (SMU) 2-6, 6-1, 7-6
Doubles competition
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2. Christine Molina/Natasha Rizvi (AFA) def. Edyta Cieplucha/Elena Fayner (SMU) 8-1
3. Hristina Dishkova/Holly Verner (SMU) def. Marcelli Magday/Tiffany Tran (AFA) 8-3
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The first ever matchup between the women's basketball teams from Rice and Old Dominion on Wednesday figured to be a close game.
"Coming into the game, both teams were almost statistically even," Rice coach Greg Williams said. "We had identical conference records and similar shooting percentages and rebounds, and also were close on points per game. We were almost mirror images of each other. To come out unaggressive was very disappointing and disheartening."
The Owls fell behind early and played arguably its worst game of the season in an 85-49 loss Wednesday at Tudor Fieldhouse. While Jessica Kuster notched another double-double, the rest of the team combined for 20 points. Rice shot 32 percent from the field and 8 percent from beyond the arc. The Lady Monarchs converted 18 Rice turnovers into 24 points.
Two other Rice statistics that displeased Williams were only grabbing 8 offensive rebounds and getting to the line just a dozen times.
"We got pounded on rebounds, and we didn't shoot very well," Williams said at his post-game news conference. "One way to counteract poor shooting is by offensive rebounding to get second chance opportunities or get to the free throw line."
Rice (11-14) and Old Dominion (12-14) entered the game 4-7 in Conference USA play. The top eight finishers receive a first-round bye in the C-USA Tournament next month. The Lady Monarchs are now tied for 8th (with North Texas and FIU) while the Owls are tied with Tulsa for 11th place.
Old Dominion scored 14 points against Rice before the first media timeout and led 40-14 by the final media timeout of the first half. They were up 49-16 at halftime. Junior forward Shae Kelley almost outscored Rice on her own in the first half (14 points).
"I give Old Dominion a lot of credit," Williams said. "They played a good basketball game. We knew they would be aggressive. We talked to our team before the game about trying to match their aggressiveness. We did not do that. They had us on our heels from the get go. We were tentative and hesitant, and that was reflective on them jumping out to a 14-2 lead."
Kelley finished with a career high 30 points. Kuster was close behind for Rice. She finished with 29 points, though 19 came in the second half when the game outcome wasn't in doubt. Megan Palmer added 13 points on 6 of 11 shooting. The rest of the Owls scored two baskets combined.
"We have a lot of work to do," Williams said. "We have a lot of players who are down in the dumps right now. They are feeling sorry for themselves. That's now what we need to have. We have to go to La Tech on Saturday, a team we beat here, though they outscored us by two in the second half."
Rice has dropped 7 of its past 8 games after a 3-1 start in C-USA play. Louisiana Tech comes into Saturday's game 8-17, 3-9. Game time is 6 p.m. in Ruston.
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Will Bruin's goal with less then two minutes remaining in stoppage time lifted the Houston Dynamo over DC United 1-0 on Sunday night at BBVA Compass Stadium. It was a classic finish for a Houston team that has become known for late game heroics over the past eight seasons and may well prove to be the goal that changes the course of a season.The win snapped an eight game winless streak for the Dynamo (6-11-4, 22 points); moving Houston to within five points of the Columbus Crew for the fifth and final Estern Conference playoff berth. DC United (11-6-4, 37 points) remains in second place in the Eastern Conference two points back of Sporting KC.
"We deserved to win tonight," said head coach Dominic Kinnear to the assembled media following the match. "We put a good amount of pressure on them. It was a clean three points."
Houston entered the match with the same intensity and energy that has been seen in practice since The team signed DaMarcus Beasley and Luis Garrido on July 23rd and 25th respectively. With the exception of six minutes to open the second half, Houston dominated and thrived in DC United's defensive third of the field creating 20 scoring opportunites throughout the match.
In the seventh minute, Bruin missed the first opportunity with a header then it was Boniek-Garcia three minutes later that couldn't finish a left footed shoot followed by a Ricardo Clark service across the goal mouth four minutes later. The trend continued one after another until it seemed that 90 plus minutes of play would not be enough for the Dynamo's most dominant performance of the season to end the team's eight game winless streak. For 90 plus minutes of play, it appeared that Houston's scoring woes (-16 goal differential) would continue to be its achilles heel to a nearly lost season. For 90 plus minutes plus of play, it appeared that Houston's maligned defense's best effort in more then two months would be for naught but then Will Bruin and Omar Cummings rode to the rescue.
Cummings entered the match in the 88th minute and the Jamaican international needed less then four minutes to make his presence felt.
As the clock wound down, DCU defender Taylor Kemp headed a ball back towards his goal. Bruin burst into box chasing after the ball forcing rookie defender Steve Birnbaum to get turned around and bump into keeper Bill Hamid who had come off his line to play the ball. The ball rolled harmlessly towards the endline where Cummings pounced on it and slipped it under a sliding Hamid back to a waiting Bruin who tapped it home.
"Sometimes pressure leads to mistakes," added Kinnear describing the effort that led to the game winner. "Sometimes it comes down late but lots of times it comes down to secondary effort, I think we got that from the two guys that combined for the goal."
The goal was the fourth year veteran's ninth against DCU in nine career games including a hat trick on April 29, 2011. Houston has yet to lose a game in 2014 when Bruin nets at least one score.
I would have retired, if I had missed that goal," said Bruin tongue in cheek. "We've been saying it's time to go and get three points and it was much a Dynamo win as it was a grind'em down control the game then get the goal. We aren't going to look. We're going to look to get three points each week and the rankings will take care of itself."
The win allows Houston to travel to Western Conference leading Seattle (12-6-3 38 points) next Sunday evening with some momentum on it's side and makes a winning debut for defender DaMarcus Beasley and Luis Garrido. The nationally televised match against the Sounders is set to kick-off at 9:30p.m. CDT.


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Police are trying to trace Alice Gross, who has health concerns and was last seen in west London on Thursday afternoon.
14:16, UK, Saturday 30 August 2014
Concerns have been raised for a 14-year-old girl from west London who has not been seen for more than two days.
Alice Gross, from Hanwell, was last seen at 1pm on Thursday when she left her home.
She told her family she would be home at around 10pm, but did not return.
She is described as white, 5ft 2ins tall and of slim build, with shoulder-length light brown hair.
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In a world where regular-fit sweaters look like boxy burlap sacks, this sweater from Britain's online-only ASOS is a welcome breath of fresh cable-knit acrylic. There's no special slim fit or trim cut here -- just a sweater made of equal parts form and function (the fibers won't pill like wool or cashmere). Throw it over Banana Republic's chambray shirt or, when temps turn south, under that dark green car coat from ACNE.


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How to Clean a Memory Foam Mattress Topper
by Matt Siltala
Published April 29, 2010 | Updated June 11, 2015
When you're deep cleaning your home, you may want to pay special attention to your bed. A memory foam mattress topper can completely transform even the most uncomfortable mattress, but accidents do happen, and an accumulation of dust in even the most comfortable bed can prevent a good night's sleep. If it's time to freshen up your mattress topper, you may be wondering how it's done. Memory foam absorbs water while it is being washed; however, it is possible to wash it efficiently.
Cleaning Memory Foam:
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Mild laundry detergent
Spray bottle
Clean cotton cloth
- Take It Off the Bed
Remove the memory foam mattress topper from the bed and place it on a hard surface in a well-ventilated area that has a window. You may want to place something underneath to protect the floor from water, like a tarp.
- Clean the Dust and Debris
Vacuum the mattress topper with a hose attachment. Work through the foam in circular motions, removing any debris from both sides of the memory foam. Some memory foam toppers have small crevices, which increase the surface area of the foam. Work carefully to get inside every crevice of the foam.
- Spot Clean
Spot clean any stains with a small amount of mild laundry detergent and water on a clean cotton cloth. Gently dab at the stain with the solution.
- Spray, Don't Soak
Load a spray bottle with one part mild laundry detergent and two parts warm water. Spray the mattress until the entire surface is covered; do not soak the memory foam. Let the solution sit for several hours.
- Remove Detergent
With a clean, damp cotton cloth, press the mattress until all the detergent is cleaned away. If necessary, rinse the cloth throughout the process.
- Flip It
Flip the mattress topper over and spray the underside of the memory foam with the detergent mixture. Allow it to dry for several hours; then dab it with a clean, damp cotton cloth until all the detergent is cleaned away.
- Dry It Out
Lay the topper flat to dry in a well-ventilated area with windows. Otherwise, you risk mildew forming on the memory topper. Allow it to dry for approximately 24 hours.
Memory Foam Mattress Topper Cleaning Tip
Unless there has been a spill or an accident, it's a good idea to only deep clean your memory foam products about once a year, such as when you do your spring cleaning.


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The stories continue to pile up on UMass' Victor Cruz. Here are the ones from Wednesday.
On ESPN.com, Bruce Feldman write about Cruz and his long path to the Giants roster. Newark Star-Ledger has a great feature on Cruz and how important to UMass football, the big night was. It features comments from Minuteman coach Kevin Morris. Daily Hampshire Gazette has a perspective from UMass' current players and Vic's big night. The New York Daily News has Cruz is no longer a "longshot" to make the Giants.
The Trentonian has a feature on Cruz and his "Big Hit Debut." The Wall Street Journal has a piece on how Cruz is a media darling.
From GazetteNet with UMass players talking about Cruz.


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Number of Terms: 4
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Born and raised in New Hanover County, Charlie Rivenbark was first elected to the Wilmington City Council in 1993. He graduated from New Hanover High School in 1967 and enlisted in the US Army in 1969. Following a tour in Vietnam with the 196th Light Infantry Brigade, Charlie was Honorably discharged in 1971 as a Sergeant E-5-11B40 Infantry and enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Charlie owned and operated several local restaurants until entering commercial real estate in 2000 with Maus, Warwick, Matthews & Co. where he remains to the present. He was elected to the City Council in 1993, 1997, 2009 and again in 2013.
An active community volunteer, Charlie was selected as an officer in 2001 for the NC Azalea Festival and served as President of the festival in 2007. He has two sons, Chad and Travis, and one grandson, Greyson.


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Valley residents' A/C fixed after 9 days without
PHOENIX - Some Valley residents are finally getting to cool down after they say they were forced to live without air conditioning for nine days.
More than 200 residents at Bella Gardens Apartments in Phoenix say they were without air conditioning and the apartment complex management was doing nothing to fix it.
"It's been unbearable," said Lydia Ortez, a resident at the complex.
ABC15 first checked on the complex on July 4th. An attempt was made to try and get in touch with apartment management, but they never returned any calls.
ABC15 sent a crew out again Tuesday, and finally got answers.
"I was told the power went out and it caused the chiller to turn off. With the chiller kicked on, it was working. We were notified on Thursday," said Lonna Crosta, Bella Apartment Regional Manager.
Crosta says the chiller started working on Saturday.
As of 6:00 pm Tuesday, management said they went to every unit and checked to see if the air conditioning units were working. They were all reading at 65 degrees.


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Once again, David Rio is proud to exhibit at the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) Expo from April 14-17 in Atlanta, Georgia at Booth #1536. This event marks the nation's largest coffee industry gathering of the year and is the perfect place to connect with new businesses and showcase new products and ideas! Stop by to say hello to our team and try our new craft brewed Cub Chai Super Concentrate 1:5, which will be making its debut at the show! David Rio will also offer samples from our Tea Frost Premium Tea Frappe, which won Best New Product and People's Choice Award for Best New Product. To celebrate our 20th Anniversary, we will have the World's Largest Tiger Spice Chai® Canister at the booth, so come by to find out how much it weighs! We look forward to seeing our partners and making new friends!
We will be exhibiting at Coffee Fest New York March 11- 13 at Booth #1015. The Drink Innovations Lab was wildly successful for David Rio at Coffee Fest Chicago and Portland, where attendees were very engaged and excited about our fun recipes and educational sessions. If you are interested in attending, we can hook you up! Get 50% off your admission - making your cost only $15 - from David Rio by using discount code 76122 at www.coffeefest.com before the February 22nd deadline. This year, we will be sponsoring the Drink Innovations Lab again, featuring some newly developed recipe ideas, using our chai and Tea Frost lines. Register at the Coffee Fest website for this special class. If you are already attending, please don't miss the chance to try other David Rio award-winning chai products, including our signature Tiger Spice Chai®, Cub Chai Microbrew Concentrate with its newly designed full shrink recyclable label and bottle, and all natural, vegan Power Chai® Matcha! We look forward to seeing our friends and making new ones!
David Rio is thrilled to be kicking off our 20th Anniversary in business by exhibiting at the 2016 Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco, CA. Stop by Booth #769 to visit our team and experience the tastiness of our products first hand! We will be highlighting our signature Tiger Spice Chai® and newly packaged Tiger Spice Chai® Decaffeinated (formerly Giraffe Decaf), along with serving our Power Chai® Matcha and Cub Chai Microbrew Concentrate. We have a few fun surprises in the works as we celebrate 20 years of quality, innovation, and commitment to animal welfare. Last year, we had so much fun and engagement on social media and our booth, and we simply can't wait to do it again. Say you will join us; we will be thrilled to see you! Register for the show today to take advantage of the early bird rates, along with more show details by clicking here.
As the holidays approach, we reflect on our commitment to our community and to our beloved city of San Francisco. Approaching Thanksgiving Day, our team gives back by coordinating an annual "Neighborhood Clean-Up" where our entire team hits the streets for hours with designated trash grabbers. We engage local neighbors, striking up conversations about the weather, politics and having a laugh as we pick up the streets spotless. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to learn about other ways we give back to our community and animals at large. To learn more about our animal welfare initiatives, click here.
We will be exhibiting at Coffee Fest in Portland October 23 – 25 at Booth #418. If you are interested in attending, we can hook you up! Get 50% off your admission - making your cost only $15 - from David Rio by using discount code 75126 at www.coffeefest.com before the October 5th deadline. We are not only a show sponsor, but will be teaching fun and interesting recipes using chai and Tea Frost in the wildly popular Drink Innovations Lab (additional cost). Register at the Coffee Fest website for this special class. If you are already attending, please don't miss the chance to try other David Rio award-winning chai products, including our signature Tiger Spice Chai®, Cub Chai Microbrew Concentrate, and all natural, vegan Power Chai® Matcha! We look forward to seeing our friends and making new ones!
Last month, we hit an incredible milestone, where the bill that would close a large loophole in California's current ban on sales of ivory and rhinoceros horn passed the California Assembly and it will now move to the State Senate! The bill, AB 96, introduced in January, will extend the state's current ivory ban to include pieces imported into the state before June 1, 1977, which are currently exempt from the ban. David Rio, in conjunction with our partners at IFAW, feels strongly that the lives of these majestic and intelligent animals are worth far more than the trinkets carved from their tusks. Join us today and support the California Senate to take quick action to pass this legislation. For more information on this bill, click here.
David Rio will be attending Coffee Fest Chicago held at McCormick Place from June 5-7. Viewed as one of the industry's top performing trade shows, Coffee Fest has been serving the specialty coffee and gourmet tea industry since 1992. Stop by Booth #621 and say hello to our team and try a sample of our award winning Tea Frost premium tea frappe line and of course, our signature Tiger Spice Chai®.
April's Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) Expo was a huge success for David Rio! Tea Frost our premium tea-based frappe line, was a show stopper, winning Best New Product award in the Specialty Prepared Tea or Chai Beverage and Beverage Mix Category and also selected as the People's Choice Winner for Best New Product in the same category! We are thrilled to share these accomplishments with you and look forward to innovating more exceptional products for our customers and fans. To find out more about the awards and other category winners, click here. To check out images from the show, follow us on our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages!
David Rio is proud to exhibit again at the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) Expo from April 9-12 in Seattle, WA at Booth #4025. This event marks the nation's largest coffee industry gathering of the year and is the perfect place to connect with new businesses and gain visibility on new products and ideas! Stop by and say hello to our team and try the latest and greatest from our new premium tea-based frappe line, Tea Frost! Our Chocolate Assam, and Japanese Matcha! flavors, are guaranteed to be a show stopper and we are very excited to be offering samples after receiving much positive feedback at the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco this year! When you stop by the booth, please don't miss the chance to try other David Rio award-winning chai products, including our signature Tiger Spice Chai®, Cub Chai Microbrew Concentrate, and all natural, vegan Power Chai® Matcha! We look forward to seeing our international partners and making new friends! To find out more about what attendees and bloggers are saying about our Tea Frost Line, check out our Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook pages!
Construction has begun for what will soon be known as the Chai Bar by David Rio, the first flagship retail location and chai bar concept developed by David Rio in San Francisco! The Chai Bar will be located on the ground floor of 1019 Market Street, a beautiful historic building erected in 1909, surrounded by innovative companies, such as Twitter, Uber, and Spotify, and just a few blocks from Union Square. The building was recently renovated by the cloud based help desk company, Zendesk, which moved its headquarters in July into the 7 stories, 73,000 square feet, above the Chai Bar. With a rustic-yet-modern interior incorporating wood and original exposed brick, the 2,600 square foot Chai Bar will serve a full range of David Rio chai products, as well as coffee and other tea-infused enticements. East will meet West as the menu will offer unique Japanese inspired food along with classic café fare. Stay tuned for up-to-date information and images of the construction progress on our social media pages. We anticipate that the creativity and excitement will transform our location into one of San Francisco's adored hotspots. To learn more about the Chai Bar, check out an article covered in SF Eater!
David Rio will be exhibiting at Coffee Fest, in Atlanta, GA, February 6th-8th at Booth #524. Stop by and say hello to our team and try the latest and greatest from our new premium tea-based frappe line, Tea Frost, launching in March! Our Japanese Matcha flavor is guaranteed to be a show stopper and we are very excited to be offering samples after receiving much positive feedback at the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco! When you stop by the booth, please don't miss the chance to try other David Rio award-winning chai products, including our signature Tiger Spice Chai®, Cub Chai Microbrew Concentrate, and all natural, vegan Power Chai® Matcha! We look forward to seeing our friends and making new ones! To find out more about what attendees and bloggers are saying about our Tea Frost Line, check out our Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook pages!
David Rio will be sponsoring and attending a benefit on February 17th held by its partner, IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare), to raise funds for Kenya's Amboseli Elephant Project. David Rio will also offer samples of Elephant Vanilla Chai to guests and speakers attending the event in honor of the elephants of Amboseli National Park. IFAW's fundraiser at Hotel Palomar in Los Angeles hopes to raise more than $2 million over the next three years to meet their commitment to save the Kitenden Corridor of Amboseli National Park and its surrounding ecosystem. One of the main reasons that this project is important to IFAW and David Rio is that 1,100 of the 1,400 magnificent elephants of Amboseli National Park will perish if the land cannot be protected against human encroachment and/or poachers. In addition, this project will be used as a model for IFAW's future projects throughout Africa and Asia. To learn more about the Amboseli Elephant Project, click here. To learn more about David Rio's animal welfare initiatives, click here.
David Rio will be exhibiting at the upcoming Winter Fancy Food Show, Booth #470, held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA from January 11-13, 2015. At the show, we will officially announce the debut of our new premium tea frappe line, Tea Frost, available in 2.5 lb/1.13 kg foodservice canisters. Stop by at our booth, where we will be handing out samples of our sure-hit Tea Frost variety, Japanese Matcha, which offers a fresh, fortified taste of premium matcha powder from the Nishio region of Japan. In addition to the Japanese Matcha, the Tea Frost flavors on display will be our rich Chocolate Assam, invigorating Earl Grey, refreshing English Breakfast, and our Spiced Chai, based on David Rio's signature Tiger Spice Chai®. If you are planning to attend the show, please visit our booth to meet our team to check out our new Tea Frost line, as well as our award-winning chai products, including Tiger Spice Chai®, Cub Chai Microbrew Concentrate, and all natural, vegan Power Chai® Matcha! We look forward to seeing our friends and making new ones!
David Rio has a passion for giving back to the community at large, and with the holiday season in mind, our entire team participated in our second annual Neighborhood Cleanup on November 21st. We gathered with gloves, trash bags and grabbers and hit the streets of San Francisco, collaboratively filling 14 large bags of trash in less than two hours! We had a great time and enjoyed beautifying our beloved city. To see images, and to stay connected with our initiatives year round, be sure to like us on our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts. Happy Holidays from the David Rio team!
The year 2015 will bring many new excitements from David Rio, and we will kick it off with a new YouTube video series, "Chai It All by David Rio", scheduled to launch in January! The "Chai It All by David Rio" video series was born with the intention of offering educational tools to consumers, baristas and café owners on how to prepare David Rio products at home or in cafés. Over the course of the year, we will share jam packed chai recipes, which will include instructional videos hosted by our very own Chai-rector of Sales, Erin-Kate Whitcomb and directed by Brand Marketing Manager, Jodet Ghougassian. The series will provide informative and entertaining ways to engage with our line of products, and we hope the viewers will find the videos both engaging and useful in the years to come. We look forward to sharing them with you and hearing your feedback, so stay tuned!
That's right! David Rio is hiring a General Manager for its upcoming flagship location, "Chai Bar by David Rio," opening in spring 2015! We are currently accepting resumes for this very key position. Check out our posting, tell your friends, and if interested, apply for an opportunity to lead a creative, innovative, and fun new space! We simply can't wait to open our doors next year and start serving our delicious chai! For more details or to apply for this position, click here.
The Annual March for Elephants was held on October 4th in San Francisco as well as across the US and in countries all over the world to raise awareness of the depleting habitats of these majestic animals. It is estimated that less than 300,000 elephants survive today. Africa loses four elephants to poachers every hour, each day of the year. David Rio is an avid supporter of elephants and we work closely with IFAW to support their on-the-ground efforts in fighting the ivory trade. To find out how you can be involved in supporting, click here.
Our beloved Chai-oneers, Keegan and Andrew, have completed their eight-week San Francisco initiative, paying a visit to over 200 cafés, cruising in the Chaimobile around town with our social icon, Chaiger, while greatly elevating David Rio's San Francisco brand awareness. Through this initiative, we saw significant growth in our social media presence, opened numerous San Francisco accounts, and met friends and fans across the Bay Area. Stay tuned and follow us on Facebook for future initiatives. The Chai-oneers will be greatly missed and until their return back to San Francisco, we thank them for all of their efforts!
Chaiger, our Chai Blitz icon, is very busy this month! He is visiting cafes, finding new fans, and meeting locals throughout San Francisco with the Chai-oneers, while riding shotgun on our infamous Chaimobile. Follow Chaiger on Facebook today, and experience what he has brewing in the months to come. Stay tuned.
David Rio and its Chai-oneers have been very busy with the Chai Blitz in San Francisco. We have continued to populate different neighborhoods with David Rio chai by parking the infamous Chaimobile, visiting local cafes, meeting with baristas and managers, giving away samples, and connecting with fans. To learn more about David Rio Chai Blitz, click here.
June is a big month for David Rio! We welcome two local brand ambassadors, Keegan Cohen and Andrew Schleeter, who will spread their enthusiasm for David Rio Chai throughout San Francisco during its 8 week "Chai Blitz." Follow Keegan and Andrew - our "Chai-oneers" as they cruise their way through the summer via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. To learn more about David Rio Chai Blitz, click here.
David Rio is sponsoring the upcoming 7th Annual Critter Classic Golf Tournament by the Peninsula Humane Society and SPCA as a fundraiser for the shelter animals on May 19th. This fundraising event will be held at the scenic Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club in Menlo Park, CA, nestled among the beautiful tall pines and old oaks atop. The proceeds donated from David Rio will go toward their Hope Program, that aids in getting strayed animals - which would otherwise not be accepted by shelters - into adoptable conditions. The Hope Program provides these animals with much needed medical care, behavioral rehabilitation, and lots of TLC so that they can get the second chance they deserve. David Rio is proud of its long standing partnership with the Peninsula Humane Society and for supporting its Hope Program this month!
David Rio will be attending Coffee Fest St. Louis in support of our distributor, Upper Midwest Gourmet, from May 30th through June 1st. Viewed as one of the industry's top performing trade shows, Coffee Fest has been serving the specialty coffee and gourmet tea industry since 1992. Stop by Booth #139 and say hello to our Director of Sales, Erin-Kate Whitcomb, and try a sample of our newest tea-based frappe variety of Tea Frost.
In honor of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month, David Rio will be raising awareness to the cause by donating 5% of online sales to their partners at the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA. The funds will be donated to their anti-cruelty program. To find out more about David Rio animal welfare initiatives, click here.
David Rio was featured in Tea Magazine's March/April issue for its philanthropic efforts in animal welfare. We appreciate the opportunity to share our passion about protecting endangered species. David Rio was showcased among many other well-known chai and tea companies in the industry because of its partnership with IFAW and support of animal welfare initiatives. View the article here.
Our team will be exhibiting at the 26th Annual SCAA (Specialty Coffee Association of America) Expo April 24-April 27. This event marks the nation's largest coffee industry gathering of the year, and is a fantastic place to connect with businesses to brew innovative products and ideas. David Rio is especially excited to be officially launching its new tea based frappe line, Tea Frost, and its first Spiced Chai variety at the show. Visit us at Booth #4025, say hello to our team and don't miss out on our new deliciously ice blended goodness and samples of our signature Tiger Spice Chai®. Exhibitors and attendees can register on the SCAA website. We look forward to seeing you there!
For the fifth consecutive year, David Rio will be exhibiting at the Gulfood Trade Show held in the remarkable and historic city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates from February 23-27. David Rio will be exhibiting with our UAE distribution partner International Distribution Trading Company (IDTC) based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The show has been identified as one of the most vital food, drink, and hospitality trade shows in the Middle East and globally, where more than 150 countries from around the world participate each year. If your travels happen to cross Dubai, please stop by to meet Rio and try a sample of our hot chai at hall 2 Stand 226. We look forward to seeing you, and stay tuned as we will be posting images on our Facebook Page from the show.
David Rio will be exhibiting at the annual Coffee Fest in New York at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center from March 7-9 at Booth #424. Coffee Fest has been serving the specialty coffee and gourmet tea industries since 1992. The show is viewed by most as the best trade show in America and around the world particularly for those involved with retailing coffee, tea and related products. David Rio will be sampling our newest products, including our beloved Maple Moose Chai! If you happen to be at the show, please stop by our booth and say hello to our Director of Sales, Erin-Kate Whitcomb and sample our products. We look forward to seeing you.
Join David Rio at the Fancy Food Show at San Francisco's Moscone Center, January 19th-21st. David Rio will be making a big splash with our newest addition, Maple Moose Chai, as well as showcasing the vegan, all natural Power Chai with Matcha. If you are planning to be at the show, please visit our Booth #1050 to meet Rio and the rest of the team, and try a sample of your favorite David Rio chai varieties. For more information on the Fancy Food Show, log on to their website. We look forward to seeing our friends and making new ones!
David Rio is gathering its team and hitting the streets to beautify the city of San Francisco by carrying out a neighborhood clean-up on Wednesday before Thanksgiving this year. This cleanup event was an idea suggested by our Marketing Manager of 4 years, Michele Thorne, who is sadly leaving David Rio this month. Prior to this position, she was the Wellness & Outreach Director at our affiliated company, Soma Beverage Company for 3 years. The David Rio team will be showing our thanks and appreciation at this event to Michele, who has contributed to the brand with her creative marketing initiatives, including website content and YouTube video series, and maintaining a solid relationship with our philanthropic partners at IFAW. Good luck and best wishes,Michele!
Each year, the entire David Rio team gathers to bake batches of delicious chai goods for our selected customers, courtesy of recipes created by our Director of Operations, Kiyoe. On November 20th, we will be baking the David Rio Marble Chai Bread with Maple Moose Chai, the newest member of our chai family. The David Rio team will mix, bake, and taste the flavor-packed chai delights at the La Cocina Community Kitchen so we can send a special thank you chai gift to our customers and enjoy this annual activity as a group. Stay tuned to our facebook page for recipes and photos, and join the David Rio Chai Bake-a-thon from your home!
We are thrilled to announce that starting this month, all 8 David Rio Endangered Species Chai varieties, including its signature variety Tiger Spice Chai®, will be launched in 18 Sobeys stores weekly in the Canadian Market! Sobeys is one of the leading supermarket chains in all of Canada; the second largest with over 1,500 supermarkets operating under a variety of banners. David Rio will be included in 225 of those top Sobeys stores as one of their newest brands for specialty tea offerings. Among the many Sobeys stores that will be bringing in David Rio Chai, some of the first to offer all 9 varieties will include the locations in Toronto, Stratord, Whitby and Woodchester. David Rio is very excited about this new opportunity and thrilled to be sharing our specialty products with such a growing market such as Canada. We look forward to hearing about the excitement from Canadian customers in the months to come. Stay tuned.
We are honored to be attending this years Coffee Fest Chicago at Navy Pier, in support of our distributor, Upper Midwest Gourmet. Since 1992, Coffee Fest has been serving the specialty coffee and gourmet tea industries. Viewed by most as the best trade show in America and around the world specifically for those involved with retailing coffee, tea, and related products. Coffee Fest continues to evolve and stay at the forefront of emerging trends. We will be handing out samples of hot chai latte, made with our signature Tiger Spice Chai® , as well as ice blended Tortoise Green Tea Chai and Toucan Mango Chai, perfect for the warm summer weather approaching. Stop by Upper Midwest Gourmet's Booths 200 & 202 for a taste of one or all…we'll see you in Chicago!
For the fourth consecutive year, David Rio is delighted to attend and exhibit at the 2013 Caffe Culture Show in Olympia, London! Once again, we will proudly attend in support of our UK Distribution Partner, Coffee Creations. This show is the UK's leading café bar trade event that provides a first-class business resource to cafés looking to expand and improve their specialty tea and coffee offering. If you will be at the show this year, please stop by our Booth #H10, give a jolly hello, and enjoy a sample of our signature Tiger Spice Chai® latte and our Iced Tortoise Green Tea Smoothie! We look forward to seeing you there.
David Rio is proud to once again participate in the SCAA (Specialty Coffee Association of America) Expo in Boston, Massachusetts! This event marks the nation's largest coffee industry gathering of the year, and is the perfect place to connect with new businesses to share new products and ideas. Attendees also gain access to complimentary skill building sessions and seminars from leading industry professionals. We would love for you to stop by our Booth #785 and sample our hot, signature Tiger Spice Chai®. Be sure to also check out our promotional deal we are offering with Elmeco granita machines, a wonderfully easy way to make and serve delicious Elephant Vanilla and mouthwatering Tortoise Green Tea chai frappĂ©s on demand at your cafĂ©. Exhibitors as well as attendees can register on the SCAA website. We look forward to seeing you there!
Do you work in the foodservice or hospitality industry in the Midwest? If so, David Rio would love to see you at the Wisconsin Restaurant Expo in Milwaukee! Once again, we will proudly be attending in support of our distribution partner, Upper Midwest Gourmet. The Expo provides an exciting opportunity for those in the foodservice and restaurant field to come together to discuss business solutions and new ideas. If you are participating in the show, please visit us at Upper Midwest Gourmet's Booth #748 from Monday, March 11th-Wednesday, March 13th and sample our signature Tiger Spice Chai®. To register as an attendee, please visit www.wirestaurant.org/expo/index.php. See you there!
For the fourth consecutive year, David Rio will be exhibiting at the Gulfood trade show, held in the amazing city of Dubai. David Rio will be offering samples of our signature Tiger Spice Chai® in support of our UAE distribution partner, Al Rifai. Gulfood is identified as one of the most important food, drink, and hospitality trade shows in the Middle East and worldwide, and more than 150 countries from around the world participate each year. If you happen to be in the UAE, please stop by to visit and sample hot chai at our stand #A2-51.We look forward to meeting you!
So far, this year is proving to be the year of the baby! On January 4th, our Director of Operations, Kiyoe, delivered her first baby, Hiroki. He is a happy, handsome, and healthy baby boy, weighing in at 7lbs 3oz. To boot, Matthias Paskowsky, our long-time friend and David Rio's importer for the European Union (IFBI), ALSO welcomed a new baby boy named Friedrich Anton ("Fritz") on New Year's Day. We send our congratulations, or 'omedetou' (in Japanese), to both Kiyoe and Matthias and their families! Once we get pictures, you can check out these cuties on our Facebook page. Stay connected...
David Rio is proud to host the 2nd Annual Barista Nation San Francisco event on January 19th at the Women's Building in San Francisco's Mission District. This event is a collaborative educational event for the development and community of baristas, café owners, roasters, and other coffee and tea professionals. This year's theme is The Good Café, with speaker topics focusing on what makes a responsible, sustainable, and trustworthy café. We look forward to seeing you for what promises to be one of the premier café education events this year. For more information, go to the Barista Nation website or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Each year, the David Rio team comes together in the spirit of the holidays to bake special David Rio chai treats for our wonderful customers around the world. This season, we have strayed from our Power Chai® Banana Bread with walnuts and decided to test the versatility of David Rio chai. To celebrate a California grown crop - almonds - we made a Power Chai® Almond Brittle at a local commercial kitchen, La Cocina! Our very own, and soon-to-be-mom, Director of Operations, Kiyoe Nakazawa, created and refined this new recipe and we want to share it with you! The crunchy, delicious chai brittle makes a great stocking stuffer and homemade gift, crafted with love and chai that you can share with friends and family this holiday. Check our our photos on Facebook.
For the second year in a row, David Rio is sponsoring the 6th Annual U.S. Regional Barista Championships. The events are in partnership with the SCAA, the governing body of the United States Barista Championship. The United States Barista Championship, with its focus on excellence, encourages and recognizes professional achievement in the art and skill of espresso beverage preparation and service. Like the SCAA, we too believe that a barista is a coffee professional who has the experience and training to deliver coffee and espresso-based beverages to customers that demonstrate craftsmanship and quality, creating a culinary experience for the customer and with David Rio chai, too! That's why in 2013, David Rio is proud to support baristas from all over the U.S. at this amazing and fun competition! Registration is still open - we hope to see you there!
As fellow San Franciscans, the entire David Rio staff is thrilled to celebrate the San Francisco Giants baseball team as this year's World Series Champions! That's right. Besides the fact that we share the same, amazing city, as well as the same festive logo color, we are excited to welcome our baseball champions home after their second World Series title win. As loyal fans, we have been attending games, showing our team spirit and even drive around town with the Giants flags atop our orange Chaimobile. Needless to say, we are proud, very proud of the entire San Francisco Giants baseball team and management. Woohoo!
For two weeks straight, Rio and our Sales Manager Adam Green served over 4,200 David Rio chai sample cups to the shoppers of Loblaws Maple Leaf Gardens flagship store in Toronto, Canada. Rio and Adam snapped many great pictures with wonderful customers, which you can find posted on our Facebook fan page. David Rio products, which include our signature Tiger Spice Chai®, Orca Spice and Tortoise Green Tea are now available at this hockey stadium turned flagship store and we will keep you posted as our chai becomes available in other Loblaws locations real soon. To find out more about Loblaws Maple Leaf Gardens please visit their website today!
David Rio is pleased to sponsor the MANE Coffee Conference, October 12-14, in Providence, RI. Hosted by the good people at New Harvest Coffee Roasters, this is one of David Rio's favorite industry related events, and this year promises to be as amazing as last year. Keynote speaker, James Hoffman, the 2007 World Barista Champion will be on hand to welcome regional baristas as they spend a fun-filled weekend sharpening their skills, networking, and sharing knowledge. To register or to find out more about the Mid-Atlantic-Northeast (MANE) Coffee Conference, visit www.manecoffee.com.
David Rio is proud to be a Council Sponsor for Barista Nation Los Angeles, this coming Saturday, September 15, 2012, at Beyond the Grind, in Anaheim, California. Beyond the Grind is the leading specialty coffee support distribution company in Southern California and is a David Rio distributor servicing Orange and Los Angeles Counties. This event promises to be one of the great barista and coffee events of the year, with top Los Angeles roasters, such as Sol Salzer from City Bean, and top baristas, such as Heather Perry and Michael Phillips, presenting relevant and forward thinking ideas to the Southern California barista community. And of course, our very own National Sales Manager, Brian Cornelsen, will be there too! With a keynote address from Peter Guiliano, founder of Counter Culture, and a peek at the Stella di Caffe, from UNIC Espresso machines, this event is expected to be one of the best educational opportunities for the Southern California coffee community in years. To register, or for more information, email email@example.com.
David Rio is thrilled to attend the upcoming Canadian Coffee & Tea Show at the International Centre in Toronto, Canada. Alongside two of our newest Canadian distribution partners, Stillcreek Distributing Ltd., and Morala Trading, David Rio will be offering samples of hot David Rio Tiger Spice Chai® Latte. The show is designed to meet the needs of independent coffee & tea retailers, restauranteurs, foodservice operators, chain operators, and buyers. The Show offers an extensive educational program geared for new entrepreneurs, independents, and chain operators alike. So, if you are in the Toronto area, stop by Booth #341, meet Rio, David Rio's founder, and Adam Green, David Rio's Canadian Sales Manager, and enjoy a warm cup of David Rio chai! See you there.


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The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is holding Endangered Species Day on May 17. The hours will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will spotlight endangered animals at the zoo. There will be many keeper encounters during which keepers will describe the environmental concerns facing such as animals as rhinos, cheetahs, or polar bears, and the conservation plans designed to help them. There will also be puppet shows and an information booth about palm oil. To learn more, call (443) 552-5276 or e-mail email@example.com.
The Adkins Arboretum will be hosting its 2nd Annual Native Garden Tour featuring gardens in Queen Anne's County on May 17. The hours will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The tour will both emphasize the importance of native plants in a biodiverse landscape and celebrate their beauty. Tickets cost $20.00 in advance and $25.00 at the door. For more information, visit www.adkinsgardentour.org or call (410) 634-2847.
Bowie Gardens 4 Wildlife will be offering a Backyard Certified Habitat Tour on May 17. The hours are 1 - 4:30 p.m. The tour will take place at the Kenilworth Elementary School plus four homes where the yards have been certified as wildlife habitats. Visitors can learn how to get their own yards certified. The process involves using sustainable gardening practices and improving the environment for both wildlife and humans. To learn more, contact Tiffany Wright at firstname.lastname@example.com or (301) 809-3043.
The Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary and Visitors' Center in Prince George's County is holding a workshop, "Nature Up Close: Frogs and Toads," on May 17. It will run from 2 - 3 p.m. It is the first in a series of workshops. It is a hands-on program, so participants should wear clothing and shoes that can get dirty and/or wet. For more information, contact Karen Jarboe at firstname.lastname@example.com or (301) 888-1377.
The Hilton Nature Center in Catonsville is holding an open house on May 17. The hours are 12 - 3 p.m. Visitors can talk to naturalists and check out the new activities and features being offered. For more information, contact the Patapsco Valley State Park at firstname.lastname@example.com or (410) 461-5005.
Calvert Cliffs State Park is holding a workshop, "Creek Critters," on May 18. It will run from 2 - 3 p.m. Participants will learn about the various animals that live in a creek, and should wear shoes and clothing that can get wet and/or dirty. For more information, contact Karen Jarboe at email@example.com or (301) 888-1377.
Cylburn Arboretum and the UME Master Gardeners are offering the Baywise Garden Tour in Mt. Washington and Dickeyville on May 18. The hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors will tour gardens that have Baywise Certification, which means their owners follow environmentally sound practices in planting and caring for their garden. Gardeners will be available to answer questions. Tickets cost $20.00 for members and $25.00 for non-members. To learn more, call (410) 367-2217 or e-mail email@example.com.


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Things to see and do - Romania
Leaving for Romania
Romania :
Where to go?
Where to sleep?
Romania Hotel tips
Hotel Libra from35 €Book
Horeum Boutique Hotel from24 €Book
Hotel Casa Luxemburg from57 €Book
Sport and leisure activities
Sport and leisure activities
The size of the fishes in the Danube Delta is the envy of many an angler. www.deltaturism.ro
The Danube Delta is worthy of a trip in its own right. www.guide2romania.ro - www.roving-romania.co.uk
Romania is home to many spas that are far cheaper than those in the rest of Europe. www.spas.ro
Sports activities
Depending on your choice of sport, you will be able to explore a different landscapes and inhabitants.
Bicycling and mountain-biking – www.biking-europe.com - www.eurovelo6.org
Golf – Two golf courses. www.golfbucharest.com
Horse riding – www.daksa.ro - www.randocheval.com
Paragliding – www.parapanta.ro
Potholing – www.speleological-institute-cluj.org
Trekking and hiking – www.romania.activtravel.ro
Water sports – Seaside: pedaloes, jet-skiing, windsurfing, water skiing… Lakes and rivers: kayaks, canoeing.
Winter sports – www.ski-in-romania.com


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Microsoft have just officially released their super duper blue-tooth based "Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000" keyboard and mouse combo with many bells and whistles as per this article over at the DailyTech today.
Microsoft today launched the world's first wireless rechargeable and backlit keyboard and mouse combination that is compatible with Windows Vista. Microsoft first announced the keyboard/mouse combo in late June. The Bluetooth-based Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000 will be available in February 2007, with a retail price of $249.95. The Wireless Entertainment Desktop will be available in January 2007, with a retail price of $149.95. The keyboard is one-inch thick and is wireless up to 30 feet away.


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Japanese people are very serious about oral health. Made-in-Japan oral care products have not only high quality but also excellent effects. Our shop provides various specialty oral care items which are sold at dental hospitals in Japan only. Many of these items can only be found at our shop.
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In early 2010 a small team of designers and animators were brought together by Digital domain to do the on-screen interface graphics for Tron Legacy. This team included GMUNK, Jake Sargeant and David Lewandowski.
Check out the videos of their work and processes. The movie may have been weak, but this still must have been a dream project for all of them.


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*After Brian McKnight came out with his sexy, steamy explicit song for an adult mixtape, the net went crazy chatting about how nasty he is. But artists kept mum about it until now. Carl Thomas opened up with The Root to discuss his future in X-rated lyrics. "I mean, would I do something like that? … Continue reading Carl Thomas on Brian McKnight's XXX Rated Song


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A TSA checked luggage find is making headlines and what was found Friday at the Oakland International Airport is a bit of a surprise. A 26-year-old woman was arrested after she was connected to three bags packed tight with marijuana. CNN shared the details.
While a lot of people get away with carrying smaller amounts of marijuana on airplanes, when it comes to 81 pounds packed in to three suitcases, that isn't really going to fly. The TSA checked luggage find came as the woman from Mississippi was trying to fly from Oakland, Calif. to Jackson, Miss. When the TSA found the 81 pounds of the substance, they contacted the authorities. They took possession of the suitcases and subsequently arrested the woman.
So far the woman tied to the TSA checked luggage find has not been publicly identified. In addition, it hasn't been detailed what charges she faces, though she is certainly in a boatload of trouble at this point. As the authorities note, she wasn't even trying to be subtle about the massive amount of marijuana she was trying to bring with her. The TSA checked the luggage in a random search and found the vacuum-packed bricks stacked neatly and tightly into the three suitcases of the woman.
It seems likely there are a few other people anxious to get in contact with this woman as well, as the 81 pounds of marijuana found in the TSA checked luggage is surely a wee bit more then what she was planning to use herself. Authorities note that they are also looking into past trips she may have taken doing the same thing. The police say that the stash was worth possibly as much as $500,000 in Mississippi, so they will definitely be looking for others involved in the situation.


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This weekend Coach Luke will be in California at the CrossFit Kids Certification in Ramona. This is a interactive weekend on the specifics of teaching CrossFit to Kids and Teens. He will learn child specific cues for the primary CrossFit movements, scaling, progressions and drills. Neurological Development as it relates to Exercise and Kids, Weightlifting and Kids,Health & Safety, Programming, Teaching styles, How to structure a Kids class, and CrossFit Kids Games. Techniques and methods to overcome the unique challenges presented when teaching the CrossFit methodology to kids.
This summer we will launch CrossFit Kids Scottsdale and have a summer program for ages 6-16. Please email Coach Luke if you are interested in enrolling your child. email@example.com
David is 10 years old and a stud Football player. He trains with us 1X week and has better form on his squat than his "Pops" Chris who is a CFS student too.
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Porco Rosso is the sixth film from Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki (director of Castle in the Sky and Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro).
The following firearms are used in the anime film Porco Rosso:
Curtis uses a Smith & Wesson Schofield. Another Schofield revolver is carried by one of the pirates next to a Single Action Army.
Mauser C96
One of the pirates that confronts Porco and Fio carries a Mauser C96.
Single Action Army
One of the pirates keeps a Single Action Army tucked in his waistband next to a Webley revolver.
Submachine Guns
Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II
One of the pirates can be seen with a Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II submachine gun.
Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)
A few of the pirates carry SMLE rifles.
Machine Guns
Custom MG08 Maxim (Aircraft Pattern)
Porco purchases a Aircraft Pattern MG08 Maxim with a custom barrel jacket.
Maxim M1910
Several Maxim M1910 machine guns are seen mounted on fighter planes throughout the film.
Madsen machine gun
One of the pirates carries a Madsen machine gun.
Aircraft Mounted Lewis Gun
One of the pirate planes is outfitted with a Aircraft Mounted Lewis Gun.
Infantry Lewis Gun
One of the pirates carries a Infantry Lewis Gun.
Other Weapons
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
One of the pirates is seen carrying several Model 24 hand grenades.
Unidentified Cannon
An unidentified cannon is mounted on one of the pirates' planes.


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practice putting greens, a chipping green, a golf range, and a practice
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Kregel, Kathleen Scholarship is Available to:
Full-time female Business, Accounting or Economics majors, who are Colorado residents. Recipients must maintain a GPA of 3.2 or better and have recipient-year class standing of sophomore through senior. Students must have financial need.
Business Scholarship Provided by:
Kathleen M. Kregel ('87 MBA) & James R. Smith.
Amount: Award depends on funds available.
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Western State Business Department.
Application: Contact the Department of Business, Accounting & Economics for scholarship application and deadline information. (970) 943-2019 - Borick Business Building 213
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WQA Seeks Volunteers for New Sustainability Working Group
Volunteers are needed to assist with expanding the scope of the S-803 product standard
The Water Quality Assn. (WQA) and the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) are preparing to expand the scope of product standard WQA/ASPE/ANSI S-803 (2014): Sustainable Drinking Water Treatment Systems to include water softeners and ion exchange resin (IER) media. As part of this effort, the organizations are seeking volunteers to assist with drafting the environmental criteria for these additional product types.
AWWA: SDWA Anniversary Cause to Celebrate, 'Renew Our Commitment' to Safe Water
AWWA CEO David LaFrance thanks water professionals nationwide for keeping water safe for drinking
Dec. 16, 2014, marked the 40th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), which today includes regulations for more than 90 contaminants. American Water Works Assn. (AWWA) CEO David LaFrance issued the following statement to mark the occasion.
Filtration System
This patent-pending POU water filtration device produces drinking water without frequent maintenance, chemical additions or component replacement. The system traps and neutralizes contaminants through an ion exchange process. It processes enough water to support a family of six, includes built-in safe water storage and lasts for 10 years. The system meets the World Health Organization's Household Water Treatment specifications for removing bacteria, protozoa and viruses.
Alternative Action
In my first article, "Traditional Treatment Methods" (June 2014), I touched on traditional methods of residential water treatment and conditioning such as water softeners, reverse osmosis and ultraviolet systems.
Study finds success with alternative water conditioning systems
Traditional Treatment Methods
One of the most pronounced shifts in the water treatment industry is the rapidly burgeoning need to improve water quality. The need for water treatment systems is growing quickly, and, unfortunately, North America is hardly immune to challenges.
A look at three tried-and-true methods for water softening & treatment
Champions for Change
It all began for me in the fall of 2012, when D.J. Shannahan, owner of Sharp Water and a Water Quality Assn. (WQA) board member, provided me with his wealth of experience to assist the state of Delaware in revising a restrictive septic law. During a visit in February 2013, Richard Mest, WQA president and president of Master Water Conditioning Corp., immediately offered his years of legislative experience throughout the U.S. and specifically in Washington, D.C., to help in Delaware.
Associations work toward revised septic laws in Delaware
New Year, New Initiatives
The Water Quality Assn.'s (WQA) Gold Seal product certification program continues to grow and expand to meet the needs of the industry. This is being accomplished while maintaining quality control procedures and customer service. Regulatory acceptance of Gold Seal certification has reached a new high with the addition of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Energy Star program, which is now accepting the Gold Seal program for compliance of water coolers.
WQA prepares for new and ongoing ventures in 2013
About the Ban
It has been almost three years since California passed Assembly Bill 1366, allowing municipalities to ban the sale and use of water softeners. Water Quality Products Assistant Editor Nicole Bowling spoke with Mike Mecca, past president of the Pacific Water Quality Assn. (PWQA), about how the bans are affecting the local water quality industry.
Nicole Bowling: What is the status of the water softener ban legislation in California?
Extending Resin Life
Water softener resin is extremely porous, which is beneficial because it allows for more surface area to capture calcium and other metals in source water. Surprisingly, 99% of ion exchange actually happens in the interior of the bead. Resin beads, ranging in size from 16 to 50 mesh, are abused daily during the backwash process and by contaminants in the source water. Resin could last much longer in these hostile environments with a few fairly inexpensive solutions.
Resin Basics
Cleaning options to reduce resin fouling
Protecting Ion Exchange Resins From Suspended Solids
Ion exchange resins used in softening, anion or deionization applications are designed to remove certain ionized substances from water. The resin beads typically range in size from 16 to 50 mesh (1.2 to 0.3 mm) and although they are designed for the removal of dissolved ions, they can become a very effective filter media.
In some specialty applications (e.g., condensate polishing) resins are used as much for their filtration properties as for their ion exchange characteristics. For the most part, however, it is a good idea to keep the resin bed free of suspended particles.
Cleaning and prevention to avoid fouling


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SEMA 2012: OPTIMA's Digital 400 Charger Does What Others Can't
OPTIMA's Digital 400 compact battery charger is unveiled at the 2012 SEMA tradeshow. Aimed for the powersports and motorcycle market, this charger promises to charge batteries that many other chargers cannot. Read More


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Sammy (HM64)
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Sammy the Salesman is a minor character in Harvest Moon 64.
He is a shady dealer of goods who often tries to swindle the player out of good money. Every so often he will show up at your door trying to sell you "improved" products for inflated prices. He is very persistent and if you don't want to buy it you will have to refuse him several times. All of these sales pitches are in fact scams.
He is also seen trying to scam the Mayor. During a rival event between Maria and Harris, he tries to convince Maria to buy makeup to make her beautiful before Harris steps in to defend her.
A Power Berry can be legitimately acquired from him, however, for the price of 1000G, when he visits during the Flower Festival. If you refuse to buy it, he will slip and make the comment that "it's real this time."
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Join the Friends of the Bluffton Library for "Bluffton Loves Book Clubs" workshop for book lovers! The fun, interactive workshop will focus on making the most of book club discussions.
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Protec are pleased to announce we are making an appearance at ToolFair Manchester to support our customers involved in smaller scale building projects and want to protect their work and materials from costly damages and replacements.
The event is being held at Event City in Manchester located next to the Trafford Centre and will be launching our new product to the UK, ZipDoor which is a very handy way of sealing off a specific room from dust and dirt. We are selling ZipDoor off of our stand as well as a number of other products that are great for small to medium residential and commercial construction jobs.
So if you you are a general contractor looking for great products to protect your building work, materials and, ultimately, your reputation then come and say hello and benefit from some great discounted rates!


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The 2014 season for SXSW Interactive officially kicked off on August 1, which also means that we are now accepting press applications to cover SXSW Interactive, Film and Music.
To apply for press credentials, you must be a journalist (freelance or photographer included) on assignment with a media outlet. We require your assigning Editor or Producer to provide a letter of assignment on company letterhead to accompany your application. Processing your application can take up to 15 business days. While the deadline to apply for 2014 SXSW press credentials is end of the day on Wednesday, February 5, we strongly recommend not waiting until then. Why? The earlier you apply, the earlier you can get registered and the earlier you can book a hotel room -- desired hotels in the downtown vicinity book up very, very quickly for SXSW. A full breakdown of steps and procedures for thisl process is listed in detail on our Press Accreditation page.
As for other press-related items, please mark your calendar with these upcoming SXSW Interactive Festival deadlines for the 2014 season:
- August 1: Interactive Awards & SXSW Accelerator entry period opens.
- August 11-14: SXSW V2V in Las Vegas.
- August 19: PanelPicker community voting starts
- September 6: PanelPicker community voting closes.
- September 6: Last day to register to attend SXSW 2014 at the early-bird rate.
- October 14: SXSW Interactive first programming announcement.
- November 8: Interactive Awards & SXSW Accelerator entry period closes.
Be sure to check out more important dates and information with the SXSW Film Timeline & SXSW Music showcase information.
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60 Minute Facial with Choice of Chocolate or Strawberry Mask
Time Left To Buy
The Fine PrintPurchase limit 1 per user, may buy up to 3 additional as gifts.
Redeemable for a 1 hour facial, with your choice between the Chocolate or the Strawberry Mask.
Appointment for sessions required and are subject to availability, must provide voucher number when scheduling.
Merchant cancellation/re-scheduling policy of 24 hours applies - voucher subject to forfeiture.
Not valid with any other discounts or specials.
Be nice and tip on full value of service.
Epon voucher expires on 4/30/2013.
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- 1 Hour Facial includes:
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60 Minute Facial With Your Choice Between The Chocolate or Strawberry Mask at The Skin Shoppe in Beaumont
Someone you love deserves a little pampering. Spread some amore she'll really glow about with today's Epon from The Skin Shoppe :
- for $25 you get a 60-minute facial with your choice between the chocolate or strawberry mask, (a $55 value)
With a convenient location, a relaxing atmosphere, and skilled aestheticians, The Skin Shoppe is the lover's paradise of skin therapy. Whoever you give this gift to, or get for yourself, will be able to indulge in a magically sweet facial --which includes: Cleanse, Exfoliate, Massage, Mask, and Moisturize. Pamper yourself or someone you love this Valentine's with a sweet confection of a deal from The Skin Shoppe.


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New BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 and Motorola Flipout available at Rogers
Although RIM has not officially announced the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300, the smartphone has just been launched by Rogers in Canada.
As mentioned before, the Curve 9300 is not really different from the Curve 8520 – the biggest change is that the new handset features 3G. And, by the way, it doesn't seem to run BlackBerry OS 6, like the Torch.
Rogers' BlackBerry Curve 3G costs $79.99 with a 3-yr contract agreement, or $399.99 free of contract. It's available here.
Motorola FlipOut is also available at Rogers starting today.
The Moto Android 2.1 smartphone costs as low as $29.99 (3-yr contract required) and comes with MotoBlur, a full QWERTY keyboard, 2.8 inch QVGA touchscreen display, 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3.5mm headset jack, and a 3MP camera. You can buy the FlipOut online here.