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The timing of the $2.3 billion float last year was not ideal, Myer chief executive Bernie Brookes has conceded, and he would have preferred to have gone public at the end of the department store chain's turnaround program this year.
Yesterday, less than six months after private equity owner TPG Capital sold the business, Mr Brookes cut Myer's prospectus guidance for a 3 per cent increase in sales for fiscal 2010 to sales growth of 1 to 2 per cent compared with a year earlier.
The retailer is 44 months into a 50-month turnaround program launched under the TPG ownership, and Mr Brookes said management felt it would have been better to have waited until November this year to float the business.
"I think the original plan was to complete the 50-month turnaround, have Myer Melbourne [refurbished], have two new stores open and then look at IPO'ing the business. There's no doubt about that," Mr Brookes said. "My inkling was always to wait but the owners make the decision as to when they want to go forward with the IPO, not the management."
TPG's Australian head, Ben Gray, could not be reached for comment.
Mr Brookes said Myer's improved return on sales, which rose from 2¢ in the dollar to 7¢, had been a factor in the early initial public offering. "They [TPG] have left us with a year where we have to go through with this transition. But if you look at the prospectus . . . we have actually hit every other metric there except the sales one," he said.
Analysts and investors expressed some concern that lower costs, not sales growth, were a prime factor in Myer posting a 11.9 per cent expansion in earnings before interest and tax to $181 million for the six months ended on January 23, but Mr Brookes said Myer would grow sales 5 to 6 per cent only when the turnaround was complete.
It was disappointing to have to lower sales forecasts after Myer said sales in the second half might not grow at all, he said, and blamed the absence of the government's stimulus package and falling sales of electronics goods in December.
Myer posted first-half net profit of $21.3 million, down from $83.2 million a year ago, because of $93.5 million in costs and charges related to its IPO. Stripping out the one-off costs, earnings rose 38 per cent to $114.8 million. Sales rose 2 per cent to $1.8 billion, with women's and children's wear and intimate apparel among the strongest categories.
Gross profit margins rose a moderate 34 basis points thanks to increased sales of higher margin private-label brands such as womenswear label Basque, while the cost of doing business fell from 29.5 per cent to sales to 27.91 per cent.
White Funds Management managing director Angus Gluskie said Myer's issue price of $4.10 a share last November now looked a "little bit pricey". Myer shares fell 3¢ to $3.44 yesterday – about 16 per cent below their issue price.
Mr Gluskie said he hoped Myer earnings would eventually justify the price. Investors would take comfort from the fact that the turnaround was on track and Myer's new store roll-out program, starting with one in Top Ryde in NSW in July, would eventually deliver growth.
Analysts said an 11 per cent rise in cash flow to $171 million and the decline in inventory levels by a day were positives, but the retailer would have to improve its service levels to generate higher sales.
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Multidecadal climate oscillations detected in a transparency record from a subtropical Florida lake
Limnol. Oceanogr., 54(6), 2009, 2228-2232 | DOI: 10.4319/lo.2009.54.6.2228
ABSTRACT: Synchronous interannual variability in water transparency observed in neighboring lakes has been linked to regional precipitation and resultant runoff of dissolved organic material, but many climate forcings oscillate over time scales longer than most limnological records can detect. A strong relationship (R2 5 0.86) between transparency and the previous two years rainfall and lake stage in a 25-yr record from a Florida lake enabled us to hindcast transparency from a longer 75-yr record of rainfall and lake stage. Predictions revealed a ~30-yr cycle in transparency linked to the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO). Transparency was greatest (4-8 m) in the cool phase of the AMO (~1962-1993) associated with below-average rainfall in south Florida and lowest (0.1- 3.0 m) during two warm phases (~1932-1961, 1994-present) associated with above-average, but more variable, annual rainfall. Models that predict effects of large-scale hydrologic restoration projects on solute export from South Floridas expansive wetlands need to account for recent entry into a warm AMO phase, where teleconnections between the AMO phases and runoff are opposite of those shown for the U.S. interior.

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For the first time in over a year, Pat Noonan was in his most comfortable role.
Injuries have kept Noonan from producing on the field the way he grew accustomed to while piling up 41 goals and 33 assists in his MLS career. The last time he started a match for the Sounders FC was July 15, 2010 in a 1-0 win over DC United.
On Wednesday night, the night after his 31st birthday, he returned to the starting XI though and the results were inarguable, as the Sounders amassed 18 shots in Noonan's 68 minutes on the field in a 2-0 overtime win over San Francisco FC in the CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round match.
"It was good to get a start. It's been a long time and I was happy to be out there and be part of a victory," Noonan said. "We had a good amount of chances and unfortunately it took too long to put that final one in. Now we get more games and more competitions and try to go win this."
While Noonan only finished the match with one shot, his play holding up the ball while occupying the San Francisco center backs created countless opportunities for his teammates. The veteran savvy, executing like a coach on the field, freed up Fredy Montero for seven shots through 68 minutes while Alvaro Fernandez managed four, including the only goal in regulation time.
"I thought he played well," head coach Sigi Schmid said. "He held the ball for us well and he allowed us to push up as well."
With Roger Levesque in the lineup, the Sounders get hold up play and the results were coming – in his five straight MLS starts at forward alongside Montero, Seattle went 3-1-1, scoring ten goals in five matches. However, Schmid thought Levesque needed a rest and saw what Noonan could offer against the Panamanian Clausura champions.
"Noonan is a player who combines well. We felt it was going to be a game where they were going to play more defensive and keep guys back," Schmid said. "We wanted a player in there like Noonan who knows how to find little spaces and combine well rather than going with speed or some other attribute."
While he may not completely back to the form of the 25 year old version of himself that notched 29 goals and 23 assists in his first three MLS seasons with the New England Revolution, he is certainly on track to make solid contributions for the Sounders.
"My fitness felt good. I was happy with how my body felt after 70 minutes. I felt like I could have played more, which is a good thing, considering I haven't started a game in a long time," Noonan said. "Obviously there are things to work on from this game, but overall, I was happy to be out there."
The Sounders continue in the Champions League in the group stage starting August 16 with a home match against Comunicaciones of Guatemala. This Saturday, they will return to the MLS schedule with their first match at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park against Sporting Kansas City.


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Bernardo LaPallo is not an ordinary man. Born in 1901 and at 113 he is older than any of you and that happened not by chance but by sheer discipline and desire to live longer. He has a few secrets though; five of them to be exact and he shared that so you can live a long life too.
LaPallo who hails from Mesa, Arizona claims that he has never been sick a day in his life and that he has avoid red meat and eats mostly organic food and vegetables. His secret is a recipe that he inherited from his father who was a doctor and a much disciplined man.
If you think that yeah maybe he's 113 years old but can't live decently, you're wrong. He can still do a lot of stuff including solving crosswords and reading books – not ebooks, he is traditional like that.
Check the video done when he was 110 below to learn his 5 secret foods for long life, and yeah he's still alive:
We listed the five foods below for your convenience:
Garlic has been used in many continents as a medicinal herb. It has antiseptic and antibacterial properties that have been proven to work effectively without the side effects.
Honey, nature's best sweetener has been featured in our website several times for its wonderful effects. If you need a sweetener, our 110-year-old legend wants you to use this.
Cinnamon is a popular food enhancer and while extracts from the bark of the cinnamon tree have also been used traditionally as medicine throughout the world, the very cinnamon power you can buy in stores can lower blood cholesterol and prevent onset of diabetes.
The food of the gods is called as such for a reason. And if you think chocolates are just for kids or those with sweet tooth, you're wrong. LaPallo says it's a vital ingredient in having a long life.
Olive oil
Wars have been fought for olive and its oil. We're not kidding. But today you can easily buy them in groceries and they're not expensive at all. Incorporate it in your daily diet and feel the difference.


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Welcome to WebmasterWorld Guest from 188.8.131.52
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I just wanted to know from SEO perspective if we use multiple indexes on the HTML platform. Will it effect any of our SEO rankings, indexing etc.
Kindly explain the effect of using this from SEO perspective.
Looking forward to your feedback. Incase there is any relevant thread, then please post its URL as well.
Thanks in advance!
Warm Regards,
Presently I'm having a site in which I'm having 7 directories:
1. widgets1
2. widgets2
3. widgets3
4. widgets4
5. widgets5
6. widgets6
7. widgets7
Under every directory I'm having an index page:
1. widgets1/index.html
2. widgets2/index.html
3. widgets3/index.html
4. widgets4/index.html
5. widgets5/index.html
6. widgets6/index.html
7. widgets7/index.html
For linking to the above mentioned INDEX PAGES, I can do it by specifying any of the following URLs:
1. ht*p://www.mysite.com/widgets1/
2. ht*p://www.mysite.com/widgets1/index.html
I want to know that if I use the first option [without index.html] then how it will be beneficial for my Search Engine Campaign.
N.B: I've seen a couple of websites and forums linking to their directories using the folder name only without giving the "index" for example:
Well, in this website the link to Search Engine forum is also like this:
I'm more than thankful to you for giving time to clarify my point. Thanks a lot!
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"ht*p://www.mysite.com/widgets1/" is the way to go. This path differentiates the various index files so no worries there.
The above option is cleaner, and allows you later, if you like, to change the extension, since ".html" was never specified.
As always, when in doubt, hard code the URI's (as opposed to relative paths).
Additionally it would be great if you could tell me the benefit from SEO point of view also, since I'm definately gonna implement this strategy. So am curious to know a bit more from you!
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Peacock Problems
Residents of one Marion County community are complaining about noisy neighbors they say they've dealt with long enough.
However, these aren't your typical neighbors.
Residents say it started with only two peacocks, but now has multiplied into about one hundred.
They say the birds are noisy, messy, and destructive and they would like to see them removed.
Bellview resident Alisha Fox says, "It's just kind of getting aggravating and old because there is just so many and you can't do anything about them!"
Peacocks are considered by the Florida Department of Agriculture to be domestic animals agencies like Florida Fish and Wildlife aren't responsible for getting rid of them even when they've taken over an entire neighborhood.
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Hey, my name is Erik, my wagon and I hail from Vancouver, WA. We've shared many memories, activities, fun times, and unfun times since 44K miles in June 04 when I bought "Otto". A friend bought Otto new and left him stock except K&N drop in air filter. That friend moved overseas, and I was in the market for a WRX wagon. Deal was struck, and its been great ever since. Otto and I like to RallyX/AutoX/drag race occasionally, commuting, and toting just about everything under the moon in either the back of the car, on the roof, or on the little trailer behind the car.
Couple required upgrades after kissing a curb: 04 STI rack and pinion on Whiteline bushings, Kartboy endlinks F+R, and Cusco sways F+R. Some other goodies I've picked up along the way: KYG AGX/ProKits, catless exhaust, JDM STI top mount and scoop, Morrette headlights (these need an upgrade of some sort-they dont light up the road like they used to), some Hella horns and a Pioneer Navi head unit. I'm sure theres more, but thats enough for now.
At 104K miles of fun (and abuse), the stock clutch started slipping. PRE in Gresham (Portland, OR) turned out to be very helpful in setting me up with an Exedy Stage 1 organic replacement kit. I've been pretty good with wrenches my whole life, so I jumped in and got to swapping out the old for the new. Now I'm only about 70 miles in on the break in, and have encountered my first problem. My boost levels have always been 15psi peak, then slowly trickled down to 12ish. Without touching anything boost related other than removing and reinstalling the IC, boost spikes to 20+ pretty much instantly then immediatly drops to less than 5 and the car falls flat on its face. So maybe the DP is hanging up the WGA? All the vacuum lines to the boost controller seem intact (this is what I found out after swapping to the JDM STI TMIC ages ago and tearing the line under the passenger/front corner of the IC). No strange noises anywhere, just boost levels all wierd. So I've been babying the car like crazy to keep things safe. Any ideas?
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Love it, hate it, good story, bad story... the media are going to keep reporting on ME/CFS no matter what. But isn't it time that we saw that coverage as an opportunity?
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NADA 140-810 Panavet Ointment
Approval Date: May 31, 1988
Biomed Laboratories
438 W. Arrow Highway, Unit 30
San Dimas, CA 91773
Generic Name:
nystatin, neomycin sulfate, thiostrepton, triamcinolone acetonide ointment
Trade Name:
Panavet Ointment
Marketing Status:
Panavet Ointment (nystatin, neomycin sulfate, thiostrepton, triamcinolone acetonide ointment) is particularly useful in the treatment of acute and chronic otitis of varied etiologies, in interdigital cysts in cats and dogs, and in anal gland infections in dogs.
The preparation is also indicated in the management of dermatologic disorders characterized by inflammation and dry or exudative dermatitis, particularly those caused, complicated, or threatened by bacterial or candidal (Candida albicans) infections. It is also of value in eczematous dermatitis, contact dermatitis, and seborrheic dermatitis, and as an adjunct in the treatment of dermatitis due to parasitic infestation.
The active ingredients are formulated in an ointment base.
Panavet Ointment is indicated for topical administration.
Frequency of administration is dependent on the severity of the condition. For mild inflammations, application may range from once daily to once a week; for severe conditions Panavet Ointment may be applied as often as two or three times daily, if necessary. Frequency of treatment may be decreased as improvement occurs.
Clean ear canal of impacted cerumen. Inspect canal and remove any foreign bodies such as grass awns, ticks, etc. Instill three to five drops of Panavet Ointment.
Prelimary use of a local anesthetic may be advisable.
Infected Anal Glands, Cystic Areas, etc.
Drain gland or cyst and then fill with Panavet Ointment.
Other Dermatologic Disorders
Clean affected areas, removing any encrusted discharge or exudate. Apply Panavet Ointment sparingly in a thin film.
Panavet Ointment and the pre-1962 pioneer product (Panalog Ointment - NADA 12-258, Solvay Veterinary, Inc., formerly E. R. Squibb & Sons, Inc.) contain the same active ingredients. Both products contain nystatin 100,00 units, neomycin sulfate 2.5 mg, thiostrepton, 2,500 units, and triamcinolone acetonide 1.0 mg. The pioneer product, Panalog, was the subject of a review by the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council (NAS/NRC), Drug Efficacy Study Group. NAS/NRC determined Panalog Ointment to be "probably effective" and recommended labeling changes. Subsequently, the product was determined to be "effective" by the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) when the application was supplemented by providing the required label revisions. This was published in a Federal Register Notice, Volume 35, No. 166, Wednesday, August 26, 1970. It was also codified in 21 CFR 524.1600a.
This product is chemically equivalent to the approved product, it bears the same claims, it is topically applied and is for local therapeutic effect. Therefore, as provided under 21 CFR 320.22, the Center for Veterinary Medicine waived the requirement for submission of evidence of in vivo bioavailability and bioequivalency.
Reference is again made to the NAS/NRC review of Panalog Ointment. The Council determined the product was safe and "probably effective" with labeling changes. The safety of the product was increased by changing its marketing status from over-the-counter (OTC) to prescription (Rx). In addition, the Panavet Ointment labeling included the safety information required by CVM in the Federal Register announcement of December 13, 1984 covering drug products containing a steroid.
Human Safety Relative to Food Consumption:
Data on human safety, pertaining to consumption of drug residues in food, were not required for approval of this NADA. This product is labeled as a prescription drug for use only on cats and dogs, which are non-food animals.
Human Safety Relative to Possession, Handling and Administration:
Labeling contains an adequate caution statement.
Dosage and Administration section of the package insert states: "Wear gloves during the administration of the ointment or wash hands immediately after application."
This is a generic NADA. The pre-1962 pioneer prototype is Panalog Ointment (NADA 12-258). In accordance with 21 CFR 320.22, CVM waived the requirement for bioequivalency data for this topical product. This application provides labeling revisions recommended by the NAS/NRC efficacy panel and required by the Agency to establish safety and effectiveness. Approval is based on the chemical equivalency of this generic drug and the pre-1962 pioneer product.
Panavet Ointment, when used under its approved conditions of use, is safe and effective for the treatment of acute and chronic otitis of varied etiologies, for interdigital cysts in cats and dogs, for anal gland infections in dogs, and for the management of moist or dry dermatologic disorders characterized by inflammation: bacterial, candidal (Candida albicans), contact, eczematous, and seborrheic dermatitis; and as an adjunct in the treatment of dermatitis due to parasitic infestation.
The labeling for this product contains the veterinary prescription legend because the expertise of a veterinarian is necessary for diagnoses of the etiologies of the conditions for which the product is indicated, for proper preparation of the animals for drug administration (otitis & anal glands), for the administration of the drug (anal glands), and for supervision of the progress of the animals to reduce the potential of adverse side effects such as: SAP and SGPT (ALT) enzyme elevations, polydypsia/polyuria, vomiting, diarrhea (occasionally bloody), Cushing's syndrome, and deafness.
- Product label
- Package label
- Package insert
- Scaled carton drawings 7.5, 15, 30, and 240mL tube sizes
Copies of these labels may be obtained by writing to the:
Freedom of Information Office
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Hong Kong Horse-Racing Racks Up $9.6 Billion
Hong Kong's horse-racing season ended with a bang, with punters wagering some 1 billion Hong Kong dollars, or $129 million, in its Thursday finale, the Standard reported.
That took the Hong Kong Jockey Club's racing-season revenue to HK$74.6 billion (US$9.6 billion), up from last year's HK$66.8 billion. The club's overall total for the year, including bets on horses, football and other games, could reach HK$130 billion, the Standard said.
In Happy Valley, the site of one of Hong Kong's popular racing stadiums, the 29,000-strong crowd of locals and expats saw an exciting finish, with jockey Douglas Whyte winning his 10th straight championship on 100 wins for the season. The beer garden was more full than usual, and fans pressed up against the fence to glimpse flashes of color as Perfect Style, Flying Supreme and other horses raced by.
The jockey challenge isn't the most popular betting medium, but this year the race has been particularly dynamic. Whyte and rival jockey Brett Prebble trading the lead position several times, dominating the Sha Tin and Happy Valley racetracks, respectively.
Prebble started the season on fire, while Whyte fought back to lead going into Thursday by two wins.
In Happy Valley, where Prebble had his best nights, he racked up six wins on June 20 alone, making him the first jockey to do so on a single Hong Kong program. But Whyte narrowed the lead the following week, and Prebble's lone win in the eighth and final race Thursday wasn't enough to dethrone the Durban Demon.
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Achtung, well-turned-out 40-something blondes out there. I know a few of you.
I may even know that infamous Entitled Blondie who wouldn't give up her front row seat on an Air New Zealand plane for a disabled person in a wheelchair. I'm curious about you, lady.
Because quite scarily, I could have been you, maybe, at one time.
Non-blonde, but I've certainly had my moments being nonchalant about other people's special needs.
It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that I was one of those insolent drivers recently outed for parking in disabled carparks. (Full disclosure: I still use the disabled loos if I'm busting and no one seems to be needing them. Is that so bad?) Not that I tended to go around stealing crutches or pretending to be Ruprecht from Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
But I didn't give a lot of weight to special treatment for disabled people.
I considered it a subset of the wet world-view dominated by feeling rather than thinking. Tedious shorthand: PC-gone mad. "Oh, you have to be a lesbian whale-saving one-armed Maori in a wheelchair ha ha." This sneering pose was all part of that uplifting doctrine of personal responsibility and self-reliance.
Pandering to people's disabilities was encouraging them to wallow in victimhood, I rationalised, rather feebly.
Wheelchair ramps and disabled rights were all laudable, as long as they were voluntarily provided, rather than demanded and enforced by bossy bureaucrats.
If this blithe attitude to the plight of the infirm made me seem like a mean cow, I lapped it up as a sign I was a bold stormtrooper in the noble struggle for the triumph of rationality over sentimentality.
Anyway, I shared Kingsley Amis's view if you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing.
There were some consolations to being hard-nosed.
To think you are doing people a favour by making them pull themselves up by their bootstraps, you have to believe they are capable of doing it.
Free will is a consoling balm for the conscience, especially if you find it excruciating to have to look at or feel other people's pain. One feels so annoyingly powerless in the face of others' suffering.
It's much more cheerful to take the position that unfortunate individuals should buck up and DO something about their predicament.
Then when they don't, you can feel contempt or pity for their weakness.
Until it happens to you, of course. Then you may see things quite differently.
The dazzling writer Christopher Hitchens declared, when strong and healthy, that his nominee for the most overrated virtue was compassion. (Second place: patience.)
Hitchens loved the imagery of struggle and saw himself as a fighter in the battle of ideas. But when he was going through cancer treatment he changed his tune: "The image of the ardent soldier is the last one that will occur to you. You will be swamped with passivity and impotence, dissolving in powerlessness like a sugar lump in water."
I imagine he appreciated compassion then.
I haven't been through chemo, but a few other life experiences have made me conclude the degree to which you can handle the pain of others depends on your own inner strength.
And this is not immediately apparent judging by outward signs of wealth or power or stroppiness.
The truly brave person may not be the mouthy contrarian after all, but the mousy individual who has the strength to bear witness to the harrowing experience of others without wanting to run off as fast as possible in the opposite direction.
If you can't bear your own emotional pain you find it terrifying to be confronted with someone else's.
Behaving badly towards those who are vulnerable might be a sign you are in the most need of help.
I wonder how Entitled Blondie is feeling today? Perhaps her life is not quite so "well turned out" as she might appear.
She could have her own reasons why someone sitting in her airline seat was too much to bear.
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It's officially here y'all! Mariah Carey has been teasing the release of her new single with Miguel, Beautiful, and it was officially released at 8:00 am EST today. We've heard the snippet, and we've seen the cover art (which was… okay… not so impressive), but now it's time to get your first (and second, and third) listen on! To be honest, it's not what I expected. And I kinda love that. Click inside for more!
Mariah Carey feat. Miguel, Beautiful:
I am honestly very curious to hear what y'all think about this. Personally? I digs it! I mean, it's no Oh Boy (lol) but what are you gonna do? You can definitely hear the Miguel influence on there, and we all know that Miguel makes life happy. The folks over at DirectLyrics seem to think that this isn't, like, a summer banger (which might be true) but I still think it's a good song.
Okay, I'm on, like, my 5th listen now and it's so catchy (mainly the repetition of 'you're beautiful') I can almost hear it on… I dunno… some kind of commercial… or every kind of commercial, lol. But still, I like it and I'm excited to hear more from Mimi.
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The word Volkswagen must mean different things to different people. To me it means solid, well built, dependable cars. I suppose that's why, over the years, I've bought three Golfs, a Passat and an Audi 80. Not that I've avoided other makes – Ford, Fiat and Peugeot have also carried me, and my family, from A to B. But I keep coming back to Volkswagens – they've always been a safe bet. Our Bora 2.0 SE, owned from new and now with forty thousand miles on the clock, continues the tradition. It's a good car, although there are a couple of things that could put me off buying another Bora, unless Volkswagen fixes them… but that wouldn't include putting in a diesel engine! Let's start off outside. It's a tidy shape, simple and solid looking, an impression produced by the smooth curves over the wings, bonnet and roof and the lovely big alloy wheels. Remember all those nooks and crannies on a Cortina? You're probably not old enough. Anyway, there's none of these, this car is quick and easy to wash. The paint is thick (ours is black) and there's galvanising underneath, so it won't rot like a Cortina either. The plastic headlamps are a bit of a surprise, but they don't seem to scratch. If there's any drawback to the look of the car, it's that it can be confused with a Polo from the front and a Passat from other angles. Jump in the driver's seat and you're immediately impressed by the high, narrow feel of the car. All the controls are neat and tidy, well made and logically placed. Nice big dials, huge VW badge on the leather-trimmed steering wheel but - what's this – rough edges on the stalk controls and the gear knob. How did that happen? It's just a little thing, but not what you expect in a VW. I keep meaning to go and get a new gear knob trim from the dealer, as you notice it every time you change
gear. Look around and the rest of the cabin is fine. Lovely materials (eat your heart out, old 405), although the seats seem to attract fluff. Ours is black throughout – I don't much fancy the cream interior found on other models. Adjust the seat – height, distance, lumbar – and the steering wheel – distance, rake – start it up and pull away. Still feels tall and narrow – very modern – but good torque low down, virtually impossible to stall. Work up through the gears (clunky gearchange) and you're in a car which is smooth, quiet and well suited to general motoring. The 115bhp engine has been tuned for midrange, so it doesn't need to be revved hard for good progress. But you can if you want, and if you do, three figure speeds will come up quickly enough. Better though to adjust the seat again, put your left foot on the footrest, switch on the stereo and air-con and settle down to 60-70-80mph cruising. After a while, adjust the seat a bit more (why can't I get comfortable?) and you've discovered one of the flaws that could deter me from buying another Bora. I cannot get settled, no matter how I adjust the seat. Drive this car for at least 20 minutes before you buy it. All is forgiven, old 405, you may have slowly disintegrated around me but at least I was perfectly comfy! Swoop through a few corners and the Bora is light but not hugely accurate, you can't play those games where you aim a wheel at a mark on the road and feel it under the tyre. The suspension is excellent though, no crashes and bangs, and it doesn't tie itself in knots if you have to make a sudden change of direction. At this point you'll be getting noises from the back seat passengers. This is flaw number two – there's not enough room in the back for anyone other than kids. The space has been allocated to the (traditionally) huge VW boot.
But by this time, you've probably got to where you're going, at around 35mpg - 40 on a long trip. You've mastered the electric windows, played with the trip computer and set off the alarm by using the key in the door lock. You've hopefully not had to use the ABS (forget that cadence braking you taught yourself!) or the traction control, which seems to make funny "urrr-urrr" noises but not do an awful lot. And it's unlikely you've had any real problems with the car. All in all, I like the Bora, it's been a good buy. I read lots about the turbodiesel versions, but since I don't like turbochargers and don't like diesels, I won't be having one. The Bora also seems to get compared with the Ford Focus; but I'm not a fan of ghetto-blaster dashboards or bread van styling so a Focus is not for me. I would have another petrol Bora though, if they fix the seats, and if I don't need adult-sized space in the back. If I get richer maybe the V5…? Recommended - four stars!


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Fox has released a new teaser for its Batman prequel Gotham and this time it's all about the villains. Featured are Camren Bicondova, Robin Lord Taylor and Jada Pinkett Smith. Voiceover asks, "How will a little girl, a low-level thug, and a businesswoman become the most dangerous villains around? We'll have to wait to find out. Gotham is produced by Warner Bros TV and based upon characters published by DC Entertainment. From writer/executive producer Bruno Heller, director/executive producer Danny Cannon and executive producer John Stephens. Gotham premieres this fall. Check out the sneak peek:
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Pilot is very solid. Much more promising than the three big network ones from last year.
Terrible sound mix. If you are going to have narration, don't drown it out with music.
That trailer…ehh…the general public is not going to have a clue that they are looking at Catwoman, The Penguin, and uhh errr, who's Will Smith's wife playing again?
Smith plays "Fish Mooney", a villain created for "Gotham". This character is original to the series and never appeared in DC Comics.
"The general public," let the general public worry about the general public kid. Stop trying to think for them.
Every promo for this looks . . . dull. Low energy, dark, and just not fun. Batman stories should not look like The Cape.
"No Capes!!!" – Edna Mode
I miss "The Cape".
No Batman? So why watch?


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Clover fixes atmospheric nitrogen, and plants growing nearby benefit. But does clover gain anything from its neighbours in return? Recent research published in PLOS ONE this week reveals that, in mixed cropping, both nitrogen-fixing plants and their neighbours improve in weight and quality.
The research -- performed by a team from Wageningen University, part of Wageningen UR, together with UK colleagues -- revealed that levels of both carbon and especially nitrogen, a measure of food value, were higher in plant mixtures.
The Dutch-English team comprises researchers from Wageningen University, Lancaster University and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in Lancaster. They concluded that clover plants and grasses transport carbon into the ground more quickly and produce more biomass of a higher quality if both plant species grow close to each other instead of being surrounded by plants of the same species.
Clover love
Clover species live together with root inhabiting bacteria that remove nitrogen from the air and make it available to the plants. Non-nitrogen-fixing neighbouring plants benefit as well because nitrogen in clover is released into the soil due to leakage from the roots and breakdown of dead roots. This 'clover love' has been known about for a long time but the question whether it was mutual love remained unanswered.
The researchers from Wageningen University and Lancaster have shown that there is true love between plants that fix nitrogen and those that do not. As a result, these plant species contribute jointly to a higher yield in mixed crops as compared to monocultures.
This research showed that white clover, in particular, was able to rapidly transport the carbon it had absorbed during the day to underground plant parts- but only if it grew in the company of other plant species. Transport was then three times faster. Sweet vernal grass in a mixed culture also incorporated and transported carbon more rapidly.
In addition, the plant communities lost less carbon through plant and soil respiration if they were composed of plant species mixtures both compared to when the plant species were cultivated in a monoculture. The same plant species that were successful in speeding up their carbon transport on the short term also produced more biomass in mixed cropping on the longer term over a period of one year.
Fixing extra carbon of plant individuals growing in plant species mixtures did not occur at the expense of plant quality. The nitrogen content turned out to be significantly higher in all non-nitrogen-fixing plant species, while it remained steady in the clover plants. This was expressed in the lower carbon/nitrogen proportion that decreased from 28 to 22 in the non-nitrogen-fixing plant species. This resulted in more nitrogen per unit of carbon in the harvestable material originating from mixed crops.
Further research is necessary to understand how the underlying processes exactly operate, but there are already strong indications that mycorrhizal fungi play an important role. These fungi live in and around plant roots and indirectly help to stimulate carbon transport and nutrient metabolism in their host plants.
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text: Drilling reforms too slow, DOE panel says By Ken Ward Jr. November 10, 2011 Story Share Read more : http://blogs.wvgazette.com/watchdog/CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Federal and state officials have moved far too slowly to beef up restrictions to protect the environment and local communities from the growing boom in natural gas drilling, a U.S. Department of Energy advisory panel warned Thursday.The DOE's Shale Gas Production Subcommittee urged lawmakers, regulators and industry to act more quickly on recommendations ranging from new guidelines for well casing construction to studies of new science indicating natural gas may not provide the greenhouse gas advantages previously estimated."The progress to date is less than the subcommittee hoped," the group said in a press release.The subcommittee -- made up of mostly of experts with ties to industry -- said if action is not taken "there is a real risk of serious environmental consequences and a loss of public confidence that could delay or stop this activity."The panel's new report comes as Marcellus Shale drilling legislation in West Virginia appears stalled by industry opposition to provisions aimed at setting a buffer zone around homes, firming up well-casing construction standards and requiring public notice of new drilling permit applications.On Thursday, lawmakers called off an unusual Sunday morning committee meeting on the Marcellus legislation. They scheduled a new meeting for 8 a.m. Monday at the Capitol, just before a U.S. Senate field hearing on natural gas drilling set to begin at 10 a.m. across Charleston at the Robert C. Byrd Federal Courthouse. West Virginia business and political leaders have for several years been promoting a potential boom in Marcellus Shale gas drilling, saying it will provide a huge economic boost to the state. Those leaders say they want drilling to be done responsibly, but so far new legislation has failed and additional inspectors have not been hired.But DOE panel members say policymakers and industry need to get out in front of potential problems associated with drilling, or face serious damage and continued public opposition to industry practices."The development of shale gas is one of the biggest energy innovations, if not the biggest, in several decades," said the DOE subcommittee chairman and MIT professor John Deutch. "But to ensure the full benefits to the American people, environmental issues need to be addressed now -- especially in terms of wastewater, air quality and community impact."Obama administration Energy Secretary Steven Chu appointed the subcommittee to recommend improvements in safety and environmental performance for expanded gas-drilling operations that use hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and advanced horizontal drilling techniques. In its initial report in August, the subcommittee said that, "Intensive shale gas development can potentially have serious impacts on public health, the environment and quality of life -- even when individual operators conduct their activities in ways that meet and exceed regulatory requirements."The combination of impacts from multiple drilling and production operations, support infrastructure (pipelines, road networks, etc.) and related activities can overwhelm ecosystems and communities," the panel said.The new report outlines some areas where action hasn't been taken or where subcommittee members felt actions taken were not adequate:• A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposal for the first-ever air pollution standards for drilling do not directly limit methane emissions and fail to cover existing shale-gas sources except for fractured or re-fractured existing wells. • While some universities have published new reports on the issue, government agencies have not launched new studies on the potential for methane from drilling operations to migrate into drinking water supplies.• More detailed reviews need to be performed to follow-up on a series of scientific papers that found greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas are far greater than originally thought, questioning the conventional wisdom that it is a good "bridge fuel" to help the nation move from coal to renewable energy.• EPA and the states are "not engaged in developing a systems/lifecycle approach to water management" for the drilling industry, and more work needs to be done to push for improvements in well-casing design and construction.The DOE panel also said, though, that legislation and regulation isn't the only answer to potential problems associated with the natural gas boom."Short- and long-term community impacts range from traffic, noise, land use, disruption of wildlife and habitat, with little or no allowance for planning or effective mechanisms to bring companies, regulators, and citizens to deliberate about how best to deal with near-term and cumulative impacts," the new report said."The subcommittee does not believe that these issues will resolve themselves or be solved by prescriptive regulation or in the courts," the report said. "State and local governments should take the lead in experimenting with different mechanisms for engaging these issues in a constructive way, seeking to go beyond discussion to practical mitigation." Reach Ken Ward Jr. at email@example.com or 304-348-1702. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Free mobile dental clinic to visit 6 WV counties 2 Herbert Hoover dethrones Chapmanville, claims AA softball championship 3 Williams River Road segment closed since floods reopens 4 Trump dumps 'clean coal' research he praised in campaign 5 Oak Hill teen charged with woman's murder U.S. Senate sets Marcellus hearing for Charleston Previous Story Union group urges hiring of local Marcellus workers Next Story


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JINAN, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- He's been dead for 2,500 years but his family just keeps growing and growing - Confucius, or more properly his descendants, are alive and well and flourishing in China and across the globe, according to the latest version of his family tree which is set to triple the size of his kith and kin.
The job of registering new members to the family tree of revered Chinese thinker and educator Confucius (551-479 BC), was finished by the end of 2007, and the number in the updated tree now stands at more than two million.
The family tree will be published in 2009, according to the Confucius Genealogy Compilation Committee.
"We have received more than 1.3 million new entries and already stopped soliciting new ones," said Kong Dewei, a Confucius descendant who is directing the updating work.
The 1.3 million are the living members of the Confucius family who have paid the official registration fee of five yuan (70 U.S. cents), but the deceased members will also be included if their descendants can prove a collateral family tree which conforms to the Confucius Genealogy, without any charges, Kong said.
The registration work started in 1998, when Kong Deyong, 77th-generation descendant established the committee in Hong Kong. More than 450 branches were set up around the world to assist the work.
The pedigree has only been revised four times throughout history. The last revision took place in the 1930s and included 600,000 members. The fifth edition of the Confucius family tree will be published to coincide with the 2560th anniversary of the birth of the thinker next year.
Compared with previous versions, the new genealogy will for the first time include overseas and female descendants of the great philosopher.
More than 40,000 overseas descendants will be added to the fifth edition of the Confucius Gnealogy, with 34,000 of them from the Republic of Korea.
The descendants flourished on the Korean Peninsula after the 54th-generation descendant arrived there at the end of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368).
To everyone's gratification, the workers managed to recover 900descendants in Taiwan and two branches which have been lost for more than 1,000 years in Shanxi and Henan provinces, Kong said.
Kong said the family tree doesn't include all Confucius' offspring because links with some branches have been lost.
He estimated there are more than three million descendants of Confucius living in the world, including 2.5 million on the Chinese mainland.
Confucius' family tree is regarded as the world's longest, recording 83 generations of the sage's family.
According to Kong, the family tree, presented in user-friendly digital form, can be displayed just by clicking on the mouse.
The 21st century family tree update has been approved by 87-year-old Kung Te-cheng, the chairman's cousin living in Taiwan who inherited the millennium-old title of Yan Sheng Gong (Lord of the Saint Blood) and presided over the fourth book's compilation as well as family rituals. Emperor Renzong (1022-1063) of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) bestowed that tile on the head of the philosopher's 46th-generation descendants.
Chinese scholars say Confucius' thoughts, including putting people first, cultivating fraternity, loyalty, filial piety and integrity of personality, and seeking harmony while keeping differences in thoughts and culture, are important to boosting world harmony.


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As a follow-up to last week's post on the coming persecution (found here), we bring you DefCon's sermon of the week.
Steve Lawson discusses the uncomfortable subject of Christian persecution in the message The Coming Final Persecution. This message is not just about persecution in general, but is more specifically about the coming final persecution that Jesus warned us about.


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The general assembly finds as a fact that, of the revenues that occur from excises imposed by sections 5735.05, 5735.25, 5735.29, and 5735.30 of the Revised Code, one per cent is attributable to the operation of motor vehicles upon waters within the boundaries of this state. Of this amount, seven-eighths shall be credited to the waterways safety fund and shall be used for the purposes of sections 1547.71 to 1547.77 of the Revised Code, and one-eighth shall be credited to the wildlife boater angler fund and shall be used for the purposes specified in section 1531.35 of the Revised Code.
Amended by 131st General Assembly File No. TBD, SB 293, §1, eff. 9/14/2016.
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Prepare to have your mind blown. Here are 17 things that you'll never be able to look at the same way…
Prepare to have your mind blown. Here are 17 things that you'll never be able to look at the same way…
Is this racial specially the ET one…..
Shut up pussy
How is it racist? Racist against aliens or something?
No, it is racial. Last week I told a guy his shirt looked like an aliens face. All of a sudden, burning crosses everywhere.
How is it racist?
*Radical fucktards. thinky before typey
Ummmm…it doesn't say radical….in OP it is r-a-c-i-a-l. So, looks like you need to look before you post something and look stupid.
The bugs life one and monsters inc one also has the delivery truck from toy story in it the one they ride to the pizza place
that truck is in every pixar movie
On the one with the trailer from monster's inc and bugs life has the pizza planet truck from toy story in both pics as well
Anyone else realize that the truck is the delivery truck from Toy Story, the pizza place where they see all the little green aliens in that claw machine.
It's in every Pixar movie except one.


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It hasn't been a banner year for travelers needing a new or renewed passport. We've all heard stories about backlogged applications, endless delays (sometimes disrupting trip plans), and expedited services that took just as long as regular delivery. According to the Associated Press, Congress has launched an investigation into both the State Department and U.S. Post Office to determine if travelers were overcharged.
Specifically, federal investigators are looking into the $30 fee (a portion of the $97 overall charge for a new passport) to cover "clerks examining and accepting passport applications at post offices, State Department passport offices, courthouses, libraries, municipal offices, and universities." The costs for such examinations typically came to about $16, just a little more than half of that $30 surcharge.
Senators Byron Dorgan (D–N.D.) and Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) have asked Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to determine how those extra profits were spent, what actions the government can take to correct the gouge, and if the fee should stay that high for future passport applicants.
We'll be monitoring this situation closely and will report on any future findings as they're made public. In the interim, those of you planning an overseas trip should expect to shell out the $97 fee for now.


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NEW YORK—Yesterday I visited the offices of META (Metropolitan Educational Television Association) whose aim is to get an educational television channel for the City of New York.
In this regard this city is very backward. Boston has an excellent station used purely for educational purposes, and so has Pittsburgh. Why should not New York City have one? I am anxious that this should come about.
If we had a TV outlet devoted to education we might begin to better explain in our schools some of the problems facing our country. Our youngsters then would be better prepared with background knowledge when they reach the voting age. It would be a big advance in teaching—an advantage that we, their elders, did not have.
Just because I have shown some interest in the plight of the American Indian, I am now getting letters from various tribes, and they make me wonder if actually even our government, which should be their greatest support, is always on their side.
These tribes are wards of the government, but under the guise of giving them the "right to citizenship" we are allowing predatory interests, sometimes state interests, sometimes groups or individuals, to despoil them of their lands. These lands are all these people have, and they own them by treaty with the United States Government.
Here is a quotation from the latest letter that has come to me:
"I, Donald Richmond, as secretary of the Mohawk Indian nation, member of the six-nation Iroquois Confederacy, through close conferences with chiefs and representatives of my nation and the Tuscarora nation, make this plea in our fight for justice....in regards to the acquisition of Tuscarora land by the New York State Power Authority, this and the tax problem have come about by legislation and taxation without representation.
"We are protesting these acts as being unconstitutional and violations of treaties made between the six nations and the U.S. of America ...."
What we do for our Indians is watched by people all over the world. And the Indians feel quite rightly, I believe, that our treatment of them is not enhancing the respect for democracy nor the feeling that we try to give all of our people equal freedom in our country and equal justice.
In our efforts to win the trust of the uncommitted nations throughout the world we must remember that the treatment of our own citizens has a great deal to do with the confidence they put in us as a world power.
Both in the United Nations and in our contacts with nations outside there is a realization that a great nation must respect small nations and must keep its word. Otherwise, there is no security for any small nation.
To many people the problem of our own American Indians may seem very small, but it is really a concern of every citizen. For these were the first owners of the country in which we now live and they have a right to have the treaties they made with the U.S. Government respected and carried out with justice.


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"Quartet" tells the story of an English senior citizens home where the residents can still make beautiful music.
MICHELLE: I loved this film. But for the record, I must admit I'd watch Maggie Smith in ANYTHING. I have a T-shirt with her picture on it. This is not a joke. But I think the whole audience at the Pageant agreed with me. They applauded after staying through the credits. You should too.
ALLEN: I loved this film. I liked the way it kept reinforcing the theme that "old age is not for sissies." The movie is the directorial debut of Dustin Hoffman. I am fascinated by the idea that a famous American "method" actor chose as his first directorial experience to direct a bunch of experienced English actors who typically have disdain for "the method." Yet somehow he made it work.
MICHELLE: These are real people — they made mistakes in their long lives, including in love. Somehow, Americans like to laugh at the idea that older people still have sex. I don't understand this. As I've said to some of my younger friends — you're going to be old someday. Don't you want to have a love life? I'm saying this because I heard an interview about filming the classic "Out of Africa" — the director wanted the sex scenes handled delicately because the actors were "older." I yelled at the screen something unprintable. Ehem. I will now get off my soap box and back to this sweet film.
ALLEN: Billy Connolly pretty much stole every scene he was in as the randy, but harmless, elder Scotsman who enjoys chasing women, even if he never quite catches them.
MICHELLE: Smith is awesome — still lovely, and completely believable as the vain and troubled opera singer who finds herself living in the same building as the ex-husband she wronged many years ago. Karma sucks sometimes.
ALLEN: Don't I know it!
MICHELLE: On the way to the theater, we met a downtown store clerk who actually had never heard about the Pageant. I told her it was one of the coolest things about Chico. I wondered how someone so young and hip looking could be missing out on something so awesome, but I guess she's new here. And that's the message of the film.
ALLEN: Experience has its perks.


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A second video from the assassination attempt of Bulgarian politician Ahmed Dogan has been released to YouTube.
The new video shows Dogan, the leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms,standing at the podium as an assailant approaches him with a gun drawn and pointed at his head. Surprisingly, the gunman doesn't pull the trigger but he does manage to sucker-punch the politician moments before he is tackled onto the stage.
The gunman, has been identified as 25-year-old Oktay Enimehmedov. The cameraman captures Enimehmedov getting kicked and beaten by several people after he was wrestled to the ground.
Some websites speculate that because Enimehmedov failed to shoot the gun, the entire incident is a hoax. However, information released by Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov, says the opposite.
Tsatarov made a statement to Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) on Monday stating that there may be more charges filed against Enimehmedov once the investigation is complete. according to Sofia News Agency Tsatarov emphasized that the investigation is ongoing and the authorities will eventually reveal the motives of Enimehmedov, as well as the people behind his attempted attack on Dogan.
Other news sources claim that Enimehmedov may not have been acting alone, and it is somewhat confirmed by Tsatarov's statement to BNR.
Enimehmedov is reportedly an architecture student with a criminal history of drugs, theft and assault.
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The authors stress that these are challenging times as physicians deal with Accountable Care Organizations, Value-Based Purchasing, required patient surveys, patient-care standards, the added challenges of the Affordable Health Care Act and malpractice lawsuits."The quality of doctor-patient communication has a far-reaching impact on scores, outcomes, public perception, reputation, pay, job satisfaction and much more," stresses Dr. Rotering. "To thrive in the face of today's challenges, excellent physician communication with patients and families is pivotal." Key points in the highly-acclaimed The Language of Caring Guide For Physicians :
- Physician communication is the number one factor most highly correlated with patients' likelihood of returning to a hospital or medical practice.
- Communication problems cause the vast majority of malpractice lawsuits.
- Effective patient-centered communication by physicians improves adherence to recommended treatment and in improved patient outcomes for diabetes, hypertension, and cancer.
- Physicians who communicate well with their patients find their work less stressful.


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World Food Day Action Countdown - 3 days to go
We are calling on you to take action in the days running up to World Food Day. Each day counting down to October 16, we will issue a daily challenge as part of our A Billion for a Billion campaign and the ONE Campus Challenge.
Today's action is: Take the Hunger quiz! Then read on below to see how we are working with partners to prevent hunger.
9th-grader Getachew Abeye plows the earth with his oxen
The World Food Programme works with the world's most marginalized people. Typically, they're families living on less than $2 a day, who can't fall back on social "safety nets" – food stamps, subsidized school lunches - like we have in the US. It takes little to push them over the edge – especially when disaster strikes.
Most of our work is emergency-related, but we're also all about building resilience to future shocks.
In Ethiopia, severe food crisis occur frequently despite huge gains in agricultural production; nearly one in two kids grow up stunted by malnutrition. One of the chief culprits is weather: 90 percent of Ethiopia's agriculture is rainfed and, like much of Africa, changing rainfall patterns threaten to cut agricultural yields by as much as half in 2020.
Because every drop of rain counts, we work with Ethiopia's MERET program, supporting communities to rehabilitate their degraded land and watersheds - and manage them better for the future. Through MERET, we've helped more than a million food-insecure Ethiopians reclaim 300,000 hectares of land.
A farmer stands with his irrigated crops that have benefited from the MERET program in Ethiopia
The Lasta region of northern Ethiopia - one of the country's poorest - stands testament to the ravages of environmental degradation. Its spectacular mountains are bare of trees and vegetation, while deep gulleys tell how precious volcanic topsoil long ago washed away. Goats and scrawny cattle munch on what's left, while farmers hack away at the pitiless rocky earth.
By contrast, MERET's Derowa watershed program seems an oasis - with sparkling green hillsides protected from livestock, neat rows of microdams and water catchment, and new vegetable varieties sprouting among traditional staple crops.
Farmer Alemaye Channi, the program's chief planner, proudly recounts how his community has transformed their 400 hectares. He beams as 9th-grader Getachew Abeye plows the earth with his oxen. The teen-ager explains how a second growing season now allows them to plant non-traditional crops like onions, papaya, hot peppers and coffee; he says it's doubled household income.
As the sky grudgingly dusts the land with rain, and farmers look ahead to another harvest, he says: "It's as if the land gave birth to another land."
The World Food Day Action Countdown is the result of a joined initiative between the Billion for a Billioncampaign (calling for the online billion ot help the hungry billion) and the ONE Campus Challenge (that invites university students to take part in the fight against hunger for credits).


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Here is an unusual and lovely EAPG ruby red stain covered candy dish with deep fan cuts and raised hobstars (not unlike cut glass), and a very prominent finial.The dish measures approx. 7 1/2" tall to top of finial, and 6" across. The finial itself is 3 1/2" tall, This beautiful piece weighs a respectable 3 pounds. I was unable to locate the EAPG pattern in any of my research books. This dis is in excellent condition with no damage.
We are happy to accept lay-a-ways! We require a non-refundable deposit 25% deposit within 10 days, and the balance to be paid in full within 30-60 days.
We always combine purchases to save on shipping! Please check out the many other wonderful items in our store!
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US Salon Supply I ordered and was charged for the $56 hair dryer;.was sent $43 dryer;only promises to resolve but nil. Paw Paw Michigan
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On 4/19/13, I ordered on line a 4 heat settings Hot Tools soft bonnet hair dryer, for $56.32. My Visa was charged correctly, and on 5/4/13, I received the 3 heat settings Hot Tools dryer that sells for $43, which I had not ordered and did not want.
I called customer service at US Salon Supply on 5/6/13 and told them that they had sent the wrong dryer. I was told that this had happened before and I would either be sent a postage paid return label for exchange, or simply the 4 heat settings dryer that I had ordered.
I was also told at this time that the supervisor, Aaron Robert, would contact me. I heard nothing, so I called again on 5/10/13. Same promises, but again nothing. I left 2 voice mails, on 5/16/13 and today, 5/22/13.
If I had returned the wrong dryer, I would not only pay the return postage, but they would minus my refund by 20% for restocking fees plus the original shipping fees.
So I'm stuck with a less expensive hair dryer that I do not want and cannot use, just because they sent the wrong one and refuse to resolve their mistake. And YES, I feel I've been ripped off and am very frustrated about it, but can't see what else I can do about it.
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Deal Of The Week: 20% Off At The Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort
Photo courtesy Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort
The warmer temps have us all dreaming of coastal escapes. Today's deal from Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort is all about making that happen. The hotel, part of the luxurious Palmetto Dunes Resort community, epitomizes coastal charm with its location on a white sandy beach dolled up with live oaks.
The rooms are spacious (the largest on the island; they start at 550 square feet!) and outfitted with private balconies to take in the ocean views. Like a gracious Southern host, the Omni offers a range of activities from three championship golf courses, an 11-mile lagoon for kayaking and canoeing, bike trails, and beachside hot tubs to keep the whole lot entertained.
SL Exclusive Deal: Use booking code WELCOME2 to receive 20% off standard rates now through August 30. SL Guests will also be treated to a sweet welcome with the property's signature white chocolate pound cake and lemonade at arrival.
Terms: Rate is subject to availability. Only valid for stays through August 30, 2012. Guests are responsible for resort fee and incidental charges during their stay. Advanced reservations are required. 72-hour resort cancellation policy applies.
— By: Chelsea Bartel