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I have been a patron of Andy's Pet Salon in La Mesa for over 25 years. Needless to say, I have had many dogs and have brought in many rescues over that period. I can't rate Andy's high enough for the care, concern, and results all my dogs have received. Some of the rescues were so matted, filled with foxtails, and fleas, it was horrendous. Andy, Amy, and Diane were loving and gentle with them all. They have always been compassionate. I have referred several of my friends to Andy's who had had some bad experiences with other groomers, and they have all raved about how happy their dogs were when they picked them up, and on further visits to get grooming, they entered the shop willingly...
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The state's lead fire fighting agencies—the Department of Natural Resources (DNR)andthe State Fire Marshal's Office of the Washington State Patrol (WSP)—continued to lead state government's response today to multiple wildfires in central and eastern Washington today.
Okanogan County: Fires were cooler this morning on the Carlton Complex, but were bad yesterday as 41 homes were destroyed near Alta Lake. County emergency management estimates a total of 150-200 homes have now been destroyed in Okanogan County. The Carlton Complex has burned 299,897 acres. Brewster, Pateros, Twisp, Winthrop and other communities in the county are temporarily powering water systems and sewer services on generator. Two of the four gas stations in Winthrop have power now, making it less of a problem to gasoline and diesel fuel.
While Okanogan County has been the hardest hit due to the sprawling Carlton Complex, wildfires are also burning in Chelan, Grant, Kittitas, Lincoln, Spokane and Yakima counties.
- The Chiwaukum Complex has burned 11,051 acres and continues to grow.
o The Mills Canyon Fire, branch of the Chiwaukum, has burned 22,571 acres
- The Saddle Mountain Fire in Kittitas County has burned 20,200 acres but will demobilize at midnight.
- The Watermelon Hill Fire in Spokane County has burned 8,000 acres.
Other state activities
The Washington State Department of Transportation is working to keep roads open. The latest on road closures and openings is at http://www.wsdot.com/traffic/trafficalerts/default.aspx.
The Department of Commerce's Energy Office says approximately 7,000 customers of the Okanogan PUD and Okanogan Electric Cooperative are without power. Power for feeders along Interstate and state highways and from there into Pateros and Winthrop is estimated to be restored by the end of week. It is estimated that full restoration along county roads and to individual homes and businesses in Okanogan will take several weeks.
The Washington National Guard has four Blackhawk helicopters, two fuel trucks and 21 personnel deployed to Carlton Complex. There are two Chinook helicopters, two fuel trucks and 17 personnel on the Mills Canyon Complex. An incident communications package staffed by five personnel is setting up at Omak. Having completed pre-mobilization preparations, 100 National Guard soldiers are standing by in Yakima to support Department of Natural Resources fire fighters. Through July 19, Guard helicopters dropped 400,440 gallons of water on fires.
Personnel from the Department of Health's (DOH) Environment Public Health Division are consulting with wildfire-impacted counties about air quality and water quality issues. DOH and the Department of Ecology are partnering to analyze and monitor how smoke and ash are affecting air quality.
The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) deployed two trained crews with a total of 20 youths to support DNR firefighting efforts.DSHS and the American Red Cross are co-leading state-level mass care and emergency assistance efforts with support from FEMA Region 10.
The Department of Enterprise Services is assisting Okanogan County with a liaison to manage donations, and another liaison to support operations in the county's emergency operations center in Omak.
Gov. Jay Inslee and Maj. Gen, Bret Daugherty from the Washington Military Department toured the Paschal-Sherman Indian Boarding School, a Bureau of Indian Affairs facility on the Colville Indian Reservation. The school is being considered for housing displaced individuals from the Carlton Complex fire, or National Guard and emergency services personnel supporting fire-fighting efforts.
Non-government agencies—The American Red Cross is operating shelters in Chelan, Omak and Winthrop and opening a shelter in Brewster tonight. The Red Cross and Southern Baptist Disaster Services began providing meals in Okanogan County today. The Red Cross is establishing a shelter in Brewster so residents from there will be closer to home. Many Brewster residents are currently using the shelter in the town of Chelan. The Chelan shelter will not close until people are no longer staying there. In coordination with the Red Cross, Okanogan County Health is contacting medical suppliers to ensure that Winthrop residents are able to get replacement oxygen bottles.
State agencies coordinate their support to the wildfire response through the State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at Camp Murray. The Logistics Section of the State EOC is processing requests for generators from Pateros, Twisp and Winthrop. The three communities are already using back-up generators to power utility services and need more. A liaison from the State EOC's Operations Section worked with utility officials in Okanogan County today as they assessed power requirements in Twisp and Winthrop.

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DES MOINES, Iowa — Ten pest control companies from Central Iowa sponsored the "Bed Bug Strategies" workshop for apartment owners and managers, June 7, at the Izaak Walton League, Des Moines, Iowa.
Speakers included Dr. Stuart Mitchell, PestWest; Dr. Donald Lewis, entomologist for the State of Iowa; James Dotson, Bayer; and Jeff Lipman, attorney and judge. The speakers addressed how to manage bed bugs on a budget.
Approximately 50 attended the first of several planned seminars. As the bed bug problem continues to escalate the need for education becomes even more critical.
Sponsor companies included ABC Pest Control; Cyclone Pest Management; Diam Pest Control; Orkin; Midwest Pest Management; Ridd X Pest Control; Rite-Way Pest Control; Smart Pest Solutions; Superior Pest Control; and The Bug Man.
The sponsors also were grateful to host the Izaak Walton League and the following companies: PestWest, Bayer, Financial Forms and Carpenter Uniform.


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Boy, was this holiday season volatile for the capital markets! First, stocks and risky bonds tanked amid pessimism that a fiscal cliff deal could be reached. Then, thanks to some last-minute arm-twisting and negotiating, we got a deal after all. That caused stocks and risky bonds to soar.
But what about investors who have a time horizon of more than a few days? What should they take away from the holiday deal-making in Washington? That's simple …
The fiscal cliff "deal" doesn't really DEAL with our debt and deficit issues at all!
So after a bout of short-term relief, it's hard to see how we make much progress! Let me explain why …
Deal punts on entitlements and punts on spending,
driving the budget deficit UP by almost $4 trillion!
By now, you probably know some of the details of the fiscal cliff deal. But just in case, here are the major points:
* Tax rates won't go up on households earnings of less than $450,000 ($400,000 for single filers). But the top tax rate will climb to 39.6 percent from 35 percent for married couples earning more than $450,000.
* Taxes on capital gains and dividends for that group will also rise to 20 percent, though those rates will stay at 15 percent for everyone else. Taxes will also rise by five percentage points for large estates, and married couples who earn $300,000 or more will face caps on itemized deductions and exemptions.
* Unemployment benefits will be extended for another year, and tax credits aimed at lower-income families and college students will remain in place.
The markets initially celebrated the "good" news that taxes didn't go up on a broader base of filers, and by a bigger amount. They also liked the fact a deal was reached at all. But there's a lot not to like here too!
|Washington's deal totally ignored out-of-control spending.
For starters, the payroll tax cut won't be renewed. That means two percentage points more income will be taken out of everyone's paychecks immediately, something that will weigh on consumer sentiment and spending in 2013.
What's worse: The deal didn't deal with out-of-control spending at all! Instead of allowing the deep cuts to domestic and military spending that were part of the "sequester," it just punted on the issue, delaying those cuts for 60 days.
Bill boosters say that delay will give Congress time to come up with longer term, serious spending cuts. But politicians have been kicking the can down the road on this issue for more than two years! There's no reason to expect an additional two months will result in politicians reaching a "grand bargain" on cuts.
Indeed, the deficit will actually rise by an additional $3.9 TRILLION over the next decade because of the legislation, according to the Congressional Budget Office! Spending would climb by $330 billion during that ten-year period.
Given the ongoing use of short-term, can-kicking maneuvers, plus the lack of meaningful deficit reduction, I don't see how we avoid more ratings agency downgrades in the wake of this deal. That's another negative.
Expect More Fights,
More Discord in 2013
As if that weren't enough, the deal didn't include any provisions related to the debt ceiling. We just hit the $16.4 trillion borrowing cap, forcing the Treasury Department to resort to extraordinary measures to keep the debt markets functioning.
But that financial finagling can only push the deadline out by about two months. That means Congress and the President will soon be fighting yet again about the budget, leading to more uncertainty and volatility.
So sure, I can find select companies and assets that are worth investing in here. But I don't believe that the reaching of a deal is a huge game changer. Instead, we're now facing an extended period of budget battles … higher taxes … and a potential market-shaking streak of sovereign debt downgrades. That's why I remain cautious in my investing strategy as 2013 gets underway.
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A major concern that businesses moving to cloud VoIP face is call delivery over the public Internet. Specifically, they wonder whether call quality and reliability can match that of the traditional telephone network. The success of cloud VoIP providers like 8x8 shows that it certainly can. But unlike with the public switched telephone network (PSTN), you can't take the quality and reliability of public Internet delivery for granted. Rather, you have to make sure all aspects of your corporate infrastructure and related services are up to the challenge. Fortunately, providers are working hard to make sure everything works right.
That starts with ensuring that you have enough Internet bandwidth. Cloud VoIP calls will travel over your broadband connection to and from your provider's data center. Each simultaneous call can consume up to 100 Kbps, although thanks to advanced compression and other technologies the number may be lots lower. And internal calls between extensions actually account for two call paths. You also have to make sure you have sufficient bandwidth in both directions, since some lower-cost broadband services have higher downstream than upstream speeds. You may have to upgrade your Internet connection if you lack these vital factors.
You also need to make sure your connection can support the call quality required. Even with sufficient bandwidth you may have problems in this area. Real-time apps like voice require that data packets arrive consistently. In technical terms, this means you need to minimize three things:
Dealing with both bandwidth and quality concerns starts with finding out whether they're a problem at all. Most providers offer ways to check even before you consider purchasing their product. They usually explain in advance, for example, what kind of bandwidth and infrastructure you'll need. They also offer online test tools that will tell you whether your current Internet connection has both the speed/bandwidth and the consistency required.
Providers also offer ways to improve or ensure consistency. They usually will recommend or even provide Internet routers that incorporate Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities. This technology prioritizes real-time packets so that large file downloads and other bandwidth-hogging applications won't disrupt calls. The technology works with similar capabilities in their data center to minimize problems of delivering calls over the public Internet.
The next step up the scale is to eliminate problems with public Internet delivery altogether. This is possible if you buy both voice service and Internet bandwidth from the same provider. You may use the connectivity for voice alone, or you may use it for your data needs as well. In any case, such provider-managed connections use technologies like multi-protocol labeling system (MPLS) to ensure that real-time traffic has priority. Some providers require that you buy voice and connectivity as a package, while some offer them together optionally.
Another key aspect of reliability is how much of the time your voice service is available. The PSTN, which has its own self-contained power source, provides 99.999 percent, or five-nines, reliability. The reliability of cloud VoIP, by contrast, depends directly on your Internet connection. If that goes down due to a general power outage or simply problems with your ISP, you won't be able to make calls. And because your calls travel internally over your data network, you'll also only be able to make calls if your building has power. Thus if you're really worried about connectivity in emergencies, you may want to keep one or two traditional lines even after you move to cloud VoIP.
Even so, with the right providers, your cloud VoIP service will be available almost all the time. On the other hand, it's important to note that if your office becomes unusable for any length of time, cloud VoIP lets you simply move to another location. Your IP phones will work wherever you can plug them into the Internet. That is not possible with traditional phones.
It's also important to remember that VoIP call quality can actually be better than that of PSTN calls. Many if not most IP phones use HD voice technology, which lets them transmit a wider tonal range than can traditional phones. That means users can hear each other more clearly, and employees may communicate better, than before.
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The similarities in the four states' cuisines are the presence of rice as a staple food, the use of lentils and spices, the use of dried red chillies and fresh green chillies, coconut and native fruits and vegetables like tamarind, plantain, snake gourd, garlic, ginger, etc.
Overall all the four cuisines have much in common and differ mostly in the spiciness of the food.
Andhra Food
Described as the spiciest of these four states' cuisines, there is a generous use of chilli powder, oil and tamarind. The cuisine has a great variety of dishes, with the majority being vegetable or lentil based.
Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh, has its own characteristic cuisine considerably different from other Andhra cuisines. The Nizams patronised the Hyderabadi cuisine, which is very much like the Nawabs of the Avadh with Lucknowi cuisine. The only difference is that the Nizams of Hyderabad liked their food to be spicier, resulting in the Hyderabadi cuisine which included the Kacche Gosht ki Biryani and the Dum ka Murgh, Baghare Baingan and Achaari Subzi during the reign of the Nizams.
Most famous food items
Vegetarian: pesarattu (mung bean pancake), pulihora or pulihaara (tamarind rice), gongura (hibiscus cannabinus leaf), ఊరగాయి(ఆవకాయి)(cut raw mango) pickle, పప్పు (toor dal) - tamarind soup), thotakura pappu (amaranth - pigeon pea stew), dosakaya pappu (yellow cucumber - pigeon pea stew), palakura pappu (spinach - pigeon pea dal), tomato pappu (tomato - pigeon pea soup), methi dal, gutti vankaya, perugupachadi/majjiga charu, tomato charu, miriyala charu, Bendakaya fry, dondakaya fry, palakoora pulusu, cabbage pesara pappu, carrot fry, sorakaya pulusu, totakoora pulusu, anapakaya pulusu.
raw pachadi-vankaya pachadi, dosakaya vanakaya pachadi, tomato pachadi, cabbage pachadi,
Non-vegetarian: Kodi iguru (chicken stew), Kodi pulusu (chicken gravy), Chepa pulusu (fish stew) etc.,Fish fry,Prawns curry Hyderabadi Biryani
Karnataka Food
Karnataka cuisine is very diverse. Described as the mildest in terms of spice content of these four states' cuisines, there is a generous use of Jaggery, palm sugar and litle use of chilli powder. Since the percentage of vegetarians in Karnataka is higher than other southern states, vegetarian food enjoys widespread popularity. Udupi cuisine forms an integral part of Karnataka cuisine.
In north Karnataka the staple grains are jowar and bajra. Rottis made out of these two grains along with side dishes made of eggplant, fresh lentil salads, spiced and stewed lentils are popularly consumed. They also consume a variety of spicy condiments like chutney powders and pickles. Of all the other regional cuisines in Karnataka, this is known for its fiery spice level and heat. Eateries called Khanavallioften run by families serve inexpensive but tasty home style food. Most of them are run by Veerashaivaa are therefore vegetarian but Khanavallis serving non-vegetarian food are not uncommon.
The cuisine of coastal Karnataka is marked by widespread use of seafood, coconut and coconut oil. Rice is the staple grain and is the centerpiece of every meal. Gravies called 'Gassi' made from chicken, fish, meats are served with rice. Lentils and vegetables cooked with coconut, spices and tempered with mustard, curry leaves, generous asafoetida, called Huli, is also served with rice. A Rasam-like preparation is called Saaru, which again is served with rice. The meal will also contain vegetable side dishes called Palya. Other accompaniments include curd-based Tambli, sweet-tangy Gojju, pickles and Happala or Papads. Some of the distinct breakfast foods served here include Bun, Biscuit rotti, Goli Bajji, and Patrode.
Coorgi cuisine is very distinct from the other regional cuisines of Karnataka, much like their culture. The hallmark of Coorgi cuisine is the widespread use of pork, game, and meats. They also use kokum generously in their cooking. While the staple food remains rice and rice-based preparations like kadambattu, steamed rice dumplings and rice rottis, their expertise in cooking non-vegetarian foods is unmatched.
The south Karnataka or the old Mysore cuisine is dominated by Ragi or finger millet and rice. Ragi in the form of Ragi Mudde of dumplings or steamed rice is the centerpiece of a meal. Often served with these two dishes are vegetable sides or Palya, Gojju, pickles, Tovve - mildly spiced lentils laced with Ghee, Huli - the lentil curry and Tili Saaru, a peppery thin watery curry almost like Rasam. Certain preparations like Bas saaru, which is a spiced vegetable or greens' stock along with seasoned vegetables or greens, Upp Saaru which is another lentil stock based accompaniment to rice or mudde, Mosoppu, which is mashed spiced greens, Maskai, which is mashed spiced vegetables, are typical home style food from this region. Avare Kal (or Indian beans) is a popular vegetable consumed during winter. They are used in a variety of dishes like Usali, Upma, Huli, Hitakida Bele Saaru etc.Rice preparations usually served as the second course of a traditional meals include Bisi bele baath, Chitranna, Hulianna, etc.
Yogurt is a typical part of every meal in all the regions of Karnataka and is probably the most popular dairy product. Generally yogurt with rice constitute the final course of a meal. Buttermilk laced with spices and curry leaves is also popularly served with meals especially during summer. Ghee and butter are also popular cooking mediums for those who can afford them, and are mostly reserved for festivals and special occasions.
The credit for popularizing these foods elsewhere in India goes to Udupi hotels. In fact, in north India, Udupi hotels are often synonymous with south Indian food, even though the range of foods they serve is mostly restricted to the Karnataka cuisine. These small establishments serve inexpensive vegetarian breakfast dishes throughout the day, all over India. These were mostly run by people native to the Canara region. The famous Masala Dosa traces its origin to Udupi cuisine and was subsequently popularized by Udupi restaurants.
Most famous food items
People from Karnataka are notorious for their sweet tooth. Mysore Pak, Obbattu/Holige, Dharwad pedha, Pheni, Chiroti are popular sweets. Apart from these sweets there are other lesser known sweets like 'Hungu', Kajjaya, Coconut Mithai, Rave Unde, Pakada Pappu, Chigali, a variety of Kadubus, Tambittu, Paramanna, and Hayagreeva. Most of these sweets are not milk-based, unlike the popular sweetmaking tradition elsewhere in India. Most of these sweets are made using Jaggery and not refined sugar.
Some typical Breakfast dishes include Masala Dosa, Ragi rotti, Akki rotti, Vangi Bath, Khara Bath, Kesari Bath, Davanagere Benne Dosa, Uppittu, Plain and Rave Idli, Mysore Masala Dosa, Kadubu, Poori etc. Lunch items include sambar, rasam and a delicacy called Bisi bele baath
Kerala Food
Kerala cuisine is quite diverse. The diversity is best classified on the basis of the various communities. The Hindus, especially the Namboodris and Nairs have a predominantly vegetarian cuisine, whilst the Christian and the Muslim communities have a largely non-vegetarian cuisine. The Syrian Christian dishes and Malabari Muslim dishes are famous. Since Kerala's main export is coconuts, almost all of the dishes, irrespective of the variety in the cuisines of the different communities, have coconuts associated with them, either in the form of shavings or oil extracted from the nut. Seafood is also very popular in the coastal regions and eaten almost every day.
Most famous food items
Vegetarian: olan, paalpradaman, nendarangai chips, aviyal, pulissery, erucherri, sambar, rasam, kalan, upperis, pachady, kichadi.
Non-vegetarian: shrimp coconut curry, fish curry (various versions depending on the region), fish fry, Kerala beef fry, chicken fry with shredded coconuts, beef ularthyathu, fish pickle, pork masala, podimeen fry, meen thoran (fish with coconut), Karimeen (pearl spot fish) pollichathu, shrimp masala, chicken stew, mutton stew, duck curry, malabari fish curry, kakka (shells) thoran, kalllumekka, crabs, malabar biriyani, thalassery biriyani, pearl spot fish, jewel fish, mussels, squid, kappa boiled, kappa (tapioca) vevichathu with non- vegetarian curries, etc.
Snacks: upperi, payasam, banan fry (ethaykkappam or pazham pori), ullivada, kozhukkatta, avalosunda, unniyappam, neeyyappam, unnaykka, thira, churuttu, boli, modhakam, paal vazhaykka, cutlets, halwas, cakes, vattayappam, kinnathappam, irattymadhuram.
Breakfast: Puttu (with banana or kadala curry, egg curry, or beef fry).
Appam (velayappam, palappam) with curry, vegetable stew, fish molee, chicken or mutton stew, beef curry, duck roast, pork masala. Idiyappam also with same curries.
Pidi with mutton curry or chicken curry.
Porotta with beef fry, chicken curry, mutton curry or pork.
Idli, dosai with chutney.
Kanji with dry beans, pickle, pappad and made with coconut.
Typical Indian masala dosa (Kerala style): It is a combination of shredded, cooked, and fried vegetables with Indian sauce and a lot of spices as the basic stuffing, enveloped by a thick brown dosa made out of a dal and rice batter. To embellish this unique preparation, it is served with hot sambhar and coconut chutney.
Tamil Food
A typical Tamil meal consists of many spicy and non-spicy dishes and is predominantly vegetarian. Many of these dishes are typically mixed and eaten with steamed rice, which is the staple food of the region.
Tamil cuisine groups dishes under four slightly overlapping categories. First are the dishes that necessarily are mixed with rice; various Kuzhambu, Sambhar, Paruppu, Rasam, Thayir, Kadaiyals and the likes belong to this category. The second are the side dishes that accompany such mixtures; Kootu, Kari, Poriyal, Pickles, Papads fall into this category. Third are the short snacks and their accompaniments; vadai, bonda, bajji, soups, various chutneys, thayir pachadi and the likes belong to this category. The fourth category is usually the rich, sweet dishes that serve as desserts; Payasam, Kheer, Kesari and a plethora of Indian sweets belong to this category.
An everyday Tamil meal consists of at least three to four courses, with steamed rice serving as the staple. The food usually starts with some paruppu (steamed, mashed lentils in a gravy) and ghee; this mix is eaten with rice and serves as an appetizer. The second to follow would be a kuzhambu or sambhar; mixed with rice, this is usually the main course. On leisure or festive days, there would be at least two such main courses with one Kuzhambu (Puli Kuzhambu, Vatha Kuzhambu and the likes) variety and one Sambhar variety. Third to follow will be the Rasam; again, mixed with rice, one usually eats this accompanied by crisps. The last of the courses will invariably be rice with curd or yoghurt; this is usually taken along with pickles. Throughout the meal, the side dishes are served and eaten with the courses, depending upon one's taste or choice; side dishes are constantly replenished during any meal. As a last course, the desserts are served. Finally guests retire to the living room and conclude the meal with banana and freshly made paan consisting of betel leaves, betel nuts and lime. paan is considered a digestive aid.
The situation is similar with Tamil non-vegetarian meals, except that the first and second courses are usually replaced by various Biryanis and non-vegetarian gravies.
In either case, a typical meal (Lunch or Dinner) will be served on a banana leaf. Meals are often accompanied by various pickles and appalams.
Food is generally classified into six tastes - sweet, sour, salt, bitter, pungent and astringent and traditional Tamil cuisine recommends that you include all of these six tastes in each main meal you eat. Each taste has a balancing ability and including some of each provides complete nutrition, minimizes cravings and balances the appetite and digestion.
Sweet (Milk, butter, sweet cream, wheat, ghee (clarified butter), rice, honey)
Sour (Limes and lemons, citrus fruits, yogurt, mango, tamarind)
Salty (Salt or pickles)
Bitter (Bitter gourd, greens of many kinds, turmeric, fenugreek)
Pungent (Chili peppers, ginger, black pepper, clove, mustard)
Astringent (Beans, lentils, turmeric, vegetables like cauliflower and cabbage, cilantro)
Chettinad cuisine is famous for its use of a variety of spices used in preparing mainly non-vegetarian food. The dishes are hot and pungent with fresh ground masalas, and topped with a boiled egg that is usually considered an essential part of a meal. They also use a variety of sun-dried meats and salted vegetables, reflecting the dry environment of the region. The meat is restricted to fish, prawn, lobster, crab, chicken and mutton. Chettiars do not eat beef and pork.
Most of the dishes are eaten with rice and rice based accompaniments such as dosais, appams, idiyappams, adais and idlis. The Chettinad people through their mercantile contacts with Burma, learnt to prepare a type of rice pudding made with sticky red rice.
Chettinad cuisine offers a variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. Some of the popular vegetarian dishes include idiyappam, paniyaram, vellai paniyaram, karuppatti paniyaram, paal paniyaram, kuzhi paniyaram, kozhakattai, masala paniyaram, adikoozh, kandharappam, seeyam, masala seeyam, kavuni arisi and athirasam.
Most famous food items
Vegetarian: idli, sambar, vadai, rasam, dosa, thayir sadam (yogurt rice), thayir vadai (yogurt-soaked fritters), kootu (vegetables in wet style), poriyal/kari (vegetables in dry style), murukku, uthappam, idiappam, appalam (deep fried lentil-flour crisps) and papadum (baked lentil-flour crips), freshly made thayir pachidi (yogurt mixed with fresh vegetables).
Non-vegetarian: karuvattu kuzhambu (salted, dried fish in wet sauce), chettinad pepper chicken, fish fry.


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I have been a CFCA sponsor for about 16 years. I have sponsored many children from several different countires. What led me to continue donating to CFCA year after year was the way CFCA handles the contributions, the impact they have helping many in need through out the world and the way they treat sponsors ( like a close family member). Like many people that give to charities I like that CFCA uses a very high percentage of the money contributed in direct benefits for the person (and family) being sponsored. The 93 to 95 percent range is very pleasing to me as a sponsor. I trust them 105 percent!!! Also, any time that I have had a question, concern or maybe wanting to give additional assistance to those that I sponsor CFCA was very quick in giving me a response. I also like that CFCA works with the mother and father of the sponsored child and will organize activities or training programs to help them improve their lives also. I like that CFCA is concerned about the elderly and has sponsorship of the elderly also. CFCA offers trips for the sponsors to meet the person/family that they are helping. The trips are typically with a group of 15-30 other sponsors, some translators and local staff members. What an amazing trip they are! CFCA also will organize an individual trip for a sponsor, that is helpful for those with only a few days of vacation available. I have use both formats and they are both great trips. I was impressed with CFCA that I became an advocate and volunteer for them about 6 or 7 years ago. I've enjoyed every minute of that time. Being involved with CFCA has brought me much happiness and joy in my life. I cannot imagine how my life would be different now if I never had decided to sponsor. I learned several things about the wonderful co-founder Bob Hentzen and for me it changed my outlook on life in general, how I view those in poverty and that we walk with them and not ahead of them.
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With most of the big guns saving their ammo for this fall, the only campaign that's rivaled that of Ron Unz (see story above) for verbal volleys belongs to Rick Stanley, the Colorado Libertarian Party's candidate for Senate, who shoots off his mouth more often than he does his famous gun.
Popped on a weapons violation in December 2001, last Thursday Stanley was sentenced to a 180-day jail term by Denver County Judge Robert Patterson, who then suspended all but thirty days and ruled that they could be served through home detention. And this after Stanley dismissed his lawyer, Paul Grant, and shot from the lip in a typical rabble-rousing statement to the court.
"The judge sentenced what he did because Stanley showed no remorse," Stanley fired off afterward. "Stanley will never be remorseful for demanding the City and County of Denver respect his constitutional right to peacefully exercise his 2nd Amendment right, to keep and bear arms, which the Constitution says shall not be infringed. What part of 'shall not be infringed' do they not understand? How do they lie their way through this one? When the citizens of Denver and America revolt against this police state one day, look back to this and thousands of other issues to understand why it will happen again in America -- and it will. Our forefathers warned us of the tyrannical nature of government and that our vigilance was required."
Frisky business: You don't hear another Senate candidate -- Republican incumbent Wayne Allard -- complaining about the tyrannical nature of the government, despite the fact that he was selected Monday for extra security-screening scrutiny at Denver International Airport.
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But then, Allard got off easy compared to his secret weapon: wife Joan Allard, whose political savvy and hard work on her husband's behalf (she has a desk in his D.C. office -- and she uses it) earned her Best Political Spouse honors in Westword's Best of Denver 2002. Judging from the pat-down she got while flying from Dulles to Denver last Friday, you'd have thought her pockets were as loaded as her brain.
Joan's been a frequent target of screeners, according to Allard spokesman Sean Conway -- despite the fact that she's given up her in-flight hobby. "Prior to 9/11, she used to knit, but that's over," Conway says.
Closed call: As predicted here on July 18, those purple-and-white Bill Owens signs have cropped up across the state, most notably on a pile of old mine tailings alongside I-70. But the ersatz grassroots campaign might be more convincing if some of that grass was still green. On his Web site, Democratic challenger Rollie Heath notes that several of the colorful signs have popped up in front of long-closed businesses (among them a former hotel in Walsenburg and the boarded-up property in Burlington shown at left) -- hardly a testimonial to the power of Governor Owens's economic engine.


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My wife, a Democrat, and I, an Independent, vacationed in London recently. We had the TV tuned to a British political/news channel, similar to CNN. The moderator asked a three person panel: who are COOL leaders. One panelist said: Bill Clinton is cool and a GREAT leader, Tony Blair is cool and a GOOD leader and Barack Obama is cool and a TERRIBLE leader. For those who may respond by comparing to Bush - I'd rather have a shoe thrown at our President, a leader attempting to stop terrorism than have a strong, democratic, influential ally like England believe that we are poorly led.
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HARRY Redknapp's return to St Mary's with QPR this weekend brings back memories of his controversial 12-month reign as Saints manager in 2004/05.
Here, the Daily Echo looks back at one of the most remarkable stories in Premier League history.
October 2004.
30: Redknapp wins Premiership manager ofmonth award after Pompeydefeat Manchester United 2-0 at Fratton Park.
15: Redknapp reads reports that former Panthinaikos bossVelimir Zajec will be broughtin as director of football.
"I didn't deserve to wake up in the morning and see allthat rubbish, especially afterthe job I've done in the last two and a half years," he says.
Pompey chairman Milan Mandaric said: "Harry's agreat guy, he's a very experiencedmanager and I don't think he would leave at all, he's got no reason to."
16: Redknapp says he doesn't have a problem with Mandaric bringing in Velimir Zajec as executive director.
24: After only one gameunder the new continental structure – a 3-1 home defeat by Manchester City –Redknapp quits Fratton Park,citing personal reasons. States he will take a breakfrom football.
27: Saints can only draw 2-2 at home to fellow strugglers Crystal Palace. Reports claim Pompey paid players' agents more than £3m during Redknapp's twoand-a-half-year reign.
30: Six days after quitting Pompey, Redknapp takes the unusual step of appearing at a press conference alongside Mandaric. Redknapp maintains he had nothing to hide from the transfer deals conducted at Pompey during his time as manager.
Mandaric issues statement stating his comments about payments to agents were misconstrued.
4: Saints lose 3-0 at OldTrafford in what proves to be Steve Wigley's last game in charge.
8: Redknapp is appointed Saints boss with the club third from bottom of the Premiership with 12 points from 16 games.
11: Saints lead Boro 2-0 with a minute to go at St Mary's but draw 2-2.
18: Saints are thumped 5-1 atSpurs.
3: Redknapp signs his son, Jamie, from Spurs.
8: Redknapp gets his first winas Saints defeat Northampton 3-1 in the FA Cup.
22: Redknapp's first leaguewin as Saints beat Liverpool 2-0 at St Mary's.
29: Saints knock Pompey outof the FA Cup 2-1, Peter Crouch scoring a last-minute penalty winner.
6: Everton score a late, late equaliser to draw 2-2 at StMary's.
14: Redknapp's first away win as Saints boss – Crouch scoring twice in a 3-1 successat Middlesbrough. Redknapp is voted Premiership manager of the month for second time of the season.
16: After leading Aston Villa 2-0 at St Mary's, Saints lose 3-2, current Saint Steven Davis on target for Villa.
24: Redknapp suffers a humiliating 4-1 defeat on his return to Fratton Park.
30: Late Henri Camara goal gives Saints an amazing 4-3 win over Norwich to raise hopes of avoiding the drop.
7: Danny Higginbotham's late leveller keeps Saints' hopes alive in a 2-2 draw with Palace.
15: A 2-1 home defeat againstManchester United sees Saints relegated.
16: Rupert Lowe says he is hoping for a quick decision from Redknapp over his future after the Saints boss asked for a few days to consider his position following the club's relegation.
23: Saints confirm Redknapp will stay but his assistant Jim Smith goes.
4: Redknapp reveals that Clive Woodward will join Saints as technical director.
20: Peter Crouch, the player Redknapp has always said is crucial to Saints' chances in 2004/05, leaves for £7m.
25: Woodward arrives.
9: Saints concede in the last minute to lose 3-2 at a Luton outfit who were two divisions below them a few months earlier.
29: Redknapp's men start a club record run of eight successive league draws with a 1-1 stalemate at Coventry.
31: The transfer window slams shut with Redknapp, one of English football's great wheeler dealers, able only to spend £90,000 on Pompey striker Ricardo Fuller.
20: Redknapp selects a below strength side and watches them lose 1-0 at Mansfield, who are third-bottom of the Football League, in the Carling Cup.
29: Redknapp and Woodward hold a press conference together to deny a whole spat of reports that they don't get on.
29: First league win since August as Saints defeat Stoke 2-0 at home, with Theo Walcott scoring for the third match running.
15: Head of sports science Simon Clifford resigns after upsetting coaching staff with various interviews. Redknapp speaks out a few days later to say Clifford was doing nothing new.
19: Clifford launches a public attack on Redknapp and his training methods. Saints lead 3-0 against Leeds only to concede four goals in the last 19 minutes.
21: Redknapp says he is being 'worn down' by all the off-field 'crap' at Saints.
26: Saints draw 0-0 at Wolvesto leave them having won just a quarter of their opening 20 league matches. Redknapp has tasted victory in just nine of his 42 leaguegames in charge.
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JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The London-listed global ferrochrome leader Xstrata is pressing ahead with its long-delayed second-phase expansion of the Lion plant in South Africa, following an energy nod from Eskom augmented by the company's own self-generation plans.
Going ahead concurrently will also be the development of a new chrome mine.
Xstrata, led by South African CEO Mick Davis, says that the expansion will involve the construction of a 360 000 t/y capacity smelter that will increase the Xstrata-Merafe chrome venture's total ferrochrome capacity to more than 2,3-million tons a year.
The JSE-listed Merafe, in which South Africa's 300 000-member Bafokeng community has the influential shareholding, is Xstrata's South African black economic-empowerment (BEE) and pooling and sharing partner, which owns 20,5% of the Xstrata Merafe venture, and wants more. Merafe is certain to participate in the extension.
Although Lion's expansion has met value and risk hurdles for some time, it has been marking time until a firm Eskom power allocation was forthcoming.
Xstrata has won a nod from Eskom by relentlessly cutting its historical electricity consumption through the implementation of its energy-slashing proprietary Premus technology and a series of other initiatives.
Also, the company's energy confidence has been further boosted by the own generation plans of its Xstrata Alloys subsidiary, that are expected to begin unfolding, probably incrementally, by the time Lion Two is ready for commissioning.
Xstrata Alloys is completing a feasibility study for the first phase of a 600 MW thermal power generation plant that will supplement future electricity supply. This plant, which may be built in four modules of 150 MW each, is expected to make use of the company's own discard coal resource, probably close to its Tweefontein colliery.
The total capital investment of R4,9-billion (US$710-million) embraces a R700-million component for the concurrent development of the new Magareng mine that will provide 1,2 million run-of-mine tons of chrome a year.
Magareng will be located within Xstrata's well-established Thorncliffe mine complex in Mpumalanga province.
Construction of the smelter is due to begin in the first quarter of 2011, with commissioning planned for the first half of 2013.
The expansion will create more than 1 000 permanent jobs and a further 1 800 jobs will be generated during the construction phase.
Eighty per cent of the total project expenditure on goods and services will be sourced from South Africa.
The expansion will again make use of Premus technology, which consumes a third less electricity than other available smelting technologies, at an industry leading average of between 2,2 MW/t to 2,4 MW/t.
Premus will expand Xstrata's low-cost leadership in an environment of escalating energy costs, says Xstrata Alloys CEO Peet Nienaber, who adds that the project is aligned with South African's draft Integrated Resource Plan 2010 through its energy efficiency and the use of electricity to create sustainable jobs.
Xstrata's beneficiation activities, in upscaling raw chromite ore to higher-value ferrochrome, dovetails with the Department of Trade and Industry's Industrial Policy Action Plan, as well as the Revised Mining Charter, which allows for 11% of the BEE equity requirement of 26% to be offset by beneficiation.
The Xstrata-Merafe venture earlier this year announced that it had decided to invest R917-million in Project Tswelopele, a chrome pelletising plant in Rustenburg that makes use of waste material.
The project is the first major investment in South Africa since the announcement of the Revised Mining Charter, which strives to extract maximum benefit for the country through fixed investment, sustainable job creation, beneficiation, enhancement of South Africa's export earnings and contribution to the national fiscus.
The expansion will allow Xstrata to increase procurement from BEE enterprises, support the growth of new local enterprises and develop technical skills, which are among the Mining Charter's pillars.
The expansion also allows Xstrata to benefit from anticipated growth in global demand for stainless steel, which uses ferrochrome as its main ingredient.
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Volunteers attend training to be 4-H club leaders
Thirteen volunteers participated in training on Saturday, March 1, at the Henry County Extension Office to become club leaders with the Iowa 4-H Program. There were volunteers from Des Moines, Henry, Louisa, and Washington counties. Washington County is happy to welcome Whitney Gibbs and Cody Schneider to its official leader list for the 2014-15 year after this training.
The training was a six-hour program that focused on positive youth development. Participants learned characteristics of the 4-H eight essential elements of a caring adult, safe environment, inclusive setting, and providing opportunities for mastery, service, self-determination, planning for the future and engaged learning. The training was split to focus on fourth- through 12th-grade 4-H clubs and kindergarten through third-grade Clover Kids groups. Leaders of 4-H clubs also learned about planning club meetings, helping youth set goals and best practices through a panel with current volunteers. Clover Kids leaders also learned about planning age-appropriate lessons, curricula available and behavioral management.
For more information on volunteer opportunities with the Iowa 4-H program, please contact your local Iowa State University Extension & Outreach Office.


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The PVAMU community is mourning the loss of faculty member Dr. Kamel H. Fotouh, who passed away on Wednesday, July 2.
Fotouh was an associate professor of chemical engineering in the Roy G. Perry College of Engineering where he had been an employee since 1984. He mostly taught courses in the chemical engineering curriculum, which he helped to develop. In addition, the chemical engineering program attained its specialized accreditation by ABET under his leadership.
Friends and fellow staff members remember Fotouh most for his commitment to the students, and dedication to fulfilling the institution's mission.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Legal Cuba Travel
Once they move beyond the first question "Can Americans travel legally to Cuba?" and book their place on one of IE's people-to-people programs, most travelers still have questions about the ins and outs of traveling to the political hotspot. We polled our travel planners to find out your most frequently asked questions.
Can you use credit cards in Cuba? How do we get Cuban currency?
No credit cards tied to an American bank may be used. Unless you have a foreign bank account that issues you a credit card in Euros or Canadian dollars, you must pay for your purchases, gratuities, bar tabs and hotel extras in CUCs (Cuban Convertible Pesos). Also note that the same applies to debit cards — not even four- and five-star hotels can accept them for payment. We suggest you bring US Dollars — enough to cover anything you might purchase — and exchange them in small quantities as needed throughout your tour. Your Expedition Leader will bring you to a currency exchange and help with the process.
Do I need to speak Spanish?
No, no knowledge of Spanish is required as our Expedition Leader and local Cuban guides are all fluent in English and the tour will be conducted in English.
I'm not interested in an escorted tour...Can IE just book my flight?
Travel to Cuba for Americans is still highly restricted. For Americans, only licensed travelers (through the Office of Foreign Assets Control) are legally allowed to visit Cuba. Licensed travel is available for people-to-people tours, educational travel for students and other categories of limited scope. By law your flights between Miami and Cuba are only allowed to be arranged by US Government licensed charter service providers operating under very strict regulations. Therefore, you are not able to arrange your own air flight to Cuba to travel with the group.
How will we know what is allowed and what is not allowed — for buying or just going through each day?
Traveling in Cuba is a very relaxing and engaging experience – you will be amazed and thrilled for having gone. We offer many resources to help prepare you:
Many of our Travel Planners and staff have been to Cuba and are very familiar with the details. If you have questions, never hesitate to call the staff at 800-234-9620.
IE sends each guest a detailed pre-departure booklet with all details including passport information, currency, insurance, packing list, which items you may bring back to the U.S. and many more helpful details.
- At the welcome reception in our Miami hotel, we meet as a group and your Expedition Leader will walk you through what to expect along with any remaining questions before you board the plane.


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Teen sensations Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez no longer a couple?
London: Singer Justin Bieber and his actress girlfriend Selena Gomez made a perfect couple, but they have reportedly parted ways.The news comes after Bieber, 18, was seen chatting up models backstage at the Victoria's Secret show Wednesday, and this could have been the reason behind the split, reports eonline.com.
According to a source, the duo broke up about a week ago. They were last spotted together Oct 20, and packed schedules also perhaps took a toll.
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Valentino Rossi: "We have to start from the third row and the start of the race will be very important because I have to try to improve my position and stay with the leaders."
Valentino Rossi reckons he faces a tough Motorland Aragon MotoGP race tomorrow after he could only qualify in a disappointing seventh-place on the grid. The Italian made a vital mistake on his final flying lap and a best time of 1.50.017 left him down on the third row of the grid for the second time in the last three races. He was over a second off the pace of Casey Stoner and was beaten by non-factory duo Ben Spies and Randy de Puniet. Rossi, who has yet to qualify higher than fourth since returning from the broken right leg he suffered in Mugello earlier this season, said: "It was a very difficult day. This morning was very bad and this afternoon was better, but unfortunately I made a mistake with the soft tire on a good lap and without this I'd be a lot closer to the top guys and starting on the second row. I ran wide at Turn 10 and I lost half-a-second because I ran off the track. I have to start from the third row and it will be more difficult because we are not very strong and not very fast. We suffer a lot in the top speed compared to all the other bikes and at the same time we are not strong enough in the corners to recover some time. It will be a hard race."
Elaborating further on his set-up issues this morning, he said: "We tried to modify the setting but I lost a lot of corner speed and the bike doesn't turn enough. For this afternoon we made another setting and in general it was not so bad. I need some more tenths to improve my position, but starting from the third row makes it very hard. But we have still the warm-up to try and improve our pace."
Ducati's Casey Stoner looks to be in strong form for Sunday's race after recent bike modifications paid off in qualifying.
Aussie Casey Stoner thanked a radical new set-up for helping him storm to his first pole position since the opening race of the season at the Motorland Aragon track today. A best lap of 1.48.942 was comfortably faster than Jorge Lorenzo by 0.309s as Stoner topped qualifying for the first time since the Qatar round in April. Stoner credited much of his fast pace to a new set-up he's using on his factory Ducati GP10 machine this weekend.
"The reason we're changing the set-up this week is because the last couple of races I've been looking at my riding position and the fact that I can't put as much weight over the front of the bike anymore," said Stoner. "It is because I have not had so much movement in my wrist since the operation (in 2008). We've basically moved my body position further forward but without sacrificing rear grip. We've moved the steering position and shortened the swingarm to get more grip, but at the same time putting me over the front of the bike more without me having to physically do it. We've tried that this weekend and it seems to work so we'll see how it goes in the race and whether it works at other tracks."
The 24-year-old said today's performance was the result of recent hard work by Ducati and he said he hoped it would boost his chances of ending his long victory drought before he leaves for Honda at the end of the season.
The 2007 world champion said: "We've been working hard all year. This isn't all of a sudden we decided to get ourselves in gear and do some extra. We've been doing everything we can all season. We don't want to be away from the top step of any session and the whole team's been doing a fantastic job. We've been missing something so it's nice this weekend. For me it's always a nice new challenge on a new circuit and it's better than doing a million laps
Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa was close to securing pole, but he made a mistake on his last fast lap and will start Sunday's race from third on the grid.
around other tracks that we already know and it's really nice when we get to visit new places. And today we've been trying something a little bit different. We've been taking some risks the last few races trying a lot of different set-ups and today we tried something different again and it seemed to have paid off. We definitely gained a few tenths and hopefully it's the difference we've been missing. I can't really talk about Misano because we were missing way too much, but in past races before that we've not been missing a lot and it would be nice to think we've come up with something to maybe challenge a little bit more."
Dani Pedrosa was left to rue a last lap error that denied him the opportunity to claim a fifth pole position of the season at the new Motorland Aragon track this afternoon. The Repsol Honda rider looked certain to climb from third to first as he embarked on an impressive final lap assault. The Spaniard, who won back-to-back races in Indianapolis and Misano for the first time in his career recently, was over 0.2s faster than Casey Stoner's best lap in the first two timed sectors. But just as he started the third sector he ran off track and had to settle for third-place with a best time of 1.49.343. That left him 0.401s behind Stoner's factory Ducati.
"On the last lap I was off the track going into the third section so I lost the lap and probably pole position," Pedrosa said. "But still I was able to keep third-place and be on the front row and it's so very important to be on the front row. It is even more important here with the first corner so close to the start line, so I think it is great to be on front row."
Yamaha's top speed deficit left Jorge Lorenzo hoping that the Japanese factory will roll out a more powerful YZR-M1 motor at its forthcoming home race at the Twin Ring Motegi. Lorenzo maintained his stunning record of qualifying on the
Fiat Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo experienced power issues with his M1 and is expecting a difficult race on Sunday.
front row of the grid in every race so far in 2010 with a lap of 1.49.251, securing him second-place ahead of tomorrow's 23-lap Motorland Aragon clash. But Lorenzo's factory Yamaha YZR-M1 was close to six mph slower than Dani Pedrosa's blistering fast Repsol Honda RC212V machine today. The Spaniard was only 15th-fastest through the speed traps with no Yamaha able to get into the top-10 of speed charts.
The 23-year-old, who holds a commanding 63-point lead over Spanish rival Pedrosa, said he hoped a new, more powerful engine would be available for the Japanese Grand Prix early next month.
"It is not a problem on the main straight but in each acceleration you lose a lot of meters and it is difficult to stay with these guys. Maybe in Japan we'll have a new engine. It is not sure but maybe we will gain some horsepower. I hope so. We lose in, more or less, all the races a little bit of top speed, but especially here on this track. And it's not only the acceleration – it's every little straight that we lose out on. But hopefully we can gain a little of this gap in the braking and in the corner speed. This is what we have to do tomorrow to try and not lose so much on the straight."
Lorenzo said Aussie Casey Stoner could pose a serious threat to his hopes of winning for a third time on home soil in 2010. Having won in Jerez and Catalunya, Lorenzo is seeking an eighth win to stop Pedrosa's excellent recent run of form. Stoner has looked in the most menacing form since the early part of the season, and he claimed pole position by 0.309s over Lorenzo.
"I see that Casey is very, very fast and faster than any other race this season. For sure he will fight for a win tomorrow and for the moment, in theory, he and Dani are the two riders who have more pace for the race."


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Flour Team Selected for Multi-Billion Dollar Contract for New Tappan Zee Hudson River Crossing Project
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) confirmed today that the New York State Thruway Authority and the New York State Department of Transportation announced that Tappan Zee Constructors, a Fluor-led team consisting of Fluor Enterprises, Inc., American Bridge Company, Granite Construction Northeast, Inc., and Traylor Bros., Inc., was selected for the multi-billion dollar, design-build contract for the new Tappan Zee Hudson River Crossing Project.
Three design concepts and corresponding budgets were presented to the public by the Authority and New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo on December 5, 2012, in Albany. Tappan Zee Constructors' submission, shown as Proposal One, was recommended at that time by the Selection Committee. Today, the Authority's Board of Directors made the final selection of the Tappan Zee Constructors' proposal.
Based on its 30 percent ownership of the joint venture, Fluor will book its portion of the project into backlog once the contract receives final approval and a notice to proceed is issued.
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The University of Indianapolis is seeking nominations and applications for an energetic, experienced professional interested in the position of Vice President for University Advancement.
The University of Indianapolis is a private, residential, comprehensive university of some 5,400 students and was founded in 1902 by what is now the United Methodist Church. Ranked in the top tier of universities in its class by U.S. News and World Report, the University offers a comprehensive undergraduate liberal arts education as well as advanced degrees in the arts and sciences, education, and health care. The University offers associate's and more than 80 bachelor's, 27 master's, and five doctoral programs, with allied health science programs that are highly selective and rank among the best in the United States. The University's mission places a strong emphasis on personal attention, service, and community partnerships. Visit the University of Indianapolis website at www.uindy.edu for more information about the University.
The vice president reports directly to the president and is a member of the President's Cabinet. This position is responsible for planning, directing, and implementing a comprehensive institutional advancement program. Because the University is funded through private donations from individuals, foundations, and corporations, as well as gifts-in-kind, this position will be responsible and accountable for establishing a sustainable and scalable development program.
The candidate should have a proven track record of searching for and securing major gifts. The vice president will manage and oversee day-to-day operations of the fund-raising, prospect research, alumni and parent relations, and special events functions. At a minimum, the successful candidate will have a bachelor's degree from an accredited university and seven years of progressively responsible fund-raising experience. This candidate must be capable of developing and implementing clear goals and be a strategic leader who is capable of working independently as well as on a team. Experience working in higher education and strong supervisory skills preferred.
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I spent the last couple of days up at Whistler, the world famous Ski Resort in BC Canada.
Luckily for me, its only a 2 hour drive north of Vancouver, and only 2.5 hours from my house :)
One of the photos most people want to capture is of the Inukshuk at the peak of Whistler Mountain.
I certainly wasn't going to miss out on this one either. The Inukshuk is a stone landmark used by the Inuit in Arctic regions of Canada.
I'll post a photo in the WS of Tosca posing with it.
Hope you enjoy the views
No_One, thebest, timecapturer, delpeoples, Romano46, worldcitizen, ChrisJ, ktanska has marked this note useful
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mesutilgim (98542) 2014-04-11 12:48
Hello Craig,
Interesting scene perfect captured . A wintery artwork.
TFS and best regards
yquem46 (38752) 2014-04-11 13:01
Hi Craig
A nice compo, mix of nunavuk and easter island , lol !!
Good natural colors and control of the exposure
bravo, have a nice WE
lousat (103110) 2014-04-11 13:11
Hi Craig,very nice capture from your last white trip,a beautiful jump in this late winter,made with the usual excellent quality,i like the WS too with Tosca that i seen on facebook too.Have a nice WE and thanks,Luciano
No_One (4) 2014-04-11 13:19
Hi Craig
Beautiful winter scene and fascinating structure. I cant help but think it looks a little like a tetris based Stay Puffed Marshmallow man is climbing up the mountain on a big of a rampage! Perfect timing to capture him against the blue sky while the rest of the sky is filled with these almost 3D clouds.
Cheers as always!
siudzi (34141) 2014-04-11 13:49
Hi Craig,
A beautiful winter post this! The combination of blue and white tones work always so well. Like it! Perfectly seen and executed image.
jjcordier (79297) 2014-04-11 22:49
Merci aux Inuits pour ce premier plan bienvenu dans ta bonne composition! Le WS avec ton top modèle préféré est très sympa.
RhodieIke (11744) 2014-04-11 22:55
Hi Craig,
Super photo of this interesting structure called Inukshuk.
Wow, it looks cold up their! You also look like you are on top of the world, Tfs,
Very interesting going to look up more on this stone structure
Cheers, Iain.
photographer_sg (4414) 2014-04-11 23:52
Hello Craig
this is superbly done! great use of the wide angle for this masterful composition with the lovely clouds in the bg. the ws photo works as well with the vibrant colours livening up the winter scene.
thanks for sharing and have a great weekend.
dta (86526) 2014-04-12 1:14
Hello Craig ,
White rocked sculpture , white snow , white clouds ... but the dark BG and the blue sky provide a good contrast .
Superbly composed .
thebest (4276) 2014-04-12 1:20
Hi Craig,
WONDERFUL - you have captured a unique image here - I do like the contrasting colours... Canada has some amazing landscape - in fact our World is a beautiful place & shown to us by wonderful photographers such as yourself... I do love your work.
Kindest regards,
snunney (113572) 2014-04-12 4:35
Hello Craig,
An interesting and unusual landmark. Well composed to set it in context and with ideal exposure to capture the sparkling white snow. I like that cloud that seems to be emanating from the hand of the Inukshuk.
timecapturer (49288) 2014-04-12 4:51
Hi Craig
a fascinating shot of something I know very little about, so thanks for sharing this. Looks like the roof of the world in this glorious shot. Like the workshop image too - thought Tosca was up to her knees in snow then realised she was kneeling down! Doh!
Enjoy the weekend - B.
holmertz (64528) 2014-04-12 5:39
Hello Craig,
How interesting to see a Canadian moai. I didn't know about this. It looks quite impressive in this context. although Judging from the WS it's not overwhelmingly large (unless Tosca is very, very tall). You've placed it very well anyhow on the snowy slope and with a fine background of mountains and sky.
All the best,
Sergiom (96559) 2014-04-12 5:48
Bonjour Craig,
Tu n'as certainement pas manqué ton coup avec celle-ci.La sculpture de pierres semble nous montrer le chemin soit vers les montagnes au loin ou sur la piste à descendre.
delpeoples (60236) 2014-04-12 5:55
Gidday Craig
Wow I never knew you were so close to this famous skiing place. Even I, a non-skier, has heard of Whistler. And as I said on FB, are you sure you didn't make the name Inukshuk up, trying to compete with Woy Woy, Wattanobbi and Kangy Angy? I'm not convinced you haven't ;) And a beautiful WS with your gorgeous model.
Thanks for sharing, have a great weekend
PS: Did you hear that the Canadian and US ice hockey teams are coming to Australia to play in July? I've never seen an ice-hockey game before, and as I love watching any sport, will probably go. And will definitely be wearing the Maple Leaf :D
saxo042 (37974) 2014-04-12 7:35
Hi Craig,
The WS is of course the better picture here, but maybe the TOS would not allow it. A pity indeed. You could have said "an unknown tourist" and you could have made it the original upload.
Kind regards
Romano46 (18472) 2014-04-12 9:15
Ciao Craig
una foto scattata da poco che dimostra come la neve sia ancora presente in gran quanrtità nelle regioni del Canada.
Simpatico e piacevole il soggetto ripreso che si erge sulle vette come un totem e sembra voler allargare le braccia verso il cielo e le bellezze della natura.
Composizione e colori come al solito impeccabili.
Ciao e buon fine settimana
worldcitizen (10182) 2014-04-12 10:26
Hello Craig,
I shudder at the sight of so much snow in April! It brings back memories of this past winter. But even though I'm done with snow for a while, this scene is very nice. It seems like the big Inukshuk is welcoming you with outstretched arms. Did he try to grab Tosca after she posed?? LOL! :-)
npecanhuk (79319) 2014-04-12 17:30
Hi Craig! I met that guy!! It was a very nice meeting! Great place for excellent skiing! Very beautiful picture too! Sharpness, exposure, colors, chosen pov, composition and composition are all excellent! Cheers, Neyvan
ChrisJ (126607) 2014-04-12 20:43
Hello Craig,
The blue sky and whited out landscape from the snow go well together and the stone statue at left is eyecatching and makes a fantastic focal point. Good sharpness and well exposed highlights in the snow. The majestic bg peaks also capped in snow make a superb backdrop. Tfs!
ktanska (30903) 2014-04-13 1:03
Hi Craig,
You are an expert of indigenous stone monuments!
Air up there is very crisp and clean. Off-centre framing is good and even that cloud is well placed.
chawax (20760) 2014-04-13 3:16
Hi Craig,
So surprising to see such a statue on the top of a mountain ! Nice wide angle view that shows us the beautiful environment around. Good exposure, good sharpness.
photoray (13981) 2014-04-17 7:06
Howdy Craig,
The stone figure enhances the snowy mountain landscape, offset by blue sky and fluffy clouds.
Looks like a fine place to cross country ski around.
Thanks for sharing,
Hi Craig.
interesting structure, nice view over the mountains in bg.
serp2000 (46526) 2014-04-28 7:47
I see this stone man is not so big if Tosca stands on the knees. It's not the Stonehenge size ;)
well, you are right, Canada and Russia have got the snow more than all countries together. They just envious us.
Greetings from Ural,
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- Copyright: craig macintosh (macjake) (77703)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2014-04-09
- Categories: Artwork
- Camera: Pentax K7, SIGMA 8-16mm
- Exposure: f/9.0, 1/400 seconds
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- Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
- Date Submitted: 2014-04-11 12:37
- To delpeoples: Inukshuk, Ice Hockey & Grass Football (1)
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At the Bus and Board Conference, SBS Technologies (Albuquerque, New Mexico) introduces three new 6U-sized CompactPCI single board computers (SBCs).
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The graphics are powered by NVIDIA's GeForce 4 Go graphics accelerator chip, providing VGA/LCD resolution up to 2048 x 1536 pixels.
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All three SBCs also have no less than five (!) Universal serial Bus (USB v2.0) ports, one on the front panel and four out the rear.
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The CT9 platform supports IPMI PICMG 2.9 system management, in addition to full hot-swap. The board is also H.110 friendly---and will not conflict with those signals on a backplane.
Next is the CP9. The CP9 has a dual slot-wide front panel that permits two PMCs and a hard disk or a flash drive to be mounted in parallel. This compact all-in-one CPU module is suited for I/O intensive applications such as those in automation, industrial control, and transportation applications.
The CP9 is also available in an extended temperature version with an operating temperature range of -40°C to +55°C.
Finally, there's the CR9. It's designed to meet harsh environmental requirements needed in heavy industry, simulation/training, test-and-measurement, or military and aerospace applications. The low power dissipation of the Pentium M lets the CR9 address the need for Intel processors in environments that once were limited by cooling restrictions.
The CR9 can also address such requirements with optional conduction cooling (meeting VITA 30.1-2001 and ANSI/VITA 20-2001 specs), wedge-locks, and rear I/O.
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This family of processor boards also supports several realtime and commercial operating systems. For Wind River's VxWorks, it's also part of SBS' Ready Driver program for I/O compatibility.
Visit SBS's Web site for a complete list of support operating systems.
A transition module, the Model CTM12, can also be used with any of the boards in this family of processors.
Price and Availability
All three of these boards are available now, priced based on configuration. Starting price for the CT9 is about $3800. Starting price for the CR9 and the CP9 is about $3750.
For more info, contact SBS Technologies, Inc., 2400 Louisiana Blvd. NE, Suite 5-600, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110. Phone toll free: (800) SBS-1553, or toll: (505) 875-0600. Fax: (505) 875-0400.