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News story
Foreign Secretary visits Lithuania
- From:
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office and The Rt Hon William Hague
- Part of:
- Lithuania
- Published:
- 18 July 2012
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Foreign Secretary William Hague made his first bilateral visit to the Republic of Lithuania on 17-18 July.
The Foreign Secretary delivered a key note speech to the Lithuanian Ambassadors Conference and held meetings with the Lithuanian Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and President.
The Foreign Secretary was keen to learn more about Lithuania's plans for their Presidency of the European Union in 2013. He commented that the visit had further strengthened the bilateral relationship between the two countries which are naturally aligned on many issues.
"Lithuania is a growth leader, an example of fiscal discipline and a close NATO ally. Both the UK and Lithuania want to see an ambitious and outward-looking Europe that takes measures to promote a true growth agenda. We agreed ways that we can work together in the run-up and during the Lithuanian Presidency of the EU."
The Foreign Secretary also welcomed the recent growth in bilateral trade and said he was looking forward to more investment opportunities for UK companies in Lithuania.
Document information
Published: 18 July 2012
From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office The Rt Hon William Hague
Part of: Lithuania

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Learn about shapes in this fun clip from the Odd Squad. General Pentagon tries to convince Otto that he didn't steal Lord Rectangle's birthday cake.
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Accused told gardai he cut friend's throat, court hears
A MAN said he didn't know how he would live with himself after he slashed his best friend's throat in a row over a pint, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard yesterday.
Luke Walsh (23) told gardai in a voluntary statement, made the day after the incident, that he accepted he had hit the alleged victim, Colin Doyle, with the glass, even though he could not remember doing it.
He said he was remorseful, adding, "I don't know if I can live with myself after everything Colin has done for me."
However, Mr Walsh gave evidence yesterday that he could not remember what happened during the incident and refused to accept he attacked Mr Doyle.
In his statement to gardai, read to the jury by Monika Leech BL, prosecuting, he said Mr Doyle was his best friend who he had known for five years.
Mr Walsh of Broadford Drive, Ballinteer, has pleaded not guilty to assault causing harm to Mr Doyle at the Rockfield Lounge, Dundrum, on March 5, 2009. He is alleged to have slashed open Mr Doyle's throat, cutting his jugular.
At the end of the prosecution evidence, Mr Walsh took the stand and said that all he could remember was sitting down in the pub and his friend starting to hit him. He said the next thing he remembered was being taken out of the pub by his other friends or the bar staff. He said he didn't remember taking Mr Doyle's pints during the night or striking him.
He said he had six or seven pints during the night and that would usually make him quite drunk.
He told the court he was not a violent person by nature and had never been in a similar situation before.
Ms Leech put it to the accused that he had no reason why he could not remember.
He responded that he didn't know why he couldn't remember the details now but suggested it was because the incident occurred over two years ago.
The accused refused to accept Ms Leech's assertion that he assaulted his friend, resulting in life-threatening injuries.
Judge Joseph Matthews told the jury that they had heard all the evidence and the case would resume on Monday with closing speeches.
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We are back home now !! it was great to get back into the flat Katie looked after it very well. Actually it was probably cleaner than we left it and it even had flowers around the place which has never happened before (still a bachelors pad really). We are currently looking for jobs, seems like there's plenty of interest in both of us but everything is too slow so we are completely skint. We are doing well and managing to eat at everyone else's house to keep costs down. I think people are starting to catch onto this tho :(
It's good to see all our family and friends again even though we can't go out boozing too much to catch up. When we gets jobs we'll be more social. The weekend after we came home we were invited to a Xmas dinner down in London at Amy's mum & dads.
It was Sam & Robs reception do in Skipton the second weekend we arrived, great to see all the family and friends (a lot that i haven't seen for a long time). Bob was smashed !!
The Euro's are on too which pleases me as I've really missed the footy when i was away. Even England arent in it i'm still loving the 2 matches every day routine.
When we were in Fiji we hired a digital camera and did some snorkeling. Unfortunately we were a bit stupid and left the CD in our room. When we realised we e-mail Mana Island Resort where we stayed explainging this and they said they would try and send it to us.....in England. Well.......The CD turned up yesterday....we are very happy. Big up to Mana Island Resort & Aqua Trek !!
I've added a few of the snorkeling pics on here.
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Warner Bros and DC Comics could be planning another animated Green Lantern project.
According to Comics Continuum, the two firms are to collaborate on a feature-length cartoon based on the origin of the Green Lantern Corps.
Judging by the rumoured time-frame of the animation, popular Green Lanterns Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Guy Gardner and Kyle Rayner may not feature in the story.
Comic writer Geoff Johns has previously hinted at the possibility of a Green Lantern animated series, but the feature-length venture in question is thought to be a separate project.
DC and Warners covered the origin of the Hal Jordan incarnation of the superhero with last year's direct-to-DVD Green Lantern: First Flight. The release was met with a favourable reception.
A cinematic adaptation of the comic book is currently in the works helmed by Martin Campbell. The film is slated for release on February 26, 2011.


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Lake Poerua
|Lake Poerua
|West Coast region, South Island
|42°42′S 171°30′E / 42.700°S 171.500°ECoordinates: 42°42′S 171°30′E / 42.700°S 171.500°E
|Primary outflows
|Poerua River
|Basin countries
|New Zealand
Lake Poerua is a shallow lake located in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island roughly 13 km southeast from Lake Brunner. A number of small streams flow into the lake, and the Poerua River flows from the lake into the Crooked River, which leads to Lake Brunner.
The lake is just to the north of the settlement of Inchbonnie, and Lake Brunner Road (linking State Highways 7 and 73) and the Midland Line railway run along the eastern shore of the lake. Fishers visit Lake Poerua to catch trout.
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LocationPhiladelphia PA
1651 Bethlehem Pike
Hatfield, PA 19440
Used 2016 Forest River RV Forester 2401WMERCEDES DIESEL!!
The Forester MBS 2400W motor home by Forest River features a full wall slide.
When you enter the motor home you will notice how spacious it seems with the slide. To the right of the entrance there is a 32" TV. The slide has a u-dinette, wardrobe or pantry, additional wardrobe, and queen bed. Next to the bed there is a nightstand. Across from the bed you can even choose to have an optional TV/DVD.
The bathroom has a shower, toilet, and sink with a medicine cabinet.
In the kitchen you will find a refrigerator, microwave, range, sink, and flip-up counter.
Above the cab there is a 54" x 80" bunk or you can choose an optional entertainment center with a 42" TV.
Stock# 20017A
Chassis: Mercedes Benz
|Ext Width
|7 ft 11 in
|Ext Height
|11 ft 3 in
|Int Height
|6 ft 9 in
|Hitch Weight
|4200 lbs
|Gross Weight
|11030 lbs
|Dry Weight
|9927 lbs
|Cargo Weight
|1103 lbs
|Fresh Water Capacity
|41 gals
|Grey Water Capacity
|32 gals
|Black Water Capacity
|32 gals
|Furnace BTU
|30000 btu
|Mercedes Benz
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In 1996, Forest River founder Peter Liegl had a vision. He foresaw an RV company dedicated to helping people experience the joy of the outdoors by building better recreational products. Today that vision is a reality.
Continually growing, Forest River operates multiple manufacturing facilities throughout the midwest and west coast. Our large production capacity enables us to fill our customers' orders promptly without cutting corners or rushing through production procedures. This ensures that each Forest River product is conscientiously built and undergoes thorough, detailed inspection before it's shipped to the customer.
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|Our tree before it became a mob scene
Our woodpecker had a system. He'd hop down quite deliberately and then when he could see the birdseed, he'd cock his head prettily before alighting on the feeder. Cardinals and other small birds also visited frequently. But the larger greedier birds couldn't get a grip on this bird feeder - and we liked it that way.
Then I was somehow convinced by the kind woman at For the Birds in McLean that I should buy a different bird feeder - with a grill and a stand that woodpeckers would be able to land on more comfortably. I could also purchase a whole crate of bird seed cakes in one go. It would be cheaper and much more efficient.
|friend or foe?
The unfortunate result was a mob scene. The whole bird feeder was flocked with noisy birds which before I hadn't noticed. At first I thought they were starlings but after a quick internet search I realized they were grackles. Grackles are considered to be pests by farmers because not only do they flock but they fight and squawk and can destroy a crop in a matter of days. In our case, they left droppings all over the patio furniture. I had created a monster!
So I took the bird feeder down, returned the bird seed cakes to the shop in Mclean and bought another roll of hot pepper bird seed - the one that only little birds can alight on. "Grackles are a pain," said the woman in the bird store. "If you can figure out how to keep the grackles away from your feeders, we can make a lot of money." She told me her friends made fun of her sometimes - because she puts out seed to encourage the birds and ends up shooing them away.
I learned that neighborhoods can change, depending on what is there to attract them. I've also realized lately that there is another neighborhood emerging in the human population, with huge houses taking the place of large wooded lots. Across the street they've just finished cutting down all the trees and shrubs, so they can lay an enormous foundation for a five bedroom, multiple bathroom house.
One street over, where I often walk the dogs, there are three empty houses side by side. One that used to belong to our neighbor Ted is slated for demolition. When Ted was younger, he walked his dog around the block and often stopped to chat. But when his dog died, we didn't see as much of him - unless it was when he stepped out of his back door to throw peanuts for the squirrels. A few months back, I routinely saw him making his way down the front path and holding a long stick with pincers on the end. He used the pincers to pick up his newspaper. Then he made his ponderous way back and closed the door. Ted passed away this spring and his house is now empty with a big developers sign in the front.
|very old fashioned, but this was Ted's home
So the other morning, when I was walking the dogs, I decided to take a peak into Ted's garden. It felt a little intrusive, but also harmless - like visiting a secret garden from the past. After all, how many visitors will this garden have before it is no more? Just outside Ted's sun room on the concrete porch, I saw a table with his old glass ashtray. This must have been where he did his day dreaming.
In the back there's an enormous silver maple, also a brick path wending its way to a birdbath. It's a path to nowhere, beautiful because it is something to follow with your eye, into the trees, across the grass. It is redolent with the past and with imagination.
|Ted's tree and his path to nowhere
The house directly next door to us is also empty and it too will soon be torn down. Sometimes I go into their back garden, just to pay tribute to someone else's dreams. Because this is what a home used to look like, with plenty of room to dream.
|These trees will soon be gone
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NEW YORK — Nearly 50% of Americans eat fewer than three meals a day, according to data compiled for the annual Parade "What America Eats" survey.
The study, published in Parade magazines nationwide Nov. 13, found that of those who skip meals, 7 in 10 skip breakfast and 37% skip lunch.
Still, the news was not all bad for ready-to-eat cereal makers: 21% of consumers eat cereal for dinner more than two times a week.
While the Parade study found a number of indications of a shift toward healthier eating, other signs pointed toward poorer dietary habits.
Among the positives, consumers are eating more vegetables than two years ago (cited by 46% of respondents), more salads (44%) and more chicken (40%).
Additionally, a transformation in the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Guide Pyramid did not translate into similar changes in Americans' perception of the icon. Fifty nine per cent of respondents said they were familiar with the pyramid but added that they "do not really follow it."
Apparently cognizant of the worsening problems of weight gain and obesity, respondents said government and industry have a role in improving the situation. Responding that the "obesity crisis" should be addressed by food companies were 80% of those surveyed with 71% stating the government needs to address the problem.
About half of parents believe their own child's weight is fine, and only 25% of adults are dieting to lose weight, the survey found.
Eating ethnic foods remains popular, led by Chinese, Italian and Mexican foods. Additionally, more than one in five Americans is interested in trying Caribbean, Greek, Latino, French, Thai, Indian and Middle Eastern dishes.
Flying in the face of what Parade called a "long-cherished tradition," 34% of Americans prefer to dine out or have a meal catered in for the holidays.
While different questions were posed for the 2005 survey than last year's, a look at responses to both suggest continuing diminution in the public's faith in low-carbohydrate dieting. In the 2005 survey, 76% of respondents said eliminating an entire food group, such as carbohydrates or fat, is unhealthy. A year earlier, 38% of respondents said "reducing carbs" was a permanent change in their diet.
The survey was conducted in March among 2,088 adults, aged 18 to 65. Parade said the results are accurate to within 2.2% at the 95% level of confidence. ConAgra Foods, Inc. sponsored the survey and placed an advertising insert within Parade promoting various ConAgra products and a contest for a chance to win a trip to New York and to dine with Sheila Lukins, food editor of Parade.
Asked what famous person they'd like to sit beside at a dinner party, the first choice among men was President Bush. The president didn't fare as well with women, who would prefer to sit next to Oprah Winfrey, Julia Roberts, Ellen DeGeneres, Johnny Depp, Martha Stewart, First Lady Laura Bush or Brad Pitt.
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Beef finishing with a flourish
Doing the simple things well is key to the success of the Zurich Farming Independent Beef Farmer of the Year
Attention to detail is key on the hillside farm where Michael Murphy's calf to beef rearing enterprise is delivering some eye-catching results in a tight margin business.
There were strong crowds gathered in the sunshine at the 84ha farm, just outside Nenagh, Co Tipperary, where the former under-21 Tipperary All Ireland winning hurler concentrates on rearing calves from the dairy herd to finish as heifers and steers for the factory.
"We are seeing dairy herds expanding and more and more people will be getting into rearing calves from the dairy industry and finishing them," said Donal Mullane, the Teagasc regional manager.
Michael does all the simple things right, with a stocking rate of 2.22LU/ha to deliver a gross margin of €1,143/ha which is around double the national average of €572/ha, explained the farm's Teagasc advisor Michael Daly.
"He manages the grass properly, maximises weight gain from grass, has good animal health procedures, very low calf mortality and measures his performance on a daily basis, weighing cattle regularly," says advisor Michael Daly, with animals spending one winter housed on farm.
The well-laid property with an artery of roadways set out with precision amid neat electric fenced paddocks hints at it's past as a dairy farm, with 70pc of the land at index 3.
"I lost my herd in 1998 with brucellosis. I was milking 90 cows, and the Department insisted on taking everything - cows, heifers and calves. I had a pedigree herd, I just decided I wasn't going back milking and the urge still hasn't hit me to go back either," said Michael.
He has a small portion rented land, and a block of some 50ac around 19 kilometres away.


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Being a human is a pretty wonderful thing. No matter the shape, size or colour we come in, and no matter our tastes, we are made up from the same molecules. So that's why we put together a collaborative series to celebrate diversity and explore struggles of seeking equality.
What does your sexuality mean to you? I don't like to let my sexuality define who I am, and it most definitely should not determine the way I am viewed by other people. I am my own person, and I'm proud of who I am. I'm not straight, I'm not gay, and I don't appreciate others trying to pigeonhole me into subsets. It worries me that I stay the same person, yet the person I am dating at the time determines whether or not I can get married. This discrimination is no different to black segregation, to feminism, to any other dissociation of another person because they are different. We're all different. I suppose the real kicker is that I can marry my dining room chair, but I can't marry my ex-girlfriend. Priorities, right?
How would you describe the feeling of not being granted marriage rights? I consciously choose not to express too much interest into the issue at hand. I believe I don't have to justify my thoughts for numerous of reasons. I find it more upsetting to know the community of GLTBIQA+ have been fighting for these rights, which have been put on the back burner for many decades now. In the end I am fighting for marriage rights for all those in the past generations that have fought this long and hard battle - for they have suffered through action of prejudice, abuse and imprisonment.
What would be your message to people who participate in discrimination against the GLTBIQA+ community and individuals? We are only human. Underneath our skin we all possess the same characteristics: lungs, veins and blood that flows through our whole bodies that ignite the beating heart. It's not about the anatomy it's about the heart. You can second-guess your arousal but you can't second-guess your heart.
When did you first become aware of discrimination against GLTBIQ individuals? I come from a very open-mined family, both my parents are in the arts and most of my family friends are either gay or lesbians. I didn't really feel like there was much discrimination because it seemed like the norm to me. I went to an all girls catholic college, which most definitely did not encourage same sex relations. Most girls would use the term "lezo" in a degrading manner and one that would put any young hormonal girl on the back foot of being experimental. This kind of discrimination is very indirect but has huge impact on the lives of those who happen to be GLTBIQA+ individuals. It wasn't until I was 22 years old that I encountered direct discrimination. My girlfriend at the time and I were driving back from the beach, we had a car follow us for an almost 20 minutes so they could pull next to us at the lights and yell "dirty dykes". My immediate response was to laugh, because this seemed to backward and idiotic, I didn't even want to give it the energy of being angry.
How do you think marriage equality would affect your life? I think I would be attending a lot more marriages. Aside from that, the basic principal of marriage equality is also to allow a sense of belonging and community support. Even for the cynics like me, the knowledge that I could if I wanted to would be comforting enough.
What does your sexuality mean to you? It's important to me because of what I went through in terms of accepting it, and because of the happiness I felt (and still feel) after that initial acceptance. At the same time, it's not what defines me at all. I am a lot more than my sexuality.
When did you first become aware of discrimination against GLTBIQA+ individuals? I would have to say when I came out. That's really when I asked myself what made me hide my sexuality for so long. I realised that something must truly be wrong with our society if it forced me into such deep denial for so long.
How would you describe the feeling of not being granted marriage rights? As an individual: restricting. As a country: embarrassing.
What would be your message to people who participate in discrimination against the GLTBIQA+ community and individuals? The inaccurate belief that sexuality is a choice has irritated me my whole life. Such a belief could not be more wrong, or more damaging to closeted teenagers coming to terms with their homosexuality.
When did you first become aware of discrimination against GLTBIQA+ individuals? I suppose ever since I could understand the concept of love and sexuality, I understood that homosexuality was either feared or hated. Regarding discrimination, I remember as early as infants school the words "lesbian," "gay," "poofter," being used as insults. More specifically there was a guy in my hometown, a few years older, who was the butt of most homophobic jokes made. I'm ashamed to admit that I readily participated in the "ews" and "yucks" that served as applause for such humour. I myself was the target of these jokes, from maybe age six or seven right up until graduation.
Have you had any key moments or experiences throughout Australia's fight for marriage equality that have contributed to your understanding of its importance? Working the checkouts at a supermarket a few years back I would inevitably form connections with regular customers. One in particular, an older (gay) male around 50-60, I became quite familiar with. We mostly just spoke about how our day was, stuff like that. Forever chipper and engaging, but one day he seemed a bit down. I asked if he was all right and he revealed he'd been with his partner for the last 20 years, ten of which he's been in a vegetative state, unable to care for himself. He was just having a hard day, but he loved his partner so it would be ok. It was then that it hit me just how unfair it is to deny the love of people like this. Two people so in love that no matter what state they're in, they stick together, because that's what people in love do. He'd never mentioned marriage or the desire for it, but it struck a chord as a truly heinous inequality that should they have desired the option they would be denied.
When did you first become aware of discrimination against GLTBIQA+ individuals? I wasn't allowed to bring a girlfriend to my school formal. It became a pretty serious dispute that my family and I took to the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission. The emotional stress of feeling excluded from my peers and bullied by my principal led to me dropping the case and not attending the formal. It was the first and only time I've ever felt discriminated against, and it was a really hard time for me.
Have you had any key moments or experiences throughout Australia's fight for marriage equality that have contributed to your understanding of its importance? I think just the fact that as an eight year old I said to my friends, "if I ever become a lesbian please kill me." That says a lot. I think it really puts the message out there that same sex couples aren't normal and cannot be proper families. Being told from such a young age, how could that not affect you?
How would you describe the feeling of not being granted marriage rights? To be honest it's just kind of exhausting to think there are people who think they have the right to an opinion about something that doesn't involve them.
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"Putting my nose in the glass of the 2011 Macán Clásico took me immediately to Rioja, which is very good, especially for such a young wine. This is aimed for early consumption where they search for polished tannins, good acidity and drinkability. It has the telltale combination of wild berries, spices and hints of leather, showing some aniseed and cured meat notes after time in the glass. It's a delicate wine, with subtle aromas and a fine thread of acidity coated by fine-grained tannins and pungent flavors. This is accessible from today, but should also develop well in bottle, gaining in complexity. 43,190 bottles produced.
I met with Pablo Alvarez (Vega Sicilia's CEO) and winemaker Javier Ausás to taste the latest releases from their joint venture with Benjamin de Rothschild in Rioja and talk about their wines and the vintages. For what they told me, 2010 and 2011 are both considered very good, with a big jump from the initial 2009. 2012 will be in line with 2010 and 2011 and the 2013 and 2014 are much more difficult, but they are used to the difficulties coming from Ribera del Duero; they finish harvesting earlier than most people in Rioja. However they are happy with how 2013 is evolving in barrel and consider 2014 more challenging.
2011 could be in continuity with 2010: in both vintages they harvested ten years before the others. In 2011, there was rain just after they finished harvesting, so getting the grapes ripe a little earlier is key to getting quality grapes. The two labels are really a barrel selection of pure Tempranillo aged in barrique (70% new) for 16-17 months. The ones with more red fruit go to Macán Clásico and the riper, deeper, more black fruit ones make it into the top wine. The wines have a clear modern-Vega Sicilia profile, ripe Tempranillo, generously oaked, concentrated and clean; one day I'd like to taste then side by side, something I have not yet done. I believe the 2010 Macán is their best wine to date." (WA)
Winery Notes:
Jointly owned by Benjamin de Rothschild and Vega Sicilia
Rioja, Macan Clasico ("second wine")
Rioja, Macan
Size of the Vineyards:
120 hectares total, composed of multiple small plots.
Location of the Vineyards:
Vineyards are in the commune the San Vicente, which is technically part of Rioja Alta, but is on the north side of the Ebro River, and as such shares the topography and soils of Rioja Alavesa.
Stony calcareous clay
Grape Varieties:
100% Tempranillo
Average age of the vines:
25 to 80 years in age.
Average production:
First vintage (2009) : 70 000 bottles
Second vintage (2010) : 90 000 bottles
When all vineyards are on stream, aim is to produce 200 000 + bottles
Vinification and ageing:
As with all Vega Sicilia projects, the commitment to absolute quality is obsessive. Yields are kept to 3000 kg per hectare, compared to an average of more like 6-7000 kg in the region. Grapes are picked by hand, and loaded into shallow 12kg plastic crates to prevent damage during the short journey to the winery. After super-gentle crushing between rubber wheels, the must goes into a combination of wooden and stainless steel vats for a 2-day pre-fermentation maceration, before temperatures rise to 28°C during a cuvaison of approximately 15 days. Malolactic conversion 30 to 50% in barrel, the remainder in tank , then 12 to 15 months ageing in barrel - extra-fine grain French oak uniquely - before selection for the first and second wine and blending. Further 2 years ageing in bottle (this is Vega…!) before eventual release when the wines are judged sufficiently approachable for pleasurable drinking.
Notes on the property:
The worst-kept secret in European wine circles for the last 2 years has been Vega Sicilia's expansion into Rioja. Vega Sicilia and Benjamin de Rothschild began the project 10 years ago, with the discreet but steady acquisition of multiple vineyard plots from smallholder farmers. In this way, they quietly built up what is now a sizeable holding of 120 hectares, all within 10 km of the village of San Vicente in the Rioja Alta. In the true style of Vega Sicilia, their purchases concentrated on the very best 'terroir', with stony calcareous clay soils, complex warm and cool mesoclimatic influences, and deep-rooted Tempranillo vines of 25 to 80 years in age.
MACAN is the name chosen for the wines, derived from a traditional name for the people of this sub-region of Rioja. Each year, they aim to produce two wines, MACAN and MACAN CLASICO, "a first and a second wine following the Bordeaux tradition of classification by tasting the different lots and bottling a first wine with more potential and a second wine more expressive and easy to drink when young." This is perhaps the most notable influence of the Rothschild family on the project, because otherwise all viticulture and winemaking is in the hands of the Vega Sicilia team.
The style of the wines is certainly not 'traditional' Rioja – after trials, they decided against American oak – but the style is not modern "alto espreccion" either. Perhaps the term Neo-Classical is most apt, with complex mineral-infused fruit and discreet oak influences, underpinned by a fine but firm structure. These are definitely "fine wines" in the grand European tradition, and sure to generate serious media, trade and consumer interest.
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According to the Ottawa Citizen, the NHL will finally make the long awaited Outdoor Game Announcement tomorrow here in Ottawa.
The game will reportedly take place on December 17th at TD Place and will pit the hometown Ottawa Senators up against the rival Montreal Canadiens.
Both the Stanley Cup and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman are in Ottawa, and sources tell us to expect the league to call a news conference at the Chateau Laurier for tomorrow (Friday, March 17th) at the Chateau Laurier at 11am.
Sens Owner Eugene Melnyk and NHL V.P. Bill Daly will also be on hand.
The game will be a part of Canada's 150th Birthday celebrations and Ottawa 2017, and will be held on a Sunday — only 3 weeks after the Grey Cup which will also be held at TD Place.
It would have been super cool to see this game played on the lawn at Parliament Hill, but there's no denying that this stretch of 4 weeks may go down as the biggest party this town has ever witnessed!
Outdoor NHL game between Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens to be announced Friday https://t.co/srvteTgwtb— Ottawa Citizen (@OttawaCitizen) March 16, 2017


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2015-04-07 |
In order to create more awareness for energy-efficiency, environmental protection and GreenTech, ebm-papst Ural offered a wide range of seminars and workshops on GreenTech to students and postgraduates as well as their staff and customers.
ebm-papst Ural in Yekaterinburg organised a seminar for graduates and postgraduates studying with the Chair for Energy Saving at the Ural Federal University. This seminar aimed at giving comprehensive information on ebm-papst EC GreenTech products. Among other things, the seminar dealt with the benefits of EC fans and their application, what is behind the GreenTech strategy and how to save and go soft on energy resources.
Apart from this seminar for graduates and postgraduates, another seminar was run for ebm-papst Ural customers. This dealt with news and events focussing on energy-saving and eco-friendliness, as well as EC products and their benefits in ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration.
During the seminar
To keep ebm-papst Ural staff comprehensively informed on "energy saving, environmental protection and conservation, and EC GreenTech products", they were invited to attend an in-house workshop. Workshop discussions included both the global impact of these topics and ways in which every single member of staff could put them into practice.
At the workshop
The Ural-based magazine "Techsovet" published an article on energy-efficient and eco-friendly fans and motors from ebm-papst and the fact that Russian manufacturers use them for their own products in the fields of ventilation, refrigeration, heating, medical appliances and products of machine building. The main focus of the article was on the so-called RadiPac EC centrifugal fans. These are a line of medium-pressure centrifugal fans with a drive capacity of up to 12 kW in sizes 250 to 1250 mm in outside diameter. These fans have welded impellers with 7 backward curved blades. Due to their EC GreenTech motors, these fans can save up to 60 % in energy.
Between 22 October and 22 December, ebm-papst Ural successively replaced their 284 luminescent tubes (18 Watts) with LED lamps (7 Watts). With this, they can now save up to 6944 kW power per year and, due to the longer service life the LEDs have, they can also go soft on the environment and save resources.
2013-10-24 | This summer, the "All-Russia Society for Environmental Protection" organized a series of events aimed at getting clean cities and natural parks and raising awareness for a green future in the Sverdlovsk region. 35 children's ecological education collectives from 25 municipal entities of the Sverdlovsk region took part in this "Green Wave" campaign.
Thousands of children and adults staged and took part in major ecological events. Children from children's ecological education collectives tided up territories, removed hundreds of tons of garbage, installed hundreds of notices and pointers, and planted hundreds of trees and thousands of flowers, submitted scientific projects, created educational materials and used mass media to present their cause and ideas.
ebm-papst Ural also took part in planting trees in the city. Also, on 18 October 2013, a meeting was held in the "Museum of Nature" devoted to the results of the Green Wave Campaign. State representatives and participants of the campaign joined this meeting along with representatives of ebm-papst Ural.
Konstantin Molokov, director of еbm-papst Ural, gave a presentation about ebm-papst, energy-saving products, energy-efficient production and our global measures aimed at saving natural resources and protecting the environment. His topics and presentation was received with great interest by all attendees and the mass media. On behalf of the "All-Russia Society for Environmental Protection", ebm-papst Ural received an award for their contribution to environmental protection and energy saving.
The "All-Russia Society for Environmental Protection" and ebm-papst Ural agreed to further cooperate in the field of environmental protection and the promotion of ebm-papst products.
2013-07-09 | One 5 June 2013, we held a seminar on GreenTech, electric power saving by using ebm-papst products, advantages of EC fans, their application and ebm-papst activity aimed at protecting the environment and saving energy resources.
Among the participants were representatives of retail chains in Yekaterinburg, agricultural enterprises, service organizations and vendors of refrigeration equipment. The purpose of the event was to familiarise them with our GreenTech strategy and the benefits in using EC technology in their central and trade refrigeration applications; we also identified objectives in retrofitting when replacing with EC fans, e.g. in a food shop or supermarket when exchanging AC fans by EC fans, Q-motors by IQ-motors.
Furthermore, we offered and pledged support with pilot projects to monitor energy savings. We came to an agreement with the company Frigomax to realize a joint pilot project aimed at retrofitting the refrigeration equipment of a super market with EC fans.
2013-06-28 | Since 5 June 2013, we started sending out an environment newsletter with standard instructions developed by ebm-papst Ural to educational institutions and industrial enterprises in the Ural and Siberia. Topics covered are the protection of the environment, saving natural resources and information about ebm-papst products.
2013-06-14 | We joined the "All-Russia Society for Environmental Protection". As part of this commitment, we devoted a whole day to planting cedars and silver firs in the grounds of the Children's Oncology Medical Centre in Yekaterinburg on 7 June 2013.
Furthermore, ebm-papst also met with the Director of the All-Russia Society for Environmental Protection to inform on our objectives in the protection of the environment and to highlight the corporate social responsibility demonstrated by ebm-papst throughout the world. We made a decision about further participation in joint events aimed at protecting the environment.
The next event, for instance, is scheduled for September 2013: we will be participating in the "Green Wave 2013" programme, arranging and conducting ecological expeditions for survey purposes as well as improving green zones in settlements, natural parks and territories close to springs.
2012-09-20 | "'Every Day is a GreenDay' is one more possibility to show the public and our customers the vital importance of environmental protection and resource conservation.
Alex Kanasch
We used the campaign to make a personal contribution to solving the global problem of environmental pollution. This way we can show that we take our social responsibility seriously."
Alex Kanasch
Specialist in sales and technical support
ebm-papst Ural GmbH
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Conceptual Facility Planning: A Case Study
By Thomas A. Westerkamp
They needed a bigger and better facility to conduct business. What did they
do? Start tearing out walls? Well….
When a company in the metalworking industry forecasted that their growth
would exceed capacity, they applied a solution known as Conceptual Facility
Planning. This quickly helped them find possible options and answered the
questions: What labor resources would be needed? What equipment would be
required? What space? Where would they be located? What would it cost? How
long would it take? How would they get from here to there?
The metalworking company's analysis showed that, soon, with their present
facilities, they would be unable to produce enough product to meet
forecasted sales. The after-study report defined several optional solutions.
It showed the selection criteria used, and identified the best option as a
combination of keeping one plant as is, but rearranging work flow more
efficiently, with the addition of more efficient equipment over time. It
also recommended adding equipment and space at the second location, which
had the land available. Total budget cost for executing the plan was
slightly over $3,000,000 U.S. Dollars. And an additional 78 employees would
be required as the peak year of the sales forecast was reached. Equipment
purchases totaling $2,400,000 would be phased in, and obsolete equipment
salvaged as production levels began to exceed current capacity.
The primary benefit of executing this plan would be that the company could
meet projected sales of over $6,000,000 annually. Other benefits that would
accompany implementation were: better labor productivity, higher machine
utilization, improved material flow, lower material handling cost,; and
better management control.
Study Components
The study components included establishing objectives, developing a
study method and approach, developing a sales forecast, examining facility
options, and developing a transition plan, schedule, and cost.
The company met with the project team. If subject matter experts were
available, the team could have been comprised of in-house staff. In this
case, staff was fully utilized, and time was of the essence, so the decision
was made to use outside consulting resources.
The objective given to the consultants by management was: to recommend the
best conceptual configuration of existing and new facilities, labor, and
equipment to manufacture the company's products. The consultants were to
analyze workloads, space demands, and other conditions, and present their
evaluation and recommendations for a conceptual facility plan. The study
required eight weeks to complete, using one consultant, a consulting manager
part-time, and a company program champion who provided liaison with
management and access to company data. At key milestones, management met
with the consultant in a Steering Committee to review progress and address
policy decisions.
The Study Method Planning and Development
The conceptual facility plan started with an objective analysis of major
production operations. This analysis was performed in order to provide:
An accurate assessment of capacity at that time
Capacity deficiency that would arise based on comparison with the sales
Conceptual recommendations for a specific program to satisfy current and
forecasted facility needs
The following steps were employed during the study:
Use existing data, reports, interviews with supervisors and managers,
and tours through the facilities, determine the present situation
Determine present and projected workloads
Develop space modules for all work centers
Develop future space demands for expanded production levels
Develop optional combinations and criteria to evaluate and rank them
Prepare simple, conceptual block layouts
Collect the information and prepare conceptual recommendations for
future manufacturing facilities
During this preparation stage, a study program schedule, showing key
milestones, timing and duration, was prepared. This schedule was presented
for management approval, and when approved, was used to monitor program
Sales Forecasts
By communicating with marketing and sales management, the consultants
developed a summary of current and projected production volumes, by major
product group. From this information, a detailed sales list by product and
plant location was prepared. This forecast was the basic premise used to
develop future facility requirements, including workload, equipment,
manufacturing space, support space, storage space, and facility optional
Modular Work Station Development
The sales forecast was converted into workload standard hours by work
center. The workload for a product equaled the number of units multiplied by
the standard hours needed to complete one unit. The workload by work center
was then converted into work modules in order to identify space
requirements. Each equipment item in each work center module was analyzed
for potential shortage, combination, or surplus. An outcome was the
recommended removal of many obsolete, depreciated, low-productivity machines
and replacing them with fewer, more modern machining centers. This would
increase machine utilization and reduce space and material handling
requirements. After practical combinations were made, space requirements
were adjusted to calculate final adjusted space needs in square feet.
A detailed report was prepared showing a summary of the progress logic flow
used and how actual numbers were derived. The data was provided in the study
report under Future Space Demands.
Facility Options
When the space demands were calculated, optimum facility configuration
was developed. In this study, thirteen conceivable options (see Figure 1,
Thirteen Options) were placed were on the table, each with low to high
potential to solve the problem.
Figure 1. Thirteen combinations.
Logically, all options but three were eliminated by the management steering
committee and consultant team for obvious reasons, leaving three remaining
high-potential solutions. A full discussion of the options was included in
the report under Alternative Expansion
Plan Options.
The remaining three options were examined and rated against six evaluation
Physical facilities
Material supply
Marketing and shipping
Reorganization of manufacturing plants
Transition and implementation
The Project Team defined each of these facility criteria in detail, using a
multi-factor approach, and the Steering Committee ranked them by importance
(See Figure 2. Ratings).
Figure 2 Ratings.
Note that Figure 2 shows a unanimous preference for Option 1. Further
examination of the alternatives resulted in selecting Alternative D,
Maintain Plant A as is, and Expand Plant B. Definition and rankings by
importance of each criterion were included in the study report under Option
Evaluation and Selection.
Transition Plan
Applying the criteria to each option in turn yielded the final selected
Option I D, which best met all of the criteria. Once this selection was
approved, the transition planning began. Allocation of products to existing
and expanded facilities, space, new equipment, manufacturing support and
storage space was allocated to the two facilities, using the work center
modules previously developed. A transition plan and schedule was developed
showing how each of the components would phase into the selected optimum
solution. As the plan was developed, the Team calculated budget costs for
expanded space at one facility, adding support equipment, such as electrical
distribution, air compressors, purchase of equipment, movement of some
machines, phasing out some machines, and recruiting labor resources. As each
major step in the transition was planned, the cost was rolled up to provide
an overall transition budget.
The result of the Conceptual Facility Plan effort was a facility that would
meet the added production demands at a higher productivity level, lower cost
per unit of output, and higher profit margin for the business. Savings gains
offset costs, providing a breakeven point within three years.
While this Conceptual Facility Plan case study focused on a manufacturing
example, the same approach has already yielded impressive results with
healthcare, education, finance, government, and many other service
Thomas A. Westerkamp is a consultant, lecturer, and author of the
newly-published Maintenance Manager's Standard Manual 5th Edition and
AWARE.MPS, Maintenance Productivity Suite. He founded Productivity Network
Innovations, LLC (PNI),
www.pninc.com in 1986.
Tom has held positions of Partner and Director, H. B. Maynard and Company,
Inc., now a part of Accenture, and plant engineer and master mechanic in the
paperboard industry. He has written over 200 articles for Maintenance
Solutions, a publication of Trade Press Publishing, and for numerous trade
journals, and has presented maintenance management webcasts. He works with
clients in manufacturing, service industries and government to install
integrated performance management/CMMS and shop floor control programs in
single- and multi-facility maintenance operations in the U.S., including
Alaska, and in Aruba, Canada, and India.
Printed with permission Construction SAVVY May/June 2014.
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All companies are unique. Each with their own tone and perspective on how they work with their employees, clients and community. Willamette Print & Blueprint strives for long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with customers. We are also proud of our loyal employees that aren't shy to display their exemplary attitudes towards customers, which leads to our business growth and success.
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Saturday, September 27, 2014
Mudd Pie
Mudd Pie
Butter a 9 by 9 pie pan
16 oz package of Oreo or like cookies
1/2 cup butter or margarine melted
Open up all cookies and scrape the frosting out of them.
Set aside 4 cookies for crumbs on top.
Crush cookies, or use food processor. (I roll mine with a rolling
pin between paper towels). Pour about 2 1/2 to 3 cups crumbs
into melted butter. Blend together good. Press really well into
the pie pan. Cover edges as well.
Put into a freezer while preparing filling.
2 cups Heavy whipping cream
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 Tbsp. Cocoa powder
2 Tbsp. Brown sugar, packed
In a medium bowl, beat the heavy whipping cream until it is almost
the consistency of cool whip. Add the vanilla, cocoa powder and
whip till blended. Add the can of sweetened condensed milk and
brown sugar. Whip until the consistency of frosting. Pour into the
Oreo pie crust and top with remaining cookie crumbs.
Freeze over night. Decorate with whipped cream and
drizzle with caramel and chocolate syrup. So good!
Remember, very rich,one small sliver is plenty! Enjoy!!
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It is a high poly base mesh of a male. The topology is clean, and I have kept the anatomy accurate. The UVs are already unwrapped. Model is ready to be used for texturing, sculpting, rigging, animation, etc. Tris count is 20,108.
The file format includes .ma (maya), .mb (maya), .obj (multi format), .fbx (multi format).
Hope you like it and find the model useful.
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November 2017
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Summer is the perfect time to enjoy kulfi. Maybe you're having some friends over and need to make a dessert or you're just craving some kulfi on a scorching hot day…whatever your reason this Jaldi Bani Kulfi is right for you. It's not too heavy and so simple to make. This summer, instead of spending hours in the kitchen trying to pull together a yummy dessert, try this delicious kulfi instead!
- 2 cans evaporated milk
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- finely chopped pistachios (optional)
Combine the evaporated milk and condensed milk. Stir in pistachios and mix well. Pour into kulfi moulds or small cups and freeze. As it starts to set stir to combine everything once again.
There you go…it doesn't get easier than that and the best part is that everyone will think you spent hours making it!
[photo credit: chubbyhubby.net]
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Celebrate Medicare's anniversary – extend it to everyone!
It was 47 years ago today that President Johnson signed the bill creating Medicare, assuring health security for the first time to 40 million Americans, age 65 and older as well as millions more with disabilities. The law also established Medicaid for low income Americans.
It was one of the most significant social reforms in U.S. history, and the product of years of struggle by nurses, union members, healthcare activists, and many others against the virulent opposition of the insurance industry, the American Medical Association, other corporate interests, and far right politicians.
Nearly half a century later, the law endures in the face of repeated attempts by those on Wall Street and in the healthcare industry, and the politicians they influence to privatize or gut the law.
Presidents Johnson and Truman with Lady Bird Johnson, Vice President Humphrey, and Bess Truman.
Johnson made a point of traveling to Independence, Mo. to have former President Harry Truman by his side at the historic bill signing in recognition of Truman's effort 20 years earlier to pass national health insurance. Medicare cards 1 and 2 were given to the 81-year-old Truman, who called the bill signing a "profound personal experience for me," and his wife, Bess.
Indeed, within a few hours of becoming President after John Kennedy's assassination, Johnson told aides (in a story recounted in Robert Caro's latest biography of Johnnson), "By God, I'm going to pass Harry Truman's medical insurance bill."
"For these long decades," Johnson said, "bill after bill has been introduced to help older citizens meet the often crushing and always rising cost of disease and crippling illness."
"Each time, until today," Johnson continued, "the battle has been lost. Each time the forces of compassion and justice have returned from defeat to begin the battle anew. And each time the force of increased public understanding has added to our strength."
Today Medicare remains one of the most popular and successful reforms in U.S. history.
Harry Truman's first Medicare card.
Compared to our broken and dysfunctional private system for people under 65, Medicare is far more efficient with less bureaucracy and administrative waste. It is genuinely universal, not based on ability to pay. It assures choice of provider with no restrictions or huge cost hikes for going out of network. And it controls costs -- people on Medicare are the one age bracket not facing bankruptcy due to un-payable medical bills.
And, it is wildly popular, even among the most vociferous opponents of the Obama healthcare law.
Yet it also remains under repeated attack. Republicans in Congress have passed budget proposals to turn Medicare into a privatized voucher program. And many Democrats have proposed slicing and dicing Medicare through cuts in benefits, higher out of pocket costs, or raising the eligibility age to qualify.
How do we defend one of the crown jewels of our nation? By improving it and expanding it to cover everyone. Here's a few ways how:
• End the creeping privatization, through the various sub parts of Medicare, including the privatized Bush Medicare drug plan and other Medicare supplement programs that rely on private insurance companies
• Expand the benefits under Medicare to include vision, dental, and long term care (as is provided in Medicaid, though at too low reimbursement rates).
• Full and proper funding to enable the program to eliminate co-pays and deductibles.
• Extend Medicare to cover everyone, which makes for an expanded risk pool that would help lower costs, and create jobs through the ripple effects documented in a 2009 CNA/NNU study which found Medicare for all/single payer would create 2.6 million, desperately needed, new jobs.


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Cleopatra: A Life
I have to be perfectly honest…I was not excited about reading this book. I am not a history buff and find it hard to emotionally attach myself to a book of this nature. Although I know more about Cleopatra than I had ever imagined, I probably would not suggest this book for entertainment purposes.
The number one thing that I learned from Cleopatra: A Life was this: I had deceived myself in thinking I knew anything about her before reading this book. Stacy Schiff digs deep into the life of one of the most well-known, yet misunderstood women in history. Most of us know her as the Egyptian queen who had affairs/children with both Caesar and Mark Antony, the two most powerful men of their age. She herself was much, much more than that.
Cleopatra was a fabulously rich woman. She was worth more than three Queen Elizabeth IIs. Amazingly, she also lived in a culture were women were greatly empowered. A woman in first century B.C. could choose her own husband, own property, grant their own divorces, operate businesses, and serve as priests. As much as one third of Egypt was controlled by female hands.
There are many other things that stick out to me about Cleopatra's life. The biggest was her incestuous family ties. Her grandparents were uncle and niece, her parents were brother and sister, and Cleopatra herself was married to both of her brothers. I question how there were no physical or mental deformations! Another interesting point pertains to her beauty. Third century A.D. records call her "strikingly exquisite" in appearance, while those of the Middle Ages say she was "famous for nothing but her beauty." Shakespeare raves about her looks. However, her contemporaries, those who actually knew and saw her, say nothing about her beauty. In fact, her appearance was called "not remarkable." Quite different from what most of us have heard about her!
I liked her sarcastic voice and the humor she injected into the characters. I will say...


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Honda Pilot – One of the original CUVs in the marketplace, you'd expect the mid-size Honda Pilot to be among the top 10, and it is, at number eight spot, with sales last year of 102,232 (compared with 83,901 in 2009, up 22.8 percent). Consumers gravitate toward its square-jawed look, spacious interior that offers a great deal of style and, of course, Honda's reputation for reliability and strong resale value. The Car Connection editors give the 2011 Honda Pilot an overall 6.8 (out of 10) rating.
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Lexus RX – The Lexus RX luxury CUV comes in at number-nine spot with 2010 sales of 95,790. That's an increase of only 3.3 percent over 2009 sales of 93,379. Pluses for the 2011 Lexus RX include overall comfort, upscale interior, good cargo capacity, and the reputation of Lexus dealers for superior customer service.
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Toyota Highlander – Rounding out the top-ten list of best-selling crossovers in 2010 list is the Toyota Highlander. Sales of 92,121 in 2010 clinched the spot, compared with 83,118 in 2009, an increase of 11.6 percent. The automaker moved production of Highlander exclusively to its Princeton, Indiana, plant (although the hybrid still comes from Japan). Though newer models in the market sell better, Highlander remains a capable, competent, and well-executed three-row crossover.
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South Dorset MP Richard Drax is asking Wessex FM listeners to sign an e-petition to save Portland Coastguard Helicopter.
The search and rescue chopper is set to be axed due to budget cuts in 2017.
The South Dorset MP has appealed to the Prime Minster and the Secretary of State for Transport for Portland to keep its helicopter, but so far that's fallen on deaf ears.
"Just 100,000 signatures on an e-petition significantly raise the chances of a debate in the House," says Drax. "We must ensure that we do not lose a precious resource like our helicopter, to which so many people owe their lives, without a very grave and public assessment of the consequences."
"I have been told by the Secretary of State that no consultation was undertaken over getting rid of our helicopter because the service was being 'improved.' She has assured me that 10 newer, faster helicopters can do the job previously done by 12. That is debatable. No helicopter can be in two places at once, no matter how fast it is."
"Even the consultants asked to validate the Department of Transport's report said that there were flaws in the analysis. The very least we can do is to make sure that such a drastic move is discussed properly, in the House, by those who have their constituents' interests at heart."
"The savings to the government are negligible; the Portland helicopter costs between £4m and £5m a year. It is estimated that one road crash death costs the public purse £2m. At that rate, with only two lives saved a year, the Portland helicopter is paying for itself."
"Swimmers, sailors, divers, fishermen, walkers, holidaymakers - in fact, anyone at all who appreciates and uses our glorious coastline should sign this petition to save our helicopter."
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Hi all! I know this build is a little bit mad, but as it crazy as it cool! I saw a lot of people start with trinity force as first item after the shoes. Now I want to show how can a Jax be good and OP at beginning too! Let's start! :)
These runes are very simple. I don't think I have to describe it. Armor and magic resist are for survive. Few people like to start with ability power. I think Jax's attack power is more important at the beginning of the match.
I adviced start with Leap strike. When the match has started, people go to their lane, and if there isn't jungler on the lane, they go to the bush. At this time happen the first 2v2 fights and if the enemy starts run with its low HP, you can use this skill and kill them.
When you are in 1v1 (or 1v2 ^^) first at all, use Leap strike with Empower. It takes more damge. After the jumping, use Counter strike to stun them. After that, if empower's CD refreshed, use it, because in late game it's CD will be 3-4 secs. Don't forget to use Hextech Gunblade after you bought it.
So this was my first and discription about a champion. It is very short, I think you can learn to play with Jax with this advise. Thanks for read me and good luck! :)


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CANCUN/PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (Reuters) - The remnants of Hurricane Rina bore down on Cancun and other resorts on Mexico's popular Caribbean coast on Thursday, chasing away tourists and causing massive flight delays.
Rina, which was downgraded to a tropical storm on Thursday, had already sent thousands of vacationers packing from the Yucatan peninsula, causing villages to be evacuated and a scramble by tourists to board available flights.
Sixty-eight flights to and 70 out of Cancun were canceled on Thursday, roughly 90 percent of the total number scheduled. But the city's airport remained open.
"There haven't been this many flights canceled from Cancun International airport since the H1N1 influenza in 2009," said Dario Flota, director of the Riviera Maya's tourist promotion trust, referring to the spring 2009 swine flu outbreak.
Rina, still churning winds of up to 60 miles per hour, was expected to keep weakening as it rakes the strip of resorts on the Yucatan known as the Riviera Maya, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said.
Local businesses were left stranded by the storm.
"Sales are dead because of Rina. There's no tourism, there's no people," said Elias Aguilar, a 31-year-old salesman in a Cancun handcraft market, who said business was even worse than when Hurricane Wilma devastated the area in 2005.
South of Cancun in Playa del Carmen, heavy rain was falling by evening, the seas were choppy and the dock for ships to the tourist island of Cozumel was closed.
Most souvenir and gift shops on the pedestrian boulevard 5th Avenue had steel shutters drawn, but only a few beachfront properties had their windows secured with wooden panels.
"Normally, this plaza is full of vendors," said dock watchman Jose Antonio Palma. "They've all been gone since yesterday. They say the storm is weakening but we have to be prepared for anything. That's what we learned from Wilma. Whatever can be blown around we've cleared out of here."
The center of the storm passed some 20 miles west of Cozumel, famous for its diving and coral reefs, at 10 p.m. CDT (0300 GMT on Thursday), moving north at about 7 mph.
Rina is an unwelcome disruption to a tourism industry already struggling with a decline in foreign visitors spooked by Mexico's violent war on drug cartels, which has claimed more than 44,000 lives in five years.
The Yucatan coast and Cancun, where heavy rain kept beaches empty on Thursday morning, was hit badly by Hurricane Wilma, the most intense storm ever recorded in the Atlantic, and local people still have keen memories of the damage.
Rina has lost much of its punch since Wednesday, when it was a Category 2 hurricane on a five-level scale. Rina should dissipate in about 48 hours, the center said.
Still, authorities in Cancun's home state of Quintana Roo had advised people in vulnerable areas to take cover.
Rina is not expected to affect Mexico's main oil installations in the Gulf of Mexico or coffee-growing areas in Central America that were battered by heavy rains this month.
Even with the downgrades, Rina is expected to cause downpours and potentially dangerous waves. Most schools in Quintana Roo closed as a safety precaution.
More than 4,000 residents and visitors were evacuated from the islands of Isla Mujeres and the flood-prone Holbox.
The sixth hurricane in the 2011 Atlantic season, Rina could dump 3 to 6 inches of rain over the eastern Yucatan. A storm surge is also possible, raising tide levels as much as 2 feet (0.6 meter) above normal.
The head of Mexico's West Coast National Marine Park, Jaime Gonzalez, said the hurricane would likely erode Cancun's famous white-sand beaches, which have been rebuilt twice since Wilma stripped away nearly 60 percent of the city's sand.
For some visitors like Janet Calvert from Dallas, the storm at least offered some thrills.
Moved out of her hotel in Playa del Carmen as a safety measure against Rina's advance, she said she and her husband had even been "a bit excited" when they heard about the storm.
"We're just going to stay and experience it. ... I love storms," she said. "We can't cut this trip short because I'm not going to swim back to Dallas."
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To age gracefully in safety and style will soon be a real option. With all the comforts of home, with none of its hassles, an old-age home is coming up to cater to the needs of a segment of senior citizens.
Shraddhanjali, a 15-bigha complex, will open its gates to over 200 elderly residents by March 2005. Bungalows with eight individual units, each with living-dining room, bedroom and bathroom, can house one or two occupants.
The complex, near Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, off the EM Bypass, will have a 10-bed sick bay, equipped to deal with emergencies, with an attending doctor for 24 hours. An ambulance will also be at hand, round-the-clock. A medical centre, including a chemists shop, will be housed in the building, where prominent city doctors will be available weekly.
Though construction has not yet started, calls are pouring in. From men who have not yet retired to elderly folk in their 70s, we have had many inquiries so far, says Sabhyasachi Sen of Shraddhanjali Pvt Ltd.
The callers range from retired high-ranking executives to educationists, doctors and NRIs. Their situations are similar. These upper-class men and women either dont have anyone to take care of them, or prefer to live independently, Sen explains.
Residents will not have the hassle of cooking, with both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food to be served. Laundry will also be taken care of. All rooms are to have cable and Internet connections. Air-conditioning for each bedroom will be separately metered and billed, whereas normal power supply and back-up generator facilities come free of cost.
Adequate security measures are being taken, with intercoms and emergency bells in each room to be monitored from a central control room. A community hall, with library, meditation room and dining hall will be at the heart of the complex, flanked by a pond and a park.
With all the luxuries of modern living, the home does not come cheap. A payment of Rs 650,000 has to be made for a unit, over two years. A fee of Rs 6,000 or Rs 10,000 per couple is to be charged monthly. But after the death or departure of an occupant, 75 per cent of the then market value of the property is to be given to a nominee.
Though the occupants are not given ownership of the units, they have a life-licence which entitles them to this money, explains Sen.


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Jesus said we are to imitate Him as a true follower, love being the greatest commandment of all. The true witnesses from the false witnesses can you tell?
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A true witness of Jesus Christ is one that strives daily to live his life as Christ did on this earth. We are not perfect as Christ is, but we can live our lives daily for him. We must spend time in prayer and Bible study each and every day and stay in close communion with the Holy spirit. We must die to him spiritually and let Christ live through us each day. It is a day to day process. We must have our eyes and ears open to the people around us and be sensitive to their needs and help them in whatever way we can. We must always be about sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with all that will listen and accept his gift of eternal life for their sins.
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The true witness of Jesus Christ are the christians for they focuss on the man and misses the HiS Spirit,
But this witness is a false witness.
The only true witness of Christ is the Spirit and the Spirit is Truth and no apostle teacher prophet pastor can ever take that place.
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The false witnesses among us are deceiving many,advocating hate,retaliation and war instead of love,forgiveness and peace, which is why Jesus gave us this warning which most significantly is almost never repeated in most churches:
Matthew 7:14-16 (Contemporary English Version)
14But the gate to life is very narrow. The road that leads there is so hard to follow that only a few people find it.
15Watch out for false prophets! They dress up like sheep, but inside they are wolves who have come to attack you. 16You can tell what they are by what they do. No one picks grapes or figs from thorn bushes.
To the contrary many ministers teach that good works are completely unnecessary for Christians which helps to explain why there is so much poverty,desperation and abject misery in the world. Those who promote this evil false teaching put themselves in the spiritual wolf mode mentioned in verse 15 , because they are trying to prevent members of their churches from obtaining God's blessings.
Matthew 16:26-27 (New King James Version)
26 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 27 For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works.
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text: We all sweat but how do you still look presentable? When i sweat my shirt gets drenched along with my pants and then you look liked you peed your pants. Are there pants that help wick moisture or shirts that work in that respect? Nothing like talking to a client while working and it looks like you can't control your bladder! VO


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What is added sugar? It's any sugar or sugar product {such as high fructose corn syrup} that is not naturally occurring in a food. The American Heart Association defines added sugars as "sugars and syrups put in foods during preparation or processing, or added at the table." {source} Sugars are found naturally in fruit and milk products.
There is added sugar in countless foods, and many reasons why you should do your best to avoid it. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that no more than 5% of your daily food intake come from added sugar. For women, the maximum amount is 6 teaspoons. For men, it's 7.5 teaspoons. To compare this to a snack example, the average can of soda includes over 10 teaspoons of sugar {source}.
The 2016 challenge for K and I will again involve lots of healthy green smoothies and a commitment to avoid added sugars as much as possible. To me, avoiding "added sugars" in my daily diet means not eating desserts, baked goods, white bread, granola bars, processed crackers, processed coffee creamer, cereal, soda, etc. We are still planning to eat fruit in moderation, including dates and dried fruit without sugar added in processing. We will avoid foods with maple syrup and honey as much as possible.
To get started, here are a few healthy snack and smoothie recipes with no added sugar:
- Lemon Coconut Pie Energy Bites
- Strawberry Rhubarb Chia Sauce
- Peanut Butter & Jelly Green Smoothie
- No Bake Chocolate Orange Cookies
- DIY Blueberry Coffee Creamer
- Cherry Pie Smoothie
I recommend watching two documentaries to learn more about sugar and the food industry - Fed Up (2014) and Hungry for Change (2012). In addition, here are links to five articles for more information on avoiding added sugars:
1) The truth about sugar (BBC good food)
2) How to spot - and avoid - added sugar (Harvard Health Letter; Harvard Health Publications)
3) Our Year of No Sugar: One Family's Grand Adventure (everyday health)
4) There's a Mental Health Reason to Avoid Added Sugar (Huffington Post)
5) No added sugar: How to quit the sweet stuff for a healthy New Year (Express UK)
I'll plan to post regular updates on the No Added Sugar Challenge with recipe ideas. If you would like to join the challenge, please comment below!
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The recipe of Honduras that is taking a species of iguana to extinction
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The iguana meat is part of a long Central American cuisine. For those who prefer to have these animals as company the idea can be as unpleasant as eating dog meat. But civilised cultures are very different in different parts of the world.
The iguana meat is so popular in Central America that there are farms for breeding these animals in El Salvador, arriving to export meat to Asia and to North America. During a severe drought that affected Nicaragua during this year, the Government advised its citizens consume iguana meat rather than another type of meat.
However, the consumption of iguana meat in Honduras is becoming a problem. Many of the species of iguana that inhabit the territory of the country are already threatened by habitat loss. The iguana Aguán Valley is one of the most endangered species in Central America and, however, is one of the species most sought after for their meat. It is estimated that there are only 5,000 copies in the Aguán River Valley, where are native.
Investigators from the San Diego Zoo and the National Autonomous University of Honduras made an inquiry to the inhabitants of the area to assess the degree of awareness of the population about the decline of species and also to see if there is a way to lock.
One of the main findings of the investigation was the way the iguanas are dwindling and everything is related to the way in which they are cooked. Apparently, the best way to serve these iguanas is with their eggs, which means that when females are hunting are full of eggs and their meat is more valuable.
Thus, the population decreases not only by adult iguanas that are captured as the future generations that never comes. However, in addition to the problem of the eggs, the iguana meat still has a great reputation throughout Central America. In this region of the globe, the flesh of this animal is considered a cure for all ills, from colds to impotence, writes the Motherboard.
This reputation extends to Honduras, where 38 percent of residents polled by the researchers consider that the iguana meat is medicinal. However, the majority of respondents, especially older ones, are aware of the reduction of the numbers on the iguana populations. But the solution to the problem is not simple. This region of Aguán Valley is particularly poor and the population lives in small communities that remain of little agriculture.
The survey denotes that the long-term objectives of conservationists and inhabitants are the same: more iguanas. However, in the short term, there is a conflict of aims.
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