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Decorative Imaging launched its exciting new DecoWood colours and textures at DesignEX in April. Designers were invited to view the new timber look aluminium finishes in various applications, on display for the first time. "We receive many enquiries for new wood grain finishes, especially lighter and darker colours. Our new colour range has been developed with our customers to meet their needs for different decorating schemes," said Director Ross Doonan. There are now fourteen timber grain patterns in the DecoWood range, and all are available in four different textures for different applications:
- Smooth: features excellent chemical resistance, making it suitable for public projects where graffiti may be an issue. Spray paint and marker pen can be easily removed using household chemicals without affecting the DecoWood finish.
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Sherlock Holmes Trailer (2010)
"The world's greatest detective has finally met his match." 26 January 2010 Fantasy, Drama, Horror 89 mins
Sherlock Holmes and Watson are on the trail of a criminal and scientific mastermind who seems to control monsters and creations which defy belief.
Watch the official Sherlock Holmes 2010 trailer in HD below or find more Sherlock Holmes videos on Vidimovie.


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The Minnesota Timberwolves are doing something I've never heard of before. If you buy season tickets for 2009-10 and you then lose your job, you can get a full refund for all your unused tickets. They also dropped prices on 95 percent of their season tickets.
Unfortunately, they could not fix the one real problem with going to a Timberwolves game. You have to watch the Timberwolves.
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Pea and Mint Puree with Lemon
Although this quintessential spring soup can be made with frozen peas if necessary, this is the perfect way to showcase the tender fresh peas that are available at the farmers' market in the spring. For an elegant garnish, swirl crème fraîche on top before serving.
- 2 Tbs. unsalted butter
- 2 shallots, minced
- 3 cups (24 fl. oz./750 ml) chicken broth
- 3 cups (15 oz./470 g) shelled English peas
- 1⁄2 cup (3⁄4 oz./20 g) chopped mint, plus small leaves for garnish
- 1 Tbs. sour cream
- Grated zest of 1 lemon
- Kosher and freshly ground pepper
- Extra-virgin olive oil for drizzling
In a large, heavy pot over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Add the shallots and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the broth and bring to a boil. Add the peas, reserving a few for garnish, and cook until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the chopped mint. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly.
Working in batches, puree the soup in a blender or food processor. Return to the pot, stir in the sour cream and warm over medium heat. Turn off the heat and stir in the lemon zest. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with mint leaves and the reserved peas. Drizzle with olive oil and serve immediately. Serves 4 to 6.
Adapted from Williams-Sonoma Soup of the Day, by Kate McMillan (Weldon Owen, 2011)


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Nyatanga hails Clough impact
Lewin Nyatanga has revealed the positive impact of boss Nigel Clough at Derby this season.
Last Updated: 27/03/09 1:58pm
Lewin Nyatanga has revealed the positive impact of manager Nigel Clough at Derby County this season.
The Championship strugglers appointed Clough as successor to Paul Jewell in January and the former Burton Albion boss has gone on to boost the fight against relegation.
Twenty-year-old Nyatanga is in no doubt that his form has improved under Clough, but he feels the entire Rams squad has benefited from the managerial change.
"My game has improved because I have had a good run of matches this season under the new manager," the defender told the Derby Telegraph.
"I am enjoying my time now at Derby. I have been in the side consistently and that has been really good for me. Nigel Clough has made a difference. There is a more relaxed atmosphere and everyone seems to be enjoying things more.
"There is a smile on people's faces and we are playing in a more relaxed manner. If you are enjoying your work then it comes across in the way you play.
"The manager is very calm, he wants everyone to enjoy their football and to be positive about things."


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There's plenty of street cred and buyer loyalty to be gained by opening the door to decent performance and charging relatively little money to walk in the room.
Subaru's WRX helped turn a brown cardigan and slippers outfit into a vibrant, aspirational brand for every young dude in town. The Golf GTi did the same for Volkswagen, almost 30 years ago.
VW says that it "democratised the autobahnen". Old rich blokes in their Mercs almost choked on their Cubans when young, not so rich blokes began giving them the hurry up in the fast lane.
The GTi moniker has survived but at times the car has not done it justice. The 2005 GTi does.
It's priced at $39,990. Up front is the award-winning 2.0-litre, direct-injection, turbocharged four-cylinder engine, which made its debut in Audi's A4.
This produces 147kW of power at 5100-6000rpm and 280Nm of torque at only 1800rpm. The torque graph then flatlines to 5000rpm. That's what you might call a flexible delivery.
A six-speed manual gearbox is standard. The six-speed twin-clutch direct shift gearbox (DSG) is a $2300 option.
Standard Golf ride-height is dropped 15mm, firmer springs and dampers are fitted and the rear stabiliser bars are 20 per cent stiffer.
The electro-mechanical power steering has been given a new map, which asks for greater effort but gives greater feedback. The anti-lock brake intervention threshold has been raised, while the brakes themselves have larger, ventilated discs.
Seventeen-inch alloy wheels are shod with 225/45 Continental tyres.
Go-fast exterior decor includes plenty of black, red brake calipers, a honeycomb grille, roof spoiler and twin exhaust pipes at the rear.
Inside, there are sports front seats with integrated, active head restraints, upholstered in very 1970s checked cloth, liberal sprinklings of aluminium, specific instruments (including an 8000rpm tacho) and a trick steering wheel, with three pukka spokes, a flat edge on the bottom, perfect rim contouring and perforated leather in the grip zones. It's a beautiful thing to hold.
It's a quick, punchy and tractable machine - the GTi lives up to the hot-hatch tag.
The 2.0-litre FSI turbo's best is reserved for 4500rpm-plus, where it's designed to be driven. It pulls hard to nearly 7000rpm, yet its long-stroke configuration and broad torque-spread allow it to also run effortlessly from only 2000rpm in the higher gears.
It's very refined, perhaps a bit too much so given the sporty intent of the GTI. A bit of sizzle with the steak wouldn't go astray. Below 4000rpm, there's also a second or so of turbo lag when you put your foot down.
The six-speed manual gearbox has closely spaced ratios and a long throw. It's a touch loose in action but acceptably precise.
A fully galvanised body means the Golf GTi is built like a small tank.
Its dynamics in tighter corners are a highlight. It's one of the best front-drivers around. It points eagerly into a corner, stays flat and can be delicately balanced on the accelerator, tucking the nose in with a bit of lift off if you wish. You can get on the gas early, using the strong grip of the tyres to pull the car through. Stability control can be switched off.
Steering is meaty, accurate and sharp; a touch prone to mild torque steer but not intrusively so. It's heavy when parking.
Ride comfort is OK on most surfaces, apart from really choppy bitumen, which causes the suspension to occasionally crash and bang.
The test car's brakes badly needed bleeding. Nothing happened until you stood on the pedal. Under hard braking, the back end also felt as if it wanted to move around.
The driver's seat has a long, narrow, steeply angled cushion and supportive backrest bolstering.
Tall drivers are usually cramped in cars of this size but the driving position is great for them. Long seat-travel and a height/reach adjustable steering wheel allow anyone to get comfortable. The fact that you can't see the bonnet is a bit disconcerting.
Apart from the speedo, which has increments that are too fine to accurately tell your speed, the Golf's dash layout is efficient and attractive. A digital speedo readout would be nice. The blue lighting is easy on the eyes at night.
Air-conditioning controls are simple and all other switches and controls fall easily to hand. There's plenty of oddment storage close to the driver.
There are also a six-stack in-dash CD, cruise control, foglights, remote central locking, six airbags, trip computer, tyre pressure monitoring, an alarm and an auto dimming rear view mirror.
Fit and finish quality in the cabin was patchy, with several squeaks from the dash area.
Two tall adults can travel comfortably in the back seat. It's firm, in typical German fashion, with a long cushion and a properly contoured backrest. Air vents and a fold down armrest are provided.
The tailgate is light and easy to lift. It's opened by pushing the VW badge - cute. Boot space is average and can be extended with the 60/40 split rear seat-back, though the longer floor is not flat. Three child restraint anchorages are on the back of the seat. Four lugs, a 12-volt outlet, net and shopping bag hooks are also provided. A spacesaver spare wheel is under the floor.
The 2005 Golf GTi is an exceptionally well sorted car, civilised enough to live with as a day-to-day drive - even as family transport - yet sufficiently sporty to enjoy for its own sake.


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text: <Marcus Haley was up to no good. With bad grades and an even worse attitude, he was headed for destruction. I took school as a joke, says Haley. I almost flunked out of ninth grade. If it hadnt been for Griff, Id probably be in jail right now. Griff, or Charles Griffin, 28, smiles as he remembers his first encounter with Haley, now 18, and others whose lives he has reversed. Griff, as he is affectionately known, is the director of the new Downtown Porter Boys and Girls Club, 620 Lauderdale Street. Situated between Booker T. Washington High School and the public housing residences of William A. Foote and Edward O. Cleaborn Homes, the Downtown Porter club is in prime location to serve more than 150 kids each day. The club was opened just 8 months ago, the second week of February, in the renovated Porter gymnasium. In its short existence, it has already become the most populated club. Marcus Ward, 17, is a longtime club member, having been involved with the organization since age 5.His main reason for coming to the Downtown Porter club is the staff. Since Ive been coming here my whole personality has changed. The (staff) here has been a big influence in my life. They will help you in any situation, says Ward. Were just dangling carrots for them to come. Once relationships are established with the staff, the kids will come back no matter what the activity, says Griffin. Bernal Smith, vice president and chief operating officer of the Memphis clubs, says the Downtown Porter location started as a survival of the fittest club. Other agencies had started and stopped services and youth programs in the location, but none ever stayed. The Memphis Housing Authority (MHA) asked us to put a club here, says Smith. With grants from the State of Tennessee and the MHA for operating funds, the club has been a success. Each of the six clubs in the Memphis area has its own board of directors. The Downtown Porter board, chaired by businessman Robert Williams, has big plans for the club and its members. With a focus on computer training and job placement programs, the club, through a collaborative effort with the Work Place, will offer computer proficiency and skills training, office skills, work effectiveness and job placement. The clubs 20-station computer lab clearly demonstrates the community support of the Boys and Girls Club. Hardware and connectors were donated by Sysco, computers were donated by several individual firms, and Lan One Inc. provided and setup software. Early next year, Downtown Porter will kick off a national Boys and Girls Clubs computer pilot program. Members will be given their own personal computers for home use. Again, the computers will be donated and come complete with Internet service, also donated for the 20 to 40 participants. In addition to the computer programs at the Downtown Porter club, several other programs are offered to members in efforts to fulfill the mission of inspiring and enabling all young people to reach their full potential. A Power Hour of homework help is set aside for younger members after school for help in all subjects. The Job Ready programs, for ages 15 and older, teaches job skills, resume preparation, and interview skills. From here they are placed with partnering companies for on-the-job vocational training and employment. A Chef Club teaches etiquette and meal preparation; and older club members are taught the meaning of community by helping younger kids in the Keystone Club. And, of course, athletic activities are provided. Working with children can be challenging and staff members do not take their responsibilities for granted. Our job is not like other jobs, says Griffin. If we mislead a child terrible things could happen. They (members) depend on us, and sometimes we are all theyve got. Almost 85 percent of kids served come from single parent homes, usually with no male in the household. Because of this, Downtown Porter staff member and former club kid Marcus Taylor believes in his job. What these kids need is to see young African-American men making a positive move in this area. These kids are the future and if they dont see positive male role models now, by the time they grow up, its too late. We try to instill in them that all black men are not bad. And what about the girls? They too are provided with role models and staff members, , including program director Charley Braswell, who talk to them about their own issues and lifestyles. We make sure to provide workshops and programs just for the girls. We also have individual sporting events for them. We want to make sure the girls dont get lost, says Braswell. (Full-time, paid staff members of all Boys and Girls Clubs must be out of high school and pursuing higher education and have taken professional training.) Memphis Boys Club started in 1962, and changed its name to Boys and Girls Club of Greater Memphis to incorporate girls, who have a 40 percent membership rate in area clubs. The organization currently serves more than 6,000 kids. Individual club operating costs each year total more than $330,000, with a majority of funds coming from fund raisers and individual donations. During the school year, Memphis Clubs are open Tuesday through Friday, from 2:00 to 9:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Membership is open to kids ages 7-17 and must be registered by a parent. The Downtown Porter club held its grand opening Tuesday, September 11th. Family Day will be held Saturday, September 15 at the club with guest appearances by Congressman Harold Ford, Jr., and other government officials


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This hotel comprises a total of 81 rooms spread over 5 floors. Guests have access to a 180 m� garden and facilities include a foyer with 24-hour reception desk, a safe, a lift and a newspaper stand. There is also a TV room and a restaurant available for use and business guests can take advantage of the conference room and public Internet terminal. A laundry service rounds off the offerings at this non-smoking hotel.
Having left the customs at Copenhagen Airport, continue straight ahead and below the clock will find the DSB-office selling train tickets. Trains leave several times every hour and the ride takes 15 min to Copenhagen Central Station. When leave the train walk up the large steel staircase leading to Tietgensgade. Once are on the street, face the Central Station Building and then walk to left down Tietgensgade for about 100 m to Colbj�rnsensgade. Turn right and will see the sign of hotel. The walk should take around 3-4 min from the train station.


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Skip to comments.Disgraced China military officer sold 'hundreds' of posts: sources
Posted on 04/01/2014 8:21:58 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A disgraced senior Chinese army officer is accused of selling hundreds of military positions, raking in millions of dollars, sources with ties to the leadership or military told Reuters, in what is likely China's biggest military scandal in two decades.
In a renewed campaign on graft, Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to go after both powerful "tigers" and lowly "flies", warning that the issue is so severe it threatens the ruling Communist Party's survival.
Lieutenant General Gu Junshan, 57, who was sacked as deputy logistics chief of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 2012, has been charged with corruption, taking bribes, misuse of public funds and abuse of power, state news agency Xinhua said late on Monday in a brief report without giving details.
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A good excuse to clean house
Commie corruption. Not surprising. Communism IS corruption. As is any looting system.
Bo Xilai's allies are getting the third degree. Surprise, surprise...
The People's Liberation Army is really just the armed extension of the Chinese Communist *Party*, not an army of the country, per se.
That detail seems tiny, but in fact it is huge.
Unlike our government crooks, I bet Mr. Gu receives some REAL accountability REAL soon!
At least as relevant is that China has an ancient history of corruption. When it got out of hand, it was usually what brought down a dynasty, the famous Change of the Mandate of Heaven. Government functions, the military, flood control, etc. funds would be embezzled and the state would eventually collapse.
During WWII under the Nationalists this "system" thrived. American officers found that entire Chinese armies were quite literally starving because officers had embezzled the funds for their food. A major reason why that regime collapsed was its corrupton.
In the Chinese imperial system, the primary positive function of the Emperor was to occasionally squash mandarins or eunuchs who corruption got excessive.
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A total of 317 people lost their lives between January and September in 763 Road Traffic Crashes (RTC) across Ogun, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), has said.
The Ogun Sector Commander, Mr Ayobami Omiyale, who made the disclosure in an Interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta on Monday, described the figure as "alarming".
The FRSC boss said that a breakdown of the figure shows that 228 of the victims were male while 74 were female.
He said that 15 children were also killed in the period under review.
Omiyale said that 1,298 men, 658 women and 35 children sustained various degrees of injuries due to the accidents in the period under review.
"In all the RTCs, we have 491 private vehicles and 790 commercial, seven government and nine diplomatic vehicles were also involved.
"Most of the crashes can be attributed to over speeding, dangerous driving, mechanical failure, loss of control, tyre burst, brake failure, among others.
"I want to assure you that the command is working round the clock to reduce crashes to its barest minimum; we are not relenting at all.
"We are engaging commercial drivers on safety tips and measures from time to time and we are also organising workshops and seminars to educate motorists across the command," he said.
Omiyale revealed that a total of 33, 937 traffic offenders were arrested and booked across the state in the period under review.
He said that 17, 389 of them had their vehicles impounded for various offenses such as failure to use seat belts, driving against traffic rules and dangerous driving, among others.
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'This is the first time where I'm no version of myself, and it's tough' - PJ Gallagher as you've never seen him before
Comedian PJ Gallagher is reminiscing about his old RTE show Naked Camera. Still one of RTE's most-successful comedies to date, the foul-mouthed hidden camera show was his 'big break' and the one that put him - and Jake Stevens - on the Irish comedy map.
The same show even spawned a spin off, Makin' Jake, that took him over to America where he caught the attention of chat-show king Conan O'Brien. He reveals that he would dearly love to make another version of the hit show - but he fears the format has become "dated".
"We tried to make another one seven years ago. We tried it again one more time with all new, different characters but it just didn't work.
"People just caught us out and to be honest, I think hidden camera shows have had their day now. There's so many things out there now. I think the only reason we got away with it was because there hadn't been anything like that for years.
"Mike Murphy was the last time. That was in the 80s and we came along 30 years later to have a go and it felt like no one had done it in ages.
"So I think you can't do it any more. You say hidden camera show to people now and they just raise their eyes and go, 'Ah Jaysus, yeah whatever.' It's a shame. I loved it."
All of this is delivered with the cheery exuberance that PJ has become famous for and he betrays no sense of regret at having tried to recreate something that just didn't work out.
One of the biggest misnomers about comedians is that they're going to be a barrel of laughs to interview. But unlike many Irish comedians, PJ is genuinely funny off-stage as well as on.
Yet he freely admits that it takes a certain type of character to become a comedian and stand up on stage trying to draw the belly-laughs from a room full of total strangers.
"There's something wrong with all of us. Why else would you do it? Why would you stand up in front of people and ask for their attention if you didn't get enough hugs as a child or something?
"It's not a normal way to behave, to want to get up there and put yourself in front of a jury every day, it's an unusual way to carry on."
It's not hard to see why he's become one of Ireland's best-known comedians, despite having left school when he was 16.
Born in 1975, he grew up in the resolutely middle-class suburb of Clontarf, where he went to St Paul's school and had a perfectly 'normal' upbringing.
Last year saw him reveal that he was actually born in the famous mother-and-baby home Bessborough House. He was placed in foster care as a newborn before being adopted by Helen and the late Sean Gallagher.
He and sister Stacey were adopted and he describes himself as a "typical Irish mammy's boy" and growing up in his house was always "a great bit of craic".
But PJ admitted he has battled from confidence issues throughout his life, which he puts down to being adopted and feeling "like there was never a place for me".
He found some personal resolution after meeting his birth parents, who ended up marrying each other, when he was 28.
He said meeting them was "amazing" and he also discovered he has four half-siblings, two brothers and two sisters.
Meeting them probably helped him lay some demons to rest. It was also cathartic for him to use the experience of being adopted for a new comedy show called Separated at Birth, which met with acclaim.
The famous funnyman, who's married to wife Elaine and lives near his mum in Marino, is now taking a new career turn with his first serious acting role.
After a lifetime playing various interpretations of his own complex characters, the 4fm presenter's now going to put himself in the hands of writer and director Una McKevitt for her new play Alien Documentary as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival.
And he admits it's a strange experience having to read off a script for a change. The funny man had to brush up on some of those skills he learnt in the Gaiety School of Acting some 17 years ago.
"It's the first time I had to do something where I'm no version of myself. With stand up you can say whatever you want and there's no order to it and generally, you're just trying to get laughs," he said.
It's also a total role-reversal for him as he plays an introverted guy with a shady past.
"It's about three lads who kind of know each other. They have a heart-to-heart and all of us have a dark secret and it kind of comes out. I play a very shy guy. It's the opposite of me. I wouldn't have trouble holding a conversation," he said.
He admits to feeling the pressure of performing alongside two other actors.
"If I get up on stage and something goes wrong during stand-up, it's grand.
"This time there's people leaning on you, depending on you and you can let people down. And like that, you have to stay in character," he said.
"Stand-ups have it easy. Stand-ups will say they have it hard as it's just you standing up on stage.
"But when you do this, you realise it's a much harder gig as there's so many people depending on you. You can't just play for laughs, there's points in this show which are really tragic.
"There's some horrible dark parts and trying to be true to them and get comfortable to not having a laugh, that's tough."


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Beautiful Queen Mother... Yes, that's what I make my kids call me when they REALLY want something. I love it, and they are still young enough that they say it without rolling their eyes too much.
And then today at church they totally made my day.
Jennica hands me this drawing she made. It's me (clearly), because I am the queen. Those are not b o o b s, they are puffy sleeves. (I don't want to actually spell out the word because I'm afraid of what kind of nutters might hit my blog searching on b o o b s and Queen..)
Noah followed Jennica's lead and made me this drawing next. Yes, I am the claw hands, hiking boots Queen. And I have really long, curly, sideburns. But I'm still a queen...
Next came this note from Jennica:
And then, not to be outdone... this one from Noah, he's referring to after church when we've changed out of our nice clothes.
They are such sweet kids I decided to give them piggy back rides. It was hard for Aaron to hold on when I galloped.
My kids are so great. They are, after all, beautiful princes and a princess.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Please Beautiful Queen Mother...
Posted by Camille at 11:52 PM
5 comments:
- Jenna Franklin said...
Awwww - things like that really make you realize how GREAT it is to be a mommy! Remember to come back to this post any time you're feeling "less than blessed" (hehe, my new catch phrase for my sad/mad/frustrated/etc. moods) and remember how truly blessed you are! :)
- February 9, 2009 at 6:51 AM
- mandbrid said...
So sweet!
- February 9, 2009 at 9:36 AM
- Emi said...
wow. not only are you a queen, you are freaking strong. three kids on your back at once??
- February 9, 2009 at 2:27 PM
- Camille said...
What can I say? I'm a pack mule.
- February 9, 2009 at 2:30 PM
- Amber H. said...
That is just way too cute Cam. What great memories! Those notes and pictures are my favorite! I love it when my kids do stuff like that. Oh, and I love how you make them call you beautiful queen! LOL!
- February 10, 2009 at 9:48 AM
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SAN FRANCISCO, United States — Nestlé Waters North America is partnering with water innovation accelerator Imagine H2O, to help provide entrepreneurs with the resources and visibility needed to launch and scale water solutions.
As the largest bottled water company in North America, the hydration company will work with Imagine H20 to empower people to help solve water challenges.
Joining a global network of sector leaders focused on developing and deploying early-stage water technology, Nestlé Waters North America will help to stimulate growth in the sector.
"Population growth, urbanization and increasingly volatile weather patterns continue to present challenges with respect to our shared water resources," explained Nelson Switzer, Chief Sustainability Officer for Nestlé Waters North America.
"Imagine H2O offers its partners an exclusive channel to engage with emerging water entrepreneurs whose technologies have been vetted for both commercial viability and impact. Perhaps more importantly, the Imagine H2O network helps commercialize these critical innovations," he added.
A committed water steward, Nestlé Waters North America, a business unit of Nestlé, focuses on responsible water management practices and collective action that strives to sustain the quality and quantity of water where the company operates. Nestlé Waters North America believes it must create shared environmental, social and economic value in the communities where it sources spring water and operates its facilities.
For businesses within the beverage industry, engaging water technology startups is an opportunity to advance the market for water innovation and support new solutions to water resource challenges, argues Scott Bryan, President at Imagine H2O.
Launched in 2009, Imagine H2O has supported over 550 startups in more than 30 countries across a diverse range of sectors, including food and agriculture, water and wastewater treatment, quality monitoring, and water data and analytics. The company's accelerator participants represent one in every 10 dollars of early-stage investment in the water industry.
Employing 7,500 people, running 29 bottled water facilities across the US and achieving an annual revenue of $4.1 billion in 2014 alone, Nestlé Waters' portfolio includes Acqua Panna, Perrier, San Pellegrino and Sweet Leaf Iced Teas.
As a leader in the beverage industry, Nestlé Waters North America is committed to reducing its environmental footprint across all of its operations – a pledge it hopes to strengthen with the new partnership.
In an interview with BevNET, Nelson Switzer, Chief Sustainability Officer for Nestlé Waters North America, also revealed that the program would allow the company to tap into ideas and innovations that address Nestle's core sustainability principles of water stewardship, packaging, energy and community value.
"We see a huge opportunity — and a responsibility — in North America to shepherd along the next economic revolution while ensuring the sustainability of our resources," he told BevNET.


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Three New Jersey police officers sprang into action to save a choking dog.
On Friday night, Cranford police received a frantic 9-1-1 call reporting a choking dog in the field adjacent to Walnut Avenue School.
During a game of catch, Leo, a Great Dane/Shepherd mix weighing over 140 pounds, began choking and couldn't breathe when a tennis ball became lodged in his throat.
Officer Robert Jordan encircled the dog with his arms and attempted to clear the dog's airway using abdominal thrusts. Officers John Rattigan and Brian Trotter arrived and assisted in the rescue.


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The hunter was running out of time, he not knew the direction in which the foul-stenched beast went. The hunter was fast, but the beast was faster. The hunter was sly, but the beast was more so. Dumbfounded, the hunter left on his way, with no animal to hang from his back, no beast to claim his reward for protecting the small village.
In the small village yonder the river, there one was a young girl, beautiful and adorned with natural jewels of deep crimsion. Upon her golden hair, she wore a velvet cap, which matched her so gracefully, that everyone began to call her "Little Red Cap". As instructed by her mother, she departed her home with wine and sweets in her gown for her grandmother. "Do not stray from the path, little red cap," said her mother, "you must get this food and wine to your grandmother before dusk. Now hurry along!" At that, the young little red cap went on her way down the windy, narrow path to her elderly grandmother's house. As she came upon a fork in the road, there lay a rock inbetween the two paths.
Upon the rock, sat a wolf, nonchalantly picking at his disgusting, sharp teeth. "Hello there, young red cap! To where are you going?" asked the wolf. The little girl wrung her hands together in nervousness. She decided the wolf was not to be trusted, but he was not being obnoxious or angry. "I am heading to grandmother's house, by the old oak tree, surely you know where that is?" "Why of course I do, that house is gorgeous! I know of a slight shortcut as well!"
The girl pondered her options. It was getting late, maybe a shortcut would help with time. "To where is this shortcut?" asked the girl. "Why, when you come to this fork in the road, take the path to the right!" The girl glanced in the direction in which the wolf was pointing. She gathered her memory to see if she had ever taken this way to her grandmother's before. "Alright," she said, "I will take this path. Thank you for the help, kind wolf, have a loveley afternoon."
The girl skipped off, while the wolf continued to perck on the rock for just a minute longer before pouncing into the forest, making swift to the grandmother's home. His eyes watered and his mouth dried from the fast pace and the delicious idea of his teeth crunching the small child's bones and drinking her wine until he became merry.
He entered the home as quietly as he could, though he knew the old woman was blind and deaf. He could not risk the girl spotting or hearing him. The wolf quickly cleaned his mess for the child to enter.
"Grandmother? It is I, little red cap! May I come in?" From inside the home she heard coughing, taking in that her grandmother was not doing so well. "Come in, my sweet child, in! There is supper for you on the table, and wine!" The girl sat in the chair before her supper, picked up the knife and fork and began to cut at the meat. She took a bite into her mouth. "This is good," she thought, "I wonder who helped her make this?" Suddenly, a cat walked across the floor. "That is not normal meat," said the feline, "that is your grandmother's flesh!" The girl gasped. "Grandmother! The cat told me I was eating your flesh!" "Oh thay rotten old cat has lost his mind, sho him away!" The girl looked for the cat be had vanished. She shrugged. "Maybe the cat was mad?" she thought. She continued to eat her meat and became parched. She took a sip from the deep red wine in front of her. A crow flew up to the window. "That is no ordinary wine, that is your grandmother's blood!" The girl gasped at the information yet again. Grandmother! This crow says I'm drinking your blood!" "Poppycock!" said the grandmother, "That old crow lost his mind years ago! Sho him away!" The girl turned to the window but found that he too, had vanished. She finished her meal in silence.
After she had finished her meal she was exhausted after walking all day. "Here is a gown for you dearest." said the grandmother. The girl took the gown gratefully, changed, and laid down in the bed. She fell asleep quickly, with her grandmother watching from the dark doorway.
In the morning when the girl awoke, she dressed in her clothes and sat the used gown on the bed. She decided it was time to go home. She walked into her grandmother's room and noticed something peculiar.
"Why grandmother, what big ears you have!"
"All the better you hear you with, my dear."
"Why grandmother, what big eyes you have!"
"All the better to see you with, my child."
"Why grandmother, what big hands you have!"
"All the better to hold you with, my beloved."
"Why grandmother, wht big teeth you have!"
"All the better to eat you with!"
And the wolf jumped out of the bed, ripping off the grandmother's gown on his way to the girl, who was running as quick as she could to the door. The wolf tromped behind her and with a quick slash of his claws, the door was covered in her blood, and the girl was dead.
The wolf took so much pleasure in his spoilings that he bathed in her blood and drank it as wine. After he had finished his slow meal, he heard something in the woods, beyond the window. A small snap, perhaps? Someone was coming. The wolf quickly jumped out a window, following him footprints of blood and gore.
As the hunter opened the door his eyes grew big. His knees impacted thr floor. He started to sob. "If only I was better. If only... my poor mother. My poor neice. If only..."
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Letter 1
Greetings my friend Tim!
I am very pleased to receive your letter again. How your day was?
With each new letter we become more close to each other.
When I receive your letters, my life becomes more joyful and happier.
I would like to give you the home address:
The country: Russia
The postal index: 426011
City: Izhevsk
Street: Kirova 19
I would like to learn your home address,
suddenly happen so my computer will break also I shall want to send you the letter mail.
However it is not so convenient, as it seems to me.
Will be possible that letter to go very for a long time,
and there is a probability that it will not reach you.
I want to warn you that Russian mail works not so well.
I think what easier to write each other through the Internet.
I would like to hear your voice, I hope that you too would like to hear me.
But unfortunately I have no any phone, installation costs very dearly.
At an opportunity I shall call to you from telegraph.
Whether you probably interests there were at me men.
When I studied at university, I have got acquainted with the man, we for a long time met it.
But I have understood that it did not love me, and sex was necessary for it only.
After that I have thrown it, I think that the girl should give itself to that who her is really worthy.
You know for me a marriage, this - not only mutual residing together under one roof,
but also and mutual understanding.
I am not jealous, and I think that a jealousy - poor attribute oppress.
It is necessary to trust each other, it - my point of view.
With your letters I forget my past, and I start to think of the future.
Well, now I would like will finish e-mail.
I shall wait for your letter. Please write to me soon.
Sincerely yours Elena.
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Greetings my love Tim!
I am really madly pleased to receive your letter and I am really pleased that I have found you!!!
I should tell to you, that I have ocean of emotions which I had no before.
I feel a little lost, when I have no opportunity to use a computer to read your letter.
In my soul I feel satisfaction and pleasure when I think of you.
I never in the life tried to begin attitudes with the person who is from me far on the other continent.
I also believe, that people which like each other, should share the ideas, feelings.
I hope that you understand, that I have in view of because it is very difficult for me to transfer you all that I feel through a computer.
I cannot explain why the woman lasts to the man or the man to the woman. It occurs at a subconscious level.
I feel heat and care in your letters, it forces to beat my heart faster.
With each letter I understand that we become more close to each other.
I want to tell to you that my feelings and words concerning you always were sincerely.
I want that between us there was not simply a friendship. I want to tell to you that I feel.
I have understood that I love you!!! It is uneasy to me to speak it because I spoke nobody of it.
I am ready to speak you these words again and again!!!
And now I understand that it is true love. It I searched for all life.
So to be bad far from you.
I want to be near to you. I would like that you have strong embraced me and have kissed.
I want that you have told that you love me, I cannot live without you.
I have understood that my searches of the man are finished, anybody because I have you is not necessary for me.
I want to begin a life where there is no place to a deceit.
I want to see the world where there are only you and I and we are happy because we together.
Our happiness in our hands and is very important to estimate it.
I shall make all that it was good you, I shall surround you with care and love.
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The Strange Library Hardback
by Haruki Murakami
Fully illustrated and beautifully designed, this is a unique and wonderfully creepy tale that is sure to delight Murakami fans. 'All I did was go to the library to borrow some books'.
On his way home from school, the young narrator of The Strange Library finds himself wondering how taxes were collected in the Ottoman Empire.
He pops into the local library to see if it has a book on the subject.
This is his first mistake. Led to a special 'reading room' in a maze under the library by a strange old man, he finds himself imprisoned with only a sheep man, who makes excellent donuts, and a girl, who can talk with her hands, for company.
His mother will be worrying why he hasn't returned in time for dinner and the old man seems to have an appetite for eating small boy's brains.
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I have just finished reading Haruki Muakami's Strange Library. It is a very interesting little tale that, like all the Murikami I have read, can be interpreted in different ways. Themes I found in it include the effect of one's upbringing; loneliness; reaction to authority; abuse of authority; fear; resilience of youth; focus on trivia; loss.Apart from the story the physical book is beautiful. I would suggest it is experimental. It is a small, hardback book containing a short story. The book layout and images make for an interesting reading experience. Format wise it is short story edging towards illustrated rather than graphic novel, albeit using several elements drawn from graphic novels.I would suggest it is a book for people familiar with Murikami's work or as a gift to others. I enjoyed it.
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Short story on loss and separation. Reads like a children's book and is interspersed with illustrations but i'm not sure if children would get it. I'm not sure i got it
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This long short story (or novella? - I am not sure where one ends and the other begins) was very disappointing. This edition was sumptuously produced, though now I am wondering whether the elaborate packaging was a ruse to try to hide the weakness of the story itself. It certainly fell far short of the very high expectations I now have of Murakami's works. I imagine he probably just dashed this off in a hurry one morning, probably rushing to meet a publisher's deadline, and never got around to polishing it. We all have bad days at the office, but most of us don't broadcast them to the world.If this had been the first Murakami work that i had read it is extremely unlikely that I would have gone on to try anything else by him, which would have been a great shame given the mastery of his novels such as '1Q84' or 'Kafka on the Shore'
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The Glenwood Barrow County High School Alumni Association will erect an historical marker at the site of Barrow County's segregation-era black elementary and high schools.
The association has been raising money for the sign for about a year, and the Barrow County Board of Education voted unanimously this week to allow the group to place the sign on school system property.
The historic Glenwood schools were at 163 King St. on the site of what is now Winder-Barrow Middle School.
"They brought it to us because they thought it was important to codify the history of the Glenwood Elementary and High schools," said Barrow schools Superintendent Wanda Creel. "It's just an opportunity for documentation to be in place that there was an established elementary and high school and that is a part of our history."
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the creation of the Glenwood schools, according to a brief history provided to the board by the Glenwood alumni.
The school remained open until Barrow County fully integrated its schools in 1970.
The alumni association hopes the Georgia Historical Society, which curates the state's historical markers, will approve its application for a marker when the society's board meets in August, said school board Chairman Mark Still.
"They hope to have the sign up by the time they have their reunion next June," Still said. "We were glad to help them out."
Barrow County is home to 15 Georgia Historical Society markers. The Glenwood schools' marker will only be the third in the county placed at the site of a historic school.
Community members placed a marker on Broad Street in Statham in front of Statham Elementary School, the site of the former Statham High School. They dedicated that marker to former Statham High School Principal Paul T. Barrett.
The Friends of the Barrow County Historical Society erected a marker in the 1980s commemorating the Perry-Rainey Institute in front of Auburn Elementary School at the intersection of Seventh Street and Sixth Avenue.
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British-Indian author Salman Rushdie and Chilean writer Isabel Allende are set to bring their celebrity to Brazil's biggest literary festival which started Wednesday.
The event, called Flip and held in the historic seaside town of Paraty south of Rio, each year hosts prestigious writers and book fans.
Rushdie, who wrote "The Satanic Verses," which attracted a fatwah death sentence from Iran for its depiction of Mohammed, was expected to appear on Friday.
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Anybody have any info on the this plant? I have looked and find conflicting info. Some say shade only, some say bright light. I picked up this bare root at a recent show and to make a long story short, did not get any idea about light, watering, etc.
Epidendrum tridens
I do not have E. tridens but I see it comes from Jamaica and Puerto Rico at an elevation of 1000 to 1500 feet. Try to duplicate those conditions if you can. I'm thinking tropical with a good breeze.
Ted, did you see this? There are a bunch of synonyms you could check. http://www.orchidspecies.com/epitridens.htm
E. tridens has a huge range and is very adaptable. It grows anywhere from fields to high up in trees. When an orchid has an extensive range it usually indicates it is tolerant of varying conditions. That is how it adapted to such a range. I'd think the shady location would be preferable for the more tropical and heat intensive exposures, especially if you do not have rigorous air flow like the Caribbean islands. I usually put unknowns in medium strong light and move them up or down as needed.
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Westphalia, where chronicles record them as early as the year 1000. There they were closely identified in the mediaeval period with the feudal society of the northern regions, and would later emerge as a noble family with great influence, having many distinguished branches, and become noted for its involvement in social, economic and political affairs. Chronicles first mention Diderich Wrange of Cologne in Westphalia around the year 1135. Chronicles also mention Johann Wrangere of Hamburg as early as 1252.
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Notables of the period with the name Wrona were members of the Wrangel military family who served in the Swedish, Russian, and Prussian forces. Friedrich Heinrich Wrangel (1784-1877) was a Prussian general field marshal...
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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] Movie of M.B. Elkins. Was premiered in 2015, with production teams of USA. You can watch The Human Kind online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in English at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2015.
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Runtime: 100 minutes
Brittni Barger, Matt Monaco, M.B. Elkins, Joel Chadney, Johnny Jackson, Leslie Greenetz, Daniel Kurtz, Dan Parkhurst, Tommy Gowin, Sandra Jackson, Tyler Johnson, Wendolyn Cooper, Kristin Tanon, Johnny Daugherty and Joseph Steele.
100-minute film (full movie) directed by M.B. Elkins.
The original audio of The Human Kind has dialogues in Dolby Digital, it was produced in USA.
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Media Watch
MEN: Missing players key in Wembley defeat
What the MEDIA says finished
Monday morning after a day at Wembley – I'm sure you can all predict what's taking up the majority of today's column inches!
The Community Shield match with Arsenal is all over the back pages, and indeed at the top of most websites' digital equivalents.
You can read Chris Bailey's official view on the defeat to the Gunners here.
Let's begin with the Manchester Evening News report, where Stuart Brennan points out that while Arsenal may have deserved victory, City were missing the majority of their first choice defence against the likes of Alexis Sanchez and Santi Cazorla.
Writes Brennan: "Manchester City can console themselves that they at least avoided the curse of the Community Shield!
"The Blues were second-best to a sharper, more penetrative Gunners side in the annual showpiece at Wembley, even if there were valid reasons for a poor defensive performance. Santi Cazorla, Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud scored the goals.
"But City can be comforted by the fact that teams that lift the first silverware of the season rarely go on to lift the last - the Premier League trophy, that is.
"If City had any real designs on this trophy, they were cursed by the fact that three-quarters of their first-choice back four, and Bacary Sagna, were involved in the later stages of the World Cup.
"That might be encouraging for the season to come, but in terms of this game it meant that the defence was cobbled together, with only Aleks Kolarov who could realistically stake a claim to a place in the Blues' strongest starting line-up.
"With City failing to find the speed of thought, and fleetness of foot, that marked their title campaign last year, Arsenal were able to soak up their best attacking efforts in the first 45 minutes and spring forward on the counter, led by the muscular pace of their new £31million signing Alexis Sanchez - a player who was strongly coveted by Roberto Mancini in his days as City boss."
Next up is the Guardian, who follow a similar theme popular across today's press – discussing the significance of each side's line-ups, and indeed the significance of the result.
Scribes the paper's Barney Ronay: "Quite what it means remains to be seen. City looked like a team still in hibernation while Arsenal, as they must with Champions League qualifiers against Besiktas coming up, seemed a step more advanced in their preparations.
"Indeed, if confirmation were needed that this is little more than a semi-contest for a semi-trophy that fades from the memory come the first whistle of the season proper, then it is worth sparing a thought for last season's winners.
"This is not to belittle Arsenal's achievement in beating the champions convincingly with a fine attacking performance that provided above all a reminder of the qualities of Aaron Ramsey, Santi Cazorla and Jack Wilshere, who looked fit and mobile and passed the ball well in central midfield.
"At half-time an occasion that so often feels as though it never really got going felt as though it was all but over, with City not so much uninterested as undermanned and undercooked. Indeed, the champions looked like what they were: a team with nine first-team players missing including the captain, main goalscorer and chief creator in David Silva."
Right, that wasn't so painful, was it?
As of this time next week, we'll be discussing actual, competitive, Premier League football – May seems far too long ago to me.
Finally, you didn't think I was going to let you go without some sort of transfer rumour did you?
There's only a snippet to go on today, but the Daily Express claim that City, Liverpool, United and Chelsea will all be boosted by the fact that reported target Radamel Falcao could depart Monaco – that news is apparently via the player's Dad, by the way.
Anthony Chapman reports: "City, Chelsea and United have all been interested in the 28-year-old since his Atletico days, and his father Radamel Garcia conceded that his son might yet be on the move to one of the Premier League giants.
"He said: "'I can't rule out that my son might leave.
"'But the only thing I can say is that, for now, he has a contract with Monaco.'"
Well, that clears that up, then…
As ever, we'll be the first with any confirmed transfers right here on mcfc.co.uk.


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Bangalore, Dec 23: US has released a travel advisory urging its citizen travelling to or in India to review travel plans in light of new tourist visa regulations which prevents the tourists from reentering India once they have departed the country.
Foreign tourists departing India with visitor (T) visas will now receive a stamp in their passports at the port of departure that indicates that the bearer will not be allowed to reenter India for two months, regardless of their length of stay or validity of the visa, statement on the US Department of State website informs.
As per these new regulations, if someone wishes to reenter India within the span of two months, then he/she must visit an Indian Embassy, High Commission, or Consulate abroad to present their case for reentry, and must provide documentation in support of the request and wait for approval.
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