text:
Review details wrongdoing at AACOG
SAN ANTONIO — Despite a private investigator's scathing report about the relationship between two former Alamo Area Council of Government executives and the owner of a nonprofit that failed to pay thousands of dollars in rent and reimbursements, the council's board Wednesday chose not to take civil action to recoup the funds.
AACOG board members reasoned that the legal fight would not be worth the expense to recover money owed by nonprofit executive director Jackqueline Cooper and two former AACOG executives.
Chairman Kevin Wolff, a Bexar County commissioner, said the agency is "bleeding," thanks largely to Cooper, who has cost AACOG about $250,000 in taxpayer money.
"This fight has put us into an operating structure that is becoming precarious," Wolff said. "It did cost taxpayer money. It did cost AACOG money. And it cost us in reputation."
More Information
At a board meeting, Robert Peden of Peden Investigations presented the report, which delved into Cooper's actions with former AACOG Executive Director Dean Danos and Mike Quinn, former deputy executive director.
Danos was fired and Quinn resigned from AACOG last month. While Danos and several employees were interviewed as part of Peden's review, Quinn declined to participate.
Many of the Peden report's details have already trickled out through open records requests by the San Antonio Express-News, including:
The trio's actions to funnel money into a bank account that went directly to Cooper and her ongoing promises of unrealistic sums of forthcoming grant money;
The year and a half that Quinn and Danos allowed Cooper's foundation to avoid paying rent;
Inappropriate gifts from Cooper, such as a gift certificate for a spa treatment called colon hydrotherapy that she gave Quinn.
The report detailed a claim by Danos that he hadn't seen a vetting document that AACOG lawyers prepared before Cooper subleased office space from AACOG, warning him against doing business with Cooper and her company, TriHM Foundation LLC.
But according to the report, AACOG lawyers emailed the warning about TriHM's questionable business past directly to Danos in 2012.
The report included a news release Cooper prepared in 2013. She wrote that TriHM was "delighted to announce" the awarding of $1.1 billion in grants to 20 nonprofits, including $64 million for AACOG — money that never materialized.
New to many on the 30-member AACOG board, which represents 12 counties, was disclosure of a $71,520 personal loan from Danos to Cooper. Signed on Sept. 18, 2013, the repayment terms stated that Cooper would reimburse Danos $286,080 within 10 days. The loan was not repaid.
"When shown these documents, Mr. Danos' first response was, 'Where did you find these?' He stated that they were personal items in his desk and that this was a personal investment he was dealing with through Ms. Cooper and didn't want to discuss this matter any further," according to the Peden report, which cost $6,000 and took about one month to complete.
Also new was the knowledge that at one point, Cooper used Quinn's office to interview his son for a chauffeur's position.
Repeated calls and emails to Danos, Quinn and Cooper were not returned.
While the report does explain some of Danos and Quinn's actions in dealing with Cooper, most of which took place without the board's permission, what remains a mystery is why the executives acted out of their purview and violated policies, apparently to appease Cooper.
"I'm trying to figure the motivation on each of these guys' parts, other than a gift card for a colon cleansing," said board member Tom Schoolcraft, mayor of Helotes. "There's just so much that leads to so many questions."
Wolff said that while civil litigation isn't a feasible option, he advised all AACOG board members and staff to continue to cooperate with ongoing criminal investigations by the FBI and the Texas Rangers.


text:
His full name - Carlos Luis de Funes de Galarza, the famous French actor, born 31 July 1914 in the aristocratic family of Leonora and jeweler Carlos, who came from a Spanish nobleman.
Since childhood, Louis had the mobility and a penchant for tomfoolery. One day in class the teacher Louis parodied behind him than the class laugh, for it has been expelled from class to the principal.
Louis's mother taught him from childhood to work, the young Louis has worked as a courier, messenger of milk, an assistant draftsman and salesman in the shop.
When he was drafted into the army, Louis was furious when he was refused because of his small stature at 1 m 64 cm and a low body weight.
Serious passion for acting with Louis evident late in almost 27 years, he began attending theater courses Rene Simon. His first role on stage was awarded the Louis newspaper article about a new actor who plays with a twinkle in his eye.
There, on theater courses, Louis met Joan, his future wife, who was from a noble family and was a relative of the writer Guy de Maupassant.
April 22, 1942 Louis and Jeanne were married when the Second World War was in full swing. Began hungry occupation of France, Louis worked at the warehouse after began playing in night cabarets.
Despite all of the conditions of life, Louis and Joan first child in November 1944, and after the war, a second son.
Educating children by Jeanne, because with the end of the war Louis became a lot to appear in small roles to support the family and pay the bills for the apartment. In the period from 1945 to 1963 by Louis participated in small roles in 112 films.
Louis comicality shone in all its episodes already, but it began to recognize in 1954, after a cameo role in the film "Daddy, Mommy, the maid and I," where he played pristavuchimi neighbor Monsieur calomel. It is with this role came comedic character traits that have become associated actor Louis de Funes.
Over the next film, "Do not be caught - not a thief," where Louis opened his charisma and become more charismatic actor with a unique comedic roles. Then there were the movies "Great American" (1961) and the first film about the gendarme - "gendarme of the Saint-Tropez" (1963).
Especially raised the popularity of Louis Fantomas films, where the main role of the hero of the plot to scare away Fantomas, but with the release of the first film became apparent another hero - Commissioner Zhyuva, in the role of Louis de Funes. All subsequent films Fantomas steel accented by Commissioner Zhyuva.
Louis finding the image has become more relaxed and confident, he has full use of the image he created in the next film, "gendarme of the Saint-Tropez." This time director Gerard Uri added to the energetic and indomitable image of the second comedian De Funes - Burvilem, which was the reverse opposite: slow and clumsy.
Stolid image Burvilem and irrepressible image De Funes was fascinated by the public, they are fully complemented each other.
Created by Tandem comedians began to appear in other movies: "Long Walk" and "Razin," which became box-office hits in France. During the first months of the films showing at the cinema show came more than 17 million Frenchmen.
Louis de Funes felt very free and comedian simply, while it has never worked or studied in the clown's art. Louis game was exaggerated facial expressions and gestures, which were conceived and the whole action. Critics spoke highly of the Forest of comedic talent Louis.
At one point, Louis de Funes became the highest-paid actor in French cinema. He was paid for his role in the film is not less than 2,500,000 francs. Even fees Alain Delon, the hero lover, do not exceed 2 million francs.
Celebrity Louis did not change him as a good-natured and polite person. Reporters loved Louis for his patience and courtesy when they had been too intrusive in their interviews. Each of his appearance on the streets of Paris caused the crowd around him.
The popularity of Louis de Funes and his huge fees have led to the fact that the supporting roles of other actors become faceless and Louis became the only character in the film.
This phenomenon frightened many actors who participated in the work along with Louis.
Louis de Funes starred in many films that did not develop his way, he stopped at one of types, it has been repeatedly recognized journalists.
"I repeat and repeat"
All this time, Louis was next to his wife, Jeannine, who accompanied him everywhere. She took care of it completely: drove a car, picked up the ties to the costumes. Jeannine collected clippings from newspapers and magazines about her husband.
Lou de Funes despite the movie is still a lot of playing at the theater. He loved the scene and have always found it even more important to the movie.
"The actor, as a pianist to play every day. Theatre - our scheme, the public - an inexhaustible source of energy, without direct contact with which is weak and can and does dry out the creative potential of the artist. On stage I recharges"
Louis caught up with the fate of many actors: during the show had a heart attack, he managed to save on the stage. The audience were shocked fans prayed for his favorite actor. Louis passed the recovery rate in the hospital for a few months, but then again he caught a heart attack. Scroll to consciousness after the second heart attack, Louis joked:
"It's probably for the best that I realized the first"
He feels Louis de Funes was bad, he was often assailed by bouts of fatigue, after which it disappeared, its expression restlessness and restless energy.
Louis stopped inviting to play a role in the film, for fear of a heart actor.
When Louis almost stopped acting in films, and his health improved, he suddenly called director Jean Louis Giraud and offered a role in the film. Louis refused the role offered an old friend, but promised to think over the offer.
Louis was cunning, he was looking forward to this proposal, before an old friend of Jean Giraud, whom Louis had known since 1964. In 1982, during the filming of "The Civil Guard and zhandarmetki" died director Jean Giraud.
For Louis de Funes friend's death was a tragedy, he finally ceased to be in the movies and playing on stage. He lost interest in public life, Louis went to live in his castle recluse. Louis stopped to chat with anyone, only the gardener Victor who helped him grow roses constantly by my side. Louis Victor and often went trout fishing on the river.
In December 1982 a survey was conducted of Parisians, who showed that almost half of the respondents called the best comedian Louis de Funes, and then just call: Pierre Richard and Michel Serres. It has been estimated that over 16 years movies with Louis saw nearly 100 million viewers.
At the same time, Louis de Funes was awarded the most honorable award in France - the Legion of Honor.
Two months later, January 28, 1983, early in the morning, Louis de Funes died, going into the room with his wife Jeanne. Paris and the whole of France was saddened by the news of the death of their beloved comedian.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
We got the tools
Thermal imaging. Moisture meters. Electric meters.
Compass Property Inspections provides services focused on Home Inspections, Commercial Properties, College Properties, Energy, Radon, Mold, Thermal Imaging, Wood Destroying Organisms, Water Quality Analysis.
We make sure you understand the major systems of the house you're about to call a home.
Radon is the 2nd leading cause of lung cancer in the US. Make sure you and your family are protected.
Mold is sneaky and often hard to detect. Make sure you know if action needs to be taken.
If you own property with a private water supply, such as a spring or a well, you might consider water testing.
Negotiate a better home purchase price with an in-depth pool inspection.
Sprinkler system leaks and failures can lead to high water bills and potential damage to your new home or property.
Thermal imaging. Moisture meters. Electric meters.
We are certified by top home inspector association and have various other qualifications.
You get top value for a reasonable price.
Any anything. Before, during and after the inspection.
Experience is the greatest teacher. We use ours so you can learn about your home.
A modern report so you can know what issues to address immediately.
Very professional and very thorough
Tom is a wonderful teacher, very knowledgeable. He taught me everything I need to know and check for when buying a house. I am glad I have chosen him over so many other inspectors.
Very professional and reliable.
Very reliable and efficient!
Thank you again for all your help! We will definitely recommend you to anyone who asks 🙂
Excellent report. This is very helpful.
You did a very thorough job on the inspection!!! Love it!
Report was very user-friendly and easy to navigate.
The report is awesome.
Thank you for your great service and the great report for my client.
I would be happy to refer folks to you. It was a pleasure working with you.
Very thorough and professional
Thank you for your excellent report.
Bridgewater, CT 06752


text:
Indie refiner to resume drilling for oil in W. Ky.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — An oil refining company that left the drilling business decades ago has started looking again for oil in southwestern Indiana and Western Kentucky.
CountryMark CEO Charles Smith said the company has partnered with Pioneer Oil Co. to drill in the Illinois Basin, a 53,000-square-mile depression under most of southern Illinois, southwestern Indiana and Western Kentucky. Drilling began last month in Spencer County, Ind., and was expected to follow in Posey County and in nearby Daviess County, Ky.
Indianapolis-based CountryMark's investment for the first round of drilling at the three sites will total about $4 million this year, Smith said. He estimated it will cost $300,000 or more to drill a single well.
Oil has been found at the Spencer County site, but the companies have not decided whether it will be profitable to continue, Pioneer Oil President Don Jones said.
"It will depend on how well we do and how much it costs to do the drilling whether we will continue or stop," Jones told the Courier & Press.
If drilling continues, CountryMark and Pioneer, which is based in Lawrenceville, Ill., could produce 40,000 to 50,000 barrels of crude oil in the next decade, Smith predicted.


text:
Filed under: exhibit | Tags: စိုးနိုင်, ပန်းဆိုးတန်း, British Council, Delia Maria Davila, Images of conflict, impressions of peace, pansodan, Pansodan Art Gallery, soe naing, Yangon
Images of Conflict, Impressions of Peace, a collaboration of Pansodan with the British Council, begins today at the British Council in Yangon. [Results are now online.]
The new stakes in Myanmar in 2012 bring new opportunities, and the changing context calls for a multifaceted approach to understanding conflict and creating a platform for peace. The peace processes in Myanmar have become a public issue. Thus the entire citizenry should be included in building a just and sustainable peace. Creating peace should not be the rôle of the élite alone; any thoughtful person can explore ways to approach conflict and violence, and create initiatives for peace.
Pansodan Art Gallery is participating by initiating a project which seeks to assist in understanding conflict and developing cultural approaches to peace, and to create culturally appropriate interventions and strategies. We are very happy to welcome Guatemalan artist and activist Delia Maria Davila is bringing her experience to Burma for this time, which has turned into an even more conflict-filled time than anticipated when the programme was conceived.
Visual arts can be a powerful vehicle for dialogue on and transmission of personal experiences and stories, while also creating an open space for interaction for communities to freely interact and express their concerns and experiences, especially in fragile situations Myanmar is now facing. Art makes experience visible.
Sound too abstract? Stop by Pansodan Art Gallery to join the conversation.
Filed under: exhibit | Tags: ကိုချို, စိုးနိုင်, စောလင်းအောင်, ထားဝယ်လေး, မျိုးညွန့်ခင်, ရဲဝင်းအောင်, အိမ်အေးကျော်, ဧကဇာချို, burmese art, callie enlow, Dawei Lay, Eain Aye Kyaw, Eikaza Cho, ein aye kyaw, Han Tin Swe, inside/outside, ko cho, myanmar art, myo nyunt khin, saw lin aung, soe naing, Ye Win Aung
The Inside/Outside exihibition was at the SateFL!GHT Gallery, 2332 S. Presa, in San Antonio, Texas in November 2011. It has now concluded, but some items are still available online.
In early 2011, Callie Enlow spent months teaching in Yangon, and — who wouldn't? — succumbed to the fascination of the possibilities of the country. Many people feel for the people, but only a few choose to do something about it. Callie is one of those people. She took a route through art. She has carefully chosen paintings from eight artists and arranged an exhibition in San Antonio.
None of this art will make anyone think "That's realistic, isn't it!" But then, Burma does not make you think that either.
The art is wonderful, Callie is knowledgeable, and we hope that people will gather their friends, go there, admire the art, be drawn in more deeply, and deepen their understanding of our world, whether through talking to Callie, enjoying the art, or both.
A map showing the gallery is here.
More information about it can be found at this link, and thanks to SMART too!
Filed under: exhibit | Tags: စိုးနိုင်, Brighton Festival, Sarah Cook, soe naing, soenaing
The World Art collection at Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove, which has some paintings by Soe Naing, featured his paintings on their blog recently. Click on the link above to go to their slideshow and entry by Sarah Cook:
"Soe Naing's use of vivid colours and visible brushstrokes invest his paintings with a real sense of energy and spontaneity. Amongst these brightly-coloured brushstrokes he also creates inky, black, calligraphic marks which give the impression of facial features, claws, ears, talons and tongues. Along with colour you can see that the expressive quality of line is important to Soe Naing. Every brushstroke is applied with a sense of urgency"
Read a little more about Soe Naing here and at his page on Yadanapura. Paintings by Soe Naing are available from Sa Sa Bassac in Phnom Penh, from Callie Enlow in the US (and on-line), in London (contact us), and in wonderful quantities in Yangon, at Pansodan Gallery.
Filed under: exhibit | Tags: aung min min, aung moe win, cosu, Eikaza Cho, ekaza cho, hein thit, kaung htet, ko cho, ko ko gyi, ko su, kyaw own, kyaw thaung, lu tin, ma hmwe, maung maung thu ya, mg mg thu ya, Moat Thone, mocha, moe htet moe, myo nyunt, myo nyunt khin, nay tun, nyan shein, nyi nge, shwe kyaw lin, sit moe aung, soe naing, than kywe, thein thein, thet nyunt, tin htut latt, tin maung oo, watercolor, watercolour, win tint, win zaw
The new exhibition starts today — a great variety of watercolours. Open until 28 February, from 10.00 to 18.00.
Pansodan Gallery itself has recently shown itself to be waterproof and smokeproof — it came through a fire in the building without damage to the many artworks displayed and stored on the premises. There was some damage to the rooms, but none to the art.
With thanks to the firefighters.
Filed under: exhibit | Tags: စိုးနိုင်, burma, chath piersath, Douglas Long, erin gleeson, nats, net, phnom penh, sa sa bassac, soe naing, soe naing burma, soe naing myanmar, soe naing painter, spirit, vahana, vahanas
"It is only when you are eager to paint, and are free of grief and greed, healthy, and with the mind at peace, that you are in the frame of mind to accept uncertainty." -Soe Naing
The Soe Naing and Chath Piersath exhibtion at the French Cultural Centre in Phnom Penh has closed. Many thanks to Erin Gleeson for making it happen. You can read about the painter in this article by Douglas Long in the Phnom Penh Post: Myanmar painter uses canvas to open gateway into the spirit world.
A quote from the article:
The paintings are rendered in thick dollops and sweeping swathes of paint that are placed on the canvas with a palette knife rather than a brush. Seeing the grain of the strokes, it is easy to visualise the artist's vigorous gestures as he worked. The colours are often fresh and cheerful, standing in opposition to any sense of pessimism.
One visitor from Myanmar who viewed the exhibition last week said the colours were vivid enough to evoke more than just the visual experience of the nat pwe.
"When I see these paintings I hear the music of the nat pwe. I think [Soe Naing] expresses sounds through bright colours," said Aye Sapay Pyu, on a month-long visit to Phnom Penh.
The nat pwe act as a gateway to the spirit world, and the figures are clearly from a place that is not our own, a realm populated by hermaphrodites, humanoid figures bearing sword-like weapons, and in one instance a horse and rider galloping across a black void.
The source of the otherworldly quality of these paintings is best explained by Soe Naing himself. Although he doesn't claim to be channelling nats while he paints, he admits that the creative process is akin to being possessed by a spirit not beholden to the dictates of reason.
"Nats are in a state of trance;I am too, and so are my little humans. Nats are dynamic. I am in motion, too. so are my little humans," he said.
Here is more about his thought and work on Yadanapura. An in-depth interview with him should be coming out in about a week, I will link to it here when it is online.
Here you can find an essay about him: A volcano exploding inside; a glacier flowing smoothly.
More works on paper can be viewed here. Contact us through the comments for availability and prices.


text:
TFI New Media Fund
Funding and support to non-fiction, social issue media projects which go beyond traditional screens—integrating film with content across media platforms, from video games, apps, social networks and Web. For projects based anywhere in advanced development or beyond. Grants range from $50,000 to $100,000.
More info about submissions


text:
by Katie Rich
Walking through the muddy barracks of Auschwitz, seeing the vile latrines and the ruins of the gas chambers used to murder a million innocent people, the existence of evil was tangible, its fossils decaying right before my eyes. The ashes from the ground seemed to whisper, why are you a Catholic?
Every day, our phones and televisions and computer screens awaken our minds to the wretched reality of the world. A massive typhoon kills thousands in a country that has a hard enough time standing on its own two feet. Another shooting has happened in another shopping mall or elementary school, while cheeks are still damp with tears from the last horrific outburst. Planes crash, ships sink, people die. Chaos spits angrily in our faces, why are you a Catholic?
Across the country, case after case surfaces of priests abusing children, our little sons and daughters and sisters and brothers. Lawyers are hired, fingers are pointed, but it seems as if the vicious cycle will only repeat itself as more and more information is uncovered. The very men who should be our leaders become our downfall, and the world can only look at us with sad, uncomprehending eyes and ask, why are you a Catholic?
And if we have any kind of empathetic heart, shouldn't it cause us to pause and ask ourselves the same thing? Shouldn't we be disgusted with our Church, with ourselves, and with our God, for allowing such brutality and vulgarity to exist?
No, we shouldn't let the despicable acts of mere men cloud the beauty of the immortal Church. No, we can't let evil reign king over our hearts, kicking aside all that is good, true, and beautiful. Faith is no walk in the park. It's an uphill battle. It's gritty. Sometimes, it leaves you with a bad taste in your mouth as you look around and wonder how you could possibly be on the right path when everything seems so wrong. But we have to believe. We have to remember with every fiber of our being that our God is good, that He loves us, undeservingly, more than we could ever understand. He's fighting for us and for our world. In the end, all He wants is for us to come home to Him.
I'm not going to pretend I can solve the problem of evil (I may have conquered Budapest, but I still have a long way to go in the philosophical department). There are others, wiser and more educated than I, who would be excellent people to turn to with such difficult questions. But what I can tell you is to never be ashamed you are a Catholic. Never be embarrassed or shuffle your feet or lie when someone asks where you were that Tuesday night you went to Mass. Don't let someone bully you into silence because the world is a disgusting place sometimes. Hold your head high. Pray for the weak and the strong alike. When you don't think you can do it alone, for goodness sake, remember that you don't have to! Catholic is not just our title, it is our family. Look to the saints, past and present. Every day we learn about another unbelievably wonderful thing Pope Francis has done. He dresses in disguise to feed the homeless by night. He calls strangers when they are having a tough time. He reveals aspects of his past that only help us to know that he is really one of us (he recently told parishioners at a church here in Rome that he used to be a bouncer at a club).
As my time in Rome rapidly draws to an end, I can only look back over the last few months with a smile on my face. I came expecting to see the sights, eat the food, and take some pictures. I'm leaving with shining new friendships, a refreshing dose of awareness, and a sense of conviction I never thought I'd have. There is glory to be found in the world, if we can see past the grime. And of course, the best way to do that is to follow in our fearless Pope Francis' footsteps, roll up our sleeves, and start scrubbing that grime away ourselves.


text:
Energy Wasted
On a group members bill we noticed that the amount of energy wasted was way too high. She used a total of 2,090 KWH in 61 days. That is a lot of energy!
The electricity charge was very high too. She paid $441.49 on her energy bill!! If you visit our Tip's Space we have a few ways to reduce your chance of spending $500.00 on energy. If you follow those tips we guarantee you will see a big change on your next energy bill. When you think your energy bill is getting too high, visit the 119 energy savers!


text:
In separate announcements, both Ricardo, a European automotive engineering firm, and Nissan recently announced that they are developing diesel engines that meet emissions standards that match the Toyota Prius. Does this mean that diesel vehicles are finally worthy of the "clean diesel" label?
Not quite yet, but apparently the time is coming closer. Neither company is saying when—or even if—Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (SULEV) diesels will enter production. California's SULEV standard is an impressive goal, but the more immediate goal is for diesels to meet federal Tier 2, Bin 5 standard (T2B5).
Today, there is one diesel car and five diesel SUVs sold in the United States that meet the EPA's less stringent Tier 2 Bin 8 (T2B8) emissions requirement. That means today's diesels are still dirty enough to outlaw their sale in five states.
2007 Diesel Vehicles(sold in 45 states)
Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec
Mercedes-Benz R320 CDI 4matic
Mercedes-Benz ML320 CDI 4matic
Mercedes-Benz GL320 CDI 4matic
Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD
Volkswagen Touareg TDI
You'll have to wait another year for cleaner diesel cars that meet Tier 2, Bin 5 (T2B5) standards. These models will be available for sale anywhere in the U.S.
2008 Diesel Vehicles – Announced (sold in 50 states)
Audi Q7 3.0 TDI
BMW 535d
Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec
Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec
Mercedes-Benz R320 CDI 4matic
Mercedes-Benz ML320 CDI 4matic
Mercedes-Benz GL320 CDI 4matic
Volkswagen Jetta TDI
Until the uncertain date when technology from Ricardo, Nissan, and others produce a diesel worthy of Mr. Clean, the T2B5 diesels will remain dirtier than the typical hybrid. The big issue is oxides of nitrogen (NOX)—gases which contribute to the formation of smog, particularly in cities. A T2B5 diesel in Los Angeles can emit as much NOX as three and-a-half Priuses. So while the new diesels are fuel efficient, they still pollute more, making them an environmental mixed bag.


text:
Voted Top Music & Dance Academy since 2015
ROOTS Music Academy offers private music lessons on piano, voice, guitar, bass, drums, violin, ukulele, and more!
ROOTS Dance Academy offers a full array of dance classes and private lessons in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical and hip hop dance classes for toddlers through adults.
ROOTS Academy
320 Southgate Court
Brentwood, TN 37027
(615) 804-1177


text:
Sword unit by onestepartWatch
©2013-2019 onestepart
A recent-ish sword soldier
sketch + some paint
sketch + some paint
I especially like the structure of the head piece. Very cool.
Man that's so Dope.
Not bad, haha, nice job.
Fantastic design
amazing work as allways!
freaking awesome, i wish i could...
dude, i checked out your stuff, i dont think you are too far behind! Just keep at it and keep pushing
I consider myself lucky for finding this on newest deviations. Very well done.
Wow , awesome !


text:
Archive for the 'Cake' Category
Birthday Cake
After a couple of trial runs, here's the birthday cake I baked, layered, filled and decorated for my son who just turned 1 year old on June 28th.
It took days to get it to the final stage: I baked the cakes on Friday afternoon, layered them in the evening. I made the fillings (1 layer was coconut, the other home made prune jam) late Friday evening. I made the sauce (to moisten the cake) Saturday morning and then put the cake together in the afternoon.
Sunday morning I decorated with the cream and the edible animals. Then Sunday afternoon was the birthday party and we ate almost the entire cake! It took a lot of work, but I made it with love for my baby boy!
Lemon-Scented Blueberry Cupcakes
When I saw a posting from Cooking Light Magazine on Facebook with a recipe for lemon and blueberry cupcakes I just knew I had to try them! I've baked a fantastic quick bread with both lemon and blueberry and really enjoyed it, so I though "why not try it now with cupcakes?"!
I had some blueberries in the freezer that my mother in law picked in the woods last season, and it was about time I used the lemons in the fridge, what a perfect combo. Today is my son's 9-month birthday, an occasion to celebrate and what a great way to celebrate; with cupcakes! Of course he can't eat any yet, but I assured him that when he is allowed to eat sweets, I will bake the best for him! Plus, he may taste them in his dinner anyway!
Recipe tested and approved! As you can see in the picture above (see more pictures below), I have not added too much icing, I think it takes away from the actual cupcake taste, so I halved the frosting recipe. The blueberries on top don't only add visually; they also add to the fantastic overall flavor of this heavenly cupcake.
Here's the recipe I used from Myrecipes.com
- Cupcakes:
- 1 1/2 cups (about 6 3/4 ounces) plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided $
- 10 tablespoons granulated sugar $
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
- 1/2 cup 2% reduced-fat milk
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
- 3/4 cup fresh or frozen blueberries, thawedFrosting:
- 1/4 cup (2 ounces) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- Fresh blueberries (optional)
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Place 12 decorative paper muffin cup liners into muffin cups.
- To prepare cupcakes, lightly spoon 1 1/2 cups flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Measure 1 tablespoon flour; level with a knife. Sift together 1 1/2 cups flour plus 1 tablespoon flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and baking soda in a large bowl. Combine melted butter and egg in another large bowl; stir with a whisk. Add buttermilk, milk, and 1 teaspoon rind to butter mixture; stir with a whisk. Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Toss blueberries with remaining 1 tablespoon flour. Fold blueberries into batter. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups. Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.
- To prepare frosting, place cream cheese, 2 tablespoons butter, 1 teaspoon rind, vanilla, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed just until blended. Gradually add powdered sugar (do not overbeat). Stir in juice. Spread frosting evenly over cupcakes; garnish with blueberries, if desired. Store, covered, in refrigerator.
A New Way to Make Cake: Gluten-Free
I have always been skeptical of anything gluten-free. I've tasted some horrible gluten-free breads in the past that have turned me off from anything gluten-free.
With that said, I received a gluten-free cookbook as a gift from my aunt, and didn't think she (who loves cooking and eating, just like me) would send me a book that wasn't good. So I gave it a chance and read through the recipes, finding a cake recipe that intrigued me: pumpkin cake with coconut.
I love pumpkin bread and made some during the past holiday season. I got a gigantic pumpkin around Thanksgiving, baked it and then pureed it in the food processor. I used some for the quick breads and froze the rest, planning to feed it to my 6-month old. He hated it more than anything, and I had all this pumpkin puree left over in the fridge that needed using, so I decided to give this gluten-free cake a try.
I am very happy to report that it turned out delicious!! So much better than I could possibly expect!
The recipe in the book doesn't specify the oven temperature, just says to bake in medium heat for 30 minutes. I don't like baking cakes in high temperatures, so I chose to bake it at 180°C (350°F), but it was far from done at 30 minutes. The toothpick only came out clean after 45 minutes. I left the cake in the oven a few extra minutes after turning it off (my son was just falling asleep in my arms and I didn't want to wake him up!). When I finally took out the cake I put it outside (in -10°C) to cool.
It has been about 24 hours since the cake has been taken out of the form and half of it is gone (and there are just 2 of us eating it). I will most certainly be baking this gluten-free pumpkin cake again, and feel confident in trying many more gluten-free recipes as well!
Here I share this wonderful recipe:
Gluten-Free Pumpkin-Coconut Cake
|Egg, Milk
|Gluten Free
|Meal type
|Breakfast, Snack
|From book
|A deliciosa cozinha sem glúten by Regina Racco
- 3 eggs
- 70g butter (room temperature)
- 1 cup coconut flakes
- 2 cups pumpkin puree
- 2 cups rice flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
|Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease and flour a cake pan (using butter and rice flour).
|Beat egg whites until peaks form.
|In a separate large bowl, beat eggs and butter until frothy. Slowly add sugar. Add pumpkin puree and coconut. Beat well.
|Add flour mixed and baking powder and mix well.
|Pour batter into form and bake 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Cool before removing cake from pan. Voilá!


text:
The Northeast Colorado Health Department announced Tuesday the appointment of Trish McClain as the new Public Health Director.
McClain has been serving as the interim director since Tony Cappello resigned from the role in August. Cappello left after five years with NCHD to take a position with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
McClain has been with the department for 11. 5 years, first as the Nursing Director and then as Deputy Director.
"I look forward to continuing the important work the Northeast Colorado Health Department has been doing. 2018 promises to be a productive year, with the agency finishing our second Community Health Assessment and Public Health Improvement Plan as well as going for national accreditation," McClain said. "Public Health has changed a lot over the years and NCHD has kept up with the changes and has been a leader for many of them. NCHD is working on several new programs such as behavioral and mental health, diabetes prevention and education, blood pressure education and much more.
I'm incredibly proud of the staff we currently have and look forward to growing with them in the years to come."
NCHD has offices in each of its six counties in northeast Colorado — Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington and Yuma. The territory of 9,200 square miles is served by a staff of 40.


text:
There are contrasting prostate problems that men status to cognise more or less to official document them to stop in righteous eudaimonia. When you know signs and symptoms of a endocrine problem, you can go and medical remedy earlier than mortal who is unacquainted on the speciality.
Most men don't approaching to make a clean breast they have a prostate, let unsocial question any endocrine conundrum they may have. This is a bungle. Many nowadays a ductless gland trouble can be activated like greased lightning and slickly and leaving a prostate difficulty ungoverned may front to much beingness baleful provisos.
If you are a man beneath the age of 50, the supreme rampant prostatic breakdown you will encounter is inflammation. What this way is that nearby is symptom of the ductless gland secretory organ. You may thought that you excrete more than time and again or undertake sizzling or spasm when you do go. Sometimes you may have a restlessness or simply cognisance dead beat all the occurrence.Post ads:
Spongebob Squarepants Kids pilot case luggage / New White Vinyl Wedding Bridal Dress Garment Bag (600GBW) / 15 inch Purple Butterfly Design Laptop Carrying Sleeve Bag / Ogio Hip Hop Messenger Bag / Purple butterfly 13-Inch 13.3-Inch Notebook Laptop / American Tourister iLiteTM Supreme 21" Spinner - Sapphire / J World Stacy Sling Backpack / ful Unisex Adult Ditty Mini Backpack / eForCity Clear Hard Shell Case Compatible With Macbook Pro / Fox Juniors Master Class Hobo Bag / Galleria Animal Kingdom Kid's Umbrella / Skechers Twinke Toes Flower Stripe Basic Backpack / Fasano European Style Aluminum 4" Wide Attache Case - / Clearcrate Rubberized Hard Shell Cover Case for 13-Inch / Jeep Purse
Having this checked may stamp out prolonging the requirement and also to bank check to see if in that are other terms contemporary as well. It is ever best to err on the side of precaution when it comes to men and a prostatic mess they may feel.
For men who have reached the age of 50, the maximum undisputed prostate danger they will encounter is an enlargement of the prostate secreter. This can ensue for any figure of reasons and deed yourself curbed hastily can relief you muddle through your symptoms.
When you have ductless gland reservation it is always first-rate to see a learned profession professional, peculiarly if you are complete 50. Prostate malignant neoplasm is not e'er a diagnoses, but it ever a danger. If you have any of the jeopardy factors of prostate cancer, plow your concerns with your doctor of medicine and rota a prostate communication as soon as contingent.Post ads:
Horizon Dance 3402 Satin and Sequins Ballet Shoes Tote Bag / Mario Brothers 16" Backpack with Detachable Lunch Kit / Heys USA Gamma X 21" Shiny Hardside Carry-On / Travelpro Luggage Crew-9 25 Inch Expandable Hardside / Everest Waist Pack with Sports Bottle / Dakine 29-Litre Point Wet/Dry Pack / HP Business BP848UT Notebook Case - Nylon - 16.1-Inch / Incase CL55383 Terra Tote Bag for 13-Inch MacBook Pro / Emergency Essentials Large Backpack / Sprint Samsung Galaxy S2 S II Epic 4G Touch D710 Wallet / Samsonite Luggage Ez Traveller Cart / COACH Addison 3 Color Signature Baby Bag Tote- LILAC / Pink Alligator Croc Print Passport Cover Holder / Osprey Viper 13-Litre Hydration Pack / Speck Products MB13PU-SEE-CL See-Thru Case for 13-Inch
Whether a man likes it or not, the qualification of his ductless gland is component of his overall well brought-up vigour. It is a accountable man who takes his condition hopelessly and has a prostate communicating on a weak cause. No one can cognise but you if you are experiencing a prostate problem, so you are the lone one who can precision for it.


text:
Today's Long Run
Temps started around 24 degrees and made it up to a steaming 32 by the end of the run. We had seven (including me) runners and Marley start from the visitor's center in Shelby Farms. Two more joined at Germantown Road. One got lost and one stopped short. All in all, it was a great run with some great people! No issues, no problems (except for the frigid weather!).


text: Vote firstname.lastname@example.com! • Jump around: Colorado State alumnus Joey Porter is a little excitable. It takes real talent, though, to get a 15-yard penalty when you aren't even on the team. [Denver Post]• Sack the vote: If you're voting in Florida tomorrow, you may have a chance to vote for Peter Boulware for the State House of Reps. And if you don't—well, don't complain when you get blindsided coming out of the voting booth. [The Sports Point] • Speaking of ...: Here are some other interesting athlete-politicians. And by "interesting" we mean "how did that guy ever get elected?" [Mondesi's House] • Take the money and run: Mike Leach has made a winner out of Texas Tech, so he should probably just skip town and start over with freakin' Washington. Or better idea—I hear Arena Football is an up and coming sport. [Kornheiser's Cartel] • Is this the end?: Uh, Capitals ... what ... is with ... the horn? Did Ovechkin just score a goal or launch a nuclear strike? [Stet Sports]


text:
Work is well on track to provide Northwich residents with a new supermarket in time for their Christmas shopping.
Hayhurst Quay, will soon be home to Waitrose, a 40-berth marina, and a seating area overlooking the river.
A complex of 58 McCarthy and Stone extra care apartments neighbouring Waitrose will follow at the development.
Jeremy Harrison, development manager for the Canal and River Trust, said: "I'm very pleased with progress.
"Waitrose will be given access for their fit-out from October 14 and we're aiming for completion on November 24 with the store set to open on 3rd December 2013.
"Hayhurst Quay is hugely positive, both for the Canal and River Trust waterways and for the town.
"We're enabling public access to the river, which wasn't there before.
"Visitors can look forward to a quality public realm overlooking an animated water space with access to the marina and somewhere very close where you can grab a sandwich and enjoy the view."
The £19.5million scheme has been put forward by H2O, a joint venture between the Canal and River Trust and private developer bloc.
Construction of the site, formerly home to the Regal Cinema, Northwich Marina, the Floatel and shoppers' car parks, is being carried out by Russells Construction.
A team of 25 are on site from 7.30am to 5pm each weekday working on the Waitrose building and the riverside public realm, which will make a feature out of the side-slipway that was used to launch boats into the River Weaver.
Neil Alliston, site manager, said: "I'm really looking forward to seeing the marina complete.
"I've done hundreds of buildings and they're all of a muchness but I haven't done a marina development before."
Russells has employed three people referred for Northwich's Job Centre across the road from the site, and were also planning to run a course for construction workers whose ticket to operate forklift trucks had expired.
Taken from the Northwich Guardian – 12th June 2013


text:
By DAVID ROYSE
THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, March 13, 2013…. Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll has resigned the post amid a gambling investigation into a non-profit for which she once did consulting work, an official with the governor's office said Wednesday.
Carroll, the first African-American woman to hold the post of lieutenant governor, represented a suburban Jacksonville district in the House before Gov. Rick Scott chose her as his running mate in 2010. She has weathered controversy in the office, but her resignation came as a surprise.
Carroll's resignation followed the arrest on Tuesday on racketeering and money laundering charges of various people affiliated with Allied Veterans of the World, which runs Internet café establishments around the state. The industry says it allows people to partake in sweepstakes, but critics say the establishments are basically gaming parlors.
Carroll and her firm 3N and JC, served as a public relations consultant to the company in 2009 and 2010 while she was in the House, and Scott chief of staff Adam Hollingsworth said Carroll was interviewed by officers from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement about that work.
"Lt. Gov. Carroll resigned in an effort to keep her former affiliation with the company from distracting from the administration's important work on behalf of Florida families," Hollingsworth said in a statement. "She made the right decision for the state and her family."
Scott hasn't commented yet, though a spokeswoman said he would speak with the media later Wednesday. Officials from FDLE have scheduled a mid-afternoon news conference in Orlando on the Allied Veterans probe.
Carroll had filed legislation when she was in the House to codify what the Internet café industry could do, but withdrew it because of a possible conflict of interest with her work for Allied Veterans.
It wasn't clear yet early Wednesday whether Scott planned to immediately name a replacement.


text:
Whether you are buying your first home, moving up or refinancing an existing one, take advantage of our Keys in 21 Days homebuyer commitment and let us put our 27 years of experience to work for you!
Take a few moments to get to know our CalPATH team members!
Joe Moore
Branch Sales Manager
CalPATH Mortgage Loan Originator
Direct: 800-310-7577
Email: email@example.com
Joe Moore has managed the Huntington Beach office of Mountain West Financial since 2012. Joe's office specializes in working with Teachers, Police Officers and Firefighters, offering the CalPATH Home Loan program in California and PATH outside the state. Let Joe's team put the companies 27 years of experience to work and put you on the PATH to homeownership!
Read More
Jane Needham
Customer Satisfaction Liaison
Account Manager for Joe Moore
Direct: 714-296-0453
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Jane Needham joined Mountain West Financial family in 2017 as the branch's Customer Satisfaction Liaison and account manager reporting directly to Joe Moore, the branch sales manager. Jane's primary responsibility is to insure every borrower receives "5 Star" customer service experience from our CalPATH advisory team members.
Read More
Gary Berry *Top Producer
CalPATH Mortgage Loan Originator
Direct: 949-690-2144
Email: email@example.com
Gary Berry joined Mountain West Financial family in 2016 as a CalPATH Mortgage Loan Originator to benefit CalSTRS & CalPERS retirement fund members who serve our local communities in California and out of state. Gary is a welcome addition to our team, bringing over 15 years of management and customer service experience.
Read More
Andrew Brown
CalPATH Mortgage Loan Originator
Direct: 714-793-3572
Email: email@example.com
Andrew Brown in 2018 as a CalPATH Mortgage Loan Originator. This California based retail lender is a leading provider of funding within both the purchase and refinance markets for FHA, VA, Conventional and Jumbo Loans.
Read More
Kathy Gullo
Branch Operations Coordinator
Senior Loan Processor
Direct: 661-645-4308
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Kathy Gullo has been with the Huntington Beach office of Mountain West Financial since 2014 as the Branch Operations Coordinator & Senior Loan Processor. Kathy is a dedicated mortgage lending professional with over 14 years of experience as a loan processor and operations manager
Read More


text:
Estate, Trust and Foundation Services
For as hard as you have worked to accumulate assets, you have a right to enjoy them during your lifetime and ensure they are distributed according to your wishes, with minimal tax impact, and maximum wealth preservation and ease of execution.
The experts at HL have guided generations of clients through the estate and trust planning process. We recognize that each individual and family is unique. By keeping abreast of the ever-changing tax laws and knowing your objectives, we can structure the best possible plan given your circumstances. This entails working closely with your other professional advisors.
In addition to estate planning, HL advises clients on trusts, gifting strategies and philanthropic and charitable planning. Clients can also rely on HL's expertise in developing succession plans to transition companies to the next generation of owners with minimum disruption and loss of assets. Also, for many years, the Public Administrators in several counties of NY State have entrusted HL with their estate administration engagements.
Consulting and Advisory Services
- Estate and Retirement planning
- Review and financial analysis of trust instruments and wills
- Estate liquidity analysis
- Advice on the use of trusts to minimize estate and gift taxes and to achieve your long term goals
- Family, private foundation and charitable gifting strategies
- Generation skipping transfers
Compliance Services
- Estate, fiduciary and gift tax return preparation
- Internal Revenue Service and state examinations
- Estate administration, including bookkeeping for the Estate or Trust
- Private foundation administration
- Business valuations
- Preparation of:
- Estate tax return—Form 706
- Trust income tax returns—Form 1041
- Judiciary and Non-Judiciary Accountings
- Gift tax returns—Form 709
- Private Foundation tax returns—Form 990
To begin the planning process or to arrange for a review your existing estate plan, contact Robert Hoberman at 212-463-0900 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
Partnered With
One of the most damaging events a business can fall victim to is the death of a major shareholder or key worker. Should a shareholder or owner die unexpectedly, the event can have a serious impact on the company, not to mention the shareholder's family.
Shareholder protection insurance is a life insurance policy designed to facilitate the buy back of shares from a deceased (or seriously ill) shareholder. In the event of death or critical illness, a sum of money is paid to the remaining shareholders to allow them to buy back shares from the deceased shareholder's wife or husband. In effect this allows the remaining shareholders to retain the ownership of the company and also rewards the wife or husband with a monetary value of the shares they have inherited.
There are three main ways shareholder protection insurance can be taken out.
As a rule of thumb, each person should be covered to the value of their shareholding. Most companies take out a cover for a term of 5 years and of course share values can go up and down. In this scenario, we can recommend to index link the cover which means the sum will go up every year or just cover yourselves for more than the current value to try and foresee any increase in value. It may be worth seeking professional advice on the value of the company before valuing the shares. We also generally advise clients to think about what they would want their family to receive for the value of their shares as of course, it's partly your decision on what you value your shares at.
The cost of shareholder protection insurance will depend on the below.
Why not give us a call or fill in the above quote form to get a quote. It takes no more than 5 minutes.
It doesn't matter what type of industry you work in. Losing a shareholder to by death or serious illness can be catastrophic. It's therefore critical to ensure that you protect your business and livelihood with shareholder protection.
We are able to compare all the top UK brands giving you the widest choice of available UK insurers.
We do not sell your information as a lead. We are signed up to the data protection act and you deal only with us.
We are so confident you won't find a better price like for like we GUARANTEE IT!
All our advisers are qualified and abide by the rules set by the Financial Conduct Authority. We are experts in key man insurance!
We have helped 1000s of UK companies arrange their business protection and have secured over £400 Million worth of cover.
Our dedicated team are here to offer you expert FCA qualified advice along with 1st class support to make sure the process is fast and simple.


text:
freaky digital monkeys
I get blocked on Facebook from being able to share, like, post links, comment, friend and message people regularly.
I have figured out several workarounds, but now and then, I don't pay attention and I get the security warnings.
today, I had this one – and since I use nktrygg as a screen name on many sites, i thought this one was a bit like the monkey random typing reference as a coincidence occurance:


text:
So I have a UILabel that may or may not go to a second line, depending if it is on iPhone or iPad. What I would like to accomplish is to have it indent on the second line to line up correctly, if needed.
On iPad it will almost never need the second line break, and depending on which iPhone it is running on, it may or may not. So, in essence, I need a way to dynamically indent the second line, only when there is a second line.


text:
The world of coaching, especially minor league coaching and coaching a sport as nationally competitive as hockey, is not an easy one. After all, it seems like the level of competition, not to mention violence, in minor league hockey is only growing.
Last year, Macleans wrote a lengthy feature story on the alarming increase in violence happening in Canadian minor league hockey. As the article pointed out, in a period of six weeks in 2014, there were no less than three cases of physical altercation in minor league hockey in Canada, all these altercations happening among the teams' parents and coaches.
The article continues by describing the growing "level of obsession" seen in parents and coaches, something that is "exacting an enormous toll on the minor hockey system". Even more worryingly, as a result of the increasing disputes and physical confrontations between the adults at minor league events, leagues around the country have become more judiciously complicated, with parents bringing lawyers in favor of snacks to hockey events.
The article ends on a fairly sour note, mentioning that the number of volunteer minor league hockey coaches who are no longer willing to coach because of increasing violence and abuse is increasing.
This is clearly a very disturbing trend. But, what should be pointed out is that coaching hockey can still be rewarding and enriching, and plenty of coaches around Canada remain just as inspired in having the opportunity to mold young hockey players.
Jarret Reid, Director of Power Skating at Wave Sports Centre in Burlington, Ontario, is one of those coaches who remains highly confident in minor hockey league's future. In part, this confidence comes from some of the reasons why Jarret coaches hockey in the first place.
Following ten-plus successful years as a professional hockey player (in 1993, Jarret Reid helped OHL's Sault Greyhounds win a Memorial Cup), in Jarret's words, there was no way he could leave the sport of hockey.
"[Hockey] was ingrained in my blood. Having spent so much time on the ice as a player and as a kid, I couldn't consider life without hockey." Jarret Reid continues, "What better way to be able to share my knowledge and love for hockey than with those of a younger generation? That's a major reason why I became a coach."
A question. What's more important, a young hockey player's long-term development or whether or not they win a competition that day?
It's the job of any successful minor league coach to not only understand the distinction between these two points, but to remind increasingly invested parents of this distinction too.
Jarret Reid adds, "Of course, in minor leagues winning is something that's important and that parents, coaches and players all strive for. But, winning is not everything, particularly when you're talking about the minor leagues … It takes time for young players, even talented young players, to develop. Competitions give players the time they need on the ice. That goes towards their development. Whether their team wins or not that day is in some ways irrelevant."
Those may not be the words that some parents want to hear, but it strikes at a truth.
Fundamental to Jarret Reid's power skating philosophy is that players should foremost be highly adept and comfortable skaters on ice - from there, kids can develop into effective hockey players.
This is another principle that both players and parents need to keep in mind.
Reid adds, "I think minor hockey leagues around the Canada would benefit from being reminded that, one, young players are not going to improve if they don't enjoy the game, and two, it takes years for a talented player to develop - it doesn't just happen because of one good season or one good match."


text:
and Receive Complimentary E-Books of Previous Editions
In this chapter, the authors study a game theory model for the sustainability of food production. Specifically, we construct a coopetitive model suggesting general possible alliances among vegan and non-vegan food producers. It is now well known that the meat production has begun non-sustainable, from several points of view. Moreover, the meat consumption reveals linked with heart strokes, cancers, diabetes and several other diseases. Indeed, affluent citizens in middle-income and low-income countries are adopting similar high-meat diets and experiencing increased rates of those chronic diseases. The industrial agricultural system (nowadays, the predominant form of agriculture in the USA and increasingly world-wide) - required for the meat and dairy production - determines consequences for public health, owing to:
Its extensive use of fertilizers and pesticides;
Strongly unsustainable use of resources (such as water and fertile soil);
High environmental pollution.
Moreover, in industrial animal production, we emphasize the strong public health concerns for feed formulations, including animal tissues, arsenic and antibiotics. We underline also the strong concerns for the induced laborer health risks - coming from such unsustainable work - and also for the consequent related health hazards regarding the communities living close to the meat production factories.
We shall consider possible agreements among different food producers, in order to develop a new better conceived diet for the future generations, by using a coopetitive approach and game theory. Our coopetitive approach provides a mathematical game theory model, which could help producers of vegan food a simpler entry in the market and free significant publicity. Meanwhile, our model could allow producers of non-vegetarian food a smooth transaction to vegetarian and vegan production.
Everywhere, during the last years, the industry is taking increasingly more note of the evident circumstance that vegetarians and vegans worlds represent a very attractive economic target. Nowadays, indeed, the major brands of the food industry are trying to create more space for themselves in a food market increasingly less niche and continuously widening.
In Europe, the "average" consumer shows an increasing interest for alternative foods with respect to meat and dairy products: it is evident the gradual growth in sales of products based on soy, almonds, coconuts, legumes, seeds, beans and other noble vegetables - coming from, also, a thorough marketing campaign which in recent years has extolled the virtues of the legumes health benefits (see Seclì, 2007).


text:
(Reuters) - The hunt for substitutes for rare earth minerals is gaining momentum as auto makers, lighting companies and clean tech developers seek to reduce their reliance on thin and unreliable supplies of the raw material.
Rare earths, found in everything from Apple Inc's iPhones to energy-efficient lighting and wind turbines, gained global attention last year as China, which produces more than 90 percent of global supply, repeatedly clamped down on exports. Prices of the individual oxides, alloys and metals soared.
The emergent battery-powered vehicle industry, with its world-scale ambitions, is leading efforts to find alternatives to rare earths, or at least curb reliance on the minerals, even as prices have fallen from last year's record levels.
General Motors Co, maker of the Chevy Volt, says it is close to a breakthrough that would reduce its need for dysprosium, a rare earth in especially high demand.
Magnets are what make electric motors spin, and the strong and durable permanent magnets used in many electric and hybrid vehicles are made from the rare earth neodymium, with dysprosium added to ensure performance at high temperatures.
While dysprosium may be the ideal option in terms of performance, carmakers must plan several years out, and do not want to depend almost exclusively on China for supplies of a key raw material.
"The problem for them is not necessarily price," said Jon Hykawy, a clean technologies and materials analyst at Byron Capital Markets. "The problem for them is the availability and security of that supply."
The price of dysprosium oxide rose from an average of $229 a kilogram in 2010 to an average of $1,454 in 2011, according to Dundee Securities.
Made of an element aptly named for the phrase "hard to get" in Greek, it now goes for about $1,000 a kg.
GM is looking at reducing its overall use of rare earths by eventually replacing permanent magnet motors, but that will take time, said Yucong Wang, manager of GM's Department of Materials Technology.
"We know that permanent magnets are still the best magnets and we want to use (them)," he said. "But then how can we, from a materials standpoint, reduce the usage of the rare earths?"
GM is not alone. Japanese media reports say Toyota Motor Corp has found a way to make electric cars without rare earths, while Renault SA has started producing cars with electric motors that do not need permanent magnets.
Two months ago Hitachi unveiled an electric motor that does not require any rare earths at all, but it will not go into commercial production for two years.
Carmakers are also rethinking other design elements, like the tiny electric motors that move seats and side mirrors, to see if those can be made with fewer rare earths, or none at all. Bob Wolf, head of sales at magnet supplier Alliance LLC, counts more than 100 permanent magnet applications in a modern car.
The pricing roller-coaster is a boon for rare earth substitute makers like Nanosys, which produces rare earth-free backlighting technology for monitors and handheld devices. Nanosys has a licensing deal with display maker Samsung, which is also an investor, and a commercial deal with LG.
Nanosys CEO Jason Hartlove said that even at less-inflated rare earth prices, the cost to make light-emitting diode (LED) products using yttrium, a rare earth, is twice that of Nanosys lighting — and LEDs are expected ultimately to replace standard light bulbs once they are competitive on price.
"We have an ambition to move into general illumination, probably in the next year or so," said Hartlove, whose firm's backers also include Germany's Nanostart AG.
Among larger competitors, Philips said in April that it was developing technology to "significantly reduce" its reliance on rare earths in the production of LEDs.
A few years ago, rare earth magnets were so abundant in China that they were used in purse clasps, but that all stopped once prices soared, said Doug Jackson, senior vice president of business development at U.S. rare earth miner Molycorp Inc.
Demand from clean-energy technologies such as wind turbines may triple global demand for dysprosium by 2025, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, which has been scrutinizing the rare earths market for two years.
With an eye on the supply shortage, Molycorp last year invested in Boulder Wind, a maker of turbines that are free of dysprosium, though they use other, less-scarce rare earths.
"We think that their technology will accelerate the uptake of the permanent magnet generator," Jackson said.
Reporting by Braden Reddall in San Francisco and Julie Gordon in Toronto; Editing by Patricia Kranz and John Wallace


text:
Are You Ready to Win a $10m Prize by Developing a Solution to Educate Millions of Children?
There are almost 60m children around the world, who are not attending school. Of these, half are In Africa. The vast majority are girls. This number is now increasing further because of conflict in Northern Nigeria, Syria, Iraq, Ukraine, and also because of the Ebola crisis in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Continue Reading →


text:
Kathryn Lee, RN, PhD, FAAN
Dr. Lee has been in the Department of Family Health Care Nursing since 1988. She is Professor Emerita with a program of research in the area of sleep, fatigue, and circadian rhythms particularly focused on women and reproductive health issues. She is the Director of an NIH-funded T32 Nurse Research Training Grant on Symptom Management, and was the Associate Dean for Research in the School of Nursing from 2010 to 2015. She held the James P. and Marjorie A. Livingston Endowed Chair in Nursing until her retirement in 2015. She is certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine, and served as an Associate Editor for Behavioral Sleep Medicine. She currently serves as an Associate Editor for SLEEP journal and is on the editorial board of Sleep Medicine Reviews


text:
Queen of Hearts
A robotic denizen of the amusement park planet in the Omicron Delta region, the Queen of Hearts represents a character from the novel "Alice Through the Looking Glass." Wearing her traditional red, white and gold robes, and carrying a heart-shaped scepter, the Queen of Hearts commands an axe-carrying pair of jacks. In 2269 (stardate 5143.3). when the Enterprise returns to the planet for shore leave, McCoy encounters the Queen. With her cry of "Off with his head!" she sends him running for his life.


text:
12 Smart Ways to Save Time and Effort with Enterprise VoIP Software – Part 3 of 4
Part 1: 12 Smart Ways to Save Time and Effort with Enterprise VoIP Software
Part 2: 12 Smart Ways to Save Time and Effort with Enterprise VoIP Software
Get a Single Solution to Improve Call Processing at Your Local and Remote Sites
For dozens of years large enterprises deployed hardware attendant consoles to save effort for incoming call processing. With VoIP technologies all features of traditional consoles were transferred to software-based ones. Thus an operator can use such consoles of the both types to get incoming calls from several phone lines and route them to appropriate employees. However a software-based attendant console can help you also support:
- Quick employee/phone number search
- Quick text/voice messaging
- Call recording
- An intelligent call queuing
Moreover the foremost benefit, that a software-based console provides you with, is a remote team/at-home operator support.
Your benefits: you can deploy a single solution that integrates the advantages of many separate IP telephony applications to help your local and remote teams process incoming calls in the most effective way instead of purchasing several solutions for each site and thus save your money.
In some cases, you may need only some of the above features. Then you can get the demanded facility with a separate application, for example, a call recording application.
Get an Exact Picture of Your Customer Interactions
Call recording applications usually provide you with possibility to record all/selected conversations and manage these records.
Your benefits: A call recording application can help you:
- Settle a dispute with a client
- Get an exact picture of customer interactions
- Monitor and improve customer service quality
- Analyze a conversation with a colleague/partner
In particular, many companies prefer recording conference calls.
Save Time and Money for Communications with Effective Phone Meetings
You can use audio/video conferencing software to set up phone meetings with multiple local and remote participants in the most effective way:
- Plan meetings and send invitations
- Automatically connect conference call participants at the prescribed time
- Re-dial users if a connection is broken
- Share the documents
- Record a conference session
- Send chosen participants text messages
- Organize a polling among conference call participants
- Limit the number of full-duplex users (when tens/hundreds users participate in a conference call) and thus both avoid noise and prevent interruption
- Connect to the current conference call new participants, who use IP/mobile/analogue phones or 3rd party web-conferencing solutions (such as Skype, WebEx, etc.)
(Note that conferencing solutions from different vendors provide various capabilities.)
Your benefits: With conference software you can:
- Organize effectively the joint work of your remote team members
- Conduct meetings with tens and even hundreds of participants
- Save on equipping special meeting rooms
To save time on conference call gathering, you can send participants automatic invitations/notifications right from your IP phone, using an appropriate XML service.
Part 1: 12 Smart Ways to Save Time and Effort with Enterprise VoIP Software
Part 2: 12 Smart Ways to Save Time and Effort with Enterprise VoIP Software
About the Author
Alexander Anoshin is the author of the book, "The Connected Enterprise", from which you can learn how to reinforce your enterprise with VOIP. Alexander is the CEO of BCS-IT, which specializes in enterprise VoIP software development.


text:
George Lopez Reviews
German from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Crazy funny.brian was off the hook . George killed it. PLEASE COME BACK TO PHILADELPHIA AND BRING B WITH YOU
S.R. salas from Riverside, California
The material was performed flawless as comes with repetition I knew the punchline to most of his routine from past television broadcast of George L ITS FUNNY BUT IT NEEDS INJECTION OF AT LEAST FIFTY PERCENT FRESH MATERIAL COME ON GEORGE
What you thought
Seen George Lopez? Loved it? Hated it?
Help your fellow Portland Theater visitors by leaving the first review. Everyone will love you for it, we promise!Write a review now
Additional Information
Spread the word
Sound good to you? Share this page on social media and let your friends know about George Lopez at Keller Auditorium.
Keep up to date
I want email news and updates for events in my area! Read how we protect your data.
Please note: The term Keller Auditorium and/or George Lopez as well as all associated graphics, logos, and/or other trademarks, tradenames or copyrights are the property of the Keller Auditorium and/or George Lopez and are used herein for factual descriptive purposes only. We are in no way associated with or authorized by the Keller Auditorium and/or George Lopez and neither that entity nor any of its affiliates have licensed or endorsed us to sell tickets, goods and or services in conjunction with their events.


text:
What's Easter without PEEPS marshmallow chicks or bunnies! PEEPS have been a part of my Easter celebration for as long as I can remember. I love the Pink Bunnies and Yellow Chicks. You might want to try a new, super creative idea this year that my friend Meg from Pigtale Twist shared with me – Carameltini's garnished with PEEPS Bunnies dipped in chocolate – Too fun! Cocktails are at 4pm in case you'd like to join us!
Carameltini Recipe: 1 bottle (16 oz.) of Pigtale Twist Buttery Caramel Sauce, pour into large pitcher. Fill empty bottle with Vodka, add to caramel sauce in pitcher. Fill empty bottle with Kahlua, add to pitcher. Stir and chill. Pour into martini glasses. Skewer a pink PEEP, dipped in chocolate and on top of martini glass. Enjoy!
For more fun PEEP recipes like PEEPsicles, PEEP fondue, and Krsipy Bunnie Treats go to their website http://www.justborn.com/just-for-fun/recipes You can even purchase a PEEPS mouse pad – Too Fun!
PEEPS Fun Facts:
- In 1953, it took 27 hours to create one PEEPS® Marshmallow Chick. Today, thanks to advances in technology, it takes six minutes.
- Just Born produces enough PEEPS® Brand Marshmallow Candies in one year to circle the earth twice.
- In the late 1950's PEEPS® wings were "clipped" to give them a sleek, modern look.
- PEEPS® Brand Candies have been the #1 non-chocolate brand at Easter for over 20 years*. *Source: IRI Total U.S. FDMx.
- Yellow is America's best selling color of PEEPS® chicks and bunnies.
- Yellow and white PEEPS® chicks and bunnies came first, followed by pink, lavender, blue, green and orange.
- PEEPS® branded products have made celebrity appearances on many programs including: Good Morning America, The Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning, The Early Show, Saturday Night Live, Martha Stewart, Ellen, South Park, and The Daily Show.
- If you had 8,000 PEEPS® bunnies, and you stood them in a straight vertical line, you could reach the top of the Sears Tower in Chicago.
- PEEPS® have become gourmet favorites as fondues, Crème Brulee ingredients and cappuccino toppings!
Check back tomorrow for Easter Dessert ideas! Don't forget to post comments about your Carameltini experiences!


text:
We all know, or at least many of us are aware, that basement development is becoming a fad and hype for homeowners that have basement areas in their homes. Usually, the basement is built by the home builder as a storage area for the home's utility equipment and appliances. More often than not, the basement area does not get fully utilized by the homeowners as it always remains to be the dark and gloomy area of the home that no member of the household would really like to stay and occupy.
Basement development is a means of developing the basement area into something more useful for the members of the household. Contractors can develop the space into something the household or the homeowners would really like. This can be an entertainment room, additional bedrooms, home office, gaming room, and many other potential development concepts and ideas can be done. As long as there is enough space for the desired development and that there is enough budget to run the cost of developing it, then it is literally 'sky's the limit,' on its development aspect.
The problem with developing the basement area is that it can be quite an expensive undertaking. Basement development is a very serious and costly type of home improvement. This type of development and renovation project is only ideal and economically sound when major repairs needs to be done within the basement space wherein you only add basement renovations as part of the maintenance and repair aspect. Since basement development and renovation will require the freeing up space and the relocation of utility equipment, doing the basement renovation at this point will mean that all repairs that needs to be done will also be accomplished, but at very low or no additional charges at all.
Basically, if there are leaks within the pipes of the electric tank water heater that distributes hot water to the home, the basement renovation contractor will not need to fix the leaks first hand, but instead simply relocate the electric storage tank water heater. Once the water heater has been relocated, any leaks that will be found after will be fixed. Since the relocation aspect is a necessary part of the basement renovation, you in part get to save money on the leak repairs as a contrary should you had not undergone any basement development and renovation at all.


text:
Recently, we went on an adult vacation. I said it - adult vacation. It was the first time EVER that we did something so amazing without including our kids. That's allowed, right? Anyway, where did we go? We went to Orlando, Florida and it was incredible! We had so much fun visiting Universal … [Read more...]
Soaking Up the Sun at Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort in Orlando, Florida
Pictures of the Android Lawn Statues at Google HQ
It's really no secret. If you are an Android fan like me, you know all about the different versions of Android. You know what I'm talking about - all those cute dessert names. I'm sure you know about the Android lawn statues that are at Google Headquarters too. I have always wanted to see them in … [Read more...]
Don't Get Stranded without the Rayovac 7 Hour Power!
There have been many times I have been on the go and needed a charge. In our car we only have one cigarette lighter receptacle. So if one of us adults are charging our phone, there is no option to charge another phone, our iPad or iPod. Having the Rayovac 7 Hour Power as an option is great for … [Read more...]
Big Time Rush Summer Break Tour 2013 with Kool-Aid #KoolAidBTRtour
Let's talk Big Time Rush. Do you know who they are? You should (especially if you have children). I'll be honest, I knew who they were but not much about them. I knew there was Big Time Rush on Nickelodeon. My daughter watches them. Well, guess what? I might just be one of their biggest fans after … [Read more...]
My Luxurious Stay at The Langham Huntington in Pasadena, CA #DisneyOzEvent #LanghamPasadena
Over the past month, I have been sharing my trip to Los Angeles with you. From Oz the Great and Powerful red carpet to the Wreck-It Ralph press day at Disney Animation Studios to the interviews with the cast - you've read them all. Now it's time to share with you my lovely place of abiding for the … [Read more...]
Disney's Oz the Great and Powerful Review | In Theaters Now! #DisneyOzEvent
This is the big kahuna - Oz the Great and Powerful. This is the movie we have all been waiting for. After visiting Los Angeles with 24 other amazing blogger for the world premiere at El Capitan Theater, I'm pretty obsessed with this movie. Honestly, I can't think of one thing I didn't absolutely … [Read more...]
My experience inside of Disney Animation Studios #DisneyOzEvent #WreckItRalph
Once I shared my "Behind the Scenes of Wreck-It Ralph" post with you, it confirmed how much fun Disney Animation Studios was, So I decided to throw in this extra post to share exactly what I saw on 'the inside.' The front of the building had a magical feel to it. From the moment I … [Read more...]
Oz the Great and Powerful Red Carpet Experience at El Capitan Theatre #DisneyOzEvent
On Wednesday, February 13th, I flew to Los Angeles and met up with 24 other amazing bloggers. We were going to walk the red carpet during the World Premiere of Oz the Great and Powerful at El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. I was beyond excited! It was craziness having to primp to … [Read more...]
Wreck-It Ralph in the Making | Motion Capture Video #DisneyOzEvent
As you know, I visited Los Angeles last week for the world premiere of Oz the Great and Powerful. It was an amazing experience and there are many more posts that I will share with you over the next couple of weeks. While I was there, Disney Animation Studios had a entire day of Wreck-It Ralph fun … [Read more...]
Follow Me Down the Yellow Brick Road to OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL #DisneyOzEvent
Who remembers The Wizard of Oz? Okay, that's a silly question. It was hands down one of my all time favorite movies growing up and now my kids love it. I'm so very excited to announce that I will be flying into Los Angeles, California on February 13th for the red carpet premier of OZ THE GREAT AND … [Read more...]


text:
I was recently invited to share the case for the pro-life position on the Razor Swift radio show/podcast. You can listen to it here.
Also just recently, an article I wrote on philosophy and the abortion issue was picked up by LifeNews, and giving a more epic, hard-hitting title: Philosophical Arguments Destroy Pro-Choice Case on Abortion. You can find the article here.
Another article was picked up by the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) blog. The NRLC is the oldest and one of the largest pro-life organizations in existence today. They used my most recent article, Should Men Stay Out of the Abortion Issue?, in their November 16, 2012 newsletter. You can find the newsletter here and the specific article here.
Additionally, I have started lending articles to the blog run by the Christian Apologetics Alliance (CAA), which you can find here. I tend to post articles that are related to the scientific, philosophical, and Biblical case against abortion, useful for discussions on pro-life apologetics.
I have also started lending articles to the Secular Pro-Life (SPL) blog, which you can find here. The articles I submit to this blog are those concerned with arguing the pro-life position using secular (non-religious) arguments.
All of the articles I submit to those blogs I use here, but I think anyone who reads this blog would also find these other blogs helpful. The CAA blog is utilized for all different areas of Christian apologetics, and the SPL blog is geared toward abortion, specifically.
On top of those blogs, I also write original articles unique to this blog. So stay tuned as I continue to write articles and post it here. I do receive a lot of views, but very few commenters. If anyone has any suggestions for a topic they'd like me to cover, please don't hesitate to ask. Also, I'm very open to discussion, so feel free to comment, whether you agree or disagree.


text:
Awhile ago my younger friend Sarah and I got together to put an older model of the visible horse together. A friend of her grandmother's had a set they had held onto for years and gave it to the her since they heard their granddaughter was completely horse crazy. I was asked to help since my friend's grandmother was there when I purchased my own set at the horse expo.
So with a bottle of gel superglue (get the gel kind, it doesn't melt everywhere), a nail file, and an unconstructed translucent pony of bones and innards we went to town! And about 3-4 hours later we had this.
But in those 3-4 hours we had bodyparts everywhere. And also the instructions... You remember how I threw aside the instructions before? Predictably that came back to kick me in the ass. USE INSTRUCTIONS. Learn from my hubris.
First thing to do. Put the head and brain together again because this is the most fun, and (honestly easiest) part.
:Insert bad Godfather joke here:
Next, check out the heart. This model has much more fine detail than the one I have. That's because this model was created around the 70's or 80's. Since mine is newer, the molds have eroded some of the fine details away with every casting. Oh the things you learn about horse-shaped-object molds from having friends in the model horse world. (Looking at you Heather and Blab)
:Insert bad Titanic theme joke here:
Another easy part to find was the tongue. And although it does snap together quite nicely, use the glue. Otherwise it will have a tongue similar to a thestral's.
After that we found the neck. And the neck bones are admittedly flatter than anatomically correct on the model than in real life, but that's a nit pick.
You can now have your in-construction model look like the LochNess Monster.
Fun fact. This model is based off the anatomy of a male racing thoroughbred. The average horse's heart is 6 lbs. The average racing fit thoroughbred's heart is 8 lbs. If this model was based off of the famous race horse Secretariat (in stud condition, not even racing fit), the heart would be 275% larger than you see here (22 lbs!). Yah, almost three times bigger than this because of the X-Factor mutation that causes enlarged hearts founded in the famous stallion Eclipse. For a better comparison for how large a normal horse heart is on its own, check out this screen capture from Inside Nature's Giants with anatomist Joy Reidenburg holding a horse heart. (Warning: Graphic.)
After that was all taken care of, we moved on to the digestive system. I'm showing these images also in case anyone attempting to make this gets as confused as we were as to how this section goes together. The kidney bean looking thing is not a kidney, but the stomach. There is the spleen and the liver, since we didn't bother painting anything it all admittedly looks like a giant pink mass.
I'm also showing these images in case anyone attempting to make this gets as confused as we were as to how this section goes together. There are strangely multiple wrong ways to put this section together that fit and could almost work.
This is the finished digestive system with a huge pile o'intestines. Since horses are grazers and lack a multi chambered stomach, this is a large percentage of their internal organs.
And yes, the bulgy part in the back is the colon.
Now to connect the lungs and heart sammich' with the spaghetti like innards... Maybe I shouldn't use food as comparisons to their appearance.
These are separated by the diaphragm, and the model structurally fits them together with the aorta connected to the kidneys. They are laced through a section of the diaphragm. And this is the weakest most ill fitting part of the entire model.
Why is it the weakest part? Because you need to put a square peg into a round hole.
Square peg...
...Meet round hole.
We can attempt to make this work with counseling.
To be continued until next time. Will the aorta and the heart beat as one? Will the skeleton prove more complicated than necessary? And has Liz been reading too many comic books to end a post like this? All this and maybe, possibly, sorta more in Part III of Visible Horse Impressions!
Bonus bad cellphone pic. Brave came out recently and Heather and I were able to see it. Angus is a very cool 3D modeled shire. I just wish he was in the movie more. I came across a Disney doll of their latest princess Merida. I love her design, but boy did they screw up her doll.
Merida, quirky red head bad-ass.
Pixar had to make a program from scratch just to animate her hair.
Merida's doll, with hours in makeup, a flat iron, and plastic surgery.
Angus is also a solid piece of cheap painted plastic. Le sigh.
He also should be at least twice his size to be in scale to the movie. :P
I'll be honest though. If I was 7 I would still want it just for the horse.
Until next time!


text:
Now, there are quite a few exhilarating ways to spend your leisure time. You can go shopping, visit places or party hard. And such activities will get a completely new meaning with a stunning companion by your side. As judicious individuals, you might wish to enquire about the health of your companion. The top escort services of Bangalore ensure that the partners provided by them are in their best of health. Apart from being embodiments of elegance, beauty, and style, your gorgeous companions are healthy too. Additionally, they will offer you highly reliable medical records, as proofs of their sound health condition. You can check the reports if you wish to. Imagine walking into the most prestigious event, with a stunning beauty in arms. Not only will it boost up your confidence, but also place you in a high rank in social circles.
Share your feelings with bangalore call girls
Most of these beautiful comrades offer exclusive companionship experience to their clients. And for ensuring that, they never keep multiple appointments on the same day. As the most desired result, you receive undivided attention. Additionally, these highly fashionable model escorts happen to be the perfect choices for VIP clients. If you belong to that league, then they will be the best partners for you. Whether it is accompanying you to social gatherings or fulfilling your unique desires, there is nothing that these elegant companions fail to perform. Your satisfaction is their prime goal. Therefore, they will be ever-ready to fulfill your desires and grant your special wishes. What you achieve as the consequence is quality sessions of unadulterated joy as well as 100% satisfaction. As ingenious individuals, your pretty Bangalore Escorts value cleanliness and personal hygiene. Seldom will you find an unclean partner standing at the threshold of your house.
Clean and toned bangalore escorts
How would you exactly feel, if your companion has everything else other than your interests mind. Now, that is certainly not something you will wish for as it is downright frustrating. As a result, you will never find your pretty partner cribbing about payments or any other insignificant stuff while offering their services. Your satisfaction is their major concern. Therefore, they will do nothing that prevents you from getting complete satisfaction. For ensuring optimum security and privacy, some of the leading escort services Bangalore offer protected registration options for esteemed clients. You will have to visit their online portals and feed in a certain password to reach their gallery of models. Such great practices prove their authenticity alongside ensuring a secured association building process for you. Once you get access to their gallery, you can select the partner of your choice.


text:
W3Softech is an Independent QA company in Hyderabad that specializes in Functional, Automation, and non-functional Testing Services in India. It provides top-notch QA Consulting services driven by robust supremacy model by providing visibility and control to the customer. W3Softech is well-equipped with 100 plus skilled and dedicated QA professionals, who are having full-fledged proficiency in a wide range of industry verticals and testing tools.
W3Softech was established in 2011 in Hyderabad and consistently grown as a leading Software Testing Company in the world. Currently, we are having Three (3) testing centers worldwide, one in Hyderabad and one in Bangalore, India and the other is a W3Softech LLC in Delaware City, USA. As an Independent QA company in Hyderabad, we enhance customer's quality by using the best practices, quality approaches and advanced tools. We are the pioneers in implementing Testing Services in Agile Methodology and having a rich experience in Banking, Telecom, Financial and Insurance services, Healthcare and E-Commerce domains. Our robust QA Consulting and automation frameworks help our clients in automating their application Testing Services in India with the easy maintenance of the scripts.
W3Softech, the professional Independent QA Company in Hyderabad, we help our clients in evaluating their current process and suggest enhancements, if needed. Our impeccable Testing management system enables our clients to measure and control their test efficiency promptly. We enable the customers to re-use the test artifacts and drives reliability in the processes.


text:
The Spot*
Clearlake, Calif.
Burgers Bar Live Music
A classic 1950s themed bar and grill on the lake.
Come for the food. Stay for the music.
Remember good times.
About us
Music & Events
Contact us
Media Gallery
The Spot Light
The Spot* Light
(latest edition)
We at The Spot* created this publication to showcase our local live music performers.
Click Here for full PDF version


text:
New Broadcasting Complaints Process Introduced
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland ("BAI") has today (4th May) introduced changes to the manner in which the public can make complaints about Irish radio and television programmes.
From today, all complaints about programming and commercial communications (including advertising, sponsorship and product placement) should be directed in the first instance to the relevant broadcaster. These changes have been introduced in the context of the requirements of Section 47 of the Broadcasting Act, 2009 and following consultation with broadcasters.
Section 47 of the Act requires every broadcaster to give due and adequate consideration to complaints once such complaints are made in good faith and are not of a frivolous or vexatious nature.
The BAI has published a revised Guide for Listeners and Viewers to the Complaints Process and a copy of the Guide can be downloaded from the BAI's website or obtained from the BAI's offices at 2-5 Warrington Place, Dublin 2. To this end, broadcasters must develop and publish a Code of Practice for Complaints Handling that includes:
– an initial point of contact for complainants, including an electronic-mail address;
– a time period within which the broadcaster shall respond to complaints, and;
– the procedures to be followed by the broadcaster in the resolution of complaints.
To access a copy of the Guide in English please visit:
To access a copy of the Guide in Irish visit:
Making a Complaint to DCTV:
DCTV is committed to responding to all reasonable complaints concerning programme content which is not considered to be of a frivolous or vexatious nature. All complaints received in writing or by-email shall be replied to within 20 working days.
Complainants should include contact information including your name and your contact details, address, email, phone contact details. Your contact details will not be shared with any third party.
Initial point of contact:
DCTV Committee of Management,
c/o Near FM,
Northside Civic Centre
Bunratty Road
Dublin 17
or by e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com
Internal Review of Complaints
If members of the public who complain are not satisfied with the response they have received there is a review process available to them within DCTV. The review will be carried out by DCTV's Committee of Management. The request for an internal review should be sent to: firstname.lastname@example.com
Complaints to the Compliance Committee of the BAI
Members of the public may complain to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) if they are not satisfied with the response DCTV has made to their complaint. The BAI will consider the complaint and may carry out an independent review of the complaint and the response the complainant has received. Information on how to refer a complaint to the BAI is available on the BAI website www.bai.ie or from the following address.
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland
2-5 Warrington Place
Dublin 2
Telephone: (01) 644 1200


text:
Thanks for sharing the pics. The best way to learn is to do - looks a decent job.What glue did you use? David
You have done a good job there its difficult useing just hand tools to cut out the old handle cleanly and straight to enable a tight new handle fit.
Thanks... for now i am using Gorilla Glue on my bats repairs and in this first re-handle..
Page created in 0.413 seconds with 32 queries.


text:
When at 5.15 p.m., Sunday January 13th, 1991, the Honourable Finance Minister Mr. Selby Wilson, with Mr. J. B. C. Martin, President of the TBLA, standing next to him, and flanked by the President of the Republic, Mr. Noor N. Hassanali and Mrs. Hassanali, the Honourable Prime Minister Mr. A. N. R. Robinson and Mrs. Robinson, the Very Reverend Father Rawle Douglin and other dignitaries, 'threw the switch' to turn on the illumination of the Association's building, opposite the Cathedral, he was also lighting up a whole panorama of achievements and events in the long, 100-year story of the Trinidad Building and Loan Association.
It was in the year 1890, that three far-sighted and prominent local businessmen got together to found an Association based on the precepts and idea of the British prototype, the first building society which was called a "Terminating Society". These three 'locals' were Mr. J. S. Toppin, Mr. G. Creagh-Creagh and Mr. E. A. Robinson. They saw and realised the great need for a similar institution in Trinidad and Tobago.
The great and noble idea was to pool resources to advance the sum necessary for one member to build his home, and when this loan was repaid, other members were loaned monies in a similar way for the same purpose, until all the members each had their own home. Out of this rough and ready method a more refined but equally effective organization was devised - The Trinidad Building and Loan Association..
In the same year of resolve, 1890, the Trinidad Building and Loan Association was registered under the prevailing Building Societies Ordinance Chap. 111 of 1890, afterwards under Chapter 278 and now Chapter 33: No. 4 Actual operations were commenced on January 14th, 1891, at the office of Mr. J. S. Toppin, situated at No. 4A Almond Walk (now Broadway), Port-of-Spain.
The first Board of Directors comprised the following: Mr. H. E. Rapsey, President; Mr. J. S. Toppin, vice-President; Messrs. Hugo Hoffman; George Muir; W. S. Robertson; J. C. Dade; J. H. Archer; E. A. Robinson (Counsel); A. V. M. Thavenot (Solicitor); and G. Creagh-Creagh, Secretary and Treasurer.
Shares were issued and at first, dues were paid directly to the Colonial Bank for credit to the Association's account. Although the Association commenced business in January 1891, no loans were made until June of that year, as the first four months of its existence were directed towards the accumulation of funds for the purpose of investment.
In 1926, another event of great consequence took place, when Mr. John Fairfax Agard was appointed Secretary of the Association. An account of this extraordinary and dynamic man appears elsewhere in these pages. Suffice it to say, there is no more illustrious a name in all the long story of the TBLA than that of J. F. Agard.
In 1893 The Association moved from Almond Walk to No.1 Marine Square -now Independence Square. In 1899, the TBLA moved once more, this time to No. 52 King Street. It became more and more necessary for the Association to have a permanent home, and with this in view, No. 18 Chacon Street was acquired. In 1932, when the present site at Queen and Chacon Street with its brand new building was ready, the Association moved over, and has been so situated ever since.
Among the many notable Directors over the years were Sir Errol Dos Santos, Francis C. Mathieu, Herman P. Urich, Rupert Alexis, George F. Huggins, Louis H. Blache Fraser, C. B. H. Norman, Lionel Gittens, and Victor Bruce.
Top: The Hon. Finance Minister Mr. Selby Wilson, 'throws the switch' illuminating the Trinidad Building and Loan Association's building at the corner of Queen and Chacon Streets, Port-of-Spain, while Mr. John Martin, President of the TBLA, and President Hassanali, Prime Minister Robinson, The Dean, Mrs. Hassanali and Mrs. Robinson and other dignitaries look on.
89 Queen Janelle Commissiong Street,Port of Spain,Trinidad and Tobago,West IndiesTel: 1-868-623-1501-4Fax: 1-868-627-0675E-mail: email@example.com: www.tblamortgages.comOpening Hours:Monday - Friday: 8am - 4pm
At TBLA, we care about the total customer experience you receive. We provide personalized attention and quick processing times when conducting business. Visit the TBLA for the service you deserve.