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AN award-winning cameraman presents an unforgettable evening of extraordinary animal adventures and unique wildlife film footage.
Doug Allan, who has shot footage for the likes of Blue Planet, Planet Earth, Ocean Giants and Wild Cameramen at Work, introduces his new show, entitled In the Company of Giants, at Malvern Theatres on Wednesday, April 23.
He will discuss what it is like to face a hungry polar bear and its cubs as they emerge from their den and how it feels to swim eye to eye with an enormous Southern Right Whale and be stalked by killer whales in the straits of Gibraltar.
The audience will also have the chance to ask Doug questions about his encounters and travels while discovering what it is like to be up close and personal with nature's biggest creatures.
The talk in the Forum Theatre starts at 7.45pm and tickets are £15.68, including a 12 per cent booking fee.
For more information and tickets, go to malvern-theatres.co.uk or call the box office on 01684 892277.


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Environmental Learning Center To Serve Urban Houston
HOUSTON — Construction has begun on the first phase of a multi-million dollar project to build new student facilities and transform former fish hatchery ponds into a model environmental education center at Sheldon Lake State Park in northeast Houston.
The Sheldon Lake Environmental Learning Center is envisioned as a giant, outdoor classroom where schoolchildren can learn about nature and the environment through hands-on experience. The main audience is inner city young people, few of whom have access to fishing, birding and other typical state park activities.
"The world of nature and the outdoors, the domain of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and its allies, has historically been a rural enterprise," said Al Henry of Houston, a Texas Parks and Wildlife Commissioner who has become the project's leading advocate. "But today we have millions of children growing up in an urban world of concrete and steel. With the Sheldon project, we can bring the outdoors into the city and give these children important new chances for learning and growth."
About 7,500 students already travel each year to Sheldon Lake, a reservoir created in 1942 to provide water for war industries along the ship channel. The site later became a state fish hatchery and then a state park, which today offers youth fishing and other learning activities at 28 former hatchery ponds.
But the proposed project would more than double the volume of students moving through and also would greatly expand the quality and variety of visitor experiences.
The first phase, funded with about $5.8 million from various sources, including Proposition 8 funding, is under construction and set to open this fall. This includes a new 4,600-square-foot Pond Center building with an outdoor pavilion to orient arriving students and for use on rainy days. Also under construction is a new 15,000-square-foot Pond Plaza of outdoor landscaped areas, including a new observation deck that can accommodate an entire classroom-all this is an interpretive gathering and embarkation area for the pond network.
At the heart of the first phase are four new Pond Learning Stations that serve as outdoor aquatic classrooms. The first, Aquatic Lab 1, is a covered deck in the middle of a pond. Aquatic Lab 2 is an open deck in a different pond on the complex's south side. These "labs" allow students to get into the water to collect pond samples for study under a microscope. The next learning station is the Pond Crossing, a boardwalk that spans an entire pond with a covered deck outdoor classroom in the middle. The fourth station is a new Pond Pavilion shaded trailhead and observation deck in an adjacent wooded area at the far west end of the rows of ponds. Connecting all this is a rebuilt trail system that winds through the ponds, including an accessible bridge for students with disabilities.
Although youth education is the main focus, two other project goals are native habitat restoration and sustainable design. Also this year, scientists and volunteers have been planting native plants to restore wetlands and prairies. Agreements have been struck to secure essential water to sustain the main reservoir. Buildings incorporate "green" design features like solar energy and rainwater collection, not only to save energy and prevent pollution, but also to showcase these concepts for students.
However, the improvements only scratch the surface of what is planned at Sheldon. A local group of community leaders is seeking approximately $9.6 million in private donations to complete the second phase, which would include a new $3.3 million education and visitor center. Plans also call for "tree top" cabins and a camping area for overnight group stays, a dining hall and kitchen, plus more trails, boardwalks and habitat restoration.
The Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas, TPWD's official nonprofit partner, is helping to raise private donations for the project. To make a donation or learn about donor opportunities, see the project capital campaign Web page (http://tpwd.texas.gov/infrastructure/capital_campaign/sheldon.phtml).
For more information about Sheldon Lake State Park, including hours, fees and opportunities for school groups and families, see the park Web page (http://tpwd.texas.gov/park/sheldon) or call (281) 456-2800. Complete information about the Sheldon Lake Environmental Learning Center, including project photos and plans, is also online (http://tpwd.texas.gov/infrastructure/sheldon_lake).
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Cost and schedule overruns are eroding the economic benefits of Southern Co.'s (SO) new nuclear power units under construction in Georgia. The outcome could affect a similar project under way by Scana (SCG) in South Carolina.
Southern is attempting to expand its Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, known as Plant Vogtle, to four nuclear reactors from two. The new units will be Westinghouse AP1000 1,117-megawatt next-generation reactors. If completed, Plant Vogtle will be a 4,660-megawatt facility, the eighth or ninth largest nuclear plants in the world. (The largest is Japan's 7,965-megawatt Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, whose units may not be restarted.)
Southern Co. and the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) describe these new nuclear units as the most cost-effective, reliable and environmentally responsible fuel source today. They claim nuclear power is a proven technology that produces no greenhouse gas emissions, and that it can relieve cost uncertainties caused by coal and natural gas prices. But, while nuclear fuel is cheap, capital costs for a nuclear plant are not. The levelized costs for new nuclear power plant currently exceed the cost for new gas turbines.
Southern's strategy is about the long term, and here nuclear power is a likely winner. But, in the short term, a natural gas plant outperforms a nuclear plant, at least on paper.
The cost-competitiveness of nuclear-generated electricity is illustrated by Dominion Resources (D). In the 1970s, Dominion struggled to finish building four new nuclear units. Today, Dominion's consumers enjoy some of the lowest electric rates in the nation. In New England, where nuclear power units are being shuttered, industrial customers pay an average price of $0.1209 per kilowatt-hour, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration In Virginia, customers pay $0.0682.
In this light, Southern Co.'s expansion is an economic hedge against future natural gas and coal costs. It is also an environmental hedge, because nuclear power plants produce no greenhouse gases. By displacing carbon-producing plants, they feature carbon footprints of less than zero.
But the Vogtle project's cost and schedule estimates are growing rapidly, even before the difficult aspects of construction has begun. A lot of dirt has been moved and impressive structures have been built. But the most challenging work -- including welding, piping and wiring -- is hidden from view and occurs late in the schedule. These jobs have a tendency to delay the critical path -- activities that must be completed before subsequent project steps can be taken.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that a one-year delay is in the works for both of Southern's new units. The Augusta Chronicle quotes experts warning that that one-year delay may not be enough.
A rule of thumb is that a one-day delay in a reactor project would increase the cost estimate by $1 million. A one-year delay for two units would then translate to an additional $720 million. Sure enough, last month, Plant Vogtle's contractor and reactor vendor filed a lawsuit against the project's owners -- their third -- this one seeking $900 million in cost adjustments.
Shaw (SHAW) is the project's engineering, procurement and construction management contractor. (Shaw is being taken over by Dutch-based Chicago Bridge & Iron (CBI), in a deal expected to close in 2013.)
Toshiba's Westinghouse Electric is the reactor manufacturer. It owns the AP1000 technology and the design certification, recently granted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Westinghouse is a party in the Plant Vogtle lawsuit.
The project could be forced through to completion by a determined utility and PSC. But will Georgia's PSC allow consumers to absorb serial cost and schedule overruns, or will it begin to look at alternatives? Some are betting that alternative will become too attractive and that regulators may opt for a less risky investment.
Investors should consider the real possibility that Plant Vogtle's nuclear expansion will not be completed. If the project is stopped early, Southern's shareholders and Georgia's consumers should suffer little harm. However, Shaw and Westinghouse could feel the fallout from the loss of business.
Other utilities could be affected as well. These include Scana, which owns, along with Santee Cooper, a state-owned municipal utility, the V.C. Summer nuclear power plant in South Carolina. SCANA received approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2012 to add two new reactors to the Summer plant. The project is a carbon copy of Vogtle and uses the same contractors. Some market observers believe that SCANA -- with a market capitalization of approximately $6 billion -- is too small to be taking on a $14 billion nuclear project.
If the Georgia nuclear project is abandoned, the South Carolina could be shelved as well. This would leave the U.S. with no new nuclear power projects under construction.


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Mastering English Phrasal Verbs Through Story
What is a phrasal verb?
From Be to Come: Break-ups, shellfish allergies, and soap gossip.
Be - John
Break - Tina
Call - Mark
Come - Hannah
Come - Mark
Come - Phone
From Count to Give: Hide and seek, college drop-outs, and falling over.
Count - Hannah
Cut - Hannah
Drop - Tina
Fall - Phone
Get - Hannah
Give - Tina
From Go to...Go: Let's go!
Go - Hannah
Go - John
Go - Mark
Go - Phone 1
Go - Phone 2
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Go - Tina
From Grow to Live: Angry ex-lovers, dinner parties, and Las Vegas.
Grow - Mark
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Have - Phone
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Keep - Tina
Live - John
From Look to Play: Fundraising, new jobs, and a very important encounter.
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From Pull to Sit: Formula 1, antique sales, and a life-changing accident.
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From Stand to Walk: Dates, salsa, and an unexpected surprise.
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The California Sustainability Alliance has developed several toolkits and other resources that aid local governments in planning and implementing sustainable initiatives. These tools help local governments advance sustainability within their jurisdictions, which provides them with the opportunity to lead by example, positively influence their communities, and leverage local authority. These toolkits include:
Local Government Retrocommissioning Toolkit
The California Sustainability Alliance's Local Government Retrocommissioning (RCx) Toolkit was created to help local government staff develop and implement a municipal facility retrocommissioning program. The RCx Toolkit is designed to be flexible enough to be a complementary resource for an energy manager in a large local government or to be the sole RCx Program management tool for facility and public works staff in smaller jurisdictions. The RCx Toolkit complements existing portfolio management tools and utility management systems, helping the user take the "next step" once a decision has been made to incorporate retrocommissioning into municipal facility standard operating procedures.
Green Tenant Guide for Local Governments
The Green Tenant Guide is designed to guide local governments through the process of greening their operations and staff behaviors. Intended to be an ongoing reference, the Green Tenant Guide aims to walk agencies through planning and implementing their sustainability program. Readers will learn how to work with organization leadership, property managers, and staff to set clear and feasible goals, establish buy-in and excitement among employees, define metrics, and measure and communicate results.
Local Government Green Procurement Toolkit
The Toolkit and Guide assist local governments in adopting environmentally friendly procurement plans. The toolkit incorporates case studies of eight leading local governments in California and Washington and outlines steps for greening procurement policies. In addition, it includes draft policy language, sample green bid specifications, best practices from local, state and federal governments across the country, information on eco‐labeling and links to public and private eco‐labeling programs.
Local Government Operations Protocol Toolkit (LGOP)
The LGOP helps cities and counties measure their carbon footprint by developing a greenhouse gas inventory. It has been adopted by the California Air Resources Board and is supported by the California Climate Action Registry and ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability. The LGOP Toolkit is designed for use by local government staff who are interested in or are currently developing a greenhouse gas assessment for their operations. The toolkit is a step-by-step version of the full LGOP released by the California Air Resource Board in September 2008.
The Green General Plan Toolkit provides guidelines and sample measures to local government staff interested in developing a sustainable general plan for their communities. It addresses the policy drivers motivating local governments to integrate sustainability into the planning process, and discusses approaches a municipality can take to develop effective and holistic policies. This toolkit also recommends a decision-making framework and illustrative measures that planners can adapt to their own general plans, and includes references to existing green general plans in California.
Local Government Resources Toolkit
The Local Government Resources Toolkit helps cities and counties identify and locate tools and funding sources to help their communities set and meet sustainability goals. These resources consist of informational reports, calculators, and funding opportunities available from state and federal departments. The tools cover topics such as community development, transportation, greenhouse gasses, renewable energy, energy efficiency, and water efficiency and sustainability.
California Local Energy Efficiency Program (CALeep)
The California Local Energy Efficiency Program (CALeep) is designed to help local governments plan and implement highly effective energy efficiency initiatives within their communities. In order to create this energy efficiency decision-making tool, key representatives from utilities, private sector energy groups, energy service companies, and various levels of government contributed to the development of "best practices" for use by all local governments. These practices stimulate energy-efficiency activities within local government jurisdictions and support greenhouse gas reduction, job creation, water conservation, and green building.


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Cincinnati -- Macy's Inc. on Friday said that its board has increased its share repurchase authorization by $1.5 billion.
The retailer said the increase brings the total approved to buy back shares to $1.86 billion.
Macy's CEO Terry Lundgren said that the company is committed to using its excess cash to enhance shareholder value through buybacks and dividends and the decision reflects the strength of the company's business.
The retailer resumed its share repurchase program in August last year and has bought back approximately 42.6 million shares since then.
Macy's has an estimated 395.5 million shares outstanding.


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Westchester legislators to hold public forum on Playland proposals
The Westchester County Board of Legislators will hold a forum Feb. 13 to allow the public to hear four proposals to revitalize Playland and to ask questions. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Little Theater at the Westchester County Center, 198 Central Ave., White Plains. Representatives… Read More →


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FrameMaker FMXA: Quick Element Toolbar for multi-level lists
Watch a brief example of how novice XML authors can swiftly insert multi-level lists using only simple icons from the QET (Quick Element Toolbar) and simple brackets to indicate locations of XML element boundaries. One more example of authoring natively in XML with FrameMaker. Although this video uses FrameMaker XML Author 12, the same technique will work in the XML workspace of "full" FrameMaker 12.


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Solve your family photo mysteries with these books by Maureen A. Taylor:
Notice the wall behind them in this photo from the National Archives of Canada. It's the same as in the first photo. Both images are identified as having been taken in New Brunswick.
On FamilyTreeMagazine.com, Photo Detective Maureen A. Taylor adds up the clues in the image and gives some cautions for dating hand-drawn portraits based on photos.
Before flash photography, candles and lamplight couldn't provide sufficient illumination to take a photograph of a large group indoors. Families often chose to be photographed outdoors, with the family home as a backdrop.
Photo Detective Maureen A. Taylor analyzes two such images on FamilyTreeMagazine.com.


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Welcome to Transmedia Talk, a podcast covering all things Story. Transmedia Talk is co-hosted by Nick Braccia, Dee Cook, and Haley Moore and looks to shed light on the topic of transmedia storytelling with commentary, interviews and tips on how storytelling is moving into the 21st century.
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Lucas J.W. Johnson joins the Transmedia Talk crew for a review of StoryWorld Conference 2011.
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STORMS and floods are set to hit as more wet and windy weather is expected to wreak havoc across Worcestershire this weekend.
An area of low pressure is expected to bring more rain and very strong winds tomorrow, causing flooding on the rivers Severn, Avon and Teme. The rain, falling on already saturated ground, swept in from the Atlantic tonight and will continue into tomorrow, accompanied by severe gales.
The Met Office has issued several Severe Weather Warnings for the next few days due to the possibility of flooding and damaging winds.
The Environment Agency has issued 30 flood warnings across the region which cover large sections of the county including the river Severn in the north and south of the Worcester, at Kempsey, Callow End, Bransford, Severn Stoke at Waterside and Hanley Road in Upton.
The river at Pitchcroft, Worcester was 4.7 metres at noon today with a peak of between 5 metres and 5.4 metres expected on Sunday with levels remaining high because more rainfall is forecast.
At Upton the gauge was 5.06 metres at noon today with a peak of between 5.2 metres and 5.4 metres expected on Monday. Minor roads at Bransford Bridge, the A4103 at Bransford Bridge and the A449 at Powick could flood, the EA has warned.
Meanwhile, Worcestershire County Council prepared for the deluge by clearing drains and gullies and working with the Environment Agency co-ordinating road closures.
A Worcestershire County Council spokesman urged motorists to take care and keep updated on flood alerts and weather warnings, to use caution when out and about and to check on any vulnerable neighbours they think may need help. Risks are also expected from surface water flooding and the county council warned people not to drive into flood water.
West Midlands Ambulance Service will have additional vehicles on duty this weekend because of the conditions.
WMAS assistant chief ambulance officer, Craig Cooke, said: "Not heeding the many safety warnings puts lives at risk, including ambulance staff and other emergency service personnel called to provide a service in these most challenging of conditions."


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Did you know?
The lagoon was used as a runway for giant Catalina flying boats during World War II.
There are times at the West Coast National Park when you may feel a case of sensory overload coming on.
For photographers, that's usually in the first flush of spring. The waters of the Langebaan lagoon are a delicious turquoise fading to white at the shoreline. The wild flowers have turned the land orange, purple, yellow and pink all the way to the horizon.
And then, entering stage left, a herd of eland and bontebok, striding over the flowers as if they were pacing out the world's biggest and most colourful Persian carpet.
If you're also a birder, that's when you might just slip over into ecstasy. Around 200 species can be seen here, just around the lagoon. Many are from far afield. The curlew sandpiper, for example, makes a pilgrimage to the West Coast National Park all the way from the Arctic every year.
Flamingoes, knots, whimbrels, sanderlings, godwits and gulls all come to feed in the life-giving waters.
Apart from eland, you could also see springbok, kudu, gemsbok and the rare mountain zebra. In summer hundreds of tortoises patrol the flowering land.
It comes as no great surprise that people have been drawn to this area for hundreds of thousands of years. As proof, a geologist found the famous footprints of Eve on a rock in 1995. Palaeoanthropologists calculate that 117 000 years ago, an ancient woman about 1.5 metres tall left the imprints while walking up a steep, damp dune. The indentations were preserved by blowing sand that later hardened.
The rock has been removed to Iziko Museums' South African Museum in Cape Town for safekeeping from erosion.
You can't help but wonder what 'Eve' would have made of this colourful park - and the modern humans kite-boarding, kayaking, cycling and whale-watching near the dunes she once walked.
For those who enjoy watersports, it should be noted that the lagoon is zoned into three recreational areas. Zone A is a multi-functional area that allows most watersports, Zone B is for sailing and board sailing only, while Zone C is a wilderness area.
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Drive north from Cape Town for nearly 100 km. At Langebaan turn left, following the signs to West Coast National Park.
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Spring and summer are ideal, with spring being particularly beautiful due to the flowers.
Around the area
While here, visit the fascinating West Coast Fossil Park which is close by.
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Self-drive or on your bicycle
What will it cost
In flower season it will cost an adult international visitor R96 to enter the park. Off-peak it's R48.
Length of stay
If you're sporty and enjoy kayaking, kite-boarding or cycling, it would be a pity to stay less than two nights. Otherwise the park works well as an overnight stay or even a day visit destination.
What to pack
Sunscreen, good walking shoes, binoculars
Where to stay
There are a number of self-catering cottages and chalets within the park. There are also houseboats available at Kraalbaai.
What to eat
Book to eat at Geelbek, the park restaurant which serves traditional fare like chicken pie and bobotie.
What's happening
The best time to visit the park is in spring when the wild flowers are blooming.


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I love the idea of keeping my desk festive for the holidays. Although Christmas isn't my forte, maybe this would put me in the spirit a little more. Great gifts for co-workers or for your friend with the oh-so-drab desk job and cubicle to match. Love it!
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The fifth annual Small Business Leadership Academy at the W. P. Carey School of Business at ASU helps small business owners and executives learn how to improve efficiency, streamline operations and raise profits. "Classes are held just one night per week, so they fit right into busy executives' schedules," said Dawn Feldman, executive director of… Read More →
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Top leaders from Sam's Club, Intel, the United Services Automobile Association (USAA), and the Arizona Diamondbacks are among those taking the stage during the current season of the Economic Club of Phoenix speaker series. Every year, Phoenix-area audiences are invited to attend the club's luncheons and hear from some of the biggest names in the… Read More →


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Thrush is a common infection of the mouth and tongue caused by the
yeast Candida albicans. Thrush appears on the mouth and
tongue as white patches that look like cottage cheese or milk curds. When the
patches are wiped away, the surface appears red and raw and may bleed.
In babies, the Candida yeast may cause a rash in the diaper area.
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Creative Cloud | Graphics and Audio workflows for Video
Posted by Vikrant in Digital Video on November 8, 2013
Whether you're an editor who wants to create better motion graphics, a photographer who wants a painless way to manage video files, or a writer/producer who wants to take the hassle out of production management, these cross-product workflows show you how to get the most out of your Creative Cloud subscription.
Graphics & Audio workflows
Photoshop for video: The essential techniques http://adobe.ly/HLQnzz
Photoshop is not just for photos! This lesson shows how to use the essential Photoshop tools for working with video files. Learn to benefit from powerful lens correction and special effects features that are only possible with Photoshop.
Create crisp graphics for video in Illustrator http://adobe.ly/1crq688
Illustrator creates vector artwork that looks pin-sharp at any resolution. This makes it popular in video post-production for graphics creation. This lesson shows you how to create simple vector-based Illustrator files and import them to After Effects and Premiere Pro.
Quick and easy audio clean-up with Premiere Pro and Audition http://adobe.ly/1aaKtSE
Learn how easy it is to send audio clips straight from the Premiere Pro Timeline to Audition for superb audio clean up and multi-track mixing. Once in Audition, you can use powerful noise reduction and sound removing effects to improve the quality of your soundtrack. Then bring the audio back to Premiere with one click.
Post-production workflows
Prepare and batch process media with Prelude http://adobe.ly/1h1IZR7
Cut your ingest time significantly by using Prelude to get your media into your editing system. Prelude automates this important stage in post-production, letting you ingest individual media files or parts of media files, create multiple copies on different drives, batch-transcode, batch-rename and batch-assign metadata to whole groups of clips. You can even automatically verify that the files have arrived safely.
Organize your media and create a rough assembly with Prelude http://adobe.ly/1dr8ZAu
Save time by organizing your project in Prelude, before you open Premiere Pro. You'll learn how much faster it is to use Prelude to organize clips into multiple bins, create subclips stored inside the media metadata, add comments, and even build a simple assembly to hit the ground running when you start your edit.
Script-based production management with Story and Premiere Pro http://adobe.ly/1gdiwi7
Adobe Story is far more than a script-writing application. Story knows the difference between interior and exterior scenes, recognizes character names, and can even keep track of props and special effects. All of this information can be used to automatically generate production reports and schedules. Learn how in this lesson.
Script-based video editing with Story http://adobe.ly/1fmYG10
The new Adobe Story panel in Premiere Pro introduces an incredible time-saver for editing dialog-rich projects. Learn a quick and easy way to connect script dialogue or interview transcripts from Adobe Story with video clips in Adobe Premiere Pro.


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Burberry Prorsum Pre-Fall 2014
It's all change at Burberry's London headquarters in Horseferry Road this fall. The other week, Christopher Bailey made his first appearance in front of the new audience he's set to impress next year: the investors (London's equivalent of Wall Street) who will want to know how a 42-year-old designer will handle the company's financials when he takes over as CEO next year, succeeding Angela Ahrendts, who is departing to join Apple.
Well, anyone familiar with Bailey's profile as Britain's most business-driven fashion brain will have no qualms about that. It was he, after all, who persuaded Ahrendts, a former colleague from their times together at Donna Karan, to join Burberry in 2006: as sure-handed a piece of "casting" as his early discovery of Cara Delevingne—and a measure of the competence of his overarching influence within the FTSE 100 company. Even as far back as 2001, when the then-CEO Rose Marie Bravo hired Bailey, she always said that it was his exceptional commercial focus that landed him the job. In his interview, the first thing Bailey talked about was connecting with customers—a vision which came to fruition when he seized on the opportunities of the digital age and turned Burberry into the all-communicating global juggernaut it is today.
The news from Bailey's debut in front of the financial community is that a new designer is stepping up to assist him—well, in a manner of speaking. Luc Goidadin, a fellow alum of the Royal College of Art, who has been working with Bailey for twelve years, has been appointed to the new role of Chief Design Officer. Seamless continuity on the design front is the word, leaving Bailey to settle into Ahrendts's role—one which he doubtless knows inside out, since they've been thick as thieves for years—by mid 2014.
Which brings us to pre-fall. Absolutely no signs of upheaval here. If anything, the collection reflects a gentler return to eclectic British style with a younger, more casual edge and a welcome dash of fun. Using made-in-Britain arts and crafts–inspired materials, there are lace skirts and romantically droopy dresses, rich lozenge-patterned jacquards and chunkily luxurious jackets patchworked in shearling and fur. In a witty nod to the local-global reach of the Burberry, there's also a souvenir collectible for everyone: T-shirts printed with black-and-white line drawings of St. Paul's Cathedral in London, the Chrysler building in New York, the Forbidden City in Beijing, and so on. If there's a message, it's this: Let's all relax. For a transitional season, at a transitional time, this is a nice way to go.


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Lake District hotel, the Lodore Falls enjoys a truly idyllic setting, nestled in the heart of the Borrowdale valley overlooking Lake Derwentwater, with a dramatic backdrop of mountains, lakes and luscious countryside.
Built in 1866, this four-star Lake District hotel is nestled at the foot of Shepherds Crag in the pretty Borrowdale valley with fabulous Lakeland walking on the doorstep. Set in the heart of the Lake District, The Borrowdale Hotel offers the perfect escape for you and your dog.
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Wasting no time, I meet Blue Marlin's guide, Capt. Richard. He's ready to fish and so am I. We're soon in a 23-foot Mako heading for a spot outside the reef. Little tuna are breaking water in all directions, and we're trolling every lure on the boat, but these fish aren't having it. The captain suggests I try deep-dropping for snapper and positions the boat in 400 feet of water. We drop our baits, and as with the bonefish, the hungry red snappers quickly start biting. We boat enough for a belly-stuffing dinner as the wind is picking up, the seas are getting some attitude, and the day is getting short. Fishing should always be this easy.
After a night of stargazing in the peaceful darkness outside my cozy hut (very Robinson Crusoe), I'm ready to return to that cobalt water. Capt. Richard is ready, too. It's only about 15 miles to Glover's Reef, a spot popular with local commercial and recreational anglers as its fish-filled shallows are right next to steep drop offs. The reef protects boaters fishing the deep on the leeward side, too. It's an idyllic scenario, really.
We're now working the reef's edges for grouper. The port-side wireline starts singing and I take the rod. Over the rail comes a fat family-meal-size grouper. Richard and I begin swapping marlin stories, which we've got plenty of as we're both offshore addicts, but soon our talk turns into action as we deploy a marlin spread. A short jog into blue water and almost instantly we're hit hard and fast on the 'rigger bait. Sadly, the fish comes unbuttoned. We sigh, wonder about his size, and troll on.
It's late-afternoon and now the barracuda are rampaging our baits. Our boat is almost full of these fast-running fish. Unlike U.S.-caught barracuda, which are not edible, these are. We'll take some home for Rozella and the staff at the lodge.
And just like that the sun is sinking into the sea and I'm back at the dock and packing to go home. Where did the week go?
It's 8:30 a.m. and I'm sitting in my midtown-Manhattan office writing these words. But in my mind, I'm still in paradise, a little place called Belize.
This article originally appeared in the May 2009 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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- July 30: Australia and Florida Deaths Tied to Takata Airbags news | 22 days ago
- July 28: Honda CR-V Recalled To Prevent Fires From Fuel Leaks recalls | 24 days ago
- July 19: Honda Accord and Crosstour Starter Motor Lawsuit Filed news | 33 days ago
- July 17: Honda Recalls CR-V to Fix Passenger Frontal Airbags recalls | 35 days ago
- July 14: Honda Recalls 1.15 Million Accords After Engine Compartment Fires recalls | 38 days ago
NHTSA — Steering Problems
2005 Honda Accord (Page 1 of 2)
CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2005 Honda Accord suffers from transmission failure. It's not a huge widesperad problem like in prior years, but definitely still something to consider.
The transmission begins slipping & eventually has to be replaced, typically soon after 90,000 miles & with a repair cost of over $2,000.
Transmission failure problems have been a huge problem for the Accord & several other Honda models all through the early 2000s model years. Honda eventually extended the transmission warranty to 93 months/109k miles for the 2000-2001 Accords as a class action lawsuit settlement, but owners of other Accord model years with transmission problems are out of luck.
10.0really awful
- Crashes / Fires:
- 5 / 2
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 80,169 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
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Seattle's Best: Brandon Roy/
One of WestSide Culture's favorite athletes has retired from the NBA. Seattle's own, Brandon Roy, has left the Portland Trailblazers after a 5 year career filled with memories and sadly, injuries.
Roy reps the WestSide in every way possible. An endorser of Nike, he was born in Seattle, Washington, where he attended Garfield High School and later the University of Washington. B-Roy starred as a teen at Nate McMillian's basketball camp in the 1990's when Nate was a player with the Seattle Supersonics. McMillian would later coach Roy with the Portland Trailblazers.
A repeated torcher of my favorite team, the Phoenix Suns, I developed incredible respect for B-Roy who was often hurt and played through the pain. Roy had knee trouble throughout his professional and collegiate career, starting with issues at the University of Washington.
As mentioned earlier, B-Roy used to destroy Phoenix every time he played the Suns, evidenced below in his career highlights.
Points: 52 on December 18, 2008, against the Phoenix Suns
Rebounds: 14 on February 21, 2008, against the now defunct Seattle SuperSonics (sorry Seatown).
Assists: 12 on February 29, 2008, and April 4, 2009, against the Los Angeles Lakers.
In 2006-2007, Roy won the NBA Rookie of the Year award. In 2008, 2009 and 2010 Roy represented the Western Conference in the All-Star game.


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Trade name: Gliminyle
Strength: 1 mg
Type: Tablet
Active ingredient: Glimepiride
Category: Sulfonylurea antidiabetic
Pregnancy category: Glimepiride belongs to FDA pregnancy category C.
Uses: Gliminyle 1 mg Tablet is used to control blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes. It is used along with proer diet and exercise. It may be given with other antidiabetic medication.
How to use: Take Gliminyle 1 mg Tablet along with breakfast orally. Follow the directions on the prescription and do not stop taking medication with out consulting the doctor.
Side Effects: Nausea. Glimepiride may cause low blood sugar if you exercise more or take less calories. Some of the symptoms of low blood sugar are sweating, shaking, fast heart beat, hunger, dizziness, blurred vision, weakness.
Dosage: Glimepiride usual adult dose for type 2 diabetes: Initial dose is 1 to 2 mg orally once a day. Maintenance dose is 1 to 4 mg orally once a day. The maximum daily dose is 8 mg.
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Serves 4
- 4 HEB Fresh Salmon Burgers: Fiesta (Seafood Department)
- ½ Cup Green Valley Ranch Shallot and Tarragon Vinaigrette (Cooking Connection)
- 2 cup Tri-Colored Slaw
- HEB Original Bacon (Cooked)
- Chipotle in Adobo (2 Tablespoons)
- Cilantro
- Preheat Grill to 400 degrees.
- Make sure to brush both sides of the burger with oil so the burger won't stick to the grill.
- Cook 5-7 minutes per side.
- Mix together Chipotle and Tarragon and Shallot Vin
- Mix slaw and vinaigrette together and set aside.
- Top with slaw, fresh cilantro, bacon.
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Ancestry.co.uk has put online some interesting church records for Wiltshire. It's been done without the usual fanfare and email out to bloggers, perhaps they are all too busy at RootsTech !
This is a mixed bag of records, the source of the material is vague
Quaker Records
Quaker Births 1636 – 1837
Quaker Deaths 1542 – 1897
These Quaker records were sourced from a private donor, there are no digitized images of the originals and without knowing the provenance it is hard to tell how accurate they are.
Extracted Parish Records 1500's – 1900's
These have come from various publications of parish and probate record and at the bottom of the information is this list which I assume is the source for this information
Wiltshire: – Inquisitions Post Mortem returned to the court of chancery, 1242-1326
Wiltshire: – Abstracts of Inquisitions Post Mortem Returned Into the Court of Chancery, 1327-1377
Wiltshire: – Abstracts of Inquisitions Post Mortem Returned Into the Court of Chancery in the Reign of Charles 1st
Wiltshire: – Registers of Marriages, 1561-1812
Wiltshire: – Registers of Marriages, 1591-1812
Wiltshire: – Registers of Marriages, 1538-1812
Wiltshire Marriages 1538 – 1837
This set of transcripts have come from a private donor, they have been indexed by Ancestry. I am unable to ascertain if it is a full transcript or partial and whether it covers all the parishes of Wiltshire.
Bishops Cannings parish registers transcribed by J H Parry 1906
This is a scan of a privately printed transcript of the parish registers from Bishops Canning, Wiltshire. The transcript runs from 1591 – 1812. The book has an index at the beginning and possibly because of this Ancestry hasn't indexed it, so use the index and then browse the pages.
This collection will be useful for those with Wiltshire ancestry, but use them with caution if you find an entry of interest then you need to check the original record as Ancestry seems to have been reticent as to who is the transcriber.


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A BRAVE police inspector who jumped into the River Avon in Evesham to rescue a six-year-old from a car driven by his father says he was "touched" to be recognised for his work.
Inspector Sean Kent was given the annual Police Trophy Award for his outstanding contribution to the Wychavon community.
One his most notable acts of bravery being the rescue of Ryan Grady in February 2010 when he dived into the icy river water to rescue the six-year-old.
Ryan was very close to drowning but survived thanks to Inspector Kent and another colleague's effort, sadly his sister Gabby did not live. Their father, Chris Grady, was later found guilty of murder and attempted murder.
Inspector Kent, who was the geographic inspector in Wychavon for about four years until May last year, said: "It was a very great honour to be recognised for public service by a group of people that themselves embody the best of public service.
"I was grateful to be recognised. I was quite touched because we don't necessarily expect to be recognised."
The award was presented to Inspector Kent by the Chairman of Wychavon District Council, Councillor Gerry O'Donnell.
He said: "I have known Inspector Sean Kent for a number of years, and there is nobody I can think of more deserving of this award.
"Sean goes above and beyond what is expected of him as a police officer, and even put his own life at risk to save a little boy in a tragic incident on the river in Evesham.
"He personifies the dedication of the vast majority of police officers in Wychavon, and has an intelligent, considered, and sensitive approach to policing. I wish him every success in his future career."


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Utilities Work Towards Increased Safety For Natural Gas Infrastructure
Washington, D.C. – The American Gas Association today announced its support of the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) efforts toward increasing pipeline safety.
In a press event held today, the NTSB announced its "Most Wanted List," ten issue areas of importance. Pipelines were mentioned in two issues: "Preserve the Integrity of Transportation Infrastructure," which includes oil and gas pipelines as well as our nation's bridges, roads, railroads and waterways; and "Enhance Pipeline Safety," which focuses on pipeline maintenance, emergency response, as well as federal and state oversight.
"Pipeline safety and integrity is the top priority for the natural gas industry, and while delivery of natural gas by pipeline is the safest energy delivery method in the nation, utilities are consistently working on increasing safety further," said AGA President and CEO, Dave McCurdy. "Our members have incredibly innovative programs to help maintain the safety and integrity of natural pipelines and the safe and reliable service they provide to their customers every day."
AGA members operate the 21st century infrastructure necessary for delivering the benefits of natural gas to American homes and businesses safely, reliably and at an affordable price. A recent report by the American Gas Foundation detailed the efforts taking place across the nation to upgrade existing pipeline infrastructure, the status of these efforts and a discussion of alternative methods of recovering the costs associated with the necessary investments.
"Due to its environmental, economic and national security benefits, I have no doubt natural gas will play a significant role in our nation's energy future, but in order to make this a reality, we need to maintain our infrastructure, promote safe practices and sustain reliable service throughout the entire industry," McCurdy continued. "Collaboration is critical, and AGA and its members work closely with key stakeholders, including federal and state government entities, regulators and the public, to help ensure customers can count on the safe and reliable delivery of this clean, domestic and affordable fuel when they need it most."
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— January 2003
By Ben Ellison
Stupid Chart Tricks?
|Gladiator Autopilot
I got an impressive demo of the new autopilot from Nautamatic TR-1, and think this upstart company may indeed have enough new ideas to break into this established market. The Gladiator works only with hydraulic steering systems, but does so intimately. For instance, it uses a flow meter to automatically disengage itself when you turn your wheel and engage again when you hold it steady.
The Gladiator does not utilize a rudder-feedback sensor, but does come standard with a rate gyro, supposedly resulting in easy installs and high performance in boats up to about 55 feet, regardless of drive train. It can steer programmable zigzags and circles--even clover leafs and search patterns around GPS waypoints. I watched it perform a perfect man overboard retrieval turn and hold a steady course while backing. Wow!
The Gladiator costs $3,850.
Nautamatic TR-1 Phone: (800) 588-7655. www.nautamatic.com.
This article originally appeared in the January 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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Did you know?
A suspension bridge across the Crocodile River offers a superb view of its dramatic waterfall.
Most visitors come to Mpumalanga for the spectacular scenery and amazing wildlife, but if you're interested in things that grow, then take a Plant Kingdom Tour of the Lowveld.
Discover Mpumalanga's treasure trove of diverse flora when you embark on the full day Plant Kingdom Tour with Ntwanano Tours.
You'll visit a perfume farm where you'll feel, smell and touch the many different plants – such as rose geranium, lavender, lemongrass and rosemary – traditionally used in perfume-making. You'll also learn how essential oils are extracted for use in aromatherapy and in the making of perfumes and medicines.
Discover the secrets of farming at a local organic farm, including a fascinating 'Worms to Harvest Tour' where you'll see just how important these wrigglies are for enriching the soil.
A visit to the Lowveld Botanical Gardens, which lie just outside Mbombela (formerly Nelspruit), is a highlight of the tour.
The Gardens cover 159ha of dramatic rocky scenery dominated by two rivers – the Crocodile and the Nels – that run through the gardens giving rise to two impressive waterfalls. There are over 600 plant species which occur naturally, plus another 2 000 that have been introduced.
On the Crocodile River's eastern bank is the man-made tropical rain forest – the largest in the world existing outside of a greenhouse. You'll feel as if you are in one of West or Central Africa's fast disappearing rain forests when you stroll among the lush vegetation.
Make sure you visit the fascinating cycad garden, which has the largest collection of cycads in Africa, and look out for the unique baobab trees and species of wild fig.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Ntwanano Tours
Mobile: +27 (0)82 970 9188
Mobile: +27 (0)72 323 8645
Email: email@example.com
How to get here
Take the N4 from Johannesburg to Mbombela (Nelspruit) and follow the signs to White River. Find Ntwanano Tours at Rotcher Wineries Road, House No. 4, White River.
Around the area
The Panorama Route and the Kruger National Park.
Get around
On foot and in one of Ntwanano's comfortable touring vehicles.
What will it cost
Depends on number of people: approx R1 100 pp including lunch.
Length of stay
It's a full day tour with lunch included.
What to pack
Comfortable walking shoes, hat, sunscreen, binoculars, camera.
Best buys
Essential oils and perfumes.


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Topic: My Husband and heart Jerry Ferguson
The following is the eulogy I gave at my husbands funeral. He passed from this life to the next on August 11th 2007. This website has helped jerry and I tremendously and We are so lucky to have found it. we have been with this website since jerry's diagnose a year and 1/2 a go. You are all truly a blessing to us and you will never know the ways you have touched our lives. I will miss him always.
I stand here before you to talk about a man we all loved very much. Traditionally the wife does not give the eulogy at a funeral but in Jerry and my case we never did anything traditionally in our relationship so we both thought this would be the perfect choice.
When I first met Jerry he was a regular at the Dunkin Donuts that I worked at, he came in and purchased only a muffin took the paper to one of the tables finished his muffin and left. One morning I asked him


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ANAHEIM – Losing to the reigning Stanley Cup champions has no shame attached to that. Losing four of five on a homestand at a place where you were once unbeatable … well, that might leave a team red-faced.
The Ducks haven't been themselves for a good while and now their usual potent offense has been empty for two of the past three games. Chicago rode Corey Crawford's first shutout of the season to a 2-0 win Wednesday night.
A standing-room-only crowd of 17,446 watched the NHL's top two teams locked in a battle that looked like a potential postseason matchup if both teams get on long playoff runs.
But there's plenty of time before that. Crawford made 29 saves and needed only Marian Hossa's second-period goal as the Blackhawks (35-10-14) moved within one point of the slumping Ducks (40-14-5) for the league's points lead.
The Ducks have lost six of their past 10, but Coach Bruce Boudreau was preaching calm, albeit in an animated fashion.
"Nobody likes to lose," Boudreau said. "We'll recover and get back at it tomorrow. I thought we played a pretty good hockey game. It's a 1-0 game for 57 minutes or so. Very easily could have been 1-0 the other way.
"I'm not going to sit here and (complain that) we're dying here. We're still in first overall in the league. There's a lot of teams that would love to be in our position right now and we will overcome this.
"If everybody wants to jump off the bandwagon, go ahead. We're going to be fine. We're going to be there when it counts."
Jonathan Toews also managed to beat Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller with 2:31 left for an insurance goal. Hossa broke the ice when he put a neat deke on Hiller and finished after swooping in between the hashmarks to get a pass from Patrick Sharp.
"You're going to go through highs and lows in scoring goals," winger Corey Perry said. "Right now we're in a rough patch obviously. One or two goals in the last three games, especially at home. It doesn't win hockey games.
"We had a good effort tonight. The bounces just didn't go our way."
The Ducks had a two-on-one develop down low but Kyle Palmieri's pass hit an open Ryan Getzlaf in the skate with 12 minutes left. It was evidence of the number of connections missed, whether due to bad passes or the Blackhawks' tight defense.
Daniel Winnik also appeared to have a golden shorthanded chance down low with 8 1/2 minutes remaining but couldn't get a clean shot off.
It wasn't as if the Ducks were without any chances in the first two periods either. The Blackhawks were more than willing to assist there with a worn path to the penalty box.
Pest-like center Andrew Shaw committed two not-so-smart infractions while Brent Seabrook put Chicago down two men for 40 seconds in the first and Michal Rozsival took a four-minute high-sticking double minor late in the second.
But one of the Blackhawks' few areas of concern – their 25th-ranked penalty kill – came through. Crawford killed off the two-man disadvantage with several saves and the Ducks did precious little with their other power plays.
"We have a very good power play," defenseman Ben Lovejoy said. "A lot of skill out there. Tonight, it didn't work. But we need to find ways other than the power play, if the power play isn't scoring, to win games."
The power play is where the Ducks miss center Nick Bonino, who is on injured reserve because of an upper-body injury as he missed his third consecutive game. Bonino, who has 16 goals and 40 points, excels at retrieving pucks to keep plays alive.
Bonino skated for the first time since getting hurt last week when hit by Philadelphia's Zac Rinaldo. Boudreau said the Ducks' third-leading scorer could play Saturday in Nashville, but only if he's able to go "full bore" in practice by Friday.
"He's a vital part of our team," Boudreau said. "But we've played without Getzlaf. We've played without all sorts of guys. It shouldn't be vital. We were winning an awful lot of games when we had an awful lot of guys hurt at the beginning of the year.
"We want him back and we think he's a big part of it."
The Ducks threw Emerson Etem right in after summoning him from their American Hockey League team.
Playing in his first game with the Ducks since Dec. 9 was thrilling for the Long Beach native nonetheless.
"Any energy I can provide for my teammates and for the guys is good," Etem said. "That's what I'm here to do."
Energy is what Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau after taking in consecutive regulation losses for the first time since dropping games at Florida and Tampa Bay in mid-November. He's hoping that the speed-laden Etem will provide a jolt to a suddenly struggling club.
Etem played on the left side with the equally speedy Andrew Cogliano on the right and Saku Koivu in the middle.
"Quite frankly, the one thing last game [against Columbus], it looked like there was a lack of energy and emotion, whether it be in the building or on the bench," Boudreau said. "Emerson's a guy that can bring both of those things to the front.
"He's been playing well down there. We thought it was a good time, with the ability of Winnik to be able to play center, that we could do that."
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Healthy Swaps: Ice Cream Toppingsby Dana Angelo White in Healthy Tips, June 25, 2011
Hitting up the local ice cream shop or freezer section to beat the heat? As if ice cream wasn't enough of a treat, you have a rainbow of toppers to choose from. Ice cream lovers tend to forget that these colorful confections can pile up the calories and fat. Consider our tips before making your next sundae.
Instead of: Hot Fudge
Choose: Chocolate Syrup
The Payoff: Chocolate-y goodness with 40 calories and 4 grams of fat less per tablespoon. A tablespoon of fudge averages 80 calories, but many sundaes come topped with more than 500 calories worth!
Instead of: Chocolate-Cream Sandwich Cookie Chunks
Choose: Chocolate Sprinkles (a.k.a. "jimmies" or "shots")
The Payoff: Slash the calories by 20 percent.
Instead of: Peanut Butter Sauce
Choose: Chopped Peanuts
The Payoff: 25 percent less calories, no added sugar and healthy fat from real peanuts instead of processed oils.
Instead of: Gummy Candies
Choose: Rainbow Sprinkles
The Payoff: Same fun colors and 3 1/2 teaspoons less sugar per serving.
Instead of: Strawberries or Pineapple in Syrup
Choose: Fresh Strawberries (or Banana – or other fresh fruit options)
The Payoff: No added sugar and nutrients like fiber and vitamin C
Dana Angelo White, MS, RD, ATC, is a registered dietitian, certified athletic trainer and owner of Dana White Nutrition, Inc., which specializes in culinary and sports nutrition. See Dana's full bio »
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What's your favorite lighter ice cream or frozen yogurt topping? Tell us in the comments below.


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Gaining entrance to the world of Von Gutenberg is simply a mouse-click away for any of our friends, designers, models/photographers and scene stealers, but now everyone entering the VG portal can keep in touch, discuss and basically enjoy social media second to none with The Von Gutenberg Café.
On the cusp of launching, our café will make the world just that much smaller by presenting an interactive experience true to the Von Gutenberg ethos of cutting-edge fashion on a global scale. An 18th-century European-style salon sparkling with the speed and insidious tendrils of the digital age, in The Von Gutenberg Café people will come to discuss, consider and most of all socialize.
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Fister loses duel as Nationals hit into tough luck
Righty allows two runs in seven as Washington lines out seven times
WASHINGTON -- Marlon Byrd's solo home run in the sixth inning proved to be the difference on Friday night as the Phillies edged the Nationals, 2-1, at Nationals Park.
Nationals right-hander Doug Fister tossed seven strong innings, allowing just two runs on six hits. He had two innings he likely wishes he could take back. In the second, after getting two quick outs, Fister lost it for a brief moment. Grady Sizemore doubled over the head of Bryce Harper in left field. After Carlos Ruiz walked, Cody Asche singled to right field, scoring Sizemore and making it a 1-0 game.
"It was the second inning and I got a little wild, and I didn't execute," Fister said. "I have to do better than that. That's what it comes down to."
Then in the sixth, with the game tied at 1, Fister was again able to get two quick outs, but on an 0-1 pitch, Byrd homered over the right-field wall to give Philadelphia the one-run lead.
"I left it over the plate a little bit too much," Fister said. "I was kind of surprised that he took it the other way. ... That's what Byrd does. He hits fastballs well. I have to make sure that pitch is down and in."
The Nationals couldn't muster much offense against Phillies starter Roberto Hernandez. Washington scored its lone run -- an unearned run at that -- in the second. Adam LaRoche led off and popped up toward the mound. It looked like Asche was going to get the ball, but the ball dropped for a base hit. To make matters worse, the third baseman tried to get LaRoche at first base and threw the ball away for a two-base error.
Ian Desmond followed and singled to center field, scoring LaRoche.
Throughout the game, the Nationals hit into some tough luck. They lined out seven times, while two other balls went to the warning track.
"I think Susan Sarandon said it: 'Hit it where they ain't.' We didn't do a very good job of that tonight," manager Matt Williams said. "What can you do? Once you hit it, you can't steer it. [The Phillies] just happened to be standing there."
Said Jayson Werth, "We couldn't find a hole out there. Hernandez pitched a good game. He had good stuff all night. He sunk the ball pretty good and kept us off balance. We had our chances. We didn't come through. It's too bad.
"Any time Doug is out there pitching, you know he is going to give you his best. He is the type of guy you want to play good defense for and score runs for. He is out there busting his butt."
The Nationals made it interesting in the ninth against Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon. After LaRoche and Desmond singled with one out, Harper struck out on a 3-2 pitch and Asdrubal Cabrera -- making his Nationals debut -- struck out on three pitches to end the game.
"I liked our chances. We had them on the ropes a little bit," Werth said. "He is a veteran closer. He has been doing it a long time. He knows what he is doing. We came up a little short tonight. We still have a chance to split the series and get the next two. We'll be all right."
It's a little more than a week, but it's evident that the Nationals miss third baseman Ryan Zimmerman, who is on the disabled list because of a Grade 3 hamstring strain. Without him, the club has not hit a home run in its last nine games.
"You can't replace a guy like Ryan Zimmerman," Werth said. "We are going to miss him, but we have to pick up, we have to make do and win games without him. That's what good teams do -- make adjustments and pick each other up."
Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, All Nats All the Time. He also can be found on Twitter @WashingNats. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Of Corcino's first 50 pitches today, 31 are balls. Ouch.
Of Corcino's first 50 pitches today, 31 are balls. Ouch.
Yorman singled in the bottom of the fourth. No runs for the Dragons in the bottom of four. 1-0 Dragons after four.
Janish and Dorn walk with two outs in the top of eight.
Puckett follows that up with a walk. Bases juiced for the Bats.
Daryl Jones strikes out with the bases loaded and two outs to end the Bats' eight. Still 2-0 Bats in the middle of eight.
Two Blue Wahoos walk in the top of four, but none score. Still 1-0 Lookouts in the middle of four.
Bowling Green adds one in the top of five on a bomb. Now 1-1 in the middle of five.
Stephenson two hitless innings. One walk and two batters struck out. Billings leads 1-0. Dickinson homered. Excuse me. Winker does have a double.
Hoover and Joseph finish off the shutout for Louisville, 2-0. Bats pitchers gave up only three hits--two by Joseph. Gathright had four by himself--more than half of Louisville's total.
Pensacola tied it 3-3 with three in the sixth. Beau Mills came up big again with a 2-run double. Corcino was relieved by Serrano after four innings.
Stephenson finally blinked, giving up three in the third (two earned). Billings trails 3-1.
Stephenson's final line:
Code:IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA 4.0 4 3 1 1 4 0 2.00 Groundouts-flyouts: Stephenson 4-1 Batters faced: Stephenson 17
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Brodie Greene's second 2-run double keys a 2-run rally and Pensacola pulls within 7-5 in the seventh.
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Plenty of blame to go around after loss to Padres
Uribe goes yard, Adrian picks up RBI, but bullpen suffers first meltdown
SAN DIEGO -- The Dodgers had one of those team losses where there was plenty of blame to go around on Tuesday.
Wasteful at bat and sloppy on the mound, the Dodgers allowed the Padres to run up a 9-3 victory in their Petco Park home opener. The outcome snapped Los Angeles' three-game win streak and San Diego's three-game losing streak.
This was the kind of outcome manager Don Mattingly must have feared when he kept saying that all the money spent and players acquired won't matter if the Dodgers don't play solid baseball.
Matt Kemp, the key to any Dodgers offensive attack no matter how many stars they acquire, pointed the finger at himself.
"I've just got to do better," said Kemp, who went 1-for-5 to bring his average up to .120. "Adrian [Gonzalez] is doing a great job, [Andre Ethier] is doing a great job. I have to step up and do something different. I'm a little frustrated right now. We lost today.
"[Carl Crawford] and Mark [Ellis] are doing great jobs at the top of the lineup. I've got to get in the mix, at least move runners over and drive them in and get on base for Adrian. Once it happens, we'll be a dangerous team. I'll turn around. I'm going to hit. I'm feeling better every day. Sometimes I have bad at-bats. I need better at-bats. Seems I've had a double play near every game. I have to figure it out."
Kemp hit into one of his team's three double plays, and his third of the season.
"We have to have good at-bats and calm down with men on base and stay within our game plan and not get too anxious," said Mattingly.
The biggest blow for the Dodgers was a two-run opposite-field homer by Juan Uribe off Padres starter Clayton Richard. Uribe started at third base over Luis Cruz only because he had a .385 career average off Richard, although it was hard to call his first homer of the year a blast.
Ordinarily, it would have been an out, but this year, the Padres moved the fences 10 feet closer to the plate and cut them down five feet in height. The ball barely cleared the top of the new fence. In Uribe's first at-bat of the game, he tapped into a 1-2-3 double-play.
"That was not typical of Petco Park," Will Venable said. "You hate to see it happen to them and not us."
The Padres not only moved the fences in at Petco, they moved the visitors' bullpen out, but not far enough on this night. Dodgers relievers hadn't allowed a run all season, but they combined to allow six runs in the seventh and eighth innings.
Dodgers starter Josh Beckett allowed a pair of home runs, including a solo shot in the first inning by Venable, who later greeted J.P. Howell with a three-run triple in a five-run eighth inning, tying a career high with four RBIs.
Beckett noted that six of the Padres' runs scored with two outs.
"We've got to do a better job with two out, myself included," he said. "It's not a backbreaker, but it's tough to swallow. When we score with two outs, it's really uplifting."
The Dodgers spent most of the game playing catch up, tying the game with a pair of runs in the fourth, falling behind in the fifth on Nick Hundley's home run, tying it again in the top of the seventh on Gonzalez's clutch two-out RBI single.
Beckett only made it through five innings in 84 pitches.
"Josh will be around the plate and he'll give up his share of hits, but he's got to keep himself in the game," said Mattingly. "He had a lot of pitches to that point. He'll be more efficient than that as time goes on. He's not the same guy he was before. He has to use more pitches to get through the innings."
The only clean inning out of the Dodgers' bullpen was the sixth by Chris Capuano, who is a starter relieving, as compared to a reliever. Capuano, forced to the bullpen by the acquisitions of Zack Greinke and Hyun-Jin Ryu, was impressively sharp considering he was pitching on nine days' rest.
Ronald Belisario took over, and with his pitches lacking the customary sink, immediately allowed the Padres to take a 4-3 lead they never relinquished.
Instead, Paco Rodriguez, Matt Guerrier and Howell combined to issue five walks in the fatal 48-pitch eighth inning. The three and Belisario each were charged with their first runs allowed of the season, three of them to Guerrier.
Former Padre Gonzalez, however, offered these words of insight to reporters: "We've got great pitching, guys. You've got to always remember that."
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Pronunciation: fê-ren-ziks • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Noun, mass
Meaning: 1. Formal public debate or the study of debate; public speaking. 2. The application of technology to validate evidence in court proceedings.
Notes: The noun forensics is a relative newcomer to the lexical scene, still not found in most English dictionaries. Like linguistics, ethics, and economics, it is formed by adding a very busy suffix, -s, to the underlying adjective ending with the suffix -ic, in this case forensic. Like all adjectives ending on the suffix -ic (except publicly), we must add -al to this stem before the adverb suffix -ly: forensically. (Who knows why.)
In Play: Forensic police work has been a popular subject of US TV shows from Quincy in the 70s to the current multiple CSI (crime scene investigation) series: "Luther worked in the county forensics lab until he began to go bald and occasionally analyze hair from his own head in place of evidentiary locks." This word, however, still retains its original meaning (No. 1 above): "Many Americans would like to see their presidential candidates engage in more forensics and fewer personal attacks."
Word History: Today's Good Word comes from Latin forensis "public, related to a forum". Forum began in Latin meaning "market", hence the drift to "public debate", since these debates in Roman times usually took place in the marketplace. The root of this word goes back to Proto-Indo-European dhwor-/dhwer- "door", also the origin of English door and Russian dver. The sounds [dh] and [bh] regularly became [f] at the beginning of Latin words. The Greek word for door was thura, from the same source. Latin foris "outside", containing the same root, underlies our forest and foreign, both borrowed from French after that language added its own flavorings. (There is no debate over whether we should thank Katherine Enderle for suggesting we take today's Good Word public.)
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Wimbledon Hockey Club started their campaign in the Men's Conference East division with an emphatic 6-1 over Peterborough at Church Road.
The club handed debuts to Richard Alexander, Johnnie Smith and Mathew Bunyan, while it also featured a new attacking threat of John Kinder and man of the match Chris Gregg.
Ben Hawes put the disappointment of missing out on an Olympic medal behind him by turning out and scoring one of the goals that sunk the visitors.
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Hello all.
I'm hoping for some help.
I've been given a bumble bee box.
In fact this one - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tom-Chambers-Bee-House-WL012/dp/B006MGIOWM
We have a row of lavender about 5ft long and I was going to position it in that, off the ground on a post.
Any help or advice would be appreciated.
Hi Alex
I have put three similar boxes not so pretty but like basic blue tit boxes with a bee sized hole up in my garden on fence posts about foot off the ground with old blue tit nest material in for insulation and possibly to provide an appropriate smell.I try to put it in a place where it will keep reasonably dry ,gets some sunshine though not full on all the time. I notice queen bees when exploring seem to follow linear features such as walls and fences rather than roundabout in the open.
Over four years have had early bumblebees use one of the boxes successfully three times.
A queen bee tried this year but as we had summery weather in march followed by polar weather with 5" snow in april she lost the battle.
Another queen of the same species was succesful with a nest in a turf pile I had made with buried terracotta pots with mouse and bird nest material in,that must have been a bit warmer.Last year a white tailed bumblebee nest was succesful in the same turf pile.I live in Morayshire so the need for a warm home is important.
Best of luck Steve
I'm glad you can put them off the ground - we wanted it in the lavender - about flower height.
But we may put it in the herd garden against a west facing wall.
I'll choose one and try that for next year!
In a herb garden sounds nice ,usually good nectar plants.
It seems to be mostly early bumblebees (bombus pratorum )? excuse the spelling,that use these so good to have some good early flowers.
A wet nest box can be a problem so west facing in some years could be a problem.
That's a lovely box Alex. It's my birthday next month I'll have to drop some hints
I'd not thought of using old terracotta pots, atm I break up any old cracked ones to use as crocks. Any tips how to make one ?
Hell no! you go first
I put large flower pots in turf piles from when i dig up my lawn to extend vegetable plots.Arrange in "bays"and pile leaves into these to accomodate frogs and toads etc. from pond.
Bury large flower pots in these and leave small access hole exposed and sometimes put in a bit of hosepipe for access.
It isn't always easy to see if bees are using "official" site or some other cavity once grass has grown up and obscured it all.they don't like grass too long though i've noticed can do a bit of trimming themselves.I always put bedding in.
Early bees seem happy with bluetit sized nestbox though have read bufftailed like something size of a football.
Am going to try under paving slabs and under rocks for next spring.I read that redtailed like under rocks.
OOOH…lots of ideas there, thanks Steve…
Steve: I find it really hard to visualise that - any chance of a picture?
Steve: I find it really hard to visualise that - any chance of a picture?
Hi Malcolm am afraid i haven't quite reached the 21st century yet it seems a bit scarier than the last one so don't have digital camera but will try to get someone to take a photo sometime .It's best to just experiment ,just make sure the pots are completely covered apart from an entrance hole,i saw something on tv once where they nested in some part of an old car so they aren't proud.I lifted a paving slab in a friend's garden once and dug a hole underneath about football size in the middle then put back with a tiny entrance hole in the corner,it wasn't used probably as it was a sunless garden but will try again in a sunny spot this winter when i've found some more mouse bedding.Steve
OOOH…lots of ideas there, thanks Steve…
Hi can I just call you Cheery?hope it helps but don't be too disapointed if they don't use them,
at the moment i have at least 8 potential sites contrived for them and have only had maximum of 2 used in any one year.i always give boxes a good clean after use in case of infection but wouldn't use disinfectant as feel the smell wouldn't be right.
Duly noted Clive….Cheery is fine with me, or just plain CPB.
We have already started an 'insect hotel' under the home made arbour…it's just full of spiders atm altho we have things like ladybirds, lacewings etc in there in the wiinter. I might site it under there…we rarely sit there.
Ooh, so I had this idea that you could use stems of dried cow parsley as impromptu bee nests - it looks like it's all hollow inside. Has anyone tried this as part of a bug hotel?
Malcolm, I've not used dried cow parsley stems myself but I have read they they are just the job.
This year I left a couple of parsnips to flower (for hover flies) and have now cut down the stems, they are hollow too so will give them a try. I believe that parsnips and cow parsley are related.
Sparrow - Sue
I recently discovered an old birds nest in a hedge and have now pushed some of the mossy materials into an unused bird box to see if that will make a suitable home for a BB.
Sparrow - Sue
I have tried putting up boxes filled with various sized plant stems but without success.Someone told me where i live in Forres,Morayshire is too cold for bees that would have to sit in a small tube through near polar conditions till next spring which seems to make sense.Maybe better down south?We get a lot of mining bees in the sandy soil and they seem to like nesting amongst birds foot trefoil that only sparsely cover the ground.hope to attract common blue and dingy skipper butterflies as well eventually.


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NEARLY 300 people across the area have now benefited from the Ryedale Foodbank in the six months since it was set up.
The figures include 63 children, who might otherwise have gone hungry, as the need for the service continues to grow.
Initially set up at Hope Central, in Malton, the Ryedale Foodbank is now open twice a week in Pickering, with collection boxes in the town and at various locations in Kirkbymoorside.
Co-ordinator Lesley Hurley said they had been open throughout the Christmas and New Year period helping 13 people at just one session.
"There are now more than 20 organisations who can give vouchers to people in need of help, which range from the Citizens Advice Bureau and Yorkshire Housing to Homestart and York College to assist young adults,"she said.
"The issues that can leave you without money for food are varied so we have tried to cover as many agencies as we can to give as much support as possible. The number one reason people give for needing our help is low income, people in work who can't earn enough to cover the basics and the age group most affected is 25 to 64 year olds."
Lesley said people had been very supportive with regular donations made at collection points across Ryedale.
"We want to continue to get the message across and dispel the myth there are 'no poor in Ryedale' or we are only encouraging the feckless," she said.
"There were also 63 children who were fed in the last six months who might otherwise have gone hungry."
The Ryedale Foodbank is open at the Methodist Church Hall, Potter Hill, Pickering, on Mondays, from 1.30pm to 3.30pm, and on Thursdays, from 4pm to 6pm.
It is open at Hope Central, in Malton, on Wednesday, from 10am to noon, and Friday, from 1.30pm to 3.30pm.
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In Season: Cauliflowerby Dana Angelo White in In Season, September 22, 2010
In the same botanical group as cabbage, bok choy and broccoli, cauliflower is the "red-headed step-child" of the cruciferous family. There's more to this under-appreciated veggie than meets the eye.
What, Where & When?
Dubbed "cruciferous" because of its sulfur content, vegetables in this family tend to contain especially high amounts of vitamin C, fiber and antioxidants. Native to Asia Minor in as far back as 600 B.C., heads of this gnarly plant made their way to North American in the 1600s. Nowadays most of the U.S. farms are in California.
You can start spotting cauliflower at some farmers' market as early as June, with peak season running September through November. White is the most typical color, but look for heads in bright shades of yellow and purple too.
Nutrition Facts
One cup of raw cauliflower has only 25 calories, but a pile of nutrients including vitamins C, K, B6 and folate. It also packs in 10 percent of your daily fiber needs. Sulforaphanes, glucosinolates and thiocynates are just a few of the most potent cancer-protecting antioxidants it contains.
What To Do With Cauliflower
Even if you don't think you're a fan, try roasting cauliflower. High heat, a little olive oil, salt and pepper mellow out the flavors, giving it a crisp saltiness that gives French fries a run for their money.
Puree roasted, steamed or boiled cauliflower into a velvety soup, toss raw chunks in salad, or make it a seasonal staple in a platter of veggies and dip.
Shopping Tip: Choose heads that are firm, compact, and brightly colored. Store stem side up in the refrigerator drawer for 5 to 7 days.
Recipes to Try:
- Orange Scented Broccoli and Cauliflower
- Roasted Cauliflower and Broccoli
- Oven Roasted Cauliflower with Turmeric and Ginger
- Roasted and Pureed Cauliflower
- Cauliflower Soup
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American foreign policy under Secretary Clinton has been one disaster after another. Even if you don't think she deserves blame for all of them — or even most of them — it defies common sense that her tenure can be called a success.
Let's review:
America's relations with its two main allies in the Middle East — Israel and Egypt — have gotten worse during her tenure.
In Egypt, we lost a reliable ally, Hosni Mubarak, and gained a new president, Mohammed Morsi, backed by the radical Muslim Brotherhood after the White House belatedly supported the Tahir Square uprisings. Morsi is a fundamentalist who believes the Egyptian should "nurse our children and grandchildren on hatred" towards Israel and is now acting to consolidate power. Even Obama has conceded Egypt is not really an ally anymore. We're still giving them arms though.
Relations between the US and Israel have deteriorated, with the bad blood between President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu being pretty public. The administration hasn't even tried to revive the stalled Israel-Palestine peace negotiations.