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Chance Bay is located on south-east Whitsunday Island, approximately 27 kilometres east-south-east of Shute Harbour. The 3.5 kilometre walking track that leads directly to Whitehaven Beach is the main attraction of this campground. Chance Bay is a great place to base yourself, with a small sandy bay for beach-combing, where you can escape the crowds of Whitehaven Beach. The sand at Chance Bay is the same white silica sand that Whitehaven Beach is famous for. Chance Bay is more exposed to the south-easterly prevailing winds and is ruggedly beautiful.
The camp site is elevated, with great views across the sandy beach to Pentecost Island, the Lindeman Group and Cape Conway. The camp site surface is sand and dirt.
A camping permit is required to camp at Chance Bay. The campground has a capacity of 12 people. Open fires are not permitted in the Whitsunday Islands National Park.
Chance Bay can be reached on a mid to high tide by boat (only). On northerly winds, there is a good anchorage at Chance Bay however access can be difficult on south-easterly winds. Facilities include a composting toilet and picnic tables. Take your own drinking water, rubbish bags, fuel stove and insect repellent.
Due to current health advice on social distancing, please contact the business for the most up to date information regarding opening times and services.
Note: Information on listed products and services are provided by the operator and were correct at the time of publishing. Rates are indicative based on the minimum and maximum available prices of products and services. Please visit the operator's website for further information. All prices quoted are in Australian dollars (AUD).


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If one of the names you answer to is "mom," chances are good that you live a decent portion of your life feeling overwhelmed. As if the responsibility of caring for another person's (or people's) every need isn't enough, you most likely also have a house to maintain, bills to pay, perhaps a job to go to or a business to run, a blog (or two or three) to keep up, a partner to cheer on, organizations to volunteer for, classes, activities or meetings to attend or to schlep kids to, and the list goes on and on and on. If you don't feel overwhelmed, then I call shenanigans and want to know what your secret is!
After reading a blurb on 5 Minutes for Mom last week announcing that a blogger who's name I recognized – Anissa Mayhew – was on an episode of Oprah, I checked my TIVO and was happy to find the show was still there. I didn't heed Janice's advice to keep tissues nearby as I turned it on, but I should have. The episode was called "An Overwhelmed Mom's Deadly Mistake" and focused on a woman named Brenda Slaby, a mom of two daughters and assistant principal who tried her best to be "supermom." Her world came crashing down when, on a hot afternoon in August 2007, Slaby accidentally left her sleeping 2-year-old daughter in the car when she went into work. Her daughter died of heatstroke. Slaby "went from being a good role model for children, a good administrator and a good parent to being the most hated mom in America."
I can only imagine what this mom must have gone through and continues to go through every day of her life. But as many others said on the show, this could happen to any of us. We've all done things (or not done things) without thinking about it. And like many moms on Oprah admitted, I've made my mistakes too. I've forgotten on a couple of occasions to buckle my daughter into her carseat. In my case and in Slaby's case, it was a break in routine that brought about the mistake. In her case, she wasn't the one who usually took her kids to school and daycare in the morning, but her husband had a dentist appointment which required her to do it that day and break her routine. And in my case, I didn't buckle Ava right when I put her in her seat which I usually do, but went into the front seat to assemble a toy I'd just bought for her. Thankfully in my case Ava was fine, and in most cases these mistakes don't prove to be anything more than a wake-up call for the parents, but they are always followed with thoughts of "what if."
The topic of moms being overwhelmed is really nothing new. I wrote Confessions of a less than perfect mommy just three months ago when I confessed that I was having anxiety attacks from biting off more than I could chew. I just recently found myself in that place again and, thanks to a reminder from Julie at Chez Artz who said, "recent events have lead me to believe that I'm juggling so much that I'm truly at risk of serious injury," (and boy, do I hear that!) I am forcing myself to slow down and reevaluate. But I digress.
Anissa, during her brief Oprah appearance, did a great job speaking about the unattainable bar that we've set for moms. She said we put pressure on ourselves to do more and be more and we lose focus of what is supposed to be the most important thing, our children. To which Oprah replied, "Yeah, being able to be present for your children," which ironically is the theme of a blog carnival over at API Speaks this month.
The recurring theme of the show was that we as moms need. to. slow. down. Jodie at jodified designs. the blog. watched the episode of Oprah and confessed to leaving her kids in the car on several occasions. "Yes I leave the car running with the air on and yes I'm always just running in somewhere, but that's just it. I'm always RUNNING." She decided to share Slaby's story on her blog "because what happened to her could have happened to any one of us. We're all overwhelmed. Emotionally, physically, financially, mentally. Exhausted." She encourages all moms to slow down.
Sharon at Whoa, Momma! confessed "one time while I had a break in my routine I was driving to work on autopilot and I had a momentary lapse where I was heading to work and forgot to take a turn into the neighborhood to drop off my baby at day care. I have since had terrible thoughts of 'What if?'" Ever since that day she started putting her purse in the backseat so that she will always look in the backseat before leaving her car. She also refers to a scientific study "about how our efforts to keep kids safe has put them in the back seat where Momma is more likely to forget they are there."
Natalie at BitchBuzz recently wrote a great post called Why Mothers Can't Always Be Superwoman. She said, "I've never believed that women can have it all. I've rarely, if ever, seen a solid example of it and Lord knows many of us try our hardest to be and do everything, but somewhere along the line, something suffers." She reminds us that it's so important to take care of ourselves.
I speak to my many 'mama friends' and almost all are going through the same thing. We're like zombified sheep on the trail to multitasking mecca where we expect to find nirvana and have everything slot into place. It doesn't matter whether we're working or not working; it's a real challenge to get that balance of being mother, partner, employee/business owner, and 'you'.
If any unexpected things get thrown your way, which is highly likely when you're a parent, you can be sure you're dropping balls in one of those areas, and the likeliest casualty is you. As women, we almost expect not to treat ourselves well, but we'll work hard to be and do everything as a parent, partner, and worker.
She admits there's no perfect answer, but notes, "I put too much pressure on myself, too much expectations, and don't say 'no' often enough."
I think, unfortunately in this day and age, being a mom and being overwhelmed just go hand in hand. The trick to handling it all is knowing when you need to slow down and reevaluate your priorities. Or as Janelle from Heathy Child, Healthy World told me on Twitter, "I think if you're not an overwhelmed mom, you're not doing your job, but when it gets real tough – stop and cuddle… and when cuddles don't do the trick, find a dark, isolated spot and scream. It's very cathartic. Always breathe deep."
Posts from other overwhelmed moms:
- Ninotchka of Cease Cows, Life is Short writes about being Busy
- Jennifer of The Smart Mama writes Yep, I'm that mom: the late, slightly crazy, difficult mom and I finally did it: I committed the number one fashion mommy don't on Los Angeles Mom Blog
- The mommy blogger at My Life in Type writes about Wanting Life
- Annie at PhD in Parenting writes A Working Mom Seeks Balance
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A recent visit to EA was very fruitful for video game analyst Michael Pachter, as he learned of a new initiative within the company to create pre-release premium DLC, as well as a downloadable Jack the Ripper game from Visceral Games.
EA has been testing the downloadable content waters of late in various ways, including high-profile releases like Battlefield 1943, as well as launch DLC like The Saboteur's Midnight Show and Mass Effect 2's Cerberus Network meant to cater to new game purchasers. It looks like the company may soon be trying another method of selling premium DLC to customers, as video game analyst Michael Pachter has stated that EA's Visceral Studios revealed plans to him regarding pre-release premium DLC that would, in his words "essentially be a very long game demo, along the lines of 2009?s Battlefield 1943."
Pachter went on to explain that the 3-4 hours worth of content would sell for $10-15 and serve as both a marketing tool and a method of quality assurance testing that would allow fans to deliver input that could be used to create the final retail product. Using Battlefield 1943 as an example again, Pachter noted "If DICE were able to follow Battlefield 1943 with a full-blown European WWII campaign game a few months later, it would have been a wild success." We have contacted a member of the DICE team regarding Pachter's comments and will report if we receive a response.
EA's new DLC strategy wasn't the only nugget of information Pachter gleaned from his visit to Visceral Games. While the developer's 2011 project, Dead Space 2, was already common knowledge, Pachter's notes on the developer also revealed a download-only project based on Jack the Ripper, due out on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. Given the company's propensity to create violent games (Dead Space) and adaptations of popular stories (Dante's Inferno), it could be interesting to see their take on one of the most mysterious serial killers of all time.
What are your thoughts on EA's rumored DLC developments? Would you buy lengthy pre-release DLC? Are you looking forward to seeing Visceral's take on Jack the Ripper?
SOURCES: Analyst: EA To Release Paid DLC Prior To Packaged Game Launches [Gamasutra] Visceral?s Jack the Ripper title is downloadable, says Pachter [VG247]


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"Turtleback" Mini Amplifer Speaker (Radio Shack)
This Case is designed exclusively for the �Mini Speaker Amplifier� made by Radio Shack. Part no CAT NO 277-1008C.
This case is a fitted case that comes with a clip attachment on the back so that you can attach it to your waist or clip it on to a strap. The sides have pre-cut openings so that you can adjust the volume or utilize the power adapter without detaching the unit from the case. Made of soft leather it is smooth to the touch and all the edges are rounded.
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We are pleased to inform you that the Beta 11.10 of C#/XAML for HTML5 - the extension for Visual Studio that lets you build cross-platform HTML5 apps in standard C# and XAML - is available for download!
Click to Learn More about C#/XAML for HTML5.
Here is what's new since Beta 11.9:
- DockPanel
- GridSplitter
- The default accessor of "OnApplyTemplate" is now "protected" (for best compatibility with UWP code), and "public" in SL Migration projects
- Fixed the OutOfMemoryException during compilation in case of large files (#630)
- Fixed the error "Cannot read property '_items' of null" when resizing the Showcase app with beta 11.9
- Fixed minor issues related to the Grid control
And here is what's new since Beta 11.8:
- Grid.RowSpan and ColumnSpan!
Note: in the Simulator and on older browsers (older browsers are browsers with a red color on this page), if a spanned element overlaps a non-spanned one, both elements are placed in the same cell. We will fix the Simulator in a future update.
- The Grid control has been revamped: on modern browsers (modern browsers are browsers with a non-red color on this page) it now uses the CSS Grid Layout instead of html <table>. This leads to:
- Better performance
- Fewer DOM elements
- Almost identical behavior as the MS XAML Grid!
- 3X faster DataGrid control
- Browser.Window.Navigate(uri) to navigate to a different HTML page
- ListBox.SelectionMode.Extended
- LinearGradientBrush.SpreadMethod.Repeat
- Improved SL compatibility: use the "MouseRightButtonUp" event instead of "RightTapped"
You may also be interested to read:
- What's new in Beta 11.8
- What's new in Beta 11.7
- What's new in Beta 11.6
- What's new in Beta 11.5
- What's new in Beta 11.4
- What's new in Beta 11.3
- What's new in Beta 11.2
- What's new in Beta 11.1
- What's new in Beta 11.0
Notes about installation:
- Before installing this update, it is recommended that you close all the open instances of Visual Studio.
- If for some reason you need to revert to the previous Beta, simply uninstall this one (from the Control Panel) and reinstall the previous Beta.
We hope you will enjoy this build! If you find any issues, please post them on the forums or send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com
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Concussion caps making the scene at HS football practice
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STAMFORD -- There is a new piece of preventative equipment finding its way into some high school football practices this preseason.
Concussion caps for helmets are showing up in both the FCIAC and FAA.
In light of the recent $765 million settlement to the lawsuit on head trauma and concussions between the NFL and its former players, one is reminded of the following thought.
The protection of a young brain playing football is just as important as concussion protection on the faster-paced pro level.
With the 2013 FCIAC football season on the horizon, the Stamford and Staples high school football programs each have a full complement of Guardian Caps for use during full-contact drills in practice as well as in preseason scrimmages.
The Guardian Caps, which have been on the market since 2011, haven't been legislated into high school regular season games in many states, including Connecticut.
"I want to thank Tony Spadaccini and the Stamford Youth Foundation for donating the caps to us," said Stamford High first-year head coach Jamar Greene. "It's an extra layer of padding on the helmet. The company literature says they help reduce head impact up to 33 percent. I do realize it's a new piece of football equipment. And the verdict is still out on it.
"I've liked what I've seen thus far. And (Staples veteran head coach) Marce Petroccio was very positive during our conversation about the caps," Greene continued. "We have had zero concussions thus far this preseason."
Stamford High will have its first outside scrimmage Saturday. The Trinity Catholic football program has a limited number (about a dozen) of concussion caps available for use. King School of the Fairchester Athletic Association also have a number of caps on hand this year.
The Guardian Caps, manufactured by the Hanson Group, LLC in Georgia, are constructed with urethane, go over the top of the helmet, weigh less than 7 ounces and are waterproof. The caps give a Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtle look to helmets.
But they essentially work like shock absorbers, deflecting and decreasing force magnitude, redistributing energy, extending the time of impact while lowering neck torque in helmet-on-helmet collisions.
It is probably overstatement to suggest the difference is getting hit by a truck as opposed to getting hit by a pillow.
Players are buying into using the caps, realizing the latest concussion protocols call for a player to be out a minimum of five days when experiencing concussion symptoms. There are also a number of steps and tests a player must pass before being allowed back on the field.
"The majority of concussions happen in practice. And the concussion protocols are getting stricter," Greene said. "There is no helmet or device that is concussion proof. But if something clearly helps prevent them, I'm all for it."
Technology changes are apparent with helmets themselves.
In past years, football helmets protected the head and brain with a combination of padding, gel inserts and air pumped into the helmet.
By contrast, the latest Riddell helmet used on the high school level now has a series of pads where the air support number can be individualized for each pad.
It is all about getting a better fit on a helmet whether it's being worn by a quarterback, a lineman, a running back, or a linebacker. Better fitting helmets equal better protection.
The key to preventing head injuries is proper technique when tackling. Therefore, more and more high school teams are following the Heads Up Football system endorsed by both USA Football and the NFL.
The Heads Up Football program is about teaching new blocking and tackling techniques that don't involve leading with the helmet.
The techniques, which have gained more popularity at the high school level since their introduction in 2010, involve generating power from the hips and extending arms to control and block with momentum rather than head-to-head or head-to-shoulder contact.
Tackling involves more shoulder-to-shoulder angle contact or tackling at leg level than high-speed, brute-force, video-game version contact.
The concussion caps can be an important tool for teams like Stamford High, Trinity Catholic and King School, which begin most seasons with small varsity and smaller junior varsity rosters. As private schools with sizable tuitions, Trinity Catholic and King have a limited male enrollment to draw upon while fielding a normal number of boys sports in the fall.
Obviously, there is more study and more innovation to come in this field. But concussion caps can be a welcome first step toward high school football player safety and health.


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Sensei Kodo began sitting in 1985 when she saw a 12th century Chinese painting called "The Solitary Angler" in the book, The World of Zen, and immediately recognized herself in every aspect of the painting. After a few years of practicing alone at home with the guidance of Dharma books, she ventured out and found a sitting group led by Sister Janet Richardson. She received Jukai in 1994 and Priest Ordination in 1996 from Roshi Sandra Jishu Holmes. After Roshi Jishu's death, Kodo continued her practice with Roshi Egyoku, from whom she received Preceptor Transmission in 2002 and Dharma Transmission in March 2006.
Kodo is African-American and was raised in the deep South in a Christian home and community. During the years between leaving home and beginning the practice of Zen Buddhism, she had no particular religion. She has worked most of her life as a clinical social worker practicing psychotherapy and is now retired from that profession. She is married and has one daughter who lives in Texas.
Currently, Sensei Kodo serves a small sangha, the Lincroft Zen Sangha, in suburban Monmouth County, New Jersey. She is also active in interfaith explorations in her community.
Sensei Ryodo joined ZCLA in 1980 and received Jukai from Maezumi Roshi in the following year. Since 1999, he has been assisting Roshi Egyoku Nakao as a lay teacher. Ryodo was empowered as a Dharma Holder in 2003 and received Dharma Transmission in June 2007. He has had a life-long interest in the spiritual path, beginning with his readings of the Tao Te Ching at age eleven, The Religions of Man by Huston Smith, and Philip Kapleau's The Three Pillars of Zen, which sparked his interest in Zen.
After attending the composition program at Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he also studied Philosophy of Religion under Dr. Peter Kreeft, Ryodo spent many years as a professional musician. Since 1988 he has made a living as a software developer, winning PC Magazine Editor's Choice award for his groupware application "TeamTalk" along the way. Ryodo currently serves as ZCLA's webmaster, while continuing his career as an IT consultant. He lives in Westchester with his wife and son.
Sensei Ryodo leads the Westchester Zen Circle, an affiliated sitting group near Los Angeles International Airport. He also offers workshops on Zen Mindfulness, which he originated in 2002, and is the author of Three Steps to Mindfulness: Bringing Zen Awareness Into Your Life.
Sensei Daishin was born in London, England, to a Jewish-Christian family of Eastern European backgrounds. He began Zen practice in Philadelphia in 1967, receiving both lay and Priest ordination in the Korean Chogye Order of Zen from the Venerable Seo Kyung-bo. He later practiced with (then) Maezumi Sensei at ZCLA, where he was in residence until 1979. He served as pastoral counselor, and was publishing editor of the ZCLA Journal and the Zen Writings Series. In 1999, Daishin renewed his Priest vows with Sensei Yoshin Jordan, and returned to ZCLA to study with Roshi Egyoku. In 2003 he received Preceptor Transmission and was empowered as Dharma Holder, and subsequently received Dharma Transmission in June 2008.
Sensei Daishin has a Psy.D. in Psychology from the Southern California Psychoanalytic Institute. He is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a private clinical practice. He leads an affiliated sitting group, the Ocean Moon Sangha, in Santa Monica and teaches Buddhist psychology and zazen to mental health professionals. Daishin is the author of To Forget the Self: An Illustrated Introduction to Zen Meditation (Center Publications, 1977) and Zen Meditation in Plain English (Wisdom, 2002) and is co-editor with Roshi Egyoku of the On Zen Practice collection (Wisdom, 2002 and 2006). He is married to Concetta Getsuren Alfano, a Zen practitioner, psychoanalyst and co-founder of the Center for Mindfulness and Psychotherapy. Daishin has one son.
Sensei Ensho was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to a Jewish-Christian family that had fled Nazi Germany. As a young man, he immersed himself in political activities, including union activism and state government. He fled Argentina a year after the military coup of 1976, eventually finding his way to Los Angeles.
In 1986, Sensei Ensho underwent a profound spiritual crisis and, as a result, landed at ZCLA in a meditation class led by Ryodo Hawley. The next week, he attended a retreat at Zen Mountain Center in Idlywild, CA, led by Maezumi Roshi. During this time of crisis, Gesshin Prabhasa Dharma Roshi and Genpo Merzel Roshi were also instrumental in guiding him. In 1987, he became a resident trainee at Normandie Mountain and received Jukai from Maezumi Roshi in 1994. His spiritual journey has included bearing witness to the concentration camps in Europe, including Auschwitz-Berkinau.
In 1998, Sensei Ensho ordained as a Zen priest with Roshi Egyoku Nakao. In 2003, he received Preceptor Transmission, in 2006, became a Dharma Holder, and subsequently received Dharma Transmission in May 2009.
Sensei Ensho works as a court interpreter in Los Angeles County. He has one daughter.
Sensei Patricia Shingetsu Guzy
Sensei Shingetsu was born in Bournemouth, England,
into a musical performing family. She took to the stage when just 3 years old and continued professional singing throughout her school years. Shortly after graduation from high school, Sensei Shingetsu traveled to the United States where a temporary adventure turned into a lifetime stay. Employed as an Occupational Therapist for over 20 years, she is now retired.
Sensei Shingetsu has hosted the Valley Sangha sitting group since 1992 and often works with the San Fernando Valley Interfaith Group. She has one adult son.
Koan began his Zen Practice at ZCLA in March of 1973 as a result of a talk given at U.C. Santa Barbara by Sensei Daishin Buksbazen. He received Jukai in August of 1982 from Maezumi, Roshi and received Tokudo from Egyoku Nakao, Roshi in November, 1998, and moved to the Center as a full-time resident in order to intensify his practice and studies with Egyoku Roshi in 2003. He received Denkai in July of 2006 and became a Dharma Holder (Hoshi) in August of the same year. On the 16th of October, 2010, he received Dharma Transmission (Denbo) from Egyoku Roshi at ZCLA.
Koan received his bachelor's degree in Sociology, specializing in research methodology, in 1974. In 1997 he completed his PhD in Human & Organizational Behavior from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Prior to coming to the Zen Center, Koan had a full, forty-five year career in management and organizational work, both as a mid-level manager and as an organizational consultant. He also served one year as the General Manager of the Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico and two years as the Executive Director of the Peacemaker Community under Roshi Bernie Glassman.
Family has also figured prominently in his life. Married for many years, he has three sons and two grandchildren.
Koan is very involved with the Angulimala Prison Circle, a small group of volunteers who serve as Buddhist Chaplains in the Los Angeles County Jails and the California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo. Finally, in his spare time, Koan likes to plant and care for trees, mostly in the public domain. He serves as a Volunteer Forester for the Santa Barbara City Parks Department, and he also plants and maintains street trees in the neighborhood around the Center.
Rabbi Don Ani Shalom Singer Sensei
Rabbi Singer Sensei Founded Shir Hadash in 1981 as a contemplative community of friends open to the dialogue of life. He is a teacher of contemplative Judaism, ordained at Hebrew Union College. Currently, he leads contemplative retreats and study groups in Europe, Israel and the United States.
Rabbi Singer is a leading interpreter in the interface between Jewish Wisdom and Zen Buddhism. In 1994 he received Dharma Transmission from Roshi Bernie Glassman. Rabbi Singer is the first Rabbi who became a Sensei in the Buddhist Tradition.
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The Twinning Committee was established to develop programs to strengthen the bond of friendship between Cheltenham US and Cheltenham UK. Committee meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month, except July and August, at the Township Administration Building, located at 8230 Old York Road in Elkins Park, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
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Over 365 chances to win payouts from $25 to $100 in 2018!
The Cheltenham Township Twinning Committee, which was created to strengthen ties between Cheltenham, USA, and Cheltenham, UK, is sponsoring a fund-raiser based on the Pennsylvania PICK 3 (previously the Evening Daily Lottery) evening number, straight only. To play, participants purchase a $20 Twinning Committee ticket at the Cheltenham Township Administration Building, located at 8230 Old York Road in Elkins Park, on weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. From January 1, through December 31, 2018, winners on Saturdays will receive $50 and once-a-month holiday drawings will earn $100. All other payouts will be $25. Checks will be mailed to winning ticket holders automatically.
For more information on the lottery fund-raiser, call 215-887-6200, ext. 230.
2017 Presentation
Cheltenham Township resident Sophie McHugh (left) presents Cheltenham UK Mayor, Councillor Chris Ryder (center), with two books about the history of the Township as a token of friendship in recognition of the long-standing bonds between the twinned Cheltenhams, US and UK. McHugh was in Cheltenham UK to perform a concert at Bethesda Methodist Church in May 2017 as a member of the University of Pittsburgh's Heinz Chapel Choir. Mayor Ryder, joined by a member of Cheltenham UK Twinning Committee, Alexis Cassin, reciprocated with a book presentation as well.
2012 Exchange
Twinning Committee Chairman Jim McCann (right) presented the Lord Mayor of Cheltenham UK with an official plaque during a visit to Cheltenham UK in 2012. Cheltenham UK invited representatives from all of its Twin Cities to witness the Olympic Torch Relay stopover on its way to the London games.
1950 Exchange
The Cheltenham UK Lord Mayor made an official visit in 1950 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Cheltenham PA as an incorporated Township.
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Twinning Fingerpost Installed 2011
To raise awareness about the Twinning link between Cheltenham US and Cheltenham UK, the Township Twinning Committee will install a Twinning Fingerpost at the Township Administration Building that points to our official twin as well as to other Cheltenhams in the world with links to our Cheltenham UK forbearer. The manufacture of the post began in late 2010. The fingerpost was dedicated on May 14, 2011.
Twinning Charter Signed 2000
After more than 50 years of friendship and reciprocal visits, Cheltenham Township formalized our relationship with namesake Cheltenham, UK, with the signing of an official Twinning Charter on October 11, 2003.
The Board of Commissioners created the Twinning Committee to develop a regular program for exchanges between the two communities. The Twinning Committee will establish programs to develop cultural, social, educational, governmental, fraternal, sporting or other connections to strengthen the bond of friendship between the two communities. For example, the group recently helped organize email "pen pals" for students in Elkins Park School with counterparts in Cheltenham, UK, schools.
Any groups or organizations interested in forging a link with Cheltenham, UK, are welcome to contact the Twinning Committee for assistance. Committee meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month at the Township Administration Building, beginning at 7:30 p.m. In addition, the committee invites residents who would like to be more involved to become members. Eligible candidates must be registered voters.
The committee is also looking for local hosts who would welcome Cheltenham, UK, guests in their homes during future visits. Staying in private homes instead of hotels is preferred since making friends and experiencing different lifestyles are major goals of the twinning program. Anyone interested in serving as host or taking part in other twinning activities should email their name, address, telephone number and any special interest.
2010 Fitness Challenge
[email protected], UK, won the 2010 contest with The Gym in Elkins Park, US by achieving a weight loss of 68 lbs, representing 2.1% of their total. By comparison, The Gym lost 51 pounds or 1.5% of their total. The Cheltenham Township Twinning Committee will have the trophy engraved and sent to the winning team.
On May 18, 2009, a gym in Cheltenham Township, US, and Cheltenham Borough, UK, launched a "race" across the Atlantic in the First Annual Cheltenham Twinning Fitness Challenge.
This friendly competition between the two Cheltenhams, which are officially designated as twin cities, was designed to foster goodwill between the communities. "We have helped students, firefighters and others connect with UK counterparts," said James McCann, III, who chairs the township twinning committee, "but this is our first 'race'." In addition to increasing public awareness about the twin Cheltenhams, the event is an excellent way to promote fitness for the summer.
The Gym in Elkins Park, US, and the Leisure at Cheltenham Fitness Center, UK, were the challenge competitors. Each logged the daily miles accrued on one treadmill, one elliptical and one recumbent bike. The first gym to total 3,450 miles – the distance between the two Cheltenhams – wins. The Cheltenham Township Twinning Committee supplied the trophy, which The Gym in Elkins Park -- the winning gym -- will get to display until the next competition.


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This module contains plain tree indexing code. The index itself is a CACHE: you should only ever use it as an optimisation and never as a primary storage. In practice, this means that when we change index format, the application is expected to throw the old index away and build a fresh index. Please note that tracking index validity is out of scope for this library: this is responsibility of your application. It is advisable that in your validity tracking code, you also check for format validity (see indexFormatValid) and scrap and re-create index when needed.
The index is a binary file that overlays a hashed tree over the working copy. This means that every working file and directory has an entry in the index, that contains its path and hash and validity data. The validity data is a last seen timestamp plus the file size. The file hashes are sha256's of the file's content.
There are two entry types, a file entry and a directory entry. Both have a
common binary format (see
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For each file, the index has a copy of the timestamp taken at the instant
when the hash has been computed. This means that when file size and
timestamp of a file in working copy matches those in the index, we assume
that the hash stored in the index for given file is valid. These hashes are
then exposed in the resulting
Tree object, and can be leveraged by eg.
diffTrees to compare many files quickly.
You may have noticed that we also keep hashes of directories. These are assumed to be valid whenever the complete subtree has had valid timestamps. At any point, as soon as a size or timestamp mismatch is found, the working file in question is opened, its hash (and timestamp and size) is recomputed and updated in-place in the index file (everything lives at a fixed offset and is fixed size, so this isn't an issue). This is also true of directories: when a file in a directory changes hash, this triggers recomputation of all of its parent directory hashes; moreover this is done efficiently -- each directory is updated at most once during a run.
readIndex :: FilePath -> (Tree -> Hash) -> IO TreeSource
Read an index and build up a
Tree object from it, referring to current
working directory. Any parts of the index that are out of date are updated
in-place. The result is always an up-to-date index. Also, the
Tree is
stubby and only the pieces of the index that are expanded will be actually
updated! To implement a subtree query, you can use
Tree.filter and then
expand the result. Otherwise just expand the whole tree to avoid unexpected
updateIndexFrom :: FilePath -> (Tree -> Hash) -> Tree -> IO TreeSource
readOrUpgradeIndex :: FilePath -> (Tree -> Hash) -> IO Tree -> IO TreeSource
DEPRECATED! Read index (just like readIndex). However, also check that the index version matches our expectations and if not, rebuild it from the reference (which is provided in form of un-executed action; we will only execute it when needed).
indexFormatValid :: FilePath -> IO BoolSource
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A Chicago Tradition
Il Giardino Del Dolce has been Chicago's number one Italian Bakery since 1986. Originally started as a gelato cafe, over the years we continued to uphold our Italian heritage and concentrated on the Italian sweets. Today, Il Giardino is one of the top Italian bakeries in the city of Chicago. From birthday parties to weddings, our desserts are sure to make any party complete.
Che Buono!
Best in Chicago!!
Il Giardino del Dolce was voted the Best Italian Bakery In Chicago Magazine


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Monday, June 01, 2009
Picnic food: Soft Tortilla Wrap with Tuna and Chickpeas aka Garbanzo Beans
Summer. Finally here! Our little baby daughter turned 4 months on Satrúrday and we celebrated this with a picnic in park with a gorgeous seaview. There were a number of lovely dishes on offer - rhubarb muffins, two dishes from David Lebovitz (pain d'epices and cheesecake brownies), an excellent local Brie, and more. One of the items we had brought were these tortilla wraps with a curried tuna and chickpea mixture. I saw the filling idea on a Swedish recipe booklet many years ago, prescribing the use of one of the ready-made dip mixtures. As I had no access to that particular product, I had to come up with my own.
Despite of the curry powder, the filling of these tortilla wraps is surprisingly mild. But chickpeas add a lovely bite to these, and the wraps are surprisingly filling, making them an excellent choice for either a leisurely picnic in a park or for a snack after a long and exhausting walk in the wild.
Soft Tortilla Wraps with Chickpeas and Tuna
(Tortiljarullid tuunikala ja kikerhernestega)
Makes 8
8 soft wheat tortillas (medium size)
400 g canned chickpeas/garbanzo beans
200 g canned tuna fish
150-200 g sour cream or creme fraiche
2-3 tsp curry powder
salt, to taste
fresh parsley, finely chopped (optional)
Rinse the chickpeas and drain; drain and flake the canned tuna.
Crush the chickpeas with a fork, mix with flaked tuna and sour cream. Season with salt and plenty of curry powder, and fresh parsley.
Spread the mixture on wheat tortillas, leaving about an inch free on all sides. Either roll up or wrap into an envelope (tuck the sides in first, then roll up).
Wrap in clingfilm or pack into a picnic container and place into the refrigerator for about 12 hours to let the flavours mingle.
9 comments:
- marju said...
- 9:26 am, June 01, 2009
- Pene said...
They look yummy, Pille.
- 10:33 am, June 01, 2009
- Kalyn Denny said...
Love the sound of this one. Interesting combination.
- 3:34 pm, June 01, 2009
- Ragne said...
palju-palju õnne 4nda elukuu täitumisel! Piknik ja sellise suurepärase ilmaga...vedas:)
- 10:52 pm, June 01, 2009
- Meeta K. Wolff said...
oh i am loving this. perfect for soeren's lunchbox - pille great idea!
- 11:42 pm, June 01, 2009
- Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) said...
I love that this doesn't use mayonnaise, so it would be great for a picnic. Interesting addition of the chickpeas, too.
- 5:42 am, June 02, 2009
- marju said...
I did make these, very nice!
- 9:56 pm, June 10, 2009
- Gourmet Mama said...
Like Lydia said, I like how this recipe took mayonnaise out. Not a huge fan of it. And they came out looking so pretty too. Thanks.
- 9:32 am, June 28, 2009
- rObrak said...
This looks yummy!!! Compatible with stainless steel tiffin boxes from Happy tiffin (http://www.happytiffin.com) which is very eco-friendly, healthy, and safe. The picnic will be very joyful and healthier. =)
- 6:14 pm, November 03, 2009
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Chocolate and coffee are like two beans in a pod—literally. Both are made from small beans that grow on trees in equatorial climates. Both are delightfully bitter and versatile, with flavors ranging from fruity to earthy, and both can be transformed into delicious products at the hands of skilled roasters and producers. So it's only natural that crafty bean-to-bar chocolate makers and specialty coffee roasters would be teaming up to create coffee-infused chocolate bars. Here are nine coffee and chocolate collaborations that offer the best of both worlds. For more on bean-to-bar chocolate, check out our January/February 2012 issue, in which Amy Zavatto explores the art of chocolate made from scratch.
Askinosie + Intelligentsia
The Missouri chocolate maker and Chicago-based coffee roaster partnered to produce the Dark Chocolate + Coffee CollaBARation Bar, made with 77% dark chocolate from Davao, Philippines, and organic coffee from La Perla de Oaxaca, Mexico.
Black Mountain + Dynamite
These North Carolina neighbors—a chocolate maker and a coffee roaster, respectively—put their heads together, and a bar was born. Black Mountain's 70% cacao Dynamite Coffee Bar, that is.
Mast Brothers + Stumptown
The crafty Brooklyn brothers of chocolate and the Portland-based exemplar of coffee-cool paired up to create a bar with a high-profile pedigree: Mast Brothers' Stumptown Coffee bar features 72% Madagascar cacao and coffee sourced in Burundi, Africa.
The folks at this Michigan- and Ecuador-based chocolate maker figured if they could roast cacao beans they could roast coffee beans to, so they combined Ecuadorian coffee and cacao to make Mindo's Pure 77% and Espresso bar.
Olive & Sinclair + Bongo Java
The Nashville chocolate and coffee companies set out to create a new spin on chocolate-covered espresso beans, a perennial coffeehouse favorite. The result? A 67% Ghana bar with the bright and fruity flavors of Bongo Java's "Barista Boy" Central American blend.
Patric + Kaldi's
People should have their coffee and eat it too—at least that was the goal of the Missouri chocolate company and coffee roaster when they collaborated on Patric's Mocha OMG bar. Mission accomplished.
Raaka + Café Grumpy
Raaka chocolate and Café Grumpy were a match made in, well, Brooklyn. Grumpy's heartbreaker espresso blend is the star ingredient in Raaka's Black Coffee bar.
Taza + Counter Culture
Taza's Counter Culture Coffee Chocolate Mexicano disks combine the Boston company's signature stone-ground chocolate with the North Carolina–based coffee roaster's 21st de Septiembre coffee from Oaxaca.
Theo + Caffé Vita
Seattle's first bean-to-bar chocolate maker partnered with one of the city's longest running coffee roasters for its organic 70% Coffee Dark Chocolate bar.
Read about the journey of cacao from bean to bar.
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LONDON - The gown Elizabeth Taylor wore at the first of her eight weddings is for sale. You'll need at least 30,000 pounds ($47,000) to buy it and a tiny waist to wear it.
Christie's auction house is offering the seed pearl-encrusted satin dress - compete with waist-cinching built-in corset - designed by costume designer Helen Rose.
Taylor was 18 when she wore the gown to marry hotel heir Conrad "Nicky" Hilton Jr. in May 1950 - an event, studio MGM boasted, attended by "more stars than there are in heaven."
The couple divorced months later and Taylor went on to wed seven more times. She died in 2011, aged 79.
The dress will be sold June 26, with an estimated price of 30,000 pounds to 50,000 pounds ($47,000 to $78,000)Associated Press


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Burlington Resource & Recovery Center: On Monday, March 23, we launched the Burlington COVID-19 Resource & Recovery Center, or RRC. The RRC's function is to provide relief to the economic disruption of COVID-19. If you are a renter worried about housing security, a business owner seeking access to federal assistance, a person experiencing homelessness who needs shelter, a Burlingtonian looking for information about City taxes and fees during this time or the federal aid that is coming, or someone looking to volunteer safely, you can get a 1-1 (remote) consult at the RRC and find many resources on the website. For more information, call (802) 755-7239 or go to the City website: https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/Resources


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imaje brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 155 Designs von 18 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
Gaming company startup that focuses on community and empowering users, in need of awesome logo!!!
Player Axis
The words "Player Axis" can be a secondary part of the logo, for example: 3com, Electronic Arts; however we are open to both types.
We are a Social Gaming Community/Network. We offer our users fun, engaging, social/casual games, and give game developers the opportunity to tap into a large audience of gamers.
We will help users connect to and access their games across multiple social networks, maintaing a global player identity so no matter where they are they never have to start over.
We want a logo that will look fun and bold to represent our gaming roots, as well as modern and clean to reflect its web2.0 presence. We are open to edgy and aggressive aesthetics as well as simple and playful.
If your work is good, aside from the cash prize for the contest we can offer a steady flow of work!
- Colorscheme or matching/multiple colorschemes that can look good on both dark and light backgrounds
- Open to having an independent logo aside from just the word "Player Axis" (for example: 3com, apple). something that can be used for icons etc.
- Fun, Clean, Bold, Aggressive, Edgy, Simple and Playful are all important words to be translated in the logo but you can pick and choose the words you want to represent, we understand that its not likely to cram all those "ideas" into a single logo.
- web 2.0 influence
- Will be used for web,, print (business cards), tshirts, ads.
- prefer 2 colors no more than 3
- Format Required: Adobe Illustrator
- 90's beveled 3d looking logos
- comic book fonts
- font only logo
Finden Sie heraus, wie ein Designwettbewerb funktioniert, oder lernen Sie mehr über unsere Logo-Design-Angebote.


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The Internet, by and large, is a selfish place. Tech startups are so often driven by the ego–not just the ego of their founders, but the ego of their users. "What can this service do for me?" we tend to ask of the latest technological marvel. "How will it improve my life?"
It's refreshing, then, to encounter a spate of startups that are looking to reboot selflessness. A series of gift-giving startups want to rethink the gift, by hacking both the gift card and the cumbersome process of group gift-buying.
Tim Bentley first got the idea for Giftly last November. He wanted to buy a gift certificate for his mother at her favorite Vermont restaurant, but when he called them up, they said they weren't set up for that. Bentley began to wonder why you even needed a merchant's participation to give a gift to be redeemed at their location. Bentley came to realize that in the era of a smartphone, you could create "a gift card that works absolutely everywhere."
With Giftly, which officially launched earlier this month, the gift-giver can buy a virtual gift card at any business they want. The giver can even custom-tailor a shopping spree or a night out on the town across several businesses, with different amounts selected for each stop. "The ones we find most creative are when people really make an experience for their friend," Bentley tells Fast Company.
Say my mother buys me $30 to spend at the United Artists theater in Union Square in New York, plus $70 to spend on dinner at Union Square Café. (Thanks, Mom!) I receive an email telling me about her generosity. Next time I'm out at the theater, I check in with my smartphone. Funds are credited to my credit card on the spot. If I don't spend the full $30 at the theater, no worries: that extra money isn't wasted; there are no frustrating remainders with a Giftly. (Traditionally, about 20% of gift card value goes unused, says Bentley, a situation he hopes Giftly will rectify.)
Since the funds are credited prior to purchase, doesn't that enable to recipient to cut and run? I might check in at the restaurant and movie theater and spend my $100 on something else, after all. "We find that for the most part, social pressure alone" leads recipients to use the money as intended, says Bentley, declining to offer exact figures. Giftly also encourages recipients to send a thank-you email upon redeeming a gift.
Giftly charges a small fee on a gift card purchase; $2 on a $21-40 gift card, $4 on $41-80, $5 on $81-120, and 5% of anything over $120. Cards under $20 have no fee. Eventually, if Giftly partners with merchants, those fees might be subsidized. But for the time being, Bentley says he wants to focus on the customer experience–the "double joy," as he calls it, that befalls both the gift giver and recipient. He has been fending off emails from merchants asking to partner with him for months, he says.
If Treatful, another gift card startup, had existed last November, then perhaps Bentley never would have come up with the idea for Giftly. Treatful aims for the exact use case in which Bentley found himself stymied–buying a gift certificate to a fine restaurant.
Currently, only big restaurant chains have really nailed the gift card experience. But buying a gift card to Chili's or TGI Friday's is about as thoughtful as handing someone a wad of twenties and a two-for-one coupon for a Baconator. "It feels more intimate to send a gift certificate to a local restaurant," Hoon Kim, cofounder of Treatful, says. And while some non-chain restaurants do have gift card options available, it's often a cumbersome process requiring some combination of a PayPal account, a printed PDF form, and the snail mail address of your gift recipient (which you probably don't even have, these days).
Treatful powers a frictionless gift card experience for local restaurants. They partnered with their first restaurant, San Francisco's Maverick, in December of last year, and have been adding to the roster ever since. Though most people encounter Treatful through the website of a restaurant they already have in mind, in October Treatful will be making their own website a destination in itself, by curating a set of over 100 restaurants in New York, Chicago, L.A., and San Francisco. Adding a Giftly-like flourish of personalization, Treatful's gift-givers can in some cases choose a certain dining experience–might we interest you in a 12-course dinner for two with wine pairing at Baumé for $682?–rather than an arbitrary dollar amount.
A third gift-giving startup doesn't tackle gift cards, but rather the more logistically complicated world of the group gift. Like the recently launched Shareagift, LetsGiftIt is designed for people who want to pool funds into getting one big gift, rather than a number of small ones. Founder Ryan O'Donnell first got the idea for the service last year, when he was pooling money to buy a golf club for a buddy who was turning 30, and wound up getting stiffed out of $50. Couldn't the Internet make this process, as it has all things, less painful?
O'Donnell first launched LetsGiftIt as a sort of "Kickstarter for gifts," as he says, back in 2010. All the planning that goes into a group purchase is centralized in one place; "You don't have to walk around with an envelope," he explains, "or say, 'You can PayPal me'"–only to find that your thanks for having volunteered to coordinate something like a pricey golf club purchase is a hole in one of your pockets.
In March of this year, O'Donnell decided to pivot the company, focusing on forming partnerships with businesses rather than trying to lure consumers directly to his website. He signed his first partner, 1800Flowers.com, back in August; a plug-in should be ready on that site by early next year, O'Donnell says.
Just because these new sites are all about what you can do for others, don't expect them to be playing nice with each other. Cutthroat competition reigns even among the most touchy-feely startups. "It's an interesting, large market with folks solving a common problem, and there is no clear winner," says O'Donnell. "We are working every day to be the winner."
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I am excited to introduce to you a program new to Orleans County. It's called the "Thank a Veteran Discount Program" and this is how it will work. All eligible Veterans will receive a photo ID card from the County Clerk distinguishing them as an honorably discharged Veteran. We invite all Veterans to click on the Eligibility Criteria link for details.
Many county merchants have already agreed to honor the card by providing holders with a discount on purchases or services varying from 5% to 50%. You may view a list of participating businesses by clicking the Participating Merchants link. Any business interested in offering our Veterans a discount on goods or services may obtain an application form and instructions by going to the Business Application link.
This is just one small, but very special, way for us to say "Thank You" and show our deep appreciation to the men and women who have protected us, who continue to protect us and allow the freedom we all enjoy.


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Twice-Baked Sweet Potato with Broccoli and Parmesan
Yields 4 servings
2 medium sweet potatoes (about 1 ¼ lbs)
1 head of broccoli, cut into florets
½ cup grated Parmesan
2 Tbsp fresh goat cheese
½ tsp salt
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Pierce the skin of the potatoes with a fork several times. Wrap the potatoes in aluminum foil and bake 55 to 60 minutes. Potatoes should be soft to the touch. Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise. Carefully scoop out the pulp, leaving ¼ to ½ inch thick shell, so that the potato shell retains its shape. Place the shell on a baking sheet wrapped in aluminum foil.
Place 2 inches of water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the florets and cook 2 to 3 minutes until they are fork tender and still bright green, adding ¼ cup more water if it evaporates before the broccoli is tender. In a large bowl, mash the sweet potato pulp with the broccoli, Parmesan, goat cheese and salt. Spoon the mixture back into the potato shells and return to the oven. Bake about 10 minutes longer, until the tops begin to brown, then serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts (per serving): calories 207, fat 5 g (saturated fat 3 g), cholesterol 12 mg, protein 10 g, carbohydrates 33 g , fiber 6 g, sodium 428 mg
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Kushi necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 49 diseños de 12 diseñadores freelance.
Kushi Cakes Inc.
My cakes and cookies or any other baked goods are all egg free and dairy free. This is mainly because my mom doesn't eat eggs and i wanted something for her to enjoy as well as everyone else.
Kushi is the translated word for "happy" in Punjabi. this is why i picked that name. Happiness is a sweet given to you by a loved one, at least that's one way of looking at it. Cakes and cookies are used so much in celebration.
Ideally I would like a product for everyone. However if I have to choose i guess my target would be Vegans and Vegetarians. Also people with food allergies such as eggs and milk.
I would like to have a logo that looks a little middle eastern or Indian. Something like Hanna or writing in characters.
I would like the colors Maroon or dark red and a gold shade.
Also dark purple and Golden are acceptable.
I am open to other colors.
Kushi is the main name of my company so I would like it to stand out more the Cakes Inc.
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Nuclear power is neither safe nor clean. There is no such thing as a "safe" dose of radiation and just because nuclear pollution is invisible doesn't mean it's "clean."
Take action right now and tell the President that taxpayers should not take on the risk of building new nuclear plants.
If a meltdown were to occur, the accident could kill and injure tens of thousands of people, leaving large regions uninhabitable. And, more than 50 years after splitting the first atom, science has yet to devise a method for adequately handling long lived radioactive wastes.
For years nuclear plants have been leaking radioactive waste from underground pipes and radioactive waste pools into the ground water at sites across the nation. In addition to being extremely dangerous, the continued greenwashing of nuclear power from industry-backed lobbyists diverts investments away from clean, renewable sources of energy. In contrast to nuclear power, renewable energy is both clean and safe. Technically accessible renewable energy sources are capable of producing six times more energy than current global demand.
If the nuclear industry and Wall Street financiers are unwilling to assume the economic risk of constructing new nuclear power plants, why should the American taxpayer?
The Department of Energy compared nuclear construction cost estimates to the actual final costs for 75 reactors. The original cost estimate was $45 billion. The actual cost was $145 billion! Forbes magazine recognized that this "failure of the U.S. nuclear power program ranks as the largest managerial disaster in business history, a disaster of monumental scale." Read more
The Cold War may be over, but this does not mean nuclear weapons have disappeared. Far from it: There are almost 36,000 nuclear weapons in the world, thousands on hair-trigger alert, with more than a third of them ready to launch at a moment's notice, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Over 400 reactors in warships and nuclear submarines are still circling the globe. Read more
From the dawn of the nuclear age, it has been recognized that nuclear power and nuclear weapons are inextricably linked. The spread of nuclear technology and ultimately nuclear weapons undermines our national security and the security of the planet. Add to that the very real risks of nuclear meltdown. If a meltdown were to occur, the accident could kill and injure tens of thousands of people, leaving large regions uninhabitable. Read more
Greenpeace has been shouting about nuclear dangers for nearly forty years, beginning on September 15, 1971, when the Greenpeace founders protested U.S. nuclear testing. Since then we have campaigned against both nuclear weapons and nuclear power by bearing witness in test zones, supplying scientific research and by conducting direct non-violent actions to call attention to the problem. Read more
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In today's Washington Post, Stanford University's Vivek Wadhwa wrote "Why Obama should stop pushing nuclear energy on India". Greenpeace wholeheartedly agrees! The future of electricity production in the US around the globe isn't nuclear; it's...
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Public clouds such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure are frequently used by businesses as part of their IT infrastructure. But even public clouds need to be configured and managed based on the needs of the applications running in the cloud and the options available through the public cloud providers.
Such configuration and management can cause major IT headaches – especially if you are deploying across multiple providers. But with Sungard Availability Services (Sungard AS) Managed Public Cloud, you can take advantage of the third-party public clouds of your choice but rely on Sungard AS for help architecting your public cloud design, application orchestration, operating system patch management, recovery solutions, and more.
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In addition to deployment, configuration, and management as part of our cloud services, using Sungard AS as your public cloud service provider enables you to optimize your public cloud environment, increase automation, and reduce the amount of administration required. For example, you can:
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text: Updated 2016 The exchange rate for the Brazilian Rial against the US Dollar is making this country a great deal for folks with American Dollars in the bank. Hence, we've added it to our Top 10 Value Destinations for US Dollar Travelers for 2016. it's also a Top 10 Value Destination for Canadian Dollar Travelers for 2016. Don't wait! The fifth largest country in the world and South America's most populous nation, Brazil is a joyous mix of samba, sand, sun and surprises. The only Portuguese speaking nation of the continent, Brazil has adopted its on path and is unique in this world. With cities that are bursting at the seems, extreme poverty living next to extreme wealth, a laid back attitude and some excellent parties, Brazil is an exciting destination for a traveler. Read: Six Places to Go in Brazil Besides Rio & Brazil: A Bird Watching Paradise.


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An orange flip-top lid, electronic filter change indicator and a soft grip handle makes the Brita Grand Water Pitcher Filter one of the most convenient water pitchers available. Unlike many water bottles on the market, this pitcher is BPA free and is reasonably priced at $62.
For fall allergy season and the approaching winter months, a humidifier can be the most important product to have in your home. The Orange Crane Cool Mist Humidifier is not only stylish, but will help relieve dry cough, sinus irritation, allergy congestion and dry skin. This ultrasonic humidifier will also ease symptoms of colds, coughs and the flu. This Crane cool mist humidifier boasts a 10 hour running time and is now available for a cost-effective price of under $50.
Wouldn't it be cool to have a portable and reusable water bottle that can be rolled, folded and flattened? Wouldn't it also be nice if this bottle featured an 18 oz. capacity made of BPA free material? The Vapur Reflex Orange Water Bottle features all of that and more. The best part? It's available for the lowest price you'll find on the market of under $6.
While you're trick or treating this year, don't forget to pick up the best treats of all: stylish water bottles, pitchers and humidifiers aimed at keeping you and your family in good health. At low, affordable prices, these buys are scary good!
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The activities of the Plant Production and Protection Division of FAO aim to foster global food security by addressing food production sustainability as agricultural intensification progresses, crop diversification for nutrition, health and income generation, and the global food economy through supporting implementation of international treaties.
This page provides an overview of some selected current activities of FAO's Plant Production and Protection Division
Soil fertility is declining rapidly in much of sub-Saharan Africa as farm land is mined of nutrients that are not replenished. At the African Union's Fertilizer Summit in Nigeria in 2006, governments agreed that increasing the use of mineral fertilizers is crucial for boosting agricultural production and reducing rural poverty and hunger in the region.
AGP is advising African governments on the policies and strategies needed to improve farmers' physical and financial access to fertilizers.
Studies conducted in Malawi and Uganda emphasize the need to stimulate demand, driven essentially by improvements in output markets that lead to more attractive production incentives and opportunities for profitable fertilizer use.
In Nigeria, current fertilizer applications meet less than 10 percent of biological demand and stagnating levels of agricultural production have led to rising food imports and declining levels of national food self sufficiency. An in-depth study – taking macro-economic, natural resource and farm level realities into account – estimated that fertilizer use is likely to double by 2030 and suggested issues to be taken into account when designing a fertilizer strategy to enable resource poor farmers realize this level of demand. Major factors identified were farmer knowledge, fertilizer affordability, availability of credit, output and input markets, and targeting of areas with greatest production potential and least production risk.
AGP is a global reference point on Conservation Agriculture (CA), a farming system that promotes reduced or no-tillage land preparation, permanent soil cover to protect soil and suppress weeds, and crop rotations to disrupt pest and disease cycles. Practised on an estimated 100 million ha of farmland worldwide, CA allows intensification of crop production while optimizing the use of farm labour and reducing land degradation.
Since 1998, FAO has advanced CA through four regional workshops for policy makers in southern Africa and Central and South Asia, three global conferences, and a regional CA programme for the Middle East and North Africa. It has also provided policy advice and developed training materials through 19 pilot projects in Eastern and Southern Africa, Asia and Latin America.
In Kazakhstan, FAO assistance facilitated a spectacular uptake of CA, now practised on some 2 million ha, while China and Korea DPR have given CA highest priority. In southern Africa, FAO's emergency programme has adopted CA as a central pillar of its agricultural rehabilitation work. FAO is recognized as a global resource particularly on the mechanization components of Conservation Agriculture and no-tillage seeding technologies. (http://www.fao.org/ag/ca/).
Crop improvement is vital to developing countries' efforts to ensure food security, raise farmer income and meet the looming challenges of climate change. Yet a recent AGP assessment of national plant breeding and biotechnology programmes in 65 countries found a critical lack of investment in human and physical resources and limited access to knowledge and funding.
In response, AGP recently launched a Global Partnership Initiative for Plant Breeding Capacity Building (GIPB). The initiative aims to enhance countries' plant breeding programmes by supporting policy development, education and training, facilitating access to new knowledge and technologies, and building bridges between public and private sectors. It will support implementation of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and
Agriculture – and complement the conservation work of the Global Crop Diversity Trust – by providing a platform for sharing the germplasm needed for crop improvement and widening the genetic and adaptability base of improved cultivars.
The GIPB's database on the state of plant breeding in developing countries is a valuable tool for planners. The initiative has also begun work on identifying opportunities for postgraduate degree education in plant breeding, exploring mechanisms for direct consultation among plant breeders and biotechnologists, and developing decision tools for policymakers (http://km.fao.org/gipb/).
FAO's Farmer Field Schools are helping Uganda fight a major threat to one of its chief cash crops. Banana bacterial wilt, a devastating disease that crosses borders with ease, has been reported in 33 districts that grow the fruit.
AGP has provided training to 1 050 farmers in Integrated Pest Management. One element involves farmers observing insect behaviour and plant growth, and spotting the presence of 'beneficial' insects that eat pests. This helps reduce the need to use harmful pesticides that can damage the environment. The project runs for two years in the districts of Mbarara, Mukono, Kamuli, Kiboga and Lira.
AGP has trained 100 extension workers, coordinators from the Government National Agricultural Advisory Services and leader farmers, who will in turn instruct farmers in the future, so helping build capacity for Uganda to carry on the initiative.
Other skills learnt include selecting planting materials and appropriate soils, and field preparation. The extension workers will learn to cut away infected bananas, and to snap off male buds that attract bees, which are believed to transmit the disease.
AGP also carried out five regional technical and planning workshops, two refresher workshops for the 50 facilitators and 50 field days, with over 1 250 farmers, policymakers, representatives of NGOs and school pupils taking part.
The importance of this project is palpable, in a country where agriculture is central to the economy. Some 95 per cent of the population farms, and agriculture contributes over 40 per cent to the gross domestic product.
FAO has played a major part in helping countries restart agricultural production which has stalled in the wake of conflict and political instability.
High-quality seed is one of the most critical inputs for sustainable agricultural production. But in Afghanistan, years of civil war had drained the state of its best staff had seen looters strip state seed laboratories of equipment and records. The public sector stopped introducing improved crop varieties, especially the staple wheat but also rice, maize and vegetables.
A two-phased project funded by the EU has seen the introduction of genetic material, staff, training and the refurbishment of laboratories. Under an innovative approach, individuals are encouraged to invest money in setting up small businesses that grow and sell seed. After two years the fledgling enterprises receive no subsidies.
In 2006, the enterprises produced 4 000 tonnes of seed, the majority of it high-yielding, disease-tolerant wheat seed. Two years earlier, the private seed sector was virtually nonexistent in Afghanistan.
FAO has provided materials, technical advice and training, and works alongside Government staff to help introduce new policies to develop the seed industry.
Phase 2 of the project, running from 2007-11, seeks to build a national industry with a seed policy, seed law and regulatory bodies. A draft seed law has gone before cabinet and a headquarters for the National Seed Secretariat is being built in Kabul.
Meanwhile FAO is working on a US$5.4 million project to revitalize the seed industry in Iraq, which has been severely damaged by war and ongoing instability.
Staff are working with the Ministry of Agriculture to help replace equipment in research and seed production centres and to repair or replace damaged buildings.
FAO is also helping develop a national seed policy and a new seed law, which could in turn contribute to gradually increasing the role of the private sector in seed production.
AGP has come to the aid of 55 000 families in Sri Lanka, who have similarly suffered the impact of conflict and unrest.
A US$1.4 million project, funded by the Government of Japan, responded to the immediate needs of small-scale farm families and also supported long-term rehabilitation of certified quality rice seed production.
AGP has also assisted countries in the wake of natural disasters. When the devastating hurricane season hits countries across Latin America and the Caribbean for example, AGP helps provide emergency supplies including seeds, fertilizers and tools.
The aim is for countries such as Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Haiti to reduce the impact of floods and mudslides through the swift resumption of agricultural production.
Between 2005-06, AGP implemented 83 such projects in 31 countries.
AGP is helping build countries' capacity to cope with various locust species such as the Desert Locust, Migratory Locust, Italian and Moroccan Locust that pose a major threat to agricultural production in many parts of the world.
These insects, particularly the Desert Locust, are highly mobile and move in large swarms across great distances, and can eat their own body weight each day in the form of crops and green vegetation. A very small part of an average swarm eats the same amount of food in one day as about 2 500 people.
The transboundary nature of the threat requires a common regional strategy of close cooperation and information-sharing between the affected countries in order to effectively keep this dangerous pest at bay and to prevent major crop losses.
FAO Locust Group expertsvisited various locust affected countries in the Near East, East Africa, Central Asia and South East Asia during 2007 and the first quarter of 2008 namely: namely: Armenia, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, East Timor, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, The Russian Federation and Yemen, to support in their fight against the locust threat.
A recent example of AGP moving swiftly to provide emergency support in the face of huge infestations of the Desert Locust was in Yemen, Sudan, Eritrea and Ethiopia in 2007, when the countries faced the worst Desert Locust outbreaks for decades.
Most of the population in these countries is living below the poverty line, working in marginal and small-scale agricultural, livestock and honey production and is particularly vulnerable to the locust threat.
AGP secured US$ 2.4 million from the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund and US$ 1.9 million from Japan to provide rapid assistance and support interventions in remote areas, stemming the outbreaks before they could damage agricultural production. AGP also helped to secure considerable support to Yemen and Eritrea from Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia supported 40 vehicles, 10,000 litres of pesticides, 50 Knapsack sprayers of the FAO transboundary pest programme in action. Assistance to Eritrea inclided vehicles and vehicle mounted sprayers (total value around US$ 1.7 million). AGP has also helped incorporate the use of more environmentally friendly pesticides 'such as Green Muscle (TM) (metarhizium anisopliae var. acrcidum).
Another example was Timor-Leste where AGP provided technical support for largescale biopesticide spraying operations against the Migratory Locust, following a large upsurge in swarms.
The EMPRES Desert Locust programme in Northwest Africa continues to gain momentum. In Mauritania and Mali autonomous Locust Control Centres have been established and provided with substantial national budgets, which is a significant step towards being prepared at any moment to react rapidly to the onset of Desert Locust outbreaks. Also in Niger and Chad concrete steps have been undertaken along similar lines.
Currently it is planned to establish a three to five-year regional multi-donor project in Central Asia, focusing on information exchange among countries, common strategy for locust management early-warning systems, capacity-building, introduction or development of environmentally friendly control techniques such as biopesticides, joint activities such as surveys, development of new technologies such as remote sensing, and improved pesticide management and information awareness.


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Training: Free your courses from the confines of a classroom with Adobe Presenter 10
Topic: Free your courses from the confines of a classroom with Adobe Presenter 10
Description: Join us to learn how to create courses and modules for your learners which no longer limit them to learn inside the class. Take advantage of Adobe Presenter 10 to create video lectures – replete with quizzes, games and interactions – and create them in a jiffy, right from your desktop. Let learners use modern day devices such as tablets to access your learning modules which you can publish to HTML5. Create HD videos in a few clicks, regardless of the AV capabilities of your computer. Edit videos in a jiffy using a 3 button interface. Also track content consumption and learner behavior using built in video analytics and LMS support.


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The preorder discount of $4US per Massacre kit has been extended until the end of next week - 11:59 PM CST on November 6th. You can find the discount code on each kit's product page.
Remember that all preordered Massacre kits (except the Recon) will include a free metal trigger! Check out the full product line here
Also, if you purchased a stage 1 kit from us and would like to preorder standalone polycarbonate stage 2 parts, they are available for $17.99US each (including a $2US preorder discount per kit).
You'll only be able to order standalone stage 2 polycarbonate kits until November 30th.
Lastly, they're now running a limited time Halloween promotion on springs. Buy a pack of 3 springs (either 5+ kg or 6+ kg), and get the following items for free:
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This deal can be pulled any time without notice, so stock up on their high quality springs.
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Induction Ranges
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Puppy Playground necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 50 diseños de 25 diseñadores freelance.
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Puppy Playground is a dog daycare & boarding center located in Indianapolis. We are expanding to a second facility and want to update the look and feel of our logo. We are known for our exceptional level of customer service and the personal experience we give to each client (both human and canine) who walks through our door. During their time with us, the dogs run around and play with each other. Today we have 100 dogs in attendance for daycare, so we are a sizeable facility! Yet, we know each client and dog by name. It is crucial for our clients to trust in our service; they have become our great friends as well as customers!
Our lobby has a sort of industrial feel and we typically have fun music playing in the background. We are upbeat, young, and high energy!
The majority of decision makers are female, so the logo needs to not be overly masculine, but at the same time, not cutesy or too playful. Majority of our users are young professionals, 22 - 35. We have a lot of young couples who are active and travel quite a bit; they see their dogs as their children. Our second largest segment are established families who primarily use our boarding service.
The logo needs to have a horizontal orientation. I want to have a professional, polished, clean feel. Nothing cutesy, cartoonish or gaudy; less is more to me. I want the logo to feel fun and upbeat and easily communicate to the customer who we are!
I am open to having just text or incorporating graphics/lines/etc. I like the use of shadow-esk images or simple sketches. The words can either be stacked or all on one line. I am not afraid of having color, however would like to stay away from trendy color combinations. I want something that will apprear well on a business card as well as on huge pylon signage. I would like for the logo to grab the attention of the customer and pop!
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