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Another month has passed and with the stressful task of finalising personal statements for the October 15th UCAS deadline for veterinary courses, our editors would have been forgiven for not finding the time in their hectic schedules to bring you their articles. However, it is testament to how committed they are that they pulled all the stops and so here, again, we have an installment of interesting vetty content for you exercise the grey matter on.
Pilot badger culls to go ahead
Emma Plowright (Vet News Farm Editor)
It was recently announced that the Badger Trust has lost its appeal against DEFRA, meaning that the proposed culls will go ahead.
Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease which affects cattle. Official estimates suggest that an outbreak of TB on a farm may cost the farmer £12,000 and the tax payer £22,000.
Lord Krebs, who carried out the research upon which the decision was based, has described the culls as 'crazy'. Krebs' work suggested that the spread of TB could be slowed over a nine-year period if 70% of the badgers in an area were eradicated. He believes that if the numbers were less than this however, this would no longer be true. In fact, the disturbance to the badger population could lead to increased spread of the disease. He has stated that, without knowing badger population numbers, there can be no way of knowing if 70% have been eradicated. The cull has also been opposed by many animal rights groups.
DEFRA says that it will use previous studies and will be carrying out its own research in order to estimate badger populations. It expects that, if the culls are successful, a 16% decrease in Tb incidence may be seen in the target areas over the next nine years. Farmers in the worst affected areas have said that, for them, this reduction would be significant. In other areas of England, the reduction may be around 5%. The culling will be funded by farmers themselves although it is expected that other costs will be involved, for example police time spent controlling protests. A DEFRA spokesperson also stated that 'no country in the world where wildlife carries TB has eradicated the disease in cattle without tackling it in wildlife too.'
Culling will be carried out by trained individuals in specific areas and will be closely controlled. A number of criteria must be met before a license is granted. For a 6 week period, the culls will be independently monitored and if it is decided that they are effective and humane, the culling will continue for a further four years.
A badger vaccination program is currently in place in Wales. Many groups are calling for a similar strategy to be put in place in England as an alternative to culling.
Lambs to reduce carbon footprints!
Hannah Johnstone (Vet News Farm Editor)
Across the UK the agricultural world has been set a target to reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions by 11% (3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year) by the year of 2020. Low carbon farming can save money and increase income by responding to the needs of consumers. One sector needing to reduce carbon emissions is the sheep sector.
For most sheep farmers their goal is to produce more food to feed the ever growing population. Now they have an added extra to increase lamb production as well as reducing their emissions, they must improve their efficiency but at the same time ensure an increasing profit. The farmers are advised on how to reduce their carbon footprints by the Greenhouse Gas Action Plan with the help of EBLEX and DEFRA.
One example of a farmer trying to achieve this goal is Northumberland sheep farmer Duncan Nelless. His farm has 1,500 ewes, the farms carbon footprint is 8.3kg carbon dioxide per kg of lambs. Duncan's farm's carbon footprint is one of lowest when compared to the high of 15.3kg carbon dioxide per kg of lambs within the UK. The farms fast-finishing lambs mean they are able to create an efficient environment; lower the farms food cost and take advantage of early sheep markets.
Duncan Nelless's farm-Thistleyhough has achieved a low carbon score by measuring their flock's performance; they do this by the use of EIDs (electronic identification tag) to select their most efficient sheep. In doing this they have been able to improve the finishing growth rate by more than 20%. Another key thing they have done is managing grazing of livestock; they use a 10 year rotation system, they believe their effective grassland management is proving to maximise the farm's efficiency as it is acting as a carbon sink.
There are certain characteristics of a low carbon sheep unit some being that the ideal finishing weight is achieved as quickly and as early as possible, that the sheep are fed a high quality ration with high Metabolisable Energy density and also that reliance on purchase inputs is reduced where possible.
Low carbon farming is an aim for 2020; farming plays a huge part in greenhouse gas emission with a continuous growth of demand for products. Efficient and sustainable farming is going to be difficult to accomplish in order to meet the goals of the Greenhouse Gas Action Plan.
Equine Cushings Disease
Pippa Lyon (Vet News Equine Editor)
Equine Cushing's disease or Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction is the most common endocrine disorder in older horses. Because horses are now living longer Cushing's is becoming more and more prevalent in horses today, with more that 15% of horses and ponies above 15 years being affected.
The disease occurs when an imbalance occurs in the hormones secreted from the pituitary gland which leads to an imbalance of other hormones in the body. These hormonal changes show as the clinical signs for the disease.
Although any breed of horse may develop Cushing's disease, it is very common in horses that have reoccurring laminitis. I recent study shows that 80% of horses with laminitis may have Cushing's disease.
The second most common symptom is Hirsutism, where the horse can grow a thick curly coat that does not completely shed in the summer. The picture to the left shows an extreme case.
Other symptoms may include sweating, increased appetite and loss of condition. In some cases you can get abnormal fat distribution above they eye where normal horses would have a depression.
A blood test must be taken to diagnose Cushing's disease which involves taking initial bloods, then injecting a steroid which will raise cortisol levels. The next day, a second blood test is taken and if cortisol levels are still elevated, the horse is diagnosed with Cushing's.
Unfortunately as of yet, there is no cure for Cushing's disease, so treatment is based on controlling the symptoms although there is now medicine available to help normalise hormone secretion.
Donaldson et al. "Evaluation of suspected pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction in horses with laminitis". JAVMA, Vol 224, No. 7, 1 April 2004
McGowan. "Diagnostic and Management Protocols for Equine Cushings Syndrome" In Practice, November/December 2003


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Parents have struggled for years with how to get their teenager out of bed in time for school - now researchers are attempting to discover if a lie-in leads to better exam results.
A new study is to look at whether starting lessons later, and educating students about the benefits of sleep, boosts GCSE marks.
The trial, led by academics at Oxford University, is one of six projects being set up to investigate how neuroscience could improve education.
Other experiments include examining whether pupils do better when there is an element of chance in their reward for answering a question correctly and the impact of physical activity on academic results.
Around 31,800 14- to 16-year-olds at 106 schools are due to take part in the sleep study, with the main trial lasting two years.
In the first year, one group of pupils will be given sleep education – such as the benefits of getting enough rest – and the other will not.
And in the second year, one group of students will start lessons at 10am, one will receive sleep education, a third will receive both and a fourth group will have neither.
Sleep education could involve highlighting the benefits to youngsters of getting a good night's rest, such as being more likely to win a place on a sports team if they are on top form and appearing more attractive to the opposite sex, the researchers suggested.
As part of the study, pupils may be asked to keep sleep diaries and some will wear electronic devices that monitors sleeping patterns.
Researchers will look at the impact on GCSE results, as well as other areas such as the effect of devices such as mobile phones and tablets on sleep.
Colin Espie, a professor of sleep medicine at Oxford University, said: "We know something funny something happens when you're a teenager. You seem to be slightly out of sync with the rest of the world.
"Of course, your parents think that's probably because you're a little bit lazy and opinionated and if only you got to bed early at night, you'd be able to get up in the morning.
"But science is telling us in fact there are developmental changes during the teenage years, which lead to them actually not being as tired as we think they ought to be at normal bedtime and still sleepy in the morning."
He added: "What we're doing in the study is exploring the possibility that if we actually delay the school start time until 10am, instead of 9am or earlier, that additional hour taken on a daily dose over the course of a year will actually improve learning, performance, attainment and in the end school leaving qualifications."
The project is not the first to look at the effects of later start times on pupils' attainment. Around five years ago, Monkseaton Community High School in North Tyneside in the UK ran a pilot study, with lessons beginning around 10am.
It found that pupils, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds, scored better GCSE results.
Youngsters taking part in the "uncertain reward" study will compete in teams to gain points in science class by answering questions correctly. They will be given the chance to spin a "wheel of fortune" that could see them end up with more points, or none.
Dr Paul Howard Jones of Bristol University said: "We know answering questions in class is important for students' learning but, based on our understanding of the brain's reward system, we will be encouraging all students to continuously answer questions as part of a game. Students will need a combination of luck and learning to win. Current research suggests this is more motivating and effective for students' learning."
A third study, led by two universities – Oxford and Oxford Brookes, will examine whether increasing the amount of physical activity pupils do during PE lessons has an impact on their work in the classroom.
Professor Heidi Johansen-Berg of Oxford University, said: "We all know that exercise is good for the body, but research suggests that it's also good for the brain. We therefore think that making PE lessons more active could boost subsequent lesson performance and academic outcomes over a longer time, but the only way to know for sure is to test the idea."
The six new projects have been funded with grants totalling almost £4m from the Wellcome Trust and the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF).
The other three will look at training pupils to suspend their pre-existing beliefs in solving mathematical or scientific questions; the effectiveness of repetition and "spaced" learning – which sees lessons broken up with a different type of activity and a new method of teaching children to read.
Dr Hilary Leevers, head of education and learning at the Wellcome Trust said: "Our growing understanding of how the brain acquires and processes information has great potential to improve teaching and learning.
"We know that many teachers are keen to try new approaches based on neuroscience; however, we have so far lacked evidence about what will actually be beneficial to their students."

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As I've mentioned before, I'm constantly bookmarking new recipes to try, and while I don't actually make nearly as many of them as I'd like to, I do try to devote a portion of my kitchen time to trying out recipes from blogs that I like without adapting the recipe to make my own.
This round-up has a variety of recipes from main dishes to an appetizer, snacks, breakfast and dessert! Hopefully you find at least one new recipe or blog here to inspire you too!
(Note: All photos are my own; please click through to see the original recipe)
Brown Rice Sunshine Burgers from The Vegan Chickpea
I've never had the original Sunshine Burger - a veggie burger made of brown rice, sunflower seeds, carrots and spices, but now that I've got Caitlin's easy and tasty recipe for a homemade version, that's all I need! I loved the texture of these burgers with the chewy rice that crisped up on the outside after baking in the oven. I think I ended up with slightly smaller burgers than I should have because I couldn't stop eating the unbaked burger mixture!
Carrot Soup with Tahini and Crisped Chickpeas from Smitten Kitchen
This recipe has been pretty popular in the blogosphere since it was posted in January, so I decided to try it for myself. Now I see why everyone who tries it raves about it! The soup itself, made from carrots, onion, garlic, and spices, is delicious but the garnishes really make it special. Crunchy roasted chickpeas add texture and substance, and the creamy lemon-tahini dollop blended in so well. Definitely a soup I will make again in the fall!
Lentil Nut Pate from The Lunchbox Bunch
I made these as a treat to bring home to my parents recently but I ended up eating a lot of them myself because I liked them so much! The base of these bars is a raw "cookie" made of almonds, oats, coconut and dates. Next you spread on a thin layer of coconut "caramel" made from dates, almond butter and maple syrup with more coconut, and finally they're topped with a layer of chocolate (I covered them completely with chocolate rather than doing a drizzle like the original recipe).
I thought these tasted like a decadent chocolate bar, but I loved that they were actually pretty healthy! And of course, I love any dessert that has coconut!
Coffee Cacao Nib Scones from The First Mess
I don't make scones often, but I made a small batch of these for my Dad and I for breakfast as a treat when I was home recently. Instead of using espresso powder and dark chocolate, I used instant coffee and raw cacao nibs, and irish cream flavoured agave nectar since I happened to have some in the cupboard. Mine came out a bit too undercooked inside, which was too bad because they were really good otherwise - they were still a bit soft and not too dry or crumbly, and I loved the addition of crunchy cacao nibs and the hint of coffee flavour.
I love finding vegan scone recipes that actually turn out flaky and buttery tasting like real scones, so I will keep this recipe for future use and maybe try it with some other flavour combinations!l
That's all for this round-up! Have a great weekend and I'll be back with a new recipe next week!


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Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
NTNU is a leading science and technology university and as of 1st of January 2016, Norway's largest university with 39 000 students and almost 400 doctoral dissertations per year, as a result of merging with the University Colleges of Ålesund, Gjøvik and Sør-Trøndelag. NTNU will participate in CHANGE through the Norwegian Colour and Visual Computing Laboratory (Colourlab) and Visual Computing lab, within the Department of Computer Science (IDI), Faculty if Information technology and Electrical Engineering. Since its foundation in 2001 Colourlab has risen to become an internationally leading research in the field of colour imaging science and image- and video processing. The Colourlab core group consists of 30 people including the academic permanent faculty, post-docs, and PhD students. (www.colourlab.no, http://www.idi.ntnu.no/grupper/vis) NTNU is a cooperating partner of DARIAH (Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities).
The Colourlab owns excellent laboratory facilities, which includes spacious (>200 m2) laboratory areas for research and teaching activities. It is a base for extensive R&D activities, ranging from fundamental colour science to applied colour imaging technology. Furthermore, the laboratory facilities of the Department of Manufacturing and Civil Engineering will be made available for ApPEARS. (see more)
Prof. Jon Yngve Hardeberg, Expertise: Colour imaging, multi-hyperspectral imaging, multimodal imaging, image processing.
Prof. Philip John Green, Expertise: Colour imaging, image quality & printing
Prof. Marius Pedersen, Colourlab Director
Prof Are Strandlie, Expertise: Particle physics, pattern recognition and statistical data analysis.
Prof Stig Roland Ottosson, Expertise: Physics
Prof Peter Nussbaum, Expertise: Colour imaging, image quality & printing


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Sports facilities (stadium, pétanque, volleyball, table tennis)
Put on your trainers and practise your favourite sports in a group, with your family, such as football, basketball, volleyball, handball and badminton. The sports pitch is freely available. In the summer, it is lit until midnight. Organisation of sports tournaments for children, teens and adults! Table tennis tables are available on the edge of the multisports ground. Equipment can be hired from reception.
Pétanque pitches and volleyball courts complete the leisure equipment.
"Kids" space, from 6 months to 12 years (new in 2018)
A new 150 m² fun space has been entirely redesigned in 2018, for the pleasure of children from 6 months to 12 years, with slide, turret, nets, ropes, climbing walls, etc.
- Swing from 6 months to 12 years
- 1 module for younger children from 6 months to 3 years
- 1 module for children from 3 years to 12 years
- Fun design with a colourful impact-absorbent floor (hopscotch, animals)
- Benches and tables for children.


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Anthropology, Sociology & Criminology
The Department of Anthropology, Sociology & Criminology offers majors in Anthropology, Criminology, Sociology, and Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies, and offers minors in Anthropology, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer Studies, Sociology, and Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies. Unifying themes in our program include inequality, identity, power, social change and development, and global multiculturalism. The department's programs are intellectually exciting and socially relevant. Students in these programs are provided civic engagement and service learning opportunities.
Meet Our New Faculty:
Dr. Gary Yeritsian
Gary Yeritsian is a sociologist specializing in theory, media, and culture. He earned his Ph.D. from UCLA, where he taught courses on sociological and critical theory, culture and interaction, and urban and economy sociology. His research deals with the dynamics of audience participation in media, centering on the contestation that arises between managed 'participation from above' directed by media producers and spontaneous 'participation from below' emanating from fans, users, and consumers. He has written about user engagement on Web 2.0 as an expression of the 'new spirit of capitalism'; clashes between brand managers and professional wrestling fans over the creative direction of storylines; and the emergence of early home video games as a milestone in the development of participatory media 'prosumption.' He has also published on the relationship between Nietzschean thought and critiques of capitalism. Gary's articles have appeared in the Journal of Consumer Culture, Critical Sociology, and The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements.
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It's not just the Democrats. The Republican National Committee is engaging in a "war on whites," GOP Rep. Mo Brooks suggested today, while expressing pride for coining the racially charged "hyperbole."
In a joint appearance on Dale Jackson's talk-radio show based in Huntsville, Ala., I read Brooks a paragraph from the Republican National Committee's postmortem analysis of the 2012 election. I identified the source, and explained to Brooks that the passage echoed a statement I made on Fox News Sunday that he had mischaracterized as part of the Democratic Party's "war on whites."
If Hispanic Americans perceive that a GOP nominee or candidate does not want them in the United States (i.e., self-deportation), they will not pay attention to our next sentence. It does not matter what we say about education, jobs, or the economy; if Hispanics think we do not want them here, they will close their ears to our policies.
Brooks replied, "By golly, we should not be dividing people as you just have in your commentary by race, by nationality, rather we should talk about "¦"
I interrupted. "That was not my quote. That was your party's quote. That's the RNC "¦"
Brooks cut me off. "I don't care that you made the statement or somebody else made the statement that triggered my remarks, but that statement — that argument — is playing hand in glove with the Democratic race-baiting strategy, and it has to come to a stop."
Brooks's jab got a chilly reception at the RNC. Spokesman Sean Spicer emailed, "We are on the right side of the issues, but as the report noted we have to take our message to every community in America."
Brooks would be happy to know the RNC's effort to appeal to Hispanics essentially stopped after the release of its watershed report, the work of GOP Chairman Reince Priebus and a handful of other party leaders who interviewed more than 2,600 fellow Republicans nationwide.
The so-called autopsy, officially called the "RNC Growth Opportunity Book 2013," notes that other minority groups consider the GOP unwelcoming, and catalogues the steep decline in support since President George W. Bush earned 44 percent of the Hispanic vote. "As one conservative, tea-party leader, Dick Armey, told us, 'You can't call someone ugly and expect them to go to the prom with you. We've chased the Hispanic voter out of his natural home.' "
Not only did Brooks dismiss the idea of appealing to Hispanics, he said doing so was divisive, and he challenged me to "name a politician" who does so. I said, for starters, Bush, the former Texas governor and president, a Republican who aimed rhetoric and polices toward the Hispanic community, and was rewarded for doing so.
I then asked Brooks if he thought the President Obama was a bigot. I don't think he directly answered the question; there was a lot of crosstalk. This much I heard:
Democrats have a strategy to appeal to blacks based on race. The Democrats, as evidenced by Nancy Pelosi's comment recently, [are] also appealing to Asian-Americans based on race. Now, to appeal to people based on race, there has to be a victim race. Well, if there's going to be a victim race, there also has to be an oppressor race, so by inference the Democrats are saying that the oppressor race is the Caucasian race. "Otherwise, there is no racism. And it's wrong what the Democrats are doing, and I hope you feel that it is as repugnant as I do.
Throughout the appearance, I told Brooks that both parties appeal to racial blocs, and have done so throughout history, but that phrases like his "war on whites" and the Democratic Party's "war on women" are hyperbolic and divisive. At the top of the interview, Brooks addressed that last point.
"I used hyperbole that forced the media to cover it. Quite frankly, it got more coverage than I thought possible, and what is the "it"? The "it" is that the Democrats have intentionally engaged in a political strategy to divide America based on race, and they're implementing that strategy. I never thought that we would get that kind of exposure."¦ I'm very, very pleased that the American people now have this as a discourse."
He is actually proud of himself.
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge is temporarily blocking a new Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks, the most restrictive abortion law in the United States.
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves on Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order requested by the state's only abortion clinic. Republican Gov. Phil Bryant signed House Bill 1510 on Monday, and it became law immediately.
Dr. Sacheen Carr-Ellis of the Jackson Women's Health Organization said in court papers filed Monday that a woman 15 weeks or more pregnant was scheduled for a Tuesday afternoon abortion.
The law and responding challenge set up a confrontation sought by abortion opponents, who are hoping federal courts will ultimately prohibit abortions before a fetus is viable. Current federal law does not.
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Introduction to Flash for Children and Family Images
Camera & Flash Settings
Introduction to Flash for Children and Family Images
Camera & Flash Settings
Lesson Info
Camera & Flash Settings
Real quick, I wanna go through your camera settings just to kinda get us prepped for the next segment, which we're gonna actually start taking pictures. Camera settings: I want you to set your ISO for about 200. In the studio, typically with these smaller flashes, we need to help out the flashes a little bit, so we're shooting with a little bit higher ISO than maybe you normally would. Today, I'm gonna be between 200 and probably 400. When I go to the big family shots this afternoon, I'll probably up my ISO to 400 because I need, that flash is gonna have to be pumping out a lot of light for the whole scene. Apertures, I'm at about f/5.6 for my single portraits. Shooting kids, kids are a lot more wobbly than adults. Brandon's pretty good about sitting here still, but his kids may not be, so with kids, I might actually go to f/8 to get even a little bit more depth of field. We'll see how that works. With families, you gotta shoot a smaller aperture. You got to, that's bad English, you mu...
st. Be at f/11, be at f/16, the reason why is because you've got depth now, you've got a kid in front, maybe on the lap. You've got mom, and then you've grandma behind all of that. You have to get some depth of field there so we'll be more like f/16 in those scenarios. Shutter speed, like I said before, around 1/200 of a second, 1/200, 1/250. Why, why are we doing that? We're doing that to cut out all the ambient light. We don't want any ambient light to show up in this photo 'cause we did all that work on white balance, now we don't want any weird color casts coming in. Flash sync, front curtain flash, and then white balance, custom white balance, I showed you how to do that, and then, file type, please shoot RAW. You're gonna be so happy you shot RAW, especially with these big photos. Sometimes you make an exposure mistake, and it's the only shot you got with grandma smiling, or the kid looking at the camera. You're gonna wish you shot RAW. For your flash settings, make sure that the remote is working, so make sure it's all speaking on the same channel and group. Set your flash power, well, that's all over the map. You saw with Brandon earlier, I was at a quarter power. That's a good starting point for most of your portraiture. Then, if you do shoot TTL, if you do, then your TTL range is all over the place. It may be down to minus two EV, 0 EV, or plus 2 EV. I'm not recommending shooting TTL for this class. This sounds kinda funny, but as your skills improve, a lot of times you can get away with TTL because you know exactly what's happening in the TTL mind, but if you don't, then sometimes TTL can send you for a loop because you're like, why is this photo so bright? Why is that photo so dark, what's going on? TTL can be more trouble than it's worth sometimes for fixed scenarios like this in the studio.
Class Description
When capturing images of families and children, you preserve memories for generations. Learning how to use flash opens up so many options, as you now longer have to be constrained by weather or location. Photographer Mike Hagen will help you incorporate flash into this genre of photography to create family heirloom images that also capture a moment in time.
In this class, Mike teaches you how to:
- Create looks that wouldn't be possible in natural light
- Use your flash to freeze action
- Use reflectors, modifiers and other lighting equipment to enhance your flash
Learn to harness the power of flash photography to make their memories last a lifetime. Give clients those special images by using flash photography to preserve their special moments.
- Class Introduction
- Gear For Flash Photography
- How to Use a Flash Meter
- Shoot: Flash & Light Meter Single Subject
- Setting Your White Balance
- Light Modifiers & Backgrounds
- Camera & Flash Settings
- Lighting Approaches For Individuals & Groups
- Shoot: With One Child
- Shoot: With Two Children
- Shoot: Create a Pure Black Background
- Shoot: Freeze Action
- Group Lighting & Posing Overview
- Shoot: Flash with Mom & Children
- Shoot: Flash with Dad & Children
- Shoot: Flash With Family on Couch
- Lightroom® Post Processing Overview
- Lightroom® Post Processing For Family
- Lighting For Black & White
- Shoot: Black & White Child Portraits
- Shoot: Etherial Child Portrait
- Heirloom Portrait Overview
- Shoot: Heirloom Portait
- Black & White Post Processing
Jayne Fletcher
Amazing class! Lots of information
Love the natural way Mike has to explain and to work on the studio. Plenty of tips and clear knowledge transfer for me that I manage quite well natural light but that I still mess with the on-camera flash.
Robert Spencer
The class seems great, but my connection - even at 20MB still give me 20 seconds and then butts out for a minute :(


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Now that we have Sitecore running, we can start creating our site.
With a normal MVC site, the controller and method name would be part of your site's URL. But because this is a Sitecore site, we don't want this same routing. So we will have to edit the configured routing in App_Start/RouteConfig.cs. Change the Default route to this:
routes.MapRoute( name: "Default", url: "musicstore_api/{controller}/{action}/{id}", defaults: new { id = UrlParameter.Optional } );
Creating the homepage
Create a HomeController under the Controllers folder of you Web project(this controller probably already exists because it was created when you created the MVC Web project).
Then add(or replace) a method called Index, which returns a simple view showing a string:
public ActionResult Index() { return View(model: "This is the homepage"); }
And create a View for the method we just created under Views/Home
The homepage will still show a default Sitecore page, but if we go to /musicstore_api/Home/Index we will see the result of our newly created controller and method. This is the URL which Sitecore will also use under water to show the result of a created component.
Before we can add this component to a page on our site, we'll have to add a placeholder to our view so that we can actually add components to the pages.
Open or create the _Layout.cshtml under Views/Shared and edit it to look like the following:
@using Sitecore.Mvc <!DOCTYPE html>   <meta charset="utf-8" /> <title>@ViewBag.Title</title>
 @Html.Sitecore().Placeholder("main")

Now build your solution and open the Content Editor in Sitecore.
First we will add a new Layout to Sitecore. Go to /Sitecore/Layout/Layouts and create a new Layout item. The path in this item should be "/views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml". We will use this Layout for all the pages of the site.
Next, we will need to create a component/rendering before we can add it to a page.
Go to /Sitecore/Layout/Renderings and create a base folder structure for all the renderings we are going to add here. Then create a Controller rendering. I created the rendering under /sitecore/layout/Renderings/MVC MusicStore/Home/Index.
In the rendering you should fill the Data fields "Controller" and "Controller Action". Controller should be "Home" and Controller Action should be "Index".
Because we also want to support the Experience Editor(in Sitecore 7 and before it was called the Page Editor) we need to add Placeholder Settings. These Placeholder Settings tell the Experience Editor which components can be placed in which placeholders. For each placeholder you can create default Placeholder Settings which you can override on page level by creating another Placeholder Settings item and adding it to the page presentation details.
Go to /Sitecore/Placeholder Settings and create a new Placeholder item with the Placeholder Key "main" and add the newly created rendering to the Allowed Controls.
Go to the homepage of your site and add set the layout in the Presentation Details to the Layout we just created.
Now we can open the page in the Experience Editor. You'll see an empty page but with a placeholder we can use to add our components.
When you press the "Add here" button, you'll be able to select a rendering you want to add to the page. Select the Index rendering we just created.
After adding the component to the page you'll see the result of the component we created.
Congratulations, you just created your first component! Next thing we'll do is add some styling.
Making it pretty
We are going to add the styling from the original MusicStore tutorial.
In the assets of this part there is a Content folder. In this folder you can find all the CSS files and images. Place these in the Content folder of your Visual Studio project.
Now open the default layout (/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml). We will add the CSS and JavaScript inserts, and a menu:
@using Sitecore.Mvc <!DOCTYPE html>   <meta charset="utf-8" /> <title>@ViewBag.Title</title> <link href="@Url.Content("~/Content/Site.css")" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />

SITECORE MVC MUSIC STORE

Home

Store

 @Html.Sitecore().Placeholder("main")

This should result in the following look of the homepage:
As you can see we already added a "Store" menu link. In the next tutorial we will be creating the actual store functionalities!


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text: Johannesburg - The Easter weekend is almost upon us, bringing with it long family lunches and short holiday getaways.It also means spending quite a bit of extra cash, Angelique Ruzicka offers some advice. 1. Create a budgetLizl Budhram, head of advice at Old Mutual Personal Finance, advises that, even at this late stage, you should create a budget for Easter and stick to it.If you find that difficult, signing up to Old Mutual's budgeting tool 22Seven can help you keep track of it all. "You can access the app on your phone and it will tell you that you are going over your budget," she says. If you do borrow money to go away, make sure you understand the financial ramifications of this decision. "How does that fit into your budget? There may be immediate gratification, but, over the long term, there is more stress on you and your budget. Remember, there's a new school term coming up, which brings additional expenses. Decide if it's worth your while to go away."2. Reduce holiday costsIf you want to go away at the last minute, consider online deals and specials. Go to sites such as Airbnb, which offers homes in every corner of the country and caters for all budgets. Put in how much you want to spend, and your computer or smartphone does the rest. Don't book the first thing that you see – shop around for the best deal, and even consider group buying websites for discounts and specials that could apply over the Easter weekend. Try to convince family members and friends to come along with you so that you can share the cost of the accommodation. 3. Obey road rulesWhile you may be keen to get to your destination as fast as possible, breaking the speed limit can end up costing you. Des Fenner, general manager of Datsun SA, says keeping to the speed limit will relieve the stress that comes with constantly monitoring fellow road users. It will also help you to avoid spending holiday money on speeding fines. Fenner adds that, in addition to this, it will reduce fuel consumption and wear and tear on your vehicle – another saving!4. Eat at homeRestaurants can be expensive and some may even increase prices over the Easter holiday to further boost profits. While the occasional treat won't break the bank, if you go out for each meal (unless it's an all-inclusive holiday), it can all add up and leave you in debt. Decide how much you want to spend on eating out and, for the rest of the time, eat at home to keep the costs down. 5. Make your own giftsAlfred Ramosedi, African Bank group executive for sales and marketing, says: "If you are giving Easter gifts, consider homemade gifts this year. "Bake cookies, paint eggs, put together a photo album, frame a family photograph or make a themed gift basket full of smaller items."If you are a bit short on cash and want to earn some more, think about giving the gift of time. "Create a coupon offering your services – cleaning, babysitting, walking the dog, cooking a dinner or completing household projects," adds Ramosedi.6. Get others to chip inEaster brings with it the gathering of family and friends, but catering to everyone's needs can be expensive. Ramosedi says: "Instead of providing all the snacks to visitors, decide that everyone will bring an item to eat or drink. "For the holiday meal, ask family members to each contribute a dish."7. Use loyalty schemesFor a bit of extra cash, see if you can spoil yourself by cashing in on some of your reward schemes. Marthinus Fourie, managing director of group buying scheme bsmart, says: "During these difficult and uncertain times, the bsmart card has proved to help consumers who manage their budgets enjoy cash-back savings."Another advantage is that the cash-back card does not affect savings clients might receive through any of their other store or reward cards." He adds: "Feedback from our members indicates that bonus payouts do make a difference. "The bonuses ease the debt burden and come as a welcome surprise, especially during a festive season."Read Fin24's top stories trending on Twitter: Fin24's top stories


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It can be a bit tricky to find Ontario beans in your local grocery store. Between 80-90% of the beans grown in Ontario are exported. The beans sold domestically may end up being mixed with beans from out west or the States, so it makes it difficult to identify as Ontario-grown.
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The Chicago Bears dropped to 2-2 on the season Sunday in a 38-17 loss to the Green Bay Packers, but on a day where the team's defense struggled, several members of the offense had great days.
One of those players was tight end Martellus Bennett, who hauled in a season-high nine receptions for 134 yards. On the year, Bennett is the Bears' leading receiver with 29 catches for 295 yards and four touchdowns, and he's following up a year where he set career highs in numerous categories. His 65 receptions last year were a career high, as were the 759 yards he picked up thanks to those catches.
Making the feat even more remarkable was that Bennett did it all with a couple of injuries that could have easily ended his season:
Martellus Bennett said he played most of last year with a torn MCL and separated shoulder — Patrick Finley (@patrickfinley) September 29, 2014
Needless to say, Bennett looks perfectly healthy this season. His speed and elusiveness have been on full display, and when you add his size into the mix, it's easy to see why he's had such good results so far. Oddly enough though, Bennett didn't have surgery to correct the ailments that hampered him last year:
Bennett: "I don't do surgeries. I'm like Wolverine." — Zach Zaidman (@ZachZaidman) September 29, 2014
Bennett will look to continue his hot start when the Bears take on the Carolina Panthers next week, but with Marc Trestman talking about how the offense didn't target Alshon Jeffery and Brandon Marshall enough in Sunday's loss, catches may not be as plentiful for the tight end in the next game.


text: Dan Evans Veteran Elk Addict Shares His Bowhunting Wisdom As I stood over my first archery bull, I knew that I had found my hunting passion. It was early September 1992, and I was alone in the thick alder brush of northern Idaho.After a week of clambering through the thickets, I had finally managed to get an open shot at a distance of six yards. That bull scored a little over 300 inches, and I was extremely proud to take him home.Nobody in my family hunted, but from an early age I read every elk-related magazine article and book I could get my hands on, and I watched every elk hunting video I could find. Bowhunting quickly morphed from a passion into an all-out addiction. I hunted Idaho each season from 1992 through 1996, spending as many days afield as I could. In 1997, I started researching the elk-hunting opportunities in other Western states, and I started traveling more to hunt. For the last 17 seasons, I have hunted elk in three or more states almost every year. In 1998, I designed an arrow rest that led to the start of my company, Trophy Taker. I decided that I was not willing to let work interfere with my elk hunting, and so far I have done a pretty good job of sticking to that goal. Every year, when mid-August rolls around, everyone at Trophy Taker knows that they will not see me for about six weeks. This ample time spent in the elk woods is definitely the biggest contributing factor to whatever success I have enjoyed. Public Land ElkI have also chosen to hunt almost exclusively on public land, and on my own. My reasons for this are simple: I am able to spend a lot of time hunting each year, I like to hunt where I want to, and I really like the sense of accomplishment I get from doing it myself.With these factors in mind, I still have some very good friends who are outfitters/guides, and I know that with their help, I could have the same (or better) results in much less time afield.Because I have the good fortune of being able to take this much time off each year to chase elk, I spend my hunt budget on longer hunts, accessing the best hunt areas I can, in multiple states each year. For those of you who have limited time, my advice is to hire a qualified outfitter so that you get the most value for your money. With today's fuel prices and the cost of out-of-state licenses and tags, not to mention archery and camping gear, elk hunting can get very expensive. In some cases, doing it yourself does not end up being cheaper than going on a good outfitted hunt.My personal hunting tactics have evolved over the years. For the first several years, hunting in the brush country of northern Idaho, I primarily tried to call bulls in. Through trial and error, I discovered that strategy was not doing the trick for me, especially on the biggest bulls in the area. After I started hunting other parts of the West, and began to break free of the stifling alder thickets, I started paying close attention to the tactics of a few hunters that I had great respect for. Hunters who consistently put trophy animals on the ground interest me.If a hunter is employing legal hunting methods and consistently bringing home trophy bulls, he has to be doing multiple things right. After studying tips and tactics of other successful elk hunters, I worked to put those strategies into practice. Through time, I have learned which tactics fit my hunting style the best. Strategy of SuccessSeveral factors have had notable influence on my elk-hunting success. Willingness to learn and never giving up are probably the most important. Being in "mountain shape" definitely helps, too. My feeling is that, all other factors being equal, the guy in the best shape stands the best chance on an elk hunt. However, the other factors that need to be equal aren't always equal! So don't think you can't be successful just because you can't sprint to the top of the mountain.For my style of hunting, patience is very important. I am not ashamed to say that I am a trophy hunter. There are many different ways to end up with an impressive collection of trophy elk mounts. Building a collection by hunting on your own is not very glamorous most of the time, and it can involve many lonely nights on the mountain.Hunting for the largest bull in any given area usually consists of days, even weeks, of looking for a bull to hunt. If I want a bull in a certain size bracket, I have to be willing to let all the others go. Once I do find the right bull, I work within the set of circumstances I am given to get him in the back of my truck.My tactics have continued to evolve with each passing year. After using calling as my primary tactic for several years, I noticed a few things. If I called a particular bull in and did not get a shot, I usually could not call that same bull in again. Of course, I'm talking about old, smart bulls. I also noticed that I could almost always tell when it was a hunter calling instead of a bull. If I can tell them apart that easily, how hard can it be for an elk to tell? Don't get me wrong, there are some guys who can sound real good, but very few.Calling boils down to one thing: If you can convince the bull you are an elk, it can work well. If you can't, it won't.I have also found that I prefer hunting bulls that have no idea I'm in the area. This, of course, means I need to spot and stalk, still-hunt, or ambush them. I have never really enjoyed sitting in a treestand or waiting at a waterhole, even though these tactics pay off for elk hunters every year. I have hunted elk (even killed a couple) by sitting and waiting, but spotting and stalking, or hearing and stalking, has become my tactic of choice. Many times I also employ a version of still-hunting/tracking, if I can find the track of a bull I am after.The largest bulls in any given area don't survive by accident; they find ways to avoid hunters. Knowing this, and the fact that year after year first-time hunters kill some of the largest bulls, makes me constantly remember another thing: Big bulls are where you find them, and not where you think they will be, or should be.Similar to large whitetail bucks, the oldest bulls will often find areas to live that are not where people expect them to live. With this in mind, I try never to get stuck in a "tactic rut." Always being willing to explore new areas, at new times, can really pay off.Your Greatest AllyConfidence is probably the greatest ally we can take with us on our elk hunts. Obviously, there is no substitute for elk-hunting experience, and there is only one way to get experience. Being able to look back at years of successful hunts gives a huge confidence advantage going into each elk season, so spend as much time hunting elk as you can afford to each year.One thing that can really defeat your confidence is letting yourself get overwhelmed by "iron elk syndrome." If you have multiple close calls without getting a shot, or maybe shot opportunities that you mess up, it is very easy to feel that you just can't put a bull on the ground.I can remember giving up on hunting a particular bull because I blew an opportunity at him. He won. There's no way I can get this bull, I thought. This is a very common thing with us as hunters. Always remember, every bull can be brought to the ground with one well-placed arrow — period! It doesn't matter if you have hunted him for 30 seconds, 30 days, or three years.One thing I have learned about myself that I believe applies to many bowhunters, is that I dream about and look forward to elk season all year. But, when I'm actually out by myself on the very hunt I've dreamt about, it isn't always a dream hunt! It's easy to get discouraged, lonely, worn out, and pack up and head home early.I remember days in hunting camp when I slept in because I didn't know where to go or what to do that morning. I have packed up in the middle of the night and started driving home because I was so discouraged with how my "dream hunt" was going. We all face mental, physical, and emotional challenges on our hunts.Dealing with the ChallengesHow we deal with them is up to us, and it will impact the experience. Deciding ahead of time how you will handle things can really help when you are faced with hard decisions on a hunt. Take every variable out of the equation that you can through preparation and research. Commit to keeping a positive attitude through the tough hunts, and always remember that the worst hunt can turn into the best hunt in about as much time as it takes you to draw your bow.Putting a trophy elk on the wall, in very simple terms, breaks down to this: Hunt an area that holds quality bulls, find the bull you want, get within good bow range, set up a shot opportunity, make a good shot, and you're done. We can talk strategy all day long, but being able to close the deal is critical.Confidence in your equipment, and your ability to deliver the shot at the moment of truth, is another big aspect of elk-hunting success. Over the years, I have known some really good hunters who consistently get close to elk, but they don't shoot well enough to bring them home. There are also many bowhunters who are great tournament archers, but they are never able to set up a shot opportunity while elk hunting.Start with the best equipment you can afford. There are multiple bow companies that make quality bows. The same can be said for accessories, arrows, and optics. Work hard at becoming proficient with the equipment of your choice. I am a big advocate of long-range practice (not long-range hunting).Practice routinely at distances twice that of those you would normally feel comfortable shooting in an actual hunting situation. Learn to make proper shooting form a subconscious part of your skill set, and put yourself in pressure shooting situations whenever possible. Everyone is different as far as how they are affected by stress.Learning to perform under pressure is the key. If you shoot in tournaments, or even just with friends, it will help you feel pressure to make your shot count. Another thing I like to do to stay calm for the shot at a bull is to always remember that this is not the only chance I will get. This is not the bull of a lifetime. This bull will be mine with one perfect arrow, and it IS like me to shoot a perfect shot. Last but not least, I say to myself, "I have done this before, and I will do it again."Appreciate the Small ThingsMaybe I'm just getting old, but I have seen my appreciation for many things in life change over the years. Next to God and my family, my annual trek through the elk woods is my biggest passion. More than ever, I really enjoy my hunting camp each year, and I try to never take a hunt for granted.When you find yourself on your dream elk hunt, commit to giving it your all, and never give up! Enjoy the experience, the country, and the elk. Research, prepare, stay calm, and execute. Expect success, and make it count. GET THE NEWSLETTER Join the List and Never Miss a Thing. Sign Me Up


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The point of total assumption (PTA) is the point above which the seller bears all the losses of an additional cost overrun on a fixed price 'incentive fee' (FPIF or FPI) contract.
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".. he claimed that Hafter had deliberately stretched out the fighting in Benghazi, had targeted civilian areas, had set up a secret department to kill his opponents, had set fire to their homes and stolen their belongings, had diverted money from the Libyan army to buy property in Egypt and Jordan, but all the while remaining in comparative safety in Marj."
"He (Haftar) destroyed Benghazi, oh my people in Barga, beware of his plot, beware of this criminal....I call my people in Benghazi and Barga for unity. Our enemy is not Daesh only, but also those who are planning to bring back dictatorship and military rule. The so-called the General Command and its supporters are also enemies to all Libyans."


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Port Noarlunga Anchor's AnniversaryThe 'big' anchor at Port Noarlunga reef has been there as long as I have known, but only just. It was apparently placed in position at the reef just under two weeks before I did my first dive there. It was years before I got to see it though. It was Sunday 22nd January 1978 when divers moved the anchor... Read more
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Our 'Pipefish' Dive at Port HughesWe held a dive at the Port Hughes jetty on 2nd January. We were doing a dive that had been postponed from the previous month.We had heard that many juvenile Southern Gulf Pipefish, Stigmatopora narinosa were being seen at the jetty at the time. The divers on the day consisted of Peter Gower, Chris Hall, Kevin Smith & I. A friend of Chris, and... Read more
Posted in Dive Reports, Jetties | By Steve Reynolds
November 30, 2014
Nocturnal observations around Glenelg marina and jettyWhile this weekend's scorching hot temperatures kept my wife and I out of the sun for the most part, we couldn't resist making a late night beach walk down at Glenelg. While the habitats there are highly modified due to breakwater and marina construction, dune removal for coastal development plus stormwater, Patawalonga and treated wastewater inflows, there remains an abundance... Read more
Posted in intertidal zone, Invasive species, Jetties, Marine invertebrates, Pollution, Sharks & Rays, Stormwater | By Dan Monceaux


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We've been nationally recognized for our dedication to our community and the Subaru Love Promise.
We're honored to receive the 2019 Subaru Love Promise Community Commitment Award. This award nationally recognizes Subaru retailers who are making the world a better place while demonstrating an outstanding commitment to supporting passions and causes in local communities. These efforts are focused in important areas such as the environment, community, health, education, and pets.
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Whether they live in our homes or in the wild, Subaru is committed to keeping all animals safe and healthy.
A partner since 2008, Subaru has donated close to $14 million to the ASPCA and helped support nearly 1,000 pet adoption events, resulting in more than 11,500 adoptions to date.
Loving the environment means more than loving the great outdoors. It means working to preserve it.
Over a decade ago, Subaru became the first U.S. auto manufacturer to become zero-landfill, and now, in collaboration with the National Park Service and the National Parks Conservation Association, Subaru is leveraging that same environmental expertise to help the National Parks reach zero-landfill too.
It's our goal to make the pursuit of knowledge available to as many minds as possible.
Total donations to teachers: $92,233 Over 200 teachers adopted More than 15,000 students impacts
In a perfect world, hunger would be history and hope would be commonplace. We believe a perfect world is possible.
Subaru and Meals on Wheels America worked together to make volunteering easier, by launching a tool called the Meals on Wheels Online Volunteer Drive.
We should all have a chance to lead a healthy life. We're aiming to give as many people that chance as we can.
Subaru has donated more than $4.5 million dollars toMake A Wish, helping to grant 610 wishes in the U.S.
Our Love Promise can be seen in various partnerships with local charities and non-profits. We're grateful for the opportunity, not only to be a part of our community, but to serve it as well.
Subaru and Palm Springs Subaru believe in making a positive impact on the communities in which we live and work. We uphold that belief through our Love Promise Community Commitment. Every month, we select inspiring stories from customers and partners from around our area who strive to support our collective commitment and feature them here
THANK YOU Palm Springs Subaru for the generous donation of 150 outstanding science trade books! We continue to engage our students in the pursuit of academic excellence and these books help us continue that mission. It's especially exciting to engage students in the field of science and to learn new things about the amazing world we live in. Thank you for helping us motivate our students with these intriguing, appealing BOOKS! The student loved receiving this outstanding gift from you. We appreciate you!
On Friday June 14, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Orange County Inland Empire Chapter and Palm Springs Subaru had the pleasure of delivering 80 blankets and 50 arts & craft kits to Desert Regional Comprehensive Cancer Center as part of the Subaru Loves To Care program. LLS staff Sindy and Subaru staff Candace received a tour of the facility by Teresa Whipple, Executive Director of the Cancer Center where they got to see treatment areas including the labs and women's area where they provide wigs to cancer patients. This incredible act of generosity was warmly received by the cancer center staff who were thrilled to distribute the comforting gifts to their patients who would greatly benefit from receiving blankets that can be used during treatment as it gets very cold in the facility. Many thanks to everyone at Palm Springs Subaru and Desert Regional Comprehensive Cancer Center, not only for a great blanket delivery, but for supporting LLS's mission to cure blood cancers and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.
The Comprehensive Cancer Center was happy to welcome hundreds of blankets and arts and crafts kits from Palm Springs Subaru and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society today! These will be provided to newly diagnosed cancer patients! Thank you!!
Thank you so much, Palm Springs Subaru, for the generous donation of books! There's a wonderful variety of science books for all different ages. The students love the books, and the teachers really appreciate the science/STEM connections. Several of our classes "buddy" with other grades and have read the books together even. Thank you for helping us foster a love of reading and science! Thank you for gifting our school with these beautiful books!
On July 7, 2017 Loma Linda Children's Hospital and the department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Infusion Center hosted the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society & Palm Springs Subaru for the delivery of blankets and craft kits. Two volunteers from the Palm Springs Subaru in Cathedral City, California attended the event along with one LLS staff. For the purpose of delivering the blankets to pediatric cancer patients as well as bringing a smile to their face. We were able to hand deliver the blankets and craft kits to about 10-15 patients undergoing their chemotherapy treatment on site. Gaven Hamrick, 9 (AML Cancer Patient), of San Bernardino, was just one patient at the LLUCH clinic to receive a blanket and craft kit from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Subaru San Bernardino. "I can definitely use this stuff with my sister," the fourth grader said of the crayons, markers and clay found in the craft kit. Hamrick was extremely appreciative of his new blanket saying he likes it cold in his room so he can get cozy under blankets. He stated also stated that his medications has been making him feel different. "I don't even recognize myself when I look at the mirror anymore, my cheeks are so chunky".
We love our new planter! Thank you!
You folks at Palm Springs Subaru are incredible partners. This is the second year you have been a sponsor of the Idyllwild Rotary 4th of July parade and Family Freedom Festival. Not only is your product the best there is for mountain driving.... but your entire team is so supportive of our community up in the San Jacinto Mountains. As the official car of Idyllwild....in our mile high town....you are a mile above all the other car brands with un-compromised service. As a Rotarian- our mantra is "Service Above Self" and you folks at Palm Springs Subaru put your service to our community above any other auto organization within 200 miles. A huge thanks for your partnership, and your friendship! Chuck Weisbart President, Idyllwild Rotary 2015-16
Pets On Parade is an 18-year-old iconic event with 500+ in attendance was a giant success. Many thanks to Subaru. People loved seeing the full size new Subaru Car at the event, and your famous award winning Subaru "Dog Tested " commercials running during the reception. The Subaru logo dog toys that Orie Mann brought to the event, where he was signing up test drives, were a big hit with all the animal lovers. We had the Subaru logo that was emailed to us blown-up into elegant posters that guests saw as the entered and left the ballroom. Thank you Subaru for making a great car and loving animals!
Palm Springs Subaru always goes above and beyond in our community. Palm Springs Unified School District is forever grateful for the continued support of Team Subaru of Palm Springs. This year's sponsorship helped support the production of an event that attracted 850 people who participated in downtown Cathedral City. These 850 community enthusiasts ran, walked, danced, and or skipped their way around City Hall which raised critical dollars for our teachers and their classroom supplies. This one of a kind Glow-in-the-Dark paint fun run/walk is the only event of its kind in the valley and loved by all. Thank you again Team Subaru!! We hope to see you again next year for a bigger and better event!
Palm Springs Subaru has been a faithful participant for the last 8 years in the Jimmy Campbell Memorial Softball Tournament. Not only have they participated each year, but they have been the largest sponsor of the tournament which has greatly aided Idyllwild School's middle school sports program. Profits from the tournament have gone towards sustaining the sports program for the last 8 years, especially when school budgets were impacted. Idyllwild School was the only school to sustain a middle school sports program during the lean years within their school district due in large part to the generosity of Palm Springs Subaru. Several students who have participated in our sports programs have gone onto play varsity sports at Hemet High School and a few have even obtained athletic scholarships at the collegiate level! All of this would not have been possible without the generosity and compassion Palm Springs Subaru has bestowed upon the youth of the Idyllwild community.
For over thirty years the Idyllwild Race Committee has hosted the Idyllwild 5K and 10K race, walk and kids fun run to raise funds for the physical education program at Idyllwild School. This year our Diamond sponsor was Palm Springs Subaru. Not only did they sponsor the event they came out and greeted the runners, walkers and kids. They gave out cool Subaru gifts. With well over 300 runners this year, it was another great fundraiser for physical education program at our small town grade school. Thank You Palm Springs Subaru and especially Orie Mann for spending the morning handing out smiles and "Mann"ing the Subaru booth. Dr. Charles Schelly member Idyllwild Race Committee
Palm Springs Subaru came through for ARF (Animal Rescue Friends) of Idyllwild once again this year, providing shuttles for its annual beer festival fund raiser. In addition to making sure our guests had safe rides to and from town, Orie was at the event with an awesome booth, giving away fabulous pet-related swag! ARF is thankful that Palm Springs Subaru shares its love with the homeless dogs and cats of our mountain communities. This support aids ARF in raising the funds necessary to continue in its mission. Thank you Palm Spring Subaru. We love you!
The children in our community matter to our local Subaru Dealership. Through their volunteerism and financial support for the Boys & Girls Club of Cathedral City, Subaru helps over 100 kids daily to assure academic success. This includes early reading intervention, homework assistance, and college accessibility! Our kids have a brighter future because... Subaru "Shares the Love!" Thanks!!!
The annual Le Chien Fashion Show benefits the Humane Society of the Desert. For the past few years, Desert Pet Companion Magazine has supported the event by donating Swag Bags for Le Chien attendees as a take-home gift to thank them for their support. In order to do this, DPC requests samples and goodies from our advertisers to help fill the bags. This year, one of our newest advertisers, Palm Springs Subaru, generously donated Subaru-themed pet goodies including scoops, pick-up bags & holders, flying discs and bandannas! Thank you, Palm Springs Subaru, for your donations and support of our local pet rescue and adoption organizations! Subaru Loves Pets and Desert Pet Companion Loves Subaru (especially Palm Springs Subaru!!).
We loved being a part of this year's Art Walk & Wine Tasting. To make sure that all of the people got a chance to enjoy their time Palm Springs Subaru made sure that we had shuttles to drive patrons to and from the event. It was another beautiful day on the hill and we look forward to being involved to help The Art Alliance of Idyllwild again soon!
The Palm Springs International Health & Fitness Festival is working to have Palm Springs be recognized as a world leader in Health & Fitness by bringing together the best resources for the body, mind and spirit and offer the community (and visitors) an educational, interactive and informative three-day festival. It will showcase culture, engaging activities, holistic therapies, medical resources plus breakthrough products and programs that encourage and support individuals and families to make healthy lifestyle choices. It was a great opportunity to be involved in something Palm Springs Subaru knows is very important for everyone and that is your health.
We are proud to have been a part of the 1st ever Loving All Animals Pet-A-Thon. We got to hang out at Westfield Palm Desert surrounded by tons of pets who had their forever family and many who got to find their very own person because of the pet adoption. There was even a puppy fashion show. The ones who weren't walking the catwalk did sport Subaru doggie bandanas we handed out. We are so excited that Loving All Animals was able to exceed their goal of raising money to help make the Coachella Valley a no-kill place for animals to be. Palm Springs Subaru can't wait to support such an important cause for many years to come.
Throughout the month of August 2015, Subaru helped teachers and students nationwide by providing the necessary school supplies teachers need to teach, and students need to learn by partnering with AdoptAClassroom.org. At Palm Springs Subaru this August, we invited our customers to Stuff a Subaru with school supplies for a local classroom. We helped raise over $800 worth of school supplies for Ms. Katie Dale's first grade classroom at King's School. We had $20 bundles of school supplies available for people to buy and donate back. We matched bundle for bundle and were able to fill and deliver a Subaru to our first grade class before the start of the new year. To our awesome first graders - Set your goals high, work hard and you can accomplish anything!!! We can't wait to see how awesome you do in Ms. Dale's class!
The Idyllwild Arts Foundation proudly presents the 22nd annual Jazz in the Pines Festival this August 15th and 16th, featuring over two dozen bands. Performers and fans of jazz, blues, and R&B have a breathtaking mountain campus to themselves after the departure of the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program's thousands of arts-lovers and before the first semester of the Foundation's residential high school, Idyllwild Arts Academy. Jazz in the Pines is an annual event for us as well. We believe in helping young adults to work hard and follow their passion. If you live in the desert and have yet to experience this amazing event you need to go next year. Not only does it let you escape from the heat in the middle of summer but you get to experience some of many wonderful and talented artists that perform every year! Palm Springs Subaru is proud to help sponsor Idyllwild Arts and we look forward to being a part in 2016.
One of the longest tenured charity organizations in the valley, "United Cerebral Palsy of the Inland Empire" held it's annual Bowl-a-Thon in Cathedral City. The event, which raised over $9000, helps donate funds for after school programs throughout the valley. For the past 26 years, the United Cerebral Palsy Center of the Inland Empire has provided services to children with disabilities to help them lead a life without limits. One lucky girl, Nia, was the recipient of a brand new specially built bicycle so that she can enjoy riding without limitations. It is an event that we hold close to our heart at Palm Springs Subaru and look forward to attending and supporting every year. Congrats Nia!
Looking at the statistics of rescues, placements, and services rendered, one would never guess that Animal Rescue Friends of Idyllwild (ARF) is operated entirely by fewer than a dozen volunteers and animal fosters. ARF, the little rescue with the big heart and home of love and second chances, was founded in 1994 to meet a need in Idyllwild and neighboring mountain communities. ARF's mission is to rescue animals that have been abandoned, lost, or whose owners are no longer able to care for them. A.R.F. decided to invite some of the many of the local home brewers to the First Annual Paws for Rhythm & Brews Festival. We at Palm Springs Subaru are committed to safe driving so along with a booth we also provided the complementary shuttle service for all the people who attended the event. It was the perfect combination of Subaru's passions for safety and pets. We can't wait to be involved again next year!
With more than 34 years of presenting this race, the Idyllwild Race Committee (501c3) has donated a total of over $70,000.00 to the Idyllwild School athletic and physical education program. This has enabled the school to purchase a scoreboard, indoor climbing wall, PE equipment, team uniforms, coaching fees, and a portable sound system. The school has even been able to equip an entire fitness lab for students funded entirely from the proceeds of the race. At Palm Springs Subaru we are proud to be have been the Blue Diamond sponsor in July 2015 so that some very special kids can enjoy the coming school year.
Starting June 15th through June 30, 2015 Palm Springs Subaru is hosting a food drive to assist Meals on Wheels. We have invited our customer base to donate items the help our local Meals on Wheels.
During the month of April, Palm Springs Subaru hosted a Love the environment e-waste recycling event. During the month numerous customers dropped off old computers and various electronic waste to be recycled. Palm Springs Subaru also took the opportunity to upgrade its desktop computers and participated in the event as well.
http://www.kesq.com/news/palm-springs-subaru-donates-over-5k-to-local-boys-girls-club/31874868 Philanthropy Palm Springs Subaru in Cathedral City presented a check for $5,000 to The Boys & Girls Club of Cathedral City on Wednesday as part of the annual Share the Love Promise campaign held during the holiday season. Palm Springs Subaru selected The Boys & Girls Club of Cathedral City as this year's charity of their choice. Over the past 20 years, Subaru of America has donated more than $50 million to such causes as well as employees donating more than 28,000 volunteer hours.
Palm Springs Subaru was asked by the Cathedral City Boys & Girls Club to assist with their annual holiday fundraiser. It is their biggest fundraiser of the year. It was suggested to them that they should apply to Subaru to qualify as our local charity of choice in the Subaru Share the Love event at year's end and we would assist them in their fundraising effort. The CC B&GC did apply and qualify for participation in this year's Share the Love event. We are looking forward to getting together with them and presenting them a check from this program. On December 3rd the CC B&GC held their annual holiday fundraiser. Palm Springs Subaru was one of the many sponsors to participate in and support the event. Orie Mann General Manager for Palm Springs Subaru accepted the task of being the live auctioneer for the event for the 2nd year in a row. Orie's participation & enthusiasm for the event along with the many other sponsors and generous donors was a success! This year's event set a new record surpassing last year's contributions by over $10,000. Palm Springs Subaru was happy to give their time and effort to assist the club that supports the boys and girls of the families of our local community.


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Costa Rican officials approved a law that will prohibit the use of polystyrene, commonly known as styrofoam.
The law will crack down on the distribution, marketing or import of polystyrene, according to Q Costa Rica news. Costa Rican officials said the law will go into effect 24 months after news of it passing is disseminated in La Gaceta, the government newsletter
"This initiative is a giant step for public health, the environment and the economy of the country because styrofoam generates great pollution," PAC legislator Paola Vega said in a statement on Twitter.
Earlier this week, the World Economic Forum also announced that Costa Rica has more than doubled its rainforests over the last few decades. Costa Rica achieved the milestone by restricting logging permits and created a forestry commission to safeguard the forests. As the forests grew back, the economic opportunity also returned to many of the impoverished villagers and communities living in the forest that relied on it for natural resources.
In tandem, the pieces of news reflect major breakthroughs for Costa Rica as it continues to try and lead the way on environmentally-friendly policy initiatives.