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Yoyo - Planet Organic's Official
Payment & Loyalty App
To thank you for being a great customer, we've launched our very own loyalty scheme using the payment and loyalty app, Yoyo.
Which means… you can now earn 100 loyalty points for every £1 spent in store, access Planet's new digital stamp cards, receive digital receipts and get regular updates on Planet's monthly deals.
How do you pay with Yoyo?
Step 1: Link your debit or credit card to the app, this will generate your personal QR payment code
Step 2: Shop 'til your heart's content
Step 3: Head to the till - when prompted by the cashier, scan your QR code on the scanner
Step 4: PING you've paid & earned yourself some loyalty points
How secure is the Yoyo app?
We never store your payment details on your phone, in fact we do not send any card information as part of the transaction. Yoyo has developed an ultra secure tokenisation system that generates a single use QR code that constantly changes even when you're offline (making it more secure than card payments). QR codes have a numer of benefits:
- Our tokens (QR codes) change every 30 seconds, even if you're not using them.
- QR codes continue to refresh even without connectivity.
- Consumers can make purchases without mobile connectivity.
- Our tokens (QR codes) change every 30 seconds, even if you're not using them.
- QR codes continue to refresh even without connectivity.
- Consumers can make purchases without mobile connectivity.
Users are not required to top-up the app, but rather pay for each transaction individually. Should you misplace your phone, Yoyo has even added pin or fingerprint entry to the app.
Are there any hidden costs when paying with Yoyo?
Yoyo is (and will always be) completely free to use. In fact, you can save money by having access to the latest Planet Organic deals and discounts.
What kind of debit / credit cards can I link to my Yoyo account?
You can link any debit or credit card from Visa, Mastercard or American Express.
How can I contact Yoyo?
There are more FAQs on the Yoyo website or if you have any queries about the app, you can contact the Yoyo team directly at email@example.com.


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Take any outfit to the next level with the perfect pair of boots. Nothing shows off country flair quite like the right boots, which can pull together the rest of your ensemble.
From cowgirl boots and authentic Western designs to work boots suited for a tough day on the job, we have what you need to look your best, no matter the occasion. Whether you're looking for subtle details like rich brown leather or vibrant colors that give your look a unique touch, our diverse selection of women's boots contains something for everyone.
Any outfit takes on true Western sensibility when matched with the perfect pair of cowgirl boots. A traditional Western style in solid leather screams authenticity, whether you're grabbing drinks with friends or hitting the road on a trip across the country. If you're feeling adventurous, go for boots that add a pop of color to the traditional design.
Work days call for sturdy, practical boots that don't skimp on style. Our work boots let you show off your personality while providing protection for your feet. Need some inspiration for the perfect work or play boots? Check out our bestsellers to find a tried-and-true pair to add to your collection.
Country style starts with footwear and we have the boots to get you through the day. Whether you pair them with worn-in jeans, a skirt, or any of your favorite outfits, these boots provide the support and comfort you require while keeping you stylish from day to night.

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Kid-Friendly Turkey Cutlet Recipe
Dinnertime Crunch: Levon Wallace's Quick and Tasty Whole Wheat Pretzel Cutlets
Our tasty and easy Dinnertime Crunch series continues with celebrity chefs and restauranteurs sharing their favorite 30-minute weeknight dinners that help Mom spend more time with her kids each night. Today's recipes come from chef Levon Wallace, executive chef of Louisville, KY's acclaimed Proof on Main and a dad of two.
When Louisville-based chef Levon Wallace heads home to his two kids, he knows that his gourmet offerings from Proof on Main take far too long to prepare for a weeknight dinner. His solution is a turkey cutlet that uses one of the tots' favorite snacks and takes less then a half-hour to prepare. It's so tasty, that his restaurant staff even ask for it!
He told us, "This spin on chicken fingers is a favorite at my house, and we do it at least once a week because it's so easy and the kids love it! I often have to make extra to make up for the snaking the goes on behind the scenes if I'm making dinner. The turkey is so simple to prep that I'll often do a whole turkey breast [and] freeze the uncooked portions in preportioned bags for a quick go-to meal option. When stuffed between a pretzel roll with sliced tomatoes and arugula, this makes for an awesome, grown-up treat!"
Keep reading for the easy weeknight recipe.
Source: Josh Meredith
Whole Wheat Pretzel Turkey Cutlets
Levon Wallace, executive chef, Proof on Main, Louisville, KY
- For cutlets:
2 cups whole wheat pretzels
1 cup whole wheat bread crumbs
1-1/5 pounds organic turkey breast, sliced into 1/2-inch cutlets
2 Tbsp butter
3 Tbsp light olive oil or canola oil
- Paper towels for draining
- For Greek yogurt ranch dressing:
1 cup non- or low-fat Greek milk yogurt (or yogurt of choice)
2 Tbsp fresh chives, finely chopped
1 Tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped
1/2 tsp garlic powder (or 1 small garlic clove, minced)
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp honey
1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
Kosher salt to taste
- Place pretzels in a food processor and pulse until finely broken down into small pieces.
- Combine with bread crumbs and mix well; taste for salt, as some pretzels already have a good amount on them. Place pretzel crumb mixture in a shallow baking dish to give you room to work.
- Place one turkey cutlet on pretzel crumbs, and roll over to cover both sides. Firmly press crumb mix into turkey cutlet. This will flatten your turkey cutlet to a little over a quarter of an inch, making cooking time a breeze. Set aside on a baking sheet. Repeat with the rest of your turkey cutlets.
- In heavy-bottomed skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add 3-4 cutlets and 1 Tbsp of butter and cook for 2 minutes before turning over. Add remaining 1Tbsp of butter when you turn over the cutlets, and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Drain on paper towels and repeat if necessary.
For Greek Yogurt Ranch Dressing:
Whisk all ingredients and store in the fridge up to 4 days, if it lasts that long!
Prep time: about 15 minutes
Cooking time: less than 10 minutes
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Status Check
The Building and Safety Division within the City of Brea Community Development Department has added a web browser element to its current Permit Tracking System. Contractors, developers, and residents can now check the status of their permits through the City of Brea's website. This enhanced feature:
A number will be assigned to your submission as a permit goes into process. You can follow it through the system by using the number assigned and going to the permit search page. Call 714-671-4406 if you need additional information.


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HikaShop for JU Download
- Category of JU Download can be integrated with one or many HikaShop products, so when user purchase one of these products, they can download all documents in this category.
- Document of JU Download can be integrated with one or many HikaShop products, so when user purchase one of these products, they can download this document.
- You can configure how many days user can download the document since the purchase date, so HikaShop can work like a subscription system. The days can be configured in invidual document, category, and can be inherit from Plugin > Category > Document
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User purchase Product 01 or Product 02 to download Document X within 30 days
Why use this integration?
Some other paid download extensions allow you to sell the file directly by their extension, but they never a complete shopping system while they missing many features. Eg: Tax calculation, Flexible discount system, Marketing features, Order management, Payment gateways,...
By integrate JU Download with HikaShop, you will have a perfect paid download system by have all benefits of these 2 extensions, a powerful download system + a professional shopping cart to sell the files.
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Philip Van Keuren
- August 5, 2012 1:00 AM
Sundays with the Modern offers unique perspectives on Lucian Freud: Portraits, with artists, curators, art historians, and writers holding conversations in the galleries. This special program is free and begins at 1 pm on the first Sunday of the month.
Image: Lucian Freud, Man in a Chair, 1989. Copyright The Lucian Freud Archive.


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Since the recession hit the country, more people are realizing the value of frugal living. Cost cutting has become common in a lot of households and many homeowners have come to realize the value and benefits of little houses in Belle Chasse. During the late 1950s, it has been recorded that the average size of homes was around 980 square feet. Come 1970s, the average size climbed to 1,700 square feet. In 2010, it has been reported that the average size of homes is around 2,400 square feet. However, maintaining large homes is quite costly and with the recession putting many people in tight budget, Belle Chasse little houses have been a welcoming solution. Little houses in Belle Chasse are deemed to be more energy efficient because of the amount of space needed to be heat up or cool down. They also require less maintenance and cleaning. Belle Chasse little houses are significantly less expensive than traditional large homes. The materials are minimal and you can hire your local builder to build one for you. Because of its size, a little house can be finished in a month or two unlike traditional homes that usually take 6 months to more than a year to accomplish. They are also easy to build and unique because they are a lot easier to customize.
Fair price breakdown
Little houses in Belle Chasse can cost anywhere between $35,000 to $80,000. These are already built houses that are either laid in foundation or on wheels. These houses are fully customized. However, if you want to hire a builder to build your own little house, you can expect to spend around $10,000 to $30,000 in materials and another $2,000 to $5,000 for the labor cost of your project. If you do not have a building plan, you can purchase one for around $750 to $800. Most homeowners tend to use recyclable materials for their little houses in Belle Chasse. While it is environment-friendly, it is highly advisable to use salvage materials that are still in good condition and will not cause any problem in the long run. It is best if you purchase brand new materials that can have an effect on your energy consumption like insulating materials.
Find the Best Costs on Little Houses - Belle Chasse, 70037
Little houses in Belle Chasse are usually powered by solar panels. It can cost around $2,800 to install them. You can also add sidings to your little house as protection which can cost you approximately $1,800 to $2,200. Lighting fixtures can cost around $300 to $400. Just like traditional homes, a Belle Chasse little house also needs proper insulation to regulate the indoor temperature. Insulation installation can cost around $1,000 to $1,200. The plumbing system of a little house is simpler than conventional houses. You may spend around $500 to $700 for your basic plumbing needs. There are other small things that can be done to enhance the features of a little house. If you chose to get one, make sure that your budget will cover all the necessary things needed to make your little house functional.
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While Frankie Muniz may be most well known for his role on the sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle," the actor possesses an eclectic array of interests and skills that range from actor to writer to musician to race car driver, and most recently, landlord.
Currently, Muniz is renting out his Los Angeles digs to Cee Lo Green and that arrangement seems to be going well for Muniz that he decided to lease out his Scottsdale, Arizona crib for $7,250 per month.
And, what's in it for you (besides bragging rights that Frankie Muniz is your landlord)? For starters, the gated estate is located in the prestigious Estancia Club, a community situated on the exclusive Tom Fazio-designed golf course. The first floor boasts a double height living room with fireplace, a formal dining room with a wood-beamed ceiling and wood floors, and a oversized gourmet granite kitchen. There are five bedrooms in the swanky spread, along with seven bathrooms, a tiered-seating theatre, and a large outdoor entertainment space.
Muniz, whose acting career has recently taken a back seat to his race car driving, quite possibly may have found his new calling: landlord!
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It's no secret that New York's leading nonprofit theaters need to nurture their relationships with playwrights. But couldn't those companies just take the writers out to cocktails and dinner rather than subject their poor subscribers to inferior work? Playwrights Horizons does no one any favors — least of all the capable cast assembled — by producing Nicky Silver's dyspeptic sitcom "Three Changes." As pointless as it is thankless, this self-consciously warped reflection on the "connective tissue" of family is rarely troubled by a moment of truth.
Neil Patel's typically sleek set depicts an expensive apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side that bespeaks the kind of anonymously tasteful statement only an unimaginative decorator can make. The living room sits on an elevated platform lit from beneath, leaving a downstage playing space for Silver's frequent direct-address interludes but also suggesting a world of apparent comfort and well-being, precariously built on hollowness.
At the center of that joyless world are affable Laurel (Maura Tierney) and her complacent husband Nate (Dylan McDermott), a VP at Morgan Stanley having a clandestine affair with crass Clinique counter salesgirl Steffi (Aya Cash). The married couple's semblance of contentment is ruptured by the arrival of Nate's brother Hal (Scott Cohen), a formerly successful trash TV writer who squandered his earnings on drugs and hustlers, hit rock bottom and then found Jesus in rehab. Or so he says.
Hal settles in on the sofa-bed, acquires a laptop to start working on his novel, and promptly installs opportunistic 19-year-old rentboy Gordon (Brian J. Smith). To sway his hosts toward hospitality, Hal weaves a tragic past for Gordon as a homeless teenage runaway, which Laurel appears to buy despite clear evidence the kid has spent the past five years in a gym.
There's a poor man's Pinter scenario in play here as Silver corners quietly mopey Laurel and prickly, insecure Nate into accommodating the insidious intruders into their lives. Hal is manipulative and controlling, and Gordon (sucking on a lollipop in case we missed that he's a male Lolita) is flat-out obnoxious. So we never understand why nobody points them to the door, and we're never clued in as to the dark power Hal seems to hold over younger sibling Nate.
For too much of the play's duration, there's no sense of where it's going or of why we should be interested in these abrasive people (even the relatively sweet Laurel talks way too much and wears thin).
Hal's career burnout suggests early on there may be some familiar commentary on the artistic bankruptcy of media jobs. Later, the fixation of both Gordon and Nate on how they are portrayed in Hal's book indicates that questions of self-image vs. public perception may be considered. But neither of these strands acquires substance.
Hints are scattered about Laurel's feelings of incompleteness and the hole in her life after multiple miscarriages (she drinks, of course). So it's no surprise that Nate remains hostile to the change in the status quo while Laurel embraces it as a means of filling the void. But when Nate loses his job and sinks into depression, machiavellian Hal turns the instability to his advantage.
Given that the real world is suddenly awash with former Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers staffers desultorily mailing out resumes in a gasping economic sector, it shouldn't be hard to empathize with disenfranchised Nate as his cushy life crumbles around him. But Silver's take on all the whiny characters is so condescending and superficial that despite some genuine pain in McDermott's performance, Nate's tragedy is merely a stepping stone toward the final scene's unsatisfying and somewhat offensive twist.
Director Wilson Milam, so good with the crazed rat-tat-tat profanity of Martin McDonagh's "The Lieutenant of Inishmore," imposes a stilted delivery here on the overlapping, repetition-laden dialogue that heightens its chiseled artificiality and keeps the characters remote. That's not remote enough, however, in the case of Gordon and Steffi, with Smith and Cash locked into apparent competition to see who can be louder, shriller and more irritating.
But even the softer approach of Tierney's Laurel doesn't make her any more flesh-and-blood. The actress communicates Laurel's loss, loneliness and crushing sense of worthlessness more effectively in silence than in words, yet Silver sticks her with a superfluous monologue in which she spells out every nuance of her depression.
Quite possibly, the actors and director are powerless to carve real feeling out of this vapid attempt to breathe dramatic texture, suspense and subversiveness into standard-issue middle-class anxieties. Relationship inertia, desire for family stability, career dissatisfaction, lack of personal fulfillment, sibling envy, self-worth — these are all staples of contemporary life in which most audiences will find some echo of their own experience. However, Silver has managed to funnel these issues into a play that precludes emotional involvement.
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5 Pumpkin Beers You Should Drink This Fall
Seeking out the best in malty, hoppy refreshment.
The pumpkin beer has had a popularity trajectory similar to that of a boy band. Once heralded, now oft maligned, the style has taken a smashing mostly thanks to a slew of subpar options that saturated the market after the success of a solid few.
It's become a difficult task to separate the prize pumpkin beers from the rest of the patch, but we've chosen a few that we think are definitely worth seeking out this fall.
Evolution Brewing Jacques Au Lantern
Maryland based Evolution Craft Brewing Company's Kathleen DeBisschop told us a bit about their brewing method for this twist on a classic pumpkin offering: "We add locally grown roasted pumpkin to the mash and traditional pumpkin pie spices to the kettle, and then it is fermented with a Belgian yeast strain."
That Belgian yeast profile is certainly a defining characteristic of this particular pumpkin beer and it makes for an interesting aroma. The spices common to the style are present, but they're deepened by the spices and fruity esters inherent to that Belgian yeast. Flavor-wise, cinnamon is front and center while the supporting nutmeg and allspice work together with an earthy malt character. The sampling made me lament a lack of warm apple strudel on hand, but I won't make that mistake again. Overall, Jacques is a well-balanced option for your pumpkin picking.
Two Roads Roadsmary's Baby
What happens if you age your pumpkin ale in rum barrels? Very good things. Two Roads Brewing Company is based in Stratford, CT, and their pumpkin beer, aged in barrels that were used to age rum, is delightfully rich. This sturdy beer taste like it has ribbons of vanilla running through the classic autumn spices. The rum itself is not clearly pronounced, and instead the barrel lends more complexity than actual rum flavor. Spices are intensified, and malt character deepened by the aging process. It's a full-bodied and flavorful fall seasonal.
If you save an extra bottle or two for November, this pumpkin ale would pair well not only with the standard canon of Thanksgiving desserts, but also with the main course of roasted, caramelized turkey and rich sausage dressing.
Samuel Adams Fat Jack
The New England based brewery purports that pumpkin beer is part of their heritage, following the gourd-based ale's roots in the colonial era, when brewers at home "replaced traditional, but scarce malts with locally grown pumpkins." (If you're curious about pumpkin beer's history, here's a good place to start.) Given the longtime local tradition, the bar's set high, and Samuel Adams delivers a robust entry to the pumpkin category.
Perhaps they call him fat because he's brewed with more than 28 pounds of pumpkin per barrel. Boston Beer Company's elder brother pumpkin, Fat Jack, outweighs its sibling, Sam Adams Harvest Pumpkin, and clocks 8.5% ABV.
This is a particularly dark example of the pumpkin style, with a clear smoky malt character that brings to mind early autumn bonfires. There are also some dark fruits present, raisins and dried cranberries among them, all adding to the well-established fall flavor profile. Fat Jack would be a knockout with a dense freshly baked pumpkin cranberry bread or muffin, while the smokiness also invites a pairing with one of the many maple bacon confections floating around these days.
New Belgium Pumpkick
Colorado's New Belgium Brewing took significant liberties with the pumpkin ale, adding lemongrass and cranberry juice for this unusual concoction.
The personified pumpkin on the bottle appears just as shocked as I am to learn of these ingredients, but the brewery's Lauren Salazar explains: "There's no denying that pumpkins are the signature harvest of fall And while a pumpkin beer is a no-brainer, we took a challenge to make a pumpkin beer unlike any other. Our brewers started with traditionally used spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice, but then kicked in the Belgian imagination. That came in the form of cranberries and a touch of lemongrass that gives it a tart, not sweet finish."
A spicy Belgian aroma comes through immediately and fills the air with the aforementioned pumpkin pie spice profile. On the palate, Pumpkick is lighter and more spry than some of the other examples here. The lemongrass is difficult to pick out among the many flavors, but the cranberry juice offers a bright and welcome tartness. Pumpkick finishes dry and clean, lacking the cloying character that many over-sugared pumpkin beers often have.
It is a fun and innovative twist on the pumpkin style, but Pumpkick will probably not sate those in search of a nostalgic squash-based beverage. But you should still try it for kicks!
Cigar City Good Gourd
Wayne Wambles, Cigar City's Brewmaster, has been brewing some variation of this beer since the early days of his career. "I started brewing a smaller version during my first year of home brewing," recalls Wambles. "During the late nineties, I started changing some of the processes. I would add spices at different times to see how it impacted the beer." After more than a decade of revisions, Cigar City settled on their ideal version in 2011 and that is the Good Gourd that we're enjoying today.
It's brewed with Ceylon cinnamon, allspice, cloves and nutmeg in addition to the pumpkin itself. Each spice is immediately apparent with one good whiff. The deep coppery colored ale presents caramel and vanilla flavors that resemble a heap of whipped cream atop your pumpkin pie. The stronger alcohol presence—this beer has a hefty 8.5% ABV—may as well be a warm hug; this beer is the equivalent of comfort food on a cold autumn day.
Sip the Good Gourd after dinner and you won't crave any other dessert; the flavors are intense and well integrated, and it will make you remember why you loved the pumpkin ales of yore.
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This Is How a Throwable Robot Sees My Office
I always wondered what it would be like to take a military-grade, throwable robot on a tour of Mashable's office. Now I know. iRobot's 110 FirstLook, a five-pound surveillance robot that you can literally throw into the field to gain "situational awareness," took the test and survived.
iRobot's Senior PI and Director for Research Advancement Dr. Chris Jones brought the 110 FirstLook to Mashable's New York headquarters, pitched it into the editorial bullpen and then handed me the controls. The phonebook-sized bot communicates digitally with a remote control that offers a view of what FirstLook sees via one of its four wide-angle, on-board cameras and provides highly-responsive, D-Pad-like joystick control. In addition to the ability to right itself with a pair of metal flippers, FirstLook can handle drops of up to 16 feet, climbing stairs, and being submersed in water.
Driving it is as easy as playing a video game (in fact, it may be easier — I didn't need any training), and I had little trouble using the on-screen display to guide the robot around the entire perimeter of Mashable's office.
iRobot, which already has the military robot Packbots in the field, is pitching FirstLook as a robot police and other forces can throw into buildings and other unknown situations to assist raids, clear out dangerous areas and even communicate with the enemy (it includes two-way audio capabilities). The $20,000 FirstLook hasn't made it quite that far, though: The company is currently awaiting the results of operational assessment in Afghanistan before it gets the nod for deployment on the field of battle.
Check out the video above for a three-inches-from-the-floor tour of Mashable HQ and let us know if you spot anything other than "friendlies." We'll respond accordingly.


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Mayor's Office
Mayor Chris Beutler has appointed Miki Esposito as the Interim Director of the City's Public Works and Utilities Department. Esposito, the Compliance Administrator for the department, is replacing Greg MacLean, who was asked to resign. The Mayor said she will assess the department's needs and determine the process for appointing a permanent Director.
"I have asked Miki to focus on making Public Works a more responsive, less contentious organization, one that blends in more smoothly the concerns of elected officials and the general public," Beutler said. "I have great faith that the Public Works management team will unite behind Miki and help lead the department into an even brighter future.
MacLean has been Public Works and Utilities Director since December 2007, and the Mayor thanked him for moving the department forward.
Esposito worked as an attorney for the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, in the City Attorney's Office and in the Mayor's Office before joining Public Works in 2010.
Beutler also announced that Fred Hoke, the Manager of the Development Services Center (DSC), also will serve as Director of the Building and Safety Department. Hoke served as director from December 2008 until October 2009, when he was named DSC Manager. "The implementation of the DSC has redefined our needs in several areas, requiring a new organizational structure," Beutler said. "Our new plan will consolidate management, create a flatter organizational structure and save money."
The Mayor said a reorganization of the department will eliminate two management positions. The Mayor praised the service of the two long-time City employees in those positions - Inspections and Enforcement Manager Ron Peery and Chuck Zimmerman, who was Manager of Building Services before being named Interim Building and Safety Director in October 2009.
The Mayor said the changes in the two departments are "part of our continuing efforts to respond to the changing dynamics of our community's job creation and development needs."


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Climate Change
UNFCCC Secretariat launches new Momentum for Change Initiative
Durban Climate Conference
According to the UNFCCC, "Addressing climate change effectively is not only a challenge, it is also an opportunity. Growth that is based on high resilience and low carbon is at the centre of all efforts to address climate change".
According to the UNFCCC, "Addressing climate change effectively is not only a challenge, it is also an opportunity. Growth that is based on high resilience and low carbon is at the centre of all efforts to address climate change".
here are myriad opportunities to benefit people directly, while at the same time contributing to global efforts to control emissions or enhance adaptation capacity, and these opportunities have already been seized by many stakeholders, at national or sub-national levels.
Under a new initiative entitled 'Momentum for Change', the secretariat will create a series of platforms to recognize and encourage such projects. The first platform of the series focuses on successful and effective private-public partnerships, in particular those that benefit the urban poor in developing countries.
Beacons of opportunity
These "Lighthouse Projects" are beacons of opportunity, pointing the direction towards fulfilling the objectives of the Convention. The new initiative will be launched during COP 17/CMP 7 in Durban. Key criteria for the selection of the projects is that they contribute towards fighting poverty, can be replicated in other countries and can be scaled-up.
Examples of projects that will be showcased include the retrieval of valuable drinking water from mining activities, the distribution of clean cook stoves in African countries, providing farmers in the Horn of Africa with micro-insurance against crop failure resulting from droughts and floods, and the use of solar "bottle lights" to bring light into homes in the Philippines.
"People in developing countries are more willing to take action on climate change when they are at the same time able to reduce poverty. It is therefore essential that awareness is created about these beacons of opportunity, which shed a light on what people are doing on the ground at national, regional and local level to creatively and effectively respond to the challenge," said UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres.
"Given that many people and organizations are already doing fantastic work, I believe that governments can take heart and be more ambitious in their national and international climate policies when they see to what extent curbing greenhouse gas emissions and reducing poverty can be two sides of the same coin," Ms. Figueres said. "It is essential that progress is made both on climate finance and curbing emissions in Durban. And governments need to get a better sense of what is possible, given the right type of support," she added.
The first stage of the Momentum for Change Initiative is supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and will be launched at a special event in Durban on the evening of 6 December. The event will be attended by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and H.E. Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa.
Similar showcase events are to be held at UN climate change conferences over the next three years. Virtual products, such as online videos, are to be used alongside physical events in order to ensure the widest possible dissemination and engagement with stakeholders.
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But I also know that some people suck. This is about one of those people.
As I am rubbing my temple over this, I get a knock on my partially closed door and an unknown person walks in. By the way, the secret code of conduct that is not actually SECRET is that you knock. PAUSE. And then enter.
A woman asks me if I know where she can find the office of Mr. X. I have never heard this name so I reply, "I am sorry, who is Mr. X?"
Me: Oh, before you go, there is something you really ought to know too. I have a special powerpoint for you. It starts with bless your heart and ends with kiss my arse.


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We're not really sure why we're supposed to care about the Ryder Cup. First off, it's golf: It's the furthest thing from a team sport, and no matter how hard they try to convince us that we're rooting for "America," it's hard to inspire enthusiasm to root for the home country to avoid the bunkers while wearing knickers. It's not like most people consider golfers to be just like them anyway; is there really that much difference between a rich American golfer and a rich British one? (Other than the teeth.)
Which is another problem too: It's the United States vs. Europe. That's hardly an opponent that inspires much vitriol. If they really want the silly trophy that badly, they can have it.
That said, the Ryder Cup does start tomorrow in Ireland, and if anything good is coming out of it, it's the introduction of Tiger Woods to the teeth-baring soulsuckers of European tabloids. Frankly, it's good for him, we think, to deal with silliness involving made-up porn sites involving his wife. Tiger Woods is, without question, the least interesting superstar athlete, so it's funny to listen to him nasally bash tabloids; it's like a the guy from the A/V room acting "outraged" that someone put dry ice in his locker. We'd suggest Tiger relax. It's a dumb Irish magazine that nobody cares about, and besides, no one has really considered his wife all that sexy since you married her anyway. You have that effect. Embrace it!
Woods Lashes Out At Stories, Pictures Of His Wife [Associated Press]
Ryder Cup [Official Site]


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World Bulletin / News Desk
US Secretary of State John Kerry insisted on Tuesday that the U.S.-Russian agreement for Syria to hand over its chemical weapons must be backed by a U.N. resolution with the teeth to force compliance from President Bashar al-Assad.
"That will happen only with the United Nations passing a strong resolution. It will happen with the enforcement of the world, with Russia standing by us in this effort, and it will happen, finally, because Assad lives up to what he has agreed to do," Kerry told reporters at the U.S. Capitol.
"It is important that that threat of force stay on the table in order to guarantee the compliance of the Assad regime. So we will continue to press this issue," Kerry said.
Diplomats from the United States, Russia, Britain, France and China have launched negotiations on a resolution that would demand the destruction of Syria's chemical arsenal in line with the U.S.-Russia deal.
One of the major sticking points at the United Nations is whether the resolution would be written so its provisions are under Chapter 7 of the U.N. charter, which covers the Security Council's authority to enforce its decisions with measures such as sanctions or the use of force.
Russia has made clear it would veto an initial resolution under Chapter 7 and that any punitive measures would come only in the event of clearly proven Syrian non-compliance on the basis of a second Security Council resolution.
Kerry and other members of Obama's administration spent much of Tuesday filling in U.S. lawmakers on the latest developments in the civil war between Assad's government and rebels trying to oust him.
Kerry held a closed-door briefing on the Geneva talks with members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and one of his aides, Wendy Sherman, spoke by telephone with members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.Last Mod: 18 Eylül 2013, 09:39


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Stabbed man found in toilet at Burpengary service station
A MAN suffering stab wounds was found in a toilet at the BP service station at Burpengary this morning.
Police were called to the scene at the Bruce Hwy service station about 4.25am and found the 25-year-old man injured but unable to tell them what had happened.
A police spokesman said no complaint was made by the injured man.
The man was transported to Royal Brisbane Hospital with a stab wound to his chest.
His condition is reported to be stable.
A second stabbing occurred at Deception Bay Rd, Deception Bay about 1am.
It was alleged no complaint was made in this instance either.


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Roquetas de Mar
What you need to know before you go
Roquetas de Mar is a picturesque fishing town in southern Spain, best known for its golden beaches. While they're the main lure for sun-seeking vacationers, the picturesque beachfront promenade is the town's hotspot for shopping, nightlife, and top-notch tapas, while the old town is ripe for exploration with its narrow Moorish streets and quaint rustic abodes.
There's also plenty of attractions here too. Once a lookout for pirates, the 17th-century Santa Ana Castle now hosts art exhibits and summer concerts, while the Aquarium Roquetas de Mar features a stingray touch tank. For nature lovers, the Punta Entinas-Sabinar wildlife reserve offers the chance to see wild flamingos.
Roquetas de Mar人气酒店特色故事和有趣的事物
9 Best Things to Do in Roquetas de Mar
Roquetas de Mar (simply "Roquetas" for short) has one of the widest and cleanest beaches on Spain's southern coast. There's even a beautifully tiled promenade you can use to enjoy the Mediterranean seascapes. The well-developed and sunny beach resort town is mostly uncrowded, which can be a big bonus if you're looking for some peace and quiet.
Roquetas is a great choice if you're travelling as a family, with a few great features to keep even the youngest family member happy. We've compiled all the great things to do in Roquetas de Mar in a day or two, which includes some of the top sightseeing, shopping, dining, recreational and nightlife highlights of this Andalusian seaside resort.
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- Alicante
- Barcelona
- Benidorm
- Bilbao
- Burgos
- Cadiz
- Calella
- Calpe
- Cambrils
- Chiclana de la Frontera
- Conil de la Frontera
- Córdoba
- Estepona
- Formentera
- Fuengirola
- Gijon
- Gran Canaria
- Granada
- Ibiza Island
- La Coruna
- Lanzarote
- Lloret de Mar
- Madrid
- Majorca Island
- Marbella
- Málaga
- Nerja
- Oviedo
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- Salou
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- Santander
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- Saragossa
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- Austria
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- Bulgaria
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- Czech Republic
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Charge it! Visa stock hits new highNovember 20, 2012: 12:46 PM ET
Most people don't think of credit card companies as being warm and fuzzy but that's not stopping investors from buying.
Visa's stock hit a new 52-week high Tuesday and MasterCard is just shy of that mark for its stock.
It's been a long road.
Back in 2005, a group of merchants sued Visa (V), MasterCard (MA) and other credit card processors for allegedly conspiring to fix so-called swipe fees at unfairly high levels. They managed to settle their differences, with 7 million merchants splitting $6 billion in damages under a proposed deal.
While a number of retail groups are still up in arms over the settlement, which still needs final approval, investors appear to be pretty happy that the big card companies seem to be emerging relatively unscathed.
StockTwits traders like what they're seeing
DeidreZune: Best stocks through October/Nov selloff; $V $MA
DomLuminous: $V $MA Only two stocks you need in this market! punching new highs soon
howardlindzon: Visa at all-time highs.....not that financial media cares...GOOD $V Bullish
Commodity_Bull:$V is also a public way to invest in @square. They own a chunk of Squarehttp://t.co/Nv5vTOmCA
That certainly appeared to be a prescient move.
The mobile payments start-up created by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey serves more than 8 million customers a day through its mobile apps. And Square recently landed a major deal with Starbucks (SBUX).
While Square is clearly a dominant force, it's not the only game in town. Just last month, Verizon (VZ), AT&T (T) and T-Mobile announced plans to launch a mobile commerce network, named Isis, in two cities.
TrendHunter:$V $MA watch for buying exhaustion. big money often sells to us dumb money on the way up
That's a good point. What comes up must come down, or something like that. But in all seriousness, when stocks are at the top of their game there's a tendency to start trying to time the fall. But in the case of Visa and MasterCard, they have pretty decent fundamentals.
Earlier this month, Visa reported better-than-expected earnings and saw its price target raised by several analysts. MasterCard also beat on earnings and lowered its expenses. Most recently, MasterCard has been trying to diversify through selective partnerships.
So there still may be some room to run.
TwentyOne:take a look at the weeklies on $V and $MA ... watching every tick and freaking out over media noise will shake you out of huge winners.


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The EGO Personal Electric Submarine
Okay, okay so it's more of a semi-submersible/glass-bottomed-boat but it's still an awesome toy if you have a mega-yacht and are getting tired of napping on the sun-lounger. The sub is called "EGO" and is built by Raonhaje, a Korean engineering firm, it's launch date was the 17th of February at the Miami Boat Show. Lanjut →


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Bitter Lake is a North Seattle neighborhood that is less than one square mile in area and is named for the small lake situated at its north end. Early in the 20th century the once-wooded area was an important source of lumber, but that history has little relevance today.
Nowadays Bitter Lake Seattle is a diverse residential neighborhood that blends nicely with the rest of the city, though some residents complain about crime along the busy Aurora Ave. Bitter Lake maintains most of Seattle's progressive political leanings and is only a few minutes from the waters of Puget Sound.
Sandwiched between Aurora Ave N. and Greenwood Ave N. on the east and west, Bitter Lake is a decent place to rent an apartment. As in most cities, rent prices can vary widely. However, you can expect to pay between $815 (for a one-bedroom) and $2300 (for three bedrooms and two baths) for apartments in Bitter Lake Seattle.
Many of the apartment complexes here offer similar amenities. Generally speaking, you won't have too much trouble finding a place with covered garage parking, an onsite playground for your kids or an in-unit washer and dryer.
When you're hungry in Seattle, you won't have a hard time finding a meal. Most of the restaurants and eateries in Bitter Lake can be found right on Aurora Ave. Short on time? There are plenty of food trucks and other destinations, such as Taco Time and Jack in the Box, that are perfect for quick eats.
If you want to sit down for a meal on a date or with your family, there are good dine-in options as well. Due to its proximity to the water and the diverse cultural backgrounds of the citizenry, you'll find a lot of seafood and Asian food. Pho Tic Tac and Kiriba Sushi & Grill are good picks.
Pets - especially dogs - are extremely popular. In 2011, the city of Seattle reported having more dogs than children! About one mile east of the north end of the Bitter Lake neighborhood is an off-leash park for dogs and their owners to play.
Just south of N. 105th are dog training and dog watching facilities. The further outside of town you go, the more pet-friendly destinations you'll find.
Most public transportation in northwest Washington state is handled at the county level, as opposed to the city or neighborhood level. That means that some of the smaller neighborhoods can be overlooked for convenience. Bitter Lake's options are not terrible, but they're not great either.
Buses run North-South along both Greenwood and Aurora Aves (if you haven't realized it yet, Aurora is sort of the lifeblood of the area). The routes run all day long, but are susceptible to frequent traffic backups.
Many times the best option is simply to bike! With the support of an already existing biking population, Seattle is planning a bike share program scheduled to launch in the Autumn of 2014. Being able to rent a bicycle should simplify urban biking and lessen the burden placed on the public transit system, creating a win-win situation for everyone in the area.
Broadview-Thomson Elementary School (offering pre-K through 8th grade) and Ingraham High School (offering 9th through 12th grade) are available to the students of Bitter Lake. Both are walkable for students, with the absolute longest trip for high school students being about 1.1 miles each way.


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China: NYT reporter not expelled; lacked paperwork
The Chinese government said Friday that it did not expel a New York Times reporter who had to leave mainland China this week after he failed to obtain new press credentials.
China's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said a visa application for Chris Buckley - who recently was hired by the Times - has remained in limbo because his previous employer failed to undertake the proper procedure when he left that company.
"Therefore Chris Buckley's application as a journalist for the New York Times does not meet the regulations of the Chinese side," Hua said. "There has been no such thing as a rejection of a visa extension and there is no such thing as Chris being expelled."
Though Hua did not name the former employer, Buckley worked for the Reuters news agency until October. Reuters had no immediate comment.
The 45-year-old Australia flew to Hong Kong on Monday with his family amid increased pressure on foreign journalists by the Chinese government, which is concerned over media scrutiny of its top leaders.
Hua criticized media coverage that characterized Buckley's departure from the country as an expulsion, saying it was biased against China.
"From the recent reports of certain media we can see that these media still look at China through colored lenses. They report on China with a stereotyped view. We hope they can keep pace with the times and report on China in an objective and just manner," she said.
The Times said on Monday that six other correspondents in China had their visas for 2013 renewed in a timely manner, including David Barboza, who wrote articles about the finances of the family of Prime Minister Wen Jiabao.
The newspaper said that the day it published the results of a long investigation, it found its English-language website and its new Chinese-language site were blocked within China, and they remain so.
Similar actions have been taken against Bloomberg News after it published a detailed report on the wealth of China's new top leader, Xi Jinping.


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Former Arkansas Razorbacks drafted to play in NFL
Wilson, Hamilton, Gragg selected on third day
Three former Razorback football players were selected on the third day of the 2013 NFL Draft, led by Tyler Wilson.
The Oakland Raiders selected the former All-SEC quarterback from Greenwood, Ark. in the fourth round with the 112th overall pick. Wilson holds 29 school records, including the career marks for completions, passing yards and completion percentage.
Wide receiver Cobi Hamilton was selected in the 6th round to the Cincinnati Bengals. He caught a school-record 175 passes for 2,854 yards and had 18 touchdowns as a Razorback.
Tight end Chris Gragg was taken in the seventh round by the Buffalo Bills with 222nd pick overall. The Warren, Ark. native played 43 total games with 20 starts at Arkansas and caught 72 passes for 1,003 yards.
The three players selected on Saturday brings the total number of Razorbacks to four. Running back Knile Davis was chosen 96th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round Friday night.
Four other former Razorback players signed with teams as non-drafted free agents: Running back Ronnie Wingo Jr. with the Atlanta Falcons, running back Dennis Johnson with the Houston Texans, linebacker Alonzo Highsmith with the Miami Dolphins, and defensive back Ross Rasner with the Denver Broncos.


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Packing tape, also referred to as parcel tape, is most commonly used to seal up cardboard boxes, secure packages or used to repair or secure a box or package if necessary. They are ideal to use when packaging up goods for postage or when packing up boxes for moving.
Features and Benefits
Parcel tape is usually made from polypropylene or polyester, it is a pressure sensitive adhesive used widely in numerous businesses, factories, warehouses, shops and at home. Packaging tape is available to buy individually, or in a pack of several rolls. Packing tape is ideal in helping to ensure your customer is satisfied with the goods that they receive, and that their parcel or supplies arrive securely and are in pristine condition on delivery.
Packaging tape can be brown (brown tape), transparent or coloured. It comes it a variety of sizes, although most common small core rolls of tape are 19 mm x 33 m, large core tape rolls are 19 mm x 66 m and packaging tape is 50 mm x 66 m. Although many different width (mm) and length (m) tapes are widely available.
How to apply packing tape?
The packaging tape can be applied in a variety of ways, manually with a small stationary dispenser, similar to that of Sellotape. With a hand held tape dispenser with a serrated edge to cut the tape at the correct place and prevent it becoming tangled and unnecessarily wasted. Or the packing tape can be applied with automated machinery, in this case low noise tape can be especially effective and ideal when using it for high-speed packaging lines.


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'The Motorola Defy is available exclusively through Telstra in Australia for three months from 30 November and is rated as a BlueTick phone, meaning it provides superior coverage in regional and rural areas of Australia.'
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Video game record keeper Twin Galaxies has posted the first official record scores for Wii Sports Resort. Have you got what it takes to oust the champions?
Can you top 105 in Archery on expert difficulty? How about 999 on the Table Tennis return challenge? Probably not, but if you've got a bit of free time you might want to check out the official Wii Sports Resort records, as you can never really tell if you're just average at a game or some sort of supernatural freak without official scores to compare yourself to. I personally think I might have a chance at the expert Wakeboarding title, as long as no one has to actually see me doing it to qualify.
Check out a selection of the scores below, or head over to http://www.twingalaxies.com to see how you rank in thousands of other games. Your next obsession could be waiting just around the corner. Next stop, your own hot sauce.
Selected Wii Sports Resort Records and Rankings as of 9/2/09:
Archery (Expert Difficulty)
1. 105 points - Brandon Skar, Snoqualmie, WA
2. 80 points - Nick Manns, Huntington, WV
3. 68 points - Lance Eustache, Arverne, NY
Table Tennis (Return Challenge)
1. 999 - Brandon Skar, Snoqualmie, WA
2. 271 - Marc Cohen, Henderson, NV
3. 204 - Lance Eustache, Arverne, NY
Bowling (100 Pin Game)
1. 2,098 - Marc Cohen, Henderson, NV
2. 1,682 - Julie Mee, Rhyl, United Kingdom
3. 1,182 - Ronald Loch, Garland, TX
Basketball (3 point challenge)
1. 26 - Lance Eustache, Arverne, NY
2. 25 - Brandon Skar, Snoqualmie, WA
3. 24 - Clabe Anglin, Krum, TX
Wakeboarding (Expert Difficulty)
1. 1,581 - Brandon Skar, Snoqualmie, WA
2. 1,266 - Lance Eustache, Arverne, NY
3. 820 - Ginger Stowe, Grand Rapids, MI


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Does the pastoral prayer during an OPC Sunday morning worship service have to be 15 minutes long? Does there really have to be one? Can it be just one minute long? Can the OPC church have the option of having the pastoral prayer during a midweek prayer meeting and service? Thanks for your help.
In order to explain why we worship the way we do, I'll need to refer to what we believe the Bible teaches, contained in our Westminster Confession of Faith (WCF), and how the Bible regulates our worship, contained in our Directory for Public Worship (DPW). You can find both here on the OPC website. Just click on the preceding links.
In the Westminster Confession of Faith, prayer is identified as a distinct part of religious worship:
Prayer, with thanksgiving, being one special part of religious worship, is by God required of all men: and, that it may be accepted, it is to be made in the name of the Son, by the help of his Spirit, according to his will, with understanding, reverence, humility, fervency, faith, love, and perseverance; and, if vocal, in a known tongue. WCF XXI.iii)
During the worship service, in the pastoral prayer the pastor offers up prayer to God on the congregation's behalf. (Since he is leading the congregation in prayer and since they also ought to be in prayer, the pastoral prayer is sometimes called the congregational prayer. All are to be in prayer, even if the pastor is the only one who is praying aloud.)
There are any number of occasions during the service when it is appropriate to pray. The Lord's Day "is to be kept holy to the Lord, and is to be employed primarily in the public and private exercises of religion" (DPW I.3), and "it is the sacred duty and high privilege of God's people everywhere to convene for public worship on the Lord's Day," since "God has expressly enjoined [us] in his holy Word not to forsake the assembling of [ourselves] together" (DPW 1.6). Prayer is an essential component of that worship. Here's why:
As a service of public worship is in its essence a meeting of God and his people, the parts of the service are of two kinds: those which are performed on behalf of God, and those which are performed by the congregation. In the former the worshippers are receptive, in the latter they are active. (DPW ii.1)
Although we may also speak to one another, worship is primarily God's speaking to us (through the reading and proclamation of His Word, for example) and our speaking to God (partly through our singing of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, but primarily through prayer). Thus - while it would certainly be good to supplement the prayers offered up during the Sunday services with a midweek prayer meeting - it should be obvious that such a meeting cannot substitute for them, since prayer is a fundamental part of what is involved with worship on the Lord's Day.
Here is how the DPW describes the pastoral prayer:
... In public prayer the minister is the voice of the congregation. He should pray in such a way that the whole assembly of God's people may pray with him, and the members of the congregation not only are bound to listen as he prays but should themselves pray in their hearts.... At some point ... there shall be a comprehensive prayer comprising adoration of God's perfections, thanksgiving for his mercies, confession of sins, supplication for the pardon of sins through the blood of the atonement and for renewal by the Holy Spirit, intercession for the poor, the sick, the dying, the mourning, the persecuted, the erring, the rising generation, the aged, the churches of the denomination, Christian missions at home and abroad, Christian education and other Christian activities, the church universal, the civil rulers, the community, human society in general, or whatever causes may be particularly worthy. (DPW iii.5)
The length of time needed to pray for these things is, of course, left up to the discretion of the particular pastor and the elders of the congregation, but it is difficult to see how such a prayer could be "just one minute long." Again, if worship is primarily God's speaking to His people and His people's speaking to Him, it would make little sense for one side of the "conversation" to be that brief.
I hope you have found this information helpful. Please let us know if we can be of any further assistance as you study the all-important matter of how God wants his people to worship him. In a sense, that we might worship Him, know Him, and have fellowship with Him is the main reason He saved us from our sins through the Cross of Christ. The price of our being able to approach God in prayer is the shed blood of Christ, so - rather than regarding that privilege lightly - let us treasure it and rejoice in it!
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Most photographers dream of traveling to far-flung and exotic places where great images will presumably be served up on a golden platter. I'd argue, however, that many of the iconic landscape images we admire are often made in the photographer's backyard – places that have become familiar to the photographer through months and years of conscious exploration.
In contrast to a faraway locale where you may only spend a few days in one spot, shooting closer to home affords you the time to learn the landscape's secrets like the best vantage point, season and time of day for shooting. Photography is first and foremost about seeing and interpretation. And with enough careful and consistent attention, you can discover amazing images to be made even in what (for you) may be the most ordinary of places.
Shortly after moving to Ireland I challenged myself to photograph the same location on a regular basis. This location – the one shown in all of these images – is called Loop Head and is just up the road from where I live. It's a headland in the very west of County Clare and the visual ingredients here are sky, ocean and a cliff face with some rocky islands and a natural rock arch. Over the years I have photographed the scene dozens of times, I think there are even some shots on slide film somewhere on the attic from my very first visit to the place some 20 years ago.
This is the first photograph I made shortly after settling in the area. It is a good example of a bad landscape image! I didn't know the area well enough back then to figure out the best conditions in which to capture the place, nor did I spend enough time to figure out a suitable composition.
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In addition I made the rookie mistake of shooting in high winds with a long lens and a long exposure time. The result? An image that is slightly blurred.
After that disaster I started doing my homework. The cliffs of Loop Head face north which means they are in shadows most of the year. Only around midsummer does the sun set far enough to the northwest to cast some evening light onto these cliffs. To create the scene I had in mind, however, I would also need an interesting sky. Now I had a plan. One I would try to implement many times over the years.
One summer, after waiting for weeks, the sky one evening was everything I'd hoped for. Dramatic clouds unfortunately also have the tendency to block the light so this evening was all about waiting and hoping.
The image you see below was eventually captured minutes before sunset when light broke through a small gap in the clouds. I had planned to take advantage of strong early evening light in order to bring out more detail in the cliff face. As luck would have it though, the late evening light that finally broke through brought along very strong, warm colours which turned out to be what this particular interpretation of the scene is all about.
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Interestingly, this image was a bit of a compromise from the outset. I wanted to include the cliff face in the scene but I didn't want to include a row of electricity poles that stand rather inconveniently on the cliff top so the right side of the picture looks a bit cramped while the left shows a lot of empty space. After a while, however, I warmed to this slightly rule defying approach. In fact, I know feel the empty space very much gives a sense of the place.
On another visit to Loop Head I wanted to emphasize the sense of space even more as well as illustrate a more autumnal feel. Although I used a medium focal length for the image below, the dominance of the sky provides the feeling of a wide-open space. The rather cool and subdued colour scheme as well as the slightly misty conditions in the distance help to convey a sense of a cool and damp autumn day.
|Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III, TS-E 45mm F2.8
ISO 100, 10 sec., F22, 0.6 stop ND grad and 0.6 stop ND, 8:51 a.m.
In autumn the sun rises in the southeast and for a short time casts some light on the land and parts of the cliffs. As there are no leading lines in this composition this light is integral to provide some kind of depth to the scene. Even more than in the first image the scene wouldn't work without an interesting sky.
Finally to smoothen the rough waters of the Atlantic Ocean a bit I increased the f-stop to 22 and used a ND filter to get a longer exposure time. If I would have frozen the swell with a short exposure time the soft autumnal feel of the image would have been lost.
On this occasion I was trying to see what the scene would be like on a summer morning. The vantage point is due east so I knew I would be shooting directly into the sun, which would normally mean a very wide range in contrast between cliffs and sky. But on this morning I was hoping that the fog would make the task manageable. Needless to say I didn't expect this scene you see below! Loop Head lies slightly elevated to the rest of the peninsula but I didn't expect this would have such an impact on how the scene would present itself.
|Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III, EF 70-200mm F2.8L USM (@ 85mm)
ISO 100, 10 sec., F22, 0.9 ND grad and 0.6 stop ND, 6:16 a.m.
At first I tried a similar composition as the previous image. The wide view however wasn't quite right, however. So I changed lenses and zoomed in. This image is about the contrast of the dark cliffs, the white fog flowing into the sea and the warm dawn colours in the sky. This tighter view isolates and focuses on these key elements. Again this composition breaks a major rule: The horizon line cuts the image in half and having 50% of an image consist of featureless sky isn't exactly what you learn either. Here, however, it works very well.
The only thing left was to figure out the exposure time. After some test exposures, 10 seconds turned out to be perfect to blur the fog and emphasize its flow.
This final image was made recently during a spell of very stormy weather. I should say that standing on a north facing cliff top with gale force north-westerly winds (and gusts of 120km/h and more) is not necessarily a good idea! And using a long lens with a rather long exposure time in these conditions is an even worse idea. Unfortunately, this was the only way to achieve my goal: Focus on the rock arch and slightly blur the waves crashing through it.
|Canon EOS 5D MKIII, EF 70-300mm F4-5.6L IS USM (@ 300mm)
ISO 50, 1/5 sec., F18, 5:16 p.m.
The composition here was very straightforward. I zoomed in on the cliff face and the rock arch and left a bit of room in the background to put the location into some context. Now all I needed was for a moment of calm wind and a monster wave crashing through the arch to occur at exactly the same moment.
I shot more than 300 frames in just over an hour and as you can imagine most of the shots were blurred because of the wind rattling at the 300mm lens during the 1/5 second exposure. In the end I was left with two keeper images. An added bonus in the one you see here is the spray coming over the back of the cliff. This is not sea spray from below but small streams running over the edge of the cliff into the sea. Or at least they would have run into the sea were it not for the winds. The fact that the updraft propels these streams straight into the air gives you an idea of the conditions I was shooting in that day.
All the images in the article have been made from the same viewpoint, all that changed were lenses, seasons and weather conditions (and the experience of the photographer). Of course, over the years I have photographed the cliffs from other locations as well. I have walked up and down the coastline to find other ways of seeing and interpreting this place, sometimes with success and sometimes with not much to show for it. But I will keep going back. I know there are still some good images out there!
This is the latest article in Carsten's landscape photography series. Previous pieces include The DSLR Field Camera, Evolution of an Image, Landscape Photography Primer, Studio in the Wild and a Gura Gear backpack review.
Carsten Krieger is a professional landscape and wildlife photographer based in the West of Ireland and author of several books on the Irish landscape and nature, including his most recent title, Ireland's Coast. To find out more about his work please visit his website: www.carstenkrieger.com.
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Mayor Chris Beutler has declared a residential parking ban effective at 8 a.m. Sunday, February 5. However, Public Works and Utilities crews will begin plowing in some residential and commercial areas this evening. Residents are urged to move their vehicles off the streets prior to the official parking ban to assist crews with snow removal efforts. Crews will start the residential snow removal in outer portions of the City, where fewer cars are parked on the street. They plan to start work in other residential areas Sunday morning. More than 100 crews have been in a full plowing operation since 4 a.m., working on emergency snow routes and arterials.
"Our first priority is to make sure our major streets are open for emergency traffic," Mayor Beutler said. "Because it has continued to snow today, crews have had to continue clearing these major routes. These streets are expected to be in good shape by this evening, allowing some residential work to begin. I want to thank the public for their patience and ask for their cooperation in getting vehicles off our residential streets for snow crews to do their job."
A residential parking ban applies to streets that are not emergency snow routes, arterials or bus routes or included in a snow removal district. Parking is first banned on the even-numbered (north and east) sides of the streets. Once the Mayor has terminated that ban, parking will be banned on the odd-numbered (south and west) sides of the streets, and parking is again permitted on the even sides.
A snow emergency will remain in effect until 6 p.m. this evening. Until then, parking is banned on both sides of emergency snow routes, arterial streets and City bus routes. Maps are available on the City website, lincoln.ne.gov, and in the Windstream phone book.
The City Parks and Recreation Department clears lots and facilities throughout the community for residents to use during parking bans. Residents also may contact the nearest library or church to find out if any additional temporary parking facilities are available during snow operations.
Vehicles parked illegally during parking bans are subject to fines, towing and storage costs at the owners' expense. Vehicles parked in a way that does not allow emergency vehicles to pass may be ticketed for obstructing a public street.
A snow removal district parking ban will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Monday, February 6. In these areas, the snow is plowed into windrows, loaded into trucks and hauled out of the area between midnight and 8 a.m. In these districts, parking is banned on both sides of the street. The districts include streets in Downtown; University Place; Havelock; Bethany; College View; 11th and "G"; 17th and Washington; and 25th and Sumner. Maps can be found at lincoln.ne.gov.
To assist downtown residents during snow removal district parking bans, City Parking Services will offer free overnight parking at Center Park Garage, 1100 "N" St. The service will be offered from 10 p.m. Sunday to 7 a.m. Monday. Customers will be charged for any time beyond the nine hours at the posted garage rate. Vehicles that remain in the facility past 10 a.m Monday will be charged for the entire time the vehicle was in the facility
Crews with Parks and Recreation also are working to clean fallen trees and limbs. To report trees or branches that are blocking streets, call the Police non-emergency number at 402-441-6000. To report branches on sidewalks or in the public right of way between the sidewalk and the curb, call Community Forestry at 402-441-7035 or send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
LES crews are working to restore power and remove branches from lines. To report a power outage, call LES at 888-365-2412. The Police Department also is responding to reports of downed power lines to check for hazards to the public.
Police report 41 crashes in the City since midnight. Travel is not advised, but if you do go out, be aware that the north faces of many traffic lights are covered with snow
The City reminds residents that it is illegal to push or blow snow into or on any street, alley or sidewalk. When clearing sidewalks, residents should also clear wheelchair ramps, curb cuts and access to fire hydrants.
Information on snow operations is available on the City website, lincoln.ne.gov and through local news media and government access cable channels 5 and 10. Residents can sign up on the City website to be notified of snow operations through RSS feeds. They also can sign up to be notified through Twitter at twitter.com/lincolnsnow. A Twitter account is not necessary to receive SMS alerts - text follow lincolnsnow to 40404 (standard text messaging rates apply). The public also can call the City Snow Center at 402-441-7644.


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It's been a long time since we've done a review on monitors here and while we have been doing reviews via our First Looks section, it feels as though we've come home at last. If you've been peeking in our monitor section, you'll probably feel like you were in a time warp due to the dates of our last entry and we hope this will be the first of many more reviews to come.
Technology wise, we have seen a definitive increase in the desktop real estate space as we move on to larger and wider display panels while at the same time progressing with better response times and brightness/contrast ratios. With the increasing preference of high-definition movies and better graphics cards, consumers have also started getting in on the action by demanding monitors that can handle the high-def movies and higher resolutions for games. Likewise, manufacturers too have aligned themselves with market demands and have been focused on bringing the aforesaid larger panels mainstream. True enough, the 19 to 22-inch monitor space is the most lucrative segment these days judging by their variety and price points.
Today we'll be looking at the ViewSonic VX2235wm-5 22-inch LCD monitor courtesy of the good folks at ViewSonic. We'll be putting this 22-inch beauty through our standard tests, which should give you a good indication of this monitor's capabilities. As part of their X series line, the VX2235wm boasts of a blazing fast 2ms response time and a 4000:1 contrast ratio for displaying even the darkest details, and is an updated model of the previous 5ms response time model (although we've no clue why the new 2ms model is appended with a "-5" prefix).
ViewSonic has claimed that this quick 2ms response timing is due to their ClearMotiv II technology, which uses two core components, Dynamic Structure Technology (DST) and Amplified Impulse Technology (AIT). The former lowers the viscosity of the liquid crystal for faster twisting and to reduce the cell gaps so that electricity can pass through faster. The latter speeds up the liquid crystal response time by using higher voltages. We'll see how true this 2ms panel holds up during testing later.
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A year or so ago I decided to try and re-awaken my artistic side by taking life drawing classes, and in preparation, spent some time studying Lucian Freud's paintings. I fell in love with his honest, evocative portraits, so was very sad to hear yesterday that he'd died this week at the grand old age of 88.
The papers have been full of photographs of the artist and his work. The picture I find most poignant is this photo from 2005 showing Freud in his London studio, working through the night as he often did.
{Via Art In America Magazine}
Whenever there's one of those Artist Open Studio events on nearby I always try and go. Partly because I'm interested in the work, but also because I love seeing where people work. The differences between each artist's studio fascinate me. Some are a creative chaos of paint and canvas, while others have a surprising ordered calm.
Judging by this photo, Freud was one of the former – he'd never screw the tops back onto his paint tubes and would flick and swipe the caked-up paint onto the wall. Over 40 years, this created a kind of artwork in itself and even features in this 'painting of a painting' intriguingly named The Artist Surprised by a Naked Admirer.
I guess for a man described as having "at least 12 children" this kind of thing happened a lot…
{The Artist Surprised by a Naked Admirer, Lucian Freud}
All this set me on a search of pictures of other artists' studios. On the creative chaos scale, this one – Francis Bacon's – makes Freud's mess pale into insignificance. The painting on the easel is thought to be the artist's final work.
{Via The Tate Galleries}
Jackson Pollock's workspace is exactly what you'd expect from the master of the splatter.
{Via Nobodyintheartworld}
By contrast, these are surprisingly neat and ordered. Both belong to female artists, obviously!
{Via Inspiring Interiors}
American painter Georgia O'Keeffe's studio at The Ghost Ranch in New Mexico has been recreated just as it was in the 1940s. She was best known for her paintings of bones, rocks and flowers. "I thought the ranch would be good for me because nothing can grow here and I wouldn't be able to use up my time gardening," she said.
{Via The Tate Galleries}
Turner Prize Winner Rachel Whiteread's workspace looks more like a typical magazine's art department that a studio. I suppose if you're casting a Victorian house or making 14,000 giant sugar cubes, you probably would need a few work experience people around to give you a hand.
Even Marmite artist Tracey Emin's place is a lot neater than you might expect. Although it appears she's taken the criticism she had over her infamous unmade bed to heart and opened some kind of launderette in the back room.
{Via The Guardian}
I'll finish with another Brit favourite – Mr Sgt. Pepper himself, Peter Blake. A man after my own heart, Blake began collecting junk at the age of 14, to the point where he's almost hemmed in by his collection of curios in his London studio and has shifted some of his lovely tat to The Holburne in Bath, where it's on display until 4th September 2011.
{Via The Independent}
Vintage typewriter. Check. Dusty bell jar. Check. Rusty sign. Check. Hmmm. Perhaps I do have a career ahead of me as a top artist after all!


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Traditional style interiors are an ageless favorite, offering comforting elegance and gracious living that easily adapts to changing lifestyles. Based upon styling first popularized in the 18th and 19th centuries, Traditional decoration relies upon the commanding presence of finely crafted woodworking. Queen Anne colors combined with Chippendale and Thomas Sheraton furniture designs are thought to be the universal benchmark of craftsmanship and lines of design. Fabrics in a traditional room are generally neither too shiny, nor too textured, with solid, tone-on-tone, and muted patterns. Color in a traditional room is often in a mid-range of tones, though very dark colors are often used for window coverings. The overall ambiance of traditional decor evokes comfortably homey, understated ambiance.
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- Traditional design aesthetic is calm, orderly, and predictable
- Furniture is carved from dark wood with curved features
- Hardwood flooring with area rugs under furniture settings is a widely seen practice
- Floral, plain colors, muted plaids, understated stripes, geometrics, tone-on-tone, and small patterns are common
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Blake & Laura Beth had a beautiful outdoor ceremony surrounded by friends and family on the El Fortin Lawn of the Westin La Cantera. Their reception was held at the Palmer Clubhouse with gorgeous views of the hill country and golf course.
Ceremony: Westin La Cantera
Reception: Palmer Clubhouse
Consultant: Sweet August Events
Video: Weiss & Genie Eubanks, Weiss Eubanks Films
Photo: West Vita Photography
Floral: Viridian Design Studio
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TE Kourtzidis to transfer from Florida State
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Sophomore tight end Christo Kourtzidis will transfer from Florida State, his father told Warchant.com on Thursday.
Akis Kourtzidis said that Christo met with FSU coach Jimbo Fisher and requested a release from his scholarship on Tuesday night. Kourtzidis is expected to be released from his scholarship, Warchant.com has learned.
Kourtzidis is flying home to California today.
"It was a tough decision for him, a gut-wrenching decision," Akis said. "It had been weighing on his mind ever since he had the (shoulder) surgery."
Given the severity of Kourtzidis' labrum injury and the surgery date relative to fall camp, Akis said that it was likely his son would not be close to 100 percent until halfway through the 2013 season and there was a possibility he could miss multiple games to start the year. He also said the distance from home combined with the possibility of re-injury while playing in 2013 were key factors in the decision.
Kourtzidis injured his shoulder during the Orange Bowl on Jan. 1 but battled through the injury to participate in six spring practices including three in pads. He underwent surgery for a torn labrum on April 4.
Kourtzidis participated in eight games as a freshman, catching one pass for 13 yards.
Recruiting Analysis: How will Kourtzidis' transfer impact FSU's recruitment of tight ends?Click Because of an injury to rising senior Kevin Haplea, Kourtzidis was in line to see significant reps as the No. 2 tight end behind Nick O'Leary. With Kourtzidis' departure, it leaves Florida State with just two healthy scholarship tight ends for the 2013 season - O'Leary and true freshman Jeremy Kerr.Here to view this Link.
Fisher was asked about the tight end situation during the ACC Kickoff in Greensboro, N.C. on Monday when it was believed that Kourtzidis would still be part of the equation.
"Well Kerr has got to come on, and then we also (can use) some of our big lineman. You can flip-flop, bring extra linemen in the game, do different things, create those edges," Fisher said. "We'll have to work and make sure we do have a plan."
As of Monday, Fisher said he had no plans to have a scholarship player switch positions to tight end, but the thought could change with just two scholarship tight ends.
The plan for Kourtzidis is to return home and continue rehab on his shoulder. Akis said that his son will not play in 2013 as he recovers from the injury and sits out a season due to NCAA transfer rules. Father and son have had no discussions about a future destination.
"I've been a Florida State fan and remain a Florida State fan," Akis said. "It's disappointing, but we have to do what's best for Christo."


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When Eleanor introduces Clara and Isabelle to One Direction at a party, Harry suddenly becomes interested in Clara, as she ignores him and doesn't pay much interest into him. Clara's life is very jumbled and has only been good for the past year, with her best friend Isabella. They lived in an abusive home and saved themselves, landing jobs in business in the city and living there. But once their company gets shut down and they are left jobless, Harry offers Clara a job she just can't refuse. When Clara takes the job she slowly finds out that Harry is a genuine person and finds herself liking him.
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CHICAGO — The number of U.S. children having obesity surgery has tripled in recent years, surging at a pace that could mean more than 1,000 such operations this year, new research suggests.
While the procedure is still far more common in adults, it appears to be slightly less risky in teens, according to an analysis of data on 12- to 19-year-olds who had obesity surgery from 1996 through 2003.
During that time, an estimated 2,744 youngsters nationwide had the operations. The pace tripled between 2000 and 2003, reaching 771 surgeries that year, the study found.
Youngsters had slightly shorter hospital stays than adults and none died in the hospital during the study period. By contrast, there were 212 in-hospital deaths out of an estimated 104,702 adults who underwent obesity surgery in 2003, or a rate of 0.2 percent, the study found.
Researchers at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, N.J., and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center analyzed a database of U.S. hospital patients. Obesity surgeries in children during the eight-year period and adults in 2003 were included in the analysis.
The study appears in Monday's Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
5 percent complication rate
About 5 percent of children and adults had major complications, mostly respiratory problems. Children spent an average of about 3.2 days in the hospital in 2003, versus 3.5 days for adults. Total hospital charges also were lower for pediatric patients, $30,804 per patient versus $36,056 for adults.
The youngest patients were age 12, but most were older teens. Eric Decker was one of them. In 2003, at age 17, he had gastric bypass surgery, the most common obesity operation in teens and adults.
"I was 5-foot-8 and 385 pounds," Decker said.
He had struggled with his weight since he was 11, and said he had tried just about every diet, but nothing worked.
Obesity surgery was a last resort for Decker, and doctors say it should be for overweight teens.
Decker had no major surgery complications. A year and a half later, he was down to 185 and says he has stayed there through diet and exercise.
"It's definitely a painful surgery," said Decker, a student at the University of South Carolina. It also requires drastic changes in eating habits, he said. "I don't regret it because it's something that I felt needed to be done for my health."
Celeb influence
Study co-author Dr. Thomas Inge attributed the surge in teen operations to publicity about celebrities having obesity surgery, including pop singer Carnie Wilson and broadcaster Al Roker.
The numbers contrast with an estimate in January from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, which reported that 349 youngsters aged 12 to 17 had obesity surgery in 2004.
The new study included children up to age 19, which accounts for the higher number, said lead author Dr. Randall Burd of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
Burd said the numbers of youngsters undergoing obesity surgery likely has continued to rise along with adults having the surgery.
Inge, of Cincinnati Children's, said the new study suggests the benefits outweigh the risks for most patients. But it also left many unanswered questions, including how teens fared after leaving the hospital.
Long-term questions
Obesity surgery during the teen years poses different psychological risks than for adults, Inge said. Many teens already are struggling with identity issues, and rapid weight loss after surgery can catapult them "into situations that they didn't really imagine before," he said.
His center is taking part in a five-year study to examine the medical and psychological results of obesity surgery among teens.
"It's critically important that the short-term and long-term outcome of these kids is studied" because of the potential health implications, Burd said.
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Just Dance
I don't have time for a hobby, and I REALLY don't have time for an obsession. Yet, obsessions happen.
I have always wanted to tango. I love tango music and I remember looking up classes in New York back in the early nineties. But it wasn't until a few weeks ago that I actually tried it for the first time. On impulse, I texted my saucy tanguera friend Jamie Rose (author of the awesome book Shut up and Dance) and said: I want to dance. A mere few days later I was taking a private lesson at a dance studio in Koreatown (that's a pic of me dancing with my teacher Moti Buchboot).
It felt like no less than a dream come true for a moment, to finally be dancing the elegant moves I've only ever attempted in my fantasies. For about fifteen minutes I was convinced I was a tango prodigy… then it got really hard. Since then it's only gotten more challenging, more frustrating and paradoxically more satisfying.
Let me clarify that Scott is not my tango partner. I'm flying solo. He couldn't be more supportive, but he'd rather stick pins under his eyelids than spend hours a week partner dancing. It's not his thing. Let's just say that Scott is to tango dancing as I am to Rush music. Still, he knows that if I'm doing something that makes me feel happy and sexy, it can only benefit him in the long run.
My neighbor Suzanne told me that I was demented, trying to make time for tango as a busy working mom. I don't think it's any more demented than, say, scrapbooking. It seems valid to prioritize being present in my body and dancing to music that resonates with my soul. If it means we go out to dinner yet another night a week because I don't have time to cook, so be it. My kid barely eats my cooking anyway. If it means my house is a wreck, nothing new there.
I also think that it's a fantastic spiritual exercise to be a beginner at anything. To learn to love yourself through the stage of really sucking at something new. And to do an activity that forces you to connect to yourself and to other humans on this planet.
In short, I'm hooked.
Here are my first pair of Comme Il Fauts- the Jimmy Choo of tango shoes. SO worth the shin splints. Tango!