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Yoga Study Programs
"Yoga is 99 percent practice and 1 percent theory." ~Sri K. Pattabhi Jois
The benefits of yoga can only be experienced through practice. If you are passionate about yoga, study programs offer an opportunity for you to immerse yourself and gain a deeper understanding of yoga through many different aspects of the practice. Through personal experience you´ll learn how to apply yoga in today´s world, make a commitment to daily practice, over a lifetime… and open your heart to life´s infinite possibilities. Whether your goal is to teach or simply to learn more, the program offers a deeply transformational experience.
"I teach to find out what I know, and to find out what I don´t know." ~Krishnamurthi
Ally Ford´s 200-hour yoga studies program is the premier vinyasa-based program in the Tampa Bay area. If teaching is your goal, you´ll receive the knowledge and tools you´ll need to lead a safe yoga practice for others, and do so effectively and confidently. You will also earn your 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher´s certification with Yoga Alliance©.
The program is built on three main areas of focus: daily practice to foster one´s own understanding; the vast and captivating history and philosophy of yoga; and the theory and methodology of effective yoga teaching. It is rich, thorough and proven, as demonstrated by the number of Ally's graduates maintaining a daily practice and by those teaching around the world.
Topics of study include:
- History Yoga -Dive into fascinating discussions of the the vast history, source and purpose for the practice, and the founding fathers and texts of the practice.
- Intensive Asana Study – Review alignment and appropriate modifications and variations for the poses of the primary series of Ashtanga and understand how this foundation lays the groundwork for all power and vinyasa styles of yoga.
- Anatomy and Physiology – This is a foundational level for anyone teaching yoga, an overview of the systems of the body and how yoga affects these systems.
- Principles of Pranayama -Understand how to breathe properly in asana utilizing the bandhas and how and when to guide these techniques with students.
- Meditation -Build a foundation through discussion and meditation practice every time we meet.
- Teaching Beginners – Practice breaking down alignment and develop effective communications to deliver clear and important guidelines to students.
- Bhakti Yoga (Chanting) – Experience the calming, centering and clearing effect of traditional Sanskrit chanting in a group each time we meet, learn correct pronunciation and meaning, and incorporate your favorites into your own practice.
- Adjustments – Receive hands-on guidance and practice with aiding students with alignment through the use of gentle touch.
- Sanskrit names of Asanas – Learn the appropriate pronunciation and meaning of names of poses.
- Yoga Sutras – Read, discuss and chant the Sutras and learn to incorporate them into your daily life.
- Subtle Body and Chakras – Explore the ancient map detailing exactly where body meets mind and how yoga affects and balances the energetic body.
- Business of Yoga and Ethics – Graduate with a plan on how and where to get started as a teacher.
This program is open to students with at least one year of active yoga practice. No prior teaching experience is required. This is a Yoga Alliance® accredited teacher training course. Yoga Alliance® registers both individual yoga teachers and schools who have complied with the minimum educational standards established by the organization.
"Thanks to the wonderful training with Ally I am recognized for my teaching ability and am getting many opportunities to teach." ~Chandra Holmes


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Leslie Neumann received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the California College of Arts in Oakland, California, and a Master's Degree in painting from New York University in Manhattan.
After living in New York City for 14 years and teaching studio art and art history at St. John's University in Queens for 6 of those years, she moved in 1991 to the small fishing village of Aripeka on the Gulf of Mexico in Florida, where she became a self-employed artist.
In Aripeka, Neumann and other members of her community, including the late artist James Rosenquist, became active environmentalists, facilitating the preservation of more than 14,000 acres of pristine coastal lands in the past 25 years. These wetlands surround Neumann's home and studio and serve as a source of inspiration for her artwork.
Neumann is a recipient of a Fellowship from the New York State Foundation for the Arts, an Individual Artist Fellowship from the State of Florida, and an Artist Enhancement Grant from the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, and a Gottlieb Foundation Emergency Grant for Painting.
In 2005, Neumann was honored with a 15-year retrospective of her work at the Vero Beach Art Museum.
One can find Neumann's work in many private and public collections throughout the USA, including Nissan Motor Corporation, ADT Securities, Marriott hotels, Baylor College of Medicine, National Space Biomedical Research Institute, 42 Firebirds Restaurants in 15 states nationwide, Polk Museum of Art, Tampa Museum of Art, Leepa Rattner Museum of Art, as well as the City of Tampa and the City of Orlando's Public Art Collections, and many more.
In 1991, I moved from New York City, population 8 million, to Aripeka, Florida, a small fishing village of 500 people on the Gulf of Mexico. My home and studio are surrounded by more than 14,00 acres of preserved coastal wilderness. I hear no traffic. Instead, I listen to the fish jump at night, while seeing stars in the water. All of this beauty has inspired and influenced me as an artist. Every day I'm engaged by its raw, primitive energy.
I'm a landscape painter, but "landscape" is a loosely applied word. As several critics have noted, what I end up with is hardly any commonplace landscape. Mary Ann Marger, former critic for the Tampa Bay Times, says that I create "scenes that seethe with haunting luminosity, as if permeated by spirits."
Or as Joanne Milani of the Sarasota Herald said, "Aripeka resident Leslie Neumann is dedicated to preserving Florida's wetlands, but the wetlands are scarcely recognizable in her color-infused paintings. Instead, they become places inhabited by sorcerers, where swamp grass erupts in flames that appear to have been started by supernatural forces."
In the last couple of years, since we entered the "fake news" cycle of our country, I've been painting a new series called Transitions, in which we're elevated above the horizon line with a bird's eye view of the earth– and at the same time, we're experiencing a bit of the celestial realm. The stormy nature of the clouds in this series warn of the perils we face, but the light gives us hope.
I paint with encaustic, which is hot bees wax. It's a difficult medium to manage, and so I yield to the "happy accidents" that happen over and over. I've become adept at negotiating between control and chance.
As you view my work from across the room, the illusion of deep space transports you into my paintings. But what appears initially as a realistic type of scene when viewed from afar, quickly dissolves into abstraction as you approach the painting, thus offering both the dreamy quality of an imaginary scene from one vantage point, and the pure pleasure of color and texture from another vantage point.
"To the casual observer, the work of Leslie Neumann evokes a distinctive artistic paradox. It is both passionate and soothing, powerful and disarming, apocalyptic and transcendent, predictable with an element of surprise. It's a dichotomy of sensations from an artist intent on peering into nature's soul."
"Bay area artist Leslie Neumann's meditative landscapes invite the experience of being present. Forget about the "monkey mind" and those chores and holiday shopping lists. Melt into her encaustic paintings, made from a process in which hot wax meets oil paint. Like some of the sublime, edgier paintings by English landscape artist J. M. W. Turner, land and sea border on the abstract. Get lost in the texture, drips and colors of earth, fire, sky and sea."
"Hard to say whether Leslie Neumann's subject matter serves her medium or the medium serves the subject. Which is to say, they work very well in partnership. She is essentially a landscape artist and paints using oil and encaustic, a hot wax method that creates texture and depth. The wax also provides a luminous quality that takes the works to a mystical, mysterious level. Her gift for color is undeniable. You can get lost in her imagined lands."
"Aripeka resident Leslie Neumann is dedicated to preserving Florida's wetlands, but the wetlands are scarcely recognizable in her color-infused paintings. Instead, they become places inhabited by sorcerers. She carves tribal symbols into the surface of her paint. Her swamp grass erupts in flames that appear to have been started by supernatural forces."
"Leslie Neumann is a dark romantic whose mysterious landscapes seem independent of time – or weather. Over the years, she has refined her unusual technique of layering oil paint and hot wax, to create settings that seethe with haunting luminosity, as if permeated by spirits."
"Like the word love, "landscape painting" is often put to use as a common place term, wasted on work of little distinction or feeling. Leslie Neumann's visions of natural scenery are the real thing. There's no peace here, no safe hold. Neumann's landscapes are about life. They celebrate unpredictability and mood. If you want to see the sublime, if you want to see what Florida would be missing without its wetlands, see these pictures by Neumann."

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Cauliflower Fajita Mexican Bowl
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Cauliflower Fajita Mexican Bowl: Brown rice, black beans, cauliflower fajita vegetables, chopped lettuce, onions, tomatoes, avocado and the best cashew sour cream. A filling and nutrient rich meal! This recipe is also great for busy work weeks; the leftovers save perfectly for quick lunches.
It's no secret that I love Mexican food. We have some version of it at least once a week at our house, and I have several recipes on the blog from fajitas, tacos, Spanish rice, refried beans, and casseroles to nacho cheese sauce and Queso dip .. I just can't get enough!
I almost didn't post this because it uses my beloved Sheet Pan Cauliflower Fajitas, and almost didn't seem like it deserved it's own post. But, it's just so good, I decided to give this Mexican Bowl it's very own page. So here you go!
Some great things about this Cauliflower Fajita Mexican Bowl:
It makes a lot of food, so yay! for big families and leftovers
You can personalize each bowl depending on picky kid preferences
It has it all: whole grains, beans, plenty of fresh vegetables and healthy fats
Creamy, dreamy cashew sour cream
Who said eating vegan was boring? 😉
If you make this recipe, let me know how it goes! Rate it, leave a comment and tag a photo @noracooksvegan on Instagram or find me on Facebook. Enjoy!
Cauliflower Fajita Mexican Bowl
Sheet Pan Cauliflower Fajitas
- 1 large head cauliflower, chopped
- 2 red bell peppers, sliced
- 2 green bell peppers, sliced
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (or water for oil-free)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
Cashew Sour Cream
- 1 cup raw cashews, soaked in hot water for 5 minutes and then drained
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
The rest:
- 4-6 cups cooked brown rice
- 1-2 15-oz cans black beans, warmed up
- 1-2 avocados, sliced
- 3-4 cups chopped lettuce
- 1/2 cup chopped red onions
- 1 cup grape tomatoes, sliced if desired
- hot sauce, optional
Sheet Pan Cauliflower Fajitas
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees and spray a large sheet pan or two smaller sheet pans with oil.
- Add all spices to a small bowl and mix. Set aside. Place the chopped cauliflower, peppers, onions, spice mixture, salt and olive oil in a large bowl. Mix well.
- Add the mixture to sheet pan(s) and bake for 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven.
Cashew Sour Cream
- Add all ingredients to a high powered blender and blend until smooth.
To Assemble:
- Add 1/2-1 cup cooked brown rice to a bowl. Add 1/2 cup black beans, a large serving of the fajita vegetables, some lettuce, avocado slices, tomatoes and red onions. Drizzle with cashew sour cream and hot sauce, if desired.
- Vary the amounts of rice, black beans and vegetables based on how many people you want to feed.
- This is a great "prep for the work week" meal. Simple prep all of the ingredients for grab and go on busy work days. Re-warm the rice, black beans and fajita veggies and then add raw ingredients.
- For oil-free: use water instead of the olive oil. Just watch to make sure the vegetables don't burn.
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5 Memory Cleaning Apps for iOS Devices
Taking photos and videos and loading lots of apps onto your phone or tablet can slow down the performance of your device. To help you manage your media and keep your iOS device give its best performance, we've created a lists of apps that specialize in cleaning the memory from your device. These apps will help you free up space on your device so that they will work better. Got an Android device? Check out our list of 5 Memory Cleaning Apps for Android Devices.
5 Memory Cleaning Apps for iOS Devices
1. Memory Status: "Memory Status provides the following functions: 1. Memory Status ("Memory") screen 2. Running User Processes ("Processes") screen 3. Cleaning Memory ("Cleaning") screen."
2. iFullStat: "The best program that shows the most important data on your device! Performed in the usual style of turning pages SpringBoard! Supports all the devices on iOS and Retina Display! Available in 7 languages, such as English, Russian, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese!"
3. SYS Activity Manager: "Learn about which Background Processes and Apps are running; Memory clean to improve device speed; How to CLOSE Background Apps; Monitor iPad, iPod, iPhone Battery Life; Monitor LTE, 3G and WiFi network and speed; Summarizes your disk usage; Helpful tool to diagnosis battery problem, network and device speed problem."
4. Memory 100% Pro: "This app allows user to view what process are running in the system. In addition it comes with a lovely pie chart that shows you the memory status of your device."
5. IAssistant: "lAssistant is able to monitor Apple handheld devices' operating system, including memory information, CPU information, battery information, system information and system health check."


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New York needs to commit to 100% clean renewable energy by 2030.
New York needs to invest in energy conservation, energy reduction, wind, solar and geothermal (e.g., heat pumps) not oil, gas, coal, fossil fuel infrastructure, or nukes. We must immediately halt investments in fossil fuels and related infrastructure. (Read Op Ed)
Legislation, the NYS OFF Act, to require a halt to new fossil fuels, 100% clean renewable energy by 2030, Just Transition / EJ / Public Ownership this has been introduced by Assemblymember Colton (A3565) and Sen. Addabbo. The bill was amended in 2018 to add provisions on a Just Transition and environmental justice; require all new cars to be fossil free by 2025; and require local governments and the state to adopt a detailed climate action plan. We are partnering with Food and Water Watch, which is coordinating the Off Fossil Fuels campaign nationally (100% by 2035).
We are having a lobby day in Albany on Tuesday May 21. See our testimony to the May 17th Assembly hearing on climate change. See our Talking Points from our March 5, 2019 lobby day.
Governor Cuomo earlier this year announced his version of a Green New Deal. He significantly increased goals for renewable energy, particularly off shore wind. He calls for 70% of electricity to be from renewable sources by 2030 and 100% of electricity to be carbon free by 2030. His Climate Leadership Act in the state budget largely enacts the existing Executive Order from 2009 on climate – creating a Climate Leadership Council and enacting a state climate plan. (Sen. Sanders and As. Ortiz have introduced a true NYS Green New Deal.
Legislative leaders recently announced that they plan to deal with climate post budget. GELF said lets work together to enact the strongest timeline possible, along with a halt to new fossil fuel projects. GELF Statement
Legislative leaders have been most committed to the Climate and Community Protection Act (A3876 / S2992) though many agree on the need to strengthen it, including timeline and a halt to new fossil fuels.
Gov. Cuomo announced in his 2017 State of the State that he was directing NYSERDA to do the study GELF requested on how fast NYS can move to 100% clean energy. The study has been repeatedly delayed. The state now says it wants to avoid releasing the study because the economics of renewables is changing so quickly and instead incorporate the research into the pending update of the State Energy Master Plan.
Divestment, Carbon Tax
Legislation divesting the state pension funds from fossil fuels, introduced by Sen. Krueger (S2126) As. Ortiz (A 1536), has nearly 60 legislative co-sponsors. NYC has divested its pension funds from coal and in January 2018 announced that it will divest the rest. Gov. Cuomo also announced his support for state divestment. The NYS pension fund would have an extra $22 billion if it had divested a decade ago. The State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli (call, telll him to Divest NY 518 474-4044) has resisted divestment, saying he wants to invest billions in fossil fuels companies so they will listen to his voice. The NYS Attorney General meanwhile has sued Exxon for defrauding investors with their lies about climate change over the last three decades. See GELF testimony from April 30, 2019 hearing.
The state carbon tax bill has several dozen sponsors, As. Cahill (A39) and Sen. Parker (S3608). The tax starts at $35 a ton and increase by $15 per ton per year. There is also legislation for a feasibility study for a carbon tax (A1919 / S4598). (Audio presentation of state carbon tax bill) NY Renews has also developed a corporate polluter penalty carbon tax bill (S3616).
Background Prior to 2019
Green energy is also the path to full employment and lower energy rates. A study by Stanford (Jacobson) and Cornell professors show that it is technologically feasible for NY to transition to 100% clean renewable energy by 2030 while creating 4.5 million jobs. Electric rates would be over 50% lower compared to continued reliance upon fossil fuels. There also needs to be commitments to a Just Transition to help impacted communities and workers and provide funding to the most disadvantaged communities.
The biggest obstacles to going to 100% clean energy are political and economic power, not energy technology. Fossil fuel companies wish to maintain their profits and market share, as does Wall Street. Solving climate change requires energy democracy, changing the political and economic system that promotes unsustainable development and energy use. We need democratic control over the energy system, including public ownership and Community Choice Aggregation. "We need bold action to avoid climate change's worst impacts, and we need to act now," said Prof. Steve Breyman. (see press release)
The major "victory" in COP 21 in Paris was that the industrial polluting nations such as the US agreed with the rest of the world that the existing global warming cap target of 2 degree celsius would lead to catastrophic change. They agreed to set a lower target of 1.5 degrees celsius. The IPCC recent report highlighted the need for the 1.5 degree target and for an unprecedented worldwide emergency mobilization – we have 12 years left to get it right. All previous IPCC reports however have been overly optimistic reading the speed and severity of climate change. Scientific studies show this means reducing greenhouse gases twice as fast (9% annually) compared to the old goal of "80 by 50". Catastrophic climate change is likely to occur within years, not decades. (Tropics by 2020, rest of world 2047)
NY must speed up its transition to renewable energy (see Oct. 2017 letter to Cuomo from 60 groups). Cuomo unfortunately is giving more money ($7.6 billion over 12 years) to bail out old upstate nuclear power plants than he is giving to renewable energy. He has also impeded the development of community solar with his VDER rules. We also need increased efforts by local governments to move to 100% clean energy (see A Local Climate Action Agenda)
We need stronger commitments by NYS and NYC re off shore wind (e.g., a PPA for 5,000 MW by 2025, 10,000 MW by 2030). NYSERDA however adopted a goal of only 2400 MW by 2030 with an RFP over the next two years to purchase 800 MW. NYS did put money in the budget for a study of tax credits for farmers to put carbon back in the soil through regenerative agriculture. (also A3281).
Green Education and Legal Fund Inc.
GELF is a 501(c)(3)nonprofit dedicated to promoting the green values of nonviolence, ecology, democracy and justice.
Organized in 1998, the purposes of GELF include conducting research and education in furtherance of the green principles of ecology, grassroots democracy, non-violence, social and economic justice, decentralization, community economics, feminism, respect for diversity, personal and global responsibility, and future focus.


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DH.98 Mosquito FB. MK VI
The de Havilland DH98 Mosquito was a multi-purpose aircraft during the Second World War from a British production. The twin-engined two-seater machine was designed by the de Havilland Aircraft Company manufactured in wood and with great success in the war and used afterwards. Between 1940 and 1950 over 7700 mosquitoes were built. Due to their high-speed flight characteristics and good height for the Mosquito, the German air defense was virtually unassailable. The machine was used except in Great Britain from the USA, Canada, Australia, China, New Zealand, South Africa, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Israel.
The aircraft consists mainly of plywood with an intermediate layer of balsa wood, which earned him the nickname "Wooden Wonder". The hull was composed of two halves that were provided just prior to assembly with complete control lines. The machine was powered by two Rolls-Royce Merlin engines with propellers rotating in the same direction. In the wing leading edge between the engine nacelle and fuselage were the cooler. When the bombers nose was glazed. In some versions, a "radar nose" set.
As early as 1938 began, a team led by RE Bishop with the construction of the proposed by Sir Geoffrey de Havilland concept under the name BI/40 specification. Due to the very high speed, the two Rolls-Royce Merlin engines gave the aircraft, it was initially planned as a fast bomber without additional weaponry. In anticipation of the coming war laminated wood was chosen as a building material in order to save other war-related resources. The British Air Ministry got the project because of this wood construction and lack of defensive armament very critical - up to Air Marshall Sir Wilfrid R. Freeman, who approved the draft and risked his reputation. One of the nicknames for the Mosquito was therefore also called "Freeman's Folly".
When the war started, however, soon showed the advantage of this construction. On 1 March 1940 was awarded a first production order for 50 aircraft, but initially postponed due to the war developments. The first flight by the pilot Geoffrey de Havilland Jr. was only on 25 November 1940. The first flight tests exceeded a speed of over 630 km / h even the expectations of the manufacturer and could ultimately convince the representatives of the Air Ministry entirely on the performance of the aircraft. First, three variants were commissioned: the PR Mk.I as an unarmed reconnaissance (PR = Photo Reconnaissance), a bomber under the designation Mk B (B = bomber) and a night fighter, called NF Mk.II (NF = Night Fighter).
Already the first operational use of the PR Mk.I on 14 July 1941 confirmed the assessment that is not a defensive weapon system for the reconnaissance was necessary - escaped the aircraft three Messerschmitt Bf 109, which is followed by simply flew straight at full speed until the Germans had to break off the pursuit.
On 15 November 1941 was the first B of the 105th Mk.IV Squadron delivered, which began before Bristol Blenheim bomber. In early 1942, the B Mk.IV came into combat. It turned out along with the advantage of high speed and the robustness of the wooden structure to be advantageous. One of the first missions was the attack of four airplanes of the 105th Squadron on the Gestapo headquarters in Oslo on 25 September 1942. Soon there was talk in Germany of the "Mosquito plague"."Mosquito plague".
On the night of 30 to 31 December 1941 was also the NF Mk.II to their first use. It triggered soon its predecessor, the Beaufighter from, their speed, they almost 80 km / h outbid.
Numerous other variations followed. Among other things, from February 1943, armed with cannons and machine guns, fighter-bombers Mk.VI FB (FB = Fighter Bomber), who also could carry eight missiles under the wings. This variant was also the most-produced 2718 pieces. Mk.IX was a high-bomber, the most produced bomber variant Mk.XIV with more than 1,200 copies. The Mosquito bomber had the lowest rate of loss of RAF bombers during the Second World War. 27 Mk.VI were to FB Mk.XVIII "tsetse" upgraded, which was used among other things, a Molins 57 mm cannon, a modified anti-tank gun, especially against ships. FB Mk.26 Mk.40 and FB were built based on the Mk.VI in Canada or Australia, with Packard Merlin engines (under license by Packard in the U.S. built Merlin engines) equipped.
Ninety-seven NF Mk.II have been upgraded with an AI radar Mk.VIII NF Mk.XII. In addition, NF 270 Mk.XIII were rebuilt with the same equipment. Another night hunters were designated Mk.XV, Mk.XVII (converted from Mk.II), Mk.XIX and Mk.30. The latter carried the American Mk.X AI radar. The NF Mk.36 was with Merlin 113 engines and the NF Mk.38 with the British AI Mk.IX radar built after the Second World War. In the German Empire of Naxos was used ZR-radar detector-equipped to report the "H2S" centimeter-wave radar devices Mosquito night fighters. The British in turn used systems with the name or Serrate Perfectos to locate German night fighter.
Due to the high speed needed the crews a while to get used to the machine. Therefore, a training version of the aircraft was built, the T Mk.III. The Australian variant of this type had the designation T Mk.43.
There were also built 50 TR Mk.33 for use on aircraft carriers. These were the top-folding wings, a radome and mounting brackets for torpedoes.
Other types included the use of a fast bomber, fighter escort, attack aircraft, transport aircraft, minelayer and target tug. The Royal AF continued this target tugs until the late 40s on their base in the north of the island of Sylt.
The wooden construction in tropical regions, however, proved to be problematic, since the wing spar, under these conditions sometimes gave way and broke. When transferring flights from Canada to Europe, there were also unexpected problems: some aircraft from exploding until now unknown reasons in the middle of the Atlantic.
The last Mosquito - an NF Mk.38 was built in 1950 in Chester. Some "Mossie" remained long after the Second World War in action. In Great Britain the previous reconnaissance were taken out of service until 1961.
During the 6710 war planes were built. A total of 7781 aircraft were built, including 1134 in Canada and 212 in Australia.
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Every 30 minutes someone in America dies because of an impaired driver, and every two minutes someone is injured by an impaired driver. Everybody is at risk, including you and your family and friends.
The Elk Grove Police Department and NHTSA are committed to reducing alcohol and drug-related traffic deaths. The message behind campaigns aimed at eliminating DUI is simple: make the right choice—don't drink and drive. As simple as it sounds, thousands of Americans continue to make wrong choices every year. Oftentimes, their decision to drink and drive results in the injury or death of themselves or another. But this loss extends beyond the pain inflicted upon friends and family. Everyone pays for impaired driving with higher taxes, higher health care costs, and higher insurance premiums.
Throughout the month of June, young people are preparing to graduate from high school and college. Graduation is a joyous event often sullied by the decision to drink and drive. Why not make graduation an alcohol-free celebration? Out-of-town friends and family members have already traveled long distances to take part in the celebration of graduation—don't force them to stay for your funeral.
Research has shown that underage impaired drivers are involved in fatal traffic collisions twice as many times as adult drivers, and 36 percent of all fatal crashes for underage drivers involve alcohol. In response, NHTSA and law enforcement agencies across the country, including the Los Angeles Police Department, have adopted a zero tolerance policy toward underage drivers. Zero tolerance ensures that underage drivers will face stiff penalties if they are caught drinking and driving.
If an underage driver is found to have a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of .01 to .04, the person will lose their driver's license for one year. If the person has no driver's license, DMV will not allow the person to apply for their license until one year has elapsed. Many times, young drivers who are guilty of violating zero tolerance are subject to harsher penalties since they are breaking two laws: Driving-Under-the-Influence and underage drinking.
It is common knowledge that alcohol impairment contributes to traffic collisions; however, most people believe that drivers must be "drunk" to be considered a hazard behind the wheel. Actually, the probability of a collision increases with any driver who has a BAC higher than zero. This probability substantially increases when a driver's BAC reaches 0.08 percent. Although a person may appear sober, if they have consumed any amount of alcohol, their ability to safely operate a motor vehicle has usually been impaired. Although alcohol-related collisions tend to peak at night and during the weekend, they can and do occur at all hours of the day and involve individuals from all walks of life.
Reducing alcohol-related traffic deaths is one of NHTSA's top priorities because impaired driving crashes are preventable. In 1998, over 15,000 people were killed as a result of DUI. The national goal is to lower the death toll to no more than 11,000 by the year 2005. In order to meet this challenge, NHTSA launched a national campaign known as "You Drink and Drive, You Lose." From July 1 through July 4, law enforcement agencies nationwide will step-up their DUI enforcement efforts; but participation is not limited to law enforcement personnel. Your participation in the "You Drink & Drive, You Lose," campaign is easy:
If someone you know has been drinking and is about to drive, make every effort to stop them. If possible, take their car keys away, you may save a life. The following tips may help:
It is the responsibility of all motorists and pedestrians to observe all traffic laws as described in the California Vehicle Code; the daily mission of uniformed officers is to ensure the safe movement of traffic and enforce the Primary Collision Factors that cause traffic collisions. The following are the top five causes of traffic collisions that often combine to create serious safety hazards:
It is the responsibility of every uniformed officer to enforce the violations of the California Vehicle Code, educate citizens on the importance of traffic safety, and make every effort to remove alcohol-impaired drivers from City streets. These efforts, combined with the active participation of community members following the rules of the road, will help ensure the safety of motorists and pedestrians throughout the City.


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The only ECM application you need for documents, records & process instances
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Doxis4 winCube is the universal Windows client for the Doxis4 iECM suite. It covers a wide variety of functions needed to work with information on a day-to-day basis: from capturing documents, records and processes, indexing and editing, searching and displaying, to completing tasks and processes. Thanks to the diverse functions and a customizable, intuitive design (featuring personalized interfaces in the familiar Microsoft Office design), Doxis4 winCube stands out as a user-friendly ECM client for Windows workstations.
The Doxis4 iECM suite's powerful ECM infrastructure and central Doxis4 content repository provide a basic platform for working in Doxis4 winCube. In addition to the Doxis4 Windows client, users also have access to web-based and mobile clients that can be used at the same time in one solution. This means that internal and external users are always working with the latest information, accessible from their computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone.
When our developers created Doxis4 winCube, they aimed for a state-of-the-art solution with flexible handling. Anyone who works with Microsoft Office on a regular basis will immediately feel comfortable in the Doxis4 winCube user interface. With a context-sensitive ribbon and an Outlook-style navigation bar, SER's ECM client fits seamlessly into the Microsoft Windows environment. The user interfaces can be adapted to meet the needs of both the company and its users, which can include favorites, preferred displays and search templates. This way, users can manage and efficiently utilize documents, records and processes in a standardized and modern user interface. Document templates, annotations, offline functions, and integrated scan, OCR and barcode functions for capturing workstations complete the range of practical features.
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- Universal Windows application for documents, records, processes and tasks
- Supports the current Windows generations, including Windows 10
- Standard, up-to-date information available from the central Doxis4 content repository at any time, even offline
- Windows, web and mobile clients in one solution for parallel use
Features & strengths
A flexible universal ECM application
Doxis4 winCube is a comprehensive Windows-based ECM client containing everything you need in your day-to-day work with documents, records, processes and tasks. Depending on the application scenario and types of users (anyone from power users to occasional users), the functions and user interfaces have various display options thanks to customizable views, access rights and shares. The context-sensitive ribbon automatically adapts to the application context, just like in Microsoft Office.
Your own personal Windows workstation
In Doxis4 winCube, every user has a complete ECM workstation with direct access to relevant information stored in the content repository. The workstation provides users with a list of all pending tasks in their own personal workbasket, in group workbaskets and in any other workbaskets to which they have access. What's more, you can open up recent favorites such as documents, records, processes, tasks and search results at the touch of button. As soon as you launch the Doxis4 winCube client, you can access functions and overviews that you use on a regular basis. Users are also able to customize the quick access bar, layout templates for result lists, navigation elements and display, export and print functions.
Offline functionalities
Doxis4 winCube enables you to display and edit content from the Doxis4 content repository, even when you aren't online. Let's say you're on your way to meet a customer. All you have to do is log on before you leave and download to the cache all the documents or records you need. You will then be able to display or edit the downloaded documents at any time in offline mode. Doxis4 winCube also features an integrated download manager which synchronizes all content automatically to help you manage offline documents and then upload any subsequent changes.
Integrated document display
Special document formats (e.g. AutoCAD drawings and Visio charts, etc.) that can normally only be displayed in their original applications can be accessed in Doxis4 winCube, even if you don't have access to the application. This is particularly useful for the long-term audit-proof storage of documents, or, for example, if you must display a particular document years after it was first archived and the original application is no longer available. Doxis4 winCube's integrated viewer allows you to view and annotate documents in over 300 formats, including Microsoft Office formats and common image formats. The original application has to be installed on the device only for editing purposes. For larger documents, the compact read mode displays an overview of the document and enables you to browse through the pages with ease.
Parallel use through other clients and devices
Doxis4 winCube is just one of the ways you can access your documents, records, processes and tasks in Doxis4. Depending on your work situation, the functions you need and usage frequency, you can also access a Doxis4 client on your computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone via a browser or mobile version. This way, you are able to access and use the most recent versions of documents, records, processes and tasks at any time, no matter where you are in the world. Regardless of the client or device used, roles and access rights can be managed centrally in the Doxis4 cubeDesigner.
Work efficiently in familiar user environments
Doxis4 winCube's flexible user interface incorporates familiar controls from Microsoft Office applications (ribbons with context-sensitive options, the Outlook navigation bar, etc.) and practical online features (tabs like those used in browsers, proposal values when entering search terms, etc.). Users are therefore immediately comfortable using the functions and are able to access search and filing dialogs, workbaskets and favorites in one familiar interface.
Clear, precise search results
Even companies with large information pools can use the Doxis4 winCube search function to find exactly the information they seek in the Doxis4 content repository. You can even open up the search functions and result lists from other Windows applications thanks to handy shortcut keys. Results are displayed in table form and can be filtered, grouped and sorted. What's more, results are dated so they can be displayed in a clear calendar view. You can even compare and evaluate results using particular index values in aggregations.
A quick note
If you're working on a document and spot something you want to highlight or add, the annotation function enables you to do so directly in the document. Any annotations added in Doxis4 winCube are visible to all employees (provided they have the correct access rights), regardless of whether they have accessed the document via a Windows client, web client or mobile client. Personal or confidential comments can also be added quickly and securely to the right spot without modifying the content of the document or having to copy the file for personal use.
Doxis4 winCube 7.1
Windows client
- Enables you to work on documents, records, processes and tasks in a universal Windows application
- Supports current Windows generations, including Windows 10
- Windows and Office-style user interfaces (ribbons, tabbed browsing, virtual navigation bar and more)
- Configurable functional scope and interfaces for a range of application scenarios and user groups
- Personal settings: favorites, views, layouts, positions, etc.
- Single sign-on using Windows authentication (Kerberos)
Search & display
- Search through the entire Doxis4 content repository using a number of search dialogs and quick searches (use case-dependent)
- Index searches for document attributes
- Full-text searches for document content
- Combined metadata and full-text search
- Quick search function from any application using shortcut key
- Dynamic results lists with sorting, grouping and filter functions
- Viewer for over 300 file formats – quick preview function with thumbnails, new read mode and original preview
- Offline mode that displays documents, even without a connection to Doxis4
Importing, filing & indexing
- Import function for individual documents, folders and directories
- Filing and mapping (e.g. in records/folders) using a drag-and-drop function
- Manual and automatic indexing using attributes or document content
- Contextual support when entering index values thanks to a proposal function
- Direct access from Microsoft Office applications with document templates and metadata mapping
- Electronic signature function via chip cards
Editing & collaboration
- Versioning and check-in/check-out mechanism
- Team collaboration on living documents
- Subscription function for receiving notifications of changes made to documents and records and of searches
- Wide range of annotation tools for inserting notes, marking text and providing comments
- Offline mode (also without check-out)
- Performant local scanner management
- Scanner profile management
- ISIS scanner support
- OCR and barcode support
- Multitenant capability, multiserver support
- Integrated development environment and multilingual customization – Doxis4 cubeDesigner
- Freely designable filing masks, search masks and results lists
- Individually configurable views, access rights and shares
- Extensive scripting capabilities
- Centralized or decentralized administration (user, group or role schemas)
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- #27 in Shopping
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Shopping made easy with the Shopper's Stop mobile app!
Now shop latest offers in fashion and enjoy an unparalleled assortment of apparel and accessories from leading fashion brands through our mobile app.
Shop from a wide range of options in men's, women's and kids' apparel, fashion accessories, luxurious watches, cosmetics, stylish footwear, furnishing, home décor and more. And get them delivered to your doorstep. All this and much more is possible because Shopper's Stop, India's leading store is now in your pocket.
It's also an awesome opportunity to become the First Citizen member of Shoppers Stop. Take membership directly via the app or link your First Citizen membership card and earn points every time you shop and redeem them on your next purchase.
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- Log in seamlessly using Facebook and Google.
- Wish list & Collections: Save stuff for later by adding to your wish list straight from the app.
- Sharing made easy: Get style suggestions from your friends by sharing on WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, and email.
- Post shots of how cool you look, and get the community to express their likes.
Get the best online shopping experience with Shopper's Stop app that offers you FREE Shipping, hassle-free returns guarantee, and a convenient cash-on-delivery option. Browse through countless product styles from hundreds of brands instantly on the Shopper's Stop shopping app. Discover the latest trends in lifestyle and shop for clothes, kurtis, sarees, shoes, t-shirts, jackets, jeans, bags, skirts, dresses, jewellery, watches, wallets, footwear and much more. With the app, you have access to free styling tips from our fashion experts, and hot offers and deals on all your favorite products.
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Do send your feedback at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Ratings and ReviewsSee All
Not good
I am not writing for this order. This order has been placed as a result of consequences of experience I had with last two orders.
I ordered a wallet but it was cancelled saying that it wasn't available.
Next experience I had when I ordered a Mont Blanc perfume and a tie but it was a store pickup order because this time I didn't want my ordered to get cancelled. But again same was cancelled because you guys again messed up with my order.
Hope everything will be right with this one. But I'm really frustrated with the way things have gone.
Good shopping store
Most popular brands under one roof. Very convenient place to shop. Very organised. Sometimes they have good sale and promotions but the sale/promotions need to be held at least 4 times a year in this competitive markets to make customer's come back and shop more. Return and exchange policy need to be at least 30 days to make customer's life easier. They also need to improve the validity of the shoppers rewards points. They lapse within months. It need to have a lifetime validity, Should never lapse. It's the customers hard earned rewards points.
Developer Response ,
Dear Customer, your feedback is valuable to us and we shall definitely look into the area where you specifically feel we need to work upon. This has been forwarded to the concern team. Do let us know in case of any further assistance you may require.
Refund is not initiated
I had returned my product to the company on 28 november 2018 and have been writing mails to them since then, but i have not received the refund yet.
I have been getting stupid replies on the same about the issue being raised to some other department with no replies from them
ShoppersStop team has very bad customer care service. They never initiate the refund after collecting the products. Worst part is that all their executives say the same thing every day and promise to refund but never do. They do not take any complaints seriously nor understand the criticality of scaming the customers. A big no to ShoppersStop
So please don't purchase anything from ShoppersStop 👏🏻 and soon i am going to raise complain aginst you so that your company never cheat anybody else
Developer Response ,
Please share your contact number at email@example.com and we shall be glad to assist you.
- Provider
- Shoppers stop Ltd
- Size
- Category
- Shopping
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 9.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
- Languages
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- 4+
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- This app may use your location even when it isn't open, which can decrease battery life.
- Copyright
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- Free
Family Sharing
Up to six family members will be able to use this app with Family Sharing enabled.


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Pirate Children's Face Mask
Our fabric children's face masks are available in three sizes and are suitable for children aged 3 to 16 years old.
Small – suitable for 3-6 years old. Approx length of mask 15cm
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text: I just got it today in the mail! Wow, great video set for handgun tactics, mindsets and overall handgun training. Very comprehensive 4 disk set. The students of the class in the video consist of a 19 year old college aged female up to Police officer firearms instructors to Marine Corps snipers to S&W and Surefire product executives. The students have polymer semi's (Glocks & M&P's) to expensive 1911's and one guy even runs a revolver. I bought it because my dept (and state) is broke due to the recession and has stopped all additional training other than basic qualifications 2 times a year. I have no other option but to train myself. I cant quite afford a weekend trip to a high speed low drap school so I am just going to watch the DVD and shoot on my own dime until I can save up to pay my way to a decent school of intruction. I highly recomend watching this dvd set if you carry a gun for work or CCW and are on a budget and cant get to a school just yet. The set even has a disk dedicated to the CCW lifestyle and tactics.


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I just have to share this idea with you! It's too good not to! I originally saw these tomato cage trees on Pinterest and since I had all the materials, I knew I was going to try making them. I wasn't quite sure how they would turn out so I didn't take enough pictures for a tutorial with pictures, but I will give you a great link to a tutorial in case you want to try making them yourself. Topiary trees at the store can be pricey! I love the look but not the cost. I had tomato cages left from my garden and I love repurposing items so I knew this was a project for me. You just need a few basic items……
What you need;
Tomato cages
Strands of garland
Ribbon, lights, bows, decorations of your choice
Duct tape
How to make them;
I wanted to put my trees in flower pots to give them more height, but they will stand alone if you leave the largest ring in tact. Decide if you want them to stand alone or go into a flower pot. If they are going in a flower pot then remove the largest ring from the tomato cage and that is now the bottom of your tree. Stake the bottom into your flower pot and secure on the inside of the flower pot with duct tape. If they aren't going in a flower pot then start here. Next, duct tape the top of the tree together to form one point (this is formerly the bottom of the tomato cage when used in a garden). Start wrapping the cage from top to bottom with garland. I used a mix of wired garland and soft pre-lit garland (not sure of it's technical name but there's no wire running through it). I used one strand of each. Once the tree is starting to take form and completely wrapped in garland, wrap it in lights and adjust any bare spots. Next decorate the tree how you wish. I used a big poinsetta flower on top of each tree and I wrapped each tree in a wide ribbon and used a different ribbon to cascade down the tree. Duct tape any loose ribbon or secure anything that could blow away. Lastly I added a few shiny ornaments and voila here's my FREE Tomato Cage Christmas Topiary Tree!
Here's a look at both of them next to my front door. Simple, yet elegant and my favorite part, FREE!!!!
Here's another blog with a great tutorial with step by step pictures.


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Hey Guys
Going to add a tipping / Reward system to CryptoCrib. So we will all be able to tip or reward each other for the support we give here. (like redd coin on reddit )
So going to build in a crypto rewards system this week coming.
Excited to see how this will work out
Nice one Cliff, cheers.
Excited to see all the developments you bring.
i will be tipping like crazy LOL!!!!
Sounds Awesome!
even Reddit had to start from somewhere
best of luck cliff - hope one day Crypto Crib has more users than Reddit
Finally the release of "Cliff Coin" Very limited supply. Only 1 in existence !
danieltodd22 Will the Cliff coin be mineable?
homzey for sure it'll be mineable and have masternodes
danieltodd22 lol


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When? Where? What?
- When ? 09/05/2010
Where ? Antwerpen http://www.antwerpexpo.be/
What ? Dipro Micro Mega Market Computerbeurs http://www.dipro.be/benl/micro_mega_market
- Bram
- Gie
- Jean7491
- johanv
- Ivo
- Noel (excused)
- 50 euro : paid by public gifts
- IRC meeting for coordination: proposed 06/05 at 21.00 h. on IRC #ubuntu-be
- Promotion of the booth within Ubuntu-be community and outside : after the release of the 10.04LTS, we will present an improved booth (6m.x4m.). with a dedicated area to present "Lucid Lynx" and for an easy Install session. The promotion of the booth should be disseminated in Antwerp area through the best channels. Everybody can help with the promotion !
Stuff needed
paper, attachments, various
Banner Belgian LoCo Team: Bram
- Posters "Ubuntu highway to freedom is now open", "Free your PC", "Linux-Tux": Materials in Event Box Antwerp (Bram)
- Flyers ubuntu: Materials in Event Box Antwerp (Bram)
- Flyer use of live-cd: 100 copies B/W (Bram)
- Sheet Informatie-Information_Ubuntu.odt: 100 copies B/W (Bram)
- Pen's: (?)
- Tablecloth: (eventbox: 2, jean7491: 2), 2 black ribbons 50cmx3m (Bram)
- 1 inflatable Tux:
- x figuurtjes Tux: (jean7491)
- Contribution urn: Bram
- Duct tape and other buro material: Bram
- 1 long power extension cords (jean7491, Bram)
3 power strips (4 sockets minimum) (jean7491: 2, Bram:5 or 6)
anti-theft cables for laptops (jean7491: 1 or 2, Bram:3)
- cd's (20 originals + 50 copies) + paper bags: (jean7491), 30copies (Bram)
- PC: 4 PC's for demo's (from Alupcs), 1 PC reserve? (Bram)
- laptops: 4 (available-Bram) for demos en explanations
- mini-pc: 1 (Bram) mini-PC with Ubuntu Server and copy of repositories, 1 (Bram) mini-PC/laptop for loop-presentation on 42" LCD screen
- netbook: 1 (Gie)
- additional flat screens: 1 42" LCD screen (Bram)
- eID card reader: Bram
- beamer + screen: (no)
- Audio set: (?)
- External cd writer: (not necessary)
- ...
- continuous slideshow Ubuntu_short_presentation-NL.odp: (see wiki))
- presentation "guided tour" of 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx or videos (?)
- iso's on a stick (Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Alternate, Netbook Edition, 64 bits, etc..): All isos on disk (Bram)
Possibility of WiFi connection: 3G USB stick for 'emergencies' (Bram)
- ...
What else?
- Digital camera: Bram
- candies: Chocobons, Napoleons, ... (Bram)
- fresh drink: Coca Cola, Coca Cola Zero, water, ... (Bram)
- Info: Dipro-fee for visitors = 7 euro
Team : Jean7491 (coordination), Bram (coordination), Ivo, Gie, Johanv
The fair was a fairly good event, although the original idea of a 'Launch Party' in the second half of the day, wasn't successful. The booth was located next to the food and drink stand, facing the entrance and very attractive to visitors. We had a new layout, which allowed us to have 2 tables where we could explain and show people how Ubuntu looks like and works, without interrupting the 'traffic'. 2 tables with 2 fixed PC's each (thanks to Alupcs) at the both ends of the booth, and 3 tables in a closed U-shape in the middle, holding a large LCD screen with a continuous presentation, 2 laptops and an Asus Netbook, the flyers and folders, the CD's and a collection pot.
We had enough hardware (3 laptops +spare, a Netbook and 4 rented PC's + 1 'server') The 'server' (Ubuntu Desktop based machine with the Ubuntu repositories, apache, samba, ...) also ran the presentations on the bigscreen LCD (borrowed) The repositories copy allowed us to (show how to) install Ubuntu packages, without the need of a (fast) internet conenction.
We distributed approximately 100 CD's, almost all of them were pre-recorded. A couple of requests for 64bit versions, a couple of Server versions and a single Xubuntu CD request were burnt in-place. We installed Ubuntu on a PC bought in the fair, a lot of people came to see the show (how we did).
A couple of people brought (or bought it at the fair at another booth) a USB stick, which we either copied the iso files they wanted onto, or prepared into a 'USB installation stick'.
Finance :
- total of public gifts = 174,35 euros,
- charges : booth-fee (50 euros), blanco CD's (20 euros)
- benefit : 104,35 euros for Ubuntu-be.
Lessons learned for next events :
- importance of an improved decoration and new lay-out of the booth, for an easier contact with the public,
- it is worthy to ask Dipro a booth along a wall, and if possible close to the entrance and/or the food and drink facilities,
- it is easy to add posters and flyers at the entrance of the event to inform and attract the visitors to the booth,
- it is useful to prepare a memento for participants to the booth with information about ressources (hardware, software and files) and passwords.
Summary : a successful event, but the 'Launch Party' concept doesn't fit into the Dipro Computer fair.
BelgianTeam/ComputerFairs/Antwerpen_2010-05-09 (last edited 2010-05-11 20:03:56 by jean7491)


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I just grabbed an apple from the free fruit bowl (perks!), and started polishing it on my shirt. Am I the only one who picked up this habit as a child? I hadn't really considered it, but now I remember having contests at primary school to see who could get their apple the shiniest prior to consuming it.
Is it some sort of in-built defence mechanism to attempt to clean all the pesticides off the apple? Or does an apple just taste better when it's polished?


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At AppClues Infotech we understand how crucial it is to have a visually quirky brand to accelerate the growth of your businesses. We have a team of professional developers who are constantly streamlining their efforts to provide you with the best solutions in a cost and time effective manner. Our developers are tuned with all the recent updates. Rendering high-quality and customized services to satisfy our clients is our foremost priority. Our development team has command over developing robust, elegant and efficient cross-platform apps on Flutter.
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Midsummer Night's Dream
Event Description
Join us as we celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival.
What better way to celebrate ISF's 40th season than with a magical, musical, and imaginative interpretation of this Shakespeare favorite. Our family friendly production of this universal comedy follows four young lovers into an enchanted forest for an unforgettable journey of trickery, laughter, and love. Featured in this production is a musical Puck, whose original score is sure to cast a spell on you!
Dates: Preview June 28, Opens June 30, Runs July 6, 8, 12, 14, 16, 20, 22, 23, 26, 28, 30, August 3, 5, 6, 9 and 11.
Location: Ewing Manor
Cost: $12-49
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Pre-Show activities begin at 6 p.m. on the green at Ewing. For more information, please visit our website: www.IllinoisShakes.com
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Kevin began his career as a professional photographer at one of the leading wedding photography studios in Toronto over a decade ago. It was here that he learned to appreciate the power of the candid moment captured on film and to hone his photojournalistic approach to photography.
Today, Kevin is always on the lookout for that expressive moment, a laugh, a loving gaze, a joyful tear.
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New York City Comptroller
The Office of Comptroller of New York City is the chief fiscal officer and chief auditing officer of the city. The comptroller is elected, citywide, to a four-year term and can hold office for two consecutive terms. The current comptroller is Democrat Scott Stringer, the former Borough President of Manhattan. Stringer was elected on November 5, 2013.
|Comptroller of the City of New York
Seal of the Comptroller of the City of New York
Scott Stringer
since January 1, 2014
|Term length
|4 years (renewable)
|Constituting instrument
|New York City Charter
|1801 (1898 consolidated City)
|First holder
|Selah Strong (1802–1805)
|Second in the New York City mayoral line of succession
|New York City Office of the Comptroller website
The comptroller is responsible for auditing the performance and finances of city agencies, making recommendations regarding proposed contracts, issuing reports on the state of the city economy, marketing and selling municipal bonds, and managing city debt. The comptroller also "is the custodian and investment advisor to the Boards" of the five pension funds which are collectively referred to as "NYC Public Pension Funds" or "New York City pension funds".[1][2] The funds collectively amounted to US$158,700,000,000 as of September 30, 2014.[2] The comptroller's regulations are compiled in title 44 of the New York City Rules.
The office was created as an appointive office in 1801. Thirty years later, the comptroller became head of the department of finance. In 1884 the office became elective, and in 1938 the comptroller became head of a separate, independent department of the City's government. Until it was found unconstitutional in 1989, the comptroller served on the eight-member New York City Board of Estimate, which was composed of the Mayor of New York City, the comptroller and the president of the New York City Council, each of whom was elected citywide and had two votes, and the five Borough presidents, each having one vote.
If vacancies should simultaneously occur in the offices of Mayor of New York City and New York City Public Advocate (formerly president of the city council or board of aldermen), the comptroller would become acting mayor.[3] These have been the three offices elected citywide, so traditional practice has tried to balance a winning three-candidate ticket among the city's different ethnic, religious and political interests (and, more recently, between the sexes). But, while there is a delicate interaction between the campaigns for the three offices, the actual election results can sometimes differ quite markedly.
2009 electionEdit
The Democratic nominee in the 2009 general election, John Liu won 76% of the citywide vote on Tuesday, November 3. The Republican nominee, Joseph Mendola, won 19.3%; the Conservative nominee, Stuart Avrick, 2.5%; and others 2.3%.[4][5][6]
2013 electionEdit
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer won the September 10, 2013 Democratic primary with 52% of the vote, defeating former New York State Governor, Eliot Spitzer, who had been forced to resign as governor over various scandals.[7] Former Wall Street financier John Burnett was unopposed as the Republican candidate in 2013.[8] The Libertarian Party has nominated Hesham El-Meligy as their candidate for the office. In a prior convention, since declared invalid, they had nominated Kristin Davis, who decided not to challenge the new convention's outcome.[citation needed]
Comptrollers of the City of New York before Consolidation (1898)Edit
- 1802–1805 Selah Strong
- 1805–1806 Benjamin Romaind
- 1806–1807 Isaac Stoutenburg
- 1807 Jacob Morton
- 1808–1813 Garret N. Bleecker
- 1813–1816 Thomas Mercein
- 1816–1831 Garret N. Bleecker
- 1831–1836 Talman J. Waters
- 1836–1839 Douw D. Williamson
- 1839–1842 Alfred A. Smith
- 1842 Douw D. Williamson
- 1843–1844 Alfred A. Smith
- 1844–1845 Douw D. Williamson
- 1845–1848 John Ewen
- 1848–1949 Talman J. Waters
- 1849 John L. Lawrence
- 1850–1853 Joseph R. Taylor
- 1853–1859 Azariah C. Flagg
- 1859–1863 Robert T. Haws
- 1863–1867 Matthew T. Brennan
- 1867–1871 Richard B. Connolly
- 1871–1876 Andrew H. Green
- 1876–1881 John Kelly
- 1881–1883 Allan Campbell
- 1883–1884 S. Hastings Grant
- 1884–1888 Edward V. Loss
- 1888–1894 Theodore W. Myers
- 1894–1898 Ashbel P. Fitch
Comptrollers of the City of New York since Consolidation (1898)Edit
- 1898–1901 Bird S. Coler
- 1902–1905 Edward M. Grout
- 1906–1909 Herman A. Metz
- 1910–1917 W. A. Prendergast
- 1918–1925 Charles Lacy Craig
- 1926–1932 Charles W. Berry
- 1933 George McAneny
- 1934 Arthur Cunningham
- 1935 Joseph D. McGoldrick
- 1936–1937 Frank J. Taylor
- 1938–1945 Joseph D. McGoldrick
- 1946–1953 Lazarus Joseph
- 1954–1961 Lawrence E. Gerosa
- 1962–1965 Abraham D. Beame
- 1966–1969 Mario Procaccino
- 1970–1973 Abraham D. Beame
- 1974–1989 Harrison J. Goldin
- 1990–1993 Elizabeth Holtzman
- 1994–2001 Alan G. Hevesi
- 2002–2009 William Thompson
- 2010–2013 John Liu
- 2014–Present Scott Stringer
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Evan Kristal is a recipient of this year's state track coaches association Frank Kelley Adversity Award, recognizing student athletes who have overcome diverse hardships, including physical and mental disabilities, to successfully compete at the high school level.
Track and field senior Maggie Riseborough competed in the New England Outdoor Track and Field Championships in New Britain, Conn., on June 8, marking the second straight year she has represented the Vineyard and the state at the meet. Riseborough qualified for New Englands with a top-four finish at the Massachusetts All-State meet on June 1, which featured athletes from all levels of high school competition. The Vineyard competes in division four.
At New Englands, Riseborough placed 24th in a field of 35 with a throw of 34 feet, six inches.
The Bishop Feehan runners had no chance. Regional high school junior Jeremy Alley-Tarter opened his stride as soon as he left the starting line in the 800-metre run during last Wednesday's home meet. He quickly pulled farther and farther away from the competition and crossed the finish line in 1:57:00, a full 10 seconds ahead of the second-place runner.
Home sports action picks up after April vacation on Monday with boys' lacrosse taking on Dartmouth at 3 p.m. On Tuesday girls' lacrosse hosts league opponent Coyle and Cassidy at 3 p.m., and sailing takes on Barnstable at the Sailing Camp Park at 3 p.m.
The high school track and field teams are off and running, with two wins for the boys and two losses for the girls in field events against visiting teams this week.
The boys' squad had home wins over Abington and EAC opponent Somerset. The girls' team fell to both opponents despite strong performances in field events. Senior Maggie Riseborough won the shot put and discus during Wednesday's Somerset meet, senior Shavanae Anderson took first in the triple jump and long jump, and junior Mariah Campbell took first in the high jump.
Spring sports began this week as boys' tennis and girls' lacrosse played their first matches of the season on Thursday against Dover-Sherborn. Scores were unavailable at press time.
Boys' lacrosse takes on Fairhaven today at home at 4 p.m. Track and field hosts Abington in a dual meet beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
What follows is the first in a two-part preview of the spring sports season. Next week will spotlight girls' tennis, baseball, softball and sailing.
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The vegan burger that "bleeds" might soon be available in restaurants across the United States! Having debuted in Bareburgers across Manhattan recently, the Impossible Burger is sold on both coasts, but in only eight restaurants.
The company behind the plant-based burger, Impossible Foods, which is backed by business moguls such as Bill Gates and Google Ventures, is once again expanding. The 100 percent meat-free burger consisting of wheat protein, coconut oil, and potatoes made news for its unique trait among plant-based burgers: It bleeds like a beef patty.
The Impossible Burger will soon be in high production now that the company has purchased a 67,000-square-foot processing plant in East Oakland, California. The new processing plant will churn out more than 1 million burgers every month, starting this summer. Three new restaurants will carry the burger right away: KronnerBurger in Oakland, the Public House in San Francisco, and Vina Enoteca in Palo Alto.
"In our long-term plan, we will be ubiquitous," Impossible Foods CEO Pat Brown told the San Francisco Chronicle. "Anywhere that consumers go to buy meat, we intend to be there, competing side by side."
Brown aims to make the new facility the most transparent, tour-friendly meat-production facility on Earth, admitting the bar has been set low. Tours, however, might not be available until the end of the year. Other plant-based meats are also in the works!
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Long battle for new school
A new building might be some way off for the 100 children aged from 5 to 18 in St Francis' School for learning disabilities in Portlaoise.
For over forty years pupils have attended the prefab type building on the Timahoe Road, with no therapy or sensory rooms and limited outdoor play space.
Poorly insulated concrete walls mean electric heaters are on the go even during summer to keep the cold at bay.
The school, which has Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin Denis Nulty as its patron, applied for money for insulation and extra rooms to the Dept of Education.
It was turned down, with the reason given to principal Marian Whyte because they would be getting a new school.
"The walls are cement and brick. The roof is flat. Of course we would like a new school. Before last year, the policy was to keep children with learning disabilities in mainstream schools but that seems to have changed" she told the Leinster Express.
The school will get prefabs until a new building is ready.
Meanwhile all seven mainstream primary schools in the town have bright new buildings or are poised to get them, all secured during the era of former Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn.
A lack of communication from St Francis board of management to parents who have repeatedly sought information, has caused frustration for parents, and led to last Tuesday's meeting.
The room was packed with politicians and parents, along with the principal, who is secretary of the board of management, but did not speak at it.
However Ms Whyte and the chairman of the board Fr Paddy Byrne have joined a sub group to work together with parents on a new school.
Also on that group is Mick Gorman, chair of Laois Down Syndrome, Parents Council chairperson Breda Oxley and several parents. A first meeting takes place next week.
Hopes are high with parents, however the site has not yet been agreed, while architect plans, traffic plans and costs must be drawn up and approved before work starts.
Some parents oppose the idea of moving to St Paul's, saying they do not want a "secondhand" school, and are concerned about stairs and traffic, suggesting it be knocked to build a single storey school.
Time is also short to get department approval, with a new five year building programme starting in 2016, while a change of government in the general election next spring may also affect progress.


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This main course salad is an ideal lunch or light supper option. Plums would be a delicious substitute for the apricots.
How to Make It
Prepare grill to medium-high heat.
Place chicken between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; pound each piece to 1/2-inch thickness using a meat mallet or small heavy skillet. Sprinkle chicken with parsley, tarragon, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
Place chicken on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 4 minutes on each side or until done. Transfer to a plate; cool to room temperature.
Combine oil, vinegar, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, and dash of pepper in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk.
Combine arugula, greens, apricots, and onion in a large bowl. Pour vinaigrette over arugula mixture; toss well to coat. Place about 2 cups arugula mixture on each of 4 plates. Cut chicken breast halves crosswise into thin slices; top each serving evenly with chicken. Serve immediately.
Wine note: In this salad, arugula's peppery bite is nicely balanced by fragrant herbs, sweet apricots, and grilled chicken. A great wine with a complexly flavored salad like this is pinot gris from Oregon. It has a fresh, clean feel and a creamy, fruity flavor. Two favorites: Lemelson Tikka's Run and Chehalem, both 2007 from the Willamette Valley, and both $ —Karen MacNeil
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Goldman Raises $5 Billion to Repay TARP; Cost Cutting Will Save Royal Phillips $664 Million; Johnson & Johnson Earnings Saved By Cost Cuts; Singapore Forecasts 6%-9% 2009 Decline; Discover to Cut 500 Jobs; LIBOR Rate Dropping Fast; Coal Prices to Stay Low in 2009; Madoff Firm Files Bankruptcy
- A day after posting better-than-expected quarterly earnings, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) sold $5 billion in stock to repay federal bailout money. All totaled, Goldman sold 40.65 million in shares at $123 a piece, 5.5% below Monday's closing price, Reuters reported. Goldman received a total of $10 billion from the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
- Amsterdam-based Royal Phillips Electronics NV (PHG) said its cost-reduction program will save the company more than 500 million euros ($664 million) this year, Bloomberg reported. The announcement came with its quarterly earnings report, in which Europe's largest consumer-electronics maker reported its second-consecutive loss.
- First quarter earnings for pharmaceutical and health care retail giant Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) fell, but beat estimates by cutting costs, Reuters reported. The company $3.51 billion, or $1.26 a share, in the first quarter compared with $3.6 billion, or $1.26 a share, in the first quarter last year. Johnson & Johnson reaffirmed its 2009 profit forecast of $4.45 to $4.55 a share.
- Singapore's economy may shrink 6% to 9% this year, the government said in its third reduced forecast this year. To counter contraction, the government will adjust the trading range of the Singapore dollar. "The situation is really dire and the central bank's policy will improve sentiment and help the economy," Vishnu Varathan, an economist at Forecast Singapore Pte., told Bloomberg.
- Discover Financial Services (DFS), will cut 500 jobs in May, or 4% of its workforce, Reuters reported, citing company sources. Discover, the fourth-largest U.S. credit card network, last month posted a deeper-than-expected quarterly operating loss, cut its dividend and set aside more money to cover bad loans as defaults increase.
- In a sign bankers are gaining confidence that the worst of the financial crisis is over, the London inter-bank offered rate (LIBOR) for three-month dollar loans is dropping at the fastest pace since January, Bloomberg reported. Debt strategists at Credit Suisse Group AG (ADR: CS) Societe Generale SA (ADR: SCGLY) and Royal Bank of Canada (RY), three of the 16 banks that provide the data that sets Libor each day, say the declines will continue.
- Weak demand and a supply glut could cloud the coal industry's prospects for the rest of the year, even as U.S. coal miners are likely to show strong quarterly profits this month, Reuters reported. But big U.S. coal producers should weather the economic downturn because they sold much of this year's production at higher prices negotiated before the recession hit last September. Coal prices are expected to stay low throughout 2009 until production cuts by major miners begin to restrict the coal supply.
- Madoff Securities International Ltd., filed for bankruptcy protection in Florida under Chapter 15 of the federal bankruptcy code. The code is designed to block U.S. lawsuits against foreign companies reorganizing overseas that have U.S. operations, Bloomberg reported. Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty last month to 11 counts including fraud and money laundering for directing the largest Ponzi scheme ever.


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C.S. Lewis is one of the most influential Christian writers of the 20th century, and probably the most down to earth theologian that Western civilization has ever produced. His eloquent and reasoned defense of the core beliefs and truths of Christianity are timeless. Lewis is indeed an expert at making complex theological issues accessible to believers and non-believers alike. Lewis' profound clarity of thought, grace, and wisdom has inexorably altered the lives of millions of readers.
An agnostic in his younger years, Lewis understands the objections of non-believers and deals with their arguments head on. In one of his most well-known observations in Mere Christianity, Lewis dismisses the most "foolish" idea people have regarding Christ: "I'm ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don't accept His claim to be God." Lewis magnificently disposes with such fallacious thinking in one paragraph:
A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic -- on a level with the man who says he is a poached egg -- or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God; or else a madman or something worse. You can shut Him up for a fool, you can spit at Him and kill Him as a demon; or you can fall at his feet and call Him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronising nonsense about His being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to.
The existence of evil in the world is frequently used to attack Christianity's categorical proclamation that there is a God and He is the Lord of all creation. But such simplistic criticisms and immature objections are torn to shreds by common sense and Lewis' magnificent, effortlessly articulated logic:
Some people think they can imagine a creature which was free but had no possibility of going wrong; I cannot. If a thing is free to be good it is also free to be bad. And free will is what has made evil possible. Why, then, did God give them free will? Because free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only thing that makes possible any love or goodness or joy worth having. A world of automata -- of creatures that worked like machines -- would hardly be worth creating.
Mere Christianity is full of memorable and powerful revelations that elucidate the foundations of Christian theology, our relationship to God, and the meaning of life. Only C.S. Lewis could summarize such broad concepts so eloquently without coming across as overly-religious or preachy. His extraordinary ability to focus on the core tenets of Christianity and explain them with remarkable ease reinforces the wide appeal of his writings.
Regarding man's relationship with and need for God:
God designed the human machine to run on Himself. He Himself is the fuel our spirits were designed to burn, or the food our spirits were designed to feed on. There is no other. That is why it is just not good asking God to make us happy in our own way without bothering about religion. God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.
Regarding true happiness and freedom:
The happiness which God designs for His higher creatures is the happiness of being freely, voluntarily united to Him and each other in an ecstasy of love and delight compared with which the most rapturous love between a man and a woman on this earth is mere milk and water. And for that they must be free.
On pursuing truth and finding comfort in our lives:
In religion, as in war and everything else, comfort is one thing you cannot get by looking for it. If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end: if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth -- only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin with and, in the end, despair.
Love is another complex subject that is described and ultimately differentiated from the more ephemeral emotion of "being in love." Countless marriages have been destroyed because people often mistake the latter for the former and go on trying to recapture that feeling without truly understanding what God intended. Many erroneously believe that ceasing to be "in love" means ceasing to love. They forget that Christ commanded us to love. Why would He need to do that if love was simply a feeling? Lewis eloquently explains:
Love as distinct from "being in love" is not merely a feeling. It is a deep unity, maintained by (in Christian marriages) the grace which both parents ask, and receive, from God. They can have this love for each other even at those moments when they do not like each other; as you love yourself even when you do not like yourself. They can retain this love even when each would easily, if they allowed themselves, be "in love" with someone else.... It is only on this love that the engine of marriage is run: being in love was the explosion that started it.
Finally, the idea of Christian morality is presented in its proper perspective. Rather than a "kind of bargain" that many believe God makes with mortals in which He rewards those who follow the rules, Lewis depicts salvation as a journey driven by our decisions. Each choice we make turns the central part of us, that "part that chooses," into something "a little different from what it was before."
Embracing life's "innumerable choices" allows us to turn ourselves into "heavenly" creatures that are "in harmony with God and the other creatures," or "hellish" creatures "in a state of war and hatred with God," with "other creatures," and with ourselves. "Each of us at each moment is progressing to the one state of the other," Lewis writes. It is up to individuals to decide how to live, but one thing is certain: there are no neutral acts in God's universe.
In a world that is often hostile to religion, particularly the Christian faith, Mere Christianity stands as a testament to truth, love, faith, and the value of human life; its enduring and inspiring message shines like a beacon, guiding and helping all those who have eyes to see and ears to listen.
Chris Banescu is an attorney, entrepreneur, and university professor. His business, ethics, and management articles and podcasts can be found on www.ChrisBanescu.com. He is a regular contributor to OrthodoxyToday.org, manages the conservative site www.OrthodoxNet.com, writes articles, and has given talks and conducted seminars on a variety of business and management topics. He has also written book reviews for Townhall.com and articles for Acton.org.
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This versatile dough is used to make the Flatbread with Asparagus, Fontina, and Pickled Onions, as well as the Goat Cheese and Greens Piadine. You can also make it ahead of time: Halve the kneaded dough, place each half in a zip-top plastic bag, and freeze for up to one month. Be sure to let the dough thaw in the refrigerator overnight or on the counter for 1 1/2 hours before shaping.
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Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
Dissolve sugar and yeast in 6 tablespoons warm water in a large bowl; stir in 1/4 cup flour. Let stand 30 minutes or until bubbly. Add 1 3/4 cups flour, 1/2 cup warm water, and salt to yeast mixture; stir until a soft dough forms. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead until smooth and elastic (about 8 minutes); add enough of the remaining flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, to prevent dough from sticking to hands. Place dough in a large bowl coated with cooking spray, turning to coat top. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85°), free from drafts, 1 hour or until doubled in size. (Gently press two fingers into dough. If indentation remains, dough has risen enough.) Punch dough down; cover and let rest 5 minutes.


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