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We are the most conditioned, programmed beings the world has ever known. Not only are our thoughts and attitudes continually being shaped and molded; our very awareness of the whole design seems like it is being subtly and inexorably erased.
The doors of our perception are carefully and precisely regulated. Who cares, right?
It is an exhausting and endless task to keep explaining to people how most issues of conventional wisdom are scientifically implanted in the public consciousness by a thousand media clips per day. In an effort to save time, I would like to provide just a little background on the handling of information in this country.
Once the basic principles are illustrated about how our current system of media control arose historically, the reader might be more apt to question any given story in today’s news.
If everybody believes something, it’s probably wrong.We call that Conventional Wisdom.
In Trust Us We’re Experts, Stauber and Rampton pull together some compelling data describing the science of creating public opinion in America.
He organized the Torches of Liberty Brigade in which suffragettes marched in the parade smoking cigarettes as a mark of women’s liberation. Such publicity followed from that one event that from then on women have felt secure about destroying their own lungs in public, the same way that men have always done.
Bernays never deviated from his fundamental axiom to “control the masses without their knowing it.” The best PR happens with the people unaware that they are being manipulated.
“Those who manipulate the unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. We are governed, our minds molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested largely by men we have never heard of.
Though world-famous within the PR industry, the companies have names we don’t know, and for good reason.
Bernays learned early on that the most effective way to create credibility for a product or an image was by “independent third-party” endorsement.
For example, if General Motors were to come out and say that global warming is a hoax thought up by some liberal tree-huggers, people would suspect GM’s motives, since GM’s fortune is made by selling automobiles.
This is accomplished in part by an endless stream of ‘press releases’ announcing “breakthrough” research to every radio station and newspaper in the country. (Robbins) Many of these canned reports read like straight news, and indeed are purposely molded in the news format.
This saves journalists the trouble of researching the subjects on their own, especially on topics about which they know very little. Entire sections of the release or in the case of video news releases, the whole thing can be just lifted intact, with no editing, given the byline of the reporter or newspaper or TV station – and voilá! Instant news – copy and paste. Written by corporate PR firms.
These types of stories are mixed right in with legitimately researched stories. Unless you have done the research yourself, you won’t be able to tell the difference.
Words are very carefully chosen for their emotional impact. Here’s an example. A front group called the International Food Information Council handles the public’s natural aversion to genetically modified foods.
This is a common occurrence. In this way the editors of newspapers and TV news shows are often not even aware that an individual release is a total PR fabrication. Or at least they have “deniability,” right?
Stauber tells the amazing story of how leaded gas came into the picture. In 1922, General Motors discovered that adding lead to gasoline gave cars more horsepower.
When there was some concern about safety, GM paid the Bureau of Mines to do some fake “testing” and publish spurious research that ‘proved’ that inhalation of lead was harmless. Enter Charles Kettering.
Founder of the world famous Sloan-Kettering Memorial Institute for medical research, Charles Kettering also happened to be an executive with General Motors.
By some strange coincidence, we soon have the Sloan Kettering institute issuing reports stating that lead occurs naturally in the body and that the body has a way of eliminating low level exposure.
Through its association with The Industrial Hygiene Foundation and PR giant Hill & Knowlton, Sloane Kettering opposed all anti-lead research for years. (Stauber p 92). Without organized scientific opposition, for the next 60 years more and more gasoline became leaded, until by the 1970s, 90% of our gasoline was leaded.
In 1993 a guy named Peter Huber wrote a new book and coined a new term. The book was Galileo’s Revenge and the term was junk science. Huber’s shallow thesis was that real science supports technology, industry, and progress.
Anything else was suddenly junk science. Not surprisingly, Stauber explains how Huber’s book was supported by the industry-backed Manhattan Institute.
Great ideas that don’t get this financial support because the commercial angles are not immediately obvious – these ideas wither and die.
Contrast this with modern PR and its constant pretensions to sound science. Corporate sponsored research, whether it’s in the area of drugs, GM foods, or chemistry begins with predetermined conclusions.
It is the job of the scientists then to prove that these conclusions are true, because of the economic upside that proof will bring to the industries paying for that research. This invidious approach to science has shifted the entire focus of research in America during the past 50 years, as any true scientist is likely to admit.
It’s a funny thing that most of the time when we see the phrase “junk science,” it is in a context of defending something that may threaten either the environment or our health.
This makes sense when one realizes that money changes hands only by selling the illusion of health and the illusion of environmental protection. True public health and real preservation of the earth’s environment have very low market value.
Another standard PR tactic is to use the rhetoric of the environmentalists themselves to defend a dangerous and untested product that poses an actual threat to the environment. This we see constantly in the PR smokescreen that surrounds genetically modified foods.
Hope this chapter has given you a hint to start reading newspaper and magazine articles a little differently, and perhaps start watching TV news shows with a slightly different attitude than you had before.
Always ask, what are they selling here, and who’s selling it? And if you actually follow up on Stauber & Rampton’s book and check out some of the other resources below, you might even glimpse the possibility of advancing your life one quantum simply by ceasing to subject your brain to mass media.
That’s right – no more newspapers, no more TV news, no more Time magazine or Newsweek. You could actually do that. Just think what you could do with the extra time alone.
Really feel like you need to “relax” or find out “what’s going on in the world” for a few hours every day? Think about the news of the past couple of years for a minute.
Do you really suppose the major stories that have dominated headlines and TV news have been “what is going on in the world?” Do you actually think there’s been nothing going on besides the contrived tech slump, the contrived power shortages, the re-filtered accounts of foreign violence and disaster, and all the other non-stories that the puppeteers dangle before us every day?
What about when they get a big one, like with OJ or Monica Lewinsky or the Oklahoma city bombing? Do we really need to know all that detail, day after day? Do we have any way of verifying all that detail, even if we wanted to? What is the purpose of news?
To inform the public? Hardly. The sole purpose of news is to keep the public in a state of fear and uncertainty so that they’ll watch again tomorrow and be subjected to the same advertising.
Oversimplification? Of course. That’s the mark of mass media mastery – simplicity. The invisible hand. Like Edward Bernays said, the people must be controlled without them knowing it.
What would you lose from your life if you stopped watching TV and stopped reading newspapers altogether?
Do you need to have your life values constantly spoon-fed to you?
Name one example of how your life is improved by watching TV news and reading the evening paper.
What measurable gain is there for you?
There’s no question that as a nation, we’re getting dumber year by year. Look at the presidents we’ve been choosing lately. Ever notice the blatant grammar mistakes so ubiquitous in today’s advertising and billboards?
If you think other parts of the country are smarter, try this one: hand any high school senior a book by Dumas or Jane Austen, and ask them to open to any random page and just read one paragraph out loud. Go ahead, do it. SAT scales are arbitrarily shifted lower and lower to disguise how dumb kids are getting year by year.
At least 10% have documented “learning disabilities,” which are reinforced and rewarded by special treatment and special drugs. Ever hear of anyone failing a grade any more?
Or observe the intellectual level of the average movie which these days may only last one or two weeks in the theatres, especially if it has insufficient explosions, chase scenes, silicone, fake martial arts, and cretinesque dialogue.
Radio? Consider the low mental qualifications of the falsely animated corporate simians they hire as DJs — they’re only allowed to have 50 thoughts, which they just repeat at random.
And at what point did popular music cease to require the study of any musical instrument or theory whatsoever, not to mention lyric? Perhaps we just don’t understand this emerging art form, right? The Darwinism of MTV – apes descended from man.
Let’s say you’re in a crowded cafeteria, and you buy a cup of tea. And as you’re about to sit down you see your friend way across the room. So you put the tea down and walk across the room and talk to your friend for a few minutes.
Now, coming back to your tea, are you just going to pick it up and drink it? Remember, this is a crowded place and you’ve just left your tea unattended for several minutes. You’ve given anybody in that room access to your tea.
Why should your mind be any different? Turning on the TV, or uncritically absorbing mass publications every day – these activities allow access to our minds by “just anyone” – anyone who has an agenda, anyone with the resources to create a public image via popular media.
As we’ve seen above, just because we read something or see something on TV doesn’t mean it’s true or worth knowing. So the idea here is, like the tea, the mind is also worth guarding, worth limiting access to it.
This is the only life we get. Time is our total capital. Why waste it allowing our potential, our personality, our values to be shaped, crafted, and limited according to the whims of the mass panderers?
There are many important issues that are crucial to our physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. If it’s an issue where money is involved, objective data won’t be so easy to obtain. Remember, if everybody knows something, that image has been bought and paid for.


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"The atmosphere right now is not conducive for cricket to be played between the two countries. Pakistan government should talk to Indian government first."
NEW DELHI: BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur today said the atmosphere between India and Pakistan is not conducive for cricket right now and stressed on the importance of creating a good environment before resumption of the proposed bilateral series.
"The atmosphere right now is not conducive for cricket to be played between the two countries. Pakistan government should talk to Indian government first. That will be a great help for building the conducive atmosphere," said Thakur on the sidelines of a cricket match between Parliamentarians and Celebrities.
"And then you don't require so much effort for talks to happen between two cricketing boards," he added.
PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan was in India last week to discuss the proposed India-Pak bilateral cricket series in December but Shiv Sena workers stormed the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai last Monday, and the scheduled meeting between the heads of two cricket boards were called off.
Last Friday, PCB called on its Indian counterpart BCCI seeking a rescheduled meeting to discuss the series in the United Arab Emirates in December.
Meanwhile, wishing the Indian team all the best for the final match played between India and South Africa at Wankhede, Thakur said, "Look the series is well poised. It's going to be a thriller. One who wins this match will automatically win the series also. I also want to thank the Prime Minister who talked about the importance of this series on Mann ki baat. I wish the Indian team all the best."
Thakur who also scored an unbeaten century in the match played between Parliament and Celebrities thanked the organizers for giving him an opportunity to play.
All the earnings from the match will be given to Prime Minister Relief fund to support Nepal Earthquake victims and Heat Wave victims in India.

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Nails are a subtle way to accessorize and signify the changing of seasons. Usually, warmer weather calls for bright colors like pastels or a classic red manicure to mimic summer’s sizzling heat. But it’s time to step out of your comfort zone with a newer, unexpected color trend: neon nails.
Rihanna shows that neon green nails are her go-to look, whether she’s in a sultry black bodysuit or dainty sheer underwear. RiRi perfectly demonstrates how neon nails can stand out, but also complement and spice up your entire look, too. We put together some of the neon nail polishes you should reach for instead of your go-to pastels and red colors.


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Since 2003, Alliant has awarded five $2,000 college scholarships in its annual Members Scholarship Program. Winners are evaluated on their academic performance, community involvement, personal goals and what Alliant means to them. Where are the 2003 scholarship winners now? We caught up with two of them. Here’s what we learned.
Amy Feinstein is finishing up a seven-month volunteer stint in Belize as an environmental educator for a conservation program focused on protecting the rain forest. In 2003, she was setting off from her hometown, Denver, CO, to study music and physics at the University of Pittsburgh. Amy had played cello in many orchestras, including the Denver Young Artist Orchestra. More recently, she played cello in an ensemble that performed new minimalist and classical music, as well as contemporary rock. Although she didn’t bring her cello to Belize, she has continued to play there – with a borrowed violin.
After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh with a BA in music, Amy pursued her love of animals by working in environmental education at the Pittsburgh Zoo. While there, she earned an online MA in zoology from the University of Miami (OH), which included field sessions in Mexico, Peru and Mongolia.
Through the years, Amy has stashed money into her Alliant savings account and now uses our Convenience Card to get cash from ATMs in Belize. When her volunteer gig is over, Amy plans to move back to Colorado, where she still has family, including her father, a pilot for United Airlines. She will look for another job there that aligns with her passion to help protect and take care of animals and the environment.
Eve Winiarski always knew she wanted to be a teacher, and that’s exactly what she became. Today, she teaches AP Psychology at Lemont High School in Lemont, IL. She has been an educator, primarily teaching social studies, since graduating from the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) with a double major in secondary education and social studies.
Eve went to high school in Arlington Heights, IL, where she graduated in the top 5% of her class, served on the student council and devoted many hours to community service. While Eve was in college, her mother, a writer for United Airline’s employee and corporate publications, died from cancer. Eve then focused her community service efforts on helping to eliminate that disease by participating in Colleges Against Cancer, an organization that implements programs of the American Cancer Society. She especially enjoyed taking part in its Relay for Life, an overnight walk/run fundraiser.
Her insights for today’s college kids: “There’s a lot more to education than classes. You get to try a lot of new experiences, learn a lot about yourself and the world. Plus, you get to meet a variety of interesting people.” One of the interesting people she met at college was Matt Horan, her husband. Like Eve, Matt also became a social studies teacher.
Eve lives in Glen Ellyn, IL, with Matt and two four-footed friends: Ronnie, the stray cat they took in, and Maebe, a mutt they adopted.
Currently, Eve is earning a master’s degree in social studies by taking the “Culture and Society” program at North Central College in Naperville, IL. At the end of May, she will travel to Zambia for a month-long volunteer gig. Her husband will join her when her assignment ends and they’ll travel through the country of South Africa. “One of the reasons I’m excited to go to Africa is because it’s the only continent I haven’t visited yet except for Antarctica,” she says.
How would you or your child like the chance to earn a $2,000 college scholarship in our annual Members Scholarship Program? Applications must be received by June 12, 2015. Get the full details on eligibility and how to apply.

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MEG Energy announced the sale of its 50% stake in the Access Pipeline and Stonefell Terminal to Wolf Midstream for $1.52 billion plus capital commitments of $90 million for future expansions. MEG says it will use those funds to "pursue highly economic growth projects" in the oil sands.
Under terms of the deal, MEG will retain exclusive use of the Stonefell Terminal and has secured a 30-year agreement for up to 113,000 bbl/day of capacity on the system. Wolf has also agreed to convert an existing unused 16-inch pipeline to transport natural gas liquids (NGLs) from the Sturgeon Terminal near Edmonton into the Christina Lake area. The NGLs will be used as part of MEG's eMVAPEX program.
Upon closing of the deal, MEG says it will use net proceeds to repay $1.225 billion of debt and fully fund a $275 million expansion of Phase 2B at Christina Lake. The company's 2018 capital budget for Phase 2B has now been boosted from $510 to $700 million, with the additional funds being used to add more steam capacity and two well pads. Production out of this latest phase is expected to begin in the second half of 2019, adding another 13,000 bbl/day of capacity by 2020.
MEG is banking on its eMSAGP technology to expand output to as much as 100,000 bbl/day by the end of this year. eMSAGP (enhanced Modified Steam And Gas Push) involves the co-injection of a non-condensable gas along with the steam and the drilling of infill wells. The enhancement project allows for higher bitumen production rates without increasing the steam load. In its first phase of implementation, the company says it has seen steam-to-bitumen ratios cut in half, while boosting bitumen production by 10%. Aside from lower operating costs, less steam also translates into lower GHG emissions per barrel.
The next step change in technology will come from its eMVAPEX program, where a light hydrocarbon will be injected into the wells to partially de-asphalt the bitumen in place, producing a higher quality bitumen, with less heavy bottoms. The technology has the potential to dramatically reduce water usage and GHG emissions. The company says it has already proven the concept using propane and is now working towards ascertaining "commercial viability" towards the second half of this year.
Operating costs at Christina Lake declined another 4% in 2017 to an average of $6.84 per barrel ($4.62 ex-energy). Production averaged 80,774 bbl/day for the full year but the facility exited December at 93,674 bbl/day. The company is planning a 35-day turnaround at the in-situ facility sometime in the second quarter.
Wolf Midstream purchased Devon Energy's 50% stake in the Access Pipeline in the summer of 2016 for $1.4 billion, now giving it 100% ownership of the system. The Access Pipeline includes both a diluted bitumen export line from Christina Lake into the Edmonton area and a diluent return line.
The Stonefell and Sturgeon Terminals are located just north of Scotford, Alberta, and have a combined storage capacity of 1.25 million barrels.
Wolf Midstream is backed by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB).

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Traveling to Uganda? Uganda is a fairly conservative society, partially based on religion. Most Ugandans are Muslim or Christian and attend a mosque or church on a regular basis. Have respect for Ugandans and their beliefs by reading a bit about their etiquette.
DON'T wear shorts. They're not commonly worn in Uganda. Light pants are more suitable.
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Henry Hill is a worthy winner of our 2011 Young Writer on Liberty Award, and I’ve enjoyed reading his three victorious blog posts. But I have to respectfully disagree with his take on ‘Libertarians and localism’.
Certainly, I understand Henry’s point: that since libertarianism dictates only a very small role for government – consisting solely of a ‘legal framework for the defence of rights and property’ – it doesn’t make much sense to have local governments as well as a central one. Under the libertarian ethic, you don’t really want ‘government to be different to suit local wishes’. You just want it to guarantee peace, property and liberty, and then stay out of the way.
But I think Henry misses a couple of important counter-arguments. Firstly, given that the modern status quo is hardly minarchist in nature, doesn’t local government serve a useful purpose? For starters, it would be much easier for libertarians to win control of, or influence over, a local government than a national one. It may also be far easier – practically speaking – to trial libertarian policies at the local level than the national one. The upshot of both these points is the same: given our starting point, decentralized government gives us a better chance of putting libertarian (or at least more libertarian) policies into practice in the real world. To that extent, I’d say the more decentralization of power the better.
Secondly, even if we were living in a libertarian world, there would remain a good argument for having lots of small, competing libertarian governments, rather than a few big ones. The reason is that geographically smaller governments are much easier to escape from than big ones. This ‘exit option’ provides powerful protection for individual freedom – if your government starts to interfere too much, you can just up sticks and move to the jurisdiction of another one. It’s worth remembering too that socialism wasn’t the only political evil of the 20th Century – nationalism had a disastrous influence as well.
Ultimately, then, I’m rather a fan of decentralization. In the real world, I think it provides a good way of advancing the libertarian cause a step at a time. In my libertarian utopia, it provides insurance against governments once again growing too big and powerful. So whichever way you cut it, I say libertarians should be localists.

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Unable to connect to the Onboard Administrator – Magento, WordPress, Telco, etc.
I inherited an HP C7000 Enclosure with sixteen BL460c Blades and six 1/10GB Enet Interconnects, (which are Switches).
The setup was not working well, but I managed to upgrade most firmware and solve most problems.
However, it took me forever to find a solution for a problem I encountered when importing a domain from the C7000 OA (Onboard Administrator) to the Interconnects. The following error displayed all the time, whatever I tried to do: “Unable to connect to the Onboard Administrator”.
Let me post the short version first, I hope to find some time for a more eloquent explanation later.
First install the latest “Virtual Connect Support Utility – Command Prompt version”.
The reason for the -f health is that you want to ensure the upgrade doesn’t stop because of some common errors like Interconnects having different firmware versions a the moment (who cares, I want to solve that in the first place…).
Replace the file vcfwall362.bin for your appropriate version. The reason for taking version 3.6.2 in my case is that this is the latest version which supports the 1/10 Enet Interconnect.
After this the usual way to import the domain via the GUI works.
I realize these instructions are a bit limited. I post it for my own memory, and to ensure that people that have been breaking their head over this at least get new inspiration to try something else. I hope it helps!


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So, Magento is a huge piece of modular and extensible PHP code. Each request takes a lot of CPU cycles and memory to kick out a Magento page. This means it is slow. The performance of Magento is a frequent complaint, and rightfully so: consumers won’t wait around all day for an ecommerce store to load. They will bail out and try another store if a page doesn’t load in just a few seconds. A default Magento 1.3 install on budget web hosting can have page load times of up to 10secs, which is unacceptable.
So what can be done to speed up Magento?
There are a number of things. I have tried almost all of them at this point. And I did reduce the page load time greatly, at least on the front end. But all of the AJAXy scripts on the backend (which has no caching, as far as I know) meant store maintenance and order fulfillment remained a tedious process. So I decided to try one final thing: make the switch from trusty old Apache to Nginx.
I did have Apache2 tweaked out and running quite fast, but Apache has a big memory footprint (especially when running mod_php), and this Magento install is on a 256MB “slice” in the Rackspace Cloud so I want to keep the amount of RAM needed to run the store as low possible without sacrificing performance. Nginx is a really lightweight web server, and when paired with PHP-FPM (“FastCGI Process Manager”, a patch for FastCGI) supposedly it’s the fastest and most memory efficient way around to serve up PHP scripts. Sounds like just what I need!
I got Magento running on Nginx with PHP-FPM and APC and it runs about as fast as my Apache install. I was hoping for a miracle and didn’t get it, but considering it’s on an anorexic little 256MB Cloud Server I would say it is performing admirably. Perhaps with more time to tune the performance (and bumping up to a bigger slice) it would really be fast, but I worked a long time on the previous Apache install so it was a tough act to follow. This article is the first of three that will explain what I did to get Magento running on this stack.
DISCALIMER: I am a pretty serious linux n00b. I’m sure I installed unnecessary packages, added extra compile flags, and what have you. You might bork your server trying this stuff, so don’t do it in a production environment!! However, I did get Magento running on Nginx with PHP-FPM and APC. It was a struggle, but I did it. So I thought I would share my notes in hopes they will help others. I do not claim that these same commands will work for you in your unique environment, and I probably won’t be help troubleshooting when they fail. Also, please add a comment and correct me if anything is wrong here, or if there is a better way to do anything. Thanks!
Then, I created the following init script at /etc/init.d/nginx.
You should have Nginx compiled, installed, and running now. Yay! Next, Part 2 will be about installing and compiling PHP-FPM. Finally, Part 3 is about setting up Magneto with Nginx and PHP-FPM (including mod-rewrite issues). I will not be covering the other aspects of setting up a Magento server like MySql and sendmail, because these are the same for an Apache stack which has plenty of documentation out on the Internet already.


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Since designing the original packaging for its release in 2012, it was time for a refresh. The updated design pulls elements from the original to remain true to the brand and recognizable on the shelves, while still giving a fresh new look to catch the eye of the consumer. The Rohrbach brand remains the hero for the classic series, with the beer style standing out second. The template remains consistent for each of the five classics–Scotch Ale, Blueberry Ale, Highland Lager, Vanilla Porter, and Railroad IPA.
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In its U.S. debut, ‘Soaring Wings’ brings the plight of the Crested Ibis to life, without shedding the evocative power of ballet.
It starts with a single white feather floating down from the rafters. As the spotlight holds, six dancers stream onto the stage and pose in gem-encrusted headpieces, red-tipped slippers, and ivory suits. They are the Crested Ibises, and they have a tale to tell.
From the first scene on, it’s clear that Soaring Wings isn’t your conventional ballet. Even in the hallowed halls of Lincoln Center, it covered new artistic ground by drawing focus to wildlife extinction.
Set in 20-century China and performed by the Shanghai Dance Theater since 2014, the show made a limited run in New York City and Boston earlier this month. It mirrors the real-life plight of the Crested Ibis, a stately bird that once numbered in the tens of thousands and inhabited much of East Asia and Russia. But by the 1970s, plume hunting, pollution, and dredging of wetlands had completely wiped out the species—save for seven individuals in the Qinling foothills of China. Today, thanks to GPS tracking, pesticide bans, and tight nest surveillance, that tiny stronghold has swelled to nearly 2,000 birds.
To bring the species' wild disposition to the stage, Ruirui had to break through “traditional thoughts of dance.” Instead of adhering to the smooth, stoic lines of ballet, her dancers wobble their arms and heads to mimic a preening or foraging ibis. Still, the footwork remains nimble and elegant, resulting in a performance that's both artful and realistic.
Soaring Wings, which was penned by playwright Luo Huaizhen, follows a young woodcutter who finds Crested Ibises roosting in the forest. He instantly falls in love with the leader of the flock, though not in a Swan Lake kind of way; it’s a romance built on fascination—one that many birders and ornithologists can relate to. But the charming setting takes a gloomy turn as death and destruction takes over the ibises’ world. The lighting dims, the backdrop goes black, and the birds shed their plumage for sootier coats.
But in the end comes hope, as a new class of conservationists emerges. In the penultimate scene, students crowd into a museum to study an ibis behind glass, while the aged woodcutter looks on in solace. To Ruirui, he's a metaphor for all that we need to do to reverse the fortunes of the Crested Ibis. “These types of creatures could be on the edge of extinction if they’re not commemorated and protected,” she says.
For that purpose, Soaring Wings rises above its limits as a silent work of art. And though it’s been performed more than 200 times in dozens of nations, “the staging of every work does not mean the piece is finished,” Ruirui says. “The rest is done by audience and their imagination.” If the ballet proves anything, it’s that we need to better understand how we affect birds and our planet. That includes the Audubon editor in the audience.
Mad River Decoys by Audubon is one of the only decoy manufacturers in the country focused on conservation.
Renowned crane conservationist George Archibald just returned from a global tour to meet every species of crane in the wild. Here's what he saw.

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Orecchiette, or "small ears" to which shape they owe their name, are prepared by cutting up the dough (made from durum wheat flour and water) into pieces as large as beans. On a work surface these are then dragged with the tip of a finger or a knife to form a small shell with a very thin edge, which is subsequently turned inside out. They are called orecchini in Rome, recchiatelle in Campania, and orecchia di prete in Abruzzo and Basilicata. In their native Puglia, they are known by different names in different areas, depending on their size.
This is one of the oldest Italian pastas. The roughness of the central hollow absorbs the sauce to perfection. Orecchiette may have originated in Provence. The existence of a similar type of pasta in the south of France has been documented since the Middle Ages. Some historians believe that it was brought into Italy by the Angevins, a noble family of Frankish origin who governed Puglia and Basilicata in the thirteenth century. Other historians argue that orecchiette, which show a Middle Eastern influence, probably originated in the territory of Sannicandro di Bari, in Puglia, during the Norman-Swabian rule, between the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, and that they derive from a traditional Jewish recipe, brought to the region by a thriving Jewish community.
Put the eggplant in a colander, salt it lightly and allow it to drain for about 30 minutes. In a large shallow pan over medium heat, toss the eggplant with the oil, a dash of black pepper, and the whole garlic clove. Add the cherry tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes.
Halve the olives and add them to the sauce. Remove the garlic clove. Add the rosemary and stir to combine. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the orecchiette until al dente; drain. Toss pasta with the sauce and serve.

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Influential studies, from the 1940s and 1950s, of the problem of prejudice and how to remedy it challenged the famous assertion of nineteenth-century sociologist William Graham Sumner that “stateways don’t change folkways,” and its modern counterparts, “you cannot legislate against prejudice” or “you cannot legislate morality.” Social scientists countered that, although people might initially protest, they would welcome a federal antidiscrimination law that aligned with conscience and closed the gap between American ideals and prejudice, creating new “folkways.” Using examples from the contexts of public accommodations, education, and employment, this Article examines similar arguments made about conscience and “legislating morality” in debates about the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (the “CRA”). Proponents argued that the national conscience demanded such a law because discrimination posed a moral crisis. Proponents and opponents of the CRA differed sharply on the role of federal law in addressing prejudice and discrimination. While proponents recognized the limits of what law could achieve, they argued that the CRA would remove artificial barriers created by segregation that constrained normal or natural human interaction. Opponents defended segregation as natural, Biblical, and part of the created order and warned that the CRA would usher in a dangerous and forced racial intermingling and line-crossing, particularly in marriage. Similar to the social scientists of the late 1940s and 1950s, supporters or the CRA appealed to experience with local and state antidiscrimination law and the World War II-era Fair Employment Practice Committee. The Article concludes with reflections on the present-day implications of this earlier “legislating morality” debate for controversies over LGBT rights and the evident clash between conscience, or religious liberty, on the one hand, and antidiscrimination law and marriage equality, on the other.
Linda McClain, The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 'Legislating Morality': On Conscience, Prejudice, and Whether 'Stateways' Can Change 'Folkways', 95 Boston University Law Review 891 (2015).

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Usually, people suffering from the signs and symptoms of menopause are the ones who have been mostly indicated to make use of hormone replacement therapy. Aside from that, hormone replacement therapy is also being used among men to lessen the many signs and symptoms of aging among them. Though hormone treatments can be proven to be of benefit to a great majority of people, they must first be well aware of the risks that they will be taking if they undergo such thing. For this reason alone, you already know how important it is that you speak first with your prescribing health care professional for you just to be sure that what hormone treatments you are getting are highly suitable for you. If you are thinking of getting hormone replacement therapy or any hormone treatments for that matter, then you can learn a lot from this article before jumping into the bandwagon.
So, what does hormone replacement therapy mean?
If you say hormone replacement therapy, you are actually referring to the medicines being prescribed by a family doctor to women. The medication found in hormone replacement therapy is more than capable of having some effect on the effects that women get when they suffer from menopause. What you can expect from hormone replacement therapy medication is that it comes with some man-made female hormones such as progestin and estrogen that takes the action of the natural progesterone hormones found in one’s body. Hormone replacement therapy can help in getting rid of the most common symptoms of menopause including some vaginal symptoms and hot flashes. Even if most people benefitting from hormone replacement therapy are women, you need to know that men can also take advantage of such hormone treatments when they have been found to have low levels of testosterone in their body.
It was during the 1930s wherein hormone replacement therapy has been around to help women suffering from menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes to be given more estrogen in their body to counter the effects of menopause. Come the 1960s, and healthcare professionals found more ways and benefits of prescribing hormone replacement therapy to their patients. It seems that after ten years has passed, doctors do not just use hormone replacement therapy to treat the hot flashes of their patients but even their depression. The FDA first approved of using hormone replacement therapy to treat menopause. During the 1980s, the FDA then approved of using hormone replacement therapy to treat bone density loss. Today, since there have been alarming health problems being reported with the use of hormone replacement therapy, not a lot of people are using it already. This is why before you get any hormone replacement therapy, you must see your doctor first.

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I have a dream... My dream house!
Do you dream of improving your home, your very quality of life? Perhaps you have ideas, experiences of gracious living from a vacation or a neighbor's party, but you don't know how to implement them? Where do you start?
What can you afford? How much you invest in remodeling depends on the value of your home, as well as your needs and the lifestyle you aspire to. A common benchmark is one percent of your property's value per year that you intend to enjoy your remodel. So, if you plan to sell in less than 4 years, budget 4%. If you plan to leave in 4 to 8 years, budget 7%. Over that, budget about 10% of your home's total value for your remodel.
This website shows many final projects. Each is uniquely optimized to each client's needs. So spend some time determining what you want. Look in magazines, books, daily papers, and catalogs. Tour model homes and open houses. Think about what makes you comfortable: cozy nooks, great spaces, low maintenance, energy efficiency, or sustainably manufactured building materials... these elements, brought to your design professional, will start the unique and successful collaboration which will result in the creation of your dream home.

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Zhik Topper hiking and toe straps are designed to work closely with the Zhik boots. Together they will provide the best connection allowing you to hike harder and for longer, without hurting your feet.
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WHITING, Ind. — Federal and state environmental officials say a northwestern Indiana factory has repeatedly violated federal health standards by releasing alarmingly high concentrations of airborne lead in two cities.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management accused Whiting Metals of the violations Thursday, based on three months of air quality testing in Hammond and Whiting.
The Chicago Tribune reports that air monitors installed near the company’s Whiting factory found average lead levels in the air between August and October that were more than twice the legal limit of 0.15 parts per billion.
Company officials didn’t immediately respond to the newspaper’s request for comment.
Regulators are also working to remove soil tainted with the brain-damaging metal from dozens of properties in the two cities.


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Ohh I thought you were talking about the top of my desk which needs a whole bunch of organization help (going to have a post on that? ha).
As for my desktop, I think I’m OK, it’s not too cluttered but I could definitely get rid of some of it and add more to make things faster to access.
Omigoodness, am I ever guilty of desktop clutter! It’s so bad, in fact, that every summer, before we go back home to visit the folks, I madly try to get it at least a little cleaned up – because my mom and my dad are always giving me grief over it! LOL!! And I have the same types of things on there that you do. My ‘my docs’ folder gets so crazy that if I d’load a new pdf that I really don’t want to lose track of, I’ll stick it on the desktop, because, I’m going to read it in ‘just a little while’. Yeah, right. Heh.
Angie, I envy you for having a handle on your desktop.
Hopefully will do better now that I am intentionally trying.


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March 16 & 17, 2017 are officially declared as special non-working holidays in celebration of Araw ng Dabaw and Araw ng Pasasalamat.
Araw ng Dabaw is a month-long celebration with various activities held in Davao every March. It’s also the name of Davao City’s Charter Day celebrated on March 16 annually.
Republic Act No. 7865 likewise proclaimed March 16 of every year as a special non-working holiday in celebration of the said occasion.
In March 16, 1936, Romualdo Quimpo, one of the region’s district representatives during the period, initiated the law which officially chartered Davao as a city. Quimpo filed Bill No. 609 which merged the town of Davao (Mayo) and Guianga District to create today’s Davao City.
March 17 is the “Araw ng Pasasalamat” and is proclaimed as a special non-working holiday.
It’s part of the celebration of the Araw ng Dabaw, serving as the Davaoeños thanksgiving for all the blessings that was received by the city.
Proclamation No. 166, which declares the date as a holiday, was signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea.
As mentioned, Araw ng Dabaw lasts for a month; however, only March 16 and 17 are declared as holidays. Employees working during these special holidays can expect an additional 30% in their day’s pay.
This year’s Araw ng Dabaw Festival kicked off on the first day of March with the participation of local talents and highlighted the historical developments in the city over the past 80 years.
For a complete list of Philippine holidays this 2017, click here.


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Knit Jersey Tux Jacket by Something. Tuxedo style cropped knit jacket with back tail detail.
Notch lapel collar / Fitted / Mid-weight jersey / 2 button closure / Shorter at front / Hem gets longer & ends at a point in back / Slit at back point / Fully lined / Color: Charcoal / 96% Cotton, 4% Polyester / Lining: 100% Cotton (charcoal).


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Decorative, Elevator, & Specialty Metals - Stanley Manufacturing Company Inc.
From producing metal products as unique as signs for subway cars and transport trucks to elevator doorskins and panels our metalworks division can take your engineered drawings and specifications or something as simple as a sketch on a napkin and turn it into a work of art. Contact one of our sales professionals today for a personal appointment to discuss further.
elevator hall doorskins, hall stations, control panels. Unique products such as metal business cards printed in colour or etched in brass will set you apart from the competition and last for many years.


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Inspired by the intense colors and designs of the paintings of Gustav Klimt this hat pattern can be purchased both individually, or as part of the Klimt Hat & Cowl eBook.
This slouchy hat uses 4 different color work techniques, all explained in the pattern - two color stranded ribbing and 2 color knitted braid used in the brim, simple stripes on the crown, and mosaic color work for the main hat body - a surprisingly easy technique where only one color is worked at a time.
Pattern contains chart and written instructions.
Yarn yardage listed above should be divided equally between 2 colors.


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Last week, Karen Lawrence, head of CRC and Consultancy here at Local Energy took part in a Guardian Q&A that explored how to be the greenest local authority ever.
The idea that ‘being green’ costs more needs to be tackled: Energy efficiency can save councils millions of pounds a year and reduces carbon emissions as a bonus. Local authority officers are finding it difficult to justify projects on the basis of sustainability or climate change benefits alone, but the cost savings (significantly lower energy bills) win the argument almost every time. Making these savings by using energy more efficiently actually means you need to find fewer savings elsewhere (by cutting jobs, for example).

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At the Blackwell Law Firm, our goal is to obtain the maximum compensation for your personal injury. We frequently represent workers injured in traumatic industrial or construction accidents.
When a worker suffers a personal injury on an industrial or construction site, the case starts with Alabama workers’ compensation benefits. Some attorneys neglect workers’ compensation issues. We do not. We fight for full benefits. We help our clients navigate a complex and confusing workers’ compensation system to get needed medical care. Unlike some other attorneys, we do not believe clients should navigate a difficult medical system alone.
When an injury leaves a worker with a long-term disability, we fight to get those benefits for our clients as well. We prepare our workers’ compensation cases for trial. We believe the best results come from preparing cases fully. We have real trial experience in counties throughout Alabama. If you have suffered a serious accident, you need an attorney who will aggressively advocate for his clients.
Workers’ compensation benefits are limited in Alabama. You cannot sue your own employer for negligence to recover additional compensation. However, if someone outside your employer acted negligently and caused your injury, you can pursue claims against that person or company. Lawyers often refer to these claims as third-party claims.
We investigate your accident. We explore and pursue third-party claims for you. Sometimes, third-party claims involve cases against another driver who caused your injury. Sometimes, third-party claims involve cases against other companies present on a job site. Many industrial and construction work sites involve multiple contractors.
We have investigated and pursued numerous third-party claims on construction and industrial work sites. We understand the relationships between contractors on sites.
We represented a steel erector injured on a construction site at Redstone Arsenal when his scissors lift toppled. After going to trial in his workers’ compensation claim and obtaining a judgment for our client, we successfully pursued claims against the site general contractor alleging safety violations.
We represented two electrical contract workers struck by an overhead crane at an industrial facility. After successfully concluding their workers’ compensation cases, we pursued third-party claims against the facility owner responsible for the overhead crane. After significant litigation, we were able to obtain a substantial recovery from the owner.
We represented a boilermaker injured by a toxic gas while a subcontractor at an industrial plant. After successfully obtaining a verdict in his workers’ compensation case, we successfully pursued additional third-party claims against the plant. The case involved OSHA penalties.
We represented a welder injured when a piece of scaffold fell on him. We first helped the client successfully navigate the medical system and obtain workers’ compensation benefits. Then, we pursued third-party claims against the separate scaffolding company. When the scaffolding company refused to settle fairly, we successfully tried the claims to a jury which assessed both compensatory and punitive damages against the scaffold company.
We understand the complex workers’ compensation, safety and contract issues between contractors on industrial and construction work sites. We regularly review safety and OSHA-related issues. We have inspected and analyzed important industrial equipment such as scissors lifts, scaffolds, cranes, forklifts and other equipment. We understand issues related to safety training and activity hazard analyses on job sites. As part of our work, we routinely engage safety experts and have cross-examined experts at trial.
Does the attorney handle only one type of claim? If so, other possible claims might be neglected.
Will you be assigned different attorneys to handle different claims? If so, your attorneys may or may not work together well for your benefit.
Will you deal with different law firms for different claims? If so, you may incur additional costs negatively impacting your recovery.
Does the attorney understand the relationship between claims and how it affects overall recovery? If not, your overall recovery may suffer.
The Blackwell Law Firm investigates your injury and pursues your available claims. We have successfully tried workers’ compensation and third-party claims in Alabama.
If you are seeking an attorney following an injury on an industrial or construction work site, we would be happy to answer your questions. Consultations are always free and confidential.


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Jackie Arnold lost her daughter Leah in 2009. Now, she helps other parents cope with the aftermath of miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant death.
I was almost 36 weeks pregnant in July 2009 when I woke up and didn’t feel any movement. I called my doctor.
“Have a snack, drink orange juice or something cold to see if you can feel movement,” she said.
When I called back and said it wasn’t working, she told me to go straight to the hospital. They put me in a room right away, and they couldn’t find a heartbeat with the handheld Doppler monitor.
The second my husband and I found out we were having a girl we named her Leah. During the scan, the doctor told me Leah no longer had a heartbeat. I was in complete shock and denial and just couldn’t believe this was happening. I could see her profile on the screen with no movement and no heartbeat. I was in complete disbelief.
The next thing I knew, my husband was there. He said somebody from the hospital had called him. They said I was going to have to be induced, and they asked us if we wanted to go home and get ourselves together. We opted not to go home, and I got induced immediately.
It was my first pregnancy, and I had taken all the classes, but all the planning went out the window when I felt my first big contraction. I opted to have an epidural. I needed to be numbed in some way.
The hospital staff was amazing. A nurse on the bereavement team came into my room, telling me things I didn’t think I would ever have to think about, answering questions: What is she going to look like? What do people do after a stillbirth?
I delivered Leah about 24 hours after I was induced. We got to see and hold her. She looked just like my husband. She had dark, curly hair. She looked exactly like a sleeping baby.
We got to spend a couple of days in the hospital with Leah. I understand now that they had to take her away frequently because they had to keep her cold. The hospital provided clay footprints and handprints for us to keep. A professional photographer took tons and tons of pictures. At first I was scared and skeptical. Why would we want to do this? Now, more than eight years later, I understand. That’s all you have. I have a baby book and a whole chest of items, anything that touched her: a baptismal gown she wore, blankets. I have a piece of her hair.
After a couple of days in the hospital, it was time to make decisions that we never thought we’d have to make. We ended up having Leah cremated. We contacted a local funeral home by our house. We picked out a heart-shaped urn. We planned a memorial and printed invitations using all the pictures we had from our ultrasounds and our days in the hospital. We did not bury the urn; it's on a shelf with a picture of Leah. We’ve always talked about not living in St. Louis forever, and we didn’t want to leave her here if we move.
Leaving the hospital was very difficult. I remember intentionally taking my glasses off–that way everything was blurry. It felt like everyone was staring at me. They weren’t, but leaving empty-handed was difficult. I suffered from postpartum depression. I had breast milk coming in. I didn’t want to get out of bed. We had painted Leah’s room a pale purple and decorated with white furniture. It was full of items from three different baby showers. That door stayed shut a long time.
It was a couple of weeks before I got out of bed. I had anxiety about leaving the house. I was worried I would run into people who had last seen me when I was getting ready to pop. Once we started getting out of the house we would go to different neighborhoods. Many times out in public, I just started crying. I left my job in foster care; I didn’t think I’d be good at it anymore. I became a school counselor, and I started volunteering for Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support, running support groups at the hospital where I had Leah. Now, I work for Share.
We didn’t know what had happened at first, so we opted to have tests done. After many, many appointments and lots of waiting, we found out I have a blood-clotting disorder. A blood clot must have passed through the placenta, blocking off Leah’s oxygen. I had a lot of guilt, anger, and sadness–and blame for myself. It’s not tested for in normal pregnancies; you don’t find out until something terrible happens. Because I knew, I consulted a high-risk pregnancy doctor and took blood-thinning medication–and I was able to have two more children, now 4 and 6.


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25th December 2010 - Merry Christmas!
Sorry... there isn't a sketch this week, the Design Team are having a well earned rest to spend time with their friends & loved ones and enjoy the festivities, and we hope that you will be doing the same too!
We would like to express our gratitude to all of our sponsors and guest designers throughout 2010, as well as thanking each and everyone of you, our fantastic challengers for your support of our challenge blog, thank you so much for taking part each week.
We will be back next week, on January 1st 2011 with a brand new sketch for you!
Please EMAIL ME so that I can pass on your email address, then Kellie from Tickle Pink Stamps will let you know how you can claim your prize. Thank you.
I know that it wasn't an easy decision for Catherine to make and she will be greatly missed from our team.
This weeks card is her last one for Sketch Saturday, and is as fabulous as all her cards are.
Tickled Pink Stamps now has their VERY own range of cute and They are a tad different from the normal cute but we all LOVE to be different and stand out, and these amazing designs will make any creation GORGEOUS!"
Tickled Pink Stamps is currently having a CHRISTMAS STAMP SALE! With 30% - 50% OFF ALL CHRISTMAS STAMPS. Better get in quick because once they are GONE they are GONE!
Kellie is so generous, she is offering this weeks challenge winner their own choice of 3 rubber Tickled Pink Stamps.
And here is Bev's last GDT card for the month of December ladies, Bev thank you so much for your precious time to make YET again such a beautiful card. And I wanted to thank you for being my GDT. "mwah", Terry.
what gorgeous papers, and a beautiful image too.
Thank you to those who took part in Terry's sketch challenge last week, please check out underneith this post to see if you are the winner!
This week's challenge is sponsored by our wonderful regular sponsor Simon Says Stamp!
They have a fabulous range for Christmas & Winter in stock NOW!
Thank you to everyone who took part in last weeks challenge. I hope you have had fun with the sketch.
Congratulations Nathalie !! Can you please EMAIL ME with your email & postal adress so that I can pass it on to Gepke from Your Zoap who will then be in touch with details of how you can claim your prize.
The shop is THE ADDRESS for romantic accessories for in your house. But Gepke also has lovely zoap, quilts, textile, lace and lots and lots of fabulous paperpads and all sorts of hobby material....wohooo.
She is sponsoring this weeks challenge and the winner of the challenge can pick out beautiful things in Gepke's shop for 25 euro's. Isn't that wonderful???
Thank you so much Gepke for your generosity.
Thank you to everyone who took part in last weeks challenge.
Please EMAIL ME with your full postal address so that I can pass this onto Sandy, so that she can post out your prize to you.
Need something to colour your images? then please see their range of COPIC pens.
This week, Sandy is offering our challenge winner ALL FOUR My Paper World christmas stamp sets!
What a totally amazing prize!
HUGE THANKS to Sandy and Ian.


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Our new AmeriCorps VISTA project will help affiliates establish or expand home repair programs and make them available to more low income homeowners throughout Wisconsin.
HFH Wisconsin and HFH WI River Area have teamed up to help the village of La Valle recover from the devastating flooding that took place in August by repairing an 8-unit senior apartment building. Some of our VISTA members came together to lend a hand, and the goal is to have the seniors back in their apartments in time for Christmas.
This regional affiliate conference hosted by HFH Iowa will have a heavy focus on rural affiliate training.
Introducing our new VISTA members!
We have VISTA members serving with affiliates across the state, working to build capacity so Habitat can build more homes.
We’re building a new and better website.
Our first HFH Wisconsin newsletter of 2019 is available now.


text: Great 2 bedroom/2 bathroom end unit in Coastal Villas! This condo features new carpeting and paint with a split floor plan convenient for roommates. You enter through the spacious kitchen leading to a sizable dining and living space combination. The bedrooms offer ample closet space. Coastal Villas residents enjoy the community pool and laundry facility. This unit is in close proximity to Coastal Carolina University. HOA information has been provided to the best of our ability. All information should be verified and approved by buyer. Square footage is approximate and not guaranteed. Buyer is responsible for verification.


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Our 2.5-acre Teaching Garden is a place for visitors of all ages to learn about sustainable gardening methods, and consists of vegetable production beds, rain gardens, a children’s sensory garden, and a greenhouse and apiary – all constructed with the help of volunteers!
Group volunteer workdays consist of individual seasonal gardening tasks and larger projects that require teamwork. Preparing, planting and weeding vegetable beds is an on-going task for volunteers, and one-off projects like constructing gardening structures are done as the need arises. Volunteers in the Teaching Garden always leave tired, dirty, and satisfied seeing their hard work pay off at the end of the workday.
We accept volunteer groups of up to 30 people.
Workdays are held seasonally from 9am – noon, Monday-Saturday . Dates fill up quickly and should be scheduled well in advance.
Starting June 1, 2018, group volunteer days are available for a fee of $300* that underwrites the cost of staff facilitation and supplies.
Groups over 30 are accepted on a case-by-case basis and will be charged an increased fee.
* Fee may be waived for nonprofits and service groups.
If you are a looking for a group volunteer opportunity please complete our request form using the button below.


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Copyright is a 'property right' which exists to protect the economic rights of those who create works e.g. authors, artists, publishers. This right prohibits the copying of their works except under certain circumstances.
There are many ways we can enable you to present resources within Blackboard. Creating a reading list (RLO) is one way of linking to a wide range of electronic and digitised resources as well as indicating library availability of print materials.
Finding creative commons licenced materials is another. See the Video, images and audio guide for sources.
Copyright in anything you do in the course of your work for Sheffield Hallam is owned by your employer unless your contract of employment states anything different. Regulations concerning copyright/IPR of work produced by student can be found in our Copyright guide.
Contact copyright@shu.ac.uk or your Learning and Teaching Librarian for further help and information.


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He discovered in himself a wonderful likeness to a bull.
My name is unpronounceable in your language. And I would teach you mine but I can see from here you would stop at the first personal pronoun. You would learn it by heart and carry it everywhere between your teeth and your cheek. You would root up the green grass and keep it only for yourself. Well you would, there’s no mystery. You think this is my first time at the rodeo? You would be no better off than yourself, but you will never see past your own self baptism to realize it. You. Can you be sure of understanding my language? You are of one mind and I see no help for you. You’ll be who you are and a bull’s a bull for a’ that.


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With the tide (thankfully) starting to turn against coal fired power generation, renewable energy is finding favor, as is electricity generated via the combustion of natural gas.
So, is natural gas green?
Natural gas consists mainly of methane and is often found associated with oil fields, coal seams and other fossil fuel deposits; but also may exist on its own in huge underground reservoirs.
Like oil, natural gas is often obtained through targeted drilling, however at times it’s a by-product of oil drilling. Not so long ago, gas associated with oil extraction was simply burned off (flaring), but now it’s increasingly captured for use.
In drilling operations where natural gas is targeted, hydraulic fracturing may also be employed once a well is sunk to the required depth to boost the flow of gas. The fracture is formed by pumping special fluid into the base of the well. This process is also known as “fracking”.
While natural gas will burn without refining; in order to make it suitable for residential, automotive and industrial use, it must be processed – and that in itself is an energy intensive task. However, the by-products of the process produces useful substances such as propane and butane.
Natural gas is often referred to as the “cleanest” of the fossil fuels, including so-called “clean coal“. According to NaturalGas.org, the burning of natural gas emits almost 30 percent less carbon dioxide than oil, and just under 45 percent less carbon dioxide than coal.
However, this isn’t the full story – burning gas may create lower emissions, but the entire production process can be emissions intensive. A major issue is fugitive emissions from gas that escapes during extraction. In a medium case scenario, life-cycle emissions per joule of energy derived from fracked gas could potentially be similar to those derived from coal.
While the combustion of natural gas also results in lower levels of nitrogen oxides (which contribute to acid rain), sulfur, carbon monoxide, and virtually no particulate matter; it’s this lack of particulate matter compared to coal combustion that may mean a shift to gas could accelerate a rise in global average temperatures. Confused? I don’t blame you. Read more about this aspect here.
CNG is becoming an increasingly popular alternate fuel for cars. NaturalGas.org says the EPA has found vehicles using compressed natural gas have reductions in carbon monoxide emissions of up to 97 percent, carbon dioxide emission reductions of 25 percent and nitrogen oxide emission reductions of up to 60 percent.
Natural gas certainly sounds like a panacea for all society’s energy woes in some ways – but it is a fossil fuel and unlike solar power and like oil, it is a limited resource. As such, a massive switch to natural gas would see many of the problems associated with oil production still occur.
The fugitive emissions risk aside, extraction of natural gas can be an environmentally damaging process. The process of “fracking” involves toxic waste and can contaminate the ground water with the fluids and the gas itself. In some parts of the world, the amount of natural gas that has leaked into aquifers through nearby fracking activities is enough to burn – I’ve seen photos of people lighting their faucets.
Fracking operations can also draw heavily on groundwater and are believed to be connected with some earthquake incidents.
The hydraulic fluids themselves can be somewhat of a black box, with some in the industry refusing to reveal the components of the fluids involved. The documentary “Gasland” claims some fluids contain known carcinogens and heavy metals.
Gas produced from fracking operations is “wet” and needs to be separated from the water and fracking fluid when it comes to the surface and this wastewater can also be highly toxic.
In some countries, land owners may own the surface area of their properties, but not the resources that lay beneath. Some are forced to allow gas drilling operations on their property and there’s little recourse if the company involved doesn’t restore the land to what it was before. The same problems can occur on government or public land; as with all forms of mining.
As mentioned, another environmental issue is the methane itself. While methane does burn quite cleanly, it is a very potent greenhouse gas – around 60 times the Greenhouse Warming Potential (GWP) of carbon dioxide. Methane leaks from extraction and during transportation just add to an already greenhouse gas overburdened atmosphere.
While natural gas may be “greener” than all other fossil fuels (and that is certainly debatable as more information becomes available), it’s certainly not green – it’s the lesser of the fossil fuel sourced energy evils.
Natural gas provides an interim source of energy while we wean ourselves off coal and oil and perhaps as a baseload source of energy when needed; but there’s a danger of natural gas being seen as a replacement for renewable energy for our future power needs.
Natural gas will not solve the climate change issue – it should be seen only as part of the solution and a stepping stone to even cleaner energy technology.


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Will UBS Tap Bob McCann Or Sallie Krawcheck For Top Wealth Management Job?
Former Merill Lynch brokerage head Bob McCann and former Citigroup wealth management bosslady Sallie Krawcheck are both under consideration to take over the top job at UBS's wealth management unit. Investment News reported that two industry recruiters say both names are "already circulating."
Earlier, the Financial Times had reported the UBS new chief executive, Oswald Grubel, had decided not to sell the company's US wealth management business yet, despite speculation in recent months that he might offload this business following tax-evasion accusations and the ensuing scandal. We're not so sure the business isn't yet for sale, although we suspect that possible US buyers might balk at the price demanded by the Swiss.
The FT said he had decided to restructure the wealth management team under a new head. UBS is a giant in US wealth management, with roughly 8,000 brokers.
McCann supposedly turned down the job to run Hartford Financial, prompting speculation that another deal was in the works.

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This model is discontinued. As an alternative, we recommend the DeLonghi AD1099 Solo Convection Oven with Rotisserie.
UNIQUE "HEAT CIRC" TECHNOLOGY along with dual heating elements enable the twice-heated air to be displaced over the food more evenly and more directly, which can reduce cooking time up to 20%.
2-HOUR TIMER with safety auto shut-off.
MULTIPLE COOKING FUNCTIONS including bake, bake with convection, broil, keep warm, defrost and rotisserie make this the ideal multi-function oven.
OTHER ACCESSORIES INCLUDED: 2 cooking racks, low-profile DuraStone enamel bake pan, rotisserie kit and DuraStone enamel rotisserie pan.
Dimensions: 21" x 16.25" x 12.75"


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Repair or maintenance of your Infiniti requires an ASE certified mechanic who has years of experience on Japanese vehicles. While most vehicles are relatively similar to one another, there is still a lot of fine detailing that is different than many domestic makes. Because of this, you want to find someone who has the necessary knowledge, certifications and experience to do your Infiniti Repair.
Euro Plus Automotive has been working on Japanese vehicles for decades and we employ only the best Infiniti mechanics. We provide our Infiniti Specialists with the state of the art diagnostic equipment and tools that allow them to do their jobs right the first time, every time.
If you are looking for high-quality Infiniti Service then Euro Plus Automotive is the place to go. We ensure that you and your vehicle are treated with the care and courtesy you deserve. Don’t settle for second best, when you can get the best at Performance Plus.
Come to us for your Infiniti Maintenance and we will fully inspect your vehicle and provide you with a detailed analysis of any required work, along with expected costs.
Mechanics who work on just any old vehicle that is brought to them are more than capable of identifying and even repairing the obvious problems. The problem is that they don’t specialize in Japanese vehicles and don’t have the knowledge, training or experience with them; this means that some of the smaller issues are going to evade them. This is why you need to bring your Infiniti to a shop that knows Japanese vehicles, inside and out. Performance Plus specializes in Japanese vehicles and has staff dedicated to work on them.
Next time you are looking for repair or maintenance on your Infiniti, check us out. We will be able to spot the small issues and help you get them repaired before they become big expensive ones.


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Take a trip to middle England and discover a rip snorting Francophile soft cheese, made 75 metres from traitorous Knights, Loyal soldiers, and a King turned to stone.
In the village of Little Rollright, near Chipping Norton, on the border of Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, sits Kings Stone Farm. Five generations of the Haine family have raised dairy cattle on rich clover pasture, within touching distance of an ancient Bronze Age Stone Circle. Named after the famous stones, Rollright Cheese is a washed rind French classic, packing a bovine odour, a rich buttery texture and an ooze that sees it dripping over the plate, demanding your palate’s full attention. Drunk with a Burgundy of suitable nobility, a wet summer solstice can be transformed into a reverie of past kings searching for a kingdom.
King of England thou shalt be!
His troops gathered in a circle to discuss the challenge and his knights muttered amongst themselves– but the king boldly took seven steps forward.
As Long Compton thou canst not see, King of England thou shalt not be! Rise up stick and stand still stone, For King of England thou shalt be none; Thou and thy men hoar stones shall be, And I myself an elder tree!
The king became the solitary King Stone, while nearby his soldiers formed a cromlech, or circle, called the King's Men. As the witch prepared to turn herself into an elder tree, she backtracked into four of the king's knights, who had lagged behind and were whispering plots against the king. She turned them to stone as well, and today they are called the Whispering Knights."
Pics courtesy of English Heritage and Cotswold Cheese Company.

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Looking for an Ohana Vita-Uke, preferably with a case.
You are indeed looking at a fine instrument - but you can't have mine. And I doubt TCK will part with his, either.
Ukulele Source in San Jose, CA might have them - Smiley is an Ohana dealer, and stocks many models. The Vita Uke is the CPK-70.
Ukuleleworld.com has them, with case, according to the web site.
Amazon has a dealer listing them, but the price looks like no case is included.
Based on the Amazon Reviews, Mickey McGuire got his from a place called "Huggy's Music", which I know nothing else about.
Several are shown on eBay.
Bumping this up in case someone wants to part with a used one, as I wait for Mim to see if she can get some more.
I'd rather get a used one or one a new one that I know will be properly setup.
Why not just go to the Ohana website and check out who our US dealers are?
I bought one used here some time back, gave it to my music partner so we'd have matching Vitas (Mine is the original 1926 Roy Smeck) The Ohana isn't as nice as the original, but still a nice player. There is a half dozen listed on Ebay currently.
Hard to imagine one better. I bought this one as a wall hanger/investment. I was surprised how nice it played. Our local uke guru, well known, has bought and sold hundreds of ukes. His favorite is his Vita, and mine.


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Hey Gamers! We’re back again this week with the final part of SqueakyBear’s recorded shift during the Extra Life charity stream! Puzzles, pus blobs, and water monsters away our young heroine!
This video was a part of a 24 charity stream we ran through Extra Life, a charity that celebrates gaming to raise money for children’s hospitals! We donated over $400 to CHOC hospital, all thanks to your help! Thank you to everyone that donated, you’re amazing!

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