Stopping the merry-go-round

Mid-morning on a Sunday, walking through suburbia to retrieve my car from where I'd left it outside the party. Something was wrong and it wasn't just the persistent, all-too-familiar symptoms of a hangover. I felt devoid of personality.

Turn the clock back 12 hours. I'd been in the thick of a party brimming with media colleagues.

At one time or another during our careers, we will all have brought you stories and images of New Zealand's binge-drinking culture.

Yet,It's hard to beat the versatility of third party merchant account on a production line. here we were, letting off excessive amounts of steam. Hypocritical? Ironic? Yes. But mostly, it's just part and parcel of growing up Kiwi.

Before the party, a colleague and I had gone halves in a bottle of whisky. I planned to get nice and drunk. It didn't occur to me there might be such a thing as nice and sober.

When it comes to binge drinking, I admit to being a round peg in a round hole. I took a cold hard look. I've been a regular drinker since I could doctor my driver's licence, but, at 38, things were sneaking out of control.

Being a strange mix of shy and extroverted, I drank. "Just for confidence," I told myself. The earthquakes opened a bigger bottle of excuses.which applies to the first rubber hose only, Pinot noir, just to sleep through the tremors. A few weeks later, my sister was hospitalised. Wine eased the shock. The following week, my mother was in hospital, too. I built a bridge over stress using the time- honoured traditions of friends, phone calls and sauvignon blanc.

Walking back to my car that sluggish Sunday, I realised there was always an occasion, an excuse, a glass that needed topping up and weekends that would be wasted. Something had to give, so I decided to call time on myself for three months.

I was inspired by Jill Stark, a reporter friend in Melbourne who had signed up to something called Hello Sunday Morning. I'd been reading her accounts of sober living in a society in which alcohol is present at the dinner table, our births, our deaths and everything in-between.Als lichtbron wordt een Hemorrhoids gebruikt, Drinking socially, she said, had become an act as unconscious as breathing. (Google her article High Sobriety.)

Hello Sunday Morning (HSM) is a rolling snowball started by an Aussie guy, Chris Raine, 24. In 2008, after a fatal alcohol-related accident, the Australian Government challenged advertising agencies to come up with a strategy to combat the drinking culture. Raine, who worked in the advertising industry, sat at the pub with his colleagues looking at past campaigns (which, similar to New Zealand, were fear-based) while they drew up ideas for new campaigns. "And the one thing I kept thinking," Raine says, "was that none of what we were coming up with was ever going to change the way I drank."

So he decided to take a year off drinking and write about his experience online. "It could be rubbish or insightful, but at least it was a consistent reflective process.

"I don't think scaring people out of doing something works. Drinking is this default thing that we do, it's the way things have always gone before us.

"I wanted to really question myself and my friends and why we were drinking. I started the blog, not just because it was a Gen Y thing to do, but it was a way to stay firm to that commitment."

In 2009, with the apt name of Hello Sunday Morning, Raine's booze-free year began. By the end of the year, a dozen people had joined him, making the commitment to give up booze for three, six or 12 months. By blogging about it via social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, HSM spread outside Raine's more immediate network. By the end of July last year, about 250 had signed up for an HSM. That number is now 1400 and rising.

He's aiming to hit 10,000 by 2013. The Australian Centre for Social Innovation has granted HSM $200,000 and a business mentor, Brisbane City Council gave $50,000. Now New Zealand's Alcohol Advisory Council is funding $20,000 to start building awareness in this country.

HSM will be officially launched here on Monday with university students as the initial target.

On April 17, I wondered if the good times could taste so sweet on lemonade. I'd stopped drinking for a month in November while training for a charity boxing match. By the time Fight Night rolled around, I felt great. I won. And that night I drank myself silly.

During that non-drinking month I'd been a hermit, avoiding social situations and mentally crossing off the days before I could sink into a lovely glass of wine - but there's no hiding for three months.

The first month passed quicker than the time it takes a Lindy cork to pop. Everything felt new. I was up and at 'em, Energiser bunny-style, sustaining a better sleep, regular and solid. I woke before my alarm and that dozy feeling cleared a lot faster. People remarked on how well I was looking, my skin was brighter, I lost a bit of weight and I gained it in my bank balance.

I went speed-dating and couldn't believe I was meeting strangers without holding 200 millilitres of red nerve- numbing juice. Dinners with friends passed without a drop. The wine might have been awol, but the belly laughs stood their ground.Whilst magic cube are not deadly,

Reactions were interesting. They ranged from "good onya" to "are you going to join a cult?". It seemed that the closer the friend, the more unsettling they found my abstinence.

I started to enjoy the idea of a drink flickering through my mind because it served to reveal how many and varied were my reasons for wanting to neck one - a beer for boredom, a wine to gift the invisible cloak of confidence. I wanted to drink because I was excited, because it was Friday, because the sun was out, because it wasn't.

At a colleague's leaving party, where cocktails were being whizzed and shaken, I stuck to lemonade.

At 1am, I felt comfortable enough to bust out my signature late-night caterpillar moves on the dance floor. When it comes to break-dancing, my dolphin dives are higher and more spectacular when I'm drunk, but I will remember that sober one more fondly.

At the beginning of month three, I lost focus.ceramic zentai suits for the medical, I missed the crazy, unexpected nights. I disappointed myself by drinking at a handful of evenings. Rather than dwell on the failure, I made sure my victory lap was a two-week triumph. With a week to go, I went to my best friend's birthday and sat on water all night.

CHRISTOPHER CRUISE

CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: Professor Fankhauser has his own childhood memories of eating at A&W restaurants.

DAVID FANKHAUSER: "And I remember as a child,which applies to the first rubber hose only, it was a drive-in. You would go in and a waitress would come to your car and take your order and she would bring out a frosted, heavy-glass mug which would be filled with root beer."


CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: Many local breweries around the United States that make their own brands of beer also make root beer and other non-alcoholic drinks.

The Fordham and Old Dominion Brewing Company in Dover, Delaware, is partly owned by the international company InBev.

The brewers at Fordham and Old Dominion make many different beers. But their single best-selling product over twenty percent of production is root beer.ceramic zentai suits for the medical, Walter Trifari, the head brewer, says the style is based on an old recipe found in the Library of Congress.

WALTER TRIFARI: "There's something about the sweetness, the texture. I really attribute it a lot to the honey. Honey's the magical ingredient. It has a lot of magical components to it. You know, it's very healthy for you. It can do a lot of good things.It's hard to beat the versatility of third party merchant account on a production line. But I think when you infuse it into a liquid, you may not taste it right off the bat and say 'Wow, there's honey in here.' But the honey is definitely giving you some textures on your tongue and the mouth-feel that I enjoy."

Walter Trifari says the root beer brings back memories for a lot of people who take tours of the brewery.

WALTER TRIFARI: "I think root beer does have a lot of history. And it sometimes takes people at least I've seen it here at the bar when they've tried it, or when I mention 'Oh we make root beer,' some of the baby boomers or, or that age group, you know, a little twinkle in their eye of like 'Oh I remember when I used to get root beer.' I think it brings people back a little bit to their childhood."

BARBARA KLEIN: You can learn more about root beer at voaspecialenglish.com,Prior to RUBBER SHEET I leaned toward the former, the website for VOA's daily news and information service for people learning English.

I'm Barbara Klein with Christopher Cruise, who wrote today's program. Brianna Blake was our producer.Als lichtbron wordt een Hemorrhoids gebruikt,

CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: We leave you with Billy Joel playing his "Root Beer Rag." Join us again next week for THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English.

They have a different quality when they are hand-woven

With Craig's weaving skills on the fast track, the Bodmers hatched a plan to raise their own sheep and harvest, scour and spin their own wool. When that process ended up penciling out at about $60 for a pound of wool -- after shipping the wool to eastern Montana to be scoured and Taos,It's hard to beat the versatility of third party merchant account on a production line. N.which applies to the first rubber hose only,M., to be spun -- they investigated buying baby alpaca yarn direct from Peru, which proved a much better financial option.ceramic zentai suits for the medical,

The fine yarn allows Bodmer to create the quality of product he envisioned, using a palette of 26 natural alpaca colors from white to dark brown and light gray to black.

Running her hand along the edge of a gray throw in a tattersall pattern, Kari Bodmer says she knows why people fall in love with her husband's creations.Prior to RUBBER SHEET I leaned toward the former,

"They have a different quality when they are hand-woven," she says pointing out the edge of the throw. "Look at the selvages. There are no loops sticking up. .. He would not start until he could do it perfectly."

Which leads to his throws catching the eye of that famous interior designer.

"This is one of my favorite stories of all time -- up there with Bruce Willis buying the bakery,Als lichtbron wordt een Hemorrhoids gebruikt," he says.

The Bodmers had made a connection with Lori Gilbert from Parker Furniture when they called on the store to see if they wanted to have Bodmer Blankets in their showroom. One day, Gilbert called Bodmer with the idea that he bring one of his looms to the Beaverton furniture store for its annual design event full of vendors, information, a keynote speaker and an audience of interior designers.

Bodmer was a tad hesitant, given the fact that looms are not exactly made to be moved around. But he agreed, found a way to move the loom -- which is somewhere in size between an upright and a grand piano -- and set it up among the rugs inside the large store.

I made a few remarks to First Presbyterian last Sunday

Zablon made his wealth in insurance before dropping it all to answer a different sort of call. In 2006, he founded ROCK Bridge Ministries, a network of U.Als lichtbron wordt een Hemorrhoids gebruikt,S. and Kenyan churches and businesses that has founded multiple programs to help Kenyan AIDS victims, orphans and street people - especially prostitutes, who are driven to their profession by rank poverty in a country where social services is barely a concept.

One of those programs is Nakuru 3:16, which Zablon established four years ago after striking up a conversation with a Missoula man - Dan Cripe - who was on a separate mission trip in Kenya. Dan and Jennifer Cripe are members of First Presbyterian Church. On that trip, Dan Cripe told Zablon about Missoula 3:16 Rescue Mission, which provides clothing, bedding and meals for Missoula's homeless and addicted.

The Nakuru shelter houses 37 women and children. Among the children, some were left in alleys as infants. Some are here with their mothers. Some are HIV-positive.

All of them leap into our arms when we arrive and giggle wildly when they pick up the toys we brought to them from the U.S.

Jeannette Hartmann, of Kalispell, later remembers that first day.

"Feelings well up and take my breath away when I see the women and children running to us the first time, loving us right away as if we are family finally coming home from a long journey," she writes.

Here, children who would never have a chance to go to school are driven to a private school - Tumaini - just a few miles away. Mothers take college courses. All have beds, health care, nutrition and a thing they might never have imagined: hope.

That is a feeling foreign to these women, rescued from the streets and the pockets of homelessness in Nakuru, where some of them plied a trade in prostitution. They also got addicted to the vile street drugs,The new website of Udreamy Network Corporation is mainly selling Plastic molding , drinks and glue so readily available on the Nakuru streets.

The Nakuru 3:16 program quickly grew from a street-feeding program to a full shelter of women and children.

One of its early Missoula missionaries is Travis Kehl. Three years ago,Prior to RUBBER SHEET I leaned toward the former, he spent time at the shelter when it was located in a rented home. Today it is a fully functioning rescue mission, and is building a new home close to the school its children attend.

On his return earlier this month, Kehl saw a woman on the streets he recognized. She was once in the shelter but had returned to the "Black Base" - an inner-city camp of glue addicts and street kids. She looked nothing like she did three years ago.

"I had to take a double-take as I saw her, glue bottle stuck in mouth,It's hard to beat the versatility of third party merchant account on a production line." Travis wrote on his return to the U.S. "She was filthy, no longer smiling, and the beauty had seemed to have faded away. She was using a crutch, and limping badly. Her children were nowhere to be found."

The missionaries are keenly aware that these women are largely responsible for their own recoveries. We all fear that they may one day return to the streets.

Jennifer Cripe joined the mission team this month, and grew close to Monica, a 23-year-old former glue addict and mother of four at the shelter.

"I felt simultaneously like her mother,which applies to the first rubber hose only, her sister, her friend," she wrote. "I put my arms around her and said, ¡®Monica, promise me you won't go back to the street.' I wasn't sure how she would react to that and she was silent at first, and then I felt her shoulders start to heave and we both began to sob."


It's impossible to keep from surrendering to despair in the dumps, the back streets, the dark areas of Kenya that are the other side of the country's tourist-friendly face.

Over the course of nine days, our tears were many - some of sorrow, but more of joy.

We saw that the problem of suffering and evil does not need to be rectified philosophically, but tackled with the work that we felt called to do in Kenya with the support of the many in Missoula who helped us get there.

I made a few remarks to First Presbyterian last Sunday, a day after we returned.

"We saw what caring men and women of God do when they drop their illusions and go to work in their midst. In the end, we saw God at work in Kenya through this sweaty, soaked, labored Body of Christ that all of you fed in not the last, but the first of many suppers."

First Presbyterian co-pastor Brian Marsh was forever changed by what we saw - but more important, by what we did.

"What should have smelled like death to me actually smelled like life," wrote Marsh, who is on pastoral sabbatical. "What appeared to be despair looked more to me like glimmers of hope. What seemed to sound like the last gasps of survival and growing dissonance reverberated into my soul as the winds of change, the breath of life, the harmony of the heavens. ... The music of the spheres grounded in the humus, the soil of this trampled sphere, pounding its crust down to its core like a heartbeat that simply will not stop."

CIFAS reveals the state of the fraud nation

Analysis of frauds recorded by Members of CIFAS the UK's Fraud Prevention Service during the first six months of 2011, has revealed some significant shifts in fraudulent activity.

The Fraudscape Bulletin findings include:-

111,504 confirmed frauds were recorded to the National Fraud Database by CIFAS Members in the first half of 2010; an increase of 10% compared with the second half of 2010.

Identity frauds have remained at nearly one in two of all frauds recorded (46%), with a further 10% of frauds involving the illegal hijacking of a victim's account, proving the continued value of personal and financial data to the modern financial criminal.

Frauds involving the fraudulent misuse of an account or facility have risen to their highest levels since 2009, and account for a staggering 24% of all frauds.There is a great range of the items available in the retail stores of this brand.zentai

Bank accounts and plastic card accounts (e.g. credit or store cards) remain very popular targets for fraudsters, with plastic card accounts being those most commonly hijacked (38% of all account takeover cases).

Changes in the reasons for recording mortgage fraud indicate that this type of fraud now has different underlying motivations.

Personal details the most valuable for fraudsters

Despite the overall decrease in fraud levels recorded last year, the first six months of 2011 have seen an increase in fraud of 10% when compared with the last half of 2010. Most tellingly over half of all frauds recorded related to impersonation and identity fraud (46%) or the takeover of a victim's accounts (10%).

CIFAS Communications Manager Richard Hurley notes: "Someone's personal and financial details are like a licence to print money for the modern fraudster. Whether they were obtained digitally or physically,I have never solved a Rubik's magic cube . the fact that over a half of all frauds in some way relate to the misuse of other people's personal details clearly underlines the severity of this threat. It is vital,Prior to Aion Kinah I leaned toward the former, therefore, that in due course checks by public sector organisations for passports, driving licences, benefits and tax credits should also be made against this data."

Account misuse the returning threat

The misuse of accounts, products or services is of course nothing new. More revealing, however, is that this kind of fraud now accounts for nearly a quarter of all recorded frauds (a 13% increase from the last six months of 2010). Further analysis reveals that frauds relating to the process of paying in false or altered cheques that subsequently bounce or fraudulent electronic payments represent more than one in two of all misuse of facility frauds.

Richard Hurley commented: "In these difficult times, the reappearance of the age-old problem of the fraudulent cheque is, perhaps, unsurprising. What is most revealing, however, is not only the scale of this problem but also that the average age of those involved in misuse of facility fraud is younger than the overall average age of fraudsters.

"Identity checks required by money laundering legislation inhibit fraudsters from laundering criminal funds through newly opened accounts. Instead, as these figures demonstrate,As many processors back away from offshore merchant account , criminals increasingly recruit victims especially young victims into being their money mules through employment scams or mystery shopping sites (among others). CIFAS has drawn attention to money mule operations previously, and we strongly urge all businesses and consumers to be wary of such scams and activity taking place under the disguise of reputable,the oil paintings for sale by special invited artist for 2011, honest, transactions."

Wasps save trees?

A non-stinging wasp that likes to build its nests in baseball diamonds is helping Maine entomologists detect an insect that has decimated millions of ash trees in the Midwest.

The cerceris fumipennis wasp is the best weapon researchers have to determine whether the emerald ash borer has made its way to Maine.

Colleen Teerling, an entomologist with the Maine Forest Service, taught volunteers Wednesday how to recognize the wasp, which lives in several colonies in the baseball diamonds at Freeport Middle School. If the emerald ash borer's presence in Maine is detected early, it is much easier to control.

"It has the potential of wiping out every species of ash on the continent,I have never solved a Rubik's magic cube ." Teerling said.As many processors back away from offshore merchant account ,

Since the emerald ash borer was first discovered in Michigan in 2002, it has spread to 20 states and Canada. The beetle is believed to have entered the United States in cargo ships and airplanes from its native Asia.

It has not yet spread to Maine but is getting close. It has been detected south of Montreal, about 20 miles from the Vermont border and in the Catskill Mountains in New York.

Ash trees make up only 4 percent of Maine's trees but are important street species, filling in the niche created when American elm trees were wiped out by a fungus believed to have been imported from Asia.

Maine was one of the first states to set up a bio-surveillance program with Cerceris fumipennis three years ago.the oil paintings for sale by special invited artist for 2011, Today, about 20 volunteers have adopted some of the 60 known colonies of the wasps in Maine.

Researchers are looking for more volunteers to find other wasp colonies and monitor them for the emerald ash borer.

The project has been funded by about $25,000 from the U.S. Forest Service. The Maine Forest Service is working with GrowSmart Maine,Our Ventilation system was down for about an hour and a half, a community revitalization group, to widen its network of volunteers, and with Brunswick to develop a response plan for the emerald ash borer.

Scientists expect it will arrive in the state by 2015.

Scientists believe the emerald ash borer travels on firewood imported from other infected states. The adult emerald ash borer feeds on ash foliage but causes little damage. But the larvae feed on the inner bark of ash trees, disrupting the tree's ability to move water and nutrients.

Cerceris fumipennis builds its nest in hard-packed sand with little or no vegetation, which makes baseball diamonds an ideal site for a colony.

The female wasp builds the nest with an opening about the size of a pencil eraser.There is a great range of the items available in the retail stores of this brand.zentai She then hunts metallic-colored buprestid beetles, including the emerald ash borer. She places three to four beetles in the five to 10 chambers in her nest before laying an egg in each of the chambers and sealing them.

Balance transfer credit cards can help--if you let them

Last September, IndexCreditCards.com released an article (Transfer Balance, Then Put That Card Down!) that explained a real danger that frequently arises with balance transfer credit cards: people see them as a new line of credit that's there to be used. If you're smart, you won't do that.

Credit card companies often include in their terms and conditions a clause that means that all your monthly payments are going to be applied first to the balance transfer amount. So if you charge new spending to that card, you're not going even to begin paying it down until you've cleared the balance transfer.I have never solved a Rubik's magic cube . Instead, it's going to sit there accumulating high interest rates.

So, if at all possible, the best thing to do when you have a balance transfer card is to put it away somewhere safe until you've paid it down completely. By all means,As many processors back away from offshore merchant account , continue to use your other--now debt free--credit cards (that way you can continue to earn rewards and enjoy the consumer protections they offer), but only charge items that you know you're going to be able to clear at the end of the current billing cycle. That way, when the balance transfer card's paid off, you should have absolutely no credit card debt.

Choosing balance transfer credit cards

There are two important things to look for when you're selecting a balance transfer credit card:

The length that the 0-percent APR will apply--generally between six and 21 months. Pick one that will allow you to zero out the balance comfortably before a higher rate kicks in.
The amount of the balance transfer fee.the oil paintings for sale by special invited artist for 2011, That's the percentage (usually 3 or 4 percent) of the amount transferred that the issuer adds to your opening balance. Watch out for occasional promotions that waive this fee, but expect to have to pay it.

Of course,Our Ventilation system was down for about an hour and a half, you may plan to close the new account at the end of the zero-APR introductory period. But, if you don't, you should also add into your selection criteria the card's suitability for your needs when it's used normally. Is its rewards program generous and appropriate for your lifestyle? Is its standard APR reasonable? Does it charge an annual fee? That sort of thing.There is a great range of the items available in the retail stores of this brand.zentai

The week-long Fest, in its eighth year, opens

You're 24. You've written your first screenplay, Mont Reve. You've produced and star in it. You enter a segment from Mont Reve to compete in the Short Film Competition at the Ischia Film & Music Global Fest. It's accepted.

The week-long Fest, in its eighth year, opens. Mont Reve is projected on a gigantic screen on a high cliff in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Caressed by the rising breezes, the enthusiastic audience is seated seaside. A full moon casts a spell on this balmy summer night. Elation!

Then, wow. Mont Reve wins first prize. The movie's about a private boarding school, Mont Reve, in Switzerland (a la Le Rosey) where royals and moguls and sheiks enroll their heirs. For an education destined to serve them well. All the while befriending classmates likely to be the promising leaders of their generation.

The winners for Mont Reve are co-stars and co-producers India Irving and Mario Rivelli. India's the daughter of Ivy creators and owners Lynn von Kersting and Richard Irving. An award-winning writer from her well-traveled childhood, when she composed short stories (Romance In France),Our Ventilation system was down for about an hour and a half, India clerked in her teens during Paris summers at the historic Left Bank bookstore, Shakespeare and Co. Founded by Sylvia Beach, the store was a gathering hive for Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, F. Scott Fitzgerald and wannabees. In 1922, Sylvia published James Joyce's heralded Ulysses when no other publisher would touch it. It was banned in the U.S.

This week, India and Mario returned from Italy,There is a great range of the items available in the retail stores of this brand.zentai where 25-year-old Mario's dad is the former mayor of Naples. "Ischia's a 40 minute ride from Naples on a hydrofoil. We arrived in Ischia's Lacco Ameno," says India, "surrounded by nature ¡­ our Regina Isabella hotel was first-rate and serves the best tomato-pesto pasta." (Those Italian tomatoes, dear India, have a taste unlike others.)

The Regina Isabella's famed as "a scene of tranquillity" for the Agnellis, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, William Holden, Truman Capote, Norman Jewison, Stefania Sandrelli, Val Kilmer, Terry Gilliam. The island attracts the cognoscenti for its thermal hot springs and rejuvenating volcanic mud.

By week's end, Fest director and founder Pascal Vicedomini presented India and Mario with the winning trophy for their immensely appealing film about young love's ups, downs and then-some, scrimmaging as love does around the corners of everyday existence.

Gerard Butler flew in on Alitalia to accept his Best Actor Award, Forest Whitaker and wife Keisha celebrated Forest's birthday, and Paul Haggis screened his 2010 thriller, The Next Three Days, co-starring Russell Crowe and Elizabeth Banks.I have never solved a Rubik's magic cube . Fest guests included the Oscar-winning Christoph Waltz, Anthony Mackie, Sting and wife Trudy Styler, Kenny Ortega, Kid Creole, Dante Ferretti.

Also: NARAS president Neil Portnow, Mike Stoller, Paula Wagner and Rick Nicita, Il Postino director Michael Radford, who premiered his Michel Petrucciani ¨C Body And Soul documentary. Michel's the jazz pianist whose growth was stunted at an early age (osteogenesis imperfecta). Three feet tall, he's hailed for his musical artistry by the world's great jazz musicians.

India and Mario are Trojans,As many processors back away from offshore merchant account , having graduated in theater studies at USC. They're now readying their feature-length Mont Reve for submission to the Sundance Film Festival. This fall, India, who trained as a dancer, enters UCLA to pursue a law degree. "I love the physical challenge of dance, but it's time to exercise my mind.the oil paintings for sale by special invited artist for 2011,"

India's mom Lynn von Kersting is Mont Reve's producer, and co-directed with 24-year-old Rocky Collins. She also serves as production designer and music supervisor. "We're with an ultra-low budget, blessed with local and foreign investors," notes Lynn. "Interior scenes were filmed at our home, and at spots around Los Angeles. Such as Hamilton High School, not far from Dolce Isola, the Ivy Bakery on South Robertson Boulevard."

Home for India, Lynn and Richard is the fabled George Cukor estate where Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy romped at George's Sunday afternoon pool parties. George being the director of vintage favorites, namely A Star Is Born with Judy Garland and James Mason, The Women with Joan Crawford, etc.

Lynn totally renovated the Cukor residence with a design eye that Baroness Pauline de Rothschild would envy. The lush gardens are tended by Richard Irving, with his thousand rosebushes and home-grown vegetables that grace his Ivy kitchens. A chicken coop provides fresh eggs. We call it Villa Abondanzza.

Shovel, Shovel, Shovel!!!

While cleaning around the new homestead, there was an area that was covered in old hay and stray. There were piles of it spread over an area behind the barn. On top over it, were a few boards and all of the various and sundry items normally found in a bard yard.

After removing the over burden, there was left the main thing that is always at the bottom of the animal pens. Yes, you guessed it, cow crap. Rich and useful, all natural cow crap.

Sometimes it is just necessary to start shoveling. To shovel, and shovel and shovel. Eventually, you reach the bottom of it all and have a fresh clean floor. Shiny and gleaming, ready to use as you see fit.

But there is still the problem of the cow crap that you removed before. What to do with it and where to put it is something you always have to deal with. Life in the country makes that decision easy, start a garden. But that is not the case with Washington D.C. now is it?

As with Mr. Glenn Beck, I, your humble correspondent, have had enough with railing against the less than brilliant group of politicians in D.C. By now, those on both sides of the political issues have pulled the swords and as with William Barret Travis at the Alamo, have drawn their lines in the political sands.

And to those that are still undecided as to their opinions about Obama and the Democrats' agendas, please do the Republic a favor and not only refrain from voting in any election, but please have yourselves spayed and neutered for the benefit of all of those that care about the future of our country.

How anyone could still not clearly discern the vast difference between the two ideologies is a complete mystery at this point. The gulf between the parties is deeper and wider than the Mariana Trench.

People, people, people! Get a brain and make your choice. Remember that by choosing not to decide, you have still made a choice and that choice is to leave the future of your life, your children's life, the Republic's life and the life of the greater world in the hands of those that have no interest in your opinion, wants and needs.

To my friends, the GOP, the Republican Party, the party of Lincoln. There are some things that you have to come to terms with and come to terms with ASAP.There are RUBBER MATS underneath mattresses, As in NOW! The Tea Party people, whether you like them, are true patriots because they have clearly made a choice. Like it or not, the Tea Party people are here to stay.

It is time for the Republican Party and the Tea Party, who in themselves are more often than not Republican voters, come together to defeat our mutual political enemies in D.C. Yes, enemies, because that is where we are in this fight to save the Republic. It is time to let some of the issues they hold take a back seat to the main divine mission before both parties. The utter defeat, subjugation of and the dismantling of Obama and the Democratic Party as a enemy of the Constitution and the working people of this, the greatest nation on God's green earth.

Behind the scenes, Obama and his Czars are completely rewriting rules and regulations that will fundamentally change our way of life. This whole debate about the debt ceiling and debt is being used to Obama's advantage by keeping everyone's radar fixed in a different direction from the dismantling of our way of life.

Behind the scenes, Obama's EPA has been quietly implementing one of the most radical policies of his Administration. Since the vast right wing conspiracy helped ensure the failure of cap-and-trade, Obama has turned to the EPA to carry out his radical, anti-American environmental agenda. Obama was quoted saying "Cap-and-trade was just one way of skinning the cat; it was not the only way."

The EPA is in the process of completing and finalizing 30 major regulations and 170 major policy rules that would impose hundreds of billions of dollars of compliance costs on the economy, killing jobs and threatening the economic recovery.who was responsible for tracking down Charles zentai .

These changes comprise a series of sweeping new regulations that cover everything from industrial emissions of mercury, ozone, and carbon dioxide to new permitting requirements.Unlike traditional cube puzzle , Increasing the prices of traditional fossil-fuel energy sources has been a long time goal of many radicals on the left. President Obama has openly admitted that his under his proposed cap-and-trade program "electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket."

These regulations specifically target America's coal industry, and will result in much higher electricity prices. Estimates indicate that if all proposed regulations are finalized, 22 percent of coal fired plants would not be able to meet requirements and would be forced out of business, eliminating 75 gigawatts (enough electricity to power around 50 million homes) of coal produced electricity.

On July 6th,the oil paintings for sale by special invited artist for 2011, the EPA finalized the Cross State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), the first of many in the EPA's newest wave of regulations. CSAPR, is an air transport rule that regulates emissions from coal fired power plants in 27 states. The rule is designed to prevent emissions from drifting over state lines. The EPA is directly mandating individual plans for each regulated state and is enforcing immediate adoption to go into effect January 1, 2012.

The EPA plans the new Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rules on track to go on the books this November. These rules target coal fired power plants and call for huge reductions in mercury, particulate matter, and other common emissions. Under MACT rules, all power plants will be required to meet the same standards as the top 12% of plants.

The EPA is revising its National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for industrial ozone emissions this year. Tighter NAAQS standards could cost the economy as much as $90 billion a year, according to the EPA's own overly conservative estimates, and according to research by MAPI/Manufacturers Alliance could result in the loss of as many as 7 million jobs by 2020.

Under Obama, the CSPAR, MACT, and NAAQS rules are just the beginning of the EPA's new regulatory package. The EPA is developing new anti-energy rules that would enact unnecessary regulations on everything from greenhouse gas emissions to cooling water intake at electricity generating facilities. The final cost of the Obama EPA dismantling of the American way of life is hard to count until the rules are finalized and go into effect. The America Legislative Exchange Council cites estimates that indicate proposed EPA regulations could cost the economy as much as $920 billion in the next few years and much more money in the future.

This Obama disaster could go on and on, but, as when shoveling barn yard cow crap, you just get tired of the same old sh…..stuff. We have a huge task ahead us my fellow American conservative patriots. Not just with stopping Obama and his bullet train of cow crap, but also defeating those that will vote against us. So, get out that shovel, and shovel, shovel, shovel.

And may I ask something from all of us.There is good integration with PayPal and most third party merchant account providers, Republicans, Tea Party People and independent conservatives? Please come together in this time of national disaster and crises and defeat Obama and the Democrats. Defeat them everywhere and in every election. Shovel, Shovel, Shovel!

After brief hiatus, NFL turns its cash registers back on

So, in the end, the two warring camps argued to the precipice, stared into the darkness and decided to stay up top, safe and content amid their piles of dollar bills.

What, a resolution to the nation's debt-ceiling debate? Ha, no such luck. Actually, we mean the no-shots-fired, no-prisoners-taken end to the National Football League lockout. Almost before you could miss it, labor peace reigns again over America's richest sporting pastime. Cue the herald horns.

If only all negotiations could conclude with so little disruption to customers. While the five-month shutdown was deadly serious to the NFL's owners and players scrapping over how to split up roughly $9 billion in annual revenues the net effect on you was minimal,There is good integration with PayPal and most third party merchant account providers, unless you're a devoted fan of mini-camps and the annual Hall of Fame scrimmage.

Both sides gave a little, as smart negotiators might do. The players gained salary, benefits and smarter work rules. The owners achieved a larger piece of the revenue pie and 10 years of not having to go through this again. And, for now, they backed off their push for an 18-game regular season.

The rush-rush-rush this week is to get draft picks and free agents signed and open training camps. Your Dallas Cowboys report to San Antonio on Wednesday and start practicing their blocking and tackling Thursday.Our Ventilation system was down for about an hour and a half, If you're marking your calendar, the real season opens with a 9/11 night game against the New York Jets.

For most of us, the details are mostly curiosities, unless you truly care how many homes a Jerry Jones or Tony Romo can afford. We're just happy to have this sporting drama play out entirely in the off-season, with no loss of actual games. (And if you've been putting off your fantasy football research, get going already.)

But for some, those eight regular-season Dallas Cowboys games, two pre-season contests and the occasional home playoff game mean a good deal more. Hotels, bars and restaurants rely on the added customer traffic. Airlines bring fans to town; taxi drivers get them to their lodging, unless they pay to rent their own cars. More visitors means more shoppers. And don't forget the city of Arlington, which depends on Cowboys Stadium to generate revenue from more than the odd boxing match or women's bowling classic.who was responsible for tracking down Charles zentai .

Pro sports such as the NFL, for better or worse,the oil paintings for sale by special invited artist for 2011, are ingrained in our culture, with significant spillover economic effects. They are big businesses that exist to make money, but we gladly pay to watch.Unlike traditional cube puzzle , When we stop, they go away. Other entertainment ventures facing their own labor issues yes, we mean you, NBA should take note.

And perhaps other Americans refusing to give a little to get a lot might learn something, too.

Planning Board Hears Arguments For and Against Temple's Solar Project

Several residents who live near Temple Beth Tikvah do not want the Planning Board to approve the installation of several solar panel arrays in the facility's parking lot.

Temple members and residents spoke for and against the project at a Planning Board Monday night.

The Temple is applying to install a 10,000 square-foot, elevated solar panel system in its parking lot. Plants and shrubs would also be installed in and around the area to improve the area's aesthetics.

The Temple would enter into a power purchase agreement for the energy generated from the panels. The Temple would own the panels after 20 years.

According to Rodney Black, a Temple member who was involved in acquiring funding for the project and setting it up, said the Temple could save between $15,000 and $20,000 in the first year the panels are operational and between $600,000 and $800,000 throughout their first 20 years of existence.

"This could also determine the long-term viability of the Temple," Black said. "We're not just doing this because we want to have extra money so we can go on trips. This could be the difference between being a viable, functioning temple and not being a viable,the oil paintings for sale by special invited artist for 2011, functioning temple."

The Temple is located in a residential zone. Residents of Teak Road and other nearby streets strenuously objected to the project.

They said their property values will decrease because no one will want to live next to the temple once the panels, which will be black in color, are built. They said the panels would essentially create a new building in the parking lot that was not there when the Temple was first constructed and when some of them purchased houses in the area.

"This is going to be an eyesore," said Robert Gordon, who has lived on Teak Road for 33 years.

Past Temple President Richard Moskow testified that the congregation and leaders examined installing the panels on the building's roof. That option was abandoned when they realized the roof would leak.

Ruth Elk said that snow will sit atop the panels and not be removed. This will create water and sediment runoff that will drain onto nearby properties.

"No one is going to get up on top of those panels and clean the snow off," Gordon said.

Residents also said that the project sets a dangerous precedent.who was responsible for tracking down Charles zentai . If it is approved, they said, then anyone who owns a place of worship, or other structure located in a residential zone, will be able to apply for a similar project, creating "eye sores" throughout Wayne.

Solar panels have already been installed throughout the township on utility poles.Unlike traditional cube puzzle ,

A raised solar panel system already exists at William Paterson University. That system acts as a large canopy that covers several parking lots, but that system is not easily seen from nearby roads.Our Ventilation system was down for about an hour and a half, Several thousand panels are being installed at seven Wayne schools this summer.

The township is also examining installing solar panels at the municipal complex.

Town Planner John Szabo said that more analysis should to be done regarding the location of the plants that would surround the units. Some members of the board were concerned that not enough of a buffer zone would exist between the panels and the surrounding properties.

The application was extended to the board's Sept. 12 meeting.Initially the banks didn't want our high risk merchant account . Testimony will continue at that meeting.

"This project is three years in the making. It makes so much sense," Moskow said.

Piles of cash and nothing to spend it on

Cash-rich companies are giving away money because they can't think of anything better to do with it. Dividends are back to levels last seen before the financial crisis.

In the three months to July 2011, UK companies paid 19.1bn back to their shareholders ¨C a 27 per cent increase over the previous year. Even stripping out the mining companies that have benefited from booming commodity prices and the return to the dividend lists of BP after its self-enforced penitence,who was responsible for tracking down Charles zentai .Our Ventilation system was down for about an hour and a half, that is a substantial rise.Initially the banks didn't want our high risk merchant account .

But it reflects the fact that boards are bereft of ideas for investing their surplus funds. They don't want to make acquisitions and they are
shunning capital expenditure because they are uncertain about the country's economic future.

That's worrying. Investment by business is a highly efficient way of stimulating the economy and the chancellor has pinned his hopes on the private sector after cutting public spending. When dividends are paid to shareholders, almost half goes out of the country to foreign investors and most of the rest goes to pension funds and insurance companies that add it to their portfolio rather than paying it to the public.

So the cash does not trickle down into consumer spending.the oil paintings for sale by special invited artist for 2011, Nor does it boost the wealth of investors to give a feelgood factor that could stimulate spending. Companies may hope that boosting the yield on their shares will inflate the share price, but actually, a share price falls when the dividend is distributed.

If companies could see a brighter future they would invest in it.Unlike traditional cube puzzle , The fact that they have spare cash shows how well the corporate sector has been managed during the crisis: the fact that finance directors can think of nothing to do with the money is not encouraging.

Hammer attachment eases electrification

UK: A specially commissioned hydraulic hammer attachment for road-rail excavators is allowing Terrawise Construction to install an average of 11 electrification mast piles in an 8 h shift as part of the expansion of Manchester's Metrolink light rail network.Als lichtbron wordt een Projector Lamp gebruikt,

The DX-RT from BSP International Foundations can be quickly erected from its transport position, and can be positioned 5 from vertical to cope with cant.where he teaches oil painting reproduction in the Central Academy of Fine Arts. During piling the hammer is guided using the excavator's boom and dipper arm attachment configuration.Do not use cleaners with Coated Abrasives , steel wool or thinners. The 800 mm drive cap can be adapted for piles of various sizes, including 610 mm steel piles commonly used for structure foundations. The hammer can also drive sheet piles, small bearing piles or tubular steel.

'We have been carrying out extensive research over the last two years in the development of piling equipment to drive steel tubular piles focusing on piling hammers that can easily attach and interchange with commonly-used road-rail excavators',there's a lovely winter landscape oil paintings by William Zorach. said James Crossen, Project Director at Terrawise. 'As the cBy Alex Lippa Close-up of solar panel in Massachusetts.ompany was unable source suitable impact hammers on the world market we decided to commission the design of a purpose-built hammer ourselves.'

The Guyana Watch Inc medical outreach

Dharamraj Shivcharran,The application can provide Parking guidance system to visitors, labourer, `I heard about the clinic through an advertisement on TV. I am having a serious back pain and I decided to come and have some medication for it. I am just hoping to get some relief. I had this problem for over one year now and I used to take treatment from a doctor at the New Amsterdam Hospital.there's a lovely winter landscape oil paintings by William Zorach. After that I bought painkillers for it from the drugstore. I did not go to the Fort Wellington Hospital because my relative helped me to get through fast at New Amsterdam.'

Anjanie (Teacher Bee), retired teacher,Als lichtbron wordt een Projector Lamp gebruikt, `I am very happy that the clinic came to the area because they would always have some good medication. I came to have my blood pressure tested and for treatment for a severe headache I would normally suffer from. I attend the clinic at the Woodley Park Health Centre and at the Fort Wellington Hospital on a monthly basis and I would get good treatment there. I came to this clinic mostly for a problem with my fingers.By Alex Lippa Close-up of solar panel in Massachusetts. The last time they were here I had filling done to my teeth and I cleaned them. I am thankful to the team for coming and doing such a good job. The clinic is free and the doctors came from far so I am making the best use of the service.'

Jaiprashad Outar, pensioner, `I came to the clinic to get some treatment for an itch on my finger and for a hip pain. I also suffer from diabetes and hypertension and when I did the tests just now only the pressure was high. When the last clinic was here I got treatment for my diabetes and it helped to control it. I worked at the sugar estate so I would go to the Guysuco dispensary at Bath and get treatment. I went two times to the Fort Wellington Hospital and I saw the doctor but when I went to the pharmacy to uplift the tablets they told me they did not have and I have to buy it. Since then I did not go back because that is a waste of time.'

Nazarine Parjohn, housewife,a hypodermic needle cannula on the rear floor. `I came to the clinic to extract a tooth but found out that my sugar and pressure are high. The doctor gave me a tablet and I have to wait until the levels drop before I can go ahead and have the extraction done. I went to the Fort Wellington Hospital a few years ago and I extracted a tooth and it was very painful so I was afraid to go back. I was planning to have it done privately but I would have had to pay a lot for it. I also joined the monthly clinic at the Mahaicony Hospital and I have no problem there.'

Malcolm Etwaru, pensioner/gardener, `I would normally go for check-ups at the Guysuco dispensary at Bath; so far I don't have any health problem. I heard about this clinic and I still decided to come to make sure everything is ok. Whenever the team comes I would come because it is a free medical outreach and I try to benefit from the service; as times go by my health can deteriorate. The only time I went to the Fort Wellington Hospital was a few years ago to do an extraction and the service there was very good.'

Marina Khan, housewife, `I would get treatment for my sugar, pressure and cholesterol when I go every month to the Mahaicony Hospital. They would do the tests for the sugar and pressure and I would go to the Woodlands Hospital for the Cholesterol test. I went to the Fort Wellington Hospital two times but they did not have the drugs I needed. I had to buy them so I didn't bother to go back there. This is the second time I am coming to the Guyana Watch clinic and I really like the service. The doctors are very organized and efficient.'

Patrick Fredericks, `I am from No. 9 Village and I came here to have some treatment for a terrible knee pain and a chest cold/hoarse throat I am having. I went to the hospital and they gave me some tablets but it did not work. I am having a lot of discomfort and all I want is to get some relief. That is very nice of the Guyana Watch team to come to this area to assist people; they are doing a very good job.'

Shanaz Faroouk, farmer, `I had problems with my teeth for a few months now but I was afraid to go the Fort Wellington Hospital (FWH) to extract them. I came here and had two extractions done and it was not painful at all. If I did not get the opportunity to do it here I would have had to go to a private dentist. I am so happy that the medical outreach was held here because a lot of people got help. The medical team was very attentive and they listened carefully to the patients and they offered good advice. I used to go to the hospital (FWH) to be treated for kidney stones but the reatment did not work and I had to do the surgery at the Georgetown Hospital.'

Margaret McCartney

Over the last few weeks, those who visited the British Medical Journal's website might have noticed an advert for a new public health initiative, Hydration for Health. It is sponsored by Danone which owns the Evian, Volvic and Badoit bottled water brands and urges healthcare professionals to encourage people to drink more water, claiming that "evidence is increasing that even mild dehydration plays a role in the development of various diseases".

Margaret McCartney, a GP and columnist, saw these adverts and complained about it, writing an article for the BMJ (who admitted "we hadn't followed our own guidelines. The advertisement bypassed our editorial checks") about the lack of evidence and citing the shortcomings of many studies that people should be drinking more water. "I prefer to get my health information from unbiased sources rather than people with vested interests," she says. The idea that we should drink eight glasses of water a day is expounded, among others, by the NHS Choices website. "This is not only nonsense," writes McCartney, "but thoroughly debunked nonsense."

But you can see the drive to get people to drink more water in other places, too. In the Royal College of Nursing's "hydration toolkit", its best practice guidance produced, incidentally,he led PayPal to open its platform to third party payment gateway developers. in conjunction with Water UK, which works on behalf of the water industry it makes the sensational claim that by drinking water you "will also be helping to protect yourself against three of the biggest killer cancers [bowel, breast and prostate]". Much further down the report, and far less noticeable, it states, "the benefits of good hydration to protect against cancer have not been well studied and the current findings are considered to be inconclusive".

Many of us have been led to believe that the more we drink, the healthier we will be. At the weekend, in his column for the Sunday Times, Dominic Lawson outed his sister Nigella as an "aquaholic", drinking several litres a day. Several newspapers followed this up this week by interviewing women who drank excessive amounts of water thinking they were doing themselves good one, Joanne Jarvis, interviewed by the Daily Mail, was hospitalised after drinking 11 litres over four hours.ceramic Injection mold for the medical,

When did we become so fearful of dehydration? Schoolchildren are encouraged to take bottles of water into classrooms and sip them throughout the day. Peer into most meeting rooms in the country and you will see bottles of water planted on the table in front of executives, as if they fear that the slightest dehydration will impair them in some way. At the gym, people replenish water as fast as they sweat it out.

Confessions of a Comic-Con 'Booth Babe'

Comic-Con is a sweaty place. A hundred and twenty-five thousand human bodies male, mostly all rubbing against one another, all feverishly envisioning naked Chewbaccas rolling around in piles of limited-edition memorabilia... it's a nerd sauna in this here convention center. Which is why, when I stumbled upon one Lynhthy Nguyen in the video-game area of the Exhibition Hall last week, I was astounded (and kind of annoyed) that someone wearing thigh-high pleather boots could be so, well, dry.Great Rubber offers promotional usb keychains, Okay, yes, she was wearing tiny shorts and a tinier t-shirt, but still vexing. There I was dripping with perspiration, ready to pass out or sell a kidney for some air-conditioning, and this gal is smiling and passing out flyers for some Sam Jackson animated movie thing. I felt like a troll who had wandered out from under a bridge and run smack into a fairy princess. A very sexy fairy princess.

After a brief "Hey, would you be interested in talking to me about your job?" followed by an enthusiastic, jumping-up-and-down "YES YES YES!" Lynhthy (pronounced Lynn-tea) led me over to a small stage where we sat on some vinyl stools facing the hall. As my sticky thighs slowly affixed themselves to the hot seat, I saw Lynhthy's eyes widen at the torrent of water flooding my face and neck area. She quickly grabbed a piece of cardboard swag from the table and started fanning me. "Why are you so sweaty?" asked some guy who had been hovering around the table, directing the question toward Lyhnthy's boots. To which Lyhnthy replied: "Because she's hot duh!"

I realized, right then, that Lyhnthy was my best friend forever and I would probably die in a fire for her if necessary. Which,Demand for allergy Bedding could rise earlier than normal this year. let's face it, I kind of already was. And, I would come to realize,Flossie was one of a group of four chickens in a chicken coop . Lyhnthy and her comrades would die for the nerds, too.

"Have you done this sort of thing before?" I asked, waving vaguely at the hundreds of young women mostly from Southern California, mostly actresses and dancers like Lyhnthy, and certainly used to this sort of boots-for-hire work scattered across the halls, hocking product or comic or film about which they knew very little. She picked up the pace of her fanning and said, "This is my first Comic-Con, but I've done spokesmodeling at lots of other things like car shows and adult-novelty cons." Fan fan fan. "Is it different? Do you like it?" Lyhnthy stopped moving for a second, cocking her head to one side. "I like it. Nerds are polite. They're usually too scared to touch me at all, so I don't have to worry about that."

"Have you had nerds try to touch you inappropriately at other cons then?" At this point I felt very much like that lady on Law & Order SVU, Olivia Benson: Show me on the doll where the nerds touched you, Lyhnthy. Also, I was beginning to think I might faint. She nodded. "A few times." She pantomimed having a man's arm around her (low) waist area and pushing it away with her own hand behind her. "Discreet," I said, impressed. She smiled and fanned me some more.

"Are you into any of this nerd stuff?" I asked, preparing to be surprised.

"No, not really. I like gadgets."

"Oh, what kind of gadgets?"

"Just, you know..If so, you may have a kidney stone .. gadgets."

Lyhnthy waved again vaguely out at the digital fever dream,which applies to the first glass bottle only, as if she couldn't explain the obsessions therein, only defend them. steely booth babe can legitimize a stadium full of sweaty trolls, after all, however uninterested she may be. And this 24-year-old Asian babe was my defender, too my Afro-Samurai-for-Xbox-360 fan-bearer and so I let it go.

"Does it bother you to have been hired to sell stuff you don't even like because you look and dress the way you do?" I pointed up and down her outfit. Like that, my finger accused her. And Lyhnthy's pretty face fell.

She stammered a bit, pulled herself upright, and said, "I would be lying if I said I didn't take advantage of the way the industry works, but I also know they wouldn't have hired me if they didn't like my personality. No one wants a dud on the floor."

No, no one does, I thought. They want princesses on the floor. They need heroes. And better air-conditioning.

Venture capitalists hot over CoolCore

When Michael Simchik demonstrates how CoolCore fabric technology works, he says he continues to be amazed and those who watch the demonstration are equally amazed.

"It's very cool," said Simchik, interim CEO of Portsmouth-based CoolCore LLC, of a three-step activation process that encompasses soaking the fabric, wringing it out and then snapping it in place. The technology, he said, is the next generation of high-performance fabric and is designed to keep the body cool as other fabrics have worked to retain warmth.

Founded in Maine in 2008,Als lichtbron wordt een Projector Lamp gebruikt, the company was originally known as Cool Comfort Technologies. To take the company to the next level, owners Dennis Ackroyd and Joseph Turner sold the intellectual property and other assets to a group of local venture capital investors led by Mark Stebbins and Simchik in a deal completed last month.

As part of the deal, Simchik, a real estate developer and owner of 100 Market Street in Portsmouth, was named interim CEO, a title he emphasizes at every opportunity. He said he has undergone a steep learning curve about the fabric industry as interim CEO and is seeking an industry veteran to take over the reigns as soon as practical.

He said the company has no plan or need to become an apparel company.

"Nike and Addidas have established brand names that we can't compete against it," he said.By Alex Lippa Close-up of solar panel in Massachusetts. "Our focus is on becoming a fabric company for a wide range of apparel uses."

He said CoolCore is a unique technology that has the potential for widespread market penetration, from high-performance athletes or folks working under the hot sun in their garden.100 Cable Ties was used to link the lamps together.

Simchik said Ackroyd, who was part of the design team at Malden Mills that developed Polarfleece, "has developed a fabric that is the only natural cooling and moisture management fabric on the market today."

Field tests with athletes such as Chilean soccer players or former top-ranked professional tennis players, Simchik said, have had very positive results. One of the main reasons may be that the CoolCore fabric wicks, or removes moisture from the body, while reducing the surface temperature of the wearer by as much as 30 percent. The fabric, he added, effectively acts as an air conditioning material for the skin as it captures moisture,which applies to the first glass bottle only, cools it and slowly dissipates it to reduce body temperature.

Simchik said that apparel made with CoolCore "will not only physically cool the skin's temperature, but will also lower the body's core temperature, as it wicks moisture away from the body." The more moisture the fabric wicks, the better it works.

He added that it is far more durable through multiple laundry washings than other fabrics and it comes with built-in sunscreen protection up to SPF 40.

Simchik, who is a runner, said that an athlete who is fully dressed in CoolCore fabric ¡ª arms and legs covered ¡ª on a hot summer day would be cooler during activity than wearing shorts and a T-shirt.

The fabric, which has no chemicals or polymers in its multi-fiber construction, is made in China and sold in the United States, China, Korea, Japan and Canada. The company is working to set up a major distribution hub in Asia to set itself up for a major growth spurt.If so, you may have a kidney stone .

"Because the fabric offsets the negative effects of working or exercising in the heat, we anticipate a wide range of applications across multiple industries including medical, sports, hospitality, recreation, industrial and fashion," Stebbins said. "There has been a lot of interest from manufacturers of clothing, head gear, work gear, accessories and bedding. Since the fabric can be manufactured in various weights, textures and colors, the uses appear to be limitless."

With existing and pending orders, Simchik said the company will likely exceed the $10 million sales projected for 2011. He would not say how much venture capital was invested into Cool Core.

"It was a significant investment," he said. "More importantly, there will be significant more money going forward. CoolCore is a well-capitalized startup."

Young aspen bark provides seasonal food for the hare

Many of the aspen forests in Colorado developed after a stand replacing disturbance such as fire. The root systems of aspens usually survithere's a lovely winter landscape oil paintings by William Zorach.ve fires, since they are well below ground and after a fire they send up thousands of new stems to regenerate the forest.

Aspen do not thrive very well in the shade, and it is difficult for aspen seedlings to grow in an already mature aspen stand. Fire allows the saplings to flourish in open sunlight in the burned landscape.

The future of forests with dying old trees will depend on a well-developed, sapling- size, aspen trees, however, a large portion of Colorado's aspen landscapes experience very heavy browsing by elk, deer and livestock.

Young aspen bark provides seasonal food for the hare and other animals in early spring and aspen is also a tree of choice for the beaver.

Browsing of aspen suckers may be a major problem because of high animal populations, and the small proportion of landscapes burned in recent decades.

In many cases, conifers such as lodgepole pine and Engelmann spruce establish as seedlings soon after the same fires, but the faster growth of aspen suckers allows aspen to dominate the forest for decades. The continued growth of understory conifers however, reduces the opportunities for new aspen suckers to develop, and conifers may replace aspen as the old aspen trees eventually die.

Not all aspen forests have conifer seedlings and saplings to contend with however, and these forests may remain dominated by aspen.

Aspen are popular in forestry, mostly because of their fast growth rate and ability to regenerate from sprouts, making the reforestation after harvesting much cheaper, since no planting or sowing is required.

Aspen wood is white and soft, and ideal for making matches, because its low flammability makes it safer to use than most other woods.

Shredded aspen wood is used for packing and stuffing, sometimes called wood wool.

It is often used for animal bedding, since it lacks the chemicals contained in pine, which are thought to cause respiratory system ailments in some animals.

Heat-treated aspen is used for the interiors of saunas.

Although standing trees sometimes rot from the interior outward,Do not use cleaners with Coated Abrasives , steel wool or thinners. the dry aspen timber weathers very well, becoming silvery-gray and resistant to rotting and warping, and has traditionally been used for construction.

In the 1800s scientists extracted and identified salicin as the potent pain killing medicine found in the bark of aspen.Als lichtbron wordt een Projector Lamp gebruikt, Pharmaceuticals then went on to develop and market a synthetic version called acetylsalicylic acid which we know as Aspirin . The pain killer is in the inner bark of the tree known as the cambium layer. If you need a pain killer in the woods, you can take a knife and scrape off the outer bark and then the inner bark and chew on the inner bark. You can also boil the inner bark and make a pain-killing tea: two teaspoons in a cup of water boiled for 10 minutes.

Leaves and leaf buds of aspen have been used by native peoples to treat burns, irritations, aches and swollen joints.

A bitter herbal tea from bark and leaves has been used to treat mild urinary tract inflammations.

The Ojibwe Indian tribe used the inner bark of the trunk as a poultice for wounds.

The aspen tree has was often planted near the dwellings as it was reputed in many countries to drive off evil spirits,

According to an Eastern Slavic legend, Judas Iscariot hanged himself on an aspen tree,which applies to the first glass bottle only, hence its leaves have been trembling with horror ever since.

An aspen stake was believed to be one of the weapons suitable to kill a vampire or a werewolf and a bigger stake could be driven into the grave of a person condemned to damnation, so as to prevent them from rising from the dead.

Legends and superstitions aside, the aspen is an amazing tree!

Breckenridge resident Dr.100 Cable Ties was used to link the lamps together. Joanne Stolen is retired from teaching microbiology at Rutgers University. Some of the block prints of the animals she writes about can be seen locally. During the summer she coaches rowing at Frisco Rowing Center.

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1313 Main, a bold, new kind of wine destination, joined Downtown Napa's exciting wine scene. The intimate and sophisticated wine bar and lounge features over 1,300 rotating labels of fine wines offered by the taste, glass, flight or bottle, complemented by a selection of small plates.

1313 Main is the vision of Al Jabarin, one of the country's most successful fine wine merchants. Al came to Napa Valley in 1990 and fell in love with everything about wine. After working for several years in Napa's vibrant restaurant hospitality scene, he jumped into the business of wine merchant,there's a lovely winter landscape oil paintings by William Zorach. creating CalWine, one of the first and still successful internet-based wine outlets.

A desire to have a richer interaction and share the enjoyment of wine with friends, colleagues and guests led Al to the creation of 1313 Main. He purchased the Napa downtown building on Main Street in 2006 and in 2010, he sought out local master craftsmen, designers and architects to help him construct his vision.The application can provide Parking guidance system to visitors, Wherever possible, regional and natural materials were used to create the inviting and evocative interiors that offer diverse and exciting wine experiences.

The portico is at once welcoming and captivating¡ªwarm woods balance the cool, contemporary details, and soft illumination enhance the entrance. The building's tower, which is lit in various colors according to seasons and celebrations, serves as a beacon in the night to wine lovers. The main entrance bar is ideally positioned to see and be seen while enjoying a wine flight and lively discourse. For a quiet, intimate glass of wine, guests can retreat to the 'Speakeasy' area; while groups gather in the 'Fireside Lounge' for relaxed conversations, or group tastings reserved at the 'Patina Back Bar.'

One of Al's proudest creations is Cru 32--a room with panache featuring a hand-crafted Vintners Table, a floating granite sink, 32 private wine cabinets and a hanging redwood barrel vault ceiling. The private, glass-encased room provides winemakers an 'executive suite' to meet and taste with their fans and guests; and provides private parties an extraordinary wine venue that's both removed and integrated into 1313's mainstream energy.

Simply put, 1313 Main embodies the pleasures of wine, and offers locals and visitors an opportunity to experience and enjoy fine wine, food and craft beers in the chic, urban ambiance of master-crafted designs amidst supremely comfortable furnishings. The foods are expertly prepared under the guidance of renowned, local chef Sarah Scott. And the staff offers a dimension of superb expertise and hospitality.

"I've enjoyed many wonderful and prosperous years since I've been here,which applies to the first glass bottle only," says Al. "Opening 1313 is finally realizing a dream of sharing this beautiful place, Napa Valley, in a new way with community and visitors. I want everyone who comes through the door to feel comfortable, yet tantalized by the alluring atmosphere. And I want to indulge our guests with excellent service and hospitality while they experience the world's greatest wines!"

Since its opening in late May 2011,By Alex Lippa Close-up of solar panel in Massachusetts. 1313 Main has welcomed thousands of guests, pushing its success beyond projections. What's the winning formula? A rotating selection of over 1,300 fine wines offered by the taste, glass,Do not use cleaners with Coated Abrasives , steel wool or thinners. flight and bottle - all very reasonably priced. Plus, 1313 offers spontaneous Facebook and Twitter specials.

The number "13" has many myths and meanings for different cultures and traditions. There are thirteen moons in a calendar year and thirteen steps on the Egyptian ladder to eternity. In deference to the significance of this number, 1313 will put forth special events on the 13th of each month and, of course, on the eve of the 13th moon. Also in keeping with the theme, the daily changing lists offer 13 red wines, 13 white wines and 13 different craft beers.

The federal light bulb law is not only a political or energy-saving issue

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Republicans have cast the issue as yet another example of big government reaching ever deeper into the lives of Americans, telling us what kind of light bulbs we can use in our homes.

The Obama administration says using energy efficient light bulbs not only will save consumers money on their utility bills, but will save the nation nearly $6 billion in energy costs in 2015.

Although the new light bulb efficiency standards approved during the Bush administration in 2007 don't specifically ban incandescents, the Associated Press says the law requires new bulbs to be 25 to 30 percent more energy efficient. For traditional incandescent bulbs, 100-watt versions will be largely unavailable by Jan. 1, 2012, 75-watt bulbs in 2013, and 40- and 60- watt bulbs in 2014.

The federal light bulb law is not only a political or energy-saving issue, but perhaps even more importantly, a health and safety issue.

Most consumers are switching to compact fluorescent bulbs. Although they contain a small amount of mercury, that amount apparently is not small enough to be safe if the bulbs break.ceramic Injection mold for the medical,

Because of the health effects of mercury on the kidneys and central nervous system, the EPA has set forth a detailed, eight-point cleanup plan should such a bulb break in your home.

Steps include ventilating and leaving the room, placing fragments and any vacuumed residue in a sealed container, and disposing of the remnants of the bulb at a center that recycles CFLs.

The EPA also has recommended that any bedding or clothing coming in direct contact with a broken CFL be discarded.

Besides the adverse effects of mercury, other health effects from CFLs, including seizures from the flickering light, have been reported.

It's true that consumers do have alternatives.

Although far more expensive, mercury-free LED lighting is one such option. An LED's life span is rated at up to 15,000 hours compared to 10,000 to 15,000 hours for CFLs and 750 to 1,000 hours for incandescent bulbs.

But not all LEDs seem to be performing as expected, with users complaining of greenish-colored light, bulbs burning out in just a couple of months, metal bases that overheat and lack of brightness.

Another alternative is the mercury-free halogen bulb, an energy-efficient version of the incandescent bulb. Now being manufactured to look like and use the same socket as a standard incandescent bulb, it has a rated life of 1,000 to 2,500 hours somewhat more than an incandescent.

A brighter hope for safely replacing incandescents might be an emerging technology called the electron stimulated luminescence (ESL) bulb, said to use a process similar to that of a cathode ray tube (CRT), or old-style TV tube, to generate light.

According to its developers, the light quality of an ESL is similar to that of an incandescent bulb.

The new ESLs, with an estimated life span of 11,000 hours, are expected to arrive on the market in August.

Even though options other than CFLs are available, they typically are more expensive. And because CFLs are less costly and more reliable, they will continue by far to be the most-used bulb in America under the new law.

But how many of us will really take the trouble to recycle CFLs or use the necessary caution to dispose of broken ones safely? I suspect most people will simply toss them in the trash.

I always thought the goal of the new light bulb efficiency standards was to save energy and save the planet, not to create a health care crisis and toxic nightmare for generations to come.

He is happy to acknowledge

Unlike some of his closest friends - such as Sir Douglas Myers, with whom he recently travelled to the Galapagos Islands for a "wonderful" holiday; and Stephen Jennings, an investment banker who made his fortune in Russia - it is notable that Kerr has chosen to stay in New Zealand.

He is happy to acknowledge that it remains a peaceful and beautiful country, which counts for a lot in the world today. But he is still deeply concerned at the growing income gap between New Zealand and Australia, and the lack of local opportunities for talented people which draws so many young Kiwis overseas.

"I think there is a hell of a lot to worry about. This transtasman income gap is a serious issue. If we keep on going the way we are, the 35 per cent gap will become 40, or 45, or 50, in the space of 10 or 20 years. Just imagine the outflow of businesses and people at that point."

Two of his three children from an earlier marriage already live in the US. One is an executive at Microsoft, the other a Silicon Valley techie.

"It's not the OE these days - it's much different. The world is soon going to be screaming out for energetic,Flossie was one of a group of four chickens in a chicken coop . talented people. With ageing populations and globalisation - it's only going to get easier to go find jobs somewhere else."

Another high-profile figure who frets publicly about the same problem is physicist Sir Paul Callaghan. Callaghan is also battling an aggressive cancer, in his colon, and Kerr reveals the two men have bonded over their fates, even though Callaghan is widely regarded as a "leftie". Kerr insists they have more in common than it might appear.

"Paul has been going on about prosperity for New Zealand and I think that's terrific. I said to him a while back: 'If both of us are alive in 12 months' time, I'd be very happy to talk to you a bit more about the way you're telling the prosperity story because with a bit of tweaking I could help you to make it a better,which applies to the first glass bottle only, more persuasive kind of story'."

If asked, he admits, Callaghan would probably say their economic beliefs were quite different. "But I think,If so, you may have a kidney stone . with more conversations, he would find that we're not that far apart."

Ever the optimist, it seems - except when it comes to our economic future. Realistically, New Zealand faces three likely scenarios, says Kerr.

"One is that we could decide it's high time to get our act together again and really play catch-up and push out in front as we once were. You can put your own probability on that.

"Another scenario is an economic crisis in the not-too-distant future. We are not robust, and we could easily be thrown into crisis again.

"The third scenario, which would be the more typical one,This patent infringement case relates to retractable syringe needle , is that we muddle through. We manage somehow to avert an economic crisis but we still keep looking like an irrelevant offshore island of Australia."

So there you go - we have all been warned.Demand for allergy Bedding could rise earlier than normal this year. Except Kerr has clearly reached the point where he no longer cares whether he is eventually proved right.

He is, he enthuses, "in a very happy state in my life at the moment".

"I've had a great life and I hope it doesn't get foreshortened, but it might. I won't be looking back feeling grim or anything about that. We all have to come to an end at some point, and this is mine."

The Hillcrest Fire: Jason's Story

On Monday, July 25, at 7:30 p.m.,where he teaches oil painting reproduction in the Central Academy of Fine Arts. Moxie Theatre hosts "After the Fire -- A Benefit Jam for Jason Connors and Gwen Fish." They lost everything in the recent Hillcrest fire.

On July 1,The additions focus on key tag and plastic card combinations, Jason gave his landlord 30 days notice. He and his girlfriend, Emily Merchant, wanted their first home together. The lease on his current apartment, at 1033 University Avenue, only permitted a single occupant.

Around 3:10 on Wednesday, Jason was on his way to inspect a possible rental.If so, you may have a kidney stone . As he drove past 1033, a friend riding with him saw smoke coming from the roof.

Jason pulled over. "There were no fire trucks then, just some onlookers. And smoke getting blacker and blacker." For the next two and a half hours, Jason watched as flames and crowds and noises grew. Fire trucks charged in. Police erected barricades. Lights blinked. TV trucks, with familiar logos, arrived soon after.

Jason watched the fire go out in one location and flare up in another. Then puffs of smoke arose from his third floor window.

"A flame started where my closet would be: all the memorabilia of my dad [who died two years ago], letters, his old LP records probably melting, pictures of us when I was a little boy."

He watched a fireman hack a hole in the wall of his apartment. Another brought a hose on a hydraulic lift. Water shot through the opening.This patent infringement case relates to retractable syringe needle , The torrent wouldn't stop.

"That's when it became real for me: water power-blasting my home. That was my rude awakening."

A second came when he had to phone Emily. She was teaching English as a Second Language in Suzhou, China.

"I've got to tell you something," he said. "It's serious. Nobody died. And I didn't do it. The apartment caught fire. It looks bad.

"At first she thought I was pulling her leg. It took time to sink in."

Emily returns from China this Saturday. Jason hopes to have the new apartment as ready as possible.

He's a Resident Artist at Cygnet Theatre (the night of the fire, he performed in Our Town: "the show went on"). He's an actor, sound designer, composer, playwright, and director. The fire destroyed his instruments of creativity.

On Saturday morning he was allowed back into the building. Tenants went in one at a time. Most stayed about five minutes and left. As he walked down halls of bubbling wallpaper,I have never solved a Rubik's magic cube . Jason began to feel dizzy. He saw "skeletons of rooms; no way they could have retrieved anything."

Local woman gets second chance with kidney transplant

Lynnette Carnahan was added to the organ transplant waiting list four and a half years ago. On Sunday, June 19, Father's Day, Cedars-Sinai Hospital called with the good news.

They had found a match, but they would need her there within only a few hours.

"My father-in-law looked at me and said, ¡®What are we waiting for?'" recalled Carnahan, "He said it was the most incredible gift he could receive for Father's Day."

Carnahan has suffered from kidney disease for 32 years.

"It started when I had my children and had hemorrhaging in the frontal lobe of the pituitary gland," Carnahan said.

When she started passing kidney stones, the doctors diagnosed her with diabetes insipidus, which she referred to as ¡®water diabetes,' meaning that her body struggles to regulate water instead of sugar.

Four and a half years ago, when Carnahan was put on dialysis, her life changed dramatically. The dialysis was done at home, twice a day, every day. If Carnahan wanted to leave the house, she had to make sure she had enough solution and medication.

"With all the tubing and equipment, we basically had to move-in if we wanted to go somewhere," Carnahan said.

Carnahan's condition could have been fatal at any time.If so, you may have a kidney stone . While she did well on the dialysis, her quality of life had severely deteriorated.

The expected wait time on the kidney donor list is between eight and ten years. According to Carnahan, it is the number one needed organ.

There were 16 people ahead of her on the list that were unable to accept the donation at the time. Carnahan said that the donor, "matched me perfectly, like a sister would."

The surgery went smoothly, and "the kidney started functioning within a couple hours of surgery, usually it takes a couple of days," Carnahan said.

The doctors wanted Carnahan and her husband to stay in the Los Angeles area for the first three months, a critical time after surgery, when there is a real threat of organ rejection. Unfortunately, this was not financially possible for the Carnahans. Instead, they are making the drive twice a week for the first month and a half, and then once a week after that.

Right now, Carnahan is on 19 medications, and like the regular doctor's appointments, these too will dwindle down with time. But she will need to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of her life.

"We have a whole tub of medication," said her husband, Marvin Carnahan,Initially the banks didn't want our high risk merchant account .I have never solved a Rubik's magic cube . "I lay them all out and look through my notebook,Prior to Aion Kinah I leaned toward the former, checking and double checking that everything is right."

Now that she almost has her life back, Carnahan's not sure, just yet, about what the future will hold.

"We have never been to the Grand Canyon, and there's so much we want to do, but we have a long road ahead of us," Carnahan said, "We will get there."

Carnahan is full of gratitude for all the people who have helped along the way,Our Ventilation system was down for about an hour and a half, especially her husband and her in-laws.

"I could not have done any of this without my husband," Carnahan said, "He has been my rock."

She added that this organ transplant has been, "An incredible gift, very overwhelming."

Carnahan hopes to meet the parents of the donor one day to thank them for their generosity.

Carnahan encourages others to think about becoming organ donors.

"They can do so much good," she said, "People get their lives back."

A Proposal Metaphor

OK, so no one wants to think of the proposal they worked on for months¡ªthe one that represents a major corporate investment of time, money, and labor¡ªas junk mail. But despite the obvious differences, the two have something in common: no one really wants to read either one. Consider these scenarios:
The Junk Mail
A few weeks ago you learned that you had been tasked to serve on a proposal team for a new opportunity. This was, of course, in addition to your regular duties, so you invested a lot of extra time and effort in meeting or exceeding the requirements. The proposal is done, and you are understandably tired.

Now at the end of a long work day, you check your mailbox as you head for home. You pull down the door,Initially the banks didn't want our high risk merchant account .100 Cable Ties was used to link the lamps together. peek inside...and sigh. It's filled to the brim with catalogs and circulars,I have never solved a Rubik's magic cube . newsprint and glossies. If there's anything in there you actually do want to receive, it's buried deep and you'll have to dig for it.Our Ventilation system was down for about an hour and a half, Resignedly you take the contents inside and sit down at your desk, determined to take care of this onerous chore as quickly as possible.

First you do a quick pass to sort things into "keep" and "toss" piles so you can reduce the amount of stuff you have to wade through in detail.The new website of Udreamy Network Corporation is mainly selling zentai suits , As usual, the "toss" pile is much larger: catalogs from retailers you've never heard of, glossies advertising sales on items you don't need, and circulars promoting miracle cures for all your ills. Relieved to have reduced your workload so quickly, you shove the rejects in the trash and then settle down to review the "keep" pile more closely to find the things you're particularly looking for (that birthday check from Great Aunt Myrtle) and the things you know you have to resolve (bills, taxes).

You also have a few items you have to examine more closely. They aroused just enough curiosity for you to take a second glance to determine whether they merit further review. But you're tired now, so you analyze them quickly; if they don't rapidly demonstrate their value, they join the "toss" pile.

Half an hour later, finished at last, you can now get back to doing the things you really want to be doing. Hmmm...what's for dinner?

Sound familiar?

Now, think again about that proposal you just submitted. What actually happens to it once you turn it in? Put yourself in the evaluator's shoes.