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City takes next step in Black Mountain cleanup
November 12, 2021 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz
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Black Mountain, a former industrial site on Indianapolis' near-east side, is missing most of what made it infamous: a massive mound of dark foundry sand nearly four acres across and 50 feet high at its peak.
What's left is more insidious.
For years, residents described blowing sands from the site as a nuisance, but it wasn't toxic. Much of it was used in construction of the nearby Community Justice Campus. However, a century of industry use has contaminated the soil and groundwater with a laundry list of metals, like mercury and lead, and other unsafe substances.
The city of Indianapolis bought the site, in the 3500 block of East Washington Street, in late 2018. After years of environmental studies and planning, remediation work is at last scheduled to begin next year. City officials plan to eventually redevelop the 12-1/2-acre site.
Not all residents are convinced that vision will become reality.
"I'll believe it when I see it," said Roberta Hillery, who's been fighting Black Mountain since 2003.
"We, in this area, we are the forgotten ones. We are the trash," Hillery added. "I'm telling you, this would've never happened in Carmel. It would've never happened in Fishers. It would have never been."
As of September, Marion County had nearly 500 brownfields on the Indiana Brownfield Program's site list; Hamilton County had fewer than 40.
Roberta Hillery
The Black Mountain site's industrial history goes back more than a century. Potter Manufacturing Co. was among its first occupants, beginning in 1914, according to records from a regulatory database listed in a 2018 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment.
Since then, the location has hosted more than 20 companies, including automobile sales and service facilities, a brass foundry, a building materials manufacturer and sales company, coal companies, a dredging equipment manufacturer, electric motors and fans manufacturers, a gas station, a plating and polishing company, and a recycling company.
International Recycling Inc. built Black Mountain.
In 1999, the company began leasing land on the southern part of the site and dumping sand there from the DaimlerChrysler foundry at 1100 S. Tibbs Ave., according to court records.
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management was already conducting inspections of the growing foundry sand pile by 2002, according to the phase I study. The Marion County Public Health Department and Indianapolis' code enforcement agency entered the fray soon after, citing improper storage and zoning violations.
The dumping continued for years. Then, the foundry stopped paying International Recycling, and it went bankrupt. But the company abandoned its mound of used sand.
"It's been a mess," said Hillery, whose house backs onto the site. "I've had a lot of that sand— not so much now—coming on my property. If I left my back window open, there was sand coming inside the house."
Hillery said she complained about the sand for years, even contacting government officials and going to city offices downtown. She would have sued if she'd had the funds, she said.
"Children used to go back there and play on that mountain, slide down that mountain, climb to the top and ride their bikes back down," Hillery added. "I was telling them, 'That stuff is not safe.'"
Though testing by several entities has concluded the sand isn't hazardous, the site's soil and groundwater is contaminated by an array of metals and other substances.
And a legal fight over who is to blame has dragged on.
The case, filed in 2005, involves International Recycling; its insurer, The Cincinnati Insurance Co.; FLM LLC, the company that owned the land; DaimlerChrysler; IDEM; the city of Indianapolis; and CSX, which operated a rail line on the property's west side and complained sand was getting on it. The suit is still pending in Marion Superior Court.
Cleaning up
Even as litigation continues, Indianapolis is moving on.
The city took control of the site in late 2018, and in 2019, landed a $600,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to use on environmental assessments, remediation and development planning.
Piers Kirby
"In terms of the soil and groundwater impacts that we've seen, the city is dealing with those, with the grant award from the EPA," said Piers Kirby, principal program manager for the Department of Metropolitan Development's Brownfield Redevelopment Program. "The entities that are responsible for those impacts either don't exist or haven't been involved with the site for a very long time."
Indianapolis used some insurance proceeds to move most of the sand off-site, according to Kirby. Most of the sand was used in construction of the parking lots at the Community Justice Center in the Twin Aire neighborhood about 1-1/2 miles away.
About 6,000 tons of "unusable," vegetation-threaded sand remain, Kirby said, but will be "properly disposed of."
Indianapolis contracted Industrial Waste Management Consulting Group to conduct the EPA-required studies for cleanup, including a 2021 Analysis of Brownfield Cleanup Alternatives. It weighed strategies for soil, groundwater and vapors based on effectiveness, feasibility and cost.
That's anything from taking no action to removing the top 10 feet of mercury- and lead-contaminated soil, getting rid of the sand and capping the ground with clean fill or gravel, putting in treated underground barriers, and installing vapor mitigation systems in nearby homes.
Rusty Carr
Money will make it possible.
"In many cases, we can only deal with what we have the resources to deal with," said DMD Deputy Director Rusty Carr. "… But when we're awarded $600,000 to do remediation planning, the actual remediation of the site and then a reuse plan, this becomes a major priority."
Indianapolis has also contracted Ramboll Consulting to develop a community outreach plan, conduct several development-related analyses and make detailed infrastructure reuse recommendations, according to a contract. The company will, additionally, manage the overall project and ensure compliance with the EPA.
The city has until 2024 to implement everything grant-related, Carr said, though officials hope to get the bulk done next year. A request for developer proposals, also known as an RFP, could go out in late 2022 or early 2023.
Options, options
But after two decades of Black Mountain, there might not be much trust to go around.
Hillery, who's lived in the area since 1980 and in her current house since 1985, said health and environmental officials assured her they'd get rid of all the sand a year ago, but there's still some left.
And the property is just one brownfield in an area rife with active and inactive industrial sites, said Dan Justus, who owns a house bordering the eastern edge of the site. He said he's been in the area for about 30 years.
"The trains sit out here and burn diesel fuel all the time, so the neighborhood's impacted by that in itself. Who cares what's coming out of the ground?" Justus asked of the soil vapors. "It's coming right out of the smoke stacks."
But if the remaining sand did disappear, and the contamination were cleared out, what could the former Black Mountain be?
Kirby is taking emailed public comment on the cleanup-alternatives study until Nov. 18. The planned community engagement and market work would influence the RFP, Carr said.
That's expected to include two to four stakeholder and neighborhood engagement "sessions," an open-house-style public meeting, a survey, mailing and public signage, according to the contract with Ramboll.
Hillery doesn't want bars, jails or trash—or anything else that could further destabilize the area.
"I'd want something that would be good for the neighborhood," she said. "Grocery stores, restaurants. This is a mixed area, in income—not high income—but you also have Hispanics, you have African Americans. There's a lot of elderly people here, so even senior citizen housing, I wouldn't mind. And there are a lot of homeless people."
Justus was more skeptical that commercial ventures would succeed. Home prices in the area might be on the rise, in part due to speculation, but that doesn't mean incomes are.
"A grocery store is a nice idea, but people won't be able to afford it," he said.
"Maybe a hospital? No one is going to shop, but everyone is going to die eventually."
The once-abandoned P.R. Mallory building nearby is a good example of reuse, Justus said. After spending decades empty, the building now hosts the Purdue Polytechnic High School and the Paramount School of Excellence's Englewood middle school.
"The school is a nice project," he said. "… If you knew what it used to look like, and what it looks like now—holy cow."•
Correction: This story has been changed to reflect the correct address for Black Mountain. It is in the 3500 block of East Washington Street. Click here to see all our corrections.
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3 thoughts on "City takes next step in Black Mountain cleanup"
Derek C. says:
Many cities with a strong industrial past can cite many contaminated locations where manufacturing or other activities affected soil, groundwater and air. EPA did not exist when Indianapolis and other cities and many smaller towns across the nation were at their industrial peak. Remediation is absolutely necessary but has been mired in assessing responsibility and achieving funding. Once contamination is addressed, other use options can be considered.
BRAD P. says:
The address in the article is incorrect. It should be 3500 E Washington.
Doug D. says:
Thanks for the comment, makes much more sense now.
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Each year, we look forward to satisfying our inner geeks by binging on comic book and sci-fi movies. 2017 promise be a banner year...
Each year, we look forward to satisfying our inner geeks by binging on comic book and sci-fi movies. 2017 promise be a banner year for these genres with major releases from the Marvel, D.C., and Star Wars universes. Here are ten of our most anticipated movies.
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An Amazon princess leaves her island home to explore the world, and becomes the greatest of its heroes. Starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright. In Theaters – June 2, 2017.
A new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner. who has been missing for 30 years. Starring: Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, and Ana de Armas.
The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage. Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, and Dave Bautista. In Theaters – May 2017.
Imprisoned on the other side of the universe, the mighty Thor finds himself in a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against the Hulk , his former ally and fellow Avenger. Thor's quest for survival leads him in a race against time to prevent the all-powerful Hela from destroying his home world and the Asgardian civilization. Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Cate Blanchett. In Theaters – July 28, 2017.
Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, and a team of superheroes, to face an even greater enemy. Starring: Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Henry Cavill, Jared Leto.
In War for the Planet of the Apes, Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet. Starring: Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Karin Konoval, Amiah Miller, and Terry Notary. In Theaters – July 14, 2017.
Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, Peter Parker returns home, where he lives with his Aunt May, under the watchful eye of his new mentor Tony Stark. Peter tries to fall back into his normal daily routine – distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more than just your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man – but when the Vulture emerges as a new villain, everything that Peter holds most important will be threatened. Starring: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Zendaya, Jon Favreau, Donald Glover, Tyne Daly, Marisa Tomei, and Robert Downey Jr.
The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world. When they uncover a threat beyond their imagination, they must attempt a harrowing escape. Starring: Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, Amy Seimetz, Jussie Smollett, Callie Hernandez, Nathaniel Dean, Alexander England, Benjamin Rigby. In Theaters – May 19, 2017.
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Think you could break 100 on a US Open course?
If you know me then you know that I am a big fan of golf. The PGA has four "major" events, and one of them is coming up this weekend – starting tomorrow. The US Open is supposed to be one of the toughest of the four because the conditions of the course are always so difficult. They grow the rough really long, cut and roll the greens so short its like putting in a parking lot, and each hole is usually lengthened so that the average player would take an extra shot. Last year when the scores for the tournament weren't very good (relatively speaking of course) Tiger Woods said in a press conference something along the lines of "the average 10 handicapper couldn't break 100 out there". Par for the course is usually around 70-72 per 18 holes, and most of the pros were scoring right around that number. What Tiger said was that the average player who would normally shoot 82 (where the 10 handicap comes from) couldn't shoot lower than 100 on that course it was so hard.
Golf Digest decided to take this idea and run with it, and they sponsored a contest to see if the average 10 handicapper could indeed break 100 on a US Open course. The foursome (golf is usually played in 4s) was composed of the contest winner, Tony Romo (an NFL quarterback), Matt Lauer (the TV guy) and my brother from a different mother Justin Timberlake. Channeling his inner Phil Cyr he dressed up for the occasion.
The four players got in 18 holes in tough US Open conditions and how many do you think broke 100? Two. The professional athlete (who is the best of the group) and JT. Not too bad.
I always like the US Open because it usually coincides with Fathers Day. It reminds me of my Dad because we used to play golf together every Sunday in the summer, and we have been to see the US Open – on Fathers Day. And since I may not get to post this weekend, Happy Fathers Day Dad, I wish we could try and break 150 out there.


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One of the guides here by the convenient to western tourists name of John grew up in the Delta. His people used to hang spears attached to rocks in trees under hippo trails. When the hippos came out of water to feed at night they tripped a line that released the booby trap.
The villagers always had a feast when they bagged a hippo. Fat was rendered into oil and all the meat not eaten at the feast was dried into jerky. But the feast meat? Grilled to allow most of the fat to escape. Even so the meat is so oily that feast-goers stripped naked to eat it cuz the squirts came violently and without warning. Think about that ye mourners of the Twinkie, you could be sitting in a pile of your own hippo-infused excrement at the family barbeque.
We zipped around the bend to find the channel choked with hippos. The water was so low that there often wasn't room to go around them so we had to wait to see what they'd do.
Males run the show in hippo groups and the big guy lunged toward us then dove under the water. He surfaced a few seconds later much nearer to us and closing the gap. Jacques threw the outboard into reverse and we decided the sandbank back downstream would be just fine for fishing, after all.
Once the boat was turned around and motoring, we noticed a dead hippo in a little back channel. I grew up on a mink farm, pierced the stomach of the first deer I skinned, and have removed boa constrictor shit from a terrarium, so I know stink. The top fragrance in the "Worst smell" category now belongs to dead hippo.
Bubbles escaped from the mouth and anus of the rotting animal as the gases of decay made their way to the surface. We marveled at how big they are when you're only a meter away until the gag reflex threatened to win.
I decided to fly the guests over the hippo two days later. I was pretty sure I had the right bend in the river because I could see lots of crocs on the sandbanks as the heli got closer.
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The skin is too thick for crocs to bite through it to get to the goods. What's a hungry reptile to do? Well start where there's a hole and make it bigger. That's right, kids, crocs rip the hippo a new asshole and crawl inside for hunks of greasy goodness.
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It's just as well that Basile is on leave. Basile lost his hearing as a young boy to a fever. He provides the occasional camp amusement by starting a weed-wacker next to a poolside lounger, oblivious to the racket. But he always gets angry at situations like the one we face now. He has to stay in camp while the other men go out to fight because last time, they couldn't find him for hours and they thought he'd been burned.
Botswana law requires men to fight fires. Law or no law, this one needs fighting. The only thing between the fire and the camp is the hangar, which has a helicopter and 80,000 liters of Jet-A.
We spotted the fire early in the day. I met a group out on their morning activity and picked up passengers at Baobob Island, named for the iconic tree at its center. By noon, the tree had been engulfed in flames.
We've had fires near the camp in recent weeks. When the fire burned at Kiri, we felt safe behind our moat. But that moat dried up days ago and Kiri is 8 km away. The burnt baobob tree is 1.4 km south of camp.
Senior staff and I made small talk at the Fish Eagle Bar with guests as we watched the smoke roll over the trees. Jacques sent a crew out to access the situation with the benefit of daylight.
I scheduled all my flights for the next day and went to change into my best fire-fighting flowered shirt because the crew came back and said they would need more help to turn the fire.
Jacques and I had driven to the end of the airstrip to have a look at the Kiri fire weeks ago. It was a dull glow off to the southwest. While a threat, it felt more like something that deserved monitoring, especially with an easterly wind.
We loaded up two land cruisers with men, Chantelle and a bunch of beaters. Chantelle is the other half of the camp manager team and beaters are flaps of rubber mounted on the end of poles about the length of a broom handle made from mopane saplings.
My stomach clenched when we turned the corner from the maintenance shed to the airstrip. The fire brightened the sky, smoke roiled, and it roared like a microphone held to a bowl of Rice Krispies with the speaker turned up to eleven.
The glow of the Kiri fire had earned an indifferent shrug. This fire made the fear flow. Evacuating camp looked like a real possibility in the very near future.
We needed to get to the north end of the fire to get between it and the camp but had to drive around and up from the south in a frustrating, "You uh can't get ther' from here," moment.
The flames raced through the grass and spouted embers whenever they hit a bush or thicket. The sound changed in intensity each time it greedily encountered fuel more substantial than grass. We bounced along in the lead Land Cruiser watching it consume everything in its path.
Finally we were as near to the front as we dared park the vehicle and everyone hopped out, grabbing a beater on the way.
In the beginning, there was no direction, no management, just primal fear. We quickly learned that we needed to attack short grass in small groups. The tall grass threw embers over the top of the crew and the thickets burned too hot for us to get close enough.
We charged at the fire en masse, a group of fifteen men and one woman, smacking at a line of fire three km long with rubber mats screwed to not even broom handles. The group split, making a break in the fire, one group wacking its way east, the other west.
Sometimes the flames were too hot and you could only get a swing or two in before you had to run away. Other times you stood in the black soot, killing the fire from behind.
Whenever the flames reached a thicket, the temp soared and all one could do was let it burn past and attack it again once it hit the grass. We came to appreciate those little thicket flare-ups. While we hated them, they forced us to rest.
Soon our energy output turned from manic to calculated to what my friend Brad used to refer to at the end of a ski day as 'short bursts.'
We made headway, sometimes beating flames in grass higher than our heads, grass none of us would feel comfortable walking through on a sunny day. But this wasn't a sunny day, this was a night brightened by the destructive force of a fire headed toward our home. No need to fear snakes, they lay in burrows hiding. And any leopards or lions would've had the good sense to run away. Only man protecting his possessions that have no place in the natural order of things would stand to fight fire.
Fight we did. Cheering when we put out a section, laughing at a ember smoldering on a mate's shirt as we beat it out while he howled, wondering at the audacity of the reed frogs to keep on singing hoping for one more chance to get laid before they sizzled, appreciating the beauty of a fire raging across the Delta under a nearly full moon.
When we had stopped the progress of the fire, people began hooting to each other, two Land Cruisers and a tractor full of people, gathering on the edge of a hippo trail that served as a natural fire break to make sure everyone was accounted for before we went home, closer friends than we'd been five hours before.


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Review all discretionary trusts now following changes to surcharge purchaser duty and surcharge land tax
By Keshni Maharaj
Review all discretionary trust deeds and amend it to satisfy the no foreign beneficiary requirement and no amendment requirement by midnight on 31 December 2019.
Stop Press: If you are a trustee of a discretionary trust and you hold (or intend to hold) residential land in New South Wales in your capacity as trustee of that trust then you need to read this.
In New South Wales, surcharge purchaser duty (8%) and surcharge land tax (2%) is payable on residential land by foreign persons.
A trustee of a discretionary trust is deemed to be a "foreign person" if the terms of the trust do not specifically prevent a foreign person from being a beneficiary of that trust. If the terms of the discretionary trust prevent a foreign person from being a beneficiary, then the trustee will not be a "foreign trustee" for the purposes of surcharge purchaser duty and surcharge land tax.
Simply put, a trustee who is deemed to be a "foreign trustee" will pay an additional 2% in land tax in New South Wales from the 2018 land tax year onwards and could end up paying transfer duty of up to 15% in New South Wales on the dutiable value of any residential land purchased in New South Wales.
Under the the State Revenue Further Amendment Bill 2019 (NSW) an exemption from, and refunds of, surcharge purchaser duty and surcharge land tax payable in respect of residential land by the trustee of a discretionary trust will be given if:
the terms of the trust deed prevent a foreign person from being a beneficiary of the trust (no foreign beneficiary requirement); and
the clause preventing a foreign person becoming a beneficiary cannot be amended to allow a foreign person to be a beneficiary at a later time (no amendment requirement).
This will prevent a discretionary trust from inadvertently attracting liability for surcharge duty and tax payable by a "foreign trustee". However this transitional arrangement only applies if the terms of the discretionary trust are amended before midnight on 31 December 2019.
If you have already paid surcharge land tax or surcharge purchaser duty on the basis that you are a foreign trustee and if you amend your trust deed as above, then you should seek a refund from Revenue NSW.
Review all discretionary trust deeds and amend it to satisfy the no foreign beneficiary requirement and no amendment requirement.
Do this before midnight on 31 December 2019.
See notice below on crackdown on land tax non-compliance.
STOP PRESS: Revenue NSW has through a media release acknowledged that as the State Revenue Legislation Further Amendment Bill 2019 will not be passed by the Parliament this calendar year (and the requirement under the Bill was for discretionary trust deeds to have been amended by midnight on 31 December 2019), "the Government intends to extend this deadline to a later date, in 2020. However, trustees are encouraged to amend their deeds by midnight 31 December 2019, if possible, to avoid incurring a land tax surcharge liability and having to apply for an exemption or refund."
New South Wales grows its duty base with significant expansion of landholder duty
Andrew Sommer
Keshni Maharaj


This is another cutey patootie image from the 1940's Printers Book! This one shows a young Wife or Mom, who appears to be Baking or Cooking. She's got her recipe book in hand, her mixing bowl and a hand mixer. So cute! This one might work well for Mother's Day or if you have a Cooking or Baking Blog.
… and speaking of Cooking or Baking, if you like to do either of those things, I hope you will check out my friend Ruthie's Blog at What's Cooking with Ruthie! Her Grandmother had a cooking show back in the 1960's and Ruthie is carrying on the family tradition, with loads of fabulous recipes and gorgeous food photos! How cool is that?!
Love this one! Thanks, Karen!
Adorable! I love the housewife graphics (because I am one)!
I love the "Domestic Divas" too!
Loved this image! I cook and bake, too!
Thanks Karen! Love it! I just started a food/health blog myself so it will come in handy!
Thanks for the link to your friends blog! I will check it out!
That's awesome Crystal! I didn't know you had started another blog!
Thanks Karen for the feature… you're such a sweet heart!! I LOVE your site, as you know!
No, not a cookbook, that's The Hunger Games in her hand. She's just now getting caught up.
I love this picture and can't wait to get it into my "me" altered book and in my scrapbooking cookbook. Thank you bunches!
Karen, I have to be your fan for a long time, and I really can not find words to thank you so much dedication and generosity in sharing your work and pictures! Your work is very creative, exquisite taste and very useful for our hobbies … thanks! Greetings from Spain, I have on my blog, and am a big fan of yours!
I LOVE these kinds of images…Thanks so very much!!!
Thanks so much for all of you sweet comments! I guess I need to look for more of this type of image!!
Thanks Karen – these are adorable.
I like anonymous' comment about the Hunger Games book! Too funny.
This is great for me to use for my website http://www.thenostalgickitchen.co.uk.
I've been loving these 1940's images! Thankyou!
Thank You for all Your work and pictures!!!
hi karen, can i use this image for my catering business card?


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Justia › US Law › Case Law › Missouri Case Law › Supreme Court of Missouri Decisions › 1953 › State v. Adams
State v. Adams
262 S.W.2d 9 (1953)
STATE ex rel. UREGAS SERVICE CO.,Inc. v. ADAMS.
November 9, 1953.
*10 William Waye, Jr., St. Charles, Norris H. Allen, W. R. Gilbert, St. Louis, Anderson, Gilbert, Wolfort, Allen & Bierman, St. Louis, of counsel, for relator-plaintiff.
Sam Nowlin, Montgomery City, William H. Becker, Scott O. Wright, Columbia, Clark & Becker, Columbia, of counsel, for respondent.
HYDE, Judge.
Prohibition to prevent enforcement of order to compel answer to interrogatories in the case of Earl Richard Gregory v. Uregas Service Co., Inc., which was a suit for personal injuries sustained in a gas explosion. The principal question for decision is whether the information the Court ordered to be given is privileged.
Gregory and his landlord, from whom he rented an apartment, were attempting to determine the cause of the failure of a hot water heater to operate when an explosion occurred. The negligence charged against relator included failure to inspect before supplying gas to determine whether the heater had an automatic shut off suitable to the type of gas furnished, furnishing gas not sufficiently odorized, supplying gas when it knew or in the exercise of care should have known that the heater did not have a "100% shut off valve", negligent inspection, and negligent failure to warn. The interrogatories required to be answered by relator were as follows:
"1. Did the defendant, its attorneys, its insurer or any of them, around March 1, 1952, or at any other time, cause the hot water heater located in the basement to be inspected and tested?
"2. What persons were present at the inspection?
"3. What are the names and address of these persons?
"11. Did you take any pictures of the heater?
"12. If you did take pictures, what photographer or photographers took the pictures and how many pictures were taken?
"13. Did two men connected with the Uregas Company or the defense, in the latter part of January, or the first part of February, take some samples of liquid petroleum gas out of the tank located at the Teacutter residence?
*11 "14. If samples were taken, by whom were they taken and what are their addresses?"
Relator's general manager answered these interrogatories by saying in substance that he had no knowledge of any of these matters and had no knowledge that relator's attorneys or insurer caused these things to be done. Plaintiff then filed a motion to require answers by relator which were not confined to the personal knowledge of the general manager. The Court made such an order and it is the enforcement of this order that relator seeks to prohibit.
Relator contends both that the information sought was privileged and that the answer by its general manager was a complete compliance with Section 510.020 RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S. The latter contention is clearly wrong. We have definitely held that interrogatories to a corporate defendant are directed to the corporation and the responsibility for answering is imposed on it. State ex rel. Williams v. Buzard, 354 Mo. 719, 190 S.W.2d 907; State ex rel. Kansas City Public Service Co. v. Cowan, 356 Mo. 674, 203 S.W.2d 407. As we said in the latter case, 203 S.W.2d loc. cit. 410, an officer answering interrogatories for a corporate party "is answering for the corporation and not for himself", and it is immaterial that he does not know of his own knowledge the facts required to be stated. Of course, his personal knowledge may be called for under Rule 3.19, if that is desired. We hold that material information not privileged which the corporation has must be given when obtained by any of its officers, agents or employees, including its attorneys.
Is the information sought by these interrogatories privileged? This is not a case of seeking the disclosure of hearsay, as in such cases as State ex rel. Thompson v. Harris, 355 Mo. 176, 195 S.W.2d 645, 166 A.L.R. 1425 and State ex rel. Evans v. Broaddus, 245 Mo. 123, 149 S.W. 473. The corporation knew who the persons were who made the inspections, and took the samples, because it sent them out to do it. It, of course, makes no difference (as conceded at the oral argument) whether the attorneys acting for relator in doing this were directly employed by it or were employed for it by its insurer. In either event, they were acting for the corporation and by its authority. Thus the situation is the same as if the corporation had sent out its own employees to do these things. When the corporation sent out persons for these purposes, it thereby made them witnesses in the case competent to testify as to any facts or conditions they found and observed that were material to the issues. Can the corporation thus make persons witnesses and then keep their identity secret?
We think this situation falls within our rulings in State ex rel. Miller's Mutual Fire Ins. Ass'n v. Caruthers, 360 Mo. 8, 226 S.W.2d 711, 712. We there ruled that the relator insurance company (sued on a fire insurance policy) should give the names of adjusters who inspected the plaintiff's property after the fire for which recovery was sought. Relator's defense was that the fire was wilfully set. We said, in ruling that the plaintiff's first interrogatory (seeking this information) should be answered: "The adjusters, who participated in the investigation, adjustment or inspection of plaintiff's property following the fire, would certainly be competent witnesses as to the amount of the loss which was one of the important issues in the case. They may have also observed conditions on the premises tending to show the origin of the fire. Plaintiff had the right to take the depositions of these adjusters to find out what their testimony would be." So here the persons who made the inspection may have learned facts tending to show the cause of the explosion, which would be material evidence.
The plaintiff in State ex rel. Miller's Mutual Fire Ins. Ass'n v. Caruthers, supra, also had a count for damages for the activities of relator's agents which she claimed slandered her. In connection with this count, plaintiff asked in another interrogatory about an investigation made by relator in another county, where she had lived, seeking to learn the purpose of the investigation, what instructions were given to the investigators and what persons were interrogated *12 by them. We said this was improper because it "called for the names of persons whose connection with the case and knowledge of facts could only have become known to its agents by hearsay." We also said it called for "thoughts, mental processes and work product" of the company's agents, all of which were improper. However, we also said: "We would have a different question if plaintiff had only asked for the names of relator's investigators or agents who made the investigation for it in Williamson County upon which she bases her claim in Count Three. This would be within our ruling on the First Interrogatory. We would also have a different question if plaintiff had asked for the name of any investigator or agent who was alleged to have interviewed a specifically designated witness, to whom it was alleged a certain statement had been made and such statement was alleged as the basis of the slander count." See also State ex rel. Iron Fireman Corp. v. Ward, 351 Mo. 761, 173 S.W.2d 920, involving a suit for damages to the plaintiff's house by a fire alleged to have been caused by a defective stoker, in which we required production of the record of an inspection made after the fire.
We think these rulings are applicable here. The persons sent by relator to make inspections of the water heater and take samples of the gas (which could be used as evidence in the case) became immediately qualified to be witnesses, when they observed material conditions and facts; and either party may use the testimony of any witness if he desires to do so. There is no hearsay involved in identifying these witnesses. Relator (through its agents who sent them) knows who they are and had such knowledge from the time they became witnesses, just as much as in the cases, above cited, where witnesses were known by the corporation involved to have been at the scene of a collision causing personal injuries. No one would contend that a doctor, who examines a plaintiff in a personal injury suit for the defendant, is not thereby made a witness available to either party. The plaintiff certainly has the right to know who he is and what he will say. See Section 510.040 RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S. So we think in this case plaintiff had the right to know who were the persons sent to make the inspections, and take the samples, and to take their depositions if he desires to do so; and that they are likewise witnesses available to either party for obtaining information about material facts. We see no reasonable distinction between physical examination of a person, when his condition is an issue in the case, and physical investigation of inanimate objects the condition of which are likewise issues therein. We, therefore, hold that information as to the identity of these witnesses is not privileged and that questions 1, 2, 3, 13 and 14 should be answered.
However, the situation is different as to questions 11 and 12. In State ex rel. Terminal R. Ass'n v. Flynn, Mo., 257 S.W.2d 69, 75, we held that photographs were privileged and "outside the arena of discovery", when taken preparatory to or in anticipation of litigation. We said, like diagrams, maps and drawings, they "were the `work product' of relator in preparation of its defense." Under that ruling, to which we adhere, plaintiff was not entitled to information as to whether relator took pictures and how many it took. It is argued that plaintiff was entitled to know who the photographer was because he might have observed conditions on the premises about which he could testify independently of what was shown in any pictures he took. The question does not indicate any such purpose, or any other purpose than to obtain the pictures; and the request for the photographer's identity is combined in the same question with the improper request as to the number of pictures taken. Therefore, we do not think relator should be required to answer questions 11 and 12.
Our rule is made absolute to prohibit respondent judge from requiring answers to questions 11 and 12, and in all other respects our rule is discharged.
All concur.


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To say Midbar Winery is unique – would be an understatement of the world. However, to say it might be the most unique kosher winery in Israel, may well NOT be an understatement at all. Midbar Winery is a newly minted winery from the recently closed Asif winery and a new influx of cash from investors. Yeah – yeah, I am getting to it – hold your horses. Asif Winery is a winery that was established in 2006 to do what no one in Israel could do well – create great kosher white wines. According to Yaacov and the winery's website: Midbar Winery in Arad, was established to develop, promote and celebrate winemaking in the Negev desert. Midbar is the Hebrew word for desert – and our vineyards, typically over 800 meters above sea level, benefit from the Negev's unique terroir. Another great quote from Yaacov – White is the New Red.
Now, before I get ahead of myself too far, I must state that this winery is not kosher – as in the customary manner. The wine carries no supervision stamp, or hecsher, for a variety of reasons. However, having heard the story of Ya'acov Oryah, I had to visit the winery to find out more. Yaacov Oryah started the winery in 2006 and though he lacked a kosher wine symbol many people like me happily drink his wine. Why? Simple enough – I trust the man, and being that Yaacov Oryah is a religious man – that is all that I need. However, my nonchalant attitude in this area may well concern others, and it is for this reason that I may keep the wines I schlepped back from Israel for myself – or with the folks that are trusting as I am.
For a deeper understanding of why and how this came to be – I advise a wonderful trip to the south of Israel where a lovely, honest, hard working, humble, and successful winemaker will explain the situation to you and if you like what you hear – like I did, I highly recommend his wines. I can openly say that he is not against having supervision, but as your parents used to say to you when you were young – "it is complicated"! The good news is that falling in love with his wines is the farthest thing from complicated!
In retrospect I think that Yaacov should hang two signs above his winery's door. The first one stating; He who enters should be brave of heart, open of mind, desiring of all things ripe, honeyed, fruity, and floral in so many ways. The second one should read: He who wishes to enter these hallowed halls should be in love with wine of a white persuasion and not the Moscato kind or other overly sweet enchantments. If you lack the interest in grand and lovely white wines than please do not waste the time of the master who works beyond these gates. He is a man who makes white wine a priority rather than a nice-to-have item. Please leave him alone and bother him not so that he can make us all more great white elixirs!
The Asif winery was created to make white wines because, as I said before white wines are in the future of Israeli wine drinkers. Given the temperatures in Israel, fresh, un-oaked, bright, ripe, and unhindered, white wines are getting more and more attention. Yaacov was a bit ahead of the game, and in some ways highly unconventional. Going without a kosher symbol, when it is kosher, is unconventional, but making a winery that sells white wines is truly unconventional, given Israel's appetite for all things red in 2006. Still, the man forged forward and though he was successful with his wines, he was in need of a cash influx in 2010.
In 2006, Yaacov created 20,000 bottles under the Asif label, in 2010 he was still created 20,000 bottles and though he had created wonderful wines, he did not have the cash to tide him over for the 2010 vintage. So, while looking for a white knight he found himself a new boss! In the end, the buyer was highly excited by what Yaacov could do for him wine wise, but he wanted a new name and a fresh slate, so in 2010 Yaacov closed the Asif Winery and transferred the Asif wines to newly minted and just opened Midbar Winery! For most of us, the difference is purely cosmetic, however, one thing that did change in 2012, beyond the cash influx and solvency, was the creation of a few more red wines! Sure, the Asif winery did make a couple of red wines here and there, but in 2012 the red wines made up 30% of Midbar winery's 30,000 bottle vintage. Still, the vast majority and focus of Yaacov's time is on the beloved white wines, and meeting folk like us!
The winery makes 8 white wines and used to make two red wines, mostly as an after thought. I loved how Ya'acov put it; whites wines are far harder to make than red wines as you have less latitude to cover or fix your mistakes or flaws the wine has. In many ways this is so true, and is one of the reasons why oak is used so liberally in white wines around Israel. In 2012, the Midbar Winery made 5 red wines, a GSM (Grenache, Mourvedre, and Syrah) called Red 33, a Bordeaux blend with five grapes – hence the name Red 55, a winemakers blend with four grapes – yep Red 44, along with a varietal Cabernet Sauvignon, and a varietal Shiraz.
The winery has 80 duman of grapes that are grown in Mitzpe Ramon, a vineyard in a unique eco climate of the south. The white grape varieties that grow in the vineyard are; Semillon, Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, and Viognier. The red grapes are acquired from many locations, in the past they were sourced from as far as the Galilee and as close as the Judean Hills. However, fro the 2010 vintage and beyond many of the red wines were sourced from around the Negev and some from other sources north.
The Mitzpe Ramon vineyard is a clear Negev vineyard and is not like the Yatir Winery vineyards that are more Judean Hills (southern tip) than Negev wines. However, Mitzpe Ramon is a Negev wine region that has an extremely unique micro-climate because of its proximity to the Ramon Crater, known as a makhtesh. According to Wikipedia, the crater is 38 kilometers long, 6 km wide and 450 meters deep! So though Mitzpe Ramon can be as hot and cold as the desert that it occupies, it is tempered by strong winds all year long, caused by its location above the crater. This causes which Mitzpe Ramon to feel much colder than it really is.
While researching more about this winery and Mitzpe Ramon, Wikipedia tells an interesting side story! It turns out that Mitzpe Ramon, was actually a city created out of need. When building the old road down to the resort city of Eilat (Israel's southern most city), the laborers needed a more southern place to stay and to resupply from. So like all things that are good, it was created out of a need and continues to exist till this day. The sad thing about Mitzpe Ramon is that it could equally have been the focal point of the Pixar masterpiece Cars. The movie depicts the sad physical and emotional deterioration of a fictional city called Radiator Springs that was jewel on Route 66. But once cross America laid down its cross-Continental highway system, thereby bypassing Radiator Springs, the city became another casualty of man, on its insatiable ascent towards convenience and technological advancements, while all the while leading it into cultural insignificance. Well, in this case it is more a story of man copying madness, Route 66 fell into disarray slowly throughout the 1950s, while the same sad story befell Mitzpe Ramon with the opening of Route 90 in Israel, in the 60s. The good news is that ecotourism has revived the area and its micro-climate continues to bring more agricultural investments as well.
Anyway, after we arrived we were met by Yaacov and two guests who, like us, were there to see Yaacov and taste his creations. After showing us around the winery and explaining his methodology with wine, being his appetite for creating white wines, not modifying them at all, and the minimal use of oak. He is constantly tinkering and learning – like a scientist in a laboratory, and it was here again that we heard the same refrain (#8) – it takes many years to see the impact of a change in the vineyard and though less in the winery, it is still a long turnaround between changes and their understood impact – everywhere in a winery.
We were then given the chance to taste through the white wines that are currently for sale at the winery (and at Gabe's store as well). Unfortunately, the 2010 Chenin Blanc was sold out. We already exclaimed the joy of Chenin Blanc when we had the Domaine Netofa at Pierre's house. That was more tart and herbal, while having tasted the rest of these wines – my guess is that the Midbar Chenin Blanc would have been sweeter and riper. Maybe next time I will get a chance.
The first wine we tasted was the 2010 Midbar Semillon/Sauvignon Blanc wine, it is a blend of 30% Sauvignon Blanc and 70% Semillon, co-fermented. The nose starts off with green grass, lemon curd, peach, light honey, gooseberry, white violet, and floral notes. The mouth is medium in body with nice acidity, kiwi, nectarine, and more tropical fruit. The finish is long and smooth with a hint of butter, along with a rounded mouth and a nice hint of toast.
The wine is unique to say the least. According to Yaacov these are wines that are picked early, like in the Hunter Valley of Australia, and it is a wine that need tons of time to fill out and become the creamy and rich monsters that will captivate your imagination. Until then, I will have to go by what I tasted and it is lovely now, but it will not be released until Yaacov feels it will be more fully appreciated for where it is, maybe 2014 or 2015. The nose on this wine is filled with spice, cloves, honeysuckle, violet, and floral notes (a common theme through the wines of Midbar) along with hints of cheese (that blow off over time) and gunpowder. The body is medium in weight with great acidity, nice peach, rich lime curd, lemon, and a crazy citrus garden. The finish is long and clean lined with great mineral, flint, green notes, and tart fruit that linger long.
The next wine blew me away, because I rarely like unoaked chardonnay – but this one was different. The nose and mouth are redolent with violet, orange, lemon, rich yeast and honeysuckle (see I told you). The mouth is viscous, ripe, round with kiwi, quince, red and green apple, lively mineral, and green notes. The finish is long and spicy with cloves, spice, honeysuckle, while living long on palate with tart lemony acid, and nice peach and apricot.
The next wine was the 2010 Midbar White 44, a blend of Gewurztraminer 25%, Sauvignon Blanc 20%, Chardonnay 20%, Viognier 20%, Semillon 15%. Yeah, five grapes yet called the 44, who cares – the wine concentrate on the wine!!! This one blew me away, the aromas literally are in a cage match to the death, fighting each other tooth and nail until one becomes victorious. I did not stand around long enough to find out whom the winner would be, but in the end with a wine like this – we who enjoy it are the lucky winners indeed! Yaacov explained that Gewurztraminer is one of his hardest grapes to control, it has soapy or unwanted flavors and he does things with it to minimize the bad and accentuate the good. He does cold whole bunch press, and he blends it with all of these grapes to get the most out of all of them. The nose is redolent with super ripe summer fruit, crazy ripe orange, grapefruit, violet, rose, honeysuckle, and litchi. The mouth is rich, round, honeyed, and insane, with layers of complexity and flavors, starting with ripe nectarine, guava, green and yellow apple, all coming at you in waves. The oily texture and the summer fruit combine for a mouth captivating wine. The finish is long and spicy with nuts, almonds, marzipan, tart fruit, and earthy mineral notes – WOW and get some!!
The final wine was the first kosher Orange wine I had ever tasted, the 2010 Midbar Orange 44. It is a blend of three grapes (yeah – get over it) 52% Chenin Blanc, 24% Chardonnay, and 24%, Viognier. This was unique and different to me, but to many it is becoming a lightening rod – why? I am not sure, but many are finding orange wines to be too much of a fad in the non-kosher world. For me, there is only one of them – so one a fad does not make. The wine is different – it is not a white wine and while it is not a red wine the long skin maceration, 14 days in this case, causes the wine to take on an orange hue. The idea here is that the grape skins gives the wine tannin and it gives the wine more body. The nose starts off with almond paste, oaked honeysuckle, ripe floral notes, and passion fruit. The mouth is ripe and medium in weight with nice mouth coating tannin, cherry, orange fruit, lemon, apple sauce, creme bruelle, lovely sweet cedar, all melding together with brioche, yeast, and a creamy and balanced mouth feel. The finish is long and spicy with cloves, allspice, butterscotch, kiwi, apple, marzipan, tart fruit, and cinnamon, along with biter notes and tangerine. A unique wine and one that may not be for everybody – but it sure works for me!
My many thanks to Yaacov and to the Midbar winery for taking his time to share his knowledge with us and sharing his hard work with us as well.
Posted on January 22, 2013, in Israel, Israeli Wine, Kosher White Wine, Kosher Wine, Wine, Wine Tasting, Winery Visit and tagged Asif winery, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Midbar Winery, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, UnOaked Chardonnay, Viognier. Bookmark the permalink.	11 Comments.


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Le monument aux morts de Commentry est situé dans le département de l'Allier et la région Auvergne.

Il a été réalisé par le sculpteur Félix-Alexandre Desruelles. Il représente un paysan découvrant dans son champ la tombe d'un soldat. L'homme se recueille, appuyé sur une faux. Il est inscrit sur le monument La ville de Commentry à ses enfants victimes de la guerre. Ce monument peut être considéré comme un monument aux morts pacifiste.

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Please see below our finalised subscriptions for the year 1 January 2019 – 31 December 2019 that is due by the 31st March 2019.
Any Subscriptions not paid on or before 1st April 2019 will mean no participation in any ongoing SJ sports.
Racket Sports includes: Badminton, Table Tennis, Tennis and Squash.
This year we also have PAYG for: Tennis, Table Tennis & Fitness (further below). You will need to have a Basic (ADL-001) Membership to partake in PAYG (if not signed up to any other membership).
You can only purchase ONE guest pass a year (either a 5 or 10 pass, NOT both).
Does not have voting rights/other membership privileges.
2.Please renew your subscriptions asap. We currently have a waiting list for SJFA Youth Football, based on the number of sign ups we get by 31 January for existing members, we will be opening up the waiting list on 1 February 2019. It is therefore very important that you sign up by 31 January 2019.
3.Due to health and safety reasons, there is only a maximum of 50 members permitted for a swimming session (imposed by the swimming venue). Once we received the maximum numbers for Saturday / Sunday swimming sessions, the membership will be capped.
Step 2: You will receive an automated email confirming that you have filled out the GoCardless form correctly. You only need to fill out the GoCardless form once for each household (even if you are paying for multiple people/U16/U7 etc). You will need the unique reference number: ref: STANMOREJAFF-***** when filling out form below in step 3.
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Leslieville - Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd.
Leslieville began as a small village back in the 1850's. The village grew up around the Toronto Nurseries owned by George Leslie and sons, after whom this neighbourhood is named.
Most of Leslieville's residents were either market gardeners or were employed at one of several brick making companies that used to operate in the area.
One of the first buildings in the village was the Leslieville Public School, built in 1863. Leslieville's first principal was Alexander Muir who composed "The Maple Leaf Forever".
Muir's poetic verse was inspired when a brilliant autumn maple leaf fell from a Leslieville tree onto his jacket.
That maple tree is still standing today and has become Leslieville's most famous landmark. It is designated by an historic plaque at the intersection of Laing Street and Memory Lane.


A group of more than twenty carers and their relatives enjoyed a trip to Cardiff Bay recently in glorious sunshine.
The annual summer outing, organised by Crossroads Care in the Vale, began with an excursion around the bay aboard the cruiser Seren y Bae. The group disembarked at Penarth Marina and joined the road train for the return journey across the barrage. Brian of Cardiff Bay Tours accompanied the group throughout, and provided a fascinating commentary on both journeys, giving insight into the history of Cardiff docklands and the recent development of the area.
On returning to Mermaid Quay, everyone enjoyed lunch at Harry Ramsden's fish restaurant.
Crossroads Care in the Vale organises several events throughout the year for carers and their relatives with dementia living in the Vale of Glamorgan. Crossroads also holds monthly social groups in Penarth and the rural Western Vale. If you would like more information, please contact Jo Hendry on (029) 2070 0057 (option 3).
Many thanks to Jo for this trip; it was such a relaxed day it belied the organisation that must have been needed to co-ordinate everthing (and everyone!) to make it such an enjoyable day out. We were so lucky with the weather too. Diolch yn fawr!


This post may seem silly. But it's not just about keeping wrinkles at bay or not getting a face full of sun spots. It's about CANCER. Take it seriously because we are the people who spend the a LOT of time outside in harsh conditions- usually in the sun. Take care of your skin!!
When I was younger I used sunscreen but I wouldn't panic if I forgot it for a day or even a trip. I would think SPF 20 in my face moisturizer was good enough. Now I am borderline obsessive about taking care of my skin because I have seen the affects of the outdoors all over my face, literally.
I have a bunch of sunspots, including this big ole friend on my cheek and consistent red nose and cheeks due to extreme conditions (more on that later).
Casting side eye at sun damage.
Now that spot isn't that big of deal, kind of cute even, like a birthmark. Except that I wasn't born with that sucker so that means my skin is mutating due to damage. NO BUENO.
So the obvious first step of taking care of your skin while doing the things is to wear SPF. I really like this sunscreen for my face because it has the highest SPF rating (which probably doesn't help any more than a 50) and also has skincare ingredients that will hopefully help skin recover from harsh conditions like wind/snow/dryness etc. Any high SPF sunscreen for your body is good- I try for one that hydrates and has around 50 SPF like this one.
2) Protect your skin with clothes.
Unless it's just super super hot, wear a long sleeve shirt! When you are in cold and windy conditions, never go out without something to protect the delicate skin on your face like a buff or a layer that comes over your face like my favorite baselayer or the R1.
I have found that when I am in cold and windy conditions, especially at altitude, the little blood vessels in my nose and high cheeks will break and my skin will be extremely red. My nose is pretty consistently red no matter what the season because of how hard extreme conditions and altitude changes are on my sensitive skin. I have yet to find a complete solution to that but these steps definitely have helped.
3) Clean your face every night, yes even when backpacking. Especially when backpacking.
Your skin needs to breathe! All those layers of sunscreen and dirt make for unhappy skin if you don't get it off at night. Pack some face wipes in a plastic sandwich baggie and use one (or a half) each night and in the morning if you think you need it.
4) Slap on some coconut oil after cleaning your face.
Now when you are out camping, I am not telling you to bring your 6 step skin care routine (you have one of those... right?). I am saying that putting some coconut oil on your face before you fall asleep will make your skin feel so so much better. Coconut oil has vitamin E in it which is great for repairing your skin, especially after sun exposure. Even at home, if you get sunburned anywhere, coconut oil will rapidly speed recovery (and feels great).
When I was travelling for 2 months in Peru an Chile, I put my suncreen moisturizer on in the morning and coconut oil on at night after washing my face. Pretty simple but my skin did great the whole trip despite a ton of time spent on planes (which usually makes me break out). I love that coconut oil has antibacterial properties and I think that helps control break-outs. My skin isn't as beautiful as a baby lambs, but is looking pretty darn good for 2 months out of a backpack on hostel pillows and in crazy Chilean wind.


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First Dates Won't Be Awkward When You Have This at Your Table
Written by Jeff Cattel on June 3, 2015
29 Awesome First Date Ideas That Don't Involve Sitting at a Bar
Let's face it: First dates can be so awkward. Even if you memorized their Tinder profile (I know they like soccer, so I'll bring up this hilarious David Beckham video), conversation can quickly fall flat. So most of us opt for some liquid courage and hope for the best. And if all else fails, we start to talk about the things around us, from the food we're eating to the hockey game playing on the TV.
"It's such an intense moment," says Jacob Lenard, a product designer, on his experience on first dates. "There are a lot of emotions, and you're not really sure what you want in the other person." So Lenard took the issue of awkward first dates head on in his master's thesis project, Across the Table.
Lenard asked friends and family to think of the things they look for when they first meet someone, such as eye contact, seamless conversation, and the feeling that you're in tune with each other. Then he set out to create tableware to facilitate conversation as you dine with your new crush, including bowls with mirrored surfaces (there's no escaping their gaze) and napkins with questions like: "Would you want to be famous?" Click through the slideshow to check out all of the different pieces Lenard created, and let us know your reaction below!
These Things Could Make First Dates Way Less Awkward
"If you're uncomfortable, you're probably going to look down at your lap," Lenard says. "So that's where I put the conversation starters."
But if you've got the gift of gab, the gray embroidery is subtly camouflaged by the gray napkins.
"It's natural for humans to mimic each other in moments of empathy and emotional connection," Lenard says. This spout forces you and your date to drink at the same pace and be in tune with each other.
Eye-to-Eye
"Many people said they can tell if they're attracted to someone if they can make eye contact," Lenard says. "But not everyone has the confidence to make eye contact all the time."
The stainless-steel interior of the bowl allows you to catch a glimmer of your date's eyes.
Hard to Bring Up
So much for small talk. Many people told Lenard they want to be able to bring up tough topics on the first date. This house on this plate could be a launching pad to talk about your family (or the family you may want in the future).
And finally, this plate with rings could start a conversation about both of your thoughts on marriage and committment.
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The June/July 2013 issue of Outreach Insights is available. Read about the learning activities and opportunities at UNLV's Division of Educational Outreach.
Volunteers from OLLI at UNLV represented their program as well as the National Network at AARP's Life@50+ conference, which was held May 30-June 1 in Las Vegas. The conference drew more than 8,000 participants from New York and Virginia, down to Texas and New Orleans, and throughout California.
The UNLV Public Lands Institute hosted an International Protected Area Exchange (IPAX) symposium June 18, 2013, with approximately 35 people attending the event at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Click the link below to read the full article.
Over the course of 20 years, UNLV's Paralegal Certificate program evolved from a startup six-weekend course into a nationally-recognized curriculum and online support system utilized by prominent universities around the country.
The April/May 2013 issue of Outreach Insights is now available. The enewsletter features the latest news about the people, programs, and courses of the UNLV Division of Educational Outreach.
Sommelier to lead The Napa Experience!
Heath Hiudt, UNLV Sommelier Academy instructor and sommelier at the Cosmopolitan's upscale STK restaurant, will lead a two-day excursion to California wine country August 22-23.
The 94th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) will be held at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (June 16-19, 2013). In addition to a broad array of technical programs, paper and poster presentations, and field trips, 21 symposia have been organized. One of which is the International Protected Area Exchange (IPAX) symposium (June 18), organized by the UNLV Public Lands Institute.
In the constantly-evolving fields of technology and information management, if you can't pinpoint emerging trends and adjust your business plans accordingly, your professional relevance and effectiveness may be short-lived.


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VERO Ecological Tiles Exhibition Hall & Headquarters by Foshan Topway Design
VERO Ecological Tiles Exhibition Hall & Headquarters is located in Foshan, China. As a company that sells building materials, VERO is committed to develop functional building materials products that can improve indoor environment, such as the surface of product can release the negative oxygen and can produce antibacterial effect and so on. The product features seem to have the life of a natural attribute, thus, Foshan Topway Design associate with the origin of life. A seed sprouted in the soil , through absorbing the nutrients in the soil then begins to take root at last grow into a giant tree. The leaves release negative oxygen ions under photosynthesis, which provides a living environment for the breeding of life, and finally incubates and multiplies into various life forms. The designers express their respect for life and the ecological environment in this way of spatial narration.
Designed by Foshan Topway Design
Photographed by Ouyang Yun
The project was originally conceived as a three-story spatial form. Through structural transformation, a central patio was opened, and the first, second and third floors were penetrated longitudinally into unity. The spiral staircase rises from the ground to the third floor, and the middle columns are cleverly designed into a banyan tree. The trunk of the banyan tree is inserted directly into the third floor from the hollow position, and the winding root device diverges from the surroundings, some plunge into the water, and some extend into the ground, expressing the process of life body absorbing nutrients. Rose from the ground and spiral staircase extends to the third floor, cleverly redesigned the central pillar into a banyan tree, the trunk goes from empty position directly goes into the third floor, winding ups and downs in the root of the device to spread around, some plunge into the water, some grow into underground and express the life process of absorbing nutrients, countless batten hanging down from ceiling, it's like standing under a giant tree. The designers hope to build a natural attribute of the brand's ecological idea of a space, a story under the banyan tree, which arouses people's most beautiful memory deep inside our hearts. Through the banyan tree, root, distant mountains, clouds and installation art, they wanted to expand visitors' thinking and arouse people's emotional resonance deep in their hearts.


San Diego police are on the lookout to buy some heavy duty high-tech laser guns made by Applied Concepts of Plano, Texas, maker of the Stalker line of speed detectors.
According to a request for quotations issued by the city on May 21, the cops are seeking to buy 11 Lidar XLR guns plus various accessories including two brackets for BMW motorcycles and two dash mounts.
Another local lobbyist has signed on with marijuana boosters. The Atlantis Group, run by ex–Jerry Sanders aide Marcela Escobar-Eck, is working for San Diego Health and Wellness, a "medical marijuana consumer cooperative" regarding "matters relating to project entitlements for a project at 5125 Convoy Street," according to a June 2 disclosure filing.
June 11, 2015 @ 4:28 p.m.
Ms. Escobar-Eck, known as an ex-Sanders administration city employee who okayed the too-tall Sunroad building that had to have its top floor lopped off for exceeding the height limit, has lucrative private clients these days, including controversial One Paseo developers and La Jolla real estate owners who hope to bypass requirements of the La Jolla Planned District Ordinance to keep retail shops on ground floors rather than brokerage offices.


Looking for the perfect gift for young children? The Thomas and Friends Super Station provides hours and hours of entertainment for fans of Thomas the Tank Engine!
We've been huge fans of Thomas the Tank Engine (and all of his friends) for many years here at Casa Pura Vida. It was one of the very first shows I introduced to the girls when they were little because I just loved the slow pace and the character values that it promotes. Plus, I have this theory that trains are not just for boys! We even went to meet Thomas when he came to Denver and I have to admit it was so cool that I shed a few tears.
So when the opportunity arose to review Thomas and Friends Super Station train set, I was so excited. The Super Station combines three levels of track and fun along with different sizes of engines and Harold and Cranky- and I couldn't wait to see what type of fun we could get into as a family with this toy.
You can find the Thomas and Friends Super Station at Walmart, or even have it delivered to your home fro Walmart.com. The box is big- and when it first arrived I'll admit that I was a bit worried the setup would take forever. More on that in a second.
We surprised the girls with the play set on a Sunday night for family play time, and they knew what it was right away from all the pictures on the box. I loved that the box showcases all of the things that the Super Station can do (like combine with other engines and tracks in the Thomas and Friends family) by using words and pictures- so even my pre-reader could get ideas for how she wanted to construct the track.
We set everything up- it looked super intimidating to me to get the whole thing running, but honestly we probably did 20 minutes of setup. Each piece is clearly labeled so it made it easy.
The girls were so excited during the setup because there were new engines they could play with (a new Thomas, a tiny James, Harold, and Percy). Setup reminded me of Christmas morning and the anticipation of my parents setting up the toys while we waited excitedly.
Once playtime started- well, it was ON! The bottom line is that since we have had the new train set, the girls haven't asked for screen time even once. The most adorable thing was when my five year old put the engines to bed the first night- she put each engine into the roundabout of Tidmouth sheds and then covered it with a blanket so they could sleep. First thing in the morning, they were up playing again!
We have several types of trains, engines and track in our playroom, (my girls are especially fond of the mini engines) and the Super Station can handle them all- engines of all scales and different types of tracks. When we first opened the box, the girls ran downstairs to grab their other Thomas collectibles- and everything fits thanks to the different track adaptors included. My older daughter is obsessed with the way you can store the min trains all over the set- it holds over 100 engines!
I love that the track has two sides which is perfect for siblings. One girl wants to make Thomas crash into the end of the line? Fine, she has a side. One girl wants to make a figure 8? She has a side too. Cranky's fully functioning crane is also a huge hit.
Thomas and Friends Super Station is a huge hit at Cara Pura Vida! It is a big set- so be prepared to have it in an area that allows lots of room for play. We just put it right in the living room by the front door, and it's ready for playdates right when the kids arrive! The set is providing hours and hours of fun, and I'm so thankful that we had a chance to try it out!
Disclosure: We were provided this train set and compensation in exchange for this review. As always, all opinions are my own.