Tristan Ahtone serves as associate editor for tribal affairs at NewTowncarShare News. He has reported for PBS NewsHour, Frontline, National Native News, Wyoming Public Radio, Fronteras Desk, NPR and Al Jazeera America. Ahtone's stories have won multiple honors, including investigative awards from Public Radio News Directors Incorporated and the Gannett Foundation. A citizen of the Kiowa Tribe, Tristan was awarded a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard in 2017. Tristan also serves as a board member for the Native American Journalists Association.
Luna is a Michigan native that left the midwest for the first time just six years ago and hasn't stopped exploring since. Her curiosity led her to degrees in neuroscience and the fine arts at the University of Michigan. She found telling stories with multimedia journalism as a great way to use this curiosity. Luna's most recent work was with a non-profit in northern India that promotes financial independence through craft making for rural women. In her free time she can be found taking her camera for a walk, and is excited that her new home has so many trails and sunny days to do so!
Emily oversees coverage of the northern part of our region as an associate editor based in Moscow, Idaho. Her lifelong love of the outdoors was sparked by a childhood spent swimming and paddling the lakes and rivers of New York State's Adirondack Mountains. She earned a bachelor's degree at Colgate University in central New York, a master's degree in biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and a graduate certificate from the University of California Santa Cruz's Science Communication Program. She spends most of her free time cross-country skiing or cooling off in the nearest lake or river, depending on the season.
Paige was born and raised in Colorado and doesn't plan on leaving the state's mountains any time soon. She contributes to the magazine's southern coverage and is especially inclined to digging up dirty deals and writing narratives from the West's changing communities. Paige has covered Western issues at newspapers since 2011 and received a master's in journalism from the University of Missouri in 2015. When she's not writing, she hiking around somewhere with her coonhound, Porter.
Nick Bowlin is our newest editorial intern. Nick formerly worked as a politics reporter for Energy and Environment News (E&E News). He started his journalism career at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, where he majored in political science and edited the school newspaper. After a short stint at a daily newspaper in the Philadelphia area, he then moved to Washington, D.C., where he polished his reporting skills and delved into the money politics that govern national energy and environmental policy.
Graham Lee Brewer is a contributing editor on the NewTowncarShare News tribal affairs desk. He is a native of Oklahoma, where he resides with his son, and a member of the Cherokee Nation. Graham is an alum of The Oklahoman newspaper, where he extensively covered the state criminal justice system. Graham serves as a board member for the Native American Journalists Association.
Brian, a fourth-generation Wyoming native, grew up in Pinedale and holds a M.F.A from Western Colorado University and a B.A. in English liberal arts with a minor in writing and media studies from the University of Northern Colorado. He has worked as a foreign correspondent, writer, audio journalist, and most recently, a Ted Scripps Fellow in Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado.
Christie hails from a rich history of nonprofit, small business, corporate enterprise customer service and project management experience; all of which is augmented by her long-time engagement in the human potential movement.
She has lived in Colorado for almost four decades, having left Northern California's big city fuel crisis and water shortages of the 1970s for the nurturing mountain lifestyle of the Rockies.
Her passions are family and friends, touring and photographing the stunning Rocky Mountains, riding tandem on her husband's Harley, as well as hiking, fishing, and bike riding while home basing out of rural Paonia – known as !
Cally got her start in public radio before taking the print plunge as an NewTowncarShare News intern and editorial fellow in 2009. New Mexico-born, Chicago-raised, Cally spent her pre-HCN decades plotting her return to the Southwest. Happy to once again be a tiny dot in a big landscape, she writes and edit news and features for the magazine.
Laura has loved the Southwest since she first moved to Colorado in 1981. After seven years in Seattle, she is excited to return to the mountains of Colorado, which she considers home. Laura has worked in marketing, development, advertising and community relations for numerous non-profits, including Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Spiritual Paths Foundation, and most recently, Pilchuck Glass School. She has spent many years working in public libraries. Laura enjoys time with family and friends, gardening, fiber arts, reading, qigong and visiting hot springs.
Ruxandra Guidi, a native of Venezuela, has reported throughout the United States and Latin America for both magazines and public radio, and in both English and Spanish. She has worked extensively as an independent journalist, and has also worked for PRI's The World, NPR's Latino USA, and as a U.S.-Mexico border reporter for the Fronteras Desk initiative. Her work has been published by Orion Magazine, National Geographic NewsWatch, The Atlantic, and others. She's a board member for the award-winning nonprofit journalism collaborative, Homelands Productions, and she regularly collaborates with husband, photographer Bear Guerra, under the name Fonografia Collective.
Terra left her home town in western Pennsylvania at age 21, moving to Crested Butte, Colorado, for the skiing and the mountain hiking. She attended Colorado State University and the University of Washington, obtaining degrees in botany and geography. In Alaska, working for the National Park Service, Terra played a role in protecting more than 157 million acres of BLM lands under the landmark Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980. Most of Terra's career has involved water quality, water supply and stream management. Most recently she was a biologist with the Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife. After retiring, Terra's husband's Colorado roots brought them back to the North Fork Valley. Terra enjoys playing fiddle, river trips and quilting.
Erica moved to Paonia in late 2015 from Isle of Wight, England, having fallen in love with this part of Colorado after being a regular visitor to the US for many years as a spouse of an American. Previously, Erica served as the Director of Finance and HR for the UK Sailing Academy, a youth training nonprofit, for 20 years. She has two grown children, one of whom lives in California. Erica loves walking/hiking, having wonderful friends in her life and anything feline.
Karen Howe grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah and graduated with a B.A. in Environmental Studies and Art from Western State Colorado University. She interned at Thistle Whistle Farm in Hotchkiss, spent a year as a Fellow with the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union and worked for two years with the Delta County Libraries. She enjoys spending time with her dairy goats, exploring for petroglyphs and hiking the Black Canyon National Park.
Maya serves as associate editor for our southern coverage area from Davis, California. She also writes about science, environmental policy and social justice. She has more than a decade's experience as a field biologist and environmental educator in the Western United States and Latin America. In her free time she likes to backpack.
Chris was born and raised in Northern Arizona where he spent much of his childhood exploring trails and traveling around the west with his family. Making his way into digital marketing after earning his B.A. in graphic design, Chris is excited to contribute to the marketing department of NewTowncarShare News. In his free time, he enjoys mountain biking with his wife, working on vintage Volkswagens and playing music.
Gretchen (no relation to Chris above - but a big fan) is excited to hear from HCN readers and help them forge a stronger connection to the stories of the West. She oversees the digital content of NewTowncarShare News, including its website, social media presence and newsletters. With a B.S. in journalism and master's in professional communications, Gretchen has worked in the web world since 1992 (and knows this dates her to admit). Raised on the Western Slope of Colorado, Gretchen has lived in Boulder, Indiana, Oregon and, most recently, Fairbanks, Alaska. Now living in Gunnison, she loves any mountain experience, chocolate, yoga and spending time with her husband, Mike, and 12-year-old son, Riley.
Jessica Kutz got her start in journalism as a staff reporter at a small-town daily newspaper in Telluride, Colorado. She has a degree in international affairs from the University of Colorado and an international media certificate. As an editorial fellow, Jessica hopes to learn the ins and outs of narrative storytelling and writing in-depth news analysis about the people and policies that make up the West. In her free time she likes listening to Paul Simon on repeat, playing the four mediocre songs she knows on the guitar and planning hiking adventures in this beautiful state she gets to call home.
After completing his internship in 1984, Paul went on to hold almost every possible position at NewTowncarShare News. He is now responsible for working with the board of directors, drumming up funding and generally making sure the magazine is sailing in the right direction. He holds a master's degree in natural resource policy and worked for years at the Sierra Club. Every summer he plants a few crops on his small ranch in Western Colorado and pretends to be a farmer.
Christine grew up in eastern Canada, and studied philosophy and education at the University of Toronto. She was a classroom guide for students aged 3 to 6 in various Montessori schools in Ontario from 2009 to 2015 and then in Colorado until 2017. Christine holds a diploma in social service and a certificate in global citizenship from Humber College in Ontario. She has volunteered for social incentives in Colombia and run kitchens for large festivals in Ontario, including the OM Festival. Christine enjoys teaching French, Spanish and music.
She may have edited NewTowncarShare News for 19 years – longer than anyone else in the history of the publication – but Betsy insists the experience did not make her crazy. She currently writes the column "Heard Around the West." She also delights in collecting quirky photos from readers and sharing them on the back page of the magazine. She describes herself as a "volunteeraholic," and in no particular order, loves Paonia, biking back roads, reading the Sunday New York Times, and her grandchildren Maude, Bruno and Sorcha.
Since 1995 Kathy has worked her way up the ranks of the HCN Circulation Department from part-time office staff (applying labels to the newspaper when it was mailed from our Paonia office) to circulation service manager. Kathy now concentrates on the database needed to support HCN's subscribers. When not at HCN you can find her fishing and camping in the great outdoors or staying close to home gardening, cooking and being a grandma.
Josh was raised in western Colorado, where he learned to love the outdoors, spending most of his childhood playing in the mountains. In 2010 he was hired by Apple Computers, working in a retail environment, eventually moving into a support role for AppleCare. In 2013, Josh and his family moved back to the Colorado mountains where they continue to enjoy the outdoors. In his free time, Josh is probably chasing down one of his four kids, spending time with his beautiful wife, brewing an IPA or fixing a computer somewhere.
Laurie brings 17 years of experience in senior nonprofit and education management to NewTowncarShare News. Previously, she was executive director at the Wyoming Outdoor Council, where she played a role in establishing the first state laws to regulate the flaring of methane in natural gas drilling operations and to require oil and gas companies to determine baseline water quality before using hydraulic fracturing. She was involved in the long-term protection of more than 3 million acres of BLM and Forest Service lands, including the landmark Wyoming Range Legacy Act and was instrumental in raising funds to achieve these successes. Laurie served as a production editor for Westview Press in Boulder, Colorado, and holds a bachelor's and a master's degree in English from the University of Iowa and the University of Wyoming respectively. She graduated from the Institute for Conservation Leadership in 2008; in 2010 the institute recognized her as an exemplary leader in the conservation movement. Laurie lives in Hotchkiss with her husband and son.
Michelle began her journalism career in 1998, as a NewTowncarShare News intern, and has written and edited for NewTowncarShare News ever since. Now a project editor for The Atlantic, Michelle has also written about science and conservation for National Geographic, The New York Times Magazine, and many other publications; her reporting has won several national honors and been included in four Best American anthologies. Until 2013, Michelle and her family lived off the electrical grid near HCN's home base in Paonia. They now live on the north side of the Columbia Gorge, in Washington state.
Pam moved to Colorado with her family in 1992 when they built their own home, which is totally off the grid and passive solar. Her four children are all grown, and she spends her free time with her husband and lots of livestock - horses, goats, turkeys and chickens. Pam enjoys spending her time with her children, four grandchildren and traveling. She is very happy to be working with the circulation department at NewTowncarShare News.
Jodi grew up on Colorado's Front Range and attended Colorado State University, earning a B.A. in English and an M.A. in communication development. She spent 16 years working as a technical communicator with computer company Hewlett-Packard, then made a career shift to journalism. Shortly after completing an internship with NewTowncarShare News, in 2004, she was hired as the organization's news editor; she served as managing editor for five years, and is now a contributing editor. Under Jodi's leadership, HCN's journalism received the Hillman Prize, two Utne Reader Independent Media awards for best environmental coverage, special citations from the Knight-Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism, and several awards from the National Association of Science Writers, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Society of Environmental Journalists. Jodi now oversees the news stories and book reviews for each issue of the magazine, and writes about public lands, wildlife management and other topics.
Alyssa was born in Florida, but don't hold that against her. She has worked for NewTowncarShare News in the development department since October 2008. She enjoys building relationships with the remarkable readership, staff and board of directors. When she's not working with donors, you can find her romping out in the wild lands, painting pictures, dancing, or soaking in hot springs - with her two darling towheads.
Elena grew up in the North Valley of Albuquerque, New Mexico. She comes to HCN after graduating from Yale, where she majored in humanities and edited The New Journal, a creative nonfiction magazine. She ambled over to long-form writing after stints in music journalism at WNYC and NPR. Now, after finishing a thesis about the legacies of mining and the security industry in southwestern New Mexico, she's ready to dig in to nuanced coverage of the varied West(s).
Carl comes to HCN from Eugene, Oregon where he studied journalism through the University of Oregon's professional master's program and wrote for Eugene Weekly. Originally from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, Carl has lived and travelled through much of the West. When he's not digging into environmental news stories, he likes to spend time outside skiing and exploring high country rivers and lakes.
Anna V. Smith has spent the majority of her life in the Pacific Northwest, from growing up in rural Oregon to becoming a news reporter on a small cluster of islands in northern Washington. She joined the NewTowncarShare News team in Paonia as our editorial intern in July 2016 and is now an assistant editor based in Oregon, where she writes for HCN's tribal affairs desk.
Eric Strebel has been working with computers since 1978, when he got his first personal computer, and soon thereafter learned to create custom programs as a hobby. Eric eventually developed his programming hobby into a livelihood. Prior to joining us, he freelanced, managed local websites, and managed a call center IT department over the course of two decades. Eric enjoys fishing, hiking in the mountains and perfecting his different salsa recipes. He lives in nearby Hotchkiss with his wife, Barbara.
Hannah Stevens holds a degree in biology from Colorado College and a MA in conservation biology from Columbia University. She spent more than a decade at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, where she had her nose in herbarium collections (including holding in hand a plant collected by Charles Darwin himself), data management, phytochemistry, international field work and, most recently, headed the Geographic Information Systems conservation research program. Hannah recently landed back in Paonia where once upon a time her family had an organic garlic farm. You can now find her managing HCN's monthly giving program, which includes helping over 800 wonderful donors, and helping with other development campaigns. In her spare time, she tries to keep up with her daughters and partner (who hopes one day she will actually row a boat; paddleboarding is really more her style), chickens, and a big garden.
Diane is a one-time Air Force brat who grew up all over the country but lost her heart to western Colorado. When she's not copy editing, she writes rambling essays about nothing in particular and occasionally even finds the time to do a bit of artwork. She's worked for HCN since 1990 and lives in a very old and indescribably ramshackle house in Paonia, surrounded by mountainous piles of books, interesting rocks and seashells, and patrolled at night by the ghosts of all the cats who have gone before. Her hobbies include making bad puns, complaining about sciatica, displaying an obnoxious certainty about grammar, and enjoying long walks, leisurely train trips and periodic retreats to the nearest Trappist monastery, which as everybody knows is a great place to meet interesting guys.
Doris is part of the NewTowncarShare News mail team and helps to distribute issues of the magazine and other direct mailings to our readers. Doris loves reading HCN, as well as knitting, crocheting and visiting her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren who live nearby. Before coming to HCN, Doris worked at the Paonia Home Care Center, and she's been a Delta County, Colorado, resident since 1960.
Jonathan Thompson is a native Westerner with deep roots in southwestern Colorado. He owned and edited the Silverton Standard & the Miner newspaper in the tiny town of Silverton, Colo., and was the editor-in-chief of NewTowncarShare News from 2007 to 2010. He was a 2011-12 Ted Scripps fellow in environmental journalism at the University of Colorado in Boulder. Now he lives in Sofia, Bulgaria, with his wife and two daughters and is writing a book about the Gold King Mine disaster.
Rebecca just moved to Crawford from the big city of Grand Junction, Colorado. When she's not at work, she's hanging out in the garden with her 4-year-old daughter, Briley.
Growing up in Toronto, Sarah Tory devoured books on mountaineering, learned to ski on the modest yet icy slopes several hours away and became an avid rock climber and runner. The summers after her high school graduation in New Hampshire and freshman year at Williams College in Massachusetts, she returned to the Canadian Rockies, where she cleaned cabins at a lodge – and encountered grizzly bears.
Sarah, who recently completed her MFA from Columbia University in New York, has covered environmental issues for the English-language Santiago Times in Chile and worked on a documentary about mining in Peru. She and a friend once biked 5,000 kilometers through Argentina and Chile, ending in Argentinas Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world. "Ramona," her trusty touring bike, accompanied her to Paonia, but her interest in a mountain bike is growing daily.
Cindy has been responsible for making NewTowncarShare News look its best since 1990, including shepherding its transition from newspaper to magazine and from black and white to full color. A former newspaper reporter and editor, she works with photographers and artists and heads up the design and production of the magazine. Cindy and her husband, Don Olsen, also work on the family farm and are continuing to add on to the Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired Usonian house they built overlooking their hayfields.
Alan is a Colorado native who has always been entranced by the beauty and uniqueness that is the state, whether building trails during his time with the Youth Open Space program or mountain biking through the Rockies. Alan's fascination with technology began at a young age when he deconstructed the family computer and eventually learned to put it back together in working order.
Alan graduated in 2013 with a bachelor's degree in computer science and engineering from the University of Colorado. Prior to joining NewTowncarShare News, Alan refurbished and recycled personal and enterprise IT equipment, helping to complete the end stages of the hardware life-cycle in an ethical and sustainable manner. He continues to pursue a connection with the natural beauty of Colorado and the West, and researches digital logistics and the impact of ubiquitous technology on individuals and societies.
Tay was based in Paonia as the online editor at NewTowncarShare News from 2013 to 2015, and deputy editor digital in 2016. She is now a correspondent based in California. Tay writes about public lands, people and power in the West.
Tammy grew up in the finger lakes region of New York State but set out for Colorado after receiving her bachelor's degree in Cultural Anthropology from SUNY Potsdam. She has been helping NewTowncarShare News readers since 2008. In her spare time she enjoys hanging out with her husband and four kids, camping, hiking, swimming and playing guitar.
Mary grew up in Santa Barbara, California, and lived on the west coast of Florida. The West called her back, and she moved to Colorado in 2009, first landing Montrose and then in Ridgway. In 2015 she found Paonia and has felt at home ever since. Mary shares her home with her husband, John, and their two dogs. She has three grown kids who followed her to Colorado. Mary loves hiking and exploring the beautiful Colorado landscapes. In addition to her work at HCN, Mary does bookkeeping for KVNF and a solar company, and works at a local home bakery. Mary's passion is real, healthy, organic food, and she loves spending time cooking with the bounty that Paonia offers.
Josh has been writing for HCN since his internship in 2002, reporting from nearly every Western state along the way. His work has also appeared in numerous print and online publications, and can be viewed at . Josh holds a master's degree from Yale School Forestry and Environmental Studies. He lives in Fort Collins, Colo., where he also teaches natural resources communications at Colorado State University.


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AAAS Fellowship Application System - Questions about the Fellowships Program
Q: Does AAAS have any fellowship programs for undergraduate or graduate students?
Yes. AAAS also administers the Mass Media Fellowship Program, which places undergraduate and graduate students at various media sites throughout the U.S. during the summer, to work as science journalists. For more information about this program, contact Rahman Culver at raculver@aaas.org.
Q: When do the interviews take place?
The selection interviews take place in early March, with follow-up placement interviews in mid-April. Please see the 2012-13 Fellowship Schedule for details. Candidates must be available for interviews and there are no exceptions or deferrals.
Q: Does AAAS pay travel costs for interview candidates?
Yes. Documented transportation costs at the lowest economy fare for round-trip travel for both domestic and international candidates will be covered. Lodging in DC is provided, and AAAS will also reimburse expenses for meals, reasonable, documented transport to/from the airport and reasonable local transportation to/from the interview.
Q: After the interviews, if I am eligible for a fellowship, do I have a voice in where I am placed?
Yes. Placements in all the fellowship program areas are joint decisions between the finalist, the interested host office, and AAAS.
Q: If awarded a fellowship, how do I prepare for the experience?
In early September, AAAS provides a mandatory two-week orientation program that indoctrinates Fellows to the workings of the federal government and provides exposure to some of the issues, institutions, and individuals involved in federal policy making. Prior to orientation, the AAAS Fellowships Department provides written materials and a variety of resources that assist Fellows to prepare for their year in Washington, D.C.
Q: What is the duration of the AAAS Fellowships?
The fellowships are 12-month learning experiences beginning on 1 September and ending on 31 August. Individuals accepting a fellowship must sign an agreement acknowledging this year-long commitment. Some exectuvie branch fellowships may renew for a second year at the mutual agreement of the host office, the Fellow, and AAAS. Second year renewals are contingent upon the availability of funding.
Q: Are the AAAS Fellowships available every year?
The AAAS Fellowships have been operating annually since 1973. The number and size of the fellowship program areas has changed over the years and continues to evolve. Some fellowship areas and assignments are funded for multiple years, while others are available only as funding is secured on an annual basis.
Q: May I opt for a shorter fellowship?
No. The AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships are available only as a 12-month commitment in the first year of an assignment. However, second year assignments may be for shorter durations at the mutual agreement of the host office, the Fellow, and AAAS.
Q: What is the location of the Fellowships?
All AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships are based in Washington, D.C. in the first year of an assignment. At the mutual agreement of the host office, the Fellow, and AAAS, fellowship assignments may move to a different operating base in the second (renewal) year.
Q: Who funds the fellowships?
The majority of the executive branch fellowships are funded by the agencies and offices where AAAS Fellows are placed. The Congressional Science & Engineering Fellowships are funded by the sponsoring scientific and engineering societies that recruit and select those Fellows.
Q: What impact have fellowships had on the career paths of former Fellows?
In the year immediately following their fellowship, approximately 40-50% of the Fellows continue working in the policy realm (not necessarily in government positions); 20-25% return to the sector in which they worked previously; and another 20-25% use the experience as a stepping stone to a new opportunity.
By Thripthi Krishna Mohan at January 28, 2012
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Jean-Baptiste Édouard, né le  à Puligny-Montrachet (Côte-d'Or) et mort le  à Beaune (Côte-d'Or), est un homme politique français.

Biographie

Jean-Baptiste Édouard parfois appelé Édouard Le Flaive, par l'emploi du nom de son épouse, Claudine Leflaive, est négociant en vin à Puligny-Montrachet avant la Révolution. Il est maire de sa commune, puis administrateur du département de la Côte-d'Or.

Suppléant à l'Assemblée Législative de 1791, il ne siège pas. Élu premier suppléant du département de la Côte d'Or à la Convention, il est admis à siéger le 11 floréal an II () en remplacement de Claude Basire, guillotiné le 16 germinal an II (). Maire de Beaune sous le Premier Empire, il est de nouveau député de la Côte-d'Or pendant les Cent-Jours, en 1815.

Nommé chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur en 1815, il est confirmé en 1831.

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News Greenpeace shuts down BPs in London
Posted By Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman on Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 10:36 AM
From Grist.org's Jonathan Hiskes:
Greenpeace U.K. shut down at least 30 BP stations in London on Tuesday in one of the more ballsy displays of civil disobedience against the energy giant. Activists fanned out to as many as 50 BP stations -- the exact number isn't clear -- and posted banners that said, "Closed: Moving beyond petroleum."
They also pulled safety switches that cut off fuel supplies at the stations -- and removed the switches so they couldn't be turned back on again.
British environmentalists have history of more rowdy civil disobedience than American greens, with the occasional exception of Appalachian mountain defenders. But with the effort to pass a U.S. climate and energy bill dying with a whimper last week, maybe it's time for American activists to take up more forceful tactics.
Read more, and watch a video from the protest, here.
Every time I hear someone say they're going to protest BP, I hear a follow up voice say something akin to, "But, it's not the local guy's fault. It's not the owner of your neighborhood station's fault. You'll hurt our local economy."
No, the giant oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico isn't the fault of the station owner down the street. But it is the fault of the company they chose to work with, the company whose logo is on everything at their station — from the pumps to the Styrofoam coffee cups. If they're upset about missing customers, perhaps they should look for a new franchiser or maybe even a different line of business.
And let's be real, you protest BP and support Hugo Chavez's Citgo. You can get pennies off a car wash! Or, you know, pick another gas station. They've all got public relations problems, but who cares because we need them like a crack addict needs their next hit.
Here's a list of the world's largest gas and oil companies. Notice anything? ALL of the biggest companies are foreign companies. All of them.
The real problem isn't about which gas station has the most politically correct gasoline, the real problem is about how much gas and oil we consume on a daily basis in our country.
The Grist.org author is right. Americans aren't as likely to destroy fuel pumps in protest. We're more likely to complain to each other while continuing on with our over-indulged lives like we're not part of the problem, like we don't contribute to it every single day of our lives.
You want to punch petroleum companies in the gut? Stop driving so much. Buy a vehicle that gets better gas mileage. Stop using so many plastic products. Recycle. Buy local, and take your own shopping bag. Stop complaining, take your blinders off and become part of the solution.
Learn more about alternatives to foreign oil:
Further reading: The New York Times' Thomas L. Friedman says, after touring the Gulf coast himself, he's not sure who's worse, the U.S. Senate or BP. Read his op-ed, "Want the good news first?," here.
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Author:UK Government
Published:July 2021
An Act to restate and amend the law relating to adoption; to make further amendments of the law relating to children; to amend section 93 of the Local Government Act 2000 and for connected purposes.
Changes to legislation: The adoption and Children Act 2002 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 16 July 2021. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date.
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Argeo II de Macedonia fue un rey de Macedonia que, con la ayuda de los Ilirios y Olinto, expulsó a Amintas III de Macedonia de sus dominios (388/387 a. C.), y mantuvo posesión del trono por dos años. Amintas entonces, con la ayuda de Tesalia, logró expulsar a Argeo y recuperar al menos parte de sus dominios (387/386 a. C).

Primer reinado
La cronología del reinado presenta algunas dudas entre los investigadores. Diodoro Sículo menciona la invasión de los ilirios, que tradicionalmente se ha situado en el 393 a. C., que provocó la caída de Amintas y sus sustitución por Argeo II, después con ayuda tesalia recupera su reino. Sin embargo investigadores como K. J Beloch en 1923 o Robert Malcolm Errington (1990) y N.G.L Hammond (1979) rebajaban la fecha de la usurpación de Argeo II a 384-382 y 390 respectivamente. En otras investigaciones dirigidas por J.R Ellis (1969) o A.M. Dundae (1995) proponen la primera parte del reinado de Amintas III hasta el 388/387 a. C.

Estos autores sostienen que pudieron existir dos invasiones iliricas, una en el 393 a. C. que provocó que parte del país se perdiera pero con ayuda de Olinto, a cambio de territorio macedonio, recuperó su trono. Años después la situación cambió las relaciones entre Amintas III y la Liga Calcidia, liderada por Olinto, desembocaron en una guerra abierta. Olinto, apoyada por los ilirios que en esta época están muy activos (invasión de Epiro 385 a. C.), ocupó gran parte del territorio macedonio, incluida la capital, situando en el trono a Argeo II. Sólo con ayuda espartana pudo Amintas recuperar el trono en el 387/386 a. C.

Pretendiente
Seguramente es el mismo Argeo que, en el 359 a. C. aparece como pretendiente al trono y que según Hammond (1979) sería uno de los hijos supervivientes de Arquelao I de Macedonia (413-400/399 a. C.), y por tanto hermano de Orestes, rey sucesor de Arquelao, y de Pausanias, otro pretendiente contra Filipo II. Argeo había convencido a los atenienses que le apoyaran, pero Filipo II, que acababa de recibir la regencia del reino, con intrigas y promesas, logró que estuvieran inactivos. Argeo usó un ejército de mercenarios, y ayudado por exiliados macedonios y algunas tropas atenienses que habían sido autorizadas por su general, Manlias, a unírsele, hizo un intento para ocupar Vergina, pero fue rechazado. A su retirada a Metone, Pieria, fue interceptado por Filipo y derrotado. Lo que le pasó después es desconocido

Referencias

Diccionario de Biografías y Mitología Griega y Romana por William Smith

Reyes de Macedonia
Nacidos en el siglo IV a. C.
Fallecidos en el siglo IV a. C.
Antiguos macedonios del siglo IV a. C.
Reyes del siglo IV a. C.


Cincinnati Streetcar Heritage is a photographic essay of the Cincinnati, Ohio, streetcar system. Cincinnati's first electric streetcar line was the conversion of the Mt. Adams & Eden Park Inclined Railway Company cable car line to electric operation in 1888, which became part of the Cincinnati Street Railway Company in 1896. Because of concern over corrosion of underground conduits and water pipes, Cincinnati's streetcar lines were required to have a double overhead wire within city limits. Cincinnati, along with Merrill, Wisconsin, and Havana, Cuba, were the only streetcar systems in North America with a double overhead wire system. Two open observation streetcars were placed in sightseeing service during 1939. The only Presidents' Conference Committee (PCC) cars ever built with two trolley poles were operated in Cincinnati. Although Cincinnati's streetcars made their last run in 1951, the Toronto Transit Commission purchased 52 of Cincinnati's PCC cars with the last one taken out of service in 1982. Cincinnati Streetcar Heritage documents the city's streetcar era, including the Cincinnati Bell Connector streetcar line which opened in 2016, linking downtown Cincinnati with the Over the Rhine neighborhood.


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Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns announced
That Heart of Thorns would be an expansion pack seemed assured—especially for those who have been following Guild Wars 2's Living World. Today, ArenaNet announced that that inevitability was, in fact, inevitable. Heart of Thorns is Guild Wars 2's first expansion, and will take players to a brand new area: the Maguuma Jungle.
Here's the trailer that premiered on the PAX South stage:
ArenaNet calls it the most "detailed and dynamic environment" they've ever created. Expect the expansion to draw on their last few years of updates to populate the new areas with difficult and collaborative events.
Unusually, for an MMO expansion, Heart of Thorns won't raise the level cap, or add a new tier of gear. Instead, they're introducing a system called Masteries. By completing story, world events and exploration, players will earn Mastery points that can be spent unlocking ways to tame the jungle. Hang-gliders, for instance, will let players glide through the zone, and, at higher levels of Mastery, ride gusts of wind to unlock new areas.
Players will also be able to customise their characters through Specializations. On stage, game director Colin Johanson gave the example of Rangers becoming Druids—able to wield staff weapons for the first time in order to gain new healing, utility and elite skills.
Also announced: a new class. The Revenant is a new heavy armour class that will channel the "Mists"—Guild Wars's weird, mystical ether—to call on the spirits of ancient historical legends, using their power to utilise different abilities.
In addition, the expansion will introduce a new World vs World borderland (with distinct elemental keeps that reward the World that holds them), a new Structured PvP game mode, and Guild Halls. The latter is a place for your guild to own and build up—utilising it as a base of operations from which to hang out and plan missions and adventures.
As for the expansion's story, it follows on from the finale of Living Story: Season 2. You can see how that played out in the story trailer below.
This weekend, to celebrate the announcement, Guild Wars 2 is discounted to £8.75/$10. In addition, a double-XP event is running in game.


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LIFE IN KENYA: WHEN THE POLICE START SHOOTING NO ONE ASKS THE QUESTION – NOT EVEN THE PRESS
Shot by Kenyan Police: Rate per head of population over 30X higher than the USA?
It is estimated that the police in the United States shoot about 400 people per year (just over one-a-day) in a country of 312 million people, in what are termed incidents of 'justifiable homicide'. Nairobi police have shot dead at least nine people in two days of this week: Kenya has a population of about 39 million people.
FOUR SHOT IN LAGATTA
On Wednesday, four alleged robbers were shot in Nairobi's Langatta estate after they were trailed by police who suspected them of 'various criminal activities'. An AK47 was 'recovered from the suspects'.
THREE SHOT, ONE 'LYNCHED'
Again on Wednesday, three young men were shot by police in a forest near Nairobi's racecourse after they allegedly attempted to hold up an M-Pesa agent
Police execute 'robbers' in Langata Road (from Jan 2011)
near Ngando shopping centre. A fourth man was beaten up by the mob and died later. Police said the gang was also suspected of terrorizing local people and robbing a supermarket on Tuesday evening.
TWO SHOT IN RUNDA
Back to Tuesday: police officers from the Crime Prevention Unit shot dead two more suspects in Runda, who were apparently dressed in police uniforms, after following them from the Ruiru-Ruaka bypass.
DID NO ONE SURRENDER?
The police have a tough job to do, there is no doubt and it's not walk in the park out there on the
But the Kenya Forum has to ask: did none of these young men try to give themselves up?
streets of Nairobi: and admittedly in the Runda shooting incident, one suspect was arrested after he tried to escape on a motorbike. But the Kenya Forum has to ask: did none of these young men try to give themselves up? Did they all decide to shoot it out to the death? Were they all armed? And why is it that so many of these shooting incidents involving the police seem to end in the total annihilation of all the suspects?
We think of the United States as a violent country. As was pointed out, it has a population about eight times that of Kenya but a 'justifiable homicide' rate involving the police much lower per head of population than that of Kenya.
The Forum makes the point that if police in Los Angeles, Detroit, Washington DC or any other major US city had shot dead nine suspects in two days there would be an outcry and a major investigation would ensue.
POLICE SHOOTINGS IN KENYA – NOT EVEN NEWSWORTHY
Finally, the death of nine young men and the murder of two M-Pesa agents in Ngara and Embakasi reported at the same time, only warranted a quarter of a page of news coverage on page 16 of today's Daily Nation, only three short columns on page 12 of The Standard and no mention at all in The Star.
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Early Childhood Iowa began in 1998 as a statewide initiative to help communities improve the wellbeing and quality of life for children from birth through 5 years of age and their families. In Boone and Story Counties ECI funds are administered by BooSt Together for Children, a not for profit corporation.
BooSt contracts with community agencies and organizations that work to address the needs of children and families throughout Boone and Story Counties.
5) Secure and Nurturing Child Care Environments.
Local ECI areas receive funding from the State of Iowa.
BooSt Together for Children is located in the Boone County Community Services Building at 900 W 3rd St, Boone, Iowa 50036. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding state holidays. Feel free to contact us with questions.


A4988-Treiber – für 3D-Drucker und kleine CNC-Maschinen.
A4988-Treibermodule: 20 x 15 x 11 mm. Kühlkörper: 9 x 9 x 5 mm.
3,3 V und 5 V kompatible Logikversorgung.
Fünf Schrittmodi: Voll, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 und 1/16.
Intelligente Chopper-Steuerung, die automatisch den richtigen Abklingmodus wählt (schneller Abfall oder langsamer Abfall).
A4988 is a complete microstepping motor driver with built-in translator for easy operation. This product is available in full, half, 1/4, 1/8 and 1/16 step modes operate bipolar stepper motors, output drive capacity of up to 35 V and ± 2 A. A4988 includes a fixed off-time current regulator, the regulator in slow or mixed decay modes. A4988 converter is the key to the easy implementation. As long as the "step" input inputting one pulse drives the motor one microstep. There are no phase sequence tables, high frequency control lines, or complex interfaces to program. A4988 interface is very suitable for complex microprocessor is unavailable or is overburdened.
This 9x9x5mm heatsink, purchased for use with the A4988 drivers, despite their tiny size they are still very large when placed on the driver, may require machining to fit on the drivers but if careful with soldering and it clears the SMD resistors I don't see the need for any modification.


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Q: Is there a way to get all the emails of users in a GSuite using GMail API? How to get the emails of users within a GSuite organization similar to
https://www.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/userId/messages/id ?

A: If you're using the Google PHP SDK, you can do something like this.
$dir = 'GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS='service-account.json';
        putenv("$dir");
        // var_dump($dir);
        $client = new Google_Client();
        $client->useApplicationDefaultCredentials();
        $client->setScopes(array('https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.user', 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.user.alias'));
        $client->setSubject("$this->admin_email");
        $dir = new Google_Service_Directory($client);
        $users = $dir->users->listUsers(Array('domain' => "your-super@admin-email.com");

foreach ($users["users"] as $key => $value) {
                $email = $value['primaryEmail'];
                $name = $value['name']['fullName'];
                foreach ($value["emails"] as $key => $email_alias) {
                    $alias = $email_alias['address'];
                    $users[] = ["email" => $email,
                                "alias" => $alias,
                                "name" => $name
                                ];
                }

            }
            print_r($users);

You will need to make sure that you have granted permission to your GSuite app. More information at my blog here on how to do this if you're unsure.
http://moometric.com/integrations/gsuite/use-gmail-api-update-signatures-gsuite-users-php/

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Socio-cultural Center in Mulhouse (France)
The building is placed just in the center of a problematic working-class neighborhood in Mulhouse. This neighborhood is the object of a general development project in order to improve the living environment of its inhabitants. This political intention takes place on two fronts: the first one, in the "private domain", is related to demolition, reconstruction or restructuration of housing projects. The second one, in the "public domain" is related to construction (or reconstruction) of public buildings, such as social and cultural centers like in our case.
Thus, this new facility is meant to help to put a new face on this neighborhood by providing a new façade on the Agen street, as well as some other new projects like childcare facilities, housing projects, a square and a park. In fact, our project would be the articulation of this group of buildings. Its location is strategic and its architectural brief is symbolic. Besides, the plot that has been reserved for the project is very tight, which has required a great deal of rigor while choosing the appropriate siting of the building that would respect the new urban fabric that has been imposed.
As the architectural brief covered all the plot's area, we did not really have a choice for the siting or the orientation of the building. So we were focused on the functions of the cultural center even before studying its functioning. We had the opportunity of visiting the old cultural center that would be demolished, which was a real source of reflection for us. We analyzed the old building such as a photographic film that gives the negative example of an image.
A socio-cultural center embodies the spirit of initiative and solidarity. This building plays a convening key role in the same way as a church, the only difference being that it would not necessarily gather the believers but "the people who believe in". This reflection is fundamental to attach the greatest value to the content as well as the container. That is why we immediately thought that this neighborhood and this architectural brief required an expressive building that would constitute the symbol of the profound metamorphosis of the neighborhood.
After placing all the required spaces, we have noticed that the entire plot was filled. So we had the idea to "go out of the grid". Two reasons justify this intention. The first one is to avoid that the building turns into a "parallelepiped box", like one of these austere housing projects. The second one is to express the dynamism of a cultural and social center as well as its users.
The ground floor is composed of two parts that can function together or separately. These parts are rigorously aligned with each other as well as the plot's limits. As they rise, these parts twist on the first floor, escape from the plot's limits in order to move towards to the square as a flower twists to catch the sunlight.
As a result, the building is deformed as if a positive force evoking the presence of an energy that needs to be expressed drove it…
For us, this is the true spirit of initiative and resourcefulness. We do not limit our purpose to create a simple skin effect but the concept emerges, all by itself, from the interior design, which is based on the same principles of dynamism.
We also have considered the old cultural center as a counterexample during the design process. We took care not to create a lockdown atmosphere, which is due to the long and narrow corridors. Furthermore, we have attached great importance to the sense of direction of the users in the building. With this in mind, we have disposed several transparency effects as well as the crossing views. This transparency principle offers several eyemarks both inside and outside the building.
Furthermore, these openings let the sunshine into the very center of the building, so that we do not have any architecturally poor areas as corridors. On the contrary, it is a way highlighting the importance that we accord to visitors and users.
CONFORT & SECURITYAs we were aware of the inconveniences of this neighborhood (vandalism, ram-raiding, squatting, etc…) we have led a reflection on finding a way of protecting the building. We think that common safety devices (as iron curtains, concrete blocks, iron bars, etc…) are much too visible and may be considered as a way of underlining the local problems. Thus, this kind of measure jeopardizes directly the image of the neighborhood.
So what, then, can be done?
First, we have imagined creating a vegetal moat that would protect the lower parts of the building. In order to strengthen the building's shell that we initially wanted to cover with a classic coating, at the request of our client we have also set up a system consisting of zinc scales (pre-weathered in black in the absence of being able to finance inox scales) on wooden sheathing. Moreover, all glazed elements have been designed as modules of 1,5 or 2m2 in order to avoid having much excessively large glass surfaces. All these arrangements put together, have generated a reptilian-like building that imposes some kind of natural and spontaneous respect.
Once the building has been "protected", we have been able to focus on its comfort of use.
In order to have a multipurpose hall that would be used as a real community hall, we have taken the liberty to add a create a new zone including a ticketing area, a cloakroom and a counter of information as well as a waiting room for groups. We also have created a second access to the building from the east façade so that the multipurpose hall would be autonomous and the two main parts of the building would work simultaneously but separately and independently of each other.
On the first floor, the user-friendliness of the balcony / patios that are publicly accessible and also protected by a monumental metallic framework that filters the view from outside, provides, however, a great view on the square or the park without being seen. These outdoor spaces can also be used by the educational kitchen's users to have an outside meeting or training during in good weather.
Finally, we also have wanted to take advantage of the nicest views, which mainly consist of panoramic views on the park as well as some close-up views on the patios.
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Location: Mulhouse, FR
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Cute Dog Still Thinks She's Small Enough To Use Her Sister As A Pillow
Joe Kahlo updated July 1, 2022, 4:22 am
Meet Frannie, an adorable pup who took in her new baby sister Trixie right under her paw (wing).
When Frannie first met her baby sister Trixie, she immediately took her under her paw — literally.
"Frannie was so happy to have a sister when Trixie came home that she initiated the first snuggles," Jennifer Lewis, the dogs' mom, told The Dodo. "Frannie is only six months older than Trixie but Trixie always sees herself as the little sister."
The pair loved napping together from the off and enjoy keeping each other warm.
Three years on, and the pair still enjoy snuggling together every single day, although now, Trixxie has grown up to be a little bigger than her sister.
"Trixie still climbs on top for naps as you can see," Lewis said. "Frannie does love to cuddle with her so she will let her sleep on top for a while."
"I think Frannie just likes the contact and doesn't notice how big she is," she added.
The duo sleep in bed every night, but still cant resist a daytime nap and snuggle during the day on the couch.
… and on the chair…
… and on the footstool
The pair are very close and spend all their time together. Their personalities though couldn't be more different:
"Frannie loves to jump up on people's laps even if they weren't expecting it. She also loves to play ball, she's super smart and very agile. She is more of a worrier, though, and takes things more seriously. Trixie is a little party girl, fun-loving and just enjoys life."
"They make our home feel full," Lewis said. "Just snuggling with them on the couch is so relaxing, especially in these tough times."
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technomatesoftware.co.uk was originally set up as a bet, the 'challenge' was that a technomate only 'blog' type site would never get a quarter of a million hits. It did, in about 7 months, and is now approaching 2 million. In the past its been the source of news that even technomate themselves were not aware of, has been the ONLY site available for all the software, for all the receivers, from all the different sources, as well as fixes, patches, updates and 'news' in general.
more recently, its been integrated with facebook and twitter, so anything posted to the blog, is also automagically added to those social networks, allowing you to 'follow' what gets posted on the blog, right from within your favored social website.


Back in July of 2013, I wrote about Publicis moving from IBM Notes to Exchange. Now, seven months later, it appears that the holding company is starting the migration.
It's official: Publicis Groupe is ditching Lotus Notes. The long ad agency email nightmare is over.
The holding company's staffers collectively sighed in relief this week when they heard news it is switching to Microsoft Outlook for its email needs instead.
"This is quite possibly the greatest day for employees in their history of working for Publicis," said an exec at one of its global media agencies.
"I was brought to tears with joy," added another.
On its website for Glass, Google has posted advice for testers in its current Explorer program and, presumably, the folks who will be entering the world of Glass when the headset goes on sale to the public . . .
Yes, Google itself used the derogatory term "Glasshole" (although it's been massaged into a description of bad behavior, as opposed to its broader meaning as a slur, voiced by some critics, used to describe anybody wearing the headset).
This is the flip side of the first entry.
"Glasshole." I wonder how long before that word is included in our lexicon and our dictionaries?
Looking at my Security settings, there does not seem to be a method to resend the QR code to my phone. However, I have printed out my backup codes and have used one of them. I'd like to know how I generate a QR code to my new phone in order to have two step authentication work.
I believe that I am well and royally screwed.
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By Kristin Schultz on June 16, 2017 Visit Kristin's Website.
If you find yourself immersed in sustainable living, and can't seem to learn enough to satisfy your desires to live life more freely in a way that creates harmony for all living things, then it's time that you holistically transform your life around this ethos that you so desire. Don't just get by; it's possible to live more simply so that you can live the life that you've always dreamed of! Changing the way that your life comes into focus will allow you to do so.
After working several years in management in the corporate and non-profit sectors, and studying many different fields of education, I found myself unsatisfied with my exhaustive efforts of achievement. I enrolled in some continuing education courses at a local community college, one of which was an Urban Farming class in the summer of 2010. My love for sustainability grew from that moment forth but I couldn't help but think that this passion stemmed from childhood memories that I shared with my great grandmother in her garden.
Once that class had come and gone I continued to dedicate my time to learn as much as I could about growing food in Central Texas. I began volunteering at various farms and gardens, attending free workshops at garden centers, and went to the Mother Earth News fair in different states. The more I learned the more I wanted to become sustainably self sufficient. Alas the journey began with the help of my husband and we became thoroughly engrossed in building a backyard oasis using as little financial resources as possible.
Since then we have built multiple chicken habitats, greenhouse variations, tool sheds, herb gardens, raised beds, edible landscapes, and a basic aquaponic system just to name a few of our projects. We also began a micro farming venture and LateBloomAmerica.org website on the side, while I completed a Master of Science in Sustainable Food Systems. I also now teach sustainability courses at the same college my passion began. Throughout our transitional homestead process we have learned to work with nature instead of against it as Wendell Berry eloquently suggested, allowing us to conquer countless challenges that the Central Texas bioregion has bestowed upon us.
Our journey of achieving sustainability has unfolded in ways that we could never have imagined as I reflect on childhood and sustainable lessons from my grandmother. We have only skimmed the surface of our potential in pursuit of more land and a bigger dream. Our mission in life is to help other Americans become more self sufficient in the 21st century, like our predecessors did when we were once known as a nation of farmers, and families had victory gardens. We strive to assist others in becoming more socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable in an effort to preserve and protect future generations around the world. We provide guidance and support for existing small farmers or those beginning homestead endeavors of their own. We emphasize the importance of edible and native landscapes, biodiversity, holistic management, resource assistance, raising chickens, conservation, and sustainability. This blog will focus on ways that you can sustainably, affordably, tactfully, and realistically maximize efficiency, and potentially profit.
With my first blog, in a series devoted to helping you become successful doing what you love on the homestead I will leave you with this food for thought; do everything that you can to utilize all of the resources around you at home. Take every opportunity to engage in community activities that allow you to learn more about ways that you can be sustainably successful and build your dream. No idea should be off the table if you don't know exactly what it is you want to specialize in on your homestead. Brainstorm a few ideas and research what your local community has to offer to get a head start in the right direction. Engaging activities will help you to build a supportive social network with likeminded individuals of which you will learn from in the future.
Know that believing in a miraculous achievement will pay off with great rewards and can be accomplished with steadfast dedication, but will take tumultuous experimentation so don't forget to laugh along the way! It's the little mantras like "less is more" and "keep it simple" that will really help you become more productive and efficient in the end. Also remember that how your business impacts the triple bottom line economically, environmentally, and socially is paramount to your quality of life and success, so make sure that you approach your endeavors through a sustainable lens, in each and every opportunity.
Wendy, Thank you for inquiring! There are a few reasons that we've had multiple chicken habitats. The main one is that many of our projects evolved and we wanted something better. Our first coop was very minimalist and was more functional when we added on to it; this one was next to our garage, and was attached to our greenhouse. For accessibility and more pasture, we relocated the chickens to the back portion of our property that was unused. We don't have a lot of space, but just enough for a small homestead. We love the brooder that we built, and the chicken tractor is a must. It's perfect to have during the chickens' transitional development before they are integrated with the older hens. It also provides an additional location to place broody, sick, or injured hens. Our current coop is the most sustainable by far since we have solar powered led lighting, and an automatic door opener which we highly recommend because it improves the hens quality of life and ours!


While buying the guitar, you need to do little bit homework. You can't just go to the store and pick the one available there or send the credit number for making a purchase from an online platform. It is very crucial that you do some research so that you can choose the right electric guitar. This is an expensive instrument which costs you a little more. Maximum people drop at $260 to $550 when buying the first guitar. The expensive guitar is the costly affair. Go for doing an internet search for the right guitar this will not make you burdensome because you already have an idea which you have taken from online hunt.
Usually people feel burdensome with so much information that they are unable to take a sensible decision when making the purchase of guitars online. Here are some sensible things to consider when making a shopping for your favorite musical instrument. Check this site offer a great of musical instrument guitar that will satisfied your needs.
Check the grip. A well running guitar is easily adjustable and should be easy for your hands and fingers. It should be gripped and must hit the chord C.
It is better to try different types of guitars. Hold them and play with your hand. Play them by standing up and sitting down. Make sure that you stand in front of mirror, plug the guitar and turn it off. Hold it in different ways. There are no rules to put it in your hands, but just check the comfort level of yours with this instrument.
If you are the beginner then pack the guitar and take it away. Guitar packs are simple and cool. They are affordably available contain things like small amp, cords, different strings, etc. Even some of them contain instruction book and even DVD too.
Guitars are made up of wood and wood keeps on changing the temperature. The temperature as well as humidity keeps on changing from road travelling to the dealer and then to the manufacturer. Electric guitars are adjustable and the way they are set up makes a big difference.
The domestic guitars come in several models. Some of them are built in the USA, Japan, Korea, China, and comes at great cost. Import guitars are built in Japan, China, and Mexico, etc. like countries and come in strong value.
The Gibson acoustic guitar produces sound effects too. If you are trying immense of the guitars in various stores, then try them from the amp. You can use your amp as quick as possible.
Make sure for making the right purchase for beneficial consequences and best effects.


Shine bright with these nourishing blends.
Different oils serve a different purpose, from a deep cleanse to a thicker, faster growth, but if you're on the hunt for hair that shines, an argan oil blend should do the trick. Browse our picks of the best argan oil shampoos on the shelf to regain that all-natural luster.
Moroccanoil's argan oil shampoo sends hair on a tropical vacay and back, to smooth out your strands. Featuring antioxidant-rich argan oil, reconstructive keratin and fatty acids, the highly concentrated formula will form a luscious lather around each strand, providing a gentle cleanse you'll want to repeat daily.
When brittle hair needs a burst of life, Organix will be the remedial blend that strands yearn for. Penetrating hair with pure Moroccan argan oil, the finished product is strong, shiny, and protected from environmental stressors like harmful UV rays.
This shampoo is one of the most luxurious we've ever tried. Designed with nourishing argan oil to bring hair to its glossiest form, this rejuvenating cleanser also features cypress and maracuja extracts with a bio-restorative complex to reinforce the strength of each strand.
Racking up just shy of 9,000 customer reviews on Amazon alone, Pura D'Or's argan oil shampoo has definitely earned its four-star rating. The organic formula is a solution for hair loss, derived from 100% plant-based extracts and premium ingredients sans sulfates and parabens. The perfect shower pick for him or her, argan oil softens while biotin strengthens each fiber, encouraging healthy hair growth and aesthetics.
Argan oil is fancy AF, but it doesn't have to cost you an arm and a leg. Herbal Essences' argan oil shampoo will cost you less than a 10-spot, guaranteeing a total transformation in 21 days max. Safe on color-treated strands, the formula's been sweetened with Moroccan argan oil and scented with vanilla and exotic spices to forego frizz, improve shine, and protect against impurities.
One of Amazon's most-raved about brands; Maple Holistics's argan oil shampoo treats every hair type equally. Formulated with all-natural, nourishing ingredients like avocado and jojoba oils, silk proteins and phytokeratin, regular use of the product will result in a lustrous style that's anything but artificial.
Bumble and bumble's ever-so popular Hairdresser's collection fuses together six essential oils such as coconut, sweet almond, and argan, to nourish strands efficiently. Disclaimer: Oils can be heavy on skin and hair, but Bb's blend is feather-light, aiming to de-tangle, de-frizz, and smooth struggling strands.
Hask's reparative shampoo truly brings hair back to life. A gentle cleanse for brutal damage, regular usage results in revival: zero-frizz, soft to the touch, and incredibly shiny.
Another unisex option, this Kiehl's shampoo is rich in argan and babassu oil, catering to dry and frizzy hair sending out an SOS. The sulfate-free solvent releases a warm, earthy scent and tames unruly strands to ensure they won't fly away.
Double up on argan necessities with Art Naturals' organic shampoo and conditioner set bringing gorgeous shine to your scalp. Waking up tired strands with a burst of botanical extracts and oils to improve natural shine, it's a gentle cleanser that gets the job done.


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TATNEFT
TATNEFT is one of the largest Russian internationally recognized vertically integrated holding company. As part of the Production Complex, the Company is steadily developing crude oil production, oil refining, petrochemicals production, a tire-manufacturing complex, a network of filling stations and a power-generating unit.
Solutions of the company "1C" for management and accounting automation help the KAMAZ Group to take leading positions. Information system on a platform of "1C: Enterprise 8", launched in a number of enterprises of KAMAZ Group currently covers more than 7,500 jobs, includes solutions such as "1C: Manufacturing Enterprise Management", "1C: Operations management ", "1C: Consolidation "," 1C: Motor transport Management "and provides the solution of the following tasks:
PJSC "Gazprom"
PJSC Gazprom is a global energy company.
BorgWarner company is the technical partner of the KAMAZ-master Team for more than 15 years. BorgWarner Thermal Systems (Germany) department develops and supplies a cooling system "viscous-drive fan and a new generation electronically controlled fan clutch Visctronic" not only for the race KAMAZ trucks but also for serial KAMAZ trucks. www.borgwarner.com .
GMGen Power Systems
GMGen Power Systems (Italy) are European power generator sets for basic and reserve power supply equipment and various purpose objects. Model range of generator units GMGen Power Systems includes electric stations from 5 to 3000 kW power range with petrol, diesel and gas reciprocating engines, as well as high-voltage power generator sets with 6.3/10.5 kW, welding aggregates, light towers and power pumps.
Traumatology& Orthopedics Recovery Center
Traumatology& Orthopedics Recovery Center is an old partner of the team. It's headed by the Physician of Superior Merit Ocheretina Irina, Doctoral degree in Medicine. In most of the cases recovery is achieved with no medicine. Restoration of soft tissues around the deceased organ including joint and intervertebral disc is made with the modern technologies and hands which can make filigree job.
Clinic of Academician Ilizarov
lizarov Orthopedic Center has been collaborating with the team of professional pilots KAMAZ-master for 12 years already. The collaboration began in 2006 when Ilgizar Mardeev was in the Kurgan hospital with a serious thigh injury. The director of the KAMAZ-master Team, Vladimir Chagin was also treated there. Now, former patients of the Ilizarov Center are in perfect physical shape and continue to participate in international competitions.
OOO "Green Car"
OOO "Green Car" is an only sales operator of products under the trademarks OCTAFLUID, MAXCOOL, GREEN CAR, manufactured by OOO "Aviafluid international" on the territories of Russia and CIS.


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If We Colonize the Moon, This Company Wants to Ship Our Stuff
Imagine a delivery service that promised to drop your package within five miles of your house, but couldn't tell you exactly where until after the… more
Imagine a delivery service that promised to drop your package within five miles of your house, but couldn't tell you exactly where until after the delivery had happened. That's how landing on the moon has historically worked, and it's a problem Astrobotics knows how to fix. The company's unique GPS system allows it to land spacecraft within meters—rather than kilometers—of the intended target. That might not matter much now, but it will when moon colonizers need fresh supplies from their home planet. Production company Freethink documents the work of Astrobotics in this episode from the series The New Space Race.
The Short Film Showcase spotlights exceptional short videos created by filmmakers from around the web and selected by National Geographic editors. We look for work that affirms National Geographic's belief in the power of science, exploration, and storytelling to change the world. The filmmakers created the content presented, and the opinions expressed are their own, not those of National Geographic Partners.
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What is a Solstice?
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In many households, cats and dogs live peacefully with one another. In fact, they often become best friends. While some introductions are great from the start, others take time before Fluffy and Fido realize they've each gained a new best friend. There are a few steps you'll want to take to help ensure all goes well.
If you've decided to make your home one that includes canine and feline family members, here is the best and safest way to introduce a new dog to a cat house.
When you walk through the front door with a new dog, it's natural for your cat to a bit hesitant and nervous about the new addition to the family. Conversely, the new dog will also likely be wary in unfamiliar surroundings. To prepare for doggy's arrival, consider converting a spare room into a kitty room, complete with food, litter box, bed, and plenty of toys. That will give kitty a space that is solely his or hers while dealing with what may initially feel like an unwanted houseguest. It will help prevent kitty from getting aggressive, trying to 'defend' an entire house.
You will also want to have a crate for your dog, which will serve a similar purpose to the kitty room. Crates provide a safe, neutral space for your dog, allowing your dog to explore its new environment, roommates and rules while minimizing the risk of being overwhelmed or over stimulated. Most reputable rescue organizations strongly recommend at least a one-week "shut down" (crating) period for all dogs, regardless of temperament, age, or breed. Use of the crate and the kitty room allows for the animals to meet one another slowly and the crate, specifically, lets you gradually introduce your new dog to each room and floor.
Imagine how overwhelmed you would feel moving into a brand-new city or home. Your bedroom would quickly become a sanctuary in the midst of what might be a whole lot of initial unpacking chaos. It is likely that your new dog feels the same way and a crate provides your dog a space to retreat into when it needs to decompress, helping it resist the need to act out or destress in more destructive ways.
For virtually all animals, scent plays an important role in helping figure out if things are okay. Therefore, it's very important to introduce the scent of your dog and cat to one another, before they even meet.
To do so, take a blanket or towel, rub it on the animal, and then give it to the other to inspect. This gives them a chance to get used to each other's scents so that when they meet face to face for the first time, there is already something comfortingly familiar about that initial encounter.
If your dog has not completed (or begun) obedience training, it's a good idea to complete a class as soon as possible.
Classes offer a great opportunity to socialize your dog with other animals and people. And, by teaching your dog basic commands such as sit and stay, you will have a much easier time redirecting your dog's attention and excitment towards more positive and constructive behaviors.
Once the class is completed, make sure you consistently use their newly learned commands at home. Have your dog on a leash at first while giving the commands, to make sure he doesn't dart off to try and find the cat, and always use positive reinforcement, such as scrumptious treats, to make the process fun.
Something key to note here: Just like humans, dogs have behaviors they've learned, both good and bad, and they have behaviors that are simply innate. Because of this, there are occasions when positive reinforcement is not the appropriate response to a dog's behavior.
For instance, if your new dog is acting up in an aggressive, fearful, or overly excited fashion after meeting kitty, that's an expected behavior. Just because he sits still for a minute, doesn't mean giving him a treat is likely to calm him down, and it's certainly not the right time for a reward. In fact, he may learn to associate treats and "good behavior" with his agitated mood, meaning he could begin to believe it's "good" to be completely riled up around the cat.
In such circumstances, a command that your dog has learned (i.e. "sit.") is likely to have much better results because it helps him find his place, know who is in control, and reminds him of what is expected, which is all comforting to a pack animal.
Even if you feel confident your dog and cat will be best friends, always supervise the initial introduction when everyone is in the same room, since even an innocent move by doggy or kitty could lead to chaos.
While you should probably expect some growling or hissing, if it seems as though one or both animals are getting too stressed, end the session and let everyone return to their respective areas.
For best results, the initial introduction should usually be about 10-15 minutes, with increasingly longer sessions as your pets get used to one another.
During the sessions with one another, always be sure to shower each pet with plenty of praise and attention. Just like with obedience training, offer your dog plenty of treats for good behavior, and pet them often while telling them how happy you are at their behavior. But keep in mind what we noted earlier, that positive reinforcement must be measured against the behavior and sometimes a command works best to calm things down.
Since the cat has had top billing in the house prior to doggy's arrival, it may require a bit more attention before consenting to the new animal in their life. So give your kitty plenty of treats and pet and play with it often, to ensure there's no jealousy between the new housemates.
By taking a measured approach to introducing your pets to one another, chances are both animals will be able to relax, enjoy themselves, and soon start to see the advantages of having a new playmate.
If you want to make sure your dog and cat will get along, try to have a good understanding of each animal's personality. For example, if your new dog is very outgoing but your kitty is naturally shy, plan on having to work a bit harder to turn them into best friends.
Likewise, if your dog is shy but your cat is a bit bossy, plan on doing the same. If possible, try to pick a dog whose personality is similar to your cat, since this might make it easier to get them to like one another.
Even under the best of circumstances, kitties and dogs sometimes resist your efforts to show them how much fun they can have with one another. But rather than give up, return your dog to the local shelter, and decide a multi-pet household is not possible, don't be afraid to seek out advice from professionals.
To start with, ask your veterinarian for any suggestions. You may also want to speak with a psychologist or behaviorist who specializes in animal behavior, since they may actually come to your home to assist you with the transition. So even if things get a bit hectic, stick to your plan, seek help if needed, and wait for the results you seek.
Whenever you get a new pet, it's always recommended you make a trip to the veterinarian for a thorough physical exam. By doing this, you can make sure your pet is healthy, and has no underlying health problems that might have gone unnoticed. Once you've made sure it has a clean bill of health, take care of any necessary vaccinations, flea treatments, etc.
Remember to do the same for your kitty. Since having to deal with a new dog in the home will be stressful enough, you don't want it to be dealing with physical problems at the same time. By making sure everyone is healthy from the beginning, you'll put the odds in your favor of having a happy household for you and your pets.
Last but not least, always be patient with your pets. Just like humans have different personalities, animals are the same way. Therefore, while some dogs and cats will like each other from day one, others may take a while to warm up to cohabiting.
Emily Parker is a guest contributor. The advice and opinions of guest contributors do not necessarily reflect those of the Puptrait Studio.