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A Comparative Genomics Approach to Understanding the Biosynthesis of the Sunscreen Scytonemin in Cyanobacteria
Background: The extracellular sunscreen scytonemin is the most common and widespread indole-alkaloid among cyanobacteria. Previous research using the cyanobacterium Nostoc punctiforme ATCC 29133 revealed a unique 18-gene cluster (NpR1276 to NpR1259 in the N. punctiforme genome) involved in the biosynthesis of…
Background: The extracellular sunscreen scytonemin is the most common and widespread indole-alkaloid among cyanobacteria. Previous research using the cyanobacterium Nostoc punctiforme ATCC 29133 revealed a unique 18-gene cluster (NpR1276 to NpR1259 in the N. punctiforme genome) involved in the biosynthesis of scytonemin. We provide further genomic characterization of these genes in N. punctiforme and extend it to homologous regions in other cyanobacteria.
Results: Six putative genes in the scytonemin gene cluster (NpR1276 to NpR1271 in the N. punctiforme genome), with no previously known protein function and annotated in this study as scyA to scyF, are likely involved in the assembly of scytonemin from central metabolites, based on genetic, biochemical, and sequence similarity evidence. Also in this cluster are redundant copies of genes encoding for aromatic amino acid biosynthetic enzymes. These can theoretically lead to tryptophan and the tyrosine precursor, p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate, (expected biosynthetic precursors of scytonemin) from end products of the shikimic acid pathway. Redundant copies of the genes coding for the key regulatory and rate-limiting enzymes of the shikimic acid pathway are found there as well. We identified four other cyanobacterial strains containing orthologues of all of these genes, three of them by database searches (Lyngbya PCC 8106, Anabaena PCC 7120, and Nodularia CCY 9414) and one by targeted sequencing (Chlorogloeopsis sp. strain Cgs-089; CCMEE 5094). Genomic comparisons revealed that most scytonemin-related genes were highly conserved among strains and that two additional conserved clusters, NpF5232 to NpF5236 and a putative two-component regulatory system (NpF1278 and NpF1277), are likely involved in scytonemin biosynthesis and regulation, respectively, on the basis of conservation and location. Since many of the protein product sequences for the newly described genes, including ScyD, ScyE, and ScyF, have export signal domains, while others have putative transmembrane domains, it can be inferred that scytonemin biosynthesis is compartmentalized within the cell. Basic structural monomer synthesis and initial condensation are most likely cytoplasmic, while later reactions are predicted to be periplasmic.
Conclusion: We show that scytonemin biosynthetic genes are highly conserved among evolutionarily diverse strains, likely include more genes than previously determined, and are predicted to involve compartmentalization of the biosynthetic pathway in the cell, an unusual trait for prokaryotes.
Soule, Tanya (Author)
Palmer, Kendra (Author)
Gao, Qunjie (Author)
Potrafka, Ruth (Author)
Stout, Valerie (Author)
Garcia-Pichel, Ferran (Author)
Powerful Fermentative Hydrogen Evolution of Photosynthate in the Cyanobacteriuni Lyngbya Aestuarii BL J Mediated by a Bidirectional Hydrogenase
Cyanobacteria are considered good models for biohydrogen production because they are relatively simple organisms with a demonstrable ability to generate H2 under certain physiological conditions. However, most produce only little H2, revert readily to H2 consumption, and suffer from hydrogenase…
Cyanobacteria are considered good models for biohydrogen production because they are relatively simple organisms with a demonstrable ability to generate H2 under certain physiological conditions. However, most produce only little H2, revert readily to H2 consumption, and suffer from hydrogenase sensitivity to O2. Strains of the cyanobacteria Lyngbya aestuarii and Microcoleus chthonoplastes obtained from marine intertidal cyanobacterial mats were recently found to display much better H2 production potential. Because of their ecological origin in environments that become quickly anoxic in the dark, we hypothesized that this differential ability may have evolved to serve a role in the fermentation of the photosynthate. Here we show that, when forced to ferment internal substrate, these cyanobacteria display desirable characteristics of physiological H2 production. Among them, the strain L. aestuarii BL J had the fastest specific rates and attained the highest H2 concentrations during fermentation of photosynthate, which proceeded via a mixed acid fermentation pathway to yield acetate, ethanol, lactate, H2, CO2, and pyruvate. Contrary to expectations, the H2 yield per mole of glucose was only average compared to that of other cyanobacteria. Thermodynamic analyses point to the use of electron donors more electronegative than NAD(P)H in Lyngbya hydrogenases as the basis for its strong H2 production ability. In any event, the high specific rates and H2 concentrations coupled with the lack of reversibility of the enzyme, at the expense of internal, photosynthetically generated reductants, makes L. aestuarii BL J and/or its enzymes, a potentially feasible platform for large-scale H2 production.
Kothari, Ankita (Author)
Parameswaran, Prathap (Author)
Isolation of a Significant Fraction of Non-Phototroph Diversity From a Desert Biological Soil Crust
Biological Soil Crusts (BSCs) are organosedimentary assemblages comprised of microbes and minerals in topsoil of terrestrial environments. BSCs strongly impact soil quality in dryland ecosystems (e.g., soil structure and nutrient yields) due to pioneer species such as Microcoleus vaginatus; phototrophs…
Biological Soil Crusts (BSCs) are organosedimentary assemblages comprised of microbes and minerals in topsoil of terrestrial environments. BSCs strongly impact soil quality in dryland ecosystems (e.g., soil structure and nutrient yields) due to pioneer species such as Microcoleus vaginatus; phototrophs that produce filaments that bind the soil together, and support an array of heterotrophic microorganisms. These microorganisms in turn contribute to soil stability and biogeochemistry of BSCs. Non-cyanobacterial populations of BSCs are less well known than cyanobacterial populations. Therefore, we attempted to isolate a broad range of numerically significant and phylogenetically representative BSC aerobic heterotrophs. Combining simple pre-treatments (hydration of BSCs under dark and light) and isolation strategies (media with varying nutrient availability and protection from oxidative stress) we recovered 402 bacterial and one fungal isolate in axenic culture, which comprised 116 phylotypes (at 97% 16S rRNA gene sequence homology), 115 bacterial and one fungal. Each medium enriched a mostly distinct subset of phylotypes, and cultivated phylotypes varied due to the BSC pre-treatment. The fraction of the total phylotype diversity isolated, weighted by relative abundance in the community, was determined by the overlap between isolate sequences and OTUs reconstructed from metagenome or metatranscriptome reads. Together, more than 8% of relative abundance of OTUs in the metagenome was represented by our isolates, a cultivation efficiency much larger than typically expected from most soils. We conclude that simple cultivation procedures combined with specific pre-treatment of samples afford a significant reduction in the culturability gap, enabling physiological and metabolic assays that rely on ecologically relevant axenic cultures.
Nunes Da Rocha, Ulisses (Author)
Cadillo-Quiroz, Hinsby (Author)
Karaoz, Ulas (Author)
Rajeev, Lara (Author)
Klitgord, Niels (Author)
Dunn, Sean (Author)
Truong, Viet (Author)
Buenrostro, Mayra (Author)
Bowen, Benjamin P. (Author)
Mukhopadhyay, Aindrila (Author)
Northen, Trent R. (Author)
Brodie, Eoin L. (Author)
Exometabolite Niche Partitioning Among Sympatric Soil Bacteria
Soils are arguably the most microbially diverse ecosystems. Physicochemical properties have been associated with the maintenance of this diversity. Yet, the role of microbial substrate specialization is largely unexplored since substrate utilization studies have focused on simple substrates, not the…
Soils are arguably the most microbially diverse ecosystems. Physicochemical properties have been associated with the maintenance of this diversity. Yet, the role of microbial substrate specialization is largely unexplored since substrate utilization studies have focused on simple substrates, not the complex mixtures representative of the soil environment. Here we examine the exometabolite composition of desert biological soil crusts (biocrusts) and the substrate preferences of seven biocrust isolates. The biocrust's main primary producer releases a diverse array of metabolites, and isolates of physically associated taxa use unique subsets of the complex metabolite pool. Individual isolates use only 13−26% of available metabolites, with only 2 out of 470 used by all and 40% not used by any. An extension of this approach to a mesophilic soil environment also reveals high levels of microbial substrate specialization. These results suggest that exometabolite niche partitioning may be an important factor in the maintenance of microbial diversity.
Baran, Richard (Author)
Mayberry-Lewis, Jazmine (Author)
Hummel, Eric (Author)
Chakraborty, Romy (Author)
Northern, Trent R. (Author)
Draft Genome Assembly of a Filamentous Euendolithic (True Boring) Cyanobacterium, Mastigocoleus Testarum Strain BC008
Mastigocoleus testarum strain BC008 is a model organism used to study marine photoautotrophic carbonate dissolution. It is a multicellular, filamentous, diazotrophic, euendolithic cyanobacterium ubiquitously found in marine benthic environments. We present an accurate draft genome assembly of 172 contigs spanning…
Mastigocoleus testarum strain BC008 is a model organism used to study marine photoautotrophic carbonate dissolution. It is a multicellular, filamentous, diazotrophic, euendolithic cyanobacterium ubiquitously found in marine benthic environments. We present an accurate draft genome assembly of 172 contigs spanning 12,700,239 bp with 9,131 annotated genes with an average G+C% of 37.3.
Guida, Brandon (Author)
Bacteria Increase Arid-Land Soil Surface Temperature Through the Production of Sunscreens
Soil surface temperature, an important driver of terrestrial biogeochemical processes, depends strongly on soil albedo, which can be significantly modified by factors such as plant cover. In sparsely vegetated lands, the soil surface can be colonized by photosynthetic microbes that…
Soil surface temperature, an important driver of terrestrial biogeochemical processes, depends strongly on soil albedo, which can be significantly modified by factors such as plant cover. In sparsely vegetated lands, the soil surface can be colonized by photosynthetic microbes that build biocrust communities. Here we use concurrent physical, biochemical and microbiological analyses to show that mature biocrusts can increase surface soil temperature by as much as 10 °C through the accumulation of large quantities of a secondary metabolite, the microbial sunscreen scytonemin, produced by a group of late-successional cyanobacteria. Scytonemin accumulation decreases soil albedo significantly. Such localized warming has apparent and immediate consequences for the soil microbiome, inducing the replacement of thermosensitive bacterial species with more thermotolerant forms. These results reveal that not only vegetation but also microorganisms are a factor in modifying terrestrial albedo, potentially impacting biosphere feedbacks on past and future climate, and call for a direct assessment of such effects at larger scales.
Couradeau, Estelle (Author)
Lim, Hsiao Chien (Author)
Northen, Trent (Author)
Brodie, Eoin (Author)
Mutational Studies of Putative Biosynthetic Genes for the Cyanobacterial Sunscreen Scytonemin in Nostoc Punctiforme ATCC 29133
The heterocyclic indole-alkaloid scytonemin is a sunscreen found exclusively among cyanobacteria. An 18-gene cluster is responsible for scytonemin production in Nostoc punctiforme ATCC 29133. The upstream genes scyABCDEF in the cluster are proposed to be responsible for scytonemin biosynthesis from…
The heterocyclic indole-alkaloid scytonemin is a sunscreen found exclusively among cyanobacteria. An 18-gene cluster is responsible for scytonemin production in Nostoc punctiforme ATCC 29133. The upstream genes scyABCDEF in the cluster are proposed to be responsible for scytonemin biosynthesis from aromatic amino acid substrates. In vitro studies of ScyA, ScyB, and ScyC proved that these enzymes indeed catalyze initial pathway reactions. Here we characterize the role of ScyD, ScyE, and ScyF, which were logically predicted to be responsible for late biosynthetic steps, in the biological context of N. punctiforme. In-frame deletion mutants of each were constructed (ΔscyD, ΔscyE, and ΔscyF) and their phenotypes studied. Expectedly, ΔscyE presents a scytoneminless phenotype, but no accumulation of the predicted intermediaries. Surprisingly, ΔscyD retains scytonemin production, implying that it is not required for biosynthesis. Indeed, scyD presents an interesting evolutionary paradox: it likely originated in a duplication event from scyE, and unlike other genes in the operon, it has not been subjected to purifying selection. This would suggest that it is a pseudogene, and yet scyD is highly conserved in the scytonemin operon of cyanobacteria. ΔscyF also retains scytonemin production, albeit exhibiting a reduction of the production yield compared with the wild-type. This indicates that ScyF is not essential but may play an adjuvant role for scytonemin synthesis. Altogether, our findings suggest that these downstream genes are not responsible, as expected, for the late steps of scytonemin synthesis and we must look for those functions elsewhere. These findings are particularly important for biotechnological production of this sunscreen through heterologous expression of its genes in more tractable organisms.
Ferreira, Daniela (Author)
Diversity and Mineral Substrate Preference in Endolithic Microbial Communities From Marine Intertidal Outcrops (Isla de Mona, Puerto Rico)
Endolithic microbial communities are prominent features of intertidal marine habitats, where they colonize a variety of substrates, contributing to their erosion. Almost 2 centuries worth of naturalistic studies focused on a few true-boring (euendolithic) phototrophs, but substrate preference has received…
Endolithic microbial communities are prominent features of intertidal marine habitats, where they colonize a variety of substrates, contributing to their erosion. Almost 2 centuries worth of naturalistic studies focused on a few true-boring (euendolithic) phototrophs, but substrate preference has received little attention. The Isla de Mona (Puerto Rico) intertidal zone offers a unique setting to investigate substrate specificity of endolithic communities since various phosphate rock, limestone and dolostone outcrops occur there. High-throughput 16S rDNA genetic sampling, enhanced by targeted cultivation, revealed that, while euendolithic cyanobacteria were dominant operational taxonomic units (OTUs), the communities were invariably of high diversity, well beyond that reported in traditional studies and implying an unexpected metabolic complexity potentially contributed by secondary colonizers. While the overall community composition did not show differences traceable to the nature of the mineral substrate, we detected specialization among particular euendolithic cyanobacterial clades towards the type of substrate they excavate but only at the OTU phylogenetic level, implying that close relatives have specialized recurrently into particular substrates. The cationic mineral component was determinant in this preference, suggesting the existence in nature of alternatives to the boring mechanism described in culture that is based exclusively on transcellular calcium transport.
Roush, Daniel (Author)
Carbon Fixation From Mineral Carbonates
Photoautotrophs assimilate oxidized carbon obtained from one of two sources: dissolved or atmospheric. Despite its size, the pool of lithospheric carbonate is not known to be a direct source for autotrophy. Yet, the mechanism that euendolithic cyanobacteria use to excavate…
Photoautotrophs assimilate oxidized carbon obtained from one of two sources: dissolved or atmospheric. Despite its size, the pool of lithospheric carbonate is not known to be a direct source for autotrophy. Yet, the mechanism that euendolithic cyanobacteria use to excavate solid carbonates suggests that minerals could directly supply CO[subscript 2] for autotrophy. Here, we use stable isotopes and NanoSIMS to show that the cyanobacterium Mastigocoleus testarum derives most of its carbon from the mineral it excavates, growing preferentially as an endolith when lacking dissolved CO[subscript 2]. Furthermore, natural endolithic communities from intertidal marine carbonate outcrops present carbon isotopic signatures consistent with mineral-sourced autotrophy. These data demonstrate a direct geomicrobial link between mineral carbonate pools and reduced organic carbon, which, given the geographical extent of carbonate outcrops, is likely of global relevance. The ancient fossil record of euendolithic cyanobacteria suggests that biological fixation of solid carbonate could have been relevant since the mid-Proterozoic.
Bose, Maitrayee (Author)
Differential Responses of Dinitrogen Fixation, Diazotrophic Cyanobacteria, and Ammonia Oxidation Reveal a Potential Warming-Induced Imbalance of the N-Cycle in Biological Soil Crusts
N2 fixation and ammonia oxidation (AO) are the two most important processes in the nitrogen (N) cycle of biological soil crusts (BSCs). We studied the short-term response of acetylene reduction assay (ARA) rates, an indicator of potential N2 fixation, and…
N2 fixation and ammonia oxidation (AO) are the two most important processes in the nitrogen (N) cycle of biological soil crusts (BSCs). We studied the short-term response of acetylene reduction assay (ARA) rates, an indicator of potential N2 fixation, and AO rates to temperature (T, -5°C to 35°C) in BSC of different successional stages along the BSC ecological succession and geographic origin (hot Chihuahuan and cooler Great Basin deserts). ARA in all BSCs increased with T until saturation occurred between 15 and 20°C, and declined at 30–35°C. Culture studies using cyanobacteria isolated from these crusts indicated that the saturating effect was traceable to their inability to grow well diazotrophically within the high temperature range. Below saturation, temperature response was exponential, with Q10 significantly different in the two areas (~ 5 for Great Basin BSCs; 2–3 for Chihuahuan BSCs), but similar between the two successional stages. However, in contrast to ARA, AO showed a steady increase to 30–35°C in Great Basin, and Chihuhuan BSCs showed no inhibition at any tested temperature. The T response of AO also differed significantly between Great Basin (Q10 of 4.5–4.8) and Chihuahuan (Q10 of 2.4–2.6) BSCs, but not between successional stages. Response of ARA rates to T did not differ from that of AO in either desert. Thus, while both processes scaled to T in unison until 20°C, they separated to an increasing degree at higher temperature. As future warming is likely to occur in the regions where BSCs are often the dominant living cover, this predicted decoupling is expected to result in higher proportion of nitrates in soil relative to ammonium. As nitrate is more easily lost as leachate or to be reduced to gaseous forms, this could mean a depletion of soil N over large landscapes globally.
Zhou, Xiaobing (Author)
Smith, Hilda (Author)
Girardo Silva, Ana Maria (Author)
Belnap, Jayne (Author)
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A Blueprint for Building an Oilfield Services Company in 2020
In the past month and a half, we have seen the world as we know it in the Canadian oil patch decimated by two low probability, Black Swan events. One event, the Covid-19 pandemic, has had a worldwide impact — threatening the safety and well-being of every person in every country of the world and in reducing the demand for the majority of products and services we as consumers rely on in our everyday life. The second event, the Saudi Arabia / Russia oil supply war has flooded the world with oil causing the price of benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude to go negative for the first time in its history. On their own, either one of these events could massively affect an industry but collectively these events will forever transform the Oil and Gas industry...and for the better!
If you sit back and look at the Oil and Gas service business today, you will see an oversupplied industry, low on significant innovation, not to mention one that has not made money for investors over the past 10 years. Any real innovation such as rotary steerable drilling, which has increased the drilling rate of penetration significantly, is practically given away to the Producers who know service companies will drop their prices to almost nothing to get or keep the work. Further, any profit made continues to get funneled back into maintenance or to buy more of the same assets to be deployed at even lower day rates in an effort to out-duel the many competitors present in the market. Oilfield service companies are at a new 3-way crossroads — one continuing to play the same old game, a second to discontinue operations or a third to go full force into the new era of providing services meeting a new standard of low-carbon and low-greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions. One thing is clear — the industry is going to be forever changed, and what resurfaces must be a new way of extracting our resources — low-carbon, low-GHGs, efficient, and highly profitable for the companies developing and deploying this new technology.
Making the tough road ahead rougher is the fact that "Service" in the Oil and Gas service industry is dead! — or at least a producer's willingness to pay for it is. So why do all oilfield service businesses try and stumble over themselves to out duel the next company? This mentality has killed the oilfield services business. The only two things that will drive the industry forward from here will be green innovation and digital transformation. Do it cleaner with less people and more efficiency! We are already seeing the industry giants such as Schlumberger, Halliburton and Baker Hughes tout green innovation and digitization as the buzz words for the next decade. It makes sense as they are making less and less from the traditional services that they have grown their businesses on — drilling, pressure pumping, artificial lift, etc.
So, where does the oilfield services industry go from here? Well for starters it would be best to observe the moves and the actions taken by their customers, namely the global producers such as Shell, Equinor and BP. Gone are the days of the simple mix energy portfolio consisting of just upstream oil and gas operations. Today's global producers not only have a geographic mix of traditional upstream and downstream operations but also in the mix are short and long cycle oil and gas portfolios, LNG, hydrogen, and making up the highest growth portion of their operations, a focus on a mixture of renewable energy sources (wind and solar). Aside from the environmental benefits the increased focus on renewables will have, producers have also determined that in order to attract capital, they must be focused on extracting energy in a way that reduces carbon and GHG intensity.
We have in front of us the opportunity of a lifetime. While most will look to continue to repeat the same old business practices using the same old equipment, processes and systems, it is those who see how the world's energy mix is transitioning and who see where the capital migrates to (yes, it is moving towards lower carbon and lower GHG opportunities) who will seize the new energy opportunity. Companies such as Acceleware who offer unique technology with the ability to lower a producer's carbon and GHG intensity and who significantly lower the economic and environmental cost of extracting oil will become the new leaders in the new "Green Oilfield". The sooner both oilfield service companies and producers align and start collaborating on this new shared "green" vision the better as without it we may never be in position to attract capital and grow the Canadian oil industry from here.
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Chad has over 18 years of accounting, finance and private equity experience, specialized in the oilfield sector. Since 2006, in his role as CFO, he was instrumental in the rapid growth and development of Canada's largest premier private directional drilling company, Pacesetter Directional Drilling, which financed its growth solely with cash flow and conservative leverage. In 2015, the firm was acquired by the world's largest oilfield services company, positioning it for future growth. Prior to Pacesetter, Chad was in corporate finance and research with a prominent Calgary-based Merchant Bank, which armed him with unique talents for value creation initiatives, corporate and sales strategies, financial structuring and modeling, team building, and industry analysis. Chad is currently the Managing Director of SCF Partners Inc. in Canada, he serves on several private company boards and is Vice-Chairman of the Board of CUPS, a non-profit serving impoverished families in the Calgary region. Chad has an ICD.D designation, an MBA in corporate finance, a master's degree focused on resource economics, and a bachelor of science in chemistry.
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Then gives her grieved ghost thus to lament. --Spenser.
The mighty ghosts of our great Harrys rose. --Shak.
And was a blessed ghost. --Coleridge.
Each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor. --Poe.
Ghost moth Zool., a large European moth (Hepialus humuli); so called from the white color of the male, and the peculiar hovering flight; -- called also great swift.
Holy Ghost, the Holy Spirit; the Paraclete; the Comforter; Theol. the third person in the Trinity.
To give up the ghost or To yield up the ghost, to die; to expire.
And he gave up the ghost full softly. --Chaucer.
Jacob . . . yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people. --Gen. xlix. 33.
in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"
2: haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her"


These days it seems like everyone is concerned about living healthy. Not only are they very conscious about what they put in their bodies but also what they apply on it. Consequently, organic beauty products are a thriving business. There are a variety of products on the market. However, it may be difficult to wade through all the different brands. How do you know which one is right for you? Keep reading to discover the top 5 organic skin care lines.


CNR has lit the way since it began with new and inventive ideas and technologies for the lighting industry. We strive to educate and spread the green message in any way we can, covering all ways of saving energy and being more earth-friendly. Here are some tips, facts and definitions to keep you up to date on lighting technology and being "green smart"!
LED stands for "light emitting diode." An LED is a semi-conductor device that emits visable light when an electric current passes through it. LED's don't burn out like traditional bulbs, they simply dim over time. They use 2 to 5 times less energy than an incandescent lamp.
Replacing one incandescent light bulb with one CFL will save 150 pounds of carbon per year, which results in reduced pollution and cleaner skies. If everyone in the US used energy-efficient lighting, we could retire 90 average-sized power plants.
Use a glass/plastic cup rather than a disposable one.
Install a drip irrigation system in your yard.
Burn seasoned wood in your fireplace rather than green wood.
Support your local farmer's market and buy local produce. It is most likely better for you and will reduce pollution needed to transport food long distances.
If you have more than one car, use the most efficient one and combine errands to one trip as much as possible.
"T" lamps are commonly used for kitchens and many commercial ceiling fixtures. The "T" stands for the tubular shape of the lamp. The following number gives the diameter of the tube in eights of an inch. For example, a T8 lamp is 8/8" or 1" in diameter.
Unplug lamps, electronics and battery chargers when not in use. These small items can collectively use as much power as a refrigerator.
Install a ceiling fan to save on cooling bills in the summer. Use one with a reversible motor that will push warm air down in the winter to save on heat.
Use a front-loading washing machine to save on both water and energy.
Use wall sconces to illuminate hallways in your home. While adding a decorative touch, they add just enough light for safe passage without wasting light and energy.
Take shorter showers and baths since they account for 1/5 of water use in the home. Also, try installing a water-conserving showerhead.
Replace your toilet with a new low-flow model. Many utility companies offer rebates for such upgrades. Another option is a dual-flush toilet that uses 1.6 gallons of water to flush solids, but only 1.1 gallons to flush liquids.
Use task lighting instead of brightly lighting an entire room. Focus the light on where you need it most, such as LED undercabinet lighting in the kitchen to light the counterspace while keeping your overhead light off.
Use CFL wall washers to make a room feel more spacious.
Painting is one of the easiest ways to transform a space. Unfortunately, many brands contain harmful toxins. Choose a brand that offers natural paints or paint with low VOC's (volatile organic compounds).
Choose recycled paper and envelopes. Remove yourself from mailing lists you don't want to be on, saving paper and all that junk mail! When making copies, duplex whenever possible to save 50% on paper. Also, try one of the new printers that use organic ink that is so safe, you could actually eat it! CNR uses one and the quality is fantastic!
Always use the local carwash to clean your care. They typically are more efficient with water and often clean and recycle their water rather than letting it go down the drain.
Plant trees and plants that are native to your area. They have a much better chance of survival to provide oxygen and habitat and will require less pesticides and watering.


2) Fixed all the issues related to the bridges in the game. Now the look and operate correctly.
- When you are entering your second battle in tutorial, the reserve panel will be highlighted to draw your attention to it.
- Now if you press "Enter the battle" without any troops in attack group, a pop-up will be shown, which will tell you to move units from reserve pool to attack group using drag and drop or with LMB.
4) Loading time (of the game itself and a number of missions) has been slightly reduced.
5) Fixed a bug in "Attack on the garrison" mission. You were able to take tanks to the mission on the mission screen, but after loading the mission they were all gone. Now you are not able to take tanks with you, as it was supposed to be, and with infantry units only in attack, the mission starts out correctly.


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Opening Reception: Wednesday, June 2, 6-8 pm
Artists: Michael Paul Britto, Brendan Fernandes,Duron Jackson, Fabienne Lasserre,Jason Lujan, Rashaad Newsome, Min Oh, Roxana Pérez-Méndez and Carolyn Salas.
Curated by: Felicity Hogan
Opening June 2nd at EFA Project Space, Word-Less presents work that purposefully denies established forms of communication.. Through performance, photography, video, sculpture, and installation, the artists in the exhibition seek alternative ways to articulate their narratives. With its deliberate disconnect, the title of the show emphasizes and plays on ideas of misinterpretation, and redefinition. The artists propose modes of abstract communication, both commenting on and circumventing the failures of hierarchical structure in language.
Some of these artists focus on veiling or abstracting symbols and text used to relay meaning. Carolyn Salas presents a series of cast memorial plaques that contain no inscription, and a sculpture series of busts without faces, declaring anonymous successes and questioning the traditional modes of honoring the individual.
Fabienne Lasserre's Worldless and Inarticulates are abstract forms used to express the potential of the excluded and the innate power that exists in the margins of society. While Salas and Lassere employ formal aesthetics to examine communication and participation, Min Oh utilizes a logistical structure to generate her interactive performance A Dialog. In her work, the experience of naturally occurring dialog becomes abstracted to a diagram and the logic of exchange becomes open to interpretation.
Responding more directly to questions of identity, cultural assimilation, and race, Brendan Fernandes hired an acting coach to teach him how to speak in the accents of his own cultural heritage for his video Foe. Using his learned inflections, he recites an excerpt from the book Foe, J.M Coetze's sequel to Robinson Crusoe. Rashaad Newsome's Shade Compositions uses the female subject to deconstruct and reinvent stereotyped expression. Video documentary of a performance in New York shows black women perform an a capella composition of dismissive "ghetto" gestures, choreographed by the artist in collaboration with the performers. Also commenting on the correlation between gesture and preconceptions of race, Michael Paul Britto's video Cool-Pose #1 projects cast shadows (a metaphor for blackness) as life-sized silhouettes enacting body movements associated with "gangsta-hip" behavior. In her silent video Siempre Hace Frio, Roxana Perez Mendez comments on the emotional effect immigration has on the women by morphing three stereotypical identities of women's attire on a single figure.
Friday, June 18, 6.30-8.30pm: Roxana Pérez-Méndez Peformance and Conversation.


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Wedding Tiaras: Types, Designs and Advantage Using It!
Wedding is surely an important moment that is always being awaited by every couple, particularly for the women. Based on that fact, it is not exaggerated if they want their wedding will be always beautiful to be remembered.
It is also really reasonable to perfect the look and appearance by wearing a good dress along with such marvelous hairstyle.
There are now already many stores and boutiques which have provided many products of the wedding provisions to ease the brides-to-be more. They can find many wedding accessories for their perfect appearance in wedding party. Those accessories include the wedding tiaras, the hairpieces for wedding hairstyles, the jewelry, the wedding veils, and many others.
Overall, all accessories are presented to make the bride more beautiful and different in such a way. Therefore, the groom and all guests who come to the party will be amazed, indeed.
To beautify the appearance of the bride, they need to add some accessories within her look and appearance, like wedding tiaras. As you know, the tiaras are included the hair bridal accessories to be put on the bridal's head to give such touch of princess or duchess.
The tiaras themselves have so many models and styles that can simply attract all women to wear it as the crown. They are provided the various prices. From the most expensive until the cheapest one. So that it seems no matter to match it with your budget.
Of course, as they are really exclusive with original gems, you have to spend your budgets more. But you should not worry. There are also other types of tiara made from beads which the price is quite affordable.
Wearing tiara is a good way to make you look more precious and elegant without doing so many efforts. On the other hand, as it is commonly worn by the princess, it can accentuate the sense of classic and majestic as well.
It is not difficult for you to match your wedding tiara with any kind of wedding dresses. Even, it seems good also to combine the tiara with your casual dresses, although it is more perfect if you use the classical theme as well for your whole appearance.
This article is expected to be able to inform the needed information for you. The inspiration can emerge from this article in such a way that you can carry out in your real life. You can invite your family and your close friends to attempt the suggestion and opinion of the writer from this article.


Cheryl Cole has shocked us all with the news that she's now a married woman!
The 31-year-old star wed boyfriend of just three months, Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini, in a secret ceremony in the Caribbean earlier this month.
This is the second marriage for Cheryl, who divorced from footballer Ashley Cole back in 2010 after allegations that he'd been unfaithful.
Congratulations Chezza, we couldn't be happier for you!


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Nikon photo enthusiasts looking for a series of free podcasts designed to enhance their image making skills have a new "must listen" resource. The first podcast in the new Nikonians Photo Professors podcast series debuts this week, hosted by Rick Paul and Rick Hulbert.
Their free podcast is ready for direct download and it is also available in the podcast section of the Apple iTunes store (also free).
Nikonians Photo Professors Rick Paul and Rick Hulbert combine 60 years of professional and successful photography experience in the newest podcast series available through nikonians.org starting January 15th. Rick Paul has supplemented his 25-year career as an Aerospace Engineer by creating and developing a successful wedding photography and portrait photography business in addition to his success as a stock photographer. Rick has honed his instructional skills teaching photography skills to company factory workers.
Rick Hulbert has leveraged his 35-year background in architecture and urban design as a springboard for his current activities as an instructor and lecturer and workshop leader in the areas of architectural, travel, street and urban photography.
The Nikonians Photo Professors credit Jason Odell and Rick Walker, longtime podcast veterans of more than 150 Nikonians Image Doctors episodes for their inaugural work in generating interest in the field of photography-oriented podcasts. While preparing for the debut episode they consulted with Jason Odell and arranged to book him as their first guest.
The professors pay homage to the Nikonians motto: Share, Learn, Inspire by structuring the podcast format to those three elements.
Each monthly episode will share information on new gear, assist in learning with the help of special guests and inspire creative techniques with an emphasis on basics (meaning no need for purchasing new equipment).
and individually at rickpaul@photoprofessors.org or rickhulbert@photoprofessors.org.
You can follow podcast show notes and background information at the Nikonians Photo Professors blog page.


Are you ready for Holics (홀릭스)? The wonderful K-Pop girl group is the special guest on K-Pop Korner this week. We've got music from them, including latest single Hey Leader, some cover songs they have done, a great exclusive interview between host Adam Riley and members Mina, Yu Lim, Yeon Jeong, and Yun Seong, plus the girls pick their favourite Korean hits, from the likes of BTS, Shinhwa, Mamamoo's WheeIn, GFriend, WannaOne, EXO and BTOB.


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Q: Listen to UDP broadcast from a Ubuntu docker-container on Windows host I have a C++ application that records the data from an external camera sensor. The sensor sends out UDP packets and it has it's own API. The API automatically scans the subnet and connects to the camera sensor. I know the IP address of the camera but there is no possibility to specify it manually using this API.
Unfortunately, I must use a Windows host machine to use my CPP application. I use CPP libraries that are only available for linux. Therefore I am constrained to use linux in a docker container on the Windows host. The camera API does not automatically find the device because it is not on the same subnet. The host network feature in docker would have solved this issue but it is not available on Windows.
Has someone been in a similar situation? or Can someone explain me how to get around this problem? I do not have much knowledge of networking.

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Top 100 rich Indians' net worth rises to USD 250 billion
SME Times News Bureau | 25 Oct, 2013
The total wealth of India's top 100 rich people rose to USD 250 billion this year as compared to USD 221 billion in the previous year, a research report showed.
With personal wealth of USD 18.9 billion, Reliance Industries Limited chairman Mukesh Ambani tops the country's rich list followed by London-based Arcelor Mittal's chief L.N. Mittal with assets of USD15.9 billion, according to the second edition of Hurun India Rich List released in New Delhi Thursday.
Dilip Shanghvi, 58, founder of Sun Pharmaceuticals, India's second largest drug maker, broke into the top three for the first time with a 66 percent surge in his wealth. This rise in stock price was supported by the expected sales of the cancer drug Doxil, following Janssen Pharma Inc's admission of shortage of the drug supply, the report said.
According to the report, 141 individuals in India have personal wealth of USD 300 million or more. Last year it was only 101 individuals.
In the elite club of 141 super rich people, 101 individuals either retained or increased their wealth and only 40 of them witnessed a decrease in their assets.
Reliance Group chairman Ambani is ranked 11th with a personal wealth of USD 7.1 billion. His wealth has gone up by 34 percent in the past one year, resulting in promotion of his position by two ranks -- thanks to superb performance of Reliance Communications (a 135 percent jump in share price), the report said.
Men dominate the list with just four percent of it being occupied by women. Steel baroness Savitri Jindal (62), the non-executive chairperson of OP Jindal Group, is the richest Indian woman with a personal fortune pegged at USD 5.1 billion followed by Indu Jain, 77, chairperson of India's largest media group, Bennett, Coleman & Company, with USD 1.9 billion personal asset.
"Despite a sluggish economic growth of around 5 percent, average net worth of millionaires in Hurun India Rich list 2012 increased by USD 100 million in 2013, demonstrating the resilience of Indian corporates during these tough times," Anas Rahman Junaid, publisher at large, Hurun Report India, said.
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who set up Red Chillies Entertainment, has entered the coveted list having a ranking of 114 and personal assets of USD 400 million.
"The minimum cut-off mark for finding a place in this year's coveted list was USD 300 million. Wealth calculations are a snapshot of Oct 18, 2013 when the rate of exchange to the US dollar was Rs.61.5," the report said.
Manufacturing continued to be the main source of wealth in India with 17 percent of the rich list, followed by pharmaceuticals and real estate, which have both seen their percentages drop slightly to 11 percent and 9 percent, down from 12 percent and 10 percent, respectively.
While Mumbai continues to be the capital for India's super rich, its dominance has dwindled to 33 percent from 36 percent last year. Ditto with Delhi and Bangalore, whose percentage of the richest individuals reduced to 16 percent and 11 percent, respectively, down from 22 percent and 15 percent, respectively.
Nine percent of India's super rich reside in Dubai.


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Nathan Hill, best-selling author of THE NIX, brings a four-part lecture series on storytelling in the 21st century to the FGCU community. This event is free and open to the public! It all starts Wednesday, January 23, at FGCU!
Doors open at 6:00 for receptions, 6:30 for lectures, to be followed by book signings.


Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2012 Week 8 Hansard (24 August) . . Page.. 3588..
the cornerstone of our society, and I firmly believe that. It is an agency that supports our most vulnerable, provides supports and services directly or through funding to our fabulous community organisations, to ensure that all in our community get access to services that they need and that they are all given the opportunity that they need.
I would like to close by saying thank you to the staff of the Community Services Directorate, from the director-general right down to front-line and support staff, across all lines and offices in areas within the directorate. It has been an absolute honour for me to be a minister for such a great organisation that does such good work for our community. I absolutely know that Canberra is a far better place for the work that the staff of the Community Services Directorate do, each and every day.
MR DOSZPOT (Brindabella) (12.27): Just as funding questions in education were all pushed through to await the outcomes of the Gonski review, so too in disability is this directorate hanging out every hope for salvation on implementation of the national disability insurance scheme. Lest there be any misinterpretation by Minister Burch, the Canberra Liberals have always supported the concept of a national disability scheme, and it is pleasing that the ACT has been selected as one of the trial sites.
However, what has been of some considerable concern to many is the Chief Minister's open admission at the time that she had no idea what it might mean financially for the ACT. Given that other states hung back and brokered a better deal for their states perhaps suggests that our Chief Minister was a little too quick to simply follow without some due consideration and negotiation.
Equally opportunistic and perhaps just as unready is the minister for disability, who staged a launch which would have to be one of the most carelessly advertised events for such an important announcement. We had a minister and several speakers who not once managed to make any mention of cost, and still have not; and a chair of a stitched together committee who admitted she only found out who was on her committee when the minister read out their names at the event. We had a number of members of the disability community who simply were not invited—in fact we did not get an invitation to this either—in this rush to capitalise on the publicity that the Prime Minister's announcement had generated. If that is not bad enough we had the Greens' spokesperson saying at a disability forum that, as the money "has to be borne somewhere we may as well get on with it".
Our concern is the damage that is made by following in the wake of a Prime Minister who is intent on saving her own political neck by announcing the expenditure of billions and billions of dollars without proper financial accountability. The same careless approach has been demonstrated by this government in its relationship with Canberra's very informed and very professional community services sector. Canberra is endowed with a number of excellent service providers and they do much within at times some very limited financial frameworks and challenging circumstances. So it was somewhat galling for them to be told they would be subject to 0.34 per cent for community sector reforms, a decision made with little consultation—no consultation, in fact—and a great deal of insult involved in such payments.


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ORSON WELLES' TOUCH OF EVIL (1958)
March 12, 2016 July 3, 2020 Alfred Eaker
Only Orson Welles could produce a masterpiece out of a film starring Charlton Heston as a Mexican. Of course, the story of Welles' rise and fall is practically legendary. At 26, he made that greatest of American films, Citizen Kane (1941), which took on newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst in a thinly disguised biopic. Welles' was already at work on his second film, The Magnificent Ambersons(1942) when the backlash from Kane sent RKO into a panic. Fearing another flop, studio executives took Ambersons away from the young filmmaker, gave it a happy ending, and recut it. The result was a truncated masterpiece, which should have been the equal of Welles' first film. Welles' was practically … Continue reading ORSON WELLES' TOUCH OF EVIL (1958)
OMEGA MAN (1971): DELIGHTFULLY TACKY APOCALYPTIC CHEESE
September 23, 2014 July 3, 2020 Alfred Eaker
I recently saw two films for the first time since childhood. If there is ever proof that we are not born with taste, that taste is a reflection of our willingness to move past what we know or are exposed to, then the proof is in this proverbial pudding. Two of the coolest movies to an adolescent in the early 1970s were Elvis On Tour (1972) and the Omega Man (1971). However, the sight of a pasty Rock and Roll King, dressed as a lounge lizard Batman, bejeweled in a string of rhinestone Christmas lights, with a shoe-polished football helmet for hair and sideburns reaching down to his collarbone, singing Sinatra's "My Way," is the stuff of nightmares.
Even more horrific is Omega Man`s Charlton Heston as a doomsday martyr with a Savior complex, dying for our sins. Boris Sagal's apocalyptic oater is a delightfully dated and tacky fantasy. Who better to fill that role than all-American, granite-jawed Heston? The dialogue is jaw dropping. Omega Man was one of several ideologically right-leaning science fiction films that Heston gravitated to. (His choice of roles revealed a shrewd awareness on the actor's part towards development of a public persona). It was a natural to follow epic Biblical melodramas with parts casting him as a messianic loner. The essence of American power and strength, highlighted by his carved-in-marble Roman profile, Heston was built for adolescent males to emulate and females to swoon over. Continue reading "OMEGA MAN (1971): DELIGHTFULLY TACKY APOCALYPTIC CHEESE"
BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES (1970)
June 27, 2014 July 8, 2020 Alfred Eaker
It is all there in Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970): from Alpha to Omega, from Moses to St. John of Patmos all the way through to Martin Luther's antisemitism.
We last saw Taylor (Charlton Heston) in the original Planet of the Apes crying like a baby, making mud pies before the post-apocalyptic ruins of the Statue of Liberty with dumb (i.e. mute) brunette Nova (Linda Harris, in a bad performance) by his side. Insert invisible wormhole to swallow Taylor up whole. Nova now waits for new knight-in-a-loincloth Brent (James Franciscus) to rescue her.
Yes, American astronaut Brent has a loincloth too, and cuts a leaner, more-sylphlike figure than Heston (of whom he gives a second-rate impersonation. Franciscus fared better in his best performance as blind detective Mike Longstreet in the TV series "Longstreet," which is as lamentably forgotten as Franciscus himself). Nova and Brent go cave exploring and what do they find? An elongated and pointless rehash of the first movie.
Cornelius (David Watson, briefly replacing Roddy McDowell as the chief chimp) and Zera (Kim Hunter) do much hand wringing. Meanwhile, there is a gorilla named Ursus (James Gregory) who is prone to booming his own second-generation, agenda-laden scripture. ("The only good Jew is a dead Jew" has far more expansive potential when mouthed as "the only good human is a dead human.") A simian neo-Fascist yahoo, Ursus takes his cavalry into the Forbidden Zone, hot on the trail of Brent and Nova. A prophetic Jonestown awaits.
Dr. Zaius (Maurice Evans) laments: "Someone has outwitted the intelligence of the gorillas."
"The only thing that counts in the end is power! Naked merciless force!" Hallelujah, General.
The hippie apes protest the impending war (i.e. Vietnam).
Meanwhile, our Adam and Eve protagonists (make that Second Adam with Eve) have been bamboozled into joining a charismatic, apocalyptic religious cult, a la Jim Jones.
Former King Tut Victor Buono (with Moses' staff and sacred scroll in hand) starts slaying in the spirit and whips up a pillar of fire, apparently delivered personally by a cobalt-cased deity, to stall the Mighty 7th. Ursus may just be another replacement for the Pharaoh, but with Gregory's evangelical charisma practically melting the ape makeup, the stoic Randolph Scott could never have competed.
"If you are caught by the gorillas, you must remember one thing."
"Never to speak!"
"What the hell would I have to say to a gorilla?"
"That thing out there, an atomic bomb… is your god?" "Get outta my head!"
"Mr. Taylor, Mr. Brent, we are a peaceful people. We don't kill our enemies. We get our enemies to kill each other."
Insert nihilistic finale.
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WILL PENNY (1968)
From 1956 on, actor Charlton Heston kept an actor's journal, which he published in two volumes, in 1976 and 1996. These are some of the most fascinating and valuable behind-the-scene writings published on the subject of studio filmmaking. In addition to these writings, Heston was also an exceptional and underrated visual artist. Often, when actors turn to painting, the result is less than memorable, and can even be downright painful. One thinks of Henry Fonda's vapid watercolors or the recent, execrable "world leader" portraits by George Bush as painful examples. Heston's visual art was an extension of his journals. His pen and ink drawings of makeup artists, stuntmen, cameramen, and technicians celebrated the unsung blue-collar workers. I was fortunate enough to attend a small showing of Heston's extensive work and it remains of the most compellingly unique exhibits I have attended to date.
The story of the making of Will Penny (1968) is a standout entry in Heston's "The Actor's Life: Journals." Heston was handed an incomplete script. Under normal conditions, the actor would have refused to read an unfinished screenplay, but Heston was so taken with the fragment that he immediately expressed interest in taking on the role of the aging, illiterate cowboy Will Penny. Heston was then informed that the writer, Tom Gries, was insistent on directing. When Heston inquired on Gries' directing experience, he found it consisted of "a couple of television programs." Heston put up a mild protest, but quickly changed his mind upon learning that Gries' demand was unconditional. While it is fortunate that Heston compromised in what turned out to be one of his best and most underrated roles, his skepticism about Gries' lack of experience had some validity.
The central performances and an intelligent, sensitive script are the strengths of Will Penny; however, Gries' television-like visual direction and an embarrassingly melodramatic performance from Donald Pleasance are noticeable flaws. As excellent as Heston's work is here, Joan Hackett is even better. She imbues her part with an unglamorous freshness (Heston amusingly related that several actresses turned down the role upon reading the description of Catherine as plain). Heston later counted Hackett as the best of his leading ladies, and for good reason.
Will Penny is not a Wyatt Earp type. He does not bravely face down the enemy to clean up a corrupt town. Rather, he is a fifty-year-old cowhand who works with cattle. It's all he knows. He doesn't even know how to write his name. When he gets into a fight with a younger co-worker, Penny uses a frying pan "because I use my hands to work." When a trail job ends, Penny finds himself traveling with a young Lee Majors and Anthony Zerbe in hopes of finding work. Majors is a bit of a nonentity here, but Zerbe gives a very good performance as a recently transplanted, thickly accented European immigrant who awkwardly shoots himself and then milks every ounce of sympathy he can. Continue reading "WILL PENNY (1968)"
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THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD (1965)
"The most bi-polar epic ever made" would be more apt.
Big budget Hollywood Bible blockbusters are a category that can put shame to the campiest excursions found in low budget horror and sci fi pics. The king of sword, sandal, and sacred cleavage (male and female) was undoubtedly Cecil B. DeMille. Like many patriarchal types, DeMille was, by most accounts, a mean-spirited, obsessive controlling showman, who aggressively pushed his propaganda in some of the greatest howlers ever committed to celluloid. The trademark DeMille camp was intact from the beginning, with his silent King of Kings (1927) gifting us some of the most jaw-dropping intertitles in cinematic history. Mary Magdalene, in jewel studded bra, on the way to meet her lover Judas, mounts her chariot and barks the command: "Nubian slave, harness my zebras!" Still, even DeMille was ecumenical enough to place blame for Jesus' death on the religious leaders, as opposed to Mel "I hate other religions" Gibson's medievalism of condemning an entire race of people. DeMille was at his most seductive in Sign of the Cross (1932), a sexy romp about first century Christians starring Charles Laughton as a leering Nero and the slinky Claudette Colbert taking a pre-code bath in goat's milk. As usual, the sinners are more interesting than the hopeless saints. Continue reading "THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD (1965)"


GRAND JUNCTION — Glenwood Springs High School's girls swimming team posted state-qualifying times in two of three state-sanctioned relays, and the Demons finished fifth in the 12-team Grand Junction Relays meet at the El Pomar Natatorium on Saturday.
Glenwood's 200- and 400-yard freestyle relay teams each posted Class 4A state qualifying times during the meet. The Demons' Jessica Tuttle, Hannah Stinson, Lily Maccachran and Kendall Vanderhoof teamed up to win the 200 free relay in 1 minute, 48.93 seconds. Tuttle, Stinson, Zoe Lyon and Vanderhoof teamed up to win the 400 free relay in 3:56.57.
Fruita Monument finished first in the team standings with 459 points, with Montrose (430), Durango (388), Grand Junction (360) and Glenwood (356) following. Fruita and Grand Junction are Class 5A schools, and Montrose, Durango and Glenwood are in Class 4A.
The meet, in general, featured several events that broke away from traditional relay formats. Among them were the 200 butterfly/freestyle relay in which Glenwood finished second, and the 500-yard crescendo relay, where Glenwood also finished second. First-year Glenwood coach Steve Vanderhoof said he was confident that the Demons would qualify their 200 medley relay team on Saturday when they compete in the Montrose Invitational swim meet.
Glenwood was also competing without state-qualifying swimmer Hannah Peterson, who was taking her ACT test on Saturday.


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Hartford Soccer Team Names First Head Coach
Posted on 05 September 2018 by The Hartford Guardian
By Fran Wilson, Staff Writer
HARTFORD — Hartford's soccer team has its first head coach: Jimmy Nielsen.
Nielsen was coach of the Oklahoma Energy FC from 2014 to 2017. During his tenure there, the team made the playoffs three out of four seasons. Nielsen was also a finalist for the 2015 United Soccer League Coach of the Year Award.
Neilsen joins the team immediately to prepare for the franchise's inaugural season next year.
"I am honored and excited to be named the first head coach of Hartford Athletic," Nielsen said. "We are here to win titles and make our community proud. Our promise to our fans is to leave everything out there on the field, every match. We have a lot to do to prepare for 2019, and I cannot wait to lead our Club onto the field for our first match."
Prior to his coaching career, Nielsen competed for 19 years as a professional player in Denmark, England, and with the Major League Soccer franchise Sporting Kansas City. At Kansas City, Nielsen was captain, a two-time MLS All-Star, Goalkeeper of the Year in 2012 and winner of the U.S. Open Cup and the MLS Cup.
"We are thrilled to welcome Jimmy to Hartford Athletic," said Bruce Mandell, Chairman & CEO of Hartford Athletic. "Jimmy's passion, vision, and leadership make him the perfect fit for our Club. We look forward to building a championship tradition with Jimmy at the helm."
Nielsen will be introduced to the fans at an upcoming event in Hartford.
Email us: editor@thehartfordguardian.com


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A TV series centered around characters who are tied to the same horse-racing track.
To gain the respect of his hometown and win the heart of his dream girl, grocery store clerk Phil (Paul Campbell) starts training for the international competitive bagging championships, one of the most prestigious events in the supermarket world. A thoroughly entertaining sports comedy of a different stripe.
Coincidental meeting of two old couples in a restaurant refires their past accounts.
Because Grace's husband Craig is having an affair she starts drinking. One night Grace witnesses a man attacking a girl; she helps her to the hospital but does not want to be a witness in court because of Craig, thinking that he would lose his reputation. Only when the mother of the girl appeals to her, Grace puts herself in contact with Lt. Lawson from the police department.
A woman wakes up in the desert, badly bruised, with no memory even of her own identity. She wanders into Reno, Nevada, where a solicitous casino employee takes her in. Before long, her old life comes back to haunt her, casting her very identity into question.
Bounty hunter Jack Walsh is sent to find and return bail jumper and former Mafia accountant, Jonathan "The Duke" Mardukas. The FBI have had no success it locating The Duke, so when Jack finds him in next to no time, they are a little embarrassed. In order to collect his $100,000 fee, Jack must take The Duke from New York to Los Angeles. However, the Mafia and the FBI have other ideas, as does Marvin, a rival bounty hunter.
In this fictionalization of director Richard Pryor's life, a substance-abusing comedian who has set himself on fire looks back at his life.
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I ran across this app the other day when I was looking at an event on facebook that someone had shared with me. This app helps share out geek events. I think its a pretty cool app for those of us that are always looking for new geek events to go to, This neat app is trying to givd as many geek events as they can to share out with the geek community. They are smart and starting small so they only are servicing areas that they can truly share out the events from without trying to break into every area with no real amount of content.
The app is really innovative and a great idea for us geeks. If you haven't checked it out you should.


Starting your own import business isn't all that different from starting any other business. There are more details and headaches when you're dealing internationally, but the same could be said about certain domestic industries and even certain companies!
You cannot import just about anything into this country - because you can run foul of the law if you do not exercise caution in your import business.
Therefore, before you place an order for anything on the internet, you must ensure that it is not a contraband item and that you can legally import it into the country.
The following are strategies to help you start a successful import business.
The most important factor of success in an import business - indeed, in any business - is you. You must be willing to take on all of the various facets of starting a business. As a business owner, you will be responsible for bookkeeping, inventory tracking, etc. You can always hire people to help you, but at the end of the day, the company is your responsibility. Therefore, make sure you are passionate about the products you are planning to import! This will only help you with your new business. Passion is the key element to success in any business.
Make sure that you are choosing products that people want to buy! Before you start importing, make sure you do your homework and research whether there is a need in the marketplace for your type of product.
One easy way to research is to go online and search how many potential competitors there are in your marketplace. If everyone is selling your product online, you know you have a problem! Bottom line--before you invest time and money into any import business, make sure that you have a unique product that people are willing to buy.
Focusing on your customers specific interests will ensure that you are not only supplying your customer the right product, but also that you're supplying exactly the right kind of product that fits your customers needs!
For instance, is your market more concerned with quality or price? Is there a certain feature that dominates their purchasing decision? Is color and size an issue? The more you focus in on what matters to your customer, the more successful your import business will be!
Now that you've done your research, you are now ready to start looking across the waters (or, at least, the border. Just as if you were sourcing domestically, there are a number of ways to find someone who will sell you exactly what you're looking for. You can directly contact the factory, find a regional sales representative, find a distributor, deal with a retailer, etc.
There is no right or wrong answer - it mostly depends on you and your marketplace. For instance, if your client relationships are time-intensive, you may want to use a middleman to find your products for you, or you may find the products and let the import agent handle all the delivery details.
The important thing for you is to find a great supplier. Just as if you were buying from a manufacturer in Delaware, do your due diligence on your international supplier. What other clients do they have? Are they on-time and dependable? Do they have a good reputation in their industry? Are they willing to start a relationship with you or are they transaction-focused?
Once you've found a good source, maintain that relationship like you would any other. Be professional, keep your commitments, and hold them to theirs. Once you've established a reputation with the company, you may be able to get extended payment terms, suggest product improvements, and receive preferential treatment that can give you an edge in the marketplace.
Again, starting an import business isn't much different from starting one that sources domestically. Make sure you're ready, make sure your business is ready, know your market, know your supplier or agent - then go for it!


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