In a real system you would probably have many more fields recording nutritional information but this is enough to demonstrate the principles.
Now add in the data which will be the same as in productinfo.php but add a very short description and a random figure for calories. This data is for testing so the description and calories are unimportant.
In functions.php add the two lines of code which connect to a database. No need to put them into a function - functions.php is included on all pages (make sure that it is) and so these two lines will be read automatically.
You currently have a list of products. It is probably easiest to delete it and start again (leave the if and it's condition and the else but delete everything inside them).
Look at the HTML generated by your page when the list is visible (view source in the browser). It will probably be a mess. Use \t and \r\n to lay it out more sensibly.
The page itself should not change when you do this.


NJ Rev Stat § 39:10A-17 (2016) What's This?
No claim of any kind may be asserted against a motor vehicle repair facility that complies with the provisions of this act by the owner of a motor vehicle for damages arising out of the storage, removal, sale or issuance of a junk title certificate for a motor vehicle except for the balance of the proceeds of the sale of the motor vehicle, if any, after deduction of the expenses of the sale, the costs and expenses incurred in the removal and storage of the motor vehicle and the charges of the motor vehicle repair facility for the servicing and repair of the motor vehicle.
L.1983, c. 455, s. 10.


For the third year running, Molly Kenefick of Doggy Lama Pet Care has been named the Bay Area's "Best Dog Walker" by readers of Bay Woof, the local newspaper for all things canine. The accolade is just one in a spate of honors received in recent years by Kenefick, who has been running Doggy Lama from Oakland's Allendale neighborhood since 2005. Kenefick, a native New Englander who moved to California almost two decades ago, has always been an animal lover.
"My dad was allergic to anything with fur," she recounts, "so I was the neighborhood kid who walked everyone's dog for free." After graduating from Sarah Lawrence College, Kenefick worked as a writer and editor in Silicon Valley. But she never lost her connection to dogs, especially those who seemed to need a helping hand.
Living for five years on a boat in the Berkeley Marina, she found "a couple dozen" who had been abandoned there. One or two at a time, Kenefick took them in, tended to their physical and emotional scrapes, and found them permanent homes. When she decided to leave her job in the high-tech industry, she felt herself drawn toward a career working with animals. In Doggy Lama's early days, Kenefick was the sole walker, exercising as many as 12 dogs per day. When a foot injury grounded her for several months, she realized that in order to build a sustainable business, she would have to expand her two-legged team.
Now, Doggy Lama boasts a diverse group of walkers, including a professional dog trainer, a vet tech, a trained police decoy, a chaplain and a MAR technician (lost pet detective). Each walker must complete the Dog Walking Academy, an intensive four-day workshop that teaches canine behavior and pack-management techniques, as well as learn pet CPR and first aid. In a community that offers feline acupuncture and canine chiropractors, Doggy Lama is not the only East Bay business that caters to pampered pets, but it continues to stand out in polls of East Bay pet owners. Along with the recent honor by Bay Woof, the business has received numerous other distinctions, such as "Best of Yelp" and write-ups in Parents Press, San Francisco magazine and East Bay Express.
When the economy started to decline a few years ago, Kenefick worried that business would suffer. Instead, she says, it has grown in response to the needs of people working long hours who need more support to take care of their animal companions. Along with providing exercise for dogs whose humans work all day, Kenefick and her team also hike those whose guardians are physically unable to go for long walks.
A few of her canine clients split their time between divorced "parents," and a few others have been adopted by Doggy Lama walkers after a death or breakup made it impossible for previous owners to care for them.
It may be Kenefick's exuberance and energy that sets her apart and keeps her business growing. "I've tried to find other hobbies, but really, my hobby is hiking with dogs," she explains. "It's what I would do anyway. So I get an endorphin high doing my job every day."
Kenefick comfortably embraces the minimalist title of "dog walker" but sees herself as more of a pet specialist after years of service to East Bay animals and their families. Along with offering vigorous group hikes in East Bay Regional Parks and other spots along the 580/13/24 corridor, Doggy Lama boards two to four dogs at a time in the private homes of Kenefick and two staff members.
She says that the small number of boarding dogs and home settings "ensure that they are truly treated like part of the family during their stay."
Finally, the team offers daily drop-in visits for pets whose guardians can't be home during the day. Elderly animals and those with special medical needs receive individualized attention, feeding, on-leash walks or backyard time, and Kenefick doesn't discriminate by species.
"Chickens are getting really big," she chuckles.
Kenefick strives to support her human clients in making life more rewarding for the animals they love.
"I think of myself as a doggy aunt," she says. "I can spoil them in ways that their parents may not always have the time or energy to do."
In exchange, Kenefick says she learns from animals the importance of mindful attention to the present moment.
"One of my favorite dogs is an adult yellow Lab named Barlow, who has advanced cancer," she says with obvious affection. "We're not sure how much time he has left, but he joyfully hikes every hike. He's always 'in the moment,' and he always has a great time."


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WHO Is On WhatsApp To Answer Your Coronavirus Queries
Apparently the World Health Organization is on WhatsApp, and you can hit 'em up for the latest updates around the coronavirus pandemic.
By Aakarsh Dube March 20, 2020
The World Health Organization is apparently on WhatsApp and you can log on to their channel for the latest updates and fact checks around the Coronavirus pandemic.
Initially brought to attention by The Times of India, the WHO number was 'fact checked' by the publication who then gave it a stamp of legitimacy. The phone number has also been shared by WHO Uganda account on Twitter, but not by the WHO main account.
To receive updates on #COVID19 from WHO add this number— +41 79 893 18 92 to your contacts and send a @WhatsApp message. You'll automatically be registered to receive updates and also have an option to ask for more information as shown below. pic.twitter.com/WXaGd88AGf
— WHO Uganda (@WHOUganda) March 20, 2020
The profile for the number, +41 79 893 18 92, is a verified business account under the name of World Health Oragnization.
WHO WhatsApp Profile for context
The number functions like a newsletter that you subscribe/register to by simply saying 'Hi'. Once registered, the user will be presented with various options that can be selected by typing the co-relating number in the chat, basically a chat bot.
Users can ask for the latest stats, advisories on protecting themselves, access vetted news and even ask questions on their WhatsApp chat. It is a great initiative by the WHO to curb the spread of misinformation among people relying on WhatsApp forwards for their knowledge. Especially, the Mythbusters option will certainly be of great help.
SEE ALSO: YouTube To Show Reliable Coronavirus Content With Dedicated News Shelf
Additionally, WhatsApp has launched a Coronavirus Information Hub in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme, the World Health Organization and UNICEF. It is a dedicated web page with advise around the COVID-19 disease and also, on how to use WhatsApp features to stay connected, in times of social distancing. But WhatsApp's fight against misinformation doesn't end there as it has also announced a donation of $1 million to the Poynter Institute's International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN).
Today @WhatsApp has launched a hub for health workers, educators, small businesses, and others that are using WhatsApp to support one another during this extraordinary crisis. You can check it out here https://t.co/ziwqtvbqXP
— Will Cathcart (@wcathcart) March 18, 2020
Tech giants are also trying to fight the spread of misinformation around the coronavirus pandemic including WhatsApp parent comapny, Facebook. Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Reddit, Twitter and YouTube will tackle misinformation together and even invited other companies to join them.
The technology industry is working closely together in coordination with government healthcare agencies around the world on COVID-19 response efforts. Read our full statement. pic.twitter.com/Xn0fhyJLXm
— Google Public Policy (@googlepubpolicy) March 17, 2020
SEE ALSO: Twitter Isn't Going To Tolerate Coronavirus Misinformation On Its Platform
Topics: Tech, Facebook, WhatsApp, WHO, WhatsApp Messenger, Coronavirus

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We need singers for Christmas.
Do you want to sing with us this Christmas?
Learn to sing those joyous Christmas carols and popular songs in four part a cappella harmony this Christmas. We provide the music, the learning tracks, coaching and more.
Anyone who loves to sing and wants a Wednesday night activity from now until Christmas, please feel free to come to see who we are any Wednesday. We have coaches, music and learning tracks just for you.
There is no charge for the evening or for the ongoing teaching, music, learning tracks and coaching. We only ask that if you decide this is something you would like to do this Christmas that you commit to attending rehearsals and learning the songs. Many musical meetups charge $10 or more per week. We charge nothing. If you show musical ability and commitment, you may be asked if you'd like to audition for the Thunderbirds regular membership in January. Check out the 'Past Performances' below. Regular members pay less than $2 a week.
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2 - Review learning materials which we will provide you with before you come. Based on what you tell us in step 1 about your voice part and singing experience, we will assign a coach to help you determine your vocal range and the best fit for your voice.
Check to see if what we do fits with your plans and desires. Click below to see what we have done in the past.
4 - Come to a rehearsal any Wednesday night at St. Faith's Anglican Church.at 7:00 pm so that you can meet with one of our coaches and get familiar with what we do, what part you sing, etc. You will be given guest music and provided with learning tracks. You do not need to be able to read music. Many of our members learn by listening to tracks rather than reading from music scores.


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Topic: Aggregate (composite)
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Aggregate (composite) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Aggregate is the component of a composite material used to resist compressive stress.
This is because aggregate particles tend to have about the same dimensions in every direction (that is, an aspect ratio of about one), so that aggregate composites do not display the level of synergy that fiber composites often do.
In glass-ceramics, the aggregate is often chosen to have a negative coefficient of thermal expansion, and the proportion of aggregate to matrix adjusted so that the overall expansion is very near zero.
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Sun Java Center J2EE Patterns
Aggregation combines inter-related persistent objects into a single entity bean, thus drastically reducing the number of entity beans required by the application.
Since the Aggregate Entity is the coarse-grained object, the entity bean expresses and manages all relationships between the coarse-grained object and the dependent objects.
Using the Aggregate Entity pattern, the dependent objects are aggregated in to a single entity bean eliminating all inter-entity bean relationships.
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Aggregate composites tend to be much easier to fabricate, and much more predictable in their finished properties, than fiber composites.
Perhaps the most accessible examples of this are composites with an organic matrix and ceramic aggregate, such as asphalt concrete ("tarmac") and filled plastic (i.e., Nylon mixed with powdered glass), although most metal matrix composites also benefit from this effect.
In-situ aggregate formation: Many micro-composites form their aggregate particles by a process of self-assembly.
www.pillscatalog.net /Aggregate_(composite).html (1227 words)
The matrix is specifically chosen to serve this role, but its abilities should not be abused.
With no major catastrophes in this year's third quarter, Berkshire Hathaway reported net income Friday that was 4.8 times as...
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Foamed Concrete and Lightweight Concrete
Composites with Allied's insulative 10 pcf premium foamed cement/high slump-loss/high strength 35 pcf foamed cement allows greater and simpler landscape architecture and roof deck designs not achievable by any conventional cellular concrete.
Using Allied's 35pcf/10 pcf foamed cement composite as roof deck structure will achieve the right combination of thermal insulation and light weight like conventional cellular concrete/styrofoam blocks but with appreciable labor and time savings and the flexibility in roof deck designs with varied shapes and contours not achievable before.
Comparison of Roof Deck Composites from Allied's Foamed Cement Composite and Conventional Foamed Cement/Expanded Polystyrene Board Composite.
www.alliedfoamtech.com /Appconc.htm (1209 words)
Concrete structural member and method for manufacture thereof - Patent 4774045
Since the aggregate 3 is spread on the concrete layer 2 while the concrete layer 2 is still in its uncured state as described above, part of the aggregate is embedded in the concrete layer and the individual grains of the aggregate 3 protruding from the surface of the concrete layer entrap gaps therebetween.
Otherwise, the composite concrete layer may be placed in a tightly sealed container and then this container evacuated until the capillary pores in the concrete layer are vacuumized and, thereafter, the composite concrete layer impregnated with the monomer.
This aggregate layer which is impregnated with the polymer forms an extremely large boundary surface area with the concrete 7 owing to the rugged surface of the aggregate.
www.freepatentsonline.com /4774045.html (4246 words)
ESRI,Guide for Using Diffusion Indexes and Composite Indexes
The diffusion index and the composite index of business cyclical indicators are summary measures designed to facilitate the analysis and forecast of business cycles by combining the behavior of a group of economic indicators that represent widely differing activities of the economy, such as production and employment, and that correspond closely to turning points.
The composite percent change is the sum of the mean of the trend of each series (aggregate mean percent change) and the mean of percent changes normalized by the interquartile range (composite normalized percent change of interquartile range) multiplied by the mean of the interquartile range (composite interquartile range).
Composite indexes calculated in the new method are released at preliminary release for October 2004.
www.esri.cao.go.jp /en/stat/di/di2e.html (2013 words)
Composite Study Speed
The latest version of the Composite study function uses a new method for finding the points from each study with markedly faster results. For example, a large Composite study using five component studies that took over 30 hours in the earlier version, now runs in approximately 90 seconds.
You may notice differences in the results for a study run under both the original Composite function and the new version. These differences result from a refinement in the process used for selection the points from each study.
The earlier version of the Composite study searched the entire region around each point, all the way to the next point in each direction. In this example, that means the value assigned to the target point in the center of the diagram would be 30dBu, the maximum value of the points being considered.
www.softwright.com /faq/support/composite_speed.html (258 words)
Best practices for using composite baselines in UCM
Because composite baselines aggregate baselines from several components, it can be more difficult to make small, isolated changes in an integration stream, such as those that are needed to address stabilizing a release as it approaches a milestone.
The composite baselines can be used to represent major subsystems in the product or, in the simplest case, a project can consolidate all of its baselines into a single component, which it recommends and delivers to follow-on projects.
Composite baselines provide the capability to represent complex subsystems using a single identifier, and retain the flexibility and control of managing the lower-level components and subsystems independently.
www-106.ibm.com /developerworks/rational/library/5134.html (7740 words)
Concrete Article Three, Aggregate, Concrete, Products, Manufacturer, Company, Canada, United States
www.mackayprecast.com /articles-precast-concrete-products/article-three-exposed-aggregate-precast-concrete-products-manufacturer.htm (1081 words)
Wholes & System Composition Levels
A concrete or material aggregate, on the other hand, is a compound thing, the components of which are not coupled, linked, connected, or bonded, such as a field constituted by two superposed fields, a celestrial constellation, and a random sample of a biological population.
The composition of a system is the set of its components; the environment, the set of items with this it is connected; and the structure, the relations among its components as well as among these and the enviroment.
And the composition of a school is the union of its staff and pupils; the environment is the natural and social mileu, and the structure consists of the relations of teaching and learning, managed and being managed, and others.
www.cs.mun.ca /~ulf/gloss/wholes.html (5100 words)
14.17. Containment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Aggregation and composition are used to indicate whole-part relationships, and by definition, the "part" end cannot be aggregate.
Composition (more correctly called composite aggregation) is used where there is a whole-part relationship that is one-to-one or one-to-many, and the lifetime of the part is inextricably tied to the lifetime of the whole.
Aggregation and composition are used to indicate whole-part relationships, and by definition can only apply to binary associations between artifacts.
argouml.tigris.org /nonav/documentation/defaulthtml/manual/ch14s17.html (412 words)
The Use of Solid Waste Materials as Fine Aggregate Substitutes in Cementitious Concrete Composites
For example, it was believed that the presence of crushed glass in aggregates tends to produce unworkable concrete mixtures, and that the high alkali content of such aggregates would affect the long-term durability and strength of the composite.
An exception to this conclusion was the case of adding 20 percent glass aggregate substitute where the value of (f'c) for this concrete composite was comparable to that of the control one.
It is to be noticed that the three concrete composites (containing 5 and 20 percent glass aggregate as well as the one containing 5 percent plastics aggregate) have the higher (R) values than the control composite.
www.ctre.iastate.edu /pubs/semisesq/session2/shehata/index.htm (2392 words)
Fiber-reinforced recycled crushed concrete as a stabilized base course for highway pavements
The aggregate from both sources meets CA06 specifications for coarse aggregate, and the grain size distributions are comparable to aggregates typically used as base course materials (11).
This study was aimed toward evaluating the potential for a cementitious composite material consisting of recycled concrete aggregate, low quantities of cement and fly ash, and a modest amount of fibers to be used as a base course for flexible highway pavements.
Results indicate that a recycled aggregate, stabilized with as little as 4% cement and 4% fly ash and reinforced with 4% by weight (1% by volume) of hooked-end steel fibers develops sufficiently high compressive, split tensile, and flexural strengths to be categorized as a high quality base course material.
www.iti.northwestern.edu /projects/tuc.html (5102 words)
Composite: the whole (or composite) has a relationship to other entities which are its parts.
Once a part is separated from the composite, the composite no longer has a relationship to the part.
Aggregate: the whole (or aggregate) has a relationships to other entities which are its parts.
www-128.ibm.com /developerworks/forums/dw_thread.jsp?thread=112301&forum=346&cat=24&ca=drs-fo (1035 words)
Oppenheimer Capital: Quarterly Review - Fixed Income (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Fixed Income/Lehman Aggregate Composite, created in 2002, is composed of all discretionary fixed income accounts with market values of $5 million or greater managed by Oppenheimer Capital in its Fixed Income/Lehman Aggregate strategy.
Composite returns are based upon trade date accounting and include the reinvestment of dividends and interest.
Composite returns are asset weighted using beginning of month market values.
www.opcap.com /quarterly_review_fixed.asp (1204 words)
One reason for doing this is that the terms composite and aggregate have definitions in the UML spec that exceed the intended capabilities of this relationship.
Composite part DeviceComponents are provided with and use a reference to a DeviceCompositionComponent (as an instance of a DeviceComposition interface realization) to introduce or remove an association between themselves and a DeviceComponent that manages the composition.
The behavior specified throughout the profile and PIM is consistent with a Composite association.
www.omg.org /issues/issue8842.txt (1235 words)
Wright Investors' Service - Institutional Asset Management - AIMR Compliance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Composites will include new portfolios at the start of the next full calendar quarterly performance measurement period after the assets come under management, or until it is deemed that the investment decisions made by the investment advisor fully reflect the intended investment strategy of the portfolio.
Composites will exclude terminated portfolios after the last full calendar quarterly performance measurement period that the assets were under management.
Composites will continue to include the performance results for all periods prior to termination.
www.wisi.com /inst6.htm (936 words)
OECD Leaders Rose Broadly Amongst Member Countries
When the composite coincident index is rising, the economic cycle is considered to be in the expansion phase, and when declining, in the contraction phase.
On this basis the year to year change in the composite coincident index appears to be a better indicator of the year to year changes in GDP as can be seen in the second chart, where the correlation between the two series is 77%.
The composite coincident index, however, suggests that the economy is still in the expansion phase.
www.haver.com /COMMENT/070206X.htm (422 words)
Use of Fiber-Reinforced Soil-Cement or Recycled Aggregate for Pavement Base Course
The goal of this research is to evaluate the benefits of a new composite material which exhibits the desirable mechanical properties of both soil-cement and full-depth asphalt while minimizing the cost and maximizing performance and resource conservation.
Since the contribution of fibers to the strength of a cement-aggregate composite is believed to depend mainly on the fiber-matrix bond strength, the contribution of fibers to such relatively low strength composite materials prepared with low water-cement contents may be substantial in certain instances.
While plain soil-cement and stabilized base courses with high quality aggregate are certainly not new, little is known about the effectiveness of lean mixes of compactable recycled aggregate and cement, including the bond that occurs between new cement and crushed Portland cement concrete or asphalt concrete.
www.iti.northwestern.edu /projects/s_cement.html (4173 words)
Composition of Mixtures: The asphalt concrete shall be composed of a mixture of aggregate, asphalt, and modifiers.
Representative mineral aggregate samples shall be proportionate to the bin splits proposed for use during construction.
The aggregate tested shall be the composite aggregate material that is retained on a 4.75 mm (#4) sieve.
www.sddot.com /operations/docs/specprov04/superqcqa.doc (1652 words)
Measuring Changes in Energy Efficiency for the Annual Energy Outlook 2002
A measure of end-use efficiency that is constructed by first aggregating the lighting output and energy consumption from all lighting technologies and then calculating end-use efficiency as the ratio of total lumens provided to total energy consumption.
The other index, the "Aggregated Light Duty Vehicle Calculation," is constructed using only aggregate miles per gallon for the combined LDV fleet, likely the more familiar calculation to most readers, as it tends to be more widely reported.
This method reflects the composition shift to light trucks as a factor that decreases aggregate fleet miles per gallon and thus offsets some of the efficiency increases.
www.eia.doe.gov /oiaf/analysispaper/efficiency (6837 words)
SAP Design Guild -- Next Generation Applications - What Are They?
Before taking a closer look at next generation applications – termed composite or cross applications (and called xApps by SAP) –, let's first examine the market needs that fostered their emergence, and take a look at the "traditional" application types that no longer fulfill these needs.
Composite applications are composite as they integrate various existing applications.
Composite applications help to empower teams by enabling ad-hoc team collaboration, both synchronous (for example, chat, instant messaging, application sharing), and asynchronous (for example, calendar, bulletin boards, threaded discussions, ratings, feedback).
www.sapdesignguild.org /editions/edition7/print_next_gen_apps.asp (624 words)
Descriptor Concepts
Two objects–a source (parent or owning) object and a target (child or owned) object–are related by aggregation if there is a strict one-to-one relationship between them, and all the attributes of the target object can be retrieved from the same data source representation as the source object.
This lets you configure an aggregate mapping (see "Configuring a Relational Aggregate Object Mapping") to associate data members in the target object with fields in the source object's underlying database tables.
In EJB 3.0, an aggregate is known as an embeddable.
www.oracle.com /technology/products/ias/toplink/doc/1013/main/_html/descun002.htm (2298 words)
Configuring a Relational Descriptor as a Class or Aggregate Type
Aggregate descriptors do not define a table, primary key, or many of the standard descriptor options as they obtain these from their owning descriptor.
If you want to configure an aggregate mapping to associate data members in a target object with fields in a source object's underlying database tables (see "Configuring a Relational Aggregate Collection Mapping" and "Configuring a Relational Aggregate Object Mapping"), you must designate the target object's descriptor as an aggregate.
Although the attributes of a target class are not mapped directly to a data source until you configure an aggregate object mapping, you must still specify their mapping type in the target class's descriptor.
www.oracle.com /technology/products/ias/toplink/doc/1013/main/_html/reldscfg006.htm (472 words)


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Bottas "the best teammate I've had," says Hamilton
Valtteri Bottas announced he will be leaving Mercedes by the end of the season, moving to Alfa Romeo from 2022 onwards. His teammate, Lewis Hamilton, reflected on the events and said Bottas was "the best teammate" he's had.
"I'm immensely proud to have worked alongside Valtteri Bottas for the last five years," he wrote in a statement released on social media.
"Together, we've been part of a team that has delivered four Constructors' Championships, and we've motivated one another to keep pushing through the ups and the downs. He has been the best teammate I've had the pleasure of working with.
"Your speed and resilience has been impressive but where you truly stand out to me is the human being that you are. You are greater than you know and I know there's a bright future ahead of you.
"Thank you Valtteri for all of your support and amazing contributions to this team. You will be missed. I wish you all the best for your future endeavors. Let's finish off strong and get that 8th for the team."
Alonso thinks Alpine are "in better shape than last March"


Sage Hill School junior volleyball player Kekai Whitford is the Daily Pilot High School Athlete of the Week.
When Sage Hill School girls' volleyball coach Dan Thomassen compares his star outside hitter Kekai Whitford to Bo Jackson, there is admittedly a bit of a disconnect.
Jackson was known for being a freak athlete, a two-sport star in professional baseball and football in the late 1980s. He was also known for being unstoppable as a running back in the "Tecmo Super Bowl" video game, as well as for making Nike a lot of money with his cross-trainer shoes and famous "Bo Knows" commercials.
Jackson isn't known at all to Whitford, who was born three years after Jackson's last season of Major League Baseball. She said she has never heard of him.
But that doesn't mean the comparison doesn't work. There is the sense that Whitford, a junior who is a three-year varsity starter in both volleyball and soccer at Sage, could really be successful in any sport she chooses.
"She's willing to try everything, and that's so encouraging," Thomassen said. "Coaches get kids who don't want to try a different position or a new sport, but I think that flexibility and kind of sense of adventure is something that we really look for. She works hard in the weight room, and that makes a big difference."
Whitford grew up playing tennis for years as well. She spent her time on the courts at the Marriott in Fashion Island. If she wasn't there, she might be riding horses or hanging out at the Newport Aquatic Center, which was started and is run by her father, Billy, the executive director. Father and daughter also used to play golf together on the weekends.
"I was very active, which I think was very good for my personality," Kekai Whitford said. "I don't like sitting still."
Billy Whitford went to Newport Harbor High, where he was on the 1970 football team that was co-league champions and featured in the recent documentary, "Touchdown Newport." Kekai credits her father for his support. She said she's also learned humility from him, and a desire to help others.
In terms of volleyball, the Daily Pilot Athlete of the Week helps Sage plenty. And that could be true at any position. Her freshman year, she played middle blocker before suffering an abdominal injury. When she came back she was in the back row, where she still helped the Lightning win the CIF Southern Section Division 4-AA title over rival St. Margaret's.
"It definitely was [mixed emotions]," she said. "When I wasn't playing, we beat St. Margaret's over there at their gym, which was the first time we'd done it in a while [six years]. I wasn't playing, so that was kind of hard for me. But, I mean, I was just more proud of the fact that the girls were able to come together so well. Asking Maggie [Danner] to play middle was, I'm sure, hard for her, because she didn't play it and had to get used to a new position and new rotations and everything. I was just really happy that everyone was able to make that change, and still play at a really high level."
Last year, Whitford played opposite hitter. She earned All-CIF Southern Section Division 3-A honors as Sage got back to the CIF title match before losing to the Tartans. And now, she's at outside hitter.
Whitford earned all-tournament team honors in August as the Lightning won the silver division at the prestigious Ann Kang Invitational in Honolulu, Hawaii. The preseason victory was impressive for Sage Hill, the top-ranked team in Division 3-A this season. And the trip to the islands meant a lot to Kekai, whose full first name is Kekaimalu'okalani.
She was born in Honolulu before coming to California as a toddler. Her mother Cathy and younger sister Kawai, 9, moved back to Honolulu just more than a year ago to live with Kekai's grandmother. Billy and Cathy have been divorced since Kekai was 5 years old, she said.
"It's just another reason to go back [to Hawaii] as often as I can," said Kekai Whitford, who lives with her dad in Costa Mesa.
Don't worry, Lightning volleyball fans. She isn't planning to say "aloha" to Hawaii again until December, after the Sage volleyball season is over. The Lightning will need her as they try to capture their third CIF title in program history.
At 5-foot-7, Whitford is a bit undersized as an outside hitter. She smiled when it was brought up, saying she's using every inch that she can.
Her size didn't stop her from pounding down a team-high 25 kills in a big five-set win over JSerra on Sept. 19. It was Sage's first win over JSerra in five years.
Whitford leads the Lightning in kills and digs, Thomassen said, and is second in blocks. She has become a much more patient player.
Her leaping ability also helps. So does just her tenacious nature.
"Not only is she an emotional leader, but she's very steady emotionally," said Thomassen of Whitford, who plays club for Prime Volleyball Club. "She used to be kind of hot and cold. She's gotten much, much better at making sure that she plays at a steady level, but then when we need it she picks up her energy and is sort of injecting energy into the rest of the team. That's something we talk a lot about as a team.
"She just loves the competition. She's one of the most competitive players we've ever had. She loves to fight."
Whitford truly is all about the team. She said she gives a lot of credit to Sage volleyball's captains, including senior liberos Allie Mowrey and Claudia Noto and junior setter Maddy Abbott. Noto also plays lacrosse while Mowrey, like Whitford, is a standout soccer player. Both were first-team All-Academy League selections last year.
On the pitch, Whitford also has earned Daily Pilot Newport-Mesa Dream Team honors each of the last two years. She played goalie her sophomore year because the team didn't have one, and provided memorable moments in the Lightning's CIF wild-card win at Riverside Norte Vista. Whitford scored the game-tying goal in the 79th minute, before making three saves in the ensuing shootout won by the Lightning.
"There's probably three or four — or eight — other sports that she would excel at," Thomassen said. "She'd be a good basketball player, she'd be an amazing track athlete. Her athleticism is pretty obvious. You can tell, just in the way she plays, that she's got a lot of power."
Sage (12-4), which opened league with a sweep of Calvary Chapel Downey on Tuesday and another sweep of Whitney on Friday, wants to take back the Academy League title. In the way are Crean Lutheran and St. Margaret's, teams ranked No. 4 and 5, respectively, in Division 3-A.
If the Lightning can do it, they'll rely on plenty of plays by their own personal Bo Jackson.
"Wow, great compliment," Whitford said upon hearing about Jackson and her coach's comparison. "I really enjoy sports. I'm not the best at basketball, but if someone wants to play, I'll go try to shoot a basket. I'll probably miss, but I'll try. I've grown up doing something every afternoon, being active a lot. I think that definitely makes a difference, how I grew up and my personality."
Jackson's autobiography was simply titled, "Bo Knows Bo."
Favorite athletic moment: Helping Sage Hill girls' volleyball win the CIF Southern Section Division 4-AA title in 2011.
Week in review: Whitford had a combined 45 kills and 46 digs as Sage Hill, ranked No. 1 in CIF Southern Section Division 3-A, earned five-set victories over Beckman and JSerra.


There are about 300 varieties of squirrels around the world. In North America there are ten. Squirrels typically live in trees — in holes in the trunk, or in treetop crow's nests. The homes in the treetops are called dreys and sometimes consist of two rooms and a nursery!
During their first seven weeks they will nurse milk, and then they will eat nuts, acorns, wheat, fruit, bird's eggs, and mushrooms. Sometimes they will also eat leaves, berries, seeds, oak buds, and corn as well as insects, moths, bird eggs and nestling birds.
All rodents gnaw. Gray squirrels cause damage just by their chewing. They will chew into attics, and, once inside, can do extensive damage to wiring. They can fall into chimneys and end up in your fireplace, or, if the damper is open, they may end up running around your house. Normally, you will hear gray squirrels up inside the attic, or running in the sofets in the early morning, and, again, later in the day. They are generally quiet at night. If you suspect a squirrel control, trapping, removal, prevention,call Shumaker's animal control 443-854-8072 immediately for an inspection, before any further damage is done to your home or wiring. Our squirrel removal process is a sure fix to a serious problem.
Red squirrels, and flying Squirrels will be heard scampering around at night. Red Squirrels are more prevalent around conifer (evergreen) trees, whereas you generally find gray squirrels around hardwoods. Both red squirrels and gray squirrels prefer to enter your house from a tree that is close enough to gain access to the roof, but sometimes they will climb a deck or a porch to gain entry to the house, or cross a utility wire.
Chipmunks generally enter from ground level. Chipmunks (our species is the Eastern chipmunk) are also known as ground squirrels.
We remove all squirrels with cage traps, then the entry holes are sealed up to prevent new infestations. This is the only method I use. After all of the squirrels are gone,we permanently patch the openings with wire and appropriate materials, and remove all nesting material, finally we disinfect the area to kill any parasites left.


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The Hinkley Point Harbour Empowerment Order 2012 and the Hinkley Point (Temporary Jetty) (Land Acquisition) Order 2012 were published on 16 August
16 August 2012 Energy - England The Hinkley Point Harbour Empowerment Order 2012 enables the firm NNB Generation to carry out works in Bridgwater Bay and on adjacent land to facilitate the construct
Landmark case against the Environment Agency
The claimants in Harris v Environment Agency applied for judicial review of the Agency's refusal to expand the scope of an investigation into the effect of groundwater abstraction from wetland sites across the Norfolk Broads.
Anglian Water fined for pollution incidents
Anglian Water has been fined £1,221,000 following two court cases relating to pollution incidents that occurred in 2019.
Small-scale supervision: IA in Malta
Charlene Smith outlines how the environmental impact assessment process is implemented in Malta
Dry states: Where the challenges run deep in North Africa
North Africa is a hotspot for climate change, and the challenges run deep. Huw Morris reports on a severely water-stressed region
Judicial review of Net Zero strategy upheld in parts
In R. (on the application of Friends of the Earth Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the claimant applied for judicial review of the Secretary's decisions to approve pro-posals and policies prepared under the Climate Change Act 2008, and to publish the government's Net Zero Strategy to comply with his obligations.
Norfolk man jailed and given CBO for illegal waste operation
A Norfolk garage owner who repeatedly ignored Environment Agency warnings about storing end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) and parts has been jailed for six months.
Impact Assessment Outlook Journal 14: ESG in International Markets
Embedding sustainability principles into business processes is becoming mainstream, but the term 'sustainability' is vulnerable to misuse.
Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) changes
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy recently consulted on proposals to strengthen and improve the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS), and has published its response and decisions.


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Василий Семёнович Култы́гин (1910 — ?) — инженер-металлург.

Биография
Окончил МИС имени И. В. Сталина (1935). В 1935—1962 работал на заводе «Электросталь» (в 1941—1942 в эвакуации в Златоусте), с 1941 начальник Центральной исследовательской лаборатории, с 1957 главный инженер.

В 1962—1965 главный инженер Управления чёрной и цветной металлургии Московского совнархоза. В 1965? — 1981? главный инженер Главспецстали МЧМ СССР.

Сочинения: Пластичность стали при высоких температурах / М.И. Зуев, В.С. Култыгин, М.И. Виноград [и др.]. – М.: Металлургиздат, 1954. – 104 с.

Награды и премии
 Сталинская премия второй степени (1946)  — за разработку и внедрение в производство нового жаростойкого сплава для клапанов авиамоторов, заменяющего дефицитные цветные металлы
 Сталинская премия первой степени (1949) — за разработку технологии производства жаропрочного сплава.
 Ленинская премия (1963) — за разработку и внедрение в промышленность принципиально нового высокоэффективного способа повышения качества специальных сталей и сплавов — электрошлакового переплава расходуемых электродов в металлической водоохлаждаемой изложнице (кристаллизаторе)

Источники
 Ежегодник БСЭ, 1964 год.

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Home/Blog/Trading Ideas/Climate Change May Have Texas Flooding More Often
Climate Change May Have Texas Flooding More Often
3 June 2015 in Trading Ideas
A specific weather pattern may be largely responsible for the recent heavy rains in Texas and Oklahoma, but some experts say longer-term changes in the atmosphere could make such outbreaks more common.
The recent devastation is stark: as of the end of last week, torrential rains and tornadoes killed at least 17 people in the Southwest US, with the death toll expected to rise as authorities in Texas continue to search for about a dozen missing people. In Houston, record flooding damaged an estimated 4,000 structures, including homes and businesses, and led to about 1,000 calls for help, according to city officials.1
Texas Governor Greg Abbott expanded a state of emergency to 40 counties. As Aljazeera America reported, some of the worst hit areas of the region have received more than 18 inches of rain since the beginning of May – six times as much as the area typically receives.
As a proximate cause, scientists have said the heavy rains might signal that 2015 will be marked by El Nino, a warm phase in the equatorial Pacific Ocean characterized by intense, often dangerous storms, Aljazeera reported.
The Climate Prediction Center, which says El Nino occurs every two to seven years, has forecast an 80% chance that one will occur this year. If that's the case, residents across the Southwest can expect intense weather.
However, Tom DiLiberto, a meteorologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate Prediction Center, told Aljazeera that while the causes and effects of El Nino aren't completely understood, scientists know that the weather phenomenon results from a coupling of oceanic and atmospheric conditions.
Though the ocean warming that causes El Nino may occur naturally, climate change, which is warming ocean temperatures globally, could intensify such storms, putting residents caught in their paths in even greater danger, according to Mark Crane, a professor of earth and climate sciences at Columbia University. "One of the things that happens with climate change — and is very clear — is that oceans have all gotten warmer."
There is a possible upside, however. NOAA's DiLiberto said that while El Nino and global warming may combine to direct severe storms toward the Southwest, drought-stricken California could see relief.
These recent storms are, for many, simply the latest manifestation of a global climate change issue that increasingly requires attention. Earlier this week, England's Foreign Office climate envoy teamed with six other prominent scientists, businessmen and civil servants in trying to raise $150 billion to fight the problem over the next 10 years.2
According to the Financial Times, they want large countries to spend an average of 0.02% of gross domestic product a year for the next decade to encourage technical breakthroughs needed to make renewable electricity cheaper than coal by 2025.
Many companies are already on similar climate change-fighting paths. A portfolio of stocks of such companies comprises our Climate Change motif, which has gained 3.8% in the past month. In that same time, the S&P 500 has increased 0.4%.
Over the last 12 months, the motif has lost 0.2%; the S&P 500 is up 12%.
1Renee Lewis, "El Nino, climate change likely signposted in deadly Southwest storms," america.aljazeera.com, May 27, 2015, http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/5/27/el-nino-climate-change-linked-to-texas-storms.html, (accessed June 1, 2015).
2Pilita Clark, "$150bn needed to save world from climate change, warn scientists," ft.com, June 1, 2015.
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The well-known naturalist Edward O. Wilson (author of Naturalist, The Diversity of Life, and many other books) gave a talk for TED Conferences LLC in 2007. In the 22-minute presentation (link included in this resource), Wilson discusses why he became a naturalist, the vast and yet undiscovered biodiversity of Earth, why Earth's biodiversity is worth saving, threats to biodiversity (Wilson's HIPPO acronym), and his work on the Encyclopedia of Life, an online gathering of information from around the world about Earth's diverse species.
The talk fits well into an ecology unit, either in conjunction with biodiversity, with human effects, or as a bridge between the two.
This viewing guide includes questions for students to answer as they listen to the talk, and a post-viewing discussion guide. Answer key is included.


Updated mingw32-libxml2 packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. This advisory also contains information about future updates for the mingw32 packages, as well as the deprecation of the packages with the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4.
These packages provide the libxml2 library, a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards, for users of MinGW (Minimalist GNU for Windows).
The mingw32 packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 will no longer be updated proactively and will be deprecated with the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4. These packages were provided to support other capabilities in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and were not intended for direct customer use. Customers are advised to not use these packages with immediate effect. Future updates to these packages will be at Red Hat's discretion and these packages may be removed in a future minor release.
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libxml2 decoded entity references with long names. A remote attacker could provide a specially-crafted XML file that, when opened in an application linked against libxml2, would cause the application to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
It was found that the hashing routine used by libxml2 arrays was susceptible to predictable hash collisions. Sending a specially-crafted message to an XML service could result in longer processing time, which could lead to a denial of service. To mitigate this issue, randomization has been added to the hashing function to reduce the chance of an attacker successfully causing intentional collisions.
Multiple flaws were found in the way libxml2 parsed certain XPath (XML Path Language) expressions. If an attacker were able to supply a specially-crafted XML file to an application using libxml2, as well as an XPath expression for that application to run against the crafted file, it could cause the application to crash.
Two heap-based buffer overflow flaws were found in the way libxml2 decoded certain XML files. A remote attacker could provide a specially-crafted XML file that, when opened in an application linked against libxml2, would cause the application to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the way libxml2 parsed certain XPath expressions. If an attacker were able to supply a specially-crafted XML file to an application using libxml2, as well as an XPath expression for that application to run against the crafted file, it could cause the application to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code.
An out-of-bounds memory read flaw was found in libxml2. A remote attacker could provide a specially-crafted XML file that, when opened in an application linked against libxml2, would cause the application to crash.
Red Hat would like to thank the Google Security Team for reporting the CVE-2010-4008 issue. Upstream acknowledges Bui Quang Minh from Bkis as the original reporter of CVE-2010-4008.
All users of mingw32-libxml2 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues.


At the time of the last Lintian run, the following possible problems were found in packages maintained by A. Maitland Bottoms <bottoms@debian.org>, listed by source package. See also the report showing only errors and warnings. Also see their QA overview.
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The preservation of the Neogene Brassington Formation of the southern Pennines and its bearing on the evolution of Upland Britain
PETER THOMAS WALSH, MICHAEL CHARLES BOULTER, MOHAMMED IJTABA and DAVID MARTIN URBANI
Journal of the Geological Society, 128, 519-559, 1 November 1972, https://doi.org/10.1144/gsjgs.128.6.0519
PETER THOMAS WALSH
MICHAEL CHARLES BOULTER
MOHAMMED IJTABA
DAVID MARTIN URBANI
The Brassington Formation of the southern Pennines comprises a succession of sands, gravels and clays, the youngest beds of which contain Lower Pliocene fossil plants. These strata are generally considered to have foundered into the Carboniferous Limestone through solution subsidence mechanisms. The subsidencc cavities also contain detached marginal blocks of shale, which locally contain Namurian goniatites.
Examination of the shale blocks from a number of widely separated localities has revealed that all contain Namurian spore assemblages, datable in some cases as E2 (Arnsbergian) age. The contact between the shale blocks and oldest sands of the Brassington Formation is unconformable and, characteristically, the latter are seen to rest on zones of lilac-stained weathered shale, representing a pre-subsidence land surface.
Evidence is presented which indicates that the Brassington Formation strata are conformable and that the succession represents a single cycle of sedimentation. Because of this conformable relationship it is inferred that this land surface is also of Lower Pliocenc (or Upper Miocene) age.
A tacheometric survey of a well-exposed solution subsidence complex at the Bees Nest Pit, Brassington, has enabled structure contour maps to be made of key horizons in the succession. Laboratory tests have been conducted which have attempted to duplicate this structure and so indicate the probable subsidence mcchanisms. Results suggest that subsidence was gradual, with block-by-block removal of the host limestone, and took place in deep, steep-sided pipe-like forms.
The depth of subsidence, and hence the elevation of the land surface prior to the deposition of the Brassington Formation, has been determined by estimating the thickness of limestone and Namurian shale which, as suggested by previous research work in the southern Pennines, was once present over the sites of the present subsidence masses. Subsidence can be shown to be of the order of 150–250 m, which implies that the Lower Pliocene land surface of the southern Pennines lay at about 450m O.D.
Based on the evidence of the contemporary sea level, the presence of the Lower Pleistocene deposits of se England, and the sub-Neogene surface of the southern Pennines, a graph has been constructed which suggests broadly that Upland Britain has undergone a regular uplift since the main Alpine episode at a rate of about 1 metre in 15,250 years. In this light, the possible age of other well known planation surfaces is discussed.
© Geological Society of London 1972
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This weekend I attended an annual event that begins the Christmas season for me, the Rotary Club Christmas Craft Fair.
With Christmas music playing and lots of gift ideas, it's fun to wander & get ideas. What was the big takeaway? Aprons are hot again! They were everywhere. I think there were at least 5 vendors selling variations on aprons.
This was very interesting to me, since for some reason I've just had a resurgent interest in aprons and have 3 library books out right now on the topic. I'm reading all about modern and historical aprons, working on one for myself, and thinking about, well, Christmas gifts!


You must make reservations at least 5 minutes in advance of the time at Tour de Feast.
Tour de Feast can be found in North Vancouver, British Columbia and offers a selection of contemporary French classics. The restaurant is family run and strives to give guests a taste of great French flavors in a beautiful atmosphere. Tour de Feast also offers parties for large groups and gatherings.
The special at Tour de Feast changes each day and offers selections that are tasty and priced right. The dinner menu also changes weekly, but an option you might see on the menu is the hen and gnocchi which has a bed of homemade gnocchi, half roasted chicken, prawns, mushrooms and carrot puree. For those who prefer vegetarian or vegan fare, the restaurant is happy to offer a selection of options.
Spectacular food. My waters thinking of every dish.
The food was absolutely delicious and the staff was very friendly and polite. Braised beef and duck confit dishes were both very tasty and perfectly executed. The lemon tart for dessert was the best way to finish a great meal.
One blooper: We asked for two glasses of Shiraz. The staff person poured from an already open bottle and did not have enough for two glasses so, the second glass came from two separate bottles. A definite "no,no" in service of wine.
The staff were not dressed as wait staff; looked like they were ready for the beach. Also, given the price of the entrees, they could have been more gracious and attentive.
As always the food was excellent. It's a small hole in the wall place that locals love. Service is always the same, business as usual semi friendly, never bad. If you go for the food you will not be disappointed.
Good as always! This is becoming my favourite place on the North Shore!
Excellent food, portions are too small. We went home and ate after dinner.
Food was fantastic but service was lacking. Courses were forced on you before your previous one was done and removed.
Bar selection only consists of vodka and cognac? Strange and not expected.
Overpriced for what you got and how it was served, wouldn't recommend.
Great little spot for French fare. I highly recommend you give it a try.
Delicious food (Fois Gras was outstanding) and great customer service! Friendly and welcoming staff.
I had been for lunch before and enjoyed it. This was the first time my husband and I had gone for dinner The food was wonderful and the service was good. It is not the warmest atmosphere with plastic chairs and tables. I had tried to reserve for 6:00 on Saturday night but was told there was nothing open within 2 hours of that time. Our server on Sunday night told us it was not busy on Saturday night - I am not sure if booking through open table was accurate.
The food was excellent as usual, however the service was a Little slow. They may have been shot on staff. Regardless, I highly recommend this restaurant as the food is always delicious.
We have been meaning to try Tour de Feast for a couple years but never managed to get a reservation in time. This time I planned ahead for my husband's birthday and the food was absolutely amazing!!!!! The location and decor can be deceiving as it is simple. From the first bite you feel you have teleported to France.
This is our favourite French restaurant on the North Shore. Well worth a visit.
This is a wonderful gem of a restaurant with exceptional food. The decor is a plain and simple but the food is wonderful.
Delicious ever changing menu. They can provide great vegetarian options, but make sure to let them know in advance.
Always amazing, tonight was no different. A wonderful little North Shore gem!
We came to Tour de Feast having come a few times before, always having an excellent vegan option (which used to be stated on the bottom of the menu). I was disappointed that this is now 'vegetarian' option available upon request no longer vegan. They made an exception and created a very good vegan salad and risotto for us but unfortunately we will not be able to return. It seems like a backwards step to go from vegan option to vegetarian option when they are clearly able to do fine work with vegan fare.
Excellent Food in a unique location and quaint restaurant.
Small, out of the way restaurant on the North Shore. Worth the search. Were there for dinner. Shared the onion tart, would have eaten the whole piece for dinner if I had a choice. Then we each had different duck entrees. The duck was seared, flavourful, cooked perfectly.
The quality of the food is amazing. For this alone, you should go to this restaurant. Wine list is limited and atmosphere is somewhat stark, but if you expect this going in, you will not be disappointed. Food taste and presentation is exceptional and great value. A north shore gem.
Great French Cuisine on the North Shore. Food was exquisite, but the dining experience was a little rough around the edges. Need to amp up their wine list. Staff in jeans, no table cloths were a bit of a disconnect with a high priced menu. To be clear, the quality of the food was outstanding and we will be back.
Absolutely a local north shore gem. The food was fantastic, the service excellent, and the ambience was interesting. The only suggestion I have would be to dim the lights a little to give a more intimate experience.
Great food, fun location, amazing owners/staff.
Highly recommended for either a special dinner or a brunch.
The food was exceptionally well prepared and well presented. The staff were knowledgeable and friendly. I do wish that the wine selection was up to the quality of the food.
Hidden gem. Food is exceptional, unexpected and rivals some of the best restaurants in Vancouver.
I really don't like writing a semi bad review, but... We arrived on time for our 7:30 reservation for 2 that was confirmed with OpenTable. When we arrived a server asked us our name and then told us we did not have a reservation. I politely told him that we did and that I had email confirmation. He disagreed then went and got the Owner who again insisted we did not have a reservation. I showed her my OpenTable confirmation and she still insisted there was an error.
This awkward dispute is happening in a very small restaurant surrounded by other diners. Everyone was watching. Was quite an embarrassing few minutes. Finally the Owner allowed us to sit down but under the understanding that we would not be served for 45 minutes as all the other tables with guests would be served before us. We agreed, reluctantly, thinking the food must be incredible for this kind of treatment to get in??
We sat at a corner table. Ordered wine which came fairly quickly and then waited as we were told. Later the Owner came and took our food order. We ordered a blue cheese salad to share and two braised beef steaks. The food was good but certainly not exceptional. While waiting for our food we watched another couple come in and try to sit, they did not have a reservation, so the Owner told them there was no room? Interestingly, 2 tables, as well as all the bar seats inside and one patio table remained empty the whole evening. They obviously did not want to feed anyone else that night. Maybe this was an off night for them. It happens. But handling a "confirmed" reservation with such displeasure really left us feeling awkward, embarrassed and unwelcome. This situation could have been handled with much more professionalism. Hopefully this was just an off night for them.
We shared a wonderful meal at Tour de Feast for our anniversary. The restaurant itself is quiet and unassuming, but the food is next level and absolutely delicious! It's the kind of meal where you savour every bite. Highly recommended as a great restaurant in North Vancouver!
Food was outstanding and surprising at this quaint restaurant in semi industrial setting.
One of tge best meals i have had in Vancouver.
Tour De Feast is an absolute gem. The food is really fantastic - as good as any of the high-end French restaurants in Vancouver. The saucier is amazing.
It is our new go-to for special meals.
The food was absolutely delicious and the servers were very friendly. I would definitely go back but suggest you make a reservation.
Excellent food each and evry time. Great dairy free options too!
I've been to Tour de Feast a few times, mostly for lunch (which was delicious) but this time for dinner. The food was amazing! All 6 of us loved our meals and our friends all commented on what a great restaurant it was. Happy to go back there any time ... if I can get a reservation! Well worth planning ahead!
Tour de Feast was a great little gem, the people were wonderful and we had some treats that they gave us to start with! Their presentation was phenomenal but I thought the portions were too big because the food started out great, but by the end of it you got tired of the meal you thought was amazing in the beginning. Kind of leaves you thinking less of the food than it actually is. We had a salad for happy and for entrees we had duck breast, duck confit, braised AAA beef, and catch of the day. The salad was AMAZING. So delicious! We had the octopus and sausage one (forget the name). The braised beef was our least favourite because the whole plate just had one texture and it felt like we were eating stew. The catch of the day was phenomenal! The duck confit was okay but nothing special. The duck breast was cooked beautifully but the sides that came with it weren't very tasty. The prices are quite steep.
I'd heard great things about Tour de Feast, and it lived up to its billing. Small menu but each dish was perfect (we tried 4 of the 5) mains. Delicious - with a twist on some old favourites. would 100% recommend it.
Had a delicious meal while catching up with an old friend in this family-run, neighbourhood gem of a restaurant. The next day, I was still thinking about how yummy the meal was to me. A good sign.
We like that we can reserve and ask at time of reservation for the vegan entree which is always prepared/determined on the day of the reservation based on what is local, fresh, inspired. Simple wine list - could use a bit more choice, but wine was good. Local Bridge Brewery beer. Casual atmosphere but upscale food by family run bistro.


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The Week That Was: From Sixteen To Four
Posted by jstevrtc on March 29th, 2011
David Ely is an RTC contributor.
Ladies And Gentlemen, Your 2010 CBI Champions! (AP/E. Gay)
Throughout the regular season a lot was made about the lack of an elite team in college basketball. For about a month Duke fit the bill, but then Kyrie Irving hurt his toe and the Blue Devils lost their aura of invincibility. As the season wore on, Ohio State and Kansas emerged as the top two teams in the nation. They had all the elements of an elite squad — size, skill, experience and NBA talent — but no one would have confused the Buckeyes and Jayhawks with, say, 2009 North Carolina, 2007 Florida, or 2001 Duke. This year's versions of KU and OSU were very good teams, but neither was at that usual level of "great" that at least one team achieves during a season. The NCAA tournament certainly has reinforced the good-but-not-great trend in college hoops this year. For the first time ever, there won't be a single #1 or #2 seed represented in the Final Four, and the group of #3 Connecticut, #4 Kentucky, #8 Butler and #11 VCU comprises the highest combined seeding of any quartet in Final Four history. The games from the past two weeks show just how little difference there was from #1-20. Kentucky and Arizona looked every bit as talented as Ohio State and Duke, and neither victory felt like an upset. Yes, Butler needed a number of breaks to go its way to advance to the Final Four, but time and time again the Bulldogs made the necessary plays to win, and they never looked overmatched against any one of their higher seeded opponents.
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The Week That Was: NCAA Tournament Edition
Posted by rtmsf on March 22nd, 2011
David Ely is an RTC Contributor
It's Foolish To Think That the Big East's 2011 Tournament Record Proves That It Wasn't the Best Conference All Season
The Big East is not overrated; it's just not as good as it was made out to be. The conference sent an NCAA record 11 teams into the field of 68 and Vegas set the over/under of total wins for the conference at 15.5. This year's March Madness was supposed to be the cherry on top of an historic season, but instead the tournament has been a complete and utter disaster. Only two teams from the Big East will be playing next weekend (Connecticut and Marquette), and the only reason there are two teams remaining is because each squad beat a conference foe to advance to the Sweet 16. But let's not jump the gun and label the Big East as the most overrated conference in the nation. For one thing, assessing the merits of a conference over a single weekend slate of games is somewhat foolish. That's a ridiculously small sample size, especially considering during the regular season the conference posted a 34-19 record against tournament teams, according to the New York Times' Nate Silver, who's been spot-on with his analysis this month. The Big East was justified in getting 11 teams in the field — after all, Marquette made the Sweet 16 — but it was just a good conference, not an especially great one. If anything, we're guilty of overlooking the fact that most of the teams in the Big East lacked NBA talent on their rosters (a key ingredient to any successful Final Four run). When Kemba Walker is your conference's top NBA prospect, you know you have a talent deficit.
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The Week That Was: Tournament Preview Edition
Posted by rtmsf on March 15th, 2011
March Madness is officially here. Introduction over.
What a Run, Young Man.
Connecticut scoffs in the face of conventional wisdom that says it's better for a team to be well rested before the NCAA tournament. The Huskies won five games in five days to capture the Big East Tournament title last Saturday night. And for my money, Kemba Walker locked up the Naismith Award with his play over those five games. Walker averaged 26 PPG and 38 MPG at Madison Square Garden, carrying a team that finished 9-9 in the Big East to the #3 seed in the West. We are a little concerned that Walker went only 2-16 from three during the tournament, but he countered his poor outside shooting with at least nine attempts from the free throw line each game. For those who think Walker has to be running on fumes right now, remember that he had enough left to break some ankles, rise and knock down a J to beat Pittsburgh despite playing all 40 minutes of that game. Because of their 7:20 PM ET tip on Thursday, the Huskies will have had nearly five days off to ready themselves for the Tournament. That's plenty of time for Kemba to recharge for another run.
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The Week That Was: Mar. 1-7
Posted by jstevrtc on March 8th, 2011
Congrats are in order for the following teams that locked up automatic NCAA berths this week: St. Peter's (MAAC), Old Dominion (CAA), Wofford (SoCon), Gonzaga (WCC), Indiana State (MVC), Belmont (Atlantic Sun) and UNC-Asheville (Big South). It's always fun watching these teams celebrate their conference championships because the excitement just feels more honest than, say, when an Ohio State or a Pittsburgh wins its conference tournament. Championship Week is great for television purposes because there are so many great games to watch, but there usually is less urgency among the teams from the major conferences. For them, conference tournaments are about posturing for seeds and surviving the weekend injury-free. Roy Williams once called the ACC Tournament a big cocktail party, and it's not surprising that his two title teams both bowed out in the semifinals.
Davies Will Obviously Be Missed, But Charles Abouo's Emergence Has Mitigated the Sting
If you're a big time recruit and have BYU in your top five, you might want to reconsider your stance on the Cougars. Seriously, why would a player with options want to go to BYU now that its draconian honor code system is in the national spotlight. By now, everyone knows Brandon Davies (BYU's third leading scorer and leading rebounder) was suspended from the BYU basketball team for allegedly having premarital sex with his girlfriend. Davies' suspension is a crushing blow for the Cougars, who have gone from a sexy popular national title pick to a team some think won't make it out of the first weekend.
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The Week That Was: Feb. 21-28
Posted by jstevrtc on March 1st, 2011
March is here. Need we say more? Those three little words should be enough to put an extra skip in your step this morning and the rest of the week. March is the month when it's not only socially acceptable to call in sick from work to watch sports — it's encouraged. The way this season's gone, the Tournament should be beyond epic, possibly even exceeding last year's chaotic first two rounds. And if more male cheerleaders are involved, that's OK by us. It's March and we're in a good mood.
Baring an epic collapse during the final two weeks of the regular season, BYU should get a #1 seed when the NCAA Tournaments brackets are released March 13. And none of this "in the discussion" talk. The Jimmer Fredettes (er, Cougars) are definitely one of the top four teams in the nation after their 13-point shakedown of San Diego State at hostile Viejas Arena on Saturday afternoon, a place where the Aztecs hadn't lost a game all year. After San Diego State took a brief 2-0 lead, the Cougars led the rest of the way in an eye-opening performance that proved two important things: BYU can play some D, and it doesn't always have to be all Jimmer, all the time. The Cougars held Kawhi Leonard to 17 points on 6-14 shooting, blocking his shot twice and harassing the Aztec big man whenever the he set up in the paint. BYU also had three players other than Fredette score in double figures. Charles Abouo led the way with 18 points, while Noah Hartsock finished with 15 and Jackson Emery added 13. The knock on the Cougars was always that they relied too much on Fredette. While it's still a justified criticism (Fredette has the fifth highest usage rate in the nation), BYU gave teams reason to think twice about doubling Fredette, especially on the perimeter.
Will This One Do It for the Hokies?
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Posted by jstevrtc on February 22nd, 2011
Monday's Syracuse-Villanova and Kansas-Oklahoma State games kicked off Judgment Week at ESPN, and TWTW has no idea what that exactly means. Are our opinions (or "judgments," if you will) supposed to be dramatically altered based on this week's outcomes? Syracuse's win over 'Nova doesn't mean they're no longer a flawed team that's capable of looking great one night and mediocre the next. And barring any game-changing injury, you shouldn't think differently about a squad based on a couple of games at the end of February. You are who you are at this point — no extra judgments are necessary. So why does ESPN feel the need to dub almost every week now? Just stop at Rivalry Week. Sometimes games are just games, they don't need any extra labels. There's only one real judgment to be made this week — Battle: Los Angeles looks like a god-awful movie.
Smith And the Devils Are Back On Top of the Polls, But It Means Less At This Time of Year
We thought that Tristan Thompson was just speaking for Texas when he said that the Longhorns would prefer not to replace Kansas as the No. 1 team in the next AP poll — turns out he was expressing the sentiments for just about every possible No. 1 team in the nation. On Saturday #4 Pittsburgh went down at St. John's, followed by #2 Texas at Nebraska, and then on Sunday #3 Ohio State lost at Purdue. ESPN Stats & Information said it was the first time that the #1-4 teams in the ESPN/USA Today poll all lost in the same week since 2003 — yikes. But this isn't the first week that we've seen this level of attrition in the polls; remember, it was just a few weeks ago that 13 of the AP's Top 25 lost and half of the top 10. So who deserves to be #1 now? Duke got the nod on Monday, but do the Blue Devils deserve to be vaulted all the way from #5 to the top? In all honesty, you could probably just put the top six teams on a dartboard (top seven if you want to include BYU who got two first place votes), close your eyes, throw your dart, and there's your #1 team. Not that it matters — during the season #1 in college hoops has always felt like a superficial title to TWTW. What's really important is who's in position for a #1 seed. It's not important to determine who's #1 now. The competition to watch is the race to distinguish between teams #4 and #5.
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The Week That Was: Feb. 8-14
Posted by jstevrtc on February 15th, 2011
What a weekend. We're still reeling from the Saturday's chaos in Madison. It's always a bittersweet day when the final undefeated team in the nation suffers its first loss. Do you think the 1976 Indiana Hoosiers pop champagne and toast themselves every year once that game clock hits 0:00 and their legacy is preserved for one more year? Sure, they aren't the '72 Dolphins, but we easily could picture Bobby Knight smirking to himself and lighting a cigar after Ohio State's loss at Wisconsin.
Taylor May Be the Most Talk-About Player In America Right Now
Ohio State wasn't an invincible juggernaut and we already knew that. OSU endured close calls earlier the season against Minnesota, Michigan, Penn State, Illinois and Northwestern. It wasn't a matter of if Ohio State would suffer its first loss, it was a matter of when some team would rise up and topple the Buckeyes. Cue the Wisconsin Badgers. Jordan Taylor exploded in the second half scoring 21 of his 27 points to lead Wisconsin to a come from behind win and an all-time RTC. But here at TWTW, we're not as interested in single game scenarios; we focus on the big picture. So in their win, did the Badgers show the nation a blueprint for beating the Buckeyes? The main quality a team needs in order to emulate what the Badgers did against OSU is offensive efficiency. Ohio State is the #12 team in the nation at forcing turnovers, causing them on 25% of opponents' possessions. Wisconsin values the ball more than any other team in the NCAA, turning it over on just 13.6% of its possessions, and on Saturday the Badgers had just eight turnovers. Of course it doesn't take a genius to point out that fewer turnovers increases your win probability. But what's harder to duplicate is the Badgers' enigmatic guard. Taylor pretty much single-handedly propelled Wisconsin to the upset. Few clubs have a guard capable of putting up that many points that quickly. So while opposing coaches can point to Saturday's outcome merely as proof that OSU is beatable, it's difficult to emulate the Badgers' winning formula. Here's the best recipe for beating a highly ranked Ohio State squad: schedule the game in Madison. Neither the OSU football nor basketball teams are invulnerable to the powers of Bucky Badger.
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The Week That Was: Feb. 1-Feb. 7
Posted by jstevrtc on February 8th, 2011
You know how ESPN loves doing college basketball marathons? The network put on 24 straight hours of hoops at the beginning of the season, and then ESPN aired four-straight games on MLK Day for your viewing pleasure. Well, why stop with those two days? Monday would have been the perfect day to sit on your coach all afternoon and watch some roundball. TWTW can't think of a better way to nurse your Super Bowl hangover. Make it happen, ESPN.
North Carolina's 20-point loss at Georgia Tech over MLK Weekend might have been the best thing to happen to the Tar Heels this season. Since that embarrassing loss, the 'Heels have ripped off five straight wins in ACC play, outscoring opponents by at least 20 points in the last three. A lot of people will choose to single out Kendall Marshall's insertion into the starting lineup as the turning point of the season, but it's been Harrison Barnes' improved play that's catapulted UNC into the ranks of NCAA dark horse. Barnes has scored at least 17 points in three consecutive games for the first time in his career, and it's no coincidence that UNC cruised in all three games. The Tar Heels already boast one of the better post duos with Tyler Zeller and John Henson, now they have the electric scorer they've missed since the 2009 title season.
Is It Too Late For the Wildcats? (AP/N. Majamdar)
Baylor, Butler and Kansas State all went on the road Saturday and came away with mega wins as they attempt to remain in the discussion for NCAA Tournament bids. Baylor landed the most impressive W, riding Perry Jones III to an overtime win at Texas A&M. Butler got a boost with its 12-point win at Horizon League leader Cleveland State, and Kansas State avoided a crippling loss when it eked past Iowa State. It remains to be seen what these wins will do for them in the long run, though, as all three are firmly entrenched on the bubble. The Wildcats have the best RPI of the bunch, checking in at #31, and according to Joe Lunardi's latest Bracketology, they appear to be in the best standing with the selection committee as an 11 seed, compared to Baylor (the last team in) and Butler (NIT bound). But anyone who feels secure in trusting Frank Martin's team hasn't watched any hoops this year.
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The Week That Was: Jan. 25-Jan. 31
Posted by jstevrtc on February 1st, 2011
It's Feb. 1. That means there's only 40 days left until Selection Sunday, or 40 days left for teams to build up their resume so their bubble doesn't pop. We're sure there are going to be a lot of heated discussions about teams hovering within that last four in-last four out zone over the next six weeks. Heck, here at TWTW, we'll probably change our opinion on certain squads three or four times until the end of the regular season. It should be a crazy six weeks, but we know it's going to be fun.
After a weekend that saw 13 ranked teams lose (and the entire top 25 go 22-20 for the week, as Seth Davis pointed out on SI.com) the chic thing to do is talk about the gigantic bulging central part of the bell curve that symbolizes this college basketball season. It's nearly impossible to make sense of who's good and who's bad on a weekly basis, as a team is liable to have a monumental win one night and then lose to a lesser school a few days later. Let's use Georgetown as an example. Just over two weeks ago the Hoyas were a mess at 1-4 in the Big East and losers of four of their previous five games. Now, they've won five in a row, including recent triumphs at Villanova and at home against Louisville. Georgetown isn't the only school that enjoys playing Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Check out this paragraph from Davis' Monday column:
"Texas can lose at USC and then win at Kansas. Tennessee, which should be this movie's poster child, can win at Villanova and Pitt (at the Consol Energy Center) and lose to College of Charleston and Charlotte. Louisville loses at home to Drexel but beats UConn on the road. Providence loses to LaSalle but beats Louisville and Villanova. Auburn loses to Samford, Campbell and Presbyterian, but it beats Florida State, which later beats Duke. What, you didn't know Presbyterian was better than Duke? And on Sunday, St. John's (which lost to Fordham) blew out Duke."
Given all this uncertainty, can anyone honestly say with any assurance that there's a clear-cut elite set of teams? Ohio State might be undefeated, but the Buckeyes have had their fair share of nail biters over ho-hum teams (Michigan, Penn State, and most recently, Northwestern). TWTW would like to put its eggs into Texas' basket. The Longhorns are this week's Team du Jour, having torched four ranked teams in the last 13 days, but you wouldn't be shocked if Texas didn't have a hiccup or two to an unranked team before the season's end, would you?
This Tristan Thompson-Nathan Walkup Encounter Accurately Summarizes Texas' Throttling of the Aggies Last Night (B. Sullivan/Dallas Morning News)
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Posted by jstevrtc on January 25th, 2011
Get ready college hoops fanatics. Get ready for the stampede of casual fans that are about to crash the sports bars once the NFL season comes to a close. They'll have to find something for their sports fix and they'll turn to college basketball. So be prepared for people asking things like, "Who's that big guy for Ohio State? He looks pretty good." Or "San Diego State's in the top five? Really?!?" Just try to smile and nod at those fools. No need to let them ruin the season's stretch run.
TWTW Loves Jimmer and Kawhi, But Prefers E'Twaun and the Boilers Traveling to Columbus This Week
Even with SDSU and BYU squaring off on Wednesday, TWTW feels that if there's only one game you watch this week, make sure it's Purdue at Ohio State, tonight at 9pm ET. Matt Painter's squad is one of our favorites and TWTW thinks they're a good bet to pull off the upset. Purdue rebounded from back-to-back losses at Minnesota and West Virginia to grind out a win over a plucky Penn State squad and then took care of business against reeling Michigan State. It would have been easy for the Boilermakers to fold at the first sign of trouble this season. They have the built-in excuse of Robbie Hummel's injury, and no one really believed they could sustain their early-season success once they hit the meat of their schedule, but seniors JaJuan Johnson and E'Twaun Moore wouldn't let that two-game losing streak turn into a prolonged swoon. Johnson scored 25 points in the win over PSU, while Moore poured in 26 against the Spartans.
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The Benaud Trio and Melba Recordings are clearly a match made in heaven. Or, more accurately, in Melbourne Australia, where both are based. Vividly confirming the promise of 2012's debut release – revealing accounts of four contemporary Australian piano trios – 'Bohemian Rhapsody' takes its agreeably cheeky title from pop-rock group Queen's iconic 1975 anthem. Nicholas Buc's arrangement of the operatically inclined song is eloquently sympathetic to its faux-classical inclinations, the Benaud's rendition energetically idiomatic and rousingly inventive. Two authentic Bohemian rhapsodies, both shot through with the turbulence of grief for lost loved ones, offer more substantial fare. The fractured emotions of Smetana's early masterpiece are piercingly contrasted by the Benauds – violin and cello siblings Lachlan and Ewan Bramble, pianist Amir Farid – each and all illuminatingly sensitive to the music, admirably reciprocal towards each other. Even better is Dvořák's Dumky Trio, its intricate latticework of contrarily celebratory laments brilliantly realised in a supremely articulate, benchmark performance. Melba's superlative sound is its own recommendation.