Building One of the Breithaupt Block is located at the corner of Breithaupt and King Street in downtown Kitchener. Once the site of Merchant Rubber Company, the 1955-constructed modernist building was in use until the mid-2000s. This final phase of the project began in Spring of 2014, and has stripped back the façade of the existing building to make way for new glass and steel construction. The addition of three complete floors brings the building to a total of 102,000 square feet of office space and serve as the new home for Google Canada. The project is on track to achieve LEED Gold Certification, incorporating many green features such as high performance glazing, a roof-top garden, and high-efficiency mechanical systems.


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Stretched out in the back of my mom’s Jeep Cherokee, head on a pillow I’d brought from home, reading a book, six hours into the eight hour drive to my grandparents’ house, and looking up and seeing the tall, Southern pines, realizing we were close.
Laying on the slide of my swing set upside down watching the clouds and daydreaming about riding my pony across the country.
Getting up as dawn was breaking on chilly autumn mornings to shoo the cold frogs off the driveway so they didn’t get squished into flat froggy shapes by my Dad’s truck as he left out early for work.
Walking into a new classroom full of kids I didn’t know… again… and never being concerned about making new friends.
Drawing elaborate treehouse designs, some of which included a spiral staircase, for the old oak tree in the front yard that were never built.
Curling up against my grandfather and enjoying the roughness of his shirt against my cheek and the way he always smelled like the forest.
Dressing up the cat in my doll’s clothes and wheeling her and her kittens around in baby carriage, much to my parent’s amusement.
Pretending I was a ballerina by dancing to classical music in my room while wearing my frilliest nightgown.
Accidentally running into the electric fence that kept the horses out of the garden… again… because I wasn’t looking where I was going… again.
Sliding down the wide wooden banister at church in my good Sunday dress when my mother wasn’t around because the boys told me I couldn’t manage it.
Climbing the old dogwood tree in the back yard and wondering how long I’d be able to stay up there before I was missed.
Thinking that summer would last forever and that Christmas would never come and that being old enough to drive was an eternity away.

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Coming to DVD in re-release today, Tuesday, July 19:
THE SILVER SCREEN: COLOR ME LAVENDER
NewFest, Chicago Reeling
An examination of the representation of homosexuality in Golden Age Hollywood cinema.
The film screened at NewFest, for which our program notes read:
If you thought you’d seen it all in THE CELLULOID CLOSET, think again! In this latest installment of queer film history, Mark Rappaport, the acclaimed director of ROCK HUDSON’S HOME MOVIES, enlists the talents of FRASIER co-star Dan Butler to take you on an ingenious and highly entertaining journey through the golden years of classic Hollywood cinema, highlighting the continual presence of some extremely queer characters on the silver screen. Through the skillful dissection of film clips, Rappaport offers astute and persuasive readings of particular male star personae, including Bob Hope, Danny Kaye, Cary Grant, Jerry Lewis, and Clifton Webb, to demonstrate how thoroughly ambiguous Hollywood masculinity really was.


Las Cruces City Council scrambles to address oversight in minimum wage ordinance
LAS CRUCES - City officials hope to address an oversight in the minimum wage ordinance that would increase the current minimum wage by 25 cents in January.
Mayor Pro Tem Greg Smith on Monday called for the current city council to fix what he called a flaw in the ordinance before a new council is sworn in at the Nov. 20 regular council meeting.
At issue is a clause in the ordinance that was overlooked when the council, in 2014, approved it. The clause calls for cost-of-living increases to be considered beginning in January 2018. The issue isn't that a cost-of-living increase is to be considered, the issue is when the city should consider it.
More:January 2018 minimum wage hike alarms Las Cruces business owners
The first minimum wage proposal called for wages to increase in one-year increments, in 2015, 2016 and 2017, then begin the cost-of-living reviews in 2018, after the step increases were fully implemented.
The minimum wage proposal passed by council called for wages to increase in two-year increments — in 2015, 2017 and 2019 — as part of a compromise with local businesses. But the compromise was reached without modifying the date when the cost-of-living reviews would begin.
Smith, speaking during council comments at the end of Monday’s meeting, said many points were argued in the negotiation process and the amendment “was added late in the day” that “set in place the disconnect” that resulted in the announcement by city officials last week that the current minimum wage of $9.20 per hour will increase to $9.45 on Jan. 1. The minimum wage for tipped workers will increase to $3.78.
“It goes without saying that the business community and the chamber membership were surprised with the announcement last week of the increase in minimum wage on January 1, 2018, is a huge understatement,” said Debbi Moore, president and CEO of the Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce. “For the business community, this ‘November surprise’ was startling, at best, and generated an array of reactions and comments.”
Editorial:City should nix surprise wage hike
Oscar Andrade, owner of Pic Quik convenience stores, told the council he was “blindsided” to see the cost-of-living increases implemented before the final step increases are in place. The minimum wage increases are already taking a toll on his business, he said, and he told the council he may consider selling.
“The only one prospering from the minimum wage is the city of Las Cruces itself,” Andrade said. “We’ve had to increase pricing on everything we sell to keep up with labor expenses. I have a big decision to make in 2018, do I want to stay a family-owned business or cash out?”
Andrade asked the council to review the ordinance at the next meeting “or as soon as possible.”
More:Study: $15 an hour needed for 2-bedroom rental in NM
Councilor Ceil Levatino agreed that the issue should be addressed soon, possibly at the offsite work session scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13, at the East Mesa Public Safety Complex, or on Nov. 20, as suggested by Smith.
Councilor Jack Eakman also called for a discussion to be held during Monday’s work session. Eakman said a change to the ordinance would require two public hearings and the first could be held during the Monday work session with the second hearing and a vote at the Nov. 20 meeting.
In calling for the item to be added to the Nov. 20 agenda, prior to the swearing in of the new council member or members selected in the Nov. 7 municipal elections, Smith asked council members who were in office when the ordinance was passed to “remember our intent” that the cost-of-living increase was to come after the final step increase.
It remains to be seen whether the council will take up the issue before the swearing-in during the Nov. 20 meeting.
More:New Mexico minimum wage bill heads to governor
In other business Monday:
Council gave final approval to sell the Camunez Building to Las Cruces Community Partners. The sale price of $200,000 will be split with the building's original owner, the State of New Mexico, under terms set down when the state granted the building to the city.
The city’s $100,000 share will be invested, half in the city’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund and half in the Economic Development Fund. Council amended the sales agreement to include a clause that grants the council final approval over renovation designs on the east and south exterior walls of the building. The amendment was intended to ensure the renovations complement other downtown architecture and preserve the historic value of the building, one of few to survive downtown revitalization efforts in the 1960s and 1970s.
Plans for the renovation have not been disclosed, but Bob Pofahl of LCCP said the group is working with an entertainment and game venue to occupy the first floor and the second floor will be a private party room.
Council also approved a Renovate Main Street program, allowing the city to offer grants up to $25,000 to businesses wanting to locate in downtown Las Cruces. The funds must be matched dollar-for-dollar by the business or building owner for upgrades to the interior and exterior of downtown properties. A total of $250,000 will be made available from the city’s Hold Harmless Gross Receipts Tax fund for the 2018 calendar year.
Information on the grants will be published when the program details have been finalized.
Jason Gibbs may be reached at 575-541-5451, email@example.com or @fjgwriter on Twitter.


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Australia's northern tropical rivers are renowned for being crocodile-infested, so the appearance of migrating humpback whales in one waterway has baffled marine scientists, who assume they simply took a wrong turn and got stuck. Emer McCarthy reports.
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Would you ever consider giving up cable TV?
After months of deadly hand-to-hand combat with Comcast's customer service representatives, the Official Significant Other of The Reckoner and I recently made the big leap -- we gave up our cable television. Indeed, we gave up on programmed television altogether -- nothing shall grace our television screen but things off a disc or Netflix wire.
So far, things have been an interesting go. Sal misses some of the On Demand material, but seems to be coping. There's a lot of Hulu going on in her life, but she gets by. As for myself, I scratched at the absence of cable like a phantom limb during the baseball playoffs -- I was glued to the radio feed on my iPhone, stapled even. Sutured. I was attached. Beyond that, I haven't missed it as much as I suspected. Netflix, with its bottomless episodes of Cheers, has been filling the breach.
In talking with the Official Immediate Family of The Reckoner about this whole 'give up cable plan' however, they're of the firm belief that I need an immediate psychiatric evaluation. After watching six episodes of Storage Wars in a row last time I was their house, I suspect they may be right.
Would you consider giving up cable over the next six months?


Lea Michele has announced her engagement to boyfriend Zandy Reich.
The actress took to Instagram on Saturday to flash the massive engagement ring she got from her beau with the simple caption: ‘Yes’.
The couple have been dating for just under a year.
Lea Michele is engaged to boyfriend Zany Reich
In the image, which was taken at the beach, Lea hold her hand in front of her face to show off a large emerald cut diamond in halo setting.
Reich was previously the head of business development for clothing brand Theory.
Reports first emerged the Glee star was dating her longtime friend in July last year as she was spotted holding hands with him in New York.
‘They’ve been friends for a long time, a few years,’ a source told People at the time. ‘Things turned romantic recently and they’re dating now.’
He’s the one! Reports first emerged the Glee star was dating her longtime friend in July last year


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Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. For those that don't know my story, my battle with Ulcerative Colitis (UC), a form of Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) started many years ago. At the time I had been training for the Cardiff half marathon, but never got to run it due to the decline in my health. It therefore seems only right that now I am conquering this illness that I get back in training and finish what I started.
I was diagnosed in February 2010, having been ill for many months and since then have been on a roller coaster of hospital appointments, tests and medications. I have had more hospital admissions than I care to remember, have had periods where I have been too ill to leave the house (or the bathroom) and have had to take medications that have had a major impact on my body/health. I kept hoping that the next treatment would give me the remission I wanted, but it would only be short lived. Due to the illness I underwent emergency life saving/changing surgery in November 2015, where my colon was removed and I now have an ileostomy. I had a lot of post operative complications and it has taken a while for me to accept that I now live with what I call my own 'bag for life'.
I'm not sure if I am crazy, stupid, brave or all of the above, but 7 years after I last did any running, I am attempting to run the Swansea half marathon. I have never run further than 10k and I am now starting completely from scratch - I currently can't even run a mile.
I couldn't have got through the last few years without the support of my family and friends, and I hope you will all support me in my latest challenge. Any donations gratefully received and rest assured not only will it help support an amazing charity it will help spur me on in my personal challenge and enable me to stick 2 fingers up to this disease.
CCUK is leading the battle against Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis and other forms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. It is raising awareness of the illness (through their campaigning, IBD was recently discussed in the house of commons), whilst trying to improve the care and services available for those of us living with the disease. It is funding and leading research into the causes and impact of IBD, whilst ultimately trying to find a cure. CCUK also provides support to those living with IBD, their friends and family.
To read more about UC and CCUK please click here;
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Already prone to erratic rainfall, Malawi may suffer longer dry spells and a shorter growing season in the near future. Eighty percent of Malawians are subsistence farmers dependent on rainfed agriculture, and also face challenges of soil erosion, soil degradation, and lack of access to agricultural inputs. Malawian agriculture must adapt to climate change within the constraints imposed by poverty. Agroforestry may provide part of the solution. Fast-growing, nitrogen-fixing "fertilizer trees" such as Gliricidia sepium and Tephrosia candida, intercropped with maize (the region's staple crop), have been shown to provide great improvements in grain yield and soil quality. Anecdotal evidence suggests that these agroforestry systems may be more drought-resistant than monoculture maize, but this claim has not yet been tested. Our study investigated the drought resilience of these agroforestry systems using a two-pronged approach: (1) direct manipulation of rainfall in the field, using rain exclusion shelters to achieve 100% interception for the last twelve weeks of the growing season (~40% of annual total); (2) comparison of system performance in years of normal (2008-09) versus poor (2009-10) rainfall. We examined a Gliricidia system established in 1992, as well as newly established Gliricidia and Tephrosia systems, to compare drought effects on seedlings versus mature trees.
The shelters achieved their goal of rain interception with reasonable labor requirements and minimal microclimatic artefacts; a drawback was PAR reduction, but this likely did not affect plant growth. The economical design (US$300 per shelter) has many potential applications for climate adaptation research in developing nations. Rain shelter results corroborated results from natural drought. In newly-established systems, survival and growth of Gliricidia seedlings (nursery-raised, field-transplanted) was excellent under normal and drought conditions, with early and late planting. However, Tephrosia (sown in the field) exhibited poor survival and growth under drought conditions and with late planting. Gliricidia appears a safer investment under such conditions. In the long-established Gliricidia system, trees did not compete with maize for water even during drought. Rather, agroforestry plots performed significantly better than maize monoculture under drought conditions, indicating the trees' benefits endure despite drought. We identified several mechanisms, independent of nitrogen addition, by which Gliricidia could confer drought resistance (microclimate, soil carbon, infiltration); however, we observed no effect on soil moisture. We conclude "fertilizer tree" agroforestry systems can improve food production even in a drought, and in some cases may confer drought resilience. We hope our work will inform future experiments on agroforestry and climate adaptation.


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Founder | Principal MACMINN CONTRACTING
Growing up in Victoria, I lived all over the city – Oak Bay, Fernwood, Cordova Bay, Saanich, the Uplands, James Bay. All those areas have unique houses – from very modest to quite grand – and I was fortunate to live in a wide variety of them. In doing so, I took an early interest in how these houses were designed and built.
That interest led me to appreciate the various architectural styles found throughout the city. From Samuel Maclure masterpieces, to James Bay cottages, humble sea-side bungalows, and everything in between.
Years later, after relocating to Toronto I started Redux Renovations, a design/build company which grew to service full house renovations, additions, and custom home builds – from conception to completion and in every vernacular – modern/contemporary, transitional, and traditional.
Redux enjoyed 17 successful years, during which two projects were awarded “Home of the Week” by the Toronto Star and featured in their Homes section of the paper.
Eventually I came to miss the West Coast, and in 2018 I returned to Victoria and re-branded as MACMINN CONTRACTING.
Our first project was a complete renovation/restoration of a 1911 heritage house in Fairfield near Ross Bay Cemetery. Shortly after that, we moved on to a gut-reno of a 1965 West Coast post and beam in the Rockland area. And work will soon begin on a full renovation of a mid-century split level adjacent Cedar Hill Golf course.
I was fortunate to grow up in Victoria, but equally fortunate to train and work in Toronto, one of the most diverse and competitive residential building markets in Canada. That wealth of experience has laid the groundwork for the most exciting chapter of my career, to live and work in my hometown of Victoria.
To provide exceptional residential design and build services that create unique livable homes, while at the same time forging a customer satisfaction experience that exceeds expectations and delivers every project on time and on budget.

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Three skiers triggered an avalanche on Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Maroon Bowl, near the Aspen Highlands Ski Area, CO. Maroon Bowl is a steep, north-west facing slope near the tree-line elevation band. According to the report by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center’ CAIC,’ the avalanche occurred around 1 p.m. on Sunday and caught two of the skiers and fully buried one of them. The avalanche was approximately 200 feet wide and ran about 2,000 feet.
The Pitkin County Regional Emergency Dispatch Center ’PREDEC’ received a call from the Aspen Highlands Ski Patrol at 1:27 p.m., reporting a large avalanche in Maroon Bowl with three skiers likely caught. Aspen Highlands Ski Patrol had observed the three skiers hiking into the area, watched them ski down, and then witnessed the avalanche from their headquarters on Loge Peak at the top of Aspen Highlands.
Highlands Ski Patrol reported later that only one skier was buried by the avalanche, as the other two skiers contacted them and confirmed they had been able to free themselves. Highlands Ski Patrol told one of the two surviving skiers to hike up to evacuate, while the other skier informed Ski Patrol that he had uncovered the buried skier and had started CPR. According to the Sheriff’s Office, all three skiers caught in the slide had avalanche safety training and were carrying and using avalanche safety equipment.
“PRELIMINARY: Three skiers triggered and were caught in a large avalanche in Maroon Bowl outside of the Aspen Highlands Ski Area on March 19, 2023. One of the riders was killed. Maroon Bowl is a steep northwest-facing slope in the near treeline elevation band. The avalanche broke about 200 feet wide and ran about 2,000 vertical feet.
The Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office, Mountain Rescue Aspen, Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC), and the Aspen Highlands Ski Patrol were all involved in the rescue.
Our deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of the people involved in this tragic accident. CAIC staff will visit the accident site on Monday, March 20, and we will publish a final report in the next week.”
Due to the remaining avalanche danger, Highlands Ski Patrol could not send patrol to their aid, and instead, Mountain Rescue Aspen’ MRA’ was notified. By 2:15 p.m., rescuers from MRA were on Maroon Creek Road, preparing to enter the field. However, due to the continued avalanche danger, it was decided that air rescue was required. Helicopters from Care Flight of the Rockies, Flight for Life, and the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC) were called upon to assist in the rescue. Due to extreme slope angles on the mountainside, Care Flight and Flight for Life could not land near the involved skiers.
At 4:15 p.m., PREDEC confirmed that the uninjured skier had stopped performing CPR on the previously buried skier. At 4:36 p.m., the DFPC helicopter was able to send two MRA rescuers to the location, and they confirmed that the skier was deceased. At 4:45 p.m., the DFPC helicopter retrieved the deceased and uninjured skier and flew them to the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport while the MRA rescuers skied to Maroon Creek Road. The other uninjured skier had successfully hiked back up the mountainside, and patrollers had pulled the individual uphill into a safe area.
The avalanche danger yesterday was rated ‘moderate.’
Authorities have not yet confirmed the skier’s identity who was caught and killed in the avalanche. “The identity of the deceased skier is being withheld pending necessary notifications and the completion of the coroner’s investigation,” the PREDEC press release stated.
The US has seen 19 avalanche-related fatalities this season, with 12 in Canada. Colorado has seen nine of those 19 fatalities, two of those at the weekend.


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Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 2
To know whether life exists beyond Earth, we must come to terms with our own significance in the universe. Are we uniquely special or merely mediocre?
Scientific American Volume 307, Issue 2
The matter-eating beast at the center of the Milky Way may actually account for Earth's existence and habitability

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CellMap confocal imaging unit is available in two models CellMapID and CellMapIC. With 488 nm and 532 nm lasers, CellMapIC is suitable for the visualization of GFP/FITC/TRITC/Cy3 labeled proteins and structures.
BP96 liquid handling system quickly and accurately dispenses solution into 96-well plates. Using a disposable syringe, the unit draws liquid from a reagent reservoir.
Panomics, Incorporated has introduced four ELISA tests for quantitative assessment of tumor marker concentration. These tests offer quick, efficient screening of multiple human serum samples for antigens that are elevated in different cancers.
Sciclone ALH 3000, for aspirating and dispensing in 96, 384, and 1536 well formats, has been updated with an instrument control program, Sciclone Software (V3.0), for additional power and ease. System integrators and assay developers will benefit from the intuitive graphical user interface.
Personal Evaporator for 96- and 384-well plates features needle height adjustable to 96 individual or 384 stainless steel needles. It holds standard microplates or deep-well plates, and flow control is adjusted with a fine needle valve. TFA, DMSO, and standard solvents are compatible.
Alpha-GelFox 2D Advanced Protein Gel Analysis Software uses propriety algorithms to identify proteins in a short amount of time.
The S.N.A.P. UV-Free Gel Purification Kit uses a crystal violet staining reagent to allow detection of DNA in agarose gels under ambient light. Traditional methods require staining agarose gels with ethidium bromide and visualizing DNA with UV light.
SequiTherm EXCEL II DNA Sequencing Kit may be used for both cycle sequencing and high-temperature isothermal (non-cycle) sequencing with either labeled primers or internal label incorporation using 32 P, 33 P, or 35 S radionuclides. A broad range of templates may be sequenced.
Thermo Sequenase Dye Primer Manual Cycle Sequencing Kit, for use with high resolution fluorescence scanners, allows sequencing directly from bacterial colonies, M13, or lambda plaques. Templates require no purification or pre-amplification.
MagDTR dye terminator removal technology is an improved DNA sequencing reaction clean-up method that generates high-quality data. Sequencing reaction products are adsorbed to magnetic particles, washed with alcohol, and eluted in water.
AMRESCO's A.C.E. Sequencing Buffer 1× is a new addition to the Advanced Capillary Electrophoresis line. For use in DNA sequencing via capillary electrophoresis and supplied ready to use, this buffer does not require dilution.
The CEQ 8000 Genetic Analysis System automates and integrates genetic analysis functions. With one
New expression profiling service from Qbiogene's MERLIN Custom Services Division aids researchers studying the functional genomics or organisms for which little or no prior sequencing information is available.
The ZOOM® IEF Fractionator system provide reproducible solution phase isoelectric focusing separations in three hours, allowing researchers to quickly and consistently to reduce sample complexity, enrich low abundance proteins, and increase the dynamic range of detection.
Two new versions of the BigDye® Terminator Cycle Sequencing Kit increase productivity and improve data quality for DNA sequencing applications. Version 3.1 of the kit is offered for the majority of applications, including de novo sequencing and resequencing. Kit version 1.

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Rhena Statement Earring
Our Rhena Statement Earring is the perfect earring to holiday-ify any look! This rhinestone earring dangles elegantly and dresses up a tshirt and jeans, or finishes off the dressiest of looks.
- Length: Approx 4" length
- Silver hardware and rhinestones
- Post backing
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Phillip Low’s Color blocked acrylic/lucite prisms are a gorgeous touch to any space with a natural source of light. The way that light hits and bounces off the prism creates an unpredictable and almost galactic effect. When we asked Low “Is it art or design?” he responded with…
“You decide. That line is blurry in some cases and I tend towards things that represent both at the same time. I also love things that engage the viewer…interactive stuff you can play with and make “new” when you feel like it. The table pieces I make are meant to be flipped around to create different effects. Maybe it’s craft?”
What inspired you to start making these prisms?
” I’ve always loved acrylic. It’s weight, optical clarity, precision and refractive qualities. I’ve also always made things. I made memory games and interactive block calendars a number of years ago that I showed in London. working in acrylic is something I’ve always wanted to do. When the opportunity came, I moved on it. it’s all a new thing for me really but I’m finding my way…more to come!”
These prisms do come with a hefty price tag of $950.00, but you can also purchase a print which I feel is equally effective for only $45.00 at Maryam Nassir Zadeh.


Knowledge and updating courses of the FADN-CREA accountancy methodology and REA-ISTAT
CREA-Research Centre for Agricultural Policies and Bioeconomy organizes knowledge courses on the FADN-CREA accountancy methodology and REA-ISTAT, both in e-learning modality and one-to-one modality, dealing with aspects related to methods and principles deriving from the Handbook of the EU FADN, from technical documents released by ISTAT and from the guidelines of international accounting principles in agriculture (IAS 41, IRFRS, etc).
Instructions on the correct use of the software applications implemented by CREA-Policies and Bioeconomy are, for instance, GAIA, ClassCE, CruscottoAziendale, Bilanciosemplificatorica, online REA, etc.
Ways of provision
The service is provided free of charge within the statistical and economic surveys carried out by CREA PB, that represent some of the institutional activities of the Centre, both for economic operators, interested to collaborate in the gathering of data in the farms, and public entities (i.e. technical and professional institutes) or private ones (i.e. farmers, agricultural associations and organizations, freelance workers, etc.). At the end of the course, attendees do receive the “understanding of the methodology” certificate, in the case they have successfully passed a specific test. The certifications bear the logo of CREA and Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests (MASAF).
Economic operators and citizens (farmers, counselors, teachers, other types of users).
CREA-Research Centre for Agricultural Policies and Bioeconomy, Via Barberini 36 - 00187 Roma


Google Nexus 4 preorder is available in India for Rs 25,990. But it is $100 costlier in India compared to its price in the US
Google Nexus 4 has finally arrived in the Indian market. But I am sure many people wouldnâ€™t be too happy as the handset has been priced rather too high compared to its regular price in the US. The handset is priced at Rs 25990. This is around $100 costlier than its price in the US and so the disappointment.
But to be true, this is the only thing that may be disappointing for users in the country. Otherwise, the handset is among the best and competes well with market leaders. It comes with almost better specifications that Samsungâ€™s Galaxy S3 and it is still substantially lower priced than Galaxy S3 and other handsets in the range. Samsungâ€™s Galaxy S3 is still priced at Rs 33000 despite the fact that its new version Galaxy S4 is already available in the market.
To be true, Galaxy Nexus 4 is a diversion of LGâ€™s Optimus G. It shares too many specs and features of the high-end Android phone from LG. The Google handset has a large 4.7-inch True HD IPS Plus capacitive touchscreen. It packs a good resolution of 768 x 1280 pixels at 318-ppi. LG has made the multitouch display of the device highly perfect to make it fight with the rivals like Samsung Galaxy S III. The display gets anti-scratch protection thanks to Corningâ€™s new Gorilla Glass 2.
When it comes to processor, it is equipped with a 1.5GHz Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon quad core processor, 2GB RAM and Adreno 320 GPU. The handset comes up in two basic memory versions; 8GB and 16GB. It is a move from LG and Google to price the device lower. Of course, it seems to have worked well. In a time of great cloud storage services there is no need for large internet memory onboard a phone.
Google seems to be preparing the launch of Nexus 5. But its previous version comes with standard 8MP camera with features like autofocus, LED flash, check quality, geo-tagging and face detection. You can use the camera to take video at 1080p@30fps. There is a 1.3MP front camera for letting you make video chats. The device puts forward all essential connectivity options. You can use GPRS, EDGE, DC-HSDPA, HSDPA and HSUPA for on-the-go network connection. The device also offers Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0 and microUSB as advanced connectivity options.


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Planning commission votes in favor of proposal to put subdivision on closed Badlands golf course
February 15, 2017
The Las Vegas Planning Commission voted 4-2 Tuesday in favor of a proposal to put a 61-lot subdivision on part of the closed Badlands golf course.
The proposal will be heard by the City Council in March. Developer EHB Cos. wants to put single-family homes on 61 lots across 34 acres on the shuttered course at the corner of Hualapai Way and Alta Drive.
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- Blend 1/4 cup Soom Tahini, 1 large clove of minced garlic, 1 tbsp minced parsley, 3 1/2 tbsp fresh lemon juice, 1/4 cup water, 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil , salt and pepper to taste in blender or food processor until smooth and creamy.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
- Add 12 ounces of pasta and cook until al dente.
- Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of pasta water and set aside.
- Meanwhile, heat 3 tbsp olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add 1 medium-sized eggplant, cut into 1/2-inch pieces eggplant slices with a pinch of salt.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown.
- Add 3 cloves of thinly sliced garlic, 1 pint cherry tomatoes, and 1/2 cup dry white wine wine.
- Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 5-8 minutes.
- Spoon veggies over cooked pasta and drizzle with tahini sauce. If the pasta seems a bit dry add the reserved cooking liquid.
- Serve the pasta with 1/4 cup minced parsley, 1/4 cup slivered and toasted almonds, salt and pepper to taste.

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We explored the use of continuous waterborne electrical imaging (CWEI), in conjunction with fiber-optic distributed temperature sensor (FO-DTS) monitoring, to improve the conceptual model for uranium transport within the Columbia River corridor at the Hanford 300 Area, Washington. We first inverted resistivity and induced polarization CWEI data sets for distributions of electrical resistivity and polarizability, from which the spatial complexity of the primary hydrogeologic units was reconstructed. Variations in the depth to the interface between the overlying coarse-grained, high-permeability Hanford Formation and the underlying finer-grained, less permeable Ringold Formation, an important contact that limits vertical migration of contaminants, were resolved along ∼3 km of the river corridor centered on the 300 Area. Polarizability images were translated into lithologic images using established relationships between polarizability and surface area normalized to pore volume (Spor). The FO-DTS data recorded along 1.5 km of cable with a 1 m spatial resolution and 5 min sampling interval revealed subreaches showing (1) temperature anomalies (relatively warm in winter and cool in summer) and (2) a strong correlation between temperature and river stage (negative in winter and positive in summer), both indicative of reaches of enhanced surface water–groundwater exchange. The FO-DTS data sets confirm the hydrologic significance of the variability identified in the CWEI and reveal a pattern of highly focused exchange, concentrated at springs where the Hanford Formation is thickest. Our findings illustrate how the combination of CWEI and FO-DTS technologies can characterize surface water–groundwater exchange in a complex, coupled river-aquifer system.
 The objective of this study was to explore the use of high-resolution continuous waterborne electrical imaging (CWEI), in conjunction with fiber-optic distributed temperature sensor (FO-DTS) monitoring, to improve the conceptual model for how surface water–groundwater interaction at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hanford 300 Area, Washington, regulates uranium (U) transport from the contaminated aquifer into the Columbia River. For over 40 years, starting in 1943, fluids containing radioisotopes and metals, generated during reactor fuel fabrication and chemical separation processes, were discharged to the shallow subsurface of the Hanford 300 Area (Figure 1). The primary chemical inventory included 241 t of copper, 117 t of fluorine, 2060 t of nitrate, and between 33 and 59 t of U, which is the main contaminant of concern. Previous studies have mostly focused on the behavior of U in the terrestrial system and the groundwater. A 1993 modeling study predicted that groundwater U concentrations would decrease to the 30 μg/L drinking water standard in 3 to 10 years [Westinghouse Hanford Company, 1993]. Based on this study, an interim decision for monitored natural attenuation with institutional controls on groundwater was implemented [Environmental Protection Agency, 1996]. A review in 2006, however, showed that, despite source control measures, groundwater U concentrations remained mostly unchanged [Hartman et al., 2006]. A pressing research need at this site is an improved understanding of the potential for long-term discharge of U from this persistent plume into Columbia River surface water. Achieving this understanding requires new studies that capture the spatial distribution of the primary lithologic units along the river corridor as well as spatiotemporal complexity in surface water–groundwater exchange driven by variations in stage levels on the Columbia River.
 Our study considered the hypothesis that lithologic heterogeneity, widely believed to regulate exchange between surface water and groundwater, could be imaged at an unprecedented spatial scale and resolution relative to direct investigation methods performed within the river corridor of this important site. Recent studies have demonstrated how electrical imaging can resolve subsurface heterogeneity impacting surface water–groundwater exchange based on spatial variations in electrical resistivity driven by lithologic variability [Acworth and Dasey, 2003]. FO-DTS is an emerging technology that recently has been employed to determine spatiotemporal dynamics of surface water–groundwater exchange in fluvial, lacustrine, and estuarine environments by exploiting the temperature contrasts between surface water and groundwater [Henderson et al., 2009; Selker et al., 2006a, 2006b; Tyler et al., 2009]. Henderson et al.  recently combined FO-DTS and stationary resistivity imaging to study aquifer-estuary interaction, but no studies have previously integrated CWEI and FO-DTS to fully exploit the complementary information in both data sets regarding spatial and temporal variability in surface water–groundwater exchange.
 Here, we use CWEI to resolve lithologic variability along a major river corridor by determining the spatial variation in the electrochemical polarizability, a property closely related to lithology, in addition to the electrical resistivity as routinely captured in CWEI studies. We adopt empirical petrophysical relations to reconstruct predictions of the variability in specific surface area normalized to pore volume (Spor) of granular material along the river corridor. We also estimate variations in the thickness of the aquifer contributing uranium to the river along the corridor. We use FO-DTS, performed along a line selected based on the images from CWEI, to determine spatiotemporal variability in surface water–groundwater exchange along the river corridor. The FO-DTS confirms the hydrological significance of the spatial variation in lithology imaged with CWEI. The study reveals a spatially and temporally complex pattern of surface water–groundwater exchange, strongly controlled by the thickness of transmissive sediments, with exchange focused at springs that are in some cases associated with paleochannels. Temporal fluctuations in the stage of the Columbia River drive, and may reverse, the flow of water between aquifer and river. Determining this spatial and temporal complexity is a critical requirement for advancing understanding of U transport at the Hanford 300 Area.
1.1. Surface Water–Groundwater Exchange at the Hanford 300 Area
 Hydrogeology at the Hanford site is in large part determined by two formations with distinctly different hydraulic properties (Figure 2). The uppermost unit is the Hanford Formation, containing pebble-to-boulder-size gravels and interbedded sands resulting in high hydraulic conductivity (K) of ∼100 m/d [Williams et al., 2007]. The underlying unit is the Ringold Formation, a highly heterogeneous unit of granule-to-cobble-size gravels interbedded with fine sand and silt resulting in a lower K of ∼0.2 m/d [Williams et al., 2007]. The Hanford-Ringold (H-R) contact is generally considered an important contact that limits vertical migration of contaminants. Identifying the location of the H-R contact is likely critical to determining U distribution along the river corridor as the shape of the confining layer probably regulates contaminant discharge along the shoreline [Fritz et al., 2007]. The topographic surface of the Ringold was modified by high-energy paleofloods and/or Columbia River flows that eroded into the Ringold Formation [Brown, 1960]. These incised channels, with a northwest trending erosional axis, were subsequently filled with younger, more permeable Hanford Formation sediments. Although the location and distribution of paleochannels across the 300 Area is currently poorly defined, paleochannels are expected to be approximately 10–20 m in width, and they likely constrain the U plume by providing hydraulically conductive groundwater flow paths through the region of the plume and into the Columbia River during low river stage conditions. An improved understanding of flow and transport along the river corridor of the Hanford 300 Area critically depends on mapping the locations and lateral extent of these paleochannels.
 The current hydrogeological framework for the river corridor at the Hanford 300 Area is largely based on direct probing techniques aimed at determining the elevation of the H-R contact, and projections of the H-R contact onto the riverbed from identification in boreholes drilled inland [Fritz et al., 2007]. This work supports the presence of a hydraulically resistant layer (the Ringold Formation) underlying the uppermost hydrologic unit (Hanford Formation) through which surface water–groundwater exchange and connectivity between the aquifer and surface water is most focused. Figure 1 includes an estimate of the area of the riverbed (170,000 m2) having the potential to discharge uranium to the Columbia River, outlined in yellow and termed the contributing area [Fritz et al., 2007]. This outlined area represents the area that was determined to be (1) between the average river stage elevation (105 m) and the thalweg (Figure 1), (2) between the 30 μg/L concentration contours for U, and (3) sediments originating from the Hanford Formation based on determination of the top of the Ringold Formation from projections of borehole data and drive point probes and multilevel sampling [Williams et al., 2007].
 Discrepancies between model predictions and field observations of U transport at the site can be attributed partly to the use of oversimplified conceptual models to describe reactive transport in a highly heterogeneous system. These models fail to consider not only subsurface heterogeneity, including the presence of possible preferential flow paths into the Columbia River and heterogeneity in and immediately beneath the streambed but also the effects of short-term and seasonal fluctuations in river stage and the resulting interplay between surface water and groundwater. Hourly and diurnal changes in water levels in the Columbia River of over 1 m are known to give rise to some of the fastest groundwater velocities on the Hanford site and the resulting pressure wave extends as far as 1 km inland [Waichler and Yabusaki, 2005]. These river stage fluctuations appear to correlate with episodic changes in water chemistry, increases in groundwater U concentrations, and elevated U discharges to the river, but cannot be reproduced with the current parameterization of the Subsurface Transport over Multiple Phases (STOMP) [White and Oorstrom, 2006] model used for simulation of transport at the site. Improved modeling of U transport from the aquifer into the river at the Hanford 300 site requires a more detailed characterization of lithologic heterogeneity along the river corridor, coupled with direct knowledge of spatiotemporal variability in surface water–groundwater exchange. Our combined CWEI and FO-DTS study was designed to demonstrate how emerging hydrogeophysical technologies can address such needs at the required measurement scale.
1.2. Survey Layout
 Our study focused on the Columbia River corridor adjacent to the Hanford 300 site (Figure 1), although the CWEI was extended to the south in an effort to place the lithologic variability within a broader context. Figure 1 shows the location of ∼30 km of CWEI survey lines and ∼1.5 km of nearshore FO-DTS cable that is roughly centered on the Hanford 300 Area Integrated Field Research Challenge (IFRC) site. Three additional FO-DTS cables were installed parallel to the nearshore cable shown in Figure 1 (not shown or discussed here). Water depths varied substantially across the surveyed area from a minimum of 2 m close to shore to a maximum of 18 m when crossing the channel thalweg (Figure 3). Divers were used to ensure that the FO-DTS cables were securely positioned on the riverbed, particularly in deeper parts of the channel. Cables were positioned so as to remain below water even at low stage.
1.3. Continuous Waterborne Electrical Imaging
 Electrical methods are based on the injection of current and mapping of the resulting electrical potentials in the earth using combinations of electrodes. CWEI is a recent advancement in electrical methods whereby a string of electrodes is pulled along the water surface while electrical measurements are continuously recorded [Day-Lewis et al., 2006]. This approach results in spatially rich data sets that can be inverted for the subriverbed (or any water body in general) distribution of electrical conductivity (σ = 1/ρ), the reciprocal of electrical resistivity (ρ), and also the polarizability of the subsurface as explored here. In saturated sediments, such as those beneath a riverbed, the electrical conductivity most commonly is modeled using an empirical model with parallel electrolytic (through the interconnected pore space, σel) and surface (along the interconnected pore surface, σsurf) conduction paths, σ = σel + σsurf = σwϕm + σsurf, where σw is the electrical conductivity of the pore-filling fluids, ϕ is the porosity and m is commonly known as the cementation factor and is determined by the connectivity of the pore space [Archie, 1942]. The surface conductivity (σsurf) has been shown to depend linearly on specific surface area normalized to pore volume (Spor) of granular material both in observations [Schon, 1996] and theory [Revil and Glover, 1998]. Here, Spor = S/Vϕ, where S is the sample total surface area, and V is the sample volume. Electrical methods have frequently been used to image lithologic variability in the subsurface, although the interpretation commonly is subject to considerable uncertainty due to the strong dependence on both properties of the fluids (σw) as well as the sediments (ϕ, m, and Spor). The measurements from electrical surveys are commonly reported as a transfer resistance (R), the voltage difference between two electrodes normalized by the current injected into the earth at the current electrodes. The measurements also commonly are presented as an apparent resistivity (ρa), calculated by multiplying R by a geometric factor determined by the relative positions of the four electrodes (units of length). The apparent resistivity is the resistivity of an equivalent homogeneous medium within the support volume of the measurement.
 A valuable extension of the electrical method involves the measurement of induced polarization (IP), which records the transient voltage decay associated with temporary storage of charge in the subsurface. These measurements are often obtained concurrent with resistance measurements. At the low frequencies (<10 Hz) used in electrical surveys, electrochemical polarization is the dominant charge storage mechanism, involving a local redistribution of charge within the electrical double layer at the solid-fluid interface [Slater and Lesmes, 2002a]. The magnitude of this polarization is in large part determined by Spor, an important parameter controlling flow and reactive transport, as it represents the size of the interconnected, polarizable surface [Slater, 2007]. A strong linear relation between imaginary conductivity (σ″), the strength of interfacial polarization recorded with precision frequency domain laboratory instruments, and Spor recently has been shown for 114 unconsolidated soil and sandstone samples derived from seven independent data sets [see Weller et al., 2010, Figure 2]. Field IP instruments, however, usually operate in the time domain and record proxy measures of σ″ such as the normalized chargeability (Mn) parameter [Lesmes and Frye, 2001]. The constant of proportionality between Mn and σ″ can be determined in the laboratory, where measurements on samples are made using a frequency domain dynamic signal analyzer that records σ″ directly, along with measurements of Mn made with the field instrument under identical configuration settings as used during the field survey.
 Unlike electrical conductivity measurements, IP measurements tend to show only a weak dependence on fluid properties (e.g., σw), at least in soils and rocks devoid of metallic minerals [Lesmes and Frye, 2001]. As with electrical conductivity imaging, IP measurements are usually reported as apparent values for a homogenous earth and inverse methods are used to reconstruct the distribution of the subsurface polarizability. Inverse methods now routinely are employed to determine the best estimate of subsurface variability in conductivity that satisfies the measurement and any data (resistance and/or IP) and model constraints [e.g., Binley and Kemna, 2005]. Inversions produce two- or three-dimensional cross sections or volumes of subsurface electrical properties, providing insight into spatially variable lithologic and fluid properties. As stated previously, geophysical parameters commonly are functions of multiple hydrologic properties; moreover, the resolution and quality of inversions is affected by survey geometry, measurement error, and inversion settings [Day-Lewis et al., 2005]. For these reasons, it is critical to interpret geophysical results jointly with other data types, such as direct hydrologic measurements and temperature data.
1.4. Fiber-Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing
 Fiber-optic distributed temperature sensing (FO-DTS) is an emerging technology with applications in fire detection, industrial process monitoring, and petroleum reservoir monitoring, with more recent implementation to obtain spatially rich data sets for monitoring surface water–groundwater exchange in streams, lakes, marshes, and estuaries [e.g., Henderson et al., 2009; Moffett et al., 2008; Selker et al., 2006a, 2006b; Tyler et al., 2009]. The sensor consists of standard telecommunications fiber-optic cable. FO-DTS measurement physics is based on temperature-dependent backscatter mechanisms including Brillouin and Raman backscatter [Selker et al., 2006a]. Most commercially available systems, including the unit used here, are based on analysis of Raman scatter. As laser light is transmitted down the fiber-optic cable, light scatters continuously back toward the instrument from all along the fiber, with some of the scattered light at frequencies above and below the frequency of incident light, i.e., anti-Stokes and Stokes-Raman backscatter, respectively. The ratio of anti-Stokes to Stokes energy provides the basis for FO-DTS measurements. Measurements are localized to a section of cable according to a time-of-flight calculation (i.e., optical time domain reflectometry). Assuming the speed of light within the fiber is constant, scatter collected over a specific time window corresponds to a specific spatial interval of the fiber. Although there are tradeoffs between spatial resolution, thermal precision, and sampling time, in practice it is possible to achieve meter-scale spatial and 0.1°C thermal precision for measurement cycle times on the order of minutes and cables extending several kilometers [Tyler et al., 2009]; thus, thousands of temperature measurements can be made simultaneously along a single cable. This new technology is ideal for generating spatially rich thermal maps that can visualize a large amount of temperature data and quickly identify major trends in surface water–groundwater exchange.
2. Field Data Sets
2.1. Continuous Waterborne Electrical Imaging
 Approximately 30 km of CWEI data were collected on the Columbia River (Figure 1, white lines). Data were collected in July 2008, when relatively high water levels facilitated surveying close to the western bank of the river. All data sets were acquired from a Gregor aluminum hull jet boat, with water depth continuously measured using a 200/50 kHz–10/40 degree depth finder (estimated accuracy of 25 cm based on field tests) and all measurements were georeferenced using a differential GPS (Garmin GPSmap 420s) unit with ±0.5 m horizontal accuracy. CWEI surveys were conducted using a 10-channel time domain resistivity/IP instrument (Syscal Pro, Iris Instruments, France). This time domain instrument records the polarizability as an apparent integral chargeability (Ma) determined from the decay curve after current shutoff. All data were acquired using a 13-electrode cable with graphite electrodes spaced at 5 m intervals. The configuration of the 10 measurement channels was chosen so as to (1) provide a high signal-to-noise ratio for all 10 channels (critical to collecting reliable IP data), (2) result in a desirable sensitivity pattern relative to other common configurations [Mansoor and Slater, 2007], and (3) optimize the 10-channel capabilities of the instrument. Measurements were recorded every 0.5–3.0 m depending on survey speed (in part dictated by strong currents on the Columbia River), resulting in ∼65,000 measurements conducted on ∼30 km of line.
 CWEI surveys (i.e., with the boat and cable in motion) do not permit application of standard methods for assessing measurement error (e.g., repeatability/stacking tests and/or reciprocity). However, surface electrical measurements are inherently low resolution and it is therefore reasonable to expect a smooth distribution of apparent resistivity and apparent chargeability over most natural geologic structures. Furthermore, it is justifiable to remove values inconsistent with the physics of electrical current flow. For example, although it is possible to record negative apparent chargeability in the presence of strong geometrical effects, such effects were not expected here. In the resistivity data set obvious outliers are those measurements with a very small resistivity close to 0 Ohm m, a physically unreasonable result given the soils at this site. These considerations resulted in ∼2% of the data set being removed from the inversion. Confidence in the mapped variability of ρa and Ma along a two-dimensional (2D) line was also established by comparison with ρa and Ma structure observed on adjacent parallel lines (Figure 1). Data quality was very good with only 1.2 percent of the data points removed as likely outliers before further processing. Figure 4 is an example of the distribution of ρa and Ma, with the data showing strong variability both perpendicular (E-W) and parallel (N-S) to the river bank. These plan views of the shore-perpendicular variability in part reflect the substantial increase in water depth toward the channel center (Figure 3). However, it is the shore-parallel variability that is of most interest here as we wish to determine variability of the hydrogeologic framework along the river corridor at the Hanford 300 Area.
 The CWEI data set was inverted for an estimated subsurface distribution of resistivity and chargeability using the RES2DINV package [Loke et al., 2003] as it efficiently handles large data sets and permits a variable thickness water layer of uniform resistivity and zero chargeability (water is nonpolarizable at low frequencies) to be incorporated as an inversion constraint. A uniform resistivity water layer is a valid assumption considering the fact that the survey was run during high stage conditions when we will show that focused groundwater discharge is suppressed such that the physical properties of the water column are likely to be relatively uniform. Measurements made with the shortest electrode separations, almost exclusively sensing the resistivity of the water column, support this assumption. For example, along line 20 m the mean apparent resistivity of the shortest electrode spacing was 99 Ohm m with a standard deviation of 17 Ohm m. Given the significant discrepancy between the sample density shore-parallel (1 measurement every few meters) and shore-perpendicular (1 measurement every ∼20 m), the data set was treated as a series of near-parallel 2D lines. True electrode locations (calculated from the boat location and the azimuth of the electrode cable behind the boat) were first projected onto a best fit 2D line. Each line was then inverted for a 2D electrical structure along the river corridor using the common smooth regularization constraint (whereby model structure is minimized subject to fitting the data to some acceptable tolerance) [de Groot-Hedlin and Constable, 1990]. These 2D inversion results were then interpolated in ArcView to generate a pseudo three-dimensional (3D) data set of ρ and M variation within the surveyed volume of the river corridor.
2.2. Fiber-Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing
 In November 2008, four armored fiber-optic measurement cables were installed semipermanently on the bed of the Columbia River centered on the Hanford 300 Area. Although a zigzag or grid pattern would be an optimal deployment and several bank-perpendicular transects would provide additional information, cables oriented cross flow would more likely snag floating debris and would be subjected to the full force of the current. Given the high currents associated with this river, we opted for a series of four parallel cables at different distances between 2 m and 20 m from the riverbank,. These cables were continuously below the water surface (even at the lowest stage during the data acquisition) throughout the length of the study reach. Here, we focus on analysis of data from a ruggedized, ∼1 cm diameter, 1.6 km long Sensornet EnviroFlex cable that was deployed 2 m from the bank by a team operating on foot in waders, with the cable manually secured to the streambed using stakes, cinder blocks, and native cobbles. GPS data were recorded at discrete locations along the cable (cable location is shown in Figure 1). The DTS unit was programmed to collect data every meter along the cable at a 5 min time interval. A Sensortran eight-channel Gemini control unit was set up and calibrated using ice-and-water baths as well as the stream and air temperatures. The system was remotely accessed with data automatically transferred to a remote server.
2.3. Other Geophysical Surveys
 Waterborne ground penetrating radar (GPR) and seismic methods were also performed along line 20 of the CWEI survey in the hope that they could be used to locate the H-R contact and/or identify paleochannels. Both methods were ineffective, primarily as a result of the excessive signal scattering resulting from the cobble framework making up the armored bed along most of the river. However, GPR surveys along the river corridor during periods of low stage have revealed evidence of paleochannels at some locations, as discussed later.
3. Interpretation and Discussion
3.1. CWEI Imaging of Lithologic Variability
Figure 5 shows the inversions of CWEI data for line 20 (located approximately 20 m from the western shore). The normalized chargeability (Mn = M/ρ), calculated from the inverted ρ and M model space, is plotted in Figure 5a and the ρ model is shown in Figure 5b. The electrical structure shown in Figure 5 is largely reproduced in the other shore-parallel transects (not shown for brevity), although image resolution below the riverbed is reduced due to greater water depths further offshore. We focus on Mn as a lithologic indicator because it is directly proportional to the imaginary conductivity (σ″), an excellent field-scale indicator of lithology [Slater and Lesmes, 2002b]. Furthermore, although lithology exerts a strong control on ρ due to variations in ϕ and clay content, ρ also is dependent on σw. Given that σw varies spatially and temporally in the river corridor as a result of surface water–groundwater exchange, ρ is not a robust indicator of lithologic variability. Figure 5 generally shows a two-layer model composed of a low Mn (high ρ) layer overlying a high Mn (low ρ) layer. The upper layer includes the variable thickness water layer (constrained in the inversion to a layer of constant ρ and zero M). The riverbed is shown as a black line. We attribute the lower, sub–river bottom, part of the upper layer to the Hanford Formation, where the very low Mn is consistent with a coarse-grained aquifer devoid of silt and clay. The lower layer is interpreted as the Ringold Formation, where the much higher Mn is consistent with the substantial silt fraction in this unit.
 The white dashed line in Figure 5a represents our interpretation of the H-R contact based on the two-layer electrical structure of the site. As noted previously, the H-R contact is a critical boundary in any hydrogeologic model of the Hanford 300 Area as it limits vertical movement of contaminants in the overlying permeable Hanford unit. CWEI provides an unprecedented characterization of the hydrogeologic setting along this 2.5 km reach of the river corridor at the 300 site, revealing substantial variability in the depth to the H-R contact. In some places, the Ringold appears to be in contact with the riverbed, e.g., between ∼1300–1550 m (Figure 5a), which is consistent with estimates of the Ringold exposure on the riverbed based on projection of the H-R contact from inland boreholes combined with point probe tests performed on the riverbed (yellow outline in Figure 1). However, CWEI captures many details in the lithologic variability along the river corridor not resolvable from the projections based on boreholes and direct probing techniques. For example, the H-R contact is imaged at 5–10 m below the riverbed in some places, and evidence for paleochannels of coarse sediments incised beneath the H-R contact exists at 100–300 m and 750–900 m along this line. Furthermore, the imaging identifies a second location where the Ringold is in contact with the riverbed between 600 and 700 m that was not resolved from the borehole projections.
Figure 6 shows a plan view spatial distribution of ρ (Figure 6a) and Mn (Figure 6b) at 7 m depth along the river corridor; the estimated contributing area is superimposed on the map (white outline) [Fritz et al., 2007]. Figures 6a and 6b were constructed from interpolating the 2D inversion of the CWEI data sets collected along the multiple shore-parallel lines shown in Figure 1. The inversion slice at 7 m depth was selected as the shallowest (therefore highest resolution) depth that represents the subriverbed sediments across the nearshore before reaching the channel thalweg where depths rapidly drop to as much as 15 m (Figure 3). The plan view images in Figure 6 are cropped east of the edge of the thalweg as they essentially represent only the water layer and contain no useful information. Figure 6 again illustrates the spatial richness of the information that is retrieved from CWEI on the variation in the H-R contact along the river corridor. Figure 6c is a plan view of the variation in Spor at 7 m estimated from the petrophysical relation σ″ = 0.01Spor (σ″ in mS/m, Spor in μm−1) derived by Weller et al. , with Mn converted to σ″ based on laboratory calibration of the linear relations between σ″ recorded with a frequency dynamic signal analyzer and Mn recorded with the instrument used in this study [Slater and Lesmes, 2002b]. Figure 6d shows the variation in Spor estimated at 5 m using the same approach. The region of highest Spor coincides as expected with the location where the borehole projections suggest that the contributing area is narrowest, i.e., little or no exposure of the Hanford Formation, the riverbed instead being composed of Ringold sediments at this location. However, as demonstrated in Figure 5, we capture much spatial variability in the depth to the H-R contact along the river corridor that cannot be defined from existing borehole projections and direct probe sampling. We argue that variation in Spor shown in Figure 6c represents the variation in the distribution of Hanford (low Spor) and Ringold (high Spor) Formations at 7 m depth throughout the contributing area defined by Fritz et al. .
3.2. FO-DTS Investigations of Surface Water–Groundwater Exchange
 The FO-DTS monitoring recorded the spatiotemporal variability in streambed temperature at 5 min intervals from February 2009 to September 2009. Figure 7 shows river temperature, stage, and two subsets of the FO-DTS data collected in March and July–August 2009. Figure 7 shows substantial spatial variability along the cable, with some cable locations exhibiting greater temperature variability than others. Spatial anomalies in Figure 7 appear as horizontal bands, locations where warmer temperatures occur in winter and cooler temperatures occur in summer; these clearly diminish at higher river stages. Winter increases and summer decreases in temperature during low stage are consistent with the effect of groundwater input. During winter months, groundwater temperatures are warmer than surface water temperatures, and groundwater discharges locally increase streambed temperatures. The converse is true during summer months, when groundwater input cools the streambed. We note that Figure 7 contains evidence of a phase lag between stage and temperature response. The hydrological significance of such phase lags between temperature and forcing factors can be investigated using time-frequency analysis [Henderson et al., 2009]. However, this is beyond the scope of our current paper.
 Other factors that could cause temperature anomalies at the streambed include air temperature and solar heating. We dismiss the effects of air temperature (via conduction through the water column), because it would cause temperatures to decrease at low stage in winter and increase at low stage in summer, the opposite of what we observe (Figure 7). Solar heating could cause spatial variability in temperature if substantial variations in river depth occur along the cable. Spot measurements of stream depth, however, do not support a significant contribution from solar heating, and the anomalies observed in Figure 7 persist throughout the night when solar heating is absent. We are therefore confident that anomalies observed in Figure 7 identify locations of enhanced surface water–groundwater exchange adjacent to the 300 Area.
Figure 8 compares the distribution of the average streambed temperature during low-stage conditions on 31 March (representing winter; Figure 8b) and 3 August (representing summer; Figure 8c) with a revised estimate (relative to Figure 1) of the U-contributing area along the river corridor based on the CWEI survey. The correlation coefficients between temperature and stage for data recorded at 5 min intervals over 8 and 12 day periods in winter and summer, respectively, also are shown in Figures 8b and 8c. Whereas the contributing area defined by Fritz et al.  was based on predicted locations where the Hanford Formation is exposed on the riverbed, we utilize the CWEI data to determine variations in the thickness of the Hanford Formation along the river corridor (Figure 8a). This CWEI estimate contains much structure along the corridor that is not captured in the original estimate (Fritz et al.  and Figure 1) based on projections of the H-R contact recorded in boreholes.
 The DTS data set highlights focused areas along the river corridor that are anomalously warm during cold months and anomalously cold during warm months. Furthermore, at these locations the temperature is strongly correlated with river stage, with negative correlation in winter (i.e., higher temperatures as stage falls) and positive correlation (i.e., lower temperatures as stage falls) in summer. In contrast, away from these anomalies the temperatures on the cable are relatively uniform and uncorrelated with river stage. In summer, weak negative correlation (up to about −0.3) between stage and DTS temperature is evident at some locations, which we interpret as the result of cooler deeper water; thus, the effect of water column temperature acts opposite to that of groundwater discharge, supporting our interpretation that strong positive correlation in summer is evidence of surface water–groundwater interaction. The reversal of the anomalies between summer and winter months, along with the strong correlation with river stage at these locations, offers compelling evidence that these are stage-controlled regions of focused surface water–groundwater exchange. Whereas temperature is a function of many factors (air temperature, solar radiation), we are only interested in the temperature variations arising from hydraulic forcing. Our use of the correlation coefficient between stage and temperature offers a simple analysis of the extensive DTS data set bringing us closer to understanding the processes controlling the discharges identified.
 The temperature anomalies appear to be correlated with lithology. Considering the CWEI estimate of thickness of the U contributing area (Figure 8a), we see that the temperature anomalies indicating enhanced groundwater exchange coincide with locations along the river corridor where the Hanford sediments are thickest and the Ringold Formation is at depth. These anomalies are closely associated with five known springs/U seeps [Williams et al., 2007], shown as black crosses in Figure 8. In contrast, temperature anomalies are absent where the Ringold is in contact with or close to the riverbed and no correlation between streambed temperature and stage is observed. The linear correlation coefficient for Hanford thickness as a predictor of temperature-stage correlation is −0.6 and the corresponding Spearman rank correlation coefficient (more appropriate as we have no expectation that the relationship will necessarily be linear) is −0.68. The DTS data sets therefore clearly demonstrate that the lithologic variability imaged with waterborne geophysics is hydrologically important and plays a key role in regulating surface water–groundwater exchange along the river corridor at the Hanford 300 Area.
 The pattern that emerges from the integrated interpretation of data from CWEI and FO-DTS, two emerging technologies in environmental imaging and monitoring, is that of focused surface water–groundwater exchange in locations where the Hanford sediments are thickest and the elevation of the H-R contact is locally depressed by erosion features. As discussed earlier, highly permeable paleochannels are suspected to exist at the contact between the Hanford and Ringold units and likely provide localized preferential flow paths for enhancing surface water–groundwater exchange. Our data lend support to this conceptual model of hydraulic connectivity between the aquifer and river. For example, Figure 8a suggests abrupt depressions in the H-R contact at ∼250 and 800 m along line 20. The cross-sectional expressions of these features are also shown in Figure 5a. We suggest that these are the electrical expressions of coarse paleochannel deposits locally eroded below the H-R contact. The locations of these feature coincides with enhanced surface water–groundwater exchange predicted from the FO-DTS data set (Figure 5).
 Ground penetrating radar (GPR) geophysical surveys were conducted along the westernmost edge of the Columbia River (where field conditions permitted) to look for additional evidence for the presence of paleochannels; anomalies identified in vintage GPR data sets collected to the west of the 300 Area were previously interpreted as paleochannel structures [Kunk and Narbutovskih, 1993]. The GPR survey on the streambed revealed the presence of a coarse sedimentary deposit locally eroded below the H-R contact at the location of the onshore projection of the temperature anomaly at 60 m on line 20 (Figure 8b), with a cross-sectional structure consistent with a paleochannel (Figure 9). The correspondence between the FO-DTS and shoreline GPR data sets provides evidence of paleochannel(s) locally enhancing surface water–groundwater exchange between the U-contaminated Hanford aquifer and the Columbia River at this location. The CWEI and DTS data also support the presence of enhanced exchange focused in depressions of the H-R contact at additional locations along the river corridor at the Hanford 300 Area, most obviously between 800 and 950 m in Figure 5. We note the obvious correspondence with the high contours of U concentration at this location (Figure 8b), lending support to the notion that the focused surface water–groundwater exchange observed with FO-DTS is controlling U transport into the river.
 Our study illustrates the unique spatially rich information on surface water–groundwater exchange at the Hanford 300 Area that comes from integrating CWEI with FO-DTS measurements. These two technologies provide highly complementary information. CWEI images the hydrogeologic framework, primarily the elevation of the H-R contact and the location of possible paleochannel features. In contrast, FO-DTS monitoring identifies areas where surface water–groundwater exchange is focused. The picture that emerges is distinctly different from that obtained from previous studies based on point observations at boreholes drilled at the 300 Area, along with probing and sampling on the riverbed. Fritz et al.  noted that their predicted U-contributing area was likely overestimated. Our study shows that there is much spatial variability in elevation of the H-R contact within this estimated contributing area such that exchange likely is enhanced where the Hanford Formation is thickest, and paleochannels likely are present (Figure 5). Our estimates of regions of focused exchange based on these temperature anomalies coincide with the location of U seeps identified in previous studies. However, the DTS data sets suggest the presence of many additional locations of focused exchange that have not hitherto been recognized from direct sampling.
 We have developed a CWEI- and FO-DTS-based interpretation of hydraulic connectivity between the Hanford aquifer and Columbia River that provides a new framework in which to interpret the complex spatial pattern of U concentration contours developed in past work at the Hanford 300 Area. Our hydrogeologic characterization of this important river corridor provides information that can be used to improve the modeling of the transport of U toward the river. Current flow and transport models for the site assume a limited variation in the elevation of the H-R contact along the river corridor and a spatially invariant solute flux that is clearly not supported by our data set. Furthermore, the identification of zones of focused discharge has implications for the geochemical and microbiological sampling and monitoring efforts directed at understanding the long-term impact of U discharge on water quality in the Columbia River. Ongoing FO-DTS monitoring has potential to be used to identify the timing of groundwater discharge, thus providing critical new information for the design of such sampling campaigns and subsequent estimation of contaminant loading to the Columbia River.
 This research was supported by the Office of Science (BER), U.S. Department of Energy, under the Environmental Remediation Sciences Program grant DE-AI02-08ER64565. Additional funding was provided by the U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program. We thank Eric White (USGS), Chris Curran (USGS), and Jay Nolan (Rutgers-Newark) for valuable assistance in the collection of field data sets. We thank Rory Henderson (USGS) and Brad Fritz (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) for reviews of our draft manuscript. We are also grateful to Brad Fritz, Bob Peterson, and John Zachara (all at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) for their insights into the hydrogeologic framework of the Hanford 300 Area. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. government.


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The E! Network will just about give anybody or anything a show these days.
This time around, the network has signed up rapper/actor Ice T and his voluptuous wife of 10 years, Coco.
According to various report, the pair will be coming out with their own show entitled “Ice Loves Coco”, which will focus on the couples’ professional and personal relationships.
A representative for the pair has said:
“He feels it is time for his buxom and bootylicious bride Coco to take her career to the next level and he is there to support her every step of the way. They are a very traditional couple, wrapped in a very non-traditional package”.
The show is slated to premiere on June 12th at 10.30pm on the E! Network.

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Friday, 2 March 2012
Pink gets me high as a Kite...
Hey guys- simple outfit today- I was debating putting this look on as it is minimal effort but just decided to roll with it...
I am going back home to Newcastle today and am running so late thanks to the Topshop Tumblr! (which I highly recommend you guys check out) getting some inspiration for my outfit tonight! The sun is shining so all is good!!!
Will post some weekend outfits up here ASAP!
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Apple will preview iOS 15 alongside other significant updates to its software at its next gatherings for engineers, which will commence on June 7, 2021.
Apple to Host WWDC21 June 7 Through 11
The company has formally affirmed that the yearly Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will run from June 7 through 11. Apple will “offer exceptional understanding into the future of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS.” Similar to the previous WWDC and other Apple event held a year ago, the current year’s meeting will be hosted in an all-online organization. The company additionally stated on the official Apple Developer site
The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference is coming to a screen close to you, June 7 to 11. Join the global engineer local area for an all-online program with stimulating declarations, meetings, and labs at no expense. You will get a first glance at the most recent Apple platforms, tools, and technologies so you can make your most inventive applications and games yet.
The company has affirmed that there will be a pre-recorded feature on June 7.
Will There Be a WWDC21 Keynote?
From the declaration on the Apple site:
This year meeting will incorporate declarations from the key notes and State of the Union stages, online meetings, 1:1 labs offering specialized direction, and new ways for developers to interact with Apple engineers and designers to find out about the most recent systems and technologies..
For those wondering, Apple’s State of the Union is a lot deeper dive into the most important platforms technologies than the public keynotes permits.
So When Can I Download the iOS 15 Beta?
WWDC12 ought to bring us sneak peaks of the iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS 12, watchOS 8, and tvOS 15 software updates ahead of their public launches at some point this fall.
Presently, Apple ordinarily sees major OS betas to its enrolled developers just after the keynote has wrapped up so don’t anticipate downloading the iOS 15 beta before June 7. Public beta testers ought to get an opportunity to test-drive pre-release software the next month.
If history is any indication we will have the option to tag along with the pre-recorded keynote video through Apple.com, the company YouTube channel, and the official Apple Developer application.
A year ago WWDC drew a sum of 22 million viewers , CEO Tim Cook said
This Year’s Swift Student Challenge
Beside divulging the WWDC 2021 dates, the company has additionally opened entries for its yearly Swift Student Challenge, with prizes including modified pin sets, elite WWDC outerwear, and free enrollments to the Apple Developer Program. Additional data is accessible on the Swift Student Challenge site.
Apple is challenging young developers to create an interactive situation in Swift Playgrounds that can be experienced within three minutes. “If you require inspiration, utilize the formats in Swift Playgrounds or Xcode for a head start on further advanced creation,” Apple says.
This test is available to qualified students around the world.
To be qualified for the test, a developer should meet the minimum age in the applicable locale (13 years in the US, 16 years in the EU) and be enrolled for free with the company as an Apple developer or be a member from the Apple Developer Program.
In addition, qualified developers should satisfy one of the following prerequisites:
- Be enrolled in an accredited academic institutions or official homeschool equivalent.
- Be enrolled in a STEM association’s educational plan
- Be enrolled in an Apple Developer Academy
- Have graduated from high school or equivalent within the past six months and be anticipating acknowledgment or have gotten acknowledgment to an authorize academic institutions
Apple has vowed to share extra insights concerning WWDC21 sooner than later.


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Burning 18-wheeler shut down I-12 east for hours
BATON ROUGE - An 18-wheeler burst into flames on I-12 early Monday morning, blocking traffic heading out of Baton Rouge for about two hours.
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The process of seaming Hubby's Striped Sweater has begun.
It's going slowly, but at least it's going.
Hubby's Sweater has been languishing since I finished the actual knitting last week. But isn't that always the way? I knit my Nell Sweater is like two months, but took two years to finish it because of the blasted button band.
There is no button band on Hubby's Sweater, so my excuse is that I was in no condition to mattress stitch because of my head cold.
This was working out rather well for me. I finished the back of my Stella Sweater. I was hanging out on the loveseat Friday night debating binding off the shoulders as instructed or leaving the stitches live for a three-needle bind off later, when Hubby suddenly noticed I was messing with a little light blue thing rather than a big striped thing.
Some adorable, silent pouting ensued.
The result of which you see above. Along with the all important cup of tea.
I spent Saturday night and all of Sunday on and off attaching the sleeves.
I told you it was a slow process.
In fact, seaming sweaters is such a good motivator for me that on Sunday I also cleaned the kitchen, wash a load of towels and two loads of sheets, changed the bed, and vacuumed the whole house.
Just think how much further along I'd be on the sweater if I didn't keep taking breaks to "stretch."
Hubby's sweater is a drop shoulder style, so no shaping to line up.
I folded the sleeve in half to find the center point then pinned it to the shoulder seam.
Then I flattened the sleeve out (yes, I still think blocking is overrated) and pinned the two ends to the body of the sweater. Then I flattened the sweater body and the sleeve and pinned a few more points in between the ends and the center.
The extra pin points help me make sure I'm on track and the sleeve isn't slipping out of alignment. If there is a little slippage I might grab two bars on the sweater body to even it out. If there is a lot of slippage I yank a small section out and try again.
I'm saying "pin" but what I actually used was the stitch markers I made in Lake Placid that have jewelry lobster claw closures instead of rings. Very handy.
For the sleeves I decided to do the seaming with the maroon yarn. I figured it probably wouldn't be visible anyway, but since the sleeves are a solid color the sewing yarn should match. Since the body is striped the sewing yarn isn't going to match all the colors anyway.
For the body I'm going to start the seaming with the left over charcoal grey yarn and moved on to other long scraps from there. I know on the sides the sewing yarn won't show, so I feel pretty safe going with the grey.
I'll just have to be disciplined and work on it a little every night.
Just for grins, here is a picture of the collar.
You can see how the fabric is buckling just a wee bit where I picked up stitches.
Huh, that center bit, where it really looks wobbly is where the stitches were cast off so I could pick up 1 for 1. Overall I think I did a good job of picking up evenly.
Anyway, the theory is it will hang flat when he's wearing it.
By the way, everyone who has seen the pictures then seen the sweater in person say the pictures don't do it justice. No prompting required. The colors are much nicer in person. My best guess is the flash keeps activating and that is distorting things.


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Pamela Shembo, Fifth Grade, Waddell Language Academy
This unit is designed for fifth graders in a French immersion setting; however, it can be adapted in any fifth grade class. It analyzes two African folktales written in French using close reading strategies. The first one is Le Salaire, written by the famous Senegalese poet, Birago Diop, in his collection Les Contes d’Amadou Koumba. The second one is Le Lièvre et Le Baobab, a folktale that comes from the oral literature of the Sahel region. The content objectives of these lessons not only teach key fifth grade reading skills such as summary, comparison of characters and inferences, but also expose children to the rich oral and written African literature in order to lead them to discover an important dimension of African culture: storytelling.


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Kim Gun Woo, who played Son Myung Oh in the hit Korean drama “The Glory”, attracted attention with his unique hairstyle.
Recent photos revealed that the actor’s hair is actually quite long and thick, which is why he had to tie it up for the role.
Netizens are mesmerized by Kim Gun Woo’s hair transformation over the years, from the cut to the ponytail and everything in between. The actor’s hairstyle seems to change his aura drastically.
Although Son Myung Oh in “The Glory” was already quite an intense character, fans were surprised to see how much his hairstyle influenced Kim Gun Woo’s overall image.
Netizens who saw photos of Kim Gun Woo’s different hairstyles expressed admiration for the actor’s versatility. They were amazed at how different he looked with different hairstyles and some even wondered who he was in some of the photos.
Kim Gun Woo rose to fame for his role in “The Glory” as Son Myung Oh, a bully who tormented Moon Dong Eun, played by Song Hye Kyo. Despite being part of a group of bullies, Son Myung Oh was ranked lowest and was often given menial tasks by Jeon Jae Joon, played by Park Sung Hoon. However, she unexpectedly helps Moon Dong Eun get revenge on her tormentors.
In addition to his unique hairstyle, Kim Gun Woo also made a strong impression on viewers with his character’s bold and fearless personality, which is also reflected in his choice of wardrobe.
“The Glory” tells the story of Moon Dong Eun’s lifelong revenge against the people who made her suffer as a child. The first part of the drama was released in December 2020, and the second part on March 10, 2023.
Despite its recent release, “The Glory” has already garnered considerable attention, topping Netflix’s “Today’s Top 10 Series” list in South Korea just four days after its release.


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FINALLY a Decent Missingno cartoon!
OMFG I get Missingno all the effin' time on Pokemon, WTF!?! Must be a superbug. This is pretty funny though
omg that is so f****** AWESOME
that was so funny it made me piss! lol
I played blue and I caught Missingno. I saved the game and still had everything on my game. I even used Missingno in battle and it is powerful.

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Ginger Tom Fresh Lamb
Ginger Tom is a moist, meaty cat food made of fresh lamb and beef. Enriched with Taurine for a healthy heart and eyes, Omega-3 (derived from fish) for a soft, shiny coat and supple joints, Ginger Tom is nutritionally complete for your Kitten, Adult or Senior Cat.
|GUARANTEED ANALYSIS||As Fed
|Crude Protein||not less than||11%||93.22|
|Crude Fat||not less than||7%||59.32|
|Crude Fibre||no more than||0.8%||6.78|
|Salt||no more than||0.3%||2.54|
|MINERALS:||Calcium, Phosphorus, Sodium, Magnesium, Choline Chloride, Iron, Zinc, Copper, Manganese, Iodine, Selenium|
|VITAMINS:||A, B1(Thiamine), B2, B3, B6, B12, D, E, K, Folic Acid, Calcium Pantothenate|
|INGREDIENTS:||Fresh Lamb, Fresh Chicken, Rice, Selected Cereals, Omega-3, Gel Blend, Added Vitamins & Minerals, Yucca|
|DAILY FEEDING GUIDE|
|Kcal (per day)||175||350||525|
Kittens Or Pregnant Cats: Feed 3-4 times per day. Remove uneaten food in 10-20 minutes.
Nursing: Keep Ginger Tom and fresh water avalible at all times
Switching to Butch: Mix increasing amounts of Butch with decreasing amounts of your cats previous food over a 5 day period until you are feeding only Butch.
No Sugar, No Wheat, No Gluten, No Yeast, No Artificial Flavours, Low Salt

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