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The refocus on regional services spanning across Europe and associated fleet reshaping culminated the deliveries of no fewer than 23 CRJ-900 between 2009 and 2011.
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FORTUNE Brainstorm Health 2023
Wednesday, April 26th, 2023
Los Angeles, CA, USA
12:20-12:30 PM
MINDFULNESS MOMENT
Take a breath (literally) to clear your mind and refocus.
L'Oreal Thompson Payton, Certified Yoga Teacher; Reporter, Fortune Well, FORTUNE
Photograph by Stuart Isett/Fortune
caught up on Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell before the TV adaptation starts
Created with Nokia Refocus
Created with Nokia Refocus
UMBRELLA
An umbrella or parasol is a canopy designed to protect against rain or sunlight. The word parasol usually refers to an item designed to protect from the sun; umbrella refers to a device more suited to protect from rain. Often the difference is the material; some parasols are not waterproof.
Umbrellas and parasols are primarily hand-held portable devices designed to shield an individual from sun or rain, and are sized for personal use. Today, larger parasols are often used as fixed or semi-fixed devices, used with patio tables or other outdoor furniture, or as points of shade on a sunny beach. The collapsible (or folding) umbrella may have first been used in China [2][3] and had sliding levers similar to those in use today.[4]
Parasols are sometimes called sunshades. An umbrella may also be called a brolly (UK slang), parapluie (nineteenth century, French origin), rainshade, gamp (British, informal, dated), bumbershoot (American slang).
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Belted Kingfisher: Not tack sharp but OK for me. He was sitting on top of this tree stump and out of nowhere dived into the water. I wasn't ready for this and so didn't get an opportunity to refocus. My error but I do have images of him going into the water and coming out, just slightly blurring. Amazing and I will try again.
EAGLE BLUFF CONSERVATION AREA Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area is in Boone County at the southwest edge of Columbia, near McBaine. The Missouri River and Perche Creek provide over 10 miles of stream frontage on Eagle Bluffs. Through the years, the Missouri River has changed its course many times. The town of Providence, across Perche Creek from Eagle Bluffs, was once on the bank of the Missouri, before the river changed its course in the late 1800’s. Providence is now almost a mile north of the river. The Missouri once flowed through what is now Eagle Bluffs and sunk the steamship “Plowboy”, which is now be-leived to be buried under sand and silt on the area. The Conservation Department purchased and developed this 4,431-acre area to help offset the loss of nearly 90 percent of Missouri’s historical wetlands. The area’s wetlands have been restored by creating 17 shallow pools. The wetland man-agement infastructure includes 30 miles of levees, 61 water control structures, river water supply pumps, a water supply junction box, pump-out facilities, and a pipeline linking the area to the City of Columbia’s wastewater treatment wetlands. The City of Columbia and the Department of Conservation entered into a cooperative agreement that allows the Department to use the treated wastewater from the city as a primary water source for the wetlands. The city’s “recycled” wastewater provides a near constant source of water, but river pumps can supplement the water supply when the area’s needs exceed the flow from the city. The area’s 17 wetland pools allow the flooding of 1,100 acres of moist soil marshes, emergent marshes, and crop fields. These marshes provide year-round habitat for migrating and wintering birds and permanent wildlife and excellent wildlife viewing and hunting opportunities. In the fall, the area’s beauty is enhanced by colorful foliage along the bordering limestone bluffs. The KATY Trail State Park passes through a portion of the area and adds to the public’s use and enjoyment of Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area.