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We specialize in herb plants - that's what we grow, from
Culinary, Medicinal, Aromatic, rare and unusual herbs as well as traditional herbs. Whatever your needs, we only grow GMO-free, naturally grown, farm-fresh herb plants for you to buy online.
Please Note: We sell plants online, NOT seeds. Our plants are well rooted and ready to plant - our standard pot is 3.5 inches. After you buy, we will ship our plants when they are ROOT READY. They will have good top growth unless they are coming into or out of dormancy. We grow all of our plants to the point that they are ready to go into the ground or a container.
Beautiful in dried bouquets ~ perfect companion plant in the garden!
An easy to grow succulent widely used medicinal herb known for its healing properties.
Very adaptable majestic landscape plants.
Chartreuse blooms makes Angelica a stunning addition to your herb garden.
Anise Hyssop is an attractive honey plant - bees love it!
An aromatic natural pest repellent and everlasting scent for dried wreaths and crafts!
A bushy, woody-based perennial grown for its aromatic silvery foliage.
A wonderfully unusual flower and edible!
A nutritious peppery lettuce that grows very easily!
An easy to grow native plant that will thrive in a hot and dry spot.
Extremely attractive to butterflies and other pollinators.
Swamp Milkweed (aka Rose) is a lovely US native that is a popular pollinator plant
AKA 'Common Milkweed' - it is a great source of food for the Monarch butterfly.
One of the most potent medicinal herb in Ayurvedic medicine, also known as Winter Cherry.
NEW! This fall blooming perennial provides elegant, cool lavender-blue single flowers with gold centers.
NEW! We are pleased to be able to add Astragalus membranaceus to our large selection of rare and unusual herbs
Amethyst's deep purple blooms will add a lovely contrast to your garden and wonderful flavor to your favorite dish!
Basil 'Eleonora" is the first basil grown to resist the Basil Downy Mildew disease.
Basil 'Genovese' is a favorite for authentic Italian basil flavor and aroma. Perfect for pesto!
Italian Large Leaf Basil is a sweet basil with larger leaves than most basil varieties that will yield you tons of flavor!
A must for the basil lover looking for a vigorous and delicious lemon basil.
Basil 'Pesto Perpetuo' is a new introduction. A striking culinary herb!
NEW! - Full basil flavor in a wonderfully compact plant, perfect as a potted plant!
This delicious Thai basil has a distinct licorice flavor and beautiful purple blooms!
The authentic Tulsi (Holy) Basil used in many religious and spiritual ceremonies!
Laurus Nobilis is commonly known as Bay Laurel or Sweet Bay, this savory culinary herb is a must for any chef!
2013 Notable Native Herb by the Herb Society of America, we're honored to be their exclusive grower!
Well known for its medicinal benefits and beauty in the garden, this tisane is caffeine free and can ease headaches.
A beautiful, beneficial companion plant and refreshing culinary herb.
Bacopa is most widely known as an herbal treatment to promote mental well being.
A gentle but potent medicinal herb, these beauties are also wonderful culinary herbs and companion plants.
Cardoon 'Porto Spineless' is a beautiful edible with buds that resemble artichokes both in look and taste.
Give your indoor kitties a healthy alternative to nibbling on harmful houseplants with our nutritious cat grass!
Easy to grow, your kitties will love this hardy perennial, whether fresh or dried!
Catnip is a vigorous, high yielding plant that your kitty will love!
This lemon-scented Catnip will drive your kitties wild! It's even a natural insect repellent!
A wonderfully aromatic ground cover that naturally repels pests and doubles as potent medicinal herb!
This perennial variety makes a wonderful ground cover, a soothing tea and a great skin treatment for sunburns!
Chervil lends a light anise flavor to dishes and is a key ingredient in French cuisine!
Great for beginner gardeners!
A more subtle flavor than its cousin, the onion, Chives are easy to grow and contain natural antioxidants.
Subtle garlic flavoring that will add wonders to soups, eggs, potatoes and more, without overpowering the dish.
Cilantro is a zesty culinary herb found throughout Mexican and Asian cuisine, and it's great for your health!
NEW! Papalo is our newest addition ~ incredible flavor and non bolting!
Known for its medicinal and culinary purposes, Clary Sage is as beautiful as it is valuable in the garden.
Also referred to as Knitbone as it is used to reduce inflammation of sprains and broken bones.
An easy to grow native wildflower with gorgeous color!
Coreopsis will brighten your garden with its beautiful blending of burgundy and yellow colors! It is very easy to grow!
Rau Ram has a wonderful spicy flavor with hints of cilantro and makes a great substitute in salsas and stir frys!
Costmary is commonly known as 'Bible Leaf' for its historic use as an aromatic pest-repelling bookmark in Bibles.
pungent spicy alternative to its cousin, Cilantro. Perfect in all
dishes that call for Cilantro & it's a great container plant.
NEW! Curry is admired for it foliage, bright blooms and spicy fragrance. It is a natural pest repellent plant and deer resistant!
Cutting Celery is a more flavorful alternative to its crunchier cousin!
A nocturnal blooming plant with an intoxicating fragrance!
A beautiful addition to your moon garden, these nocturnal beauties will sweetly scent your night!
An old fashioned favorite!
Dill is a tangy culinary herb that also has a versatile history as a medicinal herb!
This rare "lover's herb" is highly prized for its use in pharmaceuticals, perfumery and to flavor drinks such as vermouth and absinthe.
A beautiful, long lasting perennial, this cone flower is a work horse in the garden and looks beautiful in cut bouquets!
A lovely native perennial herb with long blooming flowers
Epazote is an herb well-known to Mexican and Caribbean cooking. The name comes from the Aztec (Nahuatl) epazotl.
This is a wonderfully aromatic and more cold tolerant variety of Eucalyptus.
Hardy annual for sun, the wonderful blue blooms are continuous from July to September.
Bronze Fennel adds striking beauty to your garden, provides a safe haven for butterflies and makes a wonderful culinary and medicinal herb!
Green Fennel is flavorful culinary herb, potent medicinal herb and a great host plant for Swallowtail butterflies!
A fantastic stress relieving medicinal herb, Feverfew is also a beautiful bloomer that works well in arrangements.
Germander is a wonderful evergreen shrub that works well as both a small hedge or a ground cover. Wonderful for preventing erosion!
NEW! We are pleased to be able to add ginger to our large selection of rare and unusual herbs
Gomphrena 'QIS Purple' has a long lasting bloom used in traditional Hawaiian leis.
A vibrant splash of color in the garden and a magnet for hummingbirds!
Ideal for window boxes or hanging baskets!
This easy to grow perennial has large, showy blooms ~ striking in the garden!
A potent medicinal herb for treating respiratory infections, Horehound's fuzzy leaves are beautiful in the garden.
Not an actual bean, this brilliant wine-colored climber will add height and elegance to your garden!
NEW! Creeping St. John's Wort, is an easy-to-grow ground cover.
St John's wort is most widely known as an herbal treatment for depression.
Hyssop beautiful bloomer that will flower all summer long and attract lots of helpful bees and butterflies to the garden!
Joe Pye Weed is definitely not a weed, but a beautiful, aromatic perennial herb.
An adorable miniature version of Joe Pye Weed, the perfect nativar for the middle of the border
Our newest addition ~ gorgeous non stop pink, yellow and orange blooms!
NEW! This Lantana 'Athens Rose' is heat tolerant and provides color from spring to early frost..
A long-blooming compact lantana with brilliant colors!
An explosion of color - blooming well into the fall - endless blooms in the hot climates.
A great show of flowers that last from spring till frost - great for warm climates.
A bold and bright yellow cluster of flowers that bloom continuously from Spring to Fall!
NEW! Gorgeous, eye catching small tubular flowers of red, yellow and orange blooming above lovely crinkled green foliage.
Lantana 'Trailing Lavender' has a trailing habit ~ lovely cascading blooms!
A trailing habit with beautiful light blooms ~ stunning in a hanging pot.
NEW! The ideal Lavender for crafts and potpourri, this variety is also deer and drought resistant!
This Lavender is great for Xeriscaping! It is deer and drought resistant.
This hardy lavender is best appreciated for its tall, sturdy growth habit and large, profuse blooms.
'Hidcote' has beautiful dark blue blooms that smell great and have great healing potential!
One of the best varieties of Lavender for its medicinal value, this aromatic bloomer has a smaller, shrubbier habit.
NEW! A tough lavender that works in harsh winters as well as wilting humidity.
The ideal Lavender for crafts and potpourri, this variety is also deer and drought resistant!
Lemon Balm has a terrific lemon aroma that tastes great in teas and salads, and it's even a natural mosquito repellent!


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TG & Identity Politics
Copyright © Callan Williams, 1996
Are identity politics the salvation of TG people, or the downfall of them? It is a question worth discussing.
I got a packet from Dallas Denny, with Chrysalis 10 and AEGIS News 6 & 7. The theme of this Chrysalis is Transgender Gothic, with an image of Grant Wood's "American Gothic" painting on the front, doctored by JoAnn Roberts to have the heads of Virginia Prince and Harry Benjamin.
It contains my IFGE speech, where I call for transcending the Prince-Benjamin model. Dallas' big piece is on the myth of the Heterosexual Crossdresser, and the communities and people who remain untouched by the traditional gender community — and how labeling has left them out in the cold.
Both pieces focus on the limits of the old models, on how the groupings of people into convenient labels and concepts limit all of us.
AEGIS News #7 is lead by Vision 2001, Dallas's analysis of the TG communities national groups. Jessica Xavier writes the lead on politics, noting that to be effective, we have to create people whose primary identification is "transgendered," like the gays and lesbians have done — and if we don't do that, we will fail as a movement.
I also read a piece in The Sunday Gazette by Carl Strock who went up to the National Women's Studies Conference up at Skidmore. He came away with amusement at the triumph of identity politics, of how people grouped themselves under labels, and how limiting that was — even though it seemed to be the central cannon of women's studies. In fact, the conference theme was Boundaries: What separates and connects us? I suspect the answer to both questions was labels — identity politics.
The biggest gift that The Prince brought to transgendered people was identity politics. Labels and separations — not only of those who were not femiphiles or heterosexual crossdressers, but even of those who were sort of crossdressers but disagreed with The Prince, as Dallas points out in her essay. And to this day, we debate the costs of that gift — the balance between group idenitity and group separation.
The question we have today is a tricky one. Do we, for political reasons, embrace identity politics, as Jessica Xavier suggests, or do we, again for political reasons, transcend identity politics, as Dallas and I suggest?
Where are transgendered people to get an identity? Our birth families are very different than we are, and are almost unanimously un- accepting, forcing us to lie about who we are, to create a false self. We don't get support in our schools or churches either, limiting our geographic or spiritual identities.
Lesbian and Gay people have the same issues, but they do get support from their lovers. They create families of choice out of a drive for companionship and sexual satisfaction. But Transgendered people don't have those drives. We don't share an attraction to partners like us.
We end up coming together under concepts, under banners. And for a long while, those banners were simple: transsexual, het- crossdresser, drag queen. Problem is that we don't fit neatly there — the labels were forced, and they were not, as Jessica Xavier notes with some frustration, our primary labels. If TS we wanted to become women (or for some, men) if TV, we were normal het males, and drag queens, normal gay men. We wanted to stay away from the TG label.
And why not stay away? What is the benefit of the TG label? Does it carry status, power, glamour, affirmation? In most cases, no — it only carries entree to a few support groups — ane often they were simply places of fear and sublimation.
On a personal level, the transgender label, the history and a few role models, can help us find our own worth, transcend our own shame. But after all is said and done, we have to live inside of a community, and while some have postulated the creation of utopian transgender communities, none exist. The best we can get is queer communities, like the gay ghettos of San Francisco, Toronto, Atlanta, and so on.
I suspect that we would find that the level of immersion of a gay or lesbian person into the local gay or lesbian community is directly related to how they primarily identify. If they are active, they are lesbians or gays first — but for many, who have settled like any other person, they may be lawyers, perents, blacks, town dwellers, council-members, Christians or some other identity first. It is a question of the group you see as being your first home — and acknowledgment that we all live in many groups, many worlds.
Life, for most people, is beyond the simplistic views of identity politics. And the gift of identity politics that Virginia Prince brought to the gender community is a double edged sword, cutting the space for TG people to be themselves — and cutting separations between TG people and others in their community.
Politically oriented people will jump and run, tell us that the only way to be effective is to be part of a distinct group that can follow them and fight for rights — by giving time, energy and money to support the battles.
But many of us will wonder how that helps us be more effective in the communities in which we live.
Transgendered people have always been, and probably will always be rare. One or two per nomadic tribe of 50 or so was enough. They have also always spoken for individual expression — there was never a handbook on how to be a shaman, only stories and tales that lead us to find our own personal ways of power and transcendence.
To be effective, transgendered people must create alliances with many others around them — it is not sufficient to find an isolated community where only TG people live, for such a thing has never existed.
Can we really find our voices as transgendered people using the sword of identity politics? I don't think so — the separations it creates cut us off from our natural powers of bridging worlds, of showing connection, of cutting across boundaries.
But that doesn't stop people from trying to introduce more identity politics into the world of transgender, and using the fear of separation to drive people together. "If you are not with us, you will be alone, isolated, harassed, killed. Only by standing together can we be powerful!"
Lily Tomlin: "We are all in this alone." I think, that while I would never want to give up my connections to other transgendered people, I never want to primarily think of myself as transgendered — or any other label relating to that, like TS or TV. I want to be essentially human, and connect with other humans.
Are identity politics the salvation of TG people, or the downfall of them? It is a question worth discussing.
Chrysalis Quarterly, Vol. 2 No. 4 (Winter, 1996-1997), page 10

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Display Information with a Twitter Feed Widget
The microblogging service Twitter has been taking over the world, 140 characters at a time. All kinds of iPhone/iPad apps exist to allow the "twitterati" to update their profiles, customize which Twitter updates (or tweets) they see, and keep up on Justin Bieber's latest choice in hair care products. If you're active on Twitter, you can also bring its immediacy to your site by displaying your Twitter updates on your mobile site.
1Log in to your Twitter account and navigate to the Widgets page.
You must have or create an account first.
2Select Resources on the left side of the Home screen, and then select Widgets.
Continue to the next step.
3In the Widgets For column, click My Website and select the Profile Widget.
This is for displaying your Twitter updates on your website.
4Type your name, and then complete the process of customizing the various settings.
For example, you can choose whether to display a scroll bar, specify the number of tweets you see, select which colors the text and hyperlinks use, and choose how many pixels the box occupies on the screen.
As always, pay special attention to the Size settings. You can either set the width of the widget manually or choose to have it autoresize (which may not work on your site, depending on the other design elements you have chosen).
You can also choose to display the tweets of another user — although you should make sure that the user's account isn't private and allows you to display their updates.
If you go back to the main widgets page, Twitter will also allow you to create a widget that displays tweets based on predetermined search terms that you specify, your all-time favorite tweets, or even a list of your favorite Twitter users.
5When you're happy with the settings, click the button that generates the code you need and embed it in your site.
If you use a WordPress Mobile Pack plug-in to optimize your site for mobile devices, the Profile Widget may fail to show up. In that case, go to your WordPress Dashboard page. Under Appearance, click Mobile Theme. A page opens showing the settings for the WordPress Mobile Pack.


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Cumin Seeds, 99.5% Purity
- Cumin Seeds (英语)
Orient Resources Company目前只在以下作出标识的区域展示其产品资料:
Cumin Seeds, 99.5% Purity are comprised of the small, oval-shaped, limpid, pale yellow seeds of the Cuminum cyminum plant. This product has a strong, aromatic smell and the characteristic warm, bitter taste of cumin. Cumin Seeds, 99.5% Purity has an impurity level of less than .5% and is most commonly used in curry, soup, stew, cheese, bread, and gravy applications.
Orient Resources Company is an international manufacturer that supplies and exports food ingredients used in the Food, Beverage and Nutrition industry. This company has a portfolio that consists of Dehydrated Vegetables, Herbs, Nuts and Seeds, Dry Fruits, Canned Food, Spices, and Specialty Ingredients. These raw materials are tested and Kosher certified, and they also can be sold in bulk.
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text: Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust has recently agreed to expand their use of BadgerNet to include BadgerNet Maternity as well as their existing BadgerNet Neontatal platform. This will allow an automatic link between the two aspects of the platform and increased use of the BadgerNet spine. Gateshead is well on track for a mid-2016 go-live.


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Jazz in Park canceled due to potential severe weather
Posted: Jun 11, 2015 2:15 PM CDT
Jazz in the Park has been canceled due to potential severe weather, according to Jazz in the Park's Facebook page.
According to CBS 58's meteorologist Lance Hill the southern half of our viewing area is in a slight risk for severe thunderstorms. The greatest threats are damaging winds and heavy rains between 6pm – 2am. A low pressure system is expected to track from Iowa to Southern Wisconsin tonight through Friday morning. Scattered Showers are expected today ahead of this system. As the storm approaches tonight, the atmosphere becomes more supportive of thunderstorms. A few of these storms could produce damaging winds, large hail and torrential downpours. The rain is forecast to end during the Friday morning rush.?
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Operator Interface for the Operator
Machine Manuals Don't Always Get Read. Design the Operator Interface Such That the Manual Isn't Required
By Jack Chopper
Most machines today have some sort of operator interface. It's your customer's view of your machine, so spend the necessary time polishing its appearance and behavior. What you present—and how you present it—can create the impressions that you and your machine will live with over its lifecycle. Here are some things to consider.
It amazes me when an operator enters information outside allowable limits and a huge red message banner appears to inform everyone in the same zip code that the operator made an error. That red banner (akin to all caps when emailing or texting) is you yelling at your users. Rather, politely alert them to the mistake and ask them again for the proper information. Of course, if you're logging those entries and attempted changes, there won't be any guess as to which employees need additional training—or worse, if there is nefarious activity in the works.
Rather than yelling, provide escape hatches before making the user commit to the final change. Try to provide the user with a graceful way out of the attempted changes, data entry, etc. I often notice operators get interrupted, then forget where they were and wish they had a "cancel" button. Try to provide one wherever practical and possible.
Provide meaningful colors for immediate notification. We like to use red for any message that indicates a condition that stops the machine and also requires specific operator intervention in order to restart. Yellow indicates that the machine is paused, and will restart when the condition is cleared or re-satisfied. No color or just text displayed with the same background color as the screen background is information provided for convenience only. With a color scheme, users can tell from a glance if they need to do something.
Position screen navigation buttons in the same place and make these buttons look different than machine function buttons. Place screen buttons in the same x-y coordinates on every screen. This avoids confusion and helps users gain confidence in their ability to interact with the machine. When users are confident, they are more productive, since time spent second-guessing is minimized.
The same notion regarding navigation buttons applies to related machine information. This gets tricky sometimes, since the same information might need to be on multiple screens in multiple ways. So, unless you are close to your maximum screen count, repeat the same information on more than one screen if you need to in order to provide related (and relevant) information together. Rejects and failure counts are a good example. It might be convenient to look at these totals per station, as well as in a summary at the end of a run. Strive to provide users with the information they need, in the way they need it.
Use plain language when possible. A message containing technobabble, though helpful to technical personnel, won't help operators meet daily production targets. Provide meaningful, technically clear and concise information in easy-to-understand language. If you are in doubt about the clarity, print the message lists and give them to a non-technical person in your company. Ask them to tell you which ones are difficult to understand.
Make exceptions stand out. Resist the urge to ask the operator to acknowledge every event that occurs. If you do, critical information could be missed because the operator will become conditioned to respond without careful review. I think of this as respecting the operator's time. I want them to listen when I need them to, so avoid crying wolf—unless, of course, the wolf really is there.
Less is more. Try to avoid screen layers more than three or four deep. A good way do this is to use multiple screen-selection screens that group the ones that belong together. By avoiding excessive depth, you provide a clear and concise reverse path. This builds confidence.
Machine manuals don't always get read—even if they're loaded on the HMI. Try to design the operator interface such that the manual isn't required for most—if not all—routine machine activities. When this isn't possible, reference the manual precisely (page number, section, etc.) so the user doesn't waste time searching.
Jack Chopper is chief electrical engineer at Filamatic (www.filamatic.com) in Baltimore.


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What You GetEverything you will need to be a successful franchisee and much more.
Package is for Broker and office staff
Package is for 1 person and office staff
2 days training, Tuesday and Wednesday, based on Pre-Set Schedule includes
- Concept of Flat Fee and Theory Discussion to give you an understanding of what is needed to run a smooth business and manage your time.
- Making an Office Team that can work for you without them working you to death. This is applicable whether you are just starting out or have already put together a team.
- Name Concepts of how to name your business. This is critical to your success.
- Buyer Teams and How They Work. We train you on how to make your Buyer teams successful.
What Equipment You Need to run the business
- Office Web Site training.
- Our Professionally Designed and Trademarked Flat Rate Realty Logo, which you can customize for your use.
- Professionally Designed Print Advertising Campaign.
- Two Professionally Designed Websites (with IDX Solutions).
- Proven Advertising Techniques and Examples, including tri-fold, invitation, covered brochure with hanging bag, Sold and Just Listed postcard campaign and buyer cash bonus postcard.
- Professional and Proprietary Forms for Everyday Use.
- Strategies for Realtor.com and Craigslist.
- Strategies for Handling High Call Volumes.
- Proven Process Strategies for Managing High Volume Listings and Sales.
- Recommended Equipment and strategies on their use.
- Money Making Ideas Beyond Flat-Fee Listings, including types of vendor advertising and partnerships, lead sharing opportunities, referral sources, and contracting Buyers Agents.
- Access to All Vendors, Software Contractors, and Website Developers – We provide companies and contacts willing to offer their services at reasonable prices.
- Training on all Software to run your Office.


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Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) is an international collegiate competition where students design, build and compete with a small scale open wheel prototype racecar.
The purpose of the competition is to teach engineering students all aspects of bringing a prototype vehicle to life, from the business know-how to the technical design and build. The competition is broken up into "static" and "dynamic" events. Formula SAE hosts multiple international competitions with hundreds of university teams around the world.
Static Events
Design - Evaluates student's adherence to good design practices during the conception, iteration, integration, and validation of every subsystem on the vehicle
Presentation - Assesses the team's ability to present a comprehensive business plan on how they could market their vehicle to an amateur racing market
Cost Report - Assesses the team's ability to factor cost of development into the design of the car
Dynamic Events
Endurance - Measures car's durability and reliability over a 22km race with 15 laps around a track
Autocross - Tests car dynamic ability in a one lap sprint with a series of straights and tight corners
Acceleration - Evaluates car's straight-line acceleration over a distance of 75m
Skidpad - Measures the car's lateral grip by running a turn of constant radius as quickly as possible
Efficiency - Looks at how efficient the car runs during an endurance


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Offices, apartment buildings, stores and other commercial real estate buildings are big energy users. In office buildings alone, energy accounts for as much as one-third of operating costs, typically making it the largest single expense.1
The building sector consumes more energy than either manufacturing or transportation, using about 40 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S., at a cost of at least $400 billion each year.2
Clearly, any building owner would appreciate energy purchasing strategies that could help reduce this budget burden. Fortunately, in today's competitive energy markets, numerous opportunities exist to improve how building owners or energy managers purchase their energy.
But it's not only about how you buy energy—it's also about how you use and manage it.
Making a building more efficient—using less energy while maintaining necessary operations—can lower your operating costs. Consider the numbers: If you reduce energy use by 10 percent in a 100,000-squarefoot office that pays $2.50 per square foot for energy, you have the ability to save $25,000 in net operating income (NOI).3
Commercial and residential buildings account for 12 percent of annual greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.4 Minimizing that footprint through energy efficiency can turn a property into a community asset rather than a liability—particularly as states strive to comply with the Clean Power Plan, which was enacted in August 2015 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).5 The rules require that states reduce carbon dioxide emissions to specified levels.
The Clean Power Plan has practical implications for commercial real estate. For example, some cities and states are likely to create new environmental reporting requirements—in particular, building benchmarking standards along with tighter building codes and larger incentives that encourage smart energy use.
The growing concern about climate change from governments, businesses and consumers alike is among the key reasons that savvy building owners are expected to invest $960 billion globally by 2023 on improvements to heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, windows, lighting, plumbing fixtures and other energy-intensive equipment.6
Gain a Competitive Edge
Commercial real estate owners are also recognizing the competitive value of buildings that embrace smart energy management—which may account for why 20 percent of new buildings are being built "green" from the start.11
High-performing buildings—those that are exceptionally energy efficient, durable, sustainable and focused on occupant comfort 12—enjoy a competitive advantage when trying to attract quality tenants, as many tenants appreciate the comfort and convenience of a smart, environmentally friendly building. Today's advanced energy technologies not only can save energy, but can also improve air quality, lighting, and temperature and humidity control.
Furthermore, tenants find that workers in high-performing buildings are happier, more productive and less likely to miss work, according to several studies identified by Carnegie Mellon University.13
Aim for Higher Occupancy Rates, Rents and Resale Value
Given their enhanced comfort, it's not surprising that high-performing buildings tend to achieve enviable occupancy rates. In a survey of multiple studies, researchers found a greater occupancy rate—up to 23 percent more—for green-certified office buildings, with no instances of green certification negatively affecting building occupancy (see below).14
Tenant demand for green properties may be one reason that analysts report that commercial real estate owners can sometimes charge higher rents if their buildings offer advanced energy features. Some LEED buildings, for instance, are able to charge lease premiums of 25 percent or more, according to a report by the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) and the Appraisal Institute.15
The sophistication of a building's energy system also appears to increase its resale value. A range of studies have found improved resale values of 5 percent to 35 percent for buildings with LEED or ENERGY STAR designations.16
These factors—higher occupancy, higher lease income, better resale values—make a compelling case for focusing on energy strategy, especially in cases where government incentives are available.
Commercial properties can earn predictable internal rates of return above 5 percent if they employ an
effective energy strategy, according to Lux Research .17.
Most commercial property owners lack the time and expertise to focus deeply on their energy needs and savings. So a knowledgeable energy provider can be an important part of your energy strategy. An experienced company will craft options and recommendations based on your business objectives and your short- and long-term goals for the property. With proper guidance, you can leverage the right
combination of energy supply and services to help maximize your property's ROI.
Don't let the energy market control you, control your energy. Get started today!
1. ENERGY STAR, "Commercial Real Estate: An Overview of Energy Use and Energy Efficiency Opportunities," retrieved August 2015
2. Institute for Market Transformation, "Building Energy Performance Policy," retrieved August 2015
3. Institute for Market Transformation and Appraisal Institute, "Green Building and Property Value: A Primer for Building Owners and Developers," 2013
4. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions," retrieved August 2015
5. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Fact Sheet: Energy Efficiency in the Clean Power Plan," retrieved August 2015
6. U.S. Green Building Council, "The Business Case for Green Building," retrieved August 2015
7. ENERGY STAR, "How Will ENERGY STAR Benefit My Shopping Center," retrieved September 2015
8. U.S. Green Building Council, "The Business Case for Green Building," retrieved August 2015
9. Institute for Market Transformation, "Building Energy Performance Policy," retrieved August 2015
10. Ibid.
11. Lux Research, "Driven by High Rents and Values, Green Buildings Market Grows to $260 Billion," October 29, 2014
12. National Institute of Building Sciences, High Performance Building Council, "About the Council," retrieved August 2015
13. U.S. Green Building Council, "Linking Energy to Health and Productivity in the Built Environment," retrieved August 2015
14. World Green Building Council, "The Business Case for Green Building," 2013
15. Institute for Market Transformation and Appraisal Institute, "Green Building and Property Value: A Primer for Building Owners and Developers," 2013
16. Institute for Building Efficiency, "Green Building Asset Valuation: Trends and Data," Johnson Controls, 2011
17. Lux Research, "Driven by High Rents and Values, Green Buildings Market Grows to $260 Billion," October 29, 2014


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Women's GEL-Noosa Tri™ 10$140
The tenth generation of the GEL-Noosa Tri™ series keeps the energy amped up to encourage runners and triathletes alike to pick up the pace. The completely new update flaunts a speedy tooling built with new lighter weight Solyte® Midsole and a Propulsion Trusstic® for a quick toe-off. The sleek upper design features Seamless Construction and technical engineered mesh for sockless wear, while optional elastic laces and heel and tongue grips make transition a breeze.
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My mom has been reminding herself ALL MONTH that the 28th is the day to memorialize our beloved pets gone too soon. And guess when she accidentally decided to forget? YESTERDAY! So, here is my late tribute to my sister Katie. My mom wrote this poem in January with Katie in mind. It may not sound like it makes a lot of sense, but to my mom it does.
The scent of must hangs overhead
Looming, present, swirling from afar
The sincerity of a raven's cry
A desperate mourning plea for air.
A gently bending blade of grass
The rustling of the autumn leaves
All life absorbed from the helpless ones
All sucked from it, its green.
Glimmering, shimmering, misty eyes
The distance gazed from shore
The desperate faces of those once loved
And the memories once poured.
Once here with the one so mentioned
A casual theme of calm
Taken for granted leaving melancholy
Where the wistfulness once was.
Embedded in the beaten ground
Mark of tradition lies so deep
Engraved into the hearts and souls
Who admire those who sleep.


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SOILED is a periodical of architectural stories that makes a mess of the politics of space. Positioned between a literary journal and design magazine, SOILED narrates a playfully sincere and seriously humorous exploration of oft-overlooked dimensions of our built environment. We believe that by intensifying the fictive and storytelling potential in architecture, we might engage a broader public in architectural ideas from discourse to action.
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4/13/16 - Newburgh Armory United Center
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Dates: b. Ontario, 24 February 1863 d. Kamloops 6 March 1940
Cemetery Location: Block F, Row 5, Plot 50
Charles Ault Procunier served pioneer congregations for 30 years: 12 as a Methodist minister and 18 as an Anglican.
His first posting as a Methodist minister was in Springfield, Ontario, in 1885. Over the next few years he moved around the province in various postings before studying in Cobourg at Victoria University in 1888. In 1889, he served in Napinka, Manitoba, then Edmonton from 1890 to 1892. He was awarded his bachelor of Philosophy in 1894, then his Masters in 1896.
Charles married Jessie Annetta Maxfield in Edmonton in 1892, and the newlyweds arrived in Revelstoke in 1893, where he was Methodist minister until 1895. He later transferred to Kaslo, B.C., to serve the Ainsworth and Kaslo congregations, and after that, the Forte Steel Anglican Church. He returned to Revelstoke in 1900 to become the Anglican minister; a position he held 16 years.
Charles was a popular preacher, occasionally exchanging pulpits with ministers in other communities such as Vernon, Nakusp and Nelson. He was on the school board for some years and joined the fledgling Alpine Club of Canada - Revelstoke Branch, assisting in the construction of a small chalet at the summit of Mount Revelstoke.
The Procuniers maintained a vegetable garden on their ranch just north of town and honey from their hives regularly won prizes at the Fall Fair. They hosted parties and sleigh rides, organized family picnics and assisted with a snowshoe club for teens.
The Procuniers had three children: Charles Jr., Irene and Iona. On 22 August 1909, Iona "Max" Procunier died of appendicitis at the age of 11. School was dismissed on the afternoon of her funeral.
During World War I, Rev. Procunier joined the army to serve as Captain (chaplain) in an Engineering unit. His son Charlie was wounded in action, taken prisoner by the Germans and interned for two years.
Charles died in Kamloops on March 6, 1940, at the age of 77. His wife Jessie died the day after her husband on 7 March, at the age of 67.


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Ronniewrote a review of Salomon Wayfarer Stretch Short - Men's on January 26, 2009
Sized a little large
Great for bouldering! I love these shorts, though the pockets are a little weird. Also, I'm a size 30, so I ordered a size 30 and these almost fell off! I'm going to exchange them for a 28.


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The Inn at Roundstone Farm is ideally located at the gateway to The Point Reyes National Seashore. It is a perfect place from which to explore the 75,000 acre park with its rugged coastline, miles of sandy beaches, pastoral grasslands and forested ridges.
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Art - Studios Group (PROS) was established in 1997 to promote the work of artists living in the Point Reyes Region. Realizing the wealth of talent in the community, the group's founders sought to bring together local artists and to create events that are open to the "art loving" public. For Art Tours: pointreyesart.com
Birding - Over 45% of the bird species in North America have been sighted in the area. The public is welcome to observe bird research in action at the Point Reyes Bird Observatory.
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Audubon Canyon Ranch - Located above Bolinas Lagoon on the westward slopes of Bolinas Ridge, the Bolinas Lagoon Preserve protects one of the west coast's major nesting colonies of Great Blue Herons, Snowy Egrets, and Great Egrets. The Preserve also functions as the headquarters and adminstrative campus of the Audubon Canyon Ranch (ACR) system of natural preserves, sanctuaries, and environmental research sites.
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Camping - Four (4) hike-in campgrounds are available in the park.
Day Trip - Make Roundstone Farm your base for exploring the Point Reyes Lighthouse, the Sonoma County or Napa Valley wine country, towns packed with antique stores, or San Francisco, each about an hour away.
Hiking/Biking - Over 140 miles of hiking trails allow the visitor to explore Point Reyes. Some of the trails allow mountain bikes.
Horseback Riding - Horses are allowed on most trails and beaches. Local stables rent horses and schedule daily trail rides. For more information: fivebrooks.com and nps.gov.
Kayaking - Tomales Bay is the largest unspoiled bay along California's coastline. It has become a choice destination for sea kayakers. Natural history kayak trips, rentals, and classes are available. Blue Waters Kayaking Company: Our Tomales Bay site provides beginners or experienced paddlers easy access to the heart of the Pt. Reyes National Seashore. phone: 1-415-669-2600; email: email@example.com; website: bwkayak.com
Whale Watching - The gray whales begin to appear off the Point Reyes coast in December and January traveling to the warmer waters of Baja. The return trip north begins in mid-February with March and April being the best times to view the returning adults with their calves.
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Ugh… this is annoying. Almost all of the good shows I'm watching come out on Friday and Saturday, while the other days are really quiet. So, yeah. Expect me to be really prolific on some days while rather absent on other days. ^^;
Anyway, I could be wrong, but I think we've struck another manga-arc. And it's a very unusual as well, as there's a huge amount of feathers at stake. It does make sense, though. Such a large amount of feathers will probably be enough to fill a huge gap in Sakura's memories. And if the arc takes up four or five episodes, it's also a nice way for Sakura to start the third season with nearly all of her feathers recovered. I'm really looking out for the third season, as it will mean the conclusion of this series, and it seems that things have yet to get serious.
I'm just a bit worried about Chaos. It seems that he met Sakura when she was young. As things stand now, he's going to become a love-rival for Syaoran. I'm so hoping that the creators will either refrain from this, or develop this relationship in an extremely good way, as there's nothing which can ruin a relationship as much as a suddenly-introduced love rival, who never made a chance of acquiring his loved one in the first place.
Yuuko also came with an interesting message for White Day. In return for eating Watanuki's cake for Valentine's day, she returns some advice for both Syaoran as Fay as Kurogane. Everything in this world has a beginning and an end. A good deed will lead to a good outcome. A bad outcome will await a bad deed. Why did Kurogane and Fay look so suspicious after hearing this? This will definitely be an important message for in the future. After all, it's got to have the same value as a nice cake.


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Kids Fashion Fair Pop-Up Vendor Spotlight: Rose & Rex
LA's first Fashion Mamas x Kids Fashion Fair pop-up shop officially opens at Platform Culver City on December 1st! To celebrate, over the next few days we're shining a light on the amazing brands that you'll be able to shop at our five-day concept space.
Rose & Rex is a stylish toy boutique that offers gorgeous playtime essentials that your little ones will love and you won't mind seeing sprinkled all over your house. From heirloom-quality blocks in a rainbow of hues to whimsical creatures straight out of a Wes Anderson film, this shop's eco-focused collections are thoughtful, educational, and Instagram-worthy all at once. (At our pop-up shop, you'll not only get to buy Rose & Rex's beautiful toys, but your littles will also get to enjoy them in our custom play area!) Here, Rose & Rex founder Allison Klein shares more on her adorable brand.
What inspired you to launch your brand and what were you doing before it?
The idea for Rose & Rex emerged while I was teaching in a play-based preschool in NYC and attending graduate school. Many people simply don't know why play is so important for young children and that's why we're here. We aim to change the way that people perceive play. Play is not frivolous, rather it's a valuable, essential tool that children have for developing key cognitive, physical, social and emotional skills that they will carry through school and into adulthood. Rose & Rex specializes in responsibly made, open-ended toys that spark engagement over entertainment. The toys we select have a timeless style and heirloom beauty, so parents actually take pleasure in seeing them scattered across their living room and enjoy play, too.
Capture the essence of your brand in one sentence:
Rose & Rex believes that through open-ended, imaginative play with carefully crafted toys we can create a positive shift in the development of children.
What is your favorite piece in your collection right now?
Right now my favorite piece in the collection is our handmade rainbow build tray because it is the definition of an open-ended toy that can be transformed by a child's imagination. In addition, it is beautifully handcrafted and sustainable.
Who is your dream client?
Oh, this is a tough one because I have so many dream clients and hope Rose & Rex will appeal to a wide audience of parents who believe in the power of play! If I had to choose one person, Lauren Bush Lauren immediately comes to mind. FEED, which Lauren created, exemplifies a brand that prioritizes design, uses natural materials and supports a give back mission. I greatly admire the way that Lauren has created a company that betters the world every day. Like FEED, Rose & Rex is founded on a social mission and with every purchase we give back to Second Chance Toys, an organization that refurbishes and donates used toys to children in need.
If your brand was a song, what song would it be?
"Happy" by Pharrell Williams (who is another one of my dream clients!)
Shop Rose & Rex here, follow them on Instagram here, and catch them at our Kids Fashion Fair pop-up shop from December 1st through December 5th!


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Today I had an article on the website China Source.
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In the "Teaching across Cultures" class I took last month with Dr. Craig Ott, he had us read The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently . . . and Why by Richard Nisbett. The crux of the book's argument is that Westerners and Asians think differently because of their different ancient roots. Westerners are highly influenced by the ancient Greek mindset, which is to make laws and formations for everything around them. Whereas, Asians are most influenced by the ideas of Confucius, which do not put so much emphasis on making laws or explaining everything with rules.
Within the realm of theology, Western theologians always need to have air-tight explanations and arguments to explain everything from the Bible. Whereas, most non-Westerners (Asians, Africans, Middle Easterners, Hispanics) are not as concerned about making air-tight theological laws, but are able to accept the mysterious and paradoxical parts of the Bible (i.e. Calvinism vs. free will).
Pondering these factors interests me greatly. I think of my best Chinese-pastor friend who leads a small house church in northwest China. He knows all parts of the Bible incredibly well, as well as any Chinese person I know. However, he has never been interested in discussing the more debated theological topics that Westerners normally discuss. Those debates just are not important to him.
In my Bible-related conversations with him, we talk about things he has recently preached on. We talk about things I have been learning from the Bible. We talk about stories from the Bible. But for him, a book of "Systematic Theology," where the information is organized in a list of common themes in the Bible, would be of little or no concern. This style of studying the Bible is targeted more towards a Western mindset, than a Chinese mindset. My Chinese friend would be much more interested in studying things that relate to his ministry. He has been encouraged much by the Chinese translation of the missions book Perspectives. It seems to me that overall his understanding of the Bible comes from reading the Bible itself, rather than reading books about the Bible.


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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Photo Credits: Thomas Northcut
Posted by R. Elizabeth C. Kitchen at 8:10 PM
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- Derek Odom said...
You bet! Great advice, and I like the image that went with this post. Very fitting.
- April 12, 2011 at 11:54 PM
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Maura Tierney is probably best known for her time on the hit drama "ER." She played Abby Lockhart. Her character was introverted, sarcastic and a bit self-destructive, but when it came to her patients she always showed warmth and compassion. Her role was complex and nuanced, which is uncommon for a soap opera. She's currently on the Showtime series "The Affair."
She also starred on "Newsradio" as Lisa, the ambitious reporter and producer. Lisa was the kind of person who kept a tight schedule and always had her eyes on her life-plan. She was also the kind of person who could perform complex mathematical calculations in her head. Her character was incredibly intelligent, kind of an overachiever and at times very funny.
She's currently starring in an acclaimed drama: "Beautiful Boy," which just hit theaters. It's a story about the difficult and frustrating nature of addiction. It stars Timothée Chalamet as Nic, a college age kid struggling with a drug habit. Maura plays Karen, Nic's step mom. "Beautiful Boy" is as unique as it is realistic: addiction is a complicated thing. It brings some people closer together, drives others away, it has ups and downs.
This week, we'll chat about these roles and look at the rest of her career, which spans several decades. Plus, she'll explain why she starred alongside Jerry Orbach in the 1991 film "Dead Women in Lingerie." We'll play a clip from the movie, and you can bet she shrieked in horror that we were able to dig that up.
Check out this interview on YouTube!
Michael Kupperman is a cartoonist, writer, and he's one of our favorites at Bullseye. His comics have appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and Believer Magazine. A lot of his stuff is surreal, and a little silly. For his latest book he gets serious and very personal. In "All The Answers" he explores his father's time as a world famous TV Quiz Kid.
Back in the 40s and 50s, when people were still figuring out how television worked, there were "quiz shows." TV programs where hosts would ask contestants trivia questions, and if they kept answering right, they'd stay on the show. Michael's dad; Joel Kupperman, managed to stay on for almost a decade. And it all happened when he was a kid.
When he grew up, Joel pretty much left TV. And he didn't talk about it much, not even with his family. And when he did, it wasn't usually positive. Michael got the sense that this was a pretty dark chapter in his Dad's life. So Michael did some of his own research. He went through old tapes, talked to family members. It's a fascinating portrait of his father, and a really moving read.
His father never talked much about his childhood. So Michael learned a lot of surprising things about his father later on in life on his own. He'll describe what it was like to discover that his father had once performed with the Marx Brothers. Plus, he'll explain why he had an easy time drawing his father in the book, but struggled to draw himself.
Check out this interview on YouTube!
Finally, Jesse explains why "Fresh" was the last great album by Sly and the Family Stone ever recorded.
In this episode, we learn about the time Jackie Kashian's father hit on Maria Bamford...at Jackie's wedding. To find out how Maria reacted, take a listen. Also, if anyone books a guest-starring role on NBC's Speechless, John Ross Bowie will not only have your back, but he'll show you where the craft service table is on set. Plus, if you ever wondered, "What's it like growing up in the Theater District in New York?", you'll soon find out.
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John Ross Bowie: The West Wing, Stephen Sondheim and 1986 New York Mets
Jackie Kashian: Marvel Comics since 2004, Romance Novels, and Chicken.
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John Ross Bowie
Jackie Kashian
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Comic book writer, Mark Waid.
Former baseball player and current podcaster, Bobby Ojeda.
Go Fact Yourself was devised by Jim Newman and J. Keith van Straaten, and produced in collaboration with Maximum Fun. The show is recorded at the Angel City Brewery in downtown Los Angeles.
Theme Song by Jonathan Green
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A benign skin disease that often reflects underlying medical conditions.
Most commonly associated with obesity and insulin resistance.
Some cases are associated with underlying malignancy and, where no other association is identified, malignancy is investigated by complete history and examination with relevant diagnostic tests.
Treatment of lesions is often not necessary unless they are extensive or cosmetically unacceptable and do not resolve with treatment of the underlying condition.
Acanthosis nigricans (AN) is a cutaneous disorder manifested by symmetric, hypertrophic, papillomatous, velvety, hyperpigmented plaques commonly found on flexural and intertriginous areas.[1] It is associated with a wide array of medical conditions. AN may present at birth or in early childhood with a familial association,[2][3][4][5][6] but is most commonly associated with obesity and an insulin-resistant state.[2][7][8] Obesity-associated AN correlates with increasing BMI, female gender, and Hispanic or black ethnicity.[7][8] Malignancy-associated AN is rare and most often occurs with gastric adenocarcinoma, but may also be associated with other carcinomas and lymphomas.[9][10]
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Big data applications, on the other hand, tend to suck up massive amounts of compute load. They also tend to feature spikes of activity-they start and end at a particular point in time.
"Big data is really changing the way data centers are operating and some of the needs they have," says Rob Clyde, CEO of Adaptive Computing, a specialist in private/hybrid cloud and technical computing environments. "The traditional data center is very much about achieving equilibrium and uptime."
"On the big data side, scheduling becomes crucial," he adds. "Without it, you end up with a real logjam."
On Tuesday, Adaptive Computing launched its Big Workflow solution, which is designed to leverage high-performance computing (HPC) and cloud technology in an effort to help large enterprises address that problem.
Clyde says Big Workflow draws on Adaptive Computing's Moab HPC Suite and Moab Cloud Suite to allow data centers to use all available resources-including bare metal and virtual machines, technical computing environments (like HPC and Hadoop), cloud (public, private and hybrid) and even agnostic platforms that span multiple environments (like OpenStack)-as a single ecosystem that adapts as workloads demand.
In turn, that allows the data center to optimize the analysis process to deliver an organized workflow that increases throughput and productivity while reducing cost, complexity and errors. It also allows data centers to guarantee services that ensure SLAs, maximize uptime and prove services were delivered and resources were fairly allocated.
"The explosion of big data, coupled with the collisions of HPC and cloud, is driving the evolution of big data analytics," Clyde says. "A Big Workflow approach to big data not only delivers business intelligence more rapidly, accurately and cost effectively, but also provides a distinct competitive advantage. We are confident that Big Workflow will enable enterprises across all industries to leverage big data that inspires game-changing, data-driven decisions."
DigitalGlobe Meets SLAs During Disasters
One customer that has benefited from Big Workflow is high-resolution satellite imagery solutions provider DigitalGlobe.
DigitalGlobe's archived Earth imagery contains more than 4.5 billion square kilometers of global coverage. Each year it adds two petabytes of raw imagery to its archives that turns into eight petabytes of new product.
The company provides satellite imagery analysis for companies and government organizations around the world, supporting a wide variety of uses within defense and intelligence, civil agencies, mapping and analysis, environmental monitoring, oil and gas exploration, infrastructure management, Internet portals and navigation technology.
Its analysis might help big box retailers do things like analyze density of cars in its parking lots, but it also provides first responders with essential, potentially life-saving intelligence in the wake of a natural disaster-whether it's a wildfire in Australia, flooding in Thailand or a hurricane that's ravaged the east coast of the U.S. And while it is performing analysis for first responders, it also has to help its data center customers determine how to fuel their data centers in the midst of the disaster and get personnel out of harm's way.
"They have to respond within 90 minutes," Clyde says. "That's their SLA."
To do that, DigitalGlobe uses Big Workflow to break down silos of isolated resources and increase its maximum workflow capacity.
"Moab enables our responsiveness when disaster strikes," says Jason Bucholtz, principal architect at DigitalGlobe. "With Big Workflow, we have been able to gain insights about our changing planet more rapidly-all without adding new resources to our existing infrastructure."
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2 August 2016
2 August 2016
It is thought that the burial ground was connected to an early medieval church which once stood on the site.
Archaeologists had been working to uncover Hillsborough Castle's history and members of the public were invited to join the dig to discover what lies beneath the historic gardens.
Whilst experts will need to undertake further research and analysis of the finds, early indications suggest that the church and burial ground believed to have been located on the site could potentially date back to around 1,000 AD. Notably, the remains of a well preserved young adult female skeleton have been found, thought to have formed part of the burial ground. Other finds include slate roof tiles and nails as well as mortar which archaeologists believe may be signs of a settlement in Hillsborough before the Georgian village that exists today.
Hillsborough Castle, which was built in the 1780s, is currently undergoing a major transformation to introduce new facilities including a dedicated education centre which will open up the site to many more visitors. These discoveries, together with old maps of the area, appear to suggest that people were using the grounds long before the castle and its gardens were created. Over the coming weeks, further research into the finds from the dig will shed more light on this lesser known period of the site's history.
Rosanagh Fuller, Learning and Engagement Producer for Historic Royal Palaces, said: "We are delighted that over 300 volunteers from the local area have been able to help us uncover more of the site's history. It has been extremely exciting to discover such important finds dating back so far and we look forward to telling visitors in the future about this lesser known part of the castle's history."
Other events taking place at Hillsborough Castle this summer include Bioblitz on Saturday 13 August, a day of activities in the gardens enabling visitors to participate in creative workshops, take part in a scavenger hunt and learn about bug habitats whilst helping to record environmental findings. On 20 and 21 August, Magical Weekend will feature storytelling in the Throne Room and arts and crafts activities.
Hillsborough Castle is open daily until 4 September; booking is advisable (telephone 0844 482 7777). Group visits are available throughout the year (telephone 028 9268 1376) and the gardens are also open all year round.
For further information please contact the Historic Royal Palaces press office: 020 3166 6166 or [email protected]
Hillsborough Castle is part of a 100 acre estate made up of historic buildings, gardens and parklands in County Down. Historic Royal Palaces' ambitious £16m project will see the site transformed and made more accessible with new visitor facilities including car parking, a learning centre and retail space opening up the castle and its gardens, ready to welcome 200,000 visitors each year by 2019.


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Minds more brilliant than my own bring you fascinating collections of fantastic evolution reading material in the 1st Carnival of Evolution. 3.7 billion years of molecular changes culminating in the emergence of matter inspecting its own origins and existence.
Do you care about the science behind evolution? Do you marvel at the tiny molecular machines spewing out coded messages to the microscopic inhabitants of your own bodied world? Do you grow irate at the ignorance pushers, the peddlers of relatively impotent gods, and the disintegration of science education in the modern world? Do you like to stay abreast of current topics and scientific findings in the study of the organismal existences surrounding us or those long gone?
If so, this is the blog carnival for you.
They're currently asking for submissions for CoE #2, which will be hosted by EvolutionBlog.
Via: The Atheist Blogger


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|Alexander Courage in the 1960s
Robert H. Justman, who worked tirelessly on the series as assistant director ('The Menagerie'), associate producer ('Where No Man Has Gone Before' and the first two seasons), and finally co-producer (the first two-thirds of the third season, after which he left the program), was an integral contributor to the music of the series. After the two pilots, he took over the role of hiring composers to work on the series, and was a consistent presence during spotting sessions, often tasked with handling those key meetings with the composers himself. Alexander 'Sandy' Courage had been hired to score both pilot episodes, and Justman recalled the composer's subsequent work on the series:
Owing to his involvement at Fox arranging the music for the film Doctor Dolittle, Sandy could do only two of the first season's episodes ['The Man Trap' and 'The Naked Time']. Nevertheless, owing to the 'royalty' issue, it's no wonder Sandy Courage lost all enthusiasm for the series and liking for Gene Roddenberry. Despite my efforts to convince him to score second-season episodes, Sandy never returned to Star Trek.
--Bob Justman, Inside Star Trek: The Real Story (1996), p.185Thanks to the detailed liner notes by Jeff Bond accompanying last year's Star Trek: The Original Series Soundtrack Collection released by La-La Land Records, we now know this version of events isn't correct. Although it is true that Alexander Courage didn't return to score any individual episodes during the second season of Star Trek, he did record thirty minutes of library music for it -- some newly composed -- on June 16, 1967. And, during the program's final season, Courage returned to score two more episodes: 'The Enterprise Incident' (recorded August 5, 1968) and 'Plato's Stepchildren' (recorded October 25, 1968). Bob Justman had left the series by the time the score for 'Plato's Stepchildren' was recorded, but he was definitely around during the recording sessions for 'The Enterprise Incident.' Nearly thirty years after the fact, his memory must have been a bit foggy.
In regards to the royalty issue, it was the cause of some friction between Courage and Roddenberry, but the book overstates the effect it had on their working relationship. Inside Star Trek: The Real Story does reprint a tense October 3, 1967 letter from Roddenberry to Courage reminding the composer of their contractual arrangement, which allowed the executive producer to receive fifty percent of all royalties to the Star Trek theme music as long as he wrote a lyric (whether it was used or not didn't matter). However, unless that letter was sent months after the issue first arose, it is unlikely that it had any impact on Courage's absence during the program's second season. By October 3, 1967, more than half of the season had been filmed and all of the year's complete original scores had been recorded (four partial scores were recorded later). More than likely, Courage was unavailable for the same reason he couldn't score the entirety of the first season: he was still busy with his arranging duties on Doctor Dolittle and other commitments at Fox.
In an interview recorded four years after the Solow/Justman book was published, Courage downplayed any rift between him and Roddenberry over the theme music royalties:
There wasn't any rift, really, with Gene. What happened with Gene was a I got a phone call once…it was Gene's lawyer, [Leonard] Maizlish. He said, 'I'm calling you to tell you that since you signed a piece of paper back there saying that if Gene ever wrote a lyric to your theme that he would split your royalties on the theme.'
Gene and I weren't enemies in any sort of way. It was just one of those things…I think it was Maizlish, probably, who put him up to doing it that way, and it's a shame, because actually if he'd written a decent lyric we could have both made more money.
--Alexander Courage, Archive of American Television Interview (February 8, 2000)
|Future Star Trek vocalist Loulie Jean Norman in 1941
Business Affairs had prepared a rerun cost schedule indicating who must be paid additional money every time an episode was repeated. It was pointed out that while no musicians would receive rerun fees under the agreement with the American Federation of Musicians, the soprano singer, Loulie Jean Norman, having been hired under a Screen Actors Guild agreement, had to be treated as an actress. She would receive rerun fees.
The money was small, but the issue was huge. If money could be saved for the rest of Star Trek's life by replacing a human sound with an electronic sound, why shouldn't a reasonable management make the change? It was a good argument.
I called [Robert Justman] and told him not to hire the soprano again for the new [second] season. He wasn't happy, but the change was made. Since Sandy Courage never watched the series after the first season, he was totally unaware of the change until we informed him twenty-seven years later.
--Herb Solow, Inside Star Trek: The Real Story (1996), p.351-352Solow's memory of this decision (which he reiterates and laments in his May 26, 2008 interview with the Academy of American Television) is at least partially incorrect. Five different versions of Star Trek's familiar theme music were recorded during the original run of the series. Three of them featured soprano vocals from Loulie Jean Norman; two of them did not.
1. The first version of the theme was recorded for 'The Menagerie' on January 21, 1965, conducted by its composer, Alexander Courage. This version reflects Courage's original conception of the theme, which mixed Norman's soprano voice roughly equally with a muted trumpet, flute, vibraphone, and an organ. (For the second pilot, Courage wrote an alternate main title theme for the series, but this went unused in favor of the original theme when "Where No Man Has Gone Before" was broadcast as part of the first season).
2. The second version of the theme was recorded on August 19, 1966, during the scoring sessions for 'The Man Trap,' and was arranged and conducted by Alexander Courage. This version replaced the soprano vocals with an electric violin. It was used during the first batch of episodes to be aired on NBC, although I haven't been able to determine precisely how many. Although I had hoped they would present an answer to this question, apparently the LaserDiscs feature the original mono soundtracks for everything except the main title music (despite being advertised as such, the otherwise superlative Blu-Ray sets do not actually have the show's original broadcast audio).
3. The third version of the theme was recorded on September 20, 1966, during the scoring sessions for 'The Corbomite Maneuver,' 'Balance of Terror,' and 'What Are Little Girls Made Of?' and was arranged and conducted by Fred Steiner, who would become the program's most prolific composer. It was used during the rest of season one and featured a cello.
4. The fourth version of the theme was recorded on June 16, 1967 and was arranged and conducted by Alexander Courage. This version was extended to accommodate DeForest Kelley's title card and, at Gene Roddenberry's behest, was rearranged as a soprano solo performed by Loulie Jean Norman. This performance was used during the second season.
5. The fifth and ultimately final version of the theme was recorded on June 25, 1968. This was the same arrangement that Alexander Courage had done for the second season, but union rules required a new recording, which Wilbur Hatch conducted. Loulie Jean Norman again was the soprano vocalist.
Based on this information, we can correct a few items in Solow's version. The soprano was dropped when the production began on the first season, not the second. If this came as a surprise to Alexander Courage in 1996, it was because he had forgotten after thirty years had passed, not because he had never been told (he arranged and conducted the electric violin version) or didn't watch the series after the first season (he scored two third season episodes and wrote library cues for the second season). If Loulie Jean Norman's vocal was dropped after 'The Menagerie' to avoid paying rerun fees, the issue must have been resolved, because the singer was re-hired to perform the theme and other cues for seasons two and three.
Thanks to Trek BBS user and author Christopher L. Bennett for helping me get the various versions of the main title straight.
Historian's note: The title of this post comes from an interview in which Courage was asked about science fiction and he said, "I have to confess to the world that I am not a science fiction fan. Never have been. I think it's just marvelous malarkey, so you write some marvelous malarkey music that goes with it."
Update (7/10/2013): Blog reader Scott has informed me in a comment below that, unfortunately, the LaserDiscs don't have the original main title audio from the first season, either. I've updated the content of this post to reflect this information. Thanks for answering my question, Scott!
Update (1/17/2015): Blog reader and Star Trek music expert Neil B. recently pointed out the correct recording session in which the third version of the main title was recorded. This post previously indicated the third version was recorded on August 29, 1966, with the score to 'Charlie X,' but that information was incorrect. Thanks for the correction, Neil!
Inside Star Trek : The Real Story (Herbert F. Solow and Robert H. Justman, 1996)
The Music of Star Trek: Profiles in Style (Jeff Bond, 1999)
Alexander Courage Interview, Archive of American Television (February 8, 2000)
Herbert F. Solow Interview, Archive of American Television (May 26, 2008)
Star Trek: The Original Series Soundtrack Collection (Liner Notes by Jeff Bond, 2012)


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Survey: 70% of Consumers Doing Product Searches Biased Towards Brands
How important is branding to your online marketing strategy? Very important, if you are going to listen to your target audience.
The results of a recent research conducted by Search Engine Land and SurveyMonkey shows that almost 70% of consumers look for recognized retail brands when choosing what results to click during product searches online. The results that followed were discounts or sale offers, and free shipping.
Visual Info, Reviews, and Location Major Deciding Factors
The survey also shows some elements of your marketing strategy to be important deciding factors for consumers. Results showing the image and price of the product(s) consumers are searching for ranked fourth as a deciding factor. Reviews and location came in fifth and sixth, respectively.
Google+ surprisingly was not as important a deciding factor as it is a ranking factor. The number of Google+ followers of a brand received the least number of votes as a deciding factor for clicking on a search result.
Google the Leading Source of Gift Information
In line with the upcoming holidays, the survey also asked the respondents which sites they will be using to search for gifts this year. Google was the top answer, with 67% of respondents saying they will be using the search engine for gift shopping. Amazon came in at a very close second, being cited by 66% of respondents.
Of the three big search engines, Google was way ahead at first, with Yahoo! coming in at fifth and Bing trailing behind at eighth. Etsy and Groupon were even ahead of Bing for gift idea searches.
Main Takeaways
The results of this survey clearly shows what you need to do to reach your market effectively. Consistent and strong branding is important in promoting recall and building the kind of trust relationship that makes consumers become repeat customers of a brand.
The survey results also show that the following online marketing elements help your campaign become more successful at gaining market share on search:
- Implement rich snippets that show pricing on your SERPs.
- Include updated, high-resolution images of your products on your website, whether or not you're an ecommerce site. Visual stimulation is a powerful deciding factor for your audience.
- Update your business information on your website, and include a business hours rich snippet to optimize for local search.
- A combination of strong organic and local search strategies is important in getting your target audience to click on your website.
- Plan different marketing promotions for your brand, and integrate this with your online marketing strategy.
- Talk to us today to learn how you can improve your current marketing strategy for branding and online promotion. We'd be glad to help you create a strategy to boost your brand and reach your market effectively.
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My First Experience with a Smoothie Bowl
I haven't made a Smoothie Bowl for a while, and now I'm wondering what took me so long to make one again! A few years ago, I took a trip with my sister to visit my aunt in California near Santa Monica. It is beautiful there, the weather is perfect, you can bike to everything that is important, and the food is amazing. My aunt took us to this little breakfast spot near the beach and told us that we had to try the Acai Bowls. I wondered what all the fuss was about and ordered a bowl. It was AMAZING. Frozen Acai berries mixed with who knows what other goodness, with granola, bananas, and a drizzle of honey on top. Ugh, it was so good. I liked it so much, I got another before we left to go home.
When I got home to Pennsylvania, I was hoping to get some sort of smoothie bowl like that around here. I figured it couldn't be too hard to find them. But Pennsylvania is a little behind California in lots of those food trend types of things(or anything trendy for that matter). The only places that sold Smoothie Bowls at that time were by the beach. No luck for me. So, I decided I'd better get started making my own.
Where do you even get Acai berries?
I started my search for Acai berries, and I couldn't find any. They just didn't sell them here! So I went to the next best option… blueberries! (Lately, I've been able to find acai berries at Trader Joes, but haven't tried using them in a smoothie bowl yet!)
After giving up on Acai Berries and deciding on Blueberries, I looked up some recipes and got started. The thing with a smoothie bowl is, you need a lot of frozen fruit, the more frozen fruit you use, the thicker your smoothie bowl will be. The thicker the smoothie is, the harder it will be to blend. So, it will take a little experimentation to see what your blender can handle. I just recently bought a Vitamix, and I love it for this type of thing. It completely pulverizes everything and I don't taste the spinach even the tiniest bit!
I honestly don't remember what I put in my smoothie bowl the first time I made it, but today, I whipped up a Blueberry Spinach Smoothie Bowl, and it tasted like summer :-), so I'll share it with you! Remember, adjust the ratio of frozen fruit to normal fruit depending on how thick you like it!
This is a basic Blueberry Spinach Smoothie Bowl and can be adjusted to your liking! Add more ice or frozen berries to make it thicker, or more milk to make it thinner
- 1 small banana
- 1 cup frozen blueberries
- 1/2 cup full fat canned coconut milk (you can substitute any other kind of milk, but may need to add a few ice cubes to make it thicker)
- 1 handful spinach
- a dash of vanilla
- Bannana pieces
- Chia Seeds
- Coconut
- Blueberries
- Put the banana at the bottom of your blender. Dump in the blueberries, coconut milk (or other), vanilla, and spinach. Blend for 30 seconds or until smooth. Tamper down, or scrape sides every 10 seconds or so if needed.
Have you ever used Acai berries in your cooking or smoothies? I'd love to know how it turned out!
🌿 Trudy


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Track Weather
The closest weather station to the Keilor track is at Melbourne Airport. Click the link below to view the latest observations:
Other Victorian 1/10th Offroad Electric RC Car Clubs
Knox Offroad
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Links To The Official Rules
ORRCA Victoria Rules
You can download a copy of the latest ORRCA Victoria Manual which contains information on how ORRCA Victoria works as well as the relevant rules. These rules are applicable at all sanctioned held meets here in Victoria.
AARCMCC National Rules
You can download a copy of the latest AARCMCC EP Offroad Rules which are applicable at all major state and national level meets here:
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Oople is a very professional UK run site which includes news, reviews, coverage of major race meets and excellent high quality racing photos:
RedRC is perhaps the best site around for daily RC news updates including major competitions, new products and reviews:
This page from Partsgeek was recommended by a young budding RC enthusiast all the way from Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, USA – a good page with general RC information covering a variety of topics:


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By Russ Ragan
Saturday was a huge day for former Dodge High Lady Indian Margaret Simmons. She went six for eight as she lead the Middle Georgia Lady Knights to a double header sweep over Bethel College out of Tennessee.
In game one, she had a double and a pair of singles and two runs scored in the 11-3 win. In game two, she hit a game-tying homer in the sixth, and the Lady Knights would rally for a 5-4 win.
She added a double and a single in the game and scored three runs.
She has her season average up to .431 with six homers on the year.
hits home run Margaret Simmons hit the game tying home run in the sixth inning of game two during the Lady Knights double header against Bethel College on Saturday. (Photo by Claudia Graham)
Simmons continues hot streak at Middle Georgia State University
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What a gorgeous combination of Mexican and European style in this home! It's the home of designer team Anne-Marie Midy and Jorge Almada, whose furniture line Casamidy, is created in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico (there's also an outpost in Brussells). Their creations combine influences from Anne-Marie's upbringing in France with those of the artistic town in which they live, San Miguel de Allende. I love the combination of Mexican elements- like the stone floor, the elaborate iron work, the light fixtures and the bed's headboard- with European pieces- the French sofas, the Swedish dining chairs and the other light wood architectural pieces.
Photos by Ricardo Labougle, from Traditional Home, October 2009
The couple has designed some beautiful interior spaces- this one in St. Paul de Vence is a vacation property available to rent by the week. Rarely are vacation properties furnished so beautifully.
photos: Lou Miedjou from Casamidy.com
This is another house in San Miguel with the Casamidy touch, called Sollano 16 on their site. I love the old-world look of this house.
photos: Pieter Estersohn from Casamidy.com
Below are a few images of Casamidy creations, all from their website.


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Mary Poppins
The movie combines a diverting story, songs, color and sequences of live action blended with the movements of animated figures. Mary Poppins is a kind of Super-nanny who flies in with her umbrella in response to the request of the Banks children and proceeds to put things right with the aid of her rather extraordinary magical powers before flying off again.
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