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Prospective Graduate Students
How to Apply
Applications can be submitted at any time. However, to receive full consideration for assistantships and fellowships, applications should be complete by January 1, for admission for the following fall semester.
Applicants are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to contact faculty. Our objective is to match the needs of the individual applicants with a faculty member with similar interests. Specific interest areas can be found within our Faculty Directory and Programs Area.
Before being ADMITTED, graduate applicants must have a faculty member who is willing to server as their major professor, have proof of financial support (i.e. personal funds, assistantship, fellowship, etc.), and meet the minimum requirements of Michigan State University and the Department of Horticulture.
View the Admissions Policies and Procedures
Applicants must submit the following:
- Completed online MSU Domestic or International Graduate Application via the MSU Graduate School website. No fee is required for the initial application.
- Three letters of recommendation, completed by instructors or supervisors familiar with the applicant's work. Letters of recommendation must be submitted on official stationary with an original signature.
- A written Academic Statement. Include on the application or attach a separate sheet with a concise academic statement of your plans for graduate study, your career goals, and how MSU's graduate program will help you meet your career and educational objectives.
- A written Personal Statement. Include on the application or attach a separate personal statement about how your background and life experiences, including social, economic, cultural, familial, educational, or other opportunities or challenges motivated your decision to pursue a graduate degree.
- One official copy of transcripts from all previous universities attended. Competitive applicants are in the top 10% of their BS class and have at least a 3.0 GPA on a scale of 4.0.
- An official copy of your Graduate Record Examination (GRE) results. (Institution code 1465.)
- An official copy of your TOEFL scores is required from all international applicants. We require a TOEFL score of at least 92 (with no subscore below 22)
- A statement of financial proof may be required. If so, the administrative staff of the Horticulture Department of the University will contact you and request the needed information. In this case, the requested statement must originate from your source of support and must be a certified statement with an original signature. We cannot accept photocopies unless notarized, signed and sealed.
All materials should be sent directly to the following address:
Horticulture Graduate Programs Office
A288 Plant and Soil Sciences
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Ml 48824 USA
Phone: (517) 353-0362
Fax: (517) 353-0890
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Visits and Interviews
Highly qualified applicants who reside in the United States may be invited to visit Michigan State University and meet with members of the Horticulture faculty and graduate students. In such case, the Horticulture Department may cover travel expenses.
Have further questions?
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Great view, great food at Murray Circle
As you relax on the century-old veranda with a before-dinner cocktail at Murray Circle, the past, present and future collide. At eye level, the expanse of lawn, the former parade grounds at Fort Baker, stretches out in front of a series of cream-colored buildings with red tile roofs nestled in the Marin Headlands hills.
Rising up behind the hills are the imposing orange spires of the Golden Gate Bridge, tickled by the churning fog. It's one of those heart-lifting views that reaffirm why we put up with so much to live in the Bay Area.
Many people on the veranda are staying at Cavallo Point Lodge, which has transformed the 24 early 20th century buildings at Fort Baker. I am an interloper, checking out the newly opened restaurant, which can be as impressive as the view. It's a true culinary bargain, given the credentials of the chef, Joseph Humphrey, who blew me away at Meadowood and earned two Michelin stars.
The restaurant is housed in the enlisted men's barracks and also includes Farley Bar, named after the character created by late Chronicle cartoonist Phil Frank. The bar is equipped with two fireplaces, which are welcome on the frequent foggy nights. The dining room, on the other side of the grand staircase that leads up to private rooms and a fully equipped cooking school, incorporates four seating areas, each with its own fireplace.
The new lodge is run by Passport Resorts, which runs the Post Ranch Inn and Sea Ranch Lodge. There are still a few kinks to work out before it can compete with the casual sophistication of places like Auberge du Soleil.
Sitting on the veranda may be idyllic, but the organic margarita cocktail ($14) jolted me back to reality; it was so sweet the Tequila might as well have been water. The drink tasted like pure simple syrup with a little lemon and a lot of salt around the rim. It also turned out over three visits to be just about the only culinary misstep.
Humphrey is a masterful chef and displays the confidence lacking in other areas. For the first six weeks or so, he offered a limited menu - 16 small savory plates separated on the heavy tri-fold velvet menu into three categories: Fruits & Vegetables, Fish & Shellfish and Meats & Poultry. Most items are priced at less than $20 and are artfully complex but true to the pristine ingredients.
This quality emerges in a salad of tomatoes and watermelon ($13). The thick wedges of tomatoes are arranged around and over a pressed pad of watermelon resting on a bright green slick of olive oil with a scattering of thin sliced coins of cucumber and radish and a few radish spouts. The tomatoes are warm, as if just pulled from a sunny garden, and the watermelon is ice cold. The dramatic contrast of temperatures makes a brilliant statement, showing how familiar ingredients can be rediscovered by creative minds.
His pea gazpacho ($13) encompasses the same qualities. The waiter brings a bowl with a scattering of peas and a mound of citrus fennel ice, and pours on the cool puree, creating another complex interplay of temperature and texture.
Artistic presentation
In the meat category, Humphrey showcases his mastery of techniques. The quail ($18) looks like lollipops - the delicate bones are cleaned and the flesh is compressed into a perfect knob. It's arranged in the center of the plate with tiny florets of broccoli di cicco and a brick-colored romesco sauce studded with black olives.
He also produces a beautifully seasoned and charred rib-eye ($22) with that almost-impossible-to-achieve firm and juicy texture. The log of meat, which weighs between 4 and 5 ounces, rests alongside a wide swipe of avocado smoothed with creme fraiche and a touch of hazelnut oil. Rich, syrupy grape gastrique, similar to a complex balsamic vinegar, is piped on one side of the plate with a fingerling potato, baby turnip and a pearl onion.
On the last of my three visits, Humphrey began offering a 10-course tasting menu for $75; it's as delicious as you'll find anywhere and it's about $25 to $50 less than at similar places. He includes some of his favorites from the a la carte menu and throws in a half dozen other preparations, including a memorable Eggs, Fish and Fowl.
It's a pheasant egg, poached in its shell and set on a bed of sea salt, topped with Parmesan foam and black caviar, all centered in half of a hard-cooked partridge egg on chive-flecked creme fraiche with coral salmon roe. Next to it on the plate is a fried quail egg draped over sea urchin roe on a bed of grilled leeks and bacon.
From the regular menu, Humphrey includes a velvety crab bisque with a towering crab cake as big around as a nickel, but the tasting menu accompanies it with a small crab salad wrapped in paper-thin slices of Anjou pears, topped with a nugget of crab leg, crusted with crushed sunflower seeds and sauteed in vanilla butter.
That's followed by a breast of chicken terrine rolled around foie gras topped with a slice of toasted brioche and a leaf of Little Gem lettuce filled with mahogany-colored chicken gelee; halibut roasted in fig leaf with a touch of sassafras alongside a brandade with fennel; and a salad of lobster and squab with savoy spinach Zinfandel marmalade and a rich wine sauce.
He repeats the chicken and foie gras theme, but this time makes the chicken into a crepinette accompanied by a seared chunk of liver. For the meat course, he grills bison and accompanies it with a licorice sauce, turnips and golden beets strewn with toasted walnuts.
On the regular menu, pastry chef Ethan Howard does a splendid job with desserts (all $9) such as creme brulee on a chocolate crust, white chocolate panna cotta and butterscotch souffle paired with a butterscotch blondie and scoop of vanilla ice cream. However, the souffle was nearly impossible to eat because of the serving utensil - a tablespoon that could barely fit inside the small cup.
Food, service don't match
The tabletop service is all wrong for the food. There are no fish knives or sauce spoons, and one dessert was served with an iced-tea spoon, which seemed awkward. In addition, the tablecloths look more like coarse muslin than fine linen; they seem incongruous given the delicacy of the food.
In fact, even though I love the feel of the place - the fireplaces, the tin ceiling, wide molding and metal columns - some finishes leave me cold. The walls are an institutional hospital green that was popular in the 1960s, and the garish striped carpet distracts from the more interesting architectural elements.
The staff also seems a bit uncomfortable. Some came from places like Aqua and the Ritz-Carlton and are clearly well trained, but everyone seems to be struggling for a consistent point of view - whether to be formal or casual - and the mixed message comes across as amateurish.
This uncertainty is reflected in the way the staff dresses. Waiters are nicely outfitted in vests and open shirts, the busers in tunics. However, one manager may be in black pants and shirt, another in dark suit with open shirt, and the sommelier in cargo-style pants and a sweater.
Maybe they're trying to support the idea that any style of dress is welcome, but it doesn't respect the exquisite food put forth by Humphrey and his staff.
Still, the package is enticing. The references to the past are lovely; the present is quite pleasant. As for the future, I'm hoping the other elements that subtly diminish the experience can become as flawless as what Humphrey puts on the plate.
For a 360-degree view of the restaurant, go to sfgate.com/food.
The wine list
You don't need to go to the gym at the Cavallo Point lodge - simply lift the 90-page wine list. Do two repetitions; order a wine with each rep. You'll feel great.
The list is all-inclusive, and well priced for the inventory. The selections are strong in many areas, including half-bottles, wines from South America and in verticals, where you'll find multiple vintages of such labels as Harlan and William Hill.
Now for the pain: At times, at least on the 20-plus by-the-glass selections, the red wines are served at a warm room temperature. On the tasting menu, several matches were weak. A Moulin a Vent Beaujolais paired with halibut with sassafras, orange and fennel brandade, and a red Spanish Mencia with a squab and lobster salad just didn't cut it.
That said, if you want a great bottle of wine at a really good price, this is the place to go.
If you bring you own wine, corkage is $25; corkage is waived for each bottle purchased from the list.
Murray Circle at Cavallo Point
602 Murray Circle (at East Road), Sausalito; (415) 339-4750 or www.murraycircle.com.
Breakfast 7-10 a.m. daily; lunch 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday; brunch 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; dinner 5:30-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, until 11 p.m. Friday-Saturday. (Bar open 11 a.m.-11 p.m.). Full bar. Reservations and credit cards accepted. .
Overall: Rating: THREE STARS
Food: Rating: THREE AND A HALF STARS
Service: Rating: TWO AND A HALF STARS
Atmosphere: Rating: TWO AND A HALF STARS
Prices: $$$ Expensive (most entrees $18-$24)
Noise rating: Noise Rating: TWO BELLS Can talk easily (65-70 decibels)
Rating: FOUR STARS Extraordinary Rating: THREE STARS Excellent Rating: TWO STARS Good Rating: ONE STAR Fair Noise Rating: BOMB Poor
FOUR STARS = Extraordinary; THREE STARS = Excellent; TWO STARS = Good; ONE STAR = Fair; NO STARS = Poor
$ = Inexpensive: entrees $10 and under; $$ = Moderate: $11-$17; $$$ = Expensive: $18-$24; $$$$ = Very Expensive: more than $25
ONE BELL = Pleasantly quiet (less than 65 decibels); TWO BELLS = Can talk easily (65-70); THREE BELLS = Talking normally gets difficult (70-75); FOUR BELLS = Can talk only in raised voices (75-80); BOMB = Too noisy for normal conversation (80+)
Prices are based on main courses. When entrees fall between these categories, the prices of appetizers help determine the dollar ratings. Chronicle critics make every attempt to remain anonymous. All meals are paid for by The Chronicle. Star ratings are based on a minimum of three visits. Ratings are updated continually based on at least one revisit.


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Around 28% of the Croatian population voted in favor to join the European Union and that was enough to hand over the county's freedom in the hands ofd eurocrats.
But what really happened? Let everyone decide:
Fully aware that the Croatian People do not want to give up their hard earned independence, the ruling elites changed the Croatian Constitution prior to the EU referendum to eliminate the rule which invalidated any referendum unless 50 percent participation was achieved.
Prior to the EU referendum, the Croatian people were subjected to a massive North Korea-style pro–EU propaganda campaign, which relentlessly extolled the benefits and virtues of membership, and denigrated any attempts to say otherwise.
The Government spent huge amounts of public funds to pay for a massive YES campaign, whilst denying any funding to the NO case.
In addition, the European Commision ran its own very expensive YES campaign. State enterprises and corporations were also enlisted. State Television aired pro-EU adverts for free or at discounted rates, Croatia Post home delivered more than 2 million government leaflets for free, and the City of Zagreb provided free EU advertising on its trams.
The Austrian, German and Government-owned electronic and print media ( ie all the media in Croatia) blatantly supported the YES case and made sure that the YES campaign was the only campaign.
The Catholic Church hierarchy, lavishly funded by the State, also openly supported the YES case and seemed unconcerned that there was no democratic public debate and no visible NO case.
Just days before the referendum, Foreign minister Vesna Pusić shamelessly threatened Croatia's 1.2 million pensioners that they would lose their pensions if they voted against EU membership.
The Zvijezda voting station in Zagreb, which covers several retirement homes with about 1100 pensioners, reported an 80 percent vote in favour of EU membership."


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I am currently in Pittsburgh, practically ground zero for Snowmaggedon 2010. I look outside, where I refuse to drive because the ground is covered in many feet of snow and I am from Texas so I don't know how to drive in snow. Maybe it is my (somewhat?) perverse personality, but because I can't go anywhere I want to go shopping. So here is a list of a few things I am currently lusting after.
TravelSmith Stripe No-Iron Shirt. Just another in a great line of shirts from TravelSmith that don't have to be ironed. Plus the subtle striping adds some interest to a white button down. Love it!!
BeneFit Legally Bronze. Not necessarily travel related. But it looks so pretty and shimmery, and reminds me of summer. And since I look outside and see tons of snow, I want to be reminded of summer.
Old Navy Watercolor Tote in Flowers. This is not really work related. But how cute would it be carrying your stuff around? Reminds me of spring. Maybe I just want to be in any season that is not the current one?
Thanks for playing! Maybe I will go shopping when I'm back in Texas….. And maybe it will be warm and sunny when I get back to Texas. Fingers crossed!!
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Could it be? Is that really the sun or are my eyes deceiving me? Yes! It's only 30 degrees, but the sun is shining! Another week seems to have flashed before my eyes and things are busy around here.
Little Miss started soccer. She has been sitting on the sidelines watching Drew play for almost 3 years, and it's finally her turn! She loved it! I was an athlete, so I am secretly hoping that sports are her thing :). I would never push it on her, and at this point, dance and gymnastics seem to be her thing, but hey, she's happy in some cletes and a jersey, so I'm happy!!
You all know I love to stroll around the hardware store. This weather has made it difficult to even think of spring, but we're gearing up for it. A few of my favorite things: kiddos, spray paint, and items for the yard!
Speaking of Home Depot, how great is this stone garden stool?? Only $60!
Apparently we had one nice day in the last few weeks…we are so looking forward to summer!
I finished my first 5k in 32 minutes! I started out thinking I would walk/run, but ended up running the whole thing. I realize this is no huge feat, but a big deal for me, someone who isn't a "runner". I finished 3rd in my age group, and 48 overall out of 220. There are certainly no 10k's, half marathons, or marathons in my future, but I'm glad I completed this!
I'm working on sprucing up our back patio. This is definitely going to be on a budget, and is going to take a little effort, but anything is better than how it looks now! More to come on this in a full post.
If you haven't heard about this, you must sign up! My brother in law introduced me to it and my kids absolutely love it! It's Bedtime Math. It's free. Once you sign up, you will get an email with a real-world, current event math story and problem every day. They have three levels: wee ones (my kids), little kids, and older kids. What a great way to introduce/supplement math with your kids on a daily basis.
A huge thank you to two blogs for featuring my work this week!
Lil Luna – DIY Spring Chevron Wreath
Craftionary – DIY Spring Chevron Wreath & Homemade Bubbles
I'm looking forward to a weekend of hanging out, house/yard projects, watching soccer, and hopefully enjoying more sunshine (I'm not holding my breath on that one)! Happy weekend, friends!


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The Gutsy Girl's Bible: an approach to healing the gut, 2.0
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This is what they say….
And what they say is spot on. I should know, I have Colitis, BUT Colitis no longer has me.
Do you have IBS or IBD and find yourself thinking:
There must be more to this than endless medications and a life where I feel miserable daily.
The Gutsy Girl's Bible: an approach to healing the gut 2.0 is a 119-page e-book that will take you from that place – the place you are today – to a place where you'll begin to get answers – real answers!
The 2.0 version comes in TWO "versions."
Both versions include the following new content:
- My 101 Days Intense Gut Healing recap
- Kitchen Gadgets – some new ones, along with other items I use in my kitchen
- Diarrhea vs. Constipation
- Updated Yes To & No To Lists (including a section for "Molds" and "Nightshades")
- 15-Minute-ish Workout Ideas+
- Further learning, exploring and moving (with GaiamTV, videos featured on days 1-16)
- FAQ Section
- Vegetables: How To
- Cravings
- You Don't Have to Give Up Baking
- More (free) information
- Blog Post Topics Since 1.0
- Supplements: descriptions and brands I take
- FODMAPs
- "Say Yes" + "Say No" Sections are much more robust
But the Exclusive Recipe version of the e-book comes with access to an Exclusive Recipes page on my website that I will continue to add to on an ongoing basis for you, likely one new recipe per month.


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It was time to show the rest of the family, My wife Hannah and daughter Áine what myself and Josh had spent all the money on. So we packed up as much as we could carry on our first trip and set off the Dublin airport. As December is outside the holiday season we had to fly to Athens via Milan Bergamo, two flights with a tight changeover. We were all excited to leave the cold winter weather behind in Ireland and go to Greece. I did have some worries as Hannah had only seen pictures of our new boat, that myself and Josh decided it would be a good idea to empty a large amount of cash from our bank account to pay for. Would she like it?
It was a long exhausting trip out to Nidri, Lefkada. Two flights, Dublin to Milan Burgamo, then another flight out to Athens. This was followed by a 5 hour drive in a hire car from Athens to Nidri. It was 2 am when we arrived and we were all glad to get to the apartment we had rented and some turn in for some much needed sleep. In the morning we woke to a bright sunshine and a fantastic view from the balcony; what a plesent change from the cold wet December weather we had left behing in Ireland.
The first order of the day was to find breakfast, but most of the restaurants and shops were closed due to being out of season, Nidri was like a ghost town. We found a bakery open where we purchased coffee and cheese pie to start the day. Sitting outside eating breakfast on a December morning in warm bright sunshine overlooking Vliho Bay, we all knew this place something special so peaceful and beautiful.
After breakfast we went to Vliho Boatyard to show Hannah and Áine WHUATI for the first time. Thankfully they both really liked our new boat! The team from Horatio Todd's had been working on the boat and had taken the hull back to gel-coat and painted wit epoxy primer. We now had the long task of going through all the lockers and stowage areas in the boat and cataloging all the equipment left on-board. Hannah and Áine were hard at work inside while myself and Josh cleaned the decks and cockpit and went through the boat listing work required to be done. After several hours we had 3 A4 pages of job lists, so much for relaxing in the sun sailing in clear blue waters. Over the next 9 days we all worked none stop cleaning, repairing, upgrading, rewiring and so many other tasks that needed doing. Don't get me wrong as overall WHUTI was in great shape, but she had not been used for 3 years and was in need of some TLC. It was becoming clear that we were not going to complete all the list of jobs on this visit so we booked flights to come back out to Greece again in January. We re-seated hatches, replaced breaker switches, ordered many new parts and upgrades and our list grew and grew. (We will include a special upgrades blog post with details at a later date when we have completed most of the upgrade work).
Our 10 day trip went so fast and all too soon it was time to make the long trip back to Ireland again, only to make things harder on the return journey we had a 13 hour wait in Milan Bergamo between flights. This visit to WHUATI as a complete family was a fantastic experience, we are all so excited to get here launched and in the water where she belongs.


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New - articulating, multi-skirt lead heads in 1 to 4-pound sizes
Do you like lead head jigs but want something that gives a more life-like action? Or maybe you are looking for something that will get you down deeper (wayyyy down deeper!) than the typical 8- 12- or 16-ounce lead head jigs most of us have been limited to…
The articulating hook pivots at the rear 90 degrees in any direction, allowing you the freedom to put all sorts of subtle (or not-so-subtle) action to the lure. Since the hook is no longer stuck in the lead (instead it hinges on a strong, deeply molded in stainless steel eye) its body-mounted skirts move with the lead-head body and the final, longest tail moves slightly inside the body-mounted skirts, swinging side to side and up and down up to 90 degrees! This allows it to act in a fluid, much more life-like motion – alot like a real octopus or bait fish would move. This lets you to put subtle actions into the lure in ways that were never possible in a fixed hook lure.
Built right, these jigs utilize the strong vinyl halibut / ling cod skirts (typically Gibbs / Delta Tackle, in available sizes), so they will take the abuse. Also, each has a total of three to four skirts for more undulating action than just 1 or 2 skirts. And a strong, sharp Mustad 3407DT hook completes the setup.
I have them in several colors, patterns and weights.
See the pictures for more details and as always, feel free to contact me at email@example.com for more details, if you have any questions or to order up some jigs.
Prices (ea.):
…all sizes also available unrigged (head only, no hook or skirts) for:
Note: Due to skirt color and size availability, not all color or skirt combinations shown are available in all jig weights (especially the 4-lb.), but the ever-popular white/glow is available in all sizes listed. As always, I will also do my best to accommodate any requests you may have.
Thanks and have a great time out there again this year!
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YOUNGSTERS at Baverstock School were the latest in a growing list of pupils to receive coaching from Birmingham & Solihull Bees players.
Alex Davidson and Andy Daish have led the community programme which has seen them visit schools up and down the borough.
The dedicated duo seem to be enjoying life off the field as well as on and Davidson is hoping his efforts pay off on the students.
"The provision is designed to increase the numbers of rugby players across the school, and aid the permanent staff by learning new coaching techniques to help retain and develop individuals" he said.
"Having worked with the staff and pupils for a couple of weeks already, we are delighted with the attitude and skill improvement shown.
The powerhouse lock who has missed Bees last few games through injury also hopes to arrange a fixture in the New Year between Baverstock and Langley School - one of the other secondary's receiving their input.
PE Teacher and Baverstock's Rugby Coordinator, Gary Faulconbridge feels the sessions have helped students become more interested in rugby.
"The coaching is great and the youngsters have been very enthusiastic, numbers at training have also increased and the pupil's skills have visibly developed.
"I have also developed my knowledge both of the game and also the drills/practices used in rugby."
If you would like the Bees to coach pupils at your school, contact Alex on 0121 705 0409 or firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.


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Resumes and curriculum vitaes (CV) are documents that give an overall picture of your experience, skills, and other important details recruiters may be looking for – with some minor differences.
A resume is a document (typically one page) summarizing your skills, experiences, and accomplishments. An effective resume succinctly describes your education and experience as it relates to your targeted position.
CV (Curriculum Vitae)
A CV contains more details than a resume and often includes four additional sections:
- research experience
- teaching/mentoring experience
- publications or poster presentations
- and references
If you need assistance or would like to have your resume or CV reviewed, bring a printed copy to the Division of Career Pathways during Drop-In Advising hours:
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Hotel in Detail:Modern and contemporary hotel and features the highest glass ceiling atrium in Europe. As you enter the Sofitel Gatwick lobby you are greeted by a Parisienne street scene complete with boulevards, sidewalk, cafes and bars. Physically adjoined to the Gatwick North Terminal.
All bedrooms offer en-suite facilities (bath and shower) with a phone, hairdryer and radio. Inside your room amenities include air conditioning, satellite television with pay movies, mini-bar, safety deposit box, direct dial telephone with voicemail, radio, dataport, RJ25 Ethernet plug connection, iron/ironing board, high speed internet access, refreshment tray and trouser press. Windows are double glazed.
Some bedrooms have views out over the airport runway and airside grounds.
Room configurations come in Classic, deluxe and Executive standard rooms along with some suites. The Club bedrooms are all on the 8th floor and give access to the exclusive Club lounge.
Room service is available 24 hours for hot and cold dishes.
Dining Options:
Kua Bar: Unique balcony setting. An upmarket glamorous cocktail bar, ambience with a hint of the Orient, serves wide range of cocktails, drinks and a range of snacks.
Open : 17.30 till midnight.
La Terrasse: Parisian street-style bar. This is the busiest of all the dining areas. Cafe and restaurant, serves breakfast, light snacks and overlooks the Atrium. Next to the library with its relaxing atmosphere.
Restaurant Open 11:00 till 23:45. Snacks served 07.00 till 01.00.
Gatwick Oriental Restaurant: Air conditioned and no-smoking environment. Serves a range of dishes from the Orient and an international menu.
Open : noon till 14:00, 18:30 till 23:00.
La Brasserie: A La Carte dining. Contemporary in style serving contemporary European dishes using fresh ingredients from the local area and also regional ingredients.
Open: 05:30 till10:30, 18:30 till 22:30.
Le Cafe: A cafe style terrace serving light meals and snacks in a setting evoking feelings of a Parisian street.
Open : 11:00 till 23:00.
Business travellers are well catered for as the Sofitel London Gatwick hotel offers 14 meeting rooms can accommodate anything between 2 to 300 delegates. These rooms are all air-conditioned and kitted with the latest A/V equipment.
Additionally there is a dedicated business centre onsite with computer rental facilities, fax, secretarial and copy services and an executive lounge.
The Sofitel Gatwick hotel offers WIFI internet access in its public areas. 24 hour reception with safety deposit box facilities.
Also onsite is a leisure and fitness club. Porterage and full concierge services provided.
Fully non-smoking throughout.
Hotel Vicinity:Nearest: Railway Station: Gatwick Airport 0.6 miles (1 km), Motorway: M23 Junction 9a 0.9 miles (1.4 km). The Sofitel Gatwick is a purpose built hotel originally built in 1990. The hotel is directly attached to the airport's North Terminal by a short covered walkway. From the North terminal the free monorail train service connects the south and north terminals. The South terminal is where the airport train station is based and where services such as the Gatwick Express non-stop rail link to London Victoria station run from. While its the airports landside facilities that are the only real facilities within the immediate vicinity, the nearest major towns are Horley at 1 mile and Crawley at 2.5 miles from the hotel. There is a McDonalds drive through restaurant within half a mile within the airport grounds and a large Tesco supermarket within 0.7 miles at Hookwood.
Shuttle:Service: No, located by North Terminal, monorail service from North terminal to South Terminal
Bedroom Numbers: 518 / 8 floors
Check-in: 14.00 (2 pm)
Check-out: 12.00 noon
History: Silver medal by the Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS) for its commitment to green policy and CSR in 2015.
Was called the Le Meridien Gatwick (till 2005). Was the Forte Crest Gatwick, Stirling Gatwick Hotel (till 1992)
Parking:Public parking is available in close proximity to the hotel and costs £22.50 per day.
Internet:Complimentary wireless internet access throughout.
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 89% by past guests. The London average is 80% and the average for 4 star hotels is 82%. Therefore this hotel is above average for its sector (star rating) and for London as a whole. Sofitel Hotels across the chain average 90% so this hotel is slightly below the guest rating for most Sofitel hotels.
Below average for a Sofitel hotel but still a hotel to consider. The hotel remains better rated than most London hotels and additionally ranks above the average guest rating for 4 star hotels.
Compared to surrounding hotels: The hotels rating of 89% is 12% above the 77% average guest rating for the area around Gatwick. Guests therefore rate the hotel well above average for the surrounding area.
Milesfaster ranking: 86th from 866 London hotels, 3rd of 3 Sofitel Hotels, 2nd of 38 Gatwick hotels, and 34th of 329 four star rated hotels.
Another to Consider: A similar type of hotel (size, rating) nearby (0.1 miles, 0.2 km) would be the 4 star Fraser Suites Queens Gate, with rates that start from about £198 and which has an 82% guest satisfaction rating.We can also suggest a cheaper options nearby which would be the Gainsborough Hotel. 0.0 miles from the Sofitel London Gatwick Airport (0.1 km), has scored 60% from former guests and has rates from around £69.
Fancy something highly rated by its guests? We think the 5 Star Egerton House Hotel could be a good choice. The Egerton House Hotel is only 0.5 miles (0.7 km) away. The Egerton House Hotel has a perfect unblemished customer rating 99%, a truly stunning achievement.


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Make the best out of your stay, and upgrade your stay to an All Inclusive one!
Breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, mini-golf, cocktails, spa facilities, and much more !
Following please find the entitlements for the All Inclusive arrangement at The Preluna Hotel.
• Lunch with free local beverages including wine or beer* in the Triton Restaurant or a light lunch at the Beach Club during the summer season.
• Buffet Dinner (18.30 to 21.15) in The Triton Restaurant with free local beverages including wine or beer*.
• Free Snacks until 16.00hrs at La Piazza Bar
• Free house spirits, local wines and beer at La Piazza Bar and The Beach Club*
• Free usage of the Gym equipment and also indoor pool, Jacuzzi, Sauna, Steam Room and towels, at The FeelGood Spa & Gym.
(Please note the Spa, Gym and Indoor pool will be closed for maintenance works from the 29th July - 4th August 2019 (both dates incl)
• Free usage of the Beach Club Outdoor Pool which includes Sun-beds, Parasols and also the use of towels (weather permitting).
• Free usage of the Sun Terrace on the 8th Floor which includes the Sun-beds, Jacuzzi and the use of towels.
• Free WIFI and free use of internet station.
• Free use of 9 hole mini golf course on the 7th floor.
• Free use of safe in rooms.
All Inclusive Policies:
• Your All Inclusive Card is to be presented prior to making an order.
• Children are entitled to All Inclusive however all orders for drinks and food have to be made by a guardian.
• Alcoholic beverages apply for adults over 18 years only.
• All Inclusive items are marked on our menus with an *
• You may only order food and beverage items for your own personal consumption and these may only be consumed in the outlet where they are served.
• We wish to inform you that for the sake of other guests and our staff we will be obliged to cancel all-inclusive privileges of any guest misusing the all-inclusive package.
Please always present your All Inclusive card before ordering.
Our staff is only allowed to serve single measures of spirits and non alcoholic drink to guests under the age of 18.
The following are not included in the All Inclusive package:
Minibar within the rooms.
Sakura, Japanese Cuisine and Lounge
Branded spirits within our outlets.
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Four More Years (of Marriage and Obama)
Four years ago tonight, Misty and I were married. Later in the evening, I toasted President Obama's first White House win with, "Yes, we can! Yes, we did!"
Four years. We've been together the same amount of time President Obama has had some variation of "president" before his name. But I'm not going to write about that. It's tempting. In fact, it's so damn tempting to write about how our lives have changed over the past four years just like the country has that I've spent hours trying. Draw that easy parallel between the national recession and the struggles of the past four years. When I say struggles, though, I don't mean like the partisan bickering in Washington. I mean the real ups and downs of life we've experienced, like most people do.
A brief list of the things Misty and I have overcome (or continue to deal with) over the past four years:
My cigarette addiction. (Misty may not have felt like she had the worst flu ever, but she took great care of me, even after I admitted to milking it.)
Mental health issues.
Legal issues.
Lack of insurance (resulting in thousands of dollars in medication costs)
My last-surviving grandmother's death
My last-surviving grandfather's grave illness and the fact that my parents — and especially my mom — have been forced to take on full responsibility for keeping him as healthy (and alive) as possible.
The above probably sounds incredibly selfish as it mostly has to do with me, but that's the point. Misty has always been there for me. Through all that and more.
We've also experienced some serious highs:
Traveling to out-of-the-way places in Texas and the South
Reconsidering our lives and where we want to be and go
Sharing and learning from one another (who knew I was interested in design? or that IxDs even existed?)
"Living" in an apartment in NYC briefly
Connecting (and sometimes reconnecting) with (new) family
Spending Sunday mornings on the back deck drinking coffee and reading the Times with our fur-children
I'm going to stop there. I don't need to make the lists of equal number. The good things that have happened to me over the past four years because of Misty far outweigh the problems we faced, we continue to face and we will face. It isn't the length of the list, but the substance — the weight — of each experience, issue and delight.
If you want a connection with the national election, there it is: The things President Obama and those of us who work for policies with which he agrees have accomplished far outweigh the recession from which we've been fighting to free the nation. The same goes for our marriage. We keep fighting — together, no matter what.
And also like the national election, nothing stops. Nothing ultimately changed. The president is the president, Republicans run the House, Democrats run the Senate, the same policies and issues that confronted them before the election still do. Similarly, the issues Misty and I faced yesterday, if they weren't put to bed, will be faced today and tomorrow. We'll meet them head-on, as we must. And we will move Forward.
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Transcontinental says it will continue to cut costs and accelerate its shift to digital publications next year to offset declining advertising and newspaper circulation.
The Montreal-based commercial printer and media company says printing revenues should be stable in 2017 thanks in part to a contract to print the Toronto Star.
However, that should be offset by lower volumes from some newspaper publishers and a reduction in print advertising.
In its media sector, cost reductions should partly offset the continuing impact on its publishing activities from the transformation of advertising spending.
The packaging segment, which grew in 2016 following acquisitions, is expected to continue to improve.
Transcontinental issued its outlook for 2017 as its fourth quarter profit fell from a year ago when it benefited from an adjustment to deferred tax assets in the United States and the reversal of financial expenses.
The company earned $57.7-million or 75 cents per share in its latest quarter, down from $100.2-million or $1.28 per share a year ago.
Excluding unusual items, it earned $76.6-million or 99 cents per share in its latest quarter compared with $60.6-million or 78 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2015.
Revenues grew 2.9 per cent to $555.6-million from $540.1-million a year ago.
Transcontinental was expected to earn 74 cents per share in adjusted profits on $536-million of revenues, according to analysts polled by Thomson Reuters.
For the full year, Transcontinental earned $146.3-million or $1.89 per share on $2.02-billion in revenue. That compared with a profit of $262.6-million or $3.36 per share on $2.00-billion in revenue last year.
On an adjusted basis, the company said it earned a full-year profit of $196.3-million or $2.53 per share, up from $186.7-million or $2.39 per share a year ago.


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Bob Deibel, President / Owner, OfficeScapes
Bob Deibel is President and owner of the OfficeScapes Group, which holds six companies aimed at fitting out interior office space. He has served on several boards in Colorado, including the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Colorado Succeeds, and the University of Colorado at Denver School of Business Advisory Board. His interests include golf, cycling, fitness and all sports, music, and wine and he is passionate about Denver's pursuit to become a world class city. He believes that high quality public education is at the very foundation of maintaining global competitiveness and healthy economic development for Colorado. In light of severe budget pressure, our state must ensure that public education funds are distributed most effectively in order to improve student outcomes. Bob is married with two active daughters, ages 17 and 13, and lives in Castle Pines Village. He graduated from Colorado College with a B.A. in Political Science.
Cary Kennedy, Former Colorado State Treasurer
Cary Kennedy is the City and County of Denver's Chief Financial Officer and was appointed as Deputy Mayor by Mayor Michael Hancock on August 23, 2011. Previously, Cary served as State Treasurer in Colorado, a post to which she was first elected in 2006. Before running for Treasurer, Cary was budget analyst in Colorado Governor Romer's Office of State Planning and Budgeting in the 1990s and then worked as a fiscal analyst for the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing. She left the department to lead a broad bi-partisan coalition to increase funding for Colorado's public schools and helped pass Amendment 23 in November 2000. In 2004 and 2005, Cary served as policy director for House Speaker Andrew Romanoff and assisted in developing Colorado's Referendum C, a "timeout" on Colorado's TABOR law, which voters passed in 2005. Cary has a bachelor's degree from St. Lawrence University, a master's degree from Columbia University, and a law degree from the University Of Denver School of Law.
Chris Watney, President, Colorado Children's Campaign
Chris Watney was named President and CEO of the Colorado Children's Campaign, the state's leading public policy and advocacy organization for children's issues, in 2009. Prior to that, she served as Executive Vice President of the organization, working to increase access to health care for uninsured children, expand quality early childhood education for our youngest children and as a passionate advocate for education reform. Chris has also served as a spokesperson for U.S. Attorneys General Janet Reno and John Ashcroft at the U.S. Department of Justice, including serving as the spokesperson for the Oklahoma City bombing trials. She is currently the Chair of the Board of West Denver Prep charter schools and a recipient of the Livingston Fellowship for excellence in non-profit leadership.


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But tonight I was surfing the web because I've got insomnia again, and I found this "Soft Stamp" system. It looks really interesting! There's no scraping, and you can use ANY polish with it, even glitters! (At least, that what the ads say... :D)
I've composited several of the image plates into an image so you can see what types of images are available. They're cute cute, plus there are a few really unique images that Konad just doesn't have anything like.
There's a large selection of stamps, as well as combination packs that come with both 2 stamps and polishes. I'm pretty impressed with the whole deal, actually. Just look at the sorts of designs you can make!
They're available in several places: on eBay and from Alexander Cosmetics, and apparently they're sold at the Face Shop. I can't vouch for any of those, of course. I wish I had the money to get a few of these to experiment with. That'll have to wait, though, until I get a few Etsy sales. Ahhh, the life of a poor starving artist! ;)
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When buying a used car, there are a number of things you should check out or investigate in order to make sure you are getting the best deal possible. Every once in a while, a car shopper may find a car that seems to be too good of a deal. Sometimes the seller is just trying to sell the vehicle quickly, but other times the low price may be compensating for another problem.
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I made a strawberry crumble for dessert and had extra strawberries. I just couldn't resist trying another sorbet after the raspberry sorbet was such a hit. To change things up a little, I decided to use orange juice as the liquid this time. The flavors of the strawberries and orange juice went really well together. Sorbet might be a new family favorite. I heard one person say they liked this even better than the raspberry sorbet. Others like the raspberry sorbet best. Time to create a new flavor to add to this debate.
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Many of you know that I have another ETSY page for my screen printed T-shirts. I have updated this ETSY page to be for pet business Gimpy Pets. I have added in my dog leash designs to sell. I have placed a big order for more leashes, harnesses and collars.
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Cross check whether the last water bill has been paid by the previous owner. Water companies may not hold you responsible for unpaid bills, but you can save yourself from a few phone calls and constant enquiries.


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If you find that you miss too many questions while going through the Mississippi permit practice test simulator, we suggest that you switch to using some of the easier practice exams. The DMV cheat sheet that we offer is a great option to look into, as it follows the same format this practice test does, yet allows you access to various study aids, which makes answering permit test questions so much easier. You can also work on regular practice permit tests with fixed questions and come back to the Simulator once you feel more confident!
Remember that the Mississippi practice permit test simulator is just a study tool and it order for the tool to work, you have to use it! Practice 10-15 minutes every day and you will see your grades sky-rocket!


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Today is Wednesday, July 28, the 209th day of 2010. There are 156 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On July 28, 1945, a U.S. Army bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York's Empire State Building, killing 14 people.
On this date:
In 1540, King Henry VIII's chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, was executed, the same day Henry married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard.
In 1609, the English ship Sea Venture, commanded by Admiral Sir George Somers, ran ashore on Bermuda, where the passengers and crew founded a colony.
In 1821, Peru declared its independence from Spain.
In 1914, World War I began as Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.
In 1932, federal troops forcibly dispersed the so-called "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans who had gathered in Washington to demand money they weren't scheduled to receive until 1945.
In 1945, the U.S. Senate ratified the United Nations Charter by a vote of 89-2.
In 1960, Henry Cabot Lodge, Richard Nixon's choice to be running mate, was nominated for vice president by the Republican national convention in Chicago.
In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson announced he was increasing the number of American troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000 "almost immediately."
In 1990, political newcomer and upset winner Alberto Fujimori was sworn in for his first term as president of Peru.
In 2002, nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek (KYOO'-kreek) Mine in Somerset, Pa., were rescued after 77 hours underground.
Ten years ago: Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was sworn in for an unprecedented third term of office, infuriating demonstrators who set government buildings ablaze.
Five years ago: NASA said space shuttle Discovery had escaped any serious damage from the potentially deadly piece of foam that broke off from the fuel tank during liftoff and looked safe to fly home in a week. The Irish Republican Army renounced the use of violence against British rule in Northern Ireland and said it would disarm. Lightning struck a group of Boy Scouts taking shelter from a storm in Sequoia National Park in California, killing an assistant troop leader and a teenage Scout.
One year ago: The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be the first Hispanic justice, over nearly solid Republican opposition. Anti-abortion activist Scott Roeder pleaded not guilty in Wichita, Kan. to killing late-term abortion provider George Tiller. (Roeder was later convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.)
Today's Birthdays: Movie director Andrew V. McLaglen is 90. Actor Darryl Hickman is 79. Ballet dancer-choreographer Jacques d'Amboise is 76. Art critic Robert Hughes is 72. The former president of Peru, Alberto Fujimori, is 72. Musical conductor Riccardo Muti is 69. Former Senator and NBA Hall of Famer Bill Bradley is 67. "Garfield" creator Jim Davis is 65. Singer Jonathan Edwards is 64. Actress Linda Kelsey is 64. TV producer Dick Ebersol is 63. Actress Sally Struthers is 62. Actress Georgia Engel is 62. Rock musician Simon Kirke (Bad Company) is 61. Rock musician Steve Morse (Deep Purple) is 56. CBS newsman Scott Pelley is 53. Alt-country-rock musician Marc Perlman is 49. Actor Michael Hayden is 47. Actress Lori Loughlin is 46. Jazz musician-producer Delfeayo Marsalis is 45. Former hockey player turned general manager Garth Snow is 41. Actress Elizabeth Berkley is 38. Singer Afroman is 36. Country musician Todd Anderson (Heartland) is 35. Rock singer Jacoby Shaddix (Papa Roach) is 34. Country singer Carly Goodwin is 29. Actor Dustin Milligan is 25. Actor Nolan Gerard Funk is 24. Rapper Soulja Boy is 20.
Thought for Today: "It is impossible to write ancient history because we lack source materials, and impossible to write modern history because we have far too many." [EM] Charles Peguy (pay-GEE'), French poet and writer (1873-1914).
Today in History - Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Today is Wednesday, July 28, the 209th day of 2010. There are 156 days left in the year.


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- Offer prayers and light candles
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Chaplet of
The Divine Mercy
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light candles?
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Below a shortlist of the Visual Studio extensions I like the most:
- CodeMaid – Open source to cleanup, dig through and simplify your code.
- Productivity Power Tools 2013 – Toolset to increase productivity.
- ClipboardHistory – Store and enable history changes though the clipboad.
- PrettyPaste – Format pasted text and removes new blank lines and line numbers.
- SideWaffle Template Pack – Lots of templates for webprojects (AngularJs etc..)
- TestDriven.net – Easy to use and free testrunner integrated with VS.
- Snippetizer – Create and edit code snippets easily from within VS.


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10 completely random bits of information about myself.
I had an interesting conversation with Molly Holzschlag and Ann McMeekin at the recent Geek Dinner where we discussed different approaches to blogging. Talking to them has made me wonder if I should tweak my style slightly.
Both Ann and Molly are incredibly open in their blogs. They share pretty much everything going on in their lives which must be really tough at times. I have the upmost respect for their ability to be that open and a part of my envies them.
I rarely share anything personal on this blog and to be frank you didn't sign up for that anyway. People that are subscribed to this site and indeed my podcast are interested in web design not the inner workings of my personal world.
Of course on the other hand, the more I share of myself the better people can relate to me and understand my perspective on life. Part of the reason you trust somebody's opinion is because you know them and understand their outlook.
I don't think I would be capable of being as transparently honest as Molly and Ann but I would like to occasionally share a little about me personally. So with that in mind, here are 10 completely random bits of information about myself:
- I pretend that I hate being called a "web celebrity" but secretly I enjoy the attention.
- I have long since lost the ability to function without my wife Catherine around to look after me.
- I am a committed Christian but can't be that committed as I can't find it in my heart to like the music of Cliff Richard.
- I rarely sleep well and find it nearly impossible to stop myself mind from continually whirring.
- I have the biggest personal space of anybody I know.
- I often feel like the thick kid in the class, probably because I always used to be.
- My life often feels like a Douglas Coupland novel.
- I wish I could see the world through the eyes of my three year old son James.
- I get frustrated that I cannot attract more website owners to listen to the podcast.
- I secretly really want a mac but am too proud to admit it.
I am not sure what that all tells you about me. Nevertheless, expect the occasional more personal post. But, don't worry it won't become too regular.


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I'm sure that a few preservationists are already grumbling about the new interdisciplinary science building at Columbia University. It certainly doesn't fade politely into its brick surroundings. But they'd be wrong to think that it disrespects history.
Designed by the Spanish architect José Rafael Moneo, the new building, at the corner of Broadway and 120th Street, draws on a range of precedents, from the austere Modernism of Adolf Loos to the original McKim, Mead & White master plan for Columbia's Morningside Heights campus. Its muscular steel-and-aluminum frame is a vivid example of how to fit into a difficult historical context without slavishly kowtowing to it.
It is also, not incidentally, a work of healing. Seen in the context of Columbia's often tense relationship with its Harlem neighbors, including recent battles over its plans to build a new 17-acre campus in West Harlem, the building is a gleaming physical expression of the university's desire to bridge the divide between the insular world of the campus and the community beyond its walls.
Mr. Moneo is well suited to this task. A former chairman of Harvard University's Graduate School of Design, he has a modest, thoughtful demeanor. (Colleagues and students often describe him as a priestlike figure.) His best works like the National Museum of Roman Art in Mérida, Spain, and an expansion of the 19th-century Atocha railway station in Madrid are part of a continuing dialogue with his historical predecessors.
Like these earlier projects, the science building, officially the Northwest Corner Building, serves as a hinge between past and present. Framed to the east and south by the austere 1920s-era masonry buildings of the McKim, Mead & White campus, it will eventually serve as the main gateway between that campus and the West Harlem one, which will be located several blocks away to the northwest.
José Rafael Moneo's New Building at Columbia
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Mr. Moneo's design is carefully grounded in the original campus plan. The building's base, which is made of the same rose-colored granite as the buildings that flank it, is conceived as an extension of the existing street wall. Its 14-story height, considerably greater than that of its neighbors, echoes the brick and limestone gothic tower of the Union Theological Seminary, which stands cater-corner across the street. (It is also slightly lower than the tower that McKim, Mead & White originally proposed for the site.)
But it is the tension Mr. Moneo creates between new and old that brings the building to life. The upper floors are clad in what may be the most elegant aluminum siding in America: a taut steel grid filled in with an irregular pattern of diagonal steel braces and aluminum louvers. The braces are not decorative they reflect the uneven loads and stresses on the building, which is supported on an enormous truss that spans the gym below. But even if you don't know this, you intuitively sense the tension that is built into them; it is as if the structure were straining to break free of the constraints of the site.
The effect is especially acute at the corner, where the building suddenly seems to crack open from the stress, its upper floors cantilevering 15 feet over the lobby entrance. The lobby interior is clad in richly veined Portuguese marble, the kind of sumptuous material that Loos used to lessen the severity of his spaces. A stair, in the same marble, ascends to a mezzanine-level cafe that overlooks the street through floor-to-ceiling windows: a kind of interstitial zone floating just above the city. From there, more stairs lead up to a campus-level lobby, 35 feet above the street. (All these spaces are open to the public.)
This is superb architecture: clean, compact and perfectly calibrated. And the sequence is even more powerful in reverse: from the campus-level lobby, the climb down the staircase is something like descending into a marble quarry.
But the design is also a means of reinforcing the university's public mission. By easing you through the transition from one level to the other in just three quick turns along the stair, Mr. Moneo has fused together two disparate worlds the campus and the street outside and created places of intense social communion. (A wide exterior staircase, located on the east side of the building, makes this connection even more directly, allowing people to bypass the structure in moving between the campus and 120th Street.)
And a similar spirit of openness and exchange exists on the upper floors, whose big, loftlike spaces were designed so that they could be reconfigured to fit the needs of various researchers. The seventh floor, for example, which houses molecular and nanotechnology laboratories, is a maze of private offices, while the 12th-floor chemistry labs are more open and airy. Enclosed bridges connect these floors to neighboring science buildings as a way to encourage the kind of interdisciplinary exchange that is the building's core mission.
In short, this is a building conceived in opposition to our contemporary culture, with its constant visual noise and unforgiving pace. Mr. Moneo aims to lift us, if only momentarily, out of our increasingly frenetic lives to slow us down and force us to look at the world around us, and at one another, more closely. It's a big, tough building, but it's tenderhearted too.


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Four Stunning Local Spaces For Your Holiday Event
A seasoned planner knows that the nature of an event space can make or break your whole vision. With all the responsibilities that come along with pulling off the perfect event—food, drinks, decor, etc—you need a space that steers clear of common errors, like sky-high costs, unfriendly personnel and excessively strict regulations. We've gathered a list of four top event spaces, perfect for a company holiday party, annual reunion, special event or New Year's Eve bash.
Kranzberg Arts Center
501 N. Grand Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63103
To book, contact Becky Hale:
314.533.0367 ext. 103
Visit Kranzberg Arts Center on Facebook.
It's a welcome surprise that the Kranzberg Arts Center houses several distinct arts spaces. Among them you'll find a window-lit art gallery, a 100-capacity black box theater and a swanky cabaret/lounge performance space, all complete with full audio and visual capabilities and located in the thriving arts district of Grand Center. Host a party with a purpose at Kranzberg Arts Center, and know that you'll create memories for years to come while supporting the local creative economy at the same time.
3224 Locust St.
St. Louis, MO 63103
To book, contact Becky Hale:
314.533.0367 ext. 103
Visit .Zack on Facebook.
Developed in Grand Center's Cadillac building, the .ZACK event and performing-arts space shows the transformational power of creating something new within the vestiges of something old. The result is a stunning offering: 370-degree views of St. Louis, in-house catering from award-winning chef David Kirkland and a beautiful interior space are just a few of the offerings available. Proceeds gathered from events support the local arts community and help continue to position St. Louis as a Midwestern artist's haven.
7150 Manchester Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63143
Visit Majorette on Facebook.
For a unique, memorable event where your creativity has the space to shine, Majorette is a brand-new addition to Maplewood that is a must-have in your rolodex of options. The large event space and ample parking for guests keep stress to a minimum, and state-of-the-art LED moving head lights are the perfect touch to create a vibe specific to your event. You could even utilize the 15-by-9-foot screen and projector for a presentation with a personalized touch.
Boo Cat Club
812 Union Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63108
Visit Boo Cat Club on Facebook.
For an elegant, modern event, the high ceilings, wood floors and beautiful lighting of Boo Cat Club serve as the ideal canvas. The event space has a large ballroom in addition to several smaller spaces available for rent, complete with turn-of-the-century charm and four fireplace lounges. Each space is available to rent individually for you to pick and choose the perfect combination. It's an event planner's dream that won't leave you with an empty wallet. Reach out to take a tour, learn the history of the renovated building, and wander around to envision your perfect event.
This post has been brought to you in part by the mentioned organizations. Thank you for supporting the companies that keep ALIVE growing. Photos courtesy of those listed.


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Senior Adult
West of 50 Senior Adult Life Group
We meet in the Fireside Room on Wednesdays at 12:30:PM.
This is a time that includes:
Worship with singing of hymns and choruses
Bible Study
Refreshments and
Fun & Fellowship
In Addition we periodically go on fun adventures together. For example trips to Leavenworth, Tulip Farms, Train Rides, etc.
Eagle Cap Train Excursion
Trip to Mt. Vernon Tulip Festival
Winter trip to Leavenworth, WA
We also enjoy various special functions such as dinners and music through-out the year.
Italian Dinner with Bert Wells entertaining
Won't you join us?


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Updated: December 14, 2012 (ET)This article has since been updated & rewritten. See the updated version here**.
A project I'm currently on involves hundreds of channels, many of them nested, and some complex requirements where channels and sub channels will need to be created on the fly. A quick search on the CMS newsgroup and you'll see that this [programmatically working with custom properties in channels] is one of the most frustrating missing things within the CMS PAPI. Another downside to custom properties is the speed of searching them. Experienced CMS developers know that searching for a custom property is a very expensive performance hit on the server.
In light of all this, I decided to build my own library that moved custom properties from CMS and into my own database table (I know, they are already in the database… just bear with me). I sought out to achieve four challenges I see in the current PAPI implementation of Custom Properties:
- CMS PAPI doesn't provide a way to programmatically add custom properties to a channel.
- CMS PAPI doesn't provide an easy way to programmatically work with multiple values for custom properties
- Custom properties in CMS limited to posting, templates, and channels
- Custom properties can't be copied from one object to another easily
CustomPropertyDbEx Overview:
My implementation is very easy to use, lightweight and easy to integrate into your CMS projects. What I did was very simple: I moved all custom properties to a separate database table and created a CMS friendly library (one that understands CMS objects) for developers to work with the properties. The core functionality of the library is now complete and has been preliminarily tested… I do not endorse it as "production ready" at this time, but wanted to get it out for other CMS developers to work with and provide some feedback before I release a more robust version.
A lot of work was put into trying to keep all naming conventions and techniques similar to how Microsoft named all the CMS objects. For example, in the CMS PAPI, you have things like Searches.GetByGuid, Searches.GetByPath, etc. In CustomPropertyDbEx, I have Searches.GetByGuid, Searches.GetProperties([Channel|Template|Resource|Posting][, propertyKey]), etc.
CustomPropertyDbEx Details:
CustomPropertyDbEx exposes three primary objects:
- CustomPropertyDbEx: a a custom property object with information linking it back to a CMS asset (channel, template, posting, resource, site, or other).
- CustomPropertyDbExCollection: a collection of CustomPropertyDbEx objects.
- CustomPropertyDbExGlobal: essentially a static management-like class that contains a .Searches static class, similar to CMS' CmsContext.Searches static class.
The assembly has three dependencies:
- A database with the proper schema must exist and the application's *.config file must include a connection string application variable pointing to this database (_the DDL files necessary to build the table & stored procedures are in the "Repository" project in the solution available for download at the end of this article).
- Microsoft's Data Application Block, used for database access.
Once you've created the database, add a reference to the CustomPropertyDbEx to your CMS project. That's it! Now let's look at some real implementation. Let's first take a look at how you would get the value of a CMS Channel custom property with the PAPI provided functionality:
The first thing you'll want to do is create some properties for a specific channel. In the sample application I've included, there's a method CreateProperties that creates three properties in a provided channel:
As you can see from the above you create a custom property by passing the CMS object and, optionally, the property key and value you wish to create. All custom property creation, edits, and deletes are stored in memory until you explicitly call the Commit method which then saves the changes to the database. Another thing you'll notice is that there are two values being inserted for the PointOfContact property. This is actually creating two different properties; you can get them all back from a collection easily as I'll show in figure 2.
The next most common thing you'll want to do is access these properties:
In figure two above you can see how easy it is to get all custom properties for a specific CMS object or all properties matching a specific key for that CMS object.
Displaying the property information is also easy as shown in figure 3 below:
I've added quite few overloaded methods to create properties. You can also create multiple custom properties using the
CustomPropertyDbExCollection and then calling the
Commit() method on the collection to save all objects in the collection to the database OR calling Delete to mark all objects for deletion when
Commit() is called next. A big help are all the searching methods as listed below:
GetByGuid(): Finds a custom property by it's unique ID.
GetByAssetType(): Finds all custom properties for a specific CMS object type.
GetByValue(): Finds all custom properties who's value matches what's supplied (TSQL wildcards allowed).
GetProperties(): Finds all properties by a CMS asset as well as a specific property key.
What's left to do?
Plenty! Here's a short list of some things I want to add to this solution:
- Add database transactional support when committing a collection of objects.
- Create custom exceptions to notify the calling application of detailed errors.
- Implement multiple sorting options for the collection.
- Create elaborate help files (using XML comments & NDoc to generate HTML commends and CHM files).
- Console application implementing the main assembly, exposing it for batch/command line processing.
- WebForm/WinForm application, similar to CMS' Site Manager, to allow certain users to manage custom properties including:
- Create/edit/delete custom properties in channels, templates, resources, postings, and the overall site.
- Exporting/importing groups of object's custom properties to move between implementations.
- Migrating existing custom properties to the database for use with the CustomPropertyDbEx library.
- Handle the state of a posting so custom properties for a Published posting could be different for a AwaitingModeratorApproval version of a posting.
I have a few other ideas, but they are things that may wait until the next big version. These include support for saving an object (that can be deserialized) into a custom property, saving an image to a custom property, encrypting all data fields in the custom property database, etc.
So what's the roadmap?
v 0.1 [ initial release ]
- Initial version… library with core functionality to add/edit/remove & find properties
v 0.2 [ exception management & notifications, implement collection sorting, help file ]
Bug fixes
- Enhanced exception management & notifications
- Sorting for collection
- Elaborate help file with samples and other information (CHM)
v 0.3 [ management/utility applications added to the suite ]
- Bug fixes
- WinForm/WebForm application to add & manage custom properties
- export/import properties
- copy properties from one object to another
- add/edit/remove properties
- Console application to add & manage custom properties (for batch scripting)
There are no plans to do v0.4-v0.9. These versions will get functionality improvements/additions if they are even necessary, however I anticipate jumping from v0.3 all the way to v1.
Take the time to download the code, take a look, and please provide some feedback. Is there something missing that you think would be a huge improvement? The only way this will get better is if I have some solid feedback.
Thanks and I hope you'll find this as helpful as I am in my current project.
» VS.NET 2003 AndrewConnell.ContentManagement.Extensions.CustomPropertyDbEx Solution


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New Girl "Sister II" Season 3 Episode 17 airs Tuesday, February 25 (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Episode Synopsis: New Girl Season 3 Episode 17 "Sister II" – Jess panics when her sister, Abby (guest star Linda Cardellini), decides to stay in Los Angeles and sets her eyes on one of the loftmates. Meanwhile, Winston procrastinates about checking his test results for the LAPD entrance exam in the all-new "Sister II" episode of NEW GIRL airing Tuesday, Feb. 25 (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Read More... //www.tvequals.com/2014/02/25/new-girl-season-3-episode-17-sister-ii/


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better health, Bob's Red Mill, Country Choice Organic Irish Style Oats Steel Cut, GF Harvest, Gluten-Free Creations Bakery, Is gluten free right for you?, losing weight
Is removing gluten from your diet necessary if you are not celiac, or do not have gluten and/or wheat allergies, intolerance or sensitivity? The straight answer is no.
Some people have severe allergies to food items such as seafood, nuts, milk, etc. Some allergic reactions can cause extreme reactions, some even resulting in death. You should not eat what you are allergic to, period. If I eat gluten, I usually get severe cramping and need to take a pain pill to get through it. It just depends how much I ingest. Sometimes, if only a little sneaks in, I may feel gassy and bloated – and that's uncomfortable enough. If I was to eat gluten daily, the results would be much more extensive. I'd get my migraines back along with lethargy, mood swings, weight gain, and much more. I'm sure my Raynaud's would come back too.
All of us who have these reactions to gluten should definitely eliminate it from our diets. For those who do not experience health problems with gluten, there is no need to do this, however, you may want to think about and review the foods that do contain gluten. Most processed and junk foods have gluten. Most frozen and canned products contain gluten. It's in creams, sauces, marinades, and most fast foods. The more we stop eating this processed junk food, the better for us it is. It's that simple, and we most likely know this already, we just don't practice it.
Of course, there are many high fiber breads that we are told are GREAT for us, but what about all the other sources of grains? We very rarely hear about these. Wouldn't you like to experience the amazing flavors of gluten free grains and reap their many health benefits? We are so often stuck in the repetitive boring eating habits we've learned over the course of our lives. BORING! Here are some gluten free grains:
- Buckwheat
- Millet
- Corn
- Quinoa
- Amaranth
- Rice/Wild Rice
and more!
Oats are even gluten free, but are often contaminated while growing, or while being processed and packaged. Be sure to purchase from a dedicated gluten free company such as Bob's Red Mill, GF Harvest, or the brand in the picture above that I found at Trader Joe's – Country Choice.
For baking, there are several gluten free options. Throw away that white flour – blaaah!! Have you ever used garbanzo bean flour? Mmm – if not, you are in for a treat! Explore and find new products and recipes – they are at your fingertips, you just need to go get them!
So even though you may not HAVE to remove gluten from your diet, what I am saying is that you would most likely benefit from doing so. By eliminating processed junk food alone, you'll lose weight and feel better. And if you don't need to lose weight, believe me…you'll benefit in SOME way. But you won't know until you try.
Gluten free ME-gan love and health to you!


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