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Country report - France
by Elisabeth Mercier, Agence BIO (Agence Francaise pour le Developpement et la Promotion de l'Agriculture Biologique)
This article was originally written for the publication "Organic in Europe", published by the IFOAM EU Group in collaboration with the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Switzerland, and the Mediterranean Institute for Agronomic Research CIHEAM-IAM, Bari, Italy.
Key indicators 2012
- Organic agricultural area: 1,032,941 hectares
- Operators:
- Organic producers: 24,425
- Organic processors: 8,785
- Organic retailers: 3,556
- Organic importers: 179
- Organic exporters: no data
- Retail sales: EUR 4173 million
Data: Agence Bio
History of organic farming
- 1930s to 1970s: Some pioneers are active, more and more organisations are created, promoting organic farming (among farmers, medical doctors, and consumers)
- 1959: The agronomist Jean Boucher and the grain dealer Raoul Lemaire develop the Lemaire-Boucher method, which uses a kind of seaweed, lithothamne, to fertilise soil. The first group of organic farmers is founded (GAB)
- 1964: Creation of Nature & Progres
- 1972: Foundation of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) in Versailles
- 1976: Foundation of SYNABIO, the National Union of Organic Companies serving the organic farming sector
- 1978: Creation of FNAB, the National Federation of Organic Farming
- 1980: First recognition of agriculture without synthetic chemicals and fertilisers in a law
- 1982: Creation of ITAB, the Technical Institute of Organic Farming
- 1985: Creation of the Agriculture Biologique (AB) mark, the logo for organic products
- 1998: Plan Riquois, the first multi-year plan for the development of organic farming
- 2001: Creation of Agence BIO, the French Agency for Development and Promotion of Organic Farming
- 2008-2012: Plan to develop organic farming by 2012 launched
- 2013-2017: Action plan, Plan Ambition Bio 2017
Key sector institutions
- FNAB, the National Federation of Organic Farming: www.fnab.org
- Synabio, the National Union of Organic Companies serving the organic farming sector:www.synabio.com
- APCA, the Permanent Assembly of Agricultural Chambers: www.chambres-agriculture.fr
- Coop de France, the Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives: www.coopdefrance.coop
- ITAB, the Technical Institute of Organic Farming: www.itab.asso.fr
- Agence BIO, French Agency for Development and Promotion of Organic Farming www.agencebio.org
Production base: land use and key crops
Of the total 1,032,941 hectares of organic agricultural land (2012)
- 36.8 % consists of permanent grassland and grazing areas,
- 48.6 % arable land,
- 8.7 % permanent crops,
- 0.5 % aromatic and medicinal plants (annual and permanent), and
- 5.4 % other uses.
The key arable crops are
- green fodder from arable land (281,930 hectares),
- cereals (133,195 hectares), and
- oilseeds (27,098 hectares).
The key permanent crops are
- grapes (64,801 hectares) and
- fruits (20,000 hectares).
The organic market more than doubled between 2007 and 2012.
- Top-selling products: Dry grocery products, canned fruit and vegetables, and oils (21.2 % of the organic market, EUR 848 million), milk, dairy products and eggs (20.5 %, EUR 822 million), and fruit and vegetables (16.5 %, EUR 661 million).
- Market channels: General retailers (45.6 %), specialised organic retailers (34.1 %), small shops,such as bakeries and butchers (4.4 %), direct sales (11.8 %), catering (4.0 %).
- Exports and imports: Wine, selected categories of fruit and vegetables (cabbages,apricots, salads, nuts), and high value products (french specialties and delicatessen).
The main imported products are
- exotic goods (coffee, cocoa, bananas),
- citrus fruits,
- durum wheat,
- rice,
- oilseeds (especially soya),
- protein crops,
- a complementary range of fruit & vegetables (tomatoes, onions), and
- grocery products.
Standards, legislation, organic logo
EU legislation on organic farming and other regulations apply. There are also special French specifications for rabbits, snails, ostriches, pet food and restaurants.
There is a French logo, the AB mark, which is owned by the French Ministry of Agriculture which is used according to the AB mark rules.
Policy support
- National action plan: The action plan Ambition Bio 2017 has the general goals of doubling the proportion of land farmed organically by the end of 2017, and promoting consumption of organic products. There are six main areas of activity: developing production; strengthening the organic food chain; developing domestic consumption and exports; strengthening research and the dissemination of results; training actors in the organic food chain; and adapting regulations.
- Support under the EU rural development programme: Compensatory payments are available for the conversion and maintenance of organic farms.
- Further policy support is given for the promotion of organic farming, food chain development, and research and extension services.
Research & advice
The coordination of research on organic farming is carried out by the Technical Institute of Organic Farming (ITAB) and the French Agronomic Research Institute (INRA).
Advice is provided by several organisations.
Challenges & outlook
Current challenges include the need to ensure solid development, with a good balance between supply and demand, the need to increase the supply of oilseeds and protein crops, and the need on the part of consumers and the food sector for more information, and for related promotional activities.
Further information
- Organic Eprints for France: www.orgprints.org/view/projects/fr.html
- Ministry of Agriculture: www.agriculture.gouv.fr
- Ministry of the Environment: http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/
For other relevant websites, see the section on key sector institutions.
Elisabeth Mercier
Agence BIO (Agence Francaise pour le Developpement et la Promotion de l'Agriculture Biologique)
6 rue Lavoisier
93100 Montreuil-sous-bois
Tel.: (+33) 148 704 830
Fax: (+33) 148 704 845


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Heads of Families First Census of the United States 1790 State of Maryland
Washington, D. C. Government Printing Office 1907
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In Service to American Pharmacy The Professional Life of William Procter, Jr.
Tuscaloosa, AL The University of Alabama Press 1992
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As new in shrink wrap. Rare.The position of the pharmacist in the structure of health care in the United States evolved during the middle half of the 19th century, roughly from the founding of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in 1821 to the passage of meaningful pharmaceutical legislation in the 1870s. Higby examines the professional life of William Procter, Jr., generally regarded as the Father of American Pharmacy, and follows the development of American pharmacy through four decades of Procters professional commitment to the field.
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(31st, 1st session : 1849-1850 United States. Congress. Senate.
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Cornell University Library 1850 1429718080 / 9781429718080
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Adamic, Louis, et. al.
The Truth About Aimee Semple McPherson A Symposium
Girard, KS Haldeman-Julius Company 1926
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Paperback booklet has tan cover black print. Former owners name in front. Cover shows soiling, contents clean. Paper yellowing due to age. Published articles by author and Edward Campbell, Mike Schindler, and Robert Mason exposing Aimee as a fraud. " Aimee Semple McPherson (October 9, 1890 September 27, 1944), also known as Sister Aimee, was a Canadian-American Los Angelesbased evangelist and media celebrity in the 1920s and 1930s. She founded the Foursquare Church. McPherson has been noted as a pioneer in the use of modern media, especially radio, and was the second woman to be granted a broadcast license. She used radio to draw on the growing appeal of popular entertainment in North America and incorporated other forms into her weekly sermons at Angelus Temple.In her time she was the most publicized Christian evangelist, surpassing Billy Sunday and her other predecessors. She conducted public faith-healing demonstrations before large crowds; testimonies conveyed tens of thousands of people healed. McPherson's articulation of the United States as a nation founded and sustained by divine inspiration continues to be echoed by many pastors in churches today. News coverage sensationalized misfortunes with family and church members; particularly inflaming accusations she had fabricated her reported kidnapping, turning it into a national spectacle McPherson's preaching style, extensive charity work and ecumenical contributions were a major influence in revitalization of American Evangelical Christianity in the 20th century."(Wikipedia) Rare work. Book now in archival sleeve to protect condition. Paperback may indicate a booklet, phamplet, tract or book.; Big blue book No. B-28; Photo; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 64 pages
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Alexander, Lamar
Steps Along the Way, a Governor's Scrapbook
Nashville Thomas Nelson Publishers 1986 0840742150 / 9780840742155
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Photos and illustrations Author signed. Excellent account of this Tennessee Governor's life. Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr. (born July 3, 1940) is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Tennessee, a seat he has held since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, he also was the 45th governor of Tennessee from 1979 to 1987 and the 5th United States Secretary of Education from 1991 to 1993. ; Illustrated; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 160 pages; ; Signed by Author
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Ames, Mary Leslely
Life and Letters of Peter and Susan Lesley
New York And London G.P. Putnam's Sons 1909
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Blue grey covers with gilt print. Two volume set that is the Knickerbocker Press edition. Volume 2 has crack forming on exterior hinge but not severe. Vol 1 has 526 pages and 15 illustrations, Volume 2 has 562 pages with 15 illustrations and a full index for both volumes. Joseph Peter Lesley (17 September 1819 1 June 1903) was an American geologist. He spent three years assisting Henry D. Rogers in the first geological survey of Pennsylvania. He also graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary and was licensed to preach by the presbytery of Philadelphia. He made extensive and important researches in the coal, oil, and iron fields of the United States and Canada and became State geologist of Pennsylvania in 1874.His wife, Susan Inches Lesley (1823-1904), was the daughter of Judge Joseph Lyman, of Northampton, Massachusetts. She married Prof. Lesley in 1849, and devoted herself to the work of organized charities in Philadelphia." Wikipedia Scarce if not rare two volume set. ; Vol. 1 & 2; Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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Elizabethtown & Union County A pictorial history
Norfolk, VA Donning 1982 0898652715 / 9780898652710
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Aurand, A. Monroe Jr.
Little Known Facts About Bundling in the New World
Lancaster, PA The Aurand Press 1938
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This booklet is protected by an archival quality sleeve to maintain present condition. We provide delivery tracking on US orders. Paperback may indicate a booklet, phamplet, tract or book.Bundling, or tarrying, is the traditional practice of wrapping two people in a bed together, usually as a part of courting behavior. The tradition is thought to have originated either in the Netherlands or in the British Isles and later became common in colonial United States,[1][2] especially in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Some Nebraska Amish may still practice it. When used for courtship, the aim is to allow intimacy without sexual intercourse. ; Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 32 pages
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A guide to Episcopal Church records in Virginia
Iberian Pub. Co 1988 0935931457 / 9780935931457
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The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, one of the largest in the Episcopal Church, was organized in 1785, and includes 38 counties in central and northern Virginia. Virginia Theological Seminary, the largest accredited Episcopal seminary in the United States, is located within the diocese in Alexandria, Virginia. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 136 pages
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Badger, Barber
The Naval Temple: Containing a Complete History of the Battles Fought by the Navy of the United States from its Establishment in 1794, to the Present Time [Including the Wars with France, and with Tripoli, the Late War with Great Britain, and the Algiers
Boston Barber Badger 1816
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Barr, James
Biblical Words for Time
London, England SCM Press Ltd. 1962
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Masonry and the flag,
Washington, D. C. The Masonic Service Association of the United States 1924
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Bartholomew, J.G. (editor)
The Citizen's Atlas of the World 1898 Map of The United States
London George Newnes, Limited 1898
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Beale, George
A Lieutenant of Cavalry in Lee's Army
Baltimore, MD Butternut & Blue 1996 093552343X / 9780935523430
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Looks new. Red cover gilt print. Dust in mylar cover. No marks, underlining, or highlighting. The story of George Beale, a prominent Virginia politician, and his volunteering to Robert E. Lee to serve to protect Virginia. It is said "George William Beale was born into the Virginia nobility, son of Richard Lee Beale, who served in the House of Representatives and Congress for that state before the Civil War. It is small wonder that he followed his father into the Confederate cavalry, 9th Virginia when the call of Civil War was sounded.His well-written and compelling memoirs document his time with JEB Stuart and Hampton across most of the Eastern Theater of the war between the States. He rode with his men in engagements during the Ride around McClellan, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station, JEB Stuarts Gettysburg ride, The Kilpatrick-Dahlgren raid, Spotsylvania. His active career was cut short in February 1865 when he was badly wounded." Excellent read. ; Army Of Northern Virginia; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 248 pages
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The German Settlement Society of Philadelphia and its colony, Hermann, Missouri
American Press 1984
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Belknap, Charles Eugene
History of the Michigan oganizations at Chickamauga, Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge, 1863
R. Smith Printing Co 1897
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Bennett, Arnold
Your United States Impressions of a First Visit
Harper 1912 1103976400 / 9781103976409
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Original 1912 hardback printing not a reprint. "Enoch Arnold Bennett (27 May 1867 27 March 1931) was an English writer. He is best known as a novelist, but he also worked in other fields such as the theatre, journalism, propaganda and films. Bennett suffered from a stammer, which Somerset Maugham described as making it "painful to watch the struggle he had sometimes to get the words out." Maugham, who also suffered from a stammer, speculated that "except for the stammer which forced him to introspection, Arnold would never have become a writer.During the First World War Bennett became Director of Propaganda for France at the Ministry of Information. His appointment was made on the recommendation of Lord Beaverbrook, who also recommended him as Deputy Minister of the Department at the end of the war. He refused a knighthood in 1918. Bennett died of typhoid at his home in Baker Street, London, on 27 March 1931. Bennett was a prolific writer with dozens of titles including fiction, plays, non-fiction, Film adaptations, Opera, and propaganda. ; Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 268 pages
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Bennett, William W. D.D.
A Narrative of The Great Revival Which Prevailed in the Southern Armies During the late Civil War Between the States of the Federal Union
Philadelphia, PA Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger 1877
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Bigelow, Edwin L. And Nancy H. Otis
Manchester Vermont A Pleasant Land Among the Mountains 1761-1961
Vermont The Town of Manchester 1981
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Looks never red. Fully indexed. Manchester is a town in, and one of two shire towns (county seatsof, Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The town was one of several chartered in 1761 by Benning Wentworth, colonial governor of New Hampshire. It was his custom to name new towns after prominent English aristocrats of the day, hoping they might adopt a patronly interest in their namesakes. Wentworth named Manchester for Robert Montagu, 3rd Duke of Manchester. ; Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 317 pages
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Bijbel-Compagnie, De Nederlandse
Het Boek Der Psalmen Nevens De Gezangen door last van de hoog mogende herren staten generaal der vereenigde nederlanden
Amsterdam, Netherlands De Nederlandse Bijbel-Compagnie, Amsterdam 1867
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Black hardcover written in Dutch. Title in English is "The Book of Psalms and The Hymns by the burden of the high-power men and states of the united netherlands". The spine hinges on the outside are cracked, but not seperated. The Book of Psalms, in addition to the hymns in use at the Reformed Church of the Netherlands, commissioned by the High Power States General of the United Netherlands, selected from three editions, in the year 1773, with the necessary changes made therein. Act of Guarantee dated 1867. Prior owners signature in front dated 1926. ; 64mo 3" - 4½" tall
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The City of Phoenix thinks LED is the way of the future […]
The City of Phoenix thinks LED is the way of the future. Leaders want to overhaul some 100,000 light poles with the new age bulbs. But some people worry LED street lights are too bright and will impact the city's dark sky.
Some Phoenix streets already have LED lights shining on them. For instance, there are both traditional, yellow-tinted bulbs and LED lights at the intersection of Seventh Ave. and Van Buren St. That's because the city has been replacing the old, yellowish bulbs when they burn out with LEDs since 2012.
Erica Reza, for example, prefers a well lit path. "As a woman and a bicyclist, I'm definitely not as comfortable in the evenings." She lives and works in Phoenix's Roosevelt district which is lined with brighter light. "You can actually look down Grand Avenue and it's so much more illuminated," Reza said.
Phoenix leaders think the whiter, LED bulbs should illuminate all of Phoenix. "They're more energy efficient," said Charlene Reynolds, the city's deputy streets director.
Officials are soliciting projects bids to replace 95,000 street lights and another 5,000 park poles with LED fixtures. "We would save anywhere from $2 million to $2.8 million, including maintenance, per year," Reynolds said.
The city started this process last year. But it fell through. Dark sky advocates spotlighted the brightness and whether LED light exposure affects sleep-wake patterns. "What I've been told so far is that the exposure from street lights is very minimal," Reynolds added.
She says this time they want specific public feedback. "We want to get input on their preference," Reynolds explained.
Reza's preference is simply safety. "The traditional yellow ones I actually didn't notice and I felt like there was a lot of dark pockets," Reza said. "It {LED light poles} definitely made me feel safer."
The overhaul is estimated to cost between $20 and 30 million. But city officials plan to use those savings to pay for the project so taxpayers won't be stuck with the price tag.
To find English and Spanish surveys for both the proposed "streets" and "parks" LED light pole projects,


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16 of January of 2018
Haro, January 2018 – The Haro Station Wine Experience (La Cata del Barrio de la Estación) is preparing its most exclusive and gourmet edition yet, which will take place on Saturday, June 16th in Haro. An unmissable event for anyone who is passionate about wine and food around the world. A day of celebration in which the seven wineries that together make up the Haro Station District will open their doors so that guests can enjoy their premium wines accompanied by an outstanding selection of food, led by several Michelin star chefs from the Rioja region: Francis Paniego with his three Michelin stars (two of them at El Portal de Echaurren) and the Echapresto brothers (one Michelin star at Venta Moncalvillo), along with the renowned ice cream maker, Fernando Sáenz Duarte (Obrador Grate).
The third edition of this highly prestigious oenological event is organised by the most emblematic and historical wineries of the entire Spanish wine scene: López de Heredia Viña Tondonia, CVNE, Gómez Cruzado, La Rioja Alta, S.A., Viña Pomal Bodegas Bilbaínas, Muga and Bodegas RODA. All located within a short distance from each other on foot, they will welcome thousands of visitors as they explain their history and their know-how on a day when the streets in Haro Station District will be closed off to traffic and filled with music.
The day open to professionals will be held on Monday, June 18th and will gather the best wine and cooking professionals from all over Spain. Among the planned activities, highlights a Master Class led by the renowned Master of Wine in Spanish wines, Sarah Jane Evans MW, who has been awarded the 2018 "Maquinista del Año", taking over for Tim Atkin MW and Pedro Ballesteros MW.
The Haro Station District wineries thus have the chance to show the world the philosophy, culture, tradition and recognised quality of their wines, something that has been instrumental in helping Rioja wine to evolve.
The Haro Station Wine Experience celebrated two successful first editions with more than 10,000 wine and food lovers from all over the world, and received the 2016 "La Rioja Capital Award to the Singular Initiative Tied to Agrifood Resources" from the Government of La Rioja, the 2016 "Best Wine Tourism Experience Award" at the International Wine Challenge Awards in Spain, and the 2015 "Best of Wine Tourism Initiative" awarded by the International Network of Great Wine Capitals.
The Haro Station District is an economic, agricultural, touristic and cultural powerhouse both nationally and internationally, and is holding this festival with the goal of showing the world the potential of Rioja wines and the beauty of their destination.
The Haro Station District, the birthplace of Rioja wine and a destination unlike any other in the world
In the centre of Haro (La Rioja, Spain) you can find a truly unique place that gathers the largest number of hundred-year-old wineries on the planet. A neighbourhood built around a central axis, the railway station, which serves as the magical enclave for its main protagonist: wine.
The Haro Station District, birthplace of Rioja wine, began to take shape in the second half of the 19th century in the midst of the Industrial Revolution, as a result of the new railway replacing horses as the traditional means of transport for the wine. This fact ended up influencing the name of the place, the birth of the area's wine-producers, and the successful marketing of their wines all over the world.
There are many factors that make this district second to none. In addition to being home to the aforementioned largest concentration of centennial wineries with their international prestige, you can also find remarkable architecture in the area that combines historic buildings from the 19th century with other more avant-garde constructions, such as those designed by Zaha Hadid or Gustave Eiffel, located in a privileged environment surrounded by historic vineyards that have made this district one of the leading wine tourist-destinations in the entire world.
Of the wineries that are currently located in this enclave, the first to be founded was R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia in 1877, followed by Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España (CVNE) in 1879, Gómez Cruzado in 1886, La Rioja Alta, S.A. in 1890 and Viña Pomal Bodegas Bilbaínas in 1901. Bodegas Muga (founded in 1932) transferred its headquarters to the district in 1970 and Bodegas RODA came in 1987, building their winery on an old cellar.
They are all internationally renowned within the Rioja D.O.Ca. designation of origin and are known not only for their wines, which have received international recognitions and awards, but also for their innovative wine tourism proposals that are open to the public throughout the year, representing an indisputable path that contributes to the development and progress of the region (last year in 2017, the number of visitors exceeded 120,000).


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Glass National 2017
October 28, 2017 - January 14, 2018
Vulcan Gallery
On View October 28 – January 14, 2018
Reception November 11, 6pm-8pm
General Exhibition Statement
The Workhouse Arts Center is proud to announce its 3rd Annual Glass National exhibition. Glass National is a juried exhibition which promotes and displays the breadth of contemporary glass artwork being created throughout the USA and Canada by highlighting both functional and sculptural works. This year's juror is installation, video and glass artist, Charlotte Potter.
Juror Biography, Charlotte Potter
In this age of over-connectivity, Charlotte Potter's studio practice seeks to visualize relationships and the impact they can have on the self/self-identity, often employing a combination of new and old technology. Gravitating towards glass as a material and inspiration because of its ability to hold a dual identity; as hot and cold, fragile and strong, elastic and brittle, her works materialize as installation, sculpture, performance, and video. In addition to her personal studio practice, Potter has pioneered the field of performance glass in her work as the Glass Studio Manager and Programming Director at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, VA. An avid educator, Potter is the mentor of the Chrysler Museum Glass Studio Assistantship program and has taught glass and new media courses at Penland School of Crafts and Oxbow. She received her MFA from Rhode Island School of Design in 2010 and a BFA from Alfred University in 2003.
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Closing Time: Behind Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox come back, walk off against Braves
For seven innings, it appeared the Red Sox would drop Thursday night's contest against the Braves in quintessential 2014 Red Sox fashion: A game marked by a struggle to generate any offense marked by continued struggles from Jake Peavy to keep the ball in the ballpark. It is a story that has been written multiple times this season and looked to be unfolding once again, but rather than the disappointing loss that may have come earlier in the season, it was a 4-3 win that extended Boston's win streak to four games. When Brock Holt stepped into the batter's box against David Carpenter, things were simply not going the Red Sox's way. Seemingly, with a flip of a switch, the Red Sox' fortunes turned. Holt lofted a soft line drive into left field for what looked like a single... until it bounced past Justin Upton, allowing him to advance to second base. In stepped Xander Bogaerts to the plate in a situation he has struggled mightily in this season: runners were in scoring position. After fouling off a couple of fastballs, Bogaerts drove a fastball over the head of second baseman Tommy La Stella, throwing his .167 season average with runners in scoring position out the window. After a Dustin Pedroia single moved Bogaerts to second, A.J. Pierzynski had an opportunity to give the Red Sox their first lead of the game. Pierzynski, who had hit .387 in his last seven games coming into Thursday, lined a single up the middle, which was misplayed, this time by B.J. Upton. The single by Pierzynski was the catcher's second of the game and marked the third time this season that the 37-year-old has had back-to-back multi-hit games. The ninth inning started off with two walks against Craig Kimbrel, arguably baseball's most dominant closer over the last two seasons. The righty's walks of Bradley and Holt were the first time Kimbrel has walked two batters since September 17. Bogaerts then hit a rocket to Chris Johnson, who dove for the ball and whipped around to throw to second. The throw was offline and bounced away from second baseman Tommy La Stella, allowing Bradley to score on the error. The comeback came against a bullpen that came into Thursday with the seventh bullpen ERA in baseball at 3.01. The win marked just the third time this season the Red Sox won a game when trailing after seven innings. All it took was a series of events that went completely against the norms of the 2014 Red Sox season. WHAT WENT RIGHT FOR THE RED SOX -- Bogaerts continues to rake at the plate, smacking a double off the top of the Green Monster that narrowly missed clearing the fence as the first of three hits on the night. Bogaerts has been a torrid stretch at the plate as of late, hitting .417/.472/.646 with four doubles, two home runs, seven RBI and nine runs scored in 53 plate appearances over his last dozen games. -- Holt continues to make a case to stay in Boston. He collected three hits and a walk. Coming into Thursday's contest, Holt was hitting .279/.289/.372 with four doubles and two RBIs. -- Peavy turned in one of his best starts of 2014, working a season-long eight innings while allowing three runs (two earned) on eight hits, one walk, four strikeouts and one home run allowed. The outing snapped a streak of three straight contests in which the right-hander had allowed at least five runs (during which he had an 8.82 ERA). WHAT WENT WRONG FOR THE RED SOX -- David Ross allowed a stolen base to Andrelton Simmons in the fifth inning, marking the 13th time a runner has successfully run on Ross this season. Ross has only thrown two runners so far this year, good for a 13 percent caught stealing rate. Ross threw out 41 percent of potential base stealers last season. -- Ryan Lavarnway left his first big league start at first base in the fifth inning with left wrist soreness. Lavarnway was pinch-hit for by Daniel Nava (who had to bat right-handed against the left-handed Minor), who does not have a hit since being recalled to the majors on May 24.


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- Go to "Edit Friends". You will see that you are in the category of "Find Friends".
- Click on the category of "All Connections", just above from "Find Friends". Here, you will be able to view all of your friends and all the groups that you are a fan of.
- Find the friend that you would like to delete. Across from your friend's name, you will see a little tiny "X". Click on the "X" and it will ask you if you want to delete the connection permanently. Say "Yes", and it's done!
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A new report from the London School of Economics looks at the "cycling economy" that is taking the United Kingdom by storm and the economic benefits generated by individual cyclists.
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A one-time fringe bicycle activist group in the Pacific Northwest has turned into a major player in mainstream politics.
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My memory is likely getting a tad rusty... but somehow -- at least in this instance -- it doesn't make any difference. One of my most vivid memories is of a warm, late spring day on the Pottawatomie Golf Course in St. Charles, Illinois some thirty years ago. Although I was from Geneva, I had several years earlier met and become close friends with several guys from St. Charles who, as it turned out, all became involved in various aspects of the game of golf.
B.J. specialized and excelled in turfgrass management, Rick started as an apprentice, gradually working his way up to the course/club management end of the game, Don went to Q-School and took a shot at the Mini-Tour, hoping to make it to the PGA Tour, and Rich -- after a tour of duty in the military -- also went to Q-School with the same aspirations as his friend Don. Rich ultimately played in several professional events, but later concentrated on the teaching aspect of the game. Me? After college and grad school, I had temporarily bet my talents on the restaurant business. It must have been fate that eventually brought us back together on a golf course.
Rick was especially adept at the finesse aspect of the game, always in deep concentration on every shot, intent on the details that would improve the results of his game. Years later, I realized that he was simply concentrating on remaining "in the zone" -- something essential to success in anyone's round of golf. Don could drive the green on #2 at Pottawatomie, and he played the game with a sort of reckless abandon that to me is reminiscent of a combination of John Daly and Phil Mickelson.
Rich was just plain good. His rhythm was an interesting study in contrast: almost mechanical, but very fluid at the same time. The swing was pretty to watch and Rich seemed to work on it mentally with every shot, analyzing every aspect of every inch of every swing (he would later use that same determined analysis when watching the swings of his students). B.J. was a decent player; I was pretty much a hacker. But we were just friends having a good time, and no one seemed to pay much attention to scoring, and certainly none to what lay beyond. We were carefree, single and enjoying life and a game that, all these years later, we still have fun playing. (And in the late 70s-early 80s, a five-some at the Park was not unusual; the course was not that crowded)
It would be easy for me to focus on any one of the other four who remained connected with the game of golf, as each has an interesting success story of his own to tell. My wish though, is to concentrate on Rich Flores, with whom I lost touch for a while. I had finally discovered my own passion: teaching high school physics, and during that time I also had the pleasure of coaching the golf teams of Kaneland High School for nineteen years. The warm spring days were but a distant memory when Rich and I bumped in to one another one sunny afternoon at a high school golf tournament in Batavia.
That infectious smile, dogged determination and incredibly positive attitude that I had observed so many years ago was still a part of the Flores persona. It was then that I discovered that he had completed the necessary courses and training to become a PGA Teaching Professional, teaching the game of golf to "local high school players (both boys and girls teams), college-age players that range from Junior College through Division 1 schools, adults, young adults and children."
On the day of our "reunion", he was coaching the Batavia High School Boys Golf Team - something he would do for about seven seasons. His teams were always disciplined, aggressive and talented... regularly beating my golfers handily. It was easy to see that my forte was the mechanics in physics, while Rich's was the mechanics of the game of golf. He had built a small workshop and teaching studio in his garage out of which he worked in the winter months (www.richfloresgolf.com), giving lessons and analyzing swings and putting strokes with various computer software programs before moving outdoors to one of the local golf courses in the warmer months (Rich was one of the first in Illinois to use the V1 Pro Digital Coaching System).
I had once asked him when it was that he had discovered his love for being a golf instructor. Contemplating the question for only a few seconds, he quickly replied: "right after my son Kyle was born. I was working at the Settler's Hill Driving Range (located where the Fox Valley Ice Arena now resides), and it suddenly struck me that 'I really love this' and I knew then, that's what I wanted to do."
Rich had started his career as an apprentice for Dennis Johnson -- another St. Charles native -- at Pottawatomie Park, moving to several local area courses including Pheasant Run, Burr Hill (now Royal Hawk), and Mill Creek. He worked in varying capacities -- including Head Professional -- but he was always the teacher, and always preferred teaching to almost any other aspect of the game... other than -- of course -- playing. Playing is something that, if Rich could find a way, he would do nonstop. He recently said to me "I really love to play, and I could easily practice for 6-7 hours every day." My guess is that there is only a small portion of the populace out there who could say that... let alone do it without being forced!
Rich has held a lifelong dedication to the game of golf and to teaching others how to get better at it. He has an uncanny ability to relate to golfers of all ages and effectively teach them to improve. He has an incredible eye that can somehow slow a swing down to the point of seeing every little thing that is going on -- not only with the club, but with the golfer's body as well. I have watched him; it is easy to see that he does truly love the game and that he wants to share that passion with others. He has even helped me get better, and that was no small task!
Don eventually decided that the road to professional golf was not for him; he got married, raised a family and moved to Texas. But he is still actively involved in golf. Rick got married and has also remained in one aspect of the game or another; he currently is teaching golf lessons. B.J. got married, raised a family, and has remained connected to the game through his expertise and employment as a course superintendent and in the turfgrass industry. Rich got married and raised a family, too. He has been teaching golf since 1981 and still loves every minute of it.
It has become next to impossible for the five of us to play as a
group anymore-- mostly because of the distance that separates us,
and the personal obligations that have usurped our time. A reunion
to accomplish a friendly round would be awesome. I recently learned
that Rich had been diagnosed with something called Cardiac
Amyloidosis, accompanied by Platelet Cell Discrasnia. It is a nasty
disease that Rich is fighting with herculean effort, wanting to
ensure that he can continue to teach the game he loves. (More info
can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/friendsofrichflores ; the site also has a
place to sign up to play in a Benefit Golf Outing, where the money
raised will help pay for the cost of fighting the disease) Knowing
his resolve, I have no doubt that Rich Flores will soon be back on
the course and in his teaching studio full time. There will, I'm
sure, be the proverbial line at his door, wanting his help, advice
and skills in order to improve their golf game.
I'm glad fate brought us together again -- on a golf course, appropriately -- and allowed us to rekindle a friendship that has become very special and very important to me. As a PGA Pro, he does the game proud; as a teacher, one would be hard-put to find a better one. Anyone who has ever met Rich Flores knows what it is like to be able to call him a friend. In the meantime, I hope you don't mind if I indulge myself for a moment while I turn back the clock to that warm spring day so many years ago and envision four golfers and a hack, alone on the course at Pottawatomie Park Golf Course. Life was much less complicated back then, and our only care was whether or not our 2nd shot on hole number three would clear the lagoon and make it safely onto the green. Oh yeah, and whether or not we all had time for a cold beer afterward at the local watering hole...
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In a learning context, slides have traditionally been used as 'speaker support' – visual aids to support live presentations. However, slide shows produced using Microsoft's PowerPoint or Apple's Keynote also provide a useful way to deliver packaged content for self-directed learning. This practical guide explores the potential for packaged slide shows as a learning tool and describes the many ways in which these can be developed and deployed.
Media elements
A slide show can incorporate all major media elements. Although the dominant forms are always likely to be still images and text, presentation software also makes it possible to animate the text and images on slides, as well as to import audio and video.
Interactive capability
As we shall see, there are many ways of distributing slide shows. Many of these are essentially passive – you watch the slide show as you would a video. Although some formats – including native PowerPoint – have the potential for quite sophisticated interactivity, this is not the normal use of packaged slide shows and we will not be examining this application in any detail in this practical guide.
As passive media, the use of packaged slide shows is largely limited to the following learning strategies:
Exposition – required viewing as part of a set curriculum
Exploration – as developmental material for use by learners at their own discretion
Slide shows could also act as supporting material within other strategies – instruction and guided discovery – but only as one element in a blend.
While limited in terms of interactive capability, slide shows have a great many applications. Even without narration, they can provide a visually-dynamic and engaging way to present relatively small chunks of learning content. Where they are less suitable is in presenting large bodies of text. Text is much more satisfactorily handled on a web page or in a PDF, both of which more easily allow the reader to search and scan.
When combined with an audio narration, slide shows take on many of the characteristics of video, allowing the learner to maintain visual focus on a sequence of images while these are explained in audio. Obviously if the intention is to depict actual events, in full motion, slides will not do as well as material captured with a video camera.
You have a wide range of distribution formats to choose from, each with its own distinct capabilities:
|Easy distribution?
|Native PowerPoint/Keynote
|Yes if users have the application used to create
the presentation
|Flash (using tools such as Articulate, Adobe Presenter or Snap! by Lectora)
|Must be uploaded to an LMS/web server
|Yes but large files
|Only with special 'Slidecasting' facility
|Yes if users have Internet access.You can embed the
presentations in blogs and web pages
We'll be examining these options in much more detail in future postings.
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|Bernice Chandler (expecting Alison) and (l. to r.) Cathy, Bobbie and Debby
Today, July 10, 2014, marks the third anniversary of my mother's death. It is also her birthday. She would have turned 84 today.
One of the saddest things one has to do when a loved one dies is gather up their earthly belongings.
Below is a short but poignant poem by Judith Kroll, "Your Clothes", that expresses the heartache of what Emily Dickinson called "the solmnest of industries".
Your Clothes
Of course they are empty shells, without hope of animation.
Of course they are artifacts.
Even if my sister and I should wear some,
or if we give others away,
they will always be your clothes without you,
as we will always be your daughters without you.
By Judith Kroll, Source: Poetry (March 2000).
|Rest in peace, Mommy.
|Love, Cathy


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IDC researchers predict massive growth in the SD-WAN market over the next four years.
What's Next for Enterprise Networks? Forward-Looking Predictions
The network is one of the most important and fastest-changing assets within the business today. This critical piece of the IT puzzle underpins nearly every mission-critical activity employees carry out, and new solutions are continually emerging to help improve it.
Recently, a few beneficially disruptive approaches have come to light, and have quickly become essentials in many enterprises' networks. Today, we'll take a deep dive into a few of these initiatives, and what makes them so important for today's businesses. Let's take a look at what's next for your network:
Migrating to the cloud in droves
While the cloud has been in place within many businesses for several months – if not years – now, it still represents one of the most important network assets today. In fact, many companies continue to migrate considerable workloads to the cloud, creating integrated and securely accessible platforms that can help propel productivity across the board.
According to RightScale's 2016 State of the Cloud Report, cloud migrations aren't poised to stop anytime soon – adoption of these transformative environments is only growing:
- Private cloud adoption increased to 77 percent, up from 63 percent the previous year.
- This helped to drive hybrid cloud adoption as well, which rose to 71 percent, up from 58 percent the year before.
- Nearly all organizations – 95 percent – are leveraging the cloud to support mission-critical applications, or are experimenting with infrastructure-as-a-service environments.
- Overall, 82 percent of companies utilize a hybrid cloud approach. Businesses typically leverage six cloud environments on average, including a mix of public and private environments to round out their hybrid strategy.
A separate study from CloudEndure found that adoption and migration will continue over the next few years as well. Overall, more than half of all companies – 52 percent – plan to migrate additional workloads to the cloud within the next two years, with the top drivers for these initiatives being high availability, reliability and cost efficiency.
SaaS adoption on the rise
As businesses increasingly rely on the cloud, Software-as-a-Service models also gain popularity. This market is expanding at a considerable pace, in fact. According to recent statistics from market experts, the SaaS market will continue to grow for the foreseeable future.
According to a January 2016 Gartner report, the SaaS market was expected to expand more than 20 percent in 2016 alone, and reach a value of $37.7 billion by the end of the year.
"A software defined wide area network solution can help ensure reliable access to off-premises platforms."
Helping to contribute to this growing market are the rising public cloud SaaS deployments taking place in industry verticals across the board. These resources can support a quick return on investment as well as cost savings throughout its lifecycle. Users also enjoy elastic scalability, streamlined deployment and simplified integration. Currently, public cloud SaaS is the most popular deployment model, including e-commerce, email and social networking initiatives.
SD-WAN: Optimizing the network for cloud and SaaS
As enterprises boost their reliance on cloud environments and SaaS applications, there is another critical asset they should have in place: a software defined wide area network solution that can help ensure reliable access to off-premises platforms.
The SD-WAN market is also seeing extreme growth, as businesses realize the advantages of this essential technology. SDX Central contributor Wyatt Carlson reported that the SD-WAN market will experience triple digit growth through 2020, reaching a value of $1.3 billion.
"SD-WAN is causing a significant shift in enterprise WAN architecture as it delivers improved application performance at a fraction of the cost of traditional MPLS links," Carlson wrote.
Overall, an SD-WAN can help enterprises make the most of their cloud and SaaS investments by providing top-notch performance through traffic prioritization in the WAN and through the cloud. This wan optimization technology has the power to measure every network path for issues like latency and jitter, and proactively avoid these problems to deliver the best user experience. For more information, contact Talari Networks, an industry-leading SD-WAN solution provider, today.
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During the Tang Dynasty in the 9th century, Chinese alchemists were eagerly trying to find the elixir of life. In the process, they stumbled upon the explosive effects resulting from a mixture of saltpeter (potassium nitrate), sulfur and charcoal, known today as gunpowder.
Saltpeter and sulfur were originally used to treat diseases in ancient China, but since the new mix saw them easily ignite and burn rapidly, the alchemists named gunpowder 'huoyao', which literally translates into "fire medicine".
Initially, gunpowder was exclusively regarded as a joyful thing that gave firecrackers and then fireworks their punch. It wasn't until later that the Chinese realised the potential it could have in warfare.
Smoke, flames and sparks
Roughly a hundred years after the discovery of gunpowder, the Chinese started experimenting with it and discovered that the richer the saltpeter was in oxygen, the more powerful and louder the explosion became.
They also discovered that if the compound was ignited in a confined container, the hot gases that formed would result in a shattered container with pieces flying all over. Furthermore, when the container was open in one end, the burning compound would cause smoke, flames and sparks to come out.
By now the Chinese had fully understood the immense power of gunpowder and started utilising it for military purposes. However, the first gunpowder weapons were not guns, but fire arrows, rockets and lances that later developed into cannons, guns and all the advanced weaponry we know today.
Even though the Chinese emperors tried to keep the discovery a secret, it eventually found its way to Europe. The first European records of gunpowder were written in the 13th century by an English monk named Roger Bacon.
Exploding bamboo
As people learned to make ever more powerful gunpowder-fuelled explosions, the earliest firecrackers gradually evolved into aerial fireworks, although it would still take another couple of centuries for them to develop into the kind of complex and colourful artwork we now see.
Firecrackers and fireworks, commonly known as huapao in China, contain the essential elements of yanhua and paozhu. Yanhua represents the smoke and flowers, while paozhu literally translates to "cannon bamboo", although it was once known as baozhu (exploding bamboo).
Most common fireworks are made of two cylinders. When the coarse powder in the first one is ignited, the burning gas is forced downwards through the cylinder. This creates the lifting power of the rocket.
When the flammable materials of the lower half are spent, the top compartment is ignited. This is made differently so that the fire creates an explosion – by then, the firework is far above ground.
Shape of the explosion
For many centuries fireworks were mainly yellow and white; colours were discovered later by mixing different metallic grains with the explosives. Copper gives a blue colour, calcium gives orange flames, and barium creates green colours, while sodium and lithium create yellow and red.
The shape of the explosion is determined by how the chemicals are stacked inside the shell. Multi-phase explosions are also created by having layers within the exploding compartment; these can then burst half-a-second or so later to create increased effects.
In recent years, firework show "bombs" have utilised different chemicals that are launched by an explosion in ground-level tubes – the bomb quickly reaches a high altitude and then explodes. By using this method, fireworks have become larger and heavier than rocket explosives could ever achieve.
Did you know: In the Chinese language an angry person is often described as somebody who "has eaten gunpowder" or a person's inflammatory words "smell of gunpowder".
Originally published on August 4, 2010


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Warming, Johannes Eugenius
Born Nov. 3, 1841, on Mano Island; died Apr. 2, 1924, in Copenhagen. Danish ecological botanist and taxonomist.
Warming was a professor at the university and director of the botanical garden in Copenhagen (1885-1911). He was one of the founders of the ecological orientation in botany. In his work O ecology of Plants (1896; Russian translation, 1901), he showed the variety of the morphological adaptations of plants to their conditions of habitation and described various life forms. Warming's textbooks Plant Taxonomy (1879; Russian translation, 1893) and The Plant and Its Life (1900: Russian translation, 1904) were widely used in Russia.


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The Importance of Rest: Why You Should Fully Experience Savasana
You've just finished nearly 90 minutes of a grueling, sweaty asana practice. Nearing the end of that journey, you're on your back, perhaps in a twist, or a happy baby, or practicing simple pranayama. You know what's next; your body craves the release of final relaxation. The lights are dimmed, music lowered. You settle in, a blanket over your body as its temperature drops quickly. Feet turned out, palms up, the silence you crave now the reality you've been seeking.
Forty-five seconds later, you're sitting back up.
I've had this conversation before, most recently after a rather unfortunate Anusara class that I happened upon: no yoga 'style' necessarily has more truth in it than another, nor is any the 'best' one. Different styles resonate with different people. That's part of the beauty of the practice. When I'm told that a particular teacher has unlocked the most beneficial, most evolutionary yoga class, I'm pretty assured I want nothing to do with it. That's an issue of marketing and self-promotion more than any fundamental realization.
Yet if you're practicing or teaching in the Hatha-Vinyasa tradition or any of its offshoots, Savasana is a pretty important posture. I've long argued that it's perhaps the hardest pose to accomplish, because it requires you to do nothing at all. As hard as movement can sometimes be, stillness is incredibly demanding. In some ways, Savasana can be even more daunting than seated meditation. In that practice, you most often have a focal point—breathing, counting, a mantra, an inner mandala. In the Corpse Pose, you let even that go.
Also known as "Shiva's Pose," the end of the yoga class is a dedication to this 'benevolent' one. Known as the lord of yoga, it is Shiva's ability to be a fierce ascetic, breaking down the constructs of the universe, that creates space for life to flourish. Thus his pose: the energetic and physical 'death' through deep absorption that reinvigorates and enlivens the yogi to continue living. I've heard a number of reasons why instructors consider yoga to be different than other exercise routines, but to me, this is the most convincing: a complete and total stillness as an integral part of the format.
In his book, Yoga as Medicine, Timothy McCall recommends staying in Savasana for 5-15 minutes, "the longer, the more beneficial." Benefits are broad, though most relevant to Americans seems to be the softening of anxiety that deep rest offers. In his book, McCall utilizes this posture for a number of conditions, including helping alleviate symptoms associated with AIDS, diabetes, menopause, fibromyalgia, heart disease and weight loss. Yet you do not need a medical issue to benefit from the pose; the metaphorical rebirth alone offers the yogi a visual guide to what is possible within one yoga class.
So why the avoidance, then? I've noticed a number of reasons. The most prominent is that the instructor runs out of time. This is a shame: pacing is a crucial factor of good teaching. Trying to cram in as many postures as possible and sacrificing the final resting pose is bad form. You're cheating the students out of that explosive release that is so much a part of why many people come to the practice. Reading long passes from books and personal poetry are other ways to keep the student away from the posture. You're demanding mental attention, which is just as challenging as asanas, and so no actual rest is experienced.
As I've long felt in my own classes, there are times when I need to be the conductor of the process of yoga, and others when I need to sit back and offer the yogis space to lead their own practice. There is no better example than Savasana for giving them that time.
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According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), a smart bag may include features such as: Lithium ion battery and motor allowing it to be used as a personal transportation device, either as a stand-up scooter or sit-on vehicle. These devices do not meet the criteria of a mobility device Lithium ion battery power bank that allows charging of other electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets and laptops GPS tracking devices with or without GSM capability Bluetooth, RFID and Wi-Fi capability Electronic baggage tags Electronic lock(s) Lithium ion battery, motor and tracking device (GPS) allowing the bag to self-propel and "follow" the owner Important information on the carriage of liquids Passengers may take through airport security liquids such as toiletries including: Perfume Toothpaste Deodorant Shaving foam Lip gloss Please ensure that vessels holding liquids contain no more than 100ml each. All individual liquid items must fit comfortably into one transparent, re-sealable bag no larger than 1 litre or approximately 20cm x 20cm (about the size of a small freezer bag). The bag must fit into either your cabin bag or your additional under seat cabin bag but will be asked to present the bag separately when going through airport security. Electronic, water vapour cigarettes Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) must be carried in the cabin and NOT in checked baggage. They are NOT permitted to be used on-board the aircraft at any time. Passengers may NOT carry e-cig refills which bear the toxic warning label in cabin or hold baggage. Any product bearing this label is forbidden on the aircraft. Some airports may confiscate all e-cig refills. For further information please see the Department for Transport website. Prohibited articles Prohibited articles include sharp items such as scissors, knives of any description. Tools and sharp accessories including screwdrivers, imitation toy guns, hypodermic needles, sporting equipment or any items which may be considered to be a safety risk to the passengers or crew, are prohibited from the aircraft cabin and must be packed in hold baggage. Without prejudice to applicable safety rules, passengers are not permitted to carry the following articles into security restricted areas and on board an aircraft: Guns, firearms and other devices that discharge projectiles — devices capable, or appearing capable, of being used to cause serious injury by discharging a projectile, including: firearms of all types, such as pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns, toy guns, replicas and imitation firearms capable of being mistaken for real weapons, component parts of firearms, excluding telescopic sights, compressed air and CO2 guns, such as pistols, pellet guns, rifles and ball bearing guns, signal flare pistols and starter pistols, bows**, cross bows and arrows, Harpoon guns and spear guns Slingshots and catapults * Stunning devices — devices designed specifically to stun or immobilise, including: devices for shocking, such as stun guns, tasers and stun batons, animal stunners and animal killers, disabling and incapacitating chemicals, gases and sprays, such as mace, pepper sprays, capsicum sprays, tear gas, acid sprays and animal repellent sprays; Objects with a sharp point or sharp edge — objects with a sharp point or sharp edge capable of being used to cause serious injury, including: items designed for chopping, such as axes, hatchets and cleavers, ice axes and ice picks, razor blades*, box cutters, knives with blades of more than 6 cm, scissors with blades of more than 6 cm as measured from the fulcrum, martial arts equipment with a sharp point or sharp edge, swords and sabres; Workmen's tools* — tools capable of being used either to cause serious injury or to threaten the safety of aircraft, including: crowbars, drills and drill bits, including cordless portable power drills, tools with a blade or a shaft of more than 6 cm capable of use as a weapon, such as screwdrivers and chisels, saws, including cordless portable power saws, blowtorches, bolt guns and nail guns; Blunt instruments — objects capable of being used to cause serious injury when used to hit, including: baseball and softball bats*, clubs* and batons, such as billy clubs, blackjacks and night sticks, martial arts equipment; Explosives and incendiary substances and devices — explosives and incendiary substances and devices capable, or appearing capable, of being used to cause serious injury or to pose a threat to the safety of aircraft, including: ammunition, blasting caps, detonators and fuses, replica or imitation explosive devices, mines, grenades and other explosive military stores, fireworks and other pyrotechnics, smoke-generating canisters and smoke-generating cartridges, dynamite, gunpowder and plastic explosives. Radioactive materials including medicinal or commercial isotopes. Items denoted with '*' symbol may be carried in the hold of the aircraft on flights operated by Stobart Air provided they are suitably packed. ** Bows may be carried on the hold of the aircraft on all Flybe flights operated by Stobart Air. List of items / articles accepted as hold baggage on Flybe flights operated by Stobart Air Items acceptable in the hold baggage provided they are suitably packed: Catapults, Cutlery and knives with blades of length under 6cm, Razor blades (both open bladed and safety razors), Workmen's tools, Darts, Scissors with blades of length under 6cm, measured from the fulcrum, Hypodermic Syringes (unless required on the cabin for medical reasons), Knitting Needles, Large sporting bats and clubs, Billiard, Snooker and Pool Cues, Ski and Walking/Hiking Poles. Any sharp objects in checked-in baggage should be security wrapped to prevent injury to screeners and handling personnel. 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July Deer Management Meetings in Zone A
Archery Season will start in Zone A – everything south of SR-70 – August 3rd. If you've never hunted down there during this time, it's…well, you can do the math. Let's just say you're gonna end up wet, either from perspiration or thunderstorms. There's little avoiding it. Still, plenty of hunters have saddled up over the last few years of this early season for a crack at rutting bucks. And that's the deal – the whitetail rut is scattered across… Read More »