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Apart from a little damage to the emulsion of the original, presumably from abrasion, it is a very nice picture. I should point out that I have carried out some minor digital manipulation of the image - mainly adjustment of the contrast, with no other editing of the picture - as the original was very dark. Although it is no longer housed in the case in which it was likely to have been originally sold, it does still have the ornate pinchbeck frame in relatively decent condition. Pinchbeck, now synonymous with things cheap and tawdry, was a gold-coloured copper-zinc alloy developed in the 1700s by English watchmaker, Christopher Pinchbeck [Source: World Wide Words], that became a popular choice for cheap frames (I think matts in US parlance).
On the reverse of the ambrotype is the inscription, "Wallis Ironmongers, Nr Post Office, Bakewell." The picture shows a shopfront and, in Nino's words, "I presume Mr Wallis at the door of his establishment with the sign 'Furnishing Ironmongers' above him. The shop seems to sell a wide range of household and farming products." The first interesting thing to note is Nino's statement that the photo was probably taken from the mid-1880s to the 1890s. Ambrotypes became very popular, and indeed the most common type of photograph used for portraits, in the mid- to late 1850s, but were still common in the early 1860s, before being rapidly superseded by the carte de visite. However, they were still used occasionally, mainly because of their cheapness, for example by travelling photographers, and enjoyed brief resurgences in popularity from time to time.
The firm Wallis Ironmongers of Bakewell appears to have been fairly long-lived. John, William and Edwin Wallis were three sons of a Bakewell lodging house keeper, William Wallis (c1790-1844) and his wife Mary Lees. Slater (1850) lists the middle son William Wallis (1824-) as a brazier and tinman with a shop on Bridge Street, Bakewell, although the census a year later indicates that they lived with their widowed mother in Water Lane. John and Edwin Wallis were working as carriers in 1851, and John had become an earthenware dealer in 1855 (Anon). By 1857 (White), John had married and opened an ironmongery and glass & china dealers on Bridge Street, and three years later (Harrison, 1860) Edwin was a smallware dealer around the corner in Bath Street.
Their mother Mary Wallis died shortly after the 1861 census, and Edwin Wallis married Ann Kitson (c1838-18 at Bakewell on 22 May 1864. Ann gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, early the following year, but sadly Ann and the boy died soon after. Edwin remarried on 2 August 1866 to Sarah Susannah Bower (c.1837-1919). By the time the 1870 edition of Harrod & Co.'s trade directory was compiled, Edwin was operating as a general dealer and ironmonger at Anchor square, Bakewell, while John and his wife had vanished from the scene. The 1871 Census shows them to be doing sufficient business by then to be employing a shop assistant and a general servant.
By 1881 (Census & Kelly) Edwin & Sarah Wallis were living in Bath Street and operating what was referred to as an ironmongery and general dealership in Bridge Street. Edwin died in late 1883, at the age of 51, leaving a widow and five children, the eldest Mary Ann being sixteen and the youngest only three years old. However, Sarah continued to run the shop, and was listed in the 1887, 1891, 1895 and 1899 trade directories. Her children Lucy and Charles Wallis became shop assistants by 1891, and continued to assist her until at least 1901. Sarah Wallis died in 1919.
Before discussing the date that the photograph was taken, I would like to mention one of the reasons that that Nino sent me the image in the first place, as it is particularly relevant to the dating exercise. In his words, and relating to the enlarged portion of the photograph shown above:
What may be of interest to you is that just inside the window, to the right of Mr Wallis is a separate display cabinet displaying photographs. The scan is not as crisp as under a magnifying glass. At the top of the case are the words Seaman and Sons Photographers. The cabinet appears to be full of scenic views of Derbyshire. Many firms, such as Francis Frith made a good living from the sale of such images, and this shows how Mr Seaman also adventured into selling his firm's images though other outlets.From my study of the photographic firm, it appears they only started trading as Seaman & Sons in the mid-1880s. The founder of the business, Alfred Seaman (1844-1910), opened his first studio in Chesterfield in around 1876. Although his second son Albert Edward was already working as an photographic assistant in the studio in 1881, he was only fifteen years old, and it would have been normal that the firm would only have started trading with the suffix "& Sons" when the sons reached the age of eighteen. Indeed, it is not until the 1887 edition of Kelly's trade directory that the listing is formally shown as A. Seaman & Sons.
It seems unlikely that the man - perhaps in his late 20s or early 30s - standing in front of the shop is Edwin Wallis, as he died in late 1883. I assume, therefore, that he is an assistant hired by Sarah Wallis. Charles Wallis was 25 years old by 1901, so there is a possibility it is him, if the photograph was taken in the early 1900s. I still haven't come to a conclusion when it was taken, but perhaps a discussion of other items in the photograph may help in this regard.
The shop window contains a myriad of interesting items on display, some of which are easy to identify. Rather than presenting readers of this blog with a fait accompli, I thought it might be interesting to open up the task of identifying as many articles as possible, a form of what The Economist recently referred to as crowdsourcing. Although this concept is not new - it was used in the 19th Century to compile the Oxford English Dictionary - the term was first coined in 2006 (Howe) to describe a process which harvests the talents of an undefined group of people, generally via the internet, to perform a task traditionally carried out by an employee or contractor. This is much along the lines of what I have inadvertently achieved on Derbyshire Photographers over the last six years, with hundreds of contributions from family historians and photograph collectors all over the world.
So if you would like to participate in this mini-crowdsourcing experiment, please feel free to download the high resolution version of the image here (but be careful it is over 3MB). I'm looking for a comprehensive list of all the items that can be identified in the shop window, in the doorway, on the pavement in front of the shop, on the walls, etc. If you know, or can find by researching, any interesting details to add about the items, or contemporary (i.e. from that era, not this one) images of similar items, so much the better. Please feel free to either post as comments or by email. I will post the results of our combined analysis as Part 2 of this post in due course, and will include acknowledgements to all who participate.
I am, of course, hoping that there will be some further clues unearthed which may help to narrow the dates. However, even if we don't manage that, it will be an interesting exercise in the powers of our observation. Good luck and thank you.
Anon (2008) Following the Crowd. The internet: The idea of "crowdsourcing," or asking crowds of internet users for ideas ... in The Economist, Vol 388, Number 8596, Technology Quarterly Insert, September 6th 2008, p. 8
Howe, Jeff (2006) The Rise of Crowdsourcing, in Wired, Issue 14.06 June 2006.
Anon, Crowdsourcing, from Wikipedia
Quinion, Michael (2004) Pinchbeck /ˈpɪn(t)ʃbɛk/, on World Wide Words
Digital Trade Directories courtesy of the University of Leicester's Historical Directories:
- Anon (1855) Post Office Directory of Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire
- Harrod, J.G. & Co. (1870) Postal & Commercial Directory of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland & Staffordshire
- Kelly (1891) Directory of Derbyshire
- Kelly (1895) Directory of Derbyshire
- Kelly (1899) Directory of Derbyshire
- Kelly (1912) Directory of Derbyshire
Trade Directories on microfiche from the Derbyshire Family History Society (Collection of Brett Payne):
- Slater (1850) Directory of Derbyshire
- Harrison & Co. (1860) Directory of Derbyshire
- Kelly (1881) Directory of Derbyshire
- Kelly (1887) Directory of Derbyshire
Bagshaw, Samuel (1846) History, Gazeteer and Directory of Derbyshire, Photocopy from original now in collection of Barbara Ellison)
White's 1857 Directory of Derbyshire by Neil Wilson
Index to GRO Birth, Marriage & Death Indexes from FreeBMD
International Genealogical Index (IGI) from the LDS Church's FamilySearch database
Indexed 1841-1901 UK Census Images from Ancestry


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Friday, May 4, 2012
Calico Spanish
If you are looking for a full-immersion program then let me introduce you to Calico Spanish.
Opening the box that contained Calico's Teach at Home curriculum was a very pleasant surprise! I was immediately struck by how thorough it is. It is designed to teach children in Kindergarten through 5th grade.
The curriculum includes:
• Teacher's Manual – A comprehensive guide containing a welcome section that explains about the program; an introductory lesson to help the teacher prepare and become comfortable; and then 15 lessons. Calico offers two sample schedules for varying length of class time. In a 30 minute class, the lesson can be taught over a period of up to 10 days. For 60 minutes, parents might prefer a 5-day schedule. But of course, I can modify it all to work for my family's schedule.
Each lesson contains songs, calendar time, a specific number, letter, and color, games, "zoo" time/animal introduction, activities and a final closing. Not all of these are taught in one day, but rather spread out over the one- or two-week period. I really like how flexible the lessons are; I can choose to use the scripts provided, or simply teach it on my own focusing on the subject. The lesson scripts are provided in Spanish and English, though they encourage you to use only Spanish.
• Student Activity Book – This books mostly contains the words to the songs the children are learning – which provides them with a wonderful opportunity to learn how to read in Spanish. But there are also a few worksheets and coloring pages, including a blank calendar that they can fill in each month. The book is spiral bound, which I really like because since I have two kids, I can easily make copies of each page without wrestling with the binding.
• Spanish Songs for Kids CD – Very fun and easy for kids to learn. You can listen to a sample here and watch the accompanying video.
• A set of Calico Spanish Flash Cards – A custom set of 149 flash cards showing the alphabet, numbers, colors, etc. We love the illustrations! My kids are very visual and if the illustrations are not appealing, then they get bored. That's one thing I don't have to worry about with this curriculum.
• Verbos Flash Cards – 93 action verbs depicted with Spanish words, plus a suggested activity card. These can be displayed on your class board, or used in the lesson.
• First Thousand Words in Spanish – A Usborne fully-illustrated dictionary that immediately captivates children. (Don't all Usborne books?) My kids love looking through this book and calling out the words.
• ¡Corre, perro, corre! By P.D. Eastman – A super funny book about dogs engaged in all sorts of activities.
• Homeschool Poster Set – This set of posters can be posted on the wall or board in your classroom. It includes lables (months, headers), mini-posters (emotions, colors, numbers by tens), and posters (the alphabet, the parts of the body).
What has impressed me the most about this curriculum is that so much thought and effort has gone into creating each piece. And I SO appreciate that Calico provides me with everything I need, including the classroom posters and bulletin board labels.
As an added bonus, I discovered Calico's YouTube channel. I'm not sure if these videos are incorporated into the lesson plans (I haven't run across one yet), but they would certainly go very well with the curriculum.
The curriculum is pretty pricey, though, and costs $349.00. You can purchase it here. This is the most expensive curriculum I had the chance to review, but I want to remind you that you get a high-quality product that includes all the tools you need to teach the lessons effectively. They are so sure you'll love their product that they offer a 30-day money back guarantee.
Calico is currently working on an online version that will be $49 for the first month and then $9/month thereafter. And parents will receive physical copies of select materials with their initial purchase.
Again, if you have any questions or thoughts, leave a comment below and we'll get back to you.
Con mucho cariño…
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I wonder if some parts of it will not be of use to me since I have a rising 4th grader.ReplyDeleteReplies
Karen, this is an introductory program. I'm not sure how fluent your child is, but this centers around the basics. I believe, however, that Calico has plans to release Level 2 for homeschools in August of this year (2012). Level 2 is a terrific resource providing lots of opportunities for discussion and responses to literature. I can put you in touch with them if you'd like to find out more about it?Delete
- AnonymousNovember 21, 2013 at 3:00 PM
Hi there. Should I go with Calico or Sonrisas program for at home immersion?ReplyDeleteReplies
Well, it depends on what angle you want to take. Sonrisas has a heavy literature component to it and incorporates a lot of bilingual books, which you'd have to purchase separately. Calico does not have that heavy emphasis on literature, but comes with all the resources you see above.Delete
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2013 at 5:21 PM
Thanks, I guess I want the one that would be the most effective in getting my children and I fluent the fastest. While having fun too.Delete
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2013 at 5:25 PM
Or is there another program you would suggest. My goal is speaking fluently. Thank youDelete
- AnonymousNovember 28, 2013 at 11:03 PM
Is Calico useful for non Spanish speaking children?ReplyDelete
Thank you for organizing everything into a list and writing recommendations for each.
Absolutely, Gladys. Although this is available as a full-immersion program, the Teacher's Guide comes with text in English and Spanish, so you can choose what works best for your children.Delete
- AnonymousDecember 2, 2013 at 3:13 PM
Thank you, GladysDelete
- AnonymousMarch 11, 2014 at 7:36 AM
buenos días! quería escribirles en el modulo de contacto pero no funciona. quisiera saber como puedo haber los videos del curso Calico spanish porche nel sito del Calico non interprete muy bien lo que decía. Soy la madre de dos ninos que quieren aprender el español. Gracias!ReplyDelete
Calico says that Level 2 is not going to be released for homeschoolers. The program looks excellent, but I don't like the idea of then having to do all the lesson plans once we finish Level 1. Do you have another suggestion for a program? I am not a native speaker, but I did teach Spanish prior to having children. Therefore, I'm looking for a program that requires/benefits from my Spanish knowledge. Thanks!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi, Stacy.Delete
So if you are looking to strengthen your students' Spanish speaking and reading skills, you might consider Sonrisas, level 2: http://sonrisasspanishschool.com/sonrisas-level-2.html
It is a literature- and culture-based curriculum. (See my review here: http://www.mommymaestra.com/2012/05/sonrisas-spanish-curriculum.html)
Or you could focus on reading and writing skills with materials from Lectura para niños. (http://bit.ly/19Mk2om) and then supplement your lessons with Latino children's books to teach them more about the culture.
I hope this helps!
Thanks for the help! I'm planning to buy level 1 Calico, but would also like to get my hands on level 2, just not for the $1200 school purchase price and Calico won't sell items individually. I'm failing miserably at finding a used copy of 1 or 2, do you know of any Spanish curriculum sale sites where I might find them?Delete
The only place I can recommend would be eBay. You can sometimes find used curricula on there.Delete

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Today…every muscle in my body hurts. I'm active, I run, but my first Pilates class was a workout like I have never experienced before.
Let's start at the beginning… I work at Ballet Austin, manage the Butler Community School's programming. I see what Pilates does to people every day. And I see that they keep coming back. In fact, I see some people, like Ann Daly, in the Pilates Studio three times a week. But I had never tried it…
Well, the challenge was on. I decided to take on those machines myself. What is it about Pilates that everyone raves about? And so… my first Pilates class.
I was a bit intimidated by the machines, but had full confidence in Vlada, Pilates Program Director at Ballet Austin. First thing…the reformer (Pilates machine that provides targeted resistance). I could give you a play by play, but there is no way to describe the full experience…doing "hundreds" for the first time; lying on my back, my hands in straps pressed down at my sides, my head and shoulders lifted, my legs extended with my toes reaching. And the exercise hadn't even started yet! And when it did, I not only felt muscles I never knew I had, I learned how to breathe, focus, concentrate, stay steady, and listen to my body. My body was definitely talking to me!
Vlada kept it simple, straightforward, and easy to grasp. She lead me through a balanced and challenging workout. There was one point when she said, "now you can come over and sit on the chair." In my head I thought the workout was over. I would be able to put my feet up, drink some water… you know, the usual at the end of an exercise session. Oh, I sat down all right. But "chair" in Pilates language doesn't mean the same thing! Then there was the barrel, the tower, balls, magic circles, and more.
By the time the hour was over, I was pretty tired, but I had made it through the workout without humiliating myself! And no joke, I honestly felt like the space between my pelvis and rib cage had lengthened. Today it is obvious that my body has received a big wake-up call; muscles I didn't know I have are sore.
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"Look, over there on the 'next big thing' horizon! Someone's trying to break free from the overprotective claws of hipsterville."
"Are they chillwave, glo-fi or psych-folk?"
"What... How is that important? It's Toro Y Moi and he's got a new record out called Freaking Out."
Seriously, leave your preconceptions at the door when spinning Toro Y Moi's latest EP. None of these tracks, not least 'Saturday Love', a straight-laced cover of the schmaltzy Eighties R&B duet between Cherelle and Alexander O'Neil, take themselves seriously. So just erase all thoughts of the c-word from your mind and get in on the louche electronic fun.
Picking up where the immediate and unashamedly joyous 'How I Know' left off on this year's second album Under The Pine, Freaking Out is an offering of big hooks and wistful smiles. Its title track sets the mould with a funky line in breakbeat drums and shimmering synth, while both 'Freaking Out' and 'Sweet' dutifully follow with gleeful vigour. At times it can seem Chazwick Bundick has shorn a few too many of his eccentricities for an almost untaxing listen, yet 'I Can Get Love' pulls the EP back onto the ethereal, if familiar, turf of haunting organ noises and echo-treated vocals.
'Saturday Love' is probably the best representation of where Bundick is right now. A producer not afraid to lend his charms to mainstream pop, just as long as that mainstream pop is over 25 years behind the curve. As compelling as it would be to see this former bedroom-based meastro reach for the top of the Hot 100, for now it's entertaining enough to hear his faithful rendition of a profound lyric sheet, "Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday love."
For all the puritanical spoilsports trying to confine Toro Y Moi to an unfortunate genre box, Freaking Out has the chops to confirm him as an interesting artist in his own right, rather than as the product of a semi-coherent micro-scene. The signs are that Bundick will outlast most of the hyperbolic blogs that first brought him to attention and that is an overwhelmingly good thing.
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Antioxidants are molecules that prevent oxygen molecules from interacting with other molecules in a process called oxidation. In the body, antioxidants combine with potentially damaging molecules called free radicals to prevent the free radicals from causing damage to cell membranes, DNA, and proteins in the cell. Common antioxidants important to human health are vitamins A, C, E, beta-carotene, and selenium. In the mid-2000s, about 20% of North Americans and Europeans were taking at least one antioxidant dietary supplement.
The role of antioxidants in the body is complex and not completely understood. Antioxidants combine with free radicals so that the free radicals cannot react with, or oxidize, other molecules. In this way, antioxidants help slow or prevent damage to cells. Damage caused by free radicals is thought to cause or contribute to cardiovascular disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, age-related changes in vision, and other signs of aging. However, no direct cause and effect relationship between antioxidant intake and disease prevention has been proven. Antioxidants unrelated to those of importance in the body have commercial uses in the preservation of processed food and in many industrial processes.
Oxygen is essential to many reactions that occur within cells. Free radicals form mainly as a result of normal cellular metabolism involving oxygen. They can also form in abnormally large amounts when the body is exposed to radiation, ultraviolet light, and toxins such as cigarette smoke or certain chemicals.
(Illustration by GGS Information Services/Thomson Gale.)
The common feature of free radicals is that their molecular structure contains and unpaired electron. Free radical molecules with an unpaired electron are unstable and have a strong tendency to react with other molecules by 'stealing' an electron from them to form a more stable electron pair. This reaction is called oxidation (even when it happens with molecules other than oxygen). In the body, free radicals cause damage when they react with deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA—genetic material), proteins, and lipids (fats). Antioxidants are molecules that react with free radicals in ways that neutralize them so they no longer are able to 'steal' electrons and cause damage.
Some important human antioxidants must be acquired through diet, while others can be made by the body. Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), vitamin E (alphatocopherol), vitamin A (retinol), and beta-carotene are the most important antioxidants the body must obtain from food sources. Flavonoids found in tea, chocolate, grapes, berries, onions, and wine also appear to have antioxidant activity, although their role in health is unclear. Selenium is sometimes classified as an antioxidant, although strictly, it is not. Selenium is a mineral that must be acquired through diet. Plants grown in geographic locations with selenium rich soil provide a rich source of this mineral. Brazil nuts and tuna also have high levels of selenium. It is a necessary part of enzymes involved in antioxidant reactions. Glutathione and coenzyme Q (ubiquinone) are the most important antioxidants the body can make for itself.
Antioxidants and health
When free radicals build up faster than antioxidants can neutralize them, the body develops a conditioncalled oxidative stress. Oxidative stress reduces the body's ability to deal with damage to cells and is thought to play a role in the development of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and Alzheimer's disease. Researchers know that a diet high in fruits and vegetables containing antioxidants promotes health and decreases the risk of developing some chronic diseases such as atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). In the early 2000s, dietary supplements containing antioxidants were popularized as a way to reduce oxidative stress, prevent health problems such as cancer, stroke, heart attack, and dementia, and live longer. Research has since shown that although there are relationships between antioxidant levels and health, antioxidant dietary supplements are not magic bullets to prevent age-related diseases.
One problem in determining whether there is a cause and effect relationship between oxidative stress and disease is that often it is not possible to tell if oxidative stress causes a disease or if the disease brings about oxidative stress as a result of biochemical changes in diseased cells. Also, everyone develops oxidative stress as they age, but not everyone develops the same diseases. The interactions between an individual's diet, environment, genetic make-up, and health are complex and still not well understood. Antioxidants remain of great interest to researchers seeking ways to prevent and cure chronic disease. Many clinical trials are underway to determine safety and effectiveness of different antioxidants, both alone and in combination with other drugs and supplements.
Researchers thought increasing the amount of antioxidants in the blood by taking supplements would decrease the number of free radicals available to interact with LDL cholesterol and thus lower the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. This theory has not been proved. In fact, a paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on February 28, 2007, analyzed 68 trials of antioxidant supplements involving about 232,600 patients. The authors concluded that antioxidant supplements did not prolong life. In fact, when only rigorous, well-controlled studies were analyzed, the risk of dying increased 5%. This analysis is quite controversial, with some experts questioning the analytical methods used. However, the American Heart Association and similar organizations in other countries advocate cardiovascular disease prevention through consumption of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and nuts high in antioxidants and other heart-protecting nutrients instead of antioxidant supplements.
CANCER. Free radicals damage DNA, and sometimes this damage leads to development of cancer. In laboratory cell cultures and animal studies, antioxidants appear to slow the development of cancer. The results have been mixed in studies where humans took antioxidant dietary supplements. A large study of 29,000 men showed that when a beta-carotene dietary supplement was taken by men who smoked, they developed lung cancer at a rate 18% higher and died at a rate 8% higher than men who did not receive the supplement. Another study that gave men dietary supplements of beta-carotene and vitamin A was stopped when researchers found the men receiving the beta-carotene had a 46% greater chance of dying from lung cancer than those who did not receive the supplement. Other large studies have shown either no or only slight protective effects against cancer. The position of the American Cancer Society, the National Cancer Institute, and several international health organizations is that antioxidants should come from a healthy diet high in fruits and vegetables and low in fat and not from dietary supplements.
AGE-RELATED VISION IMPAIRMENT. Cataracts and age-related macular degeneration are two types of vision impairment common in older individuals. Cataracts
develop because of changes in the protein in the lens of the eye. These changes cause the lens to become cloudy and limit vision. The changes may be due to damage by free radicals. Age-related macular degeneration is an irreversible disease of the retina that causes blindness. Two carotenoid antioxidants, zeaxanthin and lutein, are found in the retina and are essential to vision. However, study participants who took antioxidant supplements over several years did not have a reduced risk of developing these diseases.
The interaction among various antioxidants, enzymes, coenzymes, drugs, herbal and dietary supplements is complex and incompletely understood. Specific antioxidants may have known interactions and should be discussed with a physician.
Antioxidants acquired by eating fruits and vegetables promote health. No complications are expected from antioxidants in food. Antioxidant dietary supplements may interact with other supplements, prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, and herbal supplements in ways that cause undesirable side effects. Consult a physician prior to taking an antioxidant supplement.
Parental concerns
Parents should encourage their children to eat a healthy and varied diet high in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. There is no need to give children antioxidant dietary supplements. The safety of these supplements in children has not been studied.
DeCava, Judith A. The Real Truth about Vitamins and Antioxidants, 2nd ed. Fort Collins, CO: Selene River Press, 2006.
Challem, Jack and Marie Moneysmith. Basic Health Publications User's Guide to Carotenoids & Flavonoids: Learn How to Harness the Health Benefits of Natural Plant Antioxidants North Bergen, NJ: Basic Health Publications, 2005.
Frei, Balz, ed. Natural Antioxidants in Human Health and Disease San Diego: Academic Press, 2006.
Panglossi, Harold V., ed. Antioxidants: New Research New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2006.
Wildman, Robert E. C., ed. Handbook of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, 2nd ed Boca Raton, FL: CRC/ Taylor&Francis, 2007.
Bjelakovic, G., D. Nikolova, L.L. Gluud, R.G. Simonetti, and C. Gluud. 'Mortality in Randomized Trials of Antioxidant Supplements for Primary and Secondary Prevention: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis'. Journal of the American Medical Association 297 (February 28, 2007): 842-57.
Kushi, Lawrence H., Tim Byers, Colleen Doyle, et al. 'American Cancer Society Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention.' CA: Cancer Journal for Clinicians 56 (2006): 254-281. <http://caonline.amcancersoc.org/cgi/content/full/56/5/254>
American Cancer Society. 1599 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta GA 30329-4251. Telephone: 800 ACS-2345. Website: <http://www.cancer.org>.
American Dietetic Association. 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606-6995. Telephone: (800) 877-1600. Website: <http://www.eatright.org>.
American Heart Association. 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231. Telephone: (800) 242-8721. Website: <http://www.americanheart.org>.
Linus Pauling Institute. Oregon State University. 571 Weniger Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331-6512. Telephone: (541) 717-5075. Fax: (541) 737-5077. Website: <http://lpi.oregonstate.edu>.
Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health. 6100 Executive Blvd., Room 3B01, MSC 7517, Bethesda, MD 20892-7517 Telephone: (301)435-2920. Fax: (301)480-1845. Website: <http://dietarysupplements.info.nih.gov>.
American Cancer Society. 'Antioxidants and Cancer: The Jury's Still Out'. American Cancer Society. September 8, 2005. [cited April 28, 2007] <http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_2_1x_Antioxidants_and_Cancer_The_Jurys_Still_Out.asp>.
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Mayo Clinic Staff. 'Anti-aging Therapies: Too Good to Be True?' MayoClinic.com. May 11, 2005. [cited April 28, 2007]. <http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/anti-aging/HQ00233>.
Medline Plus. 'Antioxidants May Slightly Raise Risk of Death.' National Institutes of Health. February 28, 2007. [cited April 28, 2007]. <http://www.nlm.nih/gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_45846.html>.
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Hummingbirds have difficulty bathing at traditional bird baths, but love to fly through mist! This DIY bird bath project creates the perfect place for hummingbirds to play and bathe. Decorate this hummingbird mister to match your backyard décor, and wait for the hummingbirds to find it!
- 5-gallon plastic container, about 20 x 16 x 12 in.
- 2 unthreaded 1/2-in. PVC pipes, 14 in. and 15 in. long
- 1 piece threaded 1/2-in. PVC pipe, 18 in. long
- 2 PVC elbows for 1/2-in. pipe
- 1 PVC cap for 1/2-in. pipe
- PVC cement
- Steel wool
- Submersible pump
- Small rocks
- One 1/2-in.-female-to-5/8-in.-male adapter
- 3 misters
- Spray primer, paint and finishing spray
Step-By-Step Instructions:
Step 1
Start by cutting the unthreaded PVC pipe. (You can use pipe cutters or a handsaw.) You'll need a 14-in. piece for the left leg and a 15-in. piece for the top. In the 15-in. piece, drill one hole in the center for the top mister and two holes for the bottom misters. The size of the sprayers will determine the size of the holes you drill.
Step 2
The third piece of PVC, for the right leg, should be threaded at both ends. This piece is likely precut to 18 in. long. You'll want to cut this to roughly 12 in., but first do a little measuring. Attach the adapter to the end of the threaded pipe and pump. Meanwhile, place the cap on the left leg. Stand both legs up so they're even. Mark the top of the right leg to mimic the length of the left leg and make your cut. (Once everything is attached, you'll have a large U.)
Step 3
It's time to attach all the plumbing pieces together. First rub the ends of the PVC pipe and the insides of the PVC elbows and cap with steel wool. This will help the pieces adhere together. Dust the pieces off, apply PVC adhesive to the outside of the pipe, and connect the elbows and cap. Be sure the holes you drilled face up and down. Let adhesive dry.
Step 4
Remove sprayers and adapter from the piping, and lightly sand the pipes with steel wool. Start with a coat of primer on the piping and let dry. Prime your container, too, if needed. Once the primer is dry, paint the piping and container with the color of your choice.
After all the base coat paint is dry, it's time to get creative. Paint flowers or your choice of design with acrylic paint. When complete, spray your work with a clear matte finishing spray.
Step 5
Now it's time to insert the misters. Use a toothpick to add a pea-size amount of cement to the base of the misters. Insert into the drilled holes, making sure not to clog any sprayer openings. Allow cement to dry.
Step 6
Use the adapter to connect the piping to the pump. (If the seal isn't tight, you might need to add thread seal tape.) Place inside the container, and secure in place with small rocks or bricks.
Step 7
Set your new hummingbird mister outside near your hummingbirds' favorite feeder or flowers, and add water. Enjoy!


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Border-Patrol Bennet
Apparently President Obama's plan to send 1,200 National Guard troops to the border isn't strong enough for Colorado Senator-for-re-election Michael Bennet.
In an editorial today we criticize the president's plan to use the troops to hunt drug runners as a diversionary tactic that is nakedly political and likely not helpful to the push for broader immigration reform.
But Bennet supported a failed Republican effort to raise the stakes even higher.
One of the reasons Obama launched his plan for troops was to give Democrats a way to dodge an George W. Bush-like amendment by Sen. John McCain that would have sent 6,000 National Guard troops to patrol the border.
That amendment failed yesterday in the Senate, but Bennet voted for it, along with some other Democrats facing tough re-election battles, like Arkansas' Blanche Lincoln.
That must have been a difficult vote for Bennet. Left-leaning immigration-reform advocates are lining up against the president's plan, because they worry it will bungle chances for comprehensive reform.
And though Bennet has been trying to outflank his primary challenger, Andrew Romanoff, this would seem an easy target for progressives to exploit.


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Glaxo drug 'delays' cancer relapse
Chicago, June 2, 2013
A cancer drug sold by GlaxoSmithKline was shown in a clinical trial to extend by several months the length of time ovarian cancer patients lived without their disease worsening.
The findings suggest that the oral drug, Votrient, could be used as a "maintenance" therapy for many ovarian cancer patients whose disease had returned after initial surgery and chemotherapy.
"This is the first positive clinical trial for a targeted agent in ovarian cancer," said lead study author Dr Andreas du Bois, professor of gynecologic oncology at Kliniken Essen Mitte in Essen, Germany.
The study was presented on Saturday at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago.
Votrient, designed to interfere with the growth of new blood vessels that tumors need to survive, is approved in the US to treat people with kidney cancer or soft-tissue sarcoma, a group of rare but aggressive cancers that usually begin in the muscles, fat or other tissues.
A large-scale Phase 3 trial in women with advanced ovarian cancer found that the drug, also known as pazopanib, extended the time patients lived without their disease getting worse by an average of 5.6 months, compared with a placebo treatment.
An estimated 230,000 women worldwide are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year. Most are not diagnosed before the cancer has spread, and up to 70 per cent of them die within five years.
"Our findings show that we finally have a drug that can maintain control over ovarian cancer growth achieved through initial treatments," du Bois said. "If pazopanib is approved for ovarian cancer, many patients will experience longer disease-free and chemotherapy-free periods."
The study, which involved 940 patients who had surgery and at least five rounds of chemotherapy, found that the median time before the diseased worsened in the pazopanib and placebo groups was 17.9 months and 12.3 months, respectively.
An interim analysis found no difference in overall survival between the two groups.
Side effects seen in the trial included hypertension, diarrhea and nausea. Votrient was associated with the deaths of two trial patients.
The Glaxo drug carries a boxed warning, the most serious kind, about its potential link to liver damage, which can be fatal. Researchers said none of the patients in the ovarian cancer trial experienced liver failure, although some did have elevated liver enzymes, which were manageable. - Reuters


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Do your parents or teachers start the day with a cup of coffee? There's no question that coffee is a popular drink—the National Coffee Association estimates that Americans drink 400 million cups of coffee a day. It's the caffeine in coffee that provides the energy boost that many people claim they need to function.
Caffeine has that perk-up effect because it's a stimulant. It blocks a brain chemical, adenosine, which causes sleepiness. Caffeine is found in tea leaves, coffee beans, cacao (used to make chocolate), and cola nuts (which come from the plant that gives soda its flavor). It's also found in many foods and drinks—non-cola sodas like root beer and orange soda, hot cocoa, and ice cream—and in some medicines. The latest place to find caffeine is in energy drinks.
Caffeine's Effects—Not Totally Harmless
Caffeine is a mild stimulant and not a drug, so its use isn't regulated like prescription drug use is. Still, consuming too much caffeine can make you feel jittery or jumpy—your heart may race and your palms may sweat. If caffeine is taken in combination with other substances, like alcohol, it can really be dangerous because mixing a stimulant and a depressant like alcohol confuses the brain.
A recent report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration shows that emergency room visits for high doses of caffeine have increased sharply. The likely cause is caffeine-infused energy drinks mixed with alcohol. Those most affected? Young people between 18 and 25 years old.
So What's a Body To Do?
Everyone needs to perk up in the middle of a long day from time to time, but a jolt of caffeine isn't your only option. Here are a few alternatives you can try to feel energized without overdoing the caffeine:
- Sleep. This may sound obvious, but getting enough sleep is important. Teens need 9 hours of sleep a night.
- Eat regularly. When you don't eat, your glucose (sugar) levels drop, making you feel drained. Some people find it helpful to eat four or five smaller meals throughout the day instead of fewer big meals.
- Drink enough water. Since we are more than two-thirds H20, our bodies need at least 64 ounces of water a day.
- Take a walk. If you're feeling drained in the middle of the day, it helps to move around. Do sit-ups or jumping jacks. Go outside for a brisk walk, ride your bike.
Now we want to know: What strategies help you keep your energy up during the day?
Heey yeah too much coffee is bad for ya, I read on [commercial link deleted, per guidelines] the health section some articles on caffeine its not good for the body if u take a high dose
I totaly agree. caffine makes your teeth yellow and nobody should use use it. It should be illegal!
Actually, it has been scientifically proven that, consuming less than 250 mg caffeine actually healthy for you. This equals to 100ml of espresso or 200ml of filter coffee...Also, it reduces the depression risk, and it doesn't harm any of your systems.As long as you don't drink more than that... 2-3 grams of caffeine might kill you, so be careful...
Have a wonderful day.
Reference: Michel Lucas et al, Coffee, Caffeine, and Risk of Depression Among Women, ARCH INTERN MED/VOL 171 (NO. 17), SEP 26, 2011
I don't think coffee should be illegal, its just a drink, it's not doing any actual harm to the body unless you become addicted. It does make your teeth yellow, however. That's pretty much the only harm it does, well that and it does make you hyper if you have enough of it at one time. I don't drink coffee for energy, it never gives me energy. I only drink it because I like that taste.
I don't drink coffee. I can't sleep and and never gave me good benefits.
I was definitely a caffeine addict in high school. I didn't really even realize it until I decided, for dental reasons, to take soda and chocolate out of my diet (well the best I could anyway! I still loved them both). Had a few days worth of very severe headaches from the withdraw! It wasn't fun at all, and I always limit my caffeine intake now.
well, we dont drink any thing like that. i feel like it makes you energetic but then like an hour later, sleepy. i drink alot of sparkling juice and im starting to be addicted to it but its really not that bad.
@theeguy, Nope. That is a myth. Neither coffee, nor caffeine, will stunt your growth.
@Mina, yes, caffeine increases the dopamine levels in the brain—much like other stimulants—making you feel good. However, caffeine does not signficantly affect the brain's decision-making process.
You make a good point, Elston Gunn. Both caffeine and marijuana (THC) affect the brain. Technically, you can say caffeine is a drug, though we don't typically label that way to avoid confusion with prescription and illicit drugs. Also, you can't really say caffeine causes more physical withdrawal symptoms than THC because every situation is different. The level of withdrawal depends on how much of the substance someones use, how long and how often they've used it, and their specific bio-chemical make-up.


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Along with the cardigan I bought yesterday, I also purchased this skirt. I love the pattern and length of it, I have a tendency to hate all long skirts - no idea why. In the middle of taking these photos I was attacked by a wasp, I think it wanted to nest in my bun, I just heard buzzing in my ear and completely freaked out, and I even dropped my camera as I ran into my house (it's fine though), haha pretty traumatic experience.
jumper - zara
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Here are your Sprouts Farmers Market deals for the week. These deals may vary by region so double check your local ad.
You can still get a $5 off $40 coupon from Recyclebank.
On Wednesday, Sprouts offers overlapping ads. You can get the deals listed below from 8/22-8/29 and then the deals running through 8/22 are listed here.


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According to the script of the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine fifth season episode "For the Uniform", Starfleet Accounting was a subdivision of Starfleet.
According to a scene which did not make it into the broadcast version of the episode, Starfleet Accounting received the bill when Starfleet officers ordered food or drinks at Quark's. In the scene, Miles O'Brien complained to Quark that Starfleet Accounting had been all over him for ordering six cases of Champagne for the night shift, the implication being that Quark was billing O'Brien for stuff he didn't order. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion - A Series Guide and Script Library)


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We've come a long way with curly perms for African-Americans. Just imagine yourself getting out of bed, getting ready for work, and all you have to do is spritz your hair with mist, work the moisturizing lotion through your hair, run your comb through your hair, you look fabulous and you're ready to go! Due to the many hats women have to wear these days as mother, mentor, and unfortunately even father to our children, nowadays women are looking for hair that looks great without the fuss. Low maintenance is the key. Let's face it, with the added responsibilities we face as women, we just don't have the time to spend long hours in salons or devote a large amount of time in front of the mirror fixing our hair.
With the Wave Nouveau dry curl system, maintenance is effortless. The hair looks great, and it is definitely a major improvement from the days when everyone was wearing the greasy unattractive Jheri Curl. The Wave Nouveau is the first of its kind to take the "dry curl" to new heights. It looks more natural than other curl systems and looks more like our natural hair. Another major benefit is that it's not fake; it's not a weave, and most importantly, it's YOUR own hair. If taken care of properly, your hair will thrive and grown to great lengths.
Hopefully you will not have trouble finding a beautician who still performs the Wave Nouveau. We are seeing an upward trend of women going back to this dry curl system because it is so easy to take care of and maintain.
The day of curly perms for African-Americans is a sign of the future as more women seek out styles that require little attention.
Want Longer Hair in Less Than an Hour?
Whether you want to want to get rid of that gray hair or you just want to have a new look, dying is a good way to achieve it. Unfortunately, hair dying entails consequences that may damage and dry your hair when used inappropriately. The selected color of your dye should blend with the original color of your hair and eyebrows and to enhance your features. Experimenting is good, but dyes can be rough on your hair when used frequently. Although it is best to dye at a professional salon or stylist, it is much cheaper at home with the same creative effect. Before you see the top 10 hair dying mistakes, it is important to have an understanding of the different types of hair dye that are available so you can put them in context.
Types of Hair Dye
1. Permanent hair dye
While dying your hair permanantly is, by some, considered in and of itself a mistake, the obvious benefit is that it lasts for a considerable time. As the hair grows, it is applied to the roots. It contains ammonia and peroxides, which can possibly cause dryness and damage. Exposure to the sun and salt water will cause the color to fade. That's why in order to maintain the color, it is best to cover your hair by using a hat or bandanna when going outside.
2. Long-lasting Semi-permanent
- Number 4: Picking a color that does not fit with your natural hair color
Pick a color one shade lighter when dying your roots. This will make the transition from your colored hair back to your natural hair color graceful without roots that are a completely different color sticking out. Obviously, this rule does not apply if you are dying your hair a completely different color than your natural hair color.
- Number 3: Losing hair
After dying, always rinse with cold or tepid water to avoid your own hair from falling out.
- Number 2: Over-dying hair
If you did not achieve the desired effect, using Liquid Tide can correct this. A couple of days of use will lighten the color until your hair returns to the original color. Instead of over-dying, do touch-ups every four to five weeks to keep your hair color picture perfect.
- Number 1: Dying eyebrows and eyelashes
Never use hair dye on eyebrows and eyelashes! Ask for medical help when dye gets into your eye.


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Topics: marketing, Storytelling, Mary Beech, Weekly Stories, kate spade, Retailing
Every year Austin opens it's city to over 30,000 visitors for the notorious SXSW festival and last week we joined the lineup with our first event! With over 500 attendees crossing the threshold to take in three hours of panels, talks and face-to-face meetings at the Mentorship Hub. Here are the best bits from the conversations that took place.
First up, " Onboarding Tech" with Amy Walker, Director of Online Marketing at Neiman Marcus, Jen Rubio, Global Director of Innovation at AllSaints and Will Young, Director of Zappos Labs at Zappos.com
All speakers emphasised their preference for finding new tech companies through networking and receiving recommendations from venture capital firms over receiving cold calls and emails.
Brands don't want to be subjected to hard sales pitches that make unrealistic promises, but would rather engage in a conversation with a startup that has done extensive background research about the brand, has contacted the relevant department to pitch, and already has an idea about what the challenges may be and how they could be tackled. And naturally, if the technology is easier to onboard, then brands will implement it much faster. Young drives home this point "If you set the expectations we are doing something really interesting, that you might be interested in and we would love to learn what your challenges are […]' it's much more of a conversation than guns blazing sales pitching. And then I leave that meeting feeling like I wanna continue that conversation."
And what technologies are brands looking for? Brands want to increase their conversion rates and their ROI in an engaging and sustainable manner, rather than invest in a fad that attracts media attention. What tools can help them seamlessly merge their content and their commerce? What can help them build an online community by telling their brand story?
Our second panel focused on content curation, featuring Rachel Tipograph, Director of Global Digital and Social Media at GAP, Kristina Di Matteo, Senior Digital Marketing Manager at Kate Spade and Katalina Sharkey de Solis, Director of Digital at Chanel.
Tipograph cited simplicity as key, it's at the core of GAP's brand and that filters into all of their processes, whether it's creating content, or onboarding a new start-up. This also rings true for the Kate Spade brand, who have a tiny team creating all this fantastic content, but if it's too complicated to onboard it just doesn't work.
With luxury, Sharkey de Solis pointed out that social media channels engage aspirational and potential luxury consumers much more than they do existing consumers. The challenge for them is finding a way in which to excite current consumers, which means, "We're really looking for experiential technologies because with this very high-end consumer, they're not necessarily wanting to engage with the brands on [social media] channels" – Sharkey de Solis
And, though traditional long-term branding campaigns may not be devised with specific measurement matrices in mind and may be ideally measured qualitatively, Di Matteo emphasised how difficult it is for brands to quantitatively measure the success of more fast-moving online campaigns. "If it were up to me, I would create the coolest reporting tool that would allow for me to understand everything that's happening and have it really succinctly tie up into my [ecommerce] data because, at the end of the day, our goal is to generate sales, but also be able to tell a great story." Anyone got an idea for this?
Last week's event was a milestone for Decoded Fashion, and you can be sure to find us at next year's SXSW.
For all the photos from the event you can check them out here, and for further SXSW fashion coverage take a peek at the FT's feature and Stylus's report.
Reported by Anna Abrell
Topics: sxsw, AllSaints, startup, Innovation, neiman marcus, technology, fashiontech, fashion, Zappos, gap, decoded fashion, Weekly Stories, kate spade


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EPA Requires Five New England Companies to Better Manage Hazardous Chemicals to Protect Community
Release Date: 03/18/2014
Contact Information: David Deegan, (617) 918-1017
BOSTON – Five companies in New England that store or use extremely hazardous chemicals are taking action to improve the safety of their operations, following settlements with EPA for violating federal regulations meant to prevent chemical accidents from occurring.
All five companies – two in Connecticut, two in Massachusetts and one in New Hampshire – were charged with violating Clean Air Act requirements that protect communities, workers, and emergency responders from accidental releases of extremely hazardous substances, such as chlorine, ammonia, hydrochloric acid, and sulfur dioxide. In addition, one company was charged with violating community right-to-know requirements that give neighbors information about hazardous chemicals in their midst. Another was charged for failing to notify the National Response Center about sodium hypochlorite that spilled out of a ruptured tank that had no secondary containment. This tank was located near the Merrimack River in New Hampshire.
The companies will correct their alleged violations to ensure that their communities, neighbors and first responders are not put at risk, and the companies will pay penalties ranging from just over $5,600 to over $85,000 for violating provisions of the Clean Air Act, Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and/or the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Additionally, two companies will make their communities safer by performing supplemental environmental projects that go above and beyond what is required by law. One of these projects involves the elimination of toxic chlorine, and one requires the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment to detect ammonia releases and automatically shut down ammonia processes in the event of a release.
"Failing to carefully follow chemical accident prevention requirements and chemical reporting requirements poses increased risks of exposure to dangerous substances for both people and the environment," said Curt Spalding, regional administrator of EPA's New England office. "Hazardous substances must be properly handled to ensure that the local community and first responders are not subject to unacceptable risks. This is why companies are required to implement safety precautions to prevent accidental releases of these chemicals."
Companies that settled EPA allegations of violating the federal Clean Air Act or Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act were:
Metal Finishing Technologies, Inc., of Forestville, Conn. will take steps to significantly reduce risks and pay a $12,400 penalty for failing to properly address several requirements of the Clean Air Act's Risk Management Planning (RMP) program and perform a Supplemental Environmental Project that will eliminate the use of chlorine gas at the Facility at a cost of at least $54,000. The RMP program requires companies with certain amounts of very hazardous chemicals to develop and implement a program to prevent accidental releases of those chemicals and to reduce any consequences from an accidental release. Metal Finishing Technologies was subject to RMP requirements because of its use of chlorine gas, an extremely toxic substance. EPA conducted an inspection of the facility in Dec. 2011 where inspectors documented 10 violations of Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act. The Facility was required to maintain an up-to-date and complete RMP, including accurate information pertaining to Facility contacts, process safety information, process hazard analysis; a review of operating procedures; training; a review of mechanical integrity of equipment; and a complete and accurate emergency response plan. The failure to correctly prepare, update and/or implement an RMP for chlorine gas put the Facility's employees, emergency responders and the surrounding area at risk from accidental releases.
JCI Jones Chemicals, Inc., of Merrimack, N.H. is a chemical manufacturing and distribution company specializing in water and waste-water treatment products. The company has agreed to pay $40,920 to resolve allegations that it violated federal chemical safety laws at its facility in Merrimack. Among other things, EPA alleged that JCI Jones violated RMP requirements by failing to adequately evaluate risks associated with storing and handling chlorine and sulfur dioxide in proximity to incompatible chemicals, such as sodium hypochlorite, and on-site traffic. In addition, JCI violated CERCLA reporting requirements when it failed to immediately notify the National Response Center of an accidental release of sodium hypochlorite from a ruptured storage tank unprotected by secondary containment and located in proximity to the Merrimack River.
Holland Company, Inc., of Adams, Mass. manufactures chemical products for water treatment and distributes these chemicals and products from other suppliers to municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment plants. Holland has agreed to pay a penalty of $85,166 for violations of Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act by failing to comply with the RMP regulations for its storage of hydrochloric acid at its facility. Holland stores hydrochloric acid, which is a RMP chemical, at its Facility for use by PCA Systems (see below). EPA determined that from at least Feb. 2008 until April 2010, Holland had violated hazardous chemical reporting requirements by failing to: (1) develop and submit a "Program 2 RMP" for hydrochloric acid; (2) develop a RMP management system; (3) complete a hazard assessment; (4) conduct a hazard review; (5) comply with operating procedure requirements; (6) comply with training requirements; and (7) comply with maintenance requirements. Holland has come into compliance by substituting the hydrochloric acid it was using with a safer, less concentrated hydrochloric acid that is not subject to RMP requirements.
PCA Systems, Inc., of Adams, Mass. is a related company to Holland Company (see above), and operates a facility adjacent to the Holland facility that uses hydrochloric acid. PCA and Holland share common management and coordinate their business activities. PCA will pay a penalty of $44,351for its alleged violations of the RMP regulations.
Northeastern Shaped Wire, Inc., of Southington, Conn. manufactures shaped coil and wire, and has agreed to pay $5,626 in penalties and to purchase and install a state-of the-art hazardous chemical detection and alarm system worth $26,625 at their facility. This settles EPA claims that the company violated EPCRA by failing to submit timely chemical reporting forms for ammonia, chromium, nickel and copper during the annual reporting of the Toxics Release Inventory. The ammonia detection and alarm system to be installed at the Southington facility will be integrated with emergency controls to automatically shut down the ammonia processes upon detecting certain concentrations of ammonia and will automatically notify emergency responders in the case of a release when the facility is unmanned or unable to respond to a release on its own. At the same time as the settlement, EPA also issued an order on consent in which the company agreed to conduct a formal analysis to identify hazards arising from its use of anhydrous ammonia, as required by the Clean Air Act's General Duty of Clause, which applies to facilities where extremely hazardous substances such as ammonia are present (but not necessarily in amounts that would trigger more detailed RMP requirements). Conducting the ammonia process hazard analysis and installing the detection and alarm system will minimize and mitigate the potential for ammonia releases at the facility.
All the companies cooperated with EPA throughout the investigation process, and, since EPA's inspections, all have taken concrete steps to reduce the risks of an accidental release of hazardous substances.
More information:
Clean Air Act Section 112(r)'s RMP requirements and CERCLA's chemical release reporting requirements: https://www.epa.gov/emergencies/
Clean Air Act Section 112(r)'s General Duty Clause: https://www.epa.gov/oem/docs/chem/gdcregionalguidance.pdf
EPCRA's Toxic Release Inventory Requirements: https://www.epa.gov/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program
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The Sunday following Pentecost/Whitsunday is the celebration of the Holy Trinity. Trinity Sunday is a celebration of just one day, and the liturgical color is white, symbolizing the purity and sinlessness of God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Now that the Holy Spirit has arrived on the scene to complete the Trinity, Ordinary Time shall begin starting next week, stretching over twenty-some weeks to Advent in late November to early December. Nearly half of the Church Year consists of Ordinary Time for which the liturgical color is green, symbolizing the continual growth of our faith as we follow Christ and endeavor to become more like Jesus. During Ordinary Time, the weeks are counted as being "after Trinity": the First Sunday after Trinity, the fourteenth Sunday after Trinity, etc.
But today we celebrate Trinity Sunday. The website Church Year explains:
Trinity Sunday, officially "The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity," is one of the few feasts of the Christian Year that celebrates a reality and doctrine rather than an event or person. On Trinity Sunday we remember and honor the eternal God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Trinity Sunday is celebrated the Sunday after Pentecost, and lasts only one day, which is symbolic of the unity of the Trinity. The Eastern Churches have no tradition of Trinity Sunday, arguing that they celebrate the Trinity every Sunday. Westerners do as well, although they set aside a special feast day for the purpose.
The Collect from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer:
Almighty and everlasting God, who hast given unto us thy servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of the Divine Majesty to worship the Unity; We beseech thee that thou wouldest keep us stedfast in this faith, and evermore defend us from all adversities, who livest and reignest, one God, world without end. Amen.
For the Epistle today, the 1928 BCP requires the reading of the fourth chapter of Revelation; you may read it here in the English Standard Version: Rev 4 ESV.
The Gospel reading for Trinity Sunday is written in the third chapter of the Gospel according to Saint John, the first verse through the fifteenth. You may read it here, again in the ESV: John 3:1-15.
Today is also the Feast of Title for two churches in the San Diego area, both of which have removed themselves from the liberal San Diego Episcopal Diocese and have put themselves under the authority of Biblical leadership: Holy Trinity in Ocean Beach (part of the city of San Diego) and Alpine Anglican Church of the Blessed Trinity in Alpine, thirty miles east of San Diego. I have been attending weekday healing services led by Father Keith Acker when he was Rector of Christ the King Episcopal Church and also after he and his church left the Diocese and reformed as Alpine Anglican Church of the Blessed Trinity which is now part of the Reformed Episcopal Church. So blessings to both churches on their Feast of Title!
So today we give special thanks to our Lord who is realized in three distinct persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Although we praise God for the Trinity each and every day of the year, this day we celebrate it more than usual, remembering His gracious goodness, His lovingkindness, and His ever-faithful mercy in, as Dr. Stephen Sammons, our former pastor at Lake Murray often stated, loving us as we are, yet loving us too much to allow us to remain that way. In the words of the Gloria Patri, "Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen."
Here's the Collect for Trinity Sunday from the Book of Common Prayer 2011:
ALMIGHTY and eternal God, who gave grace to your people to proclaim the true Faith, acknowledging the glory of the eternal Trinity and, by the power of your Divine Majesty, worshiping One God; Keep us standing firm in this Faith and always defend us from danger; Who lives and rules, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Also, I wanted to share a couple of quotations on The Trinity...which are not easy to find, by the way. But I think I like these words from an Anglican who started the Holiness movement:
"Bring me a worm that can comprehend a man, and I will show you a man that can comprehend the Triune God."
~John Wesley
And one more quotation, this time from a friend of mine from Lake Murray, a former missionary to East Asia who shall remain nameless to protect her identity:
"Because of the cross, everything is redeemable."
Wishing you all a blessed Trinity Sunday as Ordinary Time begins once more....


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September 30, 2010, 10:30 am
Apartment projects refinanced
Three Highlands Ranch apartment communities have received refinancing totaling $93.72 million.
The refinancings, which included Blue Ridge, Green River and Red Canyon at Palomino Park, were part of a larger national recapitalization of $273 million for 10 assets.
The loans were arranged through CBRE Caplital Markets on behalf of TIAA-CREF Global Real Estate, one of the largest real estate investors in the United States.


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Revisiting 'Saturday Night Live"s 'More Cowbell' Sketch
There's never really any true way to know whether a Saturday Night Live sketch will become an instant classic or quickly fade from memory. But as Will Ferrell taught audiences on April 8, 2000, you can tilt the odds pretty drastically in your favor if you fall back on a Blue Öyster Cult hit, some banging cowbell and a fittingly bizarre Christopher Walken performance.
We're talking, of course, about the "More Cowbell" sketch, which imagines the recording session that produced the Blue Öyster Cult classic "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" — specifically the contributions made by cowbell player Gene Frenkle (Ferrell), aggressively encouraged by cowbell-craving producer Bruce Dickinson (Walken). None of it ever really happened, and the whole thing was so surreal that it ended up being tucked away toward the end of the episode. But "More Cowbell" quickly took on a life of its own — a victory for Ferrell, who had to fight just to get it on the air.
"Every time I heard '(Don't Fear) The Reaper,' by Blue Öyster Cult, I would hear the faint cowbell in the background and wonder, 'What is that guy's life like?'" explained Ferrell. And although the sketch was cut the first several times it was pitched for inclusion in an episode, the idea lingered. "I held on to it for, I think, three months, until Christopher Walken was the host, and rewrote it for him. His odd rhythms fit so perfectly. He gave it that special sauce."
Naturally, word quickly filtered back to the members of Blue Öyster Cult, who were in the midst of a resurgence of sorts. Two years before the "More Cowbell" sketch aired, they'd released their first album of new material in a decade, 1998's Heaven Forbid, and were prepping their next effort, 2001's Curse of the Hidden Mirror. While neither of those releases enjoyed the sales Blue Öyster Cult drew in their heyday, they continued to tour steadily — and while Ferrell's version of the "Reaper" session was wholly imagined, it also wasn't too terribly far from the truth.
"Ironically, it was similar to what happened in the skit," admitted Blue Öyster Cult drummer Albert Bouchard. "We had put a whole bunch of overdubs on the song, and one of them was Randy Brecker — he put a flugelhorn part on it, or a trumpet or something, in the middle part ... we didn't like it ... so I said 'Hey, I want to do a triangle in that part. That's what I want — I really hear a triangle in my head."
According to Bouchard, it was composer and jingle creator David Lucas who made the fateful call to add a cowbell instead of a triangle. "'I just want to hear that sound,'" Bouchard recalled Lucas insisting. "I said 'Okay,' so I play it, and I'm like 'Yeah, it's not working,' and he's like 'Oh, well, put some tape around it,' so I put some tape around it ... I used, like, a timpani mallet, and everybody's like 'Yes, that's it!' So it's funny that [Ferrell] even noticed it, because it was mixed very low. You don't even really notice it in the track."
Little of this mattered to SNL viewers who were keyed into Ferrell's performance, which combined his typical aggressive clowning with the sort of desperate yearning for acceptance one might expect to see in a guy relegated to playing the cowbell in a rock band. That, coupled with eminently quotable Walken lines like "Guess what? I got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell," helped the sketch snowball from late-night curiosity to viral phenomenon — and a part of Blue Öyster Cult lore.
Longtime frontman Eric Bloom admitted it took some repeat viewings to fully "get how hysterical it was," but he said he immediately appreciated the skit — and said he actually happened to see it air in real time. "It was a rare Saturday when we weren't on tour, so I saw it live. We had no idea," he recalled. "It was a jaw-dropping experience."
As for Ferrell, Gene Frenkle is just one among a series of lovable man-children in his repertoire, but he's proven thoroughly memorable over the years in spite of his limited screen time. As far as the comedian is concerned, the sketch's appeal has a lot to do with the stuff people don't necessarily notice while they're laughing — and it could also help explain why Ferrell was willing to reprise the character for a 2005 SNL appearance alongside Queens of the Stone Age.
"To the less-observant eye, the sketch was an excuse to let my belly hang out and wear tight '70ss clothing," said Ferrell. "But it really was about the exuberance of a guy who was given the green light to really express his art. Even though it's funny, it was rooted in something real."


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A lot of us make New Year Resolutions each year, always having the best intentions. Most have to do with personally bettering ourselves… becoming more fit, eating healthy, losing weight etc. This year, in addition to personal well-being, why not consider doing something with a more global impact? The catch phrase "Going Green" is everywhere these days and with good reason. With 7 billion people on Earth, we need to start focusing on what we can do to ensure that future generations will be able to enjoy a healthy, thriving planet.
In addition to simply trying to do the right thing, there are many ways to save money by being more environmentally conscience. The Worldwide Institute recently published a list of simple things you can do today to help reduce your environmental impact, save money, and live a happier, healthier life.
- There is little excuse these days. Most local municipalities offer some type of pick-up or drop off service.
- Check for specific items including plastics, paper, glass, aluminum at the minimum.
- Keep electronics out of the trash as well, such as cell phones, computers and other E-waste. These products contain mercury and other toxins which are a growing environmental danger. Donate them or find a recycling center.
Eat and drink smarter
- Buy local, organic meat, eggs, dairy and produce. Visit your local farmers' markets.
- Eat "low" on the food chain so as to not deplete resources. Seafood, for example, has become highly over fished leading to a dangerously low supply of certain species.
- Don't buy bottled water when there are so many water filtration alternatives that allow you to save money and reduce container waste. Visit Filtersfast.com for a variety of choices from filtered pitchers and water bottles, refrigerator water filters, faucet mount filters to whole house filtration systems.
Make your own cleaning supplies
- By using a few simple sustainable ingredients such as vinegar, baking soda, lemon juice, and olive oil, to name a few, you can make your own non-toxic cleaning supplies. There are recipes available online.
- By making your own, you will reduce environmental pollution created by the manufacturing and disposal of chemically, mass produced cleaning supplies.
Save energy
- Invest in a programmable thermostat.
- Switch to CFL light bulbs.
- Wash laundry in cold water (heating water uses 85% more energy). Air dry clothes instead of using the dryer.
- Unplug appliances when not using them or use a smart power strip. Appliances can drain energy even when turned off!
Save water
- Take shorter showers and use a low-flow shower head.
- Use a faucet aerator on each faucet. This will keep pressure high while conserving heat and water.
- Consider landscaping with drought tolerant plants – reducing amount of water needed.
Save gas
- Enjoy the health benefits of walking or biking – this reduces cost of gas and parking
- Telecommute if possible
- Car-pool
Going Green in the New Year is a great way to help the environment. There are so many small things we can do that will have a positive impact. This time, when thinking about your New Year's resolutions, consider not only bettering yourself personally, but also bettering the world we live in. Cheers to a happy 2014!


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Based on a true story, The Lady in the Van is about a homeless old lady Miss Sheppard who in 1974 moved her broken down van into Alan Bennett's driveway as a guest.
An eccentric and difficult old women, she stayed there for over 15 years much to the shock of the Bennett's. A funny and uplifting story which has also been made into a movie. Anne
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Fiji Market and Curry Shop: A Must Stop in Kahuku
Left: corned beef curry (top) and vegetarian curry (bottom) with tapioca, dahl and roti; right: chicken curry and steak and mushroom meat pies
Between Kahuku Superette's poke and the shrimp trucks' garlicky plates, it's almost impossible not to stop in Kahuku on the way to the North Shore … unless, I suppose, you hate seafood. Well, here's one more reason to pull over, a reason for everyone, including vegetarians: Fiji Market and Curry Shop, a little South Pacific Island grocery store behind the gas station that serves New Zealand meat pies and Fiji Indian curries with corned beef or vegetables, and rotis, buttered and hot off the griddle.
The meat pies are the best you'll find on Oahu—chunks of curried chicken, or slices of steak and mushroom mixed with ground beef, encased in a buttery, tender crust. They're brought in from Aunty Devi's, a California meat pie maker homesick for the New Zealand pies she could no longer get. These are dense pies that fit in the palm of your hand, as popular and ubiquitous in New Zealand and Australia as spam musubi is here. Fiji Market also sells the pies frozen, to take home, which you should, because there's nothing comparable in town.
Fiji Market's also known for its little takeout counter in the back, where the rotis (like thick flour tortillas) are rolled out to order. Get a side of them to accompany the lamb, chicken, vegetable or corned beef curry—an Indian-style curry with New Zealand tinned corned beef (which doesn't resemble the thick slices of corned beef and cabbage served around St. Patrick's Day, but instead, is chunkier, more tender and flavorful). The vegetarian curry is mostly potato and some eggplant, and comes with a side of dahl, a lentil soup that pops with mustard seeds. Tapioca, or cassava, is an option instead of roti, but Fiji's preparation of this starchy tuber leaves it blander than a potato. Stick with the roti. All plates include a spiced tomato sauce on the side, a bright and tangy accompaniment, but also eminently spoonable on its own, like an Indian version of gazpacho.
Meat pies $4.75, curry plates around $9
Fiji Market and Curry Shop, 56-565 Kamehameha Hwy., Kahuku, 293-7120