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Advice On Planning Your Organic Flower Garden
1. Buying a house and love to flower garden? Avoid...
- an exposed site on a north or east hill slope. You will have shade most of the day.
- poor, stony or very sandy soil.
- ground that is subject to water logging.
- thin soil over hard rock.
- a lot of tall trees that will rob the soil of light and food.
Not all is lost if you have one or more of the above problems, just utilize very careful planning when beginning your garden.
A Simple Plan
2. Sketch a rough layout of your new flower garden.
Select old garden catalogs of the plants you want in your garden; tape them to your plan. If colors clash or if there is too much similarity in height or texture, switch the plant and put in a new location, substitute it for another plant, or discard it.
Use Pictures of plants in various seasons to see how your new garden bed will look throughout the year. Take your camera when you visit other gardens to capture ideas to try in your own. When your garden is established, take photos as your garden changes. Keep these pictures dated and in a notebook. This will help you to see where you need a bit of color of flowers that need to be transplanted.
In planning and designing your flower garden, also remember to group together flowers that require the same kind of soil and watering needs.
3. Design a garden to complement your home.
Houses with elegant or formal historic styles are ideal for formal gardens, while modern houses pair more easily with informal gardens. Do you have an hour a day or just weekends? Think about the time you have to dedicate to your garden and plan wisely. A prime example is a formal garden, where flaws are forbidden and requires frequent weeding, pruning, and much care. Don't bite more than you can chew. Gardening should be fun not a chore.
Resources for Planning Your Flower Garden
4. Some Types of Gardens to think about...
- Cutting Gardens - purpose is production rather than landscape display.
- Ornamental Gardens - marriage of good design and attractive, appropriate plants setting off the house and features of the property.
- Kitchen Gardens - small food gardens usually located in a sunny spot near the kitchen door containing herbs, vegetables, salad greens, and edible flowers.
- Formal Gardens - characterized by symmetrical design and repetition of plants.
- Cottage Gardens or Country Gardens - Relaxed look and often appears undisciplined and overgrown, but don't be fooled they still take conscientious care. They have a lot of color and over planted.
- Border Gardens - as the name states grows along a fence, retaining wall, home, or walk. Border gardens are the most popular because they are practical as well as beautiful.
5. Size of Flower Beds
Flower beds that are 3-4 feet wide and 10-15 feet long are easy to work with. A garden hoe reaches 5 ½ feet out. If you have access to the flower bed from both sides, you can make the flower bed bigger. You can incorporate a garden path or stepping stone into the design to get at the weeds more easily.
Curves are more interesting than straight lines. Curvy garden paths lead the eye onward and outward making your garden seem bigger and leaving an element of surprise around every corner.
Fall is the best time to dig a new bed and let it winter over, allowing the freezing and thawing of winter to break up the clumps. Put shredded leaves over the new bed. If you do wait until spring make it late spring when the soil has a chance to dry out or you will compact the soil, leaving air and water no place to go.
Do not till or dig your sod under in the new bed. Take it off into pieces and be sure to put it into your compost.
Getting to Know Your New Garden
Favorite Resource Books
6. Climate Counts
Consider Climate within your zones. Check out your zone where your live. You need to take into consideration how much it rains, how cold or hot it gets. You want to be sure that your flowers thrive not just survive.
Some flowers that grow in the East will not grow well in the West. If you are not sure what flowers to plant in your area, visit your garden center and talk to an expert. Also, see what grows well in your neighbor's yard.
When buying your plants at the store read the plant's label. If a new plants"s label says it needs "sun," that means direct sunlight for at least 8 hours a day. But if the label says "shade," that means less than four hours of sunlight a day. "Part sun" means four to six hours of sunlight a day.
If you live at a high elevation, 3000 feet above sea level, you will get about 20% more sunlight than one at sea level. Plant flowers that love bright sunlight.
If you live where there is a lot of wind. Plants with small narrow and waxy leaves are your best bet. With less leaf surface, they don't lose as much moisture, so they hold up better in both drying winds and dry soil. Plant a screening hedge or put up a screen to protect your plants from the wind.
Gardens in hot, dry areas, use fleshy succulents and other small waxy, shiny, or hairy leaves, or silvery foliage, which reflect light , are good choices for plants that hold moisture well. Big leaves tend to dry out fast. Make use of mulches to help keep the moisture in.
No matter where you live or what your weather, pansies will thrive sometime during the year for you. In the North grow them during the summer and in the South during the winter. In other regions with moderate to mild winters they will grow year-round.
Here's what to do when planning your crops for the year, laid out step by step:
Make a list (List 1) of what you grew last year (If you didn't grow anything last year, skip to the next numbered point).
For each crop write down:
How many plants did you grow, or how big an area of land?
Were you pleased with the results?
Did all or most of the crop get eaten?
Would you like more or less of this produce on your menu next year?
Make a list (List 2) of the fruit and vegetables which you eat a lot, but which you did not grow last year.
For each item write down:
How often do you eat it and in what quantities?
How much does it cost (eg. cheap, expensive)?
Is it a seasonal item or something you eat all year round?
A lot of good info on landscaping and flower gardening.
Keep up the good work.
Great Hub well done!
Oh, those are beautiful pictures! We may build a new home this summer, and I'll be sure to come back and get some ideas when we are ready to plant our garden. Thanks for a very informative hub.
It's a fantastic hub with some great pictures, thanks a lot.
The information here is quite helpful to me. Probably not in the manner most will use it. While the beauty of your gardens is execptional - so is the work and thought that goes into it. Clearly it must be a labor of love. Mowing the grass is okay, edging is, well, on the edge, and trimming shrubs is over the edge. I'll just have to visit friends with beautiful gardens like yours.
I did enjoy the article - quite insightful and informative.


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It's time for the time-honored tradition of having a Raw originate from London. On the minus side, that means the WWE will act like the show is live when it's really not. On the plus side, British wrestling fans are just awesome. See what I mean by reading up on this week's episode, all the way from the UK yet broadcasting on USA.
Bray Wyatt wants to sing, and he also wants to talk. He tells a story from his youth and a philosophical disagreement he had with one of his teachers, who called him evil. According to Bray, he�s had the last laugh since she�s in a retirement home with all of her regrets while he has the whole world in his hands. Wyatt admits he is evil, but he�s the necessary evil needed to balance the world out. With most of the fans behind him, he promises to end John Cena�s fairy tale at Payback -- if Luke Harper doesn�t put him down tonight. Cena sneaks in, hits Wyatt with an Attitude Adjustment and sneaks out before Harper and Erick Rowan can get their hands on him.
Video is shown of the most recent attack on Daniel Bryan. What�s his status following neck surgery? We�ll find out later tonight.
Ladies and gentlemen, his name is Paul Heyman. Just in case we�re not all clear, we�re supposed to worship his client Cesaro. Here comes someone who probably won�t, though: Sheamus.
Match 1 - Cesaro vs. Sheamus
Well, we�ve got ourselves a slugfest here.Sheamus is looking good after a commercial break, but Cesaro sends the United States champ shoulder-first into the post and nails him with a superplex. The Celtic Warrior kicks out of several pinfall attempts and catches Cesaro with an Irish Curse while rushing in. A high knee and rolling senton follow, and an exchange of blows leads to an extremely hard Irish whip by Cesaro. Sheamus flips himself up onto the top rope but gets smacked with an uppercut when he leaps forward. He manages to kick out at two, and the two men smash each other with strikes until Sheamus gets another near fall with a front slam. Heyman is up on the apron distracting the ref, allowing Cesaro to hit a German suplex from behind and steal the victory.
Graphic images of Roman Reigns getting stitched up are shown after last week�s donnybrook. Just kidding. Unless you faint at the site of any blood like my wife, you should be able to handle what�s on screen right now.
Match 2 - Big E vs. Ryback - Beat the Clock Challenge Match
So the deal here is that there will be a series of these matches, and whoever wins one of them the fastest will get a title shot against Bad News Barrett at Payback. That means we�ll be seeing tons of quick pinfall attempts with no chance of success, like right after a series of punches. JBL discusses how two big guys like this probably can�t finish as quickly as, say, Big Show against Barry Horowitz.Ryback connects with a huge running clothesline around the 4:15 mark, but it�s not enough to keep Big E down. Shortly after that, Big E pins Ryback with the Big Ending at 5:02, giving everyone else a target for which to shoot.
Match 3 - R-Truth vs. Fandango
At least I think there�s going to be a match here. The real drama is that Summer Rae marches down to the ring, kisses Fandango, and promptly gets into a scrap with Layla. No match then? Fine.
Please Bolieve that he�s finally going to make his debut this Friday on Smackdown. I�m fine with that, especially if it means we get to stop seeing those vignettes.
Mocking Daniel Bryan�s �Yes!� chant, a gleeful Stephanie McMahon heads for the ring. She�s also got some bad news, though she uses a clip of Barrett to get that idea across. Since the fans deserve an active champion, Steph says she�s considering stripping the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and giving it to Kane, Barrett, Batista or Triple H. Eventually she says she won�t strip Bryan of the title, but she is demanding that he show up at Raw next week to surrender the belt, because that�s what is best for business.
Hey, 3MB is back to being the Union Jacks. Makes sense given the setting for tonight�s show. Lana comes out and talks up Vladimir Putin while putting down America. I�m not sure what the fans are chanting, but they�re really giving it to her. Naturally, this was a long-winded way to introduce the super athlete, Rusev.
Match 4 - Heath Slater vs. Rusev
Slater tries attacking Rusev on the ramp, which I suppose is as good a tactic as any considering what�s about to happen. He gets utterly destroyed, eventually forced to submit to the Accolade.
The Shield sounds off on Triple H, with Dean Ambrose wondering if Evolution is afraid. Reigns shows off his nine stitches and asks again if that�s all they�ve got. Seth Rollins adds that the repeated attacks haven�t taken them out, which is Evolution�s big mistake.
Match 5 - Alberto Del Rio vs. Rob Van Dam - Beat the Clock Challenge Match
Before the match, Del Rio says the �future of the planet� depends on him becoming a champion again. I love these matches simply because the first one sets the bar and the others have the time counting down instead of up. ADR gets a near fall with the Backstabber, but RVD prevents the cross armbreaker and goes up top. Del Rio evades the Five Star Frog Splash, and we�re down to less than 90 seconds. Van Dam kicks out of an enzuigiri, ducks a kick and rolls up Del Rio for the pin with plenty of time to spare. The new time to beat is 4:15.
Cena tells Renee Young that his plan is to even the odds with the Usos watching his back, but also acknowledges that the arena is filled with Wyatt supporters so there�s going to be some desperation. There�s an impromptu jam session of sorts too. Elsewhere, Evolution plans on having Batista ensure that Rollins doesn�t even make it to Payback.
Match 6 - Seth Rollins vs. Batista
Triple H decreed earlier that only official personnel would be allowed at ringside for this match. Conveniently, he�s named himself the official guest ring announcer and Randy Orton the official guest timekeeper. Rollins counters by introducing a pair of guest commentators, Ambrose and Reigns. Touche! JBL argues that guest commentators are not official. Ambrose gets into a verbal sparring match with him, while Reigns doesn�t even have a headset on. And we step out for commercials. Things threaten to turn into stable against stable combat when Batista knocks Rollins to the floor with a sliding kick, but both men find their way back into the ring. Rollins get hit with a huge elbow coming off the ropes and barely kicks out at two. The Game is over talking smack to Rollins, but he uses a flipping neckbreaker to get out of a tough spot on the top rope. Batista uses a big boot to slow his foe, but Rollins hits another acrobatic move to regain the momentum. A series of counters ends with Rollins kicking Batista to the floor and diving between the ropes to take down the big man. Orton rushes over and distracts Rollins, getting Ambrose and Reigns up from their chairs. Batista hits a spinebuster but can�t hit the spear, and Rollins connects with his flying knee for a near fall. The fans cheer Rollins as he goes up top, and there�s now a big scrap on the outside. Evolution has the edge on the outside, and Triple H clobbers Rollins with a big right hand. That loses the match for Batista, and he ends up getting a spear from Reigns. Triple H and Orton manage to save Batista from the triple powerbomb, but it�s Evolution who ends up in retreat.
Match 7 - Alicia Fox vs. Paige
Fox gets off to another strong start against Paige, and even after a strong rally from the champ, this is a very competitive bout. The champ gets smashed into the corner and knocked down with a kick, and Fox drags her back to the center of the ring, covers and gets the pinfall. Wow. She celebrates this week by taking Jerry Lawler�s crown and declaring herself the Queen.
Hey, we�re getting a Harper promo! Okay, just a short one before Wyatt gets another chance to talk. Bray calls the Usos dominoes in a line who will fall one by one.
Match 8 - Mark Henry vs. Dolph Ziggler - Beat the Clock Challenge Match
Ziggler says he loves this format, but maybe not against Henry, eh? The World�s Strongest Man hits the early offense, but both men have their chances to win as they go back and forth. Ziggler uses a dropkick to take Henry down with about 1:15 less and both men are slow to rise. Dolph heads for the top rope but gets caught in mid-air and nailed with a running powerslam. Ziggler kicks out at two, and while he slips out of a World�s Strongest Slam and hits the Zig Zag, time expires before he can make the cover. That means RVD wins the title shot, but his �prize� is a Bull Hammer from behind by Barrett. The Intercontinental Champ comes out to give us a lesson on Greenwich Mean Time. He says there�s no way this Englishman is going to lose to a bloody Yank at Payback.
Renee Young summons Adam Rose to the ring, and he naturally shows up with the Exotic Express in tow. He points out the cheeseburger in his entourage and says that it�s very important to be a rosebud and not a lemon. A question about Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter turns into a full-on bunny dance session. Of course Colter isn�t standing for that, but the fans try drowning him out by chanting Rose�s entrance music. Eventually, Swagger clocks Rose and menaces the Exotic Express. Rose recovers and comes flying back to drive Swagger off, but this feud is just beginning, methinks.
Main Event - John Cena vs. Luke Harper
The odds may be evened on the outside, but Cena is taking it on the chin early on in the ring. He finally gets Harper down, but the big man quickly gets up and interrupts the Five Knuckle Shuffle for a near fall. The fans are still chanting Rose�s music as Harper uses a dropkick and a suicide dive to take out Cena on the floor. A huge superkick finds its target back inside the ropes, but it�s still not enough to keep Cena down. A running clothesline finally gets Cena a second wind, and Harper soon finds himself in the STF. Eventually everyone ends up getting involved, and when Cena low bridges Wyatt, Harper almost wins the match. Cena hits the Attitude Adjustment, but Rowan comes rushing in and the ref calls for the bell. The Usos have both been laid low by Sister Abigail, and that spells trouble for Cena, who also runs into Sister Abigail. Wyatt orders Rowan and Harper to continue their assault, and Cena takes a fallaway slam on the ramp. Cena gets another taste of Sister Abigail on the ramp, and Wyatt starts singing as Harper counts to ten. Maybe he really does have the whole WWE world in his hands as Raw fades out. See you in seven!

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For the past one week, I've been getting a lot of this, "Hilda, are you wearing falsies?" well the answer is no, I had eyelash extension instead (; Eyelash extension is nothing new in the beauty industry, but it's my first time experiencing it. I only had an eyelash perming two years back but that is totally different. I received an email from Pink Passion last month to try out their eyelash extension service, I was more than glad to accept the offer. Who on earth will say no to beautiful long lashes! I decided to have my eyelash extension done on the 1st October after a busy September, definitely a good way to kick start a new month (: So as a first timer, I would be lying if I said I wasn't nervous cause I have no idea what to expect.
Pink Passion is a well-known expert in Silk and Rich Lashes Extension for the past 6-7 years, besides that they do provide service such as facial treatments, slimming treatments, bust treatments, hydrotherapy jacuzzi, cupping and ear candling. You can check more about their services, HERE.
|The waiting area.
|The treatment room with dim lighting, comfortable couch and relaxing music playing in the background.
I had Rich Lash Extension cause it's more suitable for those with short, fine and less lashes. As usual the most commonly asked question will be if it hurts, *cough* I can assure you that the process is totally pain-free and relaxing. Tape will be applied to the bottom lashes to keep the lashes out of the way during application. All you have to do is relax, close your eyes and leave the rest to the beautician. I almost dozed off halfway cause I barely feel anything. The whole process took around 45 minutes and...
|this is the end result while waiting for the glue to dry off.
|In Pink Passion, they also have colourful silk lashes for those who wanted to have a dramatic look for dinner or certain events. They even have silk lashes that comes in different types of curls and thickness.
Ready for some before and
Needless to say, the difference is pretty obvious since everyone questioned me when they see me.
I have longer, thicker, curly and volumized lashes now!
After I had my eyelash extension, I prefer taking photos of my eyes closed :P
My verdict: What I love about it the most is that it's weightless and it creates a semi-dramatic look. I can even go out without any eye make up now. Guess what, you can put your mascara away for some time HEHE and it certainly does feel awesome waking up without the oh-I-just-woke-up look. You no longer dread looking at yourself in the mirror in the morning while brushing your teeth. Trust me, you'll love it. But of course with these beautiful lashes, there's a price to pay to. It took me around a week to get used to the feeling of having these eyelashes, it may be quite a nuisance at first (especially when it comes to washing my face and removing makeup) to be honest. It causes discomfort when you're wearing your glasses and sunglasses cause of the length. They acts like windshield wiper on your glasses LOL Since the glue is waterproof, it's totally fine to wash your face or involve in any water activities but not for the first 24 hours after application to allow adequate bonding time for the lashes.
Just a few tips;
- Avoid using cotton wool to remove eye makeups, use cotton buds instead.
- Avoid oil-based make up products around eyes.
- Avoid hot steam or sauna.
- Do not perm or use mechanical eyelash curler.
- Be gentle with no lashes. No pulling, excessive touching, rubbing.
- Do lie and say they are yours (;
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Siam Seas Mekha Herbal Active Cleanser 10ml
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Deep Cleanse. Decongest. Recondition.
A perfect marriage of healing butters, pure plant oils and sweet unsprayed raw honey infused propolis and pollen. Mekha creates a reset button for your skin by fusing with excessive sebum, drawing deep seated impurities while the queen bee's royal jelly provides deep enzymatic cleansing to protect your skin against bacteria.
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Ingredients: Mango Butter*, Raw Honey** infused Royal Jelly, Bee Pollen, Propolis, Grapeseed Oil*. Avocado Oil*, Olive Oil*, Sunflower Oil*, Capuacu Butter*, Pulverized Aloe gel*, Castor Oil*, White Willow Bark Extract*, Thanaka Bark***, Coccinia Grandis Herb***, White Mulberry leaf***, Witch Hazel Extract***, Ginger*, Ginseng Panax*, Curcuma Zedoaria***, Curcuma Longa*, Vegetable Glycerin****, Mixed Tocopherol****(vitamin E), Schisandra CO2, Hibiscus Roselle Calyx***, Geranium Oil*, Lemongrass* Oil*, Frankincense Sacra Oil*, Sweet orange Oil*, Rosemary Oil*, Grapefruit Oil*, Lemon Oil*, fermented Lactobacillus, Lecithin ****Gum Arabic****, Xanthan Gum****
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Early Years at the National Institute of Metallurgy (NIM), Yale Road, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, Central Gauteng.
In the late-60s it was housed in buildings across Yale Road from the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Bernard Price Institute at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg. Led by Dr Robbie Robinson, NIM as it was known at the time employed many chemical engineering and metallurgy students looking for work during the summer prior to going on holiday in February. In some cases, like my own, it was a source of desperately-needed cash as well as a way to satisfy the academic requirements of the engineering faculty.
Not too much was expected of us students. I can remember having a competition in the canteen to see who could hold their breath the longest, which I won hands down in a time of 2 minutes 30 seconds and much to the surprise of everyone, including myself. Try it some time your chest heaves uncontrollably. Not a fun experience but a good way to while away the time. I remember some of the fulltime researchers responsible for making it the internationally-recognized institution it was at the time, including Drs Brian Loveday, Grant Robinson and Alan Heynes as well as fellow students Rob Franks and Anton Hendricks
The Zulu are proud and rightly so they have much to be proud about. Read about the Battles of Isandlwana and Rorkes Drift or listen to Dave Rattrays tapes to gain a better insight into what is meant by this statement. I met several on the mines, both young and old, all of whom bore themselves with a quiet dignity.
In one of the pilot plants where I worked, all hand tools were hung on hooks in a wooden case Their outlines had been sprayed with paint on the inside of the case, ensuring that there was no doubt which tool was involved. When removing a tool, one was required to replace it with a numbered tag. We were issued with tags that enabled whoever was in charge to establish who had not returned the tool in question. It was a simple system run with ruthless efficiency by a Zulu Induna (Boss).
Old and with a long grey beard, he stood bolt upright and silent all day in an official-looking uniform with his knobkierie by his side. I never saw him move or utter a word he took his job of guarding the tools very seriously. But nobody ever messed with him because there was absolutely no doubt what he would do if you failed to return a tool at the end of the day i.e. brain you with his knobkierie. He cut a striking figure standing there motionless and silent all day every day. "They also serve who stand and wait". Bear in mind that those were the days when Apartheid was in its heyday. However, he was able to maintain a quiet dignity even under such circumstances. Perhaps more importantly, no tools ever went missing when he was on duty.
One day the Induna had a bad cold but, not wanting to fidget about, had stuffed a long piece if red cloth up his nose to prevent it from running. The image was absolutely revolting it appeared from a distance as if he had blood pouring down his face and chest. But I did not dare to mention it to him nobody did. Instead we endured his ghastly apparition for several days until he recovered.
NIM was, together with the Chamber of Mines Research Laboratories and the faculty of mining engineering at Wits, responsible for ensuring that South Africa enjoyed international renown of mining engineering. It has since moved to new buildings in Randburg and changed its name to MINTEK. I trust that it continues to enjoy such a good reputation, a reputation gained partly as a result of the integrity and dignity men of men like the Induna who looked after the tools.
Mintek is located off Malibongwe Drive in Strydom Park, Randburg, close to the offramp from the N1.
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Tonopah is a growing community with a large amount of land that makes this area a prime location for horse properties. Tonopah horse real estate varies in both size and price. For an inexpensive home with great value, you can find an affordable mobile home sitting on a large lot that permits horse facilities. Equestrian real estate can also be found within planned communities such as Desert Sky Ranch and Saddle Vista that will cost home owners a little more, yet will still come with the necessary amount of land to keep your horses in great shape.
Unlike other Arizona towns, Tonopah equestrian properties have remained a great value when you think of everything one comes with. Many horse properties are still very affordable and come with an abundance of land that will make any homeowner believe that they are still in the Wild West just when looking outside their window. Many of the Tonopah horse properties have been built after 2000. With newer houses, there will be less money to go toward fixing up any flaws that the house has encountered over the years.
Tonopah is an up-and-coming town, yet there is still plenty of land available that makes this area the perfect place for horse properties. You can find equestrian real estate that has as little as one acre of land, which would be ideal for somebody with only a couple of horses. There are also homes with horse facilities that come with more than ten acres of land, which will give any number of horses a spacious amount of land for them to grow strong and healthy.
Equestrian real estate in Tonopah will accommodate any sized family. You will find horse real estate homes with less than 1,000 square feet of living space, as well as those with more than 3,000 square feet. No matter how big your family is, you will find a comfortable Tonopah horse property that will fit your family and your horses with ease.
A horse property would not be the same if it were in the middle of a big city. Tonopah has kept city life away by having the Sonoran Desert National Monument close by. This national monument does very little to attract visitors, as it is mainly to protect historic sites, native habitats, vegetation and wildlife. However, this gives a terrific view for Tonopah equestrian homes for sale. Horse owners will not even have to leave their property to feel like they are in the Wild West while horseback riding.
Within the Sonoran Desert National Monument there are the Sand Tank and Table Top Mountains. Both have a couple of trails that will show you everything the Sonoran Desert has to offer. Horseback riders will see many different types of views, such as cactus-covered hills, basalt rock and lava, bushy flatland, and of course the beautiful desert sand.
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The first ever International Quilt Festival of Ireland (IQFOI) took place in the NUIG Campus Galway from the 8-10th June.
Here's a small selection of quilts from the exhibition.
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|Good enough to eat!
|Box of Chocolates made by Lynn Naughton (Western Branch)
|Chocolate Quilt entry by Rebecca Palmer (Mid-West Branch)
|Giant cupcake from the Chocolate Exhibition (US entry)
Some yarn-bombed trees around the Quilt Exhibition
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I already created a pair of earrings with the gorgeous bronze headpins. This is the second piece I made using the bronze bracelet bar that she designed from a real oak leaf. It is so beautiful that I really wanted it to be the center stage. What I was concerned about is that there is a single hole on either end. So I was worried that if I didn't make the band substantial enough the bracelet bar would flip around. So I created a peyote beaded backing and then added strings of micro seed beads on either side. The clasp is a piece of suede that I stitched each bead string in to, and then finished with brass crimps. The bracelet fits like a glove.
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A new study from the Consumer Electronics Association found that energy efficiency technologies are the most popular amongst home automation options in American houses.
Programmable and/or smart thermostats beat out home security and entertainment automation for the top honor, with 47 percent of households saying they had at least one.
The findings, which come from an online survey of about 1000 people, would seem to be a win for energy efficiency. But most of the homes had programmable thermostats, which are often used incorrectly, if at all.
One study from Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory [PDF] found that 89 percent of survey respondents rarely or never used the thermostat to set a weekday or weekend program. Seventy percent were not set at all.
Programmable thermostats have been around for more than 30 years, but a new generation of smart thermostats that connect with smartphones and the Internet make programming far easier. Not only is the interface easier to use but some have algorithms that can learn your household thermal characteristics and daily patterns to help fine-tune settings.
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A Contract Every 6.6 Minutes: Heidelberg Orders Total Euro 260m at IPEX
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Press release from the issuing companyApril 18, 2002 -- Heidelberg won orders worth almost Euro 260 million at the year's largest print fair, IPEX, held in Birmingham, U.K., over the period April 9 – 17. "This result reaffirms our leading role as a solutions provider in the graphic arts industry", stated Bernhard Schreier, Chairman of Heidelberg's Management Board, and added "Although there were fewer visitors to IPEX than last year, the quality and the many countries represented were surprisingly high". Mr. Schreier referred to the company's performance as "an excellent start to the new fiscal year". Nevertheless, he explained, the world economy was still unlikely to experience any tangible recovery before the second half of 2002. Heidelberg has received orders from all over the world - Western and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Despite the difficult economic climate, Heidelberg was very successful in all segments. Its orders included several hundred printing units for 8-, 10- and 12-color long perfectors for medium and large formats, two M 600 and two Sunday 2000 web offset presses, and additionally around 60 CtP machines. Visitors were particularly interested in the ST 400 gang-stitcher which has an exceptionally high level of automation and can be integrated into the digital workflow. Digital printing was another focal point for visitors. Many customers wasted no time in signing up at IPEX for the NexPress 2100 digital color press, the Digimaster 9100 black-and-white high-performance system and direct imaging units. "Our decision to invest in digital print technology has once again been shown to be the right one", stated a pleased Holger Reichardt, Member of Heidelberg's Management Board responsible for Marketing and Sales. The Prinect Center was another highlight of the trade show, and provided visitors with demonstrations of how an integrated printshop works in reality. The presses are controlled by the production data which is combined with the business management data. "At IPEX we signed a contract every 6.6 minutes", reports George Clarke who is in charge of the U.K. market. Virtual Literature Management Ltd. (VLM) ordered its fifth NexPress unit at the very start of the fair. VLM can now offer its portfolio of services in both Birmingham and Dublin. A very substantial deal was con-cluded with Hackman South West Print (HSW Print), who bought a Speedmaster SM 102 twelve-color press with CutStar, an ST 400 gang-stitcher, a Stahlfolder and a Digimaster 9100. This is further proof that customers are investing in both conventional and digital technology in order to provide their customers with an extended range of services.
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"Language... has created the word 'loneliness' to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word 'solitude' to express the glory of being alone."—Paul Tillic
I spent the day alone. It was good for me. I feel I'm going to need more days like today. I needed a day to have the option of doing absolutely nothing.
I did that until mid-morning and then I went out and bought party supplies for a friend's party I'm hosting at my house on Saturday. I also bought food.
I didn't hurry with these tasks. I took my own sweet time. Now I'm back home and resting. My husband will be home from his yoga class soon. He also spent the day on his own in downtown Seattle at the library and a few other places.
Even though I love spending time with my husband, I think it's good for couples to have time apart. It helps, sometimes, to be in silence and hear what is happening inside.
I'm teaching a full load Monday-Wednesday, but this quarter I have Thursday-Sunday off. Those three days I'm working are pretty packed and my schedule is quite tight, but it's worth it to have a chunk of time off to pursue my writing again. Not just blog writing, but book writing!
I'm working on a second book. I'll let you all know more about it later. I plan to run off on a few solo writing retreats in June and September....but for now I'm going to read a book and go to sleep.
Have a good Thursday everyone...
Do you like spending time alone?
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Street Cams Can Now Tag, Track and Follow Individuals (video)
By VC | December 27th, 2011 | Category: Latest News | 26 comments
The dystopian nightmare described in George Orwell's novel 1984 took place in London, UK. This very city is today one of the most heavily monitored places in the world, using a record number of cameras and the most advanced surveillance technology to keep track of its citizens. Reuters now reports that the CCTV system of London has now the ability to tag specific people, track them across the entire system and even run a "search" on them for previous footage.
The report basically praises the software and quickly dismisses the privacy concerns it raises, stating that most citizens approve of being monitored (I'd like to see a scientific survey proving this). Of course, this summer's London Riots were mentioned as an excuse to implement this technology, as anticipated in my article entitled The London Riots and How They Will be Used to the Elite's Advantage.
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How does a person read/see this stuff and not be deeply concerned? Truly, our ONLY HOPE is found in faith in the LORD Jesus Christ. Come what may, the peace of God only comes when we have peace WITH God:
"Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only [so], but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us."
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Alfred Worden, in full Alfred Merrill Worden, (born Feb. 7, 1932, Jackson, Mich., U.S.), U.S. astronaut, pilot of the command module Endeavour on the Apollo 15 mission (July 26–Aug. 7, 1971).
Worden graduated in 1955 from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., and he earned M.S. degrees in astronautical and aeronautical engineering and in instrumentation engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1963. He was a U.S. Air Force pilot and a commercial test pilot before joining the space program in 1966.
During the Apollo 15 mission, he orbited the Moon while commander David Scott and lunar module pilot James Irwin descended to the Moon's surface. On the return trip, Worden took a space walk—at what was then the record distance from Earth for such activity, about 315,000 km (196,000 miles)—retrieving cassettes containing films of the Moon from the rear of a subsatellite that they had sent into orbit two days previously.
After serving at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., from 1972 to 1975, Worden resigned from the Air Force and the space program to enter private enterprises in Colorado and Florida. He wrote a book of poetry, Hello Earth—Greetings from Endeavour (1974) and a children's book, I Want to Know About a Flight to the Moon (1974).


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Daily Fantasy Basketball Podcast: The Heat Check, Week 18
What's the fallout from a busy NBA trade deadline for daily fantasy basketball? numberFire's Brandon Gdula and Jim Sannes break down the implications of the biggest moves by discussing the new-look Cleveland Cavaliers, Isaiah Thomas with the Los Angeles Lakers, and the effect of the Elfrid Payton trade on both the Phoenix Suns and Orlando Magic.
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text: Since Clive & Sarah met, their relationship had taken a new course, not satisfied with just sex, although that was amazing, they had talked about role play. Sarah was very keen on expanding their "repertoire". Spanking had taken on a new meaning with the introduction of Katie, she was Sarah's alter-ego and she can be a very naughty girl, this she found out to her cost when she tasted the cream from the cup-cakes Daddy had bought for them, and Daddy had punished her for it. Sarah was sore for days afterwards, but she masturbated thinking about it for several nights as well and this was as much a turn on as was the spanking. Continue reading


text: BROOKINGS - Research from South Dakota State University shows that cow-calf producers can boost reproductive rates by feeding dried distillers grains plus solubles, or DDGS, in late gestation heifer diets. The study by researchers in SDSU's Department of Animal and Range Sciences was published online on March 14, 2008, in the Journal of Animal Science. Chanda Engel, now with Oregon State University's Klamath Basin Research and Extension Center, did the research as a graduate student under the direction of SDSU Extension Beef Reproduction Management Specialist George Perry and former SDSU Extension Beef Specialist Trey Patterson. The study showed that of the heifers fed DDGS before calving, 94 percent subsequently became pregnant over a 60-day breeding season. That compared to 84 percent for heifers fed a control diet that didn't include DDGS. "The nice thing about this study is that we were feeding these diets at a time when people are likely to supplement anyway, during pre-calving. The study ran December through the beginning of April," Perry said. "The supplementation pre-partum then benefited months later with higher pregnancy rates. Not only are your cows calving in good body condition, but it can help benefit reproduction later on." Work previously done by Patterson in Nebraska suggested that meeting the metabolizable protein (MP) requirement of heifers in late gestation had positive impacts on reproductive performance. Engel said the SDSU study focused on fat and undegradable intake protein, or UIP. "It is not uncommon for pregnant heifers, which are still growing themselves, to become deficient in MP, particularly in the last few months prior to calving, Engel said. "Balancing a diet that maximizes degradable intake protein efficiency may not be sufficient to meet the late gestation MP requirement for this class of female." Providing additional protein in the form of UIP can help meet the MP requirement. Fat has also been shown to have positive effects on reproduction. "Distillers grains is a feed resource that inherently represents both of these qualities," Engel said. Researchers looked at the effects on animal performance in heifers and their calves when test diets were fed during the last trimester of gestation. They also looked at subsequent reproductive performance of heifers.


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I was standing at the sink doing dishes when Daniel asked me this. It seemed like such strange question. One with an obvious answer.
No! Of course not. If it's one thing anyone can be sure of it's that you don't mix the playdoh.
How can we enjoy yellow if it's not yellow? How can we make white bunny cut outs if the white is blue, pink, red and brown? Ten years teaching toddlers and not one of my students got away with mixing the playdoh.
That's why I was taken back a bit when the words that came out of my mouth were, "Umm, I guess so. It's his playdoh."
I mean, it is his playdoh after all.
And if he wants to enjoy it by smooshing it all into a big pile....so be it.
And if he wants to enjoy it by smooshing it all into a big pile....so be it.
I mean, I understand that we can't destroy our things because we feel like it. I am assuming once Coen doesn't want mixed playdoh, he'll realize that he needs to not mix it together. Right now, though, he's two. Store bought playdoh is, like, what... $0.80?
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Mix your playdoh.


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GRAND RAPIDS -- Amir Haririan and Leslie Iglesias see a bright future for fine spirits in Michigan.
The husband-and-wife duo envisions a trend toward more boutique distilleries, similar to the growth of the state's microbrewery scene. They look to be on the ground floor as they launch an enterprise that includes their own line of vodkas, whiskey and rum.
"Microdistilling is what microbrewing was 15 to 20 years ago," said Haririan, co-owner of Artesian Distillers at 955 Ken-O-Sha Industrial Park Drive SE.
The Grand Rapids area is especially fertile ground for expanding palates, he said.
"The atmosphere of Grand Rapids is something that Detroit craves, that Detroit is missing," Haririan said.
He and Iglesias plan to flip the switch on their bottling and manufacturing business officially in about a month. It's an extension of their Beverage Solution Technologies LLC, which primarily served as a consulting firm while the two worked through licensing and permit issues.
Operations at the 6,500-square-foot leased facility, formerly a printing shop, will include liquor production for private label clients. In addition, they'll make their own brands of booze. They're developing a vodka called RMD -- pronounced "remedy" -- and a sparkling vodka called Antidote, which are expected to be released in the Midwest by the holiday season.
Significant tinkering with recipes and aging processes isn't their focus.
"We're commercial," said Haririan, 45, of Belding. "We're not artists in the product line. We're not into the art of distilling.
"We like to get things at a highly refined process where the quality is repeatable."
The two came from wildly different career paths. Haririan worked in automotive engineering for more than 20 years, and Iglesias was a Wall Street trader for about two decades. The New York natives hit it off in a Wichita, Kan., martini-and-cigar bar, married in 2007 and decided to move on from their imperiled career paths.
"We just thought we'd do something more away from the corporation side and do something we love," Haririan said. "I had a passion for this kind of business for a while."
They plan to hire about 20 full- and part-time employees within a year and hope to find a location for a downtown Grand Rapids tasting room within the next six to eight months.
Iglesias said Artesian's array of services is what makes it different from other firms. She and Haririan also plan to connect clients with those who can assist with package design and distribution.
"What makes us unique compared to our competitors is we are giving a lot of these private-branded clients more resources," Iglesias said.
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This pleated lampshade is certainly eye-catching. Finished in a refreshing mint green colour and screen printed using a vintage press, each pleat has been hand folded to create this bold geometric look.
There are 5 different designs in our origami style range so there is a shape and colour combination for almost any room. Easy to assemble, simply pop this lampshade up and enjoy.
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PARIS (Reuters) - Jerome Kerviel, blamed by French bank Societe Generale for the trading scandal that cost it billions of euros, told French radio on Friday that he did not want to become a celebrity.
"I have absolutely no desire to become famous," Kerviel told RTL radio. The interview was made available on RTL's website (www.rtl.fr).
Nick Leeson, the British banker whose trading losses caused the collapse of Barings bank in 1995, has since carved out a career as a media pundit. Leeson was also the subject of a film called "Rogue Trader," starring Ewan McGregor.
Kerviel, 32, said contrary to media speculation, he had not been contacted about any film roles based on his story.
Last year, SocGen unveiled 4.9 billion euros ($6.39 billion) of losses which it said were caused by unauthorized deals carried out by Kerviel, then a junior trader at the bank.
Despite being eclipsed by later scandals in 2008, such as the collapse of Wall Street bank Lehman Brothers and an alleged $50 billion fraud by U.S. financier Bernard Madoff, Kerviel has stayed in the media spotlight in France.
Last month, French newspaper Le Parisien devoted its entire front page to him.
Kerviel was freed from prison last March after an appeal against his detention, but remains under formal investigation for breach of trust, computer abuse and falsification.
Looking back at the episode, Kerviel said he had been a "stupid fool" but added: "My mum still loves me."
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Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Katie Nguyen