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Beneteau, the world's leading builder of sailboats, have designated Dyneema, the world's strongest fiber, as their material of choice for running rigging and have entered into a landmark three-year partnership with DSM Dyneema. The partnership is aimed at improving the sailing performance of Beneteau boats through the use of next-generation running rigging made with ultra-strong, lightweight Dyneema polyethylene fiber. The high-performance rigging, produced by Corderie Henry Lancelin, will be used in the majority of performance cruising sailboats built by Beneteau, including the complete Beneteau First range.
To celebrate the partnership and gain first hand experience, DSM Dyneema will compete with a Beneteau First 34.7 sailboat, skippered by Jimmy Pahun, in the Spi Ouest-France race in La Trinité-Sur-Mer, France.
Eric Ingouf, Business Manager for Beneteau First, said, "Running rigging is an essential part of the overall performance of a sailboat. As the world leader in sailboat technology, we constantly strive to improve the speed, control and handling of our boats. Our collaboration with Corderie Henry Lancelin and DSM Dyneema holds great promise for significant performance gains through the use of super-strong, lightweight and durable Dyneema fiber in running rigging. We believe this partnership will provide our customers with a new level of responsiveness and speed".
Compared to standard ropes made from polyester, rigging made with Dyneema provides increased strength at lower weight. This enables ropes to have a smaller diameter for easier handling. Also, by minimizing weight above the waterline, sailing performance can be greatly enhanced. This new rigging reduces stretch by a factor of three compared to ropes with polyester, resulting in greater control and less energy absorption. The force of the wind can be largely converted into speed instead of absorbed by the rigging.
Another benefit of Dyneema fiber is its exceptional durability. The high-modulus polyethylene fiber is highly resistant to abrasion, chafing, bending fatigue, UV light and salt water, producing a reliable rig with long service life. Finally, the smooth material allows free running of the ropes.
Marcel Alberts, Area Manager DSM Dyneema Sports said, "We have closely collaborated with Beneteau and Corderie Henry Lancelin to improve the running rigging. We strongly believe that the performance cruiser can get more out of the boat by using rigging with Dyneema. Our strategic partnership with Beneteau will focus on innovation to enhance the rigging even further over the coming years. Together, we will produce additional refinements to push sailing performance to new levels".


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Vikram and Neha looks at each other� Neha blurts out "Are u both out of ur mind� yeh kya majak hai� I agree there's some awkwardness but this isn't the solutions. Vikram tum hi kuch hi bolona"
Vikram: Bhabhi neha sehi bol rehi hai� aise decision itni jaldi nahi lete� aur abhi time hi kitna hua hai� todha time dijiye sab thik ho jayega� aur ram tu bhi kya� bhabhi ne agar decision le bhi liya but u should have behave and reacted in a more mature way� but nahi� tune bhi bina kuch soche sign kar di�
Ram: Priya ne sehi decision liya hai� mai bhi kab se soch raha tha par tune jo kaha tha uske karan chup tha� par ab jab Priya ne� toh� ab chal tu bhi maan le aur sign kar de�
Neha; just shut up� this all isn't going to happen� I thought u 2 are sensible and are the 1 who respect the relations but I cant believe its u 2 who are calling ur marriage a mistake and ur feeling guilty for it� common yaar tum dono ki shaadi ko abhi time hi kitna hua hai� 2-3 months� (Raya looking at her with a confuse expression) arre
Priya stops Neha: ek minute� ab in sab mai humhari shaadi kaha se aai� what do our marriage has to do with all this matter�
Neha: Ofcourse it has to� I agree there's no love feelings in ur relationship but believe me one day it will be there� u just need to give time to each other and to this relation. Priya believe me u both wont be able to leave without each other� and definitely "divorce" is not a solution�
Ram-Priya at same time: What "Divorce"
Neha- haan� ab kya hua� par tum dono aise�
Priya: Hey Ram
Ram: Kya??? And looks at Priya and turns to VikHa and says ooh god� tum dono bhi na� and vikram teri biwi ko bol aise ulte sedhe khyal aapne paas hi rakhe� (Neha Frowns�)
Priya: yeh kya� Sirf Neha nahi Vikram bhi toh�.
Ram; oohh yes yes mai kaise bhul gaya� ooh hello (comes close to where priya was standing placing a hand around her shoulder making priya to shiver who in response looks up at him but Ram is still looking at neha) abhi abhi toh shaadi hui hai� abhi se hi divorce kii baat... tum dono thik ho na�
Priya steps forward making ram to remove his hand; aur nahi toh kya� hum aisa kyu sochenge�
Ram; hhmmm� and pecks her on cheek� giving Priya a 3rd shock (Remember 2 shock when he peck her like this before) and 1st and bada wala shock to VikHa�
Vikha mouth wide open� eyes blinking taking its own time to capture in the sight that has just passed�
They all (except our Golu nw how he can be in shock ha ha ha he was the one who gave the shock� I must warn u haan this Golu is getting electrifying currents in him that is giving shock to everyone ) come out of shock with the voice of the waiter standing there with the bill�
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Book your room at TownePlace Suites by Marriott North Owasso
Studio Suite, 1 King Bed with SofabedMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 2 infants)
Suite, 1 BedroomMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 2 infants)
Art Deco hotel in Owasso with an indoor pool
Situated in the suburbs, this hotel is in the same region as Tulsa Raceway, Tulsa Zoo, and Will Rogers Memorial Museum. Regional attractions also include Mohawk Park and Tulsa Air and Space Center.
Hotel Features
At TownePlace Suites by Marriott North Owasso, recreational amenities include an indoor pool and a spa tub. The hotel also features a roundtrip airport shuttle and complimentary wireless Internet access.
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LCD televisions include premium cable channels. Guestrooms also feature beds with pillowtop mattresses, kitchenettes, and complimentary wireless Internet access.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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In addition to an indoor pool, TownePlace Suites by Marriott North Owasso provides a spa tub and a 24-hour fitness center. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. This hotel offers access to a 24-hour business center and a meeting room. A complimentary breakfast is offered. Event facilities measure 250 square feet (23 square meters). A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary to guests (available on request). This Art Deco hotel also offers barbecue grills, multilingual staff, and coffee/tea in the lobby. Complimentary self parking is available on site. The property may provide extended parking privileges to guests after check-out (surcharge).
TownePlace Suites by Marriott North Owasso is a smoke-free property.
- Airport transportation (complimentary)
- Number of floors - 4
- 24-hour front desk
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Free Wi-Fi
- Total number of rooms - 90
- One meeting room
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free self parking
- Conference space size (meters) - 23
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- Coffee/tea in lobby
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- Year Built 2010
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 250
- Smoke-free property
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- Wedding services
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- Iron/ironing board
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Guests are offered a complimentary continental breakfast.
An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a 24-hour fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
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- Personal motorized watercraft on site
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Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Pet fee: USD 100.00 per room, per stay
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The Quiznos sub sandwich chain, which has multiple locations in metro Atlanta, is still trying to decided whether it will seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy court protection to deal with its massive debt.
The Associated Press reported Friday that the company is still trying to negotiate with creditors, including former company executives, landlords and developers, who are owed $875 million. The chain wants to owe them a lot less and if it doesn't get deep concessions with all of the creditors – it has deals with three-quarters of them so far – bankruptcy will follow.
The company did not disclose how its restaurants and franchise relationships would be affected if it decides to file for Chapter 11. In May of 2010, the company announced plans to develop up to 600 new locations nationwide by the end of 2010, through corporate-owned and Quiznos-funded joint venture opportunities.
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Third Platform and its Impact on CIOs
Earlier this year IDC Research predicted that cloud computing would grow even more rapidly over the coming years. In fact, IDC anticipates a tenfold increase in new cloud solutions, which is driven by what they call the 'Third Platform'. Oliver …read more
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9 Articles about BYOD for the CIO and CTO
Over the past two years we have featured several articles about BYOD. Here is a round up of those posts all aimed at the CIO, CTO and wider C-Level community. Feel free to comment if you have any thoughts about …read more
February 24, 2014 6:54 am 1 Comment
If you want BYOD to work, do the maths
Chris Gabriel takes a look behind the hype to assess the economics of BYOD and asks, "Is everyone doing it just as well as Cisco?" BYOD is great, right? It saves on capital expenditure since employees actually buy the handsets …read more
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BYOD in Schools – Taking Care of Security
Following Chris Gabriel's examination of BYOD in Education, this follow up addresses some of the security issues faced by BYOD in schools. Earlier this year we discussed how an increasing number of schools are seeking to enliven the education experience …read more
March 25, 2013 11:01 am 0 Comments
How to COPE with BYOD
Chris Meager looks at Corporate Owned, Personally Enabled (COPE), a BYOD model that may suit organisations who require a higher degree of predictability over their network of devices, with the advantages of allowing users the benefits of integrating personal and …read more
March 8, 2013 9:00 am 0 Comments
Real time education for the Real Time Generation
BYOD isn't the only way to embed technology in education, says Chris Gabriel. The Real Time Generation survey, the results of which we released late last year, highlighted young people's attitudes to technology in general, and technology in education in …read more
March 4, 2013 10:57 am 0 Comments
BYOD in Schools – High Definition Education?
BYOD in schools, Chris Gabriel looks at whether allowing school children to BYOD is a good idea or just a faddy notion. There is an argument that the use of technology and new inventions, such as BYOD, "dulls the memory …read more
February 11, 2013 10:01 am 0 Comments
No BYOD Policy? Time to grasp the nettle
Chris Gabriel considers why it is that so few organisations have a BYOD policy in place, despite allowing employees to use their own devices for corporate purposes – and highlights a series of issues that an effective BYOD policy must …read more
January 21, 2013 9:15 am 1 Comment
Tis the season for predictions – ICT trends for 2013
In the run up to the holiday period, Logicalis CEO Ian Cook addresses some of the ICT trends for 2013. Consumers will be driving many ICT trends for 2013 and this will require investment by organisations to support a new …read more
December 19, 2012 10:22 am 1 Comment
BYOD – Research findings released
A research white paper published today by Ovum and commissioned by Logicalis, reveals some interesting statistics about the willingness to use, and readiness to deploy, BYOD in the workplace. Ovum's multi-market Q4 2012 BYOD survey gathered responses from 3,796 consumers …read more
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How To Use a Toilet
You must be looking at the title of this post thinking what on earth? But yes, you read correctly. I am writing a post on how to use a toilet. As bizarre as it may seem I would have appreciated it if someone had given me the low-down on the toilets in China before I went. So here goes…
Three rules for using a toilet in China:
Rule Number 1 – Hold your breath (or breathe through your mouth).
My nose has learnt from experience and I now do this automatically without even thinking about it. I do it as a precaution as whilst most public toilets are far from pretty sights, even in the cleaner ones there always seems to be a very 'strong' (for want of a better word) smell that just lingers in the toilets. The reason for this is explained in rule number 3.
Rule Number 2 – Take tissue with you (but don't put it into the bowl).
Toilet paper is not always provided in toilets so always ensure you have a pack of tissues to hand. I've been told you shouldn't flush them down the toilet but put them in the bins provided. Apparently the sewage systems aren't great so don't allow for bigger things to flush.
Rule Number 3 - Get ready to SQUAT…
This is what I wish someone had told me!
Most Chinese toilets are latrines, ie holes in the ground. At work most of the toilets are western 'sit down' toilets but I remember my first time opening the cubicle to a 'squatter' and assuming it was a shower or a urinal or something, absent-mindedly closing the door and moving on to the next cubicle which was a normal toilet so I thought nothing of it. It wasn't until we went on factory visits and I had to open about three cubicles with squat toilets before I got to a normal one that I realised that the holes in the ground were indeed some sort of waste ejecting mechanism lol. I went back to my Chinese colleagues to ask about the weird holes in the ground and after they explained, they could not believe the shock I was in. When I actually went back to take a photo of the squatters, they were in stitches! (I admit it's not every day you take pictures of toilets…)
Going back to the smell, the reason for it is that the squatter toilets actually store the waste far down below rather than it being drained to somewhere else. I don't know for certain but I assume they are emptied daily because there always seems to be less of a strong smell in the morning compared to the evening when there has been a whole day of everyone dumping their junk.
So there you are. In China be prepared to have to squat to use the toilet. It does take some practice (lol I can't believe I'm actually writing this!) but you get used to it and I must say that things seem to pass more easily whilst squatting, apparently it's the position we were made to do our business in!
* Apologies if you had just eaten, are eating, or were about to eat before reading this. It's all part of the experience right? ;)
Oh and on a side note: I regularly see children urinating in the streets. This is very common practice, so much so that there are even baby trousers that are purpose-made with a split down the middle for streetside potty training! (Photo from Google, I wasn't brave enough to take one myself!)


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Poultry workers are protesting conditions inside processing plants in Mississippi. They are calling for better long term health and safety issues.
Advocates were joined at the Capitol Wednesday by lawmakers protesting working conditions in plants. They oppose a USDA proposal to increase the number of processed chickens on-line.
A Mississippi Senate bill requiring employers to provide benefits, safety practices and training died in committee this year.
"The Mississippi legislature is keeping an eye on this and we will continue to come up with legislation that shows and points to the serious conditions that we have not dealt with until now," said Senator Kenneth Jones.
The mother of a worker killed in 2013 after falling into a meat grinder, called for more protections at work places.
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Cain Velasquez retained his title in the main event of UFC 166 as he was able to once again steamroll the machine and seeing what people think of the wonderful fight.
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- UFC 166 results: Gilbert Melendez edges Diego Sanchez in unbelievable war
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Mushroom Soup with Toasted Bread
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Michel Bras purees this lush mushroom soup with bread toasted to a dark brown to thicken the texture and deepen its flavor. He learned the trick from his mother growing up in the Aubrac mountains, one of France's poorest regions. "I used to mix bread crumbs with sugar for a little treat," Bras says. "We were happy with very little."
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- 3 1/2-inch slices of sourdough bread, crusts removed (6 ounces)
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 pounds white mushrooms, coarsely chopped
- 2 portobello mushroomsstems discarded, black gills reserved for garnish caps coarsely chopped
- 2 large garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- Salt and freshly ground white pepper
- 6 cups vegetable broth or water
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 12 dill sprigs
- Preheat the oven to 300°. Bake the bread slices on a baking sheet for about 1 hour and 40 minutes, until deeply browned.
- In a pot, melt the butter. Add the mushrooms and the garlic; season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook over moderate heat, until the mushrooms are softened, 5 minutes. Add the broth and 1/2 cup of the cream; bring to a boil. Cover and simmer until the mushrooms are tender, 10 minutes.
- Add the toasted bread to the soup; simmer until softened, 5 minutes. Working in batches, puree the soup in a food processor. Return the soup to the pot, season with salt and pepper and keep warm.
- In a saucepan, bring the remaining 1/4 cup of cream to a boil. Remove from the heat; whisk until frothy. Ladle the soup into bowls, top with the frothed cream, garnish with the dill and portobello gills and serve.
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I am a casual player and I play on PvP servers.
I find that it adds to the game. I am not a big BG or arena player, I just prefer the added twist to the game that only the PvP servers really provide. As Lykaon stated, I can remember only a handful of occassions when questing was severely impacted by ganking. You learn to ork areas like STV a bit differentlythan on a PvE server. If you watch your back and learn the back way to various locations, you can get all ther quests in STV completed with minimal hassle. And that actually gets you to see more of the map. I played for about 8 months on a PvE server before switching, and I had no idea some places even existed because I didn't have to worry about who was playing in the area besides me.
And when you run across a player from the other faction, you are forced to size each other up as opposed to just, from an unflagged state, /rasp or /taunt or /spit or /wave. Sometimes you fight, sometimes you let each other pass, and on occassion you even ally with them for a period...especially when two solo players cross paths on the same questline that might be better tackled with a group.


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Abu Dhabi says financial zone to bridge gap in global day
ABU DHABI, May 1 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi said its planned financial free zone would offer a wide range of services, from banking to fund management and commodities trading, and would aim to fill a gap in financial markets' coverage of the global day.
In February, United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan passed a federal decree to create the zone on Al Maryah island, close to Abu Dhabi's downtown area.
Announcing details of the plan on Wednesday, the emirate left little doubt that its zone, to be called the Global Marketplace Abu Dhabi, could become a competitor to Dubai, currently the Gulf's premier financial centre.
Abu Dhabi's zone will have an independent regulator with its own board, the Financial Services Regulations Bureau, as well as two courts with a chief justice, the emirate's Office of Government Communications said in its first public statement on the subject.
The zone, to be launched in the fourth quarter of 2013, will offer benefits similar to the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), such as zero tax, easy repatriation of profits and exemption from customs duties on imports.
"Under the law there will be independent authorities that have their independent budgets and mandates under the regulations of the Global Marketplace Abu Dhabi," the statement said.
Institutions operating in the zone will include various types of bank, trading companies, foreign exchange and commodity trading companies, prime brokerages, pension and investment funds, Islamic financial firms, companies handling stock trading, financial consultancies and others, it said.
"The free zone will bridge the gap in the global markets between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m., between Asia and Europe, due to the strategic location of the UAE," the statement said.
Neighbouring Dubai launched the DIFC in 2004 with its own independent civil and commercial laws, its own courts and a financial exchange, Nasdaq Dubai.
Abu Dhabi is keen to diversify its economy beyond oil and although it is starting well behind Dubai as a financial centre, it has advantages such as its oil wealth - which Dubai lacks - and one of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds.
"It is an important step in attracting foreign direct investment into Abu Dhabi...It will be interesting if it finds its niche in commodities or forex, which have prospects," Mohammed Yasin, head of National Bank of Abu Dhabi's brokerage unit, said of the emirate's plan.
"We also need to see the relationship of the free zone's regulator with other local regulators such as the central bank and the Securities and Commodities Authority, and that there is coordination between them."
(Reporting by Stanley Carvalho, Editing by Andrew Torchia)
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Coille Ruigh na Cuileige: the champion pine
Coille Ruigh na Cuileige is a 50 hectare exclosure which was the first significant project we carried out with Forest Enterprise in Glen Affric. The fence was erected in 1990, and was completely on 14th September that year, when well-known botanist and media personality David Bellamy formally closed the last gate on the exclosure, to exclude grazing red deer.
Prior to the fence going up, Paul Blanchflower, a student at Edinburgh University, had carried out a study at Coille Ruigh na Cuileige which showed there was an estimated 100,000 Scots pine seedlings inside the area. The average age of these was 9.9 years, but the average height was just 8.5 cm., which showed how overgrazed they were. 95% of the seedlings had grazing damage (the other 5% were one year old seedlings and hence were too small to have been eaten by the deer), and some seedlings were up to 27 years old, but still only a few centimetres in height.
With this number of seedlings on the site, no planting was required, and since the fence was completed, no further management has been carried out to assist the return of the trees. The area has been left to allow natural regeneration to run its course, and it is the only exclosure on Forest Enterprise land in Glen Affric where natural regeneration is the sole method of forest recovery.
The photographs below, showing the growth of a single tree at Coille Ruigh over the years since then, clearly illustrate the effectiveness of tree regeneration in the absence of overgrazing by deer. See also the regeneration amidst dead pines page for further images of the natural regeneration at Coille Ruigh.
Alan Watson Featherstone, Trees for Life founder and executive director, beside a Scots pine seedling
in Coille Ruigh in 1992, two years after the fence was put up and deer were excluded from the area. Before
the fence was erected, this seedling was kept at the height of the blaeberries
beside it, with all vertical growth suppressed, due to the pressure of overgrazing.
By the summer of 1994, the seedling had more than doubled in height, and was looking much healthier, with a
vigorous growth of needles.
By the summer of 1996, the seedling had become a young tree, and was putting on about 30 cm. of new growth on its leader shoot each year.
In the summer of 1998, the tree was about 3 metres in height, and it produced female flowers for the first
time in May that year. Some of these were pollinated and during the course of the next two years they grew on
to form fully developed cones.
In May of 2000 the cones from 1998 released their seeds, thereby contributing to the ongoing process of tree
regeneration at the site, and by the summer of that year, when this photograph was taken, the tree had grown significantly larger.
By August of 2002, the tree was almost three times the height of Alan and continuing to grow well each year.
The perimeter fence visible in the background has had chestnut paling added to it since the previous photograph
was taken in 2000, in order to make it more visible to birds such as
black grouse and thereby reduce the
risk of them flying into the mesh - this problem has been documented as a cause of mortality amongst these birds
in other pinewood remnants in Scotland.
The tree in August 2004, after another 2 years of growth. Note how the bracken and other understorey
vegetation has also grown because of the protection from overgrazing provided by the deer fence.
September 2006, and the bracken is changing colour at the end of summer. The tree is continuing to
grow healthily and is bearing cones regularly each year now.
Early September 2008, and the pine is now so large that this photograph had to be taken from further back,
thereby giving a slightly different perspective to the area. Note the new growth at the top of the tree since
the previous photograph was taken in 2006.
By July 2010 the tree was now 7.13 metres (23.4 feet) tall. A few pine sawflies (Diprion pini) were observed on the tree in August, and a crested tit was seen as well, confirming that it is supporting a range of wildlife species.
Alan Watson Featherstone
Pages about Coille Ruigh on this site
- First dwarf birch planted out in Glen Affric, May 2011
- 20 years of regeneration at Coille Ruigh Caledonia Wild! Autumn 2010
- 20th anniversary of the Coille Ruigh fence in Glen Affric
- 20 years of forest fence project provides lessons for restoring Scotland's wild landscapes Press release for the Coille Ruigh 20th anniversary on 14th September 2010
- Coille Ruigh na Cuileige 1990 - 2008 Caledonia Wild! Winter 2008-9
- Coille Ruigh na Cuileige Caledonia Wild! Winter 2007-8
- Coille Ruigh Survey Caledonia Wild! Spring 2002
- Botanical survey of Coille Ruigh na Cuileige Caledonia Wild! Summer 2001
- Plant species list for Coille Ruigh in Glen Affric
- Ten years of regeneration at Coille Ruigh Caledonia Wild! Summer 2000
- Natural regeneration of Pinus sylvestris - results of a research project in 2008
- The Effects of Fencing on Natural Regeneration of Native Pinewood after Six Years in Coille Ruigh na Cuileige, Glen Affric
- A Survey of the Regeneration within a Native Pinewood, Coille Ruigh na Cuileige, with Particular Reference to Ground Vegetation
- Composition of Regenerating Woodland in Coille Ruigh, Autumn 2001
- Progress of the Champion Pine at Coille Ruigh
- Regrowth amidst snags at Coille Ruigh
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Angela's Criticism
OK, at the risk of being stoned by everyone on the board, I visited my favorite Mexican eatery yesterday after a long absence and was surprised at a few changes I noticed.
We ordered the "regular" size guacamole and we got a MUCH smaller portion that what was typically served in the past for the $8.95 pricetag. I swear, it was made using a half of a single avocado. This much smaller portion was accompanied by a very small basket of chips, also MUCH smaller that what has been served in the past. We ran out of chips because so few were served and we had to request more. Also, when served the basket of chips, it was accompanied by a small side of green sauce, but no red sauce, as has been the case in the past, so we had to ask for the side of the red sauce.
Our server was the owner, so clearly he is aware of the "skimping" on portion sizes.
Everything else about the meal was the same except for the service, which was borderline terrible. Our drinks never arrived and we had to ask for them. We asked for ice to be served alongside our sodas and we never got it...
We had to ask for everything...including the check.
I have always been in love with this place but suddenly, they are really cutting back on all the things I loved about them...decent portion sizes and great service. I doubt I will be back as the trip to East Boston isn't that convenient and isn't worth it anymore. Bummer.
Too bad about that experience. I had the guac a couple of weeks ago and it seemed the same as ever to me: a good molcajete-ful. Service was fine on a packed Sunday (we actually had to wait 10 minutes for a table, a first.) Can't explain how you got the short end, but I wouldn't give up. I do remember Jose complaining a few months back about how expensive avocados were getting (due to the first pangs of higher gas prices, mostly), and the price of the guac did go up then.
my recollection from last time i was there (2 weeks ago?) was that they now have 2 sizes of guacamole, including a small portion (smaller than the huge molcajete). maybe there was a goof and you ordered (and were charged for) the large but were brought a small instead? that would seem more likely than sporadically serving radically smaller portions. (since last time i was there we got a large order of the guacamole, and it was the usual size, and just as delicious as ever.)
re: autopi
the large guacamole is ENORMOUS. so delicious it's hard to stop, but when it"s just 2 having dinner, it's way too much, and my b/f has a big appetite. then again, plenty of proof on these boards that what somebody considers a decent portion size can vary greatly from poster to poster.
as for having to ask for the check, i never see that as a ding. instead i perceive it as them not wanting diners to feel like they're getting the bums' rush. while the servers i have had at angela's have all been very nice, they weren't the most polished.
i live in eastie. i also don't expect every single place (unless i'm at a 3-star michelin) to be 100% all the time. in my book, your complaints seem kinda small.
re: hotoynoodle
Having spent a lot of time in Mexico, I can say that the check is rarely presented; until asked for.
This is a cultural thing and is not the same as in the USA.
I enjoy it because I never feel rushed and lingering at the end of a nice meal is encouraged.
When you're ready to leave, politely ask for the check.
Bravo to Angela's for bringing that "way" here.
re: autopi
I thought perhaps they had maybe made a mistake and given us a small order, but the cost on the bill was for a larger order, so who knows. I have had the guac many, many times before so I am very familiar with the typical size of the portion. At any rate, I'll give you the whole "they don't want to bother you so they wait for you to ask for the check" thing...it is that way in Mexico. I guess since we felt ignored the entire time and had to ask for several things, that was the icing on the cake.
re: bostongal
I have to say, I really enjoyed our meal at Angela's, but I honestly thought the guac was just ok. Yeah, they made it fresh right in front of us (we were sitting at the bar), but it wasn't all that flavorful. I wanted to ask for some extra lime and salt to doctor it up a bit. Maybe I'm just spoiled by my own rendition, but I wasn't all that impressed.
On the other hand, I thought the chicken mole was phenomenal and I'd definitely head back there for that.
you shouldn't count out a trip to east boston just because you don't want to go back to angela's. there are lots of other great restaurants in the area
Everyone can have his/her own opinion about tastes, portions, service, and everything else, but I give you a lot of credit for daring to give your own honest review of a place that is so highly praised on this board. Don't get me wrong, I love the mole, but it's been a while since I've been back, so I don't know how things are now.
re: marilees
Fecalface agrees, he thinks your comments are very informative. Thanks for sharing.
So many hounds are price insensitive and not concerned with value when dining, which is shocking given this is a college town. While fecal enjoys Angela's quite a bit, the community should not criticize someone for being value-oriented in their reviews. Fecal thinks $9 for guac, even if it is outstanding guac, is too much unless the portion feeds 3+.
re: fecalface
Yes, this is a college town, but I'm not sure why that would explain price sensitivity/insensitivity among the vast majority of us who are not college students. (Also, the college I went to taught me to refer to myself in the first person.)
On the issue of Angela's service and value, there is, of course, nothing wrong with the OP sharing his negative views about his experience. But let's remember how extraordinary of a place -- in terms of food, service AND value -- that Angela's has been for these past couple of years. So let's be careful about writing it off too quickly. Based on my experiences at Angela's, I'm guessing this was a one-off experience. Certainly if that proves not to be the case, let's discuss it, but I hope none of us is considering not going back just because one person had one less-than-satisfactory experience.
re: Blumie
Clearly, someone needs to go to Angela's, order the large guacamole, and see if it's the same size as always. For comparative purposes, they should also order an additional small guacamole.
I am willing to take this particular bullet in the name of CH edification.
re: BarmyFotheringayPhipps
Barmy - Ditto on autopi below! But that doesn't mean you can't go and order a large AND a small for comparison purposes (of course, it's a tough job!)
re: fecalface
> thinks $9 for guac, even if it is outstanding guac, is too much unless the portion feeds 3+.
it does, actually.
re: autopi
Not if the portions shrunk, as the OP is suggesting. That is kinda the entire point, isn't it?
re: fecalface
the $9 serving is a huge molcajete full. the OP was erroneously given the small portion, even though s/he was charged for the larger one. the portions have not shrunk, there was a mistake in the OP's case.
Looks to me like there was a simple billing mistake here. I will start to worry only when a few Hounds report similar experiences.
re: MC Slim JB
OK, ok...I'll give them another try...maybe it was a one time error or an isolated incident. Although, I do agree with twentyoystahs that the guac this time was also very bland...it didn't have its usual helping of cilantro in it, so it was a bit less flavorful than I remember. I guess I owe it to them to give it another try. I'll report back. And I do agree that $9 is a lot for guac but the portion was so big and it was so yummy that it was worth it in the past...we'll see.
I was just at Angela's last night, and my portions were the same as always, I got the green AND the red salsa to start, and my service was friendly and attentive. That said, when we got there at 6pm, the place was totally dead. By the time we left at 7:30, the single waitress seemed to be falling behind with her other customers. I feel like, if I'd gotten there later, I would have had many of the complaints as the OP (guac aside). I do think that they're often understaffed, and I've definitely had Angela's experiences that involve a lot of WAITING (for water, for drinks, for the check (even after it's been requested)). But I love the food, so I keep going back!
re: erinire
It's an irony that this place survives mostly on its American-cuisine breakfast and lunch trade, the old diner/sandwich-shop business they took over in that space.
re: MC Slim JB
re: Bob Dobalina
According to Luis, that's what pays the bills. Given the number of slow weeknight dinner services I've seen, I believe him.
So, go dine there Monday to Thursday nights. They need the business then.
re: MC Slim JB
You know, it does strike me as odd that when I go, everyone around me is eating eggs...I am always surprised that they can resist the mexican cuisine as it is SO good! And I mainly go on weekends around 3PM to avoid any waiting, but people are still eating breakfast fare!
re: MC Slim JB
Wow - that's Capital K - Ka-razy! I wouldn't think of ordering diner food there...not in a million visits (unless maybe I lived in the neighborhood). I guess I will put it on the radar for a weeknight soon. Thanks for the info.
re: Bob Dobalina
For what it's worth, I just received the latest Boston Magazine today and they rated Angela's 5 stars for its guacamole ("the ultimate guacamole"). Ole got 4.5 stars, Casa Romero, 3 stars; La Verday, 2.5 stars; and Sol Azteca, 2 stars.
My sister just flew in from Minneapolis for a week's visit, and BarmyFotheringayPhipps and I took advantage of her late-morning arrival to drag her off to an early lunch at Angela's and check out the situation. (Plus we haven't been in ages and it was a good excuse!)
I am sincerely sorry for bostongal, who ordered a large guacamole and was billed for same while being served a small. It is definitely annoying when there's a mistake in the bill, especially when it doesn't get corrected. However, we definitely got a large order - it was all the three of us could do to polish it off before our giant combo platter of appetizers (taco arabe, taco al pastor, chicken mole gordita, pulled pork tostada, and shrimp ceviche tostada), tamales, fish tacos, and flautas arrived. Tons of food for three hungry hounds, coffee for my sister and two horchatas apiece for Barmy and me, and it set us back $20 per person plus tip. Still worth the trip via T from Allston for us.
re: Allstonian
sounds d-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s - I plan on heading over tonight! Thanks.
They are probably one of the few places that serves fantastic weekday brunch. A friend went last week and was able to order brunch food a 2PM on a weekday.


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Dr. Therese Bartholomew Bevers has met a lot of worried women while working as the medical director of the cancer prevention center at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Many patients there face a high genetic risk of breast cancer, and they want to talk to a doctor about their options for preventing the disease. But that can be expensive. "If they have to pay out-of-pocket for counseling, price becomes a deterrent," Bevers says.
As of this year, price will no longer be a hurdle when it comes to preventative health care. That's because the health care reform law requires insurance carriers to waive co-pays and other fees that they formerly charged for many services designed to keep people healthy. Specifically, the law bans cost sharing for services rated "A" or "B" by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF); immunizations recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and screenings suggested by the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Free is always good, and for some patients it may even be lifesaving. For example, women no longer have to pay for annual cervical cancer screenings, or tests for sexually transmitted diseases. Pregnant women can get a host of free preventive exams, plus counseling on how to breastfeed. And all women can get mammograms and genetic testing for the BRCA breast cancer gene. Bevers believes many of these newly free services will help women and their doctors become smarter about preventing disease. "It's critical that we make recommendations based on levels of risk," Bevers says.
Medicare patients can also get a host of new services at no charge. In addition to receiving a "Welcome to Medicare" physical exam, seniors can now receive an annual wellness visit, plus a personalized prevention plan -- all for free. The prevention plan includes tests for cognitive impairments, recommended interventions for people at risk for a list of diseases, and a 10-year plan for staying healthy.
For example, the USPSTF recommends that men between 65 and 75 years old be screened for abdominal aortic aneurysm -- a ballooning of the vital blood vessel that supplies the abdomen, pelvis and legs. If the aneurysm bursts, it can be deadly. Preventing such a complication by getting a picture taken of the aorta is simple, says Gary Rogg, an internist at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, N.Y.
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High cholesterol can contribute to aortic aneurysms, so it's good news that cholesterol screening and dietary counseling appear on the USPSTF's priority lists. Also included is comprehensive nutritional counseling for obese children.
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In response to the new law, major carriers such as UnitedHealthcare have posted lists of tests and other services now offered free of charge. Boress says several employers are also testing programs in which they dole out financial rewards to employees who participate in preventive health programs.
Before rushing to make appointments for all these screenings and checkups, though, keep some caveats in mind. If you signed up for a "grandfathered" health plan -- meaning your employer allows you to stick with a policy you had before health reform was passed -- you may not be able to get preventive services for free. That's because the rules don't apply to grandfathered plans.
If you have a newer plan, but it's one that requires a flat co-pay for office visits, you might have to pay something if you actually consult a doctor when you go in for the test. Say, for example, you visit your doctor complaining of sniffles and he reminds you that you're due for a cholesterol test. Even though the test is free, you may have to hand over a co-pay for conferring with the doctor about something else.
The best course of action: Review the lists of preventative services that now qualify for the health reform subsidy, then call your doctor to discuss which ones you should be having -- and which of those are free. As the old saying goes, it won't cost you anything. And it may make you healthier in the long run.
This article was reported by Arlene Weintraub for Reuters.
It's not free. Instead of paying co-pays and such now they just pay higher premiums. No matter how much people try to gloss over the health care reform it did very little for the true problem which is rising health care costs.
No matter which side of the debate you are on no one should like this bill. It didn't take us to socialized medicine like in other nations. It also didn't increase competition in ways to lower costs.
Basically is was a status quo bill minus two major things. 1. Insurance companies can not turn people down anymore(and some controls over how much more they can be charged vs. healthy people). 2. It made it so everyone including the healthy have to get insurance.
Open your eyes this was a bailout for the health insurance industry. They needed all those young and healthy people in the pool to hopefully spread the cost increases more. Because they were pricing health care out of the cost of many people. Now we can force the people who can't afford it to get it anyways.
But the true problem of rising costs and out of control costs was not addressed. It didn't fix the problem. It strawmanned the problem and made us think the uninsured were the issue. But look at history and look at what health care has cost in the past. Our system is raising prices at an out of control rate. In the past people paid a greater percentage of health care costs out of pocket. But the prices were so much lower that they actually spent less on health care then we do now.
The average person spends more on health care now. But the situation is even worse then that looks because they also pay less out of pocket as a percentage of the total. For example lets say a proceedure in the past cost $2,000 when adjusted for inflation. It now costs $10,000 but the out of pocket cost is only $3,000. So the person is paying more now but we as a society are paying even more.
There are two solutions to the problem. One is to go to a one payer model and hope we can use that to control costs. The other is to open up competition. Not only for insurance but for health care itself. There was many things that doctors do that a nurse could do if the AMA would not use their monopoly on health care to stop that. Also we could allow businesses like Wal-Mart to get into cheap health care.
Of course there are many other issues where costs could be lowered like Doctor pay, for profit hospitals, and of course tort reform. But all the fixes have to be done within a system where we overhaul health care as a whole. The current system has failed. It isn't socialism and it isn't capitalism. It a weird hybrid where profit and costs are out of control. We don't have government price controls nor do we have the market price controls of capitalism. It is the kind of market that only can exist in this nation because no other really would let it.
I am a libertarian so of course I want to see market controls put into place. Let customers set the prices. When we have companies compeating the prices will go down. Also let's get some compeition for services. Let nurses do more and save doctors for the major stuff.
Also I hate this talk of death panels and such. It makes no sense. Honestly let me ask you this. If the cost was all on you would you pay $400k just to live 2 to 6 months more? Not healthy living either but in pain and on your death bed?
This is the true problem with end of life health care. We spend money trying to keep people alive who if they knew the costs and knew about the quality of life they would have then they wouldn't want to do it.
Keep me alive and in good health as long as you can but once we get to the end of life just let me go. If you are religious then hopefully you are going somewhere great. For the athiests hopefully you had a long and fullfilling life.
Preventive health care actually cost more than what? Death. "Aneurism" costs more than funeral expenses. Yes. So let's let all the overweight Americans die of complications. Oh, 60% of the entire population are overweight. That will take care of that over population thing. But real estate will take much longer to recover when they die off. Sell the properties to them damn illegals.
The rest of you post is incomprehensible so go back on the meds.
Farmer, last time I looked, the Constitution was over 200 years old, said nothing about health care and could not have forseen the future. So don't wrap yourself in something you desecrate.
But we are all able to be Independent (Declaration thereof) and have the right to pursue life, liberty and justice for all. Or should we forget about that stupid DoI?
We already pay. Where the heck you been?????
Get on board. And most farmers get more federal pay out than small city welfare combined.
But lets not talk about farm subsidies while good people are dying, especially in Arizona where the Repukes have imposed those dreaded "Death Panels."
Hey Sara Quitter, where is the outrage??????
Oh, wait. It actually helps people, their children and people with pre-existing conditions, just like my uninsurable wife.
Let's see how long it takes for the Fox trolls to say preventive care is bad.
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It is amazing how atheists always sneak morality in through the back door. They do it so smoothly that I don't think most of them realize it. One of the most common ways is to infer that it is good for the species to survive. But as the post asks, "Says who?" Why is that necessarily a moral good in a purely material universe?
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Three's [Not] a Crowd: 3 Kids in 1 Room
Putting together a bedroom for one child is not always an easy task. For two kids - a definite challenge. For three? A triumph. We couldn't find many, but here are five bedrooms from our archives that make a room for three kids look like a (pretty) piece of cake.
• Who could forget this fantastic room for three brothers in Texas? The hanging beds were a show stopper, but the room has lots more to love.
• A bit north in Oklahoma, these three brothers share a decidedly "not girly" room filled with creative decor.
• Sophia, Ava & Olivia share a 9' by 14' room in St. Louis with Oeuf furniture and a prized book collection arranged in rainbow colors.
• Miles, Linus & Oliver have grown up, but here's their New Orleans baby nursery for triplets.
• And, of course, it was only a few weeks ago that we had the pleasure of seeing this 100 square foot room for three brothers under age 5! It won my own Honorable Mention for most kids per square foot in our Smaller Cooler contest.
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Awww! I was wondering why I was all of a sudden getting a lot of traffic from that page. Carrie, I'll have to send you some pictures of their new big-boy bedroom! That room is now their playroom. :)
Love the rooms with three kids. My two older children (5, 18mos) share a room, and when their baby brother (due any day) sleeps through the night, he will join them :)
I love shared rooms, and these are beautiful examples. However, I've heard many stories of the days when my husband and his two brothers shared furnished by a bunk bed and a twin, just like the example above, and apparently there was plenty of soaring, even without an inspirational sign. I worry for my daughter, that she may have inherited her father's diminished sense of danger.
I love seeing all these shared bedrooms! If we stay in our current house, which is likely, we are considering moving our kids to the master bedroom and having us take the kid's room to maximize space. I know some people think three kids in one room is crazy but sometimes it's a necessity--nice to see such lovely, well-planned out spaces!
Still loving the hanging bed post!
@pyjammy, would love to see the new big boys room too!
What mattresses are being used here?
Are there any examples of boy and girl siblings sharing the same room? I think that would be a worthy challenge!


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"Elect a Class President"
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The students will participate in
the election of a class president and vice-president. We will talk about
the qualities a good leader should have, and about the national presidential
race. Then, they will nominate four students for each office, and then vote
for the student they would like to win.
It is imperative that we teach students about the process of voting,
because it is the underpinning of democracy in this country. Especially
because it is an election year, they will be hearing a lot about the topic
from their family, friends, and even the media. This lesson will give them
a chance to understand some of the terms they might be hearing, and give
them a strong foundation for future learning. Reading the book "Duck for
President" about a duck running for office will give them background about
the subject in a familiar format while promoting literacy and reading. The
students will be engaged and excited while nominating and voting for the
class president and vice-president. Finally, creating small "I Voted" signs
will give them a chance to be creative while still learning to follow
Prior Knowledge
The students have gotten to know each other over the past month and a
half, so they will be able to identify the students that embody the
qualities of a good leader; we will discuss the qualities prior to the
nominations. Additionally, because of the pervasive nature of the national
election, it is reasonable to assume that students will have some awareness
of the election, or the candidates.
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Big idea: Why vote, and who deserves my vote
SWBAT use the vocabulary words vote, candidate, and ballot in the context of
a class election for president.
SWBAT identify the characteristics a good leader should have, and
participate in the voting process.
We will read a book to the students called "Duck for President"
Activities, Questions &
While we are reading
the book, we will ask the following questions:
Why doesn't Farmer Brown smell very good? What is an election? (when you
pick a new leader) What does it mean to vote? (every person's choice gets
counted) "What is a ballot?" (How you write down your vote) Farmer Brown
got 6 votes and Duck got 21 votes, who got more votes? Who won? What are
ballots? Who do you think one, the governor or Duck? What is the president
in charge of? (the country) Who do you think won, Duck or the President?
After the book is
finished, we will ask the students where else they heard of a president. On
the news, from their parents? Do they know the name of the president?
Then, we will talk about President Bush and John Kerry, and say that they
both want to be President, and they are trying to get people to vote for
them. Then, we will talk about what it means to vote (their opinion is
written down and counted). We will explain that when they are 18 years old,
they will be able to vote for the president of the country, but for now they
will vote for president of the class. But before we vote, we will talk
about the qualities a class president should have. "Should the class
president be absent all the time?" "Or should they be here, and pay
attention." "Should the class president be smart? Kind? Helpful?
After this discussion, we
will ask the students to go back to their seats so we can begin the voting
process. First, we will explain that they need to choose four students (2
girls, 2 boys) for president, and four students (2 girls, 2 boys) for
vice-president. We will explain to the students that they need to raise
their hands in order for their choices to count. We will put the students'
names on our chart, and then show the students the ballots. This is where
you write down your vote, so it will be counted. We will model how to fill
out a ballot with a candidate's name, using the charts as guidance. We will
make sure the students understand that they can only write down the name of
a student that was nominated. Then, we will pass out the ballots and have
the students fill them out. We will ask them to do this quickly, because
they will only have a limited amount of time. After they are finished
filling out the ballots, we will collect them, and then begin to model how
to make the "I Voted" signs.
Each student will be
given a straw and a piece of paper that they can fold over and attach to the
straw with glue. We will instruct the students to write "I Voted" on the
signs, and then to decorate the sign however they like. They can make
flags, stars, donkeys, elephants, etc. in order to decorate their signs.
When they are finished designing their signs, we will distribute the glue,
and the students will fold the paper over onto the straw, and attach both
sides of the paper using the glue.
While the students are
working on their signs, one of us will count the ballots and write the
results next to the names of the students on the chart. When the students
are finished with their craft, we will announce the new president and
vice-president of the class.
After we announce the winners, we will tell the students that they
should be proud that they voted, because voting is extremely important in
our country. They made the signs so they can show their family's that they
We will have the names of the nominated students displayed on a poster
in the front of the class, so the students can copy the names themselves.
This will give us a chance to walk around the room and help any student that
is having trouble writing, or is unsure of what to do.
Follow-up Activities
We could make a graph with the students, representing the number of
votes for the different candidates. Also, the students could participate in
another voting activity to name the class fish. The students can write
their suggestions, and then draw and present them to the class.