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Were a small family business that covers all aspects of the building trade from loft conversions to extensions we have our own Arcitect who can provide drawings and put through planning we also have a staircase company to show stair design on site via laptop for your...
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Choosing the right contractor can be a minefield if your project needs specialist skills or a little extra care. As an established building company with 35 years trading experience we have gained an enviable reputation for personal service quality of workmanship and...
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Create Room is an established company which offers a unique approach to anyone thinking of carrying out work to their home. We are able to draw on our years of experience and knowledge to guide our customers correctly and efficiently throughout the whole process, creating...
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we have been in the building trade for 35 years we can design and build new houses and extensions. we undertake all types off other building work. we are a friendly and reliable company and are happy to quote for any jobs.
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We are a small building company who specialise in loft conversions, extensions, bespoke carpentry, kitchens and bathrooms. We take great pride in our work and would be very happy to show you previous projects. We work with out customers, trying to create a happy experience...
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PROFESSIONAL BUILDERS. Johny The Builder Ltd are Building Contractors based in Romford, Essex. We undertake commercial and domestic Refurbishments, Roofing, Loft conversions, Brickwork, Extensions and new building projects. We make your House a Home
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I have been in the roofing and building industry for the last 30 years and have leant my trade from professional time served roofers. I have experience in all aspects of roofing and have worked on the Tower Of London and Kensington Palace as well as Lords Cricket Ground. I...
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Johns Brickwork Ltd is a Essex based company with many years experience in the building and construction industry, specialising in Conservatories, Extensions & Loft Conversions with hundreds of satisfied customers you can trust us to deliver your building project.
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We're a family run business providing excellent services. Strong, lasting client relationships based on trust and professionalism provide the foundation of our success. If you would like advice regarding your future project, please contact us and we will work hard to...
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We are loft conversion specialists with nearly a decade of experience. We convert lofts into, bedrooms with bathrooms, offices and media rooms. We do most types of carpentry and roofing. We also do project management for extensions and house renovations and strive to...
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Neoadjuvant Treatment in Patients with HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
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2Department of Clinical Oncology, St. Elizabeth Cancer Institute, Heydukova 10, 812 50 Bratislava, Slovakia
Received 16 April 2013; Accepted 7 May 2013
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Approximately 20%–25% of patients with breast cancer demonstrate amplification of the human epidermal receptor type 2 (HER2) gene, resulting in an overexpression of the HER2 receptor. This overexpression is associated with aggressive disease, relatively poor prognosis, and worse clinical outcomes. Neoadjuvant therapy is the standard treatment in patients with locally advanced, inflammatory, or inoperable primary breast cancer. It is generally used to downstage the tumors and therefore to improve surgical options including breast-conserving surgery rather than mastectomy. It has been confirmed that patients with pathological complete response (pCR) to neoadjuvant treatment have better disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS). Neoadjuvant treatment can also serve as in vivo test of sensitivity to the used therapeutic regimen. The preferred neoadjuvant approach to patients with HER2-positive breast cancer is a sequential anthracycline-taxane-based chemotherapy in combination with trastuzumab. Addition of other anti-HER2 agents has increased pCR rate up to 75% and will probably become a new therapeutic direction. In the first part of this paper, we summarize the information about HER2-positive breast cancer, the various treatment possibilities, and the results of the major neoadjuvant trials. The second part focuses on the data concerning the importance of pCR and the potential risk of cardiotoxicity associated with this treatment.


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Archive for May 2004
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Does Life imitate Art, or vice versa? The very first scenes of The West Wing had the White House staff wondering how to explain the way fictional President Bartlet fell off his bike. Back in the real world, President Bush is sporting cuts and bruises after trying to ride a mountain bike along a forest track. Oh, well…
My all-time favourite examples of "art imitating life imitating art" has to involve This Is Spinal Tap. Too many examples to mention, but the bands of the 80's all saw it, loved it, and didn't moderate their antics one little bit. The Rock 'n Roll Creation sequence, with bassist Derek Smalls trapped inside a strange pod-thing, really happened, to Bill Nelson in his Be Bop Deluxe days; besides, don't ask where Metallica's Black Album came from.
One of the running jokes in the "rockumentary" is the way the band went through drummers like a drummer goes through drumsticks, starting with "a bizarre gardening accident" that took out their first drummer. Fast forward ten years, in the "real world", and Toto drummer Jeff Porcaro dies in what was first thought to be… "a bizarre gardening accident". The initial explanation involved an adverse reaction to a weedkiller: later, there was talk of a cocaine-weakened cardiovascular system. Even so, his place in the Spinal Tap A-to-Zed is assured.
It's election time here in Dublin, again, and this time round I have but one thing to say, except that Billy Connolly beat me to it:
The desire to become a politician should bar you for life from ever becoming one.
You campaign with poetry, but govern with prose.
The West Wing
I thought I might be overdosing on it, but a new episode is on now, and this one is impressive as ever. It's also highly relevant to me and my job, since it includes controversy surrounding the outsourcing of 17,000 IT jobs to India and how it breaks election campaign promises.
I'm not allowed to discuss quite how relevant, though my own job is not at risk. Yet. It ties into a wider issue that was predicted long before it actually happened: the way people can no longer expect a job for life, but will need to totally change careers several times. It's ironic, in a personal way, to note how my current job is the most stable one I've ever had, but I had more real responsibility almost fifteen years ago. Back then people could have died if I made a serious mistake; the consequences are generally less serious now, though there are exceptions such as hospitals and stock exchanges to worry about.
I've been aware of this for years and expected to be laid off by now: a large redundancy payment would come in very handy, actually. My employer seems to be taking the attitude that I should be happy to be keeping my job in the face of all the changes that surround me, and they don't have to do any more; but I'm not happy, I do expect more, and there are other things I could be doing. The only restrictions are financial – as always – but I'm in better shape there than I've ever been, and have the feeling I could take more risks, throw a few things at the wall and see what sticks. We'll see.
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Last night I had the strangest dream… no, really. Some details are missing, but it was about getting a new job in what I think was a notary's office in a medium-sized town in England. Some scenes from my interview, after which I was immediately hired and started work on the spot. But there was very little work involved, all I seemed to do was wander around, staring at the furniture and annoying co-workers, all of whom were as witty as I was, and we had each other in stitches. (Hey, it was my dream.)
There was a commute to work, but one so short I blinked and missed it. The office was centrally located off some town square like Nottingham's, with panelled walls, wires everywhere behind the desks, and strange portraits on the walls. The last thing I remember was a curiously-stuffed armchair in the lobby, with an strange name embossed on the cushions, like a reject from a Harry Potter book. Maybe it had magical powers?
I'll never know, since my alarm went off and swept it all away. But it was nice while it lasted: wishful thinking on my part?
An hour later: remembering and writing about my dream has somehow brought together a number of different questions in my mind. I've been able to do a little research here at work, and I think I see a way to achieve real progress in my career. Or, to put it another way – a chance to actually have a career, and not just a job. It's not the first time I've had ideas like these and, like before, I'm not going to write about them here so soon.
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When I returned from South Africa, in late 1991, the country was still an international pariah state, thanks to "apartheid". I could compare the way the country was portrayed in the media, first from the inside, and with the view from the outside. While I learned a lot, I came to some conclusions that might surprise some.
In the English-speaking community, not only were we well in touch with the way South Africa was viewed, we didn't think or act in a racist fashion, and we could see the inevitability of change. The "white" community in South Africa was never united in favour of apartheid; my last two years of school were in a large town, big enough for multiple schools, and mine was definitely British, both in language and culture. Even among Afrikaners, the divisions were clear, with a liberal Afrikaans press taking regular pot-shots at government policies, though it was rare to hear openly anti-apartheid rhetoric there.
The business community can take more credit, for the end of "apartheid", than any number of politicians or protesters. Money talks, and business interests such as the Anglo-American Corporation – who I worked for and still hold a few shares in – were publicly pushing for change. By 1992, President F.W. de Klerk had released all the political prisoners, notably Nelson Mandela, and pushed through the repeal of the laws that formed the legal basis of apartheid. By 1994, the ANC was in charge, after the first elections to include all citizens.
My work for Anglo-American (late 80's) was for the Highveld Steel company and subsidiaries, and the workforce was divided; but it was more a class division than a racial one, at that time. We had three obvious working classes – management, skilled, and unskilled – which you could take as a reasonable model of the country's population. The first two were mostly, but not exclusively, white, but improvements in education meant that my fellow apprentices were of all colours, and management was starting to go that way too. Meritocracy was, in principle, the order of the day.
The unskilled majority were unionised, and walked out a few times, once with fairly serious consequences. The rest of us weren't unionised and didn't understand what the strike was about, so we were quite happy to keep things going, scoring overtime and bonus pay as a result. Over one memorable fortnight, just two of us ran a whole division of the factory at night, with a manager occasionally dropping in to check on us. It was mostly manual work, mainly controlling conveyors for loading of coal into coking furnaces, that produced carbon monoxide to fuel the steel furnaces. We didn't find it too difficult, and actually got in a few hours sleep in the middle of the shift – but it took about 20 workers under normal conditions.
The experience brought home an essential point about the role of the company as an employer: these unskilled workers needed the work, and far more of them were employed than were actually needed. The company played a larger social role, offering adult education, health care, and other social benefits. It's not surprising, looking at it from that angle, that their wages were low; yet their grievances were, if I recall correctly, related to pay and employment security.
This to me is the true legacy of apartheid, one that will take many more years to correct: a huge under-educated majority is not something that can be sustained in a modern economy, and the last decade has not seen sufficient improvement in education standards and availability – the major challenge facing South Africa today. Factories such as the one I worked in are huge concentrations of employment, so much so that many workers are migrants, far from home; they were once prevented by law from settling in "white" areas, and even though the legal restrictions are now gone, the economic problems barely make life any easier today. The fact that South Africa has not yet gone up in flames, due to economic unrest, is laudable, but the long honeymoon is almost over, with so much more still to do.
Back in London, however, I found an incredible wilful ignorance about the complexities of the South African situation, and the ties to British colonial history. (For example, the word "kaffir" is a racial pejorative, yet it comes from the Arabic "qafir", meaning "unbeliever (of Islam)". It was once benign and was used in a official capacity by the British government long before it became insulting.) Instead, all I found was blind prejudice and soundbites, and an assumption that anyone who lived there, even a Brit like myself, had picked up racism and carried it with them like a virus. The opposite was true: I was not brought up as a racist, and didn't feel I had to go to extraordinary lengths to fight apartheid visibly, or preach loudly against it. We just got on with life, did the right things, and that was enough.
Today brought the news that South Africa is to host the 2010 World Cup Soccer tournament: a signal that South Africa is now truly accepted in the international community, in a way they haven't been for as long as SA has been a country at all. The year is significant and may have played a part in the decision, even though I didn't hear it mentioned: 2010 will be the centenary of the Union of South Africa, the first time that all the major provinces came together as one country.
Perhaps, in a few years, I wil feel ready to go back there for a visit, preferably when I have learned to drive. Like America, the cities alone are not the main attraction, and though I have seen the Rockies and the Alps, I will have no trouble recognizing the Drakensberg when I see them again. JRR Tolkien, who lived in the area as a child, hadn't seen them for years before writing The Hobbit, yet the "Dragon Mountains" are a clear inspiration for his descriptions of landscapes.
dependent holiday
Yippee: Dubai is a go, first week in August, today I got the flights I wanted (on British Airways) at a price I would describe as "sensible" (but hardly budget). I had to do it by phone, since even the fact that I'm using a UK-issued credit card in Ireland is enough to require special attention, just in case I'm an international terrorist looking to cover my tracks. I expect my details will be handed over to the Dubai authorities and I will undergo some kind of automated background check. At least I don't need a visa, I can just join the queue at Immigration on arrival at 7:30 in the morning, when the temperature will be "only" in the 30's.I wrote, a few weeks ago, that a holiday to the Middle East was low on my list of ideal holidays, and it still is, if I think about an independent holiday. This trip will be nothing of the sort, since I will be around friends for most of it, if not all. A dependent holiday, you might say, not the kind I normally go on, but it's worth it just to see friends again, and as a quick introduction to the region.
steam escape
Oh dear… it's never a good sign when you return from holiday and find yourself losing it completely within an hour. It's as though everyone involved conspired to push all my buttons at once, rather than allow me to settle back in gracefully. I'm being dramatic here, of course, I "never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity".I didn't get home till 10PM last night, but still managed to fit in two episodes of The West Wing. The nominal running time of an hour is actually only 42-43 minutes, without the commercials. More tonight, too – I frankly need the escapism after a day here. Today isn't that bad, actually – I'm finding time to do this, after all.
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Well, that was the week that was. Not very productive, as it turned out, but I think I'm fairly chilled out by now, which makes it worth it.Today I finally succumbed, and have spent half of today watching The West Wing from Series 1 Episode 1 on. It is seductive in a particular way, portraying a world in which real people do real things, but also act in ways not normally seen in this world: they say what they mean, do what they say they will, follow through on commitments and actually think about what they're doing. Pure indulgent fantasy, in other words.
The ideas I wrote about eight days ago are still setting sparks off in my head, and there are more where they came from. I have a theory I want to expand on later, but I'll put it down here for future reference. It involves the basic principle behind technology in all its forms: starting with how the harnessing of energy led to the use of force to reshape the world. Our modern world runs on one major principle: the targeted and controlled release of energy, whether in the internal combustion engine, or just by flicking a switch to let electricity flow through a light bulb. Progress has also put force in the hands of almost anyone who might want to use it against anyone else, in the form of weapons such as guns and explosives.
My point is that I see no way to get off this slippery slope of technological progress: even without ethnic, religious and cultural differences, there would still be population pressures to cause friction, with any one person now able to cause a frightening amount of death and destruction.
There is a surplus of young men in the world, and what are they all good for? We don't need the muscle; technology has repackaged the energy they used to provide into machines. Only the best are needed for breeding purposes, the rest, like me, are surplus to requirements. Taking a hard view, that leaves one outlet for all this frustration: War. It worked for all the ancient cultures, after all, and the basic principle hasn't changed.
What a great thought to end a holiday with, eh? Back to work.


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ARMILLA, Armil or Armillary Sphere (from the Lat. armilla, a bracelet), an instrument used in astronomy. In its simplest form, consisting of a ring fixed in the plane of the equator, the armilla is one of the most ancient of astronomical instruments. Slightly developed, it was crossed by another ring fixed in the plane of the meridian. The first was an equinoctial, the second a solstitial armilla. Shadows were used as indices of the sun's position, in combination with angular divisions. When several rings or circles were combined representing the great circles of the heavens, the instrument became an armillary Sphere. Armillae are said to have been in early use in China. Eratosthenes (276-196 B.C.) used most probably a solstitial armilla for measuring the obliquity of the ecliptic. Hipparchus (160-125 B.C.) probably used an armillary Sphere of four rings. Ptolemy (c.A.D. 107-161) describes his instrument in the Syntaxis (book v. chap, i.), and it is of great interest as an example of the armillary Sphere passing into the spherical astrolabe. It consisted of a graduated circle inside which another could slide, carrying two small tubes diametrically opposite, the instrument being kept vertical by a plumb-line.
From M. Blundeville's Treatise of the first principles of Cosmography and specially of the Spheare.
Armillary Sphere. A.D. 1636.
No material advance was made on Ptolemy's instrument until Tycho Brahe, whose elaborate armillary spheres passing into astrolabes are figured in his Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica. The armillary Sphere survives as useful for teaching, and may be described as a skeleton celestial globe, the series of rings representing the great circles of the heavens, and revolving on an axis within a horizon. With the earth as centre such a Sphere is known as Ptolemaic; with the Sun as centre, as Copernican.
The designer of the instrument shown no doubt thought that the north pole might suitably have the same ornament as was used to mark N. on the compass card, and so surmounted it with the fleur-de-lys, traditionally chosen for that purpose on the compass by Flavio Gioja in honour of Charles of Anjou, king of Sicily and Naples.
Armillary spheres occur in many old sculptures, paintings and engravings; and from these sources we know that they were made for suspension, for resting on the ground or on a table, for holding by a short handle, or either for holding or for resting on a stand.
Authorities. - Tycho Brahe, Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica; M. Blundeville, his Exercises; N. Bion, Traité des instrumens de mathématique; also L'Usage des globes célestes; Sédillot, Mémoire sur les instrumens; J.B. Delambre, Histoire de l'astronomie ancienne; R. Grant, History of Physical Astronomy.
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)


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When I was a kid, my family had a handmade Christmas wreath covered in small gifts with handmade bows. It's been in the back of my mind all this time, and I recently made a Happy Birthday version. Each package is hand-wrapped in paper, then tied with a handmade bow, ribbon, string, ric rac, or beads. The wreathform is wrapped in coordinating ribbon, and another ribbon, bearing a cardstock Happy Birthday sign, is attached for hanging.
Each wreath is unique and package styles vary slightly. The wreath is 8″ in diameter.
I figure this makes a nice gift, or you could keep it at home and hang it when birthdays strike!
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Also in the Birthday spirit, I made more Happy Birthday headbands in assorted colors. The hand-formed lettering spells "happy birthday" in pretty chenille stems, and the headband is wrapped in coordinating ribbon.


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Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Work has begun...
Lots of activity at our new house! It's good to have plenty of "before"pictures, but bear in mind that things are changing fast. Our contractor Manuel has hired a full crew to completely re-wire the house (it had ONE circuit and got its electricity from a neighbor by extension cord!), build the wall and rebuild the kitchen...the pictures above also show Jerry with his new fifty peso ($4.45) Mexican haircut - that's upper left. Top right shows a portion of the new wall, along with a stack of bricks for building the rest of the wall. Right under Jerry is Alfredo building my new kitchen counter - everything is built of bricks and concrete, even the kitchen shelves. This kitchen will be beautiful - we have chosen a variety of colorful Talavera tiles. Next is another picture of the wall...note that the concrete bricks have been covered with cement. Then, the wall will be painted. A lovely arched blue iron gate will span the center. On the right is Pedro, the Maestro mason, covering the wall with cement. He uses a very skilled technique where he throws the cement on the wall with a trowel, hardly wasting a drop as he flicks his wrist. Bottom left shows the trench for the wall in the backyard being dug...unfortunately, they encountered the septic drain field, but they seem pretty cheerful. That must be why that lime tree grows such big limes!
We are very busy every day now, buying appliances, toilets and furniture, getting building supplies for Manuel and conferring with him about choices to be made. We actually plan to move in on the 31st of August. The house won't be done, but we will make the best of it...Manuel hopes to have the downstairs ready for us, but will start consturction of the second story after we move in. Some chaos for a month or so, but it will be worth it.
One of the best bonuses this week is our discovery of two beautiful giant green iguanas living in our large mimosa tree. They are about 3 feet long and we could hear their feet slapping on the limbs of the trees as they climbed. Fortunately, they are herbivorous and won't eat the cats. But the cats have certainly never seen anything like them and may be a bit surprised!
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Guess what??? It was raining at the house this morning!!! Mid August...go figure. Fall is coming early this year. Been after Jeff to get about getting the woodstove, think we're going to need it. I would love to know the costs of construction that you are encountering and definately want to see picts of the kitchen and tiles. I love your site and have book marked it. Take care.
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Sammie's Birthday Whirlwind week is over, and I was so grateful to have a whole weekend off - free from any kind of events, classes, parties, etc. We just relaxed! It was amazing.
Anyway, if you are a long time reader, you might remember that over Christmas I was knitting gifts for all my family members - socks to be exact. Sadly, I didn't have time to finish Sammie's socks in time for Christmas, so I promised that she would get "Birthday socks". She reminded me almost every day from Dec 26-early January about my promise, so I was sure to get them done and not disappoint!
Here are her fun socks. I used a "magic" yarn that is self striping. It was really fun yarn to work with, and I'm anxious to do another pair in a different colorway. I can't remember the brand, but I picked this yarn up at JoAnne's and 1 skein (270 yards) was just perfect for a pair of kid socks (approx. size 1). Mittens would also be cute in this yarn.
I'll try to post a few of the pairs of "Christmas Socks" tomorrow.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
5 comments:
- Jeanne said...
Oh they look fabulous! I can just see how thrilled Sammie is! Thanks for sharing!
- January 18, 2010 at 4:56 AM
- Dawn said...
Oh, you did such a nice job, Nona! Cute socks to match your cute kiddo!
- January 18, 2010 at 10:35 AM
- pammie said...
how on earth does it stripe itself? AMAZING!
- January 18, 2010 at 1:31 PM
- Sheila Bennett said...
Very cute socks! The stripes in the yarn look great.
- January 18, 2010 at 1:50 PM
- Sharli said...
WOW!!! I believe in magic - I'm seeing it right in front of me! That, or you are REALLY, REALLY good!
How Wonderful!
- January 18, 2010 at 6:29 PM
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Book Review: Punctuation..?
Punctuation..? by User Design (Thomas Bohm) is a short handbook on how to use the most common punctuation marks, plus some of the not-so-common ones. Illustrated with simple, yet intriguing line drawings, the book covers British stylistic practice, not North American, and is aimed at the novice writer who is looking to improve their use of common punctuation marks.
While the book covers the basics, it is no substitute for a good style manual, and is better suited as light refresher rather than a reference. It omits some of the subtle uses of the various marks it covers, and at times it presents the information somewhat inaccurately, although it would not be fair to say that it gets anything "wrong." For example, the book states that the possessive singular is formed with just < 's >, but does not address the question of singular words that end in the letter < s >, which can use either the < 's > or simply the apostrophe¬—it's a question of style which you use. The book also fails to distinguish between the uses the em dash and the en dash, stating that the difference is a regional one between the North America and Britain, while in actuality the two marks are used in different contexts on both sides of the ocean. The em dash is used to separate a related thought from the main clause—and to do so with emphasis. The en dash is used to link numbers in a continuing series, e. g., 1066–1492.
Perhaps the book's biggest failing is in the most commonly used mark, the comma. The book fails to address the issue of the serial (or Oxford) comma, the most commonly raised question regarding comma use. It also states that the comma is used to separate clauses "when there is a change in the subject." But more accurately it should be said to be used to separate independent clauses joined by a conjunction. This often entails a change in subject, but not always. And its description of the use of the semicolon is correct, but not particularly helpful in describing where one might want to use it.
On the positive side, the book presents one of the clearest and most succinct descriptions of how to use quotation marks (British style, of course) that I have seen. And the inclusion of some more obscure or non-English punctuation marks, like the European Guillemet and the Latin interpunct, is a nice touch.
All in all, Punctuation..? is a nice little book for the non-professional who just wants to brush up on her style and avoid the most common errors in punctuation.
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Clubroot Disease Overview
What is it?
Clubroot is a serious soil-borne disease of canola, mustard and other crops in the cabbage family. Cole crop vegetables, for example, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage, kale, kohlrabi, radish, rutabaga and turnip, are susceptible to clubroot, as are many cruciferous weeds, for example, wild mustard, stinkweed and shepherd's purse.
What does it look like?
As the name of this disease suggests, roots of infected plants may exhibit a club-like appearance; however, overall symptoms will vary depending on the growth stage of the crop when it becomes infected. Infection at the seedling stage can result in wilting, stunting and yellowing symptoms by the late rosette to early podding stage, while premature ripening or death can be observed in canola or mustard plants nearing maturity. Plants infected at later growth stages may not show wilting, stunting or yellowing, but may still ripen prematurely, and seeds may shrivel, thus reducing yield and quality (oil content).
Can any other diseases or disorders be confused with clubroot?
Above ground symptoms of clubroot may be confused with drought, nutrient deficiencies or other diseases, so suspect plants should be carefully dug from the soil to check for typical clubroot galls on the roots. Swellings of unknown origin called hybridization nodules are occasionally seen on canola roots and can be confused with young clubroot galls. These nodules are more spherical and firmer than clubroot galls and do not decay when mature as clubroot galls do. Exposure to phenoxy herbicides can also result in swellings on lower stems and roots of canola, mustard and cole crop vegetable plants, but these malformations usually lack the large size and lobed appearance of typical clubroot galls.
What causes it?
Clubroot is caused by a microscopic, soil-borne plant pathogen called Plasmodiophora brassicae. The clubroot pathogen is classified as a Protist, a group of organisms with characteristics of plants, fungi and protozoans. The life cycle of the clubroot pathogen is illustrated in the Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development factsheet Clubroot Disease of Canola and Mustard, Agdex 140/638-1, available online.
Where was clubroot first found in Alberta?
Clubroot was first reported on broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower in a few home gardens in the Edmonton area in the mid 1970s. The first economically important infestation in Alberta was observed on Chinese cabbage in a market garden near Edmonton in 2001. Clubroot was first detected in canola in Alberta in Sturgeon County northwest of Edmonton in 2003.
Where did it come from?
The original source of the clubroot infestation in Alberta is unknown, but it may have been accidentally introduced by early settlers who may have brought infected vegetables with them from other areas of Canada or the United States where clubroot was already established.
Why is it of concern?
Most varieties of canola, mustard and cole crop vegetables currently being grown in Alberta are highly susceptible to clubroot. This disease is capable of significantly reducing yield and quality, and may destroy a crop if infestation levels are high. Swedish researchers found that infestations in canola fields nearing 100 per cent affected plants caused about 50 to 80 per cent yield loss, while infestations of 10 to 20 per cent led to 5 to 10 per cent yield loss. These results are similar to sclerotinia stem rot infection in canola, where a general rule of thumb is that estimated yield loss is half of the percentage of infected stems. A few cases of total crop loss, that is, not worth combining, have been reported in central Alberta.
How long can it persist in the soil?
The resting spores of P. brassicae are extremely long lived and may survive in soil for up to 20 years according to Swedish research. Similar persistance is being reported in Alberta. Resting spore longevity is a key factor contributing to the seriousness of the clubroot disease, especially under short crop rotations. Clubroot is not a phytosanitary issue affecting international trade of canola or mustard.
How can it be spread?
In Alberta, clubroot is being spread mainly through soil infested with resting spores. Infested soil can be carried from field to field by farm machinery, especially tillage equipment, and can also be moved by wind and water erosion. Seed of various crops, as well as hay and straw, can also become contaminated with resting spores via dust or earth tag when they are grown in clubroot-infested fields.
What is being done about it?
In spring 2007, clubroot was added as a declared pest to Alberta's Agricultural Pest Act. This Act is the legislative authority for the enforcement of control measures for declared pests in Alberta. Annual surveys of canola, mustard and/or cole crop vegetables have been carried out to determine the location of infested fields in the main production areas for these crops. An annual incidence map is published on Alberta Agriculture's website. Researchers from many agencies, including the University of Alberta, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, have many active research projects on clubroot. Private breeding programs have released clubroot-resistant canola varieties for western Canada.
What is the current state of clubroot in Alberta?
By the end of 2014, clubroot was present in 30 municipalities in Alberta, mainly in central Alberta as shown in the 2003 - 2014 map showing infested municipalities. Clubroot has the potential to spread to and become established in many of the traditional canola-growing areas of western Canada.
In 2014, the first Alberta case of a pathogen shift to overcome current variety resistance was confirmed from diseased areas of a field planted to a resistant variety (observed in 2013).
Clubroot Management Plan Objective
The objective of the Clubroot Management Plan is to minimize yield losses due to clubroot and reduce the further spread and buildup of clubroot in canola, mustard and market garden vegetable fields in Alberta.
Regulatory Status
Alberta's Agricultural Pests Act (APA) is the legislative authority for the enforcement of control measures for declared pests in Alberta.
The Minister of Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development is responsible for this Act; however, enforcement is the responsibility of provincial municipalities. Agricultural Fieldmen are responsible for enforcing pest control measures in their respective municipalities.
Clubroot was added as a declared pest to the APA in April 2007.
Pest inspectors may be appointed by the local municipality or by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. For a contact list of Agricultural Fieldmen and assistants in Alberta, check online at: http://www.aaaf.ab.ca/aaaf-directory.html. Agricultural Fieldmen are pest inspectors under the Agricultural Pests Act. Inspectors have the power to enter land at a reasonable hour, without permission, to inspect for pests and collect samples.
The owner or occupant of land has the responsibility of taking measures to prevent the establishment of any pest on land, property and livestock and to control or destroy all pests in the land or property.
Control measures for clubroot are specified in this management plan. It is important to understand that these control measures represent an acceptable standard that is to be applied in all municipalities across the province. Municipalities can enhance the standard within their own jurisdictions.
Factors Favouring the Spread of Clubroot in Alberta
Resting spores can be spread from field to field via contaminated soil on agricultural, petroleum industry and construction equipment and machinery. Soil tillage equipment represents the greatest risk of spreading the disease as soil is frequently carried on shovels, discs, openers, frames and tires. Clubroot surveys in Alberta have found that most new infestations begin at or near the field access, which indicates that contaminated equipment is the predominant spread mechanism.
Other secondary methods of spread could include movement of soil with water or wind and as soil attached to seed (earth tag), hay, straw or greenfeed.
Resting spores are extremely long lived, with a half-life of about 4 years, but may survive in soil for up to 20 years. The longevity of the resting spores is a key factor contributing to the seriousness of the disease, especially under tight canola rotations.
All land users, including growers, custom agricultural services, oil and gas industry operators, construction and transportation companies, recreational vehicle users, etc., need to continue their diligence in removing potentially contaminated soil from vehicles, machines and equipment prior to leaving fields. The removal is crucial to prevent the movement and introduction of clubroot to clean fields and to reduce the widespread distribution of spores within infested fields. Widespread resting spores and frequent exposure to resistant varieties will accelerate changes in the pathogen populations to strains that are not controlled by resistance in current clubroot-resistant canola varieties.
Management Plan Rationale
Clubroot in Alberta is managed through a proactive program that utilizes and prolongs the durability of clubroot-resistant canola varieties in combination with continuing efforts to prevent the further spread of this pathogen in the province. The program includes both an industry/public awareness program and a disease management plan.
The long-term goal of this management plan is to minimize canola yields losses through the judicious use of resistant varieties and to reduce the further spread of clubroot in Alberta.
Best Management Practices
Gayah Sieusahai (chair)
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
Renn Breitkreuz
Alberta Canola Producers Commission
Ron Erdmann
Alberta Farm Fresh Producers Association
Patrick Delaney
Petroleum Services Association of Canada
Emile deMilliano
Crop Production Services
Lloyd Giebelhaus
Provincial ASB committee
Sean Hannigan
Swift Environmental Equipment
Michael Harding
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
Sheau-Fang Hwang
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
David Feindel
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
Clint Jurke
Canola Council
Greg Nikles
Bayer CropScience
Gary Sargent
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Stephen Strelkov
University of Alberta
Ward Toma
Alberta Canola Producers Commission
Stettler County
Kyle Meunier
Barrhead County
Sebastian Dutrisac
Northern Sunrise County
Gary Secrist
County of Lethbridge
Cal McLean
County of Vermilion River
Trevor Miller
Maureen Vadnais
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
Prepared by:
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
and Alberta Clubroot Management Committee
Source: Agdex 140//638-2. Revised August 2014.
Phone the Ag-Info Centre, toll-free in Alberta at 310-FARM (3276), for agricultural and forestry information.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 27 (UPI) -- Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of disturbing the peace, but avoided jail time.
The charges stem from separate incidents involving women at Kansas City night clubs last year, the Kansas City Star reported. While entering his plea, the veteran running back admitted there was enough evidence to convict him.
Johnson was sentenced to two years probation, but a Municipal Court judge said if Johnson completes the sentence without further charges, the guilty plea will be removed.
Johnson originally had been charged with two counts of assault, but officials reduced the charges, the newspaper said.
In February 2008, a 26-year-old woman said Johnson shoved her on the side of the head inside a nightclub, the Star said. In October, a 24-year-old woman said Johnson intentionally spit a drink in her face and made a threat against her boyfriend, the report said.


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The quest for power is the primary driving force of history, always has been, always will be. Those who fail to recognize this principle are not spared in the grand chess game, but rather are moved and manipulated by forces that they do not understand.
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ACM Awards 2016 - Nominations Announced!
The nominations have been announced for the 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards, which will be held on April 3.
The show will be hosted by Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley and air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Eric Church and Chris Stapleton lead the pack this year with five nominations each while Cam, Chris Young, and Little Big Town all have four nominations.
Make sure to tune in for the awards show on Sunday, April 3 at 8pm ET/PT on CBS!
Click inside for the complete nominations list…
Entertainer of the Year
· Jason Aldean
· Garth Brooks
· Luke Bryan
· Eric Church
· Miranda Lambert
Male Vocalist of the year
· Jason Aldean
· Dierks Bentley
· Eric Church
· Brett Eldredge
· Chris Stapleton
Female Vocalist of the year
· Kelsea Ballerini
· Jana Kramer
· Miranda Lambert
· Kacey Musgraves
· Carrie Underwood
Vocal Duo of the year
· Brothers Osborne
· Dan + Shay
· Florida Georgia Line
· Joey + Rory
· Maddie & Tae
Vocal Group OF THE YEAR
· Eli Young Band
· Little Big Town
· Old Dominion
· Rascal Flatts
· Zac Brown Band
· Brett Eldredge
· Chris Janson
· Thomas Rhett
· Chase Rice
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· Montevallo – Sam Hunt
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· Mr. Misunderstood – Eric Church
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· Tangled Up – Thomas Rhett
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Record Label: Mercury Records
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Producers: Jeff Bhasker, Tyler Johnson, Camaron Ochs
Record Labels: Arista Nashville, RCA Records, Kravenworks
· Buy Me A Boat – Chris Janson
Producers: Brent Anderson, Chris DuBois, Chris Janson
Record Label: Warner Bros. Nashville
· Die A Happy Man – Thomas Rhett
Producer: Dann Huff, Jesse Frasure
Record Label: The Valory Music Co.
· Girl Crush – Little Big Town
Producer: Jay Joyce
Record Label: Capitol Nashville
· I'm Comin' Over – Chris Young
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Record Label: RCA Nashville
· Take Your Time – Sam Hunt
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· Girl Crush – Little Big Town
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· Mr. Misunderstood – Eric Church
Director: Reid Long & John Peets
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· Riser – Dierks Bentley
Director: Wes Edwards
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Vocal Event of the Year [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company�"Label(s)]*(Off-Camera Award)
· Hangover Tonight – Gary Allan Featuring Chris Stapleton
Producer: Gary Allan, Greg Droman
Record Label: MCA Nashville
· Home Alone Tonight – Luke Bryan Featuring Karen Fairchild
Producers: Jeff Stevens, Jody Stevens
Record Label: Capitol Nashville
· Raise 'Em Up – Keith Urban Featuring Eric Church
Producers: Nathan Chapman, Keith Urban
Record Label: Hit Red Records, Capitol Nashville
· Smokin' And Drinkin' – Miranda Lambert Featuring Little Big Town
Producers: Chuck Ainlay, Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf
Record Label: RCA Nashville
· Wild Child – Kenny Chesney With Grace Potter
Producer: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney
Record Label: Blue Chair Records, Columbia Nashville
IMPORTANT NOTE: Awards counts for artists reflect categories in which they have been recognized as individuals or as part of their duo or group. In some cases, an artist may receive more than one nomination which factors into their official count. For example, Chris Young received two nominations in the Album of the Year category, one each as artist and producer, because that category recognizes both.
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I am trying to change my cafecommerce store name. I have made the initial switch for most of the pages but when I try to buy a new SSL Certificate I keep getting an error saying that my domain is currently connected to another service on Dreamhost, however I had Dreamhost convert the hosting of the new domain over to CafeCommerce already. I have attached an image of the error i get when trying to purchase the ssl cert and an image of the dreamhost manage domain page.
Small sidenote. I did purchase an ssl cert for the domain through dreamhost as well, but have decided to abandon that route as this process it too cumbersome to go that route. I will be fine with purchasing the cert directly through CafeCommerce.
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DOUGLAS, Ariz. (AP) — Police in a southeastern Arizona town discovered several packages of marijuana hidden under the hood of pickup truck after the vehicle had caught on fire.
The Sierra Vista Herald reports a motorist called Douglas police on Thursday, reporting a vehicle that appeared to be overheating and smelled of burning marijuana.
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In which Fennrick, Vondal, Taigh and Harper make their way into a swamp…
Everything pointed to the swamp holding the key to the missing wild mage.
So :
Using guides the heroes set out into the swamp on giant flat footed birds.
They camped at bones of a giant dead dragon after they fought a giant snake
Crumpling stone building with an old woman called Ruth, weird strange person.
They go sleepy in the night.
Stairs seemed to lead under an old temple – but we did not follow them up.
They travelled further into the swamp area and got attacked at some standing stones.
Turned out they were graves.
Just when we were about to be overwhelmed – a tower appears out of nowhere (like baba yagas giant chicken house) destroyed the undead and a Vondals master appeared.
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Warning: full episode spoilers follow.
Plenty of stuff and things and whatnot went down in Arrow this week, but only one element really mattered. This was the episode where Manu Bennett finally made his debut as an unmasked Deathstroke. Of course, it quickly became apparent that the situation involving Deathstroke, Yao Fei, and everyone else on the island is even more complicated than previously suspected. What is it about TV shows featuring castaways on remote islands that brings out all the crazy plot twists? I half expected the smoke monster to emerge when Ollie reached the wrecked plane in the middle of the jungle.
Luckily, Bennett did not disappoint at all in his portrayal of Slade. Which is good, because so many of the villains on this show do nothing but disappoint (more on that later). He brought all the intensity and physical presence that he's become known for in Spartacus. Whats more, he was fairly likable and certainly identifiable in his single-minded quest to get the hell off the island. From his first scene, Slade's role cast serious doubt on whether he was actually the same man who was serving as Fyers' bodyguard and had tortured Ollie. Had I not known that Bennett was specifically cast as Slade, I might not even have suspected that's who he was. Is there some sort of elaborate ruse at play that seems to cause Yao Fei and Deathstroke to shift allegiances with every episode?
But by the end of the episode, a bit of the fog of confusion began to lift. It turns out that Slade Wilson is not the same man as Fyers' bodyguard, but they are both former comrades and intelligence operatives who now seem to have fallen on opposite sides of the conflict. Needless to say, I'm intensely curious to see how this all plays out, what the relationship between Ollie and Slade is going to be like in future episodes, and whose mask that was arrowed to the beach in the pilot episode. Suddenly, the flashback scenes have taken on a new sense of importance and excitement.
The rest of the episode was divided along two fronts - Ollie and Diggle's efforts to make sense of Moira's involvement in the growing conspiracy, and the emergence of a new villain called Cyrus Vanch (played by genre TV all-star David Anders of Alias, Heroes, The Vampire Diaries, Once Upon a Time). The former held the stronger dramatic weight. Even though viewers have a pretty good idea by now of how culpable Moira really is in Malcolm Merlyn's schemes, the fact that Ollie doesn't is creating a huge rift between mother and son. Stephen Amell gave a strong performance in the scene where he first heard Diggle's recording, and you could almost hear Ollie's heart cracking in two. This led him to suit up and storm Moira's office in what was easily one of the best cliffhangers the series has offered to date.
Unfortunately, the Vanch subplot was lousy. He joined the ever-growing list of poorly written, poorly acted throwaway villains. Despite the episode briefly returning to Iron Heights Penitentiary, Vanch is an original creation and not a pre-existing DC character. Which is good, because at least there's no reason to lament his death in the climax. Vanch was every bit the cartoon character Vertigo was last week, but without the excuse of being exposed to mind-altering drugs on a regular basis. The villain and his well-endowed sidekick served no real purpose other than as a plot device - putting Laurel in danger and driving a wedge between her and her father to mirror the one that is now separating Ollie and Moira.
But at least in that sense Vanch's role was successful. I was pleased at the resolution of Lance's phone-induced betrayal. He got what he deserved by putting his job before his daughter, but the writers still reinforced the notion that Lance is really well-meaning at heart, just incredibly thick-headed. The revelation that there may be a mole in his department was also a nice complication. But given the sudden, inexplicable introduction of vice cop McKenna Hall last week, it's probably safe to assume she's the mole. Or maybe Slade has another identical twin who masquerades as a Starling City beat cop.
Another element worth noting is that I appreciated how Laurel was able to get some good blows in and nearly overpower her kidnappers before Vanch stepped in. If we're to believe this woman could someday become Arrow's equivalent of Black Canary, it's best to establish her physical prowess now. The action scenes were pretty strong all around this week, though I hope to see a lot more of Slade playing the Ducard role and training Ollie next time.
"Betrayal" was yet another Arrow episode plagued by a lousy, poorly developed villain who was more plot device than character. But between the drama the erupted among the Lance and Queen families and the debut of another, much stronger villain (if he can be called that) in the form of Slade Wilson, Vanch's damage was mitigated for the most part.
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The resurrection of Jesus frees us for a life of Christian pilgrimage. Now, if we could only allow ourselves to really live as liberated people. How many of the rules we live with as iron-clad are, in fact, self-inflicted and optional? Think about this:
- Jesus mandated his followers to "Love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength and love our neighbor as our self." Mark 12:30-31
- Everything else is up to the faithful to negotiate.
Invisible rules hold us together in important ways when they shape us for the better. Occasionally they get in the way and need to be confronted. Most importantly, we need to know that we are not as constrained as we think we are. Our biggest limitations to living as freed people of faith are:
- Power and control – this includes how we understand decision-making, governance and financial management. Every faith community wrestles with these dynamics.
- Pleasing people – our need to keep certain people, families, or groups happy can stop us from living into our calls as leaders and as a faith community. This can lead to valuing some people over others, which is a problem.
We can start paying attention to how we think about things. When hidden rules stop us from welcoming new people into leadership, especially if they are from a different ethnic group, we need to confront the rule. When unspoken practices get in the way of inviting children and youth to serve in meaningful ways or when inappropriate behavior goes un-checked because we are living out our need to keep people happy, the rule is wrong. When we allow one person to manage the money in our congregation without the checks and balances of a team, ignoring best practices for accountability, or overlook the need for a Safe Haven Guidelines, the rules need to change.
We are leading in a world with rules that are changing all around us. Navigating this change in the church is calling us to clarify our identity. Without clarity of purpose, congregational leaders are caught between trying to manage out-of-date rules and an uncertain mission. The tension is wearing out leaders. Deep inside you know what I am talking about here because you have felt it yourself.
Breaking rules comes with a cost, so choose carefully, but definitely do it! Christian leaders must question assumptions. We must notice the places where hidden rules are unhealthy, unethical or unacceptable and act to make change. It may take courage to add a gluten-free communion station or make space up front for people in wheel chairs or allow young adults to sit in key positions of leadership, but no one ever said leadership was easy.
We live in a country where religious freedom is a gift. We are people who believe Jesus liberated us from sin and death on the cross. Now we have to have the courage to live it.
So who makes the rules?