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Show off your pet dressed in their best costume for the super popular Pet Costume Contest! Each pet must wear a costume during the competition period to be eligible. Winners will be determined by audience applause as assessed by the pet expo staff. To enter, bring your pet to the agility course at 4PM on Saturday or 3:15PM on Sunday.

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[Bridgeport, CT; Images by Shannon Calvert via Zooborns.]
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - April 22, 2009 - Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo, the state's only Zoo, welcomed the birth of eight Guinea Hog piglets on April 16, 2009. Mom and dad are two Guinea Hogs currently on exhibit at the Zoo - named Olivia and Hamton J. Pig. Visitors are invited to come to the Zoo to meet the eight new additions to the Zoo's family.
Connecticut's Own Octomom-pig [Zooborns]
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The Obama girls grow up
- Sasha and Malia are now 11 and 14
- Their parents set rules and provide structure
- Obamas insist on the girls%27 privacy and don%27t allow them to have Facebook accounts
My, how they've grown.
Has it really been four years since Malia and Sasha Obama bounded into the White House?
Who could forget 7-year-old Sasha's high-pitched squeal when her father appeared on a giant video screen at the 2008 Democratic convention and she asked him,"Daddy, what city are you in?"
Or when Malia, 10, called out, "I love you, Daddy."
When President Obama took the oath Monday for his second term, those adorable little girls in their adorable little frocks were gone.
In their place were two stylish young ladies. Malia, 14, now in high school, stands nearly as tall as her mother's 5 feet, 11 inches. And like her mother, she's making an impression in trendy outfits.
Sasha, 11, doesn't seem to have lost any of her spunk.
When the Obama family started their day at St. John's Episcopal Church across from the White House, the girls stepped into the next phase of their White House lives with poise and still some of that hijinks.
As the president's limo pulled up to the church, the Obama daughters and their grandmother got out of the car behind it. Malia sneaked up to her dad and shouted Boo!" as he got out.
"You scared me!" he told her, and then the first family went inside.
"They seem very graceful," says Doug Wead, an adviser to former presidents George H.W. Bush and his son, George W. Bush, and author of All the Presidents' Children, which looked at the family lives of the nation's presidents. "It speaks to their confidence, which also comes from their parents."
He says that confidence will come in handy as the girls get older, because presidential children often struggle to define themselves separately from their high-achieving parents.
The Obamas have done something that eluded other first families, he says: They appear to be a functional family with parents who set rules and provide structure and discipline.
"That's practically unheard of," he says. "First families by their nature are dysfunctional."
Chris Cumberbatch, 52, in town for the inaugural events, remembers Michelle Obama and the cute little girls from four years ago. He says it's been a joy to see the first family grow into their role.
"It seems the girls have matured and grown into stellar young ladies," he says. "It's enlightening to see an African-American family in the White House who are movers and shakers."
"They were a lot less kid-like," says Tracy Barnes, a Maryland state auditor who came to the inauguration with her 13-year-old daughter Bria Petway. She says the two seemed relaxed and comfortable in the public eye, noting that Malia is the embodiment of her mother.
"I think they are being groomed, almost like a royal family," Barnes says.
Wead says presidential families are famous for indulging their children and spoiling them.
Or, in the case of James Roosevelt, the oldest son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, ignoring them.
Wead tells the story of how the younger Roosevelt complained to his mother, Eleanor, that he never got time to talk with his father. Eleanor told him to do what she did: Make an appointment.
After the meeting, James Roosevelt said he'd never do that again. His father read memos the entire time, Wead says.
The president and first lady talk frequently about their girls, but they also insist that their daughters be photographed only during public events.
The girls have little to no presence online. They are not allowed to have Facebook accounts, Michelle Obama has said.
It will be fun watching them come of age, Wead says.
"They'll learn to drive," he says, and the president seems to be such a hands-on dad that he can see him getting in the car to teach them.
Obama himself often quips about how his daughters are growing up.
When he visited a Master Lock factory in Milwaukee last year to discuss American manufacturing, he got a laugh from the workers when he told them, "As I was looking at some of the really industrial-size locks, I was thinking about the fact that I am a father of two girls who are soon going to be in high school, and that it might come in handy to have these super locks."
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Continuing from the last entry on Ken Natori's visit to my licensing class (CEO 035), here are more traits that distinguish Natori.
One is customer service. I emphasize this in all my entrepreneur classes and to my clients. Customer service is the most cost-effective, and probably least expensive way to differentiate your company from your competition. It is so important, and like marketing, often an afterthought to everything else a busy entrepreneur or business is focused on. But here's the big secret: Customers remember customer-service! Often customer service tips the scales in favor of the company providing it. Whether it's a sole proprietor or a Fortune 500 company.
Natori has multiple licensees but when a customer calls customer service, they do not know which product has been licensed – nor should they. This is due to keeping a unified brand within the fashion house. Customer service at Natori is trained to answer all questions about all products, irrelevant of the source (licensed or in-house). This makes for a seamless experience for the customer – how it should be.
Another distinguishing characteristic at Natori, is that Josie, the founder, came out of a Wall Street background, as does Ken. The result is that they understand first and foremost that fashion is a business. And they treat the company as a business. Ken emphasized this point when he spoke to my licensing class, in order to separate Natori from typical fashion houses which are often known for high drama. The culture at Natori, while still high fashion, is much more sedate and drama-free. Sounds like a nice place to work.
Which leads me to my closing point: Natori is currently looking for a junior person to work in their licensing department. Know anyone? Are you that person? If so, Ken wants to hear from you: [email protected]
Sandra Holtzman teaches CEO 035: Licensing.
She is the author of Lies Startups Tell Themselves to Avoid Marketing.


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Rocky Nook Press Press sent me a review copy of Alain Briot's new book, Marketing Fine Art Photography, and I was delighted for two reasons. First, Rocky Nook's volumes are beautifully bound and printed on acid-free paper and are a delight to hold and work from because they stay flat and open as you read or work from them. The second reason is that Alain Briot is a learned and articulate photographer and writer who shares his expertise in a relaxed and candid manner as though his reader is a … [Read more...]
Review: Marketing Fine Art Photography By Alain Briot
Profile: Kristen Stein on Roots and Inspiration
What mediums have you worked in and which is your favorite? I am a contemporary artist working primarily with acrylics on canvas. I occasionally dabble in pastels and oils. I love working in mixed media and often add gritty, grainy textures to my paint. I've also created paintings using layers of newspaper, paper towels, tissues, string, dried flowers, leaves and more to add extra texture and dimension to the painting. I sometimes work on wood, but generally use stretched … [Read more...]
Profile: Kristen Stein on Marketing
Tell us about your marketing journey. How did you start? My online marketing journey started in 1999 using a personal website and the auction site eBay. I sold on eBay for several years and then started cross-listing items on alternative auction sites and various online venues. Most recently, I created online stores at Etsy and on 1000Markets . I have designs at Cafepress and I have images uploaded at ImageKind and ArtistRising that offer giclee and canvas prints of some of my work. In … [Read more...]
Marketing Monday: Truth about Getting Real
Last week I talked about how potential buyers can't be buyers if they can't find you and I showed you lots of different ways to make yourself visible. Visibility by itself is not going to guarantee sales you'll have to do a bit more to get to that point. The "bit more" I'm talking about is developing a relationship with your potential buyers so they can trust you enough to give you their hard earned Dinero. Any discussion of the kind of … [Read more...]
Marketing Monday: The Art of Being a Beacon
Last week we talked about the importance of knowing who is likely to buy your work and what it is your work does for them that makes them want it. The importance of really getting down and working out something that reflects both you and your work, helps you by giving you a strong understanding of your market and the beginning of a real tool to help you both stay focused and remain flexible in changing times. The other main purpose of knowing your Who and What is the … [Read more...]
Featured Artist: Jane Campbell talks about vision and lessons
What is your vision for your art? This is a difficult question because art is an evolution of self. It's living. My vision for my art today may not be the same in a year or 2 or 3 or… At this point my vision is to honor God with my art, and make others happy, inspired and have my art provide for the necessities & luxuries in life. What do you see your work doing for those who buy it? I would like my art to touch people, enhance their lives or a little corner of it, and make … [Read more...]
Marketing Monday: Human Behavior & Pricing
Before we jump into the meat of pricing there are a few things that need to be understood because they form the foundation of any pricing strategy and they reflect the results of recent research on consumer behavior by leading behavioral economists. Markets/buyers don't behave rationally Traditional or /classic economic theory has held for centuries that buyers and sellers in any market will always behave with their own best interest in mind and in so doing provide a level of equilibrium … [Read more...]
Christy DeKoning on vision, sales and advice
What is your vision for your art? To create something uniquely beautiful that captures a moment in a person's life. What do you see your working doing for those who buy it? It makes the buyers very happy to see their loved ones presented in a way that is entirely different than what they might expect from an oil artist or a photographer. To keep it simple, it makes people smile. What has been the reaction to making your work available in non-traditional ways, like mugs, … [Read more...]
Marketing Monday: The Holy Grail
Over the past few weeks I've talked about the customer courtship part of marketing, how knowing your perfect buyer can help them find you, how knowing that your stuffs solves important issues for them and finally how they can become your evangelists. What we didn't talk about is the meat, the holy grail of all this effort…THE SALE. WARNING: We aren't talking about the sleaze bag process we all have expereinced that left us ready to lose it in the nearest … [Read more...]
Christy DeKoning on Marketing Art
Tell us about your marketing journey… How did you start? When did you discover that you needed to market? It's funny, but marketing seems to have come naturally to me. I used to work in offices as a marketing/creative assistant, so when I decided that I was ready to work at portraits on a full-time basis, it seemed logical to start talking to people online about it. I joined Etsy and that really got the ball rolling. My work tends to market itself, because people love … [Read more...]
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So people have said they luv your work and they know a lot of folks who would luv it also but your studio doors aren't coming unhinged by hoards of adoring fans from "what's her name". What's that all about? "What's her name" said she was going to send her neighbor your way but that was last year and nobody showed up saying "what's her name" sent them. You have now arrived at your goal of gathering raving fans, buyers all … [Read more...]
"Peoplewatch" your way to your perfect buyer
So the show season is almost in full swing and you are beginning to shlep your stuff hither and yon to all corners of this country. If you are a gallery shower you might be shlepping or you may just be busy cold calling local galleries. Either way now is the time to start thinking about some very important stuff…like where is this artsyfartsy biz of yours going and how can you not starve. Now is the perfect time to start paying attention to those mysterious folks who buy that … [Read more...]


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Q: I think my aerator is undersized but how do I know?
Mitch – Roseburg, OR
A: As you probably know, proper aeration with a deep water or shallow water aeration system is key to a healthy pond or lake. When water circulates and moves, oxygen flows throughout the water column, the water temperature is even, and the fish and wildlife thrive. You'll see no stagnant areas or catch whiffs of bad odors. Instead, you'll have a welcoming, enjoyable body of water, perfect for play and recreation.
If you think your aerator isn't doing its job, it's easy to diagnose: Just take your pond's temperature!
The Tools
To begin, you'll need a non-floating pond thermometer, a long string, a tape measure, a waterproof marker, a stopwatch, and a pad of paper and pencil. Tie the string to your thermometer, and measure and mark every 24 inches down the length of the string with your waterproof marker.
The Technique
Once your tools are set up, gather them together, hop in your boat and motor to various locations in your pond.
At each spot, noting where you are, drop the thermometer into the water and take the water's temperature readings 24 inches down at a time, from the top to the bottom. Let the thermometer rest long enough (5 to 10 minutes) to get the true temperature reading at your desired depth.
Repeat this process in different areas (particularly if your lake is unevenly shaped), taking notes all along the way.
The Results
Once you're done taking your lake's temperature, look at your notes. Is there more than a few degrees difference in any of your temperature readings? If so, you're more than likely under-aerating your pond.
The good news is that The Pond Guy® offers a free aerial mapping service. We'll measure your pond and tell you where the diffusers should be placed so that you're getting even aeration throughout the body of water. Take advantage of this free service! Your fish will thank you for it!
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Though the first few years of the Yawkey era brought significant on-field improvement, the Red Sox took a step backwards in 1936 and the club fell below .500 for the first time in three years. However the seeds of future success were planted in 1936 when the club signed two youngsters named Ted Williams and Bobby Doerr. Before the season, a net was hung above the left-field wall to protect people and property on adjacent Lansdowne Street and in the fall, the Redskins enjoyed a successful final season in Boston.
Record: 74-80, 6th in American League
Manager: Joseph E. Cronin
Attendance: 626,895
The Philadelphia Athletics continued to offer talent to the Red Sox in the same way that Boston had assisted the Yankees in the 1920s. In December 1935, the Red Sox picked up slugger Jimmie Foxx and right-hander Johnny Marcum in exchange for $150,000 and a pair of lesser players. By the end of 1936, Pinky Higgins became the 10th player to come to the Red Sox from the Athletics since the end of the 1933 season.
The turnover of Boston's roster was so complete that by July 2, 1936, every regular on the team, as well the entire coaching staff, had come from another team. For the first time in the 20th century, not one Red Sox player was homegrown. Looking to find talent on their own, General Manager Eddie Collins began scouting younger ballplayers that Boston could develop, signing two prospects named Bob Doerr and Ted Williams during a trip to the West Coast in 1936.
Foxx met every expectation and batted .338, collecting a then-franchise record 41 home runs and 143 RBIs, while walking over 100 times and posting a .440 OBP. However, the team's overall hitting wasn't good and though Foxx helped the Red Sox score more runs than the year before, they still ranked second to last in the league with 775 runs scored.
Wes Ferrell won 20 games and Lefty Grove won 17 but no other pitcher won more than 10 games in 1936. Ferrell left the team without permission at least twice and was suspended for the season on August 21 after walking off the field and leaving the park. Though Ferrell insisted there had been a misunderstanding and was ultimately reinstated, 1936 would be Ferrell's last full season in Boston.
One of the bigger changes at Fenway Park in 1936 was that beer was available once again. Even though prohibition was repealed with the December 1933 ratification of the 21st Amendment, the amendment left primary control of setting liquor laws in the hands of the individual states and it had taken a while for state and local officials to set regulations and issue licenses. But by 1936, a patron could once again buy a glass of beer at Boston's ballparks.
In 1936, with the prevalence of home runs increasing, a 23-foot high net was added above the left-field wall to protect pedestrians and property on Lansdowne Street. To retrieve balls hit into the net, a ladder was attached vertically to the top portion of the wall. Located about a third of the way from the left-field foul pole to the center-field bleachers, the ladder stopped 13 feet above the ground and a portable ladder was used to reach it. In 2003, when the Green Monster Seats were added and the net taken down, the use of the ladder became obsolete. However, the ladder remains to this day as one of Fenway Park's quirks and the fixture on the famous wall, which is considered part of fair territory, has caused many interesting plays over the years.
In 1936, Fenway Park continued to host a plethora of non-Red Sox baseball games, including the Massachusetts high school state title game in June and a series of local league games in July.
|1936 Non-Red Sox Baseball At Fenway Park
|June 16
|Somerville High 10, Milford High 2
|June 16
|Lowell High 6, Watertown High 2
|June 17
|Somerville High 9, Lowell High 8
|June 20
|Templeton High 2, Somerville High 1 (MA State Title Game)
|July 27
|Cottage Court (Waltham) 6, Dorrance A. C. (Worcester) 1
|July 27
|Clarmac A. A. (Franklin) 5, Canton A. A. 2
|July 28
|Miller Oil (Waltham) 12, Newton Independents 5
|July 28
|Baysides (Hull) 11, Smart Oil (Waltham) 6
|July 29
|Firestones (New Bedford) 5, Boston All-Start 2 (Eight Innings)
|July 29
|Hall All-Stars (Somerville) 2, Casey Paper Company (Haverhill) 2 (Tie)
|July 30
|Currans Express (Milford) 15, St. Therese Baseball Club (Everett) 0
|July 30
|Norwood Press 10, Muldoons (Brighton) 5
In their final season in Boston, the Redskins went 4-3 at Fenway Park before Redskins owner George Preston Marshall moved the team to Washington, D.C. in 1937. While the Redskins played their last season at Fenway Park, Boston College football returned the park for the first time since 1931.
|1936 Non-Baseball Events At Fenway Park
|May 17
|War Memorial Service*
|June 25
|Jack Sharkey Defeats Phil Brubaker in 10-Round Match (Boxing)
|October 4
|New York Giants 7, Boston Redskins 0 (Football)
|October 12
|Temple 14, Boston College 0 (Football)
|October 17
|Boston University 6, Washington University 0 (Football)
|October 18
|Boston Redskins 17, Philadelphia Eagles 7 (Football)
|October 31
|Boston College 13, Michigan State 13 (Football)
|November 1
|Boston Redskins 13, Chicago Cardinals 10 (Football)
|November 7
|Boston College 7, North Carolina State 3 (Football)
|November 8
|Green Bay Packers 7, Boston Redskins 3 (Football)
|November 15
|Chicago Bears 26, Boston Redskins 0 (Football)
|November 22
|Boston Redskins 30, Brooklyn Dodgers 6 (Football)
|November 28
|Boston College 13, Holy Cross 12 (Football)
|November 29
|Boston Redskins 30, Pittsburgh Steelers 0 (Football)
*Started in the 1910s, a late May memorial service coinciding with the Memorial Day weekend was often held at Fenway Park through the mid-20th Century.
In the Redskins' final game at Fenway Park before moving to Washington, D.C., Ray Flaherty's men inched closer to clinching a spot in the NFL championship game with a thumping win over the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 30-0. However, only 4,000 braved the unseasonably bitter cold weather to attend what would be the last NFL game in Boston until the arrival of the Boston Yanks in 1944. Redskins owner George Preston Marshall not only moved his team to Washington, D.C. the next year, but also moved what would have been the first and only NFL championship game to be played at Fenway Park to the Polo Grounds in New York, where the Redskins lost to the Packers by a score of 21-6 on December 13, 1936.


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TORONTO (Reuters) - Ice hockey may be Canada's national obsession but for 100 years the Grey Cup has thrown a massive party, a gridiron celebration that unites a country often divided by language and cultural sensibilities.
The Grey Cup, the name of the Canadian Football League's (CFL) championship game and the trophy awarded to the winner, will be carried onto the Rogers Centre turf by Royal Canadian Mounted Police on Sunday and hoisted high by either the host Toronto Argonauts or the Calgary Stampeders.
The game will be broadcast in 187 countries but with just eight CFL teams spread across the country, the league maintains a folksy, small-town charm.
Unlike the Super Bowl's media day where National Football League (NFL) players are instantly recognizable to the throngs of reporters, the CFL's lower-key version requires members from the competing teams to wear name tags.
Still, millions of Canadians gather around televisions each year in late November to watch and cheer a game where many could not even name a single player.
Even Queen Elizabeth took a moment to observe this year's game, which marks the 100th Grey Cup.
"It is with great pleasure that I extend my sincere best wishes to all Canadians as they prepare to mark the 100th Grey Cup - a trophy first donated by The Earl of Grey," she said in a statement.
"In this way, the link between the Canadian Crown and Canadian football is particularly meaningful - especially in this year when the 100th Grey Cup coincides with my Diamond Jubilee as Queen of Canada."
Sometimes referred to as the Grand National Drunk, most fans are guaranteed a fun weekend but the Grey Cup has also evolved into something much more than massive fraternity party.
The East-West rivalry that provided the original foundation for the championship game has faded, the great divide grayed by a doomed expansion to the United States and a forced realignment of the league by failed franchises.
Geography may point to Winnipeg as the gateway to the West but on the CFL map the Canadian Prairie city is part of the East Division, the Blue Bombers filling the hole left by collapse of the Ottawa Rough Riders.
While the CFL has spent much of its existence lurching from crisis to crisis, the Grey Cup has remained a treasured sporting institution, important enough to Canada's national identity that in 1974 Parliament introduced the Canadian Football Act to keep the World Football League from setting up shop in Toronto.
Decades later there is a new threat appearing with Toronto eyeing an NFL franchise.
"Our game is in good shape, and so is our business," CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon said on Friday. "In this year of the 100th Grey Cup, we have strived to not only honor our history, but also build our future.
"I can say with confidence: the state of the CFL is strong, and our future is bright, indeed."
While the CFL has struggled to be relevant, particularly in Toronto where the Argos are an afterthought behind the National Hockey League's Maple Leafs, Major League Baseball's Blue Jays and the National Basketball Association's Raptors, the Grey Cup remains a quintessential bit of Canadiana.
"The Grey Cup has become a cultural sign post," Stephen Brunt, author of 100 Grey Cups: This is Our Game, told Reuters. "In a lot of ways it is even more powerful than the (NHL's) Stanley Cup final because it's 100 percent Canadian content.
"There is continuity, there is history, it's a uniquely Canadian game, in a uniquely Canadian culture. If you start to add up how many things there are like that - there aren't many."
The CFL is a resilient and quirky league where one man (David Braley) can own two teams (the B.C. Lions and Argos) and two teams (Ottawa Rough Riders and the Saskatchewan Roughriders) can have one name.
Forged from a combination of rugby and American gridiron, the CFL is a uniquely Canadian blend played with 12 men on each side instead of 11 and three downs instead of four.
The field is wider and longer and rosters must meet a Canadian player quota while teams are forced to work under a modest $4.3 million salary cap compared to the $120 million NFL teams have to spend each season.
Still, a long list of NFL players, including quarterbacks Doug Flutie, Joe Theismann and Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren Moon have played in the CFL.
While the Super Bowl has grown into a giant corporate schmooze pushing the average NFL fan to the sidelines, the Grey Cup has managed to remain quaint holding firm to its every man, blue collar roots.
"The core of the Grey Cup is a bunch of people with their faces painted in the ballroom of a hotel drinking beer," said Brunt. "At the Super Bowl if you want to go to the good stuff you have to know somebody or have a lot of money.
"At the Grey Cup there is no velvet rope.
"Even in Toronto and Vancouver where there are a million cool places to go, people will lineup in the cold for hours to drink beer in a ballroom listening to a bad rock band."
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Sunday, 20 January 2008
Go Dutch
Dutch women always look so sophisticated on their bikes. This is largely down to the type of bikes they ride. Dutch bikes with their 'sit up and beg' style handlebars put you in a far more graceful, ladylike, not to mention comfortable, position than regular hybrid bikes. They have a low step-through frame to avoid any undignified dismounting as well as mud-guards and chain-guards so your femininity is not compromised.
Luckily for us there are a number of shops and website that sell Dutch Style bikes both in London and elsewhere in the UK.
• The rather lovely Sunshine pictured above is from Littlehampton's Dutch Bike shop , they have a fantastic range of both traditional and more modern Dutch bikes. Also on the South coast, in Brighton try Amsterdammers
• If you want to go Dutch in London try Velorution have a look at the Azor Oma, the bright yellow Kemper or the Retrovelo. Also try Bobbins bikes in Clerkenwell and Brixton Cycles
• Cambridge having the highest proportion of cycling commuters than anywhere else in the UK have cottoned on to the benefits of Dutch bikes with Cambridge Cycle Company selling renowed Dutch make Sparta and dutchbike.co.uk have a large range of models.
• If you want to go Dutch up north try Cycle Heaven
Prices range from around £300-£600 but check out the Amsterdammers second hand section for a cheaper deal and the Bobbins play bike is a bargain at £210
Anywhere else that sells Dutch Bikes? Please let me know.
9 comments:
- KS said...
I bought a beautiful dutch bike from the Dutch Bike Company...I think they are a London based importer, www.dutchbikecompany.co.uk
- 8 May 2008 at 21:46
- CamberwellGal said...
Definitely highly recommend Amsterdammers; most of the business seems to be second hand - so much cheaper than new (ranging from appx £130-190 or so - depending on number of gears - Brighton has serious hills!), and Stefan is serious about his bikes. They all come with reflective tyres and lights (the law in NL), as well as the rear wheel lock, and have all been serviced and are ready to go. When I had a problem with my gears (v unusually) 3 months after I bought it, it was fixed for free, all in the day that I was able to be in Brighton. Have been riding it around for nearly a year since, in (nearly!) all weathers - and great for eye-balling the London traffic. Amsterdammers v. recommended.
- 13 July 2008 at 01:17
- Nettie said...
I bought a Gazelle Toer Populaire from Walton Street Cycles in Oxford, and once I got out to the workshop where they keep nearly all their stock I was able to do a lot of browsing, and the lad in the workshop assembled a bunch of bikes for me to test-ride.
The Toer Populaire isn't inexpensive -- Bobbin Bicycles has a very similar cycle that costs about half -- but most of the components on the Gazelle are a notch up from what Bobbin has. (The one really first-rate component on the Bobbin basic cycles is the shifter, which is the same as the one on the Azor which, like the Toer Populaire, costs about double.)
Walton Street's website is http://www.spoke.co.uk/ and it's not exactly Web 2.0 e-commerce. Really, you need to spend the afternoon out back in the workshop.
- 9 August 2008 at 19:13
- Unknown said...
I got a awesome new bike from www.dutchflyerbicycles.com the bikes are great quality, under 300GBP and it was send to me within 24 hours of ordered
- 9 June 2010 at 10:53
- Unknown said...
I got a great beautiful dutch bike from www.dutchflyerbicycles.com I received the bike within 24 hours of ordered and it ws under 300GBP
- 9 June 2010 at 10:55
- Ramble said...
Grey which bike did you get? I'm very tempted with one of the city bikes, they look lovely but I can't find any reviews for them other than your recommendation.
Any info would be great.
- 22 June 2010 at 11:34
- Unknown said...
Rachel,Sorry not sure about the city bikes, I got the duke, single speed which works well. Maybe contact them on the website and the can direct you to reviews. Had a few questions before I got my bike and got pretty fast response. Hope that helps.
- 22 June 2010 at 12:20
- My Beautiful Bike said...
Look at www.mybeautifulbike.com the site is full of sit up & beg style bikes for under £200.
- 14 October 2010 at 19:25
- Unknown said...
I just saw this article and really wanted to inform you and your followers about our company; www.anddutch.co.uk
We recently launched and we have already received great responses within the UK bicycle industry.
We would very much appreciate your view on www.anddutch.co.uk as you are a well-known and impartial blogger in the UK cycling industry...and your view does matter us.
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libdnet provides a simplified, portable interface to several low-level
networking routines, including:
* network address manipulation
* kernel arp(4) cache and route(4) table lookup and manipulation
* network firewalling (IP filter, ipfw, ipchains, pf, PktFilter, ...)
* network interface lookup and manipulation
* IP tunnelling (BSD/Linux tun, Universal TUN/TAP device)
* raw IP packet and Ethernet frame transmission
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Keywords: network,interface,raw access
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Artwork description:
Original abstract acrylic hand-made painting on canvas, unframed.
The painting is signed in the back.
The piece could be displayed/viewed in 4 different positions.
The reason I state this because, even if I have my own favorite view, which could change from time to time, and from intensity of light and angle, I prefer a buyer, a viewer to decide for themselves what is the best position for the piece. And who says that the position can't be changed over time.
I do not use varnish or gloss (unless by design) in order to preserve the original feel of a piece.
One could easily apply these methods if needed.
The shipping package includes certificate of authenticity and 'Thank you' note.
The shipping is free for Europe (Schengen Zone + UK).
Please contact us for other destination.
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Improvisation No.103 (2014)
Acrylic painting by Andrei Autumn
- Acrylic painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 15.98 x 20 x 0.04 in (unframed) / 15.98 x 20 in (actual image size)
- Signed on the back
- Style: Abstract
- Subject: Abstract and non-figurative
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Fish Fry from 4 until 8 p.m. at Troy VFW.
Choice of Fried Cod, Catfish, Jack Salmon and Baked Salmon or Tilapia, Cod cut ups, Shrimp and Chicken Strips.
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BOULDER, CO - September 15, 2009
Webroot, a leading Internet security provider for the consumer, enterprise and SMB markets, today announced the appointment of Jerry Jalaba as vice president of channel sales. In this position, Jalaba will lead Webroot's already successful channel program, driving growth through strategic relationships with a variety of partners, including value added resellers, service providers, independent software vendors, distributors, systems integrators and others.
"Jerry Jalaba has spent nearly three decades developing a deep understanding of how to build successful, long-term relationships with partners and customers," said Don Beck, senior vice president and General Manager of the Enterprise Business Unit at Webroot. "His leadership and strong track record in growing successful channel programs for top technology companies will be instrumental to Webroot's growth as we continue to strengthen our position in the security market."
Jalaba brings to Webroot more than 25 years of experience in sales, channels and marketing. He joins Webroot from Intacct, a leader in on-demand financial management applications where he built a successful channel of value added resellers, OEM's and CPA firms. Prior to Intacct, Jalaba worked at Google via their acquisition Postini, where he was vice president of worldwide alliance and channel sales. In that position, he helped to accelerate growth via highly successful channel initiatives. At Postini, Jalaba developed and executed a diversified strategy for global channels in the SaaS market.
"Webroot clearly understands the needs of the channel and how to empower partners for mutual success," said Jalaba. "Many resellers in the security market are looking for a more channel-friendly vendor – my immediate goal is to dramatically expand Webroot's channel initiatives to take advantage of this demand."
Jalaba started his career at IBM in a variety of sales and marketing management roles over a 13-year period. He spent five years at 3Com, where he was vice president of North American sales and vice president of worldwide sales operations. For the past ten years, Jalaba has invented and implemented creative distribution strategies as vice president of sales and channels at fast growing companies including Vertical Networks, Ramp Networks, Palm, Postini and Google.


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I've had some wild rice in my pantry for way too long…and it's time to use it up!
I like wild rice…but not "all" wild rice. Meaning I don't like to eat just wild rice as a side dish…even when it's flavored well, cooked in stock, etc. It has a "harsh" taste, if you will. So when making this pilaf, I decided to do a combination of brown rice and wild rice…to "tame" the harshness, if that's possible.
Also, I cooked the rice together, and with lime juice, to try to infuse a different flavor into the rice. Toss in a whole bunch of different veggies and beans and the wild rice flavor and harshness doesn't "take over" the dish. (If that makes sense.)
You could certainly make this with all wild rice, or all brown rice. Whatever floats your pilaf boat!
Y'all have a fabulous weekend!
(Oh. And great allergen free dinner. And perfect for "Rice and Beans" budget!)
Southwest Wild Rice Pilaf
- 1/4 cup lime juice ($.20)
- 2/3 cup brown rice ($.50)
- 2/3 cup wild rice ($1)
- 1/2 red onion, chopped ($.20)
- 1 green pepper, seeded and diced ($.59)
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced (free from garden)
- 1 15 oz. can corn, drained ($.50)
- 1 15 oz. can diced tomatoes, drained ($.20)
- 1 15 oz. can black beans, drained ($.68)
- 1 tsp ground cumin ($.05)
- 1 tsp chili powder ($.05)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 broccoli heads, steamed ($.75) Finally on sale for $1.49 this week!
- In a large saucepan, bring 4 cups of water plus the lime juice to a boil. Add the brown rice, wild rice and chopped red onion. Return to boil, reduce heat to medium, cover and let cook for 45 to 50 minutes, or until brown and wild rices are tender.
- Once the rice has cooked, add the diced green pepper, diced jalapeno, corn, diced tomatoes, black beans, cumin and chili powder. Mix well. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve with some steamed broccoli or other favorite vegetable. Or serve as a one dish dinner.


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True to its name, orange in all its incarnations has a Vitamin C effect on home decorating. It refreshes and revitalizes. Whether it's a rusty burnished tone or a cleaner tangerine, orange infuses any room's design with energy.
When coupled with crisp white and dove gray, a bright orange looks fresh and modern, as in this ballroom designed by Kelley Proxmire. The orange-and-gray chinoiserie fabric adds humor among the graphic tangerine patterns that cover the club chair and sofa pillow.
Photo: Gordon Beall
Interior design: Kelley Proxmire
Classic Patterns in Orange
Salmon and tangerine mix with bold plaid stripes, zigzags, and floral prints in this showhouse guest room designed by Debby Gomulka. The modern textiles cover period furniture pieces for a fun and relaxed juxtaposition. Gold details, like the ornate stenciling on the ceiling, highlight the warmer tones in the fabrics and bring out the orange hues.
See more of this showhouse on the following slide.
Photo: John Bessler & Peter Rymwid
Interior design: Debby Gomulka
Pair with Cool Complementary Colors
Orange appears on pillows and window treatments in this showhouse sunroom, which is swathed in soft turquoise and graphic stripes. The deep teal of the garden stools and painting on the far wall add weight to the palette, allowing the orange details to pop against the airy blue and white tones.
Explore the rest of the 2013 Adamsleigh Showhouse here.
Photo: John Bessler & Peter Rymwid
Interior design: Bradshaw Orrell & Randy McManus
Orange Goes Rustic
Orange takes a sophisticated turn with rust-colored velvet and tawny browns in this fireside sitting area. The warm palette for the Napa Valley Showhouse room was inspired by the surrounding vineyards at harvest. "Our palette is congruent with views of the rolling hills right outside," says designer Annie Bowman. A backdrop of cream and tan lets the orange tones command the room's hues.
See more of this showhouse on the following slide.
Photo: John Granen & John Merkl
Interior design: Annie Bowman with Lorrie Merck & Angle Dunkelberger
Introduce Orange Outdoors
Vibrant tones can amp up the energy when introduced outdoors. The terrace is appointed with burnt orange outdoor fabrics from Sunbrella, which are complemented by pillows in distinctive brown, orange and yellow patterns. Textural details in deep browns ground the brighter elements of the terrace's palette, allowing the orange hues to take center stage against the beautiful backdrop.
Tour the rest of the Napa Valley Showhouse here.
Photo: John Granen & John Merkl
Interior design: Annie Bowman with Lorrie Merck & Angle Dunkelberger
This rec room's orange chairs (a cross between warm amber and apricot) in durable Ultrasuede keep up the energy from the pool outdoors.
Interior design: Heather Dewberry and William C. Huff Jr.
Painted Finishes with Punch
A hot color trend in decorating for several seasons, orange comes into its own this year. Tangerine, one of the hue's prettiest interpretations, was named Pantone's 2012 color of the year, pumping up credibility for the entire color family. All variations of orange are appearing not only on a burgeoning number of fabrics and accessories (the usual suspects in color trials) but also as a finish on major furnishings. The orange table shown here is from Leekan Designs.
Tip: Give a shout-out to a high-impact color by limiting its use to one key furnishing.
Interior design: Tara Guérard
Team Tangerine with Turquoise
That same tangerine at the apex of this year's decorating color constellation takes on a whole new light when paired in a palette with turquoise. A traditional-style vintage chair gets a burst of boldness re-covered in tangerine linen, with its legs painted turquoise. The result? Brilliant.
Interior design: Tobi Fairley
Pick Your Own Orange
The shade of orange these homeowners chose is on the subtle side of the color's options. But even in an accent role as fabric covering the sofa's decorative pillows, orange is the power player in the otherwise neutral room's design.
Tip: Any color shaded with brown becomes less bright, more neutral.
Interior design: Heather Dewberry and William C. Huff Jr.
Add an Orange Area Rug
Soft dove gray walls accented with ivory millwork create a soothing envelope of interior design just waiting to be enlivened with a zest of orange. The geometric area rug in front of the fireplace introduces both a yellow-orange and a reddish-orange into the palette. Then the two hues are repeated on a big throw pillow on the nearby chair.
Interior design: Kerry Howard
Jonathan Adler Goes Orange
This keeping room is quintessentially traditional with beautiful small-paned windows that rise up two stories to meet the high ceiling. Streamlined wing chairs, antique bricks on the fireplace, and classically carved cupboards all contribute to a soothing neutral design. Now look underfoot. A Jonathan Adler area rug with eye-popping orange circles is the life of the decorating party.
Interior design: Kerry Howard
Splash Color on the Cushions
Traditional architecture imbues this kitchen with irresistible classic charm. The best designs, however, tend to be those that embrace juxtapositions. Proof that opposites attract: The room's refined millwork gets a counterpoint of modernity with metal chairs padded with tie-on vibrant orange cushions in a Holly Hunt fabric colored "Sunset."
Tip: Increase the visual interest of your decorating by coupling traditional architecture and furniture with tensile modern touches.
Interior design: Mark Williams
Exotic Upholstery Serves Up Orange
For his art-filled entry hall, this homeowner designed a daybed from gorgeous wood turned in a classic traditional shape and then upholstered it with alternating strips of exotic kilim rugs colored in bold, bracing orange. The snippets of orange kilim plus an orange accented pillow add more than color. They add character.
Bed design: Steve McKenzie
Orange Appropriate for an Oasis
Orange accents in a bedroom can provide a vital visual wake-up to a deliberately somnolent space. This room's pale neutral walls and bedding plus understated turquoise curtains and pillows seal a soothing design. The tangerine chair and smaller accents of orange deliver just enough pop for the room to feel fresh, but still serene. So rest easy, orange fans. It's OK to go to bed with the color you love.
Interior design: Tobi Fairley
Decorating Pick-Me-Up: Instant Orange
Empowering your decorating with a kinetic quality can be as easy as opening a single can of colorful paint. The dynamic design shown here is due to a mélange of mismatched frames all painted a delicious tone of tangerine.
Tip: Increase the impact by blanketing an entire wall with the orange-painted frames.
Interior design: Tobi Fairley
Sitting Easy in Orange
A single upholstery treatment can be a traditional design's most inventive element. This Victorian Hagan wing chair sports two fabrics—Lee Jofa's durable "rusty orange" corduroy for the front, and a lavender-and-cream by Designers Guild from Osborne & Little for the back. The fabrics' contrasting warm and cool colors make the design temperature just right.
Tip: Nailhead detailing imparts traditional style to any furnishing.
Interior design: Melanie Elston
An Orange Entrance
Flex your color muscle at the doorway between two rooms, painting one deep pumpkin orange and the other a pale peacock blue. The contrasting colors clearly define the two spaces as separate, and the change of color temperature from warm to cool ensures a change of experience in each climate.
Interior design: Melanie Elston
Orange Paint on Traditional Wall Paneling
For a homeownerwho insisted on "no beige allowed," a warm pumpkin paint slathered over traditional grid-paneled walls was just the design ticket. The cozy color creates a family room that's a delightful cocoon and constant inspiration for kids of all ages.
Interior design: Melanie Elston
Color Confidence
The traditional architecture of the family room's paneled walls assumes a character bursting with brio when the walls are painted pumpkin. Paradoxically, the wall-to-wall application of the rich color is less jolting than a soupcon of orange on only an accessory or single furnishing. Instead, the effect is soothing, like settling in to watch the sunset.
Interior design: Melanie Elston
Dynamic Decorating Palette
Orange accents join with lime green to add citric flavor to a basic black and white palette in this multifarious family room. The traditional shape of the Jardins du Jour ceramic table lamp has more dramatic impact in unexpected orange. A throw pillow covered in China Seas' "Turtle Batik" further weaves accents of orange into the design.
Interior design: Tobi Fairley
Decorating with Orange Refreshment
Among the most comfortable seats in this family room is a traditional wing chair covered in a fresh mango-colored linen by Designers Guild from Osborne & Little. White welting adds definition to the citrus solid. The orange chair is situated beside a lime-green stool to maximize the palette's freshness.
Interior design: Tobi Fairley
More Color Ideas
See more color ideas—including the drama that red can add to your decorating. Take a look at our presentation of The Power of Red.


text: During this current nine game losing streak, the Cardinals have been outscored 231 to 95. Skelton has started six games this season and according to ESPN, his overall QBR is 13.9 in 2012."After a 58-nothing loss like that it's hard to come into work. Whether we like it or not, we're playing those next three games," Skelton said. "I think guys have enough pride to come out and still work and still try to get better for the rest of the year."Through this rough stretch the Cardinals' rankings have plummeted. They are 28th in the league in passing yards and 32nd in rushing. Despite the team's struggles and inconsistencies, Skelton said the guys in this locker room still believe in head coach Ken Whisenhunt. "You know when the chips get down, that's when a lot of these rumors start to come out," Skelton stated. "I don't think any of those rumors started inside the locker room or guys are pointing fingers or anything."The Cards have just three games left on the schedule hosting the Lions this weekend, the Bears on the 23rd and then traveling to San Francisco to face the 49ers to wrap up the season on the 30th. Former Cardinals kicker Phil Dawson retires Derrick Hall satisfied with D-backs' buying and selling Top Stories 0 Comments Share The 5: Takeaways from the Coyotes' introduction of Alex Meruelo Grace expects Greinke trade to have emotional impact The Cardinals are coming off their worst loss in franchise history, following a 58-0 beatdown by the Seahawks in Seattle on Sunday. In the loss, starting quarterback John Skelton threw four interceptions and left the game in the third quarter with a QB rating of 0.4, which is the second lowest by any player in a game this season. "It will be a tough film to watch," Skelton said. "There's a lot of mistakes that need to be corrected. There's a lot of stuff that's wrong that needs to get fixed. So I think we'll take that approach in [Monday's] meetings." "It's rough. It just seems like it's been one of those years where anything that can go wrong, will go wrong," Skelton said. "Just gotta take everything in stride and keep on working. Guys are going to continue to come to work as long as they tell us to, so we'll see."


text: Syrian President Bashar Assad's cousin Rami Makhlouf, Syria's most influential businessman, looks on during the laying the foundation stone of a hotel project, in Damascus, Syria. STR/Associated Press hide caption toggle caption STR/Associated Press Planet Money Crony Capitalism, Syria Style May 22, 2012 Meet the guy who embodies everything that's wrong with Syria's economy. He's the president's cousin, and his nickname is "Mr. Ten Percent."


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ROSWELL, Ga. and ST. PAUL, Minn., March 17, 2014 – Kimberly-Clark Health Care and 3M Infection Prevention Division today announced a unique alliance to deliver best-in-class surgical and infection prevention solutions to hospitals and healthcare facilities in the U.S.
"At Kimberly-Clark, we have long admired 3M's track record of innovation. This relationship presents the opportunity to offer a more extensive surgical product portfolio with the latest healthcare technology to help customers tackle their foremost challenges including infection prevention and hospital readmissions," said Chris Lowery, Global VP, Health Care Sales & Marketing, Kimberly-Clark. "Together, Kimberly-Clark and 3M will leverage our respective expertise to bring forward solutions that address our customers' most critical needs in the operating room."
"Kimberly-Clark offers tremendous experience and long-standing relationships built around a consultative approach in the operating room and we are thrilled to work together. 3M's history of innovative products, paired with Kimberly-Clark's expertise, will create an exceptional offering for our healthcare customers," added Silvia Perez, Global Business Vice President, Infection Prevention Division, 3M. "By working with a like-minded company equally committed to addressing current healthcare challenges, we are harnessing our collective capabilities to improve surgical outcomes."
With the launch of the collaboration, Kimberly-Clark Health Care will offer 3M™ Steri-Drape™ fabric and plastic specialty drapes, featuring drapes with and without 3M™ Ioban™ 2 Antimicrobial Incise Film, which provides excellent adhesion throughout the surgical site and helps reduce the risk of wound contamination. The addition of the 3M drape line rounds out Kimberly-Clark Health Care's surgical and infection prevention offering. All 3M Steri-Drape surgical drapes will be available through the same distribution and surgical pack manufacturing channels as they are today.
About 3M
3M captures the spark of new ideas and transforms them into thousands of ingenious products. Its culture of creative collaboration inspires a never-ending stream of powerful technologies that make life better. 3M is the innovation company that never stops inventing. With $31 billion in sales, 3M employs 89,000 people worldwide and has operations in more than 70 countries. For more information, visit www.3M.com or follow @3MNews on Twitter.
About 3M Health Care
3M Health Care offers solutions in the medical, oral care, drug delivery, food safety and health information markets. We have an unparalleled ability to connect people, insights, science and technology to think beyond today, solve problems, and make better health possible. Our culture of collaboration empowers us to discover and deliver practical, proven solutions that enable our customers to protect and improve the health of people around the world.
About Kimberly-Clark
Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE: KMB) and its well-known global brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries. Every day, nearly a quarter of the world's population trust K-C's brands and the solutions they provide to enhance their health, hygiene and well-being. With brands such as Kleenex®, Scott®, Huggies®, Pull-Ups®, Kotex® and Depend®, Kimberly-Clark holds the No. 1 or No. 2 share position in more than 80 countries. To keep up with the latest K-C news and to learn more about the Company's 142-year history of innovation, visit www.kimberly-clark.com or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
Kimberly-Clark in the Healthcare Environment
Around the world, medical professionals turn to Kimberly-Clark for a wide portfolio of solutions that improve the health, hygiene and well-being of their patients and staff. As part of their healing mission, caregivers rely on Kimberly-Clark to deliver clinical solutions, hygiene & cleaning offerings, and educational resources that they can depend on to prevent, diagnose and manage a wide variety of healthcare-associated infections. A global enterprise of more than $1 billion, Kimberly-Clark Health Care holds the No. 1 or No. 2 market share position in several categories, including infection control solutions, surgical solutions, pain management, hygiene solutions, digestive health and respiratory health. And throughout the care continuum, patients and staff alike trust Kimberly-Clark medical supplies and devices, KLEENEX® tissues, KLEENEX® & SCOTT® skin care products and SCOTT® towels for day-to-day needs. For more information, visit http://www.kchealthcare.com and http://www.kcprofessional.com.


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This article was published 13/11/2012 (2625 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
By the end of the year the city's downtown will begin another significant upgrade with the start of construction on the much-anticipated 340,000-square-foot addition to the Winnipeg Convention Centre.
The $180-million project will be built on the surface parking lot south of the current 492,000-square-foot facility, which will also receive an upgrade to its mechanical systems.
The city and federal and provincial governments are covering up to $148.6 million of the costs, with the remaining funding coming from new incremental property tax revenues from an integrated hotel and commercial development that will be built adjacent to the convention centre.
It is expected that the construction will start before the end of this year, with an anticipated opening before the end of 2015.
The expansion to what was once the largest convention centre in the country will mean a much busier meeting and convention trade in the city.
In the past Winnipeg was unable to even bid on some of the larger conventions because existing facilities were not large enough.
"It's become evident that the growing list of requirements for large conventions and meetings are getting harder to accommodate," said Klaus Lahr, president and CEO of the WCC. "In the end, there was an overwhelming response by everyone to just get shovels in the ground."
Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger, said, "This project is fundamental to our ability to showcase our province and city to the world as new attractions near completion and the remarkable transformation of Winnipeg continues."
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The bulk of a tree or shrub's absorbing roots are cut off and left behind in the nursery field when the plant is harvested.
When you prune a plant, whether you're pruning stems or branches aboveground, or roots below ground, you're wounding the plant. A wounded plant will attempt to seal off or compartmentalize the wounded area to prevent decay. This process forces the plant to use stored reserves (starches, etc.), and thus has a depleting effect. Pruning can also stimulate new growth, but for this new growth to occur, additional stored reserves must be used. Therefore, even though top and root pruning can be, for certain objectives and at certain times of the year, beneficial to a plant, the plant does pay a price – use of stored reserves – in order to benefit from the pruning.
One of the most extreme examples of root pruning occurs when shrubs and trees are dug from a grower or nursery's field. As much as 80 to 90 percent of the plant's smaller roots that absorb and transport water and dissolved minerals are cut and left behind in the nursery field. What is contained in the harvested soil root ball is the greater portion of the tree or shrub's root system by weight, but not by absorptive surface. Still, that harvested portion does contain stored reserves, since one of the functions of roots is food storage, so those reserves can be used to produce new roots. These new roots begin to anchor that plant into its landscape site, and to absorb needed water and nutrients.
Circling roots have formed at the potting soil surface in the lip of the container. Circling roots closest to the surface have the greatest potential to form undesirable girdling roots later in a plant's life.
If landscape plants can tolerate this extreme of root pruning, then root pruning you might need to do might not seem as extreme or threatening to your plant's survival. Two examples of root pruning that should be done more often are removing circling and matted roots on container-grown trees and shrubs at transplant time, and removing girdling roots on trees as they grow in the landscape.
When you remove the plastic container from around the root ball of a container-grown tree or shrub, if a heavy mat of fine roots or a large number of circling roots are visible on the outside of the root ball, then root pruning is warranted. Most of the roots in that heavy root mat won't grow out of the root ball into the landscape soil – they'll just stay in that matted configuration. If the root ball dries out, how will the plant absorb water if its roots haven't grown into the landscape soil? They won't and the plant will die – slowly if you're watering and have mulched, or quickly if a drought occurs.
What to do? First, shake or tease the potting mix from the outer inch or so of the root ball if you can. If that's not possible, cut away the most matted sections of roots. New roots will begin to grow from just behind the ends of the cut roots.
This root is now large and girdling the trunk of this tree. If the tissue of this root hasn't grown together with the tissue of the tree trunk, it should be carefully pruned away.
If you encounter circling roots when you remove the container, especially on trees that have coarser root systems, prune off any large roots that are located on the top 6 inches or so of the root ball. Those roots won't change their circling configuration once the trees are transplanted, so they won't help to anchor the plant into the soil or explore for water and nutrients.
Equally important, however, if those roots aren't removed at transplant as they grow and enlarge in diameter, they may eventually begin to press upon the tree's stem or trunk. They are then called girdling roots because that's what they're doing – they're girdling or compressing the stem, blocking upward movement of water and nutrients from the roots and downward movement of sugars from the leaves. In essence, the tree is strangling itself to death.
If you wait to prune away large girdling roots later in the tree's life, the tissue of those roots may have begun to grow together with the trunk tissue. At that point trying to prune those roots away may leave a big wound around the base of the tree. Neither that wound nor the girdling roots, is desirable, so it's better to prevent the situation before it gets started.
The nursery industry has some options for minimizing or preventing matting and circling root formation. These include using containers with an interior wall treated with a copper substance that inhibits root formation on the ball surface. There are also containers whose walls are punctuated with holes that allow air to kill the tips of the roots – what's known as air-root pruning. These newer containers still aren't widely used, but if you recognize them, you'll know you're getting a root system that should be better formed and better able to quickly establish into the landscape.
A field harvested root ball with soil washed away – most of the absorbing roots were cut off and left behind.
This matted configuration should not be left intact at transplant time. If the potting mix can't be adequately teased away from the outer surface of the root ball, then some of the root mat should be pruned away.
The nursery industry has many new types of containers, some of which can beneficially modify how the roots grow.
A new container with air-root pruning holes to help prevent or minimize the formation of matting and circling roots.
(Photography by Bonnie Lee Appleton. From State-by-State Gardening May 2003)


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About the Author (Author Profile)Karen Nichols is a Pet Industry Influencer, Publisher and Multimedia Designer in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has over 15 years of experience in the Internet Industry as a User Experience Analyst and Interaction Design Consultant. She's blogged professionally for nine years, and is a respected expert in social media, web analytics, online branding and Wordpress design and development. She's a popular speaker at pet industry conferences. In 2013, she won the BlogPaws social media awards for Best Cat Blog and Best video. In 2012, Karen won the Best Blog Design award for SkeezixTheCat.com. She was one of seven finalists in the national Purina Cat Chow Correspondent search in 2010. She has been a spokesperson for Friskies and judge of the 2012 "The Friskies" video contest, and a juror for the Internet Cat Video Festival. Karen is a member of the Cat Writer's Association, Women in the Pet Industry, the IAABC, The Interactive Design Association and the North Bay Multimedia Association.
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Uh, Skeez, what a Christmas! We're glad you survived it.
That's a very lively Christmas =^.^=
Merry Christmas!
Whew! Glad you didn't shoot your eye out!
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We regularly turn to the same trusted local, state, and national sources for technical guidance, preservation standards, and funding information. You may find some of the same sources helpful as you plan your project.
In addition to the "Thoughts…" series Bero Architecture has developed the following compilation of basic, preservation related, resources.
The Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for the Treatment of Historic Properties, developed by the National Park Service, offer a best-practice approach to the four treatments covered (preservation, rehabilitation, restoration, and reconstruction). In some cases (e.g., tax credit or state grant projects), adherence to the standards is mandated; even when not compulsory, they provide a useful framework for projects involving historic buildings.
The office of the Secretary of the Interior has also published Illustrated Guidelines on Sustainability for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings. This link to the National Park Service's website for Technical Preservation Services has a link to the Guideline PDF. If you have difficulty finding it, you can get the PDF here.
Preservation Briefs, produced by the National Park Service, are a source of technical information on the appropriate care, restoration and maintenance of historic buildings, materials, and landscapes. The briefs provide detailed guidance on topics such as painting historic buildings, roofing, window repair, and porch preservation.
Each state and U.S. Territory has its own State Historic Preservation Office, charged with administering federal and state preservation policies and programs. In New York, ours is a division of the state Office of Parks, Recreation, & Historic Preservation, commonly referred to as SHPO (pronounced "shippo").
SHPO's website offers information about state preservation programs and processes, including tax credits and environmental review.
You'll also find a database of National Register-listed properties with online access to scanned nominations.
SHPO's publishes this tri-annual newsletter to assist and inform the Certified Local Government community around New York State. Each issue generally deals with a single topic. Current issues are downloadable as PDF's from Certified Local Government Portal.
SHPO publishes guidlines for working with masonry and mortar. Mortar mixes, repointing, methods of cleaning masonry, and moisture are discussed.(more...)
Many places to learn about preserving and maintaining church buildings(more...)
The state and federal government encourage the preservation and rehabilitation of historic buildings by allowing income tax credits for the rehabilitation of certain historic properties. The following links explain the incentive system.
Looking for funding for your project? The following sources provide grants for preservation planning and/or rehabilitation projects. Please also see our Thoughts on Preservation Funding.
A list of information sources for old house owners on general work, architectural styles, masonry, paint colors, and insulation(more...)
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a nonprofit organization that provides resources and advocacy to save historic places and revitalize communities. Their website includes a wealth of information on national preservation issues such as tear-downs chain drugstores, and historic schools. Some of our favorites issues discussed are:
Weatherization Guide For Older & Historic Buildings
Provides information about making historic buildings more energy efficient without jeopardizing character, and advice on ways to sensitively improve the performance of windows, mechanical systems, insulation, and roofing.
Lead Safety Guide
Describes ways we can preserve architectural features while making historic building lead safe. without tearing out contributing features like wood windows, fancy woodwork, or original siding. It also addresses the EPA's renovation, repair, and painting rule for old buildings.
Saving Wood Windows
How can a shiny new vinyl replacement window not be better than an ugly and hard to open wood window? People make their decision to replace old windows based on looks, the experience of their friends, and what their vinyl window sales person tells them. The National Trust has published page to push more evidence-based information about the sustainability, cost-effectiveness, and maintenance-techniques to keep old windows out of landfills and contributing to the architectural quality of their buildings. There are also options to tell Congress that you support energy efficiency incentives, and to tell your friends you believe wood windows are better than vinyl. The Learn More page seems like a good place to start understanding the real differences between wood and vinyl windows. When you're done with that, check out these articles we have about similar topics:


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Animal Facts
Scientific Name
Stegostoma varium
Animal Type
invertebrates such as snails, shrimp, crabs, sea urchins and small fishes
to 11.5 feet (3.5 m)
nurse sharks, whale sharks, epaulette sharks; Order: Orectolobiformes (carpet sharks); Family: Stegostomatidae
tropical Western Pacific and Indian oceans, usually found near coral reefs
Natural History
Long and sleek, zebra sharks can wriggle into reef crevices and caves to hunt for their favorite food. Barbels (fleshy feelers) on their snouts help them search for their prey. Zebra sharks hunt at night; in the daytime they usually rest quietly on the bottom, "standing" on their pectoral (side) fins.
Juveniles are dark brown with white zebralike stripes, but adults are tan with brown leopardlike spots, so this shark has at least three common names—zebra shark, leopard shark and zebra/leopard shark. Common names can be confusing, which is why we depend on scientific names for identifying animals and plants.
To reproduce, male sharks use claspers (modifications of the pelvic fins) to transfer sperm into the female's reproductive tract. The zebra female lays fertilized eggs in tough capsules covered with tufts of filaments, which attach the eggs to the seafloor.
Zebra sharks are caught for their meat, which is eaten fresh, or dried and salted like jerky. Its fins are used for shark fin soup or in traditional Chinese medicines. In some countries, shark fin soup is an expensive delicacy that can cost $100 or more for one serving. After fisheries catch sharks, they often strip off the high-value fins and toss the rest of the shark overboard. The process is called "finning." Often, the shark is still alive and lies helpless on the seafloor until it dies. Worldwide trade in shark fins increased from 3,300 tons in 1980 to 12,900 tons in 2000.
To curtail this slaughter of sharks, the United States government passed a law in 2000 that forbids shark finning and possessing shark fins without shark bodies, and prohibits foreign fishing vessels from shark finning in the United States' exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Canada, Australia, Mexico and New Zealand are also managing shark fisheries, but more countries need to regulate these fisheries.
Cool Facts
If sharks stop swimming, they sink, since they don't have gas-filled swim bladders like most other fishes. Their oil-rich livers help with buoyancy but not enough to keep the sharks afloat.
An albino zebra shark was discovered in 1973 in the Indian Ocean. She had a grayish tail, but was otherwise uniformly white without the usual dark spots seen on adults. Scientists were surprised she had survived, as her coloring would make her more vulnerable to predators.
To breathe, many sharks must swim to force oxygenated water over their gills. But, like all bottom-dwelling sharks, zebra sharks have the ability to pump water over their gills, either through their mouth or through the large spiracle behind each eye. To ease the task of pumping all that water over their gills, the sharks face into the ocean current.


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7 Amazing Health Benefits of Coconut Oil
The natural health community has embraced the use of coconut oil for many health conditions with much enthusiasm and excitement — and with good reason. While early research forced many to shy away from coconut oil, epidemiological studies reveal that, despite coconut oil's saturated fat content, populations who regularly use coconut and coconut oil in their diets experience considerable value of this substance in promoting wellness due to it's unique chemical structures.
Is Your Skin Cream "Tricking" Your Skin into Looking Younger?
As you age, your skin loses the ability to produce the nutrients that protect it from the damaging effects of things like the sun's UV rays, pollution and free radicals.
Many beauty products contain harsh chemicals that can actually make your skin age faster! But there's a natural skin care solution that's been proven to make skin look younger by providing it with the #1 nutrient it craves.
Why Coconut Oil Is Unique
While most of the fats contained in meat, dairy products and vegetables are classified as long-chain fatty acids, coconut oil is one of the few dietary sources of medium-chain fatty acids, specifically, lauric acid. This is an important distinction because the body responds to and metabolizes the different sized fatty acids in different ways. In fact, one study found that the consumption of lauric acid increased HDL cholesterol and resulted in an overall improved lipid profile.
Coconut oil also contains a unique fat called monolaurin. Jon Kabara, Ph.D., the scientist whose laboratory first discovered it, states it is one of the most exceptional fats found in nature.
The Case for Using Coconut Oil to Improve Health
Coconut oil is widely used in the Asian Pacific area, and many in this community enjoy excellent health and longevity. Also, research on people who live in tropical areas whose diet is high in this oil show that they have lower rates of heart disease and cancer, as well as digestive maladies and prostate disorders.
Bruce Fife, a certified nutritionist, naturopathic doctor and author of The Coconut Oil Miracle, asserts that this oil is one of the most amazing foods in the world. He has used it successfully in his practice to eradicate a host of maladies including psoriasis, dandruff and precancerous skin lesions, along with infections, chronic fatigue and hemorrhoids.
Furthermore, coconut oil has been used in IV solutions for feeding critically ill patients for several decades. It's even a major ingredient in most baby food, as it contains many of the same nutrients present in human breast milk. All of these facts, together with findings from hundreds of studies published in medial journals, attest to the reality that this oil has some truly special properties! Here's a summary of seven health benefits connected with the use and consumption of coconut oil.
7 Health Benefits of Coconut Oil
1. Infection Fighter – Coconut oil contains lauric acid that is transformed within the body to monolaurin, a substance that is very toxic to viruses, funguses and bacteria.
2. Hair and Skin Health – The molecular structure of the fatty acids of coconut oil are small, enabling them to penetrate the hair shaft. It is also a rich skin conditioner because the medium-chain triglycerides penetrate deeply. You can even use it in place of chap stick!
3. Weight Loss – The medium-chain fatty acids present in the oil boost metabolism more quickly than long-chain fatty acids, as they are easier to digest and convert into energy.
4. Diabetes – Many people consume sugary foods and beverages to get a quick burst of energy, but this habit can lead to diabetes. Substituting coconut oil, a quick energy producer, for sugar in the diet can help prevent or delay the onset of this disease.
5. Hypothyroidism – Coconut oil's fast energy release associated with an increase in body temperature can stimulate the thyroid gland, causing it to become more active and produce more thyroid hormone.
6. Bone Health – Studies show coconut oil aids in the absorption of calcium and magnesium, which strengthens bones and deters osteoporosis.
7. Alzheimer's disease – Dr. Mary Newport found that coconut oil has medium-chain triglycerides, a substance used in a drug trial in which her husband was ineligible to participate. She administered a tablespoon of coconut oil to her husband two times a day for six weeks, which resulted in his near total recovery.
Here's a great graphic we found on Dr. Axe's website that lists a few other benefits of coconut oil.
What Can You Make with Coconut Oil?
With a smoke point of 350 degrees, just 24 degrees lower than olive oil, coconut oil can be substituted in almost any recipe! It imparts little flavor but may add a nutty flavor with a touch of sweetness. Here's three recipes to start out with!
Spicy Cinnamon Nut Cake with Coconut Oil
Homemade Granola with Coconut Oil
Coconut Oil Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Mary West is a natural health enthusiast, as she believes this area can profoundly enhance wellness. She is the creator of a natural healing website where she focuses on solutions to health problems that work without side effects. You can visit her site and learn more at http://www.alternativemedicinetruth.com. Ms. West is also the author of Fight Cancer Through Powerful Natural Strategies.
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The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (the Canadian Lexpert Directory), published since 1997, is based on an extensive peer survey process. It includes profiles of leading practitioners across Canada in more than 60 practice areas and leading law firms in more than 40 practice areas.
The 2019 edition of the Canadian Lexpert Directory has been uploaded to this site and is searchable using the adjacent search boxes.
The publication also features articles highlighting current legal issues and recent developments of importance written by leading practitioners across Canada.
For more information on the survey process, click here to view Frequently Asked Questions.


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