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The Juglandaceae family contains 2 important genera: Hickory/Pecan (Carya) and Walnut (Juglans).Walnut is the common name for 20 species of deciduous trees in the Juglans genus (native to south-western Asia, eastern Asia, and the Americas). Those species have been separated into 4 taxonomic sections:
Section Dioscaryon contains a single species, J. regia, and this nut is commonly called the English walnut or Persian walnut. Section Rhysocaryon includes all of the Black walnuts: for example, the species J. nigra (Eastern black walnut), J. californica (Southern California black walnut), J. hindsii (Northern California black walnut), J. major (Arizona black walnut) and J. microcarpa (Texas black walnut).
Section Cardiocaryon contains J. ailantifolia (Japanese walnut), J. cathayensis (Chinese walnut), and J. mandshurica (Manchurian walnut), among others. Section Trachycaryon comprises a single species native to North America, J. cinerea, known as the Butternut or White walnut. Within some species there are also different cultivars (1).
Geographical distribution
Walnut is one of the most important nut crops. The leading commercial producers of Walnuts are the United States, Turkey, China, Iran, France and Romania.The Walnut tree is up to 20 m tall, with a large, spreading, rounded top and thick, massive stem. Walnut trees are monoecious, with male flowers borne in long, unbranched, drooping catkins, and female flowers borne singly or in short spikes. The leaves and outer green husks are poisonous to fish and most animals. The flowers appear in May, and the yellow leaves turn green by mid-June.The Walnut fruit is a nut, borne singly or in pairs and enclosed in a solid, non-splitting green husk. The fruit is oval in shape, 4 to 5 cm across. The outer, slightly soft coat, which is called a husk or shuck, is shiny and green at first. It changes to dark brown when it is ripe. Inside this fruit is a single seed, the Walnut, which has an edible, oil-rich, white, two-lobed, wrinkled kernel enclosed in a thick, hard, ridged, and brown to black shell. In mid-September the nuts can be harvested with their husks still on. By October, the husks fall off, and the hard-shelled nuts can be gathered.Walnut shells are composed of 2 halves. Between the halves is the "shell seal", which is usually tight, to protect the nut from moisture and pests. But the shell of freshly picked Walnuts can easily be cracked open by hand. After washing and drying, the shell becomes very hard and must be broken open with a tool such as a nutcracker or hammer. A hard, fibrous membrane lines the inside of the shell, runs between the two halves of the nut, and is removed before eating. The Walnut itself is covered by a thin edible skin called the pellicle, which can be removed by blanching the nut in rapidly boiling water for 30 to 60 seconds. The pellicle contains tannins; the darker the pellicle, the more tannins it contains. Walnut has a very high polyunsaturated fat content, which makes the nut extremely perishable, requiring careful storage.While there are numerous species of edible Walnuts, the 3 main ones consumed are the English (or Persian) walnut (J. regia), the Black Walnut (J. nigra), and the White (or Butternut) Walnut (J. cinerea). The English walnut is the most popular and features a large nut and thinner shell, which is easily broken with a nutcracker. The Black walnut has thicker shells that are harder to crack; the nuts are oilier and richer-tasting, with a much more pungent and distinctive flavour than that of the English walnut. They are harder to extract from the shell in large pieces. The much less available White walnut has a sweeter and oilier taste than the other 2 types, and very high protein content.Environment
The nuts are rich in oil, particularly in alpha-linoleic acid (omega 3 fatty acid) and linoleic acid (polyunsaturated fatty acids), and are widely eaten both fresh and in cookery. Walnuts can be eaten directly from the shell, but more often they are eaten as an ingredient in baked goods, ice cream or other foods. They are used in salads and in meat, poultry, fish and pasta dishes. Immature young fruits are pickled in vinegar and considered a delicacy. A liqueur is made in France from the husks. Greeks and Romans used Walnuts to cure headaches, because of the shape, which resembles the two halves of the brain.The oil is used in salads and pasta. The allergenicity of this oil and various other gourmet nut oils depends on the extraction method and the purity of the end product (2).Oil paint often contains Walnut oil as an effective binding medium, known for its clear, glossy consistency and non-toxicity.
Walnut husks can produce a rich yellow-brown to dark brown dye that is used for dyeing fabric and for other purposes. Husks should be handled wearing rubber gloves, to avoid dyeing one's fingers.Allergens
The following allergens have been characterised:
Jug r 1, a 2S albumin, was shown to be a major allergen in a study of 20 American Walnut-allergic individuals; the allergen bound 75% of the patients' sera (4). Similarly, IgE binding to Jug r 1 was demonstrated in 12 of 16 (75%) sera from Walnut-allergic patients (3). The IgE binding inhibition study suggested that the Walnut 2S protein precursor undergoes post-translational modification into a large and a small subunit similar to Castor seed, Cottonseed, Mustard seed, and Brazil nut 2S seed storage protein allergens (3).However, contrasting results were seen in a study of 46 Italian patients, either with oral allergy syndrome confirmed by open oral challenge, or with systemic symptoms after ingestion of Walnut; a comparison of the Walnut IgE binding profile in patients with and without pollen allergy showed that the only major allergen recognised was a lipid transfer protein (LTP) (Jug r 3), which was recognised by 36 patients (78.2%). Two other minor allergens of approximately 9 kDa, both belonging to the vicilin family, were recognised by 10 patients (21.7%). Nine patients reacted to vicilin A, and 1 patient to vicilin B (which has 90% homology with Cocoa). Two patients exclusively allergic to Walnut were sensitised to vicilin A. IgE binding to Walnut LTP was completely inhibited by Peach LTP. The study concluded that in the Italian population, the LTP is a major allergen (7).Jug r 4 has been shown to be a major allergen and was found in sera from 15 of 23 (65%) Walnut-allergic patients. (12) rJug r 4 has been cloned and was demonstrated to bind to serum IgE antibodies from 21 of 37 (57%) Walnut-allergic patients (13).Allergens similar to the English walnut allergens Jug r 1 and Jug r 2 have been shown to be present in Walnuts of other closely related Juglans species (1). However, although cross-reactivity between the Jug r 1 allergen and a similar allergen in other Juglans species occurs, and appears to be extensive, species other than J. regia were shown to be unable to completely inhibit binding to the recombinant form of Jug r 1. The authors suggest that perhaps the other species had less 2S albumin and left more Jug r 1-specific IgE antobodies available in solution for binding to the immobilised rJug r 1, or that binding affinities differ slightly. They also proposed that the reduction and partial linearisation of rJug r 1 by the SDS in the gel or the non-natural folding of a precursor fusion protein (the 2S albumin precursor is normally processed into large and small subunits in Walnut) introduces additional IgE epitopes that are still present when membrane-bound. The authors suggested that, in any case, subtle differences in the 2S albumins can be inferred (1).
A high degree of cross-reactivity occurs among the different Walnut species (1).Early inhibition studies suggested cross-reactivity between Walnut and Pecan when 7 tree nuts (Walnut, Pecan Almond, Hazel nut, Brazil nut, Cashew, Pistachio) and Peanut were evaluated (15). Other studies have also reported a higher risk of cross-reactivity between Walnut and Pecan (16) and among Walnut, Pecan, and Hazel nut (17). The allergens resulting in this relationship were not elucidated. Cross-reactivity among Walnut, Hazel nut and Brazil nut was reported in a patient with Walnut-induced anaphylaxis (18).A high degree of cross-reactivity among the tree nuts is most likely to be a result of the 2S albumin and other storage proteins. Jug r 1 has been shown to have a 46.1% identity with the Brazil nut 2S albumin Ber e 1 (3). A major allergen in Cashew nut, a 2S albumin, was reported to be the possible basis for cross-reactivity with Walnut 2S albumin (19). Cross-reactivity among the 2S albumin in Almond, Walnut and Hazel nut has been demonstrated (20).There are reports of cross-reactivity among allergens in Sesame and allergens in Walnut (21). This may occur as a result of the presence of a 2S albumin (Ses i 2) or a 7S vicilin-type globulin (Ses i 3) found in Sesame seed; both kinds of storage proteins are found in Walnut (22). Other studies have reported that the Sesame 11S globulin shows only partial immunological cross-reactivity with Walnut (23).Vicilin allergens of Peanut (Ara h 1), Walnut (Jug r 2), Hazel nut (Cor a 11) and Cashew nut (Ana o 1) share structurally related IgE-binding epitopes, and authors have suggested that avoidance or restricted consumption of other tree nuts should be recommended to Peanut-sensitised individuals (9). Ana o 1, a 7S vicilin-like globulin from Cashew, has a 52-62% similarity to Walnut (6). A 19 kDa protein of Buckwheat has been shown to have a weak homology to the vicilin-like protein of Walnut (Jug r 2), Cashew (Ana o 1), and to 7 S globulin from Sesame seed (24). A 7S globulin from Coconut has also been shown to be cross-reactive with Walnut and Hazel nut (25).Linear IgE-binding epitopes identified in legumin allergens of Peanut (Ara h 3) and other allergenic tree nuts (Jug r 4 of Walnut, Cor a 9 of Hazel nut, Ana o 2 Cashew nut) were mapped. Conformational analysis has shown that the legumin allergens of Peanut (Ara h 3), Walnut (Jug r 4), Hazel nut (Cor a 9), and Cashew nut (Ana o 2) have consensual surface-exposed IgE-binding epitopes that exhibit some structural homology, which accounts for the IgE-binding cross-reactivity observed among Peanut and tree nut allergens. IgE-binding epitopes similar to those found in 11S globulin allergens do not apparently occur in other vicilin allergens with the cupin fold, as in Peanut (Ara h 1), Walnut (Jug r 2), Hazel nut (Cor a 1), and Cashew nut (Ana o 3) (26).Jug r 3 from Walnut is a lipid transfer protein. As LTP-hypersensitive patients experience adverse reactions after ingestion of botanically unrelated plant-derived foods as well, in view of the high prevalence and severity of the reactions, authors have recommended that Hazel nut, Walnut, and Peanut should be regarded as potentially hazardous for these patients (7,11). In a study of 20 LTP-monosensitive patients with a clinical history of allergic reactions following the ingestion of Rosaceae fruits (Apple, Pear, Peach, Cherry, Apricot, Plum, or Almond), 80% reported clinical reactivity to nuts (Hazel nut, Walnut, Pistachio); in 11 cases (55%) nuts caused systemic symptoms, with urticaria/angioedema in 9 cases and anaphylaxis in 2. Maize and beer were not tolerated by 4 (20%) and 2 (10%) respectively. After ingesting Grapes, 2 patients experienced immediate gastro-enteritis/rhinitis and oral allergy syndrome, respectively. Cashew and Pistachio induced an anaphylactic reaction in a single patient, but Cashew is rarely eaten in Italy. Only 2 patients had ever eaten Pistachio, and 1 reacted; hence the study conclusion that these 2 nuts may be significant LTP-containing foods for adverse reactions (11). The relevance of LTP in cross-reactivity among Walnut and other LTP-containing foods, e.g., Apple (Mal d 3), has been reported (27).Jug r 4, a legumin-like protein, has been shown to have significant sequence homology to Hazel nut and Cashew legumin allergens, and in vitro cross-reactivity was demonstrated with Hazel nut, Cashew, and Peanut protein extracts (13). Legumin-like seed storage proteins have been implicated in cross-reactivity between Coconut and Walnut, Almond and Peanut (28).Walnut profilin may result in cross-reactivity with other profiling-containing food, but this has not been established yet.
IgE-mediated reactions
Tree nuts and Peanuts are frequent causes of severe IgE-mediated food hypersensitivity and anaphylaxis. In particular, tree nut allergies are potentially life-threatening, rarely outgrown, and appear to be increasing in prevalence. Peanut and tree-nut allergic reactions coexist in a third of Peanut-allergic patients, frequently occur on first known exposure, and may be life-threatening (29).The frequency of Walnut allergy in children with IgE-mediated food allergy has been reported as 4.2% (30). Walnut was most commonly reported to be allergenic by participants in the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) Peanut and Tree Nut registry in the United States. A questionnaire of 5,149 patients (mainly children) found that of allergic reactions to tree nuts, 34% of reactions were to Walnut (31). In 1,000 British patients allergic to nut, 30 cases of severe allergic reactions to Walnut occurred (32). Random telephone surveys found that the importance of Walnut allergy and other nut allergies is related not only to the severity of the allergic reactions but also to the high prevalence in the general population, estimated to be around 0.2% to 0.7% (33-34). In a SPT study of 1,286 allergic patients, aged 2-79 years, in the southeast part of Iran, it was found that 30.33% of the subjects were sensitised to Hen's egg, 29.16% to Walnut, 21.46% to Cow's milk, 19.21% to Beef, and 15.32% to and Hazel nut (35).As Walnuts are promoted as part of a healthy diet because of their polyunsaturated fat and antioxidant content, consumption of Walnuts and the addition of them to processed foods can be expected to increase.In a study based on a patient questionnaire, hypersensitivity to Walnuts was shown to be more common in patients with Birch pollen allergy (26%) than in patients without Birch pollen allergy (6%) (36). Similarly, in a study of grass pollen allergy in Northern Italy, where this allergy is the most common, IgE antibodies to Bet v 1 were more strongly associated with nuts and legumes, while Bet v 2 was more strongly related to allergy to fresh fruits and vegetables (37).Anaphylaxis to Walnut has been frequently reported. In a case series, 10 of 32 fatal anaphylactic reactions to foods resulted from ingestion of a tree nut, and Walnut was named in 3 cases (38). In the United Kingdom register of anaphylaxis deaths between 1992 and 1998, 37 food-induced fatalities were recorded, 5 caused by Walnut (39-40). Of 55 severe or fatal food-allergic reactions reported in a British paediatric population, 1 near-fatal reaction was caused by Walnut (41). Nevertheless, the prevalence of severe allergy may vary according to population groups. In a retrospective review of 213 Australian children with Peanut or tree nut allergy, there was only 1 reported case of anaphylaxis to Walnut alone, and 3 to a mixture of nuts (42).Walnut-induced anaphylaxis was reported in an 11-year-old boy who developed gastric pain followed by severe asthma, generalised urticaria and collapse 15 minutes after eating home-baked cookies made with Walnuts, Pistachios, dried Figs and raisins. Skin reactivity and IgE antibodies were detected to Walnut and Hazel nut (18). Significantly, accidental intake of foods containing small amounts of Walnuts not listed on the food labels can induce anaphylaxis (43).In particular, patients with an initial diagnosis of "idiopathic" anaphylaxis may have in fact reacted to Walnut. A hundred and two patients with an initial diagnosis of idiopathic anaphylaxis were evaluated with 79 food allergens using SPT; only those patients were included whose episodes consisted of at least 2 of the following: angioedema with or without urticaria, laryngeal oedema leading to severe dyspnoea, hypotension, and loss of consciousness; 32 patients (31%) had positive tests to 1 or more foods. Walnut was among the foods implicated. The authors concluded that some instances of "idiopathic" anaphylaxis are not truly idiopathic (44).Importantly, delayed anaphylaxis to Walnut following epinephrine administration may occur, as documented in a 7-year-old girl with known Walnut allergy. Five minutes after the accidental ingestion of a bite of a Walnut-containing salad, the patient's mother injected her with 0.15 mg epinephrine, although no clinical reaction was noted prior to administration. After 90 minutes of observation, she suddenly developed diffuse pruritus, cough, wheeze, erythema, and urticaria. Further treatment resulted in resolution of symptoms (45).Walnut food-dependant exercise-induced anaphylaxis has been reported (46-47).Cross-reactivity may have severe consequences. An 18-year-old male experienced generalised urticaria, angioedema of the face, wheezing, dyspnoea and hypotension a few minutes after eating a cake containing Walnut. He had previously experienced episodes of urticaria and oral itching after eating Walnuts. During SPT evaluation for Walnut and Brazil nut allergy, a severe episode of anaphylaxis occurred immediately after pricking with fresh Brazil nut. The subject had never eaten Brazil nut before. The authors hypothesise that this adverse reaction was a result of cross-reactive mechanisms (48).Anaphylaxis to Walnuts and Pine nut induced by angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE) has been described (49).Although the storage proteins are in general major allergens responsible for adverse reactions to Walnut, in Italian patients the lipid transfer proteins are major allergens and responsible for oral allergy syndrome. In a study of 46 Italian patients either with oral allergy syndrome confirmed by open oral challenge or with systemic symptoms after ingestion of Walnut, the only major allergen recognised was a lipid transfer protein that bound serum of 37 patients. Two other minor allergens, both belonging to the vicilin family, were recognised by 10 patients. IgE binding to Walnut LTP was completely inhibited by Peach LTP, and the authors suggested that the sensitisation to this protein seemed to be secondary to the sensitisation to Peach LTP, which would act as the primary sensitiser. Symptoms of oral allergy syndrome were reported in 24 patients, gastrointestinal symptoms in 1, glottic edema in 13, urticaria in 6, angioedema in 8, shock in 10, atopic dermatitis in 2, and asthma in 1 (7). The importance of lipid transfer proteins in Walnut-allergic patients has been reported in other studies (11,18).Walnut allergy may occur as part of a true multifood allergy. A 4-year-old male, who first experienced urticaria and asthma related to the ingestion of eggs at the age of 2, in subsequent years developed rhinitis, angioedema, headache, and gastroenteritis. Symptoms started between a few minutes to 2 hours after the ingestion of a number of foods. SPT and IgE antibody determinations were positive for a number of foods, including Walnut, and this was confirmed by DBPCFC (50).Walnut may also exacerbate atopic dermatitis. Over half of paediatric patients with atopic eczema were found to be have IgE antibodies to Walnut (51).Occupational contact urticaria from Walnut associated with hand eczema has been reported (52).Other reactions
Juglone is the active ingredient of the green flesh of Walnuts and is known to be a strong irritant. Two young nursery-school playmates developed contact pigmentation and acute irritant contact dermatitis as a result of contact with the "juice" of green Walnut husks (53).Compiled by Dr Harris Steinman, firstname.lastname@example.com
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A squirrel caused a power outage that left nearly 1,200 PG&E customers in San Jose without power Wednesday morning, a utility spokeswoman said.
The outage was first reported around 8:20 a.m. and affected 1,180 customers in the city's College Park neighborhood, according to PG&E spokeswoman Monica Tell.
She said a squirrel came into contact with some PG&E equipment in the area, causing the outage.
One of the customers affected was Caltrain's San Jose dispatching center, according to Tell. The outage caused the dispatching center to fail and led trains to stop, causing major system-wide delays.
"In those instances, we have a backup generator and a battery to power the transition," Caltrain's Jayme Ackerman said. "But the battery didn't work and that caused us to go dark."
With no tracking system and no backup, some trains had to be slowed and others stopped completely at the height of the morning commute.
The area impacted was bounded by The Alameda, Taylor, Ashbury and Stockton. The SJ Unified School District office was also impacted by the outage, Tell said.
For a while, all 42 schools in the San Jose Unified School District could not receive phone calls and the district office was dark.
Power was restored by around 11 a.m.
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"Get your vasectomy, then sit on the couch for 3 days watching sports–Doctors orders!"
That's part of the pitch for the "Vas Madness" deal currently being offered by the Texas-based Urology Team. The special package costs $595 and includes an initial consultation and the surgical procedure that'll stop you from getting anyone pregnant. But sorry sports fans, "consultations and vasectomies cannot be performed on the same day," the promotion warns.
As bizarre as it sounds, the idea of getting snipped around the time of the NCAA men's basketball tournament is not new. Vasectomy clinics report spikes in appointments around March Madness, presumably from men who feel that there's no better period than tourney time to recover from the briefly painful procedure. The recovery involves little more than a few days of guilt-free sitting and icing one's nether regions. And since you're immobile for a spell thanks to doctor's orders, why not see if there are any good games on TV?
One year, a clinic in Cape Cod even threw in free pizza as part of its March Madness-themed vasectomy package.
The vasectomy-March Madness connection dates back at least a half-dozen years. Many people credit the seemingly odd concept to the Oregon Urology Institute, which ran a "Snip City" radio ad in the late '00s, encouraging men to have a little "snip-snip," followed by "doctors orders to sit back and watch nonstop basketball."
Who are the men who time this sensitive, life-changing procedure in such a way? "They are the clever ones, the men who put some thought into when they scheduled that not-often-discussed elective surgery," the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported back in 2009. "Their wives might even wait on them."
At the time, one Cleveland-area urologist told the paper that his schedule was completely booked with vasectomies timed to coincide with March Madness. And he said he fully understood why men timed it so: "If they're going to have a day off, it might as well be on a day when they would want to be watching basketball, as opposed to watching 'Oprah.'"


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Stop and Search (4750/17)
For the calendar years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 could you please provide me with the TOTAL number of Stop & Searches carried out by your officers for ANY reason. I do not need the totals further broken down in any way apart from the year. Read more


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Emerald Sea Glass Unicorn - Heirloom doll
With a quick transformation this majestic unicorn can become both a creature of the land and sea. She comes with a pair of trousers and matching mermaid fin. She stands about 18" tall with button jointed arms and legs. Her hair is a mix of mohair and luscious hand spun and hand dyed artisan yarn. My dolls are made one at a time with much love and care, and attention to detail and quality.
This doll is intended for an older girl or boy who will play gently.


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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 4 – Masters)
Topic: Summer (the season) (07/09/09)
- TITLE: Lessons at Kilometer 2.5
By Lynda Schultz
Home surrounds Gillies Lake. The lake's not as big as it used to be, only two and a half kilometers around. If memory serves, that's because there isn't a dredge stuck in the middle of it anymore, pumping out mud from the mineshafts that run under the town.
The city has turned the lake and its surrounding fringe into a conservation area complete with walking trail. So let's go for a walk.
Most of the local ducks hang out near the picnic tables at the entrance. They know there will always be leftover bread for them. I watch for a while. The thermal travel mug will keep my coffee hot until I get to my spot. The ducks remind me that God has a picnic table too. Like them, I wait with eager anticipation for His supply. Unlike them, He doesn't bring me scraps. It's always first-class with God.
As I walk on, there are signposts giving directions and posters revealing interesting information about the lake's habitat. Their presence reminds me of how important God's directions to me are as He speaks through His Word and by His Spirit.
A few summers ago, a friend asked me to dog-sit. Chloe loved the walk around Gillies. She respected the bigger pooches, but I had to watch her around the little, yappy, ones. Their self-importance drove them to challenge her. Given half the chance the big Lab would have been more than happy to swallow them whole. I laughed at her but remember how often my own insecurities have caused similar reactions. As time passes, I'm learning just how "big" I am in my Father's eyes and how little I have to prove.
I walk past the recently planted saplings. Each tree has been placed in memory of a loved one who has passed on. At the base of each is a small plaque with the person's name inscribed on it. Memorial trees, in various stages of growth, dot the park. God will remember me, not with a plaque under a tree, but with a signature written in blood in His great Book of Life. That's even better.
The path begins to climb a bit, crossing a creek that ends in a smaller pool of quieter water where the ducks and geese raise their young. I'm thankful for God's "still waters" where I can rest safely. There are lots of benches, but I wait until I get to the one at the top of the hill. Here I sit to drink my coffee and look out across the lake.
The bulrushes and long grasses whisper in the breeze. Little ripples, scattering watery diamonds in their wake, flash across the surface of the water, chasing each other in their race to the finish line at the shore. The summer sun is hot on my back. It's quiet.
How strange to be so removed from all the activity taking place just a short distance away. It's like a world inside a world. I am reminded that this is how a Christian lives, in a holy, hushed world of intimate relationship with God even in the midst of chaos.
I walk again. The path curves along the eastern edge of the lake. There is another entrance on this side. A few cars are parked, their drivers napping behind the wheel, or taking their lunch breaks at one of the several picnic tables.
Then the path curves again, moving into brush and trees on the north end. Birds, butterflies, and bugs, flitter everywhere. There is the sweet smell of wilderness right here in the heart of town. Here, more than anywhere else, I feel God walking beside me.
The western side of the lake, just beyond the beach I used to come to as a kid, was the last to be developed. Here, the faded elegance of what was once "Nob Hill" (the politer version of "Snob Hill") overlooks Gillies. Until recently, we still had to climb the hill and make a detour along several blocks of city streets to get back to the entrance to the conservation area. Today, a wooden walkway surrounded by trees and grasses runs right along the shoreline, avoiding the houses. The path is finally complete.
Someday life's detours will also be a thing of the past. The circle will be complete, and I will be home, really home, in more ways than one.
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I'll Tell Me Ma
I heard this song growing up in Belfast, but it is a popular song elsewhere. The first verse goes something like -
I'll tell me ma when I go home
The boys won't leave the girls alone
They pull my hair, they steal my comb
But that's alright when I get home
She is handsome, she is pretty
She's the belle of Belfast city
She is courtin', one, two, three
Please won't you tell me, who is she
More of a polka than a reel.
Actually that's the chorus
Here are the verses the pattern goes chorus verse chorus verse chorus.
Verse one-
Albert Mooney says he loves her
All the boys are fightin' for her
They rap at the door and they ring the bell
Sayin' oh, my true love are you well
Out she comes as white as snow
Rings on her fingers, bells on her toes
Old Jenny Murray says she'll die
If she doesn't get the fellow with the roving eye
Verse Two-
Let the wind and the rain and the hail go high
and the snow come tumbling from the sky
she's as sweet as apple pie
And she'll get her own love by and by
when she gets a love of her own
She won't tell her ma til she comes home
Let them all come as they will
For its Albert Mooney she loves still
There are many variations on the words but these are the ones I sing. It's a good song to liven up a crowd.
I'll Tell My Ma
When I was a kid in Glasgow we used to sing this as the first verse.
When I was young,I had no sense
I bought me a fiddle for eighteen pence
the only tune that it would play
was over the hills and far away
she is handsome…..etc.
I'll Tell Me Ma
This is a great song. It's on of those tunes that riles up even the saddest of souls. I first heard it a few years ago in high school in my Irish history class. It helped kindle my passion for ITM. The recording the Chieftains did with Van Morrison is a great rendition of this tune.
I first heard this sung by Ronnie Drew on the Memorial concert the Chieftains did for Derek Bell…
wa hoo
As an instrumental piece, this polka is usually played with a slightly different second part: |aA A>A|BA A2|fe e>f|ed d2|
Slainte, you are right about the second part. In spite of the song's eternal popularity, usually as a children's song, I have never heard any one play it as a polka at a session except very occasionally myself. I learned it off an ancient ceili band recording with the second part as you have it. The title given was "Come to the Show".
Harry Bradley recently recorded this polka as "My Aunt Jane" on The Tap Room Trio album. He cites the Flanagan Brothers as the source of the tune.
"I'll Tell Me Ma" ~ another take on it
K: D Major
|: c/B/ |
Ad f2 | ge f2 | fe ed/e/ | fe ed/B/ |
Ad fd/f/ | ga/g/ f2 | fe ac | d2- d :|
|: f/g/ |
aa/a/ af | gg/g/ ge | ff/f/ fd | e/f/e/c/ BA |
a>a af | g>g ge | fd e/f/e/c/ | ed d :|
Alternate for the last two bars: ~ | fd e>f | ed- d :|
You have the option to repeat or not repeat the parts…
I'll Tell Me Ma
Matt Cunningham plays this tune as the 3rd polka in a set of three on the 23rd track of Volume 12 of his CD series Dance Music of Ireland. There's a bit of variation in the B-part.


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Just a quick note to let you all know that Monkey & Mum is now stocked in its first store! Harry and I went out on Tuesday to set up and meet the lovely Leonie.
For anyone who has not had the pleasure to visit Leonie's store, it is gorgeous. One month new, the store is simple, stylish, and very chic – I feel honoured to be a part of it.
You can see some of my pieces available in store here - the ones listed as For Sale At The Collective Store.
Above are some of my newer items which can also be found in the stunningly beautiful and classy The Collective Store… is that enough of a plug?! No seriously, it is lovely.
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Augustina and I will be there with penguins!
tonite @ caffe vita come snow or high water
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Yay, we did it!!!!
Sarah, Augustina, and I (Meryll) met with Marie, Robin, Kevin, and J (I don't know if I have her permission to use her first name because she left before I got there – I like to ask).
The SEVEN of us sat upstairs in Capitol Hill's cozy Caffe Vita, taking advantage of the free wireless; with an abundance of Ubuntu distros on Asus laptops (and one Dell), snacking and installing and demoing different twitter clients to each other.
Future meeting dates in 2009 are:
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It was nice meeting everyone and I had a great time.
Anyone else interested in monthly or bi-weekly meetings?


text: Steampunk Train Architect Plan - Costume Craze Exclusive! Professor Whipplefinch was exploring the British high seas, when he recovered a chest full of old steampunk architect plans from a salvaged pirate ship. Now you can own a piece of futuristic history with these original drawings, not available anywhere else! We have teamed up with a local architect to provide these unique steampunk plans and schematics. Perfect for steampunk parties, movie props, and decorating your home or office. Each drawing is carefully hand-brushed with tea for an authentically aged look, and folded the same way maps were stored during Victorian times. The perfect gift for any fan of steampunk! Each plan measures 24 in. x 36 in. Only available at Costume Craze!


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Mid Month - May 2018
Straight to business this month, here's what's new!
In the Pipeline:
- AE Shazam, the large commercial/retail portfolio we currently have under contract is still moving along. We will receive last week's appraisal results in another 2-3 weeks. Once we have those in hand we will be able to move forward with structuring the offerings and we'll have much more information to share. Please call our office at 707-932-5887 or reply to this email if you would like to add your name to the list of interested parties to get an advance look at what appears to be an amazing opportunity. There may also be openings for the placement of 1031 funds within this portfolio as well.
- Hollywood, FL – We are doing onsite inspections Thursday of this week. Pending the inspection, we plan to move forward with the purchase.
- We are continuing to pursue the possibility of a joint venture with a well-respected builder as part of the fire rebuilding efforts. Our proposal is currently under review and we hope to have more details for you next month.
- Using 1031s can be a great way to defer capital gains taxes and benefit from returns on a large capital base. In most cases, Altus is able to fill investors' 1031 needs while allowing the investor to take a passive role in the identification, purchase, financing, and asset management processes. Contact our office if you are considering a 1031. Whether or not you decide to partner with Altus for your 1031 reinvestment, we are happy to provide some guidance that can greatly increase your likelihood of success.
Current Repositioning Projects:
Norman Portfolio
(340 units, Norman OK)
- Charleston (160 units) – Currently occupied at 44%, leased to 49%. This is a 5% increase since last month.
- As I mentioned last month, the onsite team in Norman had a goal of signing 40 leases in April. I'm happy to report that they succeeded! The Charleston community alone had 26 of the 40 new leases.
- Construction continues to make progress with over 40 units 100% complete and 25 in final punch phase.
- Other Complexes (180 units) –
- Windows installation is moving at a rapid pace and the properties are looking great!
Village on the Lake
(160 units, Oklahoma City)
- Currently occupied at 45% and leased to 47%.
- Leasing continues to be a daily topic of conversation with the management team. Additional resources have been sent to spend time onsite to ensure all hands are on deck in the lease up season.
- Construction is over 65% complete for interior units and the crew continues to turn units over weekly and are scheduled to be 100% complete by the end of May.
- The refinance process is progressing - we locked our rate at the end of April and have begun the 90-closing period.
Normandy Place Apartments
(80 units, Little Rock, AR)
- Currently leased to 60% which is an 8% increase from last month.
- We continue to push the property managers here with bi-weekly check ins and measurable leasing plans.
Magnolia Apartments
(40 units, Redding CA)
- Interior renovations have slowed. There are 3 units in process scheduled for completion by the end of the month.
Stabilized Properties:
AE Sunset
(98 units, Edmond OK)
- Occupied at 96%, leased at 98%.
AE Commerce
(20,000 SF Commercial Space, Rohnert Park)
- This property remains on the market for sale.
AE Carousel
(98,000 SF Light Industrial, Redding CA)
- We are in the process of negotiating an extension with FedEx, one of the tenants in the building.
Villaggio (Altus Multi Tenant Income Fund)
(33 Units, Sacramento CA)
- The backup offer we had accepted on this property also ended up not working out. We are going to officially place this property on the market at the end of May.
We brokered two asset-based (hard money) loans this month and are set up to do construction loans on fire rebuilds. If you know anyone building and in need of financing, please send them our way.
If you have any interest in discussing any of the above opportunities in greater detail, please reply to this email or call our office at (707) 932-5887. We will gladly add you to our distribution list and/or schedule an appointment to discuss your investing needs further.
Ali Negus
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Get ready to storm the ramparts: The annual Bastille Day party at downtown West Palm Beach's French bistro, Pistache, is upon us and, although it will be a slightly scaled-down version from years past due to street construction and other issues, one can expect a French-fair celebration feel—jugglers, musicians and other performers, to name a few elements—thanks to the restaurant's France-native management team and a party planner's whimsical vision.
As Bordeaux-born Thierry Beaud, Pistache's managing partner, promises, "Bastille Day is an important and fun celebration (in France) and we will replicate the revelry here."
This Saturday's Bastille Day party at Pistache won't include the popular waiter's race of years past, and most of the entertainment will unfold inside the restaurant and along its patio—instead of also along Clematis Street—but that may be advantageous, centralizing activities and the contagion of a celebratory vibe.
New this year: The party is the fourth "stop" on Pistache's inaugural "Tour du Monde" (world tour), a dining/party program that includes 10 themed evenings, scheduled through November, that are devoted to the flavors, sights and sounds of popular and/or exotic destinations around the globe, ranging from Russia to Morocco and Brazil.
Obviously, July 14's Tour du Monde "stop" is France. The scene will be set by locally based party-planner extraordinaire Bruce Sutka. Pistache's executive chef, Julien Gremaud, a native of St. Tropez, will serve his signature French dishes, plus daily specials and a three-course prix-fixe menu, available beginning at 5:30 p.m., for $39 a person.
Activities start at 11:30 a.m., with a special "Cote d'Azur" brunch hosted by Palm Beacher Bettina Anderson and Jonathan Duerr.
Street performers and entertainers begin circulating in Pistache during happy hour, 5-7 p.m. and, after prime-time dinner hours, a dance party begins at 10 p.m. with D.J. German Garcia.
Be sure to get a "Tour du Monde" passport, if you don't already have one. It'll be stamped. Every time you attend a Tour du Monde event at Pistache (833-5090; www.pistachewpb.com), your passport will be stamped again, upping the chances to win prizes and rewards, such as complimentary drinks, dinners and even a trip toParis.


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Man sought after using counterfeit ATM card, Seminole deputies say
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Seminole County deputies are trying to identify a man who is suspected in using counterfeit cards at ATMs.
Deputies said the man used a fake card at machines in Oviedo and Celebration to withdraw money from a victim's account.
A surveillance picture of the suspect was released by deputies on Monday.
No other details were immediately available.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS or Investigator Mike Johnson at 407-665-1416.
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All members of the Hardwick Community are invited to participate in the second phase of the Vermont Council on Rural Development's (VCRD) Community Visit to the Town of Hardwick. The meeting, to be held on Monday, February 15th 6:30 – 9:00pm at the Knights of Columbus Hall at 206 Rt 14 South, will follow up on the initial session held in January, which drew over 130 community members.
During the day of forums on January 20th, residents met in focus groups to share their thoughts on topics of relevance in Hardwick including: Housing, Health & Safety; Youth; Transportation; Education, Schools & Young Families; The Next Stage of Hardwick's Food Economy; The Future of Downtown, Parking, Streetscape & Walkability; Substance Abuse; Growing Economic Development & Entrepreneurs; Recreation, Trails & The Arts. A Visiting Team of 30 representatives from state, federal, private, non-profit, and philanthropic agencies heard their ideas, and will remain as resources as the town moves forward on priorities that emerge through this process.
The February 15th meeting will center on reviewing a list of ideas generated at the first visit day in January. VCRD will facilitate a discussion of those ideas, where members of the Hardwick community will advocate for causes of particular interest, and finally vote for issues they want to move forward in the coming year. The issues that are selected will become the focus of task forces in the future. In March, VCRD will return with a resource team of state, federal, and non-profit leaders for a final visit to help the new task forces build action plans and resource connections to advance the priority projects.
All residents, whether they participated in the first session or not, are encouraged to come on February 15th to vote for issues that will become the focus of working groups in the coming year. Mark your calendars and come play an active role in shaping Hardwick's future.
The Vermont Council on Rural Development is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to advancing rural Vermont communities. For more information, contact Jenna at 802-225-6091 or email@example.com or, for more information on the process go to: http://vtrural.org/programs/Community-Visits.
Hardwick Community Meeting
Monday February 15th, 6:30-9pm
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The parade is presented by the non-profit Honoring America's Veterans (HAV), and will kick off at 11 a.m. on Monday, November 11, 2019, with numerous floats, bands, Veterans Service Organizations, helium balloons and much more. Organizers anticipate:
- 2,500 participants in the parade with floats, bands, marching units, and more.
- 45,000 spectators along parade route.
- Eight Veteran Grand Marshalls, representing each era of military service from World War II to present day.
Pre-parade interviews with Marshals, participants and others can be arranged.
Media live shots will be available the morning of the event.
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text: SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Augustana University in South Dakota will pursue a move to NCAA Division I athletics. It's one of a number of initiatives in a strategic vision for the next dozen years that was approved unanimously by the Board of Trustees for the Sioux Falls school. Other goals deal with academics and research. The school currently competes in Division II athletics, as part of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The commission issued a statement saying Augustana hopes to secure an invitation to a Division I conference by the 2021-22 academic year. Augustana last explored a possible reclassification about 12 years ago, after South Dakota State and North Dakota State moved to D-I athletics. The University of South Dakota and the University of North Dakota have since followed.


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My wife, son and I just spent our family vacation in upstate New York. It was four days in total with one day spent driving in, one day driving out and forty-eight hours to visit the dead relatives.
This tradition started nearly twenty years ago when our daughter passed. We interred her in the family plot in Richfield Springs with a stone for her, Kit and I for economical considerations. Each year after that, we made sure to visit, if no longer than a weekend. Other relations on my wife's side passed away over the years until there were more family members beneath the turf than above it.
I like dead relatives. They hang out in graveyards. They're quiet. They don't espouse embarrassing political opinions. Of all my relatives by blood and marriage, I think I like the dead ones best.
Kit had become the family genealogist and chronicler, if only because she was the only one who had any interest. She had in the previous years found many graves scattered all across the upstate area from Cooperstown to Croghan and beyond. This year she wanted to re-visit some of the sites she had incomplete notes on and tend to the graves.
I enjoyed helping with this. Though my primary super-power is Disappearing in a Crowded Room, I'm pretty good at Finding Things. Several times we've had exchanges along the lines of: "Keep an eye out for such-and-such stone." "You mean this one here?" "Yeah, that one." One particular graveyard this week was thwarting our every attempt to locate it. We had pictures of it, but no name or address. Only scanning of her Family Treemaker files narrowed it down to which city.
Our son and his GPS guided us to a cemetery in New Bremen, but this was not the one with Kit's great-great-great-great grandfather who fought in the Civil War. There was a baseball field across the road from the churchyard. Knowing that baseball moms just love to be questioned by out-of-towners about graveyards, we stopped and asked a couple.
Oddly enough, no luck with that.
Then we noticed that the town offices were situated in the double-wide trailer at the back of the diamond's parking lot. We scooted over to one of the employees coming out and showed him the images we had of the graveyard. They showed nineteenth-century headstones, a partially buried vault used for storing bodies over the upstate winter and the corner of somebody's house beyond that.
The town employee, a very nice young man, immediately recognized the house as belonging to the second employee that had just come through the door. After a minute's consultation, the first young man lead us to the graveyard. Kit was re-united with her Union artilleryman ancestor and we all drove back to our hotel in Cooperstown.
Kit and I sang along loudly to the oldies on the radio, because that is what middle-aged parents do when they've had a good day visiting the dead relatives.


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The events happened on 2nd June are :
1953 : Elizabeth II crowned queen : On this day in 1953, 27-year-old Elizabeth II, the elder daughter of King George VI, was crowned queen of the United Kingdom at Westminster Abbey, having taken the throne upon her father's death in February 1952.
1997 : A jury in Denver, Colorado, found Timothy McVeigh of the militia movement guilty of murder and conspiracy in the deaths of 168 people in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, and he was executed in June 2001.
1946 : In the aftermath of World War II, the people of Italy passed a referendum to replace the governing monarchy with a republic.
1940 : Constantine II, king of Greece from 1964 to 1974, was born in Psikhikó, near Athens.
1886 : Frances Folsom, age 21, married U.S. President Grover Cleveland in the White House and became the youngest first lady in American history.
1865 : Confederate soldiers yielded to Federal troops in Galveston, Texas, marking one of the final land operations of the American Civil War.
1840 : English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy, who set much of his work in Wessex, an imaginary county in southwestern England, was born.
1740 : The Marquis de Sade, the French nobleman known for his erotic and perverse writings, was born in Paris.
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You have a GAZ 53 dump truck. You have a semi open field. What do you do? You drift it. Kind of.
If there's one thing Russian's know how to do, it's to have fun that can result in the maiming of a human but look awesome while they're doing it.
But drifting a GAZ 53? Our hats are now off to you even more than before, Russia.


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Proto-pasta Magnetic Iron PLA - as its name implies - responds to magnets and behaves similarly to pure iron, even to the point of rusting! Magnetism opens up a whole world of practical applications and fun creations.
**This filament is more abrasive than standard PLA. Prolonged use may result in accelerated nozzle wear.
- Available in 1.75 mm only .
- All material is sealed with desiccant in a plastic bag.
- Usable on most PLA-compatible printers including our Rostock MAX, Orion Delta and others such as Makerbot, Ultimaker, Printrbot, Lulzbot, and more!
Processing is comparable to standard PLA. No heated bed required. Due to increased brittleness, process may be less consistent on smaller nozzles and/or bowden type machines.
In our experience, good results were achieved when printing at 185C using a .5mm nozzle and direct-drive spring loaded pinch-roll style extrusion head.