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Anglo-Saxon name Bertee comes from the personal name Bartholemew, which was popular during the Middle Ages.
Bertee Early Origins
Devon, where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest in 1066.
Bertee Spelling Variations
Bertee Spelling Variations
One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Bertee has appeared include Birt, Bertie, Birte, Burt, Bert, Birtie, Byrth, Birth and many more.
Bertee Early History
Bertee Early History
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bertee research. Another 169 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1845, 1804, 1881, 1640, 1711, 1678, 1730, 1517, 1582, 1583, 1642, 1635, 1686, 1685, 1686, 1641, 1701, 1634, 1701, 1665, 1679, 1685, 1689, 1660, 1723, 1675 and 1735 are included under the topic Early Bertee History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Bertee Early Notables (pre 1700)
Bertee Early Notables (pre 1700)
Notables of the family at this time include William Radcliffe Birt (1804-1881), an English amateur astronomer; Captain Charles Bertie (c.1640-1711), British diplomat, the fifth son of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey, Secretary to the Treasury; Charles Bertie (c.1678-1730), British politician, the son of Charles Bertie and grandson of Montagu Bertie...
Another 107 words (8 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bertee Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Bertee In Ireland
Bertee In Ireland
Some of the Bertee family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 93 words (7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
The Great Migration
The Great Migration
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Bertee arrived in North America very early: John Birt, who settled in Barbados in 1683; Roger Birth, who settled in Virginia in 1655; Elizabeth Bertie, who settled in New England in 1752; John Bert, who settled in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1764.
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Long before we were all stuck trying to figure out when Taissa Farmiga would first appear or what the hell teeth rain is, #AmericanHorrorStory took sadistic delight in teasing the theme for Season 6.
Out of the 9000 trailers or so that Ryan Murphy threw our way back in September, only one turned out to be genuine, yet that didn't stop us from appreciating how inventive each of the promos were. Amidst the alien abductions and freaky cribs, the team behind American Horror Story shared their love of the #horror genre with explicit references to a number of classics, paying homage to everything from Nosferatu to Children of the Corn.
Ever wonder how many times the cast of Roanoke have screamed Matt's name this season? Wonder no more:
However, now that #Roanoke is in full bloody swing, American Horror Story continues to pay tribute to horror's most iconic moments each week, inviting viewers to play a sinister version of Where's Waldo? — just with less stripey jumpers and more incest. How many did you spot?
- 'American Horror Story' Season 6: Where Does The Teeth Rain Come From, And Could This Happen In Real Life?
The Blair Witch Project
Even casual fans of horror must have caught on by now to Roanoke's obsession with The Blair Witch Project. From the jumpy camera work and ghostly woods to the wooden stick figures who continue to pop up at the most inconvenient times, the found-footage film that started it all has left an unmistakable mark on American Horror Story this season. Thank god that The Blair Witch franchise didn't resurface awkwardly right around the same time that Roanoke began to air...
The Amityville Horror
Aside from the incessant killing and long-winded titles found in both American Horror Story and The Amityville Horror, both stories also share the kind of imaginary friends that make you wish your kid would just stop being such a strange little freak and make some real friends.
Early on in Roanoke, Lee's daughter Flora began talking to an ethereal companion called Priscilla who threatened to kill everyone who lives in the house. The Amityville Horror featured a similar spirit called Jody who befriended five year old Amy, except this one just so happened to be a pig demon. Pig you say...?
The Butcher may be the most memorable villain on Roanoke so far, but fans can't get enough of the Piggy Man, an ancestor of the Polks who squealed his way into the hall of fame after terrorizing the Millers throughout this season.
Pig masks are a surprisingly common staple of horror, notably taking center stage in the cult classic Motel Hell from 1980. However, the most recognisable use of a swine's face in horror undoubtedly comes from the Saw franchise, which have featured pig masks frequently throughout the series.
Kathy Bates has been a staple of American Horror Story ever since she first lost her head as Delphine LaLaurie in Coven. But the legendary actress will always be most widely known as Annie Wilkes, the psychotic nurse who crippled Paul Sheldon with a sledgehammer in Misery.
It took four seasons for this iconic scene to appear in American Horror Story, but Roanoke finally gave us the hammer smash we both needed and deserved when Mama Polk hobbled Shelby's leg, Misery-style. While we couldn't help but feel disappointed that Bates wasn't directly involved in the homage, there's a chance that involving her in the scene would have hammered the reference in too hard for audiences.
The Shining
Kubrick's visionary horror has been a point of reference for American Horror Story before, most noticeably in the aesthetic of the Hotel Cortez in Season 5. This season, another sneaky reference to The Shining smashed its way into Roanoke when Wes Bentley's Ambrose White broke down a door with his axe. Unfortunately, "Heeeeeere's Ambrose" doesn't quite have the same ring to it.
The Grudge
Out of the many unfortunate souls who became human baloney at the hands of the Piggy Man, the Chen family were probably the least-rounded characters. Little was revealed of their past, aside from the fact that they're Chinese immigrants who are partial to the occasional TV dinner. However, after they died, their spirits transformed into freaky Grudge like demons who crawled up walls like Kayako. The only thing they're missing now is that guttural scream, which is basically the noise that nightmares would make if they could speak.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Incestuous hillbillies are a staple of many horror films (and numerous regions in Mid-West America), so it was only a matter of time before American Horror Story dove deep into the lore of classic films like Deliverance. Roanoke's Polk family draw inspiration from a number of other movies too, including the likes of The Hills Have Eyes — but their disturbing family bond is arguably most evocative of The Sawyers from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, who enjoy connecting over a spot of human chilli.
Think that's messed up? Wait until you've seen these other disturbing moments from previous seasons:
See also:
- 'American Horror Story' Season 6 Crossover: 'Asylum's Lana "Banana" Winters Will Return In 'Roanoke'
- American Horror Story Season 6: Does Evan Peter's Character Match The True Story Of Slave Owners?
- Shelby Just Did A 'Negan'! So Why's Everyone Mad At 'The Walking Dead' And Not 'American Horror Story'?
While it could be argued that there's a fine line between paying homage to classic movies and just ripping them off entirely, the majority of horror fans take a twisted delight in the way that American Horror Story threads these references into its own mythology and we can't wait to see more as Roanoke comes to a close.

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Photographs from Kate Middleton's family album released
Family photographs Kate Middleton have been released which show her growing up from a child to Prince William's girlfriend.
The five photographs were taken from the Middleton family album and released for the first time as pace gathers towards her big day in April when she walks down the aisle of Westminster Abbey.
The images show a sequence of private moments on special occasions in the 29-year-old former shop worker's life.
She is shown on a break with her family, determinedly climbing a rock while on holiday and graduating from St Andrew's University in Fife.
The first image shows a smiling Kate, taken when she was aged five.In it she looks mischievous with the sun falling across her face, her hair tied back but tumbling down at the front around her forehead and ears.
The second photograph shows Kate, aged four, with her father Michael and sister Pippa in Jerash, Jordan.
In this shot the trio are relaxing on the rocks and enjoying the sights of one of the largest and most well preserved sites of Roman architecture. The family moved to Amman in May 1984 when Kate was two and her father worked there for two-and-a-half years.
Another image demonstrates the young Kate's playful side and love of a challenge. Aged three-and-a-half, she climbs a steep rock, on all fours, while on holiday in the Lake District.
There is a jump through the years with the next photograph to graduation day at St Andrew's University in 2005.
In one image, Kate is shown in her graduation gown with a white open-necked blouse and pearl earrings, while in the last image she and Prince William share an embrace for the camera.


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Last night at an auction, the auctioneer had two assistants dressed in the evening's theme of Denim & Diamonds. This pair looked stunning in their stage costumes. In addition, they were talented performers in song and dance. But it was not too soon into the live auction that the man faded to the background as the woman began to showcase the smaller auction items between her breasts, shaking them at the audience for a response and a paddle raise.
I asked another woman sitting next to me what she thought. She said she thought it was great that the woman was so secure in her own skin. Adding, it is for a good cause. My heart sank. Can't we see the truth? She may be secure in her own skin & it may be for a good cause, but all she did by showcasing merchandise between her breasts was to reinforce the objectification of women. She was teaching others that a woman's worth and value is found in exploiting her body parts to get what she wanted. It didn't matter the cost to her or to others.
On another night while picking up my son from the ski bus I overheard two moms talking about their pre-teen daughters (age 12). One mother said to the other, "I hope she (referring to her daughter) didn't freeze, she refused to wear her coat. She said it made her look fat. The other mother responded in a condoning tone of voice: "Oh, teenagers. I have one of those too."
The acceptance of young girls, teens, and women seeking identity and recognition through their outer beauty is about to set my head spinning off like a top. I want it to stop!
I remember when my obsession with weight and beauty began. I was the passenger in the back seat of my dad and step-mother's Monte Carlo at the age of 10 years old when they decided to tell me – if you don't lose weight, you will not be socially accepted. Sadly, my father and his wife were right. By the time I was 12, I was labeled the Fat Bible Thumper and fatty, fatty, two-by-four. Now, that is a title, every girl wants to claim! Society made it clear, I would not be accepted for my weight.
Our cultures obsession with beauty (as innocent and fun as some think it is) is responsible for intolerable acts against women (rape, violence, and sex-trafficking, to name a few…), gender inequality and the outright message that teaching our girls that they have no worth outside of their "outer" beauty.
In the award winning video, "Still Killing Us Softly 3", Jean Kibourne presents the idea of women as objects. At 2.47 in the video, the speaker says, "Women's body's continue to be dismembered in advertising, over and over again only one part of the body is use to sell products which is the most dehumanizing thing you can do to someone. Not only is she a thing, but just one part of that thing." She goes on to explain the impact advertising in on young girls and teens with slogans like, "The more you subtract the more you add".
This statement, "women as objects" has been confirmed by several research studies. One I recently read in the Association for Psychological Science (2012) titled: The Objectification of Women Is a Real, Measurable Phenomenon. The conclusion is the same as that in "Still Killing Us Softly", men are seen as human beings and women are seen as objects.
But women were created for more than beauty and breast. They were created in the image of God. The same as men. Genesis 1: 27 (NLT) says, "So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them." God has called each person for a unique purpose (Jerimiah 29:11 & Romans 8:28). As long as we teach or condone focus on "outer" beauty, we are guaranteeing women a life spent living in comparison, competition, and self-rejection. They will never see themselves in the image of their Heavely Father or walk in their true identity.
It is time for a change. That change starts with us.
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This week the NHL will announce the rest of the players that will be participating in the All-Star Game in Ottawa. They will be joining half of the Ottawa Senators and Dion Phaneuf. The team and its fanbase pulled out a Herculean effort to overcome the sheer overwhelming numbers of Leafs fans. Getting four of their players (of variety levels of deservedness) into the game has likely guaranteed that the game will be a sellout and a success. Who is to thank for this? Is it the team that did all that they could do to promote the vote? Was it the pom-pom waving media like Bruce Garrioch and Tim Baines? Or was it the radio station that figured out how to vote without having to provide an e-mail address?
Trick question: It was Project Mayhem.
Now, to the untrained eye, Project Mayhem likely seemed like a Leafs blogs' attempt to create a little anarchy in Ottawa. The coordination behind the effort was SEAL-like: First, the tweeted joke hit The Score, then Puck Daddy, and the Fan590. There was also a mention on a little known Leafs blog. But to those in the know, it seemed like all that it did was inflame the media and drive them and their followers to vote for more and more Senators. Wasn't that against the plan? Well, it was all the kind of carefully orchestrated astroturf movement that would bring a tear to the eye of any Tea Partier. At least, if they had a soul. Need proof? It comes directly from the desk of Colin Campbell.
Of course, that weasel's cheque bounced. Not that we're bitter or anything. After all, we're all about the good of the NHL in Toronto.


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Innocent Heart Murmurs in Children
The term "Innocent Heart Murmur" sounds anything BUT innocent to most parents; but, it's not an uncommon "diagnosis" for a pediatrician who is actually doing a thorough exam of a youngster.
The Pediatric Physical Examination
What would you say is the most common thing that a doctor does? You guessed it – a physical examination. And yet this one procedure has less standardization between doctors than almost anything else in medicine.


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Pat Alviso is the National Coordinator for Military Families Speak Out (see MFSO.org) , a national organization with members across the United States who have or have had loved ones in the military since September 11, 2001. As a mother of an active duty Marine, she speaks on behalf of military families nationally and has helped lead three delegations to the White House. She has counseled thousands of military families, Gold Star families and military, providing support services, and creating forums and opportunities for them to speak out against the unjust wars in the Middle East. Her 40 years of experience in the classroom have allowed her to serve on the steering committee for the National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth, NNOMY.
David Hartsough (pictured) is a co-founder of World Beyond War and author of Waging Peace: Global Adventures of a Lifelong Activist. Hartsough has organized many peace efforts in such far-flung locations as the Soviet Union, Nicaragua, Phiippines, and Kosovo. In 1987 Hartsough co-founded the Nuremberg Actions blocking munitions trains carrying munitions to Central Amcerica In 2002 he co-founded the Nonviolent Peaceforce which has peace teams working in conflict areas around the world. Hartsough has been arrested for nonviolent civil disobedience more than 150 times, most recently at the Livermore nuclear weapons laboratory. Hartsough has just returned from Russia as a part of a citizens diplomacy delegation hoping to help bring the US and Russia back from the brink of nuclear war. Hartsough is a Quaker, a father and grandfather and lives in San Francisco, CA.
Alviso and Hartsough will be speaking at No War 2016. See http://worldbeyondwar.org/nowar2016
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Hey what's up, my name is Jeremy Cook. I am a college student right now in Pre-Nursing as my major but I am switching my major to Entrepreneurship. I am speaking out to you because I have strong leadership skills already and I am very interested in your methods and successes.
5 Secrets To Entrepreneurial Leadership
One of the most important pieces of being good at business is the importance of leadership. It was always a fuzzy word that never meant much to be when I was first starting out, because it was never clear-cut as to what it meant. Nor did I realize how much power it has to achieve goals! Leadership is one of the most important skills that any current or future entrepreneur can master because it enables you to mobilize yourself and your people (employees, partners, vendors) to perform at far higher levels and accomplish far more in a sustainable, positive way with you.
To me, it breaks out into 5 key areas and each one has its own power:
- The goal of what you want done on both a macro and micro level: For instance, with the macro, where do you want to lead people, what does the end look like? With the micro, what is the way for someone you are leading to fit into that via tasks you give them or specific projects, what is their level of readiness to achieve it, and their desire to achieve ? What is needed to get their readiness and desire to the highest level?
- Clarify the playing field: Let people know what is in-bounds and out of bounds in behavior terms — so they know how to win and also how to prevent losing.
- Emotionally Charged Leadership: The ability to have the sensory acuity to know where people are at, and to shift with integrity to get them into a place to lead them effectively both on a macro and micro level.
- Discipline: Make sure when people are off on their behaviors or not following through that you clarify with them their reasons why — and if it is because they are not giving enough, then they need to be made aware that there are consequences to their lack of willingness.
- Inspire: Make sure when they are doing their behaviors, both micro and macro, that you praise them at the time, and in doing reinforce their behaviors. This helps to keep them inspired and growing, and will give your relationship even greater traction.
The best way to grow your leadership skills right now is to realize you are a leader, and know you can choose to become a great leader with practice and knowledge. When is the best time for you to begin to continue your journey to becoming a great leader?
Tell me: What have you applied in your past from the five key leadership areas?
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This past Saturday, we took the kids downtown to see the Mascot Games. I had no idea what this was. Chris got tickets through work, and we figured, "Why not?" Turns out, it was a lot of fun! They had all these sports teams mascots there from all over Florida, but also from all over the country, even as far away as Toronto.
(This is the bear from our Orlando hockey team, the Solar Bears. My kids LOVE Solar Bears games, and seeing "Shades" was the highlight of their day!)
The audience was split up into teams by colors and sections, and each audience team was assigned a team of mascots to represent them. The mascots competed in silly obstacle course games and earned points for their sections of the audience. It was really fun to cheer on our Red Team! The kids had a blast!
I was a little nervous about Gracie. Her greatest fear in the world are giant mascot-like characters. (Why I didn't think of this until we were on our way to the stadium is beyond me… Parents of the Year, 2016.) She was a little hesitant at first.
But when she realized that the mascots stayed on the field and wouldn't come up in the audience, she had a much better time! Silly Gracie.
It was a really fun way to spend an afternoon!
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Skiing & Snowkiting in the Swiss AlpsEurope, Europe 2012, Switzerland — By Kelly on April 2, 2012 7:03 AM
If I ever have children, I will put them on skis as soon as they can walk!
This was the vow I made as I struggled to make it down the mountain, an endeavor that thrilled and frustrated me simultaneously.
Before my eyes were a glistening lake, surrounding me were the gorgeous Swiss Alps. We were at Flumserberg, a mountain Thomas would later admit was not a good choice for someone who had only been on skis three other times in her life! The slopes were very steep, and when combined with a very narrow pass, I chose to either slide down on my bum or walk. I can turn, but not necessarily when I wanted to, making the chances of me flying off the side of the mountain likely. The conditions were also not ideal, as the weather was warmer, turning the snow to mush. This was the last weekend the slopes would be open. I was happy to have arrived just in time to get a small taste of a Swiss winter, which was just enough for me as I prefer warmer weather.
I called my parents to give him a hard time, telling them how embarrassing it is to be schooled by small children on the ski slopes, wishing they had taken me skiing when I was a child. In my parent's defense, growing up in the south did not afford me many opportunities to play in the snow, much less to ski down mountains, as there were no ski resorts nearby. Instead we often spent vacations on the beach in Florida, my body now acclimated to warmer climates and high humidity.
When I moved to California, I decided I must learn a snow sport with the mountains of Tahoe within driving distance. I gave snowboarding a try for a season to no avail, switched over to skiing, which I found to be easier. Or so I recalled, but nothing felt easy about skiing down the Alps. I was last on skis two years ago, ending on a great session on a wide open slope in Tahoe, having progressed to "blue". In Switzerland the equivalent skill level slopes are "red"; however, I swear some of them had to have been black per other slope standards!
"Elegant!" shrieked the laughing teenagers, who's feet dangled from the lift passing above me. Thomas waited until I confirmed I was okay before he let out a small laugh that I know was bursting at the seams. "That crash was quite spectacular, given how slow you were going!" he praised as he retrieved my right ski which had landed 5-meters away from where I did. I struggled to get up, my arms ached from riding four hours on the back of his motorbike the day before.
"You are the clumsiest girl I know … it is unbelievable!" Thomas teased me, knowing I know he finds my ability to stumble on solid ground endearing.
I made it down the mountain three times, probably taking three times as long as the average person. Children raced past me, making it look so easy. By the end of the day, I was doing "better".
The following morning, the alarm clock beeped at 7 am. I could hardly move. My entire body felt stiff and sore, my head ached from one too many beers at the bar. But it was the last day of ski season, and I had to make the most of the little time I had left with the snowy Alps. The day's agenda was snowkiting, the destination was Brambrüesch, a great spot Thomas and his kiter buddies had discovered a few weeks prior.
We stopped at a cute bakery to buy croissants (I love when Thomas says this word) and sandwiches for later, as we planned to stay at the top of the mountain until sunset.
Once we were suited up, we made our way to the lift, Thomas casually informed me this lift was "a little different". When I saw a "T-Bar" pass by us, I was clueless. My first instinct was to grab onto the bars with my hands, but this is not how it works. After having to let about four lifts pass us by, we finally got into place. The upside down T hit under my bum, I sat on the right, Thomas on the left. Our feet stayed on the ground as the lift pushed us up the mountain. About 200 meters into the journey, Thomas exclaimed, "to the right!". Before I understood what was happening, we both fell off the track, tumbeling together into a ditch. "'I'm sorry!" I said as we both cracked up, lying together in the snow. The only option was to ski down to the end and try again.
"What took you guys so long?" Dave and Kim inquired who were basking in the sun at the top of the mountain on grassy spot damp from melted snow. We plopped down beside them and told them of the perils of the lift. We were all bummed that there was no wind. We would have to wait, and hope the wind would pick up in the afternoon. Anja and Stevo joined us too. The view from 2200 meters up was breathtaking, the air less dense.
In the meantime, the light wind was perfect for two para gliders to leap off the top of the mountain.
Before us was a steep incline, leading down to a wide open plateau, behind which was a kicker allowing for big air tricks. The wind reader fluctuated between 4-7 knots, we would need at least 10 knots to inspire anyone to pump up his biggest kite. There were a few foil kites out, but the kiters were having a hard time keeping them the air.
Kim was the first to decide to give it a go, we watched as he struggled to keep the kite in the air, the wind was too light. Finally about 3:00, the wind reached 10. Thomas pumped up my 12 meter Cabrinha Switchblade and strapped on his snowboard. I was so excited to finally see him snowkite for the first time and to see how this works in comparison to kiting on water. My first thought was that these guys should be wearing a helmet, as the ground has got to hurt more than a water crash.
Given my challenges on skis and the light wind speed, I decided to be photographer for this session. I absolutely HATE not being able to do something well, and I am determined to improve my skills on the slopes! Next year I go to ski school, with all the little kids. Mom and Dad, I will send you the bill! 😉
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It's World Hijab Day! Hijab is a commitment and confidence that's built out of love for Allah (swt). It's Allah's command, my duty, and my akhirah.
Wearing hijab is a choice I made last year. It's not my weakness. Neither am I oppressed. I wasn't forced by my father, husband or my brother to wearing a scarf on my head. On the contrary, actually. It's still taking my husband some time to actually get used to seeing a hijab on me. However, he says he will not come between me and Allah 🙂 and respects my decision.
I started wearing the hijab the moment we left home for Umrah last year. Once we were done performing the rituals, my husband thought I was going to take it off at the airport on our way back. He asked me to at the airport and it's still on! You see, it was never forced on me. My decision, my choice for Allah.
If you are someone who never met a hijabi, or think hijabis are oppressed, let me tell you something. Judge me for what is in my mind, my character, and my goals and ambitions. Not what I'm wearing on my head. My hijab doesn't stop me from being who I am, what I want to do or where I want to go. It doesn't stop me from reaching my goals. As an added benefit, it saves me from bad hair days, although I run into bad hijab days sometimes!
Every year, women both Muslims and non-Muslims are openly invited to wear a hijab for the day on February 1st in order to better understand the reasoning behind wearing them. I invite all my friends to wear your scarf as a hijab for a day and take sometime to better understand the reasoning behind wearing one.
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The July Phenomenon Revisited
New Insights on a Lore of Academic Medicine
Each July, teaching hospitals experience an influx of new residents and fellows who recently have graduated from medical school or completed residency training programs. During this period, teaching hospitals also assign new positions of responsibility to existing residents and fellows. Medical education is a core mission of teaching hospitals, and, in these hospitals, interns, residents, and fellows play major roles in patient care. This recurrent cycle in which care is delivered by less experienced physicians in the initial month of the academic year has led to the often expressed conventional wisdom of "not to get sick in July."1
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In addition to the lore surrounding July admissions to teaching hospitals, previous studies have shown that physician experience is an important determinant of outcomes for a wide range of medical conditions and procedures.2–5 Moreover, literature from economics and other fields has shown that employee turnover can adversely affect organizational productivity.6,7 Given that teaching hospitals face both inexperienced physicians as well as high turnover early in the academic year, it is reasonable to be concerned about the potential for lower quality care around that time.
Based on these concerns, a number of studies over the past 25 years have compared patient outcomes in teaching hospitals during July and later months of the academic year. Indeed, a recent systematic review by Young et al6 identified 39 studies that examined care delivered in a wide range of clinical settings, including inpatient medical and surgical wards, intensive care units, operating rooms, and emergency rooms. Of these 39 studies, 27 (69%) evaluated hospital mortality, and of these 27 studies, only 6 (22%) found higher mortality among patients who received care in July or the early months of the academic year associated with housestaff turnover. However, as highlighted by Young et al,6 there was a strong relationship between the methodological quality of studies and the likelihood of finding higher mortality in teaching hospitals during these months. For example, higher mortality was found in 5 of the 11 (45%) studies rated as higher quality8–12 compared with only 1 of the 16 (6%) studies rated as lower quality.13 The adjusted odds of death in the 5 studies with higher mortality ranged from 1.08 to 1.34. In addition, studies that found differences in mortality also tended to be adequately powered to detect differences in mortality (eg, 10–20%) that would be considered clinically significant. Of the 6 high-quality studies that were adequately powered, 4 (67%) found statistically significant differences in mortality.
Although these findings suggest a trend toward higher mortality in July in teaching hospitals, as noted by Young et al,6 2 of the 5 higher-quality studies that reported higher mortality only noted the differences in mortality for some, but not all, patient populations.10 Thus, considerable uncertainty remains about the existence of the "July Phenomenon" and the degree to which it poses patient risks. Moreover, studies that have sought to link the July Phenomenon to other outcomes, such as medication errors and morbidity, have produced inconsistent results.
It is in this context that the findings reported in this issue of Circulation by Jena et al14 add to our understanding of the potential adverse effects of housestaff inexperience and also highlight reasons why previous studies have yielded conflicting results. Analyzing data from the National Inpatient Sample of >76 000 patients admitted to 1451 US hospitals with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in May and July over a 7-year period (2002–2008), they found that risk-adjusted mortality was significantly lower in May than in July in teaching-intensive hospitals for patients in the highest quartile of severity of illness (18.8% in May versus 22.7% in July, P<0.01). However, differences in mortality in teaching-intensive hospitals for patients in the lowest three quartiles of severity of illness were not significant (2.1% in May versus 1.9% in July). In contrast, no differences in risk-adjusted mortality in higher-severity patients or lower-severity patients were seen in nonteaching and lower-intensive teaching hospitals. Moreover, additional analyses of patients in the highest quartile of severity found that May to July differences in mortality were essentially limited to patients in the highest decile of risk, in whom the adjusted odds of death in July relative to May were 1.40 compared with 1.07 in patients at the 75th to 90th percentile of severity. These findings suggest that the effects of physician inexperience at the start of the academic year may be limited to patients with the highest risk of death. Nevertheless, the study could not identify clinical factors (eg, use of coronary revascularization, bleeding complications) that were related to the increased risk of death in July. Thus, differences in the process of care that may stem from the relative inexperience of residents and fellows in July or their working in a new and unfamiliar environment6 remain to be elucidated.
Interestingly, differences in mortality were limited to July. In analyses of individual months, no direct relationship was seen between months of resident experience and risk-adjusted mortality. For example, the adjusted odds of death in teaching-intensive hospitals, relative to other hospitals, were lower in August (0.82) than in September through December. These data suggest that, if the July Phenomenon is real, it likely reflects differences in care that are related to the initial assimilation of new residents and that are remedied in a relatively short period.
An additional important finding of the current study was that May to July differences in mortality in high-severity patients were limited to the 98 teaching hospitals with the highest ratio (>0.60) of residents per bed. Other teaching hospitals with lower resident/bed ratios had similar risk-adjusted mortality in May and July. Thus, the influence of resident physician inexperience may be limited to a smaller number of teaching hospitals that are most dependent on resident physicians for care delivery.
An important strength of the current study is its inclusion of a large national sample of hospitals, in contrast to most previous studies that involved single hospitals or a relatively small number of hospitals in a single region. Although the study relied on administrative data, which may lack information on important clinical parameters, the analysis was based on a "difference in difference" approach that compared May to July differences in mortality in teaching-intensive and other hospitals. Thus, potential limitations of administrative data with regard to the ability to risk-adjust outcomes are much less of a concern, as long as unmeasured aspects of severity are similar across different months.
So, should the findings of Jena et al14 be a cause for concern? Perhaps, but several other factors and caveats should be acknowledged. First, the study only examined patients with a single diagnosis, AMI, which accounts for barely 2% of admissions to US hospitals.15 It is possible that factors associated with resident inexperience and turnover that lead to higher mortality in July among the most severely ill patients are unique to specific diagnoses, such as AMI. Thus, the generalizability of the current findings to other diagnoses needs to be established. Moreover, the current study was limited in its ability to examine differences in care that might lead to higher mortality early in the academic year. Additional research to identify the specific care processes associated with the higher mortality may provide important insights into ways to improve AMI care for all patients.
Second, the effects on mortality were limited to a single month in teaching-intensive hospitals, but, even during this month, risk-adjusted mortality was similar in teaching- intensive and other hospitals. For all other months, the adjusted odds of death in teaching-intensive hospitals relative to other hospitals were <1.0 for high-severity patients, reaching statistical significance for 7 of these months (range, 0.74 in March to 0.94 in October). For lower- severity patients, adjusted odds ratios for the risk of death in teaching-intensive hospitals were <1.0 for all 12 months, reaching statistical significance for 10 months, including July (adjusted odds ratio, 0.64). Thus, overall, patients with AMI fared better in teaching-intensive hospitals, findings that have been demonstrated previously.16,17
Third, it is possible that the increased mortality in July for high-severity patients represents a spurious finding. Curiously, the adjusted odds of death for lower-severity patients in teaching- intensive hospitals, relative to other hospitals, were lower in July (0.64) than for the 11 other months (range, 0.68–0.89). Reasons why resident inexperience might lead to higher mortality for more severely ill patients and lower mortality for less severely ill patients are unclear.
However, perhaps the most worrisome finding was that May to July differences in mortality in high-severity patients in teaching-intensive hospitals increased over time with adjusted odds of death of 1.53 to 1.78 during 2006 to 2008 and 0.87 to 1.27 during 2002 to 2005. These post hoc analyses require confirmation. However, the findings raise concern that changes in the structure of residency and fellowship training programs that occurred in response to national resident duty-hour regulations in 2003 may have had unintended adverse consequences on outcomes early in the academic year—for example, through losses in continuity, increases in patient handoffs, or through changes over time in the cultures and expectations of residency training programs—although previous studies have not found associations between duty-hour regulations and increases in mortality over the course of the entire academic year.18
It is also important to recognize that there have been innumerable other changes in healthcare delivery that took place between 2002 and 2008 that could lead to increases in July mortality. For example, during this period, many health systems were introducing new electronic medical record systems. Although the potential benefits of such systems are well chronicled, it is likely that there is an initial steep learning curve associated with the use of electronic medical records that are magnified as new residents and fellows face the challenges of adapting to new patient care responsibilities and working in new clinical environments. In addition, most teaching hospitals were establishing new nonteaching services in response to duty-hour regulations. Similar to teaching services, the nonteaching services often involved the assimilation of new attending physicians in July, many of whom were recent graduates of residency training programs. If future studies do confirm that mortality differences in the early part of the academic year are indeed increasing, then it would be critical to more directly examine factors that may responsible for such differences.
In conclusion, the work by Jena et al14 provides new insights about the increased risk of death that may be associated with admission to teaching hospitals during the initial month of the academic year—notably, that such risks may be limited to the most severely ill patients in the most teaching-intensive hospitals. However, like many well-done studies, the study also raises a number of important questions for future research regarding the specific factors that may underlie the July Phenomenon. Elucidating these factors may have important insights for improving quality of care and patient outcomes in all hospitals.
Sources of Funding
This work was supported by a Center of Innovation Award (CIN 13-412) from the Health Services Research and Development Service, Veterans Health Administration, and a Clinical and Translational Science Award (2 UL1 TR000442-06) from the National Center for Advancing Translational Science.
The opinions expressed in this article are not necessarily those of the editors or of the American Heart Association.
- © 2013 American Heart Association, Inc.
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text: Nymphenburg Palace, Munich About the Palace Located just west of Munich, the Nymphenburg Palace was commissioned in 1664 by Elector Ferdinand Maria, to celebrate the birth of his son, Maximilian Emanuel. The elector was to make this his summer residence and would live here with his consort and the mother of his child, Henriette Adelaide of Savoy. The architect chosen for the palace was Agostino Barelli, who designed the central section of the palace to resemble an Italian villa, much to the delight of Henriette. However, the palace didn't maintain its original state for long. As a matter of fact, a total of five Wittelsbach rulers had their hand in changing or adding to the palace. Max Emanuel, the young man for whom the castle was built, was the first to make additions, in the year 1700. He added galleries and pavilions, extending the sides of the Nymphenburg Palace. For this job, he chose architects Enrico Zuccali and Antonio Viscardi. Soon stables were added to the south and an orangerie to the north. Further additions continued, especially throughout the 18th century. The facade was extended to an impressive width of 600m (1968 ft). A circle of ornate Baroque mansions, known as the Schlossrondell, was erected under Emperor Charles VII Albert. The enormous Grand Hall or Steinerner Saal, was added during the reign of Elector Max III Joseph and includes ornate Rococo elements fashioned by Johann Baptist Zimmermann and François Cuvilliés the Elder, including magnificent ceiling frescoes. After 1741, when Germany had allied with France and Spain against Austria, Nymphenburg Palace became the summer residence of the rulers of Bavaria. Today's Palace Visitors to Nymphenburg Palace can still view rooms that are decorated in their original Baroque style. Some, however, were redone in Rococo and neo-Classical style. Tours are available daily and several rooms in the palace are even available for rent for special occasions.turkeyarena.com The stable of the palace houses a wonderful museum of ancient carriages and sleighs. Many were involved in historic events such as coronations. At the Marstallmuseum, you'll also find uniforms and livery worn by guards and other servants and a fine collection of Nymphenburg porcelain. The Park and Canal The Nymphenburg palace is set in a large nicely laid out park. Originally it was a small Italianesque garden, but around the turn of the 17th century it was expanded and redesigned as a formal French garden by Charles Carbonet who had worked for André Le Nôtre (designer of the gardens at the Versailles Palace in Paris). In the second half of the 18th century the garden was transformed in a landscape garden, but the original axis of the garden, which centers around a long canal, was retained. At the end of the 900m long canal is a cascade adorned with four large sculptures. At the other end of the palace an even longer (2km) canal leads as a grand entranceway towards the palace.


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Actress (and rumored mom-to-be) Scarlett Johansson and fellow celebs Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Elizabeth Henstridge, Claudia Kim and Brett Dalton celebrated their new film "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" at the movie's premiere at Hollywood's famed El Capitan Theatre today. Look for Marvel's super hero film "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" in theaters on April 4th! Caption: HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 13: Actress Scarlett Johansson arrives for ... View the Post
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Hi Everyone!
I've recently acquired a dozen metal tea tins that I'd love to pour candles into....the problem: They leak a bit!
My idea is to fold parchment paper to line the bottom and halfway up the sides to kind of contain the melted wax while it hardens. Do you think it would work? Will it eventually be a fire hazard? I was also thinking wax paper might work instead. Thanks ahead of time for all your responses! I heart Craftster!
p.s. In case you're interested:
I plan to make tea scented candles with real tea leaves in the wax and decoupage the outside with this great paper my girlfriend brought me from Italy!


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I had a slower reading week it seemed as my print book went slowly. I finished one Kindle and two Audible books; posted three reviews, one with Giveaway; Friday Pick giveaway; a personal family announcement :-); Enquiring Mind Meme, Sunday post and hop winners' post.
I did get to visit over ten blogs last week. That was better but I'll keep trying.
These were last week's posts plus a Winners' post not listed.
- Book Review Audible, Print Giveaway of Glory in Death by J.D. Robb; Mystery/Romantic Suspense; my rating 4.5.
- Book Review Riddle of Berlin by Cym Lowell; International Thriller; my rating 4.25.
- Audio Book Review: Maeve Binchy Collection; Women's Fiction; my rating 4.75.
Finished Reading:
Riddle of Berlin
by Cym LowellGood Thriller.
Review linked above.
First Comes Marriage
by Mary Balogh
by Mary Balogh
I enjoyed this historical romance
although the narrator wasn't
my favorite. I hope to review soon.
although the narrator wasn't
my favorite. I hope to review soon.
Against the scandal and seduction of Regency England, New York Timesbest-selling author Mary Balogh introduces an extraordinary family - the fiery, sensual Huxtables. Vanessa is the second daughter, proud and daring, a young widow who has her own reason for pursuing the most eligible bachelor in London. One that has nothing to do with love. Or does it?The arrival of Elliott Wallace, the irresistibly eligible Viscount Lyngate, has thrown the country village of Throckbridge into a tizzy. Desperate to rescue her eldest sister from a loveless union, Vanessa Huxtable Dew offers herself instead. In need of a wife, Elliott takes the audacious widow up on her unconventional proposal while he pursues an urgent mission of his own. But a strange thing happens on the way to the wedding night. Two strangers with absolutely nothing in common can't keep their hands off each other. Now, as intrigue swirls around a past secret - one with a stunning connection to the Huxtables - Elliott and Vanessa are uncovering the glorious pleasures of the marriage bed...and discovering that when it comes to wedded bliss, love can't be far behind.
by J.D. Robb
Another good Eve Dallas Mystery.
Eve tracks a drug related killer
as she and Roarke prepare to marry.
Another good Eve Dallas Mystery.
Eve tracks a drug related killer
as she and Roarke prepare to marry.
She was one of the most sought after women in the world. A top model who would stop at nothing to get what she wanted - even another woman's man. And now she was dead, the victim of a brutal murder. Police lieutenant Eve Dallas put her professional life on the line to take the case when suspicion fell on her best friend, the other woman in the fatal love triangle.
Beneath the façade of glamour, Eve found that the world of high fashion thrived on an all-consuming obsession for youth and fame. One that led from the runway to the dark underworld of New York City where drugs could be found to fulfill any desire - for a price.
Line Edits/Releases:
I have finalized formats of Silicon Self by Kirtimaya Varma. Once the author does the last review then the book will be released this week. :-)
Currently reading:
Elizabeth and the Prince of Spain (Elizabeth I Trilogy)
The writing is good but I don't think I've been
in the mood for royal politics.
Elizabeth and the Prince of Spain (Elizabeth I Trilogy)
by Margaret IrwinThis really been slow reading for me.
The writing is good but I don't think I've been
in the mood for royal politics.
I hope to post a review and
ARC Giveaway later this week.
This is a review for Sourcebooks.
This is a review for Sourcebooks.
From the Publisher:
First published in 1946, Elizabeth and the Prince of Spain continues the "vivid, psychologically brilliant" (Times Literary Supplement) journey begun in Young Bess and Elizabeth, Captive Princess. Philip, Prince of Spain, the unwilling bridegroom of Queen Mary, has been warned about the young Elizabeth. According to all reports, she is a heretic, a rebel, and a potential enemy—but she's also alluring. Accused of treachery by Mary, Elizabeth finds herself teetering between Mary's vengeance and Philip's uneasy ardor, with her life in the balance.
by Dan Harmer, Denise Harmer
This is such a fun and fast read!
This is for Glass Road PR Blog Tour
posting May 5.
This is for Glass Road PR Blog Tour
posting May 5.
Product Description
Nestled along San Diego's coast, the former romantic getaway of the silver screen's most notorious lovers is now the sizzling hacienda of Bonnie Miller's culinary boot camp. "If you are what you eat, make it hot, spicy and irresistible," is her motto, and this queen of Southwestern cuisine enjoys quite a savory life; success, fame, and a reputation for the finest palate west of Barcelona. That is, until a pot-rattling bang causes Trace Domingo, a washed-up sports writer, to crash into her life. His arrival turns up the heat at the culinary boot camp as Bonnie discovers in life's recipe book, it is not the spices which add the most flavor, but how truly hungry you are.
Hood (The King Raven Trilogy, Book 1)
I am reading this for our church ladies' Book Club.
Hood (The King Raven Trilogy, Book 1)
by Stephen R. LawheadThis different "Robin Hood" story is interesting.
I am reading this for our church ladies' Book Club.
I will post a review and Giveaway later this week.Robin Hood: The Legend Begins Anew
For centuries, the legend of Robin Hood and his band of thieves has captivated the imagination. Now the familiar tale takes on new life, fresh meaning, and an unexpected setting.
Hunted like an animal by Norman invaders, Bran ap Brychan, heir to the throne Elfael, has abandoned his father's kingdom and fled to the greenwood. There, in the primeval forest of the Welsh borders, danger surrounds him—for this woodland is a living, breathing entity with mysterious powers and secrets, and Bran must find a way to make it his own if he is to survive.
Like the forest itself, Hood is deep, dark, and at times savagely brutal—yet full of enchantment and hope. Internationally-acclaimed author Stephen R. Lawhead has created a lyrical rendering of a time-honored story that will lead you down strange pathways into another time and place.
I am reading this from my own TBR.
Publisher's Summary
You can run from the grave, but you can't hide. Half-vampire Cat Crawfield is now Special Agent Cat Crawfield, working for the government to rid the world of the rogue undead. She's still using everything Bones, her sexy and dangerous ex, taught her.
But when Cat is targeted for assassination, the only man who can help her is the vampire she left behind.
Being around him awakens all her emotions, from the adrenaline kick of slaying vamps side by side to the reckless passion that consumed them. But a price on her head—wanted: dead or half-alive—means her survival depends on teaming up with Bones. And no matter how hard she tries to keep things professional between them, she'll find that desire lasts forever and that Bones won't let her get away again.
I am listening to The Listener's Bible NIV
read by Max McLean. I am at Judges 11 and Psalm 100 and Mark 6.
Line Edits: I am doing a quick format on the first of eTreasures spring novellas: Coming Home by Joy Brooks. I am ready to complete the formats on Desperate Measures by Cindy Comer too. I also have to finalize formats on Soylent Red by Jamieson Wolf.
Review books for May:
May 5: Holy Guacamole by Dan & Denise Harmer; Glass Road PR Blog Tour. May 11: The Guardian (Return of the Highlanders) by Margaret Mallory; Hachette Review, Giveaway and Author Q&A.


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It took thousands of years for these rock formations to take shape, and it seems they have all been sculpted perfectly—molding themselves in shapes that allowed a group of people to use for faith and survival. Rising above the above the Peneas valley, are breathtaking columns of the Meteora monasteries in Greece.
Translated as "suspended in the air" or "up in the heavens," the Meteora is a complex of Eastern monasteries in Thessaly, central Greece. It is considered as one of the most important complexes in the world, because of its breathtaking beauty and rich history. If these rocks could talk, they will definitely have so many stories to tell, perhaps even one of the most amazing stories ever told.
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Referred to as "columns of the sky," these are Greek monasteries where monks settle in the beginning of the 11th century. These are rocks that have been transformed into architectural wonders–a place for meditation and prayer. These days, with all the technology and advanced building developments, it's not really difficult to make something like this possible. However, these structures were built during a time when there were no heavy machinery to make lifting possible, no proper roads to pass on, no easy way to transport people or supplies. But the monks found ways, and used things such as nets, wooden ladders, and ropes as modes for transporting goods from below.
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According to stories, the first group of monks that lived here settled during the 9th century, having a refuge more than 1,500 feet above the plain. Because climbing down these heights proved to be difficult, it was said that the monks–who live in caves and rock cutouts–only came down on Sundays for worship.
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It was during the end of the 14th century that Turkish raiders wanted control over Thessaly. Because of this, monks looked for a place where they could take refuge; someplace quiet in nature that would help them live their lives of prayer. More than 20 monasteries were built here, and now, there are six surviving monasteries in Greece Meteora that could be visited:
The Agios Nikolaos Anapafsas Monastery has beautiful frescoes by a monk named Theophanes Strelitzas, the Agia Triada Monastery has lots of amazing paintings from the 18th century (and was also featured in 1981 James bond film For Your Eyes Only), and the Agios Stefanos Monastery could be viewed from the nearby town of Kalambaka. You can access the Roussanou Monastery (which was built on the ruins of an older church) by using the bridge connected to it. The Varlaam Monastery has a small chapel that also has impressive frescoes and has a great collection of relics.
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Last but definitely not least is the Great Meteoron Monastery or Megalo Meteoro, which is considered as the main museum. This is the largest, oldest, and highest of all surviving monasteries in Meteora is a definite must-visit for all people coming here.
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Visitors can visit the Meteora at any time of the year. Lots of visitors usually come by around July to mid-October. The weather could be colder and wetter during December to March, so unless you're good in dealing with the cold and rain, it's best that you choose other months for visiting. As visitors, you must follow the rules here as well. Make sure that you wear proper clothing (shorts and sleeveless shirts/tank tops are not allowed). It's also advised that you bring some water with you (you can find vendors selling water but they could be a bit more expensive here), especially if you're exploring this place for a whole day.
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Property El Encanto B&B, only one block from the swimmable black sand Playa Negra, is beautifully landscaped and has a very peaceful atmosphere. The Japanese style meditation pavilion is lovely and the rooms (with a double bed and a single bed) are nice but a bit small for … [Read more...]
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Property Selva Verde is a large and almost luxurious eco-lodge set in the lowland tropical rainforest. It's right on the Rio Sarapiqui and has a long suspension bridge over the river to its private old-growth rainforest reserve. The comfortable rooms and 5 air conditioned … [Read more...]
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Total Ground Control - TGC
Long term soil binder and crusting agent
Unbound Material
Most soil, sand and mineral particles have very low cohesion properties. When the moisture levels drop in the material the particles become loose and are easily blown away or washed away creating dust and erosion.
TGC - is a unique blend of water dispersive co-polymers developed by RST for:
- Erosion Control
- Dust Control
- Improved Water Runoff
- Sand/Soil Binding
- Stockpile Stabilisation
How It Works
When applied to the ground surface, TGC crusts and binds the fine particles together creating a matrix that will suppress the movement of fines by both water and wind action.
Levels of control are simply adjusted by increasing dosage levels. By increasing the percentage of TGC diluted into water the thickness of membrane and longevity of the application are increased to allow for different results required for specific applications.
Once the product is diluted, watered in place and allowed to dry, it is then unable to wash away.
- Long Lasting
- Saves Water
- Areas easily indentified by adding marking dye
- Strength can be increased by increasing the dosage
- Will not damage vegetation
- Non Hazardous
- Can be re-applied as required
TGC offers the following performance criteria.
It is semi-permeable allowing moisture to pass through it although applications at increased dosage rates allow for permeability rates to be greatly reduced.
It is UV and biologically stable. We expect 6-18 months membrane life depending on the application's conditions. It does not harm the plants or seeds.
TGC has been developed to enhance the growth of plants and seeds by applying a thin protective film of polymer over the plant or seed.
TGC is diluted with water at a base dilution rate of 2 to 3% and sprayed directly over the treatment zone at 2 litres of solution per m2.
TGC can also be ripped into the ground and compacted resulting in a stabilised material that resists unravelling and increases water runoff.
Both these applications will control dust and improve catchment runoff for increased water utilisation.
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Wild Flower Wednesday 7: Handmade Flowers and Ribbons
Hey everyone! I just wanted to pop on and say that my WFW post is going to be a bit late today. My daughter has the stomach virus that seems to be making the rounds this winter so I'm only about 1/2 finished with my card but I'll be finishing it up soon and posting as soon as I can!
Our challenge this week is to create a card with Ribbon and Handmade Flowers! Perfect for spring. 😀
Be sure to visit the other lovely and talented ladies on the design team to see their wonderful projects!
If you'd like to participate head over to the Wild Flower Patch blog for details. Each weeks randomly chosen winner recieves 3 WFK digis of their choice!
Please go visit the rest of the design team to see their amazing creations!
Donna * Jacquie * Jenn K * Jennifer O * Jen S (Me) * Lori * Piali * Yvette


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