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A Private Botanical Garden
When you enter the Exotic Rainforest this is the first sight you will see.
The Exotic Rainforest in Northwest Arkansas is the only rain forest exhibit in the state where any visitor can walk through a living tropical forest without charge accompanied by a guide who has studied the species within the collection. A guest once said it "looks like Costa Rica under glass".
Don't let the photo fool
you, the atrium is not enormous. The entire structure is not quite
8 meters by 8 meters (24 feet by 24 feet) with a 5 meter (16 foot
4 inch)
ceiling at the highest point. Constructed in 2002, it is large
enough to house a large rare plant collection that grows just like
a natural rain forest with a controlled humidity of never less than 85%,
controlled temperature never lower than 12.75 C (55 degrees F), and automatic
overhead watering. The collections includes many species that have either reached or are
approaching their natural adult rain forest size!
The center post has a scarce hanging
Cercestis mirabilis, the
African Embossed Plant,
along with numerous Anthurium species, rare ferns,
Philodendron species and other
exotic species on all four sides. A large leaf
Philodendron sagittifolium
covers the entire
post and has now almost reached the ceiling. Close to 300 species
of rare plants can be found throughout the building with many very large
specimens hanging from the ceiling. The plants appear as
comfortable in the Exotic Rainforest as they would in South or Central
America since they frequently produce colorful inflorescences in the
spring and fall.
The Exotic Rainforest website was created to catalogue and describe the plants in the collection. Every attempt is made to be certain our plant descriptions are scientifically accurate, however, I am not a botanist. Instead, I am a retired commercial photographer who takes pleasure in showing each plant as best possible in the photographs on this site. To ensure accuracy I have developed a network of contacts who are well known botanists and seek their advice or consult scientific journals on all plant subjects. You will find many quotes from recognized scientific authorities on the pages of this site. Very little information on this site is collected from the internet since much of that information is not verified and is often inaccurate. If you believe find an error on this website please make it known. We do however verify the accuracy of any recommendation before posting corrections since the world of horticulture is filled with inaccurate information.
Our goal is to be accurate but do it in a manner anyone can understand. If you are a return visitor you will notice this site is updated almost daily. Many aroids and other genera in the collection have yet to be described and photographed since we add new specimens almost every month. In June of 2009 we brought back more than 20 scientifically collected specimens that were made available to us from the Missouri Botanical Garden collection in St. Louis, Missouri and in September of every year we make a trip to Miami, Florida for the annual International Aroid Society Show to acquire new specimens collected in South American rain forests. Our collection is now one of the largest in mid-America and has been featured in one national magazine article.
website visitor from London said in an email,
"if you sense
somebody sat on that seat in the atrium it's probably me"./
You'll see our bench later in this
presentation by simply following the "trail" through the forest by
clicking the last small photo on each page.
The garden is open to the public
free of charge. You can find a
map on the homepage of this
website. Schools are welcome to use the garden as a rain forest
teaching tool. If you would like to continue the tour now
just follow the links at the bottom of each page by clicking on the
smaller photo. Or, if you are seeking a particular plant species
click on the link below to be taken to the list of species currently
described. Please visit!
Follow the trail by clicking on the photo to the right.
Follow the trail by clicking on the photo to the right.
Steve & Janice Lucas
See a list of the majority of the plants in the
Exotic Rainforest Collection
See a list of the majority of the plants in the Exotic Rainforest Collection


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LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Harrah's Entertainment Inc., the world's largest casino company, said Tuesday that its board has accepted a $17.1 billion buyout offer from two private equity groups.
Harrah's accepted a $90 a share buyout offer from the groups Apollo Management Group and Texas Pacific Group. That is a premium of about 36 percent over Harrah's closing price on Sept. 29, the last trading day before it announced Apollo and Texas Pacific had offered $81 per share Oct. 2 to take the company private.
The buyers are also assuming $10.7 billion in debt in the deal announced Tuesday.
A special committee of Harrah's board, which excluded chief executive and chairman Gary Loveman, had been meeting in New York since last week after the company set a Tuesday deadline to receive offers.
The board recommended shareholder approval.
"In Apollo and TPG, we will have owners who share our vision for Harrah's, are fully supportive of our current strategy and are committed to helping us execute on it," Loveman said in a statement. "This will be a change in ownership, not a change in direction."
Harrah's shares rose 12 cents to $82.30 Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange before trading was halted over news of the deal.
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Thunder Supposedly Turned down a Ibaka & Harden for Dwight Howard Trade
Published on March 11th, 2012 by Astramskas, David | 1,618 views
The rumor according to Brian K. Schmit, a Magic insider and Sports Illustrated writer Chris Mannix is that the Thunder rejected a trade offer from the Orlando Magic that would send Dwight Howard to OKC for Ibaka and James Harden. I have a hard time believing this. Although I believe Ibaka & Harden are future All-Stars and probably fit the team better, for business/marketing reasons alone I would think the Thunder would probably jump on this deal if the offer was legit.
Just say these three names together and then tell me you wouldn't say yes. Durant – Westbrook – Dwight
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Fire crews from the N.W.T.'s Department of Environment and Natural Resources did a controlled burn along the winter road near Wekweeti last week to create a fire break, but it wasn't quite enough to hold the flames back.
On Sunday morning, Chief Johnny Arrowmaker and two other men went out across the lake to take a look.
"There was a fire there coming back, ready to cross the winter road," he says. "We had to fight the fire before it crossed."
Before leaving, fire crews had left a water pump and sprinklers and gave Arrowmaker a bit of information.
He says the controlled burn took place in a strong wind, and burned mostly the tree tops. This fire was travelling across extremely dry ground.
His impromptu crew worked most of of the day.
"I was standing at the end of the hose line for, I'll say about a good two hours. I think I got asthma so I had a little bit of breathing problem, but somebody has to do something when a fire's coming close to a community so that's what we were just doing," he says.
"We did pretty good."
The Dene chief says fire crews came back to town on Monday and hired five local people to be on standby for the next two weeks.
By Wednesday afternoon the fire was burning less than 10 kilometres from Wekweeti.
Smoke from the fire across the lake has been looming for over a week.
#nwtfire, outside Wekweeti NT pic.twitter.com/l8gMjFIC2q— Nicole ♡ Lamouelle (@nicoleeluvsyu)
July 14, 2014
This was Tuesday. Right across from Wekweeti... pic.twitter.com/5viqK0A79U— Carol Arrowmaker (@CarolArrowmaker)
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text: I was pouring agarose plates the other day in stacks of three and noticed that the bottom one had no condensation, the middle one had some and the top one had a huge amount. Somebody else in the lab was also pouring them that day in stacks of five and noticed the same pattern of gradually increasing condensation higher in the stack. The assumption was that this was due to the cold air on top causing condensation. Is this the correct reason? Also, has anyone tried heating up metal disks or something of the sort until just below the melting point of the plastic plates and placing them on top of the plates to simulate the warm upper plates? Or, is there a more efficient means to pour plates to avoid the condensation all together, without taking extra time? Just wondering... Thanks, Trevor -- Trevor Bezdek Department of Developmental Biology Stanford University School of Medicine Beckman Center B343 Stanford, CA 94305-5427 (415) 497-6467 trevor at cmgm.stanford.edu


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Suzanne Wilke, owner, has been a certified groomer for 35 years. She is dedicated to provide caring, professional attention to all pets, and quality grooming. Our staff is very experienced with several 20+ yr.certified groomers. We have a 3,500 sq.ft. state-of-the-art facility. Daycare offers indoor and outdoor facilities.Open M-F 6:30A.M.-6:30 P.M. . We also have a pet boutique attached.
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We are a pet spa that offers a clean, safe, and personal one on one spa session for your little treasure. We do not use kennels or kennel dryers, only fluff dryers. Each spa session averages about one and one half hours. In my experience one on one spa sessions help to alleviate unnecessary stress often brought on by a long day of being at the groomers.
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Pre-Purchase Evaluation Process
2. Evaluate eyes, ears, nose, throat, lungs, heart, and skin using appropriate tools. Pay particular attention to the joints, feet, and legs of performance horses.
3. Repeat step 2.
4. Draw blood for initial blood counts of the horse at rest. Evaluate profile for liver and kidney function, red and white cell count, muscle enzymes, and any other checks the buyer requests.
5. Weigh the horse. Measure the horse. Document markings.
6. Move to the 100-foot, firm-surfaced, covered longing pen. Longe horse in a specific gait sequence for 12 to 15 minutes, or longer if the horse is an endurance prospect. Listen to heart and lungs again. Draw second blood sample to measure red blood cell counts and hemoglobin, comparing the at exercise profile to the at rest profile.
7. Conduct flexion tests on all joints, grading each joint on each limb separately. The horse is trotted from and to the veterinarian after holding the isolated joint for one minute. The veterinarian will note a score of 0 to 5 at five points of the trot cycle, resulting in an ideal (but rare) score of 00000 (a sound horse).
8. Reattach the longe line and send the horse around again for another 10 to 12 minutes in a specific gait sequence to gauge soundness during extended work.
9. If appropriate, saddle or harness the horse and watch a performance sessio...
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Take Off the Edge
In the September 2004 Western Horseman print feature "Defensive Care," Indiana equine practitioner Timothy Bartlett, D.V.M., offers advice on preventing lower-leg injuries in performance horses. Two of his tips are to properly condition and warm up your horse.
Longeing is a common technique used to work the fresh off horses and to get horses in shape. What you might not realize, however, is that out-of-control longeing - whether the horse is on or off a line - can cause body misalignments, such as canted shoulders and hips, which strains leg tissues and puts a horse at risk for losing his balance and injuring himself.
In this online bonus, Bartlett explains how to bit up your horse and work him in a controlled manner from the ground. His technique also enhances your handle on a horse when you're ready to ride.
Saddle your horse and bridle him with snaffle bit. Place a rein on each bit ring and tie the reins to the saddle horn at a point they make light contact with your horse's mouth. This encourages him to flex at the poll, round his back and drive off his hindquarters for collected movement.
Next, run a 30-foot lariat through the left bit ring, over your horse's poll and down through the right bit ring, and snap it to itself, as shown in Photos 1 and 2. This configuration enhances your control, plus helps keep your horse balanced as he moves, thereby reducing strains and injury.
Longe your horse in a safe enclosure, such as a corral or round pen, b...
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April is "Military Child Month" as a former military child, I didn't even realize we had a month!
First, welcome author Riley St. Andish, author of the new book "Irony and Influence: A Presumptive Tale of Pride and Prejudice "With wit, passion and possibly even a happy ending, this wildly inventive spin on a beloved work of literature is certain to enthrall anyone enchanted with the famous lovers, Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett.
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Tropical Stormfront is Real-Time Strategy (RTS) game played out over lush tropical archipelagos. Take command and join the ultimate war of good versus evil. Fight real-time battles in the tropics and become the ultimate leader.
The game features a multitude of pre-defined missions such as survival mode, eliminate all the enemy forces, capture the flag, hold the flag, defend against incoming forces, capture the enemy general, sea battles, air battles as well as tank fights.
Please note, that the game requires OpenGL ES 2.0 to run. Please try the DEMO version before purchase to verify proper function.


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Gallery exhibit - 'Jay Walker: Archetype'
Gallery exhibit - 'Jay Walker: Archetype'
Rowan University's 2017 artist-in-residence, Jay Walker, explores the iconic clothed figure and how we see archetypes as manifestations of ourselves with this, the latest exhibit in Rowan University Art Gallery at High Street. The Philadelphia-based artist utilizes colored tape and wood stencils to create bodiless clothed forms that have been 'emptied' - both literally and figuratively - as a gesture of transcendence and transformation.
The gallery is located at 301 High Street. Admission to the gallery and reception is free and open to the public. Support for programming at Rowan University Art Galleries has been made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.


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|The Asian Harm Reduction Network (UNAIDS, 2001, 48 p.)
|III. Background
Starting in the early 1990s, some programmes began operating in different Asian countries to address both drug use and HIV/AIDS. One of the first of these was the Lifesaving and Lifegiving Society (LALS), an outreach needle-exchange programme in Kathmandu. According to Nepalese laws, that programme was not legal; but somehow the LALS staff managed, and the government tolerated their activities and carefully observed the effects on the growing epidemic of HIV/AIDS among drug users in this country. Around the same time, similar programmes began operating in other Asian countries; these included:
- Sharan, New Delhi, India
- Ikhlas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- the SHALOM Project, Manipur, India
- Save the Children Fund, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
- AIDS Surveillance and Education (ASEP), Cebu City, Philippines
- HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care Project for the Hilltribes of Northern Thailand (HAHP).
Funds and other resources were generated through fundraising activities in the local communities or were provided by foreign donors. Programmes whose prime focus was rehabilitation also began to expand their activities to include prevention of HIV infection through information, communication, and education campaigns, peer outreach, needle- and syringe-exchange programmes, and drug-substitution programmes. With the support of the World Health Organization, the Australian Agency for International Development, and the United Nations Development Programme, among others, capacity-building and training workshops were held in a variety of Asian venues from 1991 through 1995. By 1996, the number of programmes addressing drug use and HIV/AIDS had slowly increased. Although these programmes were small, they were influential: by their very existence they demonstrated that it was possible to reduce the risk of HIV transmission among drug users.


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Google Apps just got smarter: introducing the Apps Marketplace's new EDU category
A notable addition to the list: Digication for e-portfolios with unlimited free accounts for all students (with limited storage, but hey, you have GoogleDocs and hyperlinks)!
This is a very exciting development. The combination of GoogleDocs/Sites for collection/integration of technology into the curriculum, Blogger for day-to-day reflection/documentation of learning, and now Digication for presentaton/reflection/showcase makes GoogleApps Education Edition the strongest platform for K-12 schools to implement e-portfolios. This development provides an opportunity to implement e-portfolios for all students, within a rich pedagogical environment.


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Serena Williams is on fire this year in the U.S. Open tournament, and it's not just because she has 13 Grand Slam titles to her name or that she's one of eight women left in the tournament. She's also recovering from a slew of health problems: Last year, she missed the tournament after stepping on broken glass in Germany. Then she had two foot surgeries, blood clots in her lungs and surgery for a hematoma in her stomach before returning to play tennis this June.
There's no doubt about it: The woman is a machine, and we love it! Whether it's her workout, or the way she manages to rock anything she's wearing on or off the court (anybody remember that hot pink bodysuit?), or her confidence and charming personality, we just can't get enough of Serena Williams (though her sister Venus is pretty cool, too!).
Despite her injuries, multiple media reports allege that Williams is playing better than ever. With three more matches to go, we're excited to see her finish strong in the U.S. Open and will definitely be watching the finals! We're rooting for you, Serena!


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Belmont planners not ready to endorse historic demolition ordinance
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BELMONT — Planning Board members on January 13 voted against supporting a petitioned warrant article that, if passed, at the upcoming annual town vote would create a Historic Demolition Review Ordinance.
The ordinance would call for a pre-demolition review of all properties built in 1965 or later by the review committee.
"The HDRC is responsible for only one thing," wrote lead petitioner Linda Frawley, "determining whether a building is historically significant, and if so, holding a hearing to review potential alternatives to demolition."
The Historic Review Committee, if created, "would be advisory only and would encourage people to look for an alternative to simple razing historical property.
Planning Board members who held a public hearing on the petitioned warrant article earlier this month, were not necessarily against some kind of historic review committee but wanted more time to evaluate the idea.
Frawley said she "rushed" around the day before the petition deadline to gather signatures for a petition that would cover the entire community and get it filed in time for consideration this year.
She said that there are a number of properties in Belmont that are not in the Village District — she gave the Providence Road Meeting House as an example — that bear preserving.
Selectman Jon Pike, who serves as the selectman's representative to the Planning Board, said he was concerned with the rights people have to their own property.
As an example, he gave an example of someone who purchased an old home that has a ell connection the house to the barn. He said his interpretation of the ordinance as proposed was that if someone wanted to remove the ell, the ensuing review processes could take as much as 120 days.
Frawley said "a small piece of property is not part of the ordinance" while Town Planner Candace Daigle said there would be a minimum size of a demolition or renovation that would be covered under the proposed ordinance.
Pike said he sees the benefit of some kine of historic demolition ordinance but wants better assurance that private property owners' interests are protected. He said he felt the time from when an application was made until the time a demolition order was granted was too lengthy.
"We are not unreasonable," said Frawley. "We don't like people to dislike history in Belmont."
She also said the proposed demolition ordinance is a "good faith effort" to follow though with the most recent Belmont Master Plan in which a number of citizens participated.
She said it is the first time they have tried it in nine years in Belmont and cited other communities who have similar ordinances such as Laconia, Amherst and Winchester.
She also said it was reviewed by the N.H. Division of Historical Resources. She their only recommendation was to lengthen the time of the review from 45 days to 90 but she thought it wouldn't be fair.
Planning Board Chair Peter Harris said he supports the Heritage Commission but didn't see how he could support creating a Historic Commission Review District at this time.
"We're so much in the dark," he said.
He also said the Planning Board hasn't had time to fully review the proposal. "With a little work, I can see this being a good thing," he said.
Three of the members, including Pike and Harris, said they also couldn't support it at this time. One member abstained.
Because the proposed ordinance has been placed as an article on the March warrant by petition, it cannot be changed or altered by the Planning Board or on the floor of the SB-2 deliberative session, scheduled for February 1 at 10 a.m. — a Saturday.
In addition, until the ballot portion of the town meeting takes place, all demolition permits of property older than 50 years are being held in abeyance until voters can weigh in on the article on voting day on March 11.


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Who decides what is beautiful, desirable, sexy, pleasing? Society, with its compilation of opinions, has one say. NEWSFLASH: You also have a say in defining what is beautiful! The problem is most of us give up that right. We defer to the societal standard of beauty, compare ourselves and then try […] Read more »
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When we think of a midwife or a doula, typically we imagine a person who helps a mother during her pregnancy, labor and delivery. While Ana Blechschmidt is a certified birth doula who works in this regard, she also specializes in the end of life, helping people pass on.
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Thanks Tiggy I will be there.
The finals poll was a thriller but finally Après l'Ondée won the race by a two-vote nose! [smiley=smiley.gif]
What could be a better choice for a summer Sunday than Après l'Ondée? I almost hope that there will a rainpour in the morning... [smiley=wink.gif]
Anybody willing and able to join our 3rd Scent Synchronization Day is more than welcome. [smiley=happy.gif]See you on Sunday! [smiley=cheesy.gif]
"Wovon man nicht lesen kann, darüber muss man schreiben."
Thanks Tiggy I will be there.
Excellent choice [smiley=happy.gif]
I'll see you on Sunday, too! Thanks to RedRazz I have some Apres l'Ondee to wear! I've dabbed 'n sniffed already (yummers!) but I'll give it a full spin on Sunday. [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]
RedRazz -- I sent you a PM to thank you but if you didn't get it, MANY THANKS for the Apres l'Ondee and all the other wonderful decants that I look forward to sampling! [smiley=kiss.gif]
You're quite welcome! I did get your message...it just took me a while to figure out how to read the full message and reply. I too will be resplendent in Apres l'Ondee on Sunday.
HEY! This sounds great as I really haven't given Apres L'Ondee a run for it's money! I did just receive a little bit of the real parfum from somebody who felt sorry for me about the EMPTY bottle I purchased. (FYI it's for sale on ebay now..but don't buy it cause it's empty!) I look forward to joining my sisters and brother's in scent on Sun.
Hi Tigs...I'll play...Apres it is!!
michael (the heliotrope addict)
What a pleasure to read your enthusiastic posts! And this is merely after picking the SSD scent, can't wait to get to Sunday and read your Après l'Ondée musings. [smiley=happy.gif]
"Wovon man nicht lesen kann, darüber muss man schreiben."
The Scent Synchronization Day III has started! [smiley=cheesy.gif]
Just as I hoped there was a heavy rain last night but now we have a bright, sunny Sunday morning here in Helsinki. [smiley=smiley.gif] I just sprayed on Après l'Ondée and am marveling at its beauty. What a dreamy, ethereal, cool breeze it is! Maybe Les Sylphides smell like this? [smiley=kiss.gif]
Enjoy SSD III! [smiley=happy.gif]
Looking forward to reading your Après l'Ondée musings! [smiley=smiley.gif]
"Wovon man nicht lesen kann, darüber muss man schreiben."
Apres l'Ondee was my great blind buy. My local department store did not sell it and kept telling me it was only from Harrods in London. So I put it from my thoughts and occasionly dreamed about the sound of the notes. Suddenly one day at a Guerlain talk the area manager said yes of course any Guerlain counter order it for me. So I placed my order and waited,then was told the store were unable to get it!!!! I wrote a letter,yes I wrote to the manager of the store in outrage. Guerlain had no problem with my order only the department store,and it worked!! I was contacted and told my fragrance had arrived the edt. I actually had butterflies in my stomach standing at the counter. LOL I had to open it straight away and spray. Love at first sniff what a classic should be.
With the edt on first spray I get the aniseed heliotrope and violet feel. Then far from being cold I find Apres warms on the skin becoming powdery
Finally I was able to obtain parfum!! It is only a refill spray bottle noting fancy but hell I am not a bottle person.
Now the parfum is a different animal. Close to L'Heurs Bleu sisters,you can see where Jacques got his idea for L'Heure in the midst of Apres.
On first spray the parfum is has not heliotrope! There is the aniseed note like the aniseed sweets it zingy on the skin. Violets sweet shy pop their heads up to say Hello. I know the heliotrope is there hidden as that what really gives the feel of L'Heure's dark saddness. Apres is not sad but dusky woodland not on a hot summer day or even an autumn one. Spring when everything is coming back to life after sleeping
One of the great crimes in civilization the discontinuing of the parfum.
Donna, that made wonderful reading, many thanks for your beautiful post! I remember that I got my Après l'Ondée sample from you. [smiley=kiss.gif]
Now where are all the other Après l'Ondée wearers? Still sleeping? [smiley=wink.gif]
"Wovon man nicht lesen kann, darüber muss man schreiben."
Donna, that was beautiful!
I spritzed on some Après l'Ondée EdT last night before heading to bed,
the better to renew my acquaintance with it. I reapplied it after my shower
this morning, and it's fascinating watching it's development. I've never
actually worn it during the day before, so it's still new for me. I'll have to
report back later.
I have been working all day and evening.. and the Apres l´Ondée is wonderfully comforting. Whenever I get tired.. and need a break.. I get these wonderful little whiffs of this beautiful scent.. which I MUST wear more often..
A perfect choice
I agree, Tig -- "What a dreamy, ethereal, cool breeze it is!" And Donna, you expressed my thoughts and impressions perfectly! I was stunned by Apres l'Ondee's similarity to L'Heure Bleue and comforted by its Guerlain-ness. It's every bit as lovely, only for me far more wearable and enjoyable as I've always struggled with long-term-wearing enjoyment of L'Heure Bleue. Where L'Heure Bleue has always been a joy for me to smell, Apres l'Ondee is an absolute joy to wear -- in a sad sort of way, that is. It still has a melancholic feel to it for me -- a bit of sadness in it -- as several of the Guerlains do. Apres l'Ondee is yet another Guerlain that I can feel its presence and just almost hear its story. A definite must-have, just as I've been hearing for several years now.
Thanks again, Tig, for another fabulous SSD! [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Today I wore Après l'Ondée edt with a bit of L'Heure Bleue perfume extract as a base.
I don't think I have ever smelled this....nearly having an anxiety attack of the perfume kind reading all these beautiful posts about a scent that I can only imagine!
The hunt begins...
I know the feeling, Marlen. I've been reading good things about Apres l'Ondee for a couple of years now. I now know what all the fuss is about! [smiley=wink.gif] My enjoyment of it today was made possible by RedRazz, who sent me a decant. Again, many thanks, RedRazz! [smiley=beer.gif]
Having worn it all day today, I have to report that I realize now why I've never worn it during the day, only the evening: it's so languid and dreamy that I almost didn't leave the house! [smiley=cheesy.gif] When I finally did, I had trouble imagining what I could do that wouldn't break the mood: I headed to the Art Museum. And that's where I made the connection that made sense to me: to the Impressionist paintings of the same era, particularly some of the works of Childe Hassam. The sisterly relationship between Apres l'Ondee and L'Heure Bleue seems clear to me now, too: L'Heure Bleue is the darkening sky before..........and Apres l'Ondee is the morning after.
Apres L'Ondee for me today too. It has not been raining here for about a week though. And the bottle is almost empty now.
Every time I wear it I keep finding new nuances to this wonderful fragrance (I think I "heard" mimosa today, and last time it was cloves!). Still amazed about how well-composed this fragrance is! Yes, it is powdery with its lovely violets. Yes, it has a rose/jasmine heart. And at the same time it is fresh and deep and long lasting even in EDT form. I have never tried any other variations.
Many thanks for participating in SSD III and for your lovely musings on Après l'Ondée, everyone! [smiley=smiley.gif]
My feelings exactly, Lille My!Originally Posted by lille_my
I agree, Lady L, all scents created by Jacques Guerlain tell stories.Originally Posted by Ladylonestar
Now that sounds like a very interesting layering experiment, Cedric! How did it work out?Originally Posted by cedriceccentric
Marls, you've got to try Après l'Ondée, good luck for the hunt!Originally Posted by scenteur7
Mark, that was beautiful! L'HB is indeed the dark evening sky and Al'o the pale morning sky. Agree about the Impressionist association, all pre-WWI Guerlains remind of Proust's A la Recherche du Temps Perdu, too.Originally Posted by MJH
Timberwolf, Al'O is indeed quite a kaleidoscope. Yesterday I noticed that it has a cassia note and brought FM Une Fleur de Cassie to mind!Originally Posted by Timberwolf
Thank YOU for participating! [smiley=kiss.gif]Originally Posted by Ladylonestar
"Wovon man nicht lesen kann, darüber muss man schreiben."
You took my breath away, Mark. [smiley=shocked.gif]Originally Posted by MJH
Well, I received a sample from a wonderful friend today and am so glad to have had the opportunity to do a test run on this one. My first impression was fresh air and sunshine; crisp, squeaky clean cotton. It's a remarkable fragrance, and doesnt' carry that one certain familiar, common note that I find so annoyingly Guerlainy. [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]
"Too much of a good thing is wonderful." -- Mae West


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Google Overview (->)
Google Business Model (->)
Attention Economy (->)
Network Economy (->)
Gift Economy (->)
The Internet has reduced the cost and increased the speed of information transfer. This has transformed the economic landscape, allowing new and exciting ways to generate revenue that include and differ from traditional economic models. Through studying and contrasting several large internet businesses, we have examined the attention, free, network and gift economic models. In order to explain in more detail how these models work, we have looked at Google as a unique business case study, because it has used elements of all of the models we studied throughout its history.
Google started off by offering a gift economy with an aim to organise and make information accessible over the internet. Over time, this developed into an attention economy which gained financial return from monetising the traffic to its pages through a customised advertising platform that tailors advertisements to viewers. By continuing to offer products and services it uses a free economic model to create an online community of users who continually return to the site (networked economy) to use Google's services.
By presenting simple explanations of the different economic models and applying them to the chosen case study, we have outlined the principles and practices which sustain internet commerce in a way that is easy to follow and understand. Through reviewing multiple online businesses we were able to focus on one that utilised multiple economic models to help explain the similarities and differences between the different ways of conducting business online.
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Elaine's goat arrived on my doorstep. Now I have kidded
(no pun intended) Elaine, I wasn't sure if this was a goat
or a rabbit. But, she assures me he's a goat.
I am to put Elaine's goat onto a background and give him
a name. Then, send him
on his way to the next embellisher on the list. My friend
DeeDee is that next embellisher. She will be adding stitching,
buttons, felt shapes, what ever she wants to Elaine's
I have picked a different goat of my own, to send on his way.
He will go to DeeDee, where he will receive a
name and a background to live on.
Mr. No Name will eventually make his way home,
to live here with me. I will look forward to seeing
what each embellisher adds to him.
If you would like to join us visit Elaine
for all the details and to sign up.
Love to all,


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When FIFA general secretary Jérôme Valcke finally announced in November that all 12 host stadiums across Brazil would be ready in time for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, you could forgive some organising officials for breathing a sigh of relief.
This sigh, however fulfilling though, would have been a short one. What Valcke said next highlighted the task still facing Brazil in order to host a safe, secure and successful World Cup. "In one city there are 17,000 hotel bedrooms and a 45,000 capacity stadium," he said in a word of caution to officials, highlighting that solutions need to be found quickly if the country is to cope with the estimated 500,000 international visitors the local organising committee and authorities hope to attract. Nevertheless, whilst accommodating these visitors is one issue, ensuring their safety and security is another.
As well as hosting the 2014 World Cup, Brazil will also host the 2013 Confederations Cup, which takes place in June. Whilst reports around the host stadia preparations for the Confederations Cup have been lukewarm at best, the Estádio Castelão in Fortaleza and the Mineirão Stadium in Belo Horizonte have been officially handed over to the organising authorities, showing that preparations for 2014 are now moving in the right direction.
Away from the stadiums, FIFA has also recently alluded to Brazil's increasing crime rate. As many news reports have highlighted, security forces in the city of Rio de Janeiro, which will host three Confederations Cup games and seven World Cup matches including the final, are currently engaged in a widespread security operation to clean up the city's most notorious favelas.
This military-led 'pacification' programme is aimed at targeting organised crime across certain favelas in an effort to improve public safety in Brazil's second-most populous city. Its necessity is highlighted by a 2011 report carried out by the National Confederation of Industry and published by O Globo, which stated that 51% of 2,000 Rio-dwellers interviewed felt that public safety could be improved, with 79% saying they had witnessed or experienced some type of crime in the last 12 months.
As a result, Brazil will invest an estimated $900 million in its security forces in a bid to make the 2014 World Cup "one of the most protected sports events in history", with plans to have one police officer for every 50 people attending football matches. This is a substantial sum of money when you consider South Africa, another country which faced question marks over security, set aside a total security budget of $150 million when it hosted the 2010 World Cup.
Nevertheless, whilst Brazil is busy preparing for two high-profile international tournaments, the security challenges that these competitions bring are inherently different. Whilst the 2014 World Cup will bring a considerable number of tourists from all over the world and require significant planning and preparation for this one-off event, the 2013 Confederations Cup will not command the same level of attention as FIFA's showpiece event, receiving more attention nationally than internationally. As a result, the 2013 Confederations Cup will only be able to partly simulate tournament conditions and test preparations ahead of 2014.
Whilst securing stadia is a crucial part of preparing for a FIFA World Cup, the importance of security planning for fan zones and 'soft' venues around Brazil will also play an important role in the overall success and security during the event. These 'soft' venues, which include hotels, restaurants, bars and fan zones, are areas which both local and international fans, as well as tourists can visit. However, these venues represent an enticing opportunity for criminal activity, such as pickpocketing and theft, given that they attract large crowds and affluent tourists to one location.
According to the Institute of Public Security, there were 40,556 reported robberies in Rio de Janeiro during the first seven months of 2011. While this was a 14.3% reduction for the same period of 2010, public safety is one aspect away from the football that will need to be addressed if Brazil is to be seen to host a safe and secure Confederations Cup and World Cup.
With this in mind, close cooperation between all stakeholders including local government, footballing authorities and public and private security organisations is essential to define clear roles and responsibilities in the lead up to both events and to deliver a security concept that accounts for the wider environmental, economic and political landscape. However, this sharing of knowledge is very rare amongst major event organisers, with many approaching the topic with a blank sheet of paper.
As part of the International Centre for Sport Security's (ICSS) mission to share knowledge in the field of sport, safety, security and integrity, we have developed a new framework to assist major event organisers, called the Security, Safety and Integrity Model (SSI Model). Designed to support cities and nations around the world who are bidding for and hosting major international sport events, the SSI model covers the eight key elements of delivery and will hopefully play an important part in ensuring positive legacies are left by hosting safe and secure events.
Ultimately though, the 2013 Confederations Cup and 2014 World Cup represent a significant moment, not only for Brazil as a country but for the security industry as a whole. While there are undoubtedly challenges ahead, hosting the Confederations Cup later this year offers Brazil an exciting prelude to the World Cup, and delivering a safe, secure and successful tournament would undoubtedly have a positive impact on both domestic and international confidence in the lead up to the showpiece event in 2014.
This is a personal perspective of Helmut Spahn, executive director of the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS). The ICSS regularly organises events to encourage the creation of sport security and integrity networks and to drive new thinking. The third edition of the ICSS's International Conference for Sport Security and Integrity, also known as Securing Sport, will take place in Doha, Qatar on March 18-19. More information on the conference can be found at www.securingsport.com.


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Schuetz, Peter and Greenall, Martin J. and Bent, Julian and Furzeland, Steve and Atkins, Derek and Butler, Michael F. and McLeish, Tom C.B. and Buzza, D. Martin A. (2011) 'Controlling the micellar morphology of binary PEO-PCL block copolymers in water-THF through controlled blending.', Soft matter., 7 (2). pp. 749-759.
We study both experimentally and theoretically the self-assembly of binary polycaprolactone–polyethylene oxide (PCL–PEO) block copolymers in dilute solution, where self-assembly is triggered by changing the solvent from the common good solvent THF to the selective solvent water, and where the two species on their own in water form vesicles and spherical micelles respectively. We find that in water the inter-micellar exchange of these block copolymers is extremely slow so that the resultant self-assembled structures are in local but not in global equilibrium (i.e., they are non-ergodic). This opens up the possibility of controlling micelle morphology both thermodynamically and kinetically. Specifically, when the two species are first molecularly dissolved in THF before mixing and self-assembly ('pre-mixing') by dilution with water, the morphology of the formed structures is found to depend on the mixing ratio of the two species, going gradually on a route of decreasing surface curvature from vesicles via an intermediate regime of micelles in the shape of 'bulbed' rods, rings, Y-junctions and finally to spherical micelles as we increase the proportion of the "sphere formers". On the other hand, if the two species are first partially self-assembled (by partial exchange of the solvent with water) before mixing and further self-assembly ('intermediate mixing'), novel metastable structures, including nanoscopic 'pouches', emerge. These experimental results are corroborated by Self-Consistent Field Theory (SCFT) calculations which reproduce the sequence of morphologies seen in the pre-mixing experiments. SCFT also reveals a clear coupling between polymer composition and aggregate curvature, with regions of positive and negative curvature being stabilized by an enrichment and depletion of sphere formers respectively. Our study demonstrates that both thermodynamic and kinetic blending of block copolymers are effective design parameters to control the resulting structures and allow us to access a much richer range of nano-morphologies than is possible with monomodal block copolymer solutions.
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Services Shift: The Next Wave of GlobalizationVIEW EVENT DETAILS
Evening presentation by Dean Robert Kennedy, Dean, Ivey Business School
Drinks reception at 6.30 pm
Presentation at 7.00 pm
Close at 8.00 pm
Offshoring has already transformed the manufacturing sector, and the offshoring of services is expected to lead to far bigger changes. More than moving call centers and basic business processes to another part of the world, the globalization of services is a fundamental reorganization of work, giving companies access to the best combination of talent, resources, and local markets. What are the key drivers behind this new trend? How does it affects countries, industries, firms, and people? How can companies feel at home on this enormously fertile ground of opportunity? What must happen for China to fully capitalize on the services shift? How can an offshoring nation embrace an offshoring strategy to capture new markets and spur innovation?
Dean Robert Kennedy is the ninth Dean of the Ivey Business School and holds the Lawrence G. Tapp Chair in Leadership. He comes to Ivey from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, where for the past 10 years he has led the William Davidson Institute, a non-profit research and educational institute that focuses on business and policy issues in emerging market economies. During the same time, Dean Kennedy served as the Director of the Ross School Global Initiative and as the Tom Lantos Professor of Business Administration at Ross, teaching corporate strategy and international business courses in the MBA, EMBA, and Executive Education programs. A well-known scholar, speaker, and educator, Dean Kennedy's research focuses on the opportunities and challenges facing businesses in developing countries. He is a graduate of MIT, Stanford, and Harvard, and taught at Harvard Business School for 10 years prior to joining the Ross School of Business.


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So the conference is over and a better organised conference I don't think I've been to.
This btw is really a holding post.
Written from my phone.
Today my plan is to catch a ferry to greenwich to stay with a friend.
Then tomorrow catching up with a few work friends before heading back to perth in time for the first night of the women's teams.
Bridge of course.
And it's raining in sydney town!
Remember rain perthites?
I love not being hot so much I am not even going to take a taxi to circular quay.
I certainly won't look hot after that.
More on the bloggers conference when I get to a computer but for now love to my new bloggy friends.
You are amazing.


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Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has warned they will not be "screwed" in the transfer market.
Khaldoon, City owner Sheikh Mansour's right-hand man, pointed to the club's firm stance on Carlos Tevez and their refusal to accept a £20m cut-price offer from AC Milan in the transfer January window as evidence of their determination.
City will refuse to slash their valuations for unwanted loan stars Emmanuel Adebayor, Wayne Bridge and Roque Santa Cruz just to get them off the books.
And with UEFA's financial fair play regulations looming, they will balk at paying inflated fees for targets such as Van Persie.
Khaldoon said: "We cannot allow ourselves to be mucked around. We are not rich people to be taken advantage of."


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Residents are in for a treat in West Stockwith as the panto season gets into full swing.
A performance of Aladdin will be given at the Gertrude Morris Hall on Friday and Saturday, January 24 and 25.
Performances are at 7pm with an additional Saturday matinee from 2pm.
Tickets cost £6 for adults and £ for children.
To book and for more information contact Auriol on 01427 891488.


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December 21, 2012
By: Kevin E. McCarthy, Principal Analyst
You asked (1) if there have been legislative proposals in Connecticut or other states to require gas stations to have electric generators and (2) how the recent Connecticut legislation regarding microgrids and critical facilities relates to this issue.
A Connecticut legislator raised the idea of requiring generators at gas stations in 2011, but did not propose a bill.
Florida and Louisiana appear to be the only states that require motor fuel facilities, including certain gas stations, to be able to switch to an alternative energy source during a power outage. They do not actually require the stations to have generators on-site.
In New Jersey, one pending bill would require that generators be installed at gas stations, while another would impose requirements similar to the Florida and Louisiana laws. In New York, a bill similar to these laws has been recently proposed; it would also provide financial incentives for stations that voluntarily install generators. A 2011 California bill would have provided financial incentives for stations that installed generators, but it was not adopted.
PA 12-148 establishes a program to fund micro-grids to support onsite electricity generation for critical facilities. Gas stations are not specifically included in the list of critical facilities, but might qualify. The program does not fund generators themselves, but could be used to pay for engineering and related costs in connection with them.
Following Storm Irene and October Nor'easter in 2011, Rep. Bruce ("Zeke") Zalaski proposed that gas stations and senior housing developments be required to install backup power generators to prepare for future outages (see http://www.housedems.ct.gov/zalaski/pr081_2011.asp). However, no legislation was introduced.
As described in OLR Report 2011-R-0389, Florida and Louisiana appear to be the only states that require fueling facilities, including certain gas stations, to be able to switch to an alternative energy source during a power outage. They do not actually require the stations to have generators on-site. A Washington law that provided excise tax credits for alternative power generation devices for stations expired in 2011.
Florida law (Fla. Stat. § 526.143) requires motor fuel (1) service stations near interstate highways or evacuation routes, (2) terminals, and (3) wholesalers to have transfer switches and appropriate wiring to transfer the electrical load from a utility to an alternate generated power source in the event of a power failure. It requires corporations or entities with at least 10 service stations in a county to have access to at least one portable generator.
Like Florida, Louisiana law (La. Rev. Stat. § 2195.12) requires certain service stations to be wired with a transfer switch and capable of switching to an alternate generated power source in the event of a power outage. But Louisiana's law applies only to new or completely rebuilt service stations in the southern portion of the state.
California. In 2011, California considered, but did not adopt, a bill (AB 1339) to grant a tax credit of up to $2,500 to a station that bought and installed an emergency standby generator.
New Jersey. In 2012, legislation (A 1280) was introduced in New Jersey to require that each newly constructed or substantially renovated gasoline station for which a certificate of occupancy is issued on or after the bill's effective date, and all gasoline stations no later than three years after the effective date of the bill, be pre-wired with an appropriate transfer switch and maintain at the station an alternative power generation device capable of operating all fuel pumps, dispensing equipment, life-safety systems, and payment acceptance equipment.
For newly constructed or substantially renovated stations, the bill
provides that local building inspectors verify the installation and
operational capability of the transfer switch and alternative power
generation device in the normal inspection process before issuing a
certificate of occupancy. For existing stations, (1) the installation and operability of the transfer switch and alternative power generation device would have to be checked by a local building inspector and (2) verification of the inspection submitted to the county emergency management coordinator.
Also in New Jersey this session, S 210/A 400 would require each newly constructed or substantially renovated gas station for which a certificate of occupancy is issued on or after September 1, 2006, and all stations having eight or more pumps that are within five miles of an interstate highway or a state or federally-designated evacuation route be (1) pre-wired with an appropriate transfer switch and (1) capable of operating all fuel pumps, dispensing equipment, life-safety systems, and payment acceptance equipment using an alternate generated power source.
No action has been taken on these bills to date.
New York. In November 2012, Senator David Carlucci announced that he would introduce legislation based on the Florida and Louisiana laws that would require:
1. each newly constructed or substantially renovated gas station given a certificate of occupancy on or after July 1, 2013, be capable of operating all fuel pumps, dispensing equipment, life safety systems, and payment acceptance equipment using an alternative generated power source;
2. each station located within one half mile of an interstate highway or a state or federally designated evacuation route be capable of operating this equipment using such power sources; and
3. these stations have a power transfer switch installed by an electrical contractor.
The legislation would also offer financial incentives to station operators who are not required to purchase generators in the form of a tax credit of 50% of the expense to buy and install a generator, up to $2,500.
PA 12-148 establishes a pilot program to fund micro-grids for onsite electricity generation for critical facilities. Under the act, a "microgrid" is a group of interconnected electricity users and generators that (1) is within clearly defined boundaries that acts as a single controllable entity in respect to the larger electrical grid and (2) can operate as either a part of the larger grid or independent of it, in "island mode."
Under the act, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) must establish a microgrid grant and loan pilot program to support up to 65 megawatts of onsite electricity generation (the amount of power needed to serve approximately 50,000 homes) at critical facilities. Under the act, these facilities include hospitals, police and fire stations, water and sewage treatment plants, municipal commercial areas, or other facilities identified by DEEP. While gas stations are not specifically labeled "critical facilities," those located in commercial areas might be eligible for the program and DEEP could identify gas stations as being critical facilities.
The pilot program is open to, among others, municipalities, electric companies, and private entities that propose supporting micro-grids by developing energy generation or converting existing renewable generation for micro-grid use.
The program can issue grants and loans, which can only be used for the costs of microgrid design, engineering services, and interconnection infrastructure. PA 12-189 authorizes up to $25 million in bonds for the program. PA 12-148 also allows DEEP to establish a financing mechanism to leverage additional funding that could be used for purposes other than microgrid interconnection infrastructure (e.g., generating devices).
DEEP is developing the program and has further information about it on its website, http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=4120&Q=508780.


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The 2nd Forfar Girls' Brigade Company held its annual display recently in the Lowson Memorial Church hall.
The company was inspected by Ann Sargent, a former officer with the company, and the prizes were presented by company chaplain Rev Karen Fenwick.
Rev Fenwick opened the evening with devotions and after the inspection of the company, the older Juniors entertained their parents and friends with a streamer dance, followed by a presentation of the company's badgework which focused on God's Creation and the wonders of the Rainforests.
They displayed the animals and pictures they created and the younger Juniors ended the entertainment section with a ribbon dance. Rev and Mr Fenwick then led the girls in some choruses before prizes were awarded to the following girls:-
Junior First Circle and Two Year Service - Chloe Callan and Keris Walker; Juniors First Circle and Three Year Service - Cheyenne Tosh and Chenai Clements; Junior First Circle and Four Year Service - Molly Hogg; Junior Second Circle and One Year Service - Katie Abercromby; Junior Second Circle and Three Year Service - Sarah Deans; Junior 1st Diamond and One Year Service - Eve Cassidy; Junior 1st Diamond and Two Year Service - Ashley Morrison, Alana Harvey; Junior 1st diamond and three Year Service - Nicola Porter; Junior 1st diamond and Six Year Service - Samantha Coyle; Brigader 2nd Triangle and Nine Year Service - Rebecca Duguid.
Trophies were awarded to Chloe Callan, Samantha Coyle and Rebecca Duguid for Perfect Attendance. The Best Junior Shield was awarded to Eve Cassidy. The Squad Trophy was won by Rebecca Duguid, Sarah Deans, and Ashley Morrison; the Menzieshill Rosebowl was awarded to Eve Cassidy while the Brigader Endeavour was won by Rebecca Duguid.
Rev Fenwick then closed the evening with a benediction.


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Courtesy photo - Plow Match at Howell Living History Farm
Courtesy photo - Plow Match at Howell Living History Farm
Howell Living History Farm will hold its Annual Plowing Match and the public is invited to watch and participate in the event, which features old-fashioned plowing and log pulling competitions, a craft and pony rides for children, and lots of food, music and old fashioned fun.
A dozen teams of draft animals from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York are entered in the match, which tests the performance of farmers, their horses and oxen, and their plows as they turn furrows. Judging will take place from 10am until noon. Winners of the Fine Plowing Class will receive trophies, ribbons and cash prizes.
Members of the general public aged 16 and older can try their hand at plowing in the Visitor Plowing event. Winners receive ribbons.
Sheep, chickens and pigs can be seen in the farmyard area all day.
Beginning at noon, hungry plowers and visitors can lunch on roast pork sandwiches, a chicken BBQ, Kosher franks and Howell Farm potatoes and sweet corn. Noontime festivities will include music by the Jugtown Mountain String Band, door prizes, and plowing award presentations.
After the plowing competition, visitors can watch as teamsters use their animals to navigate an obstacle course.
Cash prizes for professional classes are furnished by the Friends of Howell Farm, and made possible through donations from the Pleasant Valley Vigilant Society and J. & G. Conard of Flemington.


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2011 academic year begins on North Stradbroke Island
There are 49 new students from 20 countries split across the full-time and part-time programs. The new cohorts are vibrant, motivated, articulate, ambitious and diverse – everything one could hope for.
The age range of the students spans four decades, and they come from a range of backgrounds including civil engineering, Islamic studies, environmental science, international relations, mechanical engineering and chemistry, among others.
We have just returned from the field trip to North Stradbroke Island which opens the course. The students learned from a range of speakers representing traditional owners, a mining company, and hydrological, ecological and community perspectives on the issues, problems and possible futures facing the island.
We also had the privilege of input along the way by Professor Bill Dennison from the University of Maryland, particularly on a guided study walk into Moreton Bay at low tide to look for dugong sea grass grazing trails among other objects of ecological interest.
The attached group photo was taken on the eastern side of the island, next to Eighteen Mile Swamp, in glorious sunshine, the Pacific Ocean pounding the beach just behind us. Two of our cohort come from Malawi, and had only encountered the ocean for the first time the day before, and the Pacific for the first time that day.
Being part of the process through which these and the other students encounter new ideas and learn from each other, their surroundings and the program staff is a privilege, and one which I look forward to partaking in as we work together to deliver a memorable and formative experience over the coming weeks, months and (for the part-timers) years.
– Brian McIntosh, Senior Lecturer (Integrated Water Management), International WaterCentre


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I have used UIWebview to load a web page using
[self.webView stopLoading];
I actually think it may retain cached information when you close out the
UIWebView. I've tried removing a
UIWebView from my
UIViewController, releasing it, then creating a new one. The new one remembered exactly where I was at when I went back to an address without having to reload everything (it remembered my previous
UIWebView was logged in).
So a couple of suggestions:
[[NSURLCache sharedURLCache] removeCachedResponseForRequest:NSURLRequest];
This would remove a cached response for a specific request. There is also a call that will remove all cached responses for all requests ran on the
[[NSURLCache sharedURLCache] removeAllCachedResponses];
After that, you can try deleting any associated cookies with the
for(NSHTTPCookie *cookie in [[NSHTTPCookieStorage sharedHTTPCookieStorage] cookies]) {
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Marine Chemistry Facilities Training
Rm 142, Sundquist Marine Laboratory
Shannon Point Marine Center
(360) 650-7400 Ext: 226 or
(360) 293-2188 Ext: 226
SPMC's Marine Chemistry Facility offers several mini-courses for SPMC faculty, staff, and students. These courses consist of three components, an on-line presentation, a short quiz, and a laboratory workshop. All three must be completed to pass a course. To take a course, login to WWU's Blackboard, click on the Courses tab, and search for Marine Chemistry. Enroll in the SPMC Marine Chemistry course and follow the instructions for the mini-course that you wish to complete. These mini-courses are only open to WWU faculty, staff, and students.
SPMC Laboratory Safety
The SPMC Laboratory Safety Course is required for any student, staff member, faculty member, or visitor using SPMC's Marine Chemistry Labs to conduct research or teach courses. To take the SPMC Laboratory Safety course, login to WWU's Blackboard, click on the Courses tab, and search for Marine Chemistry. Enroll in the SPMC Marine Chemistry course and follow the instructions for the course.
WWU Hazardous Waste Training
Every WWU faculty or staff generating of hazardous waste needs to complete training to comply with federal and state regulation. Students engaging in independent research which creates their own, specific waste streams need to comply as well. Students need to contact their instructor to determine the appropriate method of training. Please visit the WWU Hazardous Waste website for more information.
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India's top court wants spot-fix action
India's top court asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday to wrap up in two weeks its investigation into alleged spot-fixing in the ongoing domestic Twenty20 league.
Three players were arrested last week by Delhi police in the case and suspended by the board.
"There is definitely some kind of irregularity but the biggest problem is the lackadaisical attitude of the BCCI," the Supreme Court said while hearing a Public Interest Litigation plea against the Twenty20 tournament.
"The one-man commission of BCCI should submit its report within two weeks to BCCI and it should take action against errant players."
The court refused to stop the tournament but asked for a "scientific, dispassionate and impartial" approach to solve the problems.
Arrested players - Test bowler Shantakumaran Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan - are suspected of conceding a certain number of runs per over, for which they received up to six million rupees ($110,000) per over from gamblers.
Their contracts have been revoked by the Rajasthan team, who have also filed a report to Indian police over the players violating their contracts.
The case is being investigated primarily by Delhi police, who claim to be in possession of phone records to prove charges of cheating and criminal conspiracy, and have also recovered two million rupees ($36,500) from a kit bag belonging to Chandila.
Police continued to arrest bookmakers and their associates across the country which included three domestic-level cricketers and Bollywood actor Vindoo Randhawa.
Meanwhile, the Indian government is planning a new law to deal with spot-fixing and match-fixing, described by Law Minister Kapil Sibal as "the menace".
"It will be done in collaboration with the sports ministry," Sibal said.
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It's no secret that the Oklahoma City Thunder have one of the worst starting centers in the entire NBA with Kendrick Perkins. As I covered recently, Perkins may be a solid and physical low-post defender, but his offense is so putrid that I honestly don't know how Thunder fans stomach watching him touch the ball on a nightly basis for their team.
The bad news for the Thunder is that it doesn't get much better in their center rotation, even when Perkins hits the bench. As of right now the Thunder are carrying four centers on their roster in Perkins, Hasheem Thabeet, Daniel Orton and rookie Steven Adams. You may go ahead and cringe if you aren't already at that line of big men.
Despite having little-to-no success over his three years in the league prior to coming to OKC, Thabeet wasn't awful last season, but he also didn't inspire much faith, either. In 66 appearances the big man averaged 2.4 points, three rebounds and 0.9 blocks in 11.7 minutes per game while shooting 60.4 percent from the field. He was reliable, but only really as a reserve, not as a player you would want playing 20 or more minutes per night.
Orton looked a lot more athletic and fit at the Orlando Summer League this year, but after playing just 29 games in the NBA in two seasons, it's hard to imagine him contributing much. After Orton in the rotation, there is the rookie Adams who could develop into something eventually with his length and athleticism, but is really a work-in-progress at this point.
Yes, Kendrick Perkins is nearly unbearable to watch on the basketball court. However, the Thunder really don't have much of a choice. They have no true center that they consistently turn to on their roster. If you had to pick out the glaring weakness of this Thunder team, their center rotation is where you should turn to first.
Cody Williams is a Senior Writer with Rant Sports. Follow Cody on Twitter @TheSizzle20, add him on Google and like his Facebook page.
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Vendor, distributor, reseller: Focus on roles for optimal value creation
The classic channel model provides clear-cut roles for every player in the value chain. The blurring of lines can harm a product`s chances of success in a competitive market.
Far from an environment where roles are clear-cut, the South African IT channel is beset with participants, who sometimes masquerade as one link in the value chain when they are in fact another. Optimal value creation for the different links in this value chain (ie vendor, distributor and reseller) depends on recognition of their interdependencies and a focus on core competencies.
In the classic channel model, the role of the vendor is clear-cut - its business is the development and manufacture of products as well as the creation of markets through advertising or marketing. The distributor serves as the warehousing and logistics partner, and also provides product expertise, financial services, marketing and PR services, and support to resellers only. Resellers, on the other hand, should focus on meeting the needs of the end-user, and on bringing the other participants into the end user discussion when necessary.
It is an ongoing issue. Resellers tend to feel it most, as distributors and vendors encroach on their business with the practice of so-called "named accounts", which is in effect, cherry-picking. However, resellers are sometimes guilty of a similar sin when they become small-scale distributors by signing up some smaller vendors and holding on to their products as exclusives.
Damaging the value chain
While the problem of vendors and distributors cannibalising the business of their resellers is a well-understood (and well documented) issue, resellers attempting to enter the distribution game tend to similarly damage the value chain.
It happens - a vendor looking to enter the local market is wooed over email by a reseller, who assures the vendor that it has the resources and the will to take its product into the market. However, if this turns out not to be the case, problems can result when the product isn`t taken into the market with any effect. The vendor loses the benefit of effective market penetration, and can find itself tied into an exclusivity contract that creates little value.
Alternatively, a reseller might sign up several products only to drop them and focus on one that is outperforming the rest - again, leaving the vendor unable to gain traction in the market. This trend is commonly referred to as 'managed marketing` for vendors.
Creating value
It is important to examine the position of each of these players in the value chain and understand how value is created. As a value-added distributor, this role has to include investment in new technologies when identified. Part of this investment should include training of staff and resellers to support the product, the creation of a market and channel for the product, and the capacity to invest in warehousing and spares in order to meet demand.
The reseller creates value by understanding the business needs of the end-user, offering a variety of options and then integrating and supporting the solution.Graham Vorster, CTO of Westcon AME
The distributor should be an enabler of the channel. Its responsibilities should also include education, the provision of financial support and logistics, and providing bridging support to the channel - particularly when the vendor is not represented in the country.
These are not functions associated with a reseller. The reseller creates value by understanding the business needs of the end-user, offering a variety of options and then integrating and supporting the solution.
The reseller should be wary of the distributor that attempts to blur this line by bypassing the channel. Some distributors have a "soft" channel - the "reseller" is just a division of their business. This is a threat to the true reseller, and it also limits the creation of skills in the channel - and SA is well aware that high-level technical skill is in short supply. It becomes a question of growing the channel versus a selfish focus on growing accounts in a potentially non-sustainable and non-scalable manner.
Some vendors and distributors are notorious for intruding on the reseller space, which makes it difficult for the reseller to invest in skilling staff on that company`s products and technologies, as the return on investment is called into question.
Money disappears out of the channel with "named accounts". As a reseller, think again when engaging with vendors or distributors, because there are options in the market. Look out for those that dictate the margin, because they are preventing the reseller from creating or adding value to solutions.
The fact is, in a channel where each tier plays its part properly, fair value is created from the vendor right through to the customer, more employment is created, and solutions are delivered and supported better.


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Battle over high-speed rail station site
Published 4:00 am, Sunday, April 5, 2009
A major war is going on between former state Sen. Quentin Kopp and the rest of the world.
He has decided that the high-speed rail line should end at Fourth and Townsend streets, not downtown at the Transbay Terminal.
Basically, he thinks the station should be able to accommodate a train every 5 minutes, as if there is ever going to be a train every 5 minutes.
His call for the Fourth and Townsend site is also inconsistent with 25 years of city planning.
But he is the chairman of the High Speed Rail Commission, and that is power.
So I've enlisted myself to become involved and to join with other members of the commission to get Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to weigh in.
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High-speed rail is one of the projects that is ready to go and it has a lot of backers. In fact, it is probably the only issue that Mayor Gavin Newsom and Supervisor Chris Daly agree on.
So Kopp is going to get piled on.
I was down in Los Angeles recently talking with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Apparently there was a statewide poll of Democratic voters taken when I was in Paris that showed only a four-point difference between Villaraigosa and Attorney General Jerry Brown - at least that's what Villaraigosa told me.
The poll also showed that Latinos are ready to back him the way blacks backed Obama. That means he can pretty much bank on them and concentrate on whites and other minorities.
Villaraigosa also said the poll showed an incredible absence of name recognition for Brown among new and younger voters. The memory bank isn't there.
That's good news for both Villaraigosa and Gavin Newsom.
It also explains why Newsom is banking so much on Facebook and Twitter to get attention.
No matter how the cops feel, Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums should have been asked to speak at the slain officers' funeral.
It was a public event and the public's interest must be presented. That's what Dellums was elected to do, whether you agree or disagree with him. It would be like saying to Willie Brown that he can't do the St. Patrick's Day parade.
The 2010 Democratic side of the state attorney general's race is shaping up as five guys and one female, or as I like to say - five suits and one pair of stilettos.
The five suits are state Assemblymen Pedro Nava, Alberto Torrico and Ted Lieu; former Assemblyman Joe Canciamilla; and Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo.
The stiletto heels belong to my old friend, San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris.
There have been some questions raised about my decision to celebrate my 75th birthday in Paris and not in San Francisco.
I just want you to know I'm doing my part to support our local hospitality industry as well.
My first contribution was a surprise birthday party for my longtime right hand, Eleanor Johns, at North Beach Restaurant Monday afternoon, which was attended by about 80 people.
The second was a party thrown for me at 1300 on Fillmore Tuesday night, where about 300 people gathered for drinks and great entertainment.
The third was another surprise party, for my friend Sonya Molodetskaya, Wednesday night at Le Central for about 80 folks. Dick Bright even stopped by and played a bit, even though it was his wedding anniversary.
Le Central reconfigured the dining room and Stanlee Gatti did the decorations. The ceiling was covered with green balloons of all different shades.
All this hosting has taught me a few things.
First, parties should last two hours max. Any party that lasts longer than two hours runs the risks of someone getting drunk.
Second , if you are hosting, it's best to have the party at noon. That way you don't have to tell people how to dress. You don't have to provide them with booze and you can go light on the food, so it costs less.


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Why is it that people can not wait to fix their cars when they have an accident. They want it fixed within a week and will pay top dollar. Now when their homes (roofs) are damaged by hail wind or rain (now remember the roof protects everything you own) this is what I hear. 1. I going to wait we might get another hail storm,
2.its not leaking yet, 3.I want my deductible covered, 4.roofing company price should be lower than the insurance "estimate". 5. Can you match this low price so I can put money in my pocket
Now check out the response
1.Why not wait to get the car fixed you might get into another accident.
2.If it leaks because you waited the insurance is not responsible for the water damage.
3.Its called "insurance fraud".
4.How can you actually believe (A)That the insurance company is not going to try and minimize their payout.
5. Why do you think living in a 250,000 - 500,000 dollar your roof should only cost $8000.00.
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Lets start with something is hitting the roof it's getting loud back windows sound like they may break, and the back yard is turning white. The storm has now passed you now turn to the evening news and hear that a hail storm just hit your area lots of damage car windshields are broken out all over the area. Luckly it's your day off and you car is in the garage. You go out side to check out your roof from the ground and it looks ok (wrong) you see you can not determine the extent of roof shingle damage from the ground. Because it will like it has no damage however when you get on top of the roof this is what you will see
the metal on the water heater vent is dented and on the far right corner the mushroom vent is also damaged. Look at the shingles between the heater vent and the mushroom vent the dark spots is where the hail hit the shingles tearing and and removing the granules from the shingles. You can also see dark spots at about 8- 9 o'clock from the heater vent. It is time to call your insurance carrier.
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The area's second Recovery Sports Grill will open later this month, perhaps as early as Monday, Aug. 24, at the Hilton Garden Inn, 235 Hoosick St., Troy. The hotel opens Wednesday (8/19). It is a sibling restaurant to, and will have a similar menu as, the Recovery Room Sports Grill on New Scotland Avenue in Albany, opposite Albany Medical Center and also associated with a Hilton Garden Inn.
There are additional Recovery Sports Grills in Verona, west of Rome; Norfolk, Va.; and, coming this fall, Amsterdam. The owner of all is the local construction/real estate/development conglomerate BBL.
The restaurant's sign, which went up Thursday, displays the name "Penalty Box" in addition to "Recovery Sports Grill." Restaurant general manager Lynn Relyea tells me all of the restaurants' formal names are the same: Recovery Sports Grill. To tie into its specific location, each is also given a nickname. Thus the Recovery Room in Albany because of the proximity of the hospital; the Norfolk location is called The Monarch, reflecting the mascot of nearby Old Dominion University; and Penalty Box in Troy, a nod to hockey, the most prominent sport at RPI.
Once open, Recovery Sports Grill/Penalty Box at the Troy Hilton Garden Inn will serve lunch and dinner and dinner daily.


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--On Monday, December 06, 2004 09:34 +0100 Adrian 'Dagurashibanipal' von Bidder <email@example.com> wrote:
Various AOL mailservers, the Debian mailservers, and other servers sending out lots of regular mail get listed in spamcop regularly, so my recommendation (and that of spamcop.net themselves, btw) is not to use bl.spamcop.net for blacklisting. Use it in spamassassin to score points.
Sorry about double replies, but also, you have to remember we're an ISP, not a small shop. By doing this we cut our incoming mail in *HALF* or less. That's because there is that much spam out there. Spamcop is fair, well run, and FULLY dynamic. Not subjet to human policies, or delay in listing, or unlisting. They are also not subject to arbitrary policy decisions that many of the other lists are subject to because they are automated. And because it is based on submitted spam, seen email, and honeypots or traps it is very accurate, far more so than many of the others, with far less collateral damage.
When you're handling LOTS of email every day, we're in excess of about 3/4 a million envelopes a day, and far more recipients than that -- and that's just the main mail servers, doesn't include the Mailman server, you're going to do everything you can to not have to handle total junk, and to keep SA, and virus scanning, two VERY expensive processes, from hitting the email. We estimate we'd roughly have to double the amount of mail servers just in order to handle the SPAM that nobody wants.
I'm sorry, but for us the tiny amount of collateral damage, is perfectly acceptable. Metrics have it at, and probably far below, 1%. If a false positive is encountered the 4xx code will cause the legitimate mailservers to just retry later, and usually the length of time that they're retry is more than adequate to get them unlisted IF the administrators are responsive to their SPAM problem.


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About this comic
I saw superman, and even talked about it at length here, and came away not hating it, but not loving it. And feeling a bit like I got an alternate universe version of Superman, which in it's way is a nice change from seeing the same origin story told over and over again.
Then again, there are things in that movie, some of which the comic is referring to here, that continue to be very hard for me to swallow as a fan of supes.
Anyway, if you've seen the movie, the reference surely gives you pause. Or if not, you are dead inside. Ok, maybe not dead inside. Just a little jaded. 🙂
Oh, and save your comments and emails about this being the "underwear" suit, not featured in the movie. I like the old one, OK??? 😉
Oh yeah, one more thing: 1.5 weeks to Nerdtacular. BOOM!


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JUSTIN PAY ATTENTION … Mar 17th,2013
Justin: are you listening or are you like the others - well hidden?
Are your Liberal friends listening or is this still forbidden?
Think death-with-dignity or proportional representation;
Think referendums, no appointed Senate and our agitation.
You might make it if you pay attention to this advice,
Changes and new national ideas - that's the political price,
Try to remember the Sue Rodriguez High-Court decision,
When she was told, she had to die with their legal precision.
Because the Ottawa elites view these changes with distain,
And with these ideas they just form a committee and abstain,
So, to get the Liberal Party back out of the woods once more,
You need these new ideas you wont continue to bore.