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In this sweeping landscape, making up approximately a third of the Garden's 52 acres, trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are systematically arranged by family to show their evolutionary progression. The collection starts with the more primitive plants (ferns and conifers), south of the Japanese Garden entrance, and ends with the composite family, across from the Rock Garden. To follow the story of evolution, visitors can stroll down the east side of the brook and back up the west side.
Because water is the basis of all life, a tour of the Plant Family Collection begins at the Japanese pond. The first plants were algae; from them, terrestrial plants originated. The earliest land plants—the mosses and the liverworts—lack vascular tissue, the portion of a stem that conducts water from the roots to the leaves and usually assists in or acts as the support for the plant.
Among the first vascular plants were the pteridophytes, or ferns, represented by glades of ferns along the shore of the Japanese pond.
The earliest plants did not bear seeds, those typically tiny parcels of life that contain all the fundamental parts of a mature plant—leaf, stem, and root. Among these are the ferns, which instead form spores, simple single-celled reproductive structures. Early ferns first appeared some 300 to 350 million years ago during the carboniferous period.
Like the mosses and liverworts, most ferns are confined to damp and shady areas, because their reproductive cycle requires water. Unlike their early brethren, however, ferns have primitive, though reasonably efficient, vascular systems, enabling some to grow into large tree-like specimens, known as tree ferns.
In the Plant Family Collection, these early plants are represented by the lady fern, sensitive fern, and other ferns growing south of the Japanese pond.
Nearby the ferns are the conifers—pines, junipers, cypresses, and their kin—the most familiar of the seed-bearing plants called gymnosperms. In most conifers, the seeds are found in woody structures called cones, which range in size from the gigantic two-foot cones of the monkey puzzle tree to the tiny cones of some junipers.
Unlike the protected seeds of flowering plants, the seeds of gymnosperms, upon ripening, become exposed as the cone matures. Conifers, which have very efficient vascular systems, include some of the largest trees in the world—among them the sequoias, redwoods, and Douglas firs native to the American West. The waxy cuticle covering the leaves of conifers enables these plants to grow in drier habitats than the earliest plants could tolerate.
The conifers in the Plant Family Collection range from towering blue Atlas cedar and sequoia, to a magnificent weeping form of the Canadian hemlock (Tsuga canadensis 'Pendula') to dwarf varieties such as hinoki false cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana'), suitable for small gardens.
Not all gymnosperms are conifers. The well-known ginkgo, with its fan-shaped leaves, lacks cones. Its seeds are encased in a fleshy, malodorous outer coating. The tree, which has been grown in monastery gardens for thousands of years, is no longer found in its native habitat in China. Signs marking the specimen in Ginkgo Triangle tell the story of this tree's ancestors, which date back to the Triassic period, 225 to 190 million years ago.
Magnolias and related plants, grouped by botanists in the subclass Magnoliidae, are among the most primitive of flowering plants.
These plants have many primitive characteristics, most notably flowers with many parts, including numerous petals, sepals, and stamens arranged in a spiral. The flower parts are large and not joined together. What's more, the flowers are white or buff-colored, lacking the bright colors, fragrance, and nectar-secreting glands of subsequent flowers that evolved to attract later insects with highly developed senses of sight and smell. In fact, the early magnolias were pollinated quite incidentally when beetles and related insects visited the flowers to feed on them.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden has been an important center for the development of new magnolias for gardeners, including yellow-flowered forms such as 'Elizabeth' and 'Yellow Bird'.
Elms, Oaks, and Walnuts
When the simplest flower bloomed during the dinosaur era about 150 million years ago, it may already have been insect-pollinated because insect pollination had almost certainly occurred among the more advanced gymnosperms, such as the cycads. This was a great advance over most gymnosperms, which were pollinated passively by the wind.
When Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Plant Family Collection was established early in this century, the elms, oaks, and walnuts were grouped together near the gymnosperms. It was then the prevailing view among many botanists that the inconspicuous, odorless, and often petal-less flowers of these plants were a primitive feature.
In fact, these plants have reverted to the wind-pollination characteristic of the early seed plants. More recent scientific research has shown that simple does not necessarily mean primitive, and that oaks, elms, and walnuts are more highly evolved than once presumed.
Heath Family
Members of the heath family, typically shrubs and occasionally trees or herbs, show considerable advancement beyond more primitive flowering plants such as magnolias.
As flowering plants evolved, they exhibited flowers with fewer parts. Formerly free petals became fused or partially joined, and flowers of a number of families became asymmetrical. In the heaths, petals are fused almost to the tip, forming a tubular, trumpet-shaped bloom, but the flower has remained symmetrical.
Heaths also have a peculiar way of shedding pollen: the anther, the sac that contains the pollen, opens through pores or slender tubes at its tip (in most other species, the anther splits open to release the pollen). The heaths are generally closely associated with root fungi called mycorrhizae, and are usually found in acidic soils.
The Heath Family area is found at the southern tip of the Plant Family Collection, which is located almost at the southern terminus of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, opposite the Children's Garden. Members of the Heath Family, or Ericaceae, displayed here include heaths, heathers, rhododendrons, azaleas, and mountain laurels.
Rose Family
About 40 or 60 million years ago, bees and butterflies became more diverse and abundant, and flowers began to evolve in concert with them. Roses and related plants, grouped by botanists into the subclass Rosidae, do not depend on the vagaries of the wind for pollination; they have coevolved with the insects that pollinate their flowers and the animals that disperse their seeds.
Different members of the rose family have developed their own particular structures that protect the female part of the flower to varying degrees. In the apple, the tissue surrounding the ovary becomes fleshy, forming the edible fruit. This fleshy tissue provides added protection to the ovary and also, as the seeds ripen, provides food for animals, which return the favor by disseminating the plant's seeds across the landscape.
Closely related to the roses are the legumes. The fruits of this group of plants are pods, the most familiar of which are found in the pea, the bean, and the honey locust tree.
Legumes as well as roses usually have compound leaves (leaves made up of leaflets) and stipules (appendages found toward the stem end of the leaf stalks). In the best-known legumes (the pea, for example), the flowers are quite distinctive—asymmetrical, an advanced feature—with a large petal above called a standard, two lateral petals called wings, and two petals below that are fused together called a keel. This distinct flower structure is adapted specifically for insect pollination—in fact, the flowers of some legumes are tailor-made for a single insect species.
Some notable examples of legumes in the Plant Family Collection are pagoda tree (Sophora japonica) and Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda).
The Honeysuckle Family is a classic example of a group of plants that have coevolved with insects and other pollinators.
Honeysuckles, abelias, and viburnums are all members of the Honeysuckle Family. Their distinctive blooms may be highly colorful and are often intensely fragrant. The flowers, which generally contain sweet nectar, are tube-shaped—highly adapted to the long probosces, or tongues, of pollinators such as butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds.
At Brooklyn Botanic Garden, members of the Honeysuckle Family are located south of the Rock Garden, along both sides of the path. Beautybush (Kolwitzia amabilis) and abelia (Abelia grandiflora) are two of the interesting specimens found there.
Among the most advanced of flowering plants, members of the Daisy Family have a distinctive "composite" inflorescence, called a capitulum or head, in which numerous very small flowers are clustered together, mimicking a single flower. The central disk consists of many florets, each made up of five joined petals. Surrounding the central disk are ray florets, each with a large, prominent petal.
The florets mature from the outermost to the innermost part of the disk, incorporating a number of characteristics that reduce the chance that pollen from one floret will fertilize one of its immediate neighbors— a highly sophisticated means of encouraging the cross-pollination (the transfer of pollen from a flower on one plant to a flower on another plant) that promotes genetic diversity in plant species.
Stiff coreopsis (Coreopsis palmata), spotted Joe-pye weed (Eupatorium maculatum), and New England aster (Aster novae-angliae) are among the interesting composites found in the Plant Family Collection.
The flowering plants are divided into two main subclasses: the monocots and the dicots. Monocots have one cotyledon (the first leaf produced on a seedling). They have leaves with parallel veins, and flower parts in threes or multiples of three—three or six petals and three or six stamens (the male parts of the flower), for example.
As their name suggests, dicotyledons have two cotyledons, as well as net-veined leaves, and flower parts in fours or fives or multiples of four or five. Dicots are much more diverse than monocots, and it is generally understood that the monocots are derived from an aquatic dicot such as the water-lily. Botanists believe that monocots evolved from dicots by reduction—that is to say, by losing one of the two seed leaves found in every dicot.
In the Plant Family Collection, the monocots are represented in the Monocot Border, overflowing with grasses, lilies, cannas, a banana tree, and other spectacular specimens.


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Mary's struggle with shyness came to a head during a virtual meeting about a new IT process launch. Was extra testing essential or could the process go live without it? Mary was adamant that there should be additional testing, but instead of calmly raising her concern she allowed her shyness to get the better of her. Mary uncharacteristically blurted out her objection.
Mary explains: "I needed to be the one to intervene. Terrified, my objection came out all blurty: 'We can't go live. We haven't done enough testing. No!'"
The outburst was the result of Mary's shyness masking her true, more composed personality. The team misconstrued this as disrespectful and arrogant, which was far from the truth.
"I'm not an introvert, I'm shy. Shyness has had a big impact on my life, but it's also had a significant impact on my career."
Shyness has characterised Mary's life from a very young age, holding back her social development. She didn't attend a school social event until she was 17 and admits to leaving college with "more qualifications than friends". But she has always remained ambitious, and it was after the fallout from her virtual meeting that Mary decided something needed to change.
"There I was in my late 30s, misunderstood, not getting the help that I needed, and my career ambitions not being fulfilled."
Team effort
Asking for help was always daunting, but, steeled by her drive to succeed, Mary reached out to her colleagues. Her line manager and a trusted ex-colleague helped Mary understand that the more nervous and shy she felt, the more arrogant and unapproachable she came across. By encouraging Mary to better integrate into the Shell community, her colleagues had set her along a successful career path.

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Alexander & Ellen(nee POTTER)MARSDEN m.1889 (my G.Grandparents)
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Also looking for any living relatives of my grandparents Alexander & Henrietta Eliza Adeline(nee Taylor),they lived at 47 Vicarage Grove, Eccles, England & had 5 children in the 1920's/30's - Harry,Beatrice ,Winifred,June & William(called Bill)b.1931.
Bill is my father & the last living.
My grandfather Alexander died in 1937 aged in his 40's.
My grandmother Henrietta lived on at Vicarage Grove after his death, she died in the 1950's.
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Get Ahead at Work With a $2,000 Fake Smile
Worried that a deadpan expression at work makes them prey to criticism, some South Koreans turn to a surgical solution: a procedure that lifts the corners of the mouth into an omnipresent smile. The WSJ's Yun-Hee Kim and Jayup S. Kwaak discuss why South Koreans feel pressure to look cheerful on the job.
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... the the ... and it's not all yet were is leading ... me to seek surgical procedures ... to lead decliners of them adults ... this is Asia's today I'm unique in ... joining me to discuss the story is champ clock reporter and still ... champion been covering this story very closely for some all wires South Koreans going out in getting this surgical procedure ... owner of the surgical procedure though does this well surgery ... or it on the west of balance ... in ... your city ... is listing the corners of your pulse of the close ... um ... it was needed for older patients who wanted to reverse to ... reverse the aging process in your ... in your face ... but not all boats ... really it's become a hot issue ... in the popular procedure opponents ... of people in their twenties and thirties especially ... the people who work in the service honest services industry ... Corning to smile all day ... so if enough ... people online ... people in the aviation industry perhaps it were ... I ... told some people whom works and plays the flight attendants people going to face the costs resulted from ... a different stores ... also of course the entertainment industry ... celebrities are songs suspected of getting the surgery all been on a parachute ... but admitted to doing so ... ok and at some of the minority towns on ... the procedure actually works and how much it would cost ... somebody to get it ... shore um touch ... yes the Group of the plastic certain sites called to say ... but the plastic surgeon of this procedure costs of the maximum ten thousand dollars ... or equivalent to the boats you ... two million ... Korean won ... amid the procedures that you remove all of its portion of the muscle tissues of the edges of your lives ... and intimate them of ... that is very sensitive area that still are very easily so the surgeons say that you have to choose ... a very experienced medical doctors ... and we seen this can kind of taking a health plan was that mean the phenomenon that we're seeing in South Korea ... um ... what the fuss well I mean I don't know that in the world has made it even insights South Korea other it is for excellence in the book the number of procedures that are being carried out a breeder ... of that and that seems to me it kind of a trade secret among them um of all the fuss surgeons but ... um ... it seems that it's getting all of the of the lot of attention elsewhere that the stories were covered ... in the States and ... other parts of the world ... also in seeing some Twitter reactions to ... the office that I caught up on Korea real-time ... bouts of ... actually some reactions say that I actually need this surgery ... the firm will run the world so it's quite interesting how this story well ... ok and and I've stamped on China and so ... for monastery to go to Des beest dot com ... I'm unique in for the last two channel digital network thanks for watching


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In Norway, and as far as we know Scandinavia is the only producer of this in the world, they enjoy something called Brunost – literally, brown cheese. Guess what? It IS brown.
The reason for it being brown is that when they boil milk, cream and whey for seevral hours, the water evaporates and the heat turns the milk sugar into caramal, giving the cheese its distinct taste and characteristics. Brown cheese is usually made with goat's milk or a mixture of goat and cow's milk.
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The NGSS Space standard in first grade calls for students to, "Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted." In the previous lessons, we observed the sun at different times of day and analyzed our data. Our data showed that the sun moves across the sky, appearing to rise and set.
The NGSS standards want students to be able to describe the patterns. However, they do not require students to explain the scientific reasoning behind the patterns-- in this case, that the Earth's rotation makes the sun appear to move when in fact, it is actually the Earth that moves.
I think students need to be introduced to these deeper understandings about the universe. While the concepts of rotation and revolution will not be formally assessed, they will be embedded throughout this unit through videos, texts, and hands-on activities.
In today's lesson, I focus on asking and answering questions about the sun. Students complete a class KWL chart and record new learning in their science journals. I use marbled composition notebooks as science journals, but you can use any lined paper or creativity tool options with your available technology for responses.
Also, I use a combination of online and classroom resources. It's okay if your books are different; any age-appropriate nonfiction book about the sun from your library sources could work as a replacement or addition! I pull extra library books and put them on my back table for students to grab during independent and partner reading too.
Throughout this unit, I send home Space Backpacks. I have 5 backpacks filled with books about space, and students take them home to read with their families for a week. The bags also contain a telescope that we build. Check out Frey or another science product retailer for some really cool build-it-yourself telescope kits for kids! To reinforce patterns of the sun, I include the book Sun Up, Sun Down: The Story of Day and Night by Jacqui Bailey and Matthew Lilly. This is a narrative nonfiction text that doesn't work well as a read aloud to the class, but is just perfect snuggled up with a family member!
First, I introduce a KWL chart with the title, The Sun. KWL charts are a great way to engage students in a text, because students read to seek answers to their specific questions. KWL's are also a great way for teachers to assess prior knowledge. If students do not know basic facts (for example, the sun is a star), teachers can focus the conversation on building the most important concepts. Teachers can also read a smaller portion of the text and focus on having students retell the key details to a friend. On the other hand, if students know the basics, teachers can extend their knowledge by focusing on more complex topics (like solar flares and the sun's temperature, etc.).
Before we read, let's see what you already know about the sun. For the next 2-3 minutes, you can write key words or facts on sticky notes. Then, when I play the clean-up song, put your sticky notes here under the "K." The "K" stands for what we already "k"now.
I like to use sticky notes because students can write as many or as few as they are able. While they are writing, I circulate and assist any struggling writers by having them verbalize their knowledge. I sometimes write a struggling student's fact in highlighter for him/her to copy.
I also like sticky notes because when we go over them, I can group alike ones together. For example, if 4 students write that the sun is a star, I'll stick those notes all together.
To differentiate this activity, here are some other options. Students can record on their own copy of a KWL (instead of a shared writing experience). Or, you can limit the number of post-it notes to 2 per student.
After 2-3 minutes, I play a transition song. Students put their sticky notes under the "K" and come to the rug.
When we are on the rug, I first go over the student's schema. I read the sticky notes aloud and group any similar ones. For example, "The sun is round and the sun is shaped like a ball go together because they both talk about what the shape the sun is."
Next, I review the purpose for nonfiction texts.
Why do we read nonfiction texts? (To learn information.)
We have studied informational text throughout the year during reading, but I like to review the features of nonfiction before reading to help set our purpose.
If your students recorded only schema, and not their questions during the warm-up, ask them here what questions they have about the sun. Record these under the "W" on the KWL.
What are you wondering about the sun? What facts do you hope to learn today? I will record your questions under the "W"-- what you "W"ant to learn. As we read today, we will put a check mark next to any questions that we answer. We'll write those answers, and any other interesting facts we find under the "L"-- what you "L"earned.
I read all questions and group any that are alike. I read them all because I want to use the questions as our purpose for reading today. We read to answer our questions!
Next I tell students that instead of reading an informational book today, we'll be reading an informational poem! I display Mr. R's The Sun poem. This is a great website to check out for all of your science units!
I display the poem digitally on my Whiteboard. This allows me to highlight new information and also write a check next to information in the poem that we already knew. First, I read the poem all the way through so that students hear the rhyming words and rhythm. Then, we do a second, close read. While reading, I stop after every rhyme and ask questions like:
Does this poem answer any of your questions about the sun? What do you think the author means by "Because of me, there's night and day?" What new learning do you have? What confused you in this poem?
Then, I give students a copy of the poem to put in the "Songs and Poems" section of their Study Buddy binders. This is a binder that goes home each night, and comes back each day. That way, students can reread the poem in the coming days.
While we read the poem, I am modeling writing key words and ideas on the "L" section of the KWL. I also draw pictures when necessary to help explain the concepts. In this poem, I have a student become the planets and orbit around my "girth" to help explain the vocabulary word too.
KWL chart after reading the poem
Finally, I tell students that we will be watching a Brainpop Jr. movie about the sun. I always put on the closed-captions while watching Brainpop movies, to support reading skills. While we watch, I periodically pause the movie to ask questions that monitor comprehension and add new learning to the KWL chart.
I chose to have students record today while watching the movie, rather than writing facts afterwards. This way, they could copy the numbers and exact spelling of terminology straight from the closed captions.
Here are some student samples:
As a formative assessment, I ask students to turn-and-talk and tell a friend one "WOW" fact they learned about the sun today.
If your students did not record during the video, now is the time for them to retell and then write at least one new fact in their Science Journals. I use marbled composition notebooks as Science Journals, but you can also use the Student Response Sheet I included or any lined paper with space to draw. Today, I have also pre-cut yellow construction paper circles for students to write their facts on-- just for a cutesy touch! I also encourage students to draw a picture related to their fact.
As an extension activity, consider placing blank acrostic poems with the word SUN in your classroom writing center. I also have now created a Space Research Center, where students may read with one another or individually. And, our county subscribes to an online database for emergent readers called Pebble Go. There are a lot of space videos and easy text that will read along when students press the speaker button. At both stations, students record additional facts or pictures in their Science Journals.
Finally, we return to the KWL chart. After watching the video, we assess whether any of our schema was incorrect (the sun spins and the sun absorbs energy from other stars are incorrect for us today). We take those post-its off and put them in the recycle bin. I say that we are now replacing them with new ideas! Then, we review our questions section. Any questions we answered get a check mark. Any unanswered questions will move to our classroom KLEWS chart for students to research during independent choice time (reading small group time).


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Rubio's DREAM puts Mitt in a bind
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has thrust himself into the raging illegal immigration debate, proposing a plan that would create a path to legal status for children of illegal immigrants — putting him at odds with an immoveable wing of the Republican Party on this issue.
It's a risky move for a potential vice presidential candidate, and it puts presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney in a pickle as he may have to decide whether to back an immigration plan rolled out by one of the party's rising Hispanic stars, or stick to the strident anti-illegal immigrant positions he staked out during the Republican primary.
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Rubio understands full well he's swimming in turbulent waters. He invited reporters to his office on Thursday to talk about his own version of the Democratic DREAM Act, which would allow some children of illegal immigrants to obtain legal status in the United States. Rubio's version does not have a citizenship option, as Democrats propose, but it would open the door for children of illegal immigrants who have completed high school to be awarded "non-immigrant visas" before obtaining a more permanent status.
The Romney camp is closely watching Rubio's moves on immigration, and campaign spokeswoman Andrea Saul said the former Massachusetts governor would "study and consider" Rubio's proposal when he eventually unveils it.
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" Mitt Romney is the leader of the Republican Party now," Rubio told a small gathering of reporters in his conference room. "Our hope would be to come up with something that he could be supportive of," said Rubio, a son of Cuban immigrants.
Rubio's plan would not affect children brought to the U.S. in the future, only ones who currently reside in the country. And it would not affect a much bigger problem: The millions of adults who came illegally and are undocumented workers. But it aims to deal with an emotionally vexing issue over how to deal with children brought in illegally through no fault of their own, giving them a chance to win legal status through the existing immigration system.
"Both from a humanitarian aspect and a common-sense perspective, we should figure out a way to accommodate that," Rubio said, citing a Florida valedictorian of her high school who was accepted to Dartmouth.
Ira Mehlman, spokesman for the anti-immigration group Federation for American Immigration Reform, said Rubio's plan amounts to a "two-step process of amnesty."
Much of the plan's details are still in concept form — such as which children could apply for the non-immigrant visas — and it stops well short of the Democratic DREAM Act's call for full citizenship rights for undocumented children who seek higher education or military service.
The move could either bolster Rubio's appeal to be Romney's running mate at a time when the presumptive nominee is struggling mightily with Hispanic voters. Or it could lead to a divisive internal debate within the GOP and wound the rising star's standing on the right.


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The past eleven years have been difficult for terrorists. They lost their base in Afghanistan; much more of the world's intelligence, law enforcement, and military capacity is aimed at them than ever before. Homeland security in the United States and other countries is far more robust. The horror and tragedy that was 9/11 did many things; one of them was to galvanize this country and much of the world against terrorists and those who support them.
Still, the enemy is resilient. Weak states such as Somalia, Yemen, and Pakistan are a breeding ground; states at war with themselves, such as Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq, are a magnet and a school for radicals who often are or become terrorists. Osama bin Laden is dead, but al-Qaeda and its offshoots live on. The Internet is a tool for radicalization, recruitment, and training. Homegrown terrorists are a real problem for even the most modern, democratic societies.
There are ways to react. Terrorists overseas can be targeted with drones and special forces. Weak states can be strengthened. Sources of money can be dried up. But terrorists will continue to emerge and strike until religious, political, and community leaders, along with parents, do all they can to make clear that terrorism is an illegitimate means of pursuing a political agenda. All of which is to say they will likely be around and active for a long time.
On occasion, terrorists will succeed despite our best efforts. That is part of the legacy of 9/11. But 9/11 also shows us that while terrorists can destroy, they are unable to create. They are not the inspiration behind the upheavals in the Arab world. Terrorists offer no alternative, only violence. On occasions they do succeed, it is essential that we show ourselves to be as resilient as they are and carry on. That is the other legacy of 9/11.
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This past weekend Jacob and I look a train from Shanghai to Hangzhou for a short trip. His main objective was to attend a tech conference, mine was to hang out on West Lake and to chow down on local specialties like beggar's chicken and prawns in Dragon's Well tea.
After the conference(held at a hotel) we asked a university professor for restaurant recommendations. He suggested a place called Grandmother's Kitchen, a popular local chain, but gave confusing directions.
"Where can I find Grandmother's Kitchen?" we asked one of the hotel employees. He shouted the question to a colleague using his Walkie-Talkie.
"My house," the colleague yelled back. Apparently Hangzhou-ese hotel staff have a sense of humor. About 15 minutes later we got to the restaurant, which, with its bright lighting and IKEA-esque furnishings, actually does feel like someone's house.
We got Dragon Well prawns. Pork and sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaves. Edamame and roasted peanuts for cold dishes. Dry-fried green beans. Some other dishes that I don't remember. And my favorite of the night, red braised pork belly with smoked fish. I almost never use the term "unctuous", but it accurately describes the delicious sinfulness of the pork. This was even silkier than dongpo rou, Hangzhou's famous fatty pork dish. Granted, the accompanying fish was too salty, but the sweet sauce of pork drippings was excellent over rice.
The next night we went to Lou Wai Lou, the famed 150-year-old restaurant right on West Lake. I was excited for beggar's chicken, a dish in which the bird is stuffed and baked in lotus leaves for hours over a low steady heat. Lou Wai Lou's chicken, which was stuffed with beef, was too dry for my taste. We also ordered crab meat in an orange cup, which was too much orange and too little crab to justify the price. The red wine pear appetizer, which I mistakenly thought would be poached, was just red wine poured over an uncooked pear. Nothing was mind-blowing, and the only thing I really liked was a cold dish of 树菇 (tree mushrooms?).
The only thing that made the several hundred yuan dinner worthwhile was our table: A little polite asking got us seats outside on the second-floor patio, instead of in a dark corner indoors. We dragged the dinner to 2 or 3 hours, watching the sun go down over the lake, the dinner boats and their strung lights pass by, and the pagodas glow in the distance. I usually hate the way travel brochures and CCTV commercials exaggerate the beauty of Chinese tourist spots. In Hangzhou's case, I will make an exception.
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Collaborative editing of Web documents has brought a new dimension to enterprise knowledge management. The architecture that made Wikipedia famous can now be applied to internal processes. And because of their long association with open source projects many of the most popular wikis are themselves open source. Here are five open source enterprise wikis to keep an eye on.
1. MindTouch
MindTouch (formerly deki wiki) is an enterprise wiki and collaborative portal which allows access to Web-service extensions, PHP plug-ins, user and group permissions, and SSL encryption. Support and many of the advanced features are only available in the commercial versions.
URL: www.mindtouch.com
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2. Mediawiki
MediaWiki is the wiki application made famous for running Wikipedia. It's designed to be run on a large server farm for a Web site that gets millions of hits per day. MediaWiki supports versioning of pages and can manage image and multimedia files. For large wikis with lots of users, MediaWiki supports caching and can be easily coupled with Squid proxy server software. MediWiki supports skins and plug-ins for extensibility. The application is developed in PHP and supports MySQL and PostgreSQL.
URL: www.mediawiki.org
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TWiki is a wiki application that calls itself "the open source enterprise wiki and Web 2.0 application platform". According to the project, users without programming skills can create Web applications using TWiki to manage both structured and unstructured information. There is an extensive list of applications and plug-ins available for TWiki, which itself is developed in Perl.
URL: www.twiki.org
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If your application platform is Java then XWiki is worth a look. Like TWiki, XWiki considers itself a "second-generation" wiki which can be used to create collaborative Web applications in addition to content. Other features include an office importer to turn office documents (Microsoft, OpenOffice.org, PDF) into wiki pages, as well as a document lifecycle manager. XWiki has a set of bundled applications that can also be used to extend its functionality.
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I was so pleased to receive my copies of Stash Books Zakka Style the other day. It's a delightful project book compiled by talented Rashida Coleman-Hale from lots of different designers, and is chock-full of patterns to make everyday, useful (but also beautiful) items for gifts and around the home.
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I was so pleased to receive my copies of Stash Books Zakka Style the other day. It's a delightful project book compiled by talented Rashida Coleman-Hale from lots of different designers, and is chock-full of patterns to make everyday, useful (but also beautiful) items for gifts and around the home.
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That book just looks delicious! thank you for the giveaway and bravo for the messenger bagReplyDelete
Congratulations on being published. I have heard nothing but good things about the book so I would love a copy.ReplyDelete
This book looks amazing, as does your messenger bag.ReplyDelete
Hi! I love Zakka style. I have a board in Pinterest just for this.ReplyDelete
I am always looking for craft magazines and books but it is very difficult to get any here in Portugal. Thank you for this giveaway, maybe I 'll get lucky this time.
Congratulations on your featured messenger bag. It is lovely!
An awesome Giveaway!!! The book looks great.ReplyDelete
Lovely book! Thanks for the chance!ReplyDelete
such lovely book!!ReplyDelete
thanks for the chance, I hope be lucky!
Looks like a beautiful book! Big congrats on your messenger bag, it's lovely!ReplyDelete
fajnie by było ja mieć :) pozdrowienia z Polski :)ReplyDelete
Here's hoping...great blog BTW!ReplyDelete
I would LOVE to win. Thanks!ReplyDelete
Oh, what a fun, inspiring book! I'm a huge fan of small, easy to do projects, so this book looks perfect. :)ReplyDelete
I love making handmade gifts. This book has so many great ideas. I could use it.ThanksReplyDelete
This book looks great. Lots of simply beautiful, functional projects.ReplyDelete
Lush, you do the best giveaways!ReplyDelete
Lisa x
Looks like a great book!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 22, 2012 at 9:26 AM
Ooooh I'd love to win this book! That messenger bag looks fab btw.ReplyDelete
Ooh, me please!!!ReplyDelete
This book looks wonderful!! Please enter me!!~~RainReplyDelete
Ooh! Thanks for the chance to win this book! How fun it must be to see your little face looking back at you from a book! :)ReplyDelete
Lovely! Congrats!ReplyDelete
I'm a craft book junkie so I would love to receive a copy of this one !ReplyDelete
This month I'm currently blogging about 2011 craft books ~ with a post that mentioned you :)
have a great day !!!
This book looks like very much fun!ReplyDelete
Congrats on making it into the book! I would love to win a copy!ReplyDelete
Thanks for not making us jump through hoops here, there, and everywhere for extra chances to win. One apiece is enough. ;) Now if I could just read these crazy new verifications words they've started using......
I would love to win!!!ReplyDelete
Sieht aus wie eine große Inspirationsquelle das Buch :)ReplyDelete
Deine kleinen bestickten Bücher und die Wesen, die in Büchsen schlafen, sind herzallerliebst.
Liebe Grüße . Tabea
How awesome your Stem Messenger Bag project was included. Congratulations! I would love to win a copy of the book. Would you sign your page?ReplyDelete
I love sewing books full of wonderful ideas!ReplyDelete
Looks great! I'm just about to start a course in sewing to learn the basics. This book would be great to use, and to show other students here! Joy - joy - joy!ReplyDelete
I've always thought your messenger bag was so cute. Congratulations on getting it publishedReplyDelete
Looks like a great book. I would love to win! Thanks for the chance!ReplyDelete
What a lovely book - adding it to my wishlist now!ReplyDelete
This is such a fun. I would love to add it to my crafting library. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.ReplyDelete
I would love the chance to win this book thanks so much.ReplyDelete
Looks like a fun book, love your project in it!!ReplyDelete
What a great book! Thank you for the chance to win!!ReplyDelete
i love to win it!!ReplyDelete
But are sending oversees??
I would love this book - love your project.ReplyDelete
The book looks so interesting and sure to give lots of new ideas! Thanks for the chance.ReplyDelete
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!!! I would love to win this book! I'm always looking for new fun things to make!ReplyDelete
Congratulations on your place in the book!
ooo, ooo, this book is next on my list. I even bought some linen to have at the ready.ReplyDelete
Love your site.
thanks for sharing!
Such a lovely looking book. Thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
Looks great - thanks for the chance to win! :)ReplyDelete
Would love to be the winner and use up alot of my stash!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the chance.
I love Zacca style sewing and thanks for the giveaway.ReplyDelete
Ooo what a great project! Thanks for the chance to win :)ReplyDelete
The messenger bag ist simply the cutest! Thanks for such a lovely giveaway, especially an E-book, as I can take part being from 'forn parts' :) fingers crossed xxReplyDelete
I'm in Italy.. can I participate? if so, thanks a lot!!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the offer; this book is on my wish list!ReplyDelete
Love the bag! It's looking like this book has some relaly great projects!ReplyDelete
(I'm having trouble with blogger comment forms, so just in case, imfeelincrafty at gmail dot com)
ooooooooooo! How exciting! I would love to be the "random" winner! You are so talented it makes me woozy!ReplyDelete
oh, that would be lovely!ReplyDelete
What a sweet little book, I was planning on buying this for a friend I might just hang on a few days to try my luck :0)ReplyDelete
Kandi x
Oh yes please!! Would love love love this book. :) CandyReplyDelete
Oooh, I've seen this book around and been tempted by it! Thanks for the chance to win!ReplyDelete
I would love to win this one!! Fingers crossed...ReplyDelete
Ooo, I've been looking forward to this book. Thanks for the chance to win!ReplyDelete
I would love to enter this fine giveaway.ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for giving us this opportunity. How cool that you're in so many books!ReplyDelete
Oh my. Zakka is totally new to me, haven't tried it - and it looks like the kind of thing I just love to do! Thanks for the op to winReplyDelete
This looks a delicious and inspiring book to dip into and then dive into a project. Love the leaves on your bag and love the thought of making gifts from this book.ReplyDelete
This looks like an awesome book!ReplyDelete
It's been on my wishlist ever since I heard it was coming out! Congrats on being included with such great peeps. You totally deserve it.ReplyDelete
Anything to add up my crafts book shelf are welcome! :)ReplyDelete
Lovely giveaway! Looks like lots of fun projects! Please enter me too! Thanks, ElReplyDelete
I love the leaf bag! I would love to win. :) sarahpeterson18 [at] gmail [dot] comReplyDelete
What a fun looking book!ReplyDelete
Lovely book. I like the colors.ReplyDelete
This book has been on my wishlist for quite a while now... I'd loooove to win!ReplyDelete
I had checked this book out from the library and was about to order it on Amazon. I'll hold out for a bit to see if I win!ReplyDelete
What a cool looking book! Thanks for the chance to win! :)ReplyDelete
wow, what a great book. so many beautiful projects. thanks.ReplyDelete
Pick Me...:) This great for my sewing project!ReplyDelete
This book looks very interesting! Thanks for a chance to win! :)ReplyDelete
Thanks for the opportunity! Amy @ gasudimack(at)sbcglobal(dot)netReplyDelete
Thanks for the chance of winning this awesome looking book.ReplyDelete
how generous of you!!! This book has been in my MUST HAVE list fr ages now!thanks so much fr this chanceReplyDelete
I have her first book, would love this one. I have a whole bolt of natural linen I'm dying to dig into. Seeing your messenger bag is a thrill as I've done 2 of them from your excellent online tutorial.ReplyDelete
Would LOVE a copy of this book. Even looking through the small sized pictures I can see there are many things just waiting to be added to my UFO pile!ReplyDelete
oh i loved her first book and really want this one too! pick me!ReplyDelete
Thanks for that option. It would be super magic. This book is on my list. Really love its contant.ReplyDelete
And most defenetly enjoy your blog.keep the good work.
Oooh this book has been on my wish list for a while, would love to win it.ReplyDelete
Lovely book! Thank you so much for the chance! :)ReplyDelete
I'd love to have this book, Larissa! Thanks for the chance.ReplyDelete
I've been wanting this book for what seems like forever!!!! So the chance to win one is awesome, thanks :0)ReplyDelete
Just discovered your site, your creativity is wonderful and the quality of your sewing is perfection. I came for the plate wall but I hope to win this book. Thanks for the giveaway and I am following through email. Wonderful eye candy.ReplyDelete
This looks like a great book. Thanks for the giveaway.ReplyDelete
I would love this! Kinda like pinterest, but in book form! So many good ideas... just need to find time to make them! :)ReplyDelete
The book looks wonderful!! I´d love the opportunity to win one. Thanks for the change :-)ReplyDelete
Thank you for proposing this giveawayReplyDelete
Hi I'm new to all this crafting and I'm loving it. I've made a few things and received my 1st crafting book for Christmas so winning this book would give me more inspiration on what you can make.ReplyDelete
Congratulations on having your pattern published. This looks like a great book!ReplyDelete
Thank you for the giveaway!
That would be a fun book to have! Little projects are about all my brain can handle these days! LOLReplyDelete
What fun! WOuld love to own this resource!ReplyDelete
It seems a wonderful book, full of things to do!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the chance!
Ooh! I'd love to make some of those projects!ReplyDelete
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Thanks for the giveaway opportunity. This looks like such a great book!ReplyDelete
Very cool. :) Here's my entry!ReplyDelete
thanks for the giveaway, your bag is so lovely, be sure, if I win the book, I´ll make it.ReplyDelete
I hope I'm not too late to enter .... thanks for this chanceReplyDelete
I would love to win! Thanks for the chance!ReplyDelete
Please pick me! I'm ready to make each and every project!ReplyDelete
I'd love to win! Thanks for the chance ;-)ReplyDelete
So cool for you to be published! I would love to win this book.ReplyDelete
Fingers crossed,
Melissa B.
I hope, I'm not too late for this great give-away!ReplyDelete
Thanks a lot.
love to dive into this book !ReplyDelete
Hope I'm not too late to throw my name in the hat!ReplyDelete
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He loved it. The MGS creator was tickled pink. No, he was ticked octocamo pink.
According to Siobhan Reddy from LBP developer Media Molecule, "In fact, when we were in the US late last year we were introduced to Kojima and he told one of the level designers that he loved the design of the Metal Gear Solid pack."
It's official, LBP Metal Gear pack has the Hideo Kojima seal of approval.
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Ryan Lochte has received a brutally quick lesson in the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat at the 2012 Games.
Between the 2004 and 2008 Games, Lochte had won six medals, including three gold, but was barely known beyond swimming circles, so great was the shadow of teammate Michael Phelps.
But with dominating performances at the 2010 World Championships and in Dubai and the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai, Lochte earned back-to-back World Swimmer of the Year and American Swimmer of the Year awards.
London was to be Lochte's coronation, his chance on the world stage to finally come out from Phelps' shadow, and Lochte wasted no time in seizing the opportunity.
"This is my time," Lochte declared in June.
On Saturday Lochte, became the first American to win gold at this year's games, winning the men's 400 meter individual medley by more than 3 and a half seconds.
And lest there be any doubt we were witnessing a changing of the guard, Phelps finished fourth, popping his head out of the water with a look of disbelief that went viral.
Suddenly Lochte was the It Boy of the Games. People couldn't get enough of his bejeweled grills, his catchphrase, "Jeah!" or his love of collage and swimwear design, he got his own
"Call Me Maybe" parody--Everyone wanted to be a member of Lochte Nation.
Just a day later, however, Lochte's fortunes took a turn. In Sunday's men's 4x100m freestyle relay, Phelps swam a spectacular second leg, increasing the U.S. lead from 0.14 to 0.76, but with Lochte swimming anchor, the lead slowly shriveled, as Frenchman Yannick Agnel ran him down in the last 25 meters, and the U.S. had to settle for silver.
Monday saw Lochte again unable to keep pace with Agnel, who took gold in the men's 200m freestyle, with Lochte finishing a distant fourth, 1.90 seconds back of the Frenchman. It was the first Olympic event of his career in which he'd failed to medal.
"Lochte Nation has failed to medal. Maybe its time for Ryan Lochte to defect back to the United States and race for the Red, White and Blue," tweeted Not Bill Walton.
These games are far from over--Lochte will compete in the men's 4x200 freestyle relay, the 200m Individual medley, the men's 200m backstroke—yet his one-way ticket to the Wheaties box has been revoked.
But Lochte's performance thus far isn't evidence of his own inadequacies; rather it's a testament to otherworldly of athletic prowess Phelps' showed at the 2008 Games. Having six gold and two bronze in the 2004 Games, Phelps went to Beijing with a nation expecting him to win an unprecedented eight gold medals.
Lochte's got a decent shot at being our nation's most decorated Olympian this year. But Phelps still has the chance to become the most decorated Olympian of all time.


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
A video library for K-8 science teachers; 25 half-hour video programs and guides
1. Jennie — K
Jennie, a kindergarten teacher, wants to design grade-level appropriate science activities.
2. Patricia — Grade 1
Patricia, a first-grade teacher, wants to increase her students' role in their learning.
3. Jean — Grade 3
Jean, a third-grade teacher, searches for ways to meet the needs of diverse learners.
4. Donna — Grade 5
Donna, a fifth-grade teacher, is incorporating the diverse backgrounds of her students into the science curriculum.
5. Elsa — K
Elsa, a kindergarten teacher, is implementing discovery-oriented activities to make science more active.
6. Ingrid — Grade 1
Ingrid, a first-grade teacher, works with students' ideas while focusing on specific learning goals.
7. Jo-Ann and Richard — Grade 2
Richard and Jo-Ann, who teach second grade, are integrating both math and science into their classroom activities.
8. Terez — Grade 4
Terez, a fourth-grade teacher, is developing an assessment strategy that is more student centered.
9. Najwa and Pat — Grade 1
Najwa and Pat, first-grade teachers, want to teach special needs students more effectively in an integrated classroom.
10. Linda — Grades 2-4
Linda, a resource specialist for second through fourth grade, works with teachers to help their students build scientifically accurate ideas.
11. Sarah — Grade 5
Sarah, a fifth-grade teacher, wants to ensure that her students understand core science concepts.
12. Tom — Grade 5
Tom, a fifth-grade teacher, is working to assess his students' science understanding accurately and fairly.
13. Erien, Year One — Grade 5
Erien, a fifth-grade teacher in her first year, strives to include and manage class discussions in science learning.
14. Erien, Year Two — Grade 7
Erien, now in her second year of teaching, wants to increase her seventh-grade students' higher-level thinking skills.
15. Dotty — Grade 7
Dotty, a veteran seventh-grade teacher, is incorporating the use of technology in a science-technology-society approach to teaching.
16. Nancy — Grade 8
Nancy wants her eighth-grade students to develop more autonomy and critical thinking skills.
17. Margarita — Grades 5-8
Margarita, a bilingual teacher of mixed-grades five through eight, is working with non-English speaking students to accelerate their science skills.
18. Greg — Grade 6
Greg, a sixth-grade student teacher, is designing hands-on, minds-on science activities for his class.
19. Paul — Grade 6
Paul, a sixth-grade science teacher, wants to involve his students in the minds-on components of science tasks.
20. Raquel — Grade 7
Raquel, a seventh-grade teacher, is increasing the involvement of girls and students of color in science.
21. Pat — Grade 8
Pat, an eighth-grade life sciences teacher, is working to bring focus to inquiry-oriented science activities.
22. Jeff — Grade 6
Jeff, a sixth-grade student teacher, is exploring problem-centered learning with his students.
23. Mike — Grade 7
Mike, a veteran seventh-grade teacher, is working to involve girls more in science and strengthen their self-confidence.
24. Audrey, Year One — Grade 8
Audrey, a social studies teacher who is teaching eighth-grade science for the first time, is developing an approach to science that empowers students.
25. Audrey, Year Two — Grade 7
Audrey, in her second year of teaching science, is helping her seventh-grade students develop critical thinking skills.
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Tristan needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 46 designs submitted by 18 freelance designers.
I want really professionnal icons, "web2.0" idea,
winning designer will have more jobs
I need:
blog icon
chat icon
albums icon
guest book icon
mailing list icon
news icon
comments system icon
poll icon
contact icon
shoutbox icon
stats icon
recommand icon
I desire 3D icons, I could use the same icon for
chat+recommand for e.g. BUT I PREFER ONE ICONS FOR EACH SERVICE.
** size: about 108x117 (could be bigger or smaller, but not too much)
** I want 100% usable icons, no thief. (or designer will have serious pb with the law!)
** designer must to everything, A to Z
100% exclusive icons only please (not works from another customer, even if you are the owner)
PS: i'll need the psd file to adjust colors b/c my website will be skinnable, or you could do yourself a orange/red/blue/yellow/green set for each icon
look this example i created :
but i want really MORE professionnal icons
(too simple, not look real 3D)


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NBA Playoff Capsules
LOS ANGELES (AP) Hours after owner Donald Sterling was banned from the NBA for life, the Los Angeles Clippers returned to an energized Staples Center and beat Golden State 113-103 on Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead in their first-round playoff series.
DeAndre Jordan had 25 points, a playoff career high, and 18 rebounds while Chris Paul scored 20 points for the Clippers.
Los Angeles coach Doc Rivers high-fived each of his players near the bench in an uncommon display of excitement as the final seconds ticked away. Jamal Crawford of the Clippers hugged and slapped hands with fans at courtside on the way to the locker room.
Commissioner Adam Silver also fined Sterling $2.5 million and called on NBA owners to force him to sell the team for making racist comments.
The Clippers are on the brink of just their third playoff series victory since Sterling bought the team in 1981. Game 6 is Thursday night in Oakland.
Crawford scored 19 points for the Clippers while Blake Griffin had 18 and Darren Collison 15.
Klay Thompson led the Warriors with 21 points. David Lee and Andre Iguodala scored 18 apiece while Stephen Curry had a so-so game with 17 points, including four 3-pointers.
CHICAGO (AP) – John Wall finished with 24 points and Nene scored 20 as Washington clinched the first-round series in five games.
Bradley Beal scored 17 points, and the fifth-seeded Wizards advanced in the postseason for just the third time since the 1970s. They will meet Indiana or Atlanta in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
It's a huge step for a franchise that hadn't been to the postseason since 2008, but with Wall and Beal leading the way, they won 44 games during the regular season.
The Wizards turned a halftime tie into a nine-point lead heading into the fourth quarter and hung on down the stretch.
Chicago's comeback chances took a big hit early in the final quarter when Taj Gibson crumbled to the court clutching his left ankle after he tried to block a layup by Wall with the Wizards up by six points. He had to be helped off the court and did not return.
Wall and Nene, back from a one-game suspension for grabbing Butler's head, both had seven rebounds. Marcin Gortat had two points and 13 rebounds.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Mike Miller scored 21 points and Memphis held off Oklahoma City in a record fourth straight overtime game to take a 3-2 lead in the first-round series.
Oklahoma City rebounded a missed 3-point attempt by Miller and called a timeout, trailing 100-99 with 2.9 seconds remaining. Kevin Durant of the Thunder missed a long 3-point attempt and teammate Serge Ibaka tipped the ball in on the rebound. The shot was reviewed and it was determined that it was released after the buzzer, ending the game.
Zach Randolph added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who will host Game 6 on Thursday.
Russell Westbrook had 30 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds for the Thunder.
Oklahoma City trailed by 20 points in the third quarter but trimmed its deficit to six by the start of the fourth quarter and finally took a 79-78 lead on a 3-pointer by Durant.
Consecutive baskets by Mike Conley put the Grizzlies up 87-82 with just under 4 minutes to play.