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South Korean American singer-songwriter, Sam Kim performed for a sold-out concert for local music initiative, cross-over
From radio interview, media interviews to appearing on national television show for the first time over the weekend, South Korean Amercian singer-songwriter and guitarist performed in Singapore with a full band for the first time as the debut artiste for a local music initiative, cross-over.
Curated and organised by Cross Ratio Entertainment, the first cross-over concert was a huge success. Sam Kim performed for a sold out concert of 1,000 at Zouk Singapore. All fans in attendance, was mermised by the show as he sang his hit songs such as "It's You" (ft Zico), "Make Up" (ft Crush), "Sun And Moon" and many more.
Before the start of the concert, 30 lucky ticket holders who were randomly selected were given a chance to interact and take a photo with Sam Kim.
As early as 8am, Sam Kim's fans started to camp outside the venue even though the door will open at 6pm. Fans across Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore all started to line up at the venue early to secure good spots near the front of the stage.
Opening up the concert, The Fleurist, a local electronic, pop and alternative rock band showcased their amazing vocals and talents to the crowd with their self-composed and produced songs, "Say What You Mean", their recent single release, "I Don't Wanna Die" and many more. Their talents shine and many of the audience became their new fans, achieving the goal of cross-over of introducing local act to the crowd.
Although, the duo music genre was contrasting to Sam's, but those in attendance were jamming along in anticipation of what's ahead!
After much anticipation, the fans finally got to see Sam Kim took the stage with his guitar. He started off the concert with his angelic voice to "Sun and Moon". The atmosphere was warm and fuzzy as the audience sang along with Sam. He was in awe of how the fans could sing along to the song. A good portion of the songs were from his latest "Sun and Moon" (2018) album including his hit songs "It's You" (ft Zico), "Make Up" (ft Crush) and "Sunny Days, Summer Nights" and "The One".
From time to time, Sam brought his fans down to memory lane with his single release in 2017, "Think About Chu" and his debut EP, "I AM SAM" (2016) including songs, "Touch My Body", "Seattle", "Dance", "No Sense", and "Your Song". He also sang "Scent", his latest OST for the drama, WWW and covered, "Englishman in New York" by Sting.
Of course, the night will not be completed without an encore- The atmosphere was at an all-time high as Sam Kim performed "Would You Believe" leaving fans in awe and definitely a memorable evening to remember.
TGIF Music Station 2019 January - March show!
Together with the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, look forward to exciting line-ups in the TGIF Music Station 2019, performed by our very own local artistes on every 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month!
Lunchtime Pop-up show:
- 12.30pm - 1.30pm
- Tanjong Pagar Centre, Urban Park (1 Wallich Street, Guoco Tower, Singapore 078881)
Evening show:
- 7.15pm - 9.15pm
- Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, Concourse level (1 Straits Boulevard, Singapore 018906)
See you there!
Stärker Music Carnival 2018 has once again wrapped up with a full house attendance
Stärker Music Carnival 2018 at Punggol Waterway Square has just ended with a BANG on 27th October 2018, with the event gathering a full house attendance of 2000 people, filling up the entire event venue to see Taiwanese Diva and headliner act A-Lin, along with other notable local acts MICappella, The Façade, and HubbaBubbas. Initiated by Stärker Music Group, and supported by Cross Ratio Entertainment as the Official Music and Event Organiser, the 7-hour carnival involved a variety of music genres intertwined beautifully, capturing the hearts of the people.
Stärker Music Jams Finals 2018
Starting out the carnival were the finalists of Stärker Music Jams (SMJ) – Lu Khei, Psquare, Soph T., and Allan – showcasing their amazing talents to the crowd as well as to the judges this year; local bilingual singer-songwriter Ling Kai and well-known music producer/arranger George Leong. Each finalist has made a huge impression with both their cover songs and their original pieces.
Local Acts Lineups Killin' It on Stage
As the SMJ 2018 finals came to an end, the stage was taken over by 3 of our talented and homegrown acts leading up to our headliner of the night - A-Lin.
Starting off the line-up of performances after the SMJ, the power-packed post-acoustic trio, HubbaBubbas, hyped up the crowd with their electrifying songs and voices. Performing a number of covers, 'Finesse', 'New Rules','Valerie' as well as some of their originals, 'Can I Sit with You', 'Dancing on the World' and 'Address'. Their songs definitely hooked the ears and hearts of many in the audience.
By the time when the alternative-pop band The Façade, took over the stage with their smooth, appealing music, and signature sound - pop, rock with a tinge of blues. The place was packed with the crowd jamming to their groovy beats of the songs 'Hearsay', 'Victim', 'White', and 'Better Than This' from their EP 'Vanity', and other popular tunes.
The last local act performance leading up to the event headliner was a local A-cappella band consisting of 6 members, MICappella, bringing their contagious energy to the stage and crowd. Singing their popular covers such as the mashup of 'You Are The Apple Of My Eye' and 'Our Times' called '那些年的小幸运' and Mayday 五月天 '伤心的人别听慢歌', the band definitely took the crowds' breaths away. In addition, they sang their original hits '起点' (The Beginning) and '终于能回家'.
Stärker Music Jams Winner - The Reveal
Whilst the crowd was getting hyped up for the main event, the finalists of Stärker Music Jams were gathered up on stage for the announcement of the winner. The winner for Stärker Music Jams - Soph T., was rewarded with a three-month residency with Stärker Music, a one-year management deal with Cross Ratio Entertainment, and a single produced by George Leong. Joining her on the stage was CEO of Starker Group, Wilson Tan.
Headliner: Taiwanese Diva A-Lin
It was the moment everybody was anticipating for. Once again, back on stage as the headliner was Taiwanese Mandopop Diva, A-Lin.
With her equally amazing backup singers, A-Lin made her fans go wild as she started with her first two songs, incorporating dance choreography as she sang. Midway through her performance, following the German beer culture, A-Lin was invited to tap off the beer barrel with a mallet as a signature act of the beer barrel ceremony.
To end the Carnival with a huge bang, A-Lin fully satisfied the highly anticipated crowd with her mind-blowing vocals as she sang '给我一个理由忘记' (Give Me A Reason To Forget), '失恋无罪' (Lovelorn, Not Guilty), '忘记拥抱' (Forgetting Your Embrace), and '听见下雨的声音' (Rhythm Of The Rain).
Despite the numerous visits to Singapore, either as a headliner act of Stärker Music Carnival or promoting her songs through her world tour concert, those die-hard fans had never failed to show their constant love and support towards A-Lin. In return, the Taiwanese singer delivered her performance with much power and passion.
Photos Credits: Starker Music Carnival 2018
Stärker Music Carnival 2017 successfully concluded with full house attendance
The second edition of Stärker Music Carnival wrapped up successfully last Saturday, 4th November 2017 as the sold out event recorded a turnout of almost 1500 people. Initiated by Stärker Group, and supported by Cross Ratio Entertainment as its Official Music and Event Organiser, the annual music event attracted music lovers of all kinds, celebrities, individuals from the music industry including producers, managers, artistes etc. This year's performance lineup embraced a variety of music genre. From emerging to established acts, pop, rock to electronic, audience enjoyed a 6 hours live show brought by local and regional acts.
Prior to the doors opening, queues already started forming as many came early to secure good spots in the free seating/ standing venue. It was not long before the event ground was quickly swarmed and filled up with audiences.
The event first kicked off with the final round of Stärker Music Jams, where the four emerged finalists (GIRI, RABCDE, Motus and Sabby and the Cats) performed their crafts . Apart from cover songs, these talented emerging musicians also made their voice heard by proudly presenting their original pieces to the crowd and judges of Stärker Music Jams - renowned producer Jim Lim and Talent manager Willy Tan.
Leading up to the headliner act, 5 established homegrown acts - Jasmine Sokko, The Facade, Disco Hue, Ling Kai and Alfred Sim first took over the stage with each of them putting up a full set performance.
Known for her catchy pulsing synths, singer-producer Jasmine Sokko performed hit songs such as her debut single '1057' and familiar covers such as 'Toxic' by Britney Spears. Interestingly, when the electronic artiste first started her music career, she was also part of the event last year as one of the promising emerging talents of Stärker Music Jams. A year later, she is back at the stage again, this time as one of the main lineup of the event - proving her tremendous growth over the span of a year.
Alternative Pop band, The Facade, then took over the stage and appealed to the audience with their signature sound - pop, rock with a tinge of blues. The crowd was seen jamming to their groovy beats of their setlist which included songs such as 'Vanity', 'Better Than This' from their latest EP, 'Vanity'.
Previously part of the Stärker Music Carnival 2016 lineup, Synth Pop band Disco Hue returned to the stage for the second time. As always, they were able to easily hype up the crowd with their catchy chart topping tunes such as 'Plastic Hearts' and 'I'll Be Waiting'.
As the night drew in, there were more exciting acts awaiting mandopop fans. Bilingual singer Ling Kai rocked the stage with her recent releases such as '本能 (Unlearn)', '狼来了 (Wolf)' and cover songs like '喜剧之王 (King of Comedy)' by Li RongHao.
Ling Kai's performance was followed by veteran singer Alfred Sim as he invited the crowd to a massive sing-a-long session with him. He performed many familiar favourite songs, including his first original chart-topping single '一直都在 (Here, Always)' which was selected as the soundtrack for Mediacorp Channel 8 blockbuster drama, 'When Duty Calls'. Like how the saying goes, 'old is gold', Alfred also captured the hearts of many older audience with cover songs such as '每天爱你多一些' by Jacky Cheung and renowned cantonese song '海阔天空' by Beyond.
All four finalists who performed earlier on, were gathered back on stage for the announcement of the Stärker Music Jams winner. After much anticipation, pop/funk/R&B band RABCDE was crowned the winner of Stärker Music Jams 2017. The winning title earned them a fully sponsored Music Video and single recording, residency programme with Stärker Music, a sponsored LEVI outfit set and one year management deal with Cross Ratio Entertainment.
Taiwanese vocal powerhouse, A-Lin made her grand entrance with her first song '未单身 (Pseudo-Single, Yet Single)', which was only released last August. She performed for almost an hour with a repertoire ranging from her iconic hit songs to recent releases such as '给我一个理由忘记 (Give Me A Reason To Forget) and '忘记拥抱 (Forgetting Your Embrace)'. Her usual bubbly and quirky personality was reflected through her goofy moments in between songs. Many were even caught off guard when she requested for a glass of beer on stage and then later initiated to toast with the audience.
Even though this was her third visit to Singapore this year, local fans still lived up to what the A-list star often described them as - '热情 (passionate), just like the local weather'. Amongst the audience, there were supporters with LED boards, many of them even whipped out their phone flashlight and sang along with her. It was evident through the undying cheers from the audience that they loved her show.
As part of the German beer culture, the carnival concluded with a beer barrel ceremony where A-Lin was invited to tap off the barrel with a mallet. Before leaving the stage, A-Lin made an impromptu decision to surprise all her supporters with an additional song. She did a cover of R&B singer Tamia's 'Officially Missing You', ending the event on a high note.
Photo Credits: Starker Music Carnival 2017
Ling Kai EP Launch Party - 'Unlearn'
Ling Kai's EP Launch <UNLEARN> media conference was organised by artiste management company Cross Ratio Entertainment, was held yesterday on 5 October 2017, at SWITCH by Timbre.
Kicking start the conference , Ling Kai shared her thoughts and feelings of releasing this EP with YES 933, DJ Kunhua, who was the host for the media conference. She reflected on her journey of being an artiste for the past decade. Through this introductory segment, it was evident that the homegrown singer-songwriter has certainly returned stronger, with a more mature mindset this time.
It was followed by an exclusive Music Video premiere of her new single "Unlearn". Following, they spoke about the large scale production of the Music Video, which took weeks of conceptualisation and preparation. Over 50 production crews were involved in the two days filming. A full size room was specially customised and built - which was later demolished for the later scenes of the video. During this segment, the director of the MV, Glenn Ng, was invited on stage to share about the finer details of the music video and explained the reason why it took so many people to produced this special video.
Another highlight of the conference was the appearance of Jim Lim, notable producer in the Mandarin Pop industry. He expressed his pleasant experience of working on the EP with Ling Kai.
She performed a few of her new songs from the EP with full band, which includes Dumbfounded "目瞪口呆", Wolf "狼来了,Eat, Drink, Sleep, Repeat "吃喝拉撒"。
After the media conference, Cross Ratio Entertainment had also organised a listening party at the same venue, showcasing her EP<UNLEARN>. Fans, friends and family of Ling Kai, and even local celebrities such as Ya Hui, Alfred Sim, The Freshmen, Jack & Rai all came down to support Ling Kai and her joyous occasion, filling up the venue to its full capacity.
She serenaded the audience with a high energy full set of songs from the EP, some original songs from her previous EP, 'Honestly'. In between the set, she highlighted her key source of inspiration and stories of creating her originals to the audience. She wrapped up the listening party with her EP title track, 'Unlearn', accompanied with the melodic tunes played gracefully by the violinist.
photo credits: Henzy
The Façade <Vanity> EP Launch Party
In conjunction with the release of their long-awaited debut EP <Vanity> that was released under local record label Cross Ratio Entertainment on 21 June 2017, local alternative pop band, The Façade, found overwhelming success at their EP launch party on the 25 June 2017 at Esplanade Annexe Studio.
The night kick-started on a high note with local electronic act, Jasmine Sokko, opening the show. Following her set, the audience truly came alive when The Façade came on and opened their set with an extended version of their hit single 'Better Than This'. Sharing about the inspirations behind their songs, the band played proceeded to play their widely popular singles 'Victim' and 'White', as well as 'Hearsay' - a new track that is fresh off their debut album. The band surprised the audience by playing two unreleased songs that they've written – 'Crazy', as well as 'Half' that was led in to by their cover of The Click Five's 'Jenny', which the audience sang along loudly to.
The band also covered a few crowd favourites such as Charlie Puth's 'Attention', and DNCE's 'Kissing Strangers', putting their own spin on each of the songs with their unique arrangements. Fortifying their versatility, The Façade members, Brendon Chua and Jereld Ang, did a special acoustic segment during which they played 'Kiss Me Slowly' by Parachute.
The night was full of surprises by the band as they brought up the lead vocalist of Second Sunrise, Abbey, to sing a duet to Alicia Keys' 'If I Ain't Got You' with The Façade's lead vocalist, Brendon Chua. At the end of the night, the fervent crowd could not get enough of The Façade, in which they enthusiastically went up for an encore number, covering Ed Sheeran's chart topping single, 'Shape of You' which saw the crowd dancing and singing along.
In conjunction with the EP launch party, The Façade's <Vanity> album has claimed the No. 5 spot on iTunes' Singapore Alternative Chart and their latest single 'White' is still going steady on Spotify's Top 50 Viral Tracks Singapore All Genre Chart.
Photos credit: Jazreel-Anne
Alfred Sim's Debut Solo Rock Concert - 'Huayi LIVEHOUSE'
Just one year ago, local singer Alfred Sim released his debut eponymous album. The EP launch was held at Switch by Timbre, and the event saw a full-house crowd. Despite only officially pursuing music for a year, Alfred has already participated in various large-scale events locally and regionally, and is a well-seasoned performer. This year, Alfred was invited to perform for 'HUAYI – Chinese Festival of the Arts 2017', which concluded last night (3rd February). His first solo rock concert took place at Esplanade Annexe Studio, titled《HUAYI LIVEHOUSE》.
The concept of LIVEHOUSE is a new one – and rather aptly, Alfred Sim was the first Mandopop artist to grace the stages of Esplanade's Annexe Studio. Needless to say, a rock concert would be severely lacking without the accompaniment of a full-band; as such, Alfred's LIVEHOUSE performance featured a four-piece band (consisting of a bassist, guitarist, drummer and keyboardist/music director), all of whom are active musicians in both local and international circuits.
In order to better embody the spirit of the concert, Alfred replaced his signature look with a never-seen, rock-esque makeover. In addition to sporting a trendy jacket from local fashion brand, Hardy Hardy Singapore, Alfred's previously brown hair was also exchanged in favor of a more refreshing ash-grey hairstyle.
Alfred Sim kicked off the show on a high note with <My Friend>, an explosive rock ballad off his debut album. After which, the singer continued to heat up the atmosphere with another original, titled <Glimmer>, as well as a cover of singer Gary Chow's <3-7-20-1>. Having invited to perform the theme songs for many local Mediacorp drama series, Alfred Sim also sang two of the most familiar tracks: the theme song of drama 'The Journey: A Voyage' titled <Homeland>, as well as the theme song of last year's blockbuster drama 'If Only I could', titled <The Beautiful Times>.
One of the highlights of the concert is the exclusive preview of Alfred Sim's brand new unreleased track <Here, Always>. The new single is co-written by Alfred and local renowned music producer Jim Lim, and well-known lyricist Zheng Lesheng.
Winning the champion title of 2014 Project Superstar competition, Alfred Sim also performed a medley of the famous covers that he had sang during his competition days. The medley includes songs like <Zheng Fu>, <Wo Yuan Yi>, <Re Qing De Sha Mo>, <Ting Hai>, <Na Ge Nan Ren> and <One Night In Beijing>, bringing back fond memories of fans who have been supporting him since then.
Other than performing his originals <Lover> and <Make A Phone Call> off his album, Alfred also belt out the recent famous hit song <Mo> by Chinese singer, Na Ying, as well as a revised upbeat rock version of the classic song <Kiss Goodbye> by Jacky Cheung.
Another highlight from the concert which brought the crowd to a high point is Alfred's cover of Hong Kong band BEYOND's rock classic <Wo Shi Fen Nu>. The song is one of the most challenging of the set due to its tedious Cantonese enunciation and high beat tempo. To round up the concert, Alfred also chose one of his most memorable performed covers, and another of BEYOND' most well-known classic, <Hai Kuo Tian Kong>.
Flying Syrup 'Spirit Of 8' EP Launch featuring FXTRT
Since launching their self-titled debut album in 2013, Singapore-based alternative rock band 'FLYING SYRUP' has been working on new material and has made a return with sophomore album, <SPIRIT OF 8>. The album officially launched on the 3rd of December 2016 at Hood Bar & Cafe, and was organised by the album's PR and Marketing agent, Cross Ratio Entertainment.
The launch started with opening act 'FXTRT'. The band started their set with "Maggie" and "Ground Beef", previously unheard material. Subsequently, the band performed more familiar tunes such as "Elephants", as well as a handful of other originals from their debut EP titled <PALETTES> , which includes "Purple" and "Rome". Throughout the set, visuals created by Annie Hung illuminated the stage's backdrop.
Shortly after, 'FLYING SYRUP' took the stage. Aan (bassist) and Beni (keyboards), primarily based in Jakarta, flew in specifically for this occasion. The headliners played for a set consisting of about 20 songs, and showed no signs of slowing down towards the end of the night.
Throughout the two hours, the band performed songs from it's debut album such as "You Remember" and "Backdoor", reworked and spruced up with additional melodies. The band also prepared a medley of songs by The Killers, "Roxanne" by Police, and "Desert Rose" by Sting - all of which were completely rearranged. In addition, the band debuted new singles - "Principles" and "You Said", along with "Killing the Angel" and "Find Your Way".
In particular, "Principles" and "You Said" were performed with accompanying music videos, projected onto the stage's backdrop - leading to a more compelling overall experience. Notably, "Principles" was shot in Jakarta and was featured on Bandwagon. The event saw crowds of almost 200 and many CD sales, a resounding success.
<SPIRIT OF 8> album is now available on iTunes and all digital platforms. Physical albums are available on Cross Ratio E-store at the following link: http://crossratio.tictail.com/product/flying-syrup-spirit-of-8
Stärker Music Carnival 2016
Stärker Music Carnival, an initiative supported by Cross Ratio Entertainment as its official music partner, ended on a high note with "Queen of Drama Theme Songs" Della Ding Dang closing the festival with one of her popular favourites, including familiar tunes like 《相恋一个爱》,《我爱他》,《我是一只小小鸟》and 《猜不透》. The audience made repeated calls for an encore, displaying spirited enthusiasm and high energy throughout the afternoon and evening.
Staged on 1 October 2016 at Zhongshan Park, the Carnival saw a gathering of fans of Ding Dang, one of whom shared the microphone with her when the Taiwan-based artiste walked into the crowd for a personalised meet-and-greet while belting out a tune. This was after the singer gamely participated in a traditional beer barrel-knocking ceremony typically performed at the start of Oktoberfest. With mugs of Stärker Fresh Beer in hand, she, together with the two emcees, heaped well-wishes on the Stärker Group.
The Carnival also marked a new chapter in the music career of local emerging talent ASTRONAUTS , who was announced as the winner of the VOLT competition.
Starting from 3pm, Stärker Music Carnival opened its doors and welcomed an enthusiastic crowd that eventually swelled to more than 500 music lovers. In addition to catching Della Ding Dang performs, they were also there to support established local acts 'Tay Kewei' , 'Charlie Lim' , 'Disco Hue' and 'LEW'. The four shared the stage with three other finalists from the VOLT competition: Marcus Makes Music, Jean Tan and Marian Carmel.
The resounding success of the inaugural Stärker Music Carnival also has the Stärker Group making plans to stage another one in 2017. Consequently, in the near future, VOLT will kick-start again, inviting local emerging talent to audition and, if they make the cut, perform a set at Stärker Music Zhongshan Park. Musicians interested to participate in the initiative should watch out for updates on Stärker Music's Facebook and Instagram pages.
Tay Kewei 'Chi' Concert
After seven years of waiting, homegrown singer-songwriter Tay Kewei finally held her very first full-fledged solo concert 'Chi', on 17th June 2016 at the Esplanade Concert Hall.
Presented by Cross Ratio Entertainment, and co-sponsored by Starker Music and Peugeot, 'Chi' is Tay Kewei's first large-scale solo ticketed show since her album launch concert held at the Esplanade Recital Studio seven years ago. Other than family, close friends and fans, many celebrity friends such as Janice Koh, Jeannette Aw, Sora Ma, You Yi and others, also came down to support the singer-songwriter.
Two upcoming bands, Fillory and The Façade, both also under the management of Cross Ratio Entertainment, kicked off the night as they performed as the opening acts for their company's 'Big Sister'.
Fans witnessed the growth and evolution of Kewei's music and individuality as an artiste over the past seven years, as she challenged her past works with a brand new arrangement supported by a full 6‑piece live band. The concert was designed into three segments. The first segment consists of the classic hit songs of Tay Kewei, portraying the glamorous side of a singer at his/her highest career peak.
Tay Kewei's latest EP <7 years> is available at all good record stores and at Cross Ratio E-store. The physical EP is also available in Malaysia, Taiwan and Hong Kong, while the digital release is available on iTunes worldwide.
VOLT: Amplifying Local Talents 2016
VOLT is an initiative by the Stärker Music arm of the Stärker Group in collaboration with Cross Ratio Entertainment, launched in early 2016 to support and amplify previously unknown but gifted singers. The initiative ran weekly from April to October 2016.
The initiative showcased artists such as 'Keith Soo-Tho' , 'FILLORY' , 'Marcus Makes Music' and many more.


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www.fullerplants.com (613-968-4643) 175 Airport Pkwy, Belleville
Happy New Year to everyone!
When the garden is full of snow and ice it's a good time to be planning ahead for next year's growing season. Our 2017 PLANT LIST is now updated on the website. If there are specific things you are looking for but not on our list, contact us and we'll see if we can source seeds to grow it.
If you are interested in trays of mixed perennial plugs for Spring 2017 - take a look at our list of available species and contact us so we can reserve them for you. Some species sell out quickly in the spring so contacting us early is a good idea. We are happy to make recommendations for your garden and provide you with a quote.
We hope to see you in the spring or summer.
Peter Fuller
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We are offering a series of new workshops as well as some favorites from the past. Join us for hikes around the Quinte area to see native plants in their habitats, or join us at the nursery for practical workshops about pollinator gardens or seed saving.
All workshops are designed for small groups so reserve early.
See the Website for full details
Tue May 16 - Spring Woodland Wildflower Walk
Tue May 30 - Pollinator Garden Workshop
Mon Jun 19 - Wetland Plant Walk
Mon July 3 - South Shore Flowers and Butterflies
Sat Aug 26 - Mini Hypertufa Garden Workshop
Sun Sep 10 - Eastern Ontario Rarities Hike
Thu Sep 21 - Seed Collecting and Saving Workshop
Fri Sep 22 - Seed Collecting and Saving Workshop (repeat)
ARISAEMA (Jack-in-the-pulpit) for SPRING
We will have available the following tubers for shipping in the spring (Mar-May depending on the weather). Some of the very early bloomers may only be available at the nursery in pots. Full details here.
BS=Bloom Size NBS=Near Bloom Size
A. consanguineum - large plants, fast growing tubers - @$15 (BS)
A. flavum - smaller, yellow inflorescence - produces a lot of seed - 2 for $16 (BS)
A. fargesii - dramatic large leaves and purple/white striped spathe - @$15 (NBS)
A. triphyllum - native species - early spring - moist soil - 4 smaller tubers for $8
A. amurense - early bloomer - green/white striped - @$16 (BS)
A. heterophyllum - long, curved spadix spring bloomer - @$18 (BS limited)
A. ciliatum v liubaense - increases well - summer blooms - 3 NBS tubers for $20
A. tortuosum - long spadix - summer blooms - Zone 6 - @$19 (BS very limited)
Email (firstname.lastname@example.com) or call (613-968-4643)
The nursery is looking to hire an assistant propagator and gardener for spring 2017 (starting mid-April). This position will provide opportunities to learn and practise propagation for hundreds of species. Because we are a small nursery, the job also involves most aspects of running a nursery from garden maintenance to dealing with customers.
We are interested in hearing from anyone looking for experience in the horticultural field.
Send inquiries or resume to Peter Fuller (firstname.lastname@example.com)
The Nursery also welcomes volunteers interested in learning propagation techniques. We ask you commit to at least 4 days. Even though we can't pay volunteers, there are always a lot of extra plants around we are glad to give away to volunteers! Contact Peter (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Sat Mar 4 - Quinte West Seedy Saturday (Prince Charles P.S., Trenton - 10am - 2pm) - Fuller Native and Rare Plants will be there with seeds
Thu Mar 9 - Peter will be speaking at the Winter Speaker Series of the Hastings Stewardship Council (Thurlow Hall, Belleville - 7 p.m.)
Thu Apr 13 - Peter will be presenting at the Kingston Horticultural Society
Thu Apr 20 - Peter will be presenting at the Trenton Hort. Society and Garden Club
Sun May14 - Once again we will be a vendor at the Rare and Unusual Plant Sale at the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa
Now is the time to get your perennial seeds ready for spring germination. For many native species our default method is to give the seeds approximately 3 months cold/moist. This doesn't need to take up a lot of room. A resealable plastic bag with damp vermiculite put in the fridge (with a label!) is all you need to get good germination in April/May either in pots under lights or outside.
Plants in the Asteraceae family (Asters, Rudbeckia, Echinacea, Sunflower, Liatris, Coreopsis, Ironweed, etc.) along with native Prairie grasses only need 4 weeks of cold/moist and can be given this treatment starting mid-March.
A great link for germination advice is the Ontario Rock Garden and Hardy Plant Society website:
Merlin having lunch on the front lawn (photo: Keith Gregoire)

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This is an ACA sanctioned Level 4 Whitewater Kayaking Instructor Certification Workshop that will be conducted in the mountains of North Carolina by CKAPCO ITE Larry Ausley, assisted by an Instructor Trainer candidate. The dates listed for the course for this event are but the first 2.5 days of the workshop. A second 2.5 days are also mandatory and are scheduled for May 19-21 in the same vicinity. This course fee includes your required first-year ACA Membership and required ACA Instructor Manual. Discounts are available for those that already have either of these. See a more in-depth discussion of the workshop and description of being an ACA instructor here: http://trianglekayak.com/aboutL4ICW. For more information, contact email@example.com.
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My husband, Gregg, wants to be a farmer. About three years ago he worked on a sweet potato farm in Machipongo, VA. We started dating during his two month stint on the farm. After he finished his time on the farm, he was offered a job to stay on as a permanent employee. He turned the job down to move to San Francisco (where I was living at the time) to date me. He's had odd jobs throughout our time in SF and in Knoxville. He keeps coming back to farming. He wants to farm in Knoxville, but starting one from scratch both on his own or with a friend has proved to be too risky and too difficult. After coming to this conclusion, we recalled the sweet potato farm job offer. We wondered if that would still be available to him. Gregg called the farmer who said over the phone that he did, in fact, have an opportunity for Gregg. At first, during our conversations, moving to Virginia to farm was Plan B. But, as less and less opportunities arose for him in Knoxville, it became Plan A. As a nurse/newly turned nurse practitioner as of August 2011, I am flexible in the job department. I was on board if this was what he wanted to do.
What I like about Gregg as a farmer:
1. The food. Gregg has completely changed the way that I think about food. I enjoy it now. Not as much as he does, but I appreciate a good meal so much more now than I did before I knew him.
2. The organic movement. It finally hit me yesterday that I want to be a part of this movement. The sweet potato farm has been a part of the movement for thirty or so years before everyone else was wanting local, sustainable, organic, free-range, grass-fed, hormone-free, pesticide-free food. I realized yesterday that all of the aforementioned words describe how we have been created to eat. Yes, its trendy and more expensive, but I decided that I cannot eat any more chicken meat that turns to mush in my hands.
3. Learning to trust. Being a farmer is certainly not the easy road, or so I've heard. Becoming a farmer has not been easy either. But I'm learning to trust Gregg and his dreams for our family. I'm learning to trust during the transition, which has not been easy. I know that it has been good for me and for us. I'm sure that there will be more of this learning to trust thing in our future.
4. Farmer=Businessman (the good kind). Confession: I'm an eavesdropper. The other day, I was trying not to eavesdrop on Gregg as he was talking to his boss-to-be, but I couldn't help it. Eavesdropping is an instinct of mine that I cannot avoid. But! What I eavesdropped (not sure if that's a word) was worth celebrating. Gregg was becoming a businessman right before my ears. Not a suit and tie wearing, bossypants businessman, but a taking initiative, talking straight, and still being a good person businessman.
Farming, here we come.


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Ceramic Implants: A Great Patient Experience
Click the player below to listen to this episode of Let's Talk Dentistry with San Diego holistic dentist, Dr. Marvin.
Female: You're listening to Let's Talk Dentistry with Dr. Marvin. This show is sponsored by the Center for Natural Dentistry in Encinitas where they take a holistic approach to dentistry and your health.
Dr. Marvin: Hey. Good morning. This is Dr. Marvin and you're listening to Let's Talk Dentistry so let's talk dentistry. We have a great show today for you. As always, wonderful Saturday morning and we have going on today is we're going talk a few about our patients. We're going to talk about implants or dental implants and if you ever have a question about dental implants or if you have dental implants and you have a question about it, or if you have a missing space in your mouth and you're considering dental implants and investing in it, now is a great time to call or to listen in.
Call your friends, pull your family members over, listen to Let's Talk Dentistry with me, Dr. Marvin, licensed dentist here in California and one of the doctors at the Center for Natural Dentistry who provides natural dentistry, dentistry that's not only good for your teeth but also good for your health, health-driven dentistry which focuses on you, the person not just your teeth.
If you want to call into the show, our telephone number is 866-KPRAISE, 866-577-2473. If you call, Ernest will get your call and then will shoot you right through. We only have 25, 30 minutes every single week so if you have a dire question and you don't want to come in or instead of calling the office, you want to call me here, call that number, 866-KPRAISE.
However, if you want to schedule a visit with me or Dr. Godes at the Center for Natural Dentistry, there is a different number that you want to call. That's 760-536-1199. Write that number down because at the end of the show, I am going to be giving a very nice special for those first six callers so listen to the show. Listen at the end of the show, remember this number, 760-536-1199, and call that so that you take advantage of our daily special today. Today only.
And so natural dentistry, dentistry that's good for your teeth, dentistry that's good for your health. It's quite different. You can find more information about this on our website. That website is trynaturaldentistry.com. It's very easy to remember, trynaturaldentistry.com. You'll see our new, revamped, redesigned website, a great way for you to find all the information you need to know about root canals, about mercury, about fluoride, about bite balances, about our new technology, all of that is found on our website. You can find out more about this type of dentistry. Great stuff.
I also have some product reviews. A lot of people go on this website. It's probably one of the top dental websites in the world or in the www, on the Internet. And so if you want information, go to that information. I talk about toothbrushing. I talk about fluoride. I talk about all of this stuff. Very controversial, I agree because what you are listening to or what you have seen on our website or on our Facebook page is going to be different than other dental websites and other dentists so be prepared. Be prepared. If you want to know more, if you want to know both sides of the story, go to our website and then go to other people's websites and figure out which one fits well with you.
I'm Dr. Marvin, Let's Talk Dentistry. Yesterday, we had a great, great experience. A patient came in the morning, first thing. A little apprehensive like most people about going to the dental office. We scheduled to do – what's called a cavitation surgery or a surgery where we go into the jawbone and clean out stuff that's not supposed to be there. And this is a pathology or there's an infection that's in the jawbone that most people don't feel. Most people do not know that there's anything going on inside the jawbone and unfortunately, most doctors and dentists don't know anything about this.
It's called osteonecrosis or osteomyelitis, which basically means that there is not any good bone in the bone and because there's an infection and if there's no blood flow going to the area, if there's no solid bone, if there's an infection, then that infection can affect your whole body. The infection can go from your tooth, to your heart, to other organs, start another infection elsewhere. This is called dental foci or areas where there is an infection that can travel elsewhere.
Well, it was great because our patient allowed us to videotape it and because she allowed us to videotape it, thank you, we are able to share that video with you. Unfortunately, it's being edited right now and as a bonus for being our listener, you can go to our Facebook page, like our page. That means you have to press the little button at the top that says 'Like' and once you press 'Like', you'll get updated when we have that video on. So go to our website, join our newsletter list, go to our Facebook page, facebook.com/naturaldentistry.
You'll get all the updates, speaking of which, I also put some information in there about a very toxic substance and I'm not talking about mercury this time but I can. The toxic substance is formaldehyde and if you don't know this already, formaldehyde is a carcinogen or it creates or causes cancer, something that you want to stay far away from. I put an article or I put a link to the article on our Facebook page where it stated that – I think it's a New York Times article, where it stated that formaldehyde is a carcinogen and it was just published a couple of months ago, I think in June, and how it's really bad for you.
Unfortunately, in dentistry, we go by traditions and formaldehyde is a tradition in dentistry. Formaldehyde is in a certain product that's called formocresol and it's used a lot in pediatric dentistry and adult dentistry, more specifically when you have a baby root canal done. Why do I know about this? Because I used to do these. Baby root canals are called pulpotomies where they go in. Since the roots are not completely filled but there are nerves and arteries and lymphatics in there, they need to be cleaned out especially when the cavity is very big.
So if a dentist recommends a stainless steel crown or a crown on a baby tooth, a lot of times they'll recommend a pulpotomy or a baby root canal. The number one substance that they use to clean out the root canal is formocresol. Well, formo- is formaldehyde. It's about 49% formaldehyde. So if this is a carcinogen, causes cancer, why are we using this substance in our kids' mouths, especially when they have a root canal?
It's a big problem so you need to know more about this. You need to ask your dentist, do they use formocresol. And I'm going to tell you, use the precautionary principle and if it's not safe for you and you're not sure, don't use it. Run out of the office and go find a different office or call the office but formocresol is still used. It's been used for hundreds of years – not hundreds of years but for about a hundred years in dentistry and we need to stop using it.
Now, be careful because there are other products out there that don't have formo- in the name but it still has formocresol – I mean it still has formaldehyde in it. So you got to be careful. If you know anything about me, I always want to focus on health and I'm always picky about the ingredients that dentists use because they're not giving all the risks and problems that can occur from procedures or from using certain materials. That's why at the Center for Natural Dentistry, we really focus on using materials that are safe for you.
So be careful. That information is on our Facebook page so if you're not on Facebook, get on Facebook. If you don't want to be on Facebook, get on Facebook anyway just so that you can get our information, our up-to-date information. That's all I got to say.
760-536-1199. That's the telephone number for our office. There is someone standing by right now to take your call if you want to schedule a visit right now. So if you want to schedule an appointment right now, call 760-536-1199. If you want to talk to me, Dr. Marvin, licensed dentist, America's holistic dentist, call me right now at the radio station. That's 866-KPRAISE, 866-577-2473. My phone lines are up and ready. If you call later, I may not take that call so please call right now if you have a question that you want to have answered here on Let's Talk Dentistry.
Other topics that I could talk about, which I could talk about today is orthodontics but I want to fast forward that because that first segment was too long. I want you to talk – I want to talk about titanium implants or dental implants because this week, we placed a very, very, very – or I think it was last week. We've placed a ceramic implant that I want to talk about that was quite amazing. It was a great surgery and the patient was so happy. Ceramic implants are coming around. Most dentists don't know anything about ceramic implants. They know a lot about dental implants.
I was at a continuing education course probably about two weeks ago and it was funny because the guy that was speaking was talking about implants and about 20 years ago if a dentist were to do implants, they will be looked at as, "You're weird. What are you doing? You're placing this metal into someone's jaw. How barbaric or how gross." Nowadays, you're weird or crazy not to offer dental implants. It's very interesting how perception changes over time based on what's happening.
Cosmetic dentistry is exactly the same thing. We're doing a lot of cosmetic dentistry in our office. It used to be weird to do cosmetic dentistry. You're thought to be an outside. But now cosmetic dentistry is normal. It's mainstream.
Well, I'm going to tell you that natural dentistry or biological dentistry is weird to a lot of dentists. It's weird to a lot of people because it's very different. I'm going to tell you that in about 15, 20 years, it's going to be standard. It's what's going to be the hottest things. Look at all the grocery stores out there that are now serving or now providing organic fruits and vegetables. Before, it was like, why? Why do you have to do that? Now, it's like it's the in thing to do. It's the right thing to do. Well, that's what dentistry is all about.
So, implants are normal. We're on cutting edge because we use ceramic implants and it's a great topic. We placed one this past week and it's phenomenal how we did it, why we did it and the patient is floored. She's very, very happy.
I'm going to take a call right now. Hello, this is Let's Talk Dentistry, Dr. Marvin. How may I help you?
Michael: Yeah, I was curious about fluoride treatments for my children the dentist wants to give because I know fluoride's not very healthy in the water and toothpaste.
Dr. Marvin: Oh, absolutely, and that's a good question and your name, sir?
Michael: Michael.
Dr. Marvin: Hi, Michael. Thanks for calling. Fluoride in the fluoride treatments in the dental office is very, very bad for you. And the reason is because it's a super high dose of fluoride. I mean super high dose. And what they're going to do is the dental office is going to push these on you because they're money makers and a lot of times, insurance pay for them especially when they're done on kids. So it's quick money. This is something that they've done all the time and as you know, it's toxic in our water. It's toxic in high amounts and so why are we doing it? It's because we're focused only on the money. Our dentists are only focused on the money and because insurance will pay for it. So I say stay away from them. Kindly just tell the dentist or the hygienist or the assistants that you'll pass on this. They may look at you weird. They may say, "Why? It's good for you" or "Why? Your insurance is going to be paying for you. You don't have to come out a pocket for it." Just stay away from it. You will never put any poison inside your own mouth. Don't put it in your children's mouth.
Michael: Good.
Dr. Marvin: Alright?
Michael: That's what I thought. I just wanted some clarification.
Dr. Marvin: Yes. Go to this website. It is called fluoride and make sure you spell fluoride F-L-U-O, not F-L-O-U, fluoridealert.org. I think it's .org. It's one of the two. It's either .org or .com. And you'll find out a ton of information about fluoride. If you go to one of them, it goes to the American Dental Association website which is a pro-fluoride site and then go to the other one, it's the anti-fluoride site. You'll find tons of information about fluoride on how a danger that is. Alright?
Michael: Cool. Thank you very much.
Dr. Marvin: Thanks, Michael. Thanks for calling in. Yes, that's what we get. We get lots of people call for lots of different things, a lot of things that they're not really quite sure about. They may be in the car. It's like they went to the dentist and they say, "Hey, let's go ahead and call Dr. Marvin and see what's up." So thank you, Michael, for that call.
Let me get back to my topic of dental implants. Dental implants are considered the third set of set. Your first set being your baby teeth, second set meaning your secondary or your adult teeth, implants are considered your third set of teeth. Now, dental implants are used a lot and dental implants are being pushed a lot because A, insurance are starting to cover it and B, it's good treatment and a lot of dentists are starting to place dental implants.
Now, here's the problem with dental implants. The problem with dental implants is that the surgeon or the dentist that is putting it in should be very, very experienced or have a lot of continuing education to know when is the right time to place a dental implants and when it is not to place the right time. A lot of times, money gets in the way of how things should work. And so, in our dental practice, we focus on placing dental implants in the ideal situation. If it is not an ideal situation, you do not want to place a dental implant.
The ideal situation to place a dental implant is when you have good bone quality and good bone quantity. That means you have enough bone and you also have very good quality bone because if you place a dental implant in a jaw that doesn't have that much bone, you're compromising and then the implant could possibly fail. If you're placing a implant in a bone that is not of good quality, then it will fail.
Now, a lot of bone that implants are being placed in is of bad quality and if it's a bad quality, why is it of bad quality? Now this is where I differ from a lot of other dentists because as I was telling you earlier about cavitations, infections in your jawbones, there are a lot of infections that are left inside the jawbones after teeth are being extracted. That's why we have a special protocol to remove the infections after we extract the teeth.
So if you had a tooth extracted and not everything was cleaned out properly, you can have an infection. Now later on, you want to place a dental implant in there and it's still infected then your implant's going to fail. So it's a waste of money. That's why you need to get things done right. You need to go to a dentist that understands infections, and understands treatment planning for dental implants and also understands about the bigger picture.
So go to a dentist – if you want to schedule a visit with us, our special this week is for the first seven callers who'll get a free dental implant consultation. That's a free dental implant consultation with me or Dr. Godes and a free Cone Beam CT scan X-ray, an incredible X-ray, $350 value just for the X-ray alone where you'll see if you're a candidate for dental implants because if you don't have enough bone, meaning that if there's a nerve there or if your sinus is coming down, then dental implants is not going to be a good situation for you. We need to figure out some other options.
So if you have a missing tooth or you have a tooth that is about to be taken out or if you have a root canal that is giving you problems and you've heard us before and you want to have that root canal taken out, now is a great time to get this consultation scheduled and so you can move forward and get your tooth replaced.
Now, if you don't replace the tooth right away after the tooth is being extracted, there's a certain window and time where your bone is going to start to wither away. And if your bone starts to wither away or resorbing and you have less bone, your option for dental implants go away. So it's important that you get this information right now so that you can plan for the future.
Now, there are other dentists, periodontists, oral surgeons, dentists that believe in the theory that's called grafting. It's grafting or taking a graft. I'm going to tell you that bon grafting is being promoted a lot these days because they need to preserve the bone so that they can do an implant later on. Here's one of the problems. Bone grafting material is not from your body so if it's not from your body, where is it coming from? It's either coming from a synthetic bone so you're putting something that's not real inside your bone, which most dentists don't know how to test, or it comes from a different animal like cow so it comes from a cow bone or it comes from pig bone or if it comes from a different person.
Now, if someone puts bone grafting material into you that is not you, it's kind of like when they implant – they do a transplant for your liver or your heart or whatever, they need to make sure it's a good match. Do they do a good match when they put bone inside your jaw? I'm going to tell you that most of the time, they don't know how to check it and they don't do it. So, be very cautious. We do not do bone grafting at our office. I'm going to tell you that we don't want to put anything into your body that is going to continually force your body to fight against it. So bone grafting. Come to our office, schedule a visit and figure something out.
Hello, this is Dr. Marvin on Let's Talk Dentistry. How can I serve you?
Male: Yes, sir. You were mentioning about the – when a tooth is pulled, they should give time for the infection to be cleaned out and I got a tooth pulled a couple of years ago and the dentist made me come back like 90 days later and because he said that it had to heal and during the healing time, isn't the infection kind of clearing out of the part where the tooth was?
Dr. Marvin: Very good question. Yes and no. It depends. It depends on what the infection was before the tooth was pulled out, depends on your ability to clean out infections or in other words, your immune system and also, what was the condition of the tooth, like what kind of bacteria was in that area. So your body has a natural tendency to clean out or to defend itself or to clean things out. I'm going to tell you 95% of the time, dentists when they pull out teeth, they don't take the necessary procedures to clean out the socket to prevent what's called cavitations or infections.
So there can be a bigger infection there after you have a tooth pulled because the dentist only pulled the tooth. They should have cleaned out the socket in addition to pulling out the tooth. Unfortunately, it's a time thing. Most dentists are satisfied with the tooth being pulled and they don't go in and clean the socket. I'm going to tell you that we spend about 15 to 20 minutes longer every time we pull out a tooth than most dentists because we're cleaning out the infections. Most dentists just don't do it properly.
So, if you were to come to our office, what we would do is we would test the new bone that has been formed there to see if the infection has been removed because if the infection has not been removed and you have that lingering infection, low grade infection that's constantly bombarding your body that can get bigger and you will have no symptoms because of it. It's one of the tragedies or travesties that are going on in dentistry right now is that dentists are extracting teeth but not cleaning out infections.
Male: When I had my tooth pulled, there was a lot of bleeding for a number of hours and the dentist told me as the blood comes out, any infection would come out with the blood. Is that accurate?
Dr. Marvin: That is true. You actually want there to be a lot of bleeding. Bleeding is one of your body's mechanisms for getting rid of stuff. So if you got a cut in the arm, bleeding will make sure that there's nothing that gets sucked in, everything is pushed out. So bleeding is one of your body's natural defense mechanisms.
So when you have a tooth pulled and there's blood, that's great and then it's going to continue to ooze it. But a dentist does not know if that clears everything out. So if you don't clear everything out the first time the surgery is done when the tooth is pulled, you might have to go back in there later on and clean it out. If you feel like and this is another thing that I should get talked to on some show is if the person feels – gut feeling, the patient feels that there is still something going on in there, I'm going to tell you chances are there is still something going on in there.
Our body has an innate ability to know what's going on. A professional, a licensed professional, they may get their ego in the way and say, "No, it's fine. It's done. It's clean. There should not be any problems." But as you know, there's a lot of practitioners out there that don't know why certain things happen and they say, "Oh, it's either in your mind or I don't know." So just be very careful about that, George. I encourage you to schedule a visit at our office and get that site checked. Okay?
Male: Thank you, sir.
Dr. Marvin: Alright. Great call. Great call. We always have great new questions and those are all great questions. So make sure that you get your tooth extracted properly and the infections taken out because if you want to have a dental implant, which is probably the choice then you want to do every step properly. This information that I'm providing you is great knowledge. It empowers you to make the right decisions, to make the right choices and the best choice right now is to call us, 760-536-1199.
The first seven callers that call right now will be scheduled today. Rose will call you back today to get you that scheduled appointment. So it is a free Cone Beam X-ray, $360 value where we go and evaluate how much bone you have for a dental implant and we'll also give you a free dental implant consultation. You want to call right now and let me give you that number one last time before I go, 760-536-1199. Hope you have a great week. I'm Dr. Marvin. I'm out of here. Bye bye.
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Bees make a lot of honey. A typical hive will yield about 100 pounds of honey per year. It takes roughly 2 million flowers to produce this much honey!
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New Year Wishes
There is a legend from the Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition, that in each generation the world is sustained by the actions of 36 just and righteous people. In Hebrew, the number 36 is represented by the letters lamed and vav, so the 36 righteous people are known as "lamed-vav-niks."
Lamed-vav-niks are humble servants of humanity who help to ease the burdens of others and do good works in the world. Legend has it that without these 36 people performing acts of love and kindness the world would fall into chaos.
One of the things I love about the legend is that no one can know who they are—even other lamed-vav-niks. In some tellings, they are extremely modest and hide their identity with humble work, disability, or poverty. They could be of any race, religion, gender, or age, and may not even know that they themselves are a lamed-vav-nik. This means that any of us—even you—could be one of them. (But if a person claims to be one it proves they are not, because the 36 are either too humble to know what they are or too humble to reveal it.)
In 2018, may we each be worthy to be a lamed-vav-nik. And may we treat each person we meet as the lamed-vav-nik they may be—sustaining the world for all the rest.


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TV Shows
FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham, brilliant but formerly institutionalized scientist Walter Bishop and his scheming, reluctant son Peter uncover a deadly mystery involving a series of unbelievable events and realize they may be a part of a larger, more disturbing pattern that blurs the line between science fiction and technology.
Boardwalk Empire is a period drama focusing on Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson), a political figure who rose to prominence and controlled Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and 1930s. Nucky interacts with several historical figures in both his personal and political life, including mobsters, politicians, government agents, and the common folk who look up to him. The federal government also takes an interest in the bootlegging and other illegal activities in the area, sending agents to investigate possible mob connections but also looking at Nucky's lifestyle—expensive and lavish for a county political figure.
Primetime Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and producer Terence Winter adapted the show from Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City, a book by Nelson Johnson about historical criminal kingpin Enoch L. Johnson.
An adrenalized drama with darkly comedic undertones that explores a notorious outlaw motorcycle club's (MC) desire to protect its livelihood while ensuring that their simple, sheltered town of Charming, California remains exactly that, charming. The MC must confront threats from drug dealers, corporate developers, and overzealous law officers. Behind the MC's familial lifestyle and legally thriving automotive shop is a ruthless and illegal arms business driven by the seduction of money, power, and blood.
Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.
Dexter is an American television drama series. The series centers on Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for 'Miami Metro Police Department' who also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of justice.
Spartacus is an American television series inspired by the historical figure of Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator who from 73 to 71 BCE led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic departing from Capua.
In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from September 19, 2005, to March 31, 2014. The series follows the main character, Ted Mosby, and his group of friends in Manhattan. As a framing device, Ted, in the year 2030, recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting their mother.
Set in the fictional small town of Tree Hill, North Carolina, this teen-driven drama tells the story of two half brothers, who share a last name and nothing else. Brooding, blue-collar Lucas is a talented street-side basketball player, but his skills are appreciated only by his friends at the river court. Popular, affluent Nathan basks in the hero-worship of the town, as the star of his high school team. And both boys are the son of former college ball player, Dan Scott, whose long ago choice to abandon Lucas and his mother Karen, will haunt him long into his life with wife Deb, and their son Nathan.
Until now, Dan has managed to keep his two sons far from each other. But the past and present collide sharply when Tree Hill's basketball coach recruits Lucas for his team, much to the chagrin of Nathan and Daddy Dan. And the siblings natural rivalry only intensifies when they set their sights on the same girl, Peyton Sawyer. The residue of the past lingers far into the future for the residents of Tree Hill, even as a new generation is rising. Tree Hill follows the lives and loves of these two brothers, their friends and their family as they navigate high school, marriage, and finally… adulthood.
Smallville is an American television series developed by writers/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. It is based on the DC Comics character Superman, originally created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series follows the adventures of Clark Kent, who resides in the fictional town of Smallville, Kansas, during the years before he becomes Superman. The first four seasons focus on Clark and his friends' high school years. After season five, the show ventured into more adult settings, eventually focusing on his career at the Daily Planet, as well as introducing other DC comic book superheroes and villains.
A teenager finds out she was abducted as a toddler and returns to her biological family.
When Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live, he becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting desire to secure his family's financial future at any cost as he enters the dangerous world of drugs and crime.
The misadventures of a group of friends as they navigate the pitfalls of work, life and love in Manhattan.
Stripped of everything, the survivors of a horrific plane crash must work together to stay alive. But the island holds many secrets.
Chuck is an American action-comedy/spy-drama television series created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working for the Central Intelligence Agency; the message embeds the only remaining copy of a software program containing the United States' greatest spy secrets into Chuck's brain.
Before she was a fashion icon, before her column in the New York Star, before Mr. Big, Carrie Bradshaw was an innocent 16-year-old girl living in suburban Connecticut.
Neal Caffrey, a con man, forger and thief, is captured after a three-year game of cat and mouse with the FBI. With only months left serving a four-year sentence, he escapes to look for Kate, his girlfriend. Peter Burke, the FBI agent who initially captured Caffrey, finds and returns him to prison. This time, Caffrey proposes a deal with the FBI, as part of a work-release program. After some hesitation, Burke agrees, and thus begins this unconventional arrangement where Caffrey helps Burke apprehend white collar criminals.
Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world's worst community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado.
After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.
The Tudors is a history-based drama series following the young, vibrant King Henry VIII, a competitive and lustful monarch who navigates the intrigues of the English court and the human heart with equal vigor and justifiable suspicion.
Hilarious ensemble comedy that follows Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, and her tireless efforts to make her quintessentially American town just a little bit more fun.
A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.
Saitama is a hero who only became a hero for fun. After three years of "special" training, though, he's become so strong that he's practically invincible. In fact, he's too strong—even his mightiest opponents are taken out with a single punch, and it turns out that being devastatingly powerful is actually kind of a bore. With his passion for being a hero lost along with his hair, yet still faced with new enemies every day, how much longer can he keep it going?
Glee is an American teen musical comedy-drama television series that airs on the Fox network in the United States. It focuses on the reconstituted William McKinley High School glee club, New Directions, which competes on the show choir competition circuit while its disparate members deal with relationships, sexuality, social issues, and learning to become an effective team.
A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
The Boondocks is an American adult animated sitcom on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. The series premiered on November 6, 2005 and was created by Aaron McGruder, based upon McGruder's comic strip of the same name. The show begins with an African-American family, the Freemans, having moved from the South Side of Chicago, Illinois to the fictional, peaceful and mostly white suburb of Woodcrest. The perspective offered by this mixture of cultures, lifestyles, socioeconomic classes, stereotypes, and races provides for much of the comedy and conflict in this series.
There have been a total of 45 episodes over the course of the shows first three seasons. The two part season two finale "The Hunger Strike" and "The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show" was never aired on American television as Adult Swim feared legal actions against them from BET. Both episodes were aired on Teletoon and were released on DVD in the United States. The season three episodes "Pause" and "The Story of Jimmy Rebel" have been pulled from general episode rotation following the television debuts and no longer appear in reruns. A fourth season containing twenty episodes has been announced to air in January 2014.
The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States government learns that an ancient alien device called the Stargate can access a network of such devices on a multitude of planets. SG-1 is an elite Air Force special operations team, one of more than two dozen teams from Earth who explore the galaxy and defend against alien threats such as the Goa'uld, Replicators, and the Ori.
Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from paratrooper training in Georgia through the end of the war. As an elite rifle company parachuting into Normandy early on D-Day morning, participants in the Battle of the Bulge, and witness to the horrors of war, the men of Easy knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear – and became the stuff of legend. Based on Stephen E. Ambrose's acclaimed book of the same name.
With the Ancients' city of Atlantis discovered in the Pegasus Galaxy by Stargate Command, Dr. Elizabeth Weir and Major Sheppard lead a scientific expedition to the ancient abandoned city. Once there, the team not only find themselves unable to contact Earth, but their explorations unexpectedly reawaken the Ancients' deadly enemies, The Wraith, who hunger for this new prey. Now with the help of newfound local allies like Teyla Emmagan, the Atlantis Team sets about to uncover their new home's secrets even as their war of survival against the Wraith begins.
Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Mace Windu and other Jedi Knights lead the Grand Army of the Republic against the droid army of the Separatists.
Summer Heights High is an Australian television mockumentary series written by and starring Chris Lilley. It is a parody of high-school life epitomised by its three protagonists: effeminate and megalomaniacal "Director of Performing Arts" Mr G; self-absorbed, privileged teenager Ja'mie King; and disobedient, vulgar Tongan student Jonah Takalua. All played by Lilley, the characters never interact. It lampoons Australian high school life and many aspects of the human condition and is filmed in a documentary style, with non-actors playing supporting characters.
Following a similar format to Lilley's previous series, We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year, Lilley plays multiple characters in the show. Filmed in Melbourne at Brighton Secondary College, the series premiered on 5 September 2007 at 9:30 pm on ABC TV and continued for eight weekly episodes until 24 October 2007. Each episode was also released as a weekly podcast directly after its screening via both the official website and through any RSS podcast client in either WMV or MPEG-4.
Summer Heights High was a massive ratings success for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and was met with mostly positive critical reaction. In 2008, the series won a Logie Award for Most Popular Light Entertainment/Comedy Program.
After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.
Three incoming freshmen attending Midwestern college football powerhouse Blue Mountain State must quickly adapt to college life and juggle football, girls, classes and nonstop hazing.
An irreverent look at the conflict, chaos and humor that defines teenage life through the eyes of 15-year-old Jenna Hamilton whose life begins to change when a simple accident becomes an epic misunderstanding and is blown way out of proportion. Narration in the first-person voice of Jenna's blog posts captures the humor within the struggles and experiences everyone can relate to from their formative years.
The Legend of Korra is an American animated television series that premiered on the Nickelodeon television network in 2012. It was created by Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino as a sequel to their series Avatar: The Last Airbender, which aired on Nickelodeon from 2005 to 2008. Several people involved with creating Avatar, including designer Joaquim Dos Santos and composers Jeremy Zuckerman and Benjamin Wynn, returned to work on The Legend of Korra.
The series is set in a fictional universe where some people can manipulate, or "bend", the elements of water, earth, fire, or air. Only one person, the "Avatar", can bend all four elements, and is responsible for maintaining balance in the world. The series follows Avatar Korra, the successor of Aang from the previous series, as she faces political and spiritual unrest in a modernizing world.
The series, whose style is strongly influenced by Japanese animation, has been a critical and commercial success. It obtained the highest audience total for an animated series in the United States in 2012. The series was praised by reviewers for its high production values and for addressing difficult sociopolitical issues such as social unrest and terrorism. It was initially conceived as a miniseries of 12 episodes, but it is now set to run for 52 episodes separated into four seasons, each of which tells a separate story.
Twin brother and sister Dipper and Mabel Pines are in for an unexpected adventure when they spend the summer helping their great uncle Stan run a tourist trap in the mysterious town of Gravity Falls, Oregon.
A behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news program. Focusing on a network anchor, his new executive producer, the newsroom staff and their boss, the series tracks their quixotic mission to do the news well in the face of corporate and commercial obstacles-not to mention their own personal entanglements.
An English teacher travels back in time to prevent the Kennedy assassination, but discovers he is attached to the life he has made in a bygone era.
The trials and tribulations of a two man, digi-folk band who have moved from New Zealand to New York in the hope of forging a successful music career. So far they've managed to find a manager (whose "other" job is at the New Zealand Consulate), one fan (a married obsessive) and one friend (who owns the local pawn shop) — but not much else.


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Residents at a Sanctuary Care home in Hersden have been busy making novelty decorations this week, ready for Christmas.
Adding candy canes and glitter, the team and residents at Meadow View Residential Care Home on Blackthorn Road have been rolling up their sleeves to create spectacular Santa's sleighs.
The home-made sleighs will be ready for the home's residents, staff and families to enjoy over the festive season.
Speaking of their crafty creations, 95-year-old resident Eileen Casbolt said: "They're only a novelty but they're so lovely!
"Everyone here has been there to help, it's been really nice – they're just so kind here."
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Dear Member-Owners,
We're calling for Owner Investment Campaign Volunteers!
The Cedar Falls Food Co-Op is growing and site selection for our grocery store is happening! As a site becomes available, we will kick off our Owner Investor Campaign and need your help in doing so. The Owner Investor Campaign Committee is seeking Builders and Communicators—two critical volunteer roles to assist with the Owner Investment Campaign. The Owner Investment Campaign will help the Co-op raise the money needed to open our store, and Builders and Communicators will play key roles in the campaign. A description of both volunteer opportunities is provided below:
- Builders (2 to 4 volunteers): Individuals who work behind the scenes by distributing prepared communications to potential investors.
- Communicators (15 to 20 volunteers, including 1 lead): Individuals who reach out to potential investors to inform them of the investment options and follow-up to collect on pledged investments.
The Owner Investment Campaign will begin this spring and run through the summer. Because of the special investment opportunities available to the Co-op's member owners, the campaign will be targeted and finite. The new store will be dependent upon our campaign's success!
Please send an email to Melanie Drake, Outreach and Communications Coordinator, at email@example.com to indicate your interest in one or both of the volunteer roles, as well as a brief (3-5 sentence) description of why you would like to help with the campaign. Please submit your interest by April 21, 2018.
We hope to hear from you soon!
Thank you,
Andrew Morse
Vice President,
Cedar Falls Food Co-op
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Because I'm on a vulnerability streak lately, let's talk about a thing I tried to hide from the world for a loooong time. It's something that made me cry, that crushed my self-confidence, impeded my romantic relationships, and cost me a lot of money to try to rectify.
It's also one of the main reasons I am now the healthiest I've ever been.
I was lucky to have beautiful, clear skin through my teens and early twenties. Of course, I didn't think it was perfect at the time, and I still bought a ton of crap to pile on top of it, taking it for granted, as we do. But when my skin went haywire in my mid-twenties, I finally realized how good I'd had it all those years.
It was then that I decided to go "all natural," but admittedly I didn't put a ton of research behind the effort. I went to the store and bought stuff that claimed to be natural. Annnnd, done. When one product didn't seem to work, I'd try another, and another, and… I accumulated a lot of products.
At some point I got desperate enough to try ProActiv – definitely not in line with my "natural" mission. Note to self: if something is so potent that you have to buy white towels and pillowcases because it is bleaching your darker fabrics, you probably don't want it on your skin. Just saying.
Did you know that our skin is our largest organ? Anything you put on your skin will seep directly into your bloodstream. Do you want that in there? Would you eat your deodorant? No, didn't think so.
I battled with my skin for, oh, 5+ years. I messed with my diet, hormones, laundry detergent, makeup, hair products, workout routine, mindset – you name it, I tried it. By year 5 the research efforts had certainly increased, and I was willing to try anything that was relatively natural in nature. I knew the answer wasn't another chemical, because I didn't want to cover up the problem and/or invite any nasty side effects. I wanted to support my body in taking care of itself (cuz, you know, that's what they're built to do). I'd literally look in the mirror, tears rolling down my face, and say: I love you, I am trying so hard to take care of you, I just don't know what you need!
Ugh, it was frustrating.
I could go on about how my acne killed my self confidence, how it made me reluctant to date (for fear of him seeing me sans makeup), how I remember waking up and FEELING my skin first thing, or how raising my hand to scratch my face (or upper back) and NOT having to navigate the sensitive and painful spots is now a relief every. single. time. Each time I feel that smooth skin, I am reminded of the toll that acne took on me mentally, how it impacted daily habits and subconscious actions as small as scratching my temple.
I could go on (maybe I have already), but that's not what this post is about. This post is about the skincare routine I have found to work for myself; the stuff I decided to stick with because I know exactly where it comes from, that it is so good for my skin, and that if challenged to, I could totally eat that shit and not die.
But first I'll caveat these suggestions with a few points:
1. Please give things time to work. Nothing will change overnight, and constant switching could aggravate your skin.
2. The stuff I put on my skin is only a small part of the equation to healthy skin. I am forever grateful to my shitty skin era because it forced me to look at EVERYTHING in my lifestyle and how I could do it healthier. Your outside is a reflection of your inside; if something is really off, new lotion is likely not the answer.
3. This post is riddled with bias, full disclosure! My search for healthy skin lead me straight into a job at a natural skincare company. Some of the products I now use, I have made with my own hands. I have no doubt that there are other fantastic products on the market, but I've had the distinct privilege of learning from a passionate, intelligent, and mission-driven skincare expert why THESE products are so good for you, and I believe in them (and her) whole heartedly.
Without further adieu, here's what I put on my skin on a regular basis:
I don't wash my face in the morning (gasp!) but give it a good rinse with warm (not hot) water. Unless you're not washing your sheets on the reg (ew), your face should be pretty clean when you wake up. Overwashing can be overdrying, which causes skin to overcompensate with oil. So then your skin is oily, and you think it needs to be washed again, and… you see where I'm going with this?
A few spritzes of Soapwalla's Facial Toning Mist (currently using the "Balancing" variety); this is like washing your face without washing it. Plus it feels great in the summer (keep it in the fridge!). I also keep a travel-size Toning Mist in my bag for a mid-day or post-workout freshen up!
And a few drops of Soapwalla's Restorative Face Serum – this stuff is like GOLD for your skin. If you're gonna start anywhere with a new skin regime, start with this serum. I promise it doesn't feel oily, and you don't need much (except, in winter my skin drinks it up like a sorority girl in Cancun). Not only is it beautifully moisturizing, but I happen to know (from my insider information) that it is also healing (hence "restorative" in the name), which is super important to me since I have a lot of scarring from my years of popping and picking (gross, stop doing that if you still are).
For protection from the sun (even on cloudy days!), I use La Roche-Posay's SPF 45 Ultra Light Sunscreen Fluid. Sun protection is probably the MOST important part of a skincare routine – don't skip it! There's not a perfectly natural option on the market, but this one was recommended by my former boss aka that skincare expert I was telling you about, so I trust it. It's super light and really doesn't feel like anything. Seriously, your future self will thank you.
NOTE: My "face" routine also includes my neck and upper chest, and, when I remember (!) I follow the same regime on my upper back in the morning.
After taking such good care of my skin the rest of the time, the last thing I want to do is put a bunch of junk on it. So, honestly, I keep a bare face most of the time. This was something I couldn't even IMAGINE doing two years ago; it is both a mindset practice and even healthier for your skin to do so.
Sadly, Soapwalla doesn't make makeup, but my dive into the natural skincare industry has exposed me to many reputable makeup brands. So when I DO wear makeup, I have found a Canadian company that I love called FitGlow Beauty. I use their Flawless On The Go powder foundation and Mineral Blush. If you're into more than a powder foundation, I recommend Vapour's Foundation Stick; I was using this but found that FitGlow's powder is so well-covering, I don't need to double up anymore!
My eye makeup is still standard, drugstore/Sephora stuff. I haven't evolved quite that far just yet.
After removing my eye makeup (which you can totally use a nice natural oil for, but I will forever be hooked on cold cream because it's what my mom has used since I was an embryo and frankly I think it's nice and moisturizing and gentle on the sensitive skin around your eyes), I use Soapwalla's Charcoal Soap to wash my face/neck region. This is their best-selling soap and specifically good for sensitive and/or trouble skin. Then I slap on another layer of that delicious Face Serum, and call it a night.
A few times a week I'll use a soft washcloth to gently exfoliate my skin. Don't overdo it on the exfoliation though, be nice to your skin, it's trying it's damnedest to take care of itself and you beating it up all the time only makes it angry and over-reactive. Also, probably don't exfoliate when you have a breakout going on. I know, I know, you just want to scrub that shit right off your face. I've been there, I understand the delusion and desperation in this maneuver, but you're only aggravating the problem and probably spreading the bacteria that caused the breakout in the first place. Chill out and let your skin heal, just keep it clean and moisturized and it will love you for it.
After 15 months of standing over a large pot of deodorant and learning more and more from Rachel each day, I could easily write ten more pages on this topic. I'll get to other specifics in the future though, I promise! For now, how bout you just take a look at your skincare routine and see where you can SIMPLIFY. Do you know what you're putting on your skin everyday? Do you need to use so many products? Are you scrubbing the shit out of your face and engaging the too dry > too oily > too dry cycle? Stop.
Curious about all the other lifestyle shifts I made that ultimately helped me clear up my skin? Let's get on the phone to talk about how incorporating wellness into your life can get you that glowing radiance you wish you had.
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The Stuffed Zoo
Another day and another adventure. Stuffed animal kingdom it was. Not that impressive but a nice trip anyway. Just weird to have this kind of place right in the centre of town. I didn't even know of thisplace untill like a year ago or so….. But I was happy that Milla liked it.