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The ink on their contract was barely dry and the moving van just out of sight, when Richard and Key-Key von Lange prepared to flip the first-floor interior layout of the six-year-old home they bought in Federal Hill three years ago.
"We looked at the house and were sold," Richard von Lange recalled of the rowhouse he and his wife purchased for $395,000. "We wanted parking, we wanted a yard and we liked the location."
The only problem with the three-story, end-of-group home with a rooftop deck was the kitchen just inside the front door. The couple knew what had to be done. They moved up to the floors above for four months while Andy Todtz of Hawkeye Construction gutted the 17-by-41-foot ground floor, gave it an open layout, placed a spacious kitchen in the rear of the home, a large living room up front and a dining room between them. The transformation came with a price tag of $80,000 — well worth the cost for their dream home filled with natural light and designed with an uncluttered and sweeping feel.
Visitors are swept from the on-street entrance toward a kitchen that is dramatic in its bright simplicity. Light-gray walls feature white trim at the ceilings, floors, windows and the double doors that open out to a flagstone porch and landscaped side and back garden. White-laminate cabinets mesh with the white subway tiling of the backsplash that contrasts with the gleaming presence of stainless-steel appliances. It is the room's centerpiece, however, that commands the space — a granite slab, nearly 7 by 8 feet, resting atop the kitchen's island.
"[This] is where we … create great meals, and it is the focal point whenever we have friends over, whether it is for a fine dinner or just a cocktail party," said 62-year-old Richard von Lange, who runs an acoustics business, TechStar Industries, with his wife. "Our center island seems to be where everyone gathers, and with the open concept of the first floor, no one is left out."
He points proudly to his double Viking stove, with its six burners, center griddle and two ovens, the one appliance he calls "an absolute, drop-dead must."
"Well, in our neighborhood, we're 'social central,' " his wife quipped. "And we love it."
When not entertaining in the formal dining room with its traditional, mahogany custom-made table, the two are happy to go out of doors.
"[This] is a place that takes you away," said Key-Key von Lange. The couple's three dogs — Labrador retrievers Jackpot and Tiller and a fawn-colored pug named Benny — run in the backyard, where a two-car garage sits behind a stone and brick patio. "When the flowers and shrubs are in bloom, it can be a tranquil spot to relax and enjoy a nice glass of wine with the waterfall drowning out the sounds of the city. And having the pizza oven and grill makes it a wonderful place for entertaining our friends that stop by."
Another of Richard von Lange's prize possessions, the brick pizza oven, sits in a corner of the yard awaiting the warm-weather cookouts.
The home's lower level is completely finished and doubles as a gym, with several pieces of workout equipment, and also as a small-appliance storeroom, with blenders and mixers on chrome shelves.
Above the first floor, two bedrooms — one a master suite — and two bathrooms carry on the open, bright and airy theme of the house's decor. Key-Key von Lange has used pastel colors on the walls to coordinate with darker suites of furniture and bright bed linens.
A third-floor den with a wet bar and additional bedroom and bath accommodate guests while a rooftop deck offers stunning views of the city skyline and harbor. The beauty and functionality of their Federal Hill home is not lost on the couple.
"We love being close to so many of our friends and all the new friends we have made since moving here," Key-Key von Lange said. "Federal Hill is a … community [that] offers us the full flavor of Baltimore with the proximity to the Inner Harbor, Little Italy and both of our stadiums, not to mention walking to restaurants and parks."
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Recipe for Success: Fighting Childhood Obesity with Cooking Skills and Healthy Eating Habits
Gracie Cavnar's Recipe for Success Foundation is teaching school kids to say no to fast food and yes please! to home-cooked meals.
Even in winter, the Recipe Garden at MacGregor Elementary School in Houston is thriving, with butterflies darting among herbs, carrots, tomatoes, and spinach. Inside, the fourth-graders in a cooking class are eager to start their assignment for the day—making whole wheat gingerbread applesauce mini muffins. Gracie Cavnar, 58, asks who wants to measure the flour and crack the eggs, and a sea of hands shoots up in the air. Sporting white aprons and big smiles, the students scoop, stir, pour, and pop the batter into the convection oven. As a sweet and spicy aroma fills the room, they can barely wait for the timer to ring.
Finally, they all gather at a big table, wish each other bon appetit, and dig in. "Do the muffins taste good?" Gracie asks, and heads nod in approval. "Would anyone like to add or say something?" Trevoyie, one of the more eloquent kids in the group, happily volunteers. "I like cooking because I can express myself through the flavors," he says. "And I like gardening because it teaches me that even though plants can't see or hear, I should treat them the way I'd like to be treated, because they provide food and help clean the air."
Gracie beams. Offering a fun, hands-on education about healthy eating is what her Recipe for Success Foundation (RfS) is all about. Launched in 2006, the group's goal is to prevent childhood obesity by changing the way kids eat. RfS now serves 3,500 Houston-area students, who grow, harvest, and prepare their own dishes. It also offers after-school sessions, summer camps, and nutrition education classes for parents. "We want kids to know that real food doesn't originate from a drive-thru window or vending machine," says Gracie. "And we want them to understand that families who grab meals on the run instead of sitting down together are missing an important chance to connect." The message seems to be getting across. Says one woman whose grandson is an RfS kid: "He's trying—and loving—vegetables and other things I never thought he would. He's even picking out recipes so we can cook and spend more time together. Recipe for Success has changed our lives."
Gracie has always had a passion for eating well. "I grew up cooking and gardening, and learned early on the extraordinary difference in flavor between processed food and fresh seasonal produce," she says. After earning a degree in architecture at the University of Texas, she took a brief detour to study at the famed Cordon Bleu in Paris before becoming a public relations executive. In the 1990s, after learning that nearly 50 percent of fourth-graders in the Houston area were overweight, Gracie waged a successful campaign to banish vending machines from Texas elementary schools. Then she came up with the idea of starting healthy cooking classes that would also teach kids English, math, and a little science. "I envisioned a program where students would write essays on their favorite foods, and where they'd learn everything from measurements and fractions to the definition of emulsion," she says.
After setting up her nonprofit in 2005, Gracie spent the next year researching school nutrition programs across the country, as well as meeting with city and county commissioners. She also devoted herself to fundraising. "I contacted everyone I knew who might be able to help, including Bill White, who was then mayor of Houston," she says. "His wife held a kickoff gala for us, which meant I had to do what I said I was going to do!" In short order, Gracie organized dinners that helped bring in private donations and corporate sponsors. On top of that, she convinced 47 of the city's best chefs to help her teach in the classroom.
The following year Gracie and a small group of friends spent the summer assembling portable cooking stations in her living room. "I ordered prefabricated cooking carts with stainless steel tops, and we added casters on the bottom, power strips, and shelves to hold convection ovens and electric burners," she says. "Then we outfitted each one with pots, pans, measuring spoons, bowls, and cutting mats." Recipe for Success made its debut that September, literally rolling into five local schools for a monthly cooking session with fourth-graders. "Back then we'd set up the carts in the hallway, then go into the classrooms and cover the desks with oilcloth," Gracie recalls. "For cleaning up, we boiled water in electric kettles and poured it into big plastic tubs."
RfS has come a long way from those humble beginnings. It now has 19 full- and part-time employees. The program has helped schools install permanent kitchens, and Gracie has trained teachers to conduct the classes so she doesn't have to lead them all herself. In 2008 she won a President's Volunteer Service Award from George W. Bush, and last year met with White House chef Sam Cass to help spearhead Michelle Obama's Let's Move campaign. "You'll still find me in a school at least once a week," she says, "but this way I have time to raise funds and keep the program growing."
Gracie is quick to point out that Recipe for Success wouldn't have been possible without her family's support. Her husband, Bob, 57, president and CEO of the oil and gas company Milagro Exploration, serves on the charity's board of directors. Gracie's 36-year-old son, Justin, who works with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in Washington, D.C., designed the group's website; and Bobby, 31, an investment banker in Houston, helps with fundraising. Daughter Gina, 26, has been a tireless RfS volunteer in the classroom. She's also the mother of Gracie's first grandchild, 2-year-old Joseph, and she's gotten him off to a healthy start nutrition-wise. "She makes baby food herself, just like I did," Gracie says. "And his first solid food was whatever the family was having for dinner—only thrown into the blender. Now he loves hummus, broccoli, green beans, carrots, even jambalaya, not to mention every kind of fruit. He gobbles blueberries and strawberries like candy! He's eating right at an early age, which is what I want for all children."
She's already making measurable headway on that front. Researchers at the University of Texas School of Public Health, who assessed students in the RfS program, found that they have significantly increased the number of servings of fruits and vegetables they consume each day. In the meantime, Gracie has ambitious plans to expand the group's reach. Seventy-five local schools are now on the waiting list to join RfS, and a project is under way to duplicate the program in Alaska, Colorado, Maryland, and New York. She's also developing Newtrition, a healthy vending machine company whose proceeds would be used to support RfS. "But my biggest dream for the future is New Hope Farms," she says. "We're working with the mayor's office to turn abandoned property into organic plots. I also want to encourage area farmers to donate fresh food to schools—especially those with youngsters who qualify for free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch."
As rewarding as her accomplishments are, nothing gives Gracie more joy than her one-on-one contact with the kids. "They hug me when I arrive," she says. "I look at them as my surrogate children, and it's wonderful to see them learning cooking skills and healthy eating habits. They're also gaining self-confidence and an appreciation of the value of teamwork—lessons that will benefit them for the rest of their lives. For me, that's what puts the 'success' in Recipe for Success."
Originally published in the February 2010 issue of Family Circle magazine.

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Waterjet-equipment manufacturer Omax Corp., Kent, WA, will add 22,000 sq. ft. to its corporate campus to extend its training, engineering and research and development efforts. Following the expansion, the firm will occupy 130,000 sq. ft. of space spread across three buildings.
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Almost exactly a month ago, one of my colleagues lent me the DVD box-sets of Scrubs Series 1-7.
I remember when Scrubs first started. I was still in medical school and at the time, loads of my fellow medical students were raving about how good it was.
I never really got into it though, mainly because, as far as I can recall, it's never been on terrestrial TV in the
Until now.
I think the show is absolutely fantastic, and it's made me laugh out loud more times than I can remember. For those who don't know, the series basically follows three American doctors as they progress through their training from their intern year through to becoming attending physicians and beyond.
I've heard people say that it's "really realistic." I wouldn't go so far as to say that the show bears much resemblance to every day hospital life, but it does have moments that I really recognise. Bricking it at your first cardiac arrest call, trying to make a relationship work despite the demands of the job, the frustration you feel at the patients who just won't help themselves as well as those who you feel you've made a real difference to are all shown at various points.
I realise this is rapidly turning into an advert, so I'll stop. Anyway, the DVD is calling, I'm half way through series 7 now, so I guess my normal blogging will resume shortly.


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(CBS News) Problems at America's cemeteries, including exhuming bodies so plots can be resold, are raising questions about whether this part of the multibillion dollar "death-care" business needs more monitoring. 60 Minutes examines this largely unexamined industry, which in many cases is controlled by large corporations, and which consumer advocates believe may be taking advantage of people at a particularly vulnerable time in their lives. Anderson Cooper reports this story for a special edition of 60 Minutes Sunday, May 20 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.
In one of the most egregious cases, workers at Burr Oak Cemetery near Chicago had been removing headstones and coffins and dumping bodies in mass graves so plots could be resold. Says Sheriff Tom Dart, "This was all about greed and overarching that is the fact that these areas are so horribly unregulated, it allows for that to happen," he says. "There was no record of anything...how many people are supposed to be buried here...and truly, in any cemetery do you know...who is under there?" asks Dart.
"It's sort of the Wild West," says Josh Slocum, executive director of Funeral Consumers Alliance, a non-profit watchdog group. Slocum believes more monitoring of cemeteries is necessary. He says that since 1984 the Federal Trade commission has required funeral homes to provide bereaved consumers with clear price lists and other disclosures. "You can think of that as a consumer bill of rights at the funeral home," Slocum says. "But those rights stop at the cemeteries."
A number of the cemeteries featured in Cooper's report belong to Service Corporation International, or SCI, the largest provider of funeral and cemetery services in North America.
At SCI's Eden Memorial Park Cemetery near Los Angeles, where plots average $8,000, groundskeepers have said they were ordered to cram new graves so close to old ones that existing burial containers were broken and bones were thrown out in the cemetery dump.
60 Minutes also obtained recent video of engraved stones lying submerged in a pond at the edge of SCI's Star of David Memorial Park in North Lauderdale, Florida. The underwater video also reveals what appear to be parts of concrete burial containers that are used to line graves.
SCI declined to give 60 Minutes an interview. Off-camera, company executives said the company acquired Star of David cemetery in 2006 and does not believe any human remains were dumped in the pond. At Eden Memorial, the company says it was only able to identify a handful of potential problems mentioned by its groundskeepers. It says extensive claims of wrongdoing are not justified.
Cooper also speaks to a woman who says she had to pay twice as much as the cemetery salesman led her to believe she would have to pay for a plot at Mt. Olive cemetery in Chicago. To use the plot six years after she prepaid $2,500 for it, she says she was told she would have to pay another $2,550 to actually dig the grave and then bury the deceased.
Paul Elvig, a former cemetery operator, regulator, and leading spokesman for the industry, tells Anderson Cooper, "I think any scenario you want to say probably has happened. I don't think it happens on broad scale, I really don't." Elvig doesn't agree with Slocum that there is lack of oversight in the cemetery industry; he says the problems and occasional scandals that arise need to be put in perspective to volume of burials being performed every day. "When you talk about 6,500 burials and cremations a day in over 45,000 possibly active cemeteries...it is very uncommon."
But consumer advocate Josh Slocum tells Cooper. "I have no problem conceding that most cemeteries aren't digging up bodies, but...there are everyday, ongoing abuses that happen to funeral and cemetery consumers that are not headline-grabbing, and that desperately need attention."


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The Filibuster
Dontrelle Willis AND Chien-Ming Wang pitching this weekend? Why not Mark Prior and Pedro Martinez too?
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This has been a strange week, Jake. After six months of slugging it out in Libya, Tripoli fell within just a couple days. Presidential candidates continue to eat corndogs apparently not realizing how that picture is going to turn out later. Even the earth experienced a state of upheaval as the east coast barely made it through the great quake of 2011. So why not Dontrelle Willis and Chien-Ming Wang? Why not Prior and Wood dosey-doeing at Wrigley? Heck, why not zombie Mark Fidrych going pitch-for-pitch with bionic Jim Bunning newly hyped up on dead baby power shakes?
I know what you're thinking right now. And no, I don't have any "proof" that a zombie can get past his love of brains in order to pitch a baseball. But I do know that a week that sees Washington DC get hit by both an earthquake and a hurricane is a week in which anything is possible.
My suggestion is that instead of focusing on zombies, baby shakes and improbable pitching returns, we turn our attention to the more important things in life. Like, what's up with the human-kangaroo hybrids currently drenching unsuspecting pedestrians?
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A new study has found that contagious yawning, a trait thought only to occur among humans and chimps, is also found among dogs. The study tested 29 dogs and found that 72% of them caught the yawnz from humans. This may suggest that dogs have a rudimentary capacity for empathy. And yes, there is a video! [MSNBC & The Guardian]
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I decided to make Christmas themed macarons this year as a pre-Christmas gift hamper for some friends. Gingerbread was an obvious choice and mulled spice with brandy buttercream was definitely a success, but then I had another idea, what about candy canes? Those bright red and white candy sticks are always a popular part of Christmas decor.
I did a Google search and found candy cane macarons done by Adriano Zumbo. He took actual candy canes and melted them down to add to the buttercream filling, he also shaped the macarons as red and white candy canes. Very cute!
I did give the candy cane shape a try but I need to get a smaller tip, I ended up with not so cute fat candy cane looking things. lol! I'll have to give them another try :)
Then I thought, well, why not at least have the red and white theme?
I piped normal macaron rounds with the red and white batter, which worked beautifully, then filled them with a peppermint buttercream, also red and white, alternating the colours. I think the result was a success in look and flavour!
90g Egg Whites, aged & at room temp
145g Confectioners/Icing Sugar
70g Granulated Sugar
115g Almond Meal/Ground Almonds
2-3tsp Red Powdered Food Colouring
- Process the confectioners sugar and almond meal until the almond meal is fine then sift into a medium bowl to remove any large bits of nuts
- Tip: If grinding your own nuts, combine nuts and a cup of confectioner's sugar in the bowl of a food processor and grind until nuts are very fine and powdery
- Beat the egg whites in the clean dry bowl until foamy
- Slowly add the granulated sugar and beat until the mixture is glossy and holds stiff peaks
- Tip: If you turn the bowl upside down they should make no move to fall out
- Fold half of the almond flour mixture and powdered colouring into the meringue, starting quite vigorously then folding more carefully
- Add the remaining almond meal mixture and fold until just combined
- Divide the batter in half
- Tip: To make it easier later in the process, I find it best to divide the batter into two large jugs
- Continue to fold the one half of batter until it reaches a magma like consistency
- Add the red food colouring to the other half and fold until it reaches a magma like consistency
- Tip: A good way to tell if the batter is ready is when you fold it onto itself, it should blend back into itself in about 30seconds
- Stand a pastry bag fitted with a plain half-inch tip in a tall glass with the top folded down
- Pour both the red and white batters into the pastry bag at the same time so you have half red and half white in the bag
- Tip: I find it works best to let the batter run opposite sides of the pastry bag to help control the flows and stop any mixing
- Pipe 1 1/2 inch mounds of batter onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper
- Tip: I don't recommend using a silicon mat, I had trouble taking the macarons off each time I used it
- Once piped, bang the sheet down on a counter top a couple times to flatten any mounds and bring up air bubbles, also to settle the almond meal to the bottom giving smooth tops
- Leave the unbaked macarons out to dry, between 30min - 1 1/2 hours
- Tip: If you have a fan assisted oven you can dry them in less time by just having the fan turned on with the macarons in the oven. They're ready when no longer sticky to the touch
- While the macarons are drying, preheat the oven to 140°C (120°C Fan Assisted)
- Once dry, bake for 15-22mins depending on their size
- Tip: They're ready when you push them and they move very slightly on their feet
- Cool on a rack before removing from the parchment, 15-30mins
- Pipe with red and white peppermint buttercream, making sure to have the colours the opposite way to the macaron shell, ie. red buttercream on the white half of the shell, the white buttercream coming out in the red half of the shell, sandwich, again, making sure the shell colours are opposite to the buttercream (the two shells will be the same way)
Peppermint Buttercream
2 Egg Whites
100g Granulated Sugar
175g Unsalted Butter
1/2tsp Vanilla Extract
3-4tsp Peppermint Extract
Red Gel Food Colouring
- Combine the egg whites and sugar in a heatproof bowl
- Put the bowl over a pot of simmering water
- Whisk over heat until all the sugar is dissolved and it resembles marshmallow fluff, about 3 mins
- Pour the mixture into a large bowl and beat until the mixture is cool and you have a glossy meringue
- Beat in the butter a tablespoon at a time, making sure it's completely mixed in before adding more
- Tip: At some point it will look curdled, DON'T WORRY! Once you've added all of the butter, just keep beating and it will come together to form a smooth, creamy buttercream
- Beat in the vanilla extract and peppermint extract to taste
- Divide the buttercream into two bowls
- Colour the one half with red gel colouring
- Stand a pastry bag in a tall glass with the top folded down over the glass
- Spoon the red and white buttercream into the bag on opposite sides
- Tip: I find it easiest to scrape the buttercream on the sides of the pastry bag then once all the frosting is in, squeeze it down to the tip
- Pipe a bit of the buttercream into a bowl or plate until the two colours are coming out
This macaron recipe is adapted from Syrup And Tang's basic macaron recipe
Other Tips:
You'll find that most serious macaron bakers swear by using aged egg whites, and I do notice a difference with the feet between using fresh & aged. Some say 3 days is best, some say up to 5 days is best. To age your egg whites, leave them in the fridge (or if in a cool climate) on the counter covered with a paper towel to stop anything from getting inside, and allow to stand between 3-5 days. If aged in the fridge, leave out until room temperature before using.
Store in an airtight container in the fridge but sit out for an hour or two before eating
Macarons are best eaten a day or two after making them, the flavours continue to develop over this time
To add more Christmas sparkle, spray the shells with edible gold or pearl lustre
These make perfect Christmas gifts or favours, lay them in a nice box, tie a lovely bow on and give, give, give!


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A well-placed lamp can transform a room from flat space to Vermeer painting. And you don't have to forgo this beauty in the name of environmentalism: Eco-friendly lighting has come a long way from ugly coiled bulbs and ghoulish colors -- and compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) and light-emitting diodes ( LEDs) are improving every day.
For help getting our shine on, we called Joseph A. Rey-Barreau, lighting designer for the American Lighting Association. With his placement tips and these gorgeous table, floor, and pendant lamps, you're guaranteed to show your home in its best light.
Vivaterra Recycled French Bottle Lamp ($439; vivaterra.com)
Bulb pairing: 23-watt Philips Energy Saver Mini Twister soft white CFL
Whether the goal is to brighten a dark corner or provide reading light, "you can never have too many table lamps in a room," Rey-Barreau says. A classic tapered shade is best for reading. "It will throw the light vertically and thus onto your page," he says.
If you'll be doing more intense work, use a task lamp with an adjustable arm and focused light, and reduce eye strain by choosing an LED lamp or a cool-colored CFL (often marked "bright white" or "daylight"). For general lighting, a warm CFL (also labeled "soft white") comes closest to the glow of an incandescent bulb.
Placing the Lamp
The bottom of a shade should be at eye level, to prevent glare. Arrange task lamps so the bulb is about 15 inches above the work surface.
Lights Up! Cancan Adjustable Table Lamp ($124; designpublic.com)
Bulb pairing: 13-watt Philips Energy Saver Mini Twister soft white CFL
Roost Mandara Lamp ($250; velocityartanddesign.com)
Bulb pairing: 13-watt Philips Energy Saver Mini Twister soft white CFL 101
CB2 Crane Desk Lamp ($100; cb2.com)
Bulb pairing: Comes preinstalled with three 1-watt LEDs
Fuz Curly Lamp ($35 or $45; uzfarm.com)
Bulb pairing: 23-watt Philips Energy Saver Mini Twister soft white CFL
Hanging lights produce soft illumination and add a wow factor. If the pendant has an open bottom, use a covered-globe CFL to reduce glare.
Placing the Lamp
Hang a pendant so the bottom of the shade is between 5 1/2 and 6 1/2 feet from the floor (depending on the height of the inhabitants and whether they'll be walking below it). If you're hanging one over a table, arrange it about 30 inches from the surface.
IKEA Knappa ($30; ikea.com)
Bulb pairing: 9-watt GE Energy Smart soft white CFL globe
West Elm Woven Pendant ($200; westelm.com)
Bulb pairing: 9-watt GE Energy Smart soft white CFL globe
Room & Board Banded Medium Pendant ($149; roomandboard.com)
Bulb pairing: 23-watt Philips Energy Saver Mini Twister soft white CFL
Moso Endgra in Pendant Lamp ($288 or $318; branchhome.com)
Bulb pairing: Comes with a 19-watt Longstar soft white spiral CFL for the large, and 13-watt TCP soft white spiral CFL for the small
These models are great for squeezing into tight spaces and providing a layer of illumination between a table and overhead lights. Again, use a cooler bulb if the lamp will be used for reading.
Placing the Lamp
If a floor lamp is more than 3 feet above your head when you're sitting, the harsh light of the bulb will be visible. Adjust the height or place the lamp farther from your sitting area.
Noguchi Reverse Pod Floor Lamp ($400; roomandboard.com)
Bulb pairing: 13-watt Philips Energy Saver Mini Twister soft white CFL
JC Penney Studio LED Floor Lamp ($100; jcpenney.com)
Bulb pairing: Comes preinstalled with 60 1-watt LEDs
Target 3-Way Resin Bamboo Floor Lamp ($160; target.com)
Bulb pairing: 50-100-150-watt Philips Energy Saver three-way soft white CFL
CFLs use less energy than incandescents, so the wattage will be lower for the same amount of light. The packaging usually indicates the incandescent equivalent; you can also divide a lamp's recommended wattage by four.
A CFL should last seven years, but it will need to be recycled when it burns out, because it contains mercury. For local laws and drop-off locations, visit lamprecycle.org. (Some big-box stores, such as Home Depot and IKEA, will take them.)


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Rangel Holds Primary Lead
With 99% Reporting, Congressman Ahead by Four Points in Bid for 23rd Term
U.S. Rep Charles Rangel held a narrow lead Tuesday night in his bid for a 23rd term in a closely watched Democratic primary race that tested New York City's base of black political power against a rising Latino electorate.
Ballots were still being counted late Tuesday night. At 11:50 p.m., Mr. Rangel was ahead, with 47.5% of the vote to state Sen. Adriano Espaillat's 43.5%, with 99% of districts reporting. The Rev. Michael Walrond Jr., 43 years old, a Harlem pastor with close ties to Rev. Al Sharpton, was in third place with...


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can change from moment to moment based on the reservations we receive. We cannot
guarantee availability in advance, only when the service is actually booked.
Re-Confirmation of Service
* We cannot re-confirm services by phone as it requires extra time to look up your
information and it may not be done instantly. In order for us to better assist you,
please re-confirm only via Text Message to the contact telephone number provided
to you, or Email. Please provide your Full Name of the service you would like to
* If you need to make CHANGES IN YOUR RESERVATION, please CANCEL your current reservation
and REBOOK your service with your new information. This is important so you service
information is correct in our system which dispatches the service.
* FOR LAST MINUTE CHANGES such as change in pickup or arrival time, please inform
us of the new information via Email, Telephone Call or text message, and include
your full name on the reservation and reservation number. If you email us, please
mark URGENT in the subject line otherwise you may not receive a reply in time as
emails are answered in order they are received. Emails marked URGENT receive priority
and answered as quickly as possible. If you don't hear from us in time, please call
us instead as likely we may have not received your email. To avoid miscommunication
which will result in incorrect service, we don't advise making changes through 3rd
party persons (concierge, driver, friends, family). Last minute changes made less
than 24 hours in advance are confirmed only upon availability.
* The price of the tours includes private vehicle with a professionally licensed
English speaking Driver, Greece VAT tax, fuel, insurance, and parking fees.
* Tour prices do include entrance fees to monuments, museums, or any other sites
visited, lunch, gratuities, or other client personal expenses, except otherwise
* Our vehicles are regularly maintained for optimal safety and performance at Mercedes
Centers that are up to industry standards. By booking any services via this website
you accept that vehicles are mechanical objects subject to various unpredictable
malfunctions that can happen unexpectedly during your service. At no time will you
hold RhodesTaxiTransfers responsible or liable for any vehicle malfunctions mechanical
or otherwise or issue public complaints for matters beyond our control.
In order to maintain a fresh and clean vehicle for all our clients to enjoy throughout
the day, smoking, eating or drinking from cups or other open containers (cans or
coffee cups) that are susceptible to spillage is not permitted inside the vehicles.
Bottled beverages that can be closed tightly with a cap are welcomed. Please treat
the vehicle with respect as to not cause any damage to it. Thank you for your cooperation.
Modes of Payment:
We accept the following modes of payment:
* Euro funds to be paid to the driver at the end of the tour or transfer service
* We do NOT accept Credit Card payments and the vehicles are not equipped with portable
credit card facilities.
Don't worry, we never ask for your personal credit card information, require advance
payments, or penalize you for cancellations. We operate on the honor system, so
we kindly ask that cancellations be made at least 7 days in advance so we have the
opportunity rebook your service and your reserved driver does not lose work for
that day. Thank you for your kind cooperation.
ALL CANCELLATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING VIA EMAIL and confirmed by us so
your cancellation will be on record.
Terms of Service for Tours and Shore Excursions
We provide shore excursions and transfers to cruise passengers. While we make every
effort to return you to your ship on time, there can, in extreme circumstances,
be incidents completely out of our control which might delay your arrival back at
the port. For this reason, we recommend passengers return to the port at the recommended
time indicated by your tour driver, and buy travel insurance to provide extra security
in the unlikely event of a missed boarding. Your booking with us serves as an acknowledgment
that you accept the terms of service and have made the necessary arrangements to
minimize disappointments while traveling, and you absolve PrivateToursAthens of
any liability due to circumstances beyond our control including and not limited
to traffic difficulties, mechanical malfunctions, and weather conditions.
Additional passengers
We only accept passengers for shore excursions that are booked in advance.Any last
minute additions to the number of passengers must be submitted at least 48 hours
in advance so we can update your reservation and revise the new price of the tour.
In order to comply with Port Authority and security, we can only transport the number
of passengers declared in the reservation voucher we have to present when asked
by security.
Drop off at attraction sites
Your driver will drop you off as close to the sites you are visiting as legally
possible according to traffic laws of Rhodes. We cannot stop directly next to historic
sites as it would be a traffic violation.
Your Tour Driver
You are provided a private tour with a Driver who is NOT a Licensed Tour Guide and
will not provide services of a guide.
Only licensed Tour Guides may accompany or guide you at the sites you visit.
* For your safety inside the vehicle, drivers provide commentary only when it is
deemed safe to do so while driving. When your driver must concentrate during various
driving conditions, please refrain from any distracting behaviour as your safety
during the tour is our top priority.
* Your tour driver is native Greek, therefore English will not be spoken with the
perfection or fluencency of a native English speaker.
* Ambience Inside Your Vehicle
If you have preferences regarding A/C, heat, music, or typically experience motion
sickness while driving, please feel free to let your chauffeur know immediately
so he/she can accommodate your needs. If you do not make your needs known to your
driver he or she would not know in order to make your transfer more comfortable.
According to Greek law, professional drivers are permitted to use their hands free
cellphones for work related issues. From time to time you driver may need to make
and answer calls as it is part of our job.
Terms of use for Private Transfers
* For arrival transfers to Rhodes Airport, you must provide your flight number.
AIRPORT MEETING POINT and MEETING TIME
Your chauffeur will arrive at the Meeting Point for your airport pick up 30 minutes
after your scheduled flight arrival time, according to the flight information provided
to us by the airport and/or airline. This will give you plenty of time to retrieve
your luggage.
Please Note that in case the Meeting Point is crowded with other drivers or it is
not possible for us to stand there, your chauffeur will still be in the general
waiting area holding a sign with your name.
* Chauffeurs are not permitted to wait for clients in restricted areas such as baggage
Your chauffeur will wait at the airport no more than 1 hour and 10 minutes after
your flight's arrival, unless you contact us regarding airport or luggage delays
within the first hour. We will retain your driver longer than 1 hour and 10 minutes
only if we are promptly notified of any arrival changes. We can not guarantee car
service if we do not hear from you within 1 hour of your flight 's arrival.
If your flight is cancelled, if you missed your flight, or will be arriving with
a different flight and at a different time or different terminal, please call or
text message us at the number we provide you with updated information immediately.
If you cannot call, send us an email marked URGENT in the subject window. Emails
are read between10 AM- 10 PM.
Failure to notify us of any delays may result in our inability to provide you with
car service. We do not provide service for cancelled flights.
If at the airport you are unable to spot your driver, please do NOT exit or leave
the airport. Call us at the number we provide you with and we will help you locate
your driver, or vice versa. If you do not have an internationally operating cell
phone, there are pay phones available inside the airport that are both coin and
credit card operated.
IMPORTANT: If legal driving speed makes you feel uncomfortable, it is your obligation
to inform your driver, and if it is safe to drive at a lower speed your driver will
Please note that any extra services your chauffeur may provide in addition to what
we promise to deliver: a punctual, safe, reliable and courteous transfer in a comfortable
vehicle is solely at the discretion and ability of your chauffeur and offered in
hopes of receiving a gratuity for the extra services he or she provided, it is not
mandated by RhodesTaxiTransfers and has no reflection on services that RhodesTaxiTransfers
promises and guarantees to provide.
* We do not tolerate inappropriate, abusive, rude, harassing, or disrespectful behavior
by any passenger towards our chauffeurs and staff either in person, over telephone
or email. We reserve the right to refuse service at any time (including during transfer
service) to any person we deem behaving inappropriately, is intoxicated by alcohol
or illegal substances, excessively disturbs the chauffeur while driving in ways
that could potentially present a safety risk.
Any problems during your tour or transfer?
If you are experiencing any issues or problems during the tour or transfer, please
call us at the telephone number provided. If you do not have a working cellphone,
please ask your driver to call the office from his cellphone so we can help you
and resolve any issues you may be experiencing.
If you experienced any issues during your tour and did not call the company during
the tour to rectify the situation, you agree to inform the company by email of the
issues you experienced and allow the company reasonable attempts to resolve your
issues satisfactorily before publishing any complaints anywhere publicly, including
social sites, peer review sites, blogs, and any other areas on the Internet. If
the company resolves your issues satisfactorily and the matter is resolved, you
agree to refrain from publishing any negative comments, ratings, or reviews about
RhodesTaxiTransfers on the internet or otherwise. Failure to honor this agreement
is considered a violation of contract and the terms which you agreed prior to booking
your service and entering a legal contract with RhodesTaxiTransfers.
* If you have any questions regarding our Terms and Conditions or there is something
you do not understand, please feel free to ask us via email at and we will be more
than happy to answer any questions you may have.
If you disagree with any parts of our terms of service, please DO NOT proceed to
use this website.


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Outreach & Volunteers
Volunteer Program at City Center
From the identifiable beginnings of Zen, working together has been an integral part of our practice. Work is the way we bring this practice out of the meditation hall and into the world. It is one of the most important ways in which practitioners come together and begin to know one another intimately, forging the Sangha (community), which is one of Buddhism's Three Treasures.
Outreach Activities
Outreach activities at City Center include cooking and distributing meals to formerly homeless people; providing dharma books, pen pals and meditation classes for prison and jail inmates; activities with families in transitional housing; and bringing meditation and stress reduction classes to people in rehabilitation facilities, senior housing and jail. We provide memorial services for those who have died in residence hotels. Zen Center also offers meditation training for the staffs of these organizations and for other community groups. We welcome volunteers for the following outreach activities.


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Dont Forget a car park Ticket & Annual Tickets are available in the Courtyard shop click the image for info. Cost 2019 £65pa Theres a discount card with the annual payment too..
Mini map (This is not the official Nottingham tourism blog or the Wollaton Park official blog) – but click on the images in the sidebar for more info
Summer Nights Events
Wollaton Hall Facebook
HS2 Ancient Woodland to save!
HS2 Campaignhttps://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/get-involved/campaign-with-us/our-campaigns/hs2-rail-link/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social_paid&utm_campaign=campaigns&utm_content=hs2
Try Foursquare for Restaurants, Pubs, other Cafes (Wollypark Cafe has the best coffees!!)
UK Festival Calendar
Whats On, Tweets weekly from the Days Out and Sport linked Twitter lists ..
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- Half term starts next week ... 6 days ago
- Scroll back...charities lists, travel, japan typhoon, weather, sporty retweets, days out (cont) tl.gd/nom3ou 6 days ago
- Super charities list twitter.com/#!/wollaton_no… . twitter.com/wollaton_nottm… 6 days ago
- Charity list if u are feeling generous.. twitter.com/#!/wollaton_no… . twitter.com/wollaton_nottm… 6 days ago
Follow me on TwitterMy Tweets
Next: Splendour Festie 20 July 2020ishSplendour This milestone should be in a brighter colour!!July 20th, 20209 months to go.
This blog is 95% made with an Android Smartphone …menus and widgets need a pegman like google maps to move widgets on an android so until that happens …Sept 2015 for a while posts are via the pc sadly the Android Smartphone isn't working at the min!
The menu and widgets are only updated occasionally…kk
It was created when the beautiful Enjoy the East Midlands website was archived.
The lovely 3Mobile co have now organised a means of a sim only contract which allows All you can Eat Data with 35Gb of tethering (use your phone like a mifi-wifi) for a reasonable price!! Awesome – so in the next few weeks the blog can have a spring clean and evolve a little!!
Love youtube music- would like a linked profile and links … with a widget maybe to bring in new likes… spotify or myspace or tunehog or vimeo? sadly we had to pay, but in 2017 this may have changed!! …..
All the pages and everything is made with the Smartphone that's every post and page (the theme had to be sorted with the pc) to prove that anyone with an Android could make a blog – everything made on the phone but the headers and widgets from 2011 to 2017! Now we can choose themes and add widgets with the wordpress app. Now all we need is a the ability to add a few affiliates, not actually advertising but maybe tickets or books and music!! Currently wordpress.com isn't into money making!!
CLICK THE Three Facebook links below… lots of INFO as it Happens!
- A Wollypark Facebook
- Spotted Wollaton Facebook Made by local folk
- Wollaton Park Facebook!
Splendour Music Festie Tumblr Link here… also with Download Festie links – click the pics for info!
WollyParks's Blog Click all the PIC LINKS ON THIS SIDEBAR FOR LOTS OF INFO ..click this first flowery avatar for a link to another blog, and click it again to come back…
This image is a round and about from here to my blog reading blog, and from that blog clicking the same image brings you back again.
THERE'S LOTS OF INFO on the FACEBOOK and TWITTER links of local events and interesting snippets of info around the UK that is UP to DATE! Check Regularly for WHATs ON and then use the PAGES to check or for opening times, directions etc !!
Blog Author contact and info is also further down the sidebar. No responsibility is accepted from the Wollypark blog for events, timings etc please check on the original websites. Info is here for inspiration! Also no responsibility is accepted for links to other blogs or twitters.
Blog ChangesBack to a proper menu colour soon --- just looking for an alternative theme.
Wollaton Village – click the image for County info & Sherwood Forest
As well as this Blog and Wollaton_nottm Twitter, a new micro venture is on the way – wish me luck! Monetising Wordpress isnt allowed – click the pic for Offers and Info!
A Picnic in the Park with the Red Deer!
LATEST LOCAL INFO – LONG BLOG Please SCROLL LOTS charities list link right at the end!!Check the twitter feed below updated at least weekly There's a student twitter link and a Green Environment link much further down the page. There's lots of pages - more than the main menu see the list below. Click the pics most of them take you somewhere Just browse around - Info on our Splendour Festi on tumblr link. The aim is to make the blog on an android phone (yes all of it!) tell you how to make it, take all the pics, make all the 'artwork' on android apps, and create lots of info on where you can visit a) from Wollaton and Wollaton Park - and b) around the UK Enjoy (don't read it all at once!!)
Theres a story with this video – check the Red Deer Category
Wolly Park – Spring last year scroll down for twitter
95% Designed via an Android Phone (it shows!!)The aim of the blog is to provide info on Wollaton Hall and Park and the surrounding area, and secondly to make it all, as far as possible from an Android smartphone so along the way info on Apps and ways to use them in the blog will be included. Easter 2013 - new connections via wifi and mifi on the way hopefully
Full set of Pages below… Parks around and about
Click the pages for different header photos…
Donate Please – I'm starting a new micro Business and would appreciate donation! Thanks
Earth Hour
Travel Info Twitter Accounts ListMy Tweets
Follow the rnli list on Twitter – Fav CharityMy Tweets
Notts Tourism
- Beeston Rylands and Riverside
- Dilydaydream Nottingham Travel Planning
- Experience Nottinghamshire
- Nottingham2012
- Nottinghamshire – Places/Pic Blog
- Nottinghamshire Life Mag
- Photo Stock Britain
- Pictures of England, Nottingham
- Pinterest Around and About board
- The River Trent
- Trip Advisor Online
- Waterscsape Notts River Trent
- Wollaton_nottm Twitter
- Wollypark Stumbleupon site link
Twitter Charities list – Feeling Generous? Choose OneMy Tweets
Android app helpsend a message via twitter
wollaton_nottm or via facebook
see the link below...
Send a text msg only if you would like help with social media or apps.
If you are in Wollaton or nearby and are interested in a Computer Club please send a text msg, a tweet or a facebook message thanks07968729708Computer club info soon
Woodland Trust High Speed Train Link
Community LinksChristmas 2013 Thanks for all the lovely comments - they are much appreciated. These are bloggers who have followed the Wollypark blog - - lovely folk and a big thanks goes to them for following. Just a cautionary note for parents - occasionally the software that sorts the real bloggers from the computerised lets a blog follower through that is either advertising or not suitable for children - mostly the bloggers are lovely and there a real world of creativity out there! Feel free to check out their inspiration! Wollypark doesn't accept any responsibility arising from any link to other blogs.
Categories made, now to edit posts
The Full set of Pages
- *New – Things to do in Nottingham, TripAdvisor, Visit Notts etc
- 2011 Posts
- 2012 Posts
- 2015 Resolutions
- About &Acc Use
- Android OS
- Archery
- Around the UK Photo's Facebook
- Autokarna
- Beeston Canalside & River
- Birdsall in Buckrose
- Blog Edits-Info
- Buzz Guides &
- CAT Welsh Wales
- Christmas info – Park Open!
- City Parking, Traffic
- Coluring craze, App Art and Freebies
- Concepts?
- Craft: local links
- Crich War Memorial
- Detonate Festie June Colwick Park
- Dinosaurs …20-10-2018 to 04-11-2018 Wollaton Park – Jurassic Kingdom Nottingham
- Dovestone Res
- Earth Hour
- Enjoy UK
- Europe
- Famous People
- Fitness Info
- Framework knitting
- Framework Knitting
- GameCity &NVA
- Garden Centres & National Garden Scheme NGS
- Gardens
- Goodreads
- Green's Windmill and Science Centre
- Hero's
- Hockley Hustle 2018
- Home Grown!
- Interesting Buildings
- Intrigue*
- Jurrasic Kingdom Oct-Nov 2018 (following Dinosaurs of China Exhibition 2017)
- Lace
- Learn the English Language
- Leicestershire
- Leisure & Swimming
- Libraries Wifi; Buses
- Like Marathons?
- Lincolnshire
- Local Farm Shops
- Local Market
- National Trust
- Newark on Trent
- No Tomorrow Festival archived
- Nottingham Castle
- Nottingham City
- Nottinghamshire Archives
- Nottm Light Night
- Notts Blogs
- Notts Family History
- Notts Parks & Dukeries
- Old Nottingham
- On In-the-news
- Other Linked Blogs
- Other local Green Spaces
- Our Festie
- Our Trent Vale
- Outdoor Swimming
- OVO Tour of Britain – Le Tour & Yorkshire
- Pageantry
- Peak District Castleton Carols
- Politics
- Posts 2016
- Responsibility
- S Yorkshire
- Sites Sp Scientific Interest & other links
- Splendour Festival 2018
- Stary Skies
- Stately Homes & Nat Trust
- Steam Trains
- Summer Nights Films and Outdoor Theatre
- The 'Establishment'
- The Goyt Valley
- The Landmark Trust
- The Peak District
- The River Trent
- Thoughts
- Top10 by Bus
- UK Authors
- UK Bands & Festies
- UK Beaches
- UK Castles
- UK Cathedrals
- UK Classic Buses
- UK Coastal Guide
- UK Festivals
- UK Festivals of Light
- UK Forests
- UK Homes 100 of them… Programmes & Stately Home prog links
- UK Info & Soc Media Dropdown menu!
- UK Megalithic!
- UK Museums
- UK National Parks
- UK Scotland
- UK Tourism Quals.
- UK Towns
- UK Villages
- UK Wales
- Universal Decl Human Rights
- US 508th Airborne
- West Midlands
- Wollaton Blogs
- Wollaton Hall and Park, (how Nottingham City Council aquired the land and Hall). The Notts Visitor Industry.
- WP challenges
- Xmas 2013
- Yearly Archive
- z All Pages – Sidebar
- z look around – Wollaton park & E Mids links!
- Z-Truly Awesome around the UK Fbk Photo's
- Wollaton Park Opening & Travel
- Seasons & Nature
- Early Wollaton
- Holiday Markets
- Local Area
- Find Stuff
- Museums
- Nottinghamshire
- The Village
- Image Sites
- Links
- What's on
- Androids, Computers
- Language Info
- Making Blogs
- Sport
- Craft Centres
- Derbyshire
NEW – Notts: Lots Nature Info Pearltree link
Top Posts & Pages
A new 'peep' at Social Media possibilities
Foursquare Login
Android Info
- Android Feng-Shui be wary of dashes in the blogname 10
- Android Fengshui A double act blogspot, one with dashes one without 10
- Android Sushi Wordpress My wp Android Blog Androidsushi 10
- Dily Blog Dily updates 10
- My Android Stuff Android info 10
Add your own blog to the links
Local Blogs
- Beeston Rylands and Riverside Local Blog – Trent Riverside just 15 mins away!
- Local Fun Blogs or Websites We add the links,please email them to us
- Morrisminorarcana wp tounge in cheek blog?
- Wollaton Wordpress Blogroll maybe more Formal
Internet Links
- Another Tumblr Site, similar to stumbleupon More Cool Internet finds
- Dilydaydream Farmer Facebook Check the Facebook-find the Fb Wollypark page and 'like' for post updates…
- Eden lovely nature telly link whats on nature telly
- National Trust My Farm online project Online and in Reality – the National Trust My Farm project
- National Trust online communities Info online from the National Trust
- Nottinghamshire Life Mag Online and printed magazine
- Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust News Nottinghamshire Wildlife News
- RSPB Newsletter You can receive the RSPB Newsletter even if you aren't a member…
- SPLENDOUR -BATMAN and other park stuff Tumblr Check this one out!!! CLICK RETURN post to come back
- Wollaton_nottm Twitter The Wollaton_nottm Twitter
Local History Societies
See the Naturestuff Tumblr link
Upcoming Events
No upcoming events
360 Photaf App Photos
- International Watersports Centre 360 photo Wollypark's 360 degree photo of the International Watersports Centre
Beautiful UK Wildlife Blogs
Wollaton Park Pinterest Boardshttp://pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=wollaton+park
Winter Afternoon Swans on the Lake video
A few other Blog Screenpics and linksShowing different theme designs and collections of info or just whymsical ramblings... (some of these are on the text links above)
zephyrenviron twitter
- Callanish bit.ly/2jZFPpu 1 year ago
- RT @EnvAgency: £27 million flood scheme opened in Blackpool today - it will better protect almost 5,000 homes and businesses. https://t.co/… 1 year ago
- RT @the_ecologist: RT: UE: Brazil held an auction of its deepwater oil blocks. Shell took half bit.ly/2zjyqbf https://t.co/Nb4Si6v… 1 year ago
- RT @GreenpeaceUK: Record surge in atmospheric CO2 seen in 2016. We need strong climate leadership NOW! #Resist #peoplepower https://t.co/x… 1 year ago
- RT @isostandards: #WAD2017 #ISOIEC17025 that helps to deliver confidence in the #construction industry will be revised this year. https://t… 2 years ago
- RT @MikeSassi: Tremendous day of international tennis in Nottingham. #Nottingham m.nottinghampost.com/aegon-open-not… #AegonOpen https://t.co/flX3ZqJGea 2 years ago
- RT @CarbonBrief: In-depth: New BP data shows emissions flat in 2016 with record rise in renewables | @DrSimEvans @hausfath https://t.co/UuC… 2 years ago
- RT @PlanetGreen: For bookworms, heaven is indeed a place on Earth (17 places, in fact) bit.ly/2s4Ihdf https://t.co/HuTpqNaopz 2 years ago
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Nottinghamshire Wordpress
AWyrd Portal
Peeknet – Green Info Building
The world as 100 people
Vodpod-vimeo videos – this will work soon
Jigsaw Puzzle the pieces are aligned already!
Blogroll in a Pearltree soz authors the pearl isnt the latest blogpost!
A blog that plays around with images
Learn anything from a text book…at any level
The Twitter link belowHas a collection of useful Business Studies and Biz links if you are interested.
Biz Studies links – check the twitter 'follower' lists
- @trentbartonland Hi, any idea why the Two has just steamed past the waitrose stop in wollaton, in the outside lane… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 days ago
- @CadburyUK hi i bought a bournville bar and the choc was grey...i ph the vendor who had just bought the stock who w… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 week ago
- Careful of overloaded road gutter drains that make duckponds at the side of the road...engines and water dont mix .… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 weeks ago
- Info ..Prob is with any agreement, its not just the UK ...General Information on Customs | Taxation and Customs Uni… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 weeks ago
- RT @timeshighered: Three English universities would potentially have had to turn down places to more than 1,000 students because of their p… 2 weeks ago
- @PearsonEnglish Hi, we need another new GCSE and GCSE Internatiinal English Lit anthology on Feminism and Prejudice… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 weeks ago
- @AQAEnglish Hi, we need a GCSE English Lit anthology on Feminism and Prejudice...please see youtu.be/h1qTmdRT1iA 2 weeks ago
Wolly Park Manor Winter
Google Rss feeds are ending on July 19th! try Netvibes!A help note ref Google rss feeds - on the blog till 19th How to send your google rss feeds to netvibes - create your netvibes file - and make sure you remember the login and password - go to google takeout - https://www.google.com/takeout/ export your rss feeds - and when they have successfully arrived in the downloaded file - unzip it and copy the xml file - (make a new folder in documents - google feeds?) - in Netvibes choose add (+) and browse the xml file just downloaded from google - - press import - your feeds should now be in the netvibes account - and you have an xml of the google info -
Contact email@example.com
Blog Author
Quals: (not that anyone needs them to blog)
PGCE: Secondary: Bus Studies and ICT
Print: RSA Typewriting level III
The blog is not perfect –
The aim is to make this blog using an Android Smartphone, so some edits and info may be a little less than perfect … but it proves an android smartphone can make lots of pages and lots of posts and artwork!
The objective is:- have a go a making a blog yourself on any topic but try to take your own pics and make your own artwork!!
see the Making Blogs (with wordpress) page
The blog really really is made with an android phone.
There are thousands of blogs on wordpress.com and blogger – you may need an account with either system to start blogging (i.e. you need an email address and the ability to verify it) then you can make blogs and also use the wordpress 'read blogs' option – a super world of ordinary people information.
The blogging world is not aiming for marks for perfection – its aiming at ordinary people's creativity. For perfection try serif webplus software and create a website and keep improving it – they have free downloads of older versions of software! 2017 sadly their webplus is not longer a current product but there are versions still working.
NB: There aren't any people in the pics on the posts as their permission would be needed to be uploaded and online ..Maybe a gallery soon…
Lots of people do visit the park and other Nottm/Notts Attractions – 80K at Sherwood Festival Aug 11th 2013 – with a little help from the Tweeters!
Interested in Astrology?
Years ago I studied Astrology – before the EU banned it for predictive purposes so now it is for Entertainment only (was it ever anything else??).
I belonged to the Nottm Astrology Society and did talks for groups all around the UK. I was even on TV with the Time and the Place programme once!! My focus was always that the majority of people don't understand that Astronomy ie the Planets can be seen in the sky (Starry Skies, Astronomy groups) and that sky picture is the one in your Astrology chart from the day you were born so its quite special but its not going to control your life.
Many years ago people used the stars to navigate and determine when to plant and harvest so it was important but became 'occult' or hidden in the Victorian times, and now with the Internet (and lots of countries still have a really big interest) its evolved more. People know some information is for fun and entertainment and is not too serious.
If you are interested in finding out about Astrology and want an honest up to date viewpoint, or would like a beautiful artwork chart as a pic for your phone or frame, email firstname.lastname@example.com and use the subject *ColourCharts
Its a de-mystifying type of Astrology so people who may use it to manipulate you cant do so any more!!
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CA reveals decade of options miscues
Accounting challenged
CA has admitted it held on to employees' shares for up to two years after awarding workers the options, helping the company boost its profitability for Wall Street.
The software giant has been forced to wipe $342m off its profits for the years 1996 to 2006 following a re-statement of earnings in the wake of an internal review. The $342m represented costs to CA that were hidden through the delayed options allocations.
CA made the admission as it filed delayed results for fiscal year 2006. The company reported $3.79bn in revenue for the year, $20m higher than expected.
The results had been pushed back as CA assessed the impact on current and past years' performance caused by the backdating of share options. CA's statement came as FBI and financial regulators comb through the books of nearly 100 public US companies, including many well-known Silicon Valley names, looking for evidence of backdated share options.
CA said its own review into share allocations had found a "number of cases" before 2001 where shares approved by the board of directors' compensation committee were not handed over to employees at the time of the award.
"The communication of these grants by management to individual employees was not made until some time after approval by the compensation committee, in some instances, up to two years later," CA said.
"In almost all cases, the exercise price set at the time of the committee's approval was lower than the market price of the company's common stock on the date the aware was formally communicated to employees," according to CA. The practice changed in 2001, and grants have been "communicated promptly after their approval" since fiscal year 2002.
CA has been trying to claw its way past an existing accounting scandal. A number of former executives have admitted to fraud in a scheme where CA used a "35-day month" to pad extra revenue onto quarters. The company changed its name from Computer Associates to CA in an effort to shift away from this past.
With just C and A left to play with, the company has limited rebranding options if it hopes to use a similar tactic to deal with the latest accounting incident. Here's hoping a cleaner decade won't make such a move necessary. ®
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Last week my good buddy Pigeon John had a show here in Vancouver. He put me and a friend on the guestlist so I thought I'd return the favour by taping the show and putting it on the net. Here's some highlights from the show, which includes a new song called "So Gangster" (Booooooom! Exclusive!)
Sometimes I hear people hating on him because he's too silly or he's joking around or whatever but you people need to lighten UP. You'll see in the clip he does this "Pigeon Dance" where he is clapping like a fool, and he does that kind of stuff to really humble himself on stage – so he knows that he's always out there giving it all he's got (I've heard him talk about it). He's got no ego. This is what performing should be about.
Make sure you get out and see him live! Sorry about my filming, I was getting my dance on and trying to shoot at the same time.


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Mulled wine
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Mulled wine is a beverage usually made with red wine along with various mulling spices and raisins. It is served hot or warm and may be alcoholic or non-alcoholic.[1] It is a traditional drink during winter, especially around Christmas and Halloween.[2]
Port and claret are traditional choices for mulled wine, and are often combined.
Wine was first recorded as spiced and heated in Rome during the 2nd century.[3][4] The Romans travelled all across Europe, conquering much of it and trading with the rest. The legions brought wine and viticulture with them up to the Rhine and Danube rivers and to the Scottish border bringing their recipes with them.[5]
British mulled wine
Mulled wine is popular in the United Kingdom (and, more recently, in the United States[6]) at Christmas and throughout winter. One Victorian recipe was Smoking Bishop. Mulled cider and sometimes ale is also served, with a mulled apple juice as a non alcoholic alternative.
Another traditional recipe can be found in Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management at paragraph 1961 on page 929 to 930 of the revised edition dated 1869:[7]
German and Austrian Glühwein
Glühwein (roughly, "glow-wine," from the hot irons once used for mulling) is popular in German-speaking countries and in the region of Alsace in France. It is a traditional beverage that is offered during the Christmas holidays. The oldest documented Glühwein tankard is attributed to Count John IV of Katzenelnbogen,[citation needed] a German nobleman who was the first grower of Riesling grapes. This gold-plated lockable silver tankard is dated to c. 1420.
Glühwein is usually prepared from red wine, heated and spiced with cinnamon sticks, cloves, star aniseed, citrus, sugar and at times vanilla pods. It is sometimes drunk mit Schuss (with a shot), which means that rum or some other liquor has been added. Fruit wines, such as blueberry wine and cherry wine, are occasionally used instead of grape wine in some parts of Germany. There is also a variation of Glühwein which is made with white wine. However, white Glühwein is less popular than its red counterpart.
Another popular variant of Glühwein in Germany is the Feuerzangenbowle. It shares the same recipe, but for this drink a rum-soaked sugarloaf is set on fire and allowed to drip into the wine.
Nordic glögg
Glögg, gløgg, and similar words are the terms used for mulled wine in the Nordic countries (sometimes misspelled as glog or glug). It is spelled gløgg in Norwegian and Danish, glögg in Swedish and Icelandic and glögi in Finnish and Estonian.
Non-alcoholic and alcoholic versions of glögg can be bought ready-made or prepared with fruit juices instead of wine. The main ingredients of alcoholic glögg are red wine, sugar, spices such as cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, cloves, and bitter orange, and optionally also stronger spirits such as vodka, akvavit, or brandy. Throughout Scandinavia, glögg spice extract and ready-mixed spices can be purchased in grocery stores. To prepare glögg, spices and/or spice extract are mixed into the wine, which is then heated to 60-70 °C. When preparing homemade glögg using spices, the hot mixture is allowed to infuse for at least an hour, often longer, and then reheated before serving. Ready-made wine glögg (and low- or non-alcoholic varieties) is normally sold at Systembolaget in Sweden, and in Alko in Finland, ready to heat and serve, and not in concentrate or extract form. Glögg is generally served with raisins, blanched almonds and Ginger biscuits (Ginger Snaps), and is a popular hot drink during the Christmas season.
In Sweden, ginger bread and lussebullar (also called lussekatter), a type of sweet bun with saffron and raisins, are typically served. It is also traditionally served at Julbord, the Christmas buffet. In Denmark, gløgg pairings typically include æbleskiver sprinkled with powdered sugar and accompanied with strawberry marmalade. In Norway, gløgg is paired with rice pudding (Norwegian: riskrem). In such cases, the word graut-/grøtfest is more precise, taking the name from the rice pudding which is served as a course. Typically, gløgg is drunk before eating the rice pudding, which is often served with cold, red cordial (saus).
Glögg recipes vary widely; variations with white wine or sweet wine such as Port or Madeira, or spirits such as brandy or whisky are also popular. Glögg can also be made without alcohol by replacing the wine with fruit or berry juices (often blackcurrant) or by boiling the glögg to evaporate the alcohol. Readymade non-alcoholic glögg is also available.[8] Glögg is similar in taste to modern Wassail or mulled cider.[citation needed]
Other countries
In the Netherlands, the drink is known as bisschopswijn (literally "bishop's wine"). Bisschopswijn is drunk during the Sinterklaas holidays. It uses oranges instead of lemons as an ingredient.[dubious ]
In France, vin chaud ("hot wine") typically consists of cheap red wine mixed with sugar, cinnamon, and lemon. It must not be too sweet.
In Bulgaria, it is called greyano vino (Bulgarian: греяно вино) ("heated wine"), and consists of red wine, honey and peppercorn. Sometimes apples and/or citrus fruits, such as lemon or oranges, can be added.
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia and Serbia, kuhano vino/kuvano vino/кувано вино ("cooked wine"), is made from red wine and various combinations of nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, sugar and orange zest, often served with slices of orange or lemon.
In the south and southeast of Brazil, where a large amount of European descendants live, it is called vinho quente ("hot wine").[9][10] It is typically made with red wine, cinnamon sticks and cloves. It is served as part of the Festa Junina, celebrated during winter in the month of June.
In Chile it is called "vino navega'o" ('navegado' is considered a hypercorrection) ['sailor; navigator']. Navega'o is a hot drink made from red wine, orange peels, cinammon sticks, cloves, and sugar. Although being considered a southern Chile beverage, it is served throughout the country. Many people regard it as Winter drink. Saint John's Eve (Spanish tradition which replaced 'Wetripantru', the Mapuche New Year's Day that coincides with the Winter Solstice in the southern hemisphere—Midsummer in the northern hemisphere) on the evening of 23 June would be, for example, a good moment to drink 'navega'o'.
In the Czech Republic, mulled wine is called svařené víno ("boiled wine"), colloquially svařák.
In Hungary, forralt bor ("boiled wine") is typically made from the country's popular Egri Bikavér and spiced with cinnamon, sugar and cloves. Sometimes Amaretto is added for extra taste.
In Italy, mulled wine is typical in the northern part of the country and is called vin brulé ("burnt wine").
In Latvia, it is called karstvīns ("hot wine"). When out of wine, it is prepared using grape (or currant) juice and Riga Black Balsam.
In Republic of Macedonia, it is called vareno vino (Macedonian: варено вино, boiled wine) or greeno vino (Macedonian: греено вино, heated wine) and is usually served in late autumn or winter. It is made of red wine, usually from the Tikvesh region, combined with cinnamon and sugar or honey. The wine heated in a combination with pepper is used as a prevention from flu or cold.
In Moldova, the izvar is made from red wine with black pepper and honey.
In Poland, grzane wino ("heated wine") is very similar to the Czech variant, especially in the southern regions. There is also a similar method for preparing mulled beer or "grzane piwo" which is popular with Belgian beers because of the sweet flavor of that particular type of beer, which uses the same spices as mulled wine and is heated.
In Portugal, mainly in the Douro and Minho Provinces it is called vinho quente and made with Madeira wine and Port wine, in the Porto region Porto Quente is more popular.
In Romania, it is called vin fiert ("boiled wine"), and it is made using red wine, adding sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, anise and orange zest. Everything is boiled and served hot.
In Russia, Глинтвейн ("Glintwein") is a popular drink during winters[citation needed] and has same recipe as the German Glühwein.
In Turkey, it is called Sıcak Şarap ("hot wine") and can be made using sweet red wine, adding sugar and fruits such as lemon and orange. (The classical sweet wine for this use used to be the now discontinued "Hoşbağ" brand of the former Turkish state monopoly "TEKEL".)
In Quebec, Canada, red wine is mixed with maple syrup and hard alcohol and heated. The drink is called Caribou and is very popular during the Quebec Winter Carnival.
See also
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- ^ Cloake, Felicity (9 December 2010). "How to make perfect mulled wine". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ John, J. A Christmas Compendium. Continuum. p. 80. ISBN 0-8264-8749-1.
- ^ Thomas Dudley Fosbroke (1835). A Treatise on the Arts, Manufactures, Manners, and Institutions of the Greeks and Romans. Longmans. p. 327.
- ^ Titus Maccius Plautus (1829). M. Accii Plauti Comœdiæ. Cubrante et imprimente A. J. Valpy.
"Quos semper videas bibentes esse in Thermopolio: Ubi quid surripuere, operto capitulo calidum bibunt, Tristes atque ebrioli incedunt." In translation reads as "Those always seem to be drinking in the cafe where you have stolen , hiding in hot drink, always gloomy and tipsy." - Plautus, CURCULIONIS ACT. II. The reference to Plautus is given in "History of Rome, and of the Roman people: from its origin to the invasion of the barbarians", Victor Duruy, Estes and Lauriat, 1894, Page 400.
- ^ J. Robinson (ed.)The Oxford Companion to WineThird Edition. Oxford University Press, 2006. 589–590
- ^ http://freshnyc.com/blog/where-go-best-mulled-wine-or-spiced-wine-nyc
- ^ "Mulled Wine". Wine Bottle Sizes. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ "Glögg Alkoholfri: Mulled red wine, non-alcoholic". IKEA. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
- ^ Hamilton, C. (2005). Brazil: A Culinary Journey. Hippocrene cookbook library. Hippocrene Books. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-7818-1080-7. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ Herrera-Sobek, M. (2012). Celebrating Latino Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Cultural Traditions [3 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-313-34340-7. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- NPR Staff. "Get into the Holiday Spirit with Scandinavian Glogg". All Things Considered. NPR. 22 December 2011.
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2014 Mar Highlights
Once a month, we highlight departments, programs, and committees from
across the college that have great things happening motivated by a
desire to improve student learning.
March 2014
Broadcast Electronic Media Arts
BEMA uses Industry Advisory Boards to align degrees with work place
standards. Below, students take a tour of Fantasy Studios in Berkeley
as part of Dana Labrecque's Sound Recording course.
Broadcast Electronic Media Arts (BEMA) has consulted industry advisors throughout its 75 year history and since 1995 has conducted between one and two formal industry advisory panels annually to ensure that curriculum aligns with current professional industry practice. Student interns are invited to assist in planning and implementation supervised by faculty. In addition to the initial invitation sent out to advisors, two follow up emails are sent periodically, each with more information about the event including questions that will be asked, information about CCSF in general, and information specifically about BEMA programs. The department has tried various approaches for offering refreshments and has found that the most efficient approach is to ask each faculty member to donate funds for refreshments.
On the day of the advisory meeting, faculty, interns, and staff work together to set up for the event. A video loop featuring students working on projects throughout the department is set up in the HDTV studio or sometimes in the "green" room where refreshments are located. About an hour before the advisory meeting begins, guests arrive and are greeted by student interns who give each industry advisor a personal tour of department facilities. The tour ends in a room designated for refreshments where student interns, faculty and advisors socialize for about 30 minutes before moving to the HDTV studio for the advisory session. Advisors are seated on the HDTV studio stage with a table in front of them, a bottle of water, a pen and pad, and a packet of materials that includes the 4-5 questions that will guide the session. Faculty are seated on the studio floor behind a table facing the advisors.
The Department Chair or the faculty coordinator welcomes everyone and shares brief information about CCSF, BEMA, and the advisory meeting, points to the questions in their packet, asks each panelist to introduce themselves and then asks the first question. It has been BEMA's experience that with minimal facilitation, the entire set of questions sent earlier to the panel can be covered comprehensively within two hours. BEMA finds the most useful advisory sessions to be "directed conversations" rather than tightly controlled Q/A sessions. Fifteen minutes is scheduled at the end of each advisory session for students to ask industry advisors questions. The session is followed by a short period of socialization/networking before student interns escort each advisor back to their car. Students then return to the department and faculty, staff and students work together to put everything away. Students who attend advisory meetings are encouraged to share what they learned with their peers. Advisory meetings are audio recorded and faculty take turns taking careful notes. Faculty meet within a week following the advisory session to discuss and implement recommendations and suggestions into the curriculum and then submit the changes to the College Curriculum Committee.
The most recent BEMA industry advisory meeting in December 2013 focused on a comprehensive review of the interdisciplinary Multimedia Studies Rich Media Production Certificate of Achievement. Faculty from BEMA, Multimedia Studies (VMD), Journalism, Cinema and Speech were invited. The event was well attended and information from the advisory panel resulted in a substantial revision of program learning outcomes, required course sequence and certificate title to Convergence Media Production. The revised Convergence Media Production Certificate of Achievement incorporates new approaches to media creation, content and marketing utilizing emerging technologies such as mobile devices and social media along with traditional modes of communication. Here is a link to BEMA's advisory web page: http://tinyurl.com/BEMA-Advisory-Panels
Honors Program
More students from CCSF are competively selected to particpate in the
Bay Area Honors Consortium than any other Bay Area College.
Like all of the other departments and programs here at CCSF, the Honors Program has embraced the assessment of student learning outcomes. Progress has been made in the area of participation in a honors student symposium, honors faculty round table, and assessments collected after Honors Program workshops.
One of the chief aims of the Honors Program across the curriculum is to teach and encourage students to engage in research. Every year since 2008 the Bay Honors Consortium has offered their Community College Research Symposium. In terms of the location, this event is held every other year at either Stanford University or the University of California, Berkley, with these two hosts taking turns every other year. Community college students from all over California apply in February to speak at the conference. Presentations generally revolve around a research paper that students have written in exchange for an honors credit on their transcripts. Original research is more likely to be chosen by the selection committee than literature reviews. The committee looks for a fair balance between qualitative and quantitative empirical research. The rigor of the study as well as the originality is also a factor in a paper's selection. After a fifteen to twenty minute long presentation students entertain a substantial question and answer session. Audience members include students, community college professors, professors from the host university, and friends / family. The event also features a transfer workshop, transfer panel, and campus tour, all of which are run by the host university. University admissions officials also typically speak at the opening and closing ceremony. Students leave the event with a stainless steel water bottle and t-shirt commemorating the event. CCSF Faculty edit papers, coach students on speaking skills, serve as moderators, and serve on the planning committee. Among those faculty that frequently participate are Lillian Duck (Social Sciences), Matt Kennedy (Behavioral Sciences), Benedict Lim (Asian Studies), Ardel Thomas (LGBT Studies), Edgar Torres (Latin American Studies), Janet Carpenter (Art), and Sami Kudsi (Speech). In terms of outcomes, on average more CCSF students have been selected to speak at the event than any other community college. Last year, one of our students won the best speaker award. This was the second time we won the award.
In the fall for the last 3 years CCSF faculty have participated in a Community College Honors Faculty Round Table, hosted by Mills College. This event is also sponsored by the Bay Honors Consortium. At the roundtable a keynote address is given by Mills faculty to inspire community college honors faculty. For the rest of the day break out sessions are held to discuss ways of teaching honors classes and standards for what is and is not acceptable in an honors class. This intercampus dialog regarding honors outcomes never fails to enlighten CCSF professors. In addition to participating, CCSF faculty also are involved in the planning and running of the round table.
In terms of assessment on campus, CCSF Honors Program Coordinator has created a multiple choice quiz to distribute to students at CCSF that attend his honors transfer workshops, which he periodically offers on campus. So far this measurement instrument has been piloted and is currently being fine-tuned by the program with help from CCSF Honors Issues Subcommittee. The instrument attempts to asses how well students understand the program learning outcomes featured on our web site. Once the instrument has been perfected, it will be distributed at subsequent workshops.
Obviously the Honors Program is only scratching the surface of what can be done in the area of assessment. The future of continuous assessment is very bright for the Honors Program.


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More than 40 years after beta blockers were first used clinically, scientists can finally get a close-up look at the drugs' molecular target-the ?2-adrenergic receptor. The work is particularly exciting because it offers the first glimpse into an important, but scientifically elusive family of human proteins called G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).
Because GPCRs control critical bodily functions, several of our senses, and the action of about half of today's pharmaceuticals, the research promises not only to speed the discovery of new and improved drugs, but also to broaden our understanding of human health and disease.
Published online in the October 25 issue of Science Express, the research was supported by two major initiatives of the National Institutes of Health-the Roadmap and the Protein Structure Initiative (PSI), which is led by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. Additional funding came from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
The work represents a technical tour de force that required the scientists to devise several new techniques. Many of the difficulties arose because the receptor is a membrane protein-one of the trickiest molecules to capture in three-dimensional detail. The only other known GPCR structure comes from a cow and was determined in 2000.
"Because of their role in so many medically important processes and the great challenges they present for detailed study, membrane proteins have been one focus of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research," said NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. "The determination of this structure is an exciting example of the rewards of the Roadmap investment."
After considerable efforts with the protein in a natural form, the researchers, led by Raymond Stevens of The Scripps Research Institute and Brian Kobilka of Stanford University, turned to protein engineering. To overcome problems with the protein's floppiness, they replaced part of the protein with another, stiffer molecule, essentially clamping the protein into place so they could work with it more easily. They also utilized several new methods to minimize the amount of the protein needed for detailed structural studies.
"This is an absolutely remarkable advance," said Jeremy M. Berg, Ph.D., director of NIGMS which, in addition to spearheading the PSI, plays a leading role in the membrane protein Roadmap initiative. "Many laboratories around the world are trying to reveal the secrets of these proteins and this new structure takes this field to a new level."
To learn more about the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research, visit . Details about the Protein Structure Initiative are available at . For additional information, contact the NIGMS Office of Communications and Public Liaison at 301-496-7301.
NIGMS () supports basic biomedical research that is the foundation for advances in disease diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) — The Nation's Medical Research Agency — includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.


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