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Description for Wind tree
Best grown in rich, humusy, consistently moist, fertile, well-drained soils in full sun. Generally intolerant of urban pollutants. Italica is a male clone which must be propagated by cuttings.
Planting and care
Autumn is the best time to plant a Japanese Maple. Ideally, you should plant at least a month before the ground freezes, so it has time for some root growth before winter. But if you find yourself planting late, don t worry. Your tree will wait patiently until spring to begin settling into its new home!
Unless your weather turns exceptionally dry, reduce the amount of water you give the tree in autumn. This will stimulate better color changes. And as autumn comes to a close, be sure your Japanese Maple has a nice thick layer of mulch, and pluck off any dead leaves still clinging to its branches.
Caring for Wind tree
- Winter is a carefree season for Japanese Maple grown within their hardiness range and mulched in late fall.
- The only concern is heavy snow loads, which might cause some branches to snap.
- After a particularly heavy snowfall, brush away any large accumulation of snow, being careful not to treat the branches too roughly.
- Ice, on the other hand, should be left in place. It freezes onto the branches and is best left alone.
- Spring is the most vulnerable time for your Japanese Maple. As discussed above, the tree will leaf out early — often spectacularly! — and then suffer in late frosts. Keep it covered whenever frost threatens. As soon as the weather settles down, begin a regular watering and feeding schedule.
Typical uses of Wind tree
Special features: Not considered to be a good landscape tree. Best used for windbreaks or screens or along roads. Suitable as a specimen.
Ornamental use: The plant is used for ornamental purpose.
Medicinal use: Unverified information The turpentine obtained from the resin of all pine trees is antiseptic, diuretic, rubefacient and vermifuge. It is a valuable remedy used internally in the treatment of kidney and bladder complaints and is used both internally and as a rub and steam bath in the treatment of rheumatic affections.
It is also very beneficial to the respiratory system and so is useful in treating diseases of the mucous membranes and respiratory complaints such as coughs, colds, influenza and TB. Externally it is a very beneficial treatment for a variety of skin complaints, wounds, sores, burns, boils etc and is used in the form of liniment plasters, poultices, herbal steam baths and inhalers. The wood is diaphoretic and stimulant. It is useful in treating burning of the body, cough, fainting and ulcers
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Topic: Foxconn
Apple will invest $100M to produce one line of Macs in the US in 2013
12/06/2012, 07:12 am
Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook has revealed that he plans to bring production of one entire line of Macs to the U.S. next year.
Rumor: iPhone assembler Foxconn plans to build manufacturing plants in US
11/08/2012, 10:11 am
Foxconn, Apple's Taiwan-based manufacturing partner, is said to be planning to establish manufacturing plants in America, and is evaluating sites in Los Angeles, Calif., and Detroit, Mich.
iPhone 5 capacity improving, Apple forecast to sell 46.5M phones in Dec. quarter
11/08/2012, 09:11 am
Despite recent comments from Foxconn admitting difficulty in manufacturing the iPhone 5, there are reportedly signs that Apple's capacity is "much improved."
Apple may have invested $2 billion to aid struggling display maker Sharp
11/07/2012, 08:11 am
Apple's annual capital expenditures report came in $2.3 billion higher than anticipated, which has led one analyst to believe Apple could have put a significant amount of money into key but struggling supplier Sharp.
Foxconn chairman says company is falling short of demand for Apple's iPhone 5
11/07/2012, 08:11 am
Crushing demand for the iPhone 5 has proven to be too much for Apple's manufacturing partner, Foxconn, to handle, as it continues to struggle to produce the device.
Apple expected to partially absorb higher quality control costs for iPhone 5
10/22/2012, 09:10 am
Difficulties in manufacturing the iPhone 5 are expected to affect Apple's gross margins for the near term, as the company is predicted to absorb some of the quality control costs associated with producing its latest handset.
Foxconn says iPhone 5 is 'the most difficult device' it's ever assembled
10/17/2012, 08:10 am
An official with Foxconn has explained that Apple's new iPhone 5 is the most difficult device the company has ever had to assemble, leading to constraints in production.
Foxconn admits to hiring interns as young as 14 years old
10/16/2012, 08:10 am
Foxconn on Tuesday revealed an internal investigation found the company illegally hired some underage workers as young as 14 years old, and said that immediate measures have been taken to resolve the issue.
Apple rumored to be expanding iPhone production to Foxconn subsidiary
10/11/2012, 11:10 pm
Foxconn International Holdings, a subsidiary of Foxconn Technology and the largest cellphone manufacturer in the world, will reportedly take orders to build certain iPhone models in the company's first-ever Apple partnership.
Foxconn denies strike at iPhone 5 factory, says handset production on schedule
10/06/2012, 09:10 am
Foxconn officials on Saturday issued a statement denying a strike hit the company's Zhengzhou iPhone plant on Friday, claiming instead that the factory was the site of two small altercations days earlier which had no impact on production.
Rumor: 'iPad mini' production now underway in Brazil
10/01/2012, 03:10 pm
With an official unveiling expected this month, Apple is said to be currently building "iPad mini" units at a Foxconn factory in Brazil.
Foxconn factory returns to work after 2000-employee riot
09/25/2012, 01:09 pm
The exact cause of a riot at a Chinese Foxconn factory Sunday night remains under investigation, but employees at the Taiyuan facility returned to work on Tuesday after a one-day shutdown.
Foxconn says production will resume Tuesday following employee riot
09/24/2012, 01:09 pm
After a riot occurred in one of Foxconn's manufacturing facilities in China, the company issued a statement on Monday to say there were no employee deaths, and that production will resume on Tuesday.
Riot reported at Apple partner manufacturer Foxconn's iPhone 5 plant [ux2]
09/23/2012, 08:09 pm
Reports of a "mass disturbance" at Foxconn's Taiyuan factory surfaced early Monday local China time, with the purported 2,000-person riot having caused damage to the plant's infrastructure.
Report claims Chinese students 'forced' to intern at 'iPhone 5' factory
09/06/2012, 11:09 am
A new report out of the Far East alleges that "thousands of students" are being "forced" to build Apple's next iPhone ahead of the product's launch as part of an internship at Foxconn.
Apple believed to be subsidizing wage increases at Foxconn
09/03/2012, 12:09 pm
After gross margins rebounded at Foxconn parent company Hon Hai Precision, one analyst has said he believes Apple "stepped up" and helped to pay for wage increases at its manufacturing partner.
Foxconn & Sharp may spend $1B on LCD plant to boost production for Apple
08/30/2012, 11:08 am
Foxconn and Sharp are considering a $1 billion investment in a Japanese LCD plant in order to build more display panels for Apple's iPhone and other devices.
Rumor: Production hiccups may limit launch supply of Apple's new iPhone
08/23/2012, 11:08 am
A new report out of the Far East claims that shipments of Apple's next-generation iPhone are likely to be less than 15 million in the third quarter of 2012 due to some alleged complications in producing the device.
Foxconn makes strides in workplace conditions, takes 284 remedial actions
08/21/2012, 05:08 pm
A report released on Tuesday from the Fair Labor Association says Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn has corrected some 284 infractions, including steps to create a safer workplace, since the group last audited the factories in February.
Sharp's financial struggles place Foxconn investment in doubt
08/21/2012, 02:08 pm
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Last Thursday I wrote that I had been offered a job as a sub that would become a full teaching job as soon as a new teacher was needed. Last Wednesday and Thursday I observed two Level 2 (low intermediate) classes and then subbed for one of them on Friday. That was my first official time teaching in a classroom with full responsibility. The class lasted for three hours but I felt like it went really well.
Monday afternoon, only 3 days after I subbed, my substituting job became a full teaching job (didn't take long)! The program director called and asked if I would like to begin teaching a Level 3 class (intermediate English) ASAP. He combined my class with another Level 3 class on Tuesday and Wednesday and I observed the teacher. Today was my first day teaching my class and I loved it! I have a small class that is very multi-cultural. (Because of Seattle's West Coast location, many of the classes are made up almost entirely of students from Korea, China, Taiwan, and Japan). I have nine students; three from Korea, one from Japan, one from Taiwan, two from Colombia, one from Turkey, and one from Slovakia. Six of the students had just moved up to level 3 from level 2 and were students from the classes I observed last week, so I was already a little familiar with their names and faces.
I'm also really enjoying having a job that is located in an exciting part of town and that has coworkers close to my own age. Last night I ran into one of my coworkers while studying at my favorite Tully's. Today I had lunch with a friend after work and ran into several students while walking down the street. I even ride the same bus as several of the students at the school.
I'm really excited about how well everything seems to be going so far; I definitely have a lot to learn, but I think this is going to be a lot of fun too 🙂 I'll keep you updated.
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As I'm trying to get caught up on laundry (and other things around the house that have fallen by the way-side) and finish work on the church cookbook, we are eating super simply this week. My goal in choosing these meals was minimal prep while still maintaining a semblance of healthiness.
Breakfasts: Baked oatmeal, raisins, milk, OJ
Scrambled eggs, toast, mandarin oranges
Smoothies, toast
Blueberry pancakes, milk
Spinach and red pepper omelets, toast, juice
Cream-cheese coffeecake for the weekend (if I get caught up by then!)
BBQ beef sandwiches from leftover roast, salad
Leftover teriyaki pork stir-fry and rice
Pasta salad with veggies
Mac and cheese, mixed vegetables
Bologna and cheese sandwiches for the boys; turkey for me; baby carrots
Tuna salad sandwiches, oranges, red pepper strips
Chicken Divan, Rice
Fish sticks, baked potatoes, peas
Taco soup, leftover cornbread
Crustless quiche, spinach salad
Broiled London Broil (from my OAMC day), baked potatoes, some other green vegetable
snacks: fruit, yogurt, string cheese, nuts, ants on a log, water...etc :)
To save more time this week so I can get caught up (and money), I am planning around everything that I have on hand, either in the cupboard or in the fridge. Life as Mom and Money Saving Mom are inviting you to plan from your pantry too!
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Sunday, January 3, 2010
Menu Plan: The Week of Simple Meals
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|Yesterday, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark visited Kræftværket (Cancer Work) at the Rigshospitalet (Kingdom Hospital) in Copenhagen. Crown Princess Mary met with some of the young people who take advantage of Kræftværket's activities. Cancer Work (Kræftværket) is a meeting place for young people with cancer in the age between 15-29 being treated at the hospital which has existed since 2015 where it was founded. Crown Princess Mary is Patron of the Danish Cancer Society
Princess Mary visited Kræftværket section at Rigshospitalet
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Today I learned that the Etro backstage catering is so legendary, they even know about it front of house. Also that Lineisy Montero - the model I've been running into at pretty much every show I've been backstage at - is winning Fashion Month, so that explains that, then.
The Food
In between pasta and pasta I managed to squeeze in a mini pizza or two at Etro.
The Shows
HIGHLIGHT: Being jealous of the Sportmax sweaters the girls were given backstage to keep warm. I was a bit cold too! (I wasn't, it was 22 degrees, but I thought if I acted the part someone might take pity on me and hand one over). Oh, and the hair. Beautiful, sleek, deeply side-parted rope twists.
HIGHLIGHT: Watching Charlotte Tilbury create her 'Lady of The Lake' ethereal bronzed beauty look on all my favourite girls from the shows so far including Diana Moldovan, LineisyMontero and Maartje Verhoef. Who am I kidding? It was the mini pizza. The pizza was my highlight.
HIGHLIGHT: The pastelised 'Cool Camden girls' created by Val Garland and Paul Hanlon. Rainbow hair is here to stay
I Wore
My bejewelled Asos boots that took a little diary of their own (check out ELLEUK Instagram), with city shorts form Joseph and a trusty Zara top that goes with everything.
My Make up
Pat McGrath insired me yesterday with her golden Prada moment, so I went for gilded lids.
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The Downsizing Realities of our Property Market – 'To where' do Retirees Move?
The Downsizing Realities of our Property Market – 'To where' do Retirees Move?
The idea that demographically we're moving into a nation of downsizers is somewhat debateable. Certainly affordability constraints are having an effect on the 'property choice' for young 'home buying' couples, but it doesn't stop the flow of regular articles suggesting "families are increasingly flocking to high-rise apartments" which was all but stated as 'fact' in a recent 'ibisword' news letter – not to mention mainstream columns regularly delivered through the national press assuring readers we're all becoming a nation of 'happy strata dwellers.'
Whilst there's no doubt we'll see a future shift into apartment living as density in the capital cities continues to increase, the demographic most are concentrated on are our elderly downsizers. This is the great "Tsunami" many expect will tip not only the Australian property market over the edge with a flood of supply, but also that of the UK and USA – marring any recovery they've had to date.
We're told our baby boomer retirees will all be downsizing en-mass - so it's worth investigating if this is correct, and if so, asking if the relative boom of inner city apartment stock currently being constructed in our inner suburban localities - the majority of which consist of 4 stories or more and are principally located in both Melbourne and Sydney – is going to suit their needs?
Proportionally we're growing 'older' as a nation - census data tells us the number of 20-44 year olds has expanded on average by 4.6 per cent per year in the five year period leading up to the census – however by 2020 it's expected to slow to 1.2 per cent per annum – (a trend clearly demonstrated by the United Nations World Population pyramid which extrapolates the data out to 2050.)
By the time we get to 2051 the elderly population over 65 will have doubled from the figures recorded in 2004, and over 85 year olds will have quadrupled. These are the 'baby boomers' who hold roughly half of Australia's housing stock - a mix of owner occupied dwellings and investments.
The first group of 65 year old "baby boomers" started their retirement in 2011 and over the next 20 years, the others will follow suit. It's broadly assumed by property commentators and urban policy makers that most will be looking to downsize. With unit and apartment approvals running at an all time high it's taken for granted that our elderly downsizers will increasingly migrate towards these inner city developments becoming part of the 'happy strata dwellers' I cite above.
It's perhaps worthwhile looking at the definition of downsizing before investigating where the bulk of the next decade's retirees will head. Whilst moving to a smaller dwelling is what most assume as the definition of downsizing, it can equally encapsulate the demographic that simply locate into cheaper accommodation - perhaps not negotiating on interior space, but moving to an area where they can purchase a similar sized home for less expense.
The only commonality between the two seems to be 'land size' – few are able to maintain lavish gardens and therefore opt for 'low maintenance.'
Late last year the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute produced a paper entitled 'Downsizing amongst older Australians' – which attempted to address preliminary questions that hang over the accommodation needs of older Australians through an number of surveys, lengthy interviews, community meetings and 'clues' contained in ABS data.
Whilst they were able to recognise some broad trends contained in the census results, the research noted a severe lack of ABS information from which to assess the lifestyle needs of downsizers - therefore, despite the growing urgency on urban policy makers to provide adequate accommodation to meet 'expected' demand, we have scant details regarding preference of property type, price, and location an elderly retiree would require to successfully navigate the process. Hence why there are now calls for the census questionnaire to address the topic in detail.
Albeit, it was unsurprisingly noted from the ABS data available, that increasing numbers are leaning towards lower density dwellings as they move into their twilight years, and there is also evidence to suggest most retirees who moved in the five year census interim stayed in the same SD area. However, without deeper analysis there's little to suggest apartment living is the preferable option.
The preliminary results from the AHURI survey were presented by Bruce Judd, Catherine Bridge, Hazel Easthope and Edgar Liu at the Australian Housing Researchers Conference in Fremantle earlier this year – the full power point is available here – however I'll outline the results below.
From the 2815 'older people' surveyed, only 43 per cent had 'downsized' and although it's generally assumed the predominant reason for downsizing would be monetary their survey revealed the biggest motivation for a move later in life is a 'life event' such as illness or the children leaving home. Financial gain as a motivator lagged behind 'death of a partner,' and this falls in line with previous literature which notes a 'reluctance to release capital unless 'non housing wealth' was close to being exhausted.' (Faulkner, 2007)
With this in mind, it's no surprise that their preliminary research paper also outlines a common trend for older residents to 'stay put' indicating many don't want to move if they can avoid it.
Downsizing from a 4 bedroom house to 2 bedroom unit for example, would not just compromise living space, but also force the mover to 'downsize' their possessions – some items of which no doubt have sentimental attachment and a lifetime's worth of memories attached.
Furthermore, in a 3 bedroom home, children and visitors can come to stay – in a unit, it's harder to entertain – not to mention negative financial and psychological stress that dissuades older families from upping sticks – such as stamp duty costs and selling fees and the general physical effort. For these reasons (and others,) it's well recognised that the majority of older people continue to live in suburban dwellings with 3 or more bedrooms.
In line with the issues of unexpected expense, one of the participants surveyed commented;
"There are other expenses in selling houses – (Stamp) Duty, Agent's fees and so on – and then removal fees. ... I paid a monthly fee while the furniture was in storage. So, than was another cost..I wasn't really prepared for." (Male, 60-64, single, owner, regional, NSW)
From those who had downsized, there was certainly evidence of a proportional move into apartments – albeit, the larger proportion continue to reside in a separate house.
From those who did downsize, the predominant difficulty seemed to be sourcing appropriate accommodation – with comments such as;
"We're not alone in saying, well where's this suitable smaller place? …That type of dwelling…that's being built within retirement villages where they're two or three bedrooms; they're really quite well set up and…well designed. But their problem is, that's where they are, in a retirement village often on edges of suburbs." (Female, 60-64, couple, owner, urban, VIC)
"…We'd been looking for about 10 years… for…a block about this size, a dwelling rather like this that we could buy on our own. We couldn't find such a thing. Doesn't exist. We looked as far up the central coast. So…what this retirement village offers was the next best thing."
The above data falls in line with my own experience working with elderly downsizers. Most are understandably fussy in their accommodation needs – affordability is a factor – modern apartment owner corporation fees are not 'modest' by any means, and most I deal with, would prefer a small 'villa' unit or town residence to an apartment.
Evidently, in our 'squeeze as many on the block as possible' culture, properties fitting the description above are not readily available. Inner city suburbs lack the space, and outer suburban localities where more appropriate accommodation exists, often lack public transport and adequate infrastructure to meet demand.
Therefore, although it's assumed there'll be a 'downsizer' Tsunami into the apartment market – there is little evidence to suggest as such – and for those who do downsize, finding suitable stock can present significant difficulties. It's probably for this reason, high rise apartments continue to experience inflated vacancy rates coupled with a large proportion of student renters, whilst elderly 'empty nesters' choose to 'stay put.'
The AHURI research outlined - between the 5 year census interim period, only "one quarter of older Australians 65+ moved," only 43 per cent of the survey respondents who had moved since turning 50 had downsized, most moved to detached dwellings – with only 24 per cent moving into flat's or apartments.
Meanwhile, the 'home buyer' duel income property shoppers, who make up Australia's largest buyer demographic would no doubt appreciate an extra supply of inner and middle suburban 3 and 4 bedroom houses which are held by the 'downsizing' population - just as first home buyers would benefit from an increased supply of 'starter' 1 and 2 bedroom low rise established apartments, which unlike 'high rise' dwellings, give a first home buyer an increased ability to obtain financial approval with lower owners corporation fees, but which have been largely 'soaked up' by investors taking advantage of negative gearing tax benefits or purchasing as part of a diversified SMSF portfolio.
It's clear the property needs of 'home buyers' must be addressed by urban planners if we're to free up the market stagnation which will increasingly affect city dwellers as the population expands.
Adequately funding infrastructure for our fringe suburbs to boost the construction sector as well as reducing hefty development overlays which are passed onto the buyer, addressing policies to constrain investor and foreign acquisition into the established sector which does little to increase supply, not to mention the recent trend of 'land banking' vacant blocks which could be subdivided into homes ideally suited to both the downsizer, and young family buying demographic.
All of the above have played their part in disproportionally inflating inner and middle ring house prices, stagnating the market and reducing the options for first home buyers who are told to migrate some 30km from the CBD into a 'nether nether land' in order to purchase a house in which they can settle for a period of time and adequately raise a family.
Until such a time – we can expect more pain ahead in a property market that fails to cater for 'home buyers' and largely benefits investors.
Catherine Cashmore


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Live Performance
Verein Kultur Vernetzung NOE
Emanuel Andel
Andreas Haider
Gerry Miller (Conception, VJ)
Hektor Graphic (VJ)
Glenneroo (Documentation)
:: Background information
Once a year the "Niederoesterreichische 1/4 Festival" take place. It is one of the biggest cultural events in Austria with nearly 50.000 visitors, nearly 90 projects and about 250 individual events.
"Marmor.macht.Ton.macht.Bild" was one of them and took place near Wr.Neustadt in Lower Austria at a very special location – a huge marble quarry. This was one of MOTIONLAB's LandArt projects.
:: idea / Task / content
After the performance of Emanuel Andel and Andreas Haider, MOTIONLAB assumed the course and projected a huge multiscreen visual (approx. 27m x10m) on the unique surface. Mainly structures, patterns and light sequences were produced, which were crawling over the marble to the beat of the music.
Being in the middle of nowhere with fantastic nature surrounding, completed by impressive audio-visual performances created a very unique atmosphere.


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I am keying the dungeon in two passes. First pass, I go through the map and mark each room as X (trap), M (monster), T (treasure), S (special), or a combination of those. As I do that for each room, I write a one-liner describing what should go there. Most of the rooms are pretty easy to populate, but after a while my brain goes numb, and I just write "special here, figure out later".
During the second pass, I'm going through each room and expanding the description to more clearly state what I was thinking (it's very easy for me to forget details in the middle of a session), and to come up with ideas for those "figure out later" areas.
This particular pair of rooms was a "T" and an "M". The "T" got this one-liner: "Net trap, rings bells when triggered, morlocks in room 137 attack." I thought it was pretty lame while I was writing it down, but after fleshing it out a bit, this could easily be a TPK (total party kill, for those not familiar with the acronym). Players beware...
136. Present from the Morlocks
The floor of this room is covered with debris (stone, wood, and bits of dried fungus). The far southern wall is covered with some kind of fungus, running from floor to ceiling.
Suspended from the ceiling is a large net of leather, dyed gray like the stone ceiling above. It has several bits of rusty metal tied to it.
There is a tripwire buried under carefully placed bits of loose debris in the center of the room. It runs down to the southern wall and up, under the fungus, to the net. If tripped by a player crossing the room, or poking around in the debris with a pole, the net will drop, trapping all players in the northern 30' by 30' section of the room. A save vs. paralyzation will allow players who are near the exits or southern end of the room to escape the net. Other players are automatically caught.
The metal tied to the nets will make quite a racket as it falls, alerting the morlocks in room 137, who will come to see if they have captured the delicious goblin-flesh they have been hunting for. They aren't averse to a bit of human, of course. It will take one round for the morlocks to arrive.
It will take 8 points of damage from an edged weapon to cut a player free from the net (no roll to hit needed). Each player caught will need to be freed individually. A player caught in the net may try to cut himself free, but cannot effectively attack or defend against the morlocks (and will thus have no Dexterity bonus to AC while trapped).
If players explicitly look at the ceiling, they will see the net. Otherwise, they have only a 1 in 6 chance (roll once for the entire party). The tripwire running up the southern wall has been deliberately buried under fungus placed here by the morlocks, and is not normally detectable.
137. Morlock Hunting Party
6 morlocks (AC 8, HD 1, hp 5 each, #AT 1, D 1-6, MV (40'), Save F1, ML 9) are here, waiting for the trap in room 136 to be triggered.


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A host of players from Blackburn Rovers Girls and Ladies section have been selected for international duty.
Rovers Ladies defender Danielle Oates has been called up to the Wales Women's senior squad for the Algarve Cup, which takes place between March 3rd-14th. Goalkeeper Gemma Jackson has been placed on standby for the tournament.
Wales will play hosts Portugal on Wednesday March 6th, Mexico on Friday March 8th and Hungary on Monday March 11th, before having a positional match on Wednesday March 13th.
Danielle, Gemma, Jessica Lowrie and Jade Boulton all took part in a training camp for Wales Women's Under-19s last month.
Centre of Excellence defender Lorrie Doze has been named in a 30-player England Women's Under-17 squad for a training camp at the University of Warwick from Friday March 15th to Monday March 18th.
Defender Thea Mallett, who took part in an England Under-17 training camp at St. George's Park last month, has been placed on standby for the squad.
Meanwhile, midfielder Hayley O'Donnell was with the Northern Ireland Women's Under-19 squad for a friendly double-header against Spain in Madrid, while winger Beth Donoghue has just returned to Rovers after being promoted from England Women's Under-19s to the Under-23 squad for the annual Four Nations Tournament in La Manga.
Beth earned her first cap at this level in the opening group game, as England beat Sweden 2-0, but was an unused substitute as the Young Lions beat Norway 1-0 before losing 2-1 to the USA.


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Nearly all evacuation orders have been called off for three major fires across California as dozens of wildfires throughout the West were coming under control.
A fire near the Northern California town of Oroville, which drove 4,000 people from their homes was 70 percent contained late Wednesday, allowing all residents there to return. Many of the same people had been forced to flee this spring from the possibility of major flooding from a damaged dam spillway. The blaze, which broke out Friday, has destroyed 41 homes and damaged three.
To the south in Santa Barbara County, nearly all of the 3,500 people driven from homes by two large wildfires were able to return. A 45-square-mile (115-square-kilometer) fire was 70 percent contained, allowing for all evacuations to be canceled. A few dozen homes remained under evacuation orders for the second fire in the area, burning near Lake Cachuma.
Crews were making similar progress against dozens of wildfires across the U.S. West. (AP)
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Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Thurs 21st July: NOKI NHS at LOVEBOX
For the second year running NOKI held a fashion show on the main stage of LOVEBOX music festival. Here are snaps from the dressing backstage with Kim Howells styling team turning girls into walking and talking NOKI warriors. I actually quite liked the look of blue plastic carrier bags around their heels for rain protection - very "Withnail & I". Also loved the cap collaboration with Piers Atkinson and Alun Davies transforming a quoter of New Era hats for an ongoing NHS staple accessory. ........... here is designer JJ with his NHS scarf, Jonny Woo (who MC'd the soundtrack) Saskia with the running order and Rosy in charge of getting the models up on stage in time..........
Congrats everyone involved ........... looking forward to next year already!
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Stay tuned folks! Things are about to heat up! >D
Oh… and just for the fun of it, a little something extra…
That expression is great, "Oh no I'm going to blow up soon WHAT DO I DO!"
was going to make the shadow his purple color… but it ended up looking like he peed himself. XD
Did I mention you've got really great issue covers? :P All of them :P
Omg. Pegaus Ell and the tail that looks like Coff's hair xD xD That was too much for me xD C-u-t-e pic!
Ok, dunno how that name glitch happened..
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glad ya liked! drew like a dozen of these and scrapped em cause my ponies ended up looking like some sort of weird dog bird… was worried I'd lose my brony card. XD
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The Story of Simply Play
Simply Play is a simple, effective play value assessment which has been developed through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership between Sheffield Hallam University and Timberplay Ltd.
By developing an assessment which focuses on the quality of the play value of a space the aim has been to put the primary purpose for developing play areas back at the heart of their development, namely play.
From 2012 Simply Play will be freely available . It is hoped that its grounding in play theory, the foundation it is built from, of some of the seminal literature on play space development, combined with the simple to use process will support the development of highly effective play spaces.
Simply Play is the result of a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project. Knowledge transfer partnerships projects are created to support businesses in developing their services or products through the sharing of current research and knowledge held in a Knowledge Base, in this instance a University.
The partnerships consists of a project board monitored by Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and the three partners; An associate who typically has knowledge or expertise in a particular area, A Knowledge Base who specialise in an area of study of interest to the Organisation and the Organisation or Business Partner.More information can be found by clicking here.
Following 14 months research and development involving a wide range of stakeholders, Simply Play has been made available here as on online survey process. It can be used as a standalone assessment or alongside other assessments which consider location, safety, inclusion or other factors to consider in play space development
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Sheffield Hallam University have been running Degree level Playwork education and training since 2005. The late Professor Perry Else course leader on the Children and Playwork Degree course wrote numerous published papers and has authored a book on "The Value of Play". He offered supervision on this project as well as having created the assessment for play value, "Maximising Play Value" on which Simply Play was based.
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Timberplay Ltd. are play space specialists, designing and creating effective play spaces for the public, private, education and leisure sectors. They were one of the first companies in Britain to include specialist landscape architecture skills in their design process, recognising that play is not always just about the equipment. They are the UK export partner of Richter Spielgerate GMBH and are increasingly known as a knowledge based business. This is their second KTP project. Click here for more information.
The Associate
Beth Cooper graduated from Sheffield Hallam University in 2009 with a first class degree in Children and Playwork. Following this she spent two years as a project officer for a local authority with responsibility for delivering the playbuilder project in that area. She has spoken at a National Conference about this project and recently organised a National event to share Simply Play with delegates from Play England, Play Scotland and Kids. In attendance also were representatives from the Landscape Architecture practices, local authorities and play consultants.


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A procedure for the selective extinction of the scattered light based on "null ellipsometry" [R. M. A. Azzam and N. M. Bashara, Ellipsometry and Polarized Light (North-Holland, 1977)] is presented. The technique allows scattering measurement from individual layers of a multilayer component by extinguishing the scattered light from the other layer interfaces. The technique is easily applicable to multilayer components with nearly identical surface profiles at every interface and little significant bulk scattering. Anal ysis is provided to determine the conditions required to extinguish the light from the excluded interfaces isolating the scattered light from the desired interface. An analysis of sensitivity of the extinction conditions to experimental parameters and to layer optical thickness is also provided. Experimental data collected using the technique are compared with measurements made using a white-light optical surface profilometry.
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Perhaps the world's most fascinating continent, Africa has historically always held forward the possibility of great wealth for those brave and cunning enough to conquer it. So, the question then naturally becomes: Do you have what it takes to take on the challenge and possibly become the King of Africa?
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PHOENIX. General Motors Corp. is touting its new 2007 GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado pickups as featuring plenty of horsepower while delivering great fuel economy; and lots of comfort while being a great workhorse.
"It's a pickup without trade-offs," Michael Tulumello, vehicle line director—full-size truck group, told FleetOwner during a ride-and-drive event here.
"You get over 300 hp with our new 5.3 liter V8s but you also get great fuel economy at 16 mpg in the city and 22 mpg on the highway," he explained. "You get plenty of payload capacity and pulling power but you also get a roomy cab, excellent ride and handling, and all the creature comforts you want. You no longer have to make a trade-off between getting a work-capable vehicle or one that's comfortable to drive. You get it all in one package."
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Welcome to Gomde Pyrénées
Located in the mountains of Pyrénées Orientales, Gomde Pyrénées is a centre, founded by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, in the lineage of the Chokling Tersar, a collection of teachings revealed by the 19th century master Chokgyur Lingpa.
The centre offers a complete Buddhist path as found in the teaching of the Buddha, the Mahayana teachings on emptiness and compassion, and the profound instructions of the Vajrayana.
Most importantly, Gomde Pyrénées is being established as an international long and short term retreat centre for practitioners from around the world.
The location of Gomde Pyrénées is remote and yet easily accessible, and it offers silence and natural beauty ideal for long term retreats.
The sacred Mountain of Canigou is a near neighbour, a mountain steeped in mystery and legend as it overlooks the greater Roussillon plain and the not so distant Mediterranean sea.
Volunteers are creating gardens to grow food, carpenters and electricians are rebuilding basic services that will allow the centre to become self-sufficient.
You are welcome to join us and become a part of our thriving community.
This is your home. We look forward to welcoming you!
"I have sincere aspirations that in the future the Gomde centres will become great places for dharma practice that will give birth to countless learned and accomplished beings." ~ Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche


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Authors: J.A.J. van Leunen
Depending on its dimension, space that can be represented by number systems exists in many shades. The quaternionic number system provides 64 shades of space. Platforms that apply a private shape of space, float over a background platform. Modular systems of floating and combining platforms populate a universe that looks like the reality in which we live. The model offers an observer's view and a creator's view.
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Blood test to tell if pregnant women will give premature birth
Researchers from the University of Gutenberg, Sweden, studied 142 pregnant women who came to Sahlgrenska University Hospital during the years 1995-2005 with early contractions without rupture of the membranes.
Delivery before 37 full weeks, so-called preterm delivery, is the biggest problem in perinatal medicine today, as it increases the risk of the child being seriously ill in the short and long term.
The problem is that only 30 per cent of women who come in with early contractions actually give birth before full term.
The new method is based on a blood test that looks at two specific proteins in the woman's blood combined with an already established examination that uses ultrasound to measure the length of the cervix.
"Statistically, the method can predict with 75 to 80 per cent accuracy if a woman will give birth early," researcher Panagiotis Tsiartas, said.
"We will need to conduct further studies before the method can be used in full, but if the results of these studies are good, the test will hopefully lead to new types of treatments to prevent premature birth and treat the serious complications resulting from it," Tsiartas said in a statement.
The study was published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.


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SunCalc PREMIUM is a much enhanced and improved version of SunCalc, with lots of new functions and many improvements to the existing ones.
In addition to location obtained from the GPS receiver, SunCalc Premium now supports storing up to three favourite locations and quickly switching between them. Each location can be given a name so that it can be easily distinguished.
Location coordinates can not only be entered manually like in SunCalc, but now also quickly and easily selected on a map. The application uses Nokia Maps, so for this it needs Internet connection. If one doesn't want to connect to the Internet, coordinates can still be entered manually for each location, like in SunCalc.
For each location the user can also select its time zone. If correct time zone is set the graph and all data will be shown in the time of the destination. (Note: currently there is no separate setting for Daylight saving time, so the selected time zone value should reflect whether DST is enabled or not in the selected location).
For each location (and for the GPS receiver) also another new option can be set up: Altitude Limit. Using this option the user can configure a Sun altitude to be monitored - the program will show when the Sun goes above and below the selected altitude and how long it stays above it each day.
New "Other Settings" window has been added with two advanced options:
"Day / Night length" option lets the user decide how to calculate the length of day and night - either based on sunrise/sunset or dawn/dusk (the latter more closely reflects when the sky starts or stops being illuminated by the Sun). Setting this option affects all day and night length calculations of the program shown in the data window on its main screen.
"Sunrise / Sunset time calculated for" - this option allows choosing the part of Sun's disc to be used for calculating the moment of sunrise and sunset. The user can choose between the moment when the center of Sun's disc is at the horizon line, or when its upper limb touches the mathematical horizon, and both these options in two variants: with or without atmospheric refraction accounted for.
SunCalc Premium has a new screen: Day Length Graph. This function shows a graph presenting day length (both from sunrise to sunset and from dawn to dusk), as well as night length, for the entire year, on one screen. The graph is interactive - tap on it to get detailed day/night length data for the selected day. If you're planning a trip or vacations - with this graph you can quickly find the part of year to get the most daylight and the longest days for your stay. Many people don't realize that when it is summer and days are long in one hemisphere it is winder and days are the shortest in the other hemisphere. This graph will clearly show it, for any location on Earth.
Another new option is the Shadow length and angle calculator. For any selected location (and any selected time) it quickly calculates the length and direction of shadows. All you need to enter is the height of an object whose shadow you want to calculate. In addition to displaying the shadow length and angle values, a Sun/shadow compass is also displayed showing the azimuths. This option may be useful for photographers.
Finally, there is also a new screen providing real time calculations of Sun-related astronomical data like azimuth, elevation, visual and absolute magnitude, apparent size, distance (in AU and km), right ascension, declination, hour angle, ecliptic latitude and longitude, and more. Some other 'fixed' Sun data (like orbital/rotational periods, orbital speed, gravity, density, spectral type, radius, etc.) is also shown.
Back to the main screen, which also includes many changes and improvements, for each hour (inside of the red circles) Sun's elevation (altitude) at that hour is now shown. In addition to this, right below the horizon line, for each hour also the Sun's azimuth at that hour is now displayed.
If the smallest data window size is selected, the Sun Compass is shown. If today's date is selected, the compass shows the Sun's current azimuth, so just turn in the direction shown by the Sun icon on the compass to face the Sun. What's more, using the aforementioned Sun's altitude and azimuth data shown for each hour, you can also use the compass to quickly check where exactly in the sky the Sun will be at any other hour or day. Double tap the default small compass to show its bigger full screen version.
At the top of the main screen (and the other above mentioned screens) the application shows the name, coordinates and time zone / local time of the currently selected favourite location.
The graph now also supports the earlier described Altitude Limit option configurable in Location settings for each location. The selected altitude to be monitored is shown on the graph using a pink dashed line making it easy to see if and when the Sun reaches it and how long it stays above it. Additionally, in the data window the program displays exact times at which the Sun crosses the configured altitude limit and the duration of its stay above that altitude.
The current position of the Sun is now more clearly distinguishable thanks to animated (rotating) sun rays surrounding the Sun's orange disc.
As the application now uses phone's magnetometer sensor, it now also contains a sensor calibration function. Each function has a detailed help (separately for each screen) available via the "?" button on the task bar, explaining each option of the program and the most important terms and data related to the Sun. The application also has some performance improvements and code optimizations - it works faster and smoother. Thanks to disabling timers when they aren't needed the program should also consume less power.
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Micronas products for automotive and consumer electronics are available through GLYN High-Tech Distribution . Micronas have announced the HAL 28xy series, a family of hall-effect sensors, optimised for automotive and mechatronic applications that demand accuracy and flexibility combined with low cost.
The HAL 28xy is the first Hall-effect sensor family to include a RISC processor for digital signal processing, a temperature sensor, advanced on-chip compensation and a digital interface. The latest automotive designs require smart sensors to deliver the high level of precision and robustness linked with the capability of local pre-processing of the measured data.
HAL 28xy devices meet these needs with a programmable on-chip microcontroller that makes each device more adaptable and more accurate and provides diagnostics for additional reliability and ease of service. The digital interface reduces component and wiring costs, making HAL 28xy family members cost-effective for applications such as seat-track position and fuel-level sensing.
According to Peter Zimmermann, Market Manager Automotive at Micronas, the HAL 28xy family is highly flexible, offering a fast implementation scenario for new output formats. With the built-in RISC processor Micronas are able to offer customer-specific signal processing. This flexibility allows OEMs to save time and money in the development cycle.
The key to overall accuracy are three types of error correction. The Hall-effect sensor and on-chip temperature sensor have their own analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The ADC allows the microcontroller to perform spinning-current offset compensation, plus first-order temperature compensation for hall offset error and second-order temperature compensation for overall Hall-effect sensitivity. The on-chip EEPROM makes it possible to store custom individualised application parameters in each device.
The implemented bus interface in the HAL 28xy series can drive the serial bus directly because the bus-driver is fully integrated. Both the power supply and the serial bus connections are protected by over-voltage devices. Family members include devices with LIN bus, used for most interior and passenger comfort applications, SENT, targeted for engine management, and PWM, addressing power steering applications.
Along with the HAL 28xy, Micronas offer an easy-to-use application kit containing a programmer board, LabVIEW programming software and the necessary source code. Key application variables such as sample rate, magnetic field range, sensitivity, offset, and the temperature coefficients of sensitivity and offset can be adjusted by programming the non-volatile memory.
Programming is done through LIN frames or BiPhase-M telegrams, depending on the family member. All HAL 28xy family members are offered in a TO-92UT package rated for use from -40 to +140°C.


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MERSEYSIDE is to receive a #1.2m cash boost to fight against drug related crime.
The Home Office is providing the cash under its Communities Against Drugs scheme.
It will be distributed after consultation with street crime partnerships and drug action teams in each of the region's local authority areas.
The Merseyside police force area is one of 10 'hotspots' said to account for 82% of all street crime nationally.
The money will be targeted at disrupting illicit drugs markets, offering treatment and support for offenders and driving dealers out of neighbourhoods.
It will also tackle the stolen goods market that funds drug habits and use operational teams to disrupt the activities of known dealers.
From the extra #1.2m pot, Liverpool will receive #467,000, Sefton gets #178,000, Knowsley is awarded #175,000, St Helens receives #165,000 and Wirral is given #200,000.
Home Office minister John Denham said: "Class A drugs and crime are clearly linked. Tackling them both is key to ending the cycle of drug dependency and criminal activity that ruins lives and wrecks communities and is a government priority.
"By helping the police and residents strengthen their local communities, we are determined to break links between drugs and crime, and make our streets safer places."
The cash is in addition to Merseyside's share of #50m distributed nationwide to crime and disorder reduction partnerships.


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Janek Gwizdala Releases His Eighth Album, The Ten-Track Solo Bass Work, American Elm
Janek Gwizdala has just released his eighth studio album, American Elm. The 10-song LP is available here: http://janekgwizdala.bandcamp.com
London born US based Bass player and record producer Janek Gwizdala has been on the international music scene for over a decade. He has been touring as a band leader and working as musical director or sideman with some of the most respected names in the industry. These include: Randy Brecker, Hiram Bullock, Mike Stern, John Mayer, Airto Moreira, Chuck Loeb, Peter Erskine, Flora Purim, Pat Metheny, Billy Cobham, Bob James, John Patitucci, Bob Mintzer, Marcus Miller, Jojo Mayer, Paul Shafer, Dennis Chambers, Gary Novak and Wayne Krantz. As a recording artist and band leader Janek has released 7 albums as a leader, as an author published two critically acclaimed books, and toured the world extensively, while also touring as a lecturer and clinician at the world's leading educational establishments.
This album was recorded live to two-track in one day in Los Angeles CA using his Fodera Signature 5-string bass, Aguilar SL-212's and a single 15, and an array of pedals and loopers.
Album Credits:
Released January 21, 2016
Recorded at Los Feliz Sound on Dec 27th 2015
Recording Engineer - James Valentine
Mixed and Mastered in Los Angeles at Jim Hensons on Jan 3rd 2016
Mixing and Mastering engineer - Jeff Rothschild
Artwork and Design by Jonas Bostrom
Cover Photo by Irene Suchocki
Track Listing:
1. Poets Walk 04:14
2. Manhattan - Part 1 01:16
3. American Elm 10:47
4. Indian Lake 04:38
5. Manhattan - Part 2 01:30
6. West Village Walk 06:49
7. Mount Rushmore 06:48
8. Coming Home 07:20
9. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 04:33
10. Day Tripper 06:01
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The San Francisco Building Code now has new requirements for regular facade inspections and maintenance of facades of certain kinds of older buildings. Although signed into law by Mayor Lee earlier this year, this new law (entitled "Building Facade Inspection and Maintenance – Retroactive Provisions") has received little public attention even though the City believes that a little over three thousand buildings are affected.
The purpose of Ordinance is reducing the risk of injury or death caused by failing building facades in an earthquake. While the Building Code already has requirements that regulate the construction, alteration, repair, and maintenance of buildings in order to reduce hazards from existing buildings in an earthquake, the new ordinance goes further.
The Ordinance applies to buildings that are five or more stories and that are Construction Types I, II, III, and IV. Scheduling of the initial inspections are based on the date the building was constructed as determined by the date of the Certificate of Final Completion. For example, buildings that were constructed prior to 1910 must have an inspection before December 31, 2021. For a building completed in 1922, there must be an initial inspection of all facades by December 31, 2023. For this purpose, the City has created four different "tiers" with different inspection deadlines, each of which represents a range of dates during which the building was completed.
The City will be posting the addresses of all buildings that are affected by the Ordinance. As a result, prospective building purchasers should consider reviewing such list before purchasing a building and upon finding a building's listing, should make inquiries with the owner as to whether repairs have been made. It is expected that after a certain time, lenders will become aware of this list and will review it prior to refinancing or prior to making acquisition loans, thus making compliance with the Ordinance something of enormous importance to all owners whether or not they may not be trying to sell a property.
This initial inspection is to be followed by periodic inspections, maintenance, and repair of the facades. Upon request, the Building Official of the Department of Building Inspection ("DBI") may waive the initial inspection for buildings that underwent a significant facade inspection and maintenance, restoration, or replacement in the ten years preceding the date of the required initial inspection. As a result, any building owner considering rehabilitation of facades between now and the time the deadlines to do so are reached should try to hire the kind of professionals (and undertake the improvement methodologies) that would be required under the new law.
The definition of "facade" includes "all areas on the exterior of the building including all exterior walls and exterior wall coverings, windows, balconies, cornices, parapets, architectural trim and embellishments and appurtenances, and all elements listed in Section 1604E.3." It also includes interior walls and appurtenances "where such area has been converted from an exterior area by enclosing the area under a roof, skylight, or other covering."
The Ordinance refers to a list of typical (but not necessarily exclusive) exterior building elements to be inspected (taken from ASTM E2270: The Standard Practices for Periodic Inspection of Building Facades for Unsafe Conditions):
The Ordinance also refers to certain elements that are excluded from inspections:
Additional facade inspections will be required 10 years after the initial inspection report date. As mentioned above, an initial inspection is not required for a building for which comprehensive facade inspection, maintenance, restoration or replacement has been performed during the 10 years preceding the date of the required initial inspection. The City may issue a waiver in this circumstance. However, even these buildings must begin periodic inspections (at a frequency of 10 years) either 30 years from the initial construction date or 20 years from the date of waiver of the initial inspection, whichever shall apply. In addition to regular inspections, damages resulting over time or from an earthquake can cause the City to require an inspection of a building facade notwithstanding the date of earlier inspections.
Once the required inspection report is filed with DBI, DBI will notify the owner of the kinds of changes that the owner must make.
DBI may separately provide notices to property owners of a required inspection of their facade elements when those facades exhibit "significant damage or failure" during the normal passage of time, or due to a seismic event or other event. The property owner will then have 60 days from the notice to obtain an inspection of the damaged or failed elements.
There are certain qualifications that an architect or engineer must have to do the inspections, and they are stated in the ASTM E2270 and in ASTM E2841. After such an architect or engineer makes the inspection, he or she must immediately prepare a report that identifies any unsafe conditions. Within 60 days of DBI's receipt of the inspection report, the DBI will issue a statement of what the repair requirements will be.
Where a building is an "historic resource", these professionals must be qualified as to both structural inspection and maintenance of historic resources. To determine if a building qualifies as a "historic resource", one should check with the Planning Department by contacting Planning Department Preservation Program staff at the Planning Information Center (PIC) at 1660 Mission Street, 1st Floor, San Francisco, 415-558-6377, or firstname.lastname@example.com.
If a building is qualified as a "historic resource," special requirements apply:
During the creation of the Ordinance, there has been a Facade Inspection and Maintenance Working Group made up of building owners, building managers, design professionals, City staff and interested citizens that periodically met to discuss changes to the Ordinance. It is unknown as to whether or not that Working Group will continue. More information can be found at http://www.sfgov.org/esip/facade-maintenance-program.
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Bonds may have sold off but don't sell out
While the outlook is mixed for bond prices, bond funds still have an important role to play in investors' portfolios, according to Morningstar.
One of the quickest trades that followed the 8 November election victory of Donald Trump was the selling out of bond funds, with investors piling into stocks as investors took on more risk with the promise of greater US growth.
In Australia, 10-year bond yields rose from a record low 1.82 per cent in August to as high as 2.67 per cent last week.
Economists predict bond prices could fall further as interest rates, economic growth and inflation potentially push higher as the US embarks on an economic growth splurge, or at least attempts such a run, through a massive infrastructure spending program.
The rotation out of bonds and into equities will potentially leave those left holding bonds at a loss if yields keep on rising. So, should investors still be invested bond funds or bond ETFs, or stick to cash? What are the risks they face and what are the benefits of bond funds?
Bonds typically pay fixed coupons, so investors will still receive a return, even with the capital loss from increasing rates. That's the good news.
But whether bond prices fall depends on how interest-rate sensitive they are, a characteristic called duration. The longer the term of the bond, the more interest-rate sensitive it is.
Tim Wong, a senior research analyst with Morningstar, says while the outlook is mixed for bond prices, bond funds still have an important role to play in investors' portfolios.
"Certainly, we would continue to encourage investors to have an allocation, or consider an allocation, to bond funds," he says.
"We would caution investors against removing their bond investment on the basis of one possible economic scenario, as we continue to believe in the role that high-grade bonds with interest-rate duration can play in a broader portfolio.
"High-grade bonds can help to diversify any portfolio with an exposure to risky assets such as equities or property. Concerns about economic growth or market volatility often coincide with falling interest rates. It's in these times that bond funds can provide a buffer for the broader portfolio.
"But certainly, bonds won't be performing at their best should the prospects of the end of ultra-low interest-rate policies and higher inflation in the US following the Trump victory materialise."
Having said that, corporate credit funds may not do as badly as those with a larger allocation to government bonds if interest rates rise.
Many actively managed credit funds are not as sensitive to changes in interest rates as government bonds given the way they are structured.
"Since the Trump victory, corporate credit spreads haven't really widened too significantly. While individual corporate bonds possess some duration, many actively managed credit funds are set up to limit this risk factor at the portfolio level, so they could be able to show a degree of stability even if rates rise," Wong says.
Wong cites the highly-rated Macquarie Income Opportunities Fund [10715], which has a Silver rating from Morningstar and invests in largely Australian investment-grade debt and has a small allocation to cash.
Another highly rated fund is the Bentham Global Income Fund [10751], which also has a Silver rating from Morningstar. This fund offers a slightly higher yield to maturity of about 6.5 per cent as it is exposed to higher-yielding and riskier credit securities.
The Schroders Credit Securities Fund [8922], rated Bronze by Morningstar, like the Macquarie Income Opportunities has a high exposure to investment-grade debt. The fund seeks diversity by investing across the corporate capital structure, geographically and across the credit ratings spectrum.
"Meanwhile, there are several passively managed bond funds that can't adjust their portfolios to protect against rising bond yields. Still, these options are generally much cheaper than active funds, and there's no guarantee that interest rates will rise," Wong says.
Roger Bridges, global rates and currencies strategist with Nikko Asset Management, says traditional bond funds are usually made up of a pool of bonds with different maturity dates, with these funds always seeing coupons being paid, bonds maturing and proceeds being reinvested, often at higher rates [and lower bond prices].
"So even if a fund suffers losses such as we have seen recently, it's likely that these losses will fall over time, even if rates don't move higher," he says.
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Vermont's newly-elected Republican governor, Phil Scott, said he will be able to put aside past criticism of President-elect Donald Trump and strive toward unity following a divisive period in national politics.
On the campaign trail, Governor-elect Scott had called out Trump, describing some of the presidential candidate's messages as incendiary or rude. Scott supported Ohio Gov. John Kasich for president.
After the central Vermont businessman and stock car racer managed to speed past Democrat Sue Minter on Election Day, Scott promised he will work toward unifying people as a governor during Trump's presidency.
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"I can work with anybody. We'll be OK," Scott told reporters. "I'm going to respect the office and we'll continue to work for whatever benefit we can for Vermont. There's a tremendous amount of dysfunction on the federal level, as we know. All's I can say is we will do our very best to act appropriately here. I'll treat people with respect, I'll treat them the way I want to be treated and I'm sure we'll find common ground."
Minter praised Scott's positive vision and leadership style in her concession speech Tuesday night.
"We can still disagree without being disagreeable," Minter said in her speech at the Vermont Democratic Party headquarters on election night.
As for whether Vermont would legalize recreational marijuana now that the neighboring state of Massachusetts is going that way, Governor-elect Scott said he would "never say never."
First, however, Scott said he would have to be assured that edible forms of the drug, safety measures, and the tax structures of retail operations could be appropriately handled. Scott said he thinks it would be best to potentially follow other states' leads on the matter, and learn from their mistakes.


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A young Mansfield dad who sent pictures of the damage he did to his ex-girlfriend's flat admitted he needs to tackle his anger issues, a court heard.
Mitchell Little smashed the woman's bedroom drawers, damaged a toy box and knocked a hole in the bath, at her address on Lord Street, on January 9.
Prosecutor Donna Fawcett said his ex-partner asked him to help assemble a bed for their young son, but when she went to the dentist, he left her angry messages and sent her pictures of the damage on Snapchat.
The court heard Little received a community order for a similar offence in May last year.
Probation officer Sarah Alderton said Little was waiting to go on a domestic abuse training course and remains a "medium risk" to his partner and mother.
Little, who was unrepresented, said: "I would like to say sorry. I gave money to pay for the bath. I need to do something about my anger."
Little, 21, of Kelstedge Drive, admitted criminal damaged, when he appeared at Mansfield Magistrates Court, on Wednesday.
A new 18 month community order was imposed, to include 10 days of a rehabilitation activity, and 30 sessions of a better relationships programme, and 40 hours of unpaid work.
He was ordered to pay £100 compensation.