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|Application by Darlington Borough Council in respect of the Adult: AB (2018) ScotSC 4
Scottish capacity case
"The adult, AB, lacks capacity to make decisions as to her care and residence and is subject to Orders made by the Court of Protection in England. During 2017 the Court of Protection decided that it would be in AB's best interests to move from a care home in Darlington (hereafter referred to as "the English Care Home") to a care home within the Sheriffdom (hereafter referred to as "the Scottish Care Home") for a trial period. ... A Summary Application was subsequently submitted to Glasgow Sheriff Court in which the Applicants sought two Orders from the court. Firstly, the Applicants sought an Order under paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 3 to the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 (hereafter "the 2000 Act"), recognising the Order of the Court of Protection dated 27 April 2017. Secondly, the Applicants sought an Order under paragraph 8(1) of said Schedule 3, directing the Office of the Public Guardian in Scotland to register said Order of the Court of Protection dated 27 April 2017 in the Register of International Measures maintained by the Public Guardian."
|DA v DJ (2017) EWHC 3904 (Fam)
Interim declarations under s48 MCA 2005
In this case Parker J followed the approach of HHJ Marshall QC in Re F [2009] EWHC B30 (Fam)M rather than the approach of Hayden J in Wandsworth LBC v A McC [2017] EWHC 2435 (Fam)B in relation to the correct approach to the threshold test for making an interim order under MCA 2005 s48 (which requires that there is "reason to believe that P lacks capacity in relation to the matter"). There is no need for the the purpose and extent of the capacity assessment to be explained to the person concerned, and the evidence does not need to go so far as to rebut the presumption of capacity.
|DB (as executor of the estate of OE) v SSWP (2018) UKUT 46 (AAC)
Social security appointeeship
"The main grievance of Mr B, who brings this appeal in his capacity as executor of his late Aunt Miss E's estate, is the Secretary of State's decision to make Birmingham City Council Miss E's social security appointee. When the council were made Miss E's appointee, Mr B held an enduring power of attorney authorising him to deal with her financial affairs. Appointment decisions do not attract a right of appeal to the First-tier Tribunal. Neither that tribunal, nor the Upper Tribunal, has jurisdiction to entertain an 'appeal' against an appointment decision. However, I do have some concerns about the way in which the council's appointment application was handled. I decide to express some views on that subject. My purpose in simply to provide some assistance to the DWP and local authorities in their efforts to operate the appointee system effectively and properly."
|DXW v PXL (2019) EWHC 2579 (QB)
Claimant not told value of settlement
"In the Application Notice seeking approval of the settlement, the Claimant also sought what has been called an "EXB Order" after the judgment of Foskett J in EXB v FDZ and others [2018] EWHC 3456 (QB)M. In that case, Foskett J made what was a novel form of order to the effect that it was not in the best interests of the claimant to know the amount of a settlement of his personal injuries action in circumstances where the court had also determined that the claimant lacked capacity to decide whether or not he should know the amount of the settlement."
|ET v JP (2018) EWHC 685 (Ch)
Variation of Trusts Act
"This judgment deals with one point which arose in the course of an application for the court's approval to a variation of a trust pursuant to the Variation of Trusts Act 1958. ... The way in which section 1 of the 1958 Act operates can be summarised as follows: (1) In the case of an adult beneficiary who has capacity within section 2(1) of the 2005 Act, the adult can decide for himself whether to agree to a proposed variation of a trust and the court has no power to give approval on his behalf; (2) In the case of an adult beneficiary who does not have capacity within section 2(1) of the 2005 Act to agree to the variation of a trust, the court has power to give approval on his behalf but the question as to whether the variation is for his benefit is decided by the Court of Protection rather than by the High Court; (3) In the case of a minor beneficiary, the minor does not have capacity (by reason of being a minor) to decide for himself whether to agree a proposed variation of a trust and the court has power to give approval on his behalf. The question then arises: what is the position of a minor beneficiary who, by reason of an impairment of, or a disturbance in the functioning of, the mind or brain would not have capacity for the purposes of section 2(1) of the 2005 Act to make decisions for himself in relation to certain matters? Is such a minor within section 1(3) of the 1958 Act so that the question as to whether a variation of a trust would be for his benefit is to be determined by the Court of Protection rather than by the High Court? If that question had to be referred to the Court of Protection and that court determined that the variation was for the benefit of the minor, the matter would then have to return to the High Court for it to give its approval to the variation under section 1 of the 1958 Act."
|EXB v FDZ (2018) EWHC 3456 (QB)
"This case came before me on 23 April 2018 for the purpose of considering whether to approve the proposed settlement of a personal injuries action reached between the Claimant's Litigation Friend (his mother) and the Third and Fourth Defendants. The settlement required the approval of the court pursuant to CPR Part 21.10 because the Claimant was (and remains) a protected party. I gave my approval to the settlement. [I]t was thought by those who knew him best ... that it would be in the Claimant's best interests not to be told the amount at which the settlement had been achieved. ... The primary question, however, is whether I can conclude, on the balance of probabilities, that the Claimant cannot make for himself the decision about whether he should be told the value of the award. As Ms Butler-Cole says, this is difficult in the present case because 'by definition, the Claimant cannot be presented with the information relevant to the decision in order to assess his capacity, as that would make the entire exercise redundant.' Nonetheless, the Claimant has expressed his views on the matter without the exact figure being known to him and there is evidence (particularly in his comment after he left the videoconference room after giving his evidence) that his ability to make this decision is variable and that he could not necessarily sustain over any meaningful period the making of such a decision given his inability to control his impulses and weigh up all the relevant considerations. In those circumstances a declaration as to incapacity in relation to this specific decision is justified. ... This case is the first I can recall when an issue such as that which has arisen has occurred. ... I will send a copy of this judgment to the Deputy Head of Civil Justice and to the Vice-President of the Court of Protection so that they can consider whether any consultation on this issue is required and whether any action needs to be taken as a result." The draft order included the following declarations: "(1) The Claimant lacks the capacity to decide whether or not he should know the amount of the Settlement. (2) It is in the Claimant's best interests that he does not know the amount of the Settlement. (3) It shall be unlawful for any person (whether the Claimant's deputy or any other person who has knowledge of the amount of the Settlement) to convey by any means to the Claimant information about the amount of the Settlement, save that this declaration does not make unlawful the conveyance of descriptive information to the Claimant to the effect that the Settlement is sufficient to meet his reasonable needs for life."
|LJ v Mercouris (2019) EWHC 1746 (QB)
Litigation friend
"The essential questions are: (1) Does Mr [J] lack capacity within the meaning of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. (2) Is the court satisfied that Mrs [J] satisfies the conditions in Rule 21.4 (3). This requirement is incorporated by Rule 21.6 (5). The main function of a litigation friend appears to be to carry on the litigation on behalf of the Claimant and in his best interests. However, part of the reasoning for imposing a requirement for a litigation friend appears also to be for the benefit of the other parties. This is not just so that there is a person answerable to the opposing party for costs."
|London Borough of Hackney v SJF (2019) EWCOP 8
Residence, contact, tenancy
"SJF is a 56 year old woman with a complicated matrix of physical and mental health issues. Apart from frequent hospital admissions, she is presently living in a residential placement. She wants to go home to live in her rented flat with her son. The Court is asked to determine: (a) Whether she has capacity to make decisions about where she lives, how she is cared for, the contact she has with others (notably her son) and whether to terminate and enter into tenancy agreements; and (b) If she lacks capacity in the relevant domains, where she should live, whether her contact with her son should be restricted and whether tenancy agreements should be terminated/entered into."
|London Borough of Tower Hamlets v A (2020) EWCOP 21
Residence and care capacity
(1) Residence and care decisions are usually considered as individual domains of capacity, in keeping with the MCA's "issue-specific" approach; residence and care decisions involve overlapping information and are not made in separate "silos"; overlap does not mean that a residence decision incorporates a care decision: it is not necessary to make a capacitous decision about care in order to make a capacitous decision about residence. What was required for A to make a capacitous decision about where she lives is a broad understanding of the sort of care which would be provided in each of the two places of residence potentially available to her. Although it was agreed that A lacked capacity to decide how she was cared for, it was decided that she had capacity to decide whether to continue to live in residential care or return to live in her own flat with a care package. (2) Legal Aid would have ended had the DOLS standard authorisation ended: in a postscript the judge decided that, as A had no choice until the home care package was available, "the determination that A lacks capacity to determine the care that she should receive necessarily means that she lacks capacity within the meaning of paragraph 15 of Schedule A1 (that "[t]he relevant person meets the mental capacity requirement if he lacks capacity in relation to the question whether or not he should be accommodated in the relevant hospital or care home for the purpose of being given the relevant care or treatment").
|Patel v Arriva Midlands Ltd (2019) EWHC 1216 (QB)
Capacity and ability to communicate
"Dr Fleminger's assessment was: 'Whether or not he can understand what information he is given and use and weigh this information in the balance to make decision, he is unable to communicate any decision he has made. Whether or not he regains capacity in the future depends on the outcome of his conversion disorder'. I am satisfied on the balance of probabilities that Dr Fleminger's capacity assessment was made on the basis of incorrect information gleaned from the Claimant's presentation and from what he was told by Chirag Patel of the Claimant's disabilities, namely that the Claimant was unable to communicate any decision he has made. ... In addition ... I do accept Dr Schady's opinion [that there is no conversion disorder]. Once again that leaves the Claimant with a presumption of capacity. ... To summarise: (i) The Claimant is presumed to have capacity. (ii) The court finds that the Claimant has been fundamentally dishonest in respect of his claim, and his litigation friend Chirag Patel has participated in this dishonesty. (iii) The entirety of the claim is dismissed, the court being satisfied that no substantial injustice would be caused in so doing. The court assesses damages for the 'honest part' of the claim at £5750."
|PBM v TGT (2019) EWCOP 6
Marriage, prenuptial agreement, information about extent of assets, etc
"... I identified the issues that would need to be considered at the final hearing. These were: (a) PBM's capacity to: (i) marry; (ii) make a will; (iii) enter into a prenuptial agreement; (iv) manage his property and affairs (or part thereof); (v) make decisions as to the arrangements for his care; and (vi) make decisions in relation to contact with others. (b) If PBM lacks capacity to manage his property and affairs: (i) whether (if he has capacity to enter into an antenuptial agreement and/or make a will) he should be provided with information about the extent of his assets; (ii) whether it is in his best interest for the court to direct any changes or further safeguards in relation to the current arrangement for their management; (iii) what steps should be taken to assist PBM in developing skills which may assist him in gaining capacity in that regard. (c) If PBM lacks capacity as to his care arrangements, whether it is in his best interest for further directions to be given by the court in relation thereto."
|R (Hall) v SSJ (2018) EWHC 1905 (Admin)
Autism in prison
Unsuccessful judicial review by prisoner claiming breach of Equality Act 2010 reasonable adjustments duty.
|R v C (2008) EWCA Crim 1155
Capacity to consent to sexual activity
If the complainant consented to sexual activity against her inclination because she was frightened of the defendant, even if her fear was irrational and caused by her mental disorder, it did not follow that she lacked the capacity to choose whether to agree to sexual activity. [Overturned on appeal.]
|R v C (2009) UKHL 42
Sexual consent
For the purposes of s30 Sexual Offences Act 2003: (1) lack of capacity to choose can be person or situation specific; (2) an irrational fear arising from mental disorder that prevents the exercise of choice could amount to a lack of capacity to choose; (3) inability to communicate could be as a result of a mental or physical disorder.
|R v Hussain (2019) EWCA Crim 666
Diminished responsibility medical evidence
"The single judge has referred the application for leave to appeal against conviction [for murder] and the extension of time application to the full court. The application for leave to appeal raises again the issue of what a trial judge should do when the sole issue to be determined at trial is the partial defence of diminished responsibility provided by section 2 of the Homicide Act 1957 (as amended) and there is unanimity amongst the psychiatric experts as to the mental health of the killer at the time of the killing."
|R v Rodi (2020) EWCA Crim 330
Diminished responsibility sentencing
Unsuccessful appeal against s45A and 10-year sentence, in which the November 2018 sentencing guidelines for diminished responsibility manslaughter were applied.
|Re D (A Child): Liverpool City Council v AM (2018) EWCOP 31
Placement for child
"However, an extensive search for a therapeutic placement was undertaken throughout the UK with repeated emails being sent to multiple providers. Unfortunately, due to there being a limited number of placements available and demand being high, no offers of placements were made that were remotely suitable to D's identified needs. The Placements Team contacted commissioners in other Local Authorities, requesting any intelligence concerning potentially suitable placements. I have been told that they obtained a Residential Framework Placement list to ensure that they were contacting every possible provider. The case has been heard by HHJ De Haas QC, the Designated Family Judge for Liverpool and Merseyside whose robust and determined case management is clear from the papers. Having failed, entirely, to achieve a placement, over so many months Judge De Haas, yesterday, in desperation and no doubt exasperation, ordered the case to be transferred to me. I have interposed it into my list to be heard, as it has been throughout, in open Court with, I note, the press in attendance."
|Re FX (2017) EWCOP 36
Capacity - residence, care, contact and finances
"I am concerned with capacity issues in respect of FX. The proceedings are brought by FX through his litigation friend the Official Solicitor. ... The proceedings commenced by application dated 16 September 2016 as a challenge to a standard authorisation which authorised the deprivation of FX's liberty at Care Home A. ... During the course of these proceedings FX has asserted that he has capacity to make decisions in respect of residence, care, contact and finances. ... It is not argued by any party that he lacks capacity in respect of contact. There is no dispute that FX lacks capacity to litigate these proceedings. ... FX is 32 years of age. He has a diagnosis of Prader-Willi Syndrome PWS. ... I am satisfied that FX has capacity to make the relevant decisions in respect of residence and care [and finances: paras 41 and 47] as are required at this time. Should a situation arise where there are complex decisions to be made it may be necessary to reconsider issues of capacity in light of those decisions."
|Re JMK (2018) EWCOP 5
Canadian LPA as protective measure
"The application before the Court is for an order to recognise a Canadian Power of Attorney pursuant to Schedule 3 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. The issue for determination is whether such an instrument amounts to 'a protective measure' for the purposes of Schedule 3."
|Re K (Forced Marriage: Passport Order) (2020) EWCA Civ 190
FMPOs and capacity
(1) The Family Court the court has jurisdiction to make a Forced Marriage Protection Order to protect an adult who does not lack mental capacity (and the statistics demonstrate that the courts regularly make FMPOs to protect capacitous adults). (2) An open-ended passport order or travel ban should only be imposed in the most exceptional of cases and where the court can look sufficiently far into the future to be satisfied that highly restrictive orders of that nature will be required indefinitely.
|Re M: A v Z (2018) EWCOP 4
COP bias
"This matter concerns an appeal from the order of HHJ Roberts made on 18 July 2018 in Court of Protection (COP) proceedings concerning M. The appellants are M's mother and father in law who have the care of X, M's son age 12. ... Mr Simblet relies on four grounds of appeal: (1) There was apparent bias, in that the judge stated her intention in the exchange between the judge and the legal representatives, in the absence of the parties, to decide the application consistent with decisions made in different proceedings. (2) The judge wrongly felt constrained to reach a decision that would be consistent with a decision she had reached in different proceedings. (3) There was a material irregularity, in that the Judge took into account material from different proceedings, and the [paternal grandparents] within the COP proceedings were unable to properly know the case against them or that they had to meet. (4) In reaching her decision the judge failed to identify or give sufficient weight to factors that were relevant to M's best interests."
|Re SW (No 2) (2017) EWCOP 30
Vexatious COP application
"This is another utterly misconceived application by a son (the son) in relation to his mother, SW. ... The son's application as it was presented to the District Judge was, in my judgment, totally without merit, misconceived and vexatious. His application under Rule 89 is equally devoid of merit. It must be dismissed, with the consequence that the District Judge's order striking out the original application remains in place."
|Royal Borough of Greenwich v CDM (2018) EWCOP 15
Fluctuating capacity
"In this case the patient is CDM, a lady aged 63 years. ... My Conclusions: (i) I conclude that CDM lacks capacity to conduct proceedings, as is agreed on behalf of CDM. (ii) I conclude that she does not have capacity to make decisions about her residence. ... (iii) By the end of the case the parties agreed that I should consider care and treatment separately. CDM carries out her own self-care, with encouragement, in the care home. I am not satisfied that she does not have the capacity so to do. There will be some occasions when she makes appropriate decisions, for example accepting insulin from the nurse, but there are many other occasions when she makes manifestly unwise decisions as a result of her personality disorder which impairs her ability to follow professional advice, whether in respect of her residence or treatment. I therefore accept Dr Series' evidence that when making appropriate decisions she has capacity but when making manifestly inappropriate decisions she lacks capacity. (iv) Property and affairs: I am troubled by the lack of evidence on this issue. ... I do not think I have any satisfactory evidence on which I can conclude that she lacks capacity in this area. (v) I conclude that she lacks capacity to surrender the tenancy of her property. This decision is intimately bound up with her ability to make decisions about residence. ... It follows and I so find that CDM lacks capacity in relation to the question whether or not she should be accommodated in CC (being the relevant hospital or care home) for the purpose of being given the relevant care or treatment. I therefore authorise her continued detention and deprivation of liberty in CC. ... This means that a further hearing will be required both to establish a mechanism under which the local authority can operate when capacity fluctuates and also to consider best interests."
|SR v A Local Authority (2018) EWCOP 36
"At the hearing on 9th April 2018, A Local Authority applied orally for orders restricting SR's contact with her husband JR. A Local Authority sought orders preventing JR from taking SR out of the care home unless accompanied by a member of staff or a relative in the light of concerns on the part of A Local Authority about JR's expressed views in relation to euthanasia and other comments made by him from time to time. ... Whilst I accept that JR's comments have given rise to legitimate anxiety on the part of the professionals, I do not consider that there was adequate investigation into the reasons why JR has made such comments and what he understands by the notion of supporting euthanasia, which from his evidence related to the right to self-determination and dignity. ... However, he was consistent that he would never dream of hurting his wife. Is it safe for the court to take that assertion at face value in the light of his expressed views and comments, some of which have been unpalatable? I take note of the fact that following the first comments in August 2016, SR returned home to live with JR until 9th November 2016. Between 9th November 2016 and 27th May 2017, extensive unsupervised contact took place within the care home and outside the care home. To date, JR remains alone with SR for approximately two hours per evening in a closed room. SR has remained safe and subject of devoted affection and attention from her husband. I have reached the conclusion that the restriction sought by A Local Authority is neither justifiable, proportionate or necessary."
|WB v W District Council (2018) EWCA Civ 928
"This appeal is about when a person who is homeless and suffers from mental illness may apply for housing under Part VII of the Housing Act 1996. ... The difficulty for the appellant in this case, WB, is that it has been held she does not have capacity to make the decisions necessary to complete the process of applying for accommodation as a homeless person. In 1993, the House of Lords held that a homeless person with mental disabilities, who could not understand the choices she had to make when offered accommodation, could not be treated as a person in priority need..."
|Z v Kent County Council (2018) EWFC B65
Family Court considering MCA
This family court case - subtitled 'Revocation of placement order - Failure to assess Mother's capacity and Grandparents' - has a detailed consideration of the MCA 2005. Extract: "The law - capacity, presumption of capacity and determining protected party status. This issue is governed primarily by the Family Procedure Rules 2010 Part 15 and Practice Directions 15A and 15B, and by the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Additionally, there is guidance provided by the Department for Children, Schools and Families' publication 'The Children Act 1989 Guidance and Regulations', and in April 2010 the Family Justice Council published guidance for proceedings and pre-proceedings called 'Parents who Lack Capacity to Conduct Public Law Proceedings' [updated in April 2018]."


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text: Dust and odour suppression: How to achieve the sweet smell of success Written by: RWW | Published: 17 January 2014 Comment on this article As pollution controls continue to tighten, the companies that tackle odour and dust are enjoying a period of growth; especially as these by-products of processes, ranging from sewage treatment to food factory production, are no longer tolerated by the public - or the statute books. Victoria Madine reports A highly specialised industry with a focus on innovation, companies like Probe Industries, APPS and Mist-Air Environmental are among those demonstrating that Britain's technological know-how in odour and dust control is in growing global demand. Probe Industries"At home and abroad this market is growing," says Victoria Browning, managing director of Probe Industries. "Not only are regulations tightening, they are being better enforced."The Northumberland-based firm is reported to have enjoyed steady growth since its launch in 1995 and last year launched Probe America in the United States to further underpin its international operations that extend from Belgium to Australia. Browning says the company's success has been fuelled by a commitment to innovation, made possible by a dedicated research and development team.Probe Industries' top selling product is AiroPure which can be applied directly into, or on to, odour sources, or mixed with water and sprayed. Its formula includes odour destructive reagents that combine with odour molecules to destroy them. The liquid is said to eliminate a wide spectrum of offensive odours including hydrogen sulphide, ammonia, organic sulphur and nitrogen compounds. A non-hazardous and biodegradable product, AiroPure has domestic applications as well as commercial.According to Browning; "The odour neutralising benefits of AiroPure are immediate. Many other agents will mask malodours with scents such as mint or lemon, but it's usually just a temporary measure that can quickly lose effectiveness. AiroPure not only counteracts odour, but does so permanently."According to Browning, the UK is so far ahead in its development of odour and dust suppression products that the company 'took a step back' to launch in the US. She explains: "Other markets are not as developed as the UK's and the US is no exception - we haven't launched our latest products there because the market isn't ready. This means we have a store of products to introduce in the future as the American market develops." Browning adds: "But there will be no resting on our laurels. Innovation will be key to our overseas expansion."Air Pollution Products and Systems (APPS)Peterborough-based APPS has also expanded into the States, as well as running an operation in Spain. Philip Hutchings, environmental consultant at the firm, agrees that the odour and dust suppression market is set for continuous expansion both at home and overseas. He explains: "We're moving towards a position where odour and dust are increasingly perceived as air pollutants by governments. In the States, if an odour can be said to affect people's quality of life, it's considered a health issue which companies have to address to avoid litigation." In the UK, according to Hutchings, the industry is more driven by public opinion and the threat of complaints, along with a tight legal framework. Rapid growth in the UK's bio-waste processing sector has also helped drive demand for air cleansing products because the sites create potentially damaging emissions. Developers need to be able to demonstrate at the planning stage that these issues will be effectively managed or the appropriate licences are, according to Hutchings, unlikely to be granted.Local authorities have teeth when it comes to addressing the problems - and potential for public complaint - arising from odours and dust. For starters, there are the statutory nuisance provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (EPA). Similarly, the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 advises in Policy Statement 23, which covers planning and pollution control, that local authorities should take account of the impacts that a new development will have on the quality of air. "Demonstrating strategies for improving air quality are essential for planning," says Hutchings.APPS offers a range of odour and dust suppression products with its biodegradable absorption system Airborne 10 picking up a number of accolades. Awarded Millennium Product status by the Design Council, the system is reported to exceed the sustainability requirements of EU's Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Directive. The Airborne 10 uses surfactant induced absorption technology (SIAT) to boost the solubility of water by around 500,000% so it can absorb odours and dust and deposit them on the ground to biodegrade safely. "Airborne 10 is a factor 10 technology which means it uses a tenth of the environmental and financial resources, compared to other conventional technologies," explains Hutchings.The applications for odour and dust suppression technology are endless. APPS' clients range from mobile oil rigs, where the removal of dangerous gases such as hydrogen sulfide is critical, to chicken farms where the removal of ammonia improves the environment for workers and the health of the chickens. Mist-Air EnvironmentalWith a distribution network that extends across Europe, in addition to Australasia, Shropshire based Mist-Air Environmental is another international player. Unlike Probe Industries and APPS, Mist-Air uses a dry fog system to prevent dust and odours from becoming airborne in the first place.Mike Carter, managing director at Mist-Air, argues that the system has advantages over those that rely on water for dispersal: "Not only is this a far simpler and more effective method of dust control, it is also far less expensive to install, run and maintain, and can be simply retrofitted to any size building or area in a few hours." He says: "The ultra fine dry fog is blown towards the dust by silent fans installed on the roof girders, clear of working machinery and vehicles. Low water and power usage keep running costs extremely low."According to Carter, the market for Mist-Air's dry fog systems 'can only expand'. In addition to working with a spectrum of private companies, the company also works with a growing number of insurance companies. He recalls: "We recently fitted a factory with a dust suppressant system - the insurer wanted to reduce the risk of fire or explosion, which can be a serious threat in some buildings, for example, biomass units. These sites can potentially have a high level of wood dust, which is, of course, highly flammable."As Carter points out, dust suppression can, depending on the application involved, have health benefits too by stopping potentially hazardous particulate matter (PMs) like silica, whose tiny size make them exceptionally challenging to manage. "Stopping complaints from neighbours concerning dust, and conforming to Environment Agency and EU legislation are critical management concerns," says Carter. "But the single most important point about Mist-Air dust suppression is that it prevents employees and customers breathing ultra fine dust particles which may contain, silica and asbestos fibres."Carter, APPS' Hutchings and Probe Industries' Browning all agree that the market for odour and dust suppressants will continue to be buoyant as more and more industries come under public and governmental pressure to reduce their impact on the environment. The consensus is clear that the UK's innovative approach to product development in this arena will place these specialised suppliers at the forefront of the campaign to improve air quality; a topic which is gathering momentum across the globe. This material is protected by MA Business Ltd copyright. See Terms and Conditions.


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The Orchardist, Amanda Coplin, HarperCollins, 2012, 426 pp
The Orchardist and I have a strange history. The book came to me months ago via my niece who got it from her mom, my sister. Then it was chosen for one of my reading groups in May. I started reading it the day I fell ill and read it off and on between naps, read it while in the hospital, and finished it the day after I got home. Much of that time, I was medicated and tired, fearing for my life, then in the foggy state of convalescence.
It is essentially a deeply sad story. People run away, are abused, die, but other people grieve, love, nurture, and try to do right. I suspect that my state of mind and precarious health had a lot to do with my perception of the book. On some of those days, I could not bear to read it. The slow pace of the story matched my own and I could pick it up after a day or a nap and just be right there again.
The prose is incredibly beautiful. The rural Pacific Northwest at the turn of the 20th century is described so vividly, I think a reader who had never been there would recognize it on a first visit. The characters are each some unique variation on rugged individual and Ms Coplin evokes their sorrows, their moments of accomplishment, their connections and divisions, as well as John Steinbeck or Wallace Stegner or Marianne Wiggins or Jane Smiley. This is her first novel!
I read the final 100 pages on that first full day at home from the hospital. I had no energy, was weak and dizzy, and felt I needed to get the orchardist and his weird family out of my mind so I could concentrate on getting well. Of course that didn't happen. I did get well several weeks later but the book with its haunting tone of regret and loss seemed to prove, even more than my own experience did, that human beings can survive almost anything, even recover, but none of it leaves our minds.
(The Orchardist is available in various formats by order from Once Upon A Time Bookstore.)


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Saturday, May 28, 2011
Triple Birthday BBQ
We had a Birthday BBQ for my Dad,my Husband and my oldest Son. As always to much food! But no one went home hungry and we had a lot of fun.
Meat and corn
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Friday, May 27, 2011
Anything goes Block finished
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Saturday, May 21, 2011
They are finally blooming
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Friday, May 20, 2011
A new pair
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Tone on Tone Block
Hello Delafield, how is ST. Johns Academy?This little lace peacock is from Wisconsin, I hope that Cheryl will like my work.
I love these little blocks, it is just so much fun to work on them. Here is a tone on tone in cream.I just added the Tenerriffa Lace with little buttons in the center,beaded the Peacock ,2 seam treatments with beading and some filler embroidery and flower beads.
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Sunday, May 15, 2011
Bread baking
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Friday, May 13, 2011
Another block finished
I used the design on the fabric for my Inspiration,added more fairies because you can never have to many of them and a couple of birds to finish my work. This was another fun one to work on.
My parents have been here for a week now and I don`t have as much time for my sewing for now. So I`m glad to have finished this little Fairy Block for Peggy Sue.
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Thursday, May 5, 2011
This has just been delivered
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She is done! This is a little shawl called Pimpelliese,I used two different shades of green sock wool,very easy pattern and quickly knitted up.
It is Thursday, I`m off today to finish cleaning and rearranging the house to get it ready for my parents. I`m so exited ,I have not seen them for 3 years. So just wanted to post a few pictures of my finished shawl.
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Sunday, May 1, 2011
My first Lace shawl is done!
This was a find while looking at blogs , the pattern is called Bottom up Birch . Looking back I had started it on Saturday February the 19 and just finished it yesterday. Since this was my first I was very lucky to be a member of a group called Knitting Delight. The Ladies where awesome sharing their secrets on how to block and what to use and I will need to invest in a few more supplies for my new found hobby.
I `m in love with Lace knitting, after I failed at my first attempt last year I decided to try it again and using smaller needles made all the difference. No big holes as before but it took a little to get use to the thin yarn. All this time invested was time well spent, I love my shawl.
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One of the blogs I cherish most is Curious Expeditions, an extraordinary emporium of the esoteric and ancient. I adore the esoteric, and the ancient, as a general rule. Today I was hypnotised by their report on the architectural oddities of Cappadocia.
D & M of Curious Expeditions put it in a nutshell best, so here's their text:
"The region of Cappadocia (Capadokya) is located in central Turkey, and is the setting for one of the strangest landscapes in the world. The deep valleys and soaring rock formations are volcanic rock formations, slowing eroding away to create the strange "Fairy Chimneys" (so called because locals thought they were so magical and extraordinary that only fairies could have created them). Many of these fairy chimneys have been hollowed out by industrious ancient people, who created homes, chapels, tombs and pigeon houses from the soft, carve-able rock. They also tunneled below, creating underground cities, some 8 stories down.
And here's the Fairy Chimneys Hotel, which must be one of the most exotic hotels on my global "must-stay" list. The image is from the relevant album in Curious Expeditions' flickr photostream.
I promised myself I would visit central Turkey after a recent evening flight over the region, when I gazed down on a magical landscape like no other. Alien, sculpted, vast and dusted with snow, the ridges of central Turkey were thrown into sharp relief under the last rays of the setting sun. As the sky went pure purple and a crescent moon rose over Cappadocia, I drifted off to sleep in my comfy Singapore Airlines seat, dreaming of this otherworldly land. Curious Expeditions' blog post has rekindled my desire to find myself in this magical moonscape on earth.


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Meet Our McClain Family
Family is relative … meaning, it's not always the people who share your name or genes. At McClain, our family includes those who dedicate countless hours to making this place the Unique Southern Experience it is. So now, we invite you to get to know our family a little bit better.
- Buddy McClainOwner & CEOBuddy McClainOwner & CEO
As a distinguished entrepreneur and Sonic Franchisee for over 40 years, taking on McClain Lodge was just a natural fit for Buddy McClain. Purchasing the property in 2012 with his wife, Joni, they have truly turned the place into a gorgeous resort filled with breathtaking views and endless possibilities. Since expanding the original property from 468 acres to over 1800, you can truly see the embodiment of Southern hospitality and culture in every aspect of the property. When he isn't running his restaurants, or helping oversee McClain operations, Buddy can be found giving back to the communities in which he does business. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Central Mississippi American Red Cross since 2007, and has also served as a member of the Metro-Jackson Chamber of Commerce since 1999. Buddy and Joni are active members of the First Baptist Church of Fannin. They reside in the Fannin Community in Rankin County and have two daughters, Stefanie Fairly and Mallory McClain, and two grandchildren, Knox and Jane Fairly.
- Joni McClainOwner & PresidentJoni McClainOwner & President
Joni McClain embodies the spirit of Southern hospitality. Soon after graduating from the University of Southern Mississippi, Joni began a fruitful career in marketing and events. In 1990, she opened EventWorks, Inc., a company that specialized in sales promotions and corporate events. Despite the success of her business, Joni wanted a way to utilize her sales, marketing, and special events talents on a national level. She joined McClain Sonics as the Marketing Director, and spent several years managing the marketing strategies and special events for the company. In 2012, Joni and her husband, Buddy, acquired McClain Lodge. Joni serves as the Owner/President of the lodge and brings her passion for event planning to every aspect of the business. Joni has been honored with several awards throughout the years for her contribution to women in the workforce. She is also a member of several different organizations, including the Mississippi Fairgrounds Foundation Board, Keep Mississippi Beautiful Board, and the Board of Directors for the YMCA Reservoir and Flowood branches. Joni is an active volunteer for the Central Mississippi Chapter of the American Red Cross, as well as an active member of The First Baptist Church of Fannin. Joni and Buddy reside in the Fannin Community in Rankin County and have two daughters, Stefanie Fairly and Mallory McClain, and two grandchildren, Knox and Jane Fairly.
- Paul RuiterDirector of OperationsPaul RuiterDirector of Operations
Paul Ruiter always knows when he sees something truly extraordinary and charming that is sure to make lasting memories. Getting his start at an early age into the restaurant industry, Paul quickly realized that he had found something he was passionate about: creating memories. From Big Buck Brewery & Steakhouse in Gaylord, MI to Commander's Palace Family of Restaurants in Destin, FL, Paul has a demonstrated history of taking a restaurant and making it a place that is unforgettable. When he moved to Mississippi to open a new local restaurant, he received several notable awards: Awards of Excellence by Mississippi Magazine, Jackson Free Press, Houston Magazine, My Table Magazine, Grand Rapids Magazine, Wine Enthusiast, and Wine Spectator. Paul join the McClain Family in July of 2019 as our Director of Operations. Paul has been married to his lovely wife Kim for 34 years. They have 2 sons together, William & Cody. They are excited to welcome their first granddaughter to their family.
- Angela MeasellsGeneral Manager, McClain Lodge and McClain CateringAngela MeasellsGeneral Manager, McClain Lodge and McClain Catering
To Angela Measells, there is no such thing as a stranger, just a friend she hasn't met yet. Born and raised in Rankin County, Angela holds a degree in Hotel Restaurant Management and Travel Tourism. Angela got her start as a front of house manager for Up the Creek in Flowood. She left to focus on her family, but soon came to miss her career. She joined the Rankin County Chamber of Commerce as an event planner and knew that she had found what she was passionate about. She joined VIP Grand events as a Sales/Event planner for Luckett Lodge. When the McClains purchased the lodge property in 2012, Angela stayed on and, in 2015, became the Event Director for McClain Lodge. In 2017, she was promoted to General Manager of McClain Lodge, and oversees all its events. Angela's passion for event planning comes from the people that she meets. She adores helping each client, taking their ideas and then executing them flawlessly into an experience of a lifetime. When she isn't finalizing details of a wedding, or organizing her staff to execute a corporate event, Angela can be found spending time with her husband, Brian, and their 3 sons, Bailey, Brooks, and Riley. The Measells are members of New Liberty Baptist Church.
- Sean NeelyMaintenance and Grounds ManagerSean NeelyMaintenance and Grounds Manager
Sean Neely knows business and business management. Raised in Rankin County, Sean has been in business management for over 20 years. He got his start in the MS Air National Guard and served from 1991 to 2013. For service during four deployments, Sean was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal and Aerial Achievement Medal. During this time, Sean also ran and operated a security business known as Neely Security with his father, Richard Neely. Upon leaving the Guard, Sean became a district manager for a chain of local pawn shops. It was during this time that Sean met Buddy McClain and knew that he wanted to help grow the business.
Sean joined the McClain family in 2017. When Sean isn't busy making sure that things are running smoothly on the property, he can be found spending time outdoors with his wife, Teri Dawn, and their four children, Brice, Kaylee, Blake, and Sydney. The Neely's attend Pine Lake Church and enjoy volunteering for Gravy and Grace Ministries.


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A recent study conducted by UNICEF of 29 industrialized nations relating to the well being of children, found that the Netherlands ranked highest in three out of five areas, (educational well-being, material well-being and behavior and risks), and was close to the top in the remaining two categories, (health and safety and housing). This particular study confirms what other studies have found; Dutch children are happier than those in other countries.
Not surprisingly, the United States ranked near the bottom.
The study also found that The Netherlands is the clear leader and the only country ranked in the top five countries in all dimensions of child well-being. It also showed that four other Nordic countries, (Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden), were just behind Netherlands. The bottom four countries were made up of three of the poorest countries in the survey, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania. The other country at the bottom is one of the richest, the United States. In fact, the United States and Romania were the only two countries, out of the 29 surveyed, to rank in the bottom third on all five measurements of child well-being.
So the obvious question is why are children in so many other countries happier than those in the United States and what can we do as parents and as a society to change these results? The report looked at several factors that may provide a better understanding of how other countries approach parenting individually and as a society.
1. They Celebrate Downtime.
Dutch children have less homework, less structured time and more playtime. Play is considered a part of learning, where children are offered the space and time to reflect and create. We all understand that rigid structure is oppressive, yet we insist on being more organized, more athletic, smarter, thinner and richer as we race to the finish line of who can acquire the most money or achieve the most fame. We push our children at an early age to be perfect; to never color outside the lines, and when they fail, they break down into tears or, more disturbingly, internalize their frustrations. Children reflect our attitudes toward them, so that competition in a sport or outside activity is another form of pressure, not something to be enjoyed purely for the sake of enjoying the game or activity itself. As a result, they invariably burn out at an early age, sometimes only continuing an activity in order to please the competitive nature of a parent.
2. They Empower Moms
Dutch Moms are empowered even before they meet their children. More than 1 in 4 Dutch Moms birth at home. Mothers are viewed as capable with value assigned to their parenting roles. Dutch Moms receive 16 weeks of paid maternity leave, while in Sweden new Moms get 60 weeks of leave. Many Dutch fathers choose to work part-time in order to more of hands-on role in parenting. Once again, the focus is on the child and family not the race to what some in this country view as materialistic success.
3. They Talk About Sex
The Netherlands have one of the lowest teenage pregnancy and abortion rates in the world. As opposed to his country where sex is a taboo discussion, conversations in the Netherlands are not coated with guilt and shame. Teens are educated about sex and birth control and, much like the rest of Europe and other countries, discussions are not put off. The rest of these countries realize that their children will eventually be curious about or experience sex and they choose to have those discussions sooner rather than later.
4. They Break Bread Together
Family time is at the top of the list of priorities for Dutch families and as a result the majority of Dutch children eat their main meals with their family. As a result, family ties are strengthened and bonds are established through discussion and interaction about their respective lives.
5. Well Being Is Not One Size Fits All
It is well-known that the Dutch are a tolerant, open society. They are less concerned about how others behave and more concerned about what is happening in their own lives. Society, in general honors an interconnection, without the judgmental or scornful aspect that is prevalent in our own society.
6. They Value A Child-Centered Society
Children are seen and heard from in the Netherlands and their is voice is valued, not in an indigent manner but in a way that connects them with the rest of society. Instead of children being seen as blank slates to be molded into a parents idea or perception of how they should be raised or in what ares they should be pushed into, children understand they matter and have their own intrinsic value. As a result, they are more involved in what interests them than the area of emphasis that may be placed or forced upon them by their parents.
The bottom line is that the well-being of our children should be a universal goal to be honored. We can and should learn from these findings, though many of us will dismiss the report simply because it doesn't fit into our close-minded, long-held societal views of how children should be raised and what might be in their best interests. Because parents always know what's best. Or do we?


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There is some hot-ass retro spaceship design going on inside this New York City apartment. For only 14.95 million, this blast from the past (but straight into your future) could be yours.
According to Street Easy, this gorgeous private elevator, wood burning fireplace has a lot going on:
Designed by F.H. Dewey and Company in 1925, this Park Avenue gem defines the finest in luxury living from a bygone era. The 15-story building offers only 25 grand homes and is nestled among the most exclusive buildings on Park Avenue. Perfectly located near Madison Avenue boutiques, Fifth Avenue shopping, fine restaurants, and Central Park, this home is truly a trophy residence.
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Big Cat school, Bleu - June 2018
Dave Mutton from "Specimen Fishing UK" brought his 'Big Cat School' to lake Bleu for the first time in June 2018. Within the group were three anglers who had either never caught or not caught many Catfish before, and what an incredible week they had, with most having over 300lbs of fish each including a stunning109lbs for Dave himself. Upon their return to the UK Dave had this to say...Just returned from a great time at Exclusive Angling Holidays Lac Bleu running my 'Catfish School'. A great laugh and pb's all round for the guests. Many thanks to Neil Wiggall for assisting and to Nick and Charlie Gann for the venue and the hospitality, see you next year guys."
Teedy's Tours, Lake Bleu, May 2018
Another brilliant week for these guys on lake Bleu including a 118lbs in the last half an hour of fishing - fantastic! Paul sent us this little note on his return home. Hi Charlie. Just a few highlights from a great week. Dave caught his first ever cat and I got my pb 112 lb in the last half hour of the last day. You could not have written the script. I'd like to thank you and Nick for your fantastic hospitality and the Gites were brilliant. When you consider that we only fish during the day when most people don't catch fish its amazing we catch any at all. When you then catch that many it is a testament to the fantastic fishing that you guys provide. Cheers Paul"


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Over the years, the Vans Warped Tour has fascinatingly evolved to include a widely diverse collection of alternative rock acts. What was once simply a showcase for metal and punk now features rap, electronica, folk and bands in several other genres.
This year's Warped Tour may be the most varied ever; so navigating through a festival that features over a hundred acts can be a challenge. Here are 10 acts that are well worth your while as your sweat off a few pounds traversing the vast confines of Gexa Energy Pavilion this Friday.1. Chiodos
- This six-piece from Michigan has been giving new meaning to the post-hardcore subgenre for over a decade. Original singer Craig Owens returned to the band in 2012 and Chiodos' fourth album is due by year's end. With Owens solidly back in the fold, Chiodos is easily one of the best bands on this bill.2. Crown the Empire
- Dallas' own post-hardcore six-piece has only been together a couple of years, but Andrew Velasquez and crew are already hitting their stride. If you dig Attack, Attack or Pierce the Veil, you will surely dig the glorious noise of Crown of Empire.3. Itch
- "How to Fucking Rule at Life" is one of the best hip-hop singles to come out of the UK in a long while. Itch claims he is "a rap game GG Allin" and he's not that far off. Angry and impassioned, his set is not to be missed.4. Hawthorne Heights
- Hailing out of Ohio, Hawthorne Heights are a case study on how to rebound from adversary. Rhythm guitarist (and unclean vocalist) Casey Calvert died in 2007, but the band shouldered on and eventually recordedFragile Future
. The recently issued Zero could well be the best thing Hawthorne Heights has done.5. Alvarez Kings
- Playing progressive pop, Yorkshire's Alvarez Kings are another great act from the UK turning heads at this year's Warped Tour. The sound of these Kings is a pleasant mix of punk energy and rock-steady beats.6. Oh, Sleeper
- Cowtown's best contribution to the Christian Metal scene, Oh, Sleeper also happens to rock with a vengeance. Featuring bone-crushing riffs and throat shredding vocals, this is definitely a band for the Old Testament.7. Poor Young Things
- Every Warped Tour needs a band of geeks and Toronto's Poor Young Things certainly qualifies. Playing a hook-laden pop/punk, these guys offer a restraint and clarity missing from most acts you'll stumble across on this tour.8. The Black Dahlia Murder
- about as heavy as any band you'll find on this particular day, Michigan's Black Dahlia Murder has been eroding ear drums since 2000. The band's most recent effort,Everblack
, is a furious monster of an album that overcomes the banality of its Spinal Tap inspired title.9. Kairo Kingdom
- German trance/glitch hop/dubstep doesn't get much more intriguing than the relatively new Kairo Kingdom. This Teutonic duo are best when they keep things as uncluttered as possible. Check out the band's wonderfulFantom
EP for the evidence.10. Charlie Simpson
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- currently going solo from the British alternative rock band Fightstar, Charlie Simpson is one of those overly earnest singer-songwriters who manage to get it right. Sure he looks real pretty, but there are some seriously dark undercurrents to some of Simpson's best songs.
Other acts worth some of your time: Motion City Soundtrack, Juliet Simms, Memphis May Fire, Bowling for Soup, Forever the Sickest Kids, Mixtapes, Goldhouse, Defeater, The Story So Far, Never Shout Never, Man Overboard, Middle Finger Salute and Big D and the Kids Table.
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Writing Project offers children's books writing course for teachers
The Lowcountry Writing Project at The Citadel will offer a three-graduate-hour course on writing children's books for teachers in all grade levels and subject areas.
Sessions meet at The Citadel on Wednesdays from 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 6, 9 and 13; March 5, 8 and 12; and April 9, 12 and 16. Local authors and publishers will share their stories and offer tips to help writers get started. Classes will also include time to read and discuss works in progress.
Cost is $300. Applications and additional information are available at www.citadel.edu/writingproject . Applications will be accepted through Jan. 31. For more information, contact Tom Thompson at 843-953-1418.
The Lowcountry Writing Project, an affiliate of the National Writing Project, provides professional development for public and private school teachers in all grade levels and all disciplines. Other workshops and courses are available throughout the year.


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Tuesday, April 7, 2015
My New Quilted Purse
In January my friend Vicki made a darling bag from the Dainty Tote Bag Tutorial at Three Owls Handmade. I really wanted to make one, and I have finally done it! I absolutely love my new purse.
Except for the lining and the handles, it is entirely made from scraps. When I made this twister quilt for my Sister-in-law, I cut out four ten inch squares from a ten inch strip.
I had a lot of scraps ten inches long by 2-3 inches wide. I decided to cut them down to 10 x 2 inches and use them for the dainty tote bag in a checkerboard layout. (The tutorial uses 2.5 inch squares).
Tip: If you like strip piecing, but still want a random checkerboard layout, you can sew your background fabric (black) to your print fabric (red) then cut it down to size (2 inches). This saves you from cutting and sewing lots of 2 inch squares.
Then you can lay them out randomly.
Because my squares finish at 1.5 inches instead of 2 inches, my bag is a bit different in size from the tutorial. However, I was still able to use her template for the side piece. I just cut it a half inch shorter.
After piecing and cutting the outside panel, I trimmed off one row on each side so that the handles (wider than hers) would blend in with the checkerboard.
I also quilted the lining just a little bit to keep it from shifting. Plus, I added a couple pockets.
I absolutely love my new purse! (But I think I already said that.) ;D
The binding around the curved edge was my least favorite part of the project. I like sewing boxed corners better. However, I love how it looks.
Another little change I made was using a little bit longer zipper and adding a tab at the end. This makes it open a little wider.
It fits my iPad mini and everything else nicely.
One other change I made was to lengthen the handles. I like my purse to go over my shoulder.
While the handles may look a little odd being so long on such a small project, I really like it this way.
Just for fun, here it is in comparison with the queen bee bags I just made.
Nice and dainty!
P.S. I will be linking up with some of the fun parties on my sidebar. There is something fun for every day of the week!
P.P.S. Originally I was going to use some of the leftover gray pieces from the twister quilt, but decided to save them for a different project. They may become a quilted pouch sometime soon.
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Totally love the purse! It seems easy until you start talking about the pockets, the handle, the sides, and the zipper! I have never done anything but quilting. I just need to stop quilting for a week and make me a bag. New things are hard! Quilting is easy. I like the easy road...I guess I need to change!ReplyDelete
Absolutely adorable, Jasmine! You could make a little pouch like the ones I've created...Moda Bakeshop also has a few darling patterns.ReplyDelete
Love it, Jasmine. Totally awesome. You make the cutest things. I may try this one.ReplyDelete
Oh Jasmine it is adorable! See I wanted a longer handle too but didn't have enough fabric. I am going to make another one someday and will do that.ReplyDelete
Awesome handbag Jasmine. You really did a wonderful job on it. I really like the look of the binding on the edges. Great use of those leftover scraps.ReplyDelete
Such a nice bag Jasmine! I love to be able to just sew up a new handbag whenever I'm in the mood for a new one. :) Your version is so cute, I really like the patchwork look.ReplyDelete
Love your version and the smaller size patchwork! Longer handles work perfectly. Thanks for sharing!! :)ReplyDelete
This is a really sweet bag. I've never made one, but every time I see something as nice as this I think I should try.ReplyDelete
Adorable bag! Love your scrappy pattern and its a really good idea to quilt the lining - I'm going to pinch that!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous quilt and adorabe bonus bag of your sraps. Thank for sharing.ReplyDelete
What a great little bag! And I love how you personalized it to meet your needs :)ReplyDelete
Love the last photo - it looks so tiny next to the tote bags and really cute!ReplyDelete
Beautiful bags! I love that you quilted the lining, this is exactly how I would have done it. Well done!ReplyDelete
That turned out beautifully. Again, I like how you photographed the dainty with the not-so-dainty bags - it's fun to see the size comparison. I am thinking about making a purse at my upcoming retreat...love bags, hate making them. Maybe if I do it with company it will feel less like work and more like play! Your finish has just pushed me over the edge, and now I'm inspired to pull fabric!ReplyDelete
It's perfect! Such a nice size...I'm not a fan of the monster sized purses some women carry now and yours looks like a much more reasonable size. I love the colours too, and the rounded bottom gives it such a feminine look.ReplyDelete
Such a cute bag! I also need to get into bag making. Sometime I feel like there are so many quilts I want to make that there is no time left over.ReplyDelete
What a perfect way to use up scraps from a quilt! It turned out really nice.ReplyDelete
Oh, it is so pretty! You are very talented. We share so many of the same interests (well, all of them!) as I love to quilt, cook, bake and scrapbook too! I am going to learn so much from you!!ReplyDelete
I love it when scraps become something so useful! I had to laugh when I saw the comparison picture. Your queen bags look huge!ReplyDelete
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Sonny Edwards is present in all the doo wop guides with his Cevetone recordings...
-This Time I'm Gonna Cry/Toy Balloon-1963.
-I Love You Tenderly/Soapy Duck & The Wiggle Wobble-1963.
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Ending a marriage is a challenging time in one's life. Aside from the emotional reaction to the end of the relationship, divorce also brings on a range of more practical challenges. In many ways, newly divorced individuals must begin anew, often without a clear understanding of how their new circumstances might look or feel. As a result, high levels of stress often accompany a Maryland divorce.
Recent research suggests that women are particularly at risk for increased stress during separation and divorce. When asked to rate their own sense of well-being across five different areas, women who were separated ranked their well-being at low levels -- lower than those reported by men and women who were married or single. In addition, women showed higher rates of drug and alcohol use during the period of separation.
A heightened level of tension and anxiety is a normal reaction to the end of a marriage, but Maryland women must take steps to keep stress at a manageable level. Often, stress comes from not knowing what to expect in one's future. The best way to alleviate this type of anxiety is to play an active role within the legal aspects of one's divorce.
Women in Maryland who are actively engaged in the child custody and property division portions of their divorce will have a firm understanding of how their lives will be shaped in the months and years to come. Having this knowledge allows one to make plans for the future, which leads to a sense of control. Often, simply having this feeling of control over one's own future is sufficient to lower the overall level of stress felt throughout the process of separation and divorce.
Source: Deseret News National, "Stress and substance abuse increase more for women who divorce or separate", Lois M. Collins, Oct. 26, 2014


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There are many different manufacturing and industrial applications that use significant amounts of water. In these cases, the water that is used may need to be purified, especially if it is being used in the manufacturing or processing of food. Removing impurities help to prevent any differences in the taste of the food that is being processed.
There are also times where water is used to manufacture a product. Once the water is used, however, it may contain harmful minerals, chemicals or even various types of harmful debris. To deal with the excess water, it's often released into large retention areas or natural water sources. However, to release this water safely, so as not to contaminate retention areas or natural water sources, the water must be properly purified. Systems that are specifically designed for Industrial Water Purification in Cedar Rapids IA will need to be used.
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US Route 491 has picked up the rather worrying title of Devil's Highway since it's opening in 2003. What paranormal force is behind the terrors witnessed on this north-south carriageway and why does it claim so many lives?
The Devil's Highway
Over the years the road has claimed an unusual amount of lives through driving accidents. As soon as a death is recorded the road itself seems to take the blame.
It doesn't matter if the driver was drunk, there was human error or a mechanical fault – the road will end up being the culprit!
The Navajo firmly believe that legends such as Skinwalkers inhabit more desolate parts of the infamous stretch of road, appearing out of nowhere in front of oncoming traffic.
There have also been numerous reports of devilish hell hounds roaming the 200 mile long stretch in packs.
Individual hounds are said to break off the pack and chase after passing motorists – keeping up pace with cars traveling at incredible speeds.
Certain quarters believe these hell hounds are behind various accidents that have taken place on the road.
They are thought to be the cause of ripped tires found at the scene of numerous automobile crash sites.
The Haunted Semi Truck
There have also been several reports of a ghostly semi truck driving down the highway at various times of the day.
This truck often plays a game of 'chicken' with oncoming motorists, causing them to swerve off the road and crash.
The Girl in White
Numerous reports seem to indicate that a phantom girl in white also haunts the motorway. The vast majority of these reported sightings do not include hostility or malevolence.
Most witnesses have pulled over to offer the young girl assistance but as they approach her she disappears into thin air!
Many drivers that have taken on the 200 mile trek have failed to reach their destinations. This once again has been blamed on the road itself.
It's as if the missing person has vanished off the face of the planet – parts of the car and personal items have been found but the driver is never to be seen again.
There are also a few drivers that disappear only to turn up days later. They have no memory of where they have been and they cannot remember any part of the journey.
Route 666
The highway is actually the 6th spur on the existing Route 66 – this is how it ended up with the unfortunate number clinging to it.
It received the change of name to US Route 491 in 2003 due to the amount of local lobbying and pressure.
If you have any thoughts or opinions on the US Route 666 please leave them in the comment section below.


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Corniglia is an indie rock/psychedelic/dream-pop duo from Perth. Matt Irwin is the primary songwriter, while the Italian-born Chloe De Paoli is the singer. They just released their self-titled debut album yesterday, and I got a thing in the mail bag about it. The great Australia-centric indie music magazine Happy has also really been pumping their tires a lot, which drew my attention even more.
To be fair, the email promised "psychedelic infused shoegaze", which got me really excited. There's a lot of wonderful shoegaze coming out of Australia these days, and I thought this would be an addition to the ever-growing list. I've listened the whole album, and there just isn't much about this that makes me think of shoegaze. I like it a lot, but it's dream-pop at best. I definitely get a lot of psychedelic and some ethereal vibes. Classify it however you want: it's still pretty damn good.
Thanks to the organs/synths and the delay on the vocals, it's a little hazy and a little cloudy. It may be Australian summer, but this song doesn't make me think of driving around with the windows open, the birds singing, and the sun beating down on my shoulders. This makes me of driving around at night with only the moon and the stars above. It it makes me feel good.
"Sleepy Jane" by Corniglia
I've just listened to this song a few times in a row, and I like it more with each listen. Chloe's vocals remind me of someone, but I can't quite figure it out. No matter what, I like it and I'll look forward to more from this group in the future.
You can buy a download of Corniglia via Bandcamp here.


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Google Unifies Free Storage Products
Guess this move wasn't deemed important enough for the I/O keynote. But for those who carefully meter their free Google storage, life just got a little easier. Google now gives users 15 gigabyte to be split up among Drive, Gmail and Google+ Photos however they like.


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Hey, if you do a Google Search on "Borland Delphi", you get a result that find kind of pleasing:
Nice to see Embarcadero grabbing up a good collection of words and searches on Google and directing people to the right place.
Here are some facts, thoughts, and a conclusion concerning AppWave.
Amazon started out as bookstore online, but they have expanded to selling almost anything that can actually be shipped via UPS or Fedex, and more importantly – electronically.
And in the last few years they've moved beyond even that to being a leading player in the cloud space. They have their own digital book platform in the Kindle. They are knocking on Netflix's door with their own Instant Video offering. Their EC2 platforms are pretty cool – you can basically own a computer out on the cloud for a very reasonable price – probably less than you would spend on purchasing and maintaining a physical box. You can remote into the machine and manage it like it was your very own. You can clone the machines with a click of a button. Pretty powerful stuff. And a pretty compelling, forward thinking business.
I think it is safe to say that Amazon is not fooling around.
Apple and Google both should be looking over their shoulders. Apple should be concerned about Amazon cutting into the iTunes arena, and Google should be feeling the pinch on the cloud computing side of things. Amazon is coming strong into their space.
Okay, so here is the conclusion I promised: One of Embarcadero's end-game plans for AppWave is to get bought by Amazon.
Amazon is the only one of the players in this space not tied to their own OS, and thus can be the one that provides an AppStore for Windows. (Google is OS neutral at best, but obviously interested in promoting Android and ChromeOS, and Apple, well, they are Apple, aren't they.) AppWave theoretically could be something that launches Embarcadero into the big-time, but it's also something that the big-time players could very well want to buy.
And of course, one has to believe that Microsoft won't be silent in all of this.
We've all done it: File|New|VCL Forms Application. Then we drop a button and a memo, double click on the button, and write some code that prints out to the TMemo. You start out just "testing something out", but then you end up working on a routine, or maybe even a class or a collection of classes. Your "tests" are runs of the app, pushes of the button, and then looking at the output in the TMemo on your form.
Sometimes you were just trying something out, but sometimes the result actually ended up being useful.
At some point, though, you probably realized that this was a bit "amateurish" – not what "realy developers" do. Pretty soon you discovered that all the cool kids did their horsing around in Console Applications, using WriteLn to output "SUCCESS" or "FAIL" or other data, depending on how things went for testing. This worked out well – you could even set up a basic test harness to track the output by diverting the output somewhere it can be tracked.
Console applications are sexy and lean and mean. You were cool. You would eventually work what you were testing out up into a class and writing a bunch of sample code to make things work. You probably ended up with a separate unit that had a class in it and a console application that called into that unit. Way cooler that your app with the button and the TMemo.
Okay, so that is all well and good. But I'm going to argue that there is even a more sophisticated thing that we should be doing when we need to build something new – something that is designed specifically for proving that something works: DUnit. That's what the really cool kids are doing.
If you are creating something new, and there is even the slightest chance that it will end up being real and used in production, the first thing that you should be doing is not a simple form or a console application, but a DUnit based application. This way, you can easily write tests to define how the thing you are writing should behave. You almost certainly end up writing a class (and you do put your functionality in classes right?). You can then play around with that class, add tests, and see how things work. You'll get that beautiful green bar sliding across the DUnit Runner app, and you can continue to work up your class, add tests, and make changes with confidence as you work on stuff. Eventually you'll end up with a tested class that you have confidence in.
It's the ultimate way to "test something out". (Yes, I'm trying to sneak in the back door to get you to do Test Driven Development.)
DUnit ships with Delphi, and Delphi provides a nice wizard for creating a new DUnit application. So there's really nothing stopping you from doing DUnit first.
I haven't done a quick review on a book for a while, but it hasn't been because I wasn't reading. I've actually been re-reading two of my favorite books by Ken Follett, The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End . I'm a big historical fiction guy, and historical fiction doesn't get much better than these two. They are excellent and educational reading – the latter begin one of the main reasons I like historical fiction. I know more about medieval life and building cathedrals than I ever thought I would after reading these two.
But that's not the book I'm reviewing now. I mention them because the response of the literary community to Follett's release of the above books was "shock and surprise". I guess that is because they quite different from the spy/thrillers that he had written before. The response couldn't have been because they didn't think Follett had it in him, because clearly he does.
So Fall of Giants should come as no surprise. It's a great read and masterfully done -- exactly the kind of book I love to read – sweeping epic tales of five different families from five very different places and backgrounds that interrelate with each other as they are "swept up" in the tumultuous events in Europe before, during and after the First World War. Along the way you see familiar events unfold – the Russian Revolution, the Battles at Marne and Somme, and something I wasn't really aware of, the direct military support of the Russian White army after the end of the "Great War". The characters are richly drawn and the cross paths with real historical characters like Woodrow Wilson, Lenin, Trotsky, and David Lloyd George. Along the way we see coal miners struggle for better working conditions, women fight for the vote, and the Russians overthrow the Tsar.
Follett clearly has moved beyond being a "mere" suspense novelist, and I for one am very happy about that. Fall of Giants is the first in a trilogy, with the second book covering the Depression and The Second World War, and the third dealing with the Cold War. I for one am anxiously awaiting the next book in the series, due in 2012.
The software of today is really made up of a rather long series of layers, with each layer reducing the complexity and increasing the capabilities of software developers.
The first developers literally programmed in ones and zeros. They had nothing more than that – pure binary. Heck, in the beginning, the notion of "programming" didn't even really involve software, but rather the manipulation of hardware – actually flipping switches to physically alter the bit settings on the device.
But soon enough, along came an assembler, which is basically a layer of abstraction over binary code. Then Grace Murray Hopper invented the notion of a compiler, and this brought about human readable languages. (Some argue that assembly is human readable – I guess I mean "readable my mere mortals").
But of course, every language has to have an operating system to code against. Once we had that idea down – that of writing a human-readable language against the operating system (OS) - we wrote Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to make calling into the OS easier. Instead of coding against interrupts in DOS, we had a neat, fairly easy to use thing like the Windows API.
But naturally, we weren't happy there. We needed another layer! So along came things like the VCL and MFC. They were layers on top of the OS's Windows API making it easier to write Windows programs. (Of course, if MFC makes it easier, I'm not sure what word to use to describe what the VCL does for Windows programming. )
But that wasn't good enough for us, now, was it. We needed yet another layer. So along came things like Java as a cross-platform layer, and for Windows, we now have .Net. At its base level, .Net is another level of abstraction on top of the Windows API.
So (crudely put) we have .Net on top of the Win32 API on top of the OS on top of Assembler on top of binary code on top of physical switches. Layer after layer. As a result, we have managed to tame the immense complexity of the computers that we have today. Without all these layers, we'd never be able to write the software that we use today.
So the question that pops into my mind is this: What is the layer that we are going to put over things like .Net and the VCL?
I myself have no idea, despite having thought about it quite a bit. I'm guessing that it will be something that we haven't even really conceived of yet – or something that only people way smarter than you and I are thinking about today.
Nevertheless, I bet you have an idea. What is it?
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Barry M- Navy, OPI- Alpine Snow, OPI- Big apple red, Glitter Gal - Holographic Red
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Oil and natural gas won't be the only game in town under a new state energy policy unveiled Monday by Republican Gov. Susana Martinez.
"New Mexico is one of the most energy-rich and energy-diverse states in the nation, and we have an excellent opportunity to utilize this position to grow our economy and create more jobs," Martinez said in a statement before detailing elements of the plan during an annual energy summit in southeastern New Mexico.
The plan calls for an all-of-the-above approach, not unlike the prescription being pushed at the federal level. It highlights the need for more infrastructure such as rail and transmission lines, storage options that could spur growth among solar and wind production and job training.
More than a year in the making, the plan stems from several listening sessions around the state. Some 450 people representing industry, state and local governments and other interests participated.
The plan includes dozens of recommendations and for the first time links energy production to the availability of water in arid New Mexico.
David Martin, secretary of the state Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, acknowledged the continued importance of oil and gas development to the state's bottom line but said things are much different now than when New Mexico's last energy policy was adopted in 1991.
Martin cited the frustrations that come along with the cyclical nature of oil and gas and global pressures that are out of the nation's control. Earlier this year, state lawmakers saw the amount of new money available for spending on schools and other government programs slashed by tens of millions of dollars due to drops in the price of oil.
Martin said the hope is that the new policy will help protect against volatility in one market or another.
"Our thought is we're not trying to pick winners or losers. We let the marketplace determine that," he said. "But we try to give everyone enough flexibility that they can do what makes common sense and economic sense, whether that's solar, whether that's wind or natural gas or whatever."
The plan indicates the state will be looking for new markets — from exporting coal and natural gas to other states and possibility across the Mexican border to the feasibility of small nuclear reactors.
Streamlining regulatory processes also is among the recommendations aimed at attracting energy-related economic development opportunities. But the plan cautions that all forms of energy development have effects, and steps need to be taken to protect public health — from groundwater testing to reducing venting and flaring in oil and gas operations.
Aside from the governor, speakers at Monday's summit include state Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn and T. Boone Pickens, a Texas billionaire who made much of his fortune in oil but has become an advocate for alternative energy.


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Criticism provides a forum for current scholarship on literature, media, music and visual culture. A place for rigorous theoretical and critical debate as well as formal and methodological self-reflexivity and experimentation, Criticism aims to present contemporary thought at its most vital.
Criticism Volume 55, Number 4 (Fall 2013)
Table of Contents
At the Intersections of Mode, Genre, and Media: A Dossier of Essays on MelodramaMarcie Frank
Fidelio: Melodramas of Agency and IdentityJonathan Goldberg
The Barbara Stanwyck Show: Melodrama, Kitsch, and the Media ArchiveCatherine Russell
Melodramatic Reenactment and the Ghosts of Grizzly ManNed Schantz
Charlotte Salomon's Life? Or Theater? A Melodrama?Ariela Freedman
The Persistence of Unreason: Michel Foucault's Mad MelodramaLynne Huffer
The Mute's Voice: The Dramatic Transformations of the Mute and Deaf-Mute in Early-Nineteenth-Century FrancePatrick McDonagh
Guy Maddin's The NIght Mayor, Imaginary Media, and Contemporary MelodramaDarren Wershler
Medium Envy: A Response to Marcie Frank's "At the Intersections of Mode, Genre, and Media: A Dossier of Essays on Melodrama"Michael Moon
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