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I like to mix my sweet woodruff with lamiums, ivy, and, of course, weeds.
Huh? Wha?
Here I am innocently perusing my Bluestone catalog, getting all excited about spending twice as money with them by ordering perennials in the fall AND spring, when I see that what I have been calling gallium odorata for years is NOW called … asperula odorata. And that the gallium verum is nowhere to be found. I don't know what they're calling that now.
No explanation. I'm almost afraid that if I were to call and ask, there'd be this 1984ish scenario where I would be told that the plant has ALWAYS been called asperula. (Yes, I know, I'm going too far. I am sure there is a perfectly reasonable explanation.)
But still. I love the name sweet woodruff. It makes me think of sachets, May wine, and one of the easiest-growing groundcover a Northeastern gardener could ever want. I also liked the name gallium, though not as much. Omnia Gallia est and all that. Asperula isn't quite as pleasant in its Latin meaning or in its sound.
Oh, well. Whatever the nomenclature experts do, it'll always be sweet woodruff.
And by the way, does anyone know the reasonable explanation?

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This course is designed to provide participants with the skills and knowledge to assess a confined space and its hazards. It offers emergency call in protocols, evacuation procedures and required rescue equipment. Participants will also learn the entry authorization requirements, job specific communication methods as well as monitoring confined spaces and signage for entry. This course is designed to meet the Alberta Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) legislation. OSSA Confined Space Entry certificate is required to work in various industries within Fort McMurray.
Prerequisites: None
Upon successful completion of this course, each participant will receive a Certificate of Completion valid for 3 years.
Duration: 7 hours
Location: In-Class
Course Capacity: 20
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The Different Sorts of Dental experts' Dental Solutions
Dentistry is an extremely vast as well as extensive branch of medicine. It entails a series of research studies, medical diagnosis as well as therapies regarding dental-related issues. In link to this, dentistry is appropriately manned by dental experts called as dental professionals. Dental practitioners are oral cosmetic surgeons that concentrate on treating as well as diagnosing all type of dental illness. The majority of these dental doctors are running with orthodontic assistants, oral hygienists, dental technicians as well as dental specialists to correctly sustain the aesthetics as well as wellness of the person's teeth. Basically, dental professionals collaborate with a myriad of dental services and also these are:
1. Bridging - is an oral restoration technique that is carried out by specialist dental experts. Linking is really made use of to change a missing tooth that is why it is also clinically called as the dealt with partial denture.
2. Orthodontic Implants and Dentures - is a kind of orthodontic service that is done by an orthodontic specialist called periodontist. Oral implants are comprised of artificial tooth that is attached directly to the individual's jaw. Unlike dentures, implants are taken care of and also can not be removed. On the other hand, dentures are also fabricated set of teeth to change a natural one. They are made from metal or plastic.
3. Invisalign - is a prominent Orthodontic treatment that uses 3D visualizing technology. They are clear aligners that can be made use of by grownups, teenagers and even children. Most of the times, invisalign teeth aligners are used as an option for typical dental braces.
4. Crowns - are a type of oral solution that is made use of to recover the patient's teeth due to dental caries. They are straight fitted on the remaining part of the tooth so regarding make it much more powerful as well as producing a best form just like an all-natural tooth. A great unexpected emergency dental professional can do this for you.
5. Dental Treatment - this sort of dental service includes tooth polishing and scaling. Moreover, this method is likewise made use of by a lot of orthodontic experts in order to get rid of tartar specifically to hard-reached locations of the mouth that even oral flossing as well as cleaning can not also eliminate.
6. Orthodontics - are a sort of orthodontic therapy that can improve the oral wellness as well as smile of a person. Problems like crowded teeth, inaccurate mouth placements and also mandible joint problems a fantastic read can be professionally catered through this treatment.
7. Fillings - is used by dental practitioner to cover openings in a tooth that is dued to dental cavity. Amalgam is among the filling up kinds accomplished by a dental practitioner; it is composed of various sort of steels consisting of zinc, tin, mercury, silver as well as copper.
8. Root Canal Therapy - or also referred to as endodontics, is an oral therapy that concentrates on the facility of the tooth. Essentially, this method is carried out to eliminate all the infections already existing in the root canal system.
9. Braces - are also a type of Orthodontic treatment that can enhance the visual appeals of the teeth. These are considerably made from ceramic or plastic as well as steel. Factually, braces are detachable therefore it can correctly clean up as well as can be secured.
10. Pearly whites Whitening - is dental solution that makes use of lightening so about give an individual a much whiter tooth. Among the most typical teeth bleaching procedures today is the power whitening or laser whitening.
The dental solutions discussed above are simply some of the most desired solutions carried out by dentists today. In order to understand the ideal orthodontic solution for you, see your personal dental expert as soon as possible.


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Remember how a recent post on my favourite places to shop in London included 'Next' for affordable casual and work-wear? Well, I walked past the Oxford St store a few weeks ago and was drawn to a floaty 1950s inspired coloured tea dress that I found myself instantly justifying the need to buy. 'You could totally wear it to a wedding' was the first thought that entered my head, quickly interjected by 'Don't waste your time justifying why you need it, the important question is which colour you should choose!' I turned over the price tag and couldn't believe it was only £40! Yay – A gem that didn't break the bank! It was the first time I'd entertained shopping at Next for special occasion wear and I was honestly pleasantly surprised.
I've followed ever since a friend of mine shared her blog after attending Kat's inspirational photography camp so when Kat announced a wedding fashion styling competition with 'Next' on her blog, I knew it would be so fun to enter, even if it were just to tell all of you about the new dress I'd fallen in love with!
The competition involves styling wedding outfits under £500 from the so I've chosen to put together looks for wedding guests because while I personally love getting dressed up for weddings, it can also be a bit daunting for others – especially judging by the questions I receive from this blog for advice on what to wear to weddings.
If you're a regular TSM reader, you'll also know I believe spending huge amounts of money on designer brands doesn't necessarily equate to looking stylish. Whether for work or weddings, good styling is about appreciating how to wear which clothes for your body shape. The great thing about the sizing at Next is that, as Tyra Banks would describe it, it's 'Fiercely real.' Most clothes come in petite (UK Sz 6-18) – great for shorties like me!, Regular (Sz 6R-22R) and Tall (Sz 8T-18T) and they ship to over 59 countries! So here are the looks I've created to complement any body shape and size from Next. In case you want tips on identifying your body shape, simply refer back to my previous post.
Wedding Outfit Ideas For Pear Shaped Bodies
- Tip: Ideal dresses are those that add volume & detail to your upper half (go for a lower neckline) and skim, rather than cling to your hips.
- The tea dresses below have a beautifully feminine A-line skirt which is perfect for pears like me and by adding accessories such as the belt and necklace, this will visually create that coveted hourglass figure!
Outfit Details: All available from Next (Click on images below for prices & details)
Wedding Outfit Ideas For Inverted Triangle Shaped Bodies
- Tip: Dresses that emphasise the lower half and those that visually simplify your shoulders are ideal for those with a top heavy inverted triangle shape.
- The elegant one strap on the Brocade dress below helps narrow your top half and the dress is fitted with special Body Shaper Lining for that svelte silhouette.
Wedding Outfit Ideas For Rectangular Shaped Bodies
- Tips: Most dresses will look great on your shape (lucky you!) so aim to create some curves.
- All three dresses below I chose have common themes: They emphasise a waistline and the elements of pattern, peplum and a fit & flare skirt will instantly create visual curves.


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In a time when PC gamers are feeling a little short-changed when it comes to new release quality, id's Rage was a perfect example of where it all went wrong.
Speaking to Kotaku, id's John Carmack admits that the PC release driver issue has been a "cluster [email protected]#$". Since the game was released earlier this week, PC gamers have had to put up with poor frame rates and graphical glitches such as tearing which has frustrated consumers. John Carmack admits things have not gone well adding:
"The driver issues at launch have been a real cluster [email protected]#$. We were quite happy with the performance improvements that we had made on AMD hardware in the months before launch; we had made significant internal changes to cater to what AMD engineers said would allow the highest performance with their driver and hardware architectures, and we went back and forth with custom extensions and driver versions."
So why did it all go wrong for the PC version and why are PC gamers getting upset? It goes down to the approach id took in developing the game with consoles as the primary target for the title.
"You can choose to design a game around the specs of a high-end PC and make console versions that fail to hit the design point, or design around the specs of the consoles and have a high-end PC provide incremental quality improvements. We chose the latter."
?"We do not see the PC as the leading platform for games," Carmack added.? "That statement will enrage some people, but it is hard to characterize it otherwise; both console versions will have larger audiences than the PC version. A high end PC is nearly 10 times as powerful as a console, and we could unquestionably provide a better experience if we chose that as our design point and we were able to expend the same amount of resources on it. Nowadays most of the quality of a game comes from the development effort put into it, not the technology it runs on. A game built with a tenth the resources on a platform 10 times as powerful would be an inferior product in almost all cases."
id have always driven PC gaming forward in the FPS genre but times have changed and PC gamers are more often than not finding that new titles suffer from 'consolitis' with inferior graphics, performance, interfaces and controls which make the PC gaming experience feel rather lackluster.
PC gaming is said to be on the up, but with developers such as id choosing to focus on console quality first for AAA titles such as Rage, it could be quite a while before PC gaming peaks and we get back to utilising all the power of today's top PC gaming machines.
Note: AMD and Nvidia have released new drivers last night that PC gamers should try to improve performance.
Source: Kotaku.
In a time when PC gamers are feeling a little short-changed when it comes to new release quality, id's Rage was a perfect example of where it all went wrong.


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|For an overview of the entire Heist, see Series A.
- "After all that hard work crowd funding the business, it's time to make some money. Come to the warehouse and help move two vans loaded with product."
- — Instructions
Series A Funding is the final part of the Series A, the fourth heist available in Grand Theft Auto Online.
It turns out that all the gangs that the crew had ripped off in the set-up jobs, the frat boys, the Vagos, The Lost MC, the Ballas and the O'Neil brothers, find out that Trevor is behind it, and they are all out for Trevor's blood and their product back. Ron will briefly explain to the crew about the situation that Trevor needs help.
The crew will need to go to the warehouse under Los Santos Freeway in East Vinewood to defend Trevor and the trucks before moving the trucks to the buyer's meeting place at a house by the El Gordo Lighthouse.
Two player need to be at the north side of the warehouse and two at the south side to defend the place. One of the teams can already use the Technical to defend the warehouse. Use heavy weapons and Assault Rifles to take out the enemies, as soon as a Gang Burrito and a bike appear at the north side of the warehouse take them out.
Be ready to move the vans and leave the area once Trevor prompts the team, as there is a time limit to reach the destination. For the long trip, two members will drive both vans; whilst the other two will be on the Technical. During the journey to the destination the crew will be continuously assaulted by the gangs in Frogger helicopters, Ballers, and motorcycles. The Technical should stay close to the vans and fend off the attackers. The van drivers can also use AP Pistols to defend themselves, however they should watch the van health counter carefully.
The heist concludes when all the vehicles converge at the destination, a lighthouse in Blaine County. Trevor thanks the crew for successfully moving the product to its destination while dealing with the various gangs attempting to take it back, and gives a bag of cash to the crew, telling them to disperse before more attention arrives.
In the cutscene that concludes after the heist, the buyer asks Trevor where the cocaine is, which makes Trevor grow suspicious, as he never revealed his name to the buyer and neither that he was selling cocaine. It turns out that the drug deal is actually a sting operation, and the buyer is a DOA agent instead. The agent tries to make the arrest but Trevor dives off of a cliff into the water and stays submerged while being fired upon by the agent and the LSPD. Trevor manages to elude the authorities and swims to shore.
A short cutscene follows directly after this, featuring Trevor hitting his head repeatedly on a tree and then afterwards leaning on it, sobbing over the unsuccessful deal, with only a small Impotent Rage statue as his consolation.
The crew is shown outside of the Park View Diner.
Mission Objectives
- Go to the warehouse.
- Get into position.
- Hold position.
- Take out the enemies.
- Take the vans to the drop off.
- Members of the frat boys, the Vagos, The Lost MC, the Ballas and the O'Neil brothers - Killed by the GTA Online Protagonists for attempting to kill them and Trevor Philips, and for attempting to take back their product.
Elite Challenges
- Complete in under 6:30 minutes
- Kill 75 enemies
- Nobody gets wasted
- The Impotent Rage statue seen in the final cutscene may be the one destroyed by The Lost in Nervous Ron. This would explain Trevor's attachment to the toy in said mission, as it would have carried his product and would have been a final memento to the Online Protagonist.
- When the LSPD fire their pistols as Trevor during the end cutscene, they make a unique sound effect, this cannot be heard in normal gameplay.
- The same sound effect is heard in Humane Raid - Key Codes, when the FIB first fire their pistols at Karen.
- The end cutscene has some similarities to the missions Blow Your Cover and Buyer's Market from Grand Theft Auto IV and The Lost and Damned, mainly with the protagonists making a drug deal with undercover agents who eventually get compromised by the protagonists and the protagonists are forced to escape arrest.
- Your heist wardrobe and gun locker will remain empty for the whole setup for the period of this heist.
- This is also the only heist where the online characters aren't seen celebrating after they completed it. Instead, Trevor is seen upset as the heist got busted for him by the police.


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Council Amends City Noise Ordinance
The Berkeley City Council voted Nov. 17 to amend the city's noise ordinance, unanimously allowing nightclubs, open-air festivals and other venues to exceed sound limits if they obtain the proper permits from the city's Zoning Adjustments Board.
The revised ordinance will also make it easier for city staff to impose restrictions, giving more leeway to Health and Human Services to measure sound decibels and respond to complaints.
Not everyone agrees with the council on the amendments, however.
A group of neighbors from Panoramic Hill showed up at the meeting with a list of questions for the council, asking whether high decibels from concerts at the Greek Theater and nearby fraternity parties would permeate their homes.
Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates asked whether the updated ordinance would restrict the changes to only the downtown area but was informed that it included the entire city.
"There have been some concerns raised by campus communities on loosening the sound ordinance," Bates acknowledged.
Michael Kelly, president of the Panoramic Hill Neighborhood Association—which filed a lawsuit against UC Berkeley's plans to expand Memorial Stadium—told the council that nobody from the city had informed them that the issue would be discussed at a City Council meeting last Tuesday.
"The Greek Theater, which is operated on state property, takes its cue from community noise standards," Kelly said. "So if we are talking about a five-decibel increase, will it apply to it?"
City Attorney Zach Cohen told the council that the ordinance would not be applicable on state property, such as the Greek Theater or People's Park.
He added that although People's Park was maintained by UC, they did look at city standards.
The Berkeley City Council in June, 2009 asked City Manager Phil Kamlarz to craft recommendations on how the city's noise ordinance could "better accommodate the city's economic development goals by facilitating live music venues downtown and amplified sound permits for festivals."
Most councilmembers agreed at last Tuesday's meeting that the revisions would allow flexibility for entertainment venues in commercial areas while allowing enforcement of the standards.
John Caner, the new executive director of the Downtown Berkeley Association, said he supported the noise ordinance amendment "as it pertained to downtown."
Caner said that easing the sound restrictions would attract more businesses downtown. He said that the new nightclub proposed for the former UC Theater on University Avenue was taking measures to make sure that noise from concerts did not waft out through its walls, disturbing adjacent businesses.
Current sound permits for festivals and other outdoor events allow a limit of 10 decibels above the ambient noise level. The revised ordinance would increase it to 15 decibels.
"We have a balance in the ordinance," Councilmember Kriss Worthington told the Planet. "Contrary to how it was represented in certain media, the likelihood that enforcement will happen will actually increase."


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This smitten kitten is also known as the Bollywood Badshah and the King Khan. Yup, that's right, it's none other than Shah Rukh Khan, who can only purr when lady love Gauri Khan is around.
Their love story is filmi and SRK pulled out all the stops to make her his.
His possessiveness drove her away to Mumbai and he followed. After a random search around the crowded city and it's beaches, he spied her and they ran into each others arms. She wept as she had realised how much his possessiveness meant to her. And love, of course.
It took them some time to convince their parents to allow them to marry as she is a Hindu and he is a Muslim. And at last love and insanity prevailed.
After nearly 15 years, the couple are still spotted together, as together as any couple can be, with two kids – Aryan and Suhaana – to complete the picture.


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A very ugly day for equities and many folks pining for the days of George W. Bush - as under Obama the SPX has now moved from 805 to 1092- while under dubya from 1350 to 805- interesting- and how quickly we forget.
Anyhow, the SPX down 25 and down 60 points from the recent high of 1150-
The VIX shot up 24% to close at 27.6 and now trades about 43% above the SMA 10- YOWZA - don't see that very often.
RSI 2 level at about 5 on the SPX - so buy signals galore - just like yesterday -
I did put on some SSO earlier and still holding - looking to buy more next week- for now its ugly but I suspect this too will change - just like everyone was hoping for a pullback at much higher levels and now that its here folks are scared silly.


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Jahid Zeghiche
University of Al-Baha
Saudi Arabia
Title: Compressive Strength of Concrete-filled thin steel stubs: Theoretical and experimental Study
Jahid Zeghiche is an Associate Professor at Civil Engineering Department, University of Al-Baha, KSA. He was Head of Civil Eng. Dept. at Annaba University, Algeria since 1989 he teaches steel structures and conducted many research work in the field of composite steel and concrete columns. He published many articles in established journals. He supervised many Thesis for the degree of Master and Doctorate. He got a long experience in directing many Design Offices in the city of Annaba, Algeria. He is an active person to promote the use of composite structures to overcome many seismic problems in Algeria. He temporally teaches at Al-Baha University, since 2008.
This paper suggests a practical method for predicting the strength of thin steel and composite concrete-filled stubs under compressive loading. Based on predefined strengths of steel and concrete gathered from literature data survey, the strength of steel or composite stub section is evaluated as a function of B/T ratio of the studied section and the loading mode. The method was validated using experimental results obtained in this investigation and from literature. The main studied parameters were: the steel cross section slenderness B/T which varied from 20 to 100 and two loading modes: composite loading where steel and concrete are loaded and by loading concrete core. Ordinary steel and concrete were used. Good agreement was obtained between theoretical and experimental results. Composite stubs with composite loading mode had a global strength index close to 1. Which means better performance as the composite action delayed local buckling that took place in most tested empty steel stubs. Loading the concrete core gave more ductile behavior but lower strength. This is explained by the restraining feature offered by the steel wall which puts the concrete core in a tri-axial stress state. By comparing theoretical, experimental and EC prediction it was found that the EC3 ceases to predict at a B/T ratio of 33 for steel hollow stubs and 25 for I shaped steel stubs. EC4 prediction was in good agreement with theoretical and experimental results up to B/T ratio of 100 for composite stubs.


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The REAL Reason "Pottermore" is Still in Beta
RIP Daisy (7/05/03- 12/30/11)
Daisy, originally uploaded by fat overactor.
You were a wonderful dog. I had always wanted a Boston Terrier and I could not have found a better dog than you. Long before we had our daughter, it was you sleeping in my arms like a baby.
You loved your sunbeam; chasing bunnies; playing fetch with your ball and frisbees; and cuddling on the couch. I will miss your OCD kisses (I MUST lick you 47 times!) and the way you would make me laugh rolling Larken's ball all around the yard on your hind legs.
Sure, you snorted and snored, burped, farted and other unlady-like behavior, but to me you were nothing short of precious.
I hope you, Hope and Star are all together now in Heaven, having a good time running and playing with no more pain. I miss you and I can't wait for you to run into my arms again when my time comes.
I love you my sweet angel.
It's nice to see a New Year's Wish rendered as a poster…
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My morning just got five times better.
…and a mess of Mama's barbeque! ❤
Rule #236: Remind yourself that your presence is a present to the world
You may not realize it but one way or another, someone feels so blessed with your existence.So stop saying you're nobody.
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And we did it in less than ten years from inception to completion, using technology that is eclipsed a thousandfold by disposable cell phones.
Whenever some halfwit in Congress drones on and on about how we can't do something, or we don't have the will or the money or the imagination, I want to grab that idiot by the collar and scream this quote into its stupid corrupt face.
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And you thought YOU had an unmanageable email inbox every morning.
Pity poor Tim Cook, the mild-mannered Apple CEO who among other things reveals in an interview airing tonight on ABC that he wakes up each day at 3:45 a.m. and immediately plows through the 700-to-800 missives sent from customers while he was catching some precious Zs.
In the interview with David Muir on World News with Diane Sawyer, Cook responds to a whole range of questions with answers that vary from the fairly detailed to the humorous to the downright intriguing.
In a tease of the chat released on Good Morning America, Cook is joined by Apple Senior VP Craig Federighi and Apple software VP Bud Tribble. It takes place inside Apple headquarters in Cupertino and the three answer questions about secrecy, about the company's plans for its Arizona plant, and about the purported iWatch that Apple is busily working on.
There are a ton of laughs, along with a lot of squirming in chairs when Apple's trio bristle at some of the more probing questions.
Here are a few highlights:
* Asked about Apple's notoriously secret culture, Cook says "We believe fundamentally that people love surprises."
* And when Muir probed deeper, asking about rumors of of "black drapes over products in development," Cook chuckles, adjusts his eyeglasses, and says: "Yes. There's black drapes and numerous locked doors…and many other things."
* Cook says Apple would love to make more products, in addition to the Mac Pro, right here in the US of A.
* He confirms that the company's new Mesa, Arizona, plant will be developing sapphire crystal.
* And when asked about the iWatch, Cook jokingly responds that Apple is actually working instead on a "ring."
What a card, eh?
Check out the ABC interview here:
And here's a peek at Apple's own video celebrating the birth of the Mac 30 years ago, along with all the innovations it has come up with since:
Enjoy both the shows!
Credit: Macrumors.com


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41 George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EL UK
The AGM on Thursday 28 June is where the branch elects members to join the branch committee, to guide the party over the next year. It is also the opportunity for members to vote on motions up for consideration.
Call for nominations
We would encourage all members to think about standing for a committee position – it is a great way to get more involved in what the branch does, and you will be playing a vital role in making sure campaigns, meetings and local teams run smoothly.
You can find descriptions for committee roles here.
In addition to the committee roles, we will be recruiting up to six people to join our delegation team to national council meetings.
To apply, send a 200 word statement to firstname.lastname@example.com.
The deadline for applying to be a committee member is noon on 21 June. Candidate statements will be collated and circulated to members before the AGM. If there is a position with no nominees, we will accept nominations from the floor at the AGM.
Passing motions
Motions can be passed at the AGM which:
- Change the standing orders or constitution of the branch (you can see these here: www.edinburghgreens.org.uk/
- Instruct the branch to act in a certain way, for example to endorse a campaign, review processes, or hold a meeting on a certain subject
- Propose a local team (or teams) to become a sub-branch
- Instruct Edinburgh branch to take a motion to the Scottish Green Party AGM in October (motions which are brought from branches are automatically ranked higher than motions brought by individuals).
Motions should be submitted via email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Motions must be submitted by noon on 21 June. Motions will be circulated to branch members prior to the AGM.


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Our undeniable quality and focus on customer satisfaction ensured us a list of loyal clients, among which are elite hotels, apartment complexes and family homes in the East Coast area.
Our team
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We offer a wide range of custom-made window treatments with different types of fabrics, styles, textures and colors. All of our materials are top quality and evergreen in their elegance and beauty. You can choose from a variety of sleek roller shades to an assortment of elegant draperies, stylish area rugs and reupholstery services.
Our custom made window treatments are the perfect combination of functionality and aesthetics.
All of our designs are eye-catching and memorable and will elevate the visual appeal of your space.


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Flower Arrangement for the Autumn Season
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Flower Arrangement for the Autumn Season – Sydney Course
Do you wish to add your own special touch to your flower arrangements?
Be it a bouquet for Mother's Day or a floral creation for a birthday or wedding, this Autumn themed course will broaden your experience with flowers, colours and techniques.
Flower arrangements will be explored using seasonal autumn flowers, and arranged in a variety of ways using ceramic pots, vases, natives and modern textured wrapping techniques.
This is a step by step guide on how to care for and add your own special touch to beautiful blooms. The course is taught by a florist who will have you designing with flowers in no time.
This short course is suitable for all levels – from complete beginners to intermediate and experienced students who want to build on their current skills by experimenting with seasonal flowers.
Macquarie Community College also operates from a range of venues across North and Western Sydney. We have campuses in Carlingford, Eastwood, Chatswood, Blacktown, Richmond and many more. Enrol online today or call us to have a chat about your options.
Course Outline
In this course, you will learn:
- modern hand-held bouquets with seasonal autumn flowers
- floral gift wrapping with textured wrapping
- arrangements in glass vases using modern techniques
- ceramic garden trough style arrangement with autumn coloured flowers
- rustic native bouquet
Course Outcome
By the end of the course you will:
- be able to care for fresh flowers
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- have developed a good understanding of elements of design and colours
- be able to combine creativity with floristry technical skills
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- $30 for subsequent lessons (this will be for all flowers and sundries)
- Secateurs
- Floral scissors (these may be purchased from your tutor for $5)
- Rose stripper (these may be purchased from the tutor for $3)
You will be provided with:
- fresh flowers (details confirmed each week)
Prerequisite: Essential
- This course is for suitable for all levels. Complete beginners are welcome as well as those students who have already completed the Introduction to Flower Arrangement course or higher levels.
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Nick Foles and the Eagles pulled off the upset on Sunday night in Minnesota, and are the darlings of the NFL today after winning Super Bowl LII.
Today the cover for this next week's Sports Illustrated was released, and of course it's featuring Foles, who not only was the MVP of the game but himself caught a touchdown.
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IWCA 2017 was my first International Writing Center Conference event. I presented with a former colleague about a classroom-based tutoring program I had administered for three years at my former institution and which she had taken over administration of as the faculty writing center director in the last two years. I love collaborating with others in conference spaces and though we presented late in the day on Sunday, we had a few participants attend (some MSU folks included!). In many ways I think our presentation was a prefiguring moment for a potential project we'll work on together in the future. And so in that capacity, it acted as a exploratory, audience engaged, workshop format more than a paper presentation moment. It was positive to see the ways in which MSU's writing center culture is already acting on my pedagogy: we had people visualize and draw their own institutional configurations, we asked participants to help us build new knowledge and ask questions of us. In this way, it helped me better understand my own meaning making around the reflective moments of a conference presentation.
I also attended a session that was highly feedback based. Because the national conferences I have attended are CCCC and WPA, I wasn't familiar with their format here. They are called "In-Progress" sessions and this means that participants have submitted in process work to each other before the conference and received feedback from one another. Then, in the session, they briefly outline their paper and the other participants verbalize feedback while the "audience" observes. It mirrors something I do in my first-year writing courses called a "fishbowl" where students observe feedback taking place and then have a space where they can also offer questions or thoughts. Sharing your work is an intimate, vulnerable space and it struck me what a supportive, generative environment this session felt like, overall. It is a thing I would definitely apply to participate in in the future to share my own work.
I also found myself reflecting, during the conference, on the differences between "Cs" and a conference like this. Cs is very big, bustling and fast. It feels like a marathon of interaction in sessions, hallways, after conference events and networking/working moments. In contrast, IWCA felt very quiet, calm, and in some ways, more intimate. I was happy to see several people I see at Cs, to share meals or tea with them and catch up but in general, I spent my time with MSU colleagues, how cool! In general, conference spaces are a nice place for me to feel connected to the larger field. For many, myself included in the past, these conferences are often very important places to step out of isolation in the English departments we frequently find ourselves working in as compositionists. I felt a strong sense of connection to MSU and our ethos as a program. I'm so thrilled to be a part of such an engaged, thoughtful, dynamic group of learners and practitioners.
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Meet & Eat: Julie Reiner, Lani Kai
Conversations with chefs and food personalities in New York City.
"I had a lychee tree in my front yard and a mango tree in my back yard; those are the flavors that I often work with."
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In 2003, Julie Reiner opened the Flatiron Lounge, which was a frontrunner in the New York cocktail scene. Its focus on the use of fresh juices, house-made syrups, and high-quality ingredients was unique at that time—but the fact that a woman ran the show made it even more groundbreaking. Since that time, Julie has taken her passion and creative libations across the river to Clover Club in Carroll Gardens, and has now returned to Manhattan with Lani Kai, a breezy modern tropical space with flavors to match. Opening a new venture (her largest yet) while running her other venues keeps Julie quite busy and on the go, so we chatted with her on the phone recently to learn more about Lani Kai, and what it's like to be a successful woman in what is still very often viewed as a "boys club."
Name: Julie Reiner
Location: SoHo
Occupation: Owner, Lani Kai, Clover Club, Flatiron Lounge
Website: lanikainy.com
What was the first memorable cocktail you ever had and how did it become the focus of your career? When I was working in San Francisco, I frequented a lounge called The Red Room. The place was staffed with all female bartenders who were putting out high quality cocktails; I was truly inspired by the cocktail program, which was how I ended up becoming a bartender. Michelle ConnolIy, the opening manager of The Red Room, would later become my business partner at Flatiron Lounge.
You've often reiterated that Lani Kai is not a tiki bar, rather more tropical or modern Hawaiian. I have always said that Lani Kai is 'modern tropical,' but the press has said that it's Hawaiian because I grew up there. Growing up in Hawaii was definitely an inspiration—but I really just wanted to create a space that felt tropical and modern, in the same way that some of the hotels are designed on Oahu. If you look at tiki books it's very heavy, with dark wood and very cluttered, as opposed to more of a minimalist, modern tropical look. Lani Kai has crisp lines with fresh flowers and a tropical feel and not that kitschy feel that most tiki bars have.
What changes have you made to the space, which some may remember as Tailor in its prior life? We've really made the space more feminine. Tailor was very dark and masculine; we've brightened it up with light woods, some really colorful wallpaper. My brother created a beautiful capiz shell chandelier for us that has sixteen thousand capiz shells above the stairwell that leads to the lower lounge. It is a beautiful work of art!
Who is heading up your bar and your kitchen? Our chef is Craig Rivard, the executive chef at both Clover Club and Lani Kai. We wanted the food menu at Lani Kai to be Asian-influenced and to bring in some Hawaiian elements like the Pu-Pu Platter.
My head bartender is Joseph Swifka. He was working over at Flatiron Lounge, for the last year. I'd go over to Flatiron and he always had really interesting tropical cocktails. My original style of drinks was very tropical without being tiki, where I was taking these flavors that I had grown up with like lemongrass and lychee and utilizing them with a gin drink; he was doing similar things.
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What ingredients are you using in your cocktails to evoke the feel of the beach in Hawaii that inspired you? I had a lychee tree in my front yard and a mango tree in my back yard; those are the flavors that I often work with. On the menu you'll find macadamia nut orgeat, a house almond orgeat, mango, passionfruit, lemongrass, coconut milk, kalamansi, ginger, and fresh squeezed pineapple juice (which is so much better than the canned stuff).
This is the fourth spot you've opened in the city. Does it get easier or more difficult with each new opening? Really, each one is different. With each one I learn something new, and think, "I've so got this now"—but then we open the next one, and there's always a different curve ball, whether it's the Department of Buildings or the State Liquor Authority, the contractors—each spot we've done there's been a different hurdle to jump over. You get better at it; I'm definitely better at openings and having our openings be a well-oiled machine, but no matter how you slice it, openings are hard. This is the biggest space I've done yet, which is challenging.
What advice would you give to female bartenders and mixologists who may still feel that the cocktail industry is still very much a male-dominated world? Stick with it, hold your own, and don't take any shit. The most successful women who work in my bars focus on learning as much as they can about cocktails, and aren't intimidated by the boys' club that is the cocktail world currently.
Where (and what!) do you drink when you're not at work? I'm a creature of habit. I drink Manhattans, Old Fashioneds, Martinez, gin Martinis. If I'm going to have a juice cocktail, Margaritas and Mai Tais. One of my favorite newer spots is Mayahuel. I love what Phil [Ward] is doing with tequila over there. And I love Prime Meats in Brooklyn. It's more of a restaurant, but they have a great bar team—they're not as geeky about it, but you can get a great cocktail there.
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No Doctors, Mo' Problems
MU medical school pursues Springfield expansion.
A statewide referendum to increase Missouri's cigarette tax failed by just 1.6 percentage points in November 2012, but there might be a silver lining for MU administrators who wanted to educate more physicians with the proposed tax money.
When the idea to expand the MU School of Medicine was hatched 2 ½ years ago, Weldon Webb, associate dean for rural health, thought it would take a year to educate state lawmakers — the hoped‐for funders of the project — about Missouri's physician shortage and the need to increase the medical school's annual enrollment by a third, from 96 to 128, and launch a clinical campus in Springfield, Mo.
Students would spend their first two years in Columbia and their second two years in a clinical rotation in Springfield, where, like 90 percent of the state, there is a shortage of health care professionals.
Then came Proposition B — the proposed tobacco tax — in mid‐2012. It promised to foot the entire expansion bill: $10 million a year in operational costs and $33 million in one‐time costs, including $30 million for a new education building in Columbia and $3 million to add education space to the facilities of Springfield health care partners CoxHealth and Mercy Health Systems.
The campaign for the tax focused on its benefits: fewer youth and adult smokers, more teachers hired at public schools, and more doctors trained at MU.
"We got six months of publicity for this project that we wouldn't have gotten otherwise," Webb says. "Everybody knows about it now."
That publicity, Webb says, makes it easier to bring lawmakers on board as the school and its Springfield partners return to their original plan of seeking private gifts and state funding.
It will take longer to get money this way than with a dedicated tobacco tax, but Webb is optimistic. "It could happen this year," he says. "Who knows? If they do a huge capital infrastructure bond, it could fit into that. And Mercy and Cox Health are going to be pushing this as well — it's not just us."


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Suncor and MCFN announce agreement for equity partnership in East Tank Farm Development
/EINPresswire.com/ -- CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Oct 17, 2016) - Suncor and Mikisew Cree First Nation (MCFN) today announced the signing of a participation agreement for the purchase by MCFN of a 14.7% interest in Suncor's East Tank Farm Development.
Under the terms of the agreement, MCFN will pay 14.7% of the actual capital cost of the East Tank Farm Development once the assets become operational, which is currently anticipated to be in the second quarter of 2017.
"We are very excited that MCFN has joined us as a partner in the East Tank Farm Development," said Mark Little, executive vice president, Upstream, Suncor. "We have worked closely with MCFN for many years and this type of joint venture partnership is an exciting next step for both of us. Not only will it provide the community with a long term revenue stream, it recognizes the value of relationships, building mutual trust and respect and strengthening the participation of Aboriginal Peoples in energy development."
MCFN's 14.7% share of the actual capital cost of the East Tank Farm Development is currently anticipated to be approximately $147 million which will be payable to Suncor upon closing. The transaction is subject to a number of closing conditions including the negotiation of definitive documentation, the First Nation obtaining suitable financing, due diligence and other conditions customary for transactions of this nature and is anticipated to close in the second quarter of 2017.
Revenue from the long-term terminaling services agreements with the Fort Hills partners will underpin MCFN's independent financing of the transaction. Suncor will be the operator of the East Tank Farm Development once operational.
"The signing of this agreement has great significance for our people. It means long-term financial stability and increased independence while helping ensure future generations of our community remain a partner in regional development," said Chief Steve Courtoreille, MCFN. "We are very pleased to be working together with our partners at Suncor in this business opportunity."
MCFN's equity interest is in addition to the 34.3% equity interest announced in September by Suncor and Fort McKay First Nation. The combined equity interest by Fort McKay First Nation and MCFN in Suncor's East Tank Farm Development is 49%.
The East Tank Farm Development is a Suncor-operated midstream asset currently under construction in the Wood Buffalo Region of Alberta. The facility will consist of bitumen storage, blending and cooling facilities and connectivity to third party pipelines.
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This news release contains certain forward-looking information and forward-looking statements (collectively referred to herein as "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian and U.S. securities laws. Forward-looking statements in this news release include statements about the transaction, including the interest that will be acquired by MCFN in the East Tank Farm Development, the anticipated timing for the East Tank Farm Development assets to become operational, the anticipated amount of MCFN's share of the actual capital cost of the East Tank Farm Development, the anticipated timing for closing of the transaction, statements about transaction financing, and the expected benefits from the transaction. Some of the forward-looking statements and information may be identified by words like "anticipated", "will", and similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements are based on Suncor's current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions that were made by the company in light of its information available at the time the statement was made and consider Suncor's experience and its perception of historical trends, including expectations and assumptions concerning: the accuracy of reserves and resources estimates; commodity prices and interest and foreign exchange rates; capital efficiencies and cost savings; applicable royalty rates and tax laws; future production rates; the sufficiency of budgeted capital expenditures in carrying out planned activities; the availability and cost of labour and services; the receipt, in a timely manner, of regulatory and third-party approvals; and the satisfaction of closing conditions. There can be no assurance that the transaction will close as described or at all.
Forward-looking statements and information are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, some that are similar to other oil and gas companies and some that are unique to Suncor. Suncor's actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by its forward-looking statements, so readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on them.
Suncor's Management's Discussion and Analysis dated July 27, 2016 and its Annual Information Form, Form 40-F and Annual Report to Shareholders, each dated February 25, 2016, and other documents it files from time to time with securities regulatory authorities describe the risks, uncertainties, material assumptions and other factors that could influence actual results and such factors are incorporated herein by reference. Copies of these documents are available without charge from Suncor at 150 6th Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2P 3E3; by email request to email@example.com; by calling 1-800-558-9071; or by referring to suncor.com/FinancialReports or to the company's profile on SEDAR at sedar.com or EDGAR at sec.gov. Except as required by applicable securities laws, Suncor disclaims any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Suncor Energy is Canada's leading integrated energy company. Suncor's operations include oil sands development and upgrading, onshore and offshore oil and gas production, petroleum refining, and product marketing under the Petro-Canada brand. A member of Dow Jones Sustainability indexes, FTSE4Good and CDP, Suncor is working to responsibly develop petroleum resources while also growing a renewable energy portfolio. Suncor is listed on the UN Global Compact 100 stock index and the Corporate Knights' Global 100. Suncor's common shares (symbol: SU) are listed on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges.
Suncor works with Aboriginal communities across Canada to increase their participation in energy development. One of the ways we do this is through business development opportunities. Suncor has worked with more than 150 Aboriginal communities, including in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, home to our oil sands operations, and other locations through our Petro-Canada branded retail, wholesale and lubricant products and services. In 2015, we spent $599 million in goods and services with Aboriginal-owned businesses, bringing our total to approximately $3 billion since 1999. There are 21 Petro-Canada branded gas stations owned by First Nations and one wind project where a First Nation is an equity partner.
Mikisew Cree First Nation (MCFN) MCFN signed Treaty 8 in 1899. The Mikisew Cree have resided in Northeastern Alberta since time immemorial. We have lived a traditional lifestyle that included close understanding of the natural way of life. Even today most of our members in Fort Chipewyan rely on "country foods" such as fish, birds, and moose for a significant portion of our diet, and many of our members continue to enjoy a lifestyle featuring travel and time spent on the land. Athabasca Delta, which is in the centre of our traditional lands, is a unique international ecosystem which we cherish. It is the source of much that sustains us. When the fur trade came west and established a trading fort in this area, the Mikisew Cree were among those who traded furs.
The traditional lands of the MCFN range over much of the area where the Athabasca Oil Sands deposits have been found. MCFN shares this territory with four other First Nations that make up the Athabasca Tribal Council. At the present time most members reside in Fort McMurray, Edmonton, Fort Smith, NWT and Fort Chipewyan. Our Nation has the largest population of the five Athabasca Tribal Council Nations. In 1986, we signed a Treaty Land Entitlement with Canada that created several reserves in and around the Fort Chipewyan area and into the area north of Lake Athabasca and in 2005 we were able to win a legal case at the Supreme Court of Canada affirming our rights and title interests to areas of the Wood Buffalo National Park. We are today working out the details of our relationship with the National Park administration. We continue to press for our rights for the Agricultural Benefits from Treaty 8, and we are in the process of settling the long outstanding remaining "unfinished business" from our 1986 Treaty Land Entitlement settlement. MCFN is proud of our heritage, and confident in its bright future.
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Event Start Date & Time: July 12, 2017 07:00 PM
Event End Date & Time: July 12, 2017 08:00 PM
South Salt Lake City Council REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Public notice is hereby given that the South Salt Lake City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 in the City Council Chambers, 220 East Morris Avenue, Suite 200, commencing at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. Conducting: Kevin Rapp, District 2 Council Chair: Ben Pender Sergeant at Arms: Ryan Cram Opening Ceremonies 1. Welcome/Introductions Kevin Rapp 2. Serious Moment of Reflection/Pledge of Allegiance Johnny McConnell Approval of Minutes April 26, 2017 Work Meeting May 24, 2017 Regular Meeting May 24, 2017 Work Meeting June 7, 2017 Regular Meeting June 7, 2017 Work Meeting June 14, 2017 Regular Meeting No Action Comments 1. Scheduling City Recorder 2. Citizen Comments/Questions a. Response to Comments/Questions (at discretion of the conducting council member) 3. Mayor Comments 4. City Attorney Comments 5. City Council Comments 6. Council Attorney Comments 7. Information - Update on Pioneer Craft House Litigation Lyn Creswell Action Items Unfinished Business 1. An Ordinance amending Chapter 17.03 and Chapter 17.15 of Mark Kindred The South Salt Lake Municipal Code to establish Auto Auctions as permitted uses in Commercial General and Light Industrial Land Use Districts 2. An Ordinance amending Section 3.12.130 of the South Salt Lake Mark Kindred Municipal Code regarding Special Procedures for Public Works Projects and Purchases, including the construction or repair of a Public Building; Repealing Section 3.12.130 of the South Salt Lake Municipal Code and replacing with a new South Salt Lake Municipal Code Section 3.12.130 3. Approval of the 2016-2017 Financial Audit Engagement Letter Kyle Kershaw City of South Salt Lake City Council Regular Meeting July 12, 2017 Page 2 New Business 1. A Resolution approving and adopting an Amendment to an Ben Pender Interlocal Agreement Executed among the City of South Salt Lake, Bluffdale City, Draper City, Murray City, Sandy City, South Jordan City, West Jordan City, and West Valley City for Metro Fire Agency Motion for Closed meeting Closed meeting held pursuant to Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended, Sec. 52-4-204, Sec. 52-4-205 (1) (c) et seq. for the following purposes: Strategy session to discuss pending or reasonably imminent litigation Adjourn Posted July 7, 2017
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Council Members may participate in the meeting via telephone communication. If a council member does participate via telephone communication, the council member will be on speaker phone. The speaker phone will be amplified so that the other council members and all other persons present in the council chambers will be able to hear all discussions.
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Melanoma is a highly malignant tumor which originates from the pigment cells of the skin, colloquially it is referred to as "black skin cancer". The malignant skin tumor is one of the most dangerous forms of cancer, as it is already very early starts to spread metastasis via the blood and lymph systems.
Melanoma is the most frequently fatal skin disease worldwide. Annually, an average of 2,000 people die of the melanoma or black skin cancer disease. In contrast to the bright skin cancers, the basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma which, the melanoma is characterized by its dark color, often as a very dark liver spot appears.
The main risk factor of malignant melanoma is considered too intense sunlight. Unlike other skin tumors, however, does not play a chronic exposure to the sun's role, but pronounced sunburns in children and youth. In addition, fair skinned and red haired people, at risk group.
Even people with a large number of moles are at an increased risk of developing malignant melanoma on. The disease also has a hereditary predisposition, since an increased incidence was observed within families.
The appearance of skin cancer is sometimes quite different. Warnings may have an enlargement, color alteration, and itching of liver spots be. To distinguish melanoma from benign lesions, a so called ABCDE rule be applied:
- A for Asymmetry: Since melanomas grow preferentially in one direction, they are asymmetric. Completely round Liver spots are extremely rare malignant.
- B as limiting: The limitation of melanoma is usually irregular, jagged and blurry.
- C as coloring: The staining of melanoma is often differently pigmented and multi colored.
- D for diameter: The diameter of the melanoma is increasing slowly. Moles that are larger than 5 mm in size, should be a precaution controlled by a dermatologist.
- E such sublimity: Suspects are also hemispherical pigmented moles that grow in the air.
Also, the itching or bleeding of a liver spot among the warning signs of melanoma. If in doubt, visit a dermatologist should always be considered.
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The black skin cancer is removed surgically basically, doing a safety distance of one centimeter is always observed around the tumor.
If it is determined after the histological examination that the tumor had grown deeper into the healthy tissue, there is a re-operation in which more tissue is removed. Remaining residual tumor in the healthy tissue, there is the possibility that the tumor begins to grow again, or metastatic spread.
In the case of an advanced tumor disease, the doctor will also remove the adjacent lymph nodes. If you already have metastasized, are usually chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
The course of malignant melanoma depends on its stage of cancer. If the skin cancer is recognized early and treated, it is curable. Once metastases in have formed other organs, the cancer is no longer curable and reduce the chances of survival, unfortunately drastically.
Especially important is a regular follow up with a dermatologist. Within the 1st 5 years after treatment, the risk of metastasis is highest. Therefore, a quarterly check up is recommended.
Especially people with very fair skin and a large number of moles should avoid an overly intense sunlight. The skin should always be creamed by a sunscreen with a high sun protection factor.
Since the course of malignant melanoma is rather poor, it is vitally important that melanoma at an early stage and to be examined. In the self examination and the soles, the back and the scalp should be considered.
People who belong to the typical risk group should have their skin once examine annually by a dermatologist. The sooner the black skin cancer is detected, the higher are the chances of a cure!
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Few British Invasion acts rode the Beatles coattails better than Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas. Not only were they managed by Brian Epstein and signed to the Parlophone label under the direction of George Martin, but more than half of their chart hits and several of their album tracks were penned by Lennon & McCartney themselves. And among the many L&M compositions, which included "I'll Be on My Way," "Bad to Me," "I'll Keep You Satisfied," "From a Window," "I Call Your Name" and "Do You Want to Know a Secret," only the latter two were released by the Beatles. But even with this British dynamo in their corner, the group reached out to America for several hits, including the Brill Building's Mort Schuman (and his eccentric co-writer J. Leslie "Pumpkin Juice" McFarland) for "Little Children."
Varese's concise, 32-minute collection (featuring an 8-page booklet with excellent liners by Jerry McCulley) includes all seven of the group's U.S. and U.K. hits plus a handful of album tracks, non-charting singles and the shelved L&M tune "I'm in Love." It's a fair sampling of the group's wares, stretching from their 1963 cover of "Do You Want to Know a Secret" through their last hit, a fine take on Bacharach and David's "Trains and Boats and Planes." Among the riches delivered by the British Invasion, the group's recordings weren't the most revelatory, but with such strong material to draw upon, a sweet lead voice and talented instrumental backings, they remain quite charming. There are deeper helpings and album reissues of the group's catalog to be had, but for many, this taste will be just right. [©2015 Hyperbolium]
Tags: British Invasion, Imperial, Parlophone, Pop, Rock 'n' Roll, Varese Sarabande


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Location of the gravestone – All Saints Church, Gresford, Wrexham, Wales
"Sacred to the memory of Edward Crewe of Marford in this Parish and for nearly 22 years gardener at Trevalyn Hall. Died February 14th 1868 Aged 68 years"Transcription
Depending on the historical records viewed, Edward Crewe was born in either 1800, or 1801, in Burton, Denbighshire, Wales.
At the time of the 1851 Census, Edward Crewe gave his occupation as a gardener. He was living in Rossett, as a widower. He had four of his children living with him,
Margaret Crewe, born 1823, Burton, Denbighshire, Wales
Elizabeth Crewe, born 1826, Burton, Denbighshire, Wales
Jane Crewe, born 1829, Rossett, Denbighshire, Wales
William Crewe, born 1831, Rossett, Denbighshire, Wales
Also resident in the household is Jane Crewe, a widow,born 1754 in Rossett. This may be an exaggerated age as this would make her 97 years old! Although it can not be proved at this time, it is possible that this could be Edward's mother.
In 1854 Edward Crewe re-married. He married Margaret Robert who was born in 1821, in Gresford. Margaret was 20 years younger than Edward, and she was only 2 years younger than his eldest daughter who was also called Margaret.
In the 1861 census, Edward Crewe again gave his occupation as a gardener. By this time Edward and his wife Margaret had set-up home in Marford.
Edward Crewe died on the 14th February 1869 and was buried in the churchyard at All Saints, Gresford.
On the 18th March 1869 Edward Crewe's will was proved by means of his wife Margaret, who was acting as an executor, taking an oath. Edward Crewe's effects were valued at under £100.
In 1871, Edward's widow, Margaret, was still residing in Marford. Like many widows she still needed an income so she worked as a washer woman.
Source: Historical Gems – Wayne Piotr Cronin-Wojdat


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Report NEP-AGR-2014-02-08This is the archive for NEP-AGR, a report on new working papers in the area of Agricultural Economics. Angelo Zago issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.
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- Daichi Shimamoto & Hiroyuki Yamada & Martin Gummert, 2014. "The impact of improved access to market information through mobile phones usage on selling prices: Evidence from rural areas in Cambodia," Discussion Papers in Economics and Business 14-06, Osaka University, Graduate School of Economics.
- Félix Badolo & Somlanaré Romuald Kinda, 2015. "Climatic Variability and Food Security in Developing Countries," Working Papers halshs-00939247, HAL.
- Daichi Shimamoto & Hiroyuki Yamada & Ayako Wakano, 2014. "The different effects of risk preferences on the adoption of agricultural technology: evidence from a rural area in Cambodia," Discussion Papers in Economics and Business 14-07, Osaka University, Graduate School of Economics.
- Kumar, Rajesh & Bagaria, Nidhi & Santra, Swarup, 2014. "Food security: status and concerns of India," MPRA Paper 53286, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Bhaumik, Sumon K. & Dimova, Ralitza & Gang, Ira N., 2014. "Is Women's Ownership of Land a Panacea in Developing Countries? Evidence from Land-Owning Farm Households in Malawi," IZA Discussion Papers 7907, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- L.D. Tamini & M. Doyon & M.M. Zan, 2014. "Investment behavior of Canadian Egg Producers: Analyzing the Impacts of Risk Aversion and Variability of Prices and Costs of Production," Cahiers de recherche CREATE 2014-2, CREATE.
- Sophie Clot & Charlotte Stanton, 2014. "Present Bias in Payments for Ecosystem Services: Insights from a Behavioural Experiment in Uganda," Working Papers 14-03, LAMETA, Universtiy of Montpellier, revised Jan 2014.
- Sinha, Mukesh Kumar & Dhaka, J. P. & Mondal, B., 2013. "Analysing social attributes of loan default among small Indian Dairy farms: A discriminating approach," MPRA Paper 53362, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 20 Jan 2014.
- Pranab Bardhan & Michael Luca & Dilip Mookherjee & Francisco Pino, 2014. "Evolution of Land Distribution in West Bengal 1967-2004: Role of Land Reform and Demographic Changes," Harvard Business School Working Papers 14-066, Harvard Business School.
- Beatrice Camaioni & Roberto Esposti & Francesco Pagliacci & Franco Sotte, 2014. "How much rural is the CAP?," WWWforEurope Working Papers series 51, WWWforEurope.
- Uskul, Ayse K. & Platt, Lucinda, 2014. "A note on maintenance of ethnic origin diet and healthy eating in Understanding Society," ISER Working Paper Series 2014-03, Institute for Social and Economic Research.
- Jean-Daniel Rinaudo & Stéphanie Aulong, 2014. "Defining Groundwater Remediation Objectives with Cost-benefit Analysis: Does It Work?," Post-Print hal-00934930, HAL.
- Jans, Jenny & Johansson, Per & Nilsson, Peter, 2014. "Economic Status, Air Quality, and Child Health: Evidence from Inversion Episodes," IZA Discussion Papers 7929, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Joseph Walusimbi & Robert Goedegebuure, PhD & André de Waal, PhD, 2014. "Partnerships, value chain upgrading and performance in the forestry sectors of Tanzania and Uganda," Working Papers 2014/02, Maastricht School of Management.
- Jean-Louis Combes & Pascale Combes Motel & Somlanaré Romuald Kinda, 2014. "Do Environmental Policies Hurt Trade Performance?," Working Papers halshs-00939249, HAL.
- Johanna Choumert & Eric Nazindigouba Kere & Amandine Loyal Laré-Dondarini, 2015. "The impact of water and sanitation access on housing values: The case of Dapaong, Togo," Working Papers halshs-00939267, HAL.
- Matthias Doepke & Michele Tertilt, 2014. "Does Female Empowerment Promote Economic Development?," Working Papers 2014-002, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group.
- Chai, Andreas & Bradley, Graham & Lo, Alex Y. & Reser, Joseph, 2014. "What time to adapt? The role of discretionary time in sustaining the climate change value-action gap," MPRA Paper 53461, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Casari, Marco & Lisciandra, Maurizio, 2014. "Gender Discrimination in Property Rights," IZA Discussion Papers 7938, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Joachim Schleich & Elisabeth Dütschke & Claudia Schwirplies & Andreas Ziegler, 2014. "Citizens' perceptions of justice in international climate policy – An empirical analysis," MAGKS Papers on Economics 201410, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Department of Economics (Volkswirtschaftliche Abteilung).
- Sophie Clot & Fano Andriamahefazafy & Gilles Grolleau & Lisette Ibanez & Philippe Méral, 2014. "Payments for Ecosystem Services: Can we kill two birds with one stone? Insights from a Natural Field Experiment in Madagascar," Working Papers 14-01, LAMETA, Universtiy of Montpellier, revised Jan 2014.
- Bagaria, Nidhi & Santra, Swarup & Kumar, Rajesh, 2014. "A study on variation in comparative advantage in trade between China and India," MPRA Paper 53287, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Fanny A. Kluge & Emilio Zagheni & Elke Loichinger & Tobias C. Vogt, 2014. "The advantages of demographic change after the wave: fewer and older, but healthier, greener, and more productive?," MPIDR Working Papers WP-2014-003, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany.
- Johanna Choumert & Jesper Stage & Claudine Uwera, 2015. "Access to water as a determinant of rental values: A hedonic analysis in Rwanda," Working Papers halshs-00939271, HAL.
- Rachel Sabates-Wheeler & Philip Verwimp, 2014. "Extortion with Protection: Understanding the effect of rebel taxation on civilian welfare in Burundi," HiCN Working Papers 167, Households in Conflict Network.
- Halkos, George & Papageorgiou, George, 2014. "Spatial environmental efficiency indicators in regional waste generation: A nonparametric approach," MPRA Paper 53400, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Lorenzo Cassi & Andrea Morrison & Roberta Rabellotti, 2014. "Proximity and scientific collaboration: Evidence from the global wine industry," Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG) 1405, Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography, revised Feb 2014.
- Evgeny Varfolomeev & Oleg Marin & Dmitry Bykov & Oleg Karasev & Natalia Velikanova & Elena Vetchinkina & Anastasia Edelkina & Thomas Thurner, 2014. "Connecting strategy, environmental and social indicators: a study of oil and gas producers," HSE Working papers WP BRP 24/STI/2014, National Research University Higher School of Economics.
- Jean-Louis Combes & Pascale Combes Motel & Alexandru Minea & Patrick Villieu, 2015. "Deforestation and Seigniorage in Developing Countries: A Tradeoff?," Working Papers halshs-00939273, HAL.


text: For the 4th consecutive year, the UCLA Confucius Institute is partnering with the College Board in facilitating a specialized teacher training program for teachers from China. 135 teachers will travel to UCLA to participate in a 10-day session acclimating them to the US K-12 educational system, foreign language standards, methodologies, assessment, differentiation, classroom management, and other critical teaching skills. At the end of the period, the teachers will teach Chinese in host schools across America for a period of one to three years. New this year, one of UCLA's Confucius Classroom schools, University High School, will serve as a training site and has already been overwhelmed with interested high school students.


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With Edamame and Tarragon Dipping Sauce
From The Culinary Institute of America
Fresh cabbage is widely available in March, and it's a good thing since so many of us enjoy it with corned beef on St. Patrick's Day! Cabbage is from the Brassica family, which also includes cauliflower, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts. You'll find it in all shapes, sizes, and textures—common varieties are green cabbage (sometimes referred to as white), red cabbage, the crinkly and crisper savoy cabbage, and the napa, which forms more into a tall stalk or barrel than a tight ball.
There are many ways to enjoy this healthy vegetable. The faculty at The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) suggests a delicious heart-healthy and diabetes-friendly variation on a traditional stuffed cabbage with salmon and wild rice.
"I serve the stuffed cabbage rolls with steamed edamame and a tarragon dipping sauce, to make a meal high in protein, fiber, and flavor while low in saturated fat, and without a fishy aftertaste," says Registered Dietitian and CIA Associate Professor Jennifer Stack. "I designed this recipe for people like me, who are not fond of fish but want the health benefits it provides. These stuffed cabbage rolls look so good and are so tasty, they tempt even non-seafood lovers."
Edamame are fresh green soy beans in their pods. They are popular in Asia, particularly in Japan where they are served as a snack. Introduce them to family and friends as a fun finger food. "They can become rather addictive when dipped in a tarragon sauce," Stack says. Dip the bean in the sauce and then put the whole pod in your mouth. While holding on to the end of the pod, gently pull the pod through your teeth and the beans will pop out in your mouth. Discard the pod and move onto the next one.
A good time-saving practice for this recipe and other dishes like this one is to keep some wild rice handy and cooked barley in small portions in the freezer to just grab and use. You can also substitute rinsed, canned salmon in place of fresh salmon if you don't have the chance to get to a fish market.
The following recipes are from Jennifer Stack's new book, the CIA's The Diabetes-Friendly Kitchen (Wiley, 2012), available for purchase at bookstores nationwide or at www.ciaprochef.com/fbi/books.html.
For a brief step-by-step video showing CIA Chef Jennifer Stack demonstrate how to prepare Salmon and Wild Rice-Stuffed Cabbage, visit our Culinary Intelligence recipe blog or check out the video below:
The recipe, after the jump.
Salmon and Wild Rice-Stuffed Cabbage
Makes 4 servings
1 cup water
½ cup dried shiitake or porcini mushrooms
¾ teaspoon kosher salt
½ cup pearled barley
¾ cup cooked wild rice
2 teaspoons olive oil
12 ounces salmon fillet
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more as needed
8 ounces sliced fresh shiitake mushrooms
½ cup white wine
¾ cup chopped green onions
1¼ teaspoons dried tarragon
1½ teaspoons lemon zest
8 large cabbage leaves, blanched
½ cup low-sodium chicken broth
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Bring the water to a boil and remove from the heat. Steep the dried mushrooms for 10 minutes. Strain the mushrooms and reserve the steeping liquid. Chop the mushrooms and set aside.
Add enough water to the reserved mushroom liquid to make 1 cup. Add 1/8 teaspoon of the salt and bring it to a boil. Stir in the barley and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cover and cook until the barley is soft, about 25 minutes.
Stir the chopped soaked mushrooms into the barley. Mix the cooked barley with the wild rice and set aside.
Heat the olive oil in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Season the salmon fillet with 1/8 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Sear the salmon fillet just until cooked, about 2 minutes per side. Remove the skin from the salmon if still on and flake the fish into the barley mixture. Brown the fresh mushrooms in the same pan. Remove the mushrooms and deglaze the pan with ¼ cup of the wine.
Add the skillet liquids and mushrooms to the barley mixture. Add the green onions, tarragon, the remaining ½ teaspoon salt, pepper, and the lemon zest.
Fill the cabbage leaves with the barley mixture and roll the leaves up tightly. Place the rolls seam side down in a baking dish.
Bring the chicken broth and the remaining ¼ cup wine to a boil and pour over the cabbage rolls. Cover with foil and bake until cabbage is soft and the broth is steaming, 20 to 25 minutes.
Nutritional Information Per Serving: Calories 384; Protein 24 g; Carbohydrates 24 g; Fiber 8 g; Total Fat 15 g; Saturated Fat 3 g; Sodium 326 mg
Edamame with Tarragon Dipping Sauce
Makes 4 servings
6 cups water
½ teaspoon kosher salt
4 cups edamame in pods (frozen or fresh)
½ cup Tarragon Dipping Sauce (recipe follows)
Bring the water to a boil and add the salt.
Boil the edamame until beans are tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain and serve with the dipping sauce.
Nutritional Information Per Serving: Calories 238; Protein 16 g; Carbohydrates 18 g; Fiber 8 g; Total Fat 10 g; Saturated Fat 0.5 g; Sodium 154 g
Tarragon Dipping Sauce
Makes ¾ cup
¾ cup arrowroot
½ cup low-sodium chicken broth
¼ cup white wine vinegar
½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 teaspoon minced tarragon
1 teaspoon minced shallot
1 teaspoon minced garlic
¼ cup olive oil
Dissolve the arrowroot in 1 tablespoon of the chicken broth to make a paste. Bring the remaining broth to a boil.
Stir the paste into the broth and allow the broth to thicken slightly. Remove from the heat and add the vinegar, mustard, salt, pepper, tarragon, shallot, and garlic.
Whisk in the olive oil.
Nutritional Information Per Tablespoon: Calories 38; Protein 0 g; Carbohydrates 0 g; Fiber 0 g; Total Fat 4.5 g; Saturated Fat 0.5 g; Sodium 25 mg


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It's Too Easy To Become A Teacher
According to a report from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) in a survey of 2,420 teacher preparation programs at the 1,130 institutions that prepare 99 percent of America's the new teachers, it is far too easy to get into a teacher preparation program.
Three out of four elementary teacher preparation programs aren't event teaching the methods of reading instruction that could lower the number of children who never become proficient readers. "Just 7 percent of programs ensure that their student teachers will have uniformly strong experiences such as only allowing them to be placed in classrooms taught by teachers who are themselves effective."
Could this be the reason why so many of the public schools are failing? It is more complicated that finding a singular causation for failure but this is obviously one of the causes. If we want our nations schools to be high performing than we need to insure that the institutions that are preparing them are high performing.


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In response to my post Comment On The Northeast Heat Wave, Francis Massen has sent the e-mail below which he graciously has permitted us to post here.
Dear Roger,
Concerning your comments on the importance of moist enthalpy I would point your attention to my website and the on-line sensor measuring the WBGT (Wet bulb Globe Temperature = heatstress):
I make these measurements for the medical service of Luxembourg's army, whose garrison is also located at Diekirch. The WBGT is measured by 3 thermometers:
W = wet bulb temperature (natural ventilation, not forced ventilation as found in psychrometers)
G = temperature inside a black painted sphere
T = dry thermometer temperature
WBGT is defined as: WBGT = 0.7*W + 0.2*G + 0.1*T
If WGCT > 32°C, all heavy work and exercises should be avoided, according to army instructions.
The graph given in the link above is interesting for it shows how different these 3 temperatures often are.
There is a paper on these measurements in French here:
Best regards,
Francis Massen
Laboratoire de Physique et meteoLCD
Lycée Classique de Diekirch
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What are you doing for Banned Books Week?
I dropped by my local branch on Tuesday to pick up some holds and they had the most fantastic Banned Books Week display. The sign on the usual display pedestal read "Book Challenges in 2009," and as well as the usual display slots being filled, there were piles of books all around the bottom of the pedestal on the floor. It was the most striking display I've ever seen (although the clerks sounded less than thrilled at the prospect of cleaning it up at the end of the week).
I grabbed a copy of ttyl by Lauren Myracle off the display. I've been meaning to read it for a while — I love experimental literature, so this should be just my cup of tea. Besides, this is the book that's been making people angry all over the country, it's got to be good.
Oh, Banned Books Week. It almost seems ridiculous that this needs to be said any more, but apparently it does. It is not the library's job to monitor what your (or anyone else's) kids are reading. It's the library's job to provide people with the information and reading material that they need and want. It is your job to monitor what your kids are reading, and everyone else's job to monitor what their kids are reading. If we divide up the work and everybody does their part, we can all be happy. Really. I promise.
It's National Library Week in Madison!
It's National Library Week (as you surely know by now) — what's going on with you? Some of the local Madison events include —
Today I went to a talk on the Wisconsin Historical Society's "Odd Wisconsin" program, which started out as a little blog feature on their website and has turned into a newspaper feature, a book, and an extremely popular museum exhibit. It's a lot of fun, check out the archives.
The Madison Public Library is still advocating for a new building, although it looks at this point like it's going to be a renovation instead. I have to say, it needs it. The architecture and decor is very "1970s Institutional," and it's one of the least welcoming libraries I've ever been to. Of course, with the economy the way it is… Oh, you know the way this paragraph is going to end.
The UW libraries are hosting an Edible Book Festival, which I only wish I had had time to put something together for. I look forward to checking out all the other entries.
The UW-SLIS library is having their annual silent auction, which I'm expecting to drop…more money than I'd expected on.
And of course, since this looks to be turning mostly into a book review blog, I feel I should add a plug for this year's honorary chair, the First Neil of the Internet, Neil Gaiman. He's so ridiculously popular at this point that it's almost cliche to talk about him as one of my absolute favorite fantasy authors, but it's true. I was introduced to Gaiman's work through his absolutely phenomenal Sandman, which is more than twenty years old now and still one of the best comic book series I've ever read. If you have any affection for mythology, philosophy, or storytelling, I can recommend it without reservation. If you can get ahold of it (and WorldCat says that a surprising number of libraries have purchased it), I recommend the Absolute Sandman edition, at least for the first volume. The recoloring they did for that edition improves the first few stories to no end. (Ah curses, now I've reminded myself how much I love Sandman, and I'll have to take the time to reread it again…Life as a book-lover is hard, I tell you.)