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Friday, February 11, 2011
Wood and Garden
With apologies to Gertrude Jekyll for borrowing one of her book titles:) I took these photos earlier this week so that I can actually show you some little bits of Spring rather than just talking about it. The strong winds that we've had have brought out many of the early wind pollinated plants and trees. The pussy willow looks beautiful with the sun shining on it and you can see a piece of the bud's protective casing still clinging on here.
28 comments:
- Kathy said...
What a lovely post ... your photographs show a glimpse of spring to give us all hope!
- 9:23 pm
- Janet said...
You really are getting lots of signs of spring. I love the photo of the old stone bridge....it just seems so mystical and romantic.
- 10:13 pm
- Lynda (Granny K) said...
Beautiful! I love spring flowers.
- 11:59 pm
- WOL said...
I think it may be too dry for snowdrops here, which is a pity because I've fallen in love with them. Thanks for sharing yours.
- 5:21 am
- Bovey Belle said...
It was lovely to see you yesterday (and I still think your garden looked so pretty, with the promise of lots more to come).
I always thought of Wessex as never extending much beyond Oxford! Just looking up the history now . . .
- 7:17 am
- Rowan said...
You are, of course, absolutely right BB. The boundary is between Mercia and Northumbria not Wessex and Northumbria. I've changed it now - as you know my mind was on other things when I was writing that. My excuse is that the local school used to have two buildings, one Wessex the other Mercia so the two are connected in my mind and I put in the wrong one!
- 7:43 am
- Von said...
AH!Delightful Spring, I can smell it! I'm sure Gertrude wouldn't mind you borrowing.
- 7:46 am
- laoi gaul~williams said...
ohh its all looking lovely!
we have all kinds of things bursting through the soil now their blanket of oak leaves have been cleared a little.
our forsythia looks like it will flower any day now.
its very mild here now and i am hoping we have said goodbye to the frosts.
we have a small small over 'the common' and it has always had a small inlet like a spring that is the same brown, i always told my sister it was something to do with iron :D
- 9:21 am
- Tramp said...
Regarding the long complicated words, you must have understood enough to know that they were repeated.
- 10:20 am
- Kath said...
Love the new header photo, very bright and cheery!
We finally have snowdrops here too, and when it stops raining I will get out and take some photographs of them, the daffodils are also poking out of the ground. It's amazing, it seems as if one day there was nothing and suddenly everything is bursting forth!
- 11:27 am
- Grizz………… said...
Well, I'm properly envious of your early bits of spring—early by my riverbank standards, anyway. Here there's still snow on the ground and ice shelves along the stream, though today and throughout the week ahead (if the weather forecasters get it right) should see daily highs well above freezing. Maybe the snow and ice will soon disappear.
For now, your green photos of arriving spring will have to do.
- 2:17 pm
- Gretel said...
Isn't it wonderful? I do think England is the most wonderful place to be in the spring time. We are having a glorious Saturday in the Cotswolds!
- 2:43 pm
- Mary said...
Your glimpses of Spring cheer me - I know after this weekend of warmer, sunny days I too may have beauty peeking out of the damp, dreary looking garden! Fortunately we are not buried by snow like much of the US this Winter. We had a dusting on Thurs. morning making everywhere look so clean, however it had melted before noon!
Enjoy these pre-Spring days Rowan, they are truly invigorating after such a long, cold Winter - and Spring in England is always so beautiful!
Happy weekend.
- 3:41 pm
- Mac n' Janet said...
Spring is coming sooner to you than us, little is blooming here. Thank you for the catkin pictures! I love pussy willow!
- 3:57 pm
- Rosie said...
What a lovely inspiring post, you have some pretty spring flowers in your garden. There are definite signs of Spring on the way now. I've seen pussy willow and snowdrops on our walk along the riverside this morning. I was interested in the Limb Brook and wonder how it got its name? Limb is one of the family names I am researching at the moment mainly around the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire borders:)
- 4:29 pm
Beautiful post, Rowan.
We are looking for signs of Spring here. However, we still have lots of snow on the ground. Warmer temperatures next week should take care of that.
- 4:44 pm
- Diane said...
What brilliant signs of spring Rowan - however watching the weather forecast, I cannot help thinking that we are being lulled into a false sense of security - I hope I am not wrong.
- 6:57 pm
Its very grey and rainy here at the moment, although we did have a little sunshine today.
Thanks for sharing your lovely spring pictures. My daffs are coming through in the garden, but it still feels so dreary!
Shirl xxx
- 7:13 pm
- Roy said...
Lots of colour coming along Rowan and what a lovely old bridge.
- 11:57 am
I haven't seen pussy willow for quite a time but there are plenty of catkins here now too, they always, always make me smile. I don't think I would understand about ferrous iron etc either, and I've always understood the colouration to be the result of peat die leaking into brooks and streams ~ plenty of that here too after a steady drizzle for hours.
- 3:03 pm
- SouthernHeart said...
Wonderful photos, Rowan. The stone bridge with the stream would make a lovely framed picture. Your DH sounds a bit like mine who has a geology background. I get long embellished, technical answers to my geological questions. I just nod a lot and say huh-huh...
- 5:31 pm
- HerminiaRegolf said...
A little love on Valentine's Day.
Greetings from the Ebro Delta, Spain.
- 9:11 pm
- ahomespunyear said...
Lovely photos...so great to see all these signs of spring, especially the pussy willows and catkins. I grow some double snowdrops, but don't know the variety, and some taller ones that my sister gave me out of her garden.
Your post has really cheered me up. Mx
- 10:43 pm
- Ruthie Redden said...
Rowan, thank you for that taster of Spring loveliness, just the thing to cheer up a dull afternoon. x
- 3:29 pm
Thank you so much for the wonderful pictures. Spring is really nearly here.
Have great day.
- 8:57 pm
How very beautiful Rowan, you definitely have a touch of spring, sorry had my eyes on thoses pussy willows for clipping right away. Just ice and snow here for a while longer. Do enjoy the serenity of an early spring.
Have a wonderful Thursday,
- 2:47 pm
- Dartford Warbler said...
Lovely spring photographs. I`m glad I am not alone in getting excited about celandine leaves!
- 11:58 pm
- Comfrey Cottages said...
Beautiful photos Rowan:) I need to plant snowdrops so the bees have some early forage. Thanks for the reminder! xx
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Bryan "Infidelix" Rodecker considers himself a "busking ninja." Berlin is his playground. It's been his playground for a couple of years now, since the Denton artist arrived in Europe in 2014.
Rodecker's street music has inspired people to join him in song. Sometimes they're wanting to promote their art. Other times they're simply drunks and junkies moved to join his groove before delirium overtakes them.
But when vacationing Silvia Rodriguez saw him rapping near the Pankstrasse station in Berlin, the chance encounter changed their lives.
"We heard bits," she says. "Then after the first word of Infidelix's rap, I couldn't help but turn around and walk towards him. We listened to a few songs he rapped. Very emotional, and I felt an inspiration. I wanted to sing with him."
They sang a song he'd been perfecting over the years. But his video busking with Rodriguez garnered more than 2 million views on social media. And then it mysteriously disappeared from YouTube.
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Rodecker quit his job as a waiter at Chuy's in Denton, cashed in his life savings on a one-way ticket to Spain and crossed the ocean to pursue a dream. "One of the coolest things I love the most about street performing is allowing strangers to enter into my life and help me create magic in the moment," he says. "It makes street music special and interesting."
Phantogram, a Greenwich, New York duo, provides the musical foundation to the track that Rodecker streams through an amp powered by a car battery. It's a song called "When I'm Small" from their 2009 album Eyelid Movies. "For some reason, the first time I heard the song, it touched me and gave me a feeling that I had to write to it," Rodecker says. "It is a sad song, a song about real life situations, a song that everyone can relate to."
Rodecker isn't sure why he chooses to write about some of the things he weaves into his songs. He says he just puts the beat on, and his brain goes to a different place. It's a place producing some well-mixed songs such as 2013's "L.I.F.E" and 2016's "Gold." It's a condition affecting him since he was a child in the '90s, dressed in a Superman outfit and jamming with a red electric guitar.
"If you were to ask me years ago as a child, if I would have been a rapper, I would have looked at you like you were crazy," Rodecker says in the short documentary Infidelix: Rapmusik von Houston nach Berlin. "But for some reason, when I started expressing myself through art and started writing, it just started coming out in the form of rap songs and rap-oriented material. It's my way of expressing myself to the people."
Rodecker says he's made too many sacrifices to get this chance. "I miss my dog," he says. "I miss my friends. I miss Mexican food." He's been traveling across Europe, spinning rhymes in the street in hopes that he'd gain recognition for his art. He's panhandled CDs, taught youth center kids to rap and connected with talented European rappers such as Papke, Ste Byrne, Visy and Andre K'por.
Videos of his performance uploaded on his CitizenSoldier Entertainment YouTube page usually garner between 20,000 and 60,000 views. But nothing ever in the range of his impromptu street rap session with Rodriguez at the Berlin subway stop.
Silvia Rodriguez says music has always been part of her life, but she didn't start performing until later in life because of "scenic panic." She only performed her own songs secretly. She performed in front of people for the first time in 2013 at a party at the University of Barcelona. Since then, she's created a Facebook page under the moniker "Elland-M," but only performed at restaurants until the subway stop where she discovered Rodecker and social media fame.
She tells the Observer that she knew at the time what she was creating with Rodecker was something special. "But I didn't expect it to be special for the others who were watching us. I actually realized that it was special when I finished and looked at so many people clapping and cheering."
Social media commenters asked her about the inspiration behind the lyrics she performed with Rodecker. But her performance was all improvised, she claimed in a Sept. 5 response video posted to YouTube shortly after their duo in the subway had gone viral. Like Rodecker, she was lost in the music, following a different vibe. "I just said sentences and phrases that came to my mind," she says. "This is what music does."
She points out that people who felt the vibe stopped and listened. One woman dropped a few coins in Rodecker's coin bucket. "She literally said that we had made her feel things she had never felt before," Rodriguez says.
A few days after she posted her Sept. 5 response video on YouTube, the original busking video with Rodecker disappeared from YouTube. It's unclear why. She never answered the question.
The Observer reached out to Rodecker who wrote, "She was a tourist walking through, who interrupted me to sing on one of my tracks. It's once she sold the rights to a licensing company, then refused me anything is where the problem started.
"I'm a street artist," he added. "I return bottles for change. … Like gimme a break, and let's make this fair for each other."
Dallas-based copyright attorney John G. Browning points out that YouTube does have a way to generate revenue. Yet it's not just a revenue generator, he says, and gives an example of the viral YouTube video of a lady who recently sung the national anthem at the Jefferson Memorial. He says she's been bombarded with offers since the video went viral, including a recording contract.
Browning says the problem arises when Rodriguez uploaded the video to her own YouTube account. Their performance would be considered a shared copyright, but copyright laws allow certain protections for an artist's right to protect the integrity of his work.
"Keanu Reeves' Devil's Advocate included a scene that was filmed against a sculpture that special effects caused to move," he says. "The sculpture in question was fairly well known, but they (the movie officials) never approached the artist, who didn't think his art should belong with what he thought was (the movie's) questionable values. So he blocked the distribution of the movie, and they had to work out an arrangement. He had the right to protect the integrity of his work, and he exercised his veto power."
Browning provides another example involving a Christian recording artist who uses snippets or samplings of another artist's work. They are almost forced to arrive at a shared copyright arrangement. He recommends artists educate themselves with their rights and responsibilities when it comes to copyright law.
"We've seen this with music sampling," Browning says. "It's become an almost requirement. In the early days, artists were having to file lawsuits to protect their work and receive what they see as a fair price for their original work. It's been difficult and there aren't a whole lot of set rules."
For example, if Jay Z uses a sample to create his new and original work, he has to pay compensation, he says. But they usually work it out in advance.
"Years ago, MC Hammer was quoted as saying that if he takes a sample of Stevie Wonder, then he's got a check coming. If I just take one guitar chord or a quick riff from your song that is a couple of seconds, don't expect a big check," Browning says. "It's not a hard and fast standard. But no one likes the alternative: someone potentially suing, claiming infringement and holding up the song's release."
Rodecker and Rodriguez claim they have been bombarded with offers since the video went viral earlier this month. "I have no words to express how it has been," Rodriguez says. "There has been a huge response. I couldn't be happier. I've never experienced anything like this before, and I am really grateful to all the people who believe in me."
"In life, you have to push hard," Rodecker says. "People will never have faith in you until you prove to them that you are able to actually pull it off. So many people had their doubts about me rapping. I never gave up. I will never give up. It just shows that if you believe in yourself, eventually, after years of doubt, people will start believing in you, too."
Rodecker claims the original YouTube video on Rodriguez's Facebook page will be available again soon. He says he's buried whatever hatchet had been raised and didn't really want "to stir up the pot again." But he did go ahead and upload a version on his CitizenSoldier Entertainment YouTube page.
"Everything's fun and games until money gets involved," he says. "Fuck money. It can ruin good things. However, this isn't ruined. It's just the beginning. We're talking things out. Hopefully, she'll agree to what I am asking. Things at least look that way."


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The topic of smart cities is vast and incorporates a range of areas from green technologies to stricter, more measurable governance to improve efficiency around transport, buildings and other public services, amongst other things. All of these require digital solutions to get the cities properly connected.
Cities that don't embrace the digital evolution won't be able to keep up and will lose the consumer dollar. The benefits in terms of public service will be significant with everything connected - from traffic lights, to street lighting and parking information. Another trend will be the growth of open, accessible data that will be used to develop the apps that will deliver information to people's fingertips, via mobile devices.
It's expected that up to $40 billion will be spent on smart city technologies by 2016, making it an incredibly exciting market for businesses to be involved with. This also means things are moving very quickly as innovators come up with the technologies to deliver what cities need in terms of information and connectivity.
Efficiency and information sharing
Smart cities these days extend way beyond free WiFi and bus stop information displays. While some of us are still getting to grips with the roll out of controversial app-based schemes such as Uber taxis, certain cities across the globe are leaps and bounds ahead.
Boston taxis carry technology to identify potholes as they pass over them and send this real time information with a grid reference to public services officials who can then implement the necessary repairs. Major transport hubs are also jumping on the "smart-wagon" with airport's installing smart toilets which send alerts to cleaners after a certain number of people have entered. Many cities are also investing in making their motorways and highways "smarter" by installing technology to monitor traffic, provide information to drivers and ease congestion by using variable speed limits. Railways are looking at RFID sensors on the lines and tiny cameras, to help report back via WiFi when lines are obstructed or damaged.
The success of these schemes can only be measured through the creation and sharing of data; something that Purple WiFi enables.
How venues benefit
From retailers to concert stadiums, helping visitors move around a city by pushing out information that will help them travel more easily, improve their environment and spend their consumer dollars in venues that genuinely meet their needs, is beneficial. If traffic is moving steadily, parking availability is communicated and sales and promotions are shared with them, consumers are more likely to invest their time visiting city and town centres, plan to come back soon, hopefully stay longer, and potentially spend more too.
Purple WiFi, the cloud-based social WiFi platform sees location services taking off massively in the next few years with Smartphone savvy citizens and existing users of legacy IT systems being the driving force for more location content and services to rival virtual environments. The outdoor WiFi market will rise from $15bn a year to 37bn by 2018; the indoor WiFi market will be considerably more, representing an addressable market that needs a business model to reap its projected rewards.
By allowing venues and outdoor public spaces greater connectivity, the future will be a digitally-led, improved experience for consumers and businesses alike - with less wasted resources and much more efficiency.
City WiFi
From Bangalore (India) to York (UK), entire cities are becoming free WiFi zones to support demands from residents, visitors and businesses.
In early 2014 Business Insider shared details of the nine cities with the best free WiFi globally and surprisingly very few were in the US or Europe. However given the explosion of cities realising they need to put city-wide WiFi in place we would expect the results to look quite different, just six months on.
As local authorities grasp the need to get their citizens online, wherever they are in the city, WiFi providers are in demand and the ones who offer the most value will come out on top. From a straightforward approach, to ease of installation and 24 hour technical support, the requirements are mainly the same. Purple WiFi can offer a whole lot more including presence analytics, heat mapping and location-based services.
Find out more about some of Purple WiFi's city-wide WiFi projects: City of York and Faringdon.
With over 15 years experience working in technology led or enabled businesses, Purple WiFi CEO – Gavin Wheeldon has a deep understanding of the impact of technology on the bottom line of an organisation. Having recently sold his last business, Applied Language Solutions, a global language technology and services business, he set up So Purple Group with the prime focus on building an enterprise guest WiFi system that was end user friendly.


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Environmental Toxicology
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Dr. Cindy M. Lee, Committee Chair
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The late Dr. Stephen J. Klaine
Committee Member
Dr. Peter H. Adler
Committee Member
Dr. William S. Baldwin
Committee Member
Dr. Peter van den Hurk
Plastic is used in products that span from cutlery to the main components in automobiles, and airplanes. Both municipal solid waste streams and marine debris are comprised of largely plastic products, and as annual global plastic production and use is unlikely to decrease, the presence of plastic in the environment will likely increase. Microplastics (MPs) are plastic fragments that have at least one dimension that is less than 5 mm, and have been found throughout water bodies around the world. MPs are in the same size fraction as most sediment particles and microorganisms, allowing them to be easily ingested by a variety of organisms. The potential for MPs to alter the bioavailability of contaminants, and whether MPs and adsorbed contaminants can undergo trophic transfer, have been investigated in very few studies. Fluoranthene (FLU) is one of the US Environmental Protection Agency's 16 priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; and its hydrophobic nature allows it to sorb easily to sediment and organic matter, which suggests FLU will sorb to the hydrophobic surfaces of most MPs. While most studies conducted have focused on acute MP exposures to marine organisms, little is known regarding the toxicological chronic effects of MP exposures. Recent studies have demonstrated that MP concentrations in freshwater water bodies are comparable to those found in the ocean; even less information is available regarding MP toxicity to freshwater organisms. The first objective of my research was to characterize the physical toxicity of MPs to aquatic invertebrates and fish. After establishing a baseline for acute MP toxicity, the second objective focused on the determination of whether fluoranthene that is adsorbed to MP surfaces is bioavailable to aquatic invertebrates and fish. Finally, the third objective evaluated whether MPs and the adsorbed fluoranthene can undergo trophic transfer between prey and predatory organisms in both freshwater and marine ecosystems. My results demonstrated that acute exposures to polyethylene spherical MP do result in mortality at environmentally relevant concentrations. Specifically, 10- and 7-day LC50s of approximately 4.6 x 104 and 7.9 x 104 MPs/mL for spherical polyethylene MPs were quantified for amphipods and copepods, respectively. No mortality was observed for either fathead minnows or mummichogs at MP exposures used during these bioassays. Interestingly, polypropylene MP fibers were more toxic to exposed amphipods than the polyethylene MP spheres, where mortality was observed at concentrations as low as > 22.5 MPs/mL. When polyethylene spherical MPs are contaminated with FLU, acute exposures can result in an increase in FLU bioavailability to both fish and invertebrates. Chronic polyethylene spherical MP exposures resulted in significant growth reductions in both Hyalellla azteca and Amphiascus tenuiremis, and decreased reproduction in exposed H. azteca. In comparison to polyethylene spherical MPs, fibrous polypropylene MP exposures to H. azteca resulted in significantly greater mortality and reductions in both growth and reproduction. Exposure to FLU-contaminated MPs resulted in an increase in FLU bioavailability to invertebrates and fish, where more than 90% of the invertebrate FLU body burdens were due to MP exposure. Finally, my results demonstrated that FLU that was adsorbed to MP surfaces can undergo trophic transfer using both freshwater and marine invertebrates and fish. Approximately 1.5 mg fluoranthene was bioavailable to fathead minnows and mummichogs that had ingested amphipods, and copepods that had been pre-exposed to fluoranthene-contaminated MPs, respectively. Hybrid striped bass that has consumed fathead minnows that were pre-exposed to fluoranthene-contaminated MPs resulted in an average bile concentration of approximately 1.3 mg fluoranthene. MPs represent another route of exposure for ubiquitous persistent organic pollutants in the environment for lower and higher trophic level organisms. My research provided a platform on which the acute and chronic toxicological effects due to MP exposures of freshwater and marine invertebrates and fish can be compared because similar methods were used in all the bioassays. Generating data that resulted from the use of similar exposure methods allows the scientific community to make cross-species comparisons that are difficult to determine with the currently available microplastic toxicity data. My results demonstrate that microplastics can have both acute and chronic toxicological effects on aquatic organisms, and that the presence of microplastics in the environment needs to be taken into consideration when evaluating the exposure to environmental contaminants.
Recommended Citation
Au, Sarah, "Toxicity of Microplastics to Aquatic Organisms" (2017). All Dissertations. 1877.


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Ulsi launching Africa Desk
After a year of preparations and planning, we are happy to launch the Ulsi Africa Desk, based in our Head office in The Hague.
The aim of this initiative is to create and service a Pan African network of selected moving & relocation companies, all locally registered and well established. Without exception, all participants need to be committed to growth and quality, and willing to invest in training and certifications.
In some countries Ulsi has also taken a financial interest in existing and new initiatives, with the commitment to give full support with practical knowledge and training.
The Ulsi Africa desk now can serve almost any place in Africa. We have a bi-lingual customer services center with dedicated staff to service our clients. "More developments in Africa will follow in the 3rd quarter of 2011" Robert Ulsi, Commercial Director of the Ulsi group comments.
Astrand Salazar, Projects Manager at Ulsi contributes: "we see Africa as a big opportunity as it's developing rapidly and we see the number of expatriates relocating to and from Africa rapidly. We will launch new initiatives in West Africa soon and it's exciting to be part of this expansion."
For further information you may contact us via:
Ulsi Groep
Astrand Salazar
+31 (0)70 3011301


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- In order to make a group reservation on Hostelworld.com it is necessary to pay a deposit. The balance is due directly to the hostel according to their payment conditions.
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Any cancellations resulting from agreement to these terms and conditions under false pretences will result in loss of deposit.
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Our Hostel can be found in the natural lake and riverside setting of Otres Village, nearby the famous Otres Beach. Both the village and the beach are within walking distance but yet far enough away to offer a place to relax and rejuvenate in tranquility. Each bungalow is fan-cooled and has a patio, private entrance, seating area and outdoor dining area. Guests have access to a shared bathroom and shared toilet. Some rooms has private ensuite and one has aircon. Towels and linen are provided. Facilities available include a tour desk, ticket service and luggage storage. Laundry services and daily housekeeping services are available.
Our open sided fine restaurant and bar area, which extends out onto the lake and river is a great place to relax and enjoy a meal while observing the natural beauty of the resort. The restaurant offers a wide selection of Khmer and Western dishes prepared by experienced chefs with local and international influences.
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Hawks forward Al Horford has torn pectoral, out indefinitely
Al Horford is averaging career highs in points and field goal percentage this season. (Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)
Atlanta Hawks forward Al Horford has a complete tear of his right pectoral muscle and will be out indefinitely, the team announced.
Horford was injured in last night's 127-125 double-overtime win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, leaving with a shoulder injury in the first overtime after trying to make a steal.
He suffered a torn left pectoral muscle in January 2012, but returned to the lineup almost four months later.
GOLLIVER: Thunder's Russell Westbrook undergoes third surgery on knee
Horford is averaging 18.6 points and 8.4 rebounds in 29 games for the Hawks this season. The Hawks are the only Eastern Conference team besides Miami and Indiana that have a record above .500.


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1. the onset of pregnancy, marked by implantation of the blastocyst; the formation of a viable zygote.
2. concept.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
1. Synonym(s): concept
2. Act of forming a general idea or notion.
3. Fertilization of oocyte by a sperm.
[L. conceptio; see concept]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
a. Formation of a viable zygote by the union of the male sperm and female ovum; fertilization.
b. The entity formed by the union of the male sperm and female ovum; an embryo or zygote.
a. The ability to form or understand mental concepts and abstractions: happiness beyond conception.
b. Something conceived in the mind or believed by a group of people; a concept, thought, or belief: the medieval conception of justice.
c. The beginning or formation of an idea or plan: She was involved in the project from its conception.
con·cep′tion·al adj.
con·cep′tive adj.
con·cep′tive·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
conceptionFertilisation; the union of semen and ovum, usually during intercourse; impregnation.
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
conceptionReproduction biology The onset of pregnancy, marked by implantation of a blastocyst in the endometrium, and formation of a viable zygote
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
1. Synonym(s): concept.
2. Act of forming a general idea or notion.
3. Act of conceiving, or becoming pregnant; fertilization of the oocyte by a sperm to form a zygote.
[L. conceptio; see concept]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
1. Penetration of an OVUM by a SPERMATOZOON, with the initiation of a new individual and the state of pregnancy. The formation of a ZYGOTE.
2. The individual zygote or embryo so formed.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
The union of egg and sperm to form a fetus.
Mentioned in: Antibiotics, Topical, Antirheumatic Drugs
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Bourbon on Main, Buffalo Trace Distillery, Capital Cellars, Capital Cellars Wine & Spirits, Capital City Museum, Frankfort, Frankfort Yoga Studio, Ghost Tour, Kentucky, Kentucky History Center, Thursday, Thursday HIghlights, Wine Tasting
Highlights for Thursday, September 7th, 2017
Don't miss a minute of what's going on this weekend in and around the Frankfort Area!
Capital Living Covers Frankfort's Social Scene…BE SEEN By Capital Living!!!
Thursday, September 7, 2017
6:00 am – OPEN! Start your day at the Kentucky Coffeetree Cafe, 23507 W Broadway. Now open earlier for your caffeine, muffin, scone or egg-baby fix! Info: 875-3009.
7:00 am – 12:00 pm – Franklin County Farmer's Market, at River View Park. www.franklincountyfarmersmarket.org
9:00 am – 5:00 pm – Salato Wildlife Education Center, 1 Sportsman's Lane
Daily Admission:
Adult – $5.00
Youth (5 to 18) – $3.00
Children 4 and under – Free
Scheduled school groups and chaperones – $3.00 (age 5 and older)
Visit their full website HERE
Frankfort Yoga Studio, Beginner's Yoga, 10:00 – 11:00 am, Tai Chi, 12:05 – 1:00 pm, Meditation, 5:00 – 5:30 pm, All Levels Flow Yoga, 5:30 – 6:30 pm, Tai Chi, 5:45 – 6:45 pm. at the Frankfort Yoga Studio, McClure Building, 3rd Floor, 306 W Main St. Info: 227-3276 or www.frankfortyoga.com
10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Capital City Museum, 325 Ann Street, Open Monday through Saturday, Free Admission
Telling the big story of Kentucky's small-town capital city
In November of 2004, the Capital City Museum opened its doors to the public. Housed in a 150 year old building that represents all that is left of the Capital Hotel, which burned in 1917, the museum is a large room filled with history and character. There are plenty of details to explore, with exhibits painting a vivid picture of both political and personal life in Kentucky over the past 200 years.
The Capital City Museum is open from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday through Saturday
Admission to the museum is free.
Featuring the exhibit
Frankfort's Fishing Reels: Jewels of the Bluegrass
Frankfort has a very unique place in history as being the town where the bait casting fishing reel was perfected and first produced. Every place has its historic event or figure, but only we have this distinction. It was a Frankfort industry for over 100 years. Local craftsmen handmade these gems to fish the renowned streams of central Kentucky. Their reputation for quality and beauty was recognized around the world.
10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Kentucky Historical Society, 100 West Broadway, Open Tuesday through Saturday
(Includes all sites open at the time of visit.)
Adults: $8 | Youth (6-18): $6 | Veterans: $6
Children (5 and under), KHS and KJHS members: FREE
10:30 – 11:30 am – Storytime, at the Owen County Public Library, 1370 Highway 22 E, Owenton
Join Ms. Susan to enjoy great books & fun activities. For preschoolers and their caregivers. All are welcome.
Kids eat FREE with 2 adult meal purchases. Live music featuring Chris Fallis, at Mi Fiesta, 334 St. Clair St.
1:30 pm – Liberty Hall Tour, at Liberty Hall Historic Site, 218 Wilkinson Street, 502.227.2560
Guided tours start at Liberty Hall at 1:30 pm (Monday – Saturday). Tour begins at Liberty Hall, 218 Wilkinson St. Admission: $6 for adults; $3 for youth (15-18); Free for children 5 and under. Free for Friends of Liberty Hall.
Kentucky Made: Decorative Arts from the Liberty Hall Collection – Ongoing
Featuring some of the finest examples of Kentucky-made pieces from the Liberty Hall collection, this exhibit explores the social and cultural landscape of 19th-century Kentucky through the work of silversmiths, weavers, furniture makers, and . Some of the artists represented include: Asa Blanchard, Matthew Harris Jouett, Oliver Frazer, and Paul Sawyier. Located on the 2nd Floor of Liberty Hall, the exhibit is only viewed through a guided tour.
3:15 – 4:30 pm – Map My World, at the Owen County Public Library, 1370 Highway 22 E, Owenton
Learn how to enter data & info about Owen County for online use. Help local emergency responders by providing up-to-date maps.
4:00 – 6:00 pm – Happy Hour, at Prodigy Vineyards and Winery, 4686 Versailles Road
Buy one get one half price on wine by the glass from 4-6 pm.
4:00 – 7:00 pm – Wine Tasting, at Capital Cellars, 227 W Broadway. More info: visit www.capitalcellars.com or call 502.352.2600
Kentucky Coffeetree Cafe, 235 W Broadway, Happy Hour, 5:00 – 8:00 pm, Open Jam Session, 7:00 – 10:00 pm, 1/2 price bottles of wine or beer bucket of 6 select beers for $17.95. Info HERE
5:00 – 8:00 pm – Girlfriends' Night Out with live music by Sami Riggs, at Verona Vineyards, 13815 Walton Verona Rd, Verona
Grab your best girlfriends and head out after work to Verona Vineyards to start your weekend early.
Find a seat on the patio and have a glass of wine or two as you watch the sunset and unwind and catch up with your friends.
Verona Vineyards Kitchen will be open serving some lighter fair including cheese boards.
Enjoy special happy hour prices on all bottle purchases.
6:00 – 7:30 pm – Family Fun Night: Rock Painting, at the Owen County Public Library, 1370 Highway 22 E, Owenton
Join the fun of painting and hiding rocks for others to find! We provide the supplies, you provide the rock.
6:30 pm – Trivia, at Bourbon on Main, 103 W Main St. 352-2720
7:00 pm – Ghost Tour at Buffalo Trace Distillery, It's rumored that there are more spirits at the Distillery than those aging in barrels. You will hear legendary stories and get a look at some of the Distillery's most haunted areas, including Stony Point Mansion, where it's been said that the ghost of Col. Blanton still resides. FREE. Reservations are required for this tour. 113 Great Buffalo Trace, Reservations: 696-5926
House DJ music, Ladies Night, and $3 wells, at the Brick Alley, 325 St. Clair. 875-2559.
Capital Living Covers Frankfort's Social Scene…BE SEEN By Capital Living!!!
Thursday Highlights brought to you by:
Frankfort/Franklin County Tourism


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The Irish Farmers Journal has unveiled plans for Tullamore Farm Ltd, their new demonstration farm being established close to Tullamore, Co. Offaly. The farm itself is 180 acres and will carry a 120-cow suckler herd grazed alongside a 120-ewe flock.
For the past two years, the Irish Farmers Journal has been looking to establish a standalone mixed grazing demonstration farm, but were demanding with their criteria for a suitable site. The farm had to:
1. Reflect the land type on which most suckler and sheep farms operate.
2. Be easily accessible to farmers from all over the country.
3. Be large enough to keep our farm manager busy.
4. Belong to a family that bought into what we were trying to achieve.
The farm they've chosen is in Brackagh, Screggan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, close to where the National Ploughing Championships took place in 2016, and will return to in 2017. It consists of 180 acres split into three blocks of 100 acres, 60 acres and 20 acres. 60% of the land is free-draining, while the remaining 40% is heavy in nature with some drainage work required.
"It wasn't easy, but we got there," a spokesperson for the Irish Farmers Journal stated. At the start of 2016 representatives of the Irish Farmers Journal met the Grogan family in Offaly. Padraig and Joan Grogan have been farming full-time for the past 46 years and had been running a beef finishing and tillage enterprise.
Joan is a recently retired teacher, while the couple's four children – Joseph, Sarah, Peter and Patrick, are all currently pursuing their own careers. Padraig and Joan were keen to put a plan in place that would allow them the flexibility to pursue other interests, something that's not easy to do when you are trying to farm 200 acres.
"Against this backdrop, we sat down with Padraig and Joan to discuss options," The Irish Farmers Journal said. "It was clear early on that a long-term lease was going to be the best route for both parties – mainly because it delivered a level of security. In November 2016, around the kitchen table, we signed a 15-year lease with the Grogan family and in January 2017 it commenced," they revealed.
The Irish Farmers Journal, Ireland's foremost farming publication, stated a number of reasons for undertaking this project. They said that their business is "dependent on farmers," and therefore this was "just another way of giving something back."
They also stated that they took on the project because efficient suckler and sheep farms have an important role in rural Ireland and in sustaining rural communities, can return a good income to farmers relative to labour input required, and have scope to put more money in suckler and sheep farmers' pockets by making systems more efficient.
Finally, they said that by using new technologies they can "make the Irish Farmers Journal even better at communicating technical information to farmers."
The operation will be run as a limited company called Tullamore Farm Ltd, registered with the Company Registrations Office, meaning it will have to submit annual audited accounts to the Revenue Commissioners.
"Let's be clear at the outset – what we are not trying to demonstrate here is that you can rush out to borrow 100% of the capital required and rent 180 acres of land and put in a suckler and sheep flock and expect to make money – as we will prove it is not possible," the Irish Farmers Journal spokesperson commented.
By the time they have stocked the farm, contributed their percentage to the capital expenditure programme and acquired the necessary machinery, the total outlay will be €460,000.
The focus of this project is to show that beef and suckler production can make money on a per-hectare and per-hour basis. "Every decision taken will be focused on driving profitability – politics will be left at the gate and we will respond to the market signals," they stated.
"We are confident that when the farm is up and running we will be able to generate a modest cash surplus – but everything will have to go right. In reality it will be year three before the farm is operating to capacity."
Ger O'Dwyer will be the full-time farm manager and is being employed by Tullamore Farm Ltd. Ger is a graduate of Waterford Institute of Technology and has previously managed a dairy farm. He has spent time in New Zealand as part of his studies and brings a lot of grassland management experience to the role. Casual labour will also be utilised at peak workload periods while the Irish Farmers Journal livestock specialists will work closely with Ger to drive farm performance.
The operation will also run a breeding programme with their bovine stock, which will be spring-calving, predominantly first-cross Limousin or Simmental. "We feel that we will have high-index, high-health-status replacement heifers with full performance history suitable for farmers who do not breed their own replacements."
The plan also provides for a flock of 120 ewes as Teagasc studies have demonstrated that some of the benefits of mixed grazing include a 7% increase in growth rate of steers and lambs at a constant stocking rate or a 13% increase in stocking rate without affecting animal growth rate, compared with cattle-only or sheep-only grazing.
Sixty cows arrived on the farm in October 2016, and a further 53 cows were purchased in January and February of this year. The cows were all bought from just seven herds to minimise disease issues, and the first cows started to calve in February and so far the farm has had 108 calves with 106 surviving beyond birth and one dying six weeks later from a liver issue.
"We have lost three cows – one with Johne's disease, and two with grass tetany. All cows have since been tested for Johne's and have been confirmed clear," a spokesperson said.
"It's important to us that everything that happens on the farm is documented. We commit to report on what we get right and what we get wrong – though we will try and keep the latter to a minimum," they added.
The Irish Farmers Journal will provide regular updates both in print and online, as well as releasing regular photographs and videos from the farm in Tullamore. They also intend on hosting a number of open days throughout the year.
Keep up to date with these and get more from the Irish Farmers Journal by clicking here.
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Matt DaFonte is thrilled to join the NextHome Real Estate Dream. Matt is a Fitchburg State University Alumni and has been serving a number of local communities as both a Paramedic with Fallon Ambulance and a firefighter for the town of Norwood. Matt's ability to focus on the needs of others is what makes him a tremendous asset to our culture here at NextHome Signature Realty. Matt's honesty, integrity and love for serving the community will go a long way in the process of buying or selling your home. Without a doubt, Matt will exceed your expectations and will provide you with the highest level of client care.
Meet The Dream Team
Gerry is the Broker/Owner and has been working in real estate for several years. He is a graduate of Stonehill College and Suffolk University Law School. Prior to being a Broker, Gerry worked as a real estate attorney. As a real estate attorney, Gerry negotiated offers and purchase and sales agreements, and worked tirelessly with all parties to make sure the transaction went smoothly. In addition, Gerry has represented many lenders in real estate transactions and is familiar with the mortgage process. Although a law degree is not a requirement for a Broker, his experience in real estate law has helped him be the best possible advocate for his clients. Gerry is thrilled to have such a wonderful team of professionals who are ready to provide you with the highest level of client care.
With over 20 years of teaching, Michele's focus has always been to first listen, then inform. Transitioning to real estate was a natural fit for Michele as she has lived and breathed real estate most of her life. Michele is thrilled to continue her dad's legacy alongside her brother, her son, and their respective families. Michele's knowledge, commitment, expertise, passion, and boundless energy are the cornerstone of her business. Her success is truly the result of her integrity, her honesty, and her sincere desire to help her clients achieve their personal real estate goals.
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Joining the NextHome Signature Realty Dream Team is a perfect fit for Nelson Antas. Nelson is a Johnson & Wales University alumnus with a Bachelor's degree in Entrepreneurship. Building on over 10 years experience in management and customer service excellence, Nelson has continuously honed his skills to provide clients with the utmost attention and dedication. Being fluent in Portuguese and Spanish also allows him to provide clients of diverse backgrounds with the patience, guidance and care necessary through their journey to finding their dream home. We are excited to have Nelson as part of our Dream Team. His specialized skills will serve his clients well.
Jason is ecstatic to join the NextHome Signature Realty dream team! Jason is a New England Institute of Technology Alumni. With 6 years of experience in sales and talent development, Jason's extensive multi-unit retail background has well equipped him to handle any situation no matter the difficulty. Jason has spent years running up to 30 retail stores at a time for different companies, but the one thing he is truly passionate about is people! Having worked from the suburbs of Massachusetts to the top of New Hampshire and right in the heart of downtown Boston, Jason knows the area like the back of his hand. He is a straight shooter with the honesty and integrity to back it up. He is here to put a modern spin on real estate and ensure that your transaction goes as smooth as silk. Jason's passion for dogs, food, and cars is unrivaled. An expert on the subject, he is not only a wealth of knowledge with the automotive industry but intends to find your dream home with the dream garage to match! Jason will walk you through the buying/selling process and answer your questions no matter the time or date.
Laurie's diversified background, professional experience, and caring nature make her a perfect fit for the NextHome Signature Realty Dream Team! Laurie is a graduate of Northeastern University with a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, which lends well to her love for real estate and the desire to help people find their forever home. Laurie's experience includes 10 years in retail, from store manager to buyer, and over 20 years in the financial services industry. She grew up around real estate investments and renovations all of her life and that passion continues to this day.
When Laurie is not looking for the latest real estate inventory, she is busy as a CASA (court appointed special advocate) volunteer for foster children in RI. She is highly regarded by the RI CASA organization for her advocacy skills, resourcefulness, good judgement, and commitment to their cause.
Laurie's real estate knowledge and her motivation and commitment to helping people is why she is so excited to join our team and help make dreams a reality.
Joe Volpe is extremely excited to join the NextHome Dream Team. After graduating from the College of the Holy Cross and earning his Master's in Education from Southern New Hampshire University, Joe has been serving the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a middle school educator for nine years. His career in education makes Joe uniquely prepared to help his clients through his ability to listen, to think creatively to solve problems, and to negotiate for a positive outcome. This experience as an educator has also taught him the importance of building relationships, so whether you are looking for your dream home or trying to get the most value from your current home, Joe will take the time to get to know you to ensure he meets your specific needs. He can't wait to start working with you next!
Jonny is eager to represent clients on behalf of the NextHome Dream Team! His experience as a Market Manager for Amazon undoubtedly aids in his success as a realtor. Jonny's keen ability to actively listen and negotiate are two of his phenomenal traits that benefit his clients in the home buying and selling process. His easy-going, enthusiastic personality combined with his professionalism is a great mix to help people feel comfortable and trust Jonny to do everything in his power on their behalf.
Rachel El-Massih truly represents who we are and what we stand for here at NextHome Signature Realty. Rachel's innate ability to help others and her true desire to bring happiness and comfort to all make her a great fit for our real estate dream team. Rachel's unyielding work ethic, her ability to problem solve, and her passion to make positive changes in the lives of those she works with is truly incredible. As an added bonus, she is fluent in Arabic. Rachel is the go-to realtor for those looking for the very best!
Lauren's work ethic and passion for helping others are just some of the factors that will contribute in her quest for finding you that perfect home or selling your home at the highest value. Her background in public service and as a health coach have provided her with a wealth of experience in helping people receive the services they need to thrive in any situation. She was raised in the city of Boston and now lives in Westwood. Because of this experience, she can help guide you in the purchase of real estate whether it be in more of an urban or suburban setting. Lauren would be honored to earn your trust and provide you with the with the quality service you deserve in selling your home or purchasing your Next Home.


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Q: What are probiotics?
A: Probiotics are bacteria often called "good" or "healthy" bacteria because they help keep a healthy balanced micro flora (usually for gut digestion). Advancing proprietary technologies now allow for probiotics to be sustained and available for external (non-refrigerated) environments allowing you to keep your skin, body, home, pets and environment healthy.
Q: Are probiotics safe for my family and pets?
A: ABSOLUTELY! The probiotics developed and used in our products are internationally approved for nutritional use. All our formulas contain these high quality food-grade, soil based bacteria, and only the highest standards of production are used. Our developing lab also performs a broad range of safety assessments of their own in collaboration with accredited laboratories, worldwide. All our lab's production processes are fully ISO9001:2008 certified.
Q: How are Prōtëkt products different from probiotic supplements?
A: Probiotic supplements are meant for internal ingestion for healthy digestion. Prōtëkt probiotic products are meant for external use on animals, skin, floors, counter surfaces, bedding and other external environments.
Q: Do bleach or chemical disinfectants penetrate and/or kill biofilm?
A: No. There are only three known ways to fully penetrate biofilm. The first is high-pressure, high-heat steam cleaning for extended periods of time. The second is manual scraping and chiseling it away. The third is to simply utilize Prōtëkt probiotic products!
Q: What are "good" bacteria vs "bad" bacteria?
A: "Bad" bacteria are one of many disease-carrying pathogens which cause infections and disease, making us sick. These are the bacteria that are becoming resistant to disinfectants and antibiotics. On the other hand, "good" bacteria are some of the best decomposers and are very helpful in countering pathogens. They consume biofilm, destroying their food sources, ultimately eliminating them. They break down dead and decaying organic matter, from blood to dust mites, and best of all, they decompose leaving only eco-beneficial byproducts.
Q: What are the advantages to using Prōtëkt probiotic products over chemical cleaners?
A: Oh, there are so many! So, read through our site, but here are a few of the top reasons:
- Chemical cleaners are toxic and harmful to touch or breathe. They can burn your eyes and sinuses and smell awful. Prōtëkt products are non-toxic and 100% safe for you, your family, and your pets. No need for gloves or masks, and the only odors you'll smell will be clean and fresh.
- Prōtëkt products are more effective! There isn't a chemical OR "green" cleaner available that can out perform our formulas because ours offer a clean down to the microscopic level! We back it with our 30-day guarantee. Love it, or we will pay to take it back and issue you a full refund (see terms for details).
- Disinfectants are causing bacteria, viruses and other pathogens to morph into "superbugs". This is especially true of small, non-enveloped viruses such as noroviruses which are extremely resistant to most disinfectants. Resistance is only possible against a molecule or chemical substance that threatens the microbes. Micro organisms can never become resistant against other micro organisms. Therefore, Prōtëkt products remove any possibility of causing resistant "superbugs" with ongoing use.
- Our products' sustained probiotics keep working beyond their given use, even keeping your drains and water treatment areas in better flora balance for hours-to-days after you've rinsed it all down the drain, making it truly eco-beneficial.
- Did we mention it continues to clean and work long after you finished cleaning? Imagine that. You clean your floors and come back three days later to find them cleaner than they were the first day. It's like that. Well, actually, it is exactly that.
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Q: What does Kälōs mean?
A: Kälōs is a Greek word chosen to represent all that we believe our product is, provides and projects…
/kä-lō's/ (adjective)
- A quality or combination of qualities that gives pleasure to the senses and is often associated with properties such as harmony, authenticity, and originality.
- One that is beautiful, inside and out.
- The highest form of beauty.
Q: What can I use my Kälōs wand for?
A: The Kälōs Probitotic Misting Wand was developed for deep cleaning, hydration and beautification of the face and neck areas. Outside of beauty use, it also can be used as a portable hand mister when you'd like to have probiotic protection against bad germs in public areas. Mist your public restaurant menu and table, your grocery cart and ATM pad, or the gas pumps and door knobs… the list of uses is endless! We've heard some creative ways to use it, and we'd love to hear yours! Send us pics and/or an email… we just might feature your submission!
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First time at the new ballpark. The first thing that greets you – after the shock of seeing the parking lot where Shea (a dump, but it was OUR dump) used to be is the facade, striking in its cheap resemblance to a roadside stripmall or an ATM. It isn't even worthy of a little league team, let alone a major league franchise, all paper-thin brick and metal overlay and spray-on faux-adobe. The cheapness is even more evident once you get inside. In an even more brazen display of cost-cutting while ratcheting up ticket prices, there's vastly less fully enclosed space than there was at Shea, the sky visible from below decks upwards. Meaning that when it's hot, you'll be hotter, when it rains, you'll be wetter and when it's cold, as it was last night, you'd better bring a jacket or else.
The concessions at Shea were pretty nasty, let's face it. The new stadium's are even less inviting, several on the field level with their winding, labyrinthine lines roped off and therefore vastly more difficult to escape should you tire after standing in the same place for half an hour waiting for that $7.50 12-ounce plastic cup of beer (wine is $10). Instead of the anonymous Shea vendors, several national chains are featured along with a local pizza place and numerous bracciole stands. The bathrooms are no nicer than at the old place, although to the Mets' credit they pipe the radio broadcasts in there now.
And that new rightfield overhang is a nightmare for outfielders, fans and umpires (more on them a bit later). Situated way up on the third tier, about 3/4 down the rightfield line, it was impossible to see anything happening in foul territory down the line, or for that matter about fifteen feet foul behind first base. Was it really worth it to design the place as a graveyard for their current rival Phillies' lefty power hitters? Call it the House that Utley Built. And he doesn't even play here more than nine games a year unless you (doubtfully, at this point) count the playoffs.
And about the game. Johan Santana started, a cold mist rolling in along with a nasty garbage-dump smell from somewhere between Flushing and the Rockaways. Although he struck out the side in the first and the third, it didn't look like he was getting a good grip on the ball, perhaps an explanation for his unusually high walk total (six in six innings along with eleven K's). The low point was the fourth inning where Johan came unglued after giving up a Strawberry-esque two-run laser shot by Adam Dunn deep to right-center. After walking opposing pitcher Jordan Zimmerman (batting average: .000) to load the bases, he then missed with a 3-1 fastball to the free-swinging Christian Guzman to force in a run and tie the game. He managed to get out of the sixth courtesy of two marvelous, sprinting catches by backup centerfielder Angel Pagan to get Dunn on a ferocious liner and then the pitcher, making an impressive attempt to make his first hit of the season a grand slam. Could have happened – anybody remember Felix Hernandez last year? Against Johan, no less?
Jordan Zimmerman is a star in the making with mid-nineties heat countered by a nasty slider. He made it into the bottom of the sixth in a 3-3 tie as the hapless Nats (a phrase that's too apt to avoid copying from every other sportswriter out there) threw the ball all over the place. Catcher Wil Nieves dropped an easy pop fly but managed to throw to first to get Ramon Martinez, and Josh Willingham misplayed a Ramon Castro drive into a double that bounced on the chalk down the leftfield line. And then there was the incident along the other foul line, a shot by Daniel Murphy initially ruled a double with Gary Sheffield (a juicer, but he's OUR juicer) being thrown out at the plate trying to score from first. Then an interminable wait while the umpires reviewed the play, which stumped us as well since all we saw was the bounce after the ball hit…somewhere. Didn't look like it made it into the visitors' bullpen, that's for sure, as the umpires eventually ruled after an least seven-minute delay. But anything that's good for the Mets is good with us.
The Nats' bullpen is a joke, and the Mets capitalized, Nats manager Manny Acta mysteriously leaving righthanded one-pitch wonder Jesus Colome in to face the lefty-hitting Murphy with the bases loaded, even though he had Mets nemesis Joe Beimel available. Murphy predictably responded with a liner that bounced on the warning track in center to drive in a couple of insurance runs. Which turned out useful when with two outs in the ninth, Murphy ably lunged for a Guzman grounder that Carlos Delgado wouldn't have been able to get to, but then misplayed it. Guzman then stole second without a throw -and what's with the stupidest new official scorer fad, "defensive indifference?" The guy scored on Nick Johnson's single. Guzman rightfully deserves credit for taking the initiative to get into scoring position. K-Rod finally got Ryan Zimmerman (no relation to the pitcher) to take a dubious slider for a called third strike and put Washington out of their misery, 7-4. Go Mets.
CD Review: The Sweet Bitters' Debut Album
A folk-pop masterpiece. If you consider that statement an oxymoron, give a listen to the Sweet Bitters' full-length debut. The cd features the absolutely unique and individual voices and songwriting of Sharon Goldman and Nina Schmir (formerly one of the sirens in Aimee Van Dyne's harmony-driven band). Goldman, who's got three first-class albums of her own out, is one of those rare talents who could write a catchy, fun pop song seemingly in a split second. Like her songwriting, her vocals are almost breathtakingly warm and direct, delicately nuanced but completely unaffected. Schmir is more complex and oblique, both vocally and writing-wise, with just a tinge of smoke in the voice, blending a contemporary urban folk vibe (think Dar Williams) with oldschool Brill Building charm. Both are poignant, very bright and can be very funny – humor is a function of intellect anyway. Over a terse, impeccably tasteful, un-autotuned and drum machine-free mix of acoustic and electric guitar, rhythm section and Schmir's incisive piano, the two blend voices and offer up an indelibly New York-flavored mix of struggle, despair and triumphant joy.
For the most part, Schmir's songs are the darkest here. The cd's opening cut Vegas is a knowing Harder They Come update for the end of the decade: "It's all going nowhere fast." From the opening lines of Last Time This Way, as the narrator grabs a cookie and some wine and runs out to meet her boyfriend, you just know that this is not going to work out well. Tom Thumb (on Brighton Beach), a quintessentially urban tale, is visceral with regret and longing. But then there's the playfully metaphorical Little Aliens, driving out the demons with a lullaby.
Goldman's Secret Scar is a great, crescendoing rock anthem disguised as pretty acoustic pop – one can only wonder what the BoDeans (or Ninth House, for that matter) could do with it. Falling Into Place is another catchy urban tale, perhaps the only song ever to immortalize Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn. "If I believed in god I would close my eyes and pray," she sings in the imagistic, regret-laden acoustic Firefly. The somewhat tongue-in-cheek, upbeat Susie Sunshine, with its delicious layers of harmonies and lyrics, is less gloating schadenfreude than surprise that maybe things haven't been so bad after all, in the years since Susie was in her prime (that was in college, Goldman wants you to know). But the centerpiece of the album, and one of the best songs released this decade, is Clocks Fall Back. If anyone is alive fifty years from now and wants to understand what New York was like at the end of the decade, let them listen to this, a towering, majestic harmony-driven anthem, vividly and unforgettably juxtaposing images of clueless excess and grinding poverty over a bittersweet, swaying 6/8 melody slightly evocative of Simon & Garfunkel's Hazy Shade of Winter. The cd closes, something akin to sweet after bitter, with a love song: the guy can watch all the bad action movies he wants, but the girl's not going to let him finish that pint of ice cream without giving her a bite!
The Sweet Bitters play the cd release for this one at Kenny's Castaways on May 30 at 7.
Song of the Day 5/28/09
Every day, our top 666 songs of alltime countdown gets one step closer to #1. Thursday's song is #426:
Penelope Houston – Voices
Slow, haunting, 6/8 ballad from the Avengers' frontwoman's excellent 1986 acoustic solo debut album Birdboys (still available on cd and high quality cassette!). It's an ominous meditation on getting old – which Houston seems incapable of becoming.


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Here is a short video of the historic first manned landing on the Moon. I don't know about you but I find the ghostly images are extremely affecting.
If there's one piece of music indelibly associated with the Apollo missions, it's the piece accompanying that clip: the introduction (or `Dawn') from the orchestral tone poem Also Sprach Zarathrustra by Richard Strauss. Amazingly it was only a couple of years ago that I heard this piece performed live for the first time. I vividly remember how the percussionists were clearly enjoying themselves during that performance. Not many orchestral pieces start with the percussion section front and centre. Whenever I've heard the piece since then I can't help thinking how much I'd love to have a bash at the timpani part!
Anyway, here's a clip from the Proms a few years ago to give you some idea of the tremendous impact this piece can have when you hear it in a concert hall.
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Delhi Police on Thursday registered an FIR against Telangana Rashtra Samithi MLA Harish Rao and others for allegedly assaulting a senior official of the Andhra Pradesh Bhawan in New Delhi over an argument.
The FIR was filed based on a complaint filed by journalist-daughter of Chander Rao who alleged that her father was assaulted by Harish Rao and others inside his office in the Bhawan.
Sources said the journalist alleged in her complaint that the Telangana Rashtra Samithi leaders also used "objectionable" words against her after assaulting her father.
Rao was allegedly beat up by the TRS leader after authorities refused to allow inside their premises the body of a 23-year-old who committed suicide yesterday upset over the delay in the formation of a separate state.
The case has been registered under sections dealing with causing hurt, obstructing a public servant and under the SC/ST Act, the sources said.
Television footage showed Harish Rao beating up Chander Rao after a long argument over why the authorities refused to allow the body of Adhireddy, whose body was found hanging from a tree near India Gate yesterday, inside the Andhra Pradesh Bhawan.


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This Puppy Was Born Without Back Feet. Watch Him Walk In His Special Booties For The First Time!
This adorable pup, Justin, was born under a house to a mother who died giving birth. Sadly, Justin was born without back feet. Justin and the rest of the litter, who had all four feet, were taken in by the family who owned the house that they were born under. Luckily, Justin wound up at Best Friends' Utah Sanctuary where he was given plenty of love and care.
He got the medical attention that he needed, and now he is getting fit for a pair of booties for his back legs that will help him be able to walk easier on his own! While they are putting the booties on him, they gave him a snack of peanut butter. Watch him walk with his new booties for the first time in the video below! Fortunately, Justin has also found his furever home, and now resides with his new mom in California!


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First-Time Visitor to the U.S.: An African Writer Reflects on Culture and Food
Categorized as: Stories on June 14, 2014.
26-year-old fiction writer and healthcare educator Caroline visits the U.S. for the first time on a fundraising tour with our partner, Gardens for Health International. Feeling at once warmly welcomed and culture shocked, she looks for common ground between our two countries. Caroline (L) with an American host and her colleague, Naomi (R).
Editor's note: Gardens for Health International (GHI) is a Rwandan-based nonprofit that employs agricultural solutions to eradicate childhood malnutrition through food aid and education. Since its founding in 2007, GHI has worked with over 1,900 families to ensure that 7,600 children have access to healthy, nourishing food. This fall, GHI will rapidly expand their reach in Eastern Africa by partnering with 10 government health clinics in addition to the current 8 sites. Skees Family Foundation is thrilled to support GHI with a storytelling grant to fund the production of a video that showcases their model and work on the ground.
By Caroline Numuhire for Gardens for Health International
On our recent trip to the U.S., we flew from my home country as a team of four Rwanda-based Gardens for Health International staff on a fundraising campaign. Many Africans see traveling to the U.S. as going to some sort of paradise, but I was preoccupied by one simple thought: I was going to represent a whole organization of sixty employees, a country, and a continent!
Once the presentations started, I was so excited to share GHI's story and my story of self with our audience, but also another story about my country, Rwanda, which most people see from just one angle: what Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie might call the "danger of a single story". Our single Rwandan story is the tragedy of 1994. So it was an honor and a great opportunity to meet and talk with great people who were eager to discover a new Rwanda.
My Rwanda has a different story: where a nation is struggling to achieve sustainable development, where people have normal lives, with the good and bad, and where a team of amazing and talented Rwandese work hand in hand with young Americans at the service of the community, to overcome the problem of childhood malnutrition.
Talking to an American audience was a rich experience, not because of the delicious snacks served on different tables, but because of the way they were attentive to us and our stories. They did not care whether my English was perfect or not; they cared about and were amazed by the work that we do. They were receptive. And this has so much value for the GHI family, from top managers and field educators to farm staff and drivers, because when someone recognizes your efforts, it motivates you to go further.
It was important for us as an organization to share our work and get more financial support, but most of all to raise awareness about the severity of the problem of malnutrition. When we talk about the 44 percent of children under five who suffer from malnutrition, we are not only talking about the specific case of Rwanda, but about creating a global alertness of a universal problem.
When my colleague Naomi talks about eating a balanced meal, she is addressing Rwandan, American, and global audiences. Sharing this story was essential for us, because each word and each experience we shared was so touching to the audience, and each dollar contributed means more children that we can reach.
Now, for my fellow Africans: if you fly for the first time to the U.S., don't worry if you say your last prayers when your airplane enters a turbulence zone, if you eat sushi and do not like it, if you fall on an escalator, or if your shoulders are hit by the opening doors of train because you weren't quick enough to get out. Never mind if you are surprised that San Francisco has more dogs than children, and if there are multiple Starbucks and Chipotle in every city that you visit. Don't be surprised when you learn that in the U.S. capital there is another "Capitol", that the White House is smaller than most important buildings in D.C., and that there are poor and homeless people begging on the side of the road.
Finally: be amazed by the diversity in human beings. Take a short time to appreciate the beauty of a botanical garden, the speechless view from the Golden Gate Bridge, the delicious taste of a cup of Chai tea, the innocence in the looks and smiles of children everywhere, and the fresh smell of a tulip.
And a last piece of practical advice for my fellow Africans: never imitate American people by eating snacks all the time. Just eat healthy, wholesome food, like the kind GHI serves at our community lunch every day! Most of all, never forget that malnutrition is my problem, and your problem, and that we have a long way to go to overcome it. But hand in hand, we can do anything.
(To read more from the Gardens for Health International staff here.)
Photographs courtesy of Gardens for Health International.
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202 Metro is located within easy walking distance of downtown Fort Wayne's celebrated Ash Skyline Plaza, the City Exchange Shops, the Grand Wayne Convention Center, Allen County Courthouse, Citizen's Square, popular restaurants, office buildings, and the Fort Wayne Visitor's Center. Daytime employees during the week total over 30,000, and the nearby Grand Wayne Convention Center hosts over 315 events per year.
The building is also located in the heart of the Harrison Street Corridor, which will soon be a flourishing retail and residential hotbed, from Grand Wayne Center all the way north to the Riverfront. Upcoming projects planned include a boutique hotel, the remodeled Randall Lofts, a redevelopment of The Landing district, and Promenade Park at the Riverfront.