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Black Walnut Skirting Chamfer
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Yandles Hardwood Timber Moulding Profiles, made from the best quality solid hardwood! Produced on site here at Yandles, these beautifully finished Solid Wood Skirting Boards are full of character and elegance, perfect for use in traditional & modern homes alike.
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Black Walnut
Black Walnut is a hard timber from North America with a medium density, fine even texture and a rather coarse grain. It varies in colour from rich chocolate-brown to a purplish-black, finishes well and takes an excellent polish.
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The optimal design of rotational production processes for glass wool manufacturing poses severe computational challenges to mathematicians, natural scientists and engineers. In this paper we focus exclusively on the spinning regime where thousands of viscous thermal glass jets are formed by fast air streams. Homogeneity and slenderness of the spun fibers are the quality features of the final fabric. Their prediction requires the computation of the fuidber-interactions which involves the solving of a complex three-dimensional multiphase problem with appropriate interface conditions. But this is practically impossible due to the needed high resolution and adaptive grid refinement. Therefore, we propose an asymptotic coupling concept. Treating the glass jets as viscous thermal Cosserat rods, we tackle the multiscale problem by help of momentum (drag) and heat exchange models that are derived on basis of slender-body theory and homogenization. A weak iterative coupling algorithm that is based on the combination of commercial software and self-implemented code for ow and rod solvers, respectively, makes then the simulation of the industrial process possible. For the boundary value problem of the rod we particularly suggest an adapted collocation-continuation method. Consequently, this work establishes a promising basis for future optimization strategies.
Numerical analysis of Cosserat rod and string models for viscous jets in rotational spinning processes (2009)
The rotational spinning of viscous jets is of interest in many industrial applications, including pellet manufacturing [4, 14, 19, 20] and drawing, tapering and spinning of glass and polymer fibers [8, 12, 13], see also [15, 21] and references within. In [12] an asymptotic model for the dynamics of curved viscous inertial fiber jets emerging from a rotating orifice under surface tension and gravity was deduced from the three-dimensional free boundary value problem given by the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations for a Newtonian fluid. In the terminology of [1], it is a string model consisting of balance equations for mass and linear momentum. Accounting for inner viscous transport, surface tension and placing no restrictions on either the motion or the shape of the jet's center-line, it generalizes the previously developed string models for straight [3, 5, 6] and curved center-lines [4, 13, 19]. Moreover, the numerical results investigating the effects of viscosity, surface tension, gravity and rotation on the jet behavior coincide well with the experiments of Wong et.al. [20].

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Classic Cookbooks: Ham Biscuits Recipe
Would you not pledge eternal devotion to someone who brought you coffee, biscuits, peaches, and cookies when you showed up unannounced on a summer afternoon? Easy-peasy cream biscuits tenderly entered my repertoire a few years ago, but biscuits made with lard, butter, or shortening were still in too-challenging territory for me (I have a fear of overworking dough) until The Taste of Country Cooking convinced me that I had to learn to make these ham biscuits, simply regular biscuits with minced ham folded into the dough before baking.
Got the Pork, But Where's the Lard?
Lewis calls ham "the basic black dress" of food: "If you had a ham in the meat house any situation could be faced." Lacking a meat house I turned to the supermarket, where the closest approximation of Virginia country ham I could find was the Niman Ranch uncured jambon royal. Next, I needed lard. I've been hoping to have a cooking adventure with lard for a few years now, but this week it was not to be. Fairway, Whole Foods, and the Amish Market told me over the telephone that they did not have any lard on hand. A Hell's Kitchen pork store called Esposito & Sons could provide it, but in the heat of the afternoon an hour-long round trip to buy solid animal fat sounded like a bad idea. So, begging Miss Lewis's forgiveness, I settled for shortening.
As I mixed up the biscuits, I asked Andrew to check on the internet whether vegetable shortening needed to be refrigerated after opening. "No," he said. A brief silence as he read a little more about shortening, and then he said, "Are you sure shortening is something you want to be cooking with?" Well, not really. I haven't used shortening in years, but I thought we'd live if we had it just this once.
Shortening and Overworked Dough: Not Recommended
The biscuits were good, but not pure delight—no tender layers, no airy puff. This could be chalked up to the shortening, or to the way I mixed and kneaded the dough, or perhaps my cutting technique, or any number of other factors. (If anyone would like to offer an interpretation of the kneading instructions below I'd be glad to hear it. Should each of the four edges of the circle of dough be folded in once and that's it? I know overworking is death to this kind of dough, and I think that's what happened to me.) I'll keep trying until I get to that "flannel-soft" biscuit, and if I have to eat a lot of good but not great specimens between here and there, so be it.
- Yield:about 1 1/2 dozen
- 3 cups sifted flour
- 1 scant teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 4 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder
- 2/3 cup lard
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk
- 1 cup minced ham (optional, for ham biscuits)
Take a large bowl, sift into it the measured flour, salt, soda, and baking powder. Add the lard and blend together with a pastry blender or your fingertips until the mixture has the texture of cornmeal. Add the milk all at once by scattering it over the dough. (If you are making ham biscuits, add the minced ham now.) Stir vigorously with a stout wooden spoon. The dough will be very soft in the beginning but will stiffen in 2 or 3 minutes. Continue to stir a few minutes longer.
After the dough has stiffened, scrape from sides of bowl into a ball and spoon onto a lightly floured surface for rolling. Dust over lightly with about a tablespoon of flour as the dough will be a bit sticky. Flatten the dough out gently with your hands into a thick, round cake, and knead for a minute by folding the outer edge of the dough into the center of the circle, giving a light knead as you fold the sides in overlapping each other. Turn the folded side face down and dust lightly if needed, being careful not to use too much four and causing the dough to become too stiff.
Dust the rolling pin and the rolling surface well. Roll the dough out evenly to a 1/2-inch thickness or a bit less. Pierce the surface of the dough with a table fork. (It was said piercing the dough released the air while baking.) Dust the biscuit cutter in flour first; this will prevent the dough sticking to the cutter and ruining the shape of the biscuit. Dust the cutter as often as needed. An added feature to your light, tender biscuits will be their straight sides. This can be achieved by not wiggling the cutter. Press the cutter into the dough and lift up with a sharp quickness without a wiggle. Cut the biscuits very close together to avoid having big pieces of dough left in between each biscuit. Trying to piece together and rerolling leftover dough will change the texture of the biscuits.
Place the biscuits 1/2 inch or more apart on a heavy cookie sheet or baking pan, preferably one with a bright surface. The biscuits brown more beautifully on a bright, shining pan than on a dull one, and a thick bottom helps to keep them from browning too much on the bottom. Set to bake in a preheated 450°F oven for 13 minutes. Remove from the oven and let them rest for 3 to 4 minutes. Serve hot.
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Diamond Cup
Country: Claims to be made in the USA, but maybe made in China
Composition: Medical Grade Silicone
Sizes: "Princess" (Small) "Emerald" (large)
Stem: Promo pic shows a Flat Tab, video shows a Short Thin stem.
Measuring Lines: Yes
Cost (RRP): $49.99 USD [Currency Converter]
Been around since: 2015
Unique Design?: No (There are other cups with similar designs available)
Other Details: Website says they donate to "Femme International" and "Somebodies Mama" charities. While the promotional picture shows a tab stemmed cup, the video on their site shows a short thin stem cup. So this could be another rebranding of the Short Thin Stem cups.
In their video, they claim the Diamond Cup is made in the USA, however there is no FDA listing for "Diamond Cup", and there is a listing for an Alibaba Chinese cup manufacturer who shows the Diamond Cup box in their listing.
Similar or Rebranded Cups
This is a list of cup brands that have the same specific features and appear to be almost identical (it would be difficult to tell them apart if they were side by side). Because there are so many of these new cups available now, I have stopped listing these cups on separate pages and are listing them all here instead.
This isn't a listing of all the rebranded/similar/non-unique cups, just the main ones. If you want a listing of all the known cup brands (both Unique and non-unique) by stem type – look at the MASTER LIST here
This is not an accusation that any of these brands are "Copies" or "Rebrandings" – it is merely a comparison to highlight cups which appear to be the same shape and/or design – for research purposes. I would however like to make consumers aware of the possibility that many of these brands could be a "rebranding" – where cups can be purchased for as little as 45c each, and then resold as the new brand name for anything up to $20-$30. Click here to see my article on "rebranding"
Measurements (Small/Large) for the brands are also given when known, for easier comparison. The slight (eg 1mm) difference between some brands that otherwise seem identical may be due to measuring errors or rounding up/down (eg a 41.5mm measurement may be rounded up or down by the brand/manufacturer), or may show the cup is actually a different size to another – I don't know.
Click the stem style to search by stem.
Collapsible |Flat narrow | Flat Wide | Hollow | Long Thick | Long Thin | Short Thick | Short Thin |Valve
Collapsable / Foldable Cups
Cups that are "collapsible" (being able to fold up into a compact form for storage). The cup pictured is the original "Lily Compact" design, which appears to have been used as inspiration for the other brands.
- CupCup – [Amazon Listing]
- Ella Cup – (Solid short thick stem) [Ella Cup Website]
- EmmaCup [Amazon Listing]
- Feminesse (Flat tab stem) [Link]
- Sileu – (Short hollow thick stem) [Amazon]
- Vijay Cup (Short hollow thick stem) [Link] (India)
- Unbranded – [Aliexpress Search] ("Copies")
Hollow Tube stems – Smooth sided
Cups that have a frosted look, no protruding ridge section at the top, with a hollow tube stem.
- Aneer [link]
- Bodybay [link] 43/46mm diameter, 50/50mm length, 25/30mls capacity
- FeeCup [Website]
- Lil Cup – [Lil Cup site]
- Melyth – [Amazon Listing]
- My cup / Kiko Cup [Website]
- Shelcup [link] 42/45mm diameter, 72/76mm length, 20/30mls capacity
- Sileu – [Amazon Listing]
Bodybay | Feecup | Shelcup | Sileu
Long thin Stems
There are 3 main designs of long thin stems. "Natu" Style with bumps on the stem for grip, "Si-Bell" style with grip lines and the "Sckoon" style with flower design on the base.
|Stem with bumps on it – "Natu Style"
These are very similar to the "Si-Bell" design, but have bumps on the stem rather than grip lines
|Stem with grip lines on it – "Si-Bell" style
Appear to be copies of the Si-bell design, with slightly different sizing.
|Flower design on base – "Sckoon" style
Narrow flat tab stems
These cups have a flat tab stem that is narrow. They come in 4 main styles.
Usual measurements for long tall styles:
Small =40mm diameter, 75mm total length, (25mm stem). 12ml capacity to airholes, 28mls to rim.
Large =45mm diameter, 85mm total length, (25mm stem). 15ml capacity to airholes, 30mls to rim.
|Long tall shape – "Shiny"
Cups with a tab stem that features 3 grip lines and have very "shiny" looking silicone. Can be clear or opaque. Often with a slightly bent stem:
|Long tall shape – "Frosted"
Cups with a tab stem with 3 grip lines, usually 3 colours (clear, pink and a "purple" that is pretty much pink) and overall look very similar to each other. Have a more "frosted" or "Matt" appearance, sometimes with a bent stem:
|Shorter stem with closer grip lines
These are usually frosted, but have a slightly different shaped shorter stem with grip lines closer together.
Bell shape
ALX | Aneer | Cupissima | Gyncup
iClean | Intimate Rose | Luno | Sileu.
CleoCup | Invisicup | NezBling | Stella
Short thin stems
Cups that feature short rounded thin stems, with rings around the base of the cup and rings around the "ridge" area. Some brands have a smooth stem (the first of this design had the smooth stem), some have the newer grip ring stem.
Usual measurements:
Small: 42mm diameter, 52mm long without stem (62mm including stem). 20mls capacity.
Large: 45mm diameter, 55mm long without stem (65mm including stem). 25mls capacity.
|Smooth Stem
|Grip Stem
Smooth Stem Versions
Aneer | Ava Loona | Blossom | Dutchess | Charlene
Cup'ax | Femme Essentials | Skinco | Surecycle
Athena | Easy Cups| Lola Cup | Vida Cup
Short thick stems
Cups that feature grid-like grip lines around the base of the cup with shorter thick stems that have grip rings:
Usual measurements:
Small =42mm diameter, 62mm total length, 12mm stem. 25ml capacity
Large =45mm diameter, 69mm total length, 12mm stem. 30ml capacity
- "Aneer" – [Aliexpress Listing] 44/47mm diameter
- Ava Loona – [Amazon Listing]
- Cerene – [(Sold out) Amazon Listing]
- Eva Cup – [Eva Cup Website] 42/45mm diameter (Claims to be the original)
- Happy Girl – [Happy Girl Listing]
Aneer | Ava Loona | Eva | Happy Girl
Solid long thick stems
These cups resemble the Yuuki brand of cup. Sometimes with a heart design on the side.
- Feecup (Teen) [Website translated into English]
- Girlies Cup – [Girlies Website]
- Klivee
- Latessa [Link]
- MenoCup
- Mercy Cup (previously called "Purposeful") – [Amazon listing]
- Smartcup – [Amazon Listing]
- My Cup / Tati [Website]
- Violeta [link]
- Xabian – [Amazon Listing]
- Unnamed Brands Here and Here
Girlies | My Cup/Tati | Xabian
Wide Flat Tab stems – Frosted
Cups that have a flat wide-tabbed stem, sometimes with low profile ridge (usually only on the small size) and sometimes without.
Brands of cup that appear to be this same design:
- Bloody Buddy [link]
- ComfyCup – [Amazon listing] 40/46mm diameter, 76/66mm length , 15.5/26mls capacity.
- Crystal Cup – [Amazon listing]
- Daisy Cup – [Amazon Listing]
- Fairyfox – [Amazon Listing]
- Female Cup – [Femalecup Site] 40/45mm diameter
- Femicup – [Femicup site] 41/46mm diameter
- Leasen – [Amazon Listing]
- LisCup [Website]
- LuxuryBody – [Amazon Listing] 40/45mm diameter, 70/70mm length, 25/30mls capacity
- MCup – [Website]
- MiaLuna – [MiaLuna site] (4 sizes) 39/40/45/45mm diameter, 59/75/75/77 length, 10/15/20/20mls capacity
- MyBelle – [Amazon Listing] 43/46mm diameter, 73/76mm length, 20/25mls capacity
- Natural mama – [Natural mama site] (1 size) 44mm diameter, 56mm long (plus 15mm stem), 33mls capacity to rim
- Pink cup [Link]
- Pixie Cup – [Amazon Listing] 42/45mm diameter, 73/73mm long, 15/20mls capacity
- Putee – [Listing]
- Pretty Woman – [Amazon listing]
- Zengina – [Amazon Listing]
- Unnamed brands
Bloody Buddy | Comfy Cup | Crystal Cup | Daisy Cup
Female Cup | Femicup | Leasen | Luxury Body
MiaLuna | My Belle | Pixie Cup | Pretty Woman | Zengina
Wide Flat Tab stems – Clear "shiny"
Cups that have a flat wide-tabbed stem, with a crystal clear silicone (can be coloured or completely clear).
- Ivita – [Aliexpress listing] 40/45mm diameter, 64/70mm length, 28/30mls capacity
- Kutemax – [Amazon Listing]
- Monicup – [Amazon Listing] 45/47mm diameter, 70/75mm length, 20/25mls capacity
- San Nap – [Amazon Listing] (3 sizes) 42/46/49mm diameter, 63/68/75mm length, 15/20/30mls
- Stella – [Listing]
- Wow Eva/Freedom – [Amazon Listing] 83/84mm length, 15mls capacity
Ivita | Monicup | San Nap | Stella | Wow Freedom
Valve Stem Cups – Bassrose style
The "Bassrose" design valve stem cups have a hollow stem that opens at the end, allowing the cup to be emptied while still in the vagina. They use a ball inside to block the opening. I refer to any other cups that have this same shape as a bassrose rebranding.
Valve Stem Cups – Aiwo style
The "Aiwo" design has a hollow tube stem with a slit inside that opens when you squeeze the stem, allowing it to be emptied while still in the vagina.
- Diggold [Amazon Listing]


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The Girl Scouts of Massachusetts partnered with Raytheon over the weekend to engage 300 middle school students in math and science through interactive learning programs.
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The Girl Scouts of Massachusetts partnered with Raytheon over the weekend to engage 300 middle school students in math and science through interactive learning programs.
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Massachusetts businesses that rely on workers with specific technical skills are finding that potential employees are in short supply. A lack of machinists, for example, and a dearth of mechanical engineers, are making it difficult for manufacturers to staff up. Some have observed that occupations traditionally considered "beneath" young college graduates are now requiring intelligent workers with problem-solving skills and the ability to work with their hands. "Those used to be skills that were passed down from generation to generation," said Mary E. FitzGerald, human resources manager for Saint-Gobain Corp.'s ceramics and high performance refractory operations in Worcester, MA. "You just can't find those skilled people anymore."
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A multi-country survey conducted by personal technology company Lenovo concludes that students in emerging countries like India, Mexico, and Russia, are significantly more likely than students in developed countries to pursue STEM careers.
The 2011 Global Student Science and Technology Outlook "[calls] attention to the differences in how students around the world view science as a career aspiration," said Michael Schmedlen, the worldwide director of education at Lenovo. "While the study shows some interesting disparities, the outcomes suggest possible solutions for how to engage students and foster their passion for science."
The survey reveals that students in India ranked highest (82 percent) among those who believe it's very important for their country to lead the world in science. Mexico ranked second (81 percent) and Russia third (78 percent). In response to the same question, students in the U.S., Japan, the U.K. and Canada came in at 73, 61, 60 and 55 percent, respectively.
Students in the emerging countries also ranked highest in their intentions to pursue... Read More
It stands to reason that the more time a student spends learning a subject, the better that student will perform on tests of that subject matter. A recently-released report from the National Center on Time & Learning erases any doubt about it -- where science is concerned, at least.
Five case studies look at public schools, including the Matthew J. Kuss Middle School, in Fall River, MA, where the school day was extended by 100 minutes per day beginning in the '06-'07 school year. Science learning benefited from the lengthened school day, and so did the students' performance on the science portion of the MCAS.
Supported with funding from the Noyce Foundation, the report, "The Power of More Time to Deepen Inquiry and Engagement," lists "key successful practices" identified across the five case-study schools. It concludes, "Without fundamentally restructuring the school calendar—particularly at the elementary and middle school levels—to add more learning time and... Read More
A new study out of the University of Virginia suggests that participating in science fairs and other STEM-focused out-of-school activities influences students' course of study in college. Recent news has lamented the lack of students pursuing STEM fields in college. The UVA study suggests a reason. Its lead author, Katherine Dabney (pictured here) notes, "Students may not be developing a strong interest in science and mathematics simply because they have not been exposed to these disciplines in such a manner that engages and encourages their interest."
Via www.virginia.edu
The U.S. Departments of Education and Defense announced the launch of "Learning Registry," an open-source community and technology designed to improve the quality and availability of learning resources in education. Rather than creating an alternative destination to existing websites, Learning Registry is a communication system that allows existing educational portals and online systems to publish, consume, and share important information about learning resources with each other and the public, while respecting the privacy of individual users.Basic data about resources—grade level, subject area, and author—can be shared through Learning Registry, as well as more complex data such as curricular standards alignment information.
Via www.learningregistry.org
Tufts University has an innovative program in place to help ensure that incoming freshmen intent on engineering majors have every shot at success. The school's Bridge to Engineering Success at Tufts (BEST) program equips selected students with a summer of courses and workshops to help ease the transition from high school into the rigors of Tufts' first-year engineering program. With students nationwide switching from STEM majors into the humanities at an alarming rate, Tufts' solution is both timely and effective.
Via www.tuftsdaily.com
Marlborough High School's early-college program, called STEM, integrates project-based learning and problem-solving for real-world applications across all subjects. Marlborough is the first of six school districts in Massachusetts to implement the STEM program. As part of it, juniors and seniors can take up to 16 college credits at Framingham State University.
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3 VOLUME SET Troy Hoosier exploded from magic's elite underground in 2001 with his "DesTROYers" book, exposing his incredible skills to the entire magic community at large for the first time. Now, you have the chance to witness and learn these visual miracles for yourself, straight from Troy!
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Secretary/PA/Admin - Temp to Perm
This is a temp to perm role
LOCATION: Corby/Oakham/Uppingham Area
SALARY: £20K, £10.26ph - Supportive environment
ALTERNATIVE JOB TITLES: Office Administrator, Admin Support, Administrative Support, Office Work, Admin Executive, Secretary, Audio Typist, Typist, Admin Assistant, Administrater, Administration Officer, Project Administrator
The COMPANY
Since 1978 our client, a multi-disciplined Structural Engineering practice, have carved a strong niche for themselves, being recognised as one of the UK's preeminent consultancies for dealing with complex and sensitive projects. A reputation they have earned due to the quality of their service and most importantly their staff. In a supportive team atmosphere, in 2016 my Client was the first organisation in the construction industry to win a Platinum Investors in People Award.
The majority of their work falls into the following categories;
The ROLE
Based from their offices, an idyllic Georgian mansion in a rural setting, the successful Candidate will provide admin support to the engineers who work on an eclectic mix of projects. Some of your duties will include;
*General project admin.
*Typing up dictated reports.
*Organising travel for Structural Engineers
*Arranging appointments
*Excel work, including formatting
The CANDIDATE
Our client is looking for an ambitious Architectural Technician possessing the desire to further develop their career within a Civil/Structural Engineering practice. The right person will have the following experience:
*Audio typing experience
*Background in Admin
*Excellent Word & Excel skills
*Strong team ethic
*Enthusiastic and self-motivated
*Professional telephone manner with good interpersonal and communication skills.
This role is commutable from:
Melton Mowbray
Market Harborough
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House of Lords
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Here you can browse amendments tabled in the House of Lords to the Licensing Bill [HL].
The page and line references in the amendments are to the printed copy of the bill as introduced in the House of Lords on 14th November 2002 and published as HL Bill 1. You can find the full text of the bill here.
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The bike lane: as far as infrastructure goes, it doesn't get much simpler. It's just a matter of splashing some paint down on the asphalt, right? Unfortunately, there's a whole set of laws, red tape, and bureaucracy that keeps cities like Oakland from adapting and adding more bike and pedestrian-friendly infrastructure. Perversely, the biggest obstacle is California's landmark environmental law, The California Environmental Quality Act, better known as CEQA. The East Bay Express recently chronicled how CEQA gives opponents of urban infill a weapon to block all new development projects, even if they are environmentally friendly. Similarly, CEQA is a roadblock (get it?) for adding bike lanes.
The way it works is this: if a street has to be significantly altered in order to add a bike lane, that will trigger an Environmental Impact Report. The EIR studies only the effect of the reduced vehicle lanes on congestion. (Not, say, how many people will bike instead of drive as a result of the new bike lane.) A "Level of Service" (LOS) analysis has to be conducted, giving the streets a grade from A to F. It conducts this level of service not just for the present day, but for 30 years from now, to make sure there won't be massive congestion in the future. These future projections assume that traffic is going to double or triple in the future. This assumption becomes a catch-22: people will drive because they don't have the option of biking safely, and we don't add bike lanes because there will be too many drivers.
One example is on West MacArthur near the BART Station. This street currently has 3 lanes of traffic in each direction, plus a lane for parking. A few years ago there was a proposal to reduce it to 2 lanes and add a bike lane in each direction:
Sounds reasonable enough, right? Bike lanes going to BART are pretty much a no-brainer. But when the Level of Service analysis was conducted, they found that in 2030 this street would have a grade of "F" in most places. (If you project a ton of new drivers, the street will be congested. Shocker!!!)
The crush of traffic on West MacArthur at 5 pm on a weekday.
To deal with the EIR bureaucratic mess, workarounds are constructed. For example, the bike lane on 27th Street becomes a sharrow lane as it approaches Broadway--this is a "mitigating effect" for traffic flow. The irony is that bikers are less protected just as they reach a busy intersection.
Jason Patton is the Bicycle & Pedestrian Facilities Program Manager at the City of Oakland. He knows firsthand the frustrations of this process, and his department works to increase bicycle infrastructure despite these obstacles. (Full disclosure: I've been volunteering for him at his office.) I was recently able to pick his brain regarding the finer points of CEQA, traffic projections, and more.
OaklandStreets: Are the assumptions for the future traffic calculations flawed?
Jason Patton: "Flawed" is a loaded term, so let's think instead in terms of the model's purpose and how well it achieves its purpose. It is intended to be a countywide travel demand model for the purpose of planning and evaluating major transportation investments (like new freeway interchanges or HOV lanes). In practice, it gets used for evaluating local development projects. There is a basic disconnect here. A demand model is trying to get a sense of how much "demand" there is in the abstract for the purposes of planning long-term investment. But people's behaviors are shaped more immediately by the relative cost and convenience of various options. If roads are congested, people will choose to drive less because it's not as practical, but there is still "demand." Also, the model is not intended to capture the outcomes of macroeconomic factors, demographic changes, or policies. For example, energy costs are going up, younger generations are driving less, and climate change policies mandate reductions in vehicle miles traveled (VMT). But the demand model predicts increasing VMT.
OS: Bikes seem to account for only a small fraction of traffic on most streets in Oakland. Is it true in practice that a bike lane increases vehicle congestion? How much would ridership have to increase for bicycles to reduce vehicle congestion?
JP: At some Oakland intersections, bicyclists are up to 20% of roadway users in the evening commute. Citywide, 3% of workers use bicycles as their primary means of transportation to work. (This does not include people who bike to BART.) A bike lane could increase vehicle congestion if the installation of that bike lane requires the removal of a vehicle lane when the use of the vehicle lane is high and the use of the bike lane is low. In other instances, a bike lane could decrease vehicle congestion by getting people to shift modes, or at least by separating bicyclists for cars. Imagine the congestion of driving your car in a single lane where you have to change lanes to pass a bicyclist every minute. In this instance, a bike lane would certainly reduce congestion.
OS: Is the approval process this difficult everywhere, or is this bottleneck unique to California/the Bay Area?
JP: The issues are distinct to California because of how the California Environmental Quality Act requires an analysis of transportation impacts under cumulative conditions (i.e., with a future forecast of traffic volumes). There may be similar issues in other states, but it's not a national problem and it's not limited to the Bay Area.
JP: The issues are distinct to California because of how the California Environmental Quality Act requires an analysis of transportation impacts under cumulative conditions (i.e., with a future forecast of traffic volumes). There may be similar issues in other states, but it's not a national problem and it's not limited to the Bay Area.
OS: "Multimodal Level of Service" analyses are emerging as a means of taking pedestrian and bike traffic into account when designing streets. What would it take for this to become standard within Oakland?
JP: MMLOS should not become the standard in environmental review because it would effectively replicate the problems with vehicle LOS for all modes. The environmental impacts of motor vehicles should be measured based on vehicle miles traveled or vehicle trips generated. Bicycle trips on paved streets do not create environmental impacts. Thus, no analysis is needed. Separate from environmental review, MMLOS could be used to evaluate design alternatives or weigh tradeoffs between different modes. But as a tool, MMLOS isn't there yet in providing reliable results that match professional understanding.
JP: The problem is the confluence of four factors, each of which is overseen by a different governing body. State lawmakers are responsible for state environmental law. ABAG is responsible for growth forecasts in the Bay Area. The countywide congestion management agencies are responsible for the transportation models. And local jurisdictions are responsible for setting thresholds of significance under CEQA. Change could happen at any or all levels, although practically changes at the state level in light of AB32 and SB375 would speak most directly to the issue.
OS: What difference does public support and engagement on this issue make?
JP: CEQA is fundamentally a disclosure process – to provide information to a decision-making process. For a particular project, the process may show traffic congestion in the future. One source of this congestion is the future year traffic forecasts. But the public and decision-makers get nervous about congestion, so this disclosure of future congestion can catalyze opposition to the project under study.
People should know that roadways are being designed today to accommodate drivers who have not yet been born. In some instances, these decisions are at the expense of bicyclists and pedestrians using those streets today.JP: I'm not enough of a CEQA person to say, although there have been plenty of attempts to create CEQA exemptions for in-fill projects. But for reasons beyond my experience, they don't seem to have solidified into a standard practice that addresses the root of the issue: why is driver delay at a traffic signal a potential environmental impact? Due to engine technologies, carbon monoxide hot spots stopped being an issue in the 1970s. Driver delay is a matter of convenience, and as such it's a social issue. Policymakers can choose to address driver convenience, but let's not call it an environmental impact.
OS: You've told me that EIRs measure change from the status quo, for better and for worse. Do you think there should be a different guiding principle in measuring environmental impact? Should a different set of standards be applied for cities vs. rural areas?
OS: You've told me that EIRs measure change from the status quo, for better and for worse. Do you think there should be a different guiding principle in measuring environmental impact? Should a different set of standards be applied for cities vs. rural areas?


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... When the ferry arrives at the port, especially at dusk, it feels as though you enter the port of Venice. On the one side you will see the lit church bells of the St. Dennis Cathedral and on the other side the picturesque Main Town with the snake like road to the hill of Bohali (2km) and the Venetian Fortress(3km). The view of the port and the town from above is simply breathtaking and even more enjoyable when you are seated at one of the many open air cafes or local tavernas ...more about Zante


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Dhoni mends faces with curator, calls him "Boss of Eden"
After the war of words for the past fortnight, India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Eden Gardens curator Prabir Mukherjee decided to bury the hatchet just before the third cricket Test between India and England commenced.
Having won the toss -- for the third time in a row -- Dhoni seemed happy with the flat track on offer as he acknowledged Mukherjee by calling him "the boss of Eden Gardens." Just after the toss, Dhoni walked upto the 83-year-old and exchanged a few notes before both were seen laughing aloud and engaging in a bear hug.
"Dhoni told me, 'Aapko kabhi maine bura bola hain dada (Have I ever disrespected you?). You are the boss here," the veteran curator told PTI about his brief interaction with the India captain.
Cricketer-turned-commentator Ravi Shastri was all praise for the wicket and said,"It's the best surface of the series so far."
A typical flat Eden wicket with a lot of runs on it was on offer for the Indians.
Meanwhile, the match -- seen as Sachin Tendulkar's last match at the historical ground -- began with a near empty stadium with 80 per cent of the 67,000-capacity stadium lying empty. The crowd, however, began to fill up towards the second session with Tendulkar batting with Gautam Gambhir, swelling up to 20,000-odd. Present among the gathering were Nari Contractor and Ted Dexter -- the oldest surviving captains of both the sides -- who were felicitated by CAB during their commemoration of 80th year of Tests at the Eden.
"Eden Gardens welcome Nari Contractor and Ted Dexter," read the giant screen. 50 years back, Contractor led India to a famous 187 runs victory against Dexter-led England at the same ground.
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Butkus played gridiron football as a fullback and linebacker at Chicago Vocational High School. At the University of Illinois, he played middle linebacker (1962-64), earning All-America honors in 1963 and 1964. He also starred in the 1963 Rose Bowl game, a 17-7 Illinois victory over the University of Washington.In his first year with the Bears (1965), Butkus intercepted five passes, and in 1970 NFL coaches voted him the player whom they would most like to have on their teams. In a career shortened by injuries, Butkus accumulated 1,020 tackles, 22 interceptions, and 25 fumble recoveries. After retiring in 1973, he was active in television and films. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979.
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Krokodil: Q&A with Dr. Michael Lynch
Here is a transcript of a Q&A about the drug krokodil with Dr. Michael Lynch, a toxicologist and the director of the Pittsburgh Poison Center.
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Networks have covered this story. There are unconfirmed reports in the United States. Do parents with kids at home abusing heroin have reason to fear that they will turn to krokodil?
"In my opinion, there's no real reason so far that children around here will be turning to a specific drug called krokodil. Obviously there is great concern that their kids are using injection drugs. The outcomes we've seen that have been ascribed to krokodil use could easily be occurring because of injection of what is thought to be sort of 'regular' heroin around here, so that risk and that problem with the skin lesions that we've all started to see on TV is very real -- both from contamination and infection with non-sterile injection use, as well as other possible pieces of solids that are mixed in that can cause problems in the blood vessels.
"So, krokodil specifically is a drug that we've seen in Russia for certain that causes these at a higher rate, but we have not confirmed any cases at all in the United States."
You referenced one key point. What is the difference as to why it's so prevalent in Russia and not here?
"In Russia, codeine is available over the counter. In the United States, it isn't. We have prescription codeine. There, codeine is relatively inexpensive and easily accessible, but heroin for them is extremely expensive and very inaccessible. In the U.S., unfortunately we know that heroin has been all too accessible, not only in the inner cities but in our schools and anywhere else we want to try to find it. So there's not nearly the reason in the U.S. to try to find an alternative to it. Having said that, it's not uncommon at all for drug users, whether new or seasoned, to try to find alternative ways of using drugs. But there's no reason, so far, to think that has involved krokodil, which is a specific drug that is made from codeine."
I think one of the reasons people latch onto it is they hear this term, they see these images -- there's no doubt that this krokodil in Russia is gruesome.
"It is gruesome. It's a complete travesty in Russia. The life expectancy for a krokodil user is approximately two years from the time of first use in Russia, and that has been published in medical journals, so that is beyond scary, and there's no doubt that it's a major problem in Russia that needs to be addressed. However, in the United States, we just have not seen that, and I don't anticipate that we will see it to any great degree. Having said that, I can't rule out that there is some sort of drug being sold that may be referred to as 'krokodil' without specifically being this drug that is actually called krokodil."
So we might have, in simple terms, krokodil is sold on the streets but it's not actually this krokodil in Russia with codeine in it.
"Correct. In Pittsburgh, we haven't really seen people coming in saying that they've been using korkodil, but I do know there have been unconfirmed reports in other states of people saying that they're using it. Unfortunately, there hasn't been laboratory confirmation -- from a confiscated drug or from analysis of the patients themselves -- to confirm at all that there has been the presence of krokodil.
You said that krokodil is affecting the skin, essentially, both its chemical compound and because of particulate matter. With the particulate matter, is it more prevalent in krokodil because they make it at their house and it's not very clean?
"The reason that we're seeing these skin lesions is probably for several reasons. One, we know that the material is being made at home in bathtubs, and using things like the heads of matchsticks that have been shaved off and gasoline that's bought and all sorts of things, and it probably is different in every bathtub. But one of the problems we see both here and there with cooking your own drugs, if you will, is that some things may not be fully dissolved, and when you inject something that isn't fully dissolved into your bloodstream, it causes essentially the same as a blood clot. And a lot of times, that can be on the skin, whether it be on the head or the legs, which are very susceptible to blood flow.
"The other problem is the chemicals themselves are very highly irritating to the blood vessels, and then the surrounding tissue, and use over time can lead to these areas of skin breakdown and injury, which certainly are at risk for infection. And infection is very much a large part of the problem with necrotic or skin-breakdown wounds here in the U.S. and over there, whether it be from krokodil there or heroin or other injection drugs here."


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Alabama Withdraws From Both Testing Consortia
It's been a while since we've had cause to update you on the states' membership in the two big consortia that are designing assessments for the Common Core State Standards. But today there is a bit of news that you consortium-watchers might be interested in: Alabama has withdrawn from both groups.
In an email to EdWeek, the state's assessment director, Gloria Turner, confirmed that Alabama has bowed out of both the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or PARCC, and the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium. She said the department of education "has decided to go in another direction," but didn't offer any more detail.
The move wasn't yet official within the two consortia, since the requisite processes haven't yet been completed. The decision leaves PARCC with 22 members and Smarter Balanced with 24.
Alabama, you might recall, has been one of the dwindling number of states that have been playing "participating," or "advisory" roles in each consortium. That means the state has been a part of discussions, but hasn't had voting power. It also hasn't had to choose one or the other group, which a state must do when it becomes a "governing" member of a consortium, with the accompanying voting power.
If you want a refresher on which states belong to which consortia, you can see Smarter Balanced's membership list on its map (with Alabama still included). PARCC's membership list already has dropped Alabama.
As we reported to you last year, there have been some veins of discontent in Alabama about the common core. But Turner said the state is moving ahead to implement the standards.


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The U.S. program that pays farmers to idle fragile cropland soon will protect the smallest amount of land in a quarter-century, the government said on Monday, the result of several years of sky-high commodity prices that have encouraged farmers to plant as much as possible.
The Conservation Reserve will hold roughly 25.3 million acres (10.2 million hectares) on October 1, down in size by one-third from its peak of 36.8 million acres in 2007.
It would be the smallest area in the long-term set aside since 1988, when the program was two years old. Some 26.9 million acres is enrolled at present. Contracts on 3.3 million acres expire at the end of this fiscal year and 1.7 million acres are approved for entry on Oct 1.
Enrollment has fallen during the agricultural boom that began when global demand for crops surged. Market prices for U.S. corn and soybeans have more than doubled since the 2006 harvest. Keen for profits, owners returned land into production.
"Prices have been high, obviously," said Pat Westhoff of the think tank Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute. He said the lower prices expected to follow this year's harvest could the annual payment from the reserve more attractive.
Participation in the reserve is voluntary, with landowners submitting bids for an annual rental payment and the Agriculture Department looking for land with the highest environmental benefit if held out of production.
The farm bills pending in Congress would lower the cap on enrollment to 24 million or 25 million acres later this decade. It has been as high as 39 million acres and was set at 32 million acres in 2008.
Lawmakers expected to get credit for saving money by lowering the Conservation Reserve ceiling. But the savings will be smaller if enrollment drops on its own and if the new farm law is not passed soon.
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Fall has definitely arrived to Sweden and I've been super busy at work which is why I haven't been blogging as much as I'd like to. Cookies are quick and easy to bake and what is more suitable than some Fall Flavoured Cookies? Not only do I love the flavours of cinnamon and ginger but spiced baked goods smells oh soooo wonderful!
I decided to do my very first blog hop and I do hope you'd like to join! Add your cookie recipe in the link below and let the cookie swap begin! It starts now and end 31st of October.
WHAT IS A BLOG HOP? If you're new to blog hopping, here is what you need to know... a blog hop is an amazing and super easy way to show off your deliciously baked goods by linking your recipe(s) below. By doing so, you will meet new bloggers and build a network of new followers. Add your recipe to the link below and please visit other blogs in the linky. Let them know that you are a new follower and ask them to stop by and visit you back. Sharing is caring!
I only have 2 simple requests:
1. Post "Me and My Sweets" button somewhere on your blog post or sidebar with a link back to my blog.
2. Please follow my blog via Google Friends Connect, e-mail or Bloglovin, and leave a comment. I will follow you back!
Fall Flavoured Cookies, makes 24
125 grams butter, room-temperature
2 1/2 dl brown sugar (200ml)
1/2 dl light molasses (50ml) (I used golden syrup and the cookies were still great)
1 egg
5 1/2 dl flour (550ml)
1 1/2 tsp bicarbonate
1 1/2 tsp powdered ginger
1/2 tsp powdered cinnamon
Decoration: sugar
Combine butter and sugar in a bowl into a smooth mixture. Add egg and molasses, I used golden syrup and the cookies turned out delicious, and combine. Combine the dry ingredients and add to the butter mixture. Work into a smooth dough. Place in the refrigerator for about 60 minutes.
Preheat the oven at 200 degrees C. Roll the dough into 24 small balls and roll them in sugar. Place the balls onto an oven papered baking plate. Bake in the oven for about 10-12 minutes. Let the cookies cool before serving.


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This week's cards are available until 4:00 PM on Saturday, July 15th. Click here to see the three available.


text: baddmammajamma 4,985 Posted December 23, 2011 (edited) Hi Fellow Mums of Primary School Aged Kids: (This note used to pinned atop the consolidated "School Aged Children" board, before the board was segmented into ages 5-8 and 8-18. It can still be found on the 8-18 year old board, but I hope it can also be pinned here. Early primary school is a very common time for the signs of ASD to really come to the forefront). In the past, I have posted related notes on the other kids & toddlers boards and have shared the information below in various forms on EB. I am trying to raise awareness of the warning signs of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), which are now Australia's most common set of developmental disorders. Now that another school year heading toward a close, it's a good time to remind parents of what some of the potential flags are in school aged children. If you click on the link in my signature, you can see why I am particularly passionate about raising awareness of ASD. ASD can be tricky to detect sometimes because there is no set profile for what autism looks like. It's called a spectrum precisely because the blend of symptoms, and the degree to which they affect a person, can vary dramatically. What people with ASD share are (varying degrees of): (1) differences/difficulties in social interaction, (2) differences/difficulties with communication, (3) restricted/repetitive interests and behaviors. Almost always, they show some sensory sensitivities as well. Signs of possible ASD in school-aged children It is not uncommon for ASD to go undetected until school age, especially when kids have (for lack of a better term) higher functioning profiles (like people with Asperger's). For instance, ASD can be masked by giftedness. Or parents might mistake ASD for mere "quirkiness" or social awkwardness, while not fully recognizing the degree to which their child is struggling. Here are some of the more common ways that ASD might present itself in a school aged child (this list is representative, not exhaustive, and it's important to remember that not every child with ASD will show every sign): Communications Your child may: * have had unusual language development when they were younger (used language that is different to that used by other children their age);* sound unusual when they speak;* repeat words or phrases that they have heard rather than responding to them;* refer to themselves as "you," "she" or "he" after the age of three;* use unusual words for their age; or* use only limited language or talk freely only about things that interest them. Social Your child may: * not be interested in playing with other children;* try inappropriately to join in with other children's play (for example, your child might seem aggressive);* behave in a way that other people find difficult to understand (for example, they may not do as they are told);* be easily overwhelmed by being around other people;* not like people coming into their personal space or being hurried. Interests and behaviors Your child may: * struggle to take part in pretend play with other children or play in which they need to cooperate or take turns;* have difficulties in large open spaces (for example, they may stay round the edges of the playground);* find it hard to cope with changes or situations that aren't routine, even ones that other children enjoy (for instance, school trips or the teacher being away). Other factors: You child may: * have unusual skills (for example, have a very good memory or be gifted in math or music); ormight not like the sound, taste, smell, touch of certain things. A Twist: ASD in Girls Adding an extra wrinkle to the warning signs above is the tendency of girls with ASD to present differently than boys. Sue Larkey, an Australian expert in ASD, has written a terrific summary of the key ways in which ASD tends to "look" different in girls than in boys (again, bearing in mind that these are generalizations): Ten Ways Girls with an ASD differ to Boys with an ASD 1. Their special interests are usually animals, music, art, literature. 2. They often have a very good imagination, which includes imaginary friends, games, being animals or taking on persona of other girls. 3. They often see speech therapists for their speech and may be diagnosed with specific language disorders however there is something different about this girl no one can quite put their finger on. 4. They often play with older children or much younger children. This play is sometimes unusual for example "Mums and Dads," but she will want to play the same role and game every time. She usually wants to be the pet or baby, whereas most girls want to be the Mum or Dad. 5. They often have hyperlexia -- the ability to read but comprehension does not always match their reading skills. They are often the class book worm or write stories but they write the same story over and over changing a few characters. Many have a special interest in literature. 6. They have unusual sensory processing, like the boys, however bigger fluctuations often going from one extreme to the other. 7. They get anxious like boys, however their anxiety is rarely physical or disruptive. In fact many have great copying mechanisms at school however the family see a very different child at home where the anxiety can explode. 8. Often their difficulties with social skills are called "shy," "quiet," "solitary." 9. They often like to organize and arrange objects. I watched one little girl spend hours seemingly playing "My Little Ponies," however on closer examination she was just arranging and re-arranging the horses over and over. 10. The main difference is there are MANY more undiagnosed girls/women than boys/men. Currently we only diagnose 1 girl to 7 boys. In the future it is thought by many psychologists the ratio could be more like 5 to 7 as we become more aware of this group. Yet Another Twist: Gifted + ASD Giftedness and ASD are not mutually exclusive — they can and do exist together in some individuals! In fact, giftedness can mask some symptoms of ASD, and ASD can hide some indicators of giftedness. The common term for someone who is gifted and has learning differences or learning disabilities is "twice exceptional" (2e). It is important to remember that IQ/cognitive testing provides only one slice of a child's developmental profile and by itself cannot rule in or rule out ASD. A comprehensive assessment by a qualified specialist — ideally someone who has rich experience with twice exceptional profiles and will use gold standard assessment tools — is the best way to determine if a child has something "more than giftedness" in play. What To Do If You Have Concerns If you have concerns that your child might have ASD, the next step should be getting professional guidance. Talking to your GP can be a good place to start (and to get a referral to a specialist), but also be aware that not all GPs are up-to-speed on ASD. All the more reason for you to arm yourself with good information! In younger children, the diagnosis process almost always involves a medical doctor (paed, developmental paed, or psychiatrist) or a panel approach that includes a medical doctor. For school aged children, it is not uncommon for psychologists to drive the assessment/diagnosis process (but be aware that several states require a medical doctor to be involved in order to get an educational diagnosis that will be recognized by the schools). For more detailed information on how to seek an ASD assessment in your state or territory, check out:http://www.essentialkids.com.au/forums/index.php?/topic/1106329-how-to-seek-an-asd-assessmentdiagnosis/ There are also some terrific on-line resources to help guide parents. Two particularly valuable ones in Australia are: http://raisingchildren.net.au/children_wit...sm_landing.html http://www.autismawareness.com.au/ (includes state-by-state directory of professionals who are well versed in ASD) Additionally, the mums who are active on the Special Needs/Disabilities board are very supportive and happy to share recommendations of great "ASD-savvy" professionals (via PM, because we aren't allowed to make explicit recommendations on the board), provide information, or answer questions. Your child doesn't have to have a diagnosis of anything for you to voice your concerns or ask questions. (I am in Sydney and am always happy to pass along my suggestions of ASD professionals in this area). Thanks for reading this far! Edited August 25, 2013 by baddmammajamma Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Well, I finally got to meet Rory Miller, and what a guy. In a totally hectic weeked for me (don't ask), I was walking out to my car and this guy yells after me. He asked me if I'm Mike Murphy and then introduced himself. I told him that I pictured him older and wiser looking (OOPS!).
Anyway, I didn't get to all of his seminars, but I did get to listen in on one of them, and I'll tell you something, those of us who teach jujitsu and think we have something special, have no idea. Rory gets to use his stuff in the "real" NHB arena...a prison. He was very interesting and made a lot of sense. What it comes down to is that we really don't have anything unless we use it for real. The sports judo, NHB, Sports Jujitsu, etc. are just activities to bide time. And this is NO knock on anyone, but let's be honest with ourselves, how many of us really use what we do?
Thanks Rory! It was a pleasure listening to you.


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Apple 'Sunset'
Common Name: Apple
Genus: Apple
Cultivar: 'Sunset'
Category: Fruit & Vegetables
Growth Rate: Fast growing
Features: Edible fruit
|Hardiness: Hardy
|Sun/Shade: Full sun
|Foliage Type: Deciduous
|Flower Colour: White
|Foliage Colour: Green
|Flowering Period: April & May
Soil Type: Normal/Loam
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained
Harvest: September & October
This upright spreading tree is covered in pure white cup-shaped flowers in mid and late spring followed by small firm dessert apples with a Cox-like flavour. It is a compact and reliable variety producing fruits for picking in late September. For the best results plant with another tree from the same pollination group.
- Garden care: Keep the base of the tree weed free, fertilise at the beginning of each year and water regularly during hot dry spells. Remove damaged or crossing branches during the dormant season.
- Pollination Information: This apple belongs to pollination group B so you will need need to plant one other different variety of apple to guarantee cross pollination and a subsequent bumper crop. Ideally this should come from the same pollination group however it is possible to use one from group A or C as well.
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With baby having infantile ezcema and the creams the doctor recommended in the start of dealing with his ezcema were awful and made his skin worse. I tracked down an organic natural cream that has cleared up his dribble rash completely and is keeping his eczema just about under control.
So as the sun is shining, I thought its time to get a sun screen, any one use a good one for baby/children with ezcema? I'd like a few recommendations before buying something and potentially making his skin worse.


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I literally choked on my coffee when I read the first sentence of your editorial, "Hopkins students get it right, at last," (April 11). Let me quote it now that I've recovered.
"The bright young people in student government at the John Hopkins University no doubt pride themselves on their openness to a diversity of views and their commitment to the free exchange of ideas." Are you kidding me? Was this said tongue in cheek or are you so blatantly biased that you said this in all sincerity? Is this not the same school at which "students" (unnamed and unnumbered) and their easily swayed dean took such umbrage when their own renowned Dr. Benjamin Carson made the unforgivable utterance that he (and nearly all the world's citizens and societies) understood traditional marriage to be between a man and a woman?
Wow! Such hubris. Reminds me of when Perez Hilton used the beauty pageant stage to inappropriately insert his gay beliefs by inducing Carrie Prejean into admitting that she had been raised to believe that a marriage was between a man and a woman. And then all hell rained down on her by gay activists. Now it appears that Dr. Carson is also being crucified for expressing the same majority viewpoint.
Why do I infer that the gay view of same-sex marriage is a minority viewpoint? Well, statistics from the latest census indicated that there were 231,000 U.S. households admitting to same sex "marriages." Perhaps some households weren't forthcoming, you say, and there's more? OK, lets make it a million. The National Rifle Association has something like six million members and the media constantly refers to them as a minority group, hardly representative of the American population.
But now the minority opinion will book no disagreement — or they will get you! I agree that certain segments of the Hopkins campus seem very tolerant — of their viewpoint.
Kenneth Kent, Cambridge