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Lettuce wedges with blue cheese dressing | #salad
By lifeisazoobiscuitl
12/08/14 05:36
This time of the year for me is all about fresh, fast and simple food. But also food that still make your taste buds go … Pow-Wow! This absolutely scrumptious salad was mentioned to me by Kokkedoor 2 Winner, Johnny Hamman and I decided to make my own blue...
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Chopped apple salad with Toasted Walnuts, Blue Cheese and Pomegranate vinaigrette (苹果核桃沙拉配石榴油醋)
By my little favourites DIY
12/04/14 05:17
Christmas is on the way!! Have you start baking for Christmas?? This is the most excited month of the year... Christmas is here... My kids are busy in Sunday school. They are preparing some performance in the coming Christmas celebration in our church....
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Brussels sprout and blue cheese salad with maple candied pecans
By Adventures of the Kitchen Ninja
10/14/14 00:09
Brussels sprout and blue cheese salad is deliciously crisp and simple to prepare -- and even better when topped with 5-minute maple-candied pecans. Remember last week's maple-candied pecans? Remember that I mentioned I made them to garnish a Brussels sprout...
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Cucumber Tomato Salad with Feta Cheese
By In the kitchen with Kath
09/02/14 16:25
By Kath Dedon a Yesterday was Labor Day and we had a simple family dinner. I grilled cheeseburgers and Metropolitan Market's superior nitrite-free hot dogs. Laura was thrilled that I had bought some cream cheese and made caramelized onions so she could...
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Melon-Goat Cheese Salad
By BIZZY BAKES
08/28/14 09:30
Summer is almost over and I am cramming in some delicious salads which can be served alone for lunch. This was a totally refreshing salad thanks to the cantelope. Everything blended together and there was a subtle sweet taste. Hubby had a gluten-free bagel...
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Kale Salad with Quinoa, Parmesan Cheese and Sunflower Seeds
By Mother Rimmy
08/19/14 03:55
For more than a few good reasons, you'll find kale salads make frequent appearances on our dinner table. Spend just one minute searching for kale on the internet and you'll produce hundreds of websites touting the health benefits of this leafy green vegetable....
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Shaved Summer Squash Salad with Goat Cheese & Mint
By BloggingOverThyme
08/08/14 14:01
Every time I visit San Francisco, I come home feeling inspired. Inspired to make dishes that are uncomplicated and flavorful, and allow the ingredients to shine. 'Less is more' is my favorite principle in the kitchen–but I definitely need a friendly reminder...
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Savory Watermelon, Cheese and Olive Salad
By TheWeiserKitchen
07/31/14 11:30
Watermelon. Watermelon. Watermelon. If I say the word enough and close my eyes and I can conjure up the smell of sweetness—the sticky, cold juice running down my hands, the... Read More The post Savory Watermelon, Cheese and Olive Salad appeared first on...
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Watermelon Redux: Savory Watermelon, Cheese and Olive Salad
By TheWeiserKitchen
07/31/14 11:30
Watermelon. Watermelon. Watermelon. If I say the word enough and close my eyes and I can conjure up the smell of sweetness—the sticky, cold juice running down my hands, the... Read More The post Watermelon Redux: Savory Watermelon, Cheese and Olive Salad...
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Fig Salad with Bacon, Blue Cheese and Honeyed Walnuts
By Hungry Couple
07/28/14 06:03
Fresh figs must be one of the prettiest fruits around and I can't quite resist them when I see them. Sometimes that happens, though, when I have no actual plan for how to use them. So I just drizzle them with a little honey, crumble on some sharp cheese...
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Roasted sweet potato, fig and goats cheese salad dressed with Thai basil, chilli and green garlic
By Deena Kakaya Vegetarian Cooking and Reci...
07/16/14 21:36
Roasted sweet potato, fig and goats cheese salad dressed with Thai basil, chilli and green garlic Initially I thought this salad too simple to share the recipe for, but it's so frigging good. Now, I am sure you know about how I have been simplifying my...
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Beet and Avocado Salad with Feta Cheese and Basil
By Mother Rimmy
07/14/14 15:20
Combining beets with avocado in the same salad recipe would never have occurred to this healthy home cook. That is until I discovered The Flavor Bible. I happened upon this handy tool for the kitchen a few weeks ago, and I've been using it ever since. Amazon's...
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Grilled Nectarine Quinoa Salad with Wild Rocket Pesto and Goats Cheese
By Bake Then Eat
07/11/14 09:00
Preparation: 25 min - Cooking: 25 min Bake Then Eat - A Baking Adventure It's summer so that means its salad season! Yeah I love salad season, being vegetarian I look forward to all the yummy veggies available. I eat so many salads that if I was to share them all with you this would really...
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Red, White and Blue Fruit and Cheese Salad for a #SundaySupper Picnic
By Shockingly Delicious
06/29/14 10:00
Fresh seasonal berries and mozzarella pearls are dressed in a simple orange-flavored olive oil zapped with vanilla.
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Fig, Prosciutto, Blue Cheese and Tomato Salad {Gluten-Free}
By Avocado Pesto
06/24/14 21:10
Preparation: 10 min A light and flavorful fig, prosciutto, blue cheese and tomato salad recipe with added crunch from walnuts. Your new favorite lunch. No carb and gluten free. Ready in 10 minutes. Drop everything you are doing and make this salad now. And I mean right now....
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Broccoli Mac and Cheese Salad
By A Palatable Pastime
06/24/14 18:41
The best of both worlds for any macaroni salad is to lie midway between baked macaroni and cheese goodness and the refreshing coolness of a chilled pasta salad. And broccoli, the mainstay of most cheesy soups, adds another healthy dimension to the picnic...
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Garlicky Roasted Eggplant Salad with Tomatoes and Feta Cheese
By Mother Rimmy
06/12/14 15:15
It's salad week at Mother Rimmy's house. With the abundance of garden fresh vegetables like eggplant available at the markets these days, we'd be crazy not to take advantage! I'm an eat with the seasons kind of person. While it's not quite eggplant season...
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Quinoa Salad with Kale, Watermelon, Grapes and Feta Cheese
By Mother Rimmy
06/10/14 15:08
Sad to say, but watermelon is not my thing. It's just too clingy sweet for my taste. I know that colorful melon is good for me, and most people think it's crazy that I avoid it. In fact, World's Healthiest Foods states that "Alongside of tomatoes, watermelon...
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Green Salad with Apples, Goat Cheese, and Apple Cinnamon Vinaigrette
By Mother Rimmy
05/27/14 03:49
If you celebrated Memorial Day yesterday with bounties of food lovingly assembled by family and friends, then I'll bet your ready for a bit lighter fare like this fresh green salad. But this isn't any old green salad, this salad has a secret ingredient...
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Steak salad with blue cheese, avocado and basil balsamic dressing
By Laylita's Receipes
05/16/14 20:38
Delicious recipe for steak salad with blue cheese, avocado and basil balsamic dressing, made with grilled or seared beef, diced avocado, crumbled blue cheese, red onions and a basil balsamic salad dressing. The post Steak salad with blue cheese, avocado...
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With more than 4,000 miles of rivers and streams, Olympic National Park is home to some of the most extensive runs of wild salmon, trout and char remaining in the Pacific Northwest. By monitoring the fish populations in four of the parks' rivers, researchers hope to provide valuable information to manage one of the last and best habitats for Pacific salmon and other native fish communities.
"The widespread declines of native fish species in western North America highlight the importance and urgency of understanding trends in fish assemblages from undisturbed habitats," said Sam Brenkman, Chief Fisheries Biologist at Olympic National Park.
In 2010, Washington's National Park Fund provided Olympic National Park with a grant to study and monitor the South Fork Hoh, North Fork Skokomish, East Fork Quinault and Elwha Rivers.
National Park Service and U.S. Geological Survey scientists have monitored fish species for several years. The agencies have conducted snorkel and, more recently electrofishing assessments annually from June to September.
Results of the study will allow for specific management actions including: implementation of more appropriate fishing regulations, evaluation of existing hatchery releases, control of non-native fish species, and prioritization of habitat restoration projects.
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News Release
Melitta J. Cutright
"Miracle on the Hudson" Pilot to Address Lions Clubs International Convention
OAK BROOK, Illinois, USA, June 1, 2010 – Chesley B. "Sully"
Sullenberger III, the pilot who landed a passenger jet on the Hudson
River, saving 155 passengers and crew, will address the 93rd Lions Clubs
International Convention in Sydney, Australia on Friday, July 2. He
will speak at 9:15 in the Sydney Entertainment Centre.
and his crew became international heroes when they made an emergency
landing in the frigid waters of the Hudson River off New York City on
January 15, 2009 and helped all aboard safely out of the plane into
rescue vessels. US Airways Flight 1549 had lost power in both engines
after striking a flock of birds. Following the event, the U.S. Congress
passed a Congressional resolution recognizing Sullenberger and the crew
for their bravery.
Sullenberger recently retired after three
decades with US Airways where he was a management pilot and member of
the company's flight operations safety team. He had logged more than
19,000 hours in the sky before the emergency landing. He was
instrumental in developing, implementing and teaching US Airway's Crew
Resource Management course.
Sullenberger is very active in
aviation safety. He has served as an Air Line Pilots Association
representative during a National Transportation Safety Board
investigation, as a Local Air Safety Chairman for the Air Line Pilots
Association and as a member of an Air Line Pilots Association national
technical committee. He has also performed accident investigations for
the U.S. Air Force.
He founded and serves as chief executive
officer of Safety Reliability Methods, a consulting firm that provides
strategic and tactical guidance to improve organizational safety,
performance, reliability and management.
Born in Denison, Texas,
USA, Sullenberger graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy and served
as a fighter pilot from 1975-1980, during which time he became a flight
leader and training officer. He holds master's degrees in industrial
psychology from Purdue University and public administration from the
University of Northern Colorado.
Sullenberger is the author of
Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters, which was published in
October of 2009. Time magazine named him one of the world's most
influential people in 2009. He lives with his family in Danville,
California, USA.
Lions Clubs International is the world's
largest service club organization with 1.35 million members in
more than 46,000 clubs in 206 countries and geographic areas. In
addition to its efforts toward conquering blindness, the organization
has made a strong commitment to community service and helping youth
throughout the world. To learn more about Lions Clubs International,
visit www.lionsclubs.org.
Attention media: media passes will be available from
the Convention Operations Office, Exhibit Hall 1 Foyer, Sydney
Convention and Exhibition Centre. For more information about convention
events, visit the Online Convention.
Lions Clubs International
300 W. 22nd Street, Oak Brook, IL 60523-8842


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6 He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness. | 6 Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness. |
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Tempe Prep spent a little time Friday night diversifying its offensive portfolio.
The Knights, after building a comfortable first-half lead, worked on their passing game in the second half, and the results were overwhelmingly positive, as they scored another two touchdowns en route to a 38-20 victory over San Tan Foothills.
Tempe Prep, which beat San Tan Foothills by just one point last season, was looking for something resembling a balanced offensive attack with the Division V playoffs just two weeks away.
"We ground and pound. We are a running team," quarterback Forest Redlin said. "The passing game is something we've been trying to get better at all year, and we've definitely improved. To get to the next level and reach our goal of winning a state championship, we have to be more balanced."
Leading 24-0 at the half, Redlin was a perfect 4-for-4 passing in the third quarter, as he found Jack Otting-Crandall with a 17-yard touchdown pass to put the Knights up 31-0. Another completion to Otting-Crandall set up another score, a 4-yard run by Levi Hartzler to put Tempe Prep comfortably in front of the Sabercats, 38-0, late in the third quarter.
Redlin was 8-for-12 passing for 103 yards and one touchdown. As a team, Tempe Prep (7-2, 5-2) had averaged 271 yards a game rushing the football and just 62 through the air coming in, and Redlin had thrown more interceptions (three) than he had touchdown passes (two).
"Teams are going to crowd the box and make us prove we can throw the football," Tempe Prep coach Thomas Brittain said.
The offensive numbers Tempe Prep put up Friday may not look that impressive (136 rushing yards), but the Knights were often in short-field situations thanks to their staunch defense. Four of Tempe Prep's five scoring drives started in Sabercats territory.
The Knights' other score came on a 23-yard interception return late in the first half by Otting-Crandall, as he showed an ability to catch the ball on both offense and defense. That was the last of the 24 points Tempe Prep put up in the second quarter after Redlin scored on a 1-yard run and Hartzler on a 5-yard run.
San Tan Foothills' only offense came in the final quarter after Tempe Prep rested five of its senior defensive starters.
The Sabercats (5-4, 2-2) got touchdown runs from Ricky Wilson and quarterback Juan Lopez. Lopez also hit Tyrine Blaise with a 30-yard touchdown pass, his only completion of the game.
Tempe Prep 38, San Tan Foothills 20
San Tan Foothills 0 0 0 20 - 20
Tempe Prep 0 24 14 0 - 38
First downs 14 13
Rushes-yards 37-260 34-136
Passes 1-5-1 8-12-0
Passing yards 30 103
Penalties 3-30 4-45
Fumbles 0-0 0-0
TP – Redlin 1 run (Wiese kick)
TP – Wiese 23 FG
TP _ Hartzler 5 run (Wiese kick)
TP – Otting-Crandall 23 run (Wiese kick)
TP – Otting-Crandall 17 pass from Redlin (Wiese kick)
TP – Hartzler 4 run (Wiese kick)
STF – Wilson 3 run (pass failed)
STF – Blaise 22 pass from Lopez (Wilson run)
STF – Lopez 1 run (run failed)


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29 Jesus said unto him, "Thomas, because thou hast seen Me, thou hast believed. Blessed are they that have not seen and yet have believed." | 29 Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." |
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HAMILTON based water ski racer Mason Vaughan and his Carlton Dry Racing team has dominated the Murray River once again to win the Mildura 100 over the Easter weekend.
The team shattered its own record in Social Class which they set last year by 38 seconds, completing the course in 35 minutes and 22 seconds on Saturday.
Not content with that, Vaughan and Carlton Dry Racing fronted up once again on Easter Sunday, where they proved too good in the Under Eight Litre Expert Class, winning that event by almost two minutes.
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2012 With 11 top-10 finishes, Mike Alessi finished sixth in overall points for the season. His best finish was fourth at both Arlington and Houston. Competed on the MotoConcepts/JT Racing/FMF/Silkolene/We All Ride team.
2011 Alessi scored a number of top-10 finishes, competing on a KTM 350SX, to end the year 12th in the points. His best finish was a sixth at the 15th round in Seattle.2010 Racing KTM's new 350cc motocrosser against a field of 450cc bikes, Alessi kicked off the season with a moto win and a second overall at Hangtown. From there, he put in consistent performances on the orange bike for a top-five finish on the season. Rode for the Jagermeister/KTM team.2009 Mike became a force in AMA Supercross, finishing in the top 10 for the year with a 9th-place finish… His first podium, a third-place finish, came at the Indianapolis round Feb. 28… In MX, notched four 1st-place finishes, a second and third before injury sidelined him for the rest of the season. Rode for Rockstar Makita Suzuki team.2008 Mike raced a limited AMA Supercross season, his best result a top-five finish at the Jan. 19, Anaheim, Calif. race… Raced in the AMA Motocross Championship, earning four overall podium finishes… Raced with Rockstar Makita Suzuki team.2007 Mike raced in the AMA Supercross Lites East Region, earning a podium finish at Daytona Beach, Fla., and four additional top-10 finishes... Raced in the AMA Motocross Championship, earning six overall podium finishes... Raced with Team Red Bull KTM.2006 Alessi raced in the AMA Supercross Lites West Region, earning podium finishes at San Francisco and Anaheim, Calif., and the Las Vegas AMA Supercross Lites East/West Shootout... In the AMA Motocross Lites Championship he earned an overall win at Sacramento, Calif., and eight additional overall podium finishes... Raced with Red Bull KTM team.2005 Mike was in contention for the AMA 125cc Motocross Championship title, earning overall wins at Mt. Morris, Pa., and Binghamton, N.Y., and earning two additional overall podium finishes in the series... Disqualified at the San Bernardino, Calif., season finale for "Engaging in any unfair practice..." rules violation... Raced with Red Bull KTM team.2004 Multi-time AMA amateur motocross Champ and AMA Horizon Award winner Alessi entered two rounds of the AMA 250cc Motocross Championship... His best result a third-place overall at Delmont, Pa... Raced with Honda/Alloy team.overall at Hangtown. From there, he put in consistent performances on the orange bike for a top-five finish on the season. Rode for the Jagermeister/KTM team.


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Makes 6 servings
active time
15 min
total time
50 min
- 2 cups fresh or thawed frozen cranberries
- 2 firm-ripe pears such as Bartlett, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 apples such as Gala, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 cup sugar, divided
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
Preheat oven to 425°F with rack in middle.
Stir together fruits, 1/2 cup sugar, cornstarch, and vanilla and place in a buttered shallow 2-quart baking dish.
Stir together oats, flour, salt, and remaining 1/2 cup sugar. Blend in butter with your fingertips until mixture forms small clumps. Scatter over fruit and bake until juices are bubbling and topping is golden brown, about 20 minutes. Cool slightly before serving.
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recipe at a glance
type: Quick & Easy
main ingredients: Oat, Pear, Apple
holiday/celebration: Back to School, Thanksgiving, Fall, Family Reunion, Potluck


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The easiest way to reach Altaussee is by car—the drive is about 90 minutes from Salzburg, three hours from Vienna. The weather is rarely sweltering, even at the height of summer. It can become quite cool at night, particularly when it rains, so pack a light jacket or sweater and something to keep out the wet. Credit cards are infrequently honored, especially in restaurants, but it's easy to find ATM's accepting Cirrus-linked cards. Altaussee is much in demand during July and August; if possible, book at least a year in advance.
Hackerhaus Altaussee; phone and fax 43-3622/71249; houses $85 per night. The Beuchels, one of Altaussee's most prominent families, rent a collection of charming restored farmhouses and lakeside vacation homes.
Hotel am See 2 Fischerndorf, Altaussee; 43-3622/71361, fax 43-3622/713-4613; doubles from $60. Altaussee's oldest, grandest hotel doubles as the town's nerve center. Actor Klaus Maria Brandauer can often be spotted taking an afternoon cordial on the lakeside terrace.
Hubertushof 86 Puchen, Altaussee; 43-3622/71280, fax 43-3622/712-8080; doubles $60, including breakfast. The redoubtable Countess Strasoldo welcomes guests to her family's 101-year-old, eight-room former hunting lodge.
Seevilla 60 Fischerndorf, Altaussee; 43-3622/71302, fax 43-3622/713-028; doubles from $100, including breakfast. On the site of the villa where Johannes Brahms first presented his Clavier Trio op. 87 and Quintet op. 88, Seevilla offers inspiring lake views as well as a few more modern amenities, including an indoor pool and steam room.
Lewandofsky 144 Kurhausplatz, Bad Aussee; 43-3622/53205. Locals stop by this patisserie to while away the hours drinking espresso in the brick courtyard. Visitors will find the perfect souvenir: boxes of marzipan-topped gingerbread wrapped in bright cotton.
Loser Bergrestaurant Altaussee; 43-3622/71315; dinner for two $40. This chalet-style restaurant offers the best Austrian food around, along with a stunning view of the mountains and the town of Altaussee, 2,000 feet below.
Gasthof Ladner 1 Gössl, Grundlsee; 43-3622/82110; dinner for two $80. The timbers of this heartily traditional restaurant overlooking the waters of Grundlsee once reverberated with scandal: it was here that the archduke Johann met commoner Anna Plochl, whom he wed in 1829, much to the horror of his royal Hapsburg family.
Strandcafé Altaussee; 43-3622/71214; lunch for two $35. A 15-minute walk along a rustic path leads to this relaxed and casual waterfront café. Be sure to try the delicious pan-fried Saibling, a salmon indigenous to the lake.
Beim Rastl 2 Meranplatz, Bad Aussee; 43-3622/53278. Helga Rastl's shop seems to have every conceivable variety of dirndl. Just as big an attraction is Rastl herself, a seemingly bottomless reservoir of lore.
Christian Raich 59 Altausseerstrasse, Bad Aussee; 43-3622/52260. Behind Raich's lederhosen studio is his mother's dirndl shop, where authentic traditional dresses are made to order.
Der Instrumenten Bauer 28 Kirchengasse, Bad Aussee; 43-3622/50921. Proprietors Andreas and Kathrin Mayer carry on the ancient tradition of the musical instrument maker, with tools and techniques handed down through generations.
Leithner Hüte 129 Bahnhofstrasse, Bad Aussee; 43-3622/52818. Founded in 1532, Europe's oldest hatmaker sells a wide array of black and green wool hats. But 30-year-old craftsman Alexander Reiter isn't all tradition: the first person to paraglide from a balloon, he is now in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Stoffdrucke Elfriede Sekyra 153 Parkgasse, Bad Aussee; 43-3622/52688, fax 43-3622/55219. Marcus Wach uses print patterns that date back hundreds of years to decorate scarves, dresses, ties, and lederhosen suspenders.
Take Home
A tub of soothing peppermint-scented foot cream from Hütter Kosmetik & Emballagen (251 Puchen, Altaussee; 43-3622/71143).


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Paul Willard Crouthamel, formerly of Hilltown Township, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2014, in Genesis HealthCare, Quakertown Center. He was 88.
He was the beloved husband of the late Evelyn M. (Rummel) Crouthamel for 60 years until her death in 2004.
Born in Bedminster Township, he was the son of the late Paul E. and Mary M. (Weikel) Crouthamel.
Paul had been employed for eight years as a school crossing guard at Main Street and Ridge Avenue in Sellersville. Previously, he had worked for ten years as a warehouse forklift operator for George Pacific, Fogelsville. Paul also had been employed for 25 years as a truck driver for the former Jacob J. Vargo Trucking and Vargo Drag Strip, in Perkasie. He had also worked as a truck driver for the former Ciccone & Sons, of Bath.
He was a longtime member of St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Sellersville.
A 15-year member of the Sellersville Fire Department, Paul had served as the captain of the Fire Police for four years. He had previously served as Fire Police Chief with the Hecktown Fire Company for 11 years and also with the Northampton County Fire Police.
A deputy constable for Hilltown Township, Mr. Crouthamel also had been a constable for Lower Nazareth Township.
Paul was a lifetime member of the Keelersville Club.
He enjoyed hunting, camping and playing Pinochle.
Mr. Crouthamel is survived by his three sons, James L. Crouthamel and his wife, Gerry, of Sellersville, Philip Crouthamel of Wyalusing, Kerry Crouthamel and his wife, Terri, of Bethlehem, five daughters, Eleanor Procht and her husband, Ronald, of Quakertown, Mary Lou Meyers of Elba, Ala., Kathy Stubbs and her husband, Ronald, of Jim Falls, Wis., Susan Ottinger and her husband, Jim, and Lou Ann Massey, all of Dothan, Ala.; 18 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; a brother, Chester L. Crouthamel of Valley Forge; and a sister, Sara Brown of Clearfield, Pa.
In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by a brother, Ralph E. Crouthamel.
A funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 18, at the Sellersville Fire Department, 2 North Main St., Sellersville, Pa. 18960, where a visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until 11:15 a.m. Interment will be in St. Andrew's Union Cemetery, Perkasie.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Sellersville Fire Department, P.O. Box 315, Sellersville, PA 18960. Betty Meier Steeley Funeral Home,


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A client gave me a mandate to enhance her flowerbed whenever I find a reliable perennial that blooms in purple.
To please her, I scour my suppliers' catalogues every spring looking for purple blooming plants. Then I test grow them for a few seasons to determine how they perform. Most are disappointing. A few become messy or invasive. Some are short-lived plants lasting one or two seasons while others are unable to survive climate conditions in my growing zone.
Happily, this year I discovered that the recently introduced Vernonia lettermannii - also referred to as Narrow-leaf Ironweed - meets my rigorous requirements for neatness and low maintenance. I intend to surprise my client by planting it in her garden this coming spring.
Although it is dramatically shorter than the species Vernonia arborescens or the variety Vernonia mammoth, lettermannii provides a far more intense color display than either of its taller cousins. It blooms in August and September in a bright true purple that projects from afar and happily holds its color in the August sun.
Unlike its taller relatives that fade as they age and shrink from view, the florets of lettermannii hold their form and maintain a vivid color [albeit slightly more reddish] long after dormancy sets in. By October, the flower heads may have long expired but their rich color, now on slightly scrunchy petals, sustains itself for another few weeks.
Here are several photos from this past season of Vernonia lettermannii in one of my October flowerbeds:
Vernonia lettermannii satisfies gardeners' needs on several fronts. It is a butterfly and hummingbird magnet. It feed a passion for purple flowers both when in bloom and into creeping dormancy and it enriches the color story of the autumn garden by extending the bloom season well into October.
An additional attribute is its magnificent feathery foliage. In late spring, the perennial shoots up to create a large, soft mound of glossy-green foliage that is enchanting to behold and heaven to touch. Throughout the growing season, this visual delight continues to add to the garden a] sumptuous architectural detail - think round but softer boxwood plants - and b] feathery sensuality like Amsonia hubrechtii.
Cold hardy in USDA Zones 4 [CND Zone 5] Vernonia lettermannii is a heat tolerant plant that grows two or three feet tall and wide in full sun, even in poor rocky soil, under average to dry conditions. Good drainage is required. Periods of inundation are tolerated, but not heavy or saturated soils.
Few if any retail nurseries stock Vernonia in any of its varieties. Consequently, all the varieties growing in my garden were purchased from mail order suppliers.
Here is how online seller Plant Delights.com describes this flowering perennial :-
Vernonia lettermannii is a fascinating ironweed that hails from Arkansas and Oklahoma where it can be found in rocky soils and on rock outcrops. Imagine taking an Amsonia hubrichtii, shrinking it to 2' tall x 2' wide, shearing it into a round ball, then topping it with hundreds of purple flowers in August and early September, and you have Vernonia lettermannii...a hummingbird delight. We grow this in our hot, dry, scree garden where it has caused visitors to lust in their hearts.
The seller's words above are not hyperbole. Although the variety lettermannii is much shorter than the species, it produces a far more dramatic color display than any of its taller cousins and it holds that color long than they do - even after it goes dormant.
At that time of year, while the gardener is mournfully anticipating the falling leaves of autumn and when there is little or no color left in the fall flowerbed, Vernonia lettermannii can cheer the heart and take one's breath away.
]]>My financial adviser Billy called me the other day and asked if I would offer garden design advice to one of his neighbors. The wife is undergoing chemotherapy and has determined that a revamp of her tired-looking garden would be an ideal project to put back some balance into her life. Their garden truly needs a major overhaul and I was pleased to offer suggestions; I even recommended the name of a handy man that can do it economically. The husband is on board with the project and eager to make it happen.
When I first heard the family name of these neighbors, I smiled. Their two children had been classmates of my two daughters in elementary school over thirty-five years ago; both children and parents are among the nicest people my wife and I had ever met. That our two families did not develop a long-term relationship was a loss. We lived at opposite ends of town and our paths did not cross outside the schoolyard.
Given the unusual three-way relationship between us all, professional fees seemed inapropriate and my wife inquired how I intended to handle this matter. I replied in a nano-second and without deliberation. There would be no charge for this meeting.
My decision was not influenced by the fact that the wife is ill or by the warm disposition of these extraordinarily nice people. I took my cue from Billy. He is my role model for generosity of heart. If he asks for help on behalf of another person, I will offer it for the same fee that he has been charging me for the past twenty years, whenever I rely upon him to help me navigate through choppy and unfamiliar waters, i.e. there is no charge.
Before becoming a financial adviser, Billy was an architect with a background in commerce, housing developer, and renovator. In those roles, he took upon himself the responsibility of guiding some of his clients through financial crises that might have otherwise caused them to lose their homes. That serendipitous kindness, combined with a facility with numbers, led him naturally into his present career as a financial adviser.
During the past twenty years, he has worn several hats in our relationship with him. While renovating our home, inadvertently he became our personal therapist due to the trauma and upheaval that the project created. When I retired from industry, he guided me through the maze of bureaucracy so that I might ease into my golden years with dignity. Now, whenever there is maintenance to be done around my home, I ask for his opinion. That counsel is offered with enthusiasm and sincerity; usually, I receive instructions for a solution and the name of a handy man or contractor whom he has already vetted for competence, reliability, and affordability. Later, he will inquire if the recommended tradesperson satisfied my needs.
In all the years that we have known him, whenever my wife and I have leaned upon Billy, and it has been frequently, he has never asked for compensation. My calls to him are not screened and my email inquiries are sometimes answered late at night, on weekends and on holidays. At the worst, while communicating by phone, he will sometimes put me on hold in order to comfort another client in distress.
To ease my guilt for taking advantage of his kind nature, I once offered payment when time invested in my issues became excessive and to this day, I will insert a plant into his garden, at no cost to him, when I discover there is a difficult-to-find item or a flower color on his wife's wish list. The irony is that Billy is a competent weekend gardener and there is very little that I am able to do for him. Recognizing that I have a need to be helpful, he will occasionally contact me for garden advice just to make me feel good.
Realistically, my gestures of appreciation to him will never sufficiently compensate for his accumulated generosity of self. Therefore, when he phoned and asked me to assist his neighbor, I was delighted to do as he does. I passed it forward by sharing my time and knowledge with them without motive, expectation, or compensation. That too, made me feel good.
]]>It should be no surprise to other passionate plant collectors that when syringa "Beauty of Moscow" a.k.a. Krasavitsa Moskvy, was introduced, I was compelled to buy one for myself.
In truth, I didn't need another lilac shrub. There were already too many growing in my garden. However, the hype accompanying this new plant was strong and, like many other gardeners who can hardly wait for the next wowing plant to become available, I succumbed to the charms of the publicity, without waiting for other gardeners' feedback.
As is often the case in my area, new varieties are not immediately included in wholesalers' inventory. Growers and distributors in USDA Zone 4 need to test grow a plant for hardiness before they are comfortable offering it to the public. Since I was impatient, it was necessary to order Beauty of Moscow from a mass-market catalogue house.
Usually, I try not to buy from such sources. Some of you already know that these suppliers outrageously ship seedling-sized plants at prices that are equivalent to those of one or two-year-old potted plants sold at nurseries. Consequently, the size of the Beauty of Moscow lilac that I received in the mail was pitifully small for the price I paid.
After watching it develop at a very slow pace and eventually reading what other gardeners reported, I am now pessimistic about the future of this plant in my garden. Some have been dismayed by its early sparseness. That is, it did not produce lush leaves, while branches sprout at a distance from one another, leaving large negative spaces in between. Others find that it is invasive because it suckers too much.
Clearly, this plant is sold only for its superlatives. The flower heads of Beauty of Moscow are larger than the blooms on any other lilac shrub growing in my garden. It sports huge, deep pink flower buds that open into enormous white petals. The combination and contrast of the pink buds with white petals is stunning. It is also extremely fragrant, exuding a powerful, hypnotic and sweet perfume.
This flowering shrub cannot satisfy everyone's gardening needs. Homeowners looking for a multipurpose, tall, lush shrub with minimal maintenance are advised to choose among the endless varieties of more conventional lilac shrubs that are available everywhere.
However, gardeners who always hunt for the next intense sensory experience, and who are comfortable buying plants they don't really need – and there are many of us who belong to this group :) - will be delighted with syringa Beauty of Moscow, even though they might end up fighting to stop it from suckering. We gardeners are a very unusual group!
Click here for a magnificent copyrighted image of this lilac's flowerhead, taken by Linda Stanzel.
]]>If The Disney Studios could have created a flower worthy of fairy-tale magic, it might have been an Itoh peony. Its surreal vivid color, perfectly contoured plant shape, and synthetic looking, sensuous and smooth petal-texture all belong on the storyboard of the most imaginative artist.
Its powerful visual impact defies descriptive language while the camera only taunts the viewer as did stripper Miss Gypsy Rose Lee who revealed little while stimulating the imagination.
Like many items that are too good to be true, the visceral experience that defines the Itoh peony comes with a hefty price tag. This reliable perennial belongs to a group of expensive plants. I was mandated to include it in a project earmarked with a generous budget, for a homeowner who wanted traffic-stopping drama in her flowerbeds.
When the Itoh bloomed and I witnessed my client's over-the-top emotional reaction to the yellow Itoh variety named Bartzella, I understood its potential and proceeded to test-grow several other varieties in my garden.
The plant that I selected for my client was ripe with many buds restless to unfold had a retail price tag of $75. A smaller sized version was available at $35 but it sported few buds.
Both of these high price points made this perennial an unsuitable candidate for test growing and I postponed doing so until I located a wholesaler who offered one-year-old varieties at an affordable cost.
Baby Itoh peonies are excruciatingly painful teases. In the first year of growth, they may or may not deliver flower buds. If they do, one or two impressive blooms are all that one can expect. Year two is less painful and in year three they are rich with bloom.
There is an irony to test growing Itoh peonies before including them in work projects. By the time one is satisfied with their color and performance, the wholesalers in my area no longer carry the specific impressive variety that I want to rebuy.
In my location, Itoh's high cost restricts its sale to a small group of gardeners who are unlikely to return to buy more of the same. So bowled over are they by the spectacular nature of its flowers, that by the following season these plant lovers are prepared to experiment with, and be surprised by, any new variety. They are, in fact, gardeners who collect exotic plants.
If I want to include a tested and proven Itoh in a future project, I will have to learn how to propagate them on my own. That educational experience has just begun. A few weeks ago, I dug up one side of an Itoh root ball, sawed off a portion of its dense, woody core and transplanted it into my test garden. Like other peonies, I anticipate that the foliage will traumatize, turn brown, wilt away, and return next season as a fresh offspring. If I am successful, it will have been worth the effort.
Update 2014 : I was not successful in propagating this plant.
]]>After moving into my current home and garden over twenty years ago, I began to experiment growing fruits, vegetables, and herbs. I had little success because the fauna that visited my back yard feasted on the emerging foliage of most edible plant seedlings and always made sure to take a bite out of all produce that thrived.
Eventual, I gave up trying to grow food and confined my gardening to perennials. However, if I could, I would have cultivated the fleshy, plump, oval-shaped, purple-black eggplant - Solanum melongena – an ingredient in my favorite condiment: Eggplant Relish. Here is my time-tested recipe:-
Allan Becker's Eggplant Relish
1 large eggplant, washed
1 large tomato, rinsed
1 large Vidalia onion
1 large green pepper, rinsed [or substitute 1 small green pepper and 1 small red pepper; do not eliminate green pepper entirely].
1 tsp. brown sugar
Salt, pepper
¼ cup olive oil
½ cup mild white vinegar
½-cup ketchup or a combination of ketchup and BBQ sauce, proportions according to taste
¼-cup water
9 x 12 baking dish
Medium-sized mixing bowl
Aluminum foil
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
Remove green stem from eggplant.
Slice eggplant - with peel on - lengthwise into ¼-inch slices and then cut each slice into ¼-inch cubes.
Dice tomato. [a serrated knife is helpful].
Peel and dice onion.
Core, seed, devein and dice pepper.
Spray bottom and sides of baking dish with oil or coat by hand.
Spread eggplant on the bottom of the dish.
Layer with onions.
Continue with a layer of tomatoes.
Finish with a layer of peppers.
Sprinkle surface with brown sugar.
Season with salt and pepper.
In a mixing bowl combine:-
¼-cup oil
½-cup vinegar
½-cup ketchup
¼-cup water
Stir well and pour over vegetables.
Cover with aluminum foil.
Bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes.
Raise oven temperature to 375 degrees.
Remove foil and bake for an additional 35 minutes.
Remove from oven and set aside to cool.
Stir contents to combine all ingredients.
Spoon mixture into Mason jars and store in refrigerator until needed. This condiment has a long shelf life.
May be served cold with crackers as an hors d'oeuvre or as a side dish to a meal.
]]>Pink is the most popular color in the flowerbed. In all its gradations and tones, it runs the gamut from baby pastel and amethyst to a very deep pink that almost borders on cold red. This family of colors seems to touch the hearts and minds of gardeners and their visitors. Except in climates where sun bleaches out its more pastel tones, pink is found in most gardens around the globe.
Here are ten vivid pink flowering plants that caught my eye. Some have grown in my garden for many years, others are new for me; I found them in recent trade catalogues.
Hydrangea macrophylla Abracadabra
If you garden in a warmer growing zone than I do, chances are you've had better success growing macrophylla [broad-leaf] hydrangeas than gardeners who live in colder climates. The grower describes this relatively new variety as having flower heads resembling big, funky flying saucer lace-cap flowers that merge pink and white and mature to hot pink atop black satin stems. These distinctive stems provide interest in the garden before the summer flowers open. The color of the flowers can be shifted to blue by adding aluminum sulfate to the soil. Abracadabra grows from 3 to 4 feet tall and wide and is hardy to USDA Zone 5.
Hydrangea macrophylla Paraplu
Vivid pink Paraplu is a another new introduction for warmer climates. I am told that its downward arching mop heads of rich, vibrant, double florets, appear like dainty umbrellas in shades ranging from candy pink to intense hot pink. In soil where the pH is low, some purple will appear. The grower reports that Paraplu holds up well in the heat, and withstands the rigors of Midwestern winters. This dwarf variety is expected to remain under three feet tall and wide and is hardy to USDA Zone 5.
Phlox subulata, Pink
A long lived, cold-climate perennial, it is perfectly suitable for rock gardens, rugged ground cover, and sunny drought conditions. Cascading over slopes like puddly waterfalls, it grows 2 to 6 inches tall, spreads 12 to 18 inches in width and is hardy from USDA Zone 2 to Zone 9. The early spring pink flowers that illuminate the flowerbed are so intense that the color appears to have been mixed by a Disney cartoon illustrator. After the short-lived blooms fade, the rugged, evergreen, pinnate-textured foliage serves as an elegant-looking yet rugged groundcover that contributes lush tactile texture throughout the year. Photo: Stoneridge Gardens and Nursery.
Rose Carefree WonderThis staple in my garden has impressed visitors for the past fifteen years; I used to plant it in most of my garden projects until it became difficult to locate in my area. Growing four feet tall and three feet wide, it blooms in a radiant, deep pink, with flower heads measuring four inches across. So intense is its color that few will notice the reverse white petals. This easy-to-care-for rose is hardy to USDA Zone 4 and blooms continuously from June until the first snowfall.
Rose Double Pink Knock Out
Knock Out Roses are among the most disease resistant rose bushes on the market. This variety is a compact tidy shrub, growing 3 to 4 feet tall and wide, that blooms in bright pink. It is drought tolerant, self-cleaning, and winter hardy to USDA Zone 5, and blooms until frost.
Rose Pink Home Run
Vivid rich pink flowers cover this modest sized shrub rose practically every day during the growing season. At 3 ½ to 4 feet tall and wide it blooms continuously throughout the summer with an extraordinary resistance to disease, pests, powdery mildew, and with a high level of tolerance for downy mildew. It is winter hardy to USDA Zone 4 and blooms until frost.
Rhododendron Azalea Rosy Lights
This vivid plant scintillates as if each flower petal had been fitted with nano-sized neon tubes. As a result, during the day the shrub glows like a Chinese lantern. Hardy in my location [USDA Zone 4], Rosy Lights will grow 4 to 6 feet tall and wide, depending upon climate. This variety is part of the Northern Lights Series of hybrid azaleas developed and released by the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Any azalea released and included in this series will have flower bud hardiness of -30 degrees to -45 degrees F to withstand Minnesota winters. Photo: Kunkle Nursery.
Silene Rolly's Favorite
Hardy to USDA Zone 5, this very floriferous perennial starts blooming in early spring and continues until early summer, if cut back after the initial flush. It grows 11 to 15 inches high and 10 to 12 inches wide. Although it has a neat mounding habit, it propagates itself easily at the extremities of its circumference. Gardeners are eager to share this plant with everyone they know because its intense pink color is hard to believe and impossible to describe. In bright sun, the pink petals are significantly warmer than the tones that appear in the photo above. Photo: Lorraine Roberts, Plant Paradise Country Gardens, Caledon, Ontario.
Thalictrum Black Stocking
One gardener's pink is another gardener's lavender. Although nurseries describe this perennial as flowering in bright lavender-magenta, in the blazing sun of summer, I see vivid, deep pink. That shade is further enhanced by a background of the nearly black stems of this tall, almost six-foot perennial. Surprisingly, for a plant of this height, it spreads to less than 2 feet wide, doesn't require staking, and maintains a neat and disciplined appearance. This family of perennials has been one of the easiest to grow in my flower beds over the past twenty years. When shopping, it is important to keep in mind that not all Thalictrum bloom in the identical shade of pink. T. aquilegifolium and T.rochebrunianum, for example, flower in much paler shades of pink or lavender. As a result, even though they are substantial and impressive perennials, they are not as visually satisfying as Black Stocking. Photo: Chocolate Flower Farm.
Viburnum Brandywine.
The advance hype on this deer-resistant, berry-producing shrub reads like a Broadway production. I sure hope that I can reproduce its climactic season's ending after I plant this shrub in my test garden, this season. Here is what the growers say: Hardy to USDA Zone 5, the extravaganza begins with undistinguished, white flower and ends with a fruit display that some consider unrivaled in the plant world. In late summer the color of the immature green, pea-sized berries changes to shades of bright pink and then to hues of bright blue and wild grape. [The pink color is intensified when the blue and grape appear beside it]. As a bonus, the glossy green leaves age to a very dark maroon red. This species will not thrive in chalky or alkaline soils and in the North Eastern U.S. it is susceptible to the Viburnum bark beetle. However, it is claimed that these pests can be controlled without chemicals.
]]>Please welcome Pat Webster. Her garden blog is titled Glen Villa: Sight and Insight .
Pat is a creative garden designer, erudite landscape lecturer, garden tour guide, amateur historian, artist, talented photographer and innovative sculptor.
She inspires her audiences to look at their own landscapes with fresh eyes and demonstrates how local history, art, and personal stories may be incorporated into landscape design.
Glen Villa Gardens is the name given to the grounds surrounding her home in North Hatley, Quebec. This bilingual region of Canada, located east of Montreal and west of Quebec City, is known as The Eastern Townships, in English and Les Cantons de L'est, in French.
Thanks to the US Interstate highway grid, this charming corner of North America is easily accessible from the northern American states of New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York.
Plans are underway to open Glen Villa Gardens to the public for one day in July of this year as a fundraiser for the local conservation organization, Massawippi Conservation Trust.
Pat uses the gardens as inspiration for her posts as well as a setting to display her outdoor sculptures. However, readers of her blog and visitors to her professional website will also be impressed by the quality of her photographs and the delightful and informative style of her writing.
A recent post dated April 10, 2013, titled Mud and Maple Syrup, is a visual essay on how this delicious syrup is produced. As a photo documentary, it is classroom-ready.
The lead picture in this photo shoot demonstrates how Pat combines the linear perspective of the trees with the monochromatic late winter landscape to create a haunting work of art. Its vertical composition is reminiscent of the paintings of the geometric abstractionist, Piet Mondrian.
Pat Webster's talented eye is also evident in the beautifully set-up shots of her travels; each one adds to the engaging story-telling of the experiences she shares with her readers.
It has been a delightful journey to visit both Pat's garden blog and her website. Make the same click- trip as I did; you won't be disappointed.
]]>I forsook my forsythia many years ago.
In USDA Zone 4 where I garden, this shrub appears unpleasant when it flowers because it grows alone; no other tall shrub is in bloom at the same time and there is no other surrounding green vegetation to offset the seemingly harsh colors of its petals.
Consequently, this plant stands out in dramatic starkness; in my growing zone, forsythia is appreciated solely because it is the first tall shrub to bloom - not because anyone thinks it is pretty. Perhaps more homeowners here might consider it beautiful if complementary plants surrounded it, i.e., flowering shrubs of a comparable height and volume that temper the energy of forsythia's intense coloration.
Years ago, when I first moved into my home, I found a single forsythia bush planted by a previous homeowner. It was garish-looking against the grey early-spring sky and the still-dormant, straw-colored grass. A specimen of an identical shrub, growing on my neighbor's lawn, looked no better. In one case, backed by a sober grey stone façade, and in the other, up against a conservatively dark red brick wall, our matching shrubs looked like overly made up courtesans invading a house of worship. In time, both my neighbor and I dug up and discarded our unsightly guests.
In warmer growing zones, where other plants are in bloom at the same time as forsythia and where the colors of home exteriors allow this plant to blend in better chromatically, there is a positive appreciation for this shrub.
The photos posted here were taken on a recent spring trip to Boston, which is located in one growing zone warmer than mine, USDA Zone 5. There, I discovered forsythia blooming in concert with tall, early-flowering intense lavender-pink rhododendron-azaleas. [Yes, that is the new nomenclature] Backed by a light-coloured cream façade that subtly echoes forsythia`s yellow, the results are eye-catching.
The blending of three colors in a harmony of tone and volume creates a delightful visual experience. In addition, the shrub is set among glossy evergreen groundcover that enriches the composition. Dark green raises the number of colors in the composition to four. In such a compatible tonal environment, the yellow-flowering shrub looks beautiful.
This successful combination was achievable for several reasons. First, Boston has a longer growing season than Montreal does. As a result, the early-blooming rhodo-azaleas develop sufficiently tall and wide to balance the energy of forsythia. Secondly, many home exteriors in Boston are surfaced in pleasant light tones that enhance the shades of early-blooming plants. Thirdly, challenging conditions of heat, shade, and drought in some parts of this eastern seaboard city demand ubiquitous planting of evergreen ground cover. The color-rich lushness of these all-purpose problem-solving plants enhances the appearance of nearby shrubs and perennials.
In Montreal, USDA Zone 4, where winter often lingers too long, there are no colorfully blooming shrubs in early spring that reach the volume necessary to moderate the vivid color of forsythia. Sombre toned home exteriors also exaggerate the intensity of its yellow flowers. Furthermore, a more temperate climate allows us to cover our grounds with turf that is rarely green enough at this time of year. As a result, forsythia appears harsh when it blooms and few of my neighbors are inclined to include it in their landscape plans.
Ironically, the one flowering shrub that offends in my home city appears stunning when it blooms in a climate that is merely one growing zone warmer. This observation may be generalized as follows:- a plant that looks pretty in a catalog, eye-catching in a nursery, or impressive in a friend's flowerbed, may not appear equally beautiful when added to one's own garden. Surroundings can enhance or diminish the beauty of any plant.
Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener, Joseph Tychonievich, Timber Press.
When I learned that garden writing colleague, Joseph Tychonievich, had published his first book, I felt both joy and sadness. The joy I experienced was a culmination of several years of watching this young scientist's career blossom – literally – before my eyes.
The sadness arose when I realized that I did not have the academic credentials to give his work, on plant breeding for the home gardener, the review it deserved. That is why it makes me happy anytime someone else reviews the book.
A few years ago, while in a post-graduate program at university, Joseph began a garden blog. He wrote his posts in an effortless and entertaining manner. On his site, he used words- as a cartoonist uses pen and ink - to deliver his thoughts and feelings into the imagination of his readers. For a scientist, that is a remarkable and enviable talent.
Through his posts, I felt his enthusiasm for his chosen field and was inspired by his vibrant approach both to gardening and to life itself. Even now, his deceptively simple yet original use of language, both in his blog posts and on Facebook, allow readers to feel his pulse and share in the adrenaline racing through his body.
Eventually, just as cream rises to the surface of milk, Joseph attracted the attention of Timber Press who offered him a book contract. I was not surprised.
In short, Joseph is a natural born communicator who leaves his readers smiling. His enthusiasm for all things botanical is palpable in almost everything he writes. He has an original voice and uses it effectively. With simple words to create powerful imagery, he has created an endearing style of writing that reveals a warm, joy-filled personality. His followers can't help but grow fond of him even if they have never met him in person.
This month, on behalf of his association with Arrowhead Alpine Plants, Joseph brought a collection of spring flowering plants to Detroit Garden Works, the design studio of Deborah Silver. His display was so colorful, that it inspired Ms. Silver, who usually features conservative-colored plant compositions, to share Joseph's vivid choices in a photo-essay on her blog, Dirt Simple.
From the moment he appeared online, Joseph attracted the eager attention of gardeners, bloggers, writers, and horticultural professionals. He impressed Timber Press to add him to their roster of authors and inspired Deborah Silver to illustrate her blog with richly colored images.
He brings a smile to the faces of his fans and so moves those who have met him that some wish he were part of their family. Joseph is a reminder that if one chooses a career out of passion, every day can be a celebration of life.
Recently, I was pleased to discover that horticulturist Geri Laufer has written a glowing review of his first publication. Echoing my sentiments and in her words:-
"The author's gift is to present the technical world of plant breeding so simply and in such a captivating manner that anyone can understand it—and everyone will want to try it. After all, it's like making chocolate chip oatmeal cookies."
Ms. Laufer has described the essence of a talented scientist-communicator who is able to make plant breeding as enjoyable as baking cookies. Few garden writers touch people's hearts as deeply and effectively as Joseph does. That is why his book deserves our attention.
Recently, the French language garden magazine Fleurs Plantes et Jardins published a pictorial review of roses that survive cold climates. Included in that article was a photo of the hybrid musk rose, Mozart. A continuous top seller at many retail and online nurseries, it caught my attention because it is striking and beautiful.
Researching this plant online, I discovered that it flowers profusely, producing a non-stop show of enormous sprays of small, single pink blooms with white centers and reddish- pink edges. Its arching habit allows the gardener to grow it as a cascading specimen or as a climber against a fence.
This is a perfumed rose that tolerates light shade, re blooms until autumn, and grows 3 to 6 feet tall depending upon growing conditions. In some locations, it is reported to spread wider than 8 feet. In the fall, the color display is followed by showy orange hips.
Most importantly, it has excellent resistance to disease. With a winter tolerance for CND Zone 4 or USDA Zone 5, the description of this rose is impressive. What's not to like? Plenty!
While Mozart is virtually disease resistant, it is not pest free. Here is a list of all of the bugs that might attack this rose, depending upon a gardener's local eco-system:- Aphids, leaf hoppers, spider mites, scale, caterpillars, sawfly larvae, cane borers, Japanese beetles, rose stem girders, rose midges, rose slugs, rose chafers, and leaf-cutting bees.
If Mozart is such a cafeteria for bugs, it may be necessary to spray it with pesticides. However, many gardeners worry that using such products compromises the health of all living things; some are not convinced that it does while still others pay no attention to such matters.
I don't want to tempt fate by trying to prove who is right and who is wrong. I prefer to be cautious. Consequently, I am reluctant to plant this versatile, eye-catching rose. Those who are concerned about the residual effects that toxic substances have upon all living things will opt for carefree plants that need no pesticides to survive.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if breeders could develop a pest- free rose that performs just like Mozart does?


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Berg has since reconsidered.
"It was really sleazy," she says now. "I go down to Atlanta and I get a call from the movers in Tennessee, saying they had to have cash on arrival. Then the moving van arrives with a fourth of what was supposed to be shipped. The boxes were broken, and the people who brought my stuff were absolutely smashed. They were so drunk; they reeked of beer."
Among the missing items, Berg says, were irreplaceable personal papers and legal files that belonged to her former husband, slain radio talk-show personality Alan Berg. She tried to discuss the matter with A&R's owner, Yuri Kagan, at his east Denver office, only to be ordered off the premises by an unidentified employee. Her attorney filed a lawsuit against Kagan, but that, too, failed to produce any compensation. Ultimately, Berg ended up joining the procession of creditors in federal bankruptcy court, in one of six bankruptcy actions Kagan has filed in the past eight years.
"Needless to say, nothing was ever recovered," Berg says. "We just decided it was a lost cause."
Kagan says that his company has moved the belongings of thousands of people successfully and that he has the testimonials to prove it. Court documents filed by his less-satisfied customers, though, portray A&R Transfer as the Mover From Hell. The company, which claims minimal assets, generally subcontracts its jobs to independent operators using U-Haul trucks or other leased equipment. Creditors charge that their movers were rude, late, or obviously intoxicated; that valuable goods, including stereos, computers and other electronics, disappeared in transit; and that other goods arrived severely damaged.
"The movers did not arrive until 9:30 p.m. and did not complete the move until 2:45 a.m.," an unhappy Julio Gonzalez wrote, in a letter of complaint to Kagan concerning his move from California to Florida last year. "[They] were not very careful...often dropping furniture against the walls and doors."
When the goods arrived in Florida two weeks later, Gonzalez added, "nearly all items that were not packed in boxes were scratched or damaged...The two persons who moved our items kept hinting at a tip and/or charges for this or that amounting approximately to an additional $100."
Over the years, dozens of creditors have sued Kagan over lost or damaged goods. In some cases they've sought triple damages under the Consumer Protection Act, claiming that A&R failed to carry required insurance despite Yellow Pages ads boasting that the company is "fully insured." Several have obtained hefty judgments--only to see their claim wiped out or put on hold indefinitely by Kagan's frequent dalliances with bankruptcy.
"He's got the system figured out," declares attorney John Cowan. "I think he found out when he did his first bankruptcy that he could get away with murder, basically."
Cowan has been chasing Kagan on behalf of the owner of a warehouse Kagan leased four years ago. After falling behind on the rent, Kagan was evicted, and Cowan obtained a $10,000 judgment against the mover last year. But Kagan filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection last month, and Cowan doesn't expect to see a dime.
"I didn't file an objection [to the bankruptcy] because I didn't want my client to spend any more money," Cowan says. "There's no hope of getting anything from this guy. We were delighted to get him out of the building."
Other creditors aren't ready to give up, noting that all but one of Kagan's previous efforts at bankruptcy have met with failure. A 1989 foray into Chapter 13, which allows wage earners to put together a plan to repay a percentage of their debts, was dismissed after Kagan failed to make payments the plan called for. A 1991 Chapter 7 (straight bankruptcy) was more successful, wiping out nearly $100,000 in unsecured debt, including eleven judgments or pending lawsuits against him. Chapter 7 protection can be sought only once every seven years, but that didn't stop Kagan from trying another Chapter 13 in 1994 (dismissed at his request), followed by a Chapter 11 reorganization (also dismissed at his request), another Chapter 13 (dismissed last February by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sidney Brooks, who noted "numerous procedural problems" with the application), and finally, the latest filing.
"His history of staying in [bankruptcy] isn't very long," notes attorney Patrick McBride, who's been dueling with Kagan's attorneys over a 1995 default judgment for more than $20,000, which McBride obtained for the insurer of a woman who'd had her belongings mauled by A&R in a move from Seattle to Dallas. "We've decided to wait and see if he successfully completes this one. We doubt that he will, and if it's dismissed, we'll go back and pursue the judgment."
But even though Kagan has a spotty record in officially discharging his debts, many creditors appear to have been discouraged by the frequent filings, leading to claims that he is abusing the bankruptcy process. "He's been successful at dropping creditors out--people who just let their debt go away--because it becomes such an expensive process," says McBride.


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Using buildreactor to monitor CI jobs
Following on from yesterday's post (using travis-ci for github projects), I thought I'd use a Chrome plugin to monitor their status. The one I chose was buildreactor (itself hosted on github).
Like Travis-CI, buildreactor is also ridiculously easy to configure. Let me show you in pictures:
Once configured, the status is easily viewed (and buildreactor will also notify if a build fails): Read the rest of this entry
Enabling CI for github projects
I've noticed a couple of times on visiting miscellaneous github projects that there's been a little logo indicating the state of the CI build. Hmm, thought I… I guess there's some service out there that can be configured. Probably a bit of a pain to get going. Maybe one day, but not today, I thought.
But today I took a deeper look, and had a go at configuring CI using travis-ci.org. And it turns out I was wrong… it's trivially easy to get going (for my Maven-based Java projects, at any rate).
Step 1: register at travis-ci.org, with your github credentials. Travis needs them to find your repositories and to install its git commit hooks.
Step 2: per this doc, create a .travis.yml file, with the content:
language: java
Step 3: Read the rest of this entry
Deploying artifacts to Maven central repo
I have a bunch of open source github repos, mostly related to Apache Isis, and have been exploring how to deploy these artifacts up to Maven central repo. It's a mostly straightforward process, but I hit a few bumps along the way so thought I'd capture them here.
First, my dev setup is a bit unusual: I run Windows 7 in a Parallels VM on top of an old MacBook Pro. The MBP has an SSD and 8Gb RAM, so the performance is good enough for me, and – even though I really dislike the MacOS UI, it is comforting to know that I have native Unix environment to jump back to.
In my Win7 VM, I use github's fork of msysgit as my shell; in other words, Unix on top of Windows on top of Unix. Yeah, a bit weird, it works for me.
Anyway, back to the point. To deploy these repositories into Maven, Read the rest of this entry
Cucumber editors in Eclipse
Just been experimenting with Cucumber JVM, with a view to adding some new BDD tests into a project I'm working on. And so the obvious next step was to see if there are an integrations with Eclipse, my preferred IDE.
Turns out there are, helpfully summarised by some kind soul in this public spreadsheet. I tried out all the plugins listed there; for my money Roberto Lo Giacco's plugin is the current winner. There's a handy page of screenshots, for example:
What's also interesting is that this plugin is implemented in XText. In Apache Isis we have thought about implementing a DSL encoding Isis' programming conventions, and XText looks like a good candidate.
I'm scheduled to present (on Isis, of course) at the inaugural Medit-Symposium conference in Sicily in October, and one of the other sessions there is on XText. Given at what Roberto has made XText do for Cucumber, I'm looking forward to learning more there!
Restore NuGet packages from packages.config
Another in my occasional series of wrangling with NuGet within Visual Studio.
This one is to restore all packages from a packages.config file:
function Restore-Packages() { $proj = get-project get-package -project $proj.name | % { Write-Host $_.id; uninstall-package -projectname $proj.name -id $_.id -version $_.version -RemoveDependencies -force ; install-package -projectname $proj.name -id $_.id -version $_.version } }
To use, first edit the packages.config as you require. Then, in the Package Manager Console in VS (in the 'default project' dropdown set correctly), just type:
Remapping right-alt key in Parallels when running Windows
I bought a MacBook Pro a few years back. I didn't really like it… I miss keyboard accelerators (not shortcuts) that the Unix and Windows UI have. Also, I do a lot of work with clients that use Windows, so I kinda need access to it. So my Mac went into the cupboard, unloved.
Then the Windows laptop I was using died… its SSD blew up and seemingly took the motherboard with it. Whatever, it didn't work and I wasn't going to fix it.
So I got that MacBook back out of the cupboard, installed an SSD and some more RAM, and set about running Windows in a VM instead Read the rest of this entry
Welcoming Maurizio Taverna as a new committer to Apache Isis
I'm delighted to announce that Maurizio Taverna has been voted in as a committer on Apache Isis.
Maurizio came across Isis at the beginning of the year, and since then has been working rapidly and enthusiastically to develop a new viewer using DHTMLX. Although (because of licensing restrictions) this codebase cannot be donated to Isis, it's a substantial and impressive piece of work. If you've not seen it yet, there's an online demo here and the code is on github.
Maurizio has also demonstrated the viewer as an app running on Google App Engine (the demo above is running on GAE). To do this he has identified and addressed several improvements; these have been fed back to a few changes to the JDO objectstore component, as well as new documentation on our website.
Maurizio has also had several ideas to help publicise and promote Isis, including a series of animated interviews (a draft of the first of which can be seen here).
I'd personally like to thank Maurizio for all his hard work so far, and to say that I'm very much looking forward to working with him and gaining from his experience in the future.
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The DSL of the DHTMLX viewer for Isis
In my last post and previously to that I've publicised the work that Mylaensys (Madytyoo and chums) have been building a new viewer for Isis based on the DHTMLX javascript library. One of the most noteworthy things about this viewer is its support for a domain-specific language to describe the layout of the widgets in the UI.
Mylaensys have now blogged about the internal design of this DSL (exploiting Madytyoo's experience early in his career building compilers). It makes for interesting reading.
Or, if you want to just play with the DSL yourself, go to the sample application running on Google App Engine. The link to change the DSL (and update the layout dynamically) is top right of the screen.
Go play with the DHTMLX viewer for Apache Isis
Mylaensys (Madytyoo and chums) have just blogged about their viewer for Apache Isis based on the DHTMLX Javascript widget library.
The post provides a bunch of tech details along points to a simple example you can play with running on Google App Engine. Here's a quick screenshot:
Apart from looking rather pleasant, what's notable about this viewer is the fact that it supports a DSL allowing the UI to be easily customized. Thanks must go to Marcius Brandão and colleagues for their prior work on a Naked Objects view language (and as implemented in their NO framework, Entities) for originall developing this idea.
Anyway, do check this new viewer out; I'll pass on any feedback I get to Mylaensys.
Eclipse Tips: using the Source menu
Everyone knows – or at least suspects – that most of the Eclipse goodies live under the Refactoring menu. However, there's also a lot of goodness under the Source menu too.
In this quick tip, I'm using another example from my little Java TDD course, demonstrating how to quickly write an immutable value type using a bunch of those Source menu items.
Eclipse Tips: Quick Fix to generate code
Here's another in my nascent series of quick tips for Eclipse. This one shows how you can use Eclipse's quick fix feature (ctrl+1) to quickly generate code.
To demonstrate it, I've actually used one of the exercises from my little Java TDD course, so if you watch it you'll learn a little about Hamcrest matchers, too :-)
Eclipse Tips: Extract Local Variable
When I teach my little Java TDD course, I quite often do live coding demos …especially if we're running behind schedule and I want to catch up; I'll skip an exercise and work through the solution. And one of the remarks I often get at the end is "thanks for the course, but what I also found useful was learning about how to use Eclipse effectively".
Well, I guess I have used Eclipse for over 10 years now, so I suppose I am reasonably familiar with it. So I thought I'd show some of these tips by way of a series of screencasts.
The first one in the series is nice and simple: the "Extract Local Variable" refactoring, and its corollary, "Inline Variable"; something I use an awful lot when working on Apache Isis codebase. You'll find it just below…
Marrying DHTMLX with Apache Isis
Mylaensys have just publicised on their blog the fact that they are working on an integration between DHTMLX and Apache Isis.
They previously have integrated DHTMLX and Spring Framework (DHTMLX Spring Link), so they have a proven track record… and I've been impressed how quickly they've produced some early prototypes.
So if the idea of rapidly building domain-driven apps with a customizable UI appeals, then keep an eye on their progress. The Isis mailing lists would be a good place to subscribe :-)
Articles on SD Journal
I've just written a couple of articles on Apache Isis, published by the Software Developers Journal. You can download the journal for free here.
The first article is a general introduction to Apache Isis, while the second looks in detail at Isis' RESTful APIs.
To download the journal, you do need to register, but it won't cost you anything other than your email address.
Apache Isis Core 1.1.0, Isis Shiro Security 1.1.0, Isis Wicket Viewer 1.1.0
A few days ago we (that is to say, the Apache Isis team) pushed out a new point release of Apache Isis Core (v1.1.0), along with two of its components Isis Shiro Security (v1.1.0) and the Isis Wicket Viewer (v1.1.0). The Quickstart Archetype that combines Wicket, Shiro, Restful and JDO also got an update (v1.0.2).
New and notable features in this release are: Read the rest of this entry
Using Google Guava's Ordering API
We've been playing a bit more with Google's Guava library – what a great library! The most recent thing we used it for was to sort out the comparators for our domain objects. Here's how. Read the rest of this entry
Apache Isis now has Shiro integration for security
Hot on the heels of Isis' first release as an Apache top-level project, we've now released a new security component that integrates with Apache Shiro.
At the same time, we've updated our Maven archetype (that combines Wicket, Restful and JDO) to incorporate this new Shiro security component. Read the rest of this entry
Apache Isis release v1.0.0
Following on from recent graduation as an Apache top level project and the work we've done since (new website, moving to git, semantic versioning), I'm proud to announce that Isis 1.0.0 has been released.
In fact, the news is a little old by now; we got the release out just in time for Xmas 2012, Read the rest of this entry


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Phase Diagram FAQ
What is the ACerS-NIST Phase Equilibria Diagrams Program?
Program Origins: For nearly seventy years the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) have collaborated on the publication of evaluated phase diagrams for ceramic systems. The joint Ceramic Phase Diagram program, representing a continuation and expansion of the effort to make ceramic phase diagram information readily and comprehensively available, was initiated in December 1982. The program goal is to support growth and progress in the ceramics industries by providing relevant, critically evaluated phase diagrams. To achieve this, a multiyear program was established to improve currency with the archival literature and to provide critically evaluated phase diagrams for oxides, non-oxides, salts, carbides, nitrides, borides, compound semiconductors, pnictides and chalcogenides.
Program Responsibility: To achieve the goals of the expanded program, a multiyear effort was established with support from NIST and other federal agency programs and from a fund-raising effort managed by ACerS. NIST provides overall coordination and technical guidance and ensures quality data coverage and evaluation. NIST also developed the original digitization software used to generate the graphics portion of the database. ACerS is responsible for the production aspects, dissemination of the data in printed form, maintenance of the electronic database, and development of the software to create the CD-ROM and other electronic formats.
Why are Phase Equilibria Diagrams important?
According to "Introduction to Phase Equilibria in Ceramics," an understanding of phase equilibria in ceramic systems is central to the utilization and development of materials in refractories, glass, and other high-temperature technologies. Phase equilibria address significant questions related to the flexibility and constraints, dictated by forces of nature, on the evolution of phase assemblages in ceramics. Phase boundaries also assist in the evaluation of the service stability of a ceramic material, both in the long and short time frames. Thus, knowledge of the stability of a ceramic or glass component in high-temperature or high-pressure environments can often be obtained from an appropriate stable or metastable phase diagram.
"In the processing and manufacture of ceramic products, the reactions which occur are understood more clearly if the phase relations under equilibrium conditions are known. The chemical and physical properties of ceramic products are related to the number, composition, and distribution of the phases present. Temperature, pressure, and composition are the principal variables which determine the kinds and amounts of the phases present under equilibrium conditions. To ceramists, who much understand the effects of these variables on both the processing and the properties of the finished product, the phase equilibrium relations (usually presented in the form of phase diagrams) provide the necessary fundamental information."
For a step-by-step introductory text on the use and interpretation of phase diagrams, please purchase "Introduction to Phase Equilibria in Ceramics" By Clifton G. Bergeron and Subash H. Risbud.
Download "General Discussions of Phase Diagrams" for free information on phase diagrams. "General Discussion of Phase Diagrams" was written by F.P. Hall, H. Insley, E.M. Levin, H.F. McMurdie and C.R. Robbins and is from "Phase Diagrams for Ceramists, Volume I;" edited by E.M. Levin, C.R. Robbins and H.F. McMurdie, pages 5-36, 1964.
What is the ACerS-NIST Phase Equilibria Diagrams Database?
The ACerS-NIST Phase Equilibria Diagrams Database is the primary product of the long-standing cooperative effort between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) to provide high-quality phase diagram data to the technical community. When the cooperative program was formalized in 1982, the computerization of all data activities was established as a major goal. As part of this effort, the Ceramic Phase Diagrams Data Center developed computer files for all references, commentaries, and chemical classification information, as well as the diagrams themselves, in graphics form. These computer files form the basis for the ACerS-NIST Phase Equilibria Diagrams Database.
What Ceramic Systems are included in the ACerS-NIST Phase Equilibria Diagrams PC Database?
ACerS-NIST Phase Equilibria Diagrams Database Version 4.0 contains 25,000 phase diagrams and offers full commentary text display in addition to diagram display. The new release includes 637 new figures, 1000 new phase diagrams and provides experimental and calculated data for a wide range of non-organic material-types. Version 4.0 includes over 5,000 electronic-only diagrams published since 2008 as well as the information previously printed in the 21-volume book series. Phase Version 4.0 features all-new software. The interface is browser-based and includes help icons at each user-input location. Users are now able to perform keyword searches on the critical evaluations of all entries, allowing them to associate material systems with potential applications mentioned in the text. Download the free Phase Demo & Cumulative Index from ACerS that features 202 figures from Annual 1992 and 11 diagrams from Volume 15 to test drive the features. Select your user license to order online or contact ACerS Customer Service at 1-866-721-3322 or 240-646-7054 to order by phone.
The new content includes:
Oxide and mixed systems with oxides – electrode processing, catalysis, electroceramics, magneto-resistors, thermistors, capacitors, nuclear fuel and nuclear waste, ionic conductors, fuel-cell electrolytes Chalcogenides – semiconducting sulfides, selenides and tellurides for thermoelectrics, optoelectronics, photovoltaics Pnictide systems – nitrides, phosphides, arsenides, bismuthides, and antimonides for bandgap-engineered optical materials, electron-transport devices, sensors, detectors, photovoltaics, thermoelectrics |
Actinides – (U, Pu, Th) Actinide-surrogates – (Ce) Oxycation systems – molybdates and vanadates Semiconductors – Si, Ge, Sn Group 3 systems – B, Al, Ga, In, Tl Salts – including mixed systems with salts |
How Do I Access the ACerS-NIST Phase Equilibria Diagrams Database?
There are two primary ways to access ACerS-NIST Phase Diagrams:
In addition, ACerS-NIST Phase Equilibria Diagrams are published in Phase Diagram Books (Volume I through Volume XIV and specialty books) and in Phase Diagram Topical CDs.
What is the Phase Equilibria Diagrams PC Database, Version 4.0?
ACerS-NIST Phase Equilibria Diagrams Database Version 4.0 contains 25,000 phase diagrams and offers full commentary text display in addition to diagram display. The new release includes 637 new figures, 1000 new phase diagrams and provides experimental and calculated data for a wide range of non-organic material-types. Version 4.0 includes over 5,000 electronic-only diagrams published since 2008 as well as the information previously printed in the 21-volume book series.
Which license option is right for me?
There are two licenses available for the ACerS-NIST Phase Equilibria Diagrams PC Database, Version 4.0:
- Single User License – Select this license if you only need to have ACerS-NIST Phase Equilibria Diagrams PC Database on one computer.
- Multiple User License – Select this license if more than one person in your organization needs to have access to ACerS-NIST Phase Equilibria Diagrams PC Database, or if you would like to put it on a computer network.
What are the System Requirements for ACerS-NIST Phase Equilibria Diagrams CD-ROM Database, Version 4.0?
System Requirements |
Minimum requirements:
- Microsoft Windows XP or new (Windows 7 is recommended)
- Minimum hard disk storage available: 4GB
- Minimum CPU: Intel Core2 Duo, AMD Athlon X2 or better (dual core 1.867GHz or faster)
- Minimum RAM: 2GB
- Minimum Screen Resolution: SXGA (1280×1024)
- Java 7 Runtime Environment
- An application capable of rendering Microsoft RichText files, such as Microsoft Word or Apache OpenOffice Writer.
- An application capable of rendering Adobe Portable Document Format files (.pdf), such as Adobe Reader or Foxit PDF Reader.
What is the ACerS-NIST Phase Equilibria Diagrams Online?
Phase Online features 25,000 evaluated phase diagrams of ceramic systems specifically addressing oxides, salts, carbides, nitrides, boride, compound semiconductors and chalcogenides. New diagrams (labeled as volume 15) include oxide as well as non-oxide systems such as chalcogenides and pnictides, phosphates, salt systems, and mixed systems of these various ceramic materials classes. Anyone may search the entire database using the search function on the homepage, and view a thumbnail sketch of each diagram; however, a subscription is required to fully view diagrams and commentaries. For more information, visit http://phase.ceramics.org
Which Subscription option is right for me?
ACerS-NIST Phase Equilibria Diagrams Online offers three types of licenses:
- Single User – Single user subscription options include (a) 1 diagram, (b) one month, unlimited diagrams, and (c) one year, unlimited diagrams.
- Multiple User – Select this option if you have up to 10 people in your organization who need one-year password protected access to Phase Online.
- Library – Select this option if you are an institution that wants to provide IP based access to your clients.
What if I only need certain ceramic phase diagrams?
Access approximately 24,800 evaluated Phase Diagrams online, anytime, anywhere in a convenient, flexible and affordable manner. Visit http://phase.ceramics.org to search the extensive database and purchase only the diagrams you need.
How do I order a phase diagram product for ceramic systems?
Visit the Phase Diagram section and select which of the four products (CD, Online, Technical Books or Topical CDs) works for you. Follow the links to place an order or contact customer service at firstname.lastname@example.com or inside the U.S. at 866-721-3322; outside the U.S. at 240-646-7054 for more information.
What if I have a question that isn't answered here?
Contact Mark Mecklenborg at firstname.lastname@example.com
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