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text: Thomas Kirdahy | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information Official Broadway League sites: - sites - broadway.org broadwayleague.com broadwayfanclub.com kidsnightonbroadway.com stagespecs.org tonyawards.com Quick Search For: In This Category: All Show People/Org. Theatre Season Thomas Kirdahy Producer Male Also known as: Tom Kirdahy Relations: Husband of Terrence McNally See Also: Maberry TheatricalsTom Kirdahy/Devlin Elliott ProductionsAwards ProductionsDate of ProductionsThe Visit[Musical, Drama, Original] Produced by Tom Kirdahy Apr 23, 2015 - Jun 14, 2015It's Only a Play[Play, Comedy, Original] Produced by Tom Kirdahy Oct 09, 2014 - Jun 07, 2015Mothers and Sons[Play, Drama, Original] Produced by Tom Kirdahy Mar 24, 2014 - Jun 22, 2014After Midnight[Musical, Revue, Original] Produced in association with Thomas Kirdahy Nov 03, 2013 - Jun 29, 2014Master Class[Play, Revival] Produced by arrangement with Maberry Theatricals Jul 07, 2011 - Sep 04, 2011Ragtime[Musical, Drama, Revival] Produced by Tom Kirdahy/Devlin Elliott Nov 15, 2009 - Jan 10, 2010Deuce[Play, Original] Produced by Maberry Theatricals May 06, 2007 - Aug 19, 2007 2015 Tony Award® Best MusicalThe Visit [nominee]Produced by Tom Kirdahy2015 Drama Desk Award Outstanding MusicalThe Visit [nominee]Produced by Tom Kirdahy2014 Tony Award® Best MusicalAfter Midnight [nominee]Produced in association with Thomas Kirdahy2014 Tony Award® Best PlayMothers and Sons [nominee]Produced by Tom Kirdahy2014 Drama Desk Award Outstanding RevueAfter Midnight [winner]Produced in association with Thomas Kirdahy2012 Tony Award® Best Revival of a PlayMaster Class [nominee]Produced by arrangement with Maberry Theatricals2010 Tony Award® Best Revival of a MusicalRagtime [nominee]Produced by Tom Kirdahy/Devlin Elliott2010 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival of a MusicalRagtime [nominee]Produced by Tom Kirdahy/Devlin Elliott Find out where Thomas Kirdahy and are credited together © 2001-2015, The Broadway League, All Rights Reserved. (Copyright and Disclaimer)


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- There should be complete transparency in disclosing the volume and identity of fracking fluids, and full and robust public participation before any fracking activity takes place. Without full disclosure, public participation is frustrated since citizens won't even know there's a problem until it's too late. The interests of one industry cannot supersede those of entire communities.
- The legislature should impose a moratorium on any fracking in the state at least until the EPA report on the impact of fracking on the drinking water resource is completed and studied. (It is due out sometime in 2014.)
- There is no federal protection under the Safe Water Drinking Act (Congress passed an exemption for fracking in 2005.)
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- Volume of water used and (up to 13 million gallons per well)
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[Dailydujour is pleased to bring you a first look at Alex Pardee's detailed step-by-step break down of the process he used to create 'The Gremlin' for his upcoming 'Vertigo' solo opening on Saturday, January 8th 2011 @ Corey Helford in Culver City, CA.]
01. Using my computer and my Cintiq Wacom tablet, I start by scribbling & sketching a mock up of what I want to paint. I create both a black and white line-art drawing as well as a very loose color comp for reference when I'm painting. Using the printed out color comp for a general visual guide, I do the first loose underpainting using really thin layers of colors, a spray bottle with water, and a hair dryer to control where i want the drips to stop. At this stage, not much matters except getting a really loose knowledge of where the lights and the darks might end up when it's eventually complete. And also it's fun making a mess.
02. I refer back to the black and white line-art sketch that I created on the computer, where I enlarge it to fit the size of the panel, and then print it out in gridded 8″ x 10″ sheets, piece it all together, and tape the top of it to the surface of the panel to prep it for transferring the drawing to the panel. I put graphite transfer paper in between the printout and the panel, and then trace the entire drawing as detailed as possible with a #2 pencil, transferring the drawing to the board in graphite.


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Don't worry, it happens even to best of us – you're surfing and you've found a really good site but before you've hit Ctrl + D (the bookmarking shortcut), you accidentally press Ctrl + W (close tab shortcut) or some other command that closes the darned tab. Okay, so maybe it's just me. Nah… I bet there's a whole lot …
November 7, 2007 Wednesday at 4:40 pm
How to Be a Boss and a Mentor
Being the boss is hard. Of course you earn more than the rest of the people in the office, but more importantly, you greatly affect how the others do their work. All you have to do is set your expectations and they will have to work their way to measure up.
November 7, 2007 Wednesday at 4:26 pm
Windows Tip: Mute Other Applications with Volume Mixer in Vista
Sometime, you just don't want to be bothered by the pesky alert noises from the applications you run. One such application that uses such annoying sounds is Yahoo Messenger and some of the other IM clients out there. Sometimes when I'm doing some audio editing, I need to shut Windows up so that the error dings and alerts won't mess …
November 7, 2007 Wednesday at 6:54 am
Prioritizing Family Life
A successful person like you is sure to have a lot of responsibilities and appointments. You trained yourself to be highly-reliable for your boss and have set your eyes on a career you can have if you continue to be focused on your work. But do you ever stop sometimes to think that maybe you are setting aside more valuable …
November 7, 2007 Wednesday at 4:50 am
How to Throw a Bridal Shower
Your best friend getting married? When your best friend is getting married, you know it only means one thing – you have to throw her a bridal shower. But don't worry; throwing a soiree need not be stressful if you know what to do. So read on. Schedule is everything when you're deciding on a party. Get a calendar and …
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Small Business Tip: How to Party with an Agenda
If you are in a startup business, you know what you have to do: market your business. Let's say you are selling ladies' bags and blouses but you just want it home-based because you don't want the hassles and financial considerations of renting a commercial space, can you think of an ingenious way to promote your new gig. Why not …
November 6, 2007 Tuesday at 3:49 pm
Spending Quality Time with Kids
Being a parent is a very arduous task. There's no room for mistakes, and it requires a massive amount of patience. Kids are just a boxful of surprises. You don't know what they're up to most of the time. You only know you have your expectations, and when they don't measure up, that's when you get upset.
November 6, 2007 Tuesday at 6:22 am
Balancing Career and Personal Life
It probably takes being a superhero to be successful at both career and personal life. If you're a successful career person but without much personal life or a happy person without much of a career, you are halfway there. But you want both, right?
November 5, 2007 Monday at 7:34 pm
How to Make Your Family's Dining Experience Fun
Eating with your whole family should be a real treat. You gather round a table side by side, all chairs occupied by the most important people in your life. But sometimes though, family eating is not as pleasurable as one would expect them to be. Everyone is cranky and crabby, with all family members just wanting to get it over …
November 5, 2007 Monday at 6:09 pm
Minimize Chaos by Giving Kids Their Own Playroom
The toys are scattered everywhere – on the stairs, in the bathroom, on the windowsill, and sometimes in the tub! These kids just won't listen when you tell them to only play inside their room. You go out to work and when you come home what do you find – hand painting on the wall! Isn't there anything you can …
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Coaster bus hijackers, cops face off in Calabar Mews
André Williams, STAR Writer
Residents of Calabar Mews, St Andrew, were frightened and cowered in fear yesterday after gunfire echoed in the complex.
Information reaching THE WEEKEND STAR is that the housing complex became the scene of a shoot-out after men travelling in a white Coaster bus, being chased by the police, made a final stop at the location.
Reports are that the men hijacked the Coaster bus on the Hagley Park Road, and the police were alerted and a chase ensued.
An alleged witness said shots were fired from the bus as it sailed through Cassia Park. He said, "a from round a Cassia Park mi see dem a shoot after the police weh a trail dem. Mi can't believe a really ya so dem end up?"
A resident of the complex said: "A from minutes to 3 o'clock it happen. A long time mi nuh hear so much gunshots. Some of the people dem lock up and nuh waah come out, all who had kids to go pick up. Di police shoot one of dem weh say him come from Ochi. The other was trying to escape over the wall, but a police woman had him cornered."
Reports said the bus had a tracking device as a private security team was quickly on the scene.
Officers on the ground told our news team that both the St Andrew central and north police responded to the robbery. One of the investigating officers said the injured man was taken to hospital, while the other was detained. It was not ascertained if any firearms were recovered.
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Anyone else noticing the surf/wetsuit influence infiltrating some of the Resort 2012 collections? Summer is a great time to test out bright, sporty looks and the zip up dresses from Michael Kors or the rash guard inspired tops from Derek Lam are the perfect inspiration to get you started. Check out a few of my favorite designer translations of the trend, plus get great BurdaStyle patterns to make your own fresh and modern surfer girl look!
For the Resort season, both Michael Kors and McQ showcased surf-inspired looks that are a great balance between sporty and sexy. Michael's girls look like modern day Bond femme fatals with their zip-up dresses, sleek shades and hip packs. A really easy way to get this look is to add a large exposed zipper to the front of a simple, form-fitting dress, top or pants.
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Derek Lam made the rash guard chic for Spring by pairing it with streamlined skirts for an overall sporty feel that doesn't look like you literally just got off your board.
Speaking of rash guards, these adorable ones from Pret-a-Surf are fashionable both in and out of the water.
Stylist/swimwear designer Lisa Marie Fernandez's sporty bikinis and one-pieces are among my favorite beachwear options, while her dresses, skirts and bodysuits translate the look perfectly from beach party to cocktail party.
Last year, the Proenza Schouler boys injected a healthy dose of surf chic into their Resort and Spring collections with board shorts, bikini tops and sleek, form-fitting tops.
Meanwhile, Canadian fashion glossy Flare and the Anna Dello Russo-helmed Vogue Nippon picked up on the trend last summer and ran their own editorial variations on the look:
Vogue Nippon
Ready to try the look for yourself? I pulled together a few BurdaStyle patterns to help you create your own take on surf chic.
Dresses: Dress with Zipper Detail, Dress with A-line Skirt, Drop Sleeve Dress. Tops: Bustier Top, Bustier, Oversize Tank. Bottoms: Fitted Skirt, High Waist Zipper Trousers.
Other Patterns to Try: Tank Mini Dress, Mesh Shirt, Dress with Side Gathers, Shift Dress.
While the silhouettes are generally simple and sleek, you can play with color and pattern within the piece and if all else fails, just stitch in a bold exposed zipper and you're good to go! Who else is feeling the surf-chic vibe for Summer?
Photos via Fashion Gone Rogue, Vogue, Style.com, Lisa Marie Fernandez and Pret-a-Surf.


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- Killer is Dead's release date confirmed for August 27, all copies come with artbook and soundtrack [3]
- Killer is Dead's protagonist Mondo Zappa is quite the ladies man in latest trailer, also x-ray glasses [4]
- Killer is Dead screenshots show bosses, Mando Zappa in battle, then getting slapped on Gigolo mission [7]
- Insane new Killer is Dead trailer is all about drinking wine and slicing up gigantic aliens [2]
- Rumor: Grasshopper Manufacture revisiting No More Heroes after Killer is Dead [3]
- Killer is Dead's first English trailer asks, "You don't understand anything, do you?" and is right [5]
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Club 3D HD7970 Royal Ace with Crossfire Review
HiRes - Metro 2033 and The Witcher 2
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HiRes - Metro 2033
Metro 2033 has the same drop across the board, and definitely at this level of resolution and image quality you require more than a single card has to offer.
HiRes - The Witcher 2
In our final game test we continue to see fantastic performance from the Club 3D. It's a gaming behemoth.
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HSUS – June 13. 2013 WASHINGTON (June 13, 2013)—The U.S. House Appropriations Committee has voted to block funding for inspections at prospective horse slaughter plants, which if it survives the entire legislative process, would halt any effort to resume slaughter for these animals on U.S. soil. The committee backed, by a voice vote, an amendment to the agriculture appropriations ...Full Article


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How Much Trouble are You in, if the Boss Catches You Doing This?
We could always wake him, to ask February 14, 2013 10:02 AM
As I sit at my desk,
napping searching for effective ways to stay awake comb the web for pointless helpful pictures, I learn I am not alone. In fact, some of the following make me like an amatuer. To wit: the guy who has moved in, at his desk:
Or this one (This shouldn't last long. -Ed.)
Or this (Ditto. -Ed.)
World leaders and police….
(The answer: Bulgaria, I think.) I'd post more, but I have to …uh…uh… do further research. Let me get back to you.
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In an unusually emotional speech, Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) bid farewell to his colleagues Wednesday by rejecting criticisms of a "broken Senate," forcefully defending the chamber and all its unique rules as an institution that is meant to forge great compromise among competing personalities.
The next secretary of state — once considered aloof and always searching for a promotion out of the Senate — tearfully sketched out a 50-minute rebuttal to the growing cacophony that deems the Senate's customs and procedures outdated in today's political environment. He declared the current version of the chamber "a lasting memorial to the miracle of the American experiment."


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February 19, 2010
As part of today's moves against 21 medical marijuana dispensaries, the owner of a pot shop near Culver City was arrested for selling weed, the City Attorney's office confirmed. Jeffrey Joseph, owner of Organica Inc. on Washington Boulevard in L.A.'s Del Rey community, was arrested this morning on suspicion of selling marijuana.
Now, you might ask, isn't that what medical marijuana dispensary owners do? Sell pot? Well, yes. But the City Attorney's office maintains as part of its efforts against the dispensaries Thursday that selling marijuana was never made legal by California's medical marijuana initiative, Prop. 215.
"It has been our position that you cannot sell marijuana," assistant City Attorney Asha Greenberg told the Weekly. In other words, the office position is that California's law was intended to allow nonprofit collectives that cultivate and distribute pot to the seriously ill.
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Sabres goalie Ryan Miller makes a pad save on the Leafs' Darcy Tucker in the third period Sunday. Miller earned his first shutout of the season. In winning four straight games, Miller has stopped 133 of 138 shots.
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BUFFALO In case it wasn't plainly obvious why the Buffalo Sabres are going to the Stanley Cup playoffs and the Toronto Maple Leafs are not, take note of what happened Easter Sunday afternoon at sold-out HSBC Arena.
After getting thoroughly dominated in the first period and falling behind 2-0, Toronto returned the favor in the second period and controlled play for almost the entire 20 minutes, out-shooting Buffalo, 16-8. Yet when the horn sounded, the Leafs trudged back to their dressing room trailing by twice as much as they had been after the first period.
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There are occasions when a dry sack might appeal to a lightweight backpacker, for example when canyoneering, or in extreme wet weather as found in Patagonia, New Zealand and the US Pacific Northwest to name a few locales. But under what conditions can you expect a lightweight dry sack to keep your gear dry? How about if you fall when crossing a river, don't have room in your bivy and leave clothing in a dry sack out in the rain all night, or, as happened to one of our staff in Patagonia, unpack in camp in the evening to find that your pack is holding a couple of inches of water in the bottom - where your sleeping bag is?
Descriptions on manufacturer web sites aren't of much help, only emphasizing that the dry sacks are waterproof. A typical description (from Outdoor Research) is, "This dry sack offers lightweight, compressible protection. The fabric has a waterproof coating and the seams are taped to keep moisture out. A roll-top closure keeps your gear dry and secure." There is no mention of the limit of conditions the bag is expected to keep gear "dry and secure." Performance is caveated by all the manufacturers of lightweight dry sacks I tested (except Outdoor Research) somewhere, at a minimum saying that the bags won't withstand extended submersion, and often that valuable items should be double bagged. Only Granite Gear mentions any caveat on their website, other companies mention the limitations on the packaging or in the instructions inside the package.
I put the lightest dry sacks available from Outdoor Research, Sea to Summit, Granite Gear, Cascade Designs (SealLine), and Pacific Outdoor Equipment through five tests. My objective was to understand the performance limitations of these dry sacks. The test methods and results follow.
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The scheme at Crouch Hill Park is transforming unkempt, metropolitan open land in North London into an exemplar carbon-negative development. Plans include a new building for Ashmount Primary School and Bowlers Nursery, which is the focus of the BREEAM Certification. The surrounding parkland is undergoing complete regeneration and a youth centre on the site will be renovated. The project will also supply low carbon energy to nearby affordable housing.
The brief set by the local authority outlined targets for zero carbon emissions during operation, zero waste during demolition and construction, zero parking on site and a BREEAM Outstanding rating for the new building.
Designs are based on the concept of a tree house to connect the building with the surrounding woodland environment. The combination of a sophisticated energy strategy, low impact materials and ecological enhancement across the entire site has resulted in a BREEAM Outstanding rating.
The project has been awarded £500k through the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) Low and Zero Carbon Schools – Pilot and Exemplar Projects initiative.
Negative carbon – the site at Crouch Hill absorbs more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it emits annually.
Passive design features – include good natural daylight, brise soleil and solar glass, best practice levels of insulation and good thermal mass coupled with night time cooling.
Predominantly naturally ventilated – innovative E-stack ventilation units provide low energy air movement when required. There is no artificial cooling in the school except in the IT server room. Ventilation standards allow for future proofing against climate change
District heating scheme – links together the buildings and facilities on the site with nearby local authority housing. A combination of biomass and CHP technologies provide low carbon energy, which is exported to the housing to offset carbon emissions produced on-site, thus producing a carbon negative scheme
Water – minimal consumption with efficient sanitary ware and a combination of greywater recycling and rainwater harvesting systems.
Materials – A-rated Green Guide products with a high proportion of recycled materials. More than 80% of building materials were responsibly sourced as per BREEAM requirements. High levels of recycled content in the materials (min. 30%),
Bio-diversity– The site is an area of Significant Ecological Importance, with protected wildlife habitats, ecological diversity and a rare topography for London. Proposals include the use of brown roofs that encourage biodiversity and reduce rainwater runoff. Bat and bird boxes have been incorporated into the external elevations and the proposed landscape includes native hedges and enhanced woodland habitat for bats and birds. In addition, the location of the new school, ecology centre and youth centre in this enhanced woodland park will help raise awareness of issues around ecology and sustainability.
Landscape –The landscape proposals have been carefully considered to protect the existing ecology along the Parkland Walk, enhancing it where possible, and creating a new, biodiverse ecology where it has degraded. The landscape strategy also aims to improve access and security, re-connecting the site with its community and existing isolated areas by creating new routes and paths and improving visibility across and through the site.
Construction waste – zero waste will be sent to landfill. Demolition materials from existing buildings will be reused to create a biodiverse habitat on the school roof.
Construction Impacts – low energy site temporary offices, no car parking on site, dust monitoring, acoustic monitoring, environmental training for all operatives.
Considerate Contractors Scheme – exemplary scores above 36/40 have been awarded on two visits to the site.
The building scored well across the BREEAM categories:
Heating – an energy centre at the youth centre supplies heating and electricity to Ashmount Primary School and Bowlers Nursery via an underground network of pipes. A gas-fired combined heat and power system provides the base heating requirement, with a biomass boiler meeting peak time demands. Under floor heating is provided throughout most of the building.
Ventilation – uses a combination of cross ventilation and stack ventilation techniques. E-Stack units are provided in teaching spaces to eliminate cold draughts in winter and provide a ventilation boost on hot, still summer days. Specialist areas (such as kitchens and changing rooms) are mechanically ventilated. Mechanical extract only is provided to toilets.
Cooling – the building maintains comfortable temperatures using passive measures. Artificial cooling is provided only in the IT server room.
Lighting – low energy lights are fitted throughout the building, with a combination of daylight and occupancy sensors ensuring lights are off when it is unoccupied.
Building handover – the Soft Landings initiative will help building users to understand the systems and technologies in order to run the building efficiently.
Water recycling – the first commercial application of EcoPlay greywater recycling units for WCs. Water used in basins is channelled to WC cisterns to flush toilets.
The Crouch Hill scheme's green strategy goes beyond BREEAM requirements in a number of ways including:
Carbon negative – a combination of passive and active design measures minimise energy consumption, and the use of low carbon and renewable technologies offset the remaining carbon footprint.
Surrounding buildings – existing gas-fired boilers at nearby affordable housing will be replaced by low carbon heating from a CHP system and biomass boiler. BREEAM does not currently credit projects for improving energy sources for surrounding buildings.
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Pittsburgh, Pa. - September 28, 2004 -
Members of Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation and UPMC boards announced today that the dispute over construction and management of the new Children's Hospital campus has been settled.
There are three major outcomes that resulted from the boards' resolution:
1. The budget is set at $473 million for the design and construction of the entire hospital-research complex in Lawrenceville. Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation has committed to raise $50 million in support of the new Children's Hospital. UPMC has guaranteed to be responsible to make up any shortfall if the Foundation is unable to raise additional funds.
2. Children's core philosophy of family-centered care will be preserved. This encompasses Children's plans for private patient rooms and care for all children -- including pediatric oncology patients and adolescent care, which will remain at Children's and will not be diverted to adult community hospitals.
3. The construction process will change from "fast track" status to a "design-bid-build" process, which calls for more stringent project and budget management that will require additional time to complete the project, now estimated for June 2008.
"We are pleased that the issues with UPMC have been settled and that specific commitments were made to avoid further distraction and lost time for the project," said Ronald L. Violi, Children's president and CEO. "A lot of time and effort has been put into this project to ensure it will provide the children, families and communities of Pittsburgh and this region a world-class pediatric facility second to none. Looking ahead, I know that the children we serve will continue to have the best resources in the country."
The cost for the project includes demolition/renovation of two existing office buildings, as well as the construction of the hospital, research center, a power plant and parking garages and does not include costs associated with delay.
"UPMC is pleased with the agreement and looks forward to building a new Children's Hospital and enhancing the care of all children in the community," said Jane Duffield, UPMC spokeswoman.
Children's has been caring for children and providing services to pediatric patients for more than a century. Children's continues to be committed to its mission of patient care, teaching and research and the ability to ensure open access to pediatric care for all children in western Pennsylvania regardless of insurance or ability to pay.
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Gather secondary information to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of AC and DC generators and relate these to their use.
AC generators
The slip rings of an AC generator have a continuous surface that allows the brushes to remain in contact with the ring's surface. Thus the brushes in an AC generator do not wear out as fast as in a DC generator as they do not create an electric short circuit every half-turn. Therefore they required less maintenance and is more reliable that DC generators. AC's voltage can be changed by transformers. It is more readily transformed to different voltages than DC. Because of this property, AC can travel longer distances on high voltage (low current) with minimal power loss. Transformers can step-down the voltage to the adequate amount to be used in homes and buildings.
Power is lost through heat on transmission lines due to inductance and resistance which causes voltage drops. To minimise power loss, long distance transmission is run on high voltage (low current).
Applications of AC
a a a a Most commercial motors are AC motors. In the 1960s, solid state diodes enabled AC to be converted to DC. AC generators (aka alternators) have replaced DC in in cars. Automotive alternators have advantages over DC generators as they use slip ring which provides an extended brush life over a split-ring commutator. Alternators allow the current to be changed to DC when needed.
DC generators
An advantage of a DC generator is that its output can be made smoother by the arranging many coils in a regular pattern around the armature. The brushes are arranged to make contact only with the commutator bars corresponding to the coils producing the greatest emf at a particular time. The result is an output voltage that "ripples" about a mean value rather than fluctuating between zero and the maximum twice per revolution. The more...


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Jumbo Pretzel-Crusted Pork Chop with Orange Mustard Sauce
- Active Time 15m
- Total Time 1h 25m
Serves 4
- For the Sauce:
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 cup Dijon-style mustard
- 1/2 cup honey mustard
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- For the Pork Chops:
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Four 1-inch thick pork chops, with the bones carved out
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 cups crushed pretzels
TO MAKE THE SAUCE: In a small saucepan over low heat, gently simmer the heavy cream until it has reduced to 1/2 cup; this will take about 1 hour. In a medium bowl, whisk together the mustards, orange zest and reduced cream. Set aside.
TO MAKE THE PORKCHOPS: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a small skillet over medium-low heat, melt the butter until it begins to foam. Skim off the foam and carefully pour the clarified butter into an ovenproof large skillet, leaving behind the milk solids in the bottom of the pan. Season the pork chops with the salt and pepper on both sides. Lightly dredge the pork in the flour, shaking off the excess, dip into the beaten egg and coat in the crushed pretzels, gently pressing in the coating.
Heat the butter over medium-high heat and add the chops. Cook for 1 minute per side and place into the oven until the pork is just cooked through, about 5 minutes. Allow the pork to cool for 5 minutes. Pour the sauce over the pork and serve immediately.
Recipe courtesy of The Grouse Mountain Grill in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Executive Chef Rick Kangas
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West Bend, WI - Two Wisconsin mothers and a boyfriend are facing possible charges of child neglect after their young children took two joyrides in the past month.
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The most recent ride happened on Sunday when the two kids went six miles in a car that had been parked at their home.
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Mirin is a sweet golden-yellow wine used in Japanese cooking as a sweetener. It's more refined and mellower than table sugar and has a distinctive fragrance. When used in a basting sauce, mirin gives meats and fish an appealing gloss. In a marinade, mirin tenderizes, in addition to providing flavor.
Mirin was once drunk as an apéritif, just as the Spanish sip sherry. This was back when mirin was made artisanally with authentic ingredients, including glutinous rice. Today, most mirin is made from other starches and is mass-produced, making it unsuitable for drinking straight.
A substitute for mirin is 1 Tbs. sake or white wine plus 2 tsp. sugar.
The best mirin may be labeled hon-mirin: honjozo (which means "true mirin: naturally brewed"). Even though this isn't "real" mirin in the artisanal sense, it does retain some of the traditional processing steps. Lower quality mirin is sold under the name mirin-fu chomiryo ("a kind of mirin") and aji-mirin ("mirin taste"). Mirin is usually available in the Asian foods section of well-stocked supermarkets, but you'll find the best selection at a specialty market.
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Directed by Bill Fennelly
Preview: February 12 | 8 PM
Opening: February 13 | 8 PM
Showtimes: February 14, 19-21 | 8 PM
February 15 | 2 PM
An "unauthorized" imagining of what might have happened to Charlie Brown and the rest of the beloved Peanuts gang. The kids are now teenagers struggling to make sense out of their not so cartoon- like reality. Contains mature subject matter, not suitable for young children.
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B.S. in Mathematics. Sofia State University, Sofia,
Nadia Stoyanova Kennedy is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics, and affiliate of the PEP (Professional Education Program) at Stony Brook University. While she was completing her doctoral studies in Mathematics Education, she held part time positions at Montclair State University and Adelphi University. From 1985 to 2000, she was a classroom mathematics teacher in Bulgaria, specializing in middle and high school mathematics. During 1999 and 2000 she taught mathematics for gifted students in the American College of Sofia.
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Theorizing Community of Inquiry as a medium for different modes of mathematical inquiry
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NY's Bloated Hospitals
December 20, 2007
Steven Malanga
Even as the '08 presidential candidates stress the need to reform health care, New York state is leading the waybackward.
A year after the landmark Berger Commission report called for modest cuts in New York's excess hospital capacity, the state has lost ground.
Thanks to years of unwise government intervention, New York has long had one of the nation's most expensive state health-care systems. Starting in the early '80s, it began a misguided effort to control costs by fixing the price of every procedure performed at every hospital in the state. But that "reform" also tried to help to help financially troubled hospitals, as well as those with excess capacity, by letting them charge higher ratesin other words, it rewarded hospitals with failed management at the expense of successful ones. So the system grew even more bloated and expensive.
All this government involvement also encouraged hospitals and their workers to become political playerslobbying for ever-greater government subsidies and extra spending on public programs like Medicaid, and against reform efforts that might slow the relentless rise in costs.
As a result, the state pays for about half of all spending on personal health care in New York; other states pay an average of about 40 percent. One big culprit is the state's Medicaid program, which spends more than twice the per-capita national average.
To rein in health-care costs, then-Gov. George Pataki and the leaders of the state Legislature set up the bipartisan Berger Commission back in 2003, naming investment banker Stephen Berger (a Manhattan Democrat) as its head. Its goal: recommend ways to shrink the system and make it more efficient.
Late last year, the Berger report came outcalling for, among other things, a modest state push to downsize the hospital and nursing-home industries by eliminating about 20 percent of excess capacity. When Gov. Spitzer endorsed the commission's recommendations early this year, the state finally seemed on the path to reform.
But not so fast. Several hospitals have gone to court to block closing orders, and only a few small institutions have actually seen their doors shut.
Meantime, the major commission-ordered consolidations and mergers haven't happened. For instance, after two Elmira hospitals, St. Joseph's and Arnot Ogden Medical Center, claimed that they couldn't reach a merger, the state let them remain separate.
At the same time, even though the state has a hospital-bed surplus, some hospitals have actually been expanding to take advantage of other institutions' potential closings. Thus, far from shrinking, New York's hospital industry actually grew this year by nearly 6,000 jobs, or 1.8 percentthe seventh straight year that hospital employment has risen in the state.
The most recent Medicaid-spending data (from 2006) show that New York continued to hike spending, even as 22 other states were actually lowering outlays. New York now spends about 128 percent more on Medicaid, per capita, than the average state does. With 6 percent of the US population, the Empire State now accounts for 15 percent of nationwide Medicaid spending on hospitals and 19 percent of spending on home health care.
To entice New York to spend less, the Bush administration has dangled $1.5 billion in federal aid, tied to the state's meeting spending-reduction goals. That carrot was one reason why state officials accepted the Berger Commission's recommendations.
But the feds have tried this approach before, unsuccessfully. In 1999, the Clinton administration handed over hundreds of millions of dollars to cushion the blow of New York legislation designed to shrink the health-care industry. Much of the money was to fund the retraining of workers who might lose jobs because of reform. But the state got rid of so few jobs that most of the aid sat unusedand eventually went to hospitals as bonus operating subsidies.
It's no wonder, then, that New York's health-care professionals are dragging their feet on the latest reform efforts. Experience has taught them that resistance pays offas taxpayers keep getting soaked.
Steven Malanga is a senior editor at City Journal.
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There is disruption on some Greater Anglia trains in Essex. A replacement bus service is running on Greater Anglia between Harwich Town and Manningtree due to electrical supply problems.Journey times will be extended by up to 30 minutes.
Abellio, who run the Greater Anglia rail line, has been named Train Operator of the Year at the annual national Rail Business Awards.
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30X Wide-Angle Optical Zoom
All the capabilities you need in one compact lens. The 30x optical zoom gets you amazingly close to the action while the 28mm wide-angle lens lets you capture breathtaking panoramas.
The huge 3" LCD features an extra-wide viewing angle and anti-glare technology for easier composing and shooting even in direct, bright sunlight.
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A simple, one-touch button allows you to record movies with amazing clarity in high-definition, right from your camera.
Dual Image Stabilization
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Using Creative Art Filters you can give your photos a distinct look and artistic feel by applying one of four different in-camera effects, including Pop Art, Pinhole, Fisheye and Drawing.
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Face Detection automatically focuses on your subjects' faces and optimizes exposure for sharp, brilliant portrait pictures.
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Shadow Adjustment Technology helps you capture scenes exactly as you see them, even in difficult lighting situations perfect for outside shots in bright sun when dark shadows are prevalent or shooting in backlit situations.
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Olympus 800uz can't be beat for the price! My favorite things about this camera are:
30x zoom - Its clear and surprisingly stable at maximum length.
Panorama - I think the Olympus version of panorama is better than Sony's. Takes great panaoramic shots and stitches them in camera.
Soft Background - Although the camera doesn't offer an aperture control mode, it does have a scene feature that allows for a soft background. It works great. The camera superimposes a silhoette over the subject and anything outside that will be softened.
Movies - Haven't taken a lot but they look good.
Light Weight - I will take this camera with me more often that I would Canon SX20 or Sony HX1 simply due to lighter weight and ease of carrying it.
Macro - 800uz has macro and super macro modes. They work extremely well. I'm not a big macro user but this mode works so well I find myself using it more and more.
Ease of Use - Some other reviews have criticized the menu. I think its very intuitive and easy to use, especially for a non-pro like myself.
FUN - This camera is just fun to use! Even a novice can pick it up and start shooting some cool pics.
Things that could be better:
Software - The IB software is cumbersome and difficult to use.
Movie Zoom - You need to shut off sound in order to zoom during movie taking.
Finally, a word about image quality - I think its fine for a P&S camera. It would be unfair to compare to DSLR. IQ is not outstanding but its perfectly acceptable for home and personal use (family, travel, etc.). Expect noise in low light. I have found some shots to be inconsistent in IQ with others for no apparent reason, but I'm still learning the nuances of the camera, so it could be me and not the 800uz.
Overall, I would recommend the Olympus 800uz. I was going to exchange it for Sony HX1 to use on my upcoming trip to Europe, but have decided to keep it. Its lighter, fun to use, less complicated, and feature packed. Also, with its lower cost (on sale its about half the HX1) I won't be overly concerned about damaging or losing it. Its great value for the price!


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It's all in how you add up tomato pickers'
By PHIL LEWIS
Saturday, September 22, 2007
An e-mail made it to the editor's desk first thing Wednesday morning carrying the title:
"Educating Naples News Reporters on Tomato Industry Facts."
It was from a member of the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange, a statewide cooperative of farmers and vegetable producers.
The gist was that we got our facts wrong this past Wednesday when we published a story about a local farm labor group that is planning demonstrations at various Burger King restaurants in the area.
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers is urging Burger King, which has its corporate offices in Miami, to pitch in some money to help supplement the pay of farm workers who pick the tomatoes that might end up on hamburgers and in salads. The CIW has targeted Taco Bell and McDonald's in the past.
In the story we quoted farm worker wage and hour figures provided by the CIW.
Our story stated that tomato pickers in Florida fields are paid 40 cents to 45 cents for every bucket picked.
The Florida Tomato Growers Exchange told us it's more like 50 cents a bucket.
Our story stated that farm workers regularly work 10-hour to 15-hour days.
The tomato growers told us the average field hand only picks tomatoes 25 or 30 hours a week.
Our story said a farm worker would have to pick 125 buckets of tomatoes (each bucket holds 32 pounds) to earn $50 a day.
The tomato growers told us the average field hand makes $12.46 an hour. If that's true, you could make $50 in slightly more than four hours.
Wow, we thought, something's wrong.
Who's right?
Both sides. It all depends on how you use the figures and the terms.
Here's what we found:
Tomato pickers do make between 40 cents and 45 cents for every bucket picked, but that's typically during a field's first picking. Fields are picked more than once because the vines produce fruit over the course of weeks. Tomatoes that are too small for picking the first time a crew works a field are left to grow. At a later date, the field is picked again. Many times, there's a third picking as well.
The bucket price for a second picking is about 50 cents. The grower has to pay more to get enough workers. That's because there are fewer tomatoes in the second go around so it takes longer to fill a 32-pound bucket. Sometimes during third pickings, the growers' group claims, the price is 55 cents a bucket. That's how the growers come up with the average bucket price being close to 50 cents, instead of 40 cents.
How about the hours worked?
The growers say field hands usually don't start picking tomatoes until after the dew dries in the field. Tomatoes need to be dry before they are pulled from vines and dropped in a bucket. That usually doesn't occur until 10 a.m., then picking continues until 4 p.m. or 5 p.m. That adds up to about 25 or 30 hours a week.
However, there are tasks performed before and after the picking. There's the ride out to the fields and the preparation of the buckets. Workers are needed to set stakes for the plants and help lay black plastic over the sandy soil to block weed growth. Then, they are needed to pull stakes and pull plastic from the ground as one field gives way to another during the winter growing season. All in all, a farm worker can expect to put in an honest 10 to 15 hours a day, even though only about half of that time is devoted to picking tomatoes. Farm work during the height of season is a dawn-to-dusk job.
How about the amount earned in a day?
To sort through that, we had to take a crash course in exactly how a farm laborer is paid when it's time to pick tomatoes.
Growers are required to pay workers minimum wage. In Florida, that's $6.67 an hour, slightly higher than the federal minimum wage of $5.85. The $6.67 rate is how much a worker makes when he starts work each day, even if the worker is performing farm tasks while waiting for the dew to dry and the picking to start.
When the picking starts, the bucket rate kicks in. Let's say it's a field's first picking and the grower is paying 40 cents a bucket. A worker picking 16 buckets or less in an hour, would make $6.67. For each bucket over 16, a worker would receive a 40-cent bonus on top of the hourly minimum wage. If you picked 32 buckets in the first hour, you would make $12.80.
The growers say they have federal payroll records showing that the average picker in Florida makes $12.46 an hour when they are actually picking. The pay per picker ranges between $7 and $14 an hour.
The labor group says that a worker has to pick 125 buckets in a day to earn $50. That's true if the grower is paying 40 cents a bucket. The growers say that the fastest, most experienced tomato "harvester" – that's what they call pickers – can make $100 a day just picking tomatoes. That's because the average bucket rate is higher than 40 cents and because most "harvesters" pick more than 125 buckets a day.
A few minutes with a calculator shows that most skilled "harvesters" pick upwards of 28 buckets an hour, which adds up to 168 buckets in a typical six-hour picking period.
So, it all depends on how you look at it.
The growers group defends its pay practices showing that pickers can make $65-$70 during the six hours of picking, plus a wage for any farm work done before the picking starts and after it ends. If there's work six days a week, field hands can make more than $400 a week. Where else can you make $400 a week without an education or formal training?
The labor group decries the pay practices, pointing out that farm labor, by law, does not have to be paid overtime and the workers get no benefits. Plus, to make $400 a week, you're going to have to pick between 150 and 170 buckets a day. At 32 pounds per bucket, that adds up to nearly three tons a day. That's a lot of tomatoes.
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FILE – In this Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, file photo, traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. Investors are taking little comfort from the latest deal to deliver financial aid to Greece and increases in U.S. consumer confidence and orders for machinery and equipment. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks slumped on Wall Street Tuesday after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he was frustrated by the lack of progress in talks over the U.S. budget impasse in Washington.
The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 89.24 points to 12,878.13. The Dow and other indexes had been moving between small gains and losses for most of the day, then turned lower after Reid's comments in the early afternoon.
"We have to get away from the happy talk and start talking about specific things," Reid told reporters in televised comments.
The Standard & Poor's 500 lost 7.35 points to 1,398.94 and the Nasdaq composite index lost 8.99 points to 2,967.79.
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UWG's Smith: Some facets of region's economy 'a good bit better'By W. WINSTON SKINNER
The West Georgia region is doing better than Georgia as a whole economically — and the region is seeing some unexpected employment gains, including in the construction field.
Those were among the conclusions shared by Dr. William "Joey" Smith, associate professor of economics at the University of West Georgia, at the 2012 Economic Forecast Breakfast on Tuesday. The annual breakfast was held at the Campus Center Ballroom on the UWG campus in Carrollton.
Smith shared a variety of statistics showing the region – currently defined as Coweta, Carroll, Douglas, Haralson and Paulding counties – "doing better" than a year ago, in some areas "a good bit better."
There have been "job gains in all five of our counties," and he noted the driver of that growth has been in the private sector, which he also saw as positive.
"The private sector has been leading us in job creation," Smith said. "The government is not into making jobs. They don't make stuff."
Jobs in the retail sector have been lagging behind other areas of the economy.
While news reports and headlines might lead area residents to think there is "no good news coming out of the housing market," that is not true, Smith said. "It's just not in new housing. It's in existing housing."
National, state and local unemployment numbers are slowly declining. Georgia, which had a stronger than the national level employment before the economic crash in 2007, has had higher unemployment "than the United States throughout the recession and the recovery," Smith stated.
While those unemployment numbers are declining, Smith said it will be "quite awhile" before the area, state or nation have unemployment at pre-recession levels.
With regard to initial unemployment claims in Georgia, Smith said the numbers are declining, but "not as fast as they have in the past" when there have been economic downturns. "It's going to take anywhere from 18 months to two years to return to pre-recession levels," he said.
The region's unemployment level is "way down from where we were at the peak of the recession," Smith said.
Smith said the leading economic indicators indicate where the economy is headed. Those have been up "for quite some time" but a bit shaky recently. He said the numbers rose the last couple of months but noted there have been some down months in the last six months.
"We're seeing a slowdown in that growth level," Smith said.
Still, there is economic recovery in the region. "You're anxious about whether the recovery has started locally. It's already started happening in the West Georgia region," he said.
Unemployment in the region is lower than the state figure. "For the first time in a long time, we're doing better than the state," Smith said.
He pointed to particular employment strength in Coweta, with similar trends in Carroll. The region is now "leading instead of lagging," according to Smith.
"The labor force has been rising recently. At the same time the West Georgia unemployment rate has been falling. When both of those are moving in those two different directions ... we're putting people back to work faster than we were before," Smith said. "This is a very good sign."
There has been job growth in every county in the region except Haralson. "Every single county in our region is moving in the right direction. We're putting people back to work at a faster and faster rate even when the labor force is growing," Smith said.
"Government jobs gave not started to come back the way they have in other parts of the economy," he said. While that may sound good to some people, Smith cautioned that many of those jobs are teachers, police officers and firefighters.
In most of the region's counties, the top employer is the local school system. The jobs created by schools are "solidly middle class jobs," Smith noted.
Coweta County added 673 private sector jobs in the past year – 124 in wholesaling and 154 in accommodations and food service.
Smith said 204 of Coweta's new jobs were through temporary services, which Smith said should not be seen in a negative light. When people get jobs through temp services, that "usually means they're moving to permanent" employment, Smith said.
Smith also noted the numbers do not include employees hired at Cancer Treatment Centers of America or at the new Piedmont Newnan Hospital. "This is good news," he said.
Smith noted the new construction jobs in the region – 103 in Douglas, 27 in Haralson and 53 Paulding in Paulding. The region lost a third of its construction jobs after the 2007 financial crisis. A new jail in Douglasville, and work at the UWG campus in Carrollton account for some of the new jobs.
The new construction jobs are "a little bit of a surprise," Smith said. "We're seeing construction come back. We're just not building houses."
Area manufacturing jobs took a hit in 2007 but since 2009 have been holding steady. Those jobs are helping the region move out of the economic slump.
"Medical services aren't recession proof, but what they are is recession resistant," Smith said. He said there was a loss of medical sector jobs several months into the recession as people lost jobs and insurance and "quit going to the doctor."
That situation has improved as more people have gone back to work – and resumed regular medical care. "We're predicting pretty swift growth in healthcare," he said. "Healthcare is actually going to surpass manufacturing in employment in our region."
Smith noted the fastpaced population growth predicted before the economic collapse has not materialized. Paulding – once tagged as one of the fastest growing counties in the nation – is not even the fastest growing county in the region. "It's Coweta County," Smith noted.
There has been a slight decline in Haralson County "over the past year," he said. "Population isn't where we thought it was going to be. It's starting to plateau. It's not growing like it was predicted to."
Per capita income is not growing either. In real dollar terms, it is probably declining, Smith said.
"The impact is going to be primarily felt in the housing market," Smith said. "The good news is we've hit bottom. The bad news is we've been there for four years."
He noted Carroll County's new housing starts for the past year are around 50, while a few years ago, there were 2,000 new homes some years.
Existing housing stock is moving – and selling for a better price than a year ago. "In every month we've seen pending sales up in our region. We're selling more houses now. Primarily, that's because there are lots of houses available at a good price," Smith said.
Many of the houses are being bought by investors. "That's how you clear the market," Smith said, noting the average number of days a house in the region stays on the market has dropped from 146 to 115 in a year's time.
Foreclosures are also down. Smith said Georgia allows for a fairly quick handling of foreclosed properties. At no point did the number of foreclosures in Georgia reach the point that it would take more than two years to process them.
In New York state, it is expected to take 50 years to process all the foreclosures.
Georgia's situation "allowed us to rip that Bandaid off quickly," Smith said. "We've seen lower foreclosure rates than this time last year." He added, however, that the region has a relatively high foreclosure rate in "a relatively high foreclosure state."
Still the top 10 counties for foreclosures in Georgia are now east of Atlanta.
"Foreclosures have caused a lot of problems in our area," Smith said, particularly in terms of bank closures. Several Georgia cities lost 2-5 banks. "Downtown Atlanta's actually lost about 10," he said.
Most of the banks that closed were community based banks which made lots of loans "to small businesses that drive the economy," Smith said.
"By definition they weren't too big to fail, and so that's what they did. They failed," Smith said. He said the region lost $6-7 billion in economic activity because of the bank closures.
Economists also look at tax receipt rates as an economic factor. Taxes "support local services," Smith said, and they are up – income taxes and sales taxes.
"We're up 4.3 percent over the year," Smith added. Motor fuel taxes are down because people are driving less.
He also noted state tax revenues are growing at a lower rate than they generally have. "We're going to face some tough decisions going forward," Smith said.
"In all we've been doing pretty well – particularly in comparison with last year and the year before that," Smith told the attendees. "You have a reason to smile. You can walk out of here this morning and not think we're doing bad."
About 380 people – including several from the banking and development sectors in Coweta County – attended the breakfast. Dr. Faye McIntyre, dean of UWG's Richards College of Business, said the attendance was "almost at a record" and praised the university staff who do "a terrific job of this every year."


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By Charles McPhedran, Louise Osborne, Oren Dorell, Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY
(USA TODAY) - At least 12 Algerians and foreigners are known dead from the takeover at a natural gas facility in eastern Algeria, the state Algerian Press Service reported Friday, but al-Qaeda-linked militants continued to hold as many as seven hostages.
The news service, noting that its figures are "provisional," said 18 of the kidnappers were also "put out of action."
Reports of casualties -- and even the number of hostages involved -- have fluctuated wildly since more than a dozen al-Qaeda-linked militants attacked the remote desert facility on Wednesday, taking scores of Algerian and foreign hostages.
APS reported earlier Friday that Algerian soldiers freed 573 Algerians and nearly 100 of the 132 non-Algerians in Thursday's raid at the Ain Amenas plant, 800 miles south of Algiers, the capital.
Even with the latest report, however, it remains unclear how many foreign workers died in the raid or of what nationality, and how many escaped the facility.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that she spoke with Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal for the third straight day for an update on the "very difficult situation" and
"to underscore again that the utmost care must be taken to preserve innocent life."
Earlier Friday, leaders of the al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group that took over the plant said it wanted to trade the American hostages it held for two convicted terrorists being held in U.S. jails, Mauritania's ANI news agency reported Friday.
The militants say they want the release of Egyptian Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman and Pakistani Aafia Siddiqui and plan to release a video outlining the offer, according to the news agency, which often reports news from North African extremists.
The 74-year-old Abdel-Rahman, also known as the "Blind Sheikh," is serving a life sentence in North Carolina as the mastermind of the1993 attack on the World Trade Center in New York City.


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Gardening and Design
Gardening and Design programs at the Arboretum help expand your gardening knowledge and give you the information to create an incredible landscape from season to season.
Experts from around the country will inspire you to design using the best plants and practices for North Texas gardens. For more general information about adult classes, visit the Adult Programs main page. Please contact email@example.com with additional questions.
Registration for Fall programs is now open. We look forward to seeing you in the garden soon.
Compost, the Other Black Gold!
October 3, 9-11 a.m.
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Susan Gregory, Master Composter & Master Naturalist
Compost is an invaluable ingredient in any successful garden. By duplicating nature's recycling process, you can turn leaves, grass clippings, yard trimmings and kitchen scraps into dark nutrient-rich humus that is great for your garden. Susan will share the importance of using compost to clean up your yard and how it can help plants resist stress and disease.
Fall is the Best Time for Planting
October 3, 9-11 a.m.
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Brad Sandy, Dallas County Master Gardener
In this class you will learn how to design for curb appeal and the spring garden. Brad will discuss how to get your landscape ready for changes that last a long time, troubleshooting problem areas and how to create a beautiful yard with more plant choices than you thought possible.
Great Herbs for Texas Gardens
October 3, 12-2 p.m.
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Cathi Gartin, The Cultivated Gardener, Inc
Learn the cultural needs of many common herbs recommended for North Texas. She will cover soil prep, troubleshooting insect and disease problems, propagating herbs, harvesting and more. Come find out how you can have the tastiest landscape in town!
All About Annuals
October 3, 12-2 p.m.
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Alan Franz, Author and Landscape Architect for Britton & Associates
Join Alan as he shares the best fall annuals for your Dallas garden. Learn how to add pizzazz to your garden by incorporating these seasonal gems into your landscape and containers. Alan will discuss design tips, soil and water requirements, and uses for the most impact in your landscape. Looking to expand your plant palette? Pick up Alan's book on perennials in the gift store.
Year Round Color in the Garden
October 10, 9-11 a.m.
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Diana Harris, Dallas County Master Gardener
Is your garden gorgeous in the spring and dull the rest of the year? Diana will show you how to create a garden that will pop with color year round using the full spectrum of plant types. With careful planning, Diana will show you how to create an eye-catching garden that is beautiful season to season.
Attracting Monarchs & Butterflies to the Garden
October 17, 9-11 a.m.
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Dan Coletti, Just Natural Design
With fall comes the migration of the magical Monarch. They are delight in the garden and their hard work as pollinators make them welcome in any season. Dan will share tips on designing a garden that will attract these garden guests. Learn which plants attract which butterflies, as well as must-haves to make your garden a stop on the monarch migration.
Greenhouse Gardening
October 17, 9-11 a.m.
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Gail Donaldson, Water Conservation Manager for the City of Allen
Is your home inundated with your tender plant material each winter? It may be time to consider a greenhouse. Gail will share the different types of greenhouses, how they work, prepping plants for the greenhouse, maintenance and purchasing sources. Come find out how to keep your thumb green year-round!
Fall & Winter Landscape Color
October 31, 9-11 a.m.
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Bram Franklin, Complete Landsculpture
Your fall garden doesn't have to be drab or dreary. Bram will show you how to bring bold color and texture to your fall and winter landscape. He will share which plants are great choices for these seasons and where they will work best in your landscape.
Principles of Design
November 7, 9-11 a.m.
$30 ($27 for Members)
Johnette Roundtree-Taylor, Roundtree Landscaping
You know that you want to re-landscape your home, but where do you start? Learn basic design principles to help you lay out a new landscape. Johnette will share before and after transformations, dos and don'ts in the landscape as well as when it's time to call in the professionals. Send in advance or bring photos of problem areas from your yard to discuss in class.
Permanent Raised Bed Gardening
November 14, 9-11 a.m.
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Steve Upson, The Noble Foundation
The benefits of gardening in a raised bed are bountiful and now you can learn how to create one for yourself. Steve will introduce you to innovative growing techniques as well as different styles of raised beds that make gardening more productive. He will share tips on managing your beds to maximize your yield as well as how to create a low-tech greenhouse structure - called a hoop house - that allows you to grow fruit and vegetables year around.
Creative Winter Containers
December 5, 9-11 a.m.
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Jennifer Wang, Arboretum Horticulture Manager
Jennifer will show you how to turn ho-hum winter containers into show stopping works of art. Using various natural materials, she will share the secrets to embellishing your containers and creating unique winter displays that will wow your neighbors. Through demonstration and a walking tour, Jennifer will show you how to create beautiful seasonal containers.


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TEMPERANCE — "Happiness is a garden in full bloom."
So says the sign hanging on the "outhouse" in Jessie Green's Temperance garden.
Her gardens are among five gardens in Bedford Township that will be featured Saturday on the Bedford Flower and Garden Club's 15th annual Garden Tour.
This year's theme is "Butterflies Are Free."
Mrs. Green is president of the garden club. Along with her husband, Ed, the couple moved to Bedford Township about 20 years ago from a farm in Iowa. The "outhouse," which is among the first things visitors will see when they enter her back yard, was created as a reminder of a piece in her grandmother's farm in Iowa.
"For Mother's Day two years ago, I wanted an outhouse for the garden," Mrs. Green said. "It reminds me of the outhouse on my grandmother's farm. It even has its own chamber pot."
The piece, however, is decorative and houses gardening tools.
Each section of the Greens' garden features a theme. Antique children's toys, hand-made garden pieces including a wok fountain and decorative structures are scattered through the yard. Small animal sculptures also are hidden among the perennial paradise.
"This is really a family effort," Mrs. Green said. "My husband and children have put a lot of time into this yard."
True to her roots in farming, when the Greens moved to the area, Mrs. Green planted a vegetable garden. However, she didn't have much luck in growing food.
One day, she visited her sister-in-law's house and saw her garden. Since then, the garden has grown at the Green house.
"I always get something for the garden for birthdays or Mother's Days," she said.
Visitors will be welcomed to the "Heavenly Bodies" garden in the front yard, which features daylilies, irises and hostas. The garden features celestial decorative items, including a terra cotta moon that hangs on one of the trees.
Leading to the back yard, the walkway is lined with boxwoods, which Mrs. Green said will be her next project to update.
"I'm always changing the garden around," she said.
Before entering the back yard, visitors will be greeted by a white arch and gate. The arch is special because to the couple because four years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Green renewed their vows in the garden and walked under the creation.
Iron decorations are placed strategically along the cream-colored fence among the anemone, coral bells, Griffin begonias and Datura.
Mrs. Green enjoys rescuing plants in addition to purchasing them. The hostas along her deck were given to her by someone who didn't want them. She has a wild rose plant from her daughter.
"I'd say about 50 percent of my garden is recused flowers," Mrs. Green said.
In one part of the garden, the Greens have a wok fountain, which is made from old woks that start out small and gradually become larger. The couple often makes their garden art out of antique pieces they accumulate or from objects that others may not keep.
Mrs. Green has a fairy garden, a "silly" garden that features trolls, a caterpillar and fat frog, and a "Bedford" garden, which integrates plants that bloom white and red.
Near the back of her yard is a "four poster bed" made with pink impatiens that act as a comforter, a wrought iron head board and stone feet peeking out.
Work begins in the garden in February when Mrs. Green starts preparing the beds. She said this year she got a late start because of the tough winter and rainy spring.
She said she started concentrating on her gardening once her children moved out.
"It was almost an empty-nest thing," she said. "Once the kids were gone, I needed to do something with my time."
An employee at Savage and Associates in Toledo, Mrs. Green said gardening helps her "tap into her creative side."
Barb Eckhardt's garden also is featured on the tour this year. She has been featured on the tour previously.
Mrs. Eckhardt started gardening once she was married. She and her husband, Dick, built their Lambertville home in 1991 and Mrs. Eckhardt started with an herb garden. Since then, her yard has expanded to include a variety of plants, flowers and trees.
Her yard is inspired by the book "The Secret Garden": after reading the book, she wanted a garden like it. The Eckhardt yard features many plants that bloom in the spring.
"I have hundreds of daffodils," Mrs. Eckhardt said. "I don't have a favorite flower, but I have more than 500 daffodils this year."
Scattered through the garden are benches, birdhouses and weathervanes. Mrs. Eckhardt also has animal statues of squirrels and rabbits hidden amongst the greenery.
In the front yard, a tri-colored beech tree is prominent along with a variety of hostas.
One of her secrets is changing the beds.
"I keep expanding and moving things around," Mrs. Eckhardt said.
For hours each day, Mrs. Eckhardt, 67, busies herself in the garden watering and weeding. She said her son-in-law jokes with her about it.
"He asks when I am going to sit down and read a book here," she laughed. "I tell him when the work is done."
The garden also features 150 boxwoods, which the gardener said is easy to care for.
"They only need trimming three times a year," she said.
In the back yard, lavender grows in the former herb garden with an angel watching over the flower beds.
The garden tour is the largest fundraiser for the club each year. Mrs. Green said she hopes enough money can be raised to add more scholarships for graduating high school students in the area. This past spring was the first time the club offered a scholarship for a student who was pursuing higher education.
"My wish for the club would be to be able to offer more scholarships," Mrs. Green said. "I would also love to start a community garden and get more youth involved in gardening."
This year's tour will feature the third annual viewing of tablescapes also created by club members.
The Bedford Branch Library gardens are featured in the tour in addition to the Temperance homes of Steve and Wendy Arquitt and William and Carrie Dusseau.


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