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Understanding Regular Expressions
- 1. Introduction
- 2. What is a Regular Expression
- 3. Simple Regular Expression example
- 4. Concatenation
- 5. Basic vs Extended Regular Expressions
- 6. Bracket Expressions
- 7. Anchoring
- 8. The Backslash Character and Special Expressions
- 9. Repetition
- 10. Alternation
- 11. Precedence
- 12. Back References and Subexpressions
- 13. Conclusion
- 14. Regular Expressions Examples
1. Introduction
Learning and understanding Regular Expressions may not be as straight forward as learning ls command. However, learning Regular Expressions and effectively implementing them in your daily work will doubtlessly reward your learning effort by greater work efficiency and time savings. Regular Expressions is a topic which can easily fill up entire 1000 pages long book. In this article, we only try to explain the basics of Regular Expressions in a concise, non-geeky and example driven manner. Therefore, if you ever wanted to learn Regular Expression basics now you have a viable chance.
The intention of this tutorial is to cover a fundamental core of Basic Regular Expressions and Extended Regular Expressions. For this, we will use a single tool,and that will be the GNU grep command. GNU/Linux operating system and its grep command recognizes three different types of Regular Expressions:
- Basic Regular Expressions (BRE)
- Extended Regular Expressions (ERE)
- Perl Regular Expressions (PRCE)
The difference between Basic Regular Expressions and Extended Regular Expressions well be explained momentarily.
2. What is a Regular Expression
Regular Expression provides an ability to match a "string of text" in a very flexible and concise manner. Where a "string of text" can be further defined as a single character, word, sentence or particular pattern of characters. Well known abbreviations for "Regular Expression" include regex and regexp.
3. Simple Regular Expression example
The simplest building block of any regular expression is a character. We can use grep to search for any particular character from within a text of any given non-binary file. For example, here is a content of our regex.txt sample file:
$ cat regex.txt grep stands for: global regular expression print
Now we can use grep to search for any character by providing it with a regular expression. Let's use grep to search for a character "e":
$ grep e regex.txt grep stands for: regular expression
As you can see from the example above, grep printed all lines comprising of at least one "e" character. We can now combine multiple characters to form a string "regu" and use grep to search for a string in the text:
$ grep regu regex.txt regular
To unleash the real power of regular expressions though, we need to form a regular expression from non-alphabetic ( meta-characters ) characters or from the combination of alphabetic and non-alphabetic characters. For example, what if you want to search all lines which begin with character "g"? For this we can use a caret symbol "^":
$ grep ^g regex.txt grep stands for: global
This was just a fundamental example of more sophisticated regular expression. In this article, we will explain more regular expression's techniques as the one above in the more detail.
4. Concatenation
As you can see on our preceding example, the simplest regular expression can consist of an individual character. Hence a regular expression consisting of a single non-special character will match any given string containing that character. The nature of Regular Expressions permits for concatenation of multiple other Regular Expressions. Which means that a set of characters such as "press" will match any string that contains a substring formed by concatenation of several regular expressions "p","r","e","s" and "s".
$ cat regex.txt grep stands for: global regular expression print $ grep press regex.txt expression
5. Basic vs Extended Regular Expressions
GNU grep understands both, basic and extended regular expressions. The prime difference is that in basic regular expressions, the meta-characters: ?, +, {, |, (, and ) lose their special meaning. To give meta-characters its special meaning they need to be escaped with backslash character. Think over a following example:
Our regex.txt file now contains the following:
$ cat regex.txt global|regular|expression|print Global Regular Expression Print
grep command assumes basic regular expression as a default. Therefore, the following command will print exclusively first line only considering that it contains substring "n|p":
$ grep "n|p" regex.txt global|regular|expression|print
The "|" alteration operator has its own special meaning, and that is logical OR. However, this special meaning was suppressed in the previous example since grep by default threats any regular expression as a basic regular expression. To make grep read extended regular expressions, we need to use option -E or simply use egrep instead of grep.
$ grep -E "n|p" regex.txt global|regular|expression|print Global Regular Expression Print OR $ egrep "n|p" regex.txt global|regular|expression|print Global Regular Expression Print
In the preceding example, we used grep with extended regular expression, and thus it displays both lines, which contain n OR p character. As said previously the meta-characters lost their special meaning when expressed as basic regular expressions, unless they are escaped with "\" character. Let's re-use our first example but this time, we escape the "|" character:
$ grep "n\|p" regex.txt global|regular|expression|print Global Regular Expression Print
In this case alteration operator "|" retains its special meaning and acts as logical OR even though we did not use -E option or egrep.
We also said that when using egrep or -E option, grep presumes to be fed with Extended Regular Expressions. Because of that, if you escape a meta character in extended regular expression context it will lose its special meaning and behave as a literal character "|". If you followed up to here you will notice that this is again exact opposite of basic regular expressions.
$ egrep "n\|p" regex.txt global|regular|expression|print
6. Bracket Expressions
Now, that we are acquainted with basics of regular expressions, we can engage our exploration into a more powerful and yet more complex nature of regular expressions. The first stop will be the use of "[" and "]" known as "Bracket Expressions". The story behind the "Bracket Expressions" is that any characters enclosed by "[" and "]" will match any single character in that list. Let's wrap a letter "e" with "[]" and see what happens:
$ cat regex.txt global|regular|expression|print Global Regular Expression Print $ grep [e]xpression regex.txt global|regular|expression|print
As you can see nothing unusual happened here. Our current regular expression merely matched keyword "expression" and grep therefore printed respective line. On that ground, the following regular expression will also do the same trick:
$ grep expression regex.txt global|regular|expression|print
The power of Bracket Expression comes when you want to match for example a single character in the "[]" list. This is demonstrated in the following example:
$ grep [eE]xpression regex.txt global|regular|expression|print Global Regular Expression Print
Can you think of a way how to formulate a regular expression alternative to the above example without using "[ ] "? Such technique has been already shown earlier!
Using Bracket Expression it is also possible to express a logical NOT. For this we can use a caret symbol "^". In the following example, we use a regular expression to extract all lines holding any characters with the exclusion of characters "a" and "c".
$ cat regex.txt a b c d $ grep [^ac] regex.txt b d
6.1. Expression Range
Bracket expression also allows you to specify an expression range. Expression range comprises of minimum two characters separated by a hyphen. What it means, is that instead of [0123456789] we can simply use [0-9] or instead of [abc] we can use [a-c]. This is illustrated in the following regex example:
$ cat regex.txt a b c d $ grep [^a-c] regex.txt d
6.2. Character Classes
What follows are pre-defined classes for you to use within bracket expressions.
|[:alnum:] - Alphanumeric characters
|[:alpha:] - Alphabetic characters
|[:cntrl:] - Control characters.
|[:digit:] - Digits: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9.
|[:graph:] - Graphical characters
|[:lower:] - Lower-case letters
|[:print:] - Printable characters
|[:punct:] - Punctuation characters
|[:space:] - Space characters
|[:upper:] - Upper-case letters
|[:xdigit:] - Hexadecimal digits
In the following regular expression example, we will use [:lower:] and [:space:] to print only lines, which contain lower-case letter(s) or space:
cat regex.txt
<-- space
$ grep [[:lower:][:space:]] regex.txt
<-- space
7. Anchoring
Anchoring is a regular expression technique which engages caret ^ symbol and the dollar sign $ as meta-characters to match the empty string from the beginning and at the end of the line respectively.
Let's find all lines within /etc/services file, which start with string "ftp":
$ grep ^ftp /etc/services ftp-data 20/tcp ftp 21/tcp ftps-data 989/tcp # FTP over SSL (data) ftps 990/tcp
As an opposite example we can use regex anchoring to find all lines ending with ftp:
$ grep ftp$ /etc/services zope-ftp 8021/tcp
NOTE:Do not mistake caret's ^ meaning with a caret symbol used within bracket expression as they have quite distinct significance in their respective context.
8. The Backslash Character and Special Expressions
There are numerous system tools, including grep, which support "Special Expressions" also known as word boundaries. Here are some Special Expression symbols supported by grep and many other system utilities:
- \< - match empty string at the beginning of the word
- \> - match empty string at the end of the word
- \b - match empty string at the beginning and end of the word
- \B - match except at the beginning or end of a word
Let's start with \< which will match empty string from the beginning of the word. Here is our tester file:
$ cat regex.txt RegularExpressions Regular ExpressionsRegular Expressions
The following Regular Expression will match both lines because there is an empty string before word "Regular" on each line:
$ grep "\<Regular" regex.txt
Regular ExpressionsRegular Expressions
The next example will only display second line considering that we use \> to match empty string also at the end of the word:
$ grep "\<Regular\>" regex.txt
Regular ExpressionsRegular Expressions
The meaning of \b is similar, but it will match both, empty string from the beginning and end of the word:
$ grep "\bExpressions\b" regex.txt
Regular ExpressionsRegular Expressions
Whereas \B will only match when not at the beginning or end of the word:
$ grep "\bExpressions\B" regex.txt
Regular ExpressionsRegular Expressions
For completeness of this section here are some other special expressions available for grep. Please note that following symbols are simply an abbreviation of above-mentioned Character Classes:
- \s - Match any whitespace characters (space, tab, etc.). alias [:space:]
- \S - Match any character but whitespace (space, tab, etc.). alias [^[:space:]]
- \w - Match any character in the range 0 - 9, A - Z and a - z alias [:alnum:]
- \W - Match any character but the range 0 - 9, A - Z and a - z alias [^[:alnum:]]
Here are some examples of Character Classes abbreviations:
$ cat regex.txt abcd 1234 "
Match TAB:
$ grep "\s" regex.txt
Match anything but white space:
$ grep "\S" regex.txt abcd 1234 "
Match all Alphanumeric characters:
$ grep "\w" regex.txt abcd 1234
Match all non-alphanumeric ( includes whitespace )characters:
$ grep "\W" regex.txt "
9. Repetition
A regular expression may be followed by one or several repetition quantifiers. Before you continue with this section, please take a look at the table below:
|? - The preceding item is optional and matched at most once
|* - The preceding item will be matched zero or more times.
|+ - The preceding item will be matched one or more times.
|{n} - The preceding item is matched exactly n times.
|{n,} - The preceding item is matched n or more times.
|{n,m} - The preceding item is matched at least n times, but not more than m times.
Let's begin by creating our sample file regex.txt:
$ cat regex.txt Expressions Expressssssions Expresssions Expresions Expreions
First repetition example will use "?":
$ grep -E "Expres?ions" regex.txt Expresions Expreions
As described in the table above, the usage of "?" quantifier is to match preceding item at most once or to make the previous item optional. The previous item in our case is a character "s". Therefore, grep matched only strings with none or single character "s" followed by string "ions". Next quantifier we are going to take a look at is "*" which by definition will match previous item zero or more times.
$ grep -E "Expres*ions" regex.txt Expressions Expressssssions Expresssions Expresions Expreions
As illustrated above the "*" quantifier will match all strings in our test file. If you wonder why it also matched "Expreions" keep in mind that the "*" quantifier makes the preceding item optional as opposed to "+" quantifier, which must match preceding item at least once or more times:
$ grep -E "Expres+ions" regex.txt Expressions Expressssssions Expresssions Expresions
With the "{n}" quantifier you can specify precisely how many times the previous item will be matched. For example our:
$ grep -E "Expres{3}ions" regex.txt Expresssions
command will match string, which starts with "Expre" followed by 3 x "s" and followed by "ions". To stretch our previous regular expression "{n,}" futher, we can specify the minimum value of how many times the preceding item will be matched. As a result, "{3,}" repetition would match 3 or more times:
$ grep -E "Expres{3,}ions" regex.txt Expressssssions Expresssions
To extend the above regular expression even further we can specify range. Therefore, we replace "{3,}" with "{1,3}" and the following regex would match:
$ grep -E "Expres{1,3}ions" regex.txt Expressions Expresssions Expresions
since the previous item "s" is matched at the minimum once but no more than three times.
10. Alternation
You can think of regex alternation as a logical OR operation where regular expressions can be joined together by one or more "|" alteration operators. As a result, this regular expression will match any string corresponding to either alternate regular expression.
$ cat regex.txt grep stands for: global regular expression print $ grep -E "^r|^e" regex.txt regular expression
11. Precedence
When forming expressions, there is another property of Regular Exppresisons to consider and that is precedence. Similar as it is with arithmetic calculations, regular expressions follow predefined precedence. The highest precedence takes "Repetition" followed by "Concatenation" and the lowest precedence belongs to "Alternation". Consider a following example:
$ cat regex.txt regex regexxx $ grep -E "regex{3}" regex.txt regexxx
In the aforementioned regular expression, we can see both, Concatenation "regex" and Repetition "x{3}". Since the repetition has higher precedence the above regular expression will match "regexxx" but not "regex".
Another example where precedence needs to be taken into account is when using Alteration operator "|" which has the lowest precedence from all regular expressions. Consider a following example:
$ cat regex.txt regular expressions regular expressions $ grep -E "^regular|expressions$" regex.txt regular expressions regular expressions
Since the alteration operator "|" has lowest precedence the above regular expression will match any concatenated expression. In our case, it will be "regular" with anchor "^" and "expressions" with an end of the line anchor "$". In order to give any regex operator higher precedence we need to use "()". In the following example, we will use "()" to override Alteration operator precedence to a higher priority, which makes noticeable difference:
$ grep -E "^(regular|expressions)$" regex.txt regular expressions
In this example, the alteration operator is evaluated first as it creates a simple subexpression using "()". Therefore, as a result the above regular expression will only match lines, which contain "^regular$" OR "^expressions$".
12. Back References and Subexpressions
Any substring folded by "()" will create a subexpression which can be used as a back reference in succeeding regular expression. This is illustrated by the following example:
$ cat regex.txt regular expressions $ grep -E "(re)gular exp\1ssions" regex.txt regular expressions
Subexpression of concatenated regular expression "re" is used as a back reference later when forming regular expression by use of \1 digit. The order used to form subexpressions "n" needs to be consistent with back reference "\n":
$ grep -E "(r)(e)gular \2xp\1\2ssions" regex.txt regular expressions
13. Conclusion
Regular expressions are very powerful tool in hands of any system admin, programmer ( BASH, PHP, C#, Java and many more.. ) or casual Linux/Unix command line user. This article attempted to describe in some simple, consistent and plain English manner the basics of Regular Expressions upon which you can further develop your Regular Expressionsskills and thus save yourself from tedious work which text processing can sometimes offer.
As already mentioned before this article only scratches a surface of Regular Expressions. To explore more I will list some great on-line Regular Expressions resources:
- http://www.regular-expressions.info/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expression
- http://docs.python.org/library/re.html
- http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/grep-regular-expressions/
14. Regular Expressions Examples
|Regular Expressions Examples
|Regular Expressions syntax
|Regular Expressions description
grep -E '^([0-9]{4}[- ]?){3}[0-9]{4}$' credit-card.txt
|Validating Credit Card. This regular expression will match any credit card number in format of xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx or xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx.
grep '^[[:space:]]*$' regex.txt
|Using grep and regular expression to find blank lines
grep -E '\<([[:alpha:]]+)[[:space:]]+\1\>' regex.txt
|Sometimes you make a mistake of typing same words next to each other in the same sentence. For example "grep and and regular expressions". This regex will spot this kind of typo.
grep -E '^\$[0-9]+\.[0-9][0-9]$' regex.txt
|Validating currency with 2 decimal points. This regular expression will validate currency using $ symbol and will match $12.46 but not €34.54 or $1.333
df | grep -E "(([6-9][0-9])|(100))%"
|Regex for finding all partitions on your system which use more than 60% of their disk space.
grep -E -o "\b[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\b" emails.txt
|This regex helps you to extract / find all email addresses from any text.
grep -o '[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}' IPs.txt
|This regex helps you to extract / find all IP addresses from any input.
grep -oiE '\b(https?)://[-[[:alnum:]+&@#/%?=~_|!:,.;]*[[:alnum:]+
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voted for reckless. would have voted for jax, but the edge of the cavern was too noticably sharp.
good job all!
I was torn between Aelyn and RE...but I went for RE cos it made me feel warm!
Great entries again, so thanks for joining! I voted for Aelyn's map, I have a weak spot for the handdrawn look... cheers!
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I really wanted to do this one for fun but so many other maps going on that I just couldn't. So, dang, these are nice. I wanted to vote for MapVandal for I lost many months of my teen years playing that game. Juggie's was a great idea, hope he finishes it. So I'm torn between three really nice entries - RE, Jax, and Aelyn. So I rolled an old d20 and highest wins...Jax with a 16. And there was much rejoicing, yay. So I repped RE and Aelyn; Jax I owe ya some since I repped ya recently.
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Last edited by RecklessEnthusiasm; 08-16-2010 at 09:36 AM.
Ender and Bean have a special place in my heart. how could I not vote for teh battle room?? (besides, it was very nicely done).
All were good, but when somethng like this hits the forum, i'm sold.
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Had to vote for RE's battle room. Both Aelyn's Blue Fortress (love the map) and Jaxilon's arena caught my eye but, like CM, I'm nostalgic for Ender's Game. Nice work everyone!
I went for Reckless because I think it's the most technically accomplished, even if the subject matter does little for me. Wow, that sounded like a gilded insult but it's not meant to be. :s
It was a toss up really between this and Jax's for me but a few areas in J's map, namely the places where there's large amounts of blur to join elements, made me lean more towards RE.
I like Aelyn's map but the composition just seems a little awkward. Three pieces of parchment on the table but with no dynamism.
I liked Jug's idea but alas, insufficiently complete.
And although I vaguely remember the game Joust (I think there was an Atari 2600 version although this map would be FAR too detailed to work on it, hehe) , I never played it so lack of nostalgia just kicked you in the nuts I'm afraid, MV.
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Going against my own 3D grain I voted for Aelyn because despite my personal methods I do love the hand drawn look. The kind of stuff a scribe of the era would create - and consequently of "handout" quality. It also exhibits what I'd call a sense of "place" in that they're the sort of flyers one might see pinned to a wall at such a venue. I imagine.
As a 3D guy, I like RE's work, but on the nostalgia front, a) this one must have passed me by somewhere! and b) if I had seen it, I probably wouldn't have bought the game - I'm more of a strategy game player . That said, the modelling and the effects look great - I'd prefer a subject with more details though.
The lighting and textures in Jax's are very strong and atmospheric, however I find the spiral cone pinnacle thing distubingly unconvincing but I can't put my finger on why especially. It's easier to get these things right using 3D!
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Elizabeth D. says
OMG, what a cool finished quilt shot, Amy!! I love the churn dash block, and I think you used some great fabrics to really make it shine 🙂
Anne says
Kristine says
I love this quilt! for some reason ( not really sure why ) the churn dash block is one of my favs!!! great work!
Amy, I love this quilt. The color combination is gorgeous! Takes a traditional quilt pattern to new heights 🙂
Michele says
Beautiful quilt and beautiful scenery. Great combination.
Katy Cameron says
ROFL, love the backdrop! I can't comment about the things in pretty scenery though, I have a bear that clambers into all my holiday shots…

I'm hoping to get a big road trip together for next autumn to coincide with Sewing Summit, and the national parks in south Utah, and Nevada are on my list of things to try and hit while I'm there :o)
notes of sincerity says
Oh Amy. I loved seeing this gorgeous quilt in person at The Sewing Summit, but that picture taken over the canyon is absolutely stunning!!
Have a nice day. :o)
love ya, Trish
Cindy says
Beautiful quilt, Amy! I am going to have to visit that park someday-gorgeous! So nice of your hubby to do that for you and such beautiful pictures- thanks for sharing!!:)
bhafer says
Gorgeous both the quilt and the park. My husband said "well you don't see that everyday."
Sarah Craig says
What a beautiful rendition of a classic quilt! I love it in the modern fabrics and now want to make one of my own!! Nice work!!!
Kristen says
Beautiful quilt and beautiful backdrop…I haven't been to Bryce in ages but it is one of my favorite places!
Sandra says
Aren't we lucky to live in such a "Pretty, Great State". Love the giant churn dashes, very cheery.
Come see my entries: #29 miniature reproduction quilt and #31 antique 1850 Star quilt
Jolanda says
Love both of your churn dash quilts.
Beautiful fabrics:)
randi says
oh wow! this is so pretty! and you really picked a great place to take the photos. 🙂
Nedra says
That IS the most awesome background for a photoshoot. Bryce is my favorite National Park.
Nice job on the Churndash.
Janine says
I love this quilt. The colors are so pretty. Guess I'll be buying another patter from you! Bryce canyon is SO beautiful. We;ve beent here twice already and I'd love to go back.
snippetsandyarns says
I love this quilt! Your husband was right to insist on that shot – it is Amazing!!

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Amy Sp says
What a fabulous quilt!
Heather says
Great quilt! Bryce canyon is amazing, thanks for sharing pictures. I love that you took them of your quilt there 🙂
Kristen says
Awesome! I loove the the shot!! Beatiful quilt too!
Sew Create It - Jane says
Amazing quilt…great colours! And amazing pictures WOW…what a backdrop!!
Mitzi says
What a great quilt, love it! Beautiful! Love the scenery but I have to say the picture of your husband out on the ledge makes my stomach hurt. ha!
Carol in CA says
Amy..beautiful quilt and scenery! I was just at Bryce Canyon a couple of weeks ago! Would have LOVED to run into you and your quilt there! Great job!
Aquilter says
Beautiful shot of the Canyon…and of course of the quilt also! Thanks for sharing!
angela says
Holy Cow! Love that quilt, the backdrop, and your awesome husband!

Good one 🙂 Oh, and that you took it to SS without the binding done. Love that too.
Vicki says
I love Bryce Canyon! My 2nd son's middle name is even Bryce….

And I love churn dash quilts. Yours is beautiful, love the colors.
The Churn Dash is one of favorite quilt blocks…..and your quilt looks amazing!

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Barb says
I absolutely adore the pictures…..with or without the quilt, lol. I'll be using this pattern for sure!
Kar says
Love the finished quilt pic at Bryce Canyon! I love how your hubby helps you with the pics. But tell him there are others who also have a hard time dealing with people being so close to the edge of things. I deal with it every time we go hiking. I know how you feel. 🙂
euphoria says
Oh my goodness! Your churn dash quilt is AMAZING!!!
Angela {fussycut} says
LOVE it Amy! And what gorgeous pictures!
aksherry says
love, love, love!!
Mama Said Sew says
The quilt is beautiful Amy! I love the blues and greens together. And your husband is quite a trooper for helping you get sucha great shot. 🙂
Carla says
I am in love! Your quilt is amazing!
amylouwho says
GORGEOUS quilt! and Gorgeous background! I've been meaning to call you all week!!
Mary says
Talk about staging your Quilt. What a GUY! Your kids will talk about it when they are older and laugh at the Memory. I tacked down binding on 5 quilts last spring on our 3600 mile road trip but driving through Zion's I had to just look out the window at all the beauty. We would have gone to Bryce, but it got dark…
Hollie says
That quilt is gorgeous and I love that you photographed it at Brice Canyon. It's one of my favorite places!
Kimberly says
Great quilt and great pics! Great hubby too… let's not forget him!

I just popped in to let you know that I pieced my top from the retro Christmas quilt kit I bought from your etsy. It was a great project and I love how it came together! Thanks a bunch… and I blogged it too if you're interested…

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sonia says
Wow! What a scenery! Very nice quilt and awesome photo. Congrats!
felicity says
Great backdrop and GREAT quilt! The churn dash is one of my all-time favourite blocks. I love your fresh, modern take on it, Amy. (And I envy your lack of motion sickness.)
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love the quilt!

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Lily says
Hi Amy! I just posted on the Bloggers Quilt Festival and I'm showing my I SPY QUILT from your pattern and charms. Thanks much for the inspiration. This quilt is beautiful and I love your backgrounds:) I cited your blog and etsy shop:

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Kathy says
What a lovely quilt. You are so fortunate that you had it along in the car on your trip to Bryce Canyon. Your husband was very brave to pose so close to the edge.
Bern says
Hi, I just love the quilt colours and love your block choice. I really like churn dash – you can do so much with it.

I too would have been nervous about your husband hanging over the edge of the canyon but the photo was terrific!
Sherry says
Love your quilt! I never tire of the churndash block. Awesome job.
Mel says
Beautiful Quilt
Kristie says
Beautiful, Amy! And you have now added Bryce Canyon National Park to my must-see list! Stunning!
ktquilts says
Love a good churn dash!!! Great colors!!!
QuiltNut Creations says
I love churn dash quilts. love the pics from the grand canyon; great idea to take pics there.
Debbie says
Your finished quilt photos pretty much top anything I've seen! ha. what a beautiful quilt too!
Di~ says
Awesome quilt! I just this week discovered machine binding and I'm pretty excited…it turned out awesome, two quilts in one day!
poppyinpink says
Splendid view of quilt and valley..great work!
Pamela says
What a beautiful quilt in beautiful southern Utah. What a fantastic post, you always have the most interesting insights. I love to come and read your blog and quilting adventures.
Leanne says
Churn Dash is one of my favourite blocks, your fabric choices are lovely and it is such a nice quilt. Beautiful photos too.
Kit Lang says
Stunning quilt! And holy smackerals – that shot! Aiyee! ;)

Thanks for sharing.
laura says
that shot is GORGEOUS! love the colors in the quilt.
Lil Miss Red T-Shirt says
Pretty! Love the colors.
Eileen says
Lovely quilt and wow didn't Heavenly Father create goregeous things in this wirld…especially in bryce and zions!! Your husbabd is suoer creative too…good laugh and sent that on to my family who may someday need to use it with their little ones! Too funny. Thanks for sharing and have a great day
Aunt Spicy says
AMY!!!!! The BC photos are amazing, that quilt is just lovely (as is everything you make!)! And yes, we must go see LS together one day!
Karen says
Your quilt looks great. I love the design and the colours you have used are perfect.
Sarcastic Quilter says
Aww beautiful and what a proud hubby!
Such a gorgeous quilt and backdrop!! I love the colours! You have one brave husband 🙂
Jennifer says
That is an absolutely beautiful quilt! I'm so looking forward to getting good enough to make one. I'll have to get a pattern for when that day comes.
Julie Fukuda says
I love take-along work but I am always the driver so don't get much done. The quilt is lovely and the finish shot is fantastic!
quirky granola girl says
oh my goodness! i clicked back to the link of your husband's tutorial and laughed until tears rolled down my cheeks. my husband then read it and took note. he said the tutorial was well-written :)

your quilt is beautiful and the orangey reds in the canyon perfectly frame the blues and greens in your quilt. gorgeous shot.
Shannon says
It was so fun seeing this quilt up close and personal at The Sewing Summit! The blues you chose are perfect!
Love it! 🙂
jemfl says
Thanks for the canyon pictures-beautiful! My favorite block-making
hotpads for gifts with strawberry prints. Keep blogging and sewing-ENJOY!
mascanlon says
Wonderful quilt, I love the contrast of the blocks and the blues are perfect.
Heather says
LOL What we quilters won't do to get a great photo of our quilts! Love it! Your hubby must be a real sweetheart. :o)

And a gorgeous quilt it is, too. The churn dash looks amazing in the more modern prints/colors. Great job!
Kate @SwimBikeQuilt says
pretty, pretty.
Lyanna L. says
fantastic quilt and i love the pictures in bryce. Don't you enjoy the southern utah national parks? so gorgeous! =)
Amy Sp says
I really love this quilt! The design looks fancy, even though the blocks seem pretty simple. I'll be bookmarking this one for sure. 🙂
-what a wonderful quilt and fantastic fotos,thank you so much!
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Leslie says
this is such a gorgeous shot over the canyon. the quilt is so beautiful
maria says
This must be the best backdrop for a quilt photo that I've ever seen. Love the quilt too.
jeanne e. says
i love the churn dash! yay! i started one for a friend, but i am not convinced of the combinations i chose…but it is such a simple, classic square. i love it. and your quilt is so lovely! (as well as the backdrop for the photoshoot). 🙂
miamihoney says
Stunning! The quilt, the pics…totally awesome 🙂
Heather A says
Love this quilt and love the photo shoot, too! CHOICE!
Chelle says
The quilt looks great, and I love the canyon background to your pictures. I probably would have freaked out too if my husband went on a ledge to get a shot!!
straythreads says
WOW what a background
Carla says
wonderful quilt. Love your blog.
Rebecca says
wow i love your quilt so much! add the canyon and the whole thing is completely breath-taking. (my husband would have insisted on posing on a ledge too. i know what you mean about controlling the freak-out! :o) i've been wanting to do a modern churn dash for a long time, since this is one of my favorite blocks, but i couldn't really envision it. i can't wait to check out your pattern!
Thimbleanna says
Wow! My favorite NP with one of my favorite block patterns — that's awesome Amy! What a fantastic hubby — I can just imagine how people were watching you two — tooooo funny!
Staci says
This quilt is just beautiful. I love the colors so much. And your story was lots of fun. Thanks for sharing.
Pat B says
I also love your quilt – an ols pattern with updated fabrics. Fabulous.
Karen says
That is really cool- using a traditional block with contemporary fabrics. It looks really fresh.
Tina in Boston says
The churn dash is my all-time favorite block. I love what you've done with it. Kudos to your hubby. He sounds amazing and supportive (just like mine :))! That shot of the quilt over the canyon is fabulous!
Sachiko says
Hey Amy! You are just so cute, yeah, why not use the amazing scenery as a back drop! 🙂 I love the colors on the quilt, so fun and refreshing.
Michelle says
I love the fabrics!
Habibti at Home says
My husband and I just took a big road trip around new Mexico, Arizona, and Utah and we really loved Bryce! That was an awesome idea and your husband is the coolest guy EVER! really, what a guy! Awesome photographs.
Maureen T. says
Your quilt is really cool and your photo is breathtaking!!
Martha says
The churn dash is one of my all-time favorites and I love the colors you chose…of course the location where the pictures were taken wasn't bad either. Thanks for sharing with us.
helen says
Just saw the quilt today (by the link). AWESOME!! Quilt and scenery!


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The Crystal Release (晶遁, Shōton, English TV: Crystal Style) is a rare and specialised field of elemental ninjutsu that can create crystal as well as manipulate already-existing crystals and crystalline structures. It is seen only in the anime, and its only known user is Guren. Additionally, due to Guren's crystal dragons being shattered by Kakashi's Lightning Cutter and Kiba having mistaken the actual element for an Earth Release technique, it is assumed earth is one of the elements needed to create crystals.
According to rumours that Tsunade had heard, Crystal Release can crystallise any substance, thus, earth, water, and wood techniques are useless against it. Using crystal ninjutsu, the user can crystallise any physical material and even the moisture in the air around them, turning them into a weapon. In the case of human targets, Crystal Release can solidify its targets down to the cellular level, imprisoning and even killing the victim should the crystal ever be struck, reducing the mass of crystal and the victim down to crystalline dust.
The Crystal Release, though powerful, has two known weaknesses, the first being that it cannot crystallise either raw energy or chakra as they have no physical mass to crystallise, allowing a person with either energy-based techniques, such lightning, fire, wind, or good chakra control to properly counter it. The second weakness of Crystal Release is that it is susceptible to a specific sound wave frequency; because crystal requires a very precise build-up of molecules, the proper sound waves can break down the build-up before the crystal can properly form. Rinji, taking advantage of this weakness, used his bats to counter Guren's Crystal Release.


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No disciplinary action taken against Luna, aide in whistle-blower case
Two separate investigations into the conduct of San Diego City Auditor Eduardo Luna and his top lieutenant have concluded without disciplinary action although Luna has been ordered to implement unspecified changes in his office.
The city's Audit Committee, headed by City Councilman Kevin Faulconer, finished its review in closed session Monday but took no reportable action under the state's open-government law because performance evaluations are confidential.
In response to a Public Records Act request, the city also released 111 pages of redacted findings produced by the two law firms hired to investigate Luna.
The matters under review included whether Luna and his second-in-command, Assistant City Auditor Chris Constantin, tried to cover up a workplace injury and whether their audit of the city's building permit process amounted to personal attacks on Development Services Director Kelly Broughton.
The first investigation by the Liebert Cassidy Whitmore law firm into those issues exonerated Luna and Constantin but documented a poor work environment in the office that resulted in low morale among staffers.
A second probe by the Solomon Ward law firm looked into whether Luna and Constantin retaliated against employees who filed the original complaints. The firm concluded that their attempts to discover the source was a violation of the city's whistle-blower protection regulations; they tried to delegitimize the initial investigation by saying it was illegal; and they failed to maintain confidentiality during the proceedings.
The probe, however, found "insufficient evidence" that Luna and Constantin retaliated against employees.
"Rather than recognize these complaints as sincere, and agree to an outside, objective investigation of all issues with the OCA (Office of the City Auditor), Mr. Luna and Mr. Constantin speculated about the sources and improper motivation of the complaints, became incorrectly convinced that they came from outside of the OCA, challenged the authority of the outside investigator, and — believing those efforts to have succeeded — sought to discover who raised the complaints and why," the report concluded. "Ironically, this is the very type of conduct that OCA investigators identify as 'red flags': a lack of structure and organized control in the department, 'going around and around' in an effort to hinder or delay an investigation and general 'push back.' "
Luna and Constantin have denied the original accusations since they were first reported by U-T San Diego in October. Their attorney, former City Attorney Michael Aguirre, said that because the first investigation exonerated his clients the findings of the second are irrelevant. He also objected to the release of the investigative files.
"Why the city attorney would release reports in which the individuals were found not to have done something substantive while there's pending litigation seems to be contrary to the city's interest and to the interests of the people (City Attorney Jan) Goldsmith is supposed to be representing, which is the City Auditor's Office and the Audit Committee," Aguirre said. "He's basically usurping the authority of the auditor and of the Audit Committee and deciding on his own what to release."
A former auditor employee, Edward Moreno, identified himself as the whistle-blower in a lawsuit he filed in December against the city. He accused city officials of harassment about his sexual orientation, retaliating against him for filing complaints and wrongful termination.
Faulconer issued the following statement Monday: "The city auditor and his staff have produced excellent results to reduce government waste and improve efficiencies, but there must be internal improvement within the office. The city auditor agreed and was directed by the committee to immediately take action. The Audit Committee expects the city auditor to successfully implement improvements in a timely fashion and appreciates his cooperation going forward."


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We would like to invite you to be involved in a research
study sponsored by the Center for Integrative Medicine and the Center
for Biomolecular Imaging at Wake Forest University.
This research
study involves one 90 minute visit. This visit includes having
an MRI during which you will watch a DVD or look at a picture,
and have a study team member place their hands lightly touch the
tops your feet. There are no blood tests. You will be asked to
complete very brief questionnaires about your age, gender and
race/ethnicity and a brief medical history. You will also be asked to
rate your stress, relaxation and well-being at different points
throughout the study. You will be given a $10 iTunes gift card in
recognition of your participation. Eligibility is currently limited
to healthy participants between 18 and 40 years old. Only a few slots
If you
are interested, please call or email the study coordinator:
Erica Rosenberger, PhD at (336)
Institutional Review Board (IRB) is a group of people who review the
research to protect your rights. If you have a question about your
rights as a research participant, or you would like to discuss
problems or concerns, have questions or want to offer input, or you want to obtain additional information, you should
contact the Chairman of the IRB at (336) 716-4542. The IRB approval
number for this project is IRB00016834.
Website and eNewsletter ~ Activity and New Resources
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has over 2,000 referrals from external websites including
Google/Organic and Peoples Pharmacy. New website resources
for clinicians and patients include:
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Student Wellness Center (SWC)
Medical, physician
assistant and graduate student education can be stressful and
demanding with many competing commitments. Resilience and the ability
to balance commitments to one's self, others and the larger
educational and professional context are key developmental
capacities for adapting and thriving during this time of continuous
learning and growth. Many students find that participating in
wellness activities, connections with other students, as well as,
seeking the support of counseling and learning professionals can
enhance a student's ability to thrive in this intense and highly
demanding environment.
It is with this awareness
that the SWC's mission was developed. SWC's mission is to support and
promote the emotional, intellectual, physical, social and spiritual
wellness of students on our campus through providing wellness
activities and counseling.
In keeping with this
mission, SWC is offering the following student wellness
activities in 2011-2012:
For more
information, contact:
Jamie Dickey Ungerleider, MA, MSW-LCSW, PhD
Professor, Family & Community Medicine
Center for
Integrative Medicine Co-Director for Education
Director, Student
(336) 713-7002
Integrative Medicine Student Interest Group
The student
group interested in integrative medicine has reestablished its
presence among the student body this year. Currently, the group is
comprised of forty students with six of them on the Executive Board.
Enhance medical student knowledge regarding evidence-based
integrative medicine therapies benefiting patients with various
medical conditions; and provide a forum for medical students to learn
more about those therapies as well as career paths in integrative
Goal: Increase student
body awareness of the field of integrative medicine, and its benefits
as a therapy.
Means to Accomplish Goals: Deliver lunch talks aimed at generating interest
in integrative medicine and then eventually incorporate a curriculum
day on the topic. Lunch talks will provide a forum for medical
students to learn about integrative techniques through interactions
with experienced practitioners.
Contact Brielle Paolini, President or Dave Conklin, Vice President to learn
The WFU Humanities
Institute, founded in October 2010, is interested in exploring
opportunities to collaborate with the Center for Integrative Medicine
and its members, particularly in respect to research and activity
that engages the humanities. The Humanities Institute establishes
programs and provides funding for faculty in the humanities and their
collaborators in other fields of study, promoting cross- and
interdisciplinary research across the humanities and related
disciplines. It also supports joint faculty-student research
and other scholarly activities, and builds partnerships with the
public community outside Wake Forest. You are invited to visit
the Humanities Institute's
website to learn more, and review current Call for
Proposals and FAQs. For more information, contact Director Mary Foskett at (336)
Library ~ New Additions
The CIM Library has 1,000+
integrative medicine books, CD's, DVD's, and videos available for CIM
Members. New additions include:
Mayo Clinic
Wellness Solution DVDs: Arthritis, Back Pain, Diabetes,
Fibromyalgia, Heart Health, High Blood Pressure, Insomnia, Irritable
Bowel Syndrome, Menopause, Weight Loss
Conscious Acts
of Creation: The Emergence of a New Physics by William Tiller PhD, Walter Dibble PhD, and Michael
Kohane, PhD
Science: A Second Copernican-Scale Revolution by William Tiller, PhD
The Brain that
Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of
Brain Science by Norman Doidge, MD
Change Your
Brain Change Your Body: Use Your Brain to Get and Keep the Body You
Have Always Wanted by Daniel
Amen, MD
for Dummies by Mike Bryant and Peter
Antidepressants: Tried and true remedies from nature's pharmacy by Syd Baumel
Healing Spices:
How to Use 50 Everyday and Exotic Spices to Boost Health and Beat
Disease by Bharat Aggarwal, PhD
Kitchen: Nourishing, Big-Flavor Recipes for Cancer Treatment and
Recovery by Rebecca Katz
Mini Farming:
Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre by Brett
No More Heart
Disease: How Nitric Oxide Can Prevent - Even Reverse - Heart Disease
and Strokes by Louis Ignarro, MD
CIM for library loan information.
Symposium in Integrative Medicine and Health
Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine
(CAHCIM) will host a One-Day Research Symposium in Integrative
Medicine and Health on October 26th. The symposium
will focus on research from early-career scientists, students,
trainees, and fellows; hold a peer-reviewed scientific meeting; and
accept oral and poster session abstracts.
John (Jack) Killen,
Jr., M.D., Deputy Director of the National Center for Complementary
and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) will be the keynote speaker.
View CAHCIM website
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Visit the CIM Calendar of Events for a complete listing
of local, national and international integrative medicine related
Stress Management Workshop
September 15 - 18
The purpose of the
workshop is two-fold: 1) to gain a sound background in holistic
approach to stress management, addressing not only the causes of
stress through effective coping skills, but the symptoms of stress
with effective relaxation techniques, and
2) to refine excellent teaching skills in which to share this
knowledge most effectively. This certification workshop is
designed to train health educators with an interest and background in
"Holistic Stress Management". For information visit www.brianlukeseaward.net,
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Hypnosis Skills Workshop
15 - 17 ~ Minneapolis, MN
The annual workshop
is offered by the National Pediatric Hypnosis Training Institute
(NPHTI), and certified by the American Society of Clinical
Hypnosis. World renowned leaders in pediatric
clinical hypnosis, integrative and mind-body medicine, and pain who
will present include Drs. Karen Olness, Dan Kohen, Leora Kuttner,
Laurence Sugarman, and Tim Culbert. Visit NPHTI to learn more.
to Oriental Medicine
September 16 - 24
The Lotus
Center is offering several introductory Oriental Medicine
for medical professionals with CE credits!
View brochure.
Western Medicine and Complementary / Integrative Therapies
September 17, 18 ~
Asheville, NC
The 4th annual conference, a collaboration between the Integrative
Healthcare Department at Mission Hospital and the Mountain Area
Health Education Center, will host Alan Gaby, MD, a
nationally renowned expert in nutrition and medicine, and Patch Adams, MD as
keynote speakers. Kathi Kemper, MD, MPH will
also share the latest research at Wake Forest Baptist Health
- Center for Integrative Medicine. View the conference brochure,
visit www.mahec.net,
or call Terry Cordell at (828) 257-4469.
Nurse Certification Prep Course
September 23 - 25
7 - 9
11 - 13
Asheville, NC
This course focuses on elements from the American
Holistic Nurses' Association (AHNA) Core Curriculum for Holistic
Nursing and outlines the knowledge required for holistic
nursing. Emphasis is placed preparing for the holistic
nursing certification exam, and providing a resource for
registered nurses who serve as clinicians, educators and researchers.
The scope of holistic nursing practice incorporates the nurse, patient,
and various practices.
For more information, see course flyer or
visit Mission Health System.
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Cholesterol: Friend or Foe?
- September 28th
Naturally Healthy Children:
Natural Ways to Keep Your Child Healthy - October
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As the folks gathered for a recent ONEplace event, one participant told me of a collaboration he and another participant would be doing this spring. The collaboration came about, he said, because they met at ONEplace.
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How do you connect with your colleagues – within your organization, within similar organizations, within the wider nonprofit community? How could you benefit from increasing the number or frequency of your connections?
Mark your calendars for our next Kalamazoo Nonprofit Connection LIVE gathering, Wednesday, February 12 at 4:30 pm. Arrange to meet someone there, plan to introduce yourself to someone. In other words, make it work for you.
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Doing More Together than Alone – The Difference that 1% for the Planet Members Are Making with Carbonfund.org
An approved 1% for the Planet nonprofit partner, Carbonfund.org Foundation is leading the fight against global warming, making it easy and affordable for any individual, business or organization to reduce & offset their climate impact and hasten the transition to a clean energy future.
Since 2007, Carbonfund.org has enjoyed support of almost two dozen 1% for the Planet member businesses. Collectively, these 1% FTP members have neutralized almost 31 million pounds of greenhouse gas emissions by donating all or part of their annual 1% donations to this organization. In some cases, these businesses have gone above and beyond their 1% commitment, making additional donations to support energy efficiency, renewable energy, and forestry projects around the world. That 31 million pounds of emissions is equivalent to the amount of carbon dioxide sequestered by 11,500 acres of US forestland each year.
Several of these companies first discovered Carbonfund.org through their 1% FTP membership, and they have benefited from the programs that Carbonfund.org offers to donating businesses.
Here are some key examples of how this partnership has worked to benefit 1% businesses, Carbonfund.org, and most importantly, the Planet!
Moxie Bookkeeping of New York, NY, a full-charge accounting services firm, discovered Carbonfund.org through its 1% for the Planet relationship six years ago and decided to join the CarbonFree® Partner program for small businesses. A portion of Moxie Bookkeeping's 1% FTP pledge funds the annual CarbonFree® Partnership program, and in return, Moxie Bookkeeping enjoys the benefits of the program including use of the CarbonFree® Partner logo, a Partner Page on Carbonfund.org's website, and blogs about Moxie Bookkeeping's sustainability commitments.
"Carbonfund.org was an easy pick for me," explains Ean Murphy, founder of Moxie Bookkeeping. "While living in NYC lets us make the most of public transportation, wind powered energy and recycled office supplies, there is always more we can do to help offset our carbon footprint, and Carbonfund.org has a great reputation. I'm proud to have been a partner for the past seven years."
GoodLight Natural Candles of Ridgway, CO also found Carbonfund.org through its 1% FTP pledge. Owner David Callicott began by joining the CarbonFree® Small Business Partnership program but took the relationship to the next stage by working with Carbonfund.org to calculate its total annual operational carbon footprint, including all office energy usage, business travel and product shipping emissions. GoodLight Natural Candles now makes a larger donation to Carbonfund.org, still within its 1% FTP pledge, to ensure that the company is truly CarbonFree® in all areas of its operations.
With the motto of "Live Give Run," Charm City Run, a Maryland-based athletic shoes retailer with five store locations, an online store, and a running race events organizer, places a high priority on its charitable giving. Involved in almost a million dollars of charitable donations to Maryland-area and national organizations, Charm City Run donates a portion of its 1% FTP pledge to Bethesda, MD-based Carbonfund.org.
"Making a difference has never been this easy," says Tom Mansfield of Charm City Run. "Carbonfund.org encourages individuals and businesses to control what they can. There are basic steps that we should all be following to be as responsible as we can. Carbonfund.org helps to make this possible and they will continue to receive support from us because of this."
Another 1% FTP member, Eagle Wing Tours, recognizes that its whale-watching tours are dependent on healthy oceans and marine life. To mitigate the effects of any tour-related emissions, Eagle Wing Tours undertook a complete analysis of their tour operation's carbon footprint, from office operations through all fuel used by their tour vessels, in order to become the first carbon neutral whale-watching tour operator in Canada. Eagle Wing Tours makes an annual carbon emissions offsetting donation to Carbonfund.org that exceeds their 1% FTP pledge, but the commitment to environmental responsibility is worth the additional costs. This year, Eagle Wing Tours and Co-owner Brett Soberg received two industry awards for its environmental stewardship.
"We are trying to redefine what we think a model wildlife tour company is," explains Brett Soberg, Co-owner and Captain at Eagle Wing Tours. "Spotting that whale is the cherry on top of an already very comprehensive marine experience. What we can do to protect these species by supporting education, conservation and responsible business is where we really count."
Carbonfund.org offers a range of programs to all businesses and encourages 1% for the Planet members to complete a complimentary analysis of their annual carbon footprint. This is part of the educational mission of Carbonfund.org and will help 1% FTP members determine the best ways to neutralize a portion or all of their annual carbon emissions.
The collective efforts of these 1% FTP members are making a measurable difference in supporting carbon emissions reduction and clean air projects around the world, while returning valuable marketing advantages and leadership status in environmental stewardship to the member companies. If assessing, reducing and neutralizing all or a portion of the carbon footprint of your business is an important initiative, contact Carbonfund.org to discuss how your 1% for the Planet pledge can help you achieve your goals.
CA World '13 Goes Big with Zero Impact as a CarbonFree® Event
The theme for CA World '13 is "Go big. IT with impact." However, as they put it, in one very important way, CA World will go big with zero impact.
CA Technologies, one of the world's leading providers of IT management systems and energy management solutions, and sponsor of its annual CA World event, is committed to lead by example in order to advance the triple bottom line of people, planet and profit. This focus made the decision to host CA World '13 as a CarbonFree® Event an easy choice.
What does this mean exactly? CA Technologies partnered with the Carbonfund.org Foundation to calculate all estimated carbon emissions associated with CA World based on attendee travel, lodging and meals, and the venue's electricity and heating fuel consumption. Then, CA Technologies chose to neutralize the resulting event emissions by supporting two projects that mitigate an equal amount of greenhouse gases:
- A landfill methane gas-to-energy project in New York State that will capture methane (a gas about 23 times more damaging than carbon dioxide) from landfills and convert it into heat energy for four counties in New York.
- A rainforest and biodiversity protection and preservation project in the Amazon Basin of Acre, Brazil that provides rainforest preservation, biodiversity and endangered species habitat conservation, and sustainable economic opportunities and improved water and soil quality for the local population.
"At CA Technologies we take our commitment to sustainability seriously. We believe it is simply smart business," said Cynthia Curtis, Chief Sustainability Officer, CA Technologies. "CA World is our largest event -- bringing together thousands of attendees from around the world to showcase our solutions. At an event of this magnitude, it was important that we highlight our commitment to sustainability. By working with Carbonfund.org, we are offsetting our greenhouse gas emissions through meaningful projects that help mitigate our environmental impact and create local jobs."
"This is one of the largest events of its kind to fulfill the commitment to become truly CarbonFree®," explains Eric Carlson, president of Carbonfund.org. "CA Technologies donation for the CarbonFree® Event program is quite a significant action by a leader in IT service solutions and a company clearly committed to sustainability in all aspects of its operations."
CA World is the flagship event for CA Technologies, providing the opportunity to share and showcase innovation and best practices—from CA and from their customers and partners. This year, those best practices include leadership in the area of event emissions neutralization through the CarbonFree® Event program for CA World '13.
Spyrel Delivers Cloud Computing and TREES Technology as CarbonFree® Partner
The National Institute of Standards and Technology describes cloud computing as offering the potential for tremendous cost savings and increased operational agility to organizations. Another key benefit of cloud computing is the access to up-to-date versions of numerous business technology platforms and applications. New Carbonfund.org Business Partner Spyrel adds to the benefits of cloud computing by providing their customers a service partner whose operations are CarbonFree®.
As part of its own corporate sustainability initiatives, Spyrel maintains carbon neutral operations by supporting Carbonfund.org's energy efficiency innovation projects. Their status as a CarbonFree® Business Partner provides a market differentiator and underscores Spyrel's commitment to market leadership in the area of environmentally-sound business practices.
An example of Spyrel's innovations in energy efficiency is their TREES Technology (Tools for Reporting Energy Efficiency Services), which helps utilities measure the energy efficiency performance of their service delivery, thus reducing energy waste. As the least expensive unit of energy is the one that's never used, Spyrel's TREES solution also contributes to the company's overall sustainability initiatives.
"Our environmental commitment is helping customers enjoy powerful productivity gains by leveraging innovative cloud computing platform based applications for specific business verticals," explains Imtiaz Khan, CEO/President of Spyrel. "By partnering with Carbonfund.org, we will be able to achieve that goal ensuring corporate sustainability is empowered."
Spyrel's leadership in supporting energy efficiency technology development and becoming a carbon neutral business demonstrates their long-term commitment to these corporate sustainability goals and to supporting Carbonfund.org's overall mission.