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The first choice for off the shelf timber mouldings, bespoke timber work and large scale building projects, supplying professional builders, international architects and DIY enthusiasts alike.
Whether you are an industry professional or an individual wanting to give your home a stylish finishing touch, our team at Dresser are happy to guide you through the ordering process and offer any advice you might need.
We welcome you to browse our website and online store, but please don't hesitate to contact us if you require any help choosing the right product or service for you.
Dresser have launched a select range of our bespoke timber mouldings & made them available to buy online through our secure online store, with courier delivery across the UK.
Browse our full range of timber products through our online catalogue which includes our complete selection of wooden mouldings, staircasing & hand railing components and timber columns.
Dresser continue to invest in the latest technologies in timber manufacture and finishing, including bespoke profiling, spray finishing, timber treatment and vacuum coating.
We have assembled an expert UK based customer support team, available over the phone, through our live chat facility or by email to help you select the right product for you.
Dresser Mouldings are one of largest bespoke timber mouldings manufacturing plants in the UK with over 50,000 sq /ft. and a vast range of specialist machinery and highly skilled workforce. Dresser can provide a quality assured product and service.
We have been in the timber business for over 30 years, our aim has always been to produce the best quality product and concentrate on our relationships with our customers.
This has developed from purely supplying components to working with our customers, helping them with designs and ideas for our oak flooring, timber skirtings boards, wood carvings and many of our other products.
Our products are manufactured from a variety of wood types including softwood, ash and oak. Dresser has a policy of using materials from renewable sources.
Dresser manufacture and supply a large range of timber mouldings, including architraves, cornices, oak skirting boards, wood turnings, handrails, volutes, newel posts and balusters.
Our range of products has grown over time to include the manufacture of timber columns, fine wood carvings, curved mouldings, curved handrails, oak flooring, oak panelling and other components.
Our products are available in a range of hardwoods and softwoods including pine, american white oak, ash, sapele and western red cedar among others.
Many of our products are now available to view at our Rochdale showroom, where you can view examples of our bespoke timber work, showcasing various profiles mounted in situ with matching profiles. If you would like to gain a true perspective of how our mouldings may look when fitted and combined in your home, please pop in to see us.
Since the company was formed in 2011 we have continued our commitment in reinvesting in our staff to ensure we have the highest level of expertise at our disposal and the very latest manufacturing technologies available to ensure the highest quality in precision timber products.
This has involved a considerable investment a new 5 axis CNC machine to complement existing CNC machinery, which has allowed the company to expand and develop further curved & radius work. One such project able to benefit from this investment was the marina project in the North of England
Last year saw us invest further in a new automatic spray line, which has allowed Dresser to offer a true one stop shop for timber mouldings, assembly & internal & external coatings.
You can browse our full range of timber manufacturing and finishing services here.
Dresser Mouldings is one of the largest bespoke architectural moulding manufacturing plants in the UK with over 50000 square foot with a vast range of specialist machinery with an highly skilled work force. Dresser have continued to invest in the latest technology having recently invested in a new spray finishing line. The company have followed this up by purchasing its second Leadermac Hypermac 623H 8000RPM machine capable of giving the company the class finish needed to support its recent investment in an automatic spray finishing line.
At Dresser Mouldings we strive for differentiation, offering cutting edge technology and top quality production systems.
Back in Spring 2014, we engaged with Schuberts, one of the UK's leading manufacturers and suppliers of turnkey finishing systems, in a modernisation project for their spray finishing requirements.
After discussions and exhaustive live tests, an order was placed for a new Schubert-Makor profile finishing line.
We had tendered for a contract to supply bespoke spindle & curved hand rail sections, these were to be supplied in the original design to replace the old spindles & curves on Southport marina. The marina bridge was built originally around 1930 & it as stood the test of time. Originally the build was to be offered up in either Cedar or FSC Iroko and although both these timbers were good timbers to use, they also were not without issues. Cedar was one of the timbers of choice, however due to the spindles & handrails requiring bonding along with the time scale moisture in the material made this process of using cedar a bit risky.


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State television confirmed the blast, but said that six people had died and 13 were injured.
"At least eight people were killed and dozens were injured when a bomb planted in a motorcycle exploded outside the Yasser hotel, near the Shia shrine of Sayyida Zeinab," said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
"A police source in Damascus province said an armed terrorist group set off an explosive device hidden in a rubbish bag... in the Sayyida Zeinab area,"said state news agency SANA.
The Sayyida Zeinab area has seen frequent violence in recent months, including a suicide bomb attack on June 14 that injured 14, according to state media.
The neighbourhood is disputed between rebels and the army.
It is home to the mausoleum of Sayyida Zeinab, the granddaughter of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) and is considered holy by Shia Muslims.
On August 5, rebels fighting to oust President Bashar al-Assad's regime posted a video online saying they had kidnapped 48 Iranians from the area, charging they were elite Revolutionary Guards.
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Today: Matt Shaughnessy, defensive end/outside linebacker.
Question: Tell me a little about your hometown, Norwich, Conn. What's famous about it?
Answer: It was big during the Revolutionary War. I know George Washington assembled some troops there. Samuel Huntington (a statesman and delegate to the Continental Congress) was a big person there. (Christopher) Leffingwell (a businessman and civic leader) was another influential person. He helped assemble one of the armies there for Washington.
Q: Interesting. So are you a big history buff or what?
A: Yeah, my dad is an antique dealer so I got dragged along to antique shops, and bits and pieces stuck with me.
Q: Have you gone antique shopping yet on your own just to start accumulating?
A: I have a pretty good collection.
Q: Well, what do you have? What's your favorite piece?
A: I love painted furniture, folk art, stuff like that. I have a few nice paintings, too.
Q: Cool. Have you ever tried painting yourself?
A: (Laughs) No, I'm terrible. I'll leave that to the professionals.
Q: Have you ever watched "Antiques Roadshow"?
A: I have seen it. It's pretty fun. Some of the people, you know they know what it's worth and they try to act surprised and go, "Oh, my God! Really?"
Q: Yeah and sometimes the people think their stuff is worth way more than it really is, too, huh?
A: The worst is when the person keeps talking and the guy is like, "No, no, this is what it's worth." Or when it's something it's not, and it's only worth like three bucks.
Q: Like salt and pepper shakers with little piggies on it?
A: Yeah, or when they make up a whole story like, "Oh, my greatgrandfather passed these down." And the guy's like, "Yeah, but they were made in 1960."
Q: Funny. Hey, you played basketball when you were younger and you were pretty good. Do you think you could have made it to the pros if you had stuck with it?
A: I don't know if I would have made it to the pros, but I definitely could have played in college. I loved playing AAU basketball and playing in high school, but I had my heart set on football.
Q: What is it about football that drives Matt Shaughnessy?
A: I just love the whole team aspect and everybody working together for one goal. And I like hitting people, too. It doesn't get any better than that.
Q: Have you ever been around any bullying situations like what we're hearing out of the Miami Dolphins' locker room?
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Nash County deputies say a man who they say kept them at bay during a 20-hour standoff has died.
Deputies say Thomas Rose, who friends say went by his middle name of Austin, shot himself in the head during a 20-hour standoff that began Monday afternoon. He died at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.
Rose was wanted by authorities after they say he ran from them several weeks ago.
Deputies say they received a tip Monday that he was staying at a friend's home on Dana Lane. As they approached the home, Rose ran inside and deputies say he fired several shots.
The standoff ended Tuesday morning after a police robot, equipped with a camera, went into the home and showed that Rose was shot. A SWAT team then entered and secured the home.
An armed standoff in Rocky Mount has ended.
Police brought out Thomas Rose on a stretcher from the area around 9:45 a.m.
Sheriff Dick Jenkins says Rose shot himself sometime during the 20-hour standoff.
The suspect was first taken to Nash General Hospital. Spokeswoman Sandi Paige said Rose was in critical condition with a head wound. He was then flown to Pitt County Memorial Hospital.
Authorities say Rose broke off talks with negotiators shortly after 2:00 a.m. Tuesday morning.
Jenkins says this morning they deployed a remote-controlled robot into the house and that's when they discovered Rose had shot himself. A special response team then entered the home and secured it so Rose could be transported to the hospital.
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Nash County dispatchers say officers are still in a Rocky Mount neighborhood where they say an armed suspect is holed up inside a house.
Authorities tell WITN News that Nash County deputies attempted to serve warrants on Thomas "Austin" Rose Monday afternoon when the standoff began.
Nash County Sheriff Dick Jenkins says they received a tip from an informant that Rose was at the home of a friend on Dana Lane. Jenkins says a negotiator continues to speak with Rose while Rocky Mount's Special Response Team is at the scene.
Nash County investigators have multiple warrants for Rose's arrest on charges that include breaking and entering, larceny and probation violation.
Police say Rose fired shots inside the home but is continuing to talk with hostage negotiators as authorities surround the property.
On the Department of Correction web site Rose is listed as an absconder from probation/parole supervision. He has served time in prison for felony breaking & entering, damage to property, trespassing, and larceny. Rose was released from prison on June 26, 2008.
According to Rocky Mount Police, no officers have fired their weapons.
Earlier police told us the standoff began after a police chase. But Sheriff Jenkins says that chase actually happened two weeks ago with Rose running away from deputies on foot.


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Oem's previous loan from Kiva's partner VisionFund, which helped support her agribusiness, has been repaid and now, as part of a group of two, she is requesting a new one. She is seeking 500,000 KHR to pay for labor costs involved in spraying insecticide, plowing, and hoeing weeds for her cassava farm, while her co-borrower is applying for 1,200,000 KHR.
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On behalf of Stillwater Public Schools administration, the Board of Education, staff and students, I would like to thank the citizens of Oklahoma for their continued love and support during our time of tragedy. Throughout these tough times, I was constantly reminded of the caring state we live in and thankful for the support our students and staff received.
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Stillwater Public Schools is a high-performing district in academics, the arts and athletics and we'll continue this expectation. However, the bottom line is relationships with students. Our goal is to have all of our almost 6,000 students positively connect with at least one adult in our system.
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Pakistan's Rehman concedes eight without bowling a ball
(Reuters) – Pakistani spinner Abdur Rehman had a spell to forget in his country's Asia Cup match against Bangladesh today, the left-armer sending down a hat-trick of illegal full tosses to finish with bizarre bowling figures of 0-0-8-0.
Brought into the attack in the 11th over at Mirpur's Shere Bangla National Stadium, the 34-year-old spinner's first delivery to Imrul Kayes slipped out of his hand and sailed well above waist-height and wide outside the off-stump.
His second attempt turned out to be a chest-height beamer, which Kayes pulled to deep midwicket, where a fielder took the catch but the batsman stayed at the crease after replays confirmed another no-ball.
Under International Cricket Council (ICC) playing conditions, a bowler is taken out of the attack after sending down more than one full toss above the waist but South African umpire Johan Cloete let Rehman continue after a brief chat with Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq.
Rehman came round the wicket still searching for his first legitimate delivery but even his third attempt proved to be a full toss at the body of Anamul Haq, who pulled it to the midwicket boundary for an additional four runs.
Rehman was summarily taken out of the attack after conceding the highest amount of runs ever recorded without bowling a single ball, and was replaced by fellow left-arm spinner Fawad Alam.


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BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — The latest addition to the Navy's mothball fleet at Bremerton is the frigate USS Jarrett, formerly based at San Diego.
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The Constitution of Man Dictates the Constitutions of Men, Part 2 of the Rules of Capitalism Series
In Part 1 of this series I demonstrated that good rules make good capitalists but what determines good rules? Human nature guides social rules. Most people most of the time in most circumstances are honest and fair and cooperative and they want to do the right thing for their community and society. But most people are also competitive, aggressive, and self-interested and they want to do the right thing for themselves and their family. This evolved disposition sets up two potential areas of conflict: one, within ourselves, our selfish desire for self-improvement conflicts with our altruistic desire for social enhancement; two, our competitive desire to better our lot in life sometimes comes into conflict with the same desire that others have in themselves.
These potential sources of conflict mean that we need a society based on the rule of law with a suite of social institutions designed to set up rules of engagement between people that allow us all to meet both our personal and social needs. One of the first institutions was the system of private property, and it has an evolutionary basis to it. It begins with the natural propensity for animals to mark their territories and defend them through threat gestures and even physical aggression if necessary, thereby declaring the equivalent of private ownership of use to what was once a public good. Not all animals do this, of course, and they are not cognizant in any way that by so marking their territories they are making a declaration of ownership. Yet we can see in this example evidence for the evolution of a pre-moral emotion of acquisitiveness and possessiveness, not unlike such other moral emotions as empathy, revenge, and guilt seen in chimpanzees, capuchin monkeys, and other nonhuman primates.
The evolutionary logic runs like this: once a territory is declared taken by one animal, would-be trespassers have to invest considerable energy and risk grave bodily injury in attempts to acquire the property for themselves, so there is an endowment effect where we are more willing to invest in defending what is already ours than we are to take what is someone else's (dogs, for example, will invest more energy in defending a bone from a challenger than they will in absconding with some other dog's bone). The endowment effect with property ownership has a direct and obvious connection to loss aversion, where we are twice as motivated to avoid the pain of loss as we are to seek the pleasure of gain. Evolution has wired us to care more about what we already have than what we might possess, and here we find the evolved moral emotion that undergirds the concept of private property.
In the long history of humanity, as hunter-gathers morphed into consumer-traders and populations expanded from hundreds to thousands to millions, personal ties of friendship were necessarily displaced by more formal webs of trust through social institutions that developed rules and reinforced them.
A problem that becomes immediately apparent as soon as you think about it is that as the population of a community grows, the rules of how its members can live in relative harmony do not just grow in a linear fashion in lock step with the population. If two people in interaction represent a dyad, and three a triad, the expansion of a dyad into a triad does not require the addition of just one more rule, but many new rules. With each addition to the social equation the number of rules needed to insure social harmony and conflict resolution grows exponentially. This exponential growth in the potential for conflict is based on the fact that there are more people doing more things that may potentially conflict with what others want or need. From his studies of hunter-gatherer peoples in Papua New Guinea, for example, the UCLA evolutionary biologist Jared Diamond has shown what happens when you increase the population of a small hunter-gather group. In a band of, say, 20 people, there are 190 possible dyads, or two-person interactions (20 x 19 ÷ 2). But if a number of bands coalesce into a tribe of, say, 2,000 people, there will be 1,999,000 possible dyads (2000 x 1999 ÷ 2). The difference in population size between 20 and 2000 is 100, whereas the difference in possible dyads between these two populations is a startling 10,521. And imagine what such a calculation would be for a corresponding increase in triadic interactions.
Thus, the transition from bands and tribes of hundreds or thousands into chiefdoms and states of hundreds of thousands or millions represents a social leap so profound that it requires entirely new social technologies for communication, exchange, decision making, and conflict resolution. "Once the threshold of 'several hundred,' below which everyone can know everyone else, has been crossed, increasing numbers of dyads become pairs of unrelated strangers," Diamond explains in 1997 book Guns, Germs, and Steel. "Hence, a large society that continues to leave conflict resolution to all of its members is guaranteed to blow up. That factor alone would explain why societies of thousands can exist only if they develop centralized authority to monopolize force and resolve conflict."
The centralized monopolization of force is, indeed, how most societies in history solved the problems that arrived with larger populations, just as it was for the top-down control of the economy. In the context of Folk Economics, in the Middle Land environment of our Paleolithic past the evolution of reciprocal and indirect altruism led to the establishment of norms of reciprocity and the redistribution of food and other commodities among other members of the group. Such redistribution programs assure those who are successful in hunting or gathering on one day, will not starve when they return home empty-handed on another day. Diamond applies his dyad calculation to the economies of redistribution, showing that "the same mathematics that makes direct pairwise conflict resolution inefficient in large societies makes direct pairwise economic transfers also inefficient. Large societies can function economically only if they have a redistributive economy in addition to a reciprocal economy. Goods in excess of an individual's needs must be transferred from the individual to the centralized authority, which then redistributes to the individuals with deficits."
This conclusion makes sense from a Folk Economic perspective, where we simply scale up the social structure of hunter-gatherers into that of consumer-traders. And this is, in fact, what most societies have done throughout history in following their ancestral instincts. While it is true that throughout the history of civilization most societies included such top-down solutions as chiefdoms, kingdoms, monarchies, theocracies, dictatorships, and the like, that has all changed in the last half millennium with the development of divers new economic and political institutions. We have not simply increased the size and number of hunter-gatherer institutions and rules; we have added entirely new categories of social institutions, which in turn create entirely new categories of rules.
The bottom-up solution of democratic capitalism based on the guaranteed right of private property and democratic vote and the free and fair trade between citizens in the nation and with citizens in other nations, for example, has a proven track record of resolving conflicts relatively peacefully in states and empires numbering in the hundreds of millions. The addition of such relatively new concepts as private property and property rights—which assigns the right and use of a commodity to someone with stipulated rules of conduct that are socially recognized and mutually binding among all members of the group—are counterintuitive to our folk instincts and therefore require constant vigilance. Representative government allows everyone the right to participate in the construction of the rules of engagement and the social institutions that govern those rules and their enforcement, but this too has not come about naturally, but through the concerted efforts of social reformers going against the grain of deep time.
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D. H. Lawrence - Selected Storiesby D. H. Lawrence Louise Welsh Sue Wilson
D. H. Lawrence was one of the great short story writers of the 20th century. This new collection of ten stories shows the variety of his achievement as the works develop from an early realism towards myth and fairy tale, murder, and ghost stories. A scholarly tome for studying Lawrence's work, it includes a Foreword, (with footnotes), a time line of Lawrence's life, a List of Suggested Reading , extensive notes on the texts used and how they has been supported, the stories thenselves, then an extensive glossary and combined notes on the stories.
The Foxby D. H. Lawrence
Lawrence's brilliant story of two women and the intruder who threatens their love.
El jardín de las Hespéridesby D. H. Lawrence
El escritor E.M. Forster, coetáneo y amigo de Lawrence, le consideraba el novelista de su generación más imaginativo. Esta afirmación es más que evidente en las siete novelas cortas que escribió en el transcurso de su vida y que el lector encontrará en este volumen. En El muñeco del capitán, El zorro y La mariquita, publicadas conjuntamente y por primera vez en 1932, Lawrence expresa su punto de vista sobre el poder y el liderazgo del mundo tras la Primera Guerra Mundial.La virgen y el gitano y La princesa son dos hermosas historias muy bien trazadas, mientras que en St Mawr, situada en Nuevo México, y El gallo escapado, una extraordinaria reescritura de la resurrección de Jesucristo, el autor evoca la riqueza y profundidad del símbolo. La edición que el lector tiene en sus manos ha sido revisada y corregida a la luz de las versiones publicadas por Cambridge University Press en 1983, 1992 y 2005.«Es un intoxicador... ¿Ha existido nunca alguien tan capaz como él de dar vida a gentes y lugares de forma tan intensa?»Doris Lessing
Lady Chatterley's Loverby D. H. Lawrence
E. L. James has nothing on D. H. Lawrence. The upper class Constance Chatterley is trapped in a marriage with a paraplegic and emotionally distant husband. She finds a release in a torrid affair with her gardener, through which she is able to discover the physical joy that is a necessary compliment to mental fulfillment. Because of the graphic nature of the content, the book was highly controversial and could not legally be published in England until 32 years after it was written, when it was the subject of an obscenity trial. It was also banned in several countries. Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in e-book form, with the highest quality production values. Find more today and rediscover books you never knew you loved.
Lady Chatterley's Loverby D. H. Lawrence
Lady Chatterley's Lover was inspired by the long-standing affair between Frieda, Lawrence's aristocratic German wife, and an Italian peasant who eventually became her third husband; Lawrence's struggle with sexual impotence; and the circumstances of his and Frieda's courtship and the early years of their marriage. Constance Chatterley, married to an aristocrat and mine owner whose war wounds have left him paralyzed and impotent, has an affair with Mellors, a gamekeeper, becomes pregnant, and considers abandoning her husband. One of the seminal class novels of the century, it was considered flagrantly pornographic when first published in 1928. The book also exists in two other, completely different versions: The First Lady Chatterley and John Thomas and Lady Jane. Lawrence considered Lady Chatterley's Lover to be definitive, and the one least likely to be prosecuted, and although its early banning proved him wrong, a famous obscenity trial some three decades after his death in 1930 finally cleared it for wider dissemination.
Lady Chatterley's Loverby D. H. Lawrence
When first published privately in Italy, in 1928, Lady Chatterly's Lover was too risqué for readers and was considered unprintable. It wasn't until three decades later, in 1960, that the novel could be printed openly in the United Kingdom. Much debate has gone into what constitutes erotic literature; but whether the novel was about a scandalous affair or a quest for purity, or about the class system and social conflict, one needs to read it for oneself to find the message that lies within.
Little Novels of Sicilyby D. H. Lawrence Giovanni Verga
FIRST PUBLISHED in a single volume in 1883, the stories collected in Little Novels of Sicily are drawn from the Sicily of Giovanni Verga's childhood, reported at the time to be the poorest place in Europe. Verga's style is swift, sure, and implacable; he plunges into his stories almost in midbreath, and tells them with a stark economy of words. There's something dark and tightly coiled at the heart of each story, an ironic, bitter resolution that is belied by the deceptive simplicity of Verga's prose, and Verga strikes just when the reader's not expecting it.Translator D. H. Lawrence surely found echoes of his own upbringing in Verga's sketches of Sicilian life: the class struggle between property owners and tenants, the relationship between men and the land, and the unsentimental, sometimes startlingly lyric evocation of the landscape. Just as Lawrence veers between loving and despising the industrial North and its people, so too Verga shifts between affection for and ironic detachment from the superstitious, uneducated, downtrodden working poor of Sicily. If Verga reserves pity for anyone or anything, it is the children and the animals, but he doesn't spare them. In his experience, it is the innocents who suffer first and last and always."The Little Novels of Sicily have that sense of the wholeness of life, the spare exuberance, the endless inflections and overtones, and the magnificent and thrilling vitality of major literature."-- The New York Times"In these stories the whole Sicily of the 1860s lives before us . . . and whether his subject be the brutal bloodshed of an abortive revolution or the simple human comedy that can attend even deep mourning, Verga never loses his complete artistic mastery of his material."-- The Times Literary SupplementFrom the Trade Paperback edition.
The Lost Girlby D. H. Lawrence
"The Lost Girl," D. H. Lawrence's forgotten novel, is a passionate tale of longing and sexual defiance, of devastation and destitution. Alvina Houghton, the daughter of a widowed Midlands draper, comes of age just as her father's business is failing. In a desperate attempt to regain his fortune and secure his daughter's proper upbringing, James Houghton buys a theater. Among the traveling performers he employs is Ciccio, a sensual Italian who immediately captures Alvina's attention. Fleeing with him to Naples, she leaves her safe world behind and enters one of sexual awakening, desire, and fleeting freedom.
Olor a crisantemosby D. H. Lawrence
Olor a crisantemos, escrito en 1909 y por tanto, parte del denominado periodo formativo de D.H. Lawrence, en el que sus cuentos todavía podían considerarse naturalistas, es un relato sobrecogedor inspirado en la muerte de su tío, James Lawrence, en el derrumbamiento de la mina de Brinsley, y en la vida de sus padres. Lawrence escribió en el transcurso de su vida más de cincuenta relatos, muy poco conocidos, y todo ellos extraordinarios y esenciales para comprender a uno de los escritores británicos más relevantes del siglo XX, tristemente conocido por los escándalos que rodearon su obra y el rechazo de sus contemporáneos, que por su agudeza a la hora de comprender los males del siglo.Este relato forma parte de la antología Tú me acariciaste y otros relatos.
The Rainbowby D. H. Lawrence
The story of 3 generations of a passionate Nottinghamshire family whose love affairs move backward and forward across the years. Part 1 of Lawrence's trilogy, that also includes Women In Love and Aaron's Rod.
The Rainbowby D. H. Lawrence Daphne Merkin
Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all timePronounced obscene when it was first published in 1915, The Rainbow is the epic story of three generations of the Brangwens, a Midlands family. A visionary novel, considered to be one of Lawrence's finest, it explores the complex sexual and psychological relationships between men and women in an increasingly industrialized world. "Lives are separate, but life is continuous--it continues in the fresh start by the separate life in each generation," wrote F. R. Leavis. "No work, I think, has presented this perception as an imaginatively realized truth more compellingly than The Rainbow."
Sea and Sardiniaby D. H. Lawrence
Renowned author D. H. Lawrence recounts his voyage to Sardinia in this spellbinding travelogue In January of 1921, D. H. Lawrence and his wife, Frieda, set out for unspoiled country: the pristine island of Sardinia. For the following nine days, Lawrence fixes his unflinching gaze upon the Mediterranean island, where ancient ruins collide with the detritus of a modernizing society. Blending mythology with historical fact, his account is both lyrical and shrewdly observed. With a keen awareness of the socio-political climate, Lawrence captures a Sardinia that is both timeless and of the moment. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
Sea and Sardiniaby D. H. Lawrence
In January 1921, D. H. Lawrence and his wife Frieda visited Sardinia. Although the trip lasted only nine days, Lawrence wrote an intriguing account of Sardinian life that not only evokes the place, people and local customs but is also deeply revealing about the writer himself. Remarkable for its metaphoric and symbolic descriptions, the book is transfused with the author's anger and joy. His prejudices and his political prophecies make "Sea and Sardinia" a unique and dynamic piece of travel writing.
Sons and Loversby D. H. Lawrence
D. H. Lawrence's great autobiographical novel is a provocative portrait of an artist torn between love for his possessive mother and desire for two young beautiful women. Set in the Nottinghamshire coal fields of Lawrence's own boyhood, the story of young Paul Morel's growing into manhood in a British working-class family rife with conflict reveals both an inner and an outer world seething with intense emotions. Gertrude is Paul's puritanical mother who concentrates all her love and attention on her s...
Sons And Loversby D. H. Lawrence Victoria Blake
Called the most widely-read English novel of the twentieth century, D. H. Lawrence's largely autobiographical Sons and Lovers tells the story of Paul Morel, a young artist growing into manhood in a British working-class community near the Nottingham coalfields. His mother Gertrude, unhappily married to Paul's hard-drinking father, devotes all her energies to her son. They develop a powerful and passionate relationship, but eventually tensions arise when Paul falls in love with a girl and seeks to escape his family ties. Torn between his desire for independence and his abiding attachment to his loving but overbearing mother, Paul struggles to define himself sexually and emotionally through his relationships with two women--the innocent, old-fashioned Miriam Leivers, and the experienced, provocatively modern Clara Dawes. Heralding Lawrence's mature period, Sons and Lovers vividly evokes the all-consuming nature of possessive love and sexual attraction. Lushly descriptive and deeply emotional, it is rich in universal truths about human relationships.
Sons and Lovers (Centennial Edition)by D. H. Lawrence Benjamin Demott Dennis Jackson
D. H. Lawrence's great autobiographical novel paints a provocative portrait of an artist torn between affection for his mother and desire for two beautiful women. Set in the Nottinghamshire coalfields of Lawrence's own boyhood, the story follows young Paul Morel's growth into manhood in a British working-class family.Gertrude Morel, Paul's puritanical mother, concentrates all her love and attention on Paul, nurturing his talents as a painter. When she muses that he might marry someday and desert her, the attentive son swears he will never leave her. Then Paul falls in love--with not one woman but two--and must eventually choose between them....
Sons and Lovers (Centennial Edition)by D. H. Lawrence Benjamin Demott Dennis Jackson
D. H. Lawrence's great autobiographical novel paints a provocative portrait of an artist torn between affection for his mother and desire for two beautiful women. Set in the Nottinghamshire coalfields of Lawrence's own boyhood, the story follows young Paul Morel's growth into manhood in a British working-class family. Gertrude Morel, Paul's puritanical mother, concentrates all her love and attention on Paul, nurturing his talents as a painter. When she muses that he might marry someday and desert her, the attentive son swears he will never leave her. Then Paul falls in love--with not one woman but two--and must eventually choose between them....
Studies in Classic American Literatureby D. H. Lawrence
Lawrence asserted that 'the proper function of a critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it'. In these highly individual, penetrating essays he has exposed 'the American whole soul' within some of that continent's major works of literature. In seeking to establish the status of writings by such authors as Poe, Melville, Fenimore Cooper and Whitman, Lawrence himself has created a classic work. Studies in Classic American Literature is valuable not only for the light it sheds on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American consciousness, telling 'the truth of the day', but also as a prime example of Lawrence's learning, passion and integrity of judgement.
Touch and Goby D. H. Lawrence
Tú me acariciaste y otros cuentosby D. H. Lawrence
Sus primeros relatos a menudo han sido construidos sobre experiencias personales, como «Las sombras de la primavera», una recreación de la relación amorosa del autor con Jessie Chambers.El horror de la Primera Guerra Mundial aparece en «El oficial prusiano» y «Embrollo mortal», que explora el vínculo entre las batallas sexuales y las militares.El desarrollo de las ideas de Lawrence sobre la dualidad esencial de nuestras vidas se expresa poderosamente en sus últimos cuentos, como «Cosas». Pero, por encima de todo, estos relatos ilustran la apasionada creencia del autor en las fuerzas destructivas que operan en la sociedad moderna y sus efectos sobre el amor entre hombres y mujeres. La edición que el lector tiene en sus manos ha sido revisada y corregida a la luz de las versiones publicadas por Cambridge University Press en 1983, 1987, 1990, 1995 y 2005.«Un genio creativo único.»Daily Telegraph
The Virgin and the Gipsyby D. H. Lawrence
The Virgin and the Gipsy was discovered in France after D. H. Lawrence's death in 1930. Immediately recognized as a masterpiece in which Lawrence had distilled and purified his ideas about sexuality and morality, The Virgin and the Gipsy has become a classic and is one of Lawrence's most electrifying short novels.Set in a small village in the English countryside, this is the story of a secluded, sensitive rector's daughter who yearns for meaning beyond the life to which she seems doomed. When she meets a handsome young gipsy whose life appears different from hers in every way, she is immediately smitten and yet still paralyzed by her own fear and social convention. Not until a natural catastrophe suddenly, miraculously sweeps away the world as she knew it does a new world of passion open for her. Lawrence's spirit is infused by all his tenderness, passion, and knowledge of the human soul.From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Virgin and the Gipsy, and Other Storiesby D. H. Lawrence
Two novellas deal with the themes of escape and sexual awakening, which are echoed in the four short stories and three fragments also collected here. This edition restores Lawrence's final texts, before the changes introduced by censorship, mistakes in transmission and various other forms of interference, with variants recorded.
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And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die.
Thomas Gray (1716 - 1771)
Source: Elegy in a Country Churchyard. Stanza 21.
Contributed by: Zaady
Dear as the light that visits these sad eyes; Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my heart.
Source: The Bard. I. 3, Line 12.
Ye distant spires, ye antique towers.
Source: On a Distant Prospect of Eton College. Stanza 1.
What female heart can gold despise? What cat 's averse to fish?
Source: On the death of a Favourite Cat.
Alas! regardless of their doom, The little victims play; No sense have they of ills to come, Nor care beyond to-day.
Source: On a Distant Prospect of Eton College. Stanza 6.
Daughter of Jove, relentless power, Thou tamer of the human breast, Whose iron scourge and tort'ring hour The bad affright, afflict the best!
Source: Hymn to Adversity.
Brushing with hasty steps the dews away, To meet the sun upon the upland lawn.
Source: Elegy in a Country Churchyard. Stanza 25.
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Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali says he has had enough of Malays being "trodden and spat on" by "ungrateful Christians" and wants the government to ban Malay bibles in retaliation
SHAH ALAM: Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak should ban the Malay bible the al-Kitab from Malaysia in retaliation for the Christian community's "ingratitude", right-wing Malay group Perkasa urged last night.
"We have been compromising, we have given them leeway. They wanted the Malay Bible, we allowed them to have it… they were still not satisfied," said its chief Ibrahim Ali said at the Perkasa Selangor Conference 2013 here.
"It is better that we urge the government and the prime minister to rescind its decision to allow Malay bibles in Malaysia!," he said to loud applause and roars of approval from the audience of about 500 of its members.
The Perkasa chief was responding to the Catholic Church's recent announcement that it would not give up its struggle for the rights to use the Arabic word 'Allah' in its weekly publication, The Herald.
This was after the Court of Appeal unanimously ruled on Monday that The Herald could not use the word 'Allah' on the basis that the word was "not integral" to the Christian faith.
Amid the backlash, ministers were quick to explain that the ban applied to The Herald alone, and not other Christian publications, including the al-Kitab, as per the Cabinet'Äôs 2011 decision – a decision that Ibrahim wanted amended.
"How long are we going to compromise, to give in? We have been trodden on, spat on but we would have been fine with that if they were grateful for our compromises. But they aren't!" said Ibrahim.
'Christianity a religion without a name of God'
Clearly in his element, Ibrahim resorted to name-calling, declaring DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng a "pig" for declaring that he would continue to fight for Christians' right to use the word 'Allah'.
He also took a swipe at Christianity, saying that it was "a religion without a name of God."
'ÄúChristianity is not a new religion – it has been around for hundreds of years. But apparently even up to today, it has no name for its God,'Äù he said, to loud laughter from the audience.
"They insist on using the word 'Allah' because there is no other name for their God," he mocked, adding that the actions of Christian leaders, pastors and the archbishop "puzzled" him.
Christian leaders as well as Muslim scholars such as former Perlis mufti Dr Asri Zainul Abidin have argued that the word "Allah" predates Islam, and is not exclusive to Muslims.
The tussle over the word is also unique to Malaysia as in Arab countries, non-Muslims are free to use the word.
The Kuala Lumpur High Court'Äôs 2009 ruling that 'ÄòAllah'Äô was not exclusive to Islam – a ruling overturned on Monday – had sparked protests and attacks on Christian houses of worship.


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Step And Weigh FeatureYou won't have to bother bending down to switch this bath scale on...just give it a quick tap it with your foot. The scale will turn on and you can get to weighing. Pretty easy, huh?
Extra-Sturdy Glass PlatformThis My Weigh bariatric scale has an extra sturdy glass platform for weighing up to 400 pounds. This platform looks great and, since the weight display is under the glass, cleaning this thing will be easy as pie.
30 YEAR MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY!If ya have a problem with this scale, just send it to MyWeigh's warranty center in Phoenix, Arizona. They'll fix or replace your scale and send it on its way back to ya within a week of receiving it. You should expect your replacement to arrive in about two to three weeks from the day you send the original off. Keep in mind that sometimes MyWeigh runs out of stock, which can cause a delay in the warranty replacement process.
I bought this scale because of price point, but I reccomend it because of use. It has a high weight rating, great readibility. It shows 3 readings before displaying the final. (if you press the unit key it will reweigh without removing the weight) It does cut out right at 400 total (not tare) pounds. I wish there were a600 or 1000lb version.
I love my new bath scale. I can easily read my daily weight even if I have to hold my tummy in! I consider my purchase 'first class' in every respect.
Many Dr. offices have said "Bathroom scales to Dr. scales, one can expect up to 50#'s difference; NOT with this unit. In several routine Dr. Office visits, I weighed at home before the appointment, then I was weighed at the Dr. Office, and I weighed again when I got home. Yes, there was some difference, 1 to 5 pounds, but nothing like my old scales said I weighed... I wish I could give this unit a 5 star rating, but its smooth glass surface worries me. Even the manufacturer says to use extreme caution when it is wet, as it is very slippery. And someone of my size goes down, my next review will be titled Broken & Broken. lol
The entire purchase was a piece of cake and the follow-up from Old Will was impressive. This scale is a great product and works just like the description said. Easy to read and accurate. A quality product. I would highly recommend doing business with Old Will!!!!!!
Very smooth transaction and super quick delivery! The scale is really nice for the reasonable cost. I ordered this for use in my nutrition counseling practice. It is very accurate when used on a flat surface. However, the scale is inaccurate when used on any surface that is not 100% flat, so doesn't work on even a thin carpet- FYI.
Pleased with this purchase. Shopping online was easy, and products contained enough information for me to make an informed decision. This scale is attractive, Does not take up much room, and is accurate. It is rather touchy, and the instructions aren't the best, but with a little adjustments, it works fine. The display is large enough to see and stays on just long enough. It's fairly comfortable for an extra large person to stand on, and there are no worries about "falling off" because this scale is so thin and close the the ground. Would recommend.
This scale is everything you advertised. It is sleek and accurate!! I love the black color and the back light. I would recommend this highly!!!
This is a great product, my sight is not greatest and the display is very big and well lit. product worked great right out of the box.
After owning digital scales that you have to tap and wait to get on, and then have them weigh something different every time you get on them, I became exasperated and did a google search. After find this site and reading the reviews about this product, and learning that the customer servce was excellent, I decided to give these scales a try. I am glad I did! They weigh accurately and are easy to use, no tapping and waiting to get on them, etc. The numbers are big and easy to see.
I do love the scale because it does give me a background to see the scale weight. The only thing that I don't like about this scale is that it is very sensitive to movement. When I step on the scale the number moves quickly and often due to me not being able to be absolutely still. I hope they fix this feature. I hope it is not a glich or malfunction of the scale. It is definitely better than the acales at the doctor's office but it is extremely touchy. I would recommend it to others though!
Accurate, light weight, easy to read the lite dial. Like that it doesn't save your weight for others to see! Just don't get powder or water on the glass or you can slip.
We love our new scale. Finally we can see the numbers with the blue background before they disappear. We also feel much safer standing on it, unlike our previous scale where we practically tipped it over stepping on one side or the other. We love it. Thanks!
Ha I wish that title was an concise description of me. Great scale very thin and it is accurate every time 400 lb capacity is great when you are a fatass like me can't go wrong
When you need a scale, you have come to the right site. Old Will Knott Scales has a great selection, great prices and great service. We ordered this scale and it arrived in a few days. It was easy to use and easy to read. It has a modern style and does not look obtrusive in the room.
I don't think you will find a better scale for the money. The back-lit numbers are easy to read and the scale itself looks great. I showed it to my brother and he ordered one. Shipping is super fast as well.
i purchased this scale because im a big dude.scale works great,looks fantasic,very happy with it.very sleek very well built.site got it here quick aswell.highly recommend.
Love this scale and use it often, Will use and refer this site to family and friends! Awesome, quick shipping time!
Great price and a great product,
I Know were to go if I ever need another Scale
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How to check site traffic
You run a website or blog, and you want to know just how many times it is actually views. Perhaps you are trying to get new clients or fans, or maybe you are curious whether your content is popular. Regardless of the reason of checking site traffic, there are several steps that you can take to do exactly that, with some being a bit more technical compared to others. Here are some of the top ways of checking how much traffic your website is getting:
Checking with Alexa.com is a reliable way of checking just how much your traffic gets. Here is how you should go about it:
- Go to Alexa.com, and you will find the simplest website currently available for traffic monitoring. Once you are there, search for the spacebar located at the bottom part of the webpage. It will read "Enter A Site."
- Just type the URL to your website and then click Go to search for information regarding your website. You will be directed to a different screen with relevant traffic data about your website. The major informative free categories that you can check out include:
- U.S rank
- Global rank
- Daily time users spend on your sight
- Daily webpage views
You can use the data you get from compete.com to guide your marketing strategy. Compete.com is also an easy to use website and here are the steps you need to take:
- Go to Compete.com and enter your website URL on the search box and click Enter on your keyboard.
- It will then provide you information concerning your online conversion rates. This includes:
- How your conversion rates are compared to other websites in your industry.
- How many of your clients also shop with your competitors.
- The difference between new customers and returning clients.
Blog posts
The other simple way of checking how much traffic your blog posts are getting is to check how many viewers leave comments. Statistically, it has been found that one in every 200 blog viewers usually leaves comments on a blog post. Hence, this can allow to broadly determine the number of viewers you blog is getting. Here is how you will do it:
- Look for the comments section on your blog.
- Manually tally the comments left by visitors. It may be somewhat tedious, but it provides vital information.
Using Semrush.com correctly makes analyzing traffic data very easily. It also shows you what your competition is doing to get good ranking on search engine results. Here is how you can use Semrush.com to your advantage:
- Go to Semrush.com and type in your URL or the specific keyword you want to search.
- Choose the relevant database icon that you want and then just click Go.
- The results will then be shown in the main menu, and you can even export them and save them onto your desktop.
- Some of the useful metrics you can get from the site include:
- Keywords
- Traffic
- Cost
- Semrush rank
- Using this information you can either:
- Optimize your own pages to use the most searched keywords, or
- Ignore the keywords, and look for new keywords that your competitors are not using.
Social media
Social media is another effective tool of not only checking your traffic, but also monitoring your competitors. However, you should know that this method only works if you are using shorter URL's from Bit.ly. Here is what you need to do:
- Go to the link that has been shared on social media using Bit.ly.
- Copy that short URL.
- Create your own account on BitLy.com and log in.
- Once you have logged in just paste the copied URL and then click "View stats".
- The results will show the total amount of clicks that link has received.
- You can even get more details about which social networks the link got the highest interactions.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a highly accurate method of monitoring your web traffic. This tool will give you crucial metrics about your site, such as average amount of views, time on website and so much more. Here is how to use Google Analytics.
- Go to Google.com and click the square found on the right side of your screen. Scroll to more and click to get all Google's products. From the various products, choose Adwords.
- You will need to sign into Google to be able to use this tool.
- If you are new to Adwords, just click Start Now, and you will be given simple instructions on what you need to do.
- To check your site traffic, just key in your URL and Google will give you the results with some offered suggestions.
- However, you will need to register first to access your results. As soon as you have finished answering all the questions regarding your website and interests, you will be taken to where the statistics and metrics of your website are.
There is also a free version of Google Analytics called Google Trends that you can use for measuring your web traffic.
- Search for Google trends
- Once you have found, it fill in your web address and click search in the search bar.
- You will get statistics related to your website, which include:
- A couple of categories showing your website's global and regional performance over a certain amount of time.
- A category showing related searches.
Using the above methods you can know who exactly is viewing your website, their location and which pages they like viewing on your site. This will help your determine how effective your site is in reaching the target audience. Monitoring web traffic is, therefore, crucial for enhancing your revenue by monitoring the behaviors and habits of your clients. Using this information you can customize your efforts and thus maximize your productivity. For instance, enhancing content that people like on your website and removing things that are not as productive or do not work.


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8 Boston Donuts You Need to TryBy Scott Kearnan | December 6, 2013 By Scott Kearnan | December 6, 2013
When it comes to donuts, most people think Boston is confirmed Dunkin' territory. But look past the chain's outposts, and you'll find there's a fried-dough revolution taking place. Donuts are popping up on menus around town, from classic approaches to more creative, chef-driven concepts. We gathered up a few favorites - Boston standbys and new additions alike.


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Looking for new tire recommendations, 26" hardtail, dry conditions. I had different Maxxis and Panaracers combinations, just so/so. I've found the old classic Smoke on the rear to be OK. With tubes, I run about 20psi off the max. - and I dont want go the Stans route.
I'm on very steep fire roads, transitioning to single track. It's not loose dirt, but that fine layer of hardpack dust and stone wash on top. Damn, I feel like I'm on ice coming down those hills, then hitting a turn I expect a wash out and manage stay upright by scrubbing off speed - which sucks momentum-wise. Transitioning to single track I want a tire that helps in holding a tight line ... my lame skills have me fighting the tire's track if it's a fatty.
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Collector's Pin, commemorating the opening of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in theatres on 14 December 2012.
It joins the pin commemorating the opening of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (AVAILABLE) and the pin created for the World Premiere in Wellington, New Zealand last year (SOLD OUT).
It features Bag End, the place where The Unexpected Journey starts for The Hobbit and his companions.
The pin is engraved on the front with the front door of Bag End, the logo for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and the date it opened in theatres, 12-14-2012.
The design was drawn by Weta designer Rebekah Tisch.
The reverse features the Weta logo.
The pin is made from metal (Zinc Alloy) with a brass finish and comes mounted on a backing card inside a zip-loc bag.
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I really like the designs of all three of the Hobbit trilogy pins.
If I'm not totally mistaken they were designed by Daniel Reeves...
It's really nice to have a little collection of them, they make a nice decoration on anything really! Hide.
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Bonsai: the haiku of the tree world
NEW YORK (AP) — Many people have a bonsai story: a first bonsai, a struggling bonsai. And many of these stories do not end happily, at least for the bonsai.
But the very best bonsai stories are about passion and beauty and transformation.
"A dewdrop hanging for a split-second — that is bonsai," said Julian Velasco, the curator of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's bonsai collection and C.V. Starr Bonsai Museum. "It's very Zen-like. It's awesome."
For Velasco, who nurtures over 350 bonsai trees at the botanic garden — one of the largest and oldest bonsai collections on public display outside Japan — it all started with a bonsai he purchased as a young man at a street fair in San Francisco.
"Pretty quickly ... I knew it would be a lifelong path," he said.
Bonsai is horticulture, art, philosophy and even a way of life in the form of a single tree, lovingly pruned and trained to exist in a small pot so that it reflects the majesty of the natural environment, he explained.
"When you see the Grand Canyon or Yosemite, you are taking in the emotion of the place as much as the visual image," and bonsai is about that emotion, he said. It is the haiku of the tree world.
Luckily for beginners, who have not yet attained a level of oneness with their new bonsai, learning to nurture a bonsai has never been easier. Expert help, once found only in Japan or China, is now more readily available at bonsai clubs and shops around the world. The American Bonsai Society lists bonsai clubs across the United States and Canada, and Bonsai Clubs International lists clubs worldwide.
"Most U.S. states now have at least a couple of bonsai societies, and interest seems to be growing," said David Bogan of Evansville, Indiana, who is on the board of the American Bonsai Society.
"About 30 years ago a friend brought a bonsai for me from Hawaii, and I've been hooked ever since. Now my wife and I have hundreds of bonsai," he said. "Bonsai are a long-term commitment, though, and most take at least a decade to create. Some can hardly go a day without some kind of care. It's almost like having a pet."
Bonsai, Japanese for "planted in a tray," originated in China in around 200 A.D., and the art spread several hundred years later to Japan. The art of bonsai was introduced to the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and at least one of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden bonsais is over 200 years old.
Although Velasco said the ultimate goal is to "open your heart to the tree," he has a few more practical tips for novices.
The first is to choose a variety of tree suited to your environment. Bonsai are trees or shrubs, and most varieties should be grown outside, where they require a period of dormancy in winter.
For most people, however, who want to grow their bonsai indoors or keep them outdoors only in warmer months, tropical varieties like the ficus or Australian brush cherry, with its interesting flower and bark, are good choices. Both are sturdy enough to endure a few beginners' mistakes, do well indoors and can be kept outside so long as temperatures are above 60 degrees.
Another good option, particularly for people with access to an outdoor growing space, is Chinese elm, which is adaptable and can also be grown indoors.
The next step along the continuum of hardiness is junipers, particularly Chinese and procumbens varieties. Small varieties of azaleas, which are sturdy with nice leaves and flowers, are also popular among bonsai enthusiasts, Velasco said.