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MDS UK would not exist without the very early and generous assistance of several main sponsors – Celgene, Novartis Oncology – still ongoing as well as Baker Tilly (from 2008-2013).
Since October 2014, Foster Denovo is kindly assisting MDS UK with meeting space. We are extremely grateful for the help of all our sponsors.
We would like to encourage many more industry partners and private companies to engage with us and help us raise funds and awareness of MDS.
We also encourage all our members to talk to their employers.
Many companies have specific donation schemes, Give as you Earn or Corporate Social Responsability Schemes who would be willing to donate to small charities.
Employees can nominate their chosen charity – which not only helps us financially – but raises awareness of MDS amongst the entire company.
This extra awareness is particularly important for rarer conditions like MDS which are totally unknown amongst the general population.
It is much easier to raise funds for well known diseases – so we need all the help we can get. Some companies mention their chosen charity in their corporate newsletter – another fabulous awareness advantage!
We will be listing these companies on this Corporate Fundraising page and hope that many more will join this generous practices.
Here is also a brief description of what CSR usually entails:
Corporate social responsibility is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model. CSR policy functions as a built-in, self-regulating mechanism whereby business monitors and ensures its active compliance with the spirit of the law, ethical standards, and international norms. The goal of CSR is to embrace responsibility for the company's actions and encourage a positive impact through its activities on the environment, consumers, employees, communities, stakeholders and all other members of the public sphere. Furthermore, CSR-focused businesses would proactively promote the public interest (PI) by encouraging community growth and development, and voluntarily eliminating practices that harm the public sphere, regardless of legality. CSR is the deliberate inclusion of PI into corporate decision-making, that is the core business of the company or firm, and the honouring of a triple bottom line: people, planet, profit.
MDS UK has received donations from :
The most recent assistance to MDS UK came from a wonderful group of people supporting Alexia Hudson, whose mother Edel O'Meara is an MDS patient. The total amount of money raised was a magnificent £520. Sega Europe very kindly donated an iPad mini as a raffle item, and a great group of bakers supplied items for a bake sale.
So a huge 'Thank You !' to Alexia, her friends and colleagues at Sega Europe, the bakers, and everyone else who helped with this superb effort. We are extremely grateful for all the time and goods donated !
We understand that the bakers are worthy of special mention, so…
Here's to: Nivine Emeran, Jason Goonery, Anais Maniaval, Giulia Checci, Stacey Lovage, Lindsey Cox, Gwladys Gaye – and a special thank you to Mrs Riley !
A recent very generous donation to MDS UK has come from the Foster Denovo – a national firm providing financial advice to individuals, families, corporate clients and charities. The firm has kindly offered us to use their board room for our MDS UK committee meetings to continue planning and developing our services. We always try to save costs where is practicable, in order to dedicate most of our funds for pure patient support. The generous offer from the Foster Denovo will enable us to do just that.
Roger Brosch, Chief Executive Officer at Foster Denovo, has kindly commented on his decision:
"Foster Denovo has offered to support MDS UK with meeting room facilities for their committee meetings. Foster Denovo is an award-winning financial advisory firm, who operate a dedicated Charity division. They currently work with over 180 charities throughout the UK to provide specialist financial advice to third sector employers and their staff.
The partnership between our two organisations began after Russell Cook, a Partner at Foster Denovo, was diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) a rare blood disorder. Russell required lengthy treatment culminating in 3 bone marrow transplants and is now fully recovered. As a result of this, Russell became involved with the charity and MDS UK is delighted to invite him to join the committee."
We would not be able to secure a new meeting location so quickly if it wasn't for the help from our incredibly proactive member – Russell Cook. Russell is a financial advisor at the Foster Denovo, and throughout his treatment, he received a lot of support from his company and colleagues. We applaud Foster Denovo for their position and decision to extend their support to benefit MDS UK and larger MDS community in UK.
We are also proud to confirm that MDS UK has indeed invited Russell Cook to join our Committee given his both, patient and professional experience as well as his commitment to fundraising and raising awareness of MDS. We look forward to our first Committee meeting at the new base where we should be able to proceed to a formal vote to elect Russell as a new Trustee. For updates, please keep checking our "About us – Our Committee" page.
Founded in 1937, Mishcon de Reya is a law firm with offices in London and New York offering both individuals and companies a range of legal services encompassing: corporate; employment; dispute resolution; family; private client; and real estate.
Georgina Yik told us: "My role as Corporate Social Responsibility Executive is to oversee all the CSR activities for Mishcon de Reya, including charitable giving and the environment. We have a long history of charitable giving but last year we redefined and strengthened our CSR programme into one vehicle, Mishcommunity.
Mishcommunity represents our charitable giving commitment for the next two years, mainly that we will support a local charity within our business community, an overseas charity and also support the fundraising efforts of our employees and the charities in which they have a personal connection. Each month we have a dedicated Discretionary Fund whereby members of staff can nominate a charity for consideration. The allocation of the fund is decided by a roving committee of staff, which changes each month. This committee decides how to allocate the fund, with 35 charities receiving our support in 2010.
Gloria Brady, a Senior Legal Cashier in our Accounts Department, nominated MDS for consideration in our January fund after her Aunt was diagnosed with MDS in August last year. This is typical of the type of charities which are nominated each month, where someone has personal experience of the invaluable assistance charities such as MDS UK offer."
John Lewis Partnership has kindly contributed towards the costs of our annual London Patient Forum – via their local Victoria office.
Their Community Liaison Co-ordinator in Victoria explained their fantastic policy about assisting local small charities:
John Lewis is a co-owned business and as such has made a decision to support local charities in the areas where our Partners live, work and trade; each branch of John Lewis has a Community Liaison Co-ordinator who will look after a specific postcode area. Our budgets are limited, but we focus on supporting local charities that are making a difference in our community with particular interests in youth, health, education, homelessness and worklessness and the elderly. The Community Liaison Group Victoria supports groups or projects that are pan-London as well as those that are based in South Westminster.
Please do contact your local John Lewis Community Liaison co-ordinator and ask if they would donate some funds towards a patient meeting in your area. MDS UK would be happy to help you set up a local group.
As part of the Community Matters project, each month every Waitrose branch donates £1,000 between three local good causes that their customers choose. At the checkout, shoppers receive a token which they put in the box of the good cause they'd most like to support. The more tokens a cause gets, the bigger the donation they receive.
We encourage MDS UK supporters to ask their local Waitrose to feature us.
All you need to do is contact your local Waitrose branch and ask them to include MDS UK in their Community Matters scheme.
Included below are:
- Brief document to help explain MDS and our work: Click here
- Full template letter you can adapt to write to your local Waitrose: Letter to waitrose
They will set up a green coin box – with the brief MDS UK description above – and then shoppers just vote with their coins to say who (out of 3 charities displayed) which one gets the Community Matters funds the most.
Could not be easier – and we will aim to spend the funds for local groups!
Several Waitrose branches are now offering the token scheme for MDS UK: Bayswater, Leigh-on-Sea, Brent Cross.Thank you to all of them – this is an amazing way to raise awareness of MDS – as well as much needed funds.
Leigh-on-Sea Waitrose
Pauline Hammond, Leigh-on-Sea resident and MDS patient accepted the donation on behalf of MDS UK. We thank all staff at Waitrose Leigh-on-Sea branch – especially Karen Green, who is in charge of the Community Matters scheme there (May 2013). Another generous donation of £411 was made to MDS UK by the Leigh-on-sea branch in December 2014. The cheque was handed to Chris Dugmore, one the MDS UK Committee members.
Bayswater Waitrose
For the fourth year running, Waitrose Bayswater has donated money to MDS UK – via the Community Matters scheme. We received a very generous £384 in 2012, £500 in August 2013, another superb £500 in April 2014 and a further donation of £400 in December 2014. We thank all the staff – and especially Imdirani Kidnapli – in charge of the scheme in Bayswater. Staff member Richard Pearce is seen here in 2013, handing over the cheque to MDS UK Committee Member Joanne Anderson.
Brent Cross Waitrose
Brent Cross Waitrose collected a very generous £500 for MDS UK in July 2013 – under the watchful eye of Sharon Berger's grand-son and his dad Jonni.
Thank you to all shoppers and staff there – and for the Berger family for instigating the request in their local Waitrose!
We also thank all customers who have voted with their green coins for our charity.
This is wonderful support from Community Matters and all Waitrose shoppers.
A massive thank you to you all !
ASDA Public vote and donation scheme
We are pleased to announce that we have received the runners-up prize in the ASDA donation scheme – in the ASDA store of the Old Kent Road. This is the local store to King's College Hospital.
We thank staff member Claire Gager, Community Life Champion for delivering the cheque for £50 to our offices.
All ASDA stores run this same scheme – and we encourage all our patients and family members to request their local ASDA stores to enter MDS UK as one of their charities. It is the same token system as Waitrose.
In this scheme, 3 charities can enter each month. Winners receive £200 and runners up £50 each.
Thank you to ASDA and all their customers for their votes.
We received a very kind donation of £306.50 from the company Etihad Airways, who raised these funds after one of their employees, Gavin Hepburn was diagnosed with MDS. Gavin has been employed at Etihad Airways since 2004. The company raised the money through an auction, and kindly donated it in recognition of his diagnosis of Hypoplastic MDS with Monosomy 7 in October 2012.
Gavin, who is 36 years old – with 3 children, will now undergo a bone marrow transplant in May 2013, at King's College Hospital, London.
We thank Etihad Airways for their support and generosity and wish Gavin all the best with the transplant.
December 2013 – Update on Gavin and Etihad Airways
Throughout Gavin Hepburn's treatment, his employers and staff members have very generously continued to raise funds in his name for MDS UK – and collected a fantastic further £800.
We are so grateful to Etihad Airways and its dedicated staff for this second donation.
It is truly heart-warming to see such supportive and kind gestures from an employer – and its staff. We are also very happy to report that Gavin is recovering well from his transplant. We wish him well on his road to a full recovery from MDS.
May 2015 – Update on Gavin and Etihad Airways
A further donation of £350 was received from Etihad Airways, who continue supporting our charity and the work we do. We thank Gavin for handing over the very generous donation from his employer and colleagues and wish him best of health following the recent treatment he received for MDS.
A donation was gratefully received from the company Amgen – via their Volunteering and Charity Engagement scheme.
We are very grateful for the donation and the employee instigating this donation, Ms Gabriela Machackova.
Or – Give as you Shop! This is a very easy way to help us – without having to donate anything yourself – simply by completing your online purchases via this system.
If you use the internet to buy goods, hotels, travel or services online, please consider using this scheme, which allows you to pick your favourite cause and allows you to raise funds at no cost to you. MDS UK is registered there and all you need to do is to register and download the application – then shop online as you would normally.
Please forward to friends and family. Thank you for your on-going support.


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By Jake Jones
From: Richmond, VA
Apr 2, 2012
Do NOT place pro in the thin crack at the bulge 3/4 of the way up. The thin 1"-2" flake that resides in this crack will likely break or at the very least not hold pro in the event of a fall. Very hollow and loose. You could run it out- the bulge is the best part of the route, but if your piece pulls, the fall won't be entirely clean.
A better option is to place a #5 if you have it under the bulge to the right and follow the juggy traverse to a ledge- although this probably knocks this one down to a 5.6 if you choose this way. From the ledge, place a stopper under the lip of the layback dihedral and pull fun moves all the way to the belay. The escape is very loose, but easy. Squeeze chimney to finish and walk off. Fun route.
By Bob Johnson
From: Philadelphia, PA
May 25, 2014
|The chimney is VERY unstable. I was climbing this yesterday, got to the chimney, stood up and about 1000 pounds of rock pulled out and tumbled down the face of the cliff. Unbelievably, none of us were hurt. There is still probably a lot of loose rock up there. Due to the rock fall, there is now a large boulder on the ledge halfway up that is loose and is ready to fall.

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A Pinterest mom I am not.
But my four-year-old daughter loves an art project and when I suggested that we buy Valentines for her class, her face recoiled in horror. So out came the paint. We did this same, uh, technique for her preschool class last year and it fit right in with the basket of cards she brought home.
I let her lose on the kitchen island with some sturdy paper and washable paint.
We let her art dry while we were eating dinner and during dessert we cut the paper into strips. Using an old stamp we have each piece a little love.
Then she practiced signing her name on all 27 pieces.
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From the re-release of the beloved 1939 film, the upcoming animated movie 'Legends of Oz,' to integrating the classic story into the hit show, 'Once Upon a Time,' the world is celebrating 'The Wizard of Oz!' As enchanting as it is powerful, Massasoit Community College proudly presents 'The Wizard of Oz,' paying tribute to the film's 75th anniversary. Click here for further information!
Directed and choreography by Corinne Mason with musical direction by Janice Issa-Wright, venture into the mesmerizing world of Oz on Friday, May 2, Saturday, May 3, Friday, May 9, and Saturday, May 10 at 8 p.m. Sunday performances will take place on May 4 and May 11 at 3 p.m. All performances will be held at the Community Theater at the Buckley Performing Arts Center, One Massasoit Boulevard in Brockton, Massachusetts.
Based on the spellbinding, classic novel by Frank L. Baum, 'The Wizard of Oz' is a brilliant, musical tale about a girl launched into a mysterious new world, but always dreams of home. Classic musical numbers include, 'We're Off to See the Wizard,' 'Follow the Yellow Brick Road' and 'Over the Rainbow.'
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T. Nguyen, S. Zupancic, and A. Dentino and D. Lie. Fall dynamics and prevention using both accelerometer
and gyroscope sensors. Combined Grant from Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
and Dept. of Surgery
T.Nguyen, S. Zupancic and D. Lie. Electro-Cochleagraphy in portable headset sensors: a pilot
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Lie D., Das V., Hu W., Liu Y. and Nguyen T., A Low-Power CMOS Analog Front-End IC with Dual AC/DC-Coupled Paths for Bio-Sensing,
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Trans. Circuits and Systems, 2013
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in Medicine and Biology Society, Osaka, Japan, Jul. 2013
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Art supplies in Vallarta are available primarily through two sources: Mexico Magico (formerly Xochitl) at Juarez 534 (222-5776), which is open Monday through Saturday, 10 am to 2 pm and 4 to 8 pm; and Pro-arte at Mexico 1197-A (across from Casa Ley, no telephone), which is open 10 am to 2 pm and 4 to 7 pm Monday through Friday, and 10 am to 1:30 pm on Saturdays. Among the offerings in the two stores you can find acrylic, oil and watercolor paints, along with paints for use on glass and clothing, and a selection of brushes, palettes, sketch pads, palette knives, canvases, bark and watercolor paper, pencils, and blank ceramic and wood pieces, among other items. Mexico Magico can sometimes order items if they don't have them on hand. Guadalajara, a five-hour bus ride from Vallarta, offers a few more options. In general, it is best to bring or have a friend hand-carry supplies from the USA and Canada. Alternatively you can modify what you use.


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Rain doesn't put a damper on just the sidewalks - it can ruin wedding days, hairdos, and it's also pretty miserable for the four-legged of the world.
Leave it to Martha Stewart Pets to come to the rescue. The latest line of spring items from the exclusive PetSmart collection includes several adorable waterproof items perfect for the first rainy days of spring (and beyond).
Our two favorites are the Bone Print Raincoat in a pretty robin's egg blue, and the Windbreaker in pink and orange, both on sale for $18.39. The windbreaker also has the added touch of coming with a handy pocket, and the jacket folds up right into the pocket for easy storage. A raincoat for your dog may sound like an extravagance, but we speak from experience when we say that it makes a wet walk much easier on all parties involved.
Natalie Poochman, Is That You?
Originally posted 03/07/2011 05:00PM
'Tis the season! Awards season, that is. The Oscars have awarded their last prize of the year, but there are still red carpet gowns to be seen – on dogs!
Five fancy canines styled by pet style expert Dara Foster stopped by the Wendy Williams Show last week, and they came wearing their finest duds, all of them inspired by the year's most memorable red carpet statements.
Etsy Fave! Preppy Puppy Clothes
Originally posted 12/29/2010 12:00PM
If buttondowns, polos and khakis have a special place in your well-organized closet (maybe next to your penny loafers?), we've found the perfect companion piece: the classic white shirt ... for your dog! Rover designers AnneMarie Minardi and Gillian Ward have taken preppy to the pups, designing staples like the white shirt as well as peacoats, trench coats and other traditional looks just for pooches.
"I didn't want to dress my dog in something that I wouldn't wear myself," pug owner Minardi tells PEOPLEPets.com. Starting with traditional patterns for humans, the designers create their wag-worthy styles by adjusting the arm holes and other details for dog-sized bodies and using materials sourced in their hometown of Toronto.
The Urban Canis: A One-Stop Shop for Chic City Pups
Originally posted 12/15/2010 07:45AM
It's true: New York City has a pretty posh reputation, and New York City pups are just the same. Manhattan dogs go to daycare, dress up for Halloween parades, even meet celebrities like Carrie Underwood and Hilary Swank! With all this fanciness going on, there has to be a doggie boutique that exudes just as much class, right?
Etsy Fave! Perfect Gifts for the Animal-Loving Kid
Originally posted 12/14/2010 05:00PM
Still looking for a last-minute holiday gift? Jenny Yee's line of bibs, hats and ponchos for kids and babies will make everyone squeal.
The goodies, covered in reindeer, turtles, butterflies and more, are made from a soft, cozy and machine-washable fleece. There are bibs ($16) for the wee babies, and hats ($12-$19) for the bigger kids, perfect to stay warm this winter.
Tips for Halloween Dress-Up from Simon Doonan's Dog, Liberace
Originally posted 10/25/2010 02:00PM
Simon Doonan's dog, Liberace, will be dressing up for Halloween – and, naturally, his costume will come from Doonan's Costume Couture collection from Target. The Norwich terrier plans to sport the spaghetti and meatballs ensemble, and will be taking his delicious-looking self to the Olive Garden this weekend.
We got a preview of the pooch in his Italian dinner outfit, and couldn't help but wonder: How does Liberace look so good?
This Year's Hottest Halloween Trends for Pets
Originally posted 09/27/2010 04:39PM
It isn't yet October, but planning for Halloween is already in full swing at PEOPLEPets.com headquarters. We figure it's the same for our spirited readers –but when there are so many choices on the market, preparations can become overwhelming. So we reached out to pet style expert Dara Foster, of PupStyle.com, to get her insight on this year's hottest trends for Halloween.
"Way more people are dressing their pets up now," Foster tells PEOPLEPets.com. "It used to be shocking, now it's standard. It's no longer considered a novelty to dress your dog up for Halloween."
Etsy Fave! Fetching Dog Hoodies for Fall Cuties
Originally posted 09/21/2010 07:45AM
Autumn officially begins on Wednesday. And while it may still be too warm in most quarters to break out your pet's fleece blankets, a cotton hoodie could be the perfect accessory to help ward off those brisk fall breezes.
Melissa Jenkins, the proprietor of Seattle-based katyandzucchini designs, already owned a successful screen-printing business in Seattle when she noticed that her T-shirt supplier also carried some adorable doggie hoodies. Smitten with the hipster-pet look, Jenkins bought one for her pug-Maltese mix, Smudge. Before long, she was accentuating the sweatshirts with dog-friendly designs and selling them along with the human-sized shirts.
Simon Doonan Designs Halloween Costumes –for Pets!
Originally posted 09/13/2010 07:45AM
Simon Doonan, who is so fabulous we think it must be painful sometimes, has finally turned his sartorial genius toward another species. The creative director of New York City department store Barneys has designed a line of Halloween costumes for Target – and it includes two sassy little numbers for pets!
Costume Couture by Simon Doonan features plenty of options for humans, like a candy corn dress, a pumpkin punk rocker costume and a Vegas vampire. But the best part of Doonan's collection might just be the canine couture.
Canine Couture Makes Dogs Look Like Works of Art
Originally posted 09/08/2010 07:45AM
When Kiki Hamann got a Chihuahua, she realized that the American dog's life had changed, and in an enviable way. The new dog, she thought, goes places. It has things to do, people to see. And if it has its own yappy hours, hotels and airlines, this dog should have the clothes to match even the most fashionable owner.
But Miami-based Hamann was soon disappointed by what she found on the racks. "I went out shopping, and there was nothing that would represent me as a person," she tells PEOPLEPets.com. "It was cheesy animal prints, Snooki patterns. Nothing matched what I had in my wardrobe."
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Dec. 19, 2011
Catch up with your favorite gymnastics team through the official newsletter of the University of Arizona Gymnastics - C.A.T. Scratches. Written by Head Coach Bill Ryden, the December edition of Cat Scratches introduces the four new signed athletes, goes into depth about the "Thriller" project, and discusses recent activities with the team. The newsletter also talks about the recent intrasquads preparing for season. C.A.T. Scratches can be found using the above link, as well as through the Newsletter link on the Arizona Gymnastics home page.


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World Cup 2014: Watch the U.S. take on Belgium on a huge screen in downtown Elkhart
The United States and Belgium will compete in the World Cup this Tuesday, July 1. Watch the game on a giant jumbo-tron screen in Elkhart's Central Park.
Want to watch the World Cup away from your couch?
See the United States face off against Belgium from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, at a World Cup Watch Party in Elkhart Civic Plaza and Central Park, located behind the plaza.
The game will be shown on Monster Message's Jumbotron, a mobile LED billboard with an 8.5 by 21-foot screen. Kick-off for the match in the round of 16 is at 4 p.m.
The event is free and sponsored by Amish Country Northern Indiana, Downtown Elkhart Inc., Burt Advisory Group, SoMa, Warrick & Boyn, LLP, and Monster Message.
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To access our file server here, I need to connect first to a server which is public available and then open a second ssh connection to that server. If I need to copy files, I first need to copy them from the file server to the public available server. Then I can use a tool like Cyberduck (MAC) or WinSCP on (WINDOWS) to confortable browse and download the files. Is there a tool available where I can configure to connect directly to the target server?
You can first create an ssh tunnel with
With Mac you probably can just replace
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To make this easier, you can write a script. For example in Mac, something like
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Somewhere between the recent winter of our discontent and what we hope is a glorious summer lies the Spring Comedy Festival at the Purple Rose Theatre. This season's festival, PRTC's third, is billed as "Lovers, Liars & Lunatics" and it does indeed feel a breath of fresh spring air.
Comprised of a quick prologue and ten scene-length comedies written by favorite PRTC playwrights, this show is like the Michigan weather – always changing and full of surprises. Some of the stories are sweet, some are dark, some carry valuable life lessons, and some are delightfully silly. But all are high-caliber comedies, and it's hard to imagine anyone who wouldn't enjoy this production. "Lovers, Liars & Lunatics" would be a great choice to introduce a reluctant someone to the joys of live theatre. And tickets to this show would make for a brilliant – and easy to execute – Mother's Day gift.
The collection of short comedies includes new plays by Purple Rose favorites Jeff Daniels, David MacGregor, Carey Crim, and Craig Pospisil. The opening and closing scenes come from Kirsten Knisley's charming "Soul Mates," which debuted at Magenta Giraffe last year. And Lauren Knox, a Resident Artist at PRTC, contributes one of her original comedy shorts and is also one of the six featured performers.
In addition to Ms. Knox, the cast includes five other Purple Rose favorites who play multiple roles – sometimes dashing through a series of costume changes, accents and hair-dos to pull it off. Lauren Knox, Rusty Mewha, Michelle Mountain, Michael Brian Ogden, Rhiannon Ragland and Tom Whalen prove something of a dream cast – vaulting from one type of comedy to another with the skill of Parkour athletes. Artistic Director Guy Sanville is not afraid to let the company bring out the big guns of physical comedy when it's called for, but quickly dials it back for more subtle stories that satisfy in a different way.
The PRTC Spring Comedy Festival "Lovers, Liars & Lunatics" runs at The Purple Rose Theatre through Saturday, May 24, 2014. Regular performances for the duration of the run are Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m., with Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 3 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.
Design for this production includes set by Vincent Mountain, properties by Danna Segrest, costumes by Suzanne Young, lighting by Dana L. White and sound by Tom Whalen. (The interstitial music, ranging from Darth Vader's theme from Star Wars to Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit" deserves special mention.) Stephanie Buck is the Stage Manager for this fast-paced romp and Angie Kane Ferrante serves as assistant. All performances will be held at The Purple Rose Theatre Company, 137 Park Street, in Chelsea.
Ticket reservations can be made by calling The Purple Rose Theatre Company Box Office at (734) 433-7673 or by visiting the PRTC website.


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At Occidental Road Cellars in Russian River Valley, viticulturalist and winemaker Richard Prather, was barrel tasting four varietals: 2013 Reserve Chardonnay, 2012 Pinot Noir, 2012 Zinfandel, and 2012 Syrah. The 2013 Reserve Chardonnay from the Horseshoe Bend Vineyard was already crisp on the palate with subtle notes of pineapple, kiwi, and grass; these flavors are due to the partial neutral barreling process (as opposed to new oak barreling). The 2010 vintage of this same Chardonnay was poured alongside this barrel tasting, giving visitors the ability to taste where the 2013 vintage is going. The 2013 vintage proved to be right on target, as the 2010 bottled vintage has kiwi flavors, full body, and a nice crisp finish.
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Types of Ornamental Bamboo Plants15 photos
The bamboo's absence of flowers, fruit and other seasonal features is made up for by their graceful, swaying stems, and fine leaves that rustle in the breeze.
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Fargesia nitida; Slender, purple-green canes topped by narrow, mid-green leaves. Compact and slow-growing. H to 15 ft (5 m); S 5 ft (1.5 m).


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Floor Mat Knitting Pattern
It has been more than a week since I officially moved into my new home…. YAY…. finally!!! I knitted this simple garter stitch floor mat / rug with braided cotton clothesline rope some times ago in preparation for the new house, I am glad that I can put it on the floor of my entrance at last. The floor mat gave the room an instant warmth and coziness (see the photo below), I love it!!!
The rope is exactly the same as the one I used to crochet the Giant Doily Rug, but you can substitute it with other similar material like super chunky yarn or T-shirt yarn (Tarn) as long as they are knit-able and crochet-able. Find a suitable needle to knit the project. Size of the floor mat will change according to your tension and yarn or rope diameter, so, take these attributes into account for the variation.
After you have completed the project, block it by wetting the mat, adjust the knit so that the shape resembles it rectangle-ness, let it dry on the floor with dry towel at the bottom. This rope mat is heavy when wash, so be prepared for this too.
You can always change the number of stitches and rows to adapt to your intended mat size.
Happy Knitting!
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Wow, that looks great! I would love to walk in to that rug.1
It's is just awesome! I've been looking for something like this for my tiled floor &im so delighted to find it. You are so imaginative and talented. Thanks so very much!2
es una alfombra preciosa, a veces las cosas más sencillas son las más útiles y maravillosas, enhorabuena
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is a beautiful rug, sometimes the simplest things are the most useful and wonderful, congratulations3
I found your website purely by accident. I was on a craft website then click on another & you know how that goes pretty soon you are out in cyberspace. Anyway I ended up on yours. I love the fact that you recycle & make useful, beautiful things at the same time. Keep up the good work & I definitely have bookmarked your website to come back to see what future patterns you will have. Thanks so much.4
This is SO AWESOME! I've crocheted a couple rugs using strips of old sheets for my kid's rooms but this is a fantastic idea for more grown up areas, like the kitchen or foyer. I am so going to try this! Thanks for the fantastic idea!5
I so want that rug! It looks fabulous!6
love the floor mat, just hope can get the material for this. TQ.7
Great idea and it looks beautiful with the lovely setting of the room.8
What size needles would that need?9
Do you need to back it with something to make it not slip?10
You make it look so easy. How long are the needles? Could you use the circular ones with this as well? I just tried knitting with some rope today, and I had to use a crochet hook to pull each stitch through and onto my needle. Am I just doing it too tight? You mention to knit till you get about 2 -3 rows from finishing end….what does that mean, and how do you hide the rope? did you take any photo's of that part while you were making the rug? Sorry for so many questions…. I really would love to make one of these.
Debora Cadene.11
in the 20 things you need in your sewing room, most of them i found durable subs at dollar stores and saved money.12
How many meters have you used ?13
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I absolutely love the look of this rug but I haven't found a lower price on the clothesline than your "equivalent" link, $11/hank at Amazon, for a total of $55 to make it. Still tempted but wondering if you have another source with a lower price?14
Home depot has the cloth clothsline, at least the on near me does. I think most of them would. Much less expensive there. Maybe they would have it online also.15
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Oct. 5, 2009
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA--The Arizona women's tennis squad finished off play at the San Diego State Fall Classic with only one singles win and one doubles win.
Starting off the day in doubles, sophomore Sarah Landsman and senior Ariane Masschelein defeated Cal State Northridge's Korab and Massi 8-3. Sophomore Debora Castany and senior Claire Rietsch lost to Cal State Northridge's Doane and Yang 8-1.
In singles play, Rietsch had the only win of the day, defeating San Diego's Laura Claus 3-6, 6-2, 10-8. Masschelein was defeated by SDSU's Sierra Ellison 6-3, 6-3, Castany lost to San Diego's Raygada 6-3, 6-2, and Landsman retired during the second set against San Diego's Julia Trunk.
Up next for the Wildcats, sophomore Natasha Marks will compete at the 2009 Riviera/ITA Women's All American Championships Qualifying Singles, starting Tueday, October 6.


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So I married into a 3100 sq foot monster home that has large rooms with white, plush, wall to wall carpet. Argggh! Even with a shedding dog and then having a baby, we held it together for a couple of years. But all bets were off when baby got mobile. (Don't get me started about potty training!) One room is smallish, 13x16, totally destroyed and in a high traffic area so we're going to put in new. Three of the bedrooms have cleaned up reasonably well. The biggest problems, of course, are in the biggest carpeting areas. We turned the living room (20x22) into a family room/play area and it is stained in places, even with professional cleaning. It is in one continuous piece with the adjacent dining room, making the total area really large. The master bedroom is similarly permanently discolored in places and is big (20x20).
The carpeting itself is in good shape, very thick, plush and high quality. When it's cleaned, it looks stunning until it dries and the spots come back.
We are planning to rent out the house (at a loss if need be) and are setting up a budget to get the house ready. I think my husband was onto something when he said ''wouldn't it be great if we could dye it a generic tan so it would cover the spots and go with everything?''
I turned to google and discovered that yes, indeed, such a service exists. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any unbiased reviews on the process, cost and quality of the service. Everything appeared to be an advertisement. Has anyone attempted it? If so, was the outcome worth the expense and effort?
At this point, replacing all of it would at a minimum cost $20-25/sq yard, putting total outlay in the thousands. Since the house is destined to be a rental, we're wincing at investing only for it to be trashed again by renters. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. White Elephant Owner
Before we drop some money on big area rugs from Pottery Barn--has anyone had experience with them emanating a bad smell? I've read some bad stuff online. Also wondering about their safety as we have young children. Thanks for any advice you can share about PB rugs or other good child-safe, reasonably-priced rug options. Cold Feet
I have a 14 month old and she's never seemed to have a problem with them. One option I chose when looking for a new rug for my dining room during a recent move was to buy one used off Craigslist. No smell at all (and I was pretty picky about the type, size, and prior use of the rug before buying it so the owner had a receipt to show that it was only a year and a half old and had been in a guest room, etc).
Anyway, it saved me a couple hundred dollars off the regular store price and I avoided that ''new rug'' smell that has accompanied previous ones I bought directly from the store. -- love my used rug!
Has anyone purchased or experienced the Flor carpet product? It is carpeting made into individual squares which are put together in different designs. I like the look of it and the ability to be creative with colors and textures and that you can wash the individual squares in the sink (or so they say). The company has made attempts to be Green (recyclable materials). But I wonder about how it holds up to wear and if the squares really hold together for vacuuming, etc. The squares are held together with adhesive circles that stick to each other and not to your floors. You can look at it at flor.com thanks
It's time to throw in the towel on the current sisal area rug we have in our dining room... it was fine just the two of us but with two toddlers eating every meal in there plus a cat that became very sick, there's no deep cleaning it at this point. Our apartment has hardwood floors and both for sound reasons and also with little kids running around we'd like a large (at least 8X10) rug in this room. Does anyone have a relatively inexpensive alternate rug suggestion for a high spill area like this? Rachel
Commercial grade carpet comes in a lot of nice patterns and styles, especially if, like us, you lean to a clean modern look, and an 8x10 piece can be had for a reasonable price. You might also be able to find a carpet store remnant of a residential grade carpet you like equally well for even less, although it might not hold up as well.
We're looking for those simple, homey rugs (New England-y?) that are usually circular or oval, made of one long braided strand of cotton or wool fabric. We have found several places online, but want to go look at the rugs before we purchase. Can you recommend a place to go? Many thanks for your help!!
Is it possible to get a ''really good deal'' on a nice kilim or carpet? I can't spend thousands, but might spend up to $800 (maybe 1K) for a nice one - one that would be worth passing down in the family, even if it's not a wildly valuable heirloom. I'd like to get something in the 8' X 10' range. I'm afraid of buying something online, since it's hard to judge quality without seeing it, and then the shipping expenses for returns could be difficult. On the other hand, I'm afraid that though the best quality will come from a reputable seller, from a store, I'll also pay top dollar that way. Any suggestions for where to go? Anyone had good experiences with an online site? Anyone know of a discount or wholesale place? All recommendations appreciated! anon
I'm looking for a reputable place to buy Asian rugs (Indian, Kashmiri, Persian, etc.) in the East Bay, or SF if there's a really great place. Thanks! Melanie
I would like to buy 9' x 12'(ish) rug and have approximately $6,000 to spend. Where to go? Are prices always negotiable or is there some place that has good quality and price and no need to haggle? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I have terrible allergies and even though the rugs in my home are all over 8 years old I'm told that they can continue to 'offgas' for over 12 years. This leads me to begin searching for wool rugs or some alternative. The rugs I've seen in some of the specialty 'green' stores begin at $700.00 and go upward, we are talking area rugs here, this is so out of my budget. Then a friend directs me to Ikea where I find wool rugs for $300.00 and less. My question is does anyone have experience with these rugs? Can they actually be 100% wool and cost this amount? I'm so jaded I don't believe the 'clerks' anymore. d
I'm thinking about buying a Persian Gabbeh rug from IKEA, but I want to make sure it will hold up, because it's pretty expensive. If you've bought one recently, I'd really appreciate any advice you might have. These are my questions: Does it shed? How often do you vacuum it? How long have you had it? Has the vacuum cleaner pulled threads? Thanks for your help! Catherine
Alphabet rug for son's room
Hello, I'm looking for an alphabet rug to put in our son's room. I'd like something that isn't ''pastely'' (maybe primary colors) with conventional print. The rugs I've seen have letters that are too fancy. Does anyone have any ideas on where I can get such a rug? Thank you.
Fun rug for kids' playroom
Hi, everyone. I am decorating a playroom for my kids (a boy and a girl), and I am looking for a fun rug for the room. Any suggestions of where to find a large rug for a kids room? Any suggestions of places that carry stuff that is not only for boys or only for girls? Thanks. Laura
Durable childrens' rugs
We are looking for fun children's rug for our soon-to-be crawling baby and am having a hard time finding a good selection. Pottery Barn Kids has some adorable rugs, but they're fairly expensive. Also, we have two dogs who will also be tramping across it, so it needs to be durable and easy to clean. Any suggestions? thank you
Kids' Interactive Carpets
I'm looking for a fun alternative to wall-to-wall carpeting for my 18-month-old son's room--preferably something "interactive," like a racetrack or airport scene. I know Home Depot has a racetrack rug (and I saw them mentioned on the UCB Parents site), but I can't imagine spending much time sitting on it--it's practically Astroturf. And I know Pottery Barn Kids has awesome, fluffy-looking interactive rugs, but the 8-by-10 ones are $600. Is there anything in between? Thanks for any advice. Linda
Racetrack Carpet
I've seen the racetrack carpet at Home Depot in El Cerrito (and probably the one in Emeryville stocks it too). It was around $15 near the area rugs. Denise
I need to put in new carpeting in our bedroom. Any advice about ''airing out'' time before allowing my pre-crawling son to play on it? I'm concerned about chemicals and any effects they might have on him. Thanks for your advice! meg
We are thinking about replacing the wall-to-wall carpet in our daughter's room and would like to get a carpet that would do minimal off-gassing. Where would we look for something like that? Thanks. Katherine
We have a 6 month old baby who will soon be crawling, and we'd like to get an inexpensive area rug for our all-hardwood-floor apt to create a space where he can play/learn to crawl/walk safely. Any idea where we can find something roughly 10x10ft and easy on the skin (our baby has severe eczema and very sensitive skin)? We aren't terribly stylish and plan on moving in a year or so, so even scraps/carpet-ends would be OK. Also, we've been told to get a ''carpet cushion'' to put underneath to make it softer for baby-falls... any idea where/how to buy these? Thanks, Mom of baby getting ready to crawl
I'm shopping for a big area rug for our living room, and like a wool carpet I saw. We have a 15 month old and there's another little messmaker on the way. The living room rug will cover the only traffic area to enter the home. Are wool carpets hard to clean? Should I get nylon instead? Is there something to make a wool carpet more stain resistant? nutty preggers mom attempting to nest ]
We need to buy a nice wool area rug for our living room. Our 7 month old daughter is starting to roam and I'd like to make it a nice surface for her. We also have two cats and a dog so it needs to be able to vacuum well. Where should I buy such a rug? We don't want to spend more than 500-700 dollars on it. Our house is pretty modern so we want something simple and subdued. Do you have any suggestions? We have also thought of buying carpet and having it bound on the edges. But this seems expensive. We need the rug to be minimally 9x12 or bigger. thanks softer floors
When we bought the carpet (a large, 100% wool, natural color, Made in India) the IKEA sales person warned us that the carpet had been fumigated to comply with US Custom/Agricultural regulations , to prevent the import of possible insects/molds That treatment, he said, gave the carpet a strong smell, which would have faded in a short while, just leave the carpet outside a few days.
We did just that. We actually left the carpet unrolled outside for 3 months, hoping the noxious/insecticide smell would fade away. When we bought the carpet in the house we could not tolerate being in the same room with it, and we are not particularly sensitive. We finally gave up and managed, after much arguing and insisting to return the carpet to IKEA (the carpet was $400!) and get our money back. Pity because the carpet was beautiful , but could just not be used. silvia
I would appreciate names of companies near Oakland who
sell & install commercial carpet & remnants. We're moving
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There is a giant remnant warehouse for rugs called Tradeway. It's in Richmond. It's a _very_ funky place (or it was the last time that I was there years ago). It's big and dusty, but the carpets are cheap. Mostly they have "end of the roll" remnant from wall-to-wall carpeting. But they will bind the edges of the remnants for you. Some of the carpeting is very good quality, but it _is_ nylon carpeting for the most part, though the last time I was there they did have some wool berber remnants at one time. I bought a small (3' by 5') rug at CostCo a few years ago. It was inexpensive. It was a cotton hooked rug in nice colors. I wasn't looking for a larger size, so I'm not sure how large of rugs they carry. CostCo's stock of rugs changes frequently, so you might check there, but there's not much in terms of selection. CostCo is in either El Cerrito or Richmond, and you have to be a member to buy things there. Janet ------- Just got an advertisment from Orchard Supply Hardware. They've got 6'x4' Berbers on sale, I think for $30 or $40. You might want to also go to a regular carpet store and see if you can buy a remnant for cheap. MacFrugals on San Pablo Ave (Richmond) also may have some inexpensive rugs as well as KMart (if you're not too picky about the pattern). What I've been doing, for my crawling 9 month old is laying down a blanket. If you choose to do this, I recommend you buy some of the non-skid matting (at the most $4) to put under the blanket so it doesn't move so much. Mitzi ------- I've always gotten inexpensive area rugs through the Pottery Barn catalog or the Crate and Barrel outlet on 4th Street. The former is more likely to have sizes 8X10 or larger. April ------- I would suggest looking at Home Depot for carpets. In the past they have had some with prints that would be fun in a child's room (animals, kids, "game" carpets, etc.), as well as solid colors or simple designs. Home Depot carries some of the same carpets as department stores, but at much better prices. Susan ------- We just bought a carpet remnant at Dick's Carpet One on Ashby below San Pablo 883-2111. They have lots of remnants that you can either take as is or have them bound. They have an excellent selection and are resonably priced. Also have pretty cheap rugs made of some kind of plastic material. Melissa ------- regarding rugs, try "Dick's Carpet One" on Ashby next to OSH. I've just gotten a couple of things from them. Good prices, decent people. Andrea -------- I have bought remnants at Tradeway Warehouse, 350A Carlson Blvd Richmond, 233-0841. They have 3 or 4 huge floors of carpet rolls standing on end. A lot of berbers, a huge assortment. The roll length is usually 12' by whatever length which is wide for an area rug in my small Albany house. You have some choices. Take the piece and lay it down wall-to-wall - We have done this ourselves by removing everything from the room, putting down a pad and cutting the piece to fit exactly in the room. Or use the cut piece without binding it as an area rug, but it will fray on the edges. If you bind the piece, it is about $1.50/foot and they do it in about a week. Even a very long roll can be tied to a car roof for getting home by the back roads. Probably the freeway is not a good idea for transporting a long carpet piece. Tip: They have a discount room in a corner all the way down to the right when you go in the door. I have found smaller pieces of quality carpet in this room but look for defects. There are other places like Calif Carpet with remnants but a friend told me this place has good prices. Susan ----------- A good place for reasonable large area rugs is Home Depot (either in Richmond) or in Emeryville near Toys R' Us. We bought ours for around $80-100 for a very large area and got a really thick pad which they'll cut to size for you. They'll help you get it on top of your car too. Ours was just a plain solid color but they also have patterned ones and oriental-style rugs. They also sell a much thinner green area rug with car road patterns on it that is fun for play. I think it sells for around $20. Denise ------------ From: Melissa We just bought a carpet remnant at Dick's Carpet One on Ashby below San Pablo 883-2111. They have lots of remnants that you can either take as is or have them bound. They have an excellent selection and are resonably priced. Also have pretty cheap rugs made of some kind of plastic material. Melissa ------------- From: Andrea regarding rugs, try "Dick's Carpet One" on Ashby next to OSH. I've just gotten a couple of things from them. Good prices, decent people.
I am looking for something to cover my breakfast room floor, under the table and high chair. I need something that will protect my soft wood (fir) floor, as well as be easy to clean up (we have a ten month old daughter). I am thinking of maybe getting a painted piece of vinyl or something like it. Any suggestions? -Lisa
I have an area rug (nice quality, machine made) in my living room that has just started curling up on one side. It is just in one area, about 2' long. I haven't done anything to the rug, no spills have occured, etc. I've tried putting heavy objects on the curling part, to no avail. It's in a heavy traffic area, and poses a tripping hazard. Does anyone know how to fix this? Thanks! Kim
1- Go to Stone Mountain & Daughter on Shattuck X Dwight & tell one of the clerks. They will fix you up. OR go to Discount Fabrics on SP X Ashby...you can probably get something that will work at hardware stores but cotton braid is the classic stuff to fix it.
2- Flip back your carpet and attach a thick wide braided tape along the edge short of the fringe. Use a curved needle & extra stong thread.
You might want to add a weight. A heavy magnet or what is perfect, is one of those flat steel weights from the pocket of a weight training belt? You know? They are 1''X 2'' steel and flat? Or at the hardware store, they sell thin narrow strips of metal in the drywall department? Sew that in & it's not going anywhere. The weight would be in between the carpet and the braid. Don't sew through to the top. You don't want to see your work. If you do need a weight, a thick pad will bring the carpet up to flat. If your pad comes out to the edge, you can just cut a bit of it off, so the carpet lays flat.
You probably won't need a weight as the braid will stiffen it so it can lay flat. annie
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Mr Peters released a document from Chinese border control
agency AQSIQ to support his claim yesterday as Prime Minister
John Key said he was pulling his embattled Justice Minister
Judith Collins out of the firing line over the long running
Oravida conflict-of-interest affair.
While Ms Collins will be in Parliament today and tomorrow, Mr
Key said she would then take a few days off after showing
signs that pressure from the Opposition over the Oravida saga
and the resignation of ministerial colleague Maurice
Williamson were affecting her judgment.
Ms Collins has faced weeks of questions over her visit to
China late last year when she had a "private"dinner in
Beijing with Oravida's bosses and an unnamed Chinese border
control official.
The Opposition claims the dinner was about Ms Collins going
to bat for the company that employs her husband, after it had
asked for ministerial assistance to overcome obstacles to its
milk exports to China following the Fonterra botulism scare.
Last night, Mr Peters released what he said was "an important
Chinese import clearance document"from AQSIQ for Oravida's
milk posted on the internet by the company about eight weeks
after Ms Collins' Beijing dinner and just a few days before
the company donated $30,000 to National on December 23.
"This suggests Oravida is boasting about having received
clearance to export again from China's General Administration
of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine [AQSIQ],"
Mr Peters said.
"This is serious evidence that Oravida did benefit from
Minister Collins' visit ... Their gratitude was shown three
days later when the National Party received a $30,000
donation from them."
Mr Peters claimed to have further evidence that would
implicate Ms Collins.
At National's northern regional conference over the weekend,
Ms Collins lashed out at TVNZ parliamentary reporter Katie
Bradford, for which she has now apologised.
Yesterday, Mr Key said he had discussed those
"inappropriate"comments with Ms Collins on Sunday.
They were "a reflection of the fact she was letting things
get under her skin and I think she would regret that," he
"We'll be encouraging her ... just to take a few days off."
But Ms Collins must front up in Parliament today and
tomorrow, when the Opposition will grill her on Mr Peters'
claims and a fresh Labour attack based on an Mfat document
showing her visit to Oravida's Shanghai offices days after
her Beijing dinner was officially described as being "to
increase the profile of a successful importer and distributor
of New Zealand products into China".
Mr Key said he had had a "cursory look"through the documents
referred to by Labour, and "there will be the normal
political questions that will get asked and people will be
able to work out why the Opposition asks those".
Labour MP Grant Robertson said if the time off was an attempt
to make the Oravida issue go away, "it's not going to work".
The Oravida saga
August 2013: Oravida's managing director Julia Xu asks Trade
Minister Tim Groser and Primary Industries Minister Nathan
Guy for help to tackle a new testing regime which was
blocking its milk imports to China.
Early October: Oravida invites Justice Minister Judith
Collins to visit its Shanghai offices and to also go to
dinner in Beijing.
October 20: Ms Collins arrives in Beijing where she attends
lunch and the dinner with Oravida's Stone Shi and a senior
Chinese border control official.
October 23: Ms Collins visits Oravida's Shanghai offices.
December 20: On its website Oravida posts an import
certificate from Chinese authorities approving its milk
December 23: Oravida donates $30,000 to the National Party.
March 12: Ms Collins put on notice by Mr Key after admitting
she met Mr Shi on two further occasions than she had
previously said.
April 17: Ms Collins admits she briefed the NZ ambassador to
Beijing on the Beijing dinner.
May 2: Foreign Affairs documents reveal Ms Collins' office
also asked for an official briefing.
- Adam Bennett of the NZ Herald
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Hype, you know what the media is like. If she replied as you
stated, nek minnit, it would be all over the media that she
was up to no good and hiding something. And the media would
have badgered and badgered as they do.
I would have told porkies too and for the record, if my wife
had a company in another country I was visiting on business,
I would have made time to call in as well.
The way I see it, as a politician she needs to be open and
honest but when media start questioning matters outside her
work position, she's entilted to tell media whatever she
feels like telling them at the time.
Sure, she's a politican, but not 24 hours a day. Maybe you
don't have a life outside of work but most do. And what we do
ouside of work is no ones business but our own.
"If I'm to fly home from a business appointment, surely I'm
entitled to do whatever I like prior to turning up for the
Sure, speedfreak43. Are you also entitled to tell
porkies about what you've been doing? If it was a
private activity, completely unrelated to your employment (or
your husband/wife), you are in my opinion entitled to say,
"Nothing to do with you, none of your business." But
misleading them? How would your boss, your partner,
react to finding out you'd told them something that was not
the truth? How much respect and trust would you lose,
how much criticism could you expect to cop from them and the
in-laws and various other people who have their own ideas
about the importance of honesty in people in positions of
Hype: I think you have pretty much nailed it. Collins plays
the strong-arm character in National and didn't recognise her
cue to eat humble pie. I think her leadership chances have
diminished. Although if Cunliffe can come back from his
disloyal acts in Labour then maybe Collins isn't down and
out. [Abridged]
Granted, it's not on the actual way to the airport but likely
just one thing she needed/wanted to attend to before going
If I'm to fly home from a business appointment, surely I'm
entitled to do whatever I like prior to turning up for the
flight? As is she.
Speedfreak43 says Ms Collins "was there on Government
business, sure, but when that's attended to, who really cares
what she got up to in her off time?" But that's not really
what it was about, was it? Among the gradually emerging
facts that appear strangely at odds with her original story
that she called in at Oravida on her way to the (only an hour
in the opposite direction) airport" is this one: 'Mfat
document showing her visit to Oravida's Shanghai offices days
after her Beijing dinner was officially described as being
"to increase the profile of a successful importer and
distributor of New Zealand products into China"'. Well,
maybe that's what she does in her time off, where a lesser
person might go shopping or visit an art gallery or catch up
on some shut-eye. But then, why come out with that
first account, the one about a casual visit on her way to the
airport? Is she in training for a post-politics career
as a novelist, I wonder?
I think her eyebrows are the real brains of the operation. If
they where raised anymore they would be on the back of her
You're quite right, Hype. She was there on Government
business, sure, but when that's attended to, who really cares
what she got up to in her off time? She is allowed some off
time, isn't she?
In Key's case it is "If I don't see no evil, I don't hear no
evil, then no evil has occured." Then he can sit back
with a smug face exactly as he has done with Peter Dunne,
John Banks, the whole Dotcom issue, the GCSB fiasco etc and
concentrate on the really important things in life such as
organising a round of golf to give some good photo
opportunities to his mates. Cynical? Justifiably
"Most voters beyond the "belt-way" couldn't care less about
the Oravida saga," writes sv3nn0.
Speaking for myself, I couldn't care less that she made the
planned visit because it's one of the things MPs (and Mayors)
do to emphasise good relationships with trading partners.
In China this personal interest is particularly valued.
What I don't like is the same as what turned my opinion
of Helen Clark. Ms Clark claimed to have drawn a
picture when she hadn't. It was a completely trivial
matter yet she chose to "misspeak" about it. If a
person tells porkies about matters of no importance what are
they likely to do when it's an occasion where the truth is of
vital importance?
The same with Ms Collins; if she had said outright that she
managed to fit in a dinner with an important business that
buys NZ's exports there could have been a couple of snarky
remarks about its being the company her husband is involved
in but 99.99% of us would have shrugged and promptly
forgotten - it would have been a stir that failed. It's
not the deeds, in both cases they were not worth all the
fuss. It's the porkies.
The media is doing National a favour by focussing so hard on
Collins and Oravida. Most voters beyond the "belt-way"
couldn't care less about the Oravida saga. It makes me wonder
if Judith's indiscrete comments to the media may have been a
deliberate ploy to deflect attention from Maurice Williamson
who actually did something bad that voters
do care about (unlike Collin's saga which National can
paint as helping a company in the wake of the Botulism
The media and opposition beat Collins with it for ages with
no traction so voters tired of the story. When Williamson was
only at the start of his beating and already showing physical
signs of distress (which were distastefully broadcast by the
media) Collins put her hand up to put her foot in it again.
She did so by exploiting the media's emotive treatment of
Williamson which played into Collin's hands because she could
make her indiscrete comments without getting off side with
the public who found themselves feeling sorry for a man who
clearly broke the rules!
She certainly got offside with the media, however, and most
politics stories yesterday and today are about Collins who
people are sick of hearing about and Williamson is left to
sort himself out.
It seems to me like the touchy parts and self-important
factions of the national media has been played for a fool by
National party strategists. If they wake up to that and it
doesn't get National offside with the grumpy media then
nothing will.
"Mr Key said he had had a "cursory look"through the
documents "
Just like he didn't read the police report on John Banks and
other offical documents that make uncomfortable reading.
There is a limit to how many times the public will accept him
refusing to answer questions by claiming "he hasn't read the
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Christopher Jonathan Thew was found by police near a Warwick service station just after midnight on October 20.
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If you weren't already getting excited about summer…the fun color palette used in this BOY BABY SHOWER will certainly get you ready to dig your toes into the sand. Nikki Hart from Sweet Harts used colors reflective of a surfer color scheme to create the design elements of this adorable baby shower.
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This party was a Boy Baby Shower, surfer pallete was the inspriation for the color story of the party.
I love making fun bright invites, so after I did the invations my color story was set.
I think baby showers should be showerd in sweetness so the food and drinks were sweet, sweet and sweetier! Cupcakes, jellotinis, cookies, pudding shots, lollipops and sorbet punch. there was also fruit kabobs, lil manwithces (chicken sandwithces) I did all the cooking except the sugar cookies.
– Printables: Sweet Craft Cakes
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I love these shower invitations. Does anyone know where I can get that pregnant lady die cut? Was it from a Cricut or were they purchased from a store?
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Anne Wiazemsky is a French actress and novelist of the Russian Rurikid family of Princes Vyazemsky-Counts Levashov. Through her mother, she is the granddaughter of François Mauriac. She appeared in Robert Bresson's Au Hasard Balthazar and in Godard's films La Chinoise and Week End. She was married to Jean-Luc Godard from 1967 to 1979; they divorced. She has written several novels: Canines, Une Poignée de Gens, Aux Quatre Coins du Monde and Hymnes à l'Amour. The 2003 film All the Fine Promises, directed by Jean-Paul Civeyrac and starring Valérie Crunchant and Bulle Ogier, is based on Hymnes à l'Amour. Her 2007 novel Jeune Fille is based on her experience starring in Au Hasard Balthazar at the age of 18.
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- Wind from the East (Le vent d'est)
- Secret Child (L'Enfant Secret)
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Nair, P N R; Pajarola, G; Luder, H U (2002). Ciliated epithelium-lined radicular cysts. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology, 94(4):485-493.
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OBJECTIVE: This report describes 3 cases of ciliated epithelium-lined radicular cysts among 256 apical periodontitis lesions and also illustrates the occurrence of an Actinomyces-infected periapical cyst. STUDY DESIGN: Serial and step serial sections of 256 plastic-embedded root apices with attached apical periodontitis lesions that were prepared for a previous investigation were reviewed for the presence of ciliated epithelium-lined radicular cysts. The lesions that were found to have such epithelial lining were examined in a transmission electron microscope to elaborate the fine structure of the ciliated cells. RESULTS: A total of 3 ciliated columnar epithelium-lined cysts was found among the 256 apical periodontitis lesions examined. Two of the lesions also contained stratified squamous epithelium. All 3 lesions affected maxillary premolars. One of the lesions was a true cyst, and the other 2 were periapical pocket cysts. The lumen of 1 of the latter revealed the presence of typical "ray-fungus" actinomycotic colonies. CONCLUSION: Although the stratified squamous component of the epithelia that lined the radicular cysts reported here may be derived from the cell rests of Malassez, the ciliated epithelial cells may be of sinus origin. Microbial agents from diseased root canals can advance into radicular cysts, particularly in pocket cysts, with the possible threat of such infection in upper posterior teeth spreading into the maxillary sinus.
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