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The transformation of the building began last year, supported by an investment of £350,000 funded jointly from Swindon Council and the Swindon Clinical Commissioning Group.
Councillor Brian Mattock (Con, Old Town), the cabinet member for health and social care, said: "We have been looking forward to this for a long time.
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I have just discovered that it is possible to purchase red mason bee cocoons which will be available next Spring.
Is this a viable proposition? Does anyone have experience of these Cocoons? Is this something to follow up or best left alone?
Views welcome.
Sparrow - Sue
I have just discovered that it is possible to purchase red mason bee cocoons which will be available next Spring.
Is this a viable proposition? Does anyone have experience of these Cocoons? Is this something to follow up or best left alone?
Views welcome.
Sparrow - Sue
Last November I posted the message above. Perhaps nobody has any knowledge of these cocoons. However, I thought I might post again hoping that someone can advise. Not BB related though - sorry.
Sparrow - Sue
Hi Sue,
I'm afraid I've never come across these so I can't help. I'm assuming that these develop in to red mason bees in the spring? If so, my only advice would be the usual around live plants and insects of ensuring that they are UK raised so you're not importing diseases to the UK population.
Thanks Malcolm, good point I will see if I can discover their origin.
Sparrow - Sue
I have received confirmation that the cocoons originate in the UK.
Sparrow - Sue
I bought some of these online from http://www.birdfood.co.uk during winter 2011/12. They arrived promptly and I put them out in a special bee nest that I've had for a while (I purchased it from the excellent Oxford Bee Company before that sadly went bust).
A few, maybe about one third of the 20 cocoons, hatched, and for a while red mason bees were a common sight in my garden in spring 2012. However that year the weather was awful, some early sun was replaced by lots of rain and I don't think the bees did very well. Only two of the tubes got filled up by the bees. I'm hoping that these two might hatch later this year but in any case I've decided to buy some more cocoons and hope for better results this year.
Thank you for your information. This is where I noticed the cocoons for sale and, asI said in my previous message, they are confirmed to be from the UK.
I have not bought any yet but probably will do now I know they are not "foreigners".
Sparrow - Sue
I have just discovered that it is possible to purchase red mason bee cocoons which will be available next Spring.
Is this a viable proposition? Does anyone have experience of these Cocoons? Is this something to follow up or best left alone?
Views welcome.
Sparrow - Sue
Last November I posted the message above. Perhaps nobody has any knowledge of these cocoons. However, I thought I might post again hoping that someone can advise. Not BB related though - sorry.
Sparrow - Sue
I bought 15 red mason bee cocoons from CJ Wildbirdfood cost £20 and none hatched out so would advise not to waste your money.
Best thing is to get a nest either make it yourself or buy one then fill it with tubes and hope wild bees will use it.
Hi Keith
Thank you for that interesting information. Luckily I did not purchase any Cocoons as my partner is busy making me a range of recepticles for bee tubes. I have some of the purchased/professional ones plus other dried stems etc.
Sparrow - Sue
Thank you for the interesting thread. I have a lot to learn about solitary bees but I beleve they are excellent pollinators of some fruit trees. If you live into the right part of the UK you can easily attract mason bees and leaf cutter bees by placing out tubes of different sizes in spring. Don't have to buy them. Homemade ones do well. Also saves you the expense of buying the cocoons. The mason bees also need access to damp mud as they use this to seal the nest off so the young are secure when growing and hibernating.
I am a wildlife Gardener and by rule of thumb avoid the purchase of 'wildlife' - ladybirds; bees etc as the failure rate far outweighs the successes. The ideal option and the one that let's nature take its course, is to purchase the cardboard tubes (not the bamboo ones) and place these compactly in a suitable receptacle such as types of architectural salvage bricks or pot piping for example. It is always best and more pleasurable to let nature take its course and the bees find your back garden haven. The weather has been extremely unkind with heavier downfalls than normal and stronger winds but they 70% of the Masons manage to survive year on year in my small garden. In my experience, it is imperative to provide a varied selection of local nectar rich wildflowers and preferably a native selection of nectar and pollen producing plants for a minimum of 8 months of the year, certainly during the breeding/feeding glut of summer but please spare a thought for other species of bee that can be found throughout much of the year.
I hope this does not sound too much like I am preaching to the converted!
Good luck.
I have been a long-time 'supporter' of Oxford Bee Co kit and its subsequent 'takeover' by CJ Wildfoods. I used to send in 50% of my tubes for their project research. I started in 2002. In my own garden I have had as many as 450 tubes filled in one year. I am alsp a professional wildlife-friendly gardener and have put nests up in 7 of my clents gardens. You do get different rates of take-up so be patient. CJ also used to send me a 'complimentary'cocoon' tube as thanks for my support - first year 15/20 hatched, the 2nd year all of them did. I don't know if the cocoons are the same ones people like me send in but I did think the price was extortionate.
One problem - you do need to keep refreshing the tubes. The paper inserts do deteriote and if you remove the paper, the tubes did still get used but not as much. CJ put their prices of 100 tubes up from £7.99 to £22.99 this year - due to a stock-pricing error of some 5 years !!!
2012 & 13 have both been poor springs for the Red Mason Bee. In my own garden and 6 of my clients, nest tube numbers were down. Only in one garden did a 29 tubes nest get completely refilled. Leafcutter bees are doing very well though. They will use both paper-filled and paper-less cardboard tubes, as well as any other DIY nest ; ie bamboo canes, holes in walls,logs,garden furniture !
Sorry for dragging up an old thread, but I thought I would chip in here a little bit.
Last spring (2013) I bought 30 red mason bee cocoons from CJ wildlife after checking they were "local" bees. I also bought a solitary bee nester from dragonfli and filled it with cardboard tubes.
I didn't keep exact records but about 25 of my 30 cocoons hatched by around May.
I "harvested" the newly created cocoons in February of this year of which I have about 50. So the 6 females I counted originally had worked quite hard considering the awful weather we had last year, but pretty pleasing in that my yield had more than doubled. Hopefully this year I will get double again and be harvesting around 100 cocoons next winter?
So I guess it really depends. Good flowers and a ready supply of the muddy stuff nearby really helps.
I bought these bee cocoons two years ago and most of them hatched. The bees were very busy in the area around our fruit trees and we had a bumper harvest which I'm sure was down to the bees! They then filled all the tubes in the nesting boxes I'd left there and last year we had lots of new bees. I over- wintered the nesting boxes in the garage to stop birds pecking at them but put them outside around late March. Then had the same results last year - just waiting now for this years new arrivals!
Hello , when you say 'harvested' what do you mean
Hi all,
I have managed red mason bee cocoons from my garden for over 20 years and learnt a lot, from many failures, wrong choices of bought nest boxes, pests, predators etc.
I have complied a useful resource which due to the internet and modern technology I can share information via my web site, http://www.nurturing-nature.co.uk From .the articles section where you can see red mason and solitary bees.
You are very welcome to browse through it. I feel sure you may learn quite a lot.
From personal knowledge, experience, And a conversation with the person whom used to run CJ I personally would not purchase cocoons from CJ.
Cheers, George Pilkington


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70 out of 100 people with ulcerative colitis were better 8 weeks after getting
infliximab treatment. In another study, twice as many people got better after
receiving infliximab compared to those taking a placebo.6
In one study, almost 20 out of 100 people with ulcerative colitis were better after 8 weeks of using adalimumab.7 This drug hasn't been studied as much for ulcerative colitis compared to other medicines. Doctors still don't know a lot about how well it works.
All medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine you take. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with your medicine.
Here are some important things to think about:
Call 911 or other emergency services right away if you have:
Call your doctor right away if you have:
Common side effects of this medicine include:
Warnings about serious side effects of biologics have
been issued. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the drug's
manufacturers have warned about:
In very few cases, natalizumab has caused a serious and
life-threatening brain infection called PML (progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy). Natalizumab is tightly controlled because
of this. If you take natalizumab, you will need to enroll in a program called
the Crohn's Disease–Tysabri Outreach Unified Commitment to Health (CD-TOUCH)
Prescribing Program.
Your risk for getting PML increases if you have any of these risk factors:
Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. Taking medicine as your doctor suggests will improve your health and may prevent future problems. If you don't take your medicines properly, you may be putting your health (and perhaps your life) at risk.
There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed.
If you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant, do not use any medicines unless your doctor tells you to. Some medicines can harm your baby. This includes prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, herbs, and supplements. And make sure that all your doctors know that you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant.
Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if you are having problems. It's also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.
Complete the new medication information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you understand this medication.
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Charlize Theron + More Celebs Who Were Fab or Drab at the Correspondents Dinner
Hollywood and the government collided on the red carpet at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner. Lindsay Lohan, Kim Kardashian, Uggie the Dog ( yes!) and more rubbed shoulders with DC's elite.
-PJ Gach
Bettys, did the White House lose our invite to the "Nerd Prom," AKA the Annual White House Correspondents Dinner? We're only asking because if Lindsay Lohan and a dog could go, why couldn't we? We're as cute (maybe cuter) than Uggie the Dog, and with us, you don't have to worry about anything being "misplaced," if you know what I mean. Rather than sobbing over our monitors, however, we're giving you our list of who looked fab and who looked drab.
Michelle Obama
FLOTUS, looked lovely as usual (face it, she never looks bad) in a gown by Naeem Khan and accessorized with simple gold hoops. Michelle Obama's soft wavy hairstyle accentuated her cheekbones.
Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon and her baby bump looked lovely in a simply cut black gown. She wore dangling turquoise earrings for a pop of color.
Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner
Slap me! I Know! But Kim Kardashian looked stunning in a non-flesh baring green velvet gown and her mom, Kris Jenner's red gown was equally elegant. I guess you can dress them up and take them out after all.
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Mary J.Blige
Classy, classy, classy! Mary J. Blige's cocktail frock smartly balances celebrity sexiness and demure DC.
Viola Davis
Viola Davis has put away her head-scatching, way too revealing award show gowns and once again looks regal in this glam red gown.
Charlize Theron
It's kinda weird to use the word "sedate" when describing Charlize Theron, but this gown is sedate…sedately sexy. Sadly. Charlize is one of the few women in the world who could make a garbage bag look couture.
OMG! What were they thinking?
Lindsay Lohan
The gown would be perfect for an award show in Hollywood—that is, if Lilo's ever invite to an A-List award show in the future. For DC, not so much. And Frankly, Lindsay Lohan looks so much older than her years, it hurts.
Alicia Keys
If Alicia Keys were going out to dinner with her husband Swizz Beatz, this mustard colored dress, dark tights and crystal studded pumps would be fin. It's too casual for a big dinner like this—did her stylist get cold feet and think PTA meeting instead?
Malin Akerman
You can't deny that Malin Akerman is gorgeous, but the odd length of this dress makes her look ungainly.
Kate Hudson
Sorry, in this getup Kate Hudson looks almost as old as Betty White. Almost.
Zooey Deschanel
We totes heart Zoey Deschanel here at BettyC. She's super adorkable. However, this dress is so big, she looks like she's swimming in it.
Love it or Hate it: Uggie the dog
Okay,we get it, Uggie's a cute and very talented dog. But is this going overboard? Not only is Uggie penning his memoir, he's on the red carpet and a guest at the Correspondents dinner? What do you think about it—is he so adorab that the pooch can go anywhere or do you think he'll get so swollen by fame that he'll become the doggy version of Lilo?
Tell us: who was your fave, who was your worst and really, really tell us what you think of Uggie on the red carpet.
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Broadway against Bullying
Monday, December 2, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PST)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
One-Night-Only Holiday Cabaret featuring stars from some of Broadway's biggest hit musicals!
Performers for the fun-filled evening of song and dance include:
Colin Cunliffe (Pippin, Evita, The Addams Family)
Josh Franklin (Anything Goes, Ghost, Jersey Boys, Legally Blonde)
Alysha Umphress (American Idiot, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever)
Jay Armstrong Johnson (Catch Me If You Can, Hair, Hands on a Hard Body)
Patrick McCollum (Wicked, Peter and the Starcatcher, Rocky)
Julia Murney (Wicked, Chess in Concert, The Wild Party)
Daniel Reichard (original Bob Gaudio in the Broadway cast of Jersey Boys, The Midtown Men)
Keala Settle (2013 Tony Award-nominee for Hands on a Hard Body, Hairspray, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, South Pacific)
Rona Figueroa (Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Jesus Christ Superstar, Nine )
Carl Pantle (San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus) will serve as Musical Director.
Tickets are:
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- Dessert and cocktail reception with the cast following performance at Rose Pistola
- Gift bags with sponsor gifts
Proceeds benefit No Bully and our work to bring an end to bullying and harassment in our schools.
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Monday, December 2, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PST)
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Author: Alex Ball, Copywriter, BBH London
Today sees the launch of homeforxmas.org by BBH London. A Christmas initiative aimed at raising money for children's charity Barnardo's, helping fund their work with homeless young people.
The festive project, which runs for the next five days, invites the audience to donate as much as they can to Barnardo's. In return, and as a show of appreciation, BBH will select an entrant's home address each day and recreate their home in a snow globe using the latest 3D printing technology. This beautiful bespoke snow globe, complete with personalised engraving, will then be wrapped and boxed before finally being sent to the selected recipient.
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Microplane grater
The Microplane is a marvel of technology, function and clever marketing. What makes the Microplane so great? Hundreds of tiny razor blades are created through a chemical etching process. These little razors tend to slice, not rip or shread. This gadget made it into the kitchen after a short stint in the tool shed. Its original use was to shave wood (microPLANE, get it?).


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One for all and all for one. KTM shows itself to be prepared in the best possible way for offroad sporting activity.
The starting gun has gone off at the production line in Mattighofen for the latest range of high-class Motocross, Enduro and Sport Minicyles.
The Austrian market leader in its most important segment launches the 2013 range of bikes with no less than 26 models. Above all, there is a completely new generation of Motocross bikes that are directly derived in the best possible tradition from the most successful MX teams in the world.
In shorthand: a completely new 450 SX-F with SOHC fuel injection engine, the most powerful MX1 bike that profits from the success of the Ryan Dungey-DeCoster Supercross collaboration.
A completely updated 350 SX-F with refined MX1 win concept. Increased engine performance and chassis refinement make KTM 350 rider and World Champion Toni Cairoli even better.
The world class 250 SX-F with new engine to further increase the lead in MX2 – already tested by Roczen, Musquin, Herlings and Co. Three two-stroke models for every rider profile round off the KTM SX family to perfection.
Enduro Models
The KTM Development Center has advanced the range of Enduro bikes without compromise for 2013. All existing models have received intensive and detailed improvements in all of the important areas. The intention: to offer all EXC four- and twostroke riders a better Enduro combination of riding fun, performance, responsiveness and durability.
Big Minis
KTM wouldn't be KTM if the KTM Offroad Team had not included the three Minicycle models with 50, 65 und 85 cc into its development activities. This serious approach is best underscored by the almost completely new 85 SX that presents the up-and-coming junior MX racer with a clear vision of the world of professional competition.
While in Italy for the presentation together with Pit Beirer, KTM's head of Motorsport, Stefan Pierer, CEO KTM Sportmotorcycle AG, underlined the importance of the new Offroad generation. "What KTM has accomplished thanks to the tireless efforts of the technicians and the racers is unique. All of the KTM company is based on this strong foundation. To do justice in its roll as "number one", it has been full throttle in every way for KTM to achieve what it has for this latest model year."
Another tradition continues in the Model Year 2013 in the form of the popular "Six Days". Equipped with the finest extras, such as a completely newly developed WP closed cartridge fork with an innovative 4-chamber damping system, the Six Days models are available in seven different motor variants (125 EXC, 250 EXC, 300 EXC, 250 EXC-F, 350 EXC-F, 450 EXC and 500 EXC) and come in the German national colours.
Thanks to its enormous wealth of experience and an optimal development structure it has been possible for KTM to further expand the range of its very own performance-enhancing PowerParts range in 2013. And let's not forget the unique choice of matching quality clothing and accessories.
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Australians are supposed to be among the fastest consumers to take up new gadgetry but when it comes to adopting solar energy the country remains very much in the shade.
World leader Germany has installed 436 watts of solar photovoltaic capacity per person, or triple sixth-placed Australia's 144 watts, according to international figures.
That gap is despite Australia's abundant sunshine. Average solar power production in capital cities eclipses Germany's by 42 per cent, the Australian Solar Council estimates.
Even Hobart in the far south easily generates more per roof-top, with an average daily panel output of 3.7 kiloWatt-hour per kilowatt of capacity versus 3 kWh in the relatively gloomy Germany. By the same measure, Darwin leads Australia, with 4.7 kiloWatt-hours, with Sydney at 4.1 and Melbourne with 3.9.
This is despite the fact that many advances in solar energy technology have been home-grown, particularly in the labs of the University of NSW. Leading international solar firms typically have UNSW alumni among their top scientists.
Australia's standing in renewable energy is about to take a few leaps backward.
This week, the Abbott government released the report of its handpicked panel reviewing the national Renewable Energy Target. All the recommendations call for cuts. While the government is yet to declare its hand, few expect current goals to be retained.
Even prior to the review, Prime Minister Tony Abbott claimed the target – now set at 41 terawatt-hours of renewable energy annually by 2020 – was driving up costs for consumers. The panel's own modelling found prices are higher until 2020 but drop afterwards.
The report says the last thing Australia needs now is more electricity capacity as demand continues to wilt rather than grow as had been predicted. Clean energy proponents say that most coal-fired power plants are inefficient and old by global standards, and the dirtiest could be retired with benefits for emissions reduction efforts.
For the small-scale component of the renewable energy target, the panel said there was "a strong case for.... either closing the scheme immediately or accelerating the phase-out", and predicted a hit to the solar industry.
"Modelling indicates that repeal of the [scheme] would have an immediate effect of reducing the install rates of rooftop PV by at least 30 per cent and the number of solar water heaters by around 16 per cent," the panel's report said.
"However, by the early 2020s, the rate of small-scale solar PV systems installed each year would recover to a rate similar to that if the [scheme] was left in place."
Australia currently gets about 14 per cent of its electricity from renewables, less than the 22 per cent average reported by members of the International Energy Agency. By 2020, $1.7 trillion will be invested in clean energy, raising the share to 26 per cent, the IEA said this week – while Australia's share looks likely to stall.
"Australia should be a global leader in renewable energy delivery," says Mark Butler, Labor's climate change spokesman. "We have an abundance of sun and waves resources and the expertise and innovation to develop the technologies."
"Under Labor, Australia was ranked in the top four most attractive places in the world to invest in renewable energy," says Butler. "Since Tony Abbott began his scare campaign against renewable energy after the election, Australia has fallen to ninth."
That ranking is likely to sink further, with companies such wind-farm operator Infigen Energy saying any change to the current goal – such as a lower 2020 target to reflect weaker power demand – will not only freeze investment but risk bankrupting generators as the price of renewable energy certificates crashes.
The price of those certificates – the industry's currency – is running at about $26 per megawatt-hour because of uncertainty in the industry.
"The government's own modelling has shown that existing renewable energy generation plants are receiving one-third less revenue today than they would be if the legislated 41TWh target were rock solid," says Jonathan Upson, Infigen's government affairs manager.
"If the target were to be substantially reduced, this situation would continue, or even get worse, which would have a devastating effect on these investments made in good faith, and required by the legislated Renewable Energy Target scheme."
Speculation the government would seek to "grandfather" existing investments and limit the damage to Australia's standing as a reliable investment location aren't convincing, Upson says: "There's likely no way to intervene in the [certificate] market to protect existing investments that's fair, foolproof and simple."
The expected target cut is the latest in a series of government moves to curb renewable energy. These include the scrapping of the Coalition election promise of a Million Solar Roofs policy, and its attempts – so far blocked in the Senate – to abolish the $2.5 billion Australian Renewable Energy Agency and the $10 billion Clean Energy Finance Corporation.
Voter interest in renewables may get tested in the next nine months at state elections in Victoria, NSW and Queensland.
Environment Minister Rob Stokes told Budget Estimates this month NSW remains committed to a 20 per cent target for renewable energy by 2020 but conceded there is no on-going tracking nor back-up plan if the federal government drops the national goal.
The ACT, meanwhile, will press ahead with its ambitious goal of sourcing 90 per cent of its electricity from renewables by decade's end.
On Wednesday it will open the 20 megawatt Royalla Solar Farm – the largest solar plant on the national grid – and take bids for 200 megawatts of wind energy.
"It's a fairly bleak prospect for the renewable energy industry without supportive governments," says ACT Environment Minister Simon Corbell.
Corbell dismissed critics who say ACT consumers will be heavily out of pocket. The weekly cost to achieve the 90 per cent goal will be $4 per household by 2020 which will be offset by equivalent savings from mandated energy efficiency measures.
"We are very confident that you can achieve large-scale renewable energy generation at a very affordable price for consumers," Corbell says. "It requires leadership and it requires demonstration of what can be done."
Australian homes continue to add about 70 megawatts of PV per month, close to 2013 levels, despite a roll-back of most state government support.
Should the small-scale element of the Renewable Energy Target be scrapped, the price of solar for a typical 3-kilowatt system would rise by about half to $7500 from $5000 now, according to industry estimates.
Darren Gladman, policy manager of the Clean Energy Council, said any cut is likely to be swiftly implemented: "People who are thinking about it should really be putting in orders now."
According to Danny Kennedy, founder of US-based solar retailer Sungevity, the end of support would lengthen the five-year payback period for a typical system to about eight years.
Kennedy, a former Sydney-based Greenpeace activist, despairs at the clustering of climate sceptics around the Prime Minister – not least Dick Warburton, head of the renewable energy review.
"My sense is there is an ideological agenda at work, not a rational one," Kennedy says.
Australia poured $10 billion into solar panels over the past five years – almost all of it in residential systems. A report out this week by the Australian Energy Market Commission bolstered the case for solar.
Its long-awaited networks report found that north-facing solar panels cost the equivalent of $120 a year to networks – a fraction of the $1000 impost a typical consumer using a 5kW air-conditioner inflicts on the system.
Interestingly, if the household points the solar panels to the west, maximising the benefits to the grid of reduced demand during summer peaks, then solar's implied subsidy disappears entirely.
"It's great," says Gladman. "The fact they've actually quantified this means that we're not boxing at shadows anymore with people making accusations that solar is being cross-subsidised."


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DETECTIVES are hoping to identify potential witnesses following an assault in Silk Road.
The attack took place in the early hours of Sunday, February 9.
Officers have tried to track down the witnesses themselves and are now appealing for help from the public.
A 19-year-old man sustained facial injuries during the incident at the bar in St Botolph's Street, Colchester.
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One of the greatest developments in modern astronomy is the discovery of Halley's Comet. The 18th-century scientist Edmund Halley discovered that the comet comes around every 76 years. With that discovery, Halley established that comets have astronomical orbits.
The name "Halley" by which the comet is known, appears in a most striking way in verse 76 of Surat al-An'am in the Qur'an:
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When night covered him he saw a star and said, 'This is my Lord!' Then when it set he said, "I do not love what sets." (Sura An'am, 76)
The letters that make up the word "Halley" appear for the first time in the Qur'an in this verse. Furthermore, the reference to a "setting" star is highly significant. What is more, the Arabic word "kawkaban," meaning "star," appears right next to the letters comprising "Halley."
76, the number of the related verse, on the other hand, may indicate 76 years, which is Halley's orbital period. (Allah knows the truth.) The verse number 76 represents the Halley comet; because Halley becomes visible from the Earth every 76 years. That is to say, its orbital period is 76. For this reason, that Halley is mentioned for the first time in the Qur'an in the 76th verse is a miracle of Allah.


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#1 Online Video of 2010: Tandoori Chicken
Fans of Indian Food Made Easy host Anjum Anand followed her into the kitchen of Gaylord Restaurant, the very first Indian restaurant to open in mad-for-curry London almost fifty years ago. The tandoori chef walks Anjum through the making of the classic dish, tandoori chicken.
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Celebrating Faculty Excellence
April 23rd, 2014 | SMWC
From its inception, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College has been a distinctive institution, driven by a focus on academic integrity and student success. At SMWC, faculty play a critical role in engaging students in meaningful learning activities and supporting their academic and social needs. To celebrate their commitment, three Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College faculty members were recognized with the 25th annual Sister Mary Joseph Pomeroy Faculty Excellence Awards for their high ideals of teaching, scholarship and service.
In 1990, the Sister Mary Joseph Pomeroy Faculty Excellence Award was inaugurated, named in honor of the esteemed Woods professor of English who embodied the highest ideals of teaching, scholarship and service. Each of this year's awardees embodies the spirit of excellence, espoused by the College in its motto "Virtus cum Scientia" (Virtue with Knowledge United) in a particular aspect of faculty work.
Recipients of this year's awards are Michael Boswell, associate professor of music - for scholarship; Jamie McCracken, associate professor of business - for service; and Douglas Scheib, Ph.D., assistant professor of mathematics - for teaching.
Faculty Excellence in Service
Jamie McCracken, associate professor of business has demonstrated exemplary service to the College, to her profession and to the community. She has been an SMWC faculty since 2006.
McCracken credits Sister Rosemary Nudd as one of the reasons she wanted to teach. "I've always loved talking to her about service, and I pass that on to my students. Because of a simple Junior Achievement project in my senior capstone business course, I found my true passion, teaching. My philosophy on service is simple; if you have a specialized knowledge, why not use it to help others? The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, or VITA, site is my proudest service experience."
The VITA site provides opportunities for SMWC students and this faculty member to help members of our community with an important service – completing their tax returns. One of two sites in Vigo County, the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College site completed 290 tax returns this year, a record number, providing over $60,000 of services to the community at no charge. The site consisted of four campus students and one online student who generated over a quarter of a million dollars in net refunds on federal returns.
Students are gaining real experience and learning one of our core values – serving their community. One of the students commented, "I love the hands on experience we get and that it is not just a class where we learn about taxes from a book with fake taxes."
McCracken provides her expertise with several not-for profits in the Wabash Valley such as the Terre Haute Children's Museum, Terre Foods Co-op and Meals on Wheels. After the success of reaching out to the elderly at the Maryvale and Wyndmoor retirement communities to complete tax returns, the students also decided to return to teach the residents about technology. Students created sessions on how to use the Internet, smartphones, tablets and social media.
She serves her profession notably as a faculty consultant for Pearson Publishing, Gleim Publishing and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She is a certified field auditor for the Indiana State Board of Accountants, and she is the Vigo County chairperson for Indiana Money Smart Week and also coordinated Money Smart week activities for SMWC's campus.
Her service to the College has included many committee roles such as Graduate Council, Compensation Committee, Rooney Library committee, Social Media Users Group, Women's Studies committee and she is a faculty consultant for the new summer camp, Camp CEO. An advocate for online students, she serves as VAST mentor for Woods Online since its inception and presents an advising session at each new WOL student residency.
"When I am involved in service activities, my students see that," she adds. "If I want them to be more concerned about helping others, I need to show them through my actions."
Faculty Excellence in Scholarship
Michael Boswell, associate professor of music, believes that in order to study music and perform at a higher level, one must literally learn a new language of musical notation. As singer and conductor, he is required to become familiar with other languages and cultures. A faculty member since 2005, he estimates that he has performed in thirty-five languages.
Boswell is quite well known regionally and nationally. He has been an invited tenor soloist with the Indiana State University Masterworks Chorale Concert and was contracted to be the conductor of the 2014 Festival for the Illinois Music Education Association's District 5 Senior Choir. He is also known in the world of professional chamber ensemble singers. He began singing professionally with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale in 2004. Since then, he has appeared with Santa Fe Pro Musica in Bach's St. John Passion and Haydn's Creation. He has also appeared with Vox Humana, the Oregon Bach Festival Chorus, Tucson Chamber Artists, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Alchemy Ensemble, and The Bach Institute at Valparaiso University. His work with Vox Humana was recorded and released on a CD titled "Into the Night" in 2013 and in 2014 his work with the group Conspirare was released on CD and received international acclaim.
In 2012, he commissioned and helped conceptualize an original composition by Sydney Guillaume. Inspired by Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, La Providence was commissioned to educate people about The Woods and the Sisters of Providence. He continues to utilize his skills as a professional singer to instruct our students and conduct the Chorale and Madrigals. This spring the SMWC chorale and madrigals performed in Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City with professional women's choirs from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong and the United States.
Boswell notes that his work "is not for mere entertainment but to educate, inform and create." He brings this passion and models an exemplary level of professionalism to students.
Faculty Excellence in Teaching
Douglas Scheib, Ph.D., assistant professor of mathematics has been teaching at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College since 2012. He has quickly noted that "the key to being a successful math teacher is understanding your target audience and having insight into why students either succeed or fail."
His teaching style epitomizes the type of faculty needed at a small liberal arts institution. He is academically challenging, but offers the instruction and support that students need to gain confidence in their abilities, and acquire skills in logic, reasoning and even communication. He is an early adopter of the "flipped classroom" where he records his lectures and posts them on D2L so students can listen to the content outside of class. This way they can proceed through the content or view a concept repeatedly – leaving the class time for active learning and collaboration with other students. He also believes in allowing students to discover information on their own, rather than just handing it to them. For example, teams of statistics students explored data with their group, debated on how best to represent the data, and then disputed why another group's data presentation is inaccurate. The activity causes lively discussion, and the discovery of valuable lessons about how data can be presented to make any point.
Scheib recognizes the value of using technology to help students visualize concepts and interact with data sets. He understands how online homework sets can be beneficial, as help and solutions are immediate, which lessens student frustration or "giving up." He uses his laptop and screen-casting rather than a chalkboard in class, so that all the problems and work can be referred to later on by students.
Scheib demonstrates care for having his students learn mathematics, and not just passing it as a hurdle while in college. He makes adjustments and teaching improvements, while teaching and developing multiple courses in both traditional and online formats, and carrying scholarship and service loads. He, in countless ways, displays the best qualities of a professor – dedication, genuine interest in his area of instruction and a high standard that is expected of himself and his students.
Alumni Faculty Leadership Award
The Alumni Faculty Leadership Award is given each year for outstanding faculty leadership resulting in added benefits to students. The SMWC National Alumni Association believes that recognizing outstanding faculty leadership, will, in turn, aid in the strong future of Woods alumni. Current students, faculty and staff members of SMWC submit nominations for the Alumni Faculty Leadership Award. A selection committee is formed to review nominations and to choose a recipient.
Sharon Boyle, the 2014 recipient of the Alumni Faculty Leadership Award, is an exemplary role model for students, peers and the College. She has been a faculty member since 2002. She serves in numerous leadership roles at the state, regional and national level in music therapy, and recently became a mentor as a part of the Great Lakes Regional Music Therapy Mentorship Program. At The Woods, she serves on the Curriculum Committee, Graduate Council, and the Campus Strategic Planning group, among others. She works to pass along her excitement and passion for the field of Music Therapy to her students, helping them to draw upon their own passion and extend it outward. She has coordinated several special events for music therapy on campus, offering additional learning experiences for students and alums.
One nominator described her leadership by saying, "She constantly pushes students to become better and is always there to lend a helping hand."
Boyle provides opportunities for students to lead at the classroom level and places leadership activities at regular levels throughout her curriculum. She believes that leaders build others up, and help others see their own value and strengths. Boyle spoke to leadership development, saying "our alumni continue to teach me, just as they do when they are students about what it means to be a 'ripple in the pond' – passing along a sense of service and change for good in the world, one person at a time."
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CAN you help?
Two people have been brutally murdered in Colchester and the killer or killers remains at large.
More than 100 detectives are working to solve the murders of Nahid Al-Manea and Jim Attfield but the public can help also.
The police have issued a list of potential witnesses and who they still want to speak to.
Here are the details of the murders, what help police need from you and how to go about contacting them:
ON Friday, March 28, Jim Attfield, 33, of East Bay, Colchester, went out in the town.
He withdrew several hundred pounds after leaving home.
In the evening he went for some drinks at Tenpin, off Cowdray Avenue.
Later he was drinking alone in River Lodge where he left a half drunk pint of lager shortly after 10pm.
Shortly before 6am the next day he was found stabbed 102 times on a path near Castle Park.
He was attacked near a bench on the riverside path which leads from Lower Castle Park to East Street.
He was close to a lake on one side and an exit from the path at Guildford Road on the other.
Jim, a father-of-five, had suffered life changing injuries after being hit by a car and was being helped by Headway.
He was living in an assisted home and rebuilding his life.
Jim struggled to walk, particularly uphill and had some brain damage.
He loved music, MK Dons Football Club and Colchester.
He was known to sing karaoke at the Goat and Boot pub on East Hill and enjoyed a drink at pubs either side of the path, which he could reach more easily than those up the hills into the town centre.
It was on this path where he was eventually found, dying from horrific and brutal wounds.
Detectives are trying to put together more details of his life before his death and what happened between the hours of 10pm on March 28 and 6am on March 29.
He had not spoken much to his family in the previous six months due to his desire to try and be more independent.
They loved him very much and are obviously distraught.
Detectives want to speak to those people JIm had been in regular contact in the weeks or months before he was murdered.
In particular they are looking for a woman Jim was friends with either via Facebook or at least a female Jim spoke about in status updates on Facebook but did not name.
Det Chief Supt Steve Worron said: "Since Jim's death we have been trying to reach people he has had contact with.
"There was a woman speaking to Jim on his account - jim.attfield "We believe she went on holiday on March 21 and was due to return on the Saturday, March 29, the day Jim was killed.
"She liked dancing and pottery and may have sung karaoke with Jim.
"We are appealing for this woman to come forward.
"If she is not from Colchester she has certainly been to Colchester."
Mr Worron said detectives had already spoken to "a significant number of people" who spoke to Jim on social media sites, many of which were centered aound music which he was passionate about.
Any they have not spoken to are urged to get in contact.
Detectives are also very keen to speak to a couple seen on a park bench close to where JIm was eventually found.
It was about 11.30pm on March 28.
A man and a woman were sitting on each end of the bench.
There was a man, who may have been Jim, sitting close by on the grass.
Mr Worron said: "It is unknown whether they knew each other, but they may have been a couple who had an argument earlier in the evening and so were sitting apart, not talking to each other. "The man was white and is of a stocky build. The woman is described as white.
"We have made extensive appeals for these people to come forward and speak to us.
"The information they may have could be vital to the investigation.
"If you think one of the people could be you, please come forward. You may be concerned about the length of time that has passed but don't let that stop you from getting in touch.
"We need to speak to you to find out about what may have happened to James on the night in Lower Castle Park.
"It could be that you know who the people are. If you do, again please get in touch with us. You may be worried or don't want to get involved but please don't turn a blind eye. The people of Colchester can help us to solve this murder and I'm appealing to you directly to call us with any information you may have."
Those investigating the murder would also like to hear from those who regularly use the path late at night. These could be dog walkers, cyclists, people enjoying a Friday night out in Colchester.
They want to hear about anything out of the ordinary.
Also anyone who has noticed anything markedly different in someone's behaviour since the murder.
Help the police by calling the incident room on 01245 282103.
Alternatively Crimestoppers is offering a £10,000 reward for information leading to the killer being caught and convicted.
Any information given is anonymous.
Call 0800 555111 if you can help.
ON Tuesday, June 17, Nahid Al-Manea, 31, of Woodrow Way, left home on her way to a lecture at Essex University.
The well educated Saudi Arabian student had come over to England in January to study on an English language course.
She was keen to improve her English to help her studies towards a science based PhD.
Nahid, a Muslim woman who wore traditional Muslim dress, was living with her brother in Greenstead.
They normally walked in together, or she walked in with friends, along the Salary Brook Trail, which runs parallel with Avon Way, and then down to the underpass and over towards the Wivenhoe Park campus.
However this particular day her brother had left earlier for his own classes.
Nahid, like hundreds of other students, began walking in.
The area was quieter than usual with many students having already finished their studies but there were still a considerable number of people using the path.
She left home, at about 10am, and used some of the numerous cut throughs and shortcuts through the estate.
She walked down Stanley Wooster Way and on past the Hunwicke Road shops and onto Hawthorn Avenue.
She was spotted on a CCTV camera subsequently at about 10.20am.
When she reached the junction with Avon Way she would have started on the trail itself.
As she walked towards the Britten Close flats on her right the path veered to the left and she continued towards the crossing for St Andrew's Avenue.
Here the path became more secluded with bushes and shrubs on both sides before an underpass on steps to traffic lights to cross the road.
Before reaching the crossing she was attacked.
She was stabbed 16 times and died.
Residents in nearby flats were among those who spotted something through the trees and found her.
Cameras in the nearby underpass were broken.
Many people were using the trail that morning, like every morning, and the hundreds of people who have called to help have described witnesses who have not yet come forward.
Det Chief Supt Steve Worron said: "We have had a great response from members of the public but we still have not been able to identify a number of people.
"Searching for them is taking up a great deal of time and I would ask people do the right thing and come forward and contact the incident room."
In particular detectives want to speak to: - A man who is thought to have been wearing a very distinctive jacket.
It is described as being an Italian designer item, it was slightly longer than waist-length, had brown buttons up the front and two pockets also with buttons.
It was beige in colour, and had a belt which may or may not have had a buckle.
There is a picture of a similar style coat on this page. He was seen on the Salary Brook Trail between 10.20am and 10.40am, shortly before Nahid was found.
He was walking towards the Greenstead estate on the Salary Brook Trail.
He is described as having thick, short black hair on the top of his ears, is aged in between his late teens to 30s, 5ft 6ins tall and was of average build.
- Two cyclists who were seen using the trail on the morning that Nahid was found. The man and woman were cycling together and may have seen Nahid after she was attacked. They were seen by a witness at 10.45am on Tuesday, June 17, coming from the direction of the university towards Greenstead on the Salary Brook Trail. The man is described as being olive skinned with dark hair. He was in his early 20s and looked tall and slim. The woman is thought to be in her 20s with long dark hair. She was wearing what has been described as a flowing pattern tiered skirt.
- A tall man in a trilby style hat who was seen in the area around the time of the murder. He is described as slim and was wearing a long dark trench style coat. His hat may have been green or dark blue and he had long dark wispy hair.
- A white man, aged between 19 and 23-years-old, with blond hair. He is thought to be English and was wearing a back pack and white headphones. Witnesses describe him as looking like a student.
- A white man also thought to be a student, who had dark, short hair. He was wearing light trousers and was using a phone.
- A black man who was wearing a forward facing cap and a back pack. He was also wearing a dark blue and yellow striped polo top.
- Two women on bikes, who were seen by the hedgerow on the Salary Brook Trail A white woman with long blonde hair, 5ft 10ins tall, of slim build and aged around 19 or 20. She is described as possibly being a foreign student.
- A young man on a bike, also seen on the Salary Brook Trail.
Detectives also want to speak to those who use the trail regularly and have noticed something out of the ordinary.
Mr Worron said: "We would also like to speak to anyone who uses the Salary Brook Trail on a regular basis to see if they have noticed anything different in the weeks since Nahid's murder. "People may use the trail daily to walk their dogs, cycle, fish or get to and from work or university.
"As people go about their daily routines, people notice things. They may be people who saw the same person everyday but now they don't see them. What's changed or is different?"
Her family released a passionate plea for the killer to hand themselves in after the murder of a daughter, sister and friend who was loved dearly.
Crimestoppers has also offered a reward of £10,000 for information leading to the conviction of the killer or killers of Nahid.
Anybody with information call the incident room on 01245 282103 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.


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I have several that I'm partial to ... Chisholm Trail in Lockhart, Tx., City Barbecue in Columbus, Oh., BoneDaddy's in Midland, Mi., Pappy's in St. Louis, Mo., Sweet Baby Ray's in Wood Dale, Il., 17th St in Marion & O'Fallon, Il.
Best of these is either Pappy's in St. Louis or Bonedaddy's in Midland, Mi.
I'm a long time fan of Skip Steele, pitmaster at Pappy's or maybe by now ex-pitmaster. Skip has his own place not to far from Pappy's - Bogart's (I haven't been to Bogart's yet) - and Skip was doing double duty - being pitmaster at both the last I knew. Or Bonedaddy's in Midland, Mi. owned by legendery ribber Billy "Bones" Wall's son Bill. Bill is also the pitmaster. BoneDaddy's competes at the Best of The West, in Reno, over the Labor Day weekend and consistently either comes home with the Championship trophy or People's Choice award.
My local favorite is Uncle Bub's in Westmont, Il. Mark Linc is the owner and pitmaster. Uncle Bub's is a restaraunt, caterer, and competition barbecue team - I don't compete but got to hang out with them a couple years ago at Westmont's Red, White, and Barbecue over Memorial Day weekend. I'm partial to Uncle Bub's rib tips and burnt ends. My wife likes their chicken. Mark and his team went to Best of The West for the first time in 2011 and came home with the Best Sauce trophy. Uncle Bub's also bottles their barbecue sauce and it is available either at the restaraunt or on their web site - www.unclebubs.com .


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In a perfect world, all truck and trailers transporting hogs would be washed, disinfected and dried after every load. But since that's not the case, what are the workable alternatives as we face Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV)? Research funded by the Pork Checkoff at Iowa State University provides some answers.
"We were looking for alternatives between the full-blown-- washing, disinfecting and drying trailers—and doing nothing," says Derald Holtkamp, DVM, Iowa State University. "We didn't have any alternatives in the middle that would work to at least reduce the risk of PEDV exposure, if not eliminate it entirely."
Having a practical alternative is particularly important for vehicles transporting market hogs and cull sows. A field study headed by Jim Lowe, DVM, University of Illinois, in the early days of the PEDV outbreak found that trucks/trailers hauling pigs to market were a source of cross contamination. At the time, 17.3 percent of the trailers tested positive for PEDV at market. The study showed that each PEDV-contaminated trailer arriving at a plant contaminated between 0.20 to 2.30 additional trailers.
"That's as close to a smoking gun as you can get," Holtkamp says. "It tells us we are moving this virus all around."
Iowa State researchers looked at options for trucks/trailers that had been scraped and swept of organic matter, but not washed. They focused on finding time and temperature combinations that would inactivate the virus. In the end, they discovered that only two options worked—heating the trailer to 160 F for 10 minutes or leaving it inactive at 68 F for seven days. For the high-end temperatures, researchers concentrated on 145 F and 160 F for 10 minutes. "Heating a trailer to 160 is expensive—it takes a lot of propane or gas," Holtkamp says. "It would be good to see if other time and temperature combinations between 145 F and 160 F would work." However, he adds that given the virulence of PEDV, he would not be surprised if 160 F was the minimum temperature.
Housing a truck/trailer at 68 F for 7 days is not feasible for many operations, but for producers who haul one load of pigs a week it offers a solution. "If you're storing the trailer in an unheated machine shed—get it into a heated building if you can," Holtkamp advises.
He offers producers these other take-home points:
Washing, disinfecting and drying trucks/trailers between loads of pigs is still the gold standard. "If you're doing that today, we're not suggesting that you stop," Holtkamp points out. "But when you can't get that done, the times and temperatures designated in our study provide an alternative."
The first priority is to scrape and sweep the trailer to get out as much organic matter as possible; then apply heat.
Heating trailers to 145 F was not effective in killing PEDV; heating to 160 F for 10 minutes was effective. "If you have the ability to bake the trailer, we think that's a good way to reduce your risk of PEDV," Holtkamp notes.
For producers who have the ability, allowing a trailer to sit idle for seven days at 68 F also is effective at mitigating PEDV exposure.
"Trucks and transport vehicles have to be part of our PEDV biosecurity efforts," Holtkamp says. "We now know, if a producer faces constraints that keep him from washing and disinfecting trailers, there are alternatives to reduce the risk of transmitting PEDV between groups of pigs."
To read more about the Iowa State time and temperature trailer study, click here.


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