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Braz. J. Biol. vol.69 no.3 São Carlos Aug. 2009
Fructification phenology as an important tool in the recovery of iron mining areas in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Fenologia da frutificação como importante ferramenta na recuperação de áreas de mineração de ferro em Minas Gerais, Brasil
Garcia, LC.I,II; Barros, FV.II; Lemos-Filho, JP.II,*
ILaboratório de Ecologia e Restauração Florestal, Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz" - ESALQ, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, Av. Pádua Dias, 11, CP 9, CEP 13418-900, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
IILaboratório de Fisiologia Vegetal, Departamento de Botânica - Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, CEP 31270-110, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
"Canga" is a name given to the ferruginous rocky fields that can be found in the "Quadrilátero Ferrífero" of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The endemism and species richness make them areas of special biological importance, regarded as high-priority for conservation. Nevertheless, they are being threatened by intense mining activity. Aiming to understand more about this flora, this study was performed in order to determine the maturation or dispersal period of the fruits of four Canga species, Alibertia vaccinioides K.Schum. (Rubiaceae), Coccoloba acrostichoides Cham. (Polygonaceae), Miconia sellowiana Naudin (Melastomataceae), and one probable new species of Calyptranthes Sw. (Myrtaceae). Although fruit maturation or dispersal tended to occur at the end of the dry season, some asynchrony was observed in these species, with food sources being available during most of the year. This shows that these species have the potential to attract animals the whole year round, and planting them for the recovery of iron mining areas may increase the community's self-regeneration capacity, leading to a more successful restoration process.
Keywords: fleshy fruit, ironstone outcrop, rocky field, seasonality, zoochoric species.
Canga é um nome dado para os campos rupestres ferruginosos encontrados no Quadrilátero Ferrífero de Minas Gerais. O endemismo e riqueza de espécies os tornam uma área de importância biológica especial, considerada prioritária para conservação. Além disso, tem sido submetida à intensa atividade mineradora. Este estudo objetivou determinar as épocas de maturação/dispersão de frutos de quatro espécies de ocorrência na canga, Alibertia vaccinioides K. Schum. (Rubiaceae), Coccoloba acrostichoides Cham. (Polygonaceae), Miconia sellowiana Naudin (Melastomataceae) e de uma provável espécie nova de Calyptranthes Sw. (Myrtaceae). Apesar da maturação/dispersão dos frutos ter apresentado uma tendência de ocorrer no final da estação seca, foi constatada uma assincronia do evento entre essas espécies, com disponibilidade de alimento aos animais frugívoros ao longo de grande parte do ano. O plantio dessas espécies para recuperação de áreas ferruginosas similares degradadas pela mineração poderá atrair fauna durante todas as estações, aumentando o potencial de autorregeneração da comunidade e o consequente sucesso no processo de restauração.
Palavras-chave: afloramentos rochosos, campos rupestres, espécies zoocóricas, frutos carnosos, sazonalidade.
1. Introduction
The "Quadrilátero Ferrífero" (Ferriferous Quadrilateral) region is regarded as a conservation priority area with special biological importance that demands urgent scientific investigation, due to its plant and amphibian endemisms, richness of vertebrate species, and also because these ferruginous fields are a unique environment (Drummond et al., 2005). The edaphic conditions of these areas, with high iron ore content, provide a characteristic ironstone outcrop vegetation named "Canga". These plant communities are associated with large mineral reserves. In Brazil, the two most important reserves are "Serra de Carajás" (Carajás Mountains), in the Amazon forest, and the Quadrilátero Ferrífero, in the southeast. Brazil is the world's second largest iron ore producer, and about 75% of this production is extracted from the Quadrilátero Ferrífero, where, currently, about 50 opencast mines are in activity (Jacobi et al., 2007). Therefore, this environment has been suffering expressive impact from the extraction of iron ore, and that is why special attention to its conservation and recuperation is required.
Mining is one of the main activities that cause drastic changes in landscape (Frenedozo, 2004) and impacts on wildlife. Rehabilitation programs for these areas are sometimes difficult to implement, for there are some gaps in the knowledge about the "canga" environment. The first approaches used non-native species, but efforts have been proposed towards inserting native species during this process (Parrotta and Knowles, 1999; Grant, 2006). However, the use of native species is only possible with previous knowledge about their biology, such as population dynamics, phenology, reproductive success, seed germination, seedling establishment, and growth rate. Therefore, studies that investigate the biology of native species are of great importance to their management and to the restoration of degraded areas. Phenological studies, which may be applied to the regeneration of forests (Parrado-Rosselli, 2006), help to understand plant-animal interactions, the communities' resource availability through time, and the evolution of the life history of animals that depend on plants for feeding (Frenedozo, 2004).
The fitness of individuals within isolated plant populations, such as those of mountaintop "Cangas", depends on successful dispersal among populations, as do the creation and maintenance of metapopulations and the necessary species migrations in response to environmental changes (Martine et al., 2004). Hence, the phenology of fruiting has an important bearing on community diversity, as frugivorous species depend on a constant food supply (Fenner, 1998) and some plant species depend on animals for their dispersal. The competition for dispersers can result in a pattern of responses for the purpose of reducing phenological overlapping among species, resulting in asynchronous ripening periods (Van Schaik et al., 1993).
Synchrony and the phenophase period interfere in the quantity and quality of resources available; they also bear influence on the structure, activity and regeneration of communities (Williams et al., 1999). Therefore, phenological studies can provide helpful information for the selection of the species used to restore degraded areas (Oliveira and Paula, 2001), such as the mining areas of the Quadrilátero Ferrífero in Minas Gerais. No studies about the seasonal patterns of "Canga" species exist. For this reason, the present study aimed to investigate the phenological behaviour of four "Canga" species, identifying their relative contribution to fruit availability to local fauna.
2. Materials and Methods
This study was conducted in an area covered by an ironstone outcrop vegetation called "Canga couraçada" (armor-clad "Canga") (Rizzini, 1979), which has a heterogeneous flora (Oliveira and Stehmann, 2007). It is situated near the county of Barão de Cocais (19º 53' 08" S and 43º 26' 11" W), in the Quadrilátero Ferrífero of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil (Figure 1), at an altitude of 1,120 m. The wet season occurs from November to March, and the dry season from April to August, when rainfall is less than 20 mm/month. The "Canga's" heating during the day, and its fast cooling at night result in a broad range of daily temperatures (Vincent et al., 2002), an important characteristic of this area.
A floristic study identified 117 species, with predominance of shrubs and herbaceous species (Oliveira and Stehmann, 2007). Four of these species were studied in this work, namely: Alibertia vaccinioides K.Schum. (Rubiaceae), Coccoloba acrostichoides Cham. (Polygonaceae), both restricted to the state of Minas Gerais (Melo, 2000); a probable new species of Calyptranthes Sw. (Myrtaceae) (Sobral, pers. comm.), and Miconia sellowiana Naudin (Melastomataceae). According to characteristics described by Van der Pijl (1982), these species present zoochoric dispersal syndrome, and they were chosen because they were the prevailing zoochoric species found in the area during initial visits. Except for M. sellowiana, which is a tree, these are shrub species. The botanical material collected was included in the herbarium collection of the Department of Botany at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (BHCB). Visits were performed monthly during a period of 15 months. During each visit, the maturation or dispersal of fruits of ten previously marked individuals of each species was observed in the field. Fruit maturation was characterised by changes in fruit colour and dispersal was defined as the falling of fruits. The species' behaviour was described using the index of activity based on phenophase presence or absence, as per Bencke and Morellato (2002).
Circular data analysis, using the ORIANA software (Kovach, 2002), was performed in order to verify the level of synchrony among individuals disposed around an average angle, which means the average date on which the phenophase occurs with the highest frequency. Based on the dates of field visits, the test generates an average vector (µ), its significance (Rayleigh test p), and an average vector length (r). The average vector (µ), represented in degrees, allows one to calculate the average date on which there is a high probability of finding individuals of each species in a certain phenophase. The average vector's significance (Rayleigh test p) points out the probability of the data being randomly distributed around the circle of 360º. Average vector length (r) is an index that ranges from 0, or complete asynchrony of the event, to 1, which represents the highest possible synchrony (Zar, 1996).
The circular analysis was applied to the fruit dispersal or maturation of each species separately, in order to verify interspecific variations. The test was also applied to all individuals, without distinction of species, during the first year of study (September/2002 - August/2003), in order to verify the phenological synchrony of this event at the community level.
3. Results
The species showed different maturation or dispersal behaviours (Figures 2 and 3). The fruits of Alibertia vaccinioides matured and/or were dispersed over many months, with only a few individuals providing food resources to frugivorous animals each month. Calyptranthes sp. was the only species that offered fruits in October/2002 and August/2003. This species was the main food provider, with a high number of individuals bearing ripe fruits. The species that presented the shortest resource availability period (two months) was Miconia sellowiana. Conversely, Coccoloba acrostichoides displayed the largest continuous period of ripe fruit availability (seven months), and was the only species that offered resources in May/2003. The highest limitation of resources to frugivorous animals by part of the studied species occurred in November/2002 and 2003 and in March/2002.
The ripening or dispersal of Calyptranthes sp. fruits was synchronous among the individuals studied, and happened during the period with the lowest precipitation rates, from July to October (Figure 3). During this period, this species was the main provider of zoochoric fruits. It was observed that, upon the start of the wet season, many ripe Calyptranthes sp. fruits fell, making them available to the ground foraging fauna. C. acrostichoides dispersed from the middle of the wet season through the middle of the dry season, while M. sellowiana showed a shorter dispersal period, with great synchrony among individuals, in the wet season. Synchronical behaviour in the fruit production of a species can facilitate seed propagation, as it attracts more dispersing animals (Rathcke and Lacey, 1985). The period of maturation or dispersal of A. vaccinioides fruits showed no apparent relation to rainfall variation, this phenophase being distributed among the individuals throughout the year.
Considering all of the studied species, the circular analysis pointed out a significant tendency (Rayleigh test p < 0.001) for dispersal to occur in September (Figure 4). This result is a consequence of the higher number of Calyptranthes sp. individuals, which presented mature or dispersed fruits at the end of the dry season and the beginning of the wet season. Nonetheless, due to the conditions of the other species throughout the year, the average vector length (r) calculated in this analysis was 0.302, a low value in a scale where 0 represents asynchrony and 1 represents maximum synchrony.
4. Discussion
With the exception of Miconia sellowiana, the fruit dispersal pattern observed for the studied species during the dry season is unusual. According to what is described in the literature concerning tropical plants, the majority of zoochoric species have a tendency to undergo this phenophase in the wet season (Gottsberger and Silberbauer-Gottsberger, 1983; Batalha and Mantovani, 2000; Oliveira and Paula, 2001), though some studies have been performed in the transition period between the wet and dry seasons (Ferraz et al., 1999; Dalponte and Lima, 1999).
The low seasonality of the fructification event, considering all studied species (r = 0.302), suggests the availability of fruits throughout the year, which is necessary to maintain the mutualism between plant and disperser (Fenner, 1998). The analysis of the average vector length (r) of each species resulted in high values, indicating synchrony of fructification among the individuals of each species, with the exception of Alibertia vaccinioides. The average date (µ) of this event for each species proves the dispersal of diaspores in different months, confirming the event's low seasonality when all species were considered as a group. Similar results were observed by Morellato et al. (1990) for species with fruits dispersed by animals in a montane forest. These results seem to indicate that these species respond differently to climatic variations (Fournier, 1974) or to evolutionary pressure applied by animals (Van Schaik et al., 1993).
The fruits of the studied plants are small (<10 mm diameter) and follow the pattern of little investment, proposed by McKey (1975), where fruits of low nutritive quality are produced in large quantities. The probable dispersers for Calyptranthes sp., Miconia sp. (Oliveira and Paula, 2001; Magalhães, 2003) and Alibertia sp. (Magalhães, 2003) are birds, which were frequently seen foraging in the area. Non-flying mammals disperse the fruits of Alibertia sp., (Oliveira and Paula, 2001; Dalponte and Lima, 1999), Miconia sp., and Coccoloba sp. (Dalponte and Lima, 1999); and ants were detected cutting down stems and carrying fruits of Miconia sp. (Pereira and Mantovani, 2001). Feces of the tapeti rabbit, Sivilagus brasiliensis (Lagomorpha, Mammalia), were found on some zoochoric shrubs, indicating that these animals visit the area where the fruits fall, despite their classification as browsers, and not frugivores (Emmons, 1990). Pakeman et al. (2002) observed that these animals select fruits for their diet, contributing to an increase in germination and seed dispersal. Therefore, knowledge of the displacements and fate of seeds that are carried by animals is essential for the understanding of patterns of species establishment, community structure, and, consequently, for the restoration of disturbed ecosystems (Chambers, 2000). The restoration of some ecological processes, such as dispersal, may improve forest diversity through external sources of fruits (Souza and Batista, 2004), which are carried through the guts of vertebrate frugivores that are attracted to recovered areas.
Miconia sellowiana was identified by Nappo et al. (2004) as the species with the best performance in colonization and structuring of natural regeneration in a mined area of Minas Gerais. This secondary species dominates the classes of largest height and largest diameter. It is the main species of the superior stratum in this initial phase of natural succession. Ecological knowledge is essential during restoration processes where it is necessary to manipulate an ecological system successfully to reach the desired goals (Davis and Slobodkin, 2004). When plant-animal interactions are established in a mining area, it is possible for these communities to support themselves and survive in the new environment (Frenedozo, 2004). Therefore, phenological behaviour is an important tool in degraded area recuperation programs, because it allows the selection of species that disperse in different periods. Hence, in conclusion, the studied species showed a potential to attract animals throughout the year, and planting them for the recuperation of iron mine lands of the Quadrilátero Ferrífero may increase the communities' self-regeneration potential. By this means, self-sufficiency can be attained through their natural dispersers, eliminating the future need to manage fruit dispersal.
Acknowledgements - We thank the Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) for access to the studied area, CNPq and FAPEMIG for financial support, João R. Stehmann, Ana M. Oliveira and Marcos Sobral for identification, Brenda Vartuli for field assistance, Maria Rita Scotti and Nadja M. S. Carneiro for logistics assistance, Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG) for meteorological information about the UHE of Peti, Eduardo Athayde for helping with the statistical analysis, Ricardo Latini for making the map, and Armando de Menezes Neto for revising the text.
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And then we waded in the river to cool off.
I'll leave you with a poem that seemed just perfect for today:
by: Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885)
- HE golden-rod is yellow;
- The corn is turning brown;
- The trees in apple orchards
- With fruit are bending down.
- The gentian's bluest fringes
- Are curling in the sun;
- In dusty pods the milkweed
- Its hidden silk has spun.
- The sedges flaunt their harvest,
- In every meadow nook;
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- Make asters in the brook.
- From dewy lanes at morning
- The grapes' sweet odors rise;
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Savills Energy Calls For Greater Investment In Commercial Rooftop Solar
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- Published: Wednesday, 26 November 2014 10:09
With news that the International Energy Agency (IEA) expects solar to become the biggest single source of energy by 2050, the expectation is that rooftop solar will account for around half of the world's total solar PV installations.
However, Savills Energy's Giles Hanglin is warning that work still needs to be done if the UK is to benefit from this trend and is calling on the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to outline the next steps in its solar strategy.
Hanglin, who looks after the national coordination of solar rooftop delivery for leading property and energy consultancy Savills Energy, has suggested that three areas need to be progressed if solar PV is to reach its full potential in the UK: grid capacity, property valuations and the impact on leasehold and tenancy agreements.
At a recent briefing with DECC, Hanglin said: "With around 70% of the UK's commercial property being leasehold, this is an area that certainly has to be broached to allow substantial growth in capacity of solar PV on rooftops. Indeed, all of the evidence from our valuers and third parties shows that solar can add significant value to a commercial property.
"One of the challenges this raises is that average commercial lease lengths are under 10 years, while landlords need to be persuaded to make what is typically a 25-year investment in solar.
"The legal suite of documents for the roof sublease, power purchase agreement (PPA), installation procurement and operation and maintenance (O&M) contract must be right in order to ensure that a property and the agreement around it can be valued with accuracy."
Hanglin went on to outline the benefits to both landlords and tenants looking to invest in rooftop solar. He said: "When you consider the returns on investment, capital appreciation, improvement in EPC ratings of buildings, as well as improvement in their CSR and green credentials, the opportunities for landlords looking to take on solar PV installations are considerable. There have also been a number of studies showing how solar can add value to a commercial property.
"Alongside the potential electricity cost savings from the discounted solar PV electricity, business tenants will also be able to take advantage of improving their green credentials and CSR. There have been some really positive announcements from top tier retail names of late, in terms of investing in large scale rooftop solar, but there is still plenty to be done."
Calling on DECC to outline the next steps in its solar strategy, Hanglin said: "We believe commercial rooftop solar will prove to be vital in helping to meet future energy requirements. As such, we welcome the DECC consultation into increasing permitted development under planning up to 1MW in size and also the discussion around plans to allow rooftop solar installations to be transferred between buildings without losing Feed in Tariff (FIT) accreditation.
"The investment all parties are making at the moment to ensure that rooftop solar works effectively will pay dividends for our long-term energy security and we look forward to working with DECC to overcome potential barriers to success."


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Zicatela Top - Blue
100% Recycled Fibers
Our clothes are designed in a circular way, using only recycled materials. The Zicatela top is composed of 50% recycled cotton, sourced from textile industry waste, and 50% recycled polyester, collected from used plastic bottles.
The Perfect Equilibrium
We opted for a 50% - 50% mix of recycled cotton and recycled polyester for one simple reason: it brings out both materials' advantages. The recycled cotton gives a soft touch, keeps you warm, while the polyester enables breathability and repels sweat.
Each product has a story that we believe is worth sharing. Here is the journey that this top went through:
- Yarn: Our recycled yarn is first produced in the north of Alicante, Spain.
- Fabric knitting & manufacturing: Our fabric is then knitted and manufactured into the Shak & Kai Zicatela top in the district of Braga, in Portugal.
Cleaning the ocean
On top of creating sustainable and circular clothes, we believed we could do more. That's why when you buy this top, or any other Shak & Kai items, we remove 1/2 kg of coastlines trash thanks to a partnership with Surfrider Foundation Europe.
Product details
- 180 gr/m2 Jersey
- 50% Recycled Cotton - 50% Recycled Polyester Fabric
- 100% Recycled polyester label
What is behind the name Zicatela?
For its surfing, Zicatela beach is one of the most famous beaches in Mexico and even in North America. It is located south of Puerto Escondido, in the state of Oaxaca. International surfing competitions are held regularly. The currents are extremely strong, so swimming is not recommended. The great currents and gigantic waves of its beach have been discovered by Californian surfers, in search of new spots. They quickly nicknamed the waves of Zicatela Beach, the Mexican Pipeline; also known as "El Tubo Mexicano".
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Most of us know that the answers to some of our biggest corporate conundrums lie within our frontline workforce. The challenge of course is finding them. Alison Boothby caught up with Lesley Parker, Front End Innovation Research Lead at Severn Trent Water, to find out how one of the UK's largest water companies is driving innovation with Yammer.
"Our innovation team grew out of a more traditional R&D function and uses an open innovation model to help us think about the innovation needs of the business. As part of that wider team, there are three of us involved specifically with generating ideas and capturing the really great knowledge that rests within our operational frontline staff. For the last 18 months, my focus has been on tapping into this goldmine."
Essentially what Lesley wanted to do was to find the best way to crowdsource great ideas. With more than 5000 employees, ideas management can become a headache, so she went in search of ideation platforms that could help streamline the processes involved.
"I was already looking at and evaluating a number of tools but struggling with the notion of introducing yet another new technology to the business which would take people time to master, require training and sit outside our other business process applications. I wanted something that was mobile and very straightforward to use. I then heard about Sideways 6 from a colleague."
"We didn't want to introduce yet another app. We wanted to spark collaboration around ideas in the places where it happens naturally."
Sideways 6
Sideways 6 is an innovation platform that capitalises on an existing enterprise social network. It's an intelligence layer on top of your ESN, helping you run your ideas campaign, communicate with your crowd, and find the best ideas in an accessible, intuitive and social way.
An open door for us to push
Lesley continues: "Yammer was already established in Severn Trent, primarily as a comms and engagement tool. It is well used and enjoys strong support from the CEO who regularly blogs, vlogs and is visibly active. Yammer use had grown organically, and uptake was pretty good already. It seemed crazy not to capitalise on this. It was an open door for us to push!
A Working Out Loud culture
"We have worked hard for some years on encouraging technical knowledge sharing across the business; its very much part of how we operate. We award annually 'The Challenge Cup' which celebrates our 'thinking out loud' initiatives, so getting our people to offer up ideas and comment on what they are seeing seemed a natural next step."
Bright Sparks
In summer 2017 Lesley and her team agreed to run three campaigns as a trial with Sideways 6. "We created an innovation group on Yammer called Bright Sparks. We decided on three hot topics that we posted to that group. And then we targeted selected groups of frontline experts and invited them to the innovation group."
"We've always believed in the ability of our colleagues to help us innovate and improve. Sideways 6 have given us the tools to bring that to life."
Word spread quickly, and conversations sprung up. I asked Lesley about the success of the project.
Success so far
"My goal at the outset was to feed our innovation pipeline; the more ideas we generate the better the likelihood is that we will unearth ideas that will make it into our company innovation portfolio. So far, we have run three short campaigns, each over a two week period, and each one focusing on a specific business challenge. The results are really good!"
Over 500 people have joined and contributed to the Bright Sparks community. 190 ideas have been generated, with around 1500 comments and interactions. But what happens to all this information? Capturing it is one thing. Managing, filtering, reviewing and analysing the ideas and keeping everyone up to date is a key part of the process.
"Using the Sideways 6 platform we have been able to channel each idea through a structured review and approval process, enabling us to shortlist the best and most relevant ideas much, much more quickly than we would ordinarily have been able to do. From ten shortlisted ideas, three have been accepted into the company's innovation portfolio meaning that resource is committed to bringing those ideas to life."
Lesley and her team have been delighted with the early campaigns and are continuing to work with Sideways 6 fine-tuning the product to make the ideas management even slicker. "It has been good to experience small scale success and then we can build on from there. I call it the 'Trojan Mouse' approach!" Lesley concludes.


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7 Timeless Cottage Garden Plants
There is no more romantic style of garden design than cottage gardening. With its billowing, slightly chaotic, abundance, you'd be forgiven for thinking there is not plant involved. However even the uncontrolled look takes work.
One key to a successful cottage is starting with an underlying structure, like well defined beds in geometric shape. If the initial outline of the garden is clean, the blowsy nature of the plants still seems cohesive. (Tips for Designing a Cottage Garden)
Another important element of cottage gardens is the choice of plants. You want plants that will blend and weave together, not stand at attention in tidy rows. You also want plants that will spread - within reason - and ingratiate themselves throughout your garden.
There are classic cottage garden plants that will create the backbone for your cottage garden. The 7 discussed here will add instant romance and charm to a garden, no matter its size or location.Continue to 2 of 8 below.
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Cottage Garden Bellflowers (Campanula sp. and hybrids)
The bellflowers offer a wide range of choices, some perennial, others annual. Some grow upright, others creep along the edge, peeking out from under other plants. Some well-behaved, others are borderline garden thugs. Most will reseed themselves nicely. All are charming.
Bellflowers have a woodland quality that looks great in drifts, and give a natural look to cottage gardens. The soft, clear colors are perfect complements to roses and gray leaved plants.
One of the most popular species is the peachleaf bellflower (Campanula persicifolia), shown here. It can grow 15 - 30 inches tall with spikes of bell-shaped flowers in white, pinks, and purples. Other great tall choices include: Canterbury bells (C. medium), a biennial, Clustered bellflower (C. glomerata), and Milky bellflower (C. lactiflora). For edging I love Carpathian harebell (C. carpatica) 'Blue Clips', which forms a carpet of long blooming blue bells.
Hardiness: USDA Zones 3/4 - 8
Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Bloom Period: Mid-summerContinue to 3 of 8 below.
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Catmint Adds Casual Color to Cottage Gardens
This hard working perennial does not get the respect it deserves. Maybe that's because the original species can be weedy and unruly. Newer varieties offer tall, mounding plants that reseed controllably and bloom profusely.
These are carefree plants, widely adaptable to poor soil or a coddled perennial bed. They add that billowy element to cottage gardens, both with their soft, flowing shape and the hazy, blue color. They also self-sow gradually throughout the garden, adding a sense of cohesion.
The soft, sliver-gray leaves are fragrant and deer resistant. The flowers can be a vibrant blue and, if you shear the plant when the flowers are fading, it will bloom again - and perhaps again.
Popular cultivars include: 'Walker's Low' (2 - 3 ft.), 'Six Hills Giant' (3 - 4 ft.) and 'White Wonder' (1 1/2 to 2 ft.), with soft white flowers.
Hardiness: USDA Zones 3 - 8
Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Bloom Period: Late Spring through SummerContinue to 4 of 8 below.
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Clematis - A Integral Cottage Garden Plant
There's a reason clematis is called "Queen of the Vines". These delicate beauties truly make themselves at home in the garden. They will cling and poke through anything nearby, so don't stand still too long.
Clematis are perennial flowering vines that get better and better with age. They are broken down into 3 categories: early blooming, late blooming and repeat blooming. I've always found it best to plant one or two of each, so there is always something in bloom. Although, even their seed pods are interesting.
Clematis vines are frequently planted with roses, to hide the scrawny legs of the roses, while giving clematis something to rest on. But they will find their way through even the densest shrubs. In a cottage garden, they add a vertical element that can get lost among so many low growing, self-sowers
The large flowered varieties get a lot of well-deserved attention. 'Jackmanii', 'Alba Luxurians', and the fluffy, double, 'Viennetta ' all have flowers 3 -4 in. flowers.
The small flowered varieties are finally gaining in popularity. Tulip-shaped Clematis 'Princess Diana' joins the ranks of the small, bell-shaped 'Betty Corning ' and 'Rooguchi '. And then there is the Sweet Autumn Clematis (Clematis terniflora), a frothy ramble of white blooms, at the end of the season.
Hardiness: USDA Zones 3 - 8
Exposure: Head in the sun, feet in the shade (Full sun, with the roots mulched and shaded.)
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Hardy Geraniums for Cottage Garden Edges
Whether the true hardy geraniums or the zonal Pelargoniums, there is something very cottage-ish about them. Here I'm talking about the true geraniums that are low-growing and tend to spread and creep around other plants.
These are lovely plants for edges, where they will slowly encroach on paths and soften edges. They also act as a living mulch and help to cut down on weeds. Many varieties will repeat bloom. While they do self-sow, they can be a bit slow about it. However the plants themselves spread quickly and are easy enough to divide.
The plants can get a little ragged looking by mid-summer, after flowering. If you shear them back to a few inches from the soil, they will re-prout fresh, new growth and many will begin blooming again. Shearing is a time-saver, compared to deadheading.
Geranium endressii 'Wargrave Pink' is widely available and popular, for good reason; it blooms well in sun or shade. Geranium 'Rozanne' has lived up to its hype, blooming almost non-stop in a shade of blue-purple that works with everything. Bloody cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum) has ferny, deeply lobed leaves and tons of magenta flowers
Hardiness: USDA Zones 4 - 10, depending on species
Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Bloom Period: Depends on the varietyContinue to 6 of 8 below.
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Iris for Old Fashioned Charm
Iris have been one of the most popular perennial flowers for decades. They are just so distinctive, with their fans of sword-like leaves and those majestic flowers with their 3 upright standard petals and3 swept back falls. There are hundreds of iris species. The tall bearded iris are old-fashioned favorites, blooming about the same time as peonies. They can get top heavy and easily fall over, and might not be the best choice for a cottage garden.
Dwarf Irises (Iris reticulata), which only get about 6 inches tall, are the earliest to bloom in spring and really start a cottage garden off well. Siberian Irises (Iris siberica) bloom in mid-spring, in blues and white. They reach about 2 ft. tall and provide beautiful filler while other perennials are still growing just leaves. I wish they bloomed longer.
The Dutch, or Beauty, iris have orchid-like flowers that bloom throughout spring and early summer. They can be a bit temperamental and short-lived, but they make great cut flowers. The real trick to getting lots of blooms from your irises is to plant several varieties with different bloom date. There are certainly enough to choose from, some are even fragrant.
Hardiness: USDA Zones 5 - 9, depending on species
Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Bloom Period: Depends on the varietyContinue to 7 of 8 below.
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Lady's Mantle - The Perfect Edging Plant
When Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla mollis) is in bloom, it steals all the attention. The soft, fuzzy leaves are cup-shaped. When a drop of water falls on the leaves, it beads up and rolls around, which can be mesmerizing when there are drops on several leaves.
But it's the flowers that really catch the eye. Sprays of small, chartreuse flowers shoot up above the foliage, until they are so full and heavy they flop over and turn this clumping plant into a softening ground cover. You will often see Lady's Mantle used along paths and spilling out into them. The flowers dry well and look good as they age and the foliage stays attractive all season.
The chartreuse color and the distinctive leaves are great foils for pastel cottage plants, making the pale colors more vivid and alive. I haven't found many named cultivars, other than ' Thriller', which has larger leaves than the species, but lacks its floppy charm.
Hardiness: USDA Zones 3 - 8
Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Bloom Period: Late Spring to Early SummerContinue to 8 of 8 below.
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Roses - Require for a Cottage Garden
You can't have a cottage garden without roses. Billowy cabbage roses, climbers and ramblers, shrubby roses and rugosas - there is no more romantic flower for creating cottage charm. An often overlooked element of cottage gardens is fragrance and the older roses certainly provide it.
Roses can add structure to an informal garden, while still adding to the general softness. Do yourself a favor and stay away from fussy hybrid teas, for the cottage garden. Since roses can be prone to problems, look for plants well suited to your growing conditions and with some disease resistance.
But don't avoid roses just because you've heard they need a lot of care and pruning. A cottage garden is the perfect place to experiment with them, because a little untidiness just add to their charm. And roses can be very forgiving.
I won't recommend any specific plants. There are just too many to choose from and they are always adding more. My only other word of advise is to make sure at least one plant is scented. Too many modern roses have sacrificed scent for better performance. While I love the ease of modern roses, you can forgive a rose its few flaws for one whiff of that glorious scent.
Hardiness: USDA Zones 4 - 10, depending on species
Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
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Adding a Coastal Touch to Your Bedroom Makeover
Planning a bedroom makeover can be a more enjoyable experience when you decorate with a theme in mind. A coastal theme can help you transform your bedroom into the calming sanctuary you crave. With some special features and sea-inspired accents, you can achieve a relaxing space that puts you in mind of your favorite island vacation.
Sea Breezes
You don't have to live on the ocean to enjoy a breezy bedroom. With the help of a contractor, you can install a new ceiling fan in your bedroom that features large palm-shaped blades. When you use a ceiling fan, you'll enjoy improved air circulation and you may even be able to run your air conditioning system less.
Island Style
When considering flooring for your coastal bedroom, opt for bamboo, a sustainable material that resembles the look of wood. Ultra strong and easy to care for, bamboo flooring makes an attractive base for your coastal setting. In addition, you might add beams to your ceiling and wainscoting to your walls to create the appearance of a cozy island hut or beachside villa. Our contractors can follow your design perfectly so that you wind up with the bedroom of your dreams.
When giving your bedroom a coastal makeover, you'll want to incorporate colors that reflect the islands, the beach, and or tropical landscapes. Consider colors like sandy beige, sky blue, sunny yellow, and hibiscus red. The color palette you choose can evoke the type of coastal setting you have in mind. Similarly, you'll want to choose textiles that complement your color scheme and greatly enhance your decorative aesthetic.
Natural Light
Be sure to consider your bedroom's lighting scheme carefully when planning your new décor. If your windows are small, you might want to consider a renovation to install larger windows or even a bank of French doors. That way, you'll be able to incorporate more natural light into your setting. You might also wish to install skylights as an added feature.
Decorative Accents
Adding a few coastal accents can help you perfect your bedroom makeover. From woven bamboo floor mats to seashell-bordered mirrors, you can find a wide array of accents that will help you create your ideal coastal setting. In addition, consider adding some tropical plants to your room to evoke an island clime.
Finally, don't forget to include some paintings that showcase your favorite coastal locations. From the Amalfi coast to a Key West beach, you can hang artwork that will bring the coast right into your bedroom. If you have photographs coastal areas, consider enlarging them for our bedroom walls.
With these tips, you can create an enchanting setting that evokes any coastal stretch of your choosing. If you need help making any changes, our contractors are on hand to ensure your makeover goes as planned.


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oo Personalised Wine O'Clock Bottle of Wine Glass
IMPORTANT NOTE: ALL personalised orders can ONLY be processed with a name in the text field Here's a fun gift for the lovers of wine. A wine glass that holds a whole bottle of wine! Yes, that's right 750ml of wine in a glass. Features: � Glass measures 23.5cm H x 10.5cm W � Hand Wash Only � The text 'It's Wine O'Clock' is fixed to this product � Maximum 12 characters including spaces. � Please allow 10-15 working days for us to personalise � Fonts and colours are as shown in pictures Note: Please choose carefully as we are unable to offer credit for change of mind or incorrect choice on personalised items Note: Because this glassware is hand blown, minor air bubbles and subtle markings may be apparent Place your order by Sunday 24th August for guaranteed Fathers's Day delivery.


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Dr. Neu's "NO CAVITY CLUB"
The "NO CAVITY CLUB" was started by Dr. Neu's wife, Cindy in 1990. She designed the shirt and actually hand-painted the first several hundred t-shirts for our younger patients. They have become quite a fashion statement for our teens, college students and even our adult patients. The shirts have traveled all over the country and all over the world. The colors have continually changed over the years so be sure to be cavity free and collect all the colors! We appreciate all our patients wearing them as a simple, fun way to acknowledge the importance of regular visits to our dental office.
We would love for you to send a photo of you wearing your "NO CAVITY CLUB" shirt by a famous landmark from anywhere in the world. Whether it was a business trip or vacation, we will post these on our website for your enjoyment.
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Opportunity to invest in a high-performance multi-asset trust from Mair Property Funds
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Invest in a $43 million trust with properties across three states. The trust has now secured two new high returning assets and Mair Property Funds is inviting investors to purchase units in the trust.
Fifth Asset – Ravenhall, VIC
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Niall and Lily have been best friends since they were...
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I didn't believe in love. It had never been around me when i was little. I Samantha Conners or Sam for short am a struggling actress. I am waiting for my time to become a big star.So imagine my surprise when one of the most successful directors contacts me and tells me she has a job for me. But there was a catch The job wasn't a movie role. The job was to get close to Niall Horan and make him fall in love for me and then break his heart. who knew this would be the hardest job i would ever have to do
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LyricsQueen of heaven, beautiful and fair,
Listen to thy loving children's prayer.
Mother of Mount Carmel 'tis to thee,
Saints and angels sing eternally.
Mary thou dids't give the light
On Mount Carmel's heaven-reaching heights.
Pure and gentle Virgin Mother Sweet,
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About The DASH Diet Fast Track Power Pack by Gina Crawford:
The ultimate DASH diet power-pack for great health and weight loss!
The DASH diet is a lifelong well-balanced approach to healthy eating promoted by the National Institutes of Health that is based on nutrient-rich whole foods. This fast track power pack will teach you everything you need to know about the DASH diet and how to successfully apply it to your life in order to lose weight while lowering blood pressure and cholesterol.
The DASH diet will make you a health magnet!
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It is estimated that hypertension or high blood pressure affects over 1 billion people worldwide. Not only is high blood pressure the leading cause of death, it also increases the risk of stroke and heart disease.
The DASH diet encourages reducing the sodium in your diet and increasing your consumption of calcium, magnesium, potassium and fiber by eating a fabulous selection of delicious whole foods that lower blood pressure. Eating vegetables, fruits, whole grains, fish, lean meats, low fat dairy and healthy fats is all part of the DASH diet healthy eating plan.
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text: TV Obama Alum Jay Carney on New CNN Gig: I'm Still "Loyal to the President" 5:00 AM PDT 9/17/2014 by Marisa Guthrie FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME AP Images Jay Carney The longtime press secretary-turned-commentator opens up about staying partisan while also asserting "I'm also my own person, and I'm going to express my views" A version of this story first appeared in the Sept. 26 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. After more than three years as President Obama's press secretary, Jay Carney, 49, joined CNN on Sept. 10. Personally recruited by CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker, whom Carney met during the 1990s when wife Claire Shipman was White House correspondent for NBC News, Carney says he's not thinking about a long-term TV career. Rather, the former Time magazine D.C. bureau chief is keeping his options open while sparring with the likes of John McCain. So you're not positioning yourself as nonpartisan? I am who I am. I deeply believed in what I did and what he has done as president. And I don't walk away from that at all. There is no nirvana, but CNN's mission is news-focused. They are not actively pursuing a niche in one political camp or the other. I believe in the president, believe in the rightness of his policies. I'm also my own person, and I'm going to express my views. But it would be disingenuous to suddenly pretend that I wasn't loyal to [the president]. Why did you choose CNN? They're down the middle. They're not partisan. And I think that's good. You don't have that dynamic where people are choosing what they want to hear based on their own personal politics. Do you want to get back into politics? I had the privilege of the best run ever. It's hard to predict the future, but it's not something I'm thinking about now. And no aspirations to be George Stephanopoulos or James Carville? (Laughs.) Those two guys are so unique, you can't pattern yourself after them. I'm busy exploring a bunch of things. Being a commentator on TV is part of it. I'm not thinking long-term about a TV career. Your first CNN appearance featured a rather testy exchange about the administration's strategy in a rapidly deteriorating Iraq with Sen. John McCain. I was totally fine on the exchange. I disagree with him. He was a fierce advocate for the invasion, a fierce advocate for expanding our forces there, a fierce advocate for keeping them there. In 2008, he said he could easily envision American troops on the ground in Iraq for 100 years. The president ran as someone who disagrees with that — and beat John McCain doing it, pretty soundly. And then he won re-election maintaining that position. The fact is the United States government was actively trying to negotiate with the Iraqi government on a status of forces agreement that would have allowed for residual forces to remain in Iraq. [The Iraqi government] refused to meet the terms of that agreement. And it would have been the height of irresponsibility to leave U.S. men and women in uniform on the ground there without the kind of protections you need from a status of forces agreement. That's just a fact. But that's Senator McCain and that's fine. Any thoughts on CNN's strengths and weaknesses? They're at their best when they do what they're most known for — solid news reporting and solid news commentary. I'm looking forward to being part of that. What is being unfairly covered about the administration? There are a lot of great reporters out there who are doing a good job. They're tough and smart and they follow the story. But you get these crescendos; things are bad, [the president's] numbers are bad. There's a tendency to chase that ball down the field together. And this is true regardless of which party is in the White House. I used to do it as a reporter, so I'm not assigning blame or saying it's partisan. I think you go through these cycles, and the White House is in one of those cycles. It's a challenging time. The Washington press corps is often accused of grandstanding during the televised briefings … It's mostly a first-row phenomenon with the television correspondents. If you look at the on-the-record briefings that are not televised, the tenor and tone is very different. The questions are often more substantive and serious. I'm not casting aspersions. I'm noting a pretty objective fact. What was the worst question you were asked as press secretary? There was one guy, Les Kinsolving [of WorldNetDaily], who asked about bestiality. There was a lot of ridiculousness over the president's birth certificate that was fueled by [Donald] Trump. A lot of reporters jumped on that knowing it was ridiculous. That must have been frustrating. It's part of the deal. I loved it. I didn't have a single bad day. Really? In terms of my job. There were terrible days — [the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn.] was the worst day imaginable. It was unimaginably sad. I just mean in terms of being [at the White House] and having the privilege of being there. The rareness of it, the specialness of it. Every day was great. FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Marisa Guthrie email@example.com MarisaGuthrie


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Bangor International Airport has several travel updates for the holiday season and 2017 along with some Holiday Travel Tips.
Service Changes and Update:
• Delta has informed BGR that effective January 1, 2017 it will be ceasing its Detroit service and replacing it with service to JFK starting April 1, 2017. This change in service will provide BGR customers with more international access and with more domestic connectivity. Additionally, Delta says that the seasonal changes in service that were experienced on the Detroit route in recent years with winter suspension of service will not happen with the new JFK service. JFK flights will operate leaving Bangor at 6:00 am arriving at JFK at 7:49 am with return flights from JFK at 9:00 pm arriving in Bangor at 10:35 pm.
The new JFK service will be on a CRJ-900 aircraft with 76 seats and three classes of service. The year round flights will increase BGR's 2017 capacity providing more seats for BGR customers.
Between now and January 1st Detroit service will center around holiday travel dates.
• American Airlines will be adding flights to LaGuardia during the holiday season. Starting December 18th through January 8th . Flights leaving BGR are at 3:55 pm arriving LGA at 5:34 pm. Flights from LGA are at 1:57 pm arriving BGR at 3:28 pm.
• United Airlines will be returning to BGR in June with flights to Chicago O'Hare and Newark Liberty International.
• Allegiant flies to Sanford/Orlando and St. Petersburg/Tampa from Bangor International several times per week. They will be increasing the number of weekly flights for their peak season during the first quarter of 2017.
Holiday Travel Tips
There are some simple things you can do to make sure your trip goes as smoothly as possible during the busy holiday travel season. It is estimated that air travel will increase by 2.5% this holiday season equaling more than 2.2 million passengers per day.
1. There's an app for that: Be sure to stay connected. Download your airline's app, your favorite weather app to check the weather for your destination, Gate Guru to help you navigate those larger airports, Hotel Tonight if your get stuck at your connecting hub, and Flight Status to your smartphone before leaving home. If you are traveling to a foreign country, you might want to add Google Translate and a currency converter app. Be sure to sign up for itinerary alerts and updates from your airline before leaving home.
2. Charge all of your electronic devices before you leave home as you may be asked to turn on your device going through security. Also, you will need charged devices to use all those apps you downloaded. Don't forget your chargers and consider bringing a charged power stick for emergencies.
3. If possible, print your boarding passes at home for back-up, use a check-in kiosk at the airport, or pull up your boarding pass on your smartphone.
3. Pack wisely and light. If you can avoid checking a bag, you will generally save money (depends on the airline), and time at the baggage conveyor and you will be prepared if you need to change plans in the middle of your trip due to weather, etc. If going the carry-on route, pay particular attention to TSA's rules about liquids and gels following the 3-1-1 guidelines at TSA.gov. Since it is the holidays, remember wrapped packages can cause security check-in delays. It is best to wrap at your destination or better yet ship the packages ahead.
4. Pack snacks for the trip and potential delays along the way. Once you get through security, you can buy water and other beverages to take on-board. Don't get hangry along the way. Keep yourself and your travel companions fueled up for the trip.
5. Pack plenty of books, games, and other entertainment for yourself and especially for any children traveling with you.
6. Be sure that you are aware of alternative routes, flights and airports to reach your destination, that way you can help reroute yourself if needed. Avoid the long lines during delays and call the airline directly especially if you are a frequent flyer on that airline when you may have a separate line to call.
7. Allow extra time everywhere – driving to the airport, check-in, and getting through security. Even if you are an expert traveler, during the holiday season there are many who only travel occasionally and they may need extra help getting through the airport and the process. An extra 45 minutes can make a big difference in reducing travel stress.
8. Take a deep breath and keep in mind the reason you are traveling in the first place.
Special Note: Samsung galaxy Note 7 smartphones are currently banned on all U.S. airlines
Happy Holidays and Safe Travels.
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On Saturday, I chose to tell everyone I know that I have MS via the medium of Facebook. Some of you might find this odd, but I had my reasons for doing this. I'd spoken to a lot of people about my freaky blindness (at … Continue reading Note to Self.
Month: Jan 2018
Some of you will know that I have been having a really uncertain time with my health recently.
Back in June, I went blind in my left eye. After electrodes in my eye, countless questions about tingling in my legs and a brain scan I was told in September that I might have MS.
After every blood test imaginable, two further MRI scans, a meeting with a neurologist and A LOT of waiting, on Thursday I was diagnosed with relapsing remitting MS. And do you know what? I'm OK. I'm no different to Wednesday. Or May last year before I went blind.
That doesn't mean to say that I've not got a tough period of time ahead of me whilst I come to terms with it. But I'll get through it.
I might have MS, but it sure as hell won't be having me.
Essex Girl, Lost Up North?
Even I'm confused about the title of this blog now, so I bet you are too. I've lost my way in terms of the original intention of my setting up this blog, but I don't want to lose everything I've written and I'm pretty sure … Continue reading Essex Girl, Lost Up North?
This week has been pretty rubbish.
Actually, emotionally, I've been having a couple of really really naff weeks. A few blogs back, I wrote about the fact that I'm currently going through diagnosis for MS. My position hasn't changed; I'm still going through diagnosis.
This place that they call "Limbo" isn't really doing much for me right now. I'm not one to really dwell on stuff though. Don't get me wrong, I have an emotional reaction to something, but it's usually over pretty quickly and then I just get on with it. But I can't do that at the moment. I can't get on and "deal with it" because I don't know what it is I'm dealing with.
As a result, I've found myself in the last couple of weeks being quite short tempered, emotive. Actually, I don't even feel like me.
On Tuesday I had a full scale meltdown. Sobbed my eyes out, the lot. Because I can't "problem solve" the energy I'd usually put into that, has nowhere to go.
So many people have told me how strong I'm being, considering what I am going through. Because people have told me that, I've found myself wanting to live up to that standard and not allowing myself to cry (which is crazy really because if there's one thing I am, it's a crier!)
I definitely feel better for allowing myself to feel my emotions but I can't help but have this air of sadness hang over me. It feels alien to me. As a general rule, I have a naturally happy disposition.
At the advice of a colleague, I've contacted our employee assistance programme at work. I need someone to talk to. I've used it before and it's brilliant. She correctly pointed out, I need to talk to someone before it gets worse.
Having taken a couple of positive actions (I also called my Neurologist's secretary for an update) I feel a bit better. I feel less like I'm allowing this to "just" happen to me.
Thankfully, I've got an amazing bunch of people around me, from family, friends and work colleagues, to friends I've only met online.
You can't ever underestimate the value of having people that really care about you around.
You've Got Mail…
I have always loved letters.
When I was younger I used to love, love, LOVE this book:
I can't tell you how many times I borrowed that book out of the library. I adored it, though sadly never actually owned it. I'm not sure what I loved about it so much. Perhaps there was something exciting to me about reading letters written by people and something quite naughty about reading a letter that wasn't addressed to me!
I was obsessed with the arrival of the mail. Although there was rarely ever post for me, I'd always be the one to collect the post, everyday with the unwavering hope that there would be something for me. Even to this day, I feel a sadness when there are no letters for me.
As I grew up, my sister and I used to play what we fondly called "The Letter Game". We rigged up all sorts of contraptions to deliver mail to each other from one bunk bed to the other (we seemed to favour a "pully-cord" method, made from scraps of our Nan's yarn). We would spend hours writing each other letters, creating word searches and games for one another. My sister, the comedian that she is, liked to include a joke, whilst I always sent a positive thought.
"The Letter Game" developed to writing letters to close school friends at school. Back then there was no option to email your friends, keep in touch via Facebook or even chat via text or MSN Messenger. I spent hours pouring over letters from my friends and writing back to them. A friend, Katie and I had a notebook which we passed back and forth between us. I think these letters are all still in the loft at my Mum and Dad's. Next time I'm back there, I must try and get them down. I would LOVE to see what rubbish we used to talk to each other, which obviously at the time was the most important thing on earth.
I also started writing to my cousin, Emma, around about this time. My Aunt, Uncle and cousins lived about 1.5 hours away and we didn't really see much of each other. So we used to write to each other, creating our own magazines to send with the letters!
An actual Pen Pal though, that was something I never had the pleasure of. The closest I got was with my German Exchange partner, Daniela, at 13 years old. She was 16 though and our age gap was likely responsible for our written friendship fizzling out with just one or two letters after I visited her in Germany.
This is why the fact that I, Joanna Livermore, am about to acquire two fabulous Pen Pals is such an amazing thing. I'm so excited about making two new friends, but also have so much excitement about both writing and receiving beautiful, handwritten letters.
The art of writing a letter seems to have died a death in the face of social media and digital means of communicating, but I really want to bring it back to life!
Me, Myself and I
This evening I have a rare Saturday night on my own. It's funny how this feels like a real treat. Rewind 10 years and I'd be off out to get "on it". Rewind 7 years and I would be crying into my ice cream in the style of Bridget Jones. Go back 5 years, in the very early days of my current relationship I would be feeling as though I had lost a right arm. Ghosts of boyfriends past haunting me, wondering what the hell is he going to be doing, or more accurately WHO the hell is he going to be doing?
Now, in a completely settled and trusting place with my partner, Dave, whilst I love him very very much, the prospect of a night in alone is "The Dream".
I have friends that find my excitement at him going out strange. If we go back to me from 7 years ago, if asked, I'd agree. However as I've grown up, I've learned to value, and I mean REALLY value, that time where I hang out with no-one else, just me.
To be able to spend some time on my own is an absolute luxury for me; I work away a lot, and invariably I'm with colleagues. If I'm not with colleagues, sure I'm alone, but I'm not in "my space". I'm stuck in a hotel room. Don't get me wrong, they're more often than not, very comfortable rooms, but it sure ain't home! The rest of the time, Dave and I are pretty inseparable. Which is lovely, but there comes a point where I just need to be alone!
I can't say I'll be doing anything ground breaking. Probably just catching up on some washing, lighting a couple of candles and binge watching Grey's Anatomy. There may be Yoga and there will definitely be meditation. Not rock 'n' roll, but it feels like some quality "Goddess Time" to me!
Hope you have a Saturday night which will be as fulfilling for you, as mine will be for me, whatever you do 🙂
Goodbye 2017, Hello 2018!
In my last blog post, I talked about my hatred for New Years Eve and the focus on self improvement seeming to come from more of a "beat myself up" place than a move towards personal growth.
The back end of 2017 was very much about self-love and connecting with myself for me, and this shifted my mindset as to how I perceive New Year. It is a great opportunity to think about the upcoming year, and give yourself some goals and something to work on for the next year.
In order to help me create my "Vision Board" for 2018, really understand what I want out of life, and to set me a clear plan of how to make my dreams become a reality, I sponsored a KickStarter project, from the girls behind "Project Love".
The "Goodbye 2017, Hello 2018″ workbook is a tool to help you take stock of the year you've just been through and set some intention and focus for 2018. The audio guide that comes with it coaches you through the workbook and really helps you to answer some all important questions for how you want the year to look.
After reflecting on 2017 you are asked to think about what you want to do with you life in 2018. What I really found was that the fact that I'm still awaiting a diagnosis for my ongoing health worries, was that I was really letting that define (or rather stopping me from defining) my 2018. It was quite eye opening, and it really took some work for me to break that barrier down and see past what is currently unknown.
Finally, you are challenged to answer questions that will shape your 2018. Read on to see my answers…
2018 is my year of: self-love and me!
In my commitment to making 2018 my year of self-love and me I will:
- Complete Mel Wells' Academy
- Buy a house so that I have my own space and spend less time living out of a suitcase
- Make time to blog, meditate, read and do all the other things that I love to do
- Give ME time – I'm constantly rushing around like a mad woman, trying to please others. I will schedule time in for me to hang out with me
- Say No!
- Learn not to worry about what I have no control over
Declare this commitment to someone who cares about you and wants you to live a life that you love: This person will be Lucy. She doesn't know it yet, but no-one has my back like her, and she'll definitely hold me to account if I don't do what I'm supposed to do!
I'm excited to see what 2018 brings, and I'm excited to look back on this workbook throughout 2018 to see how I'm getting on. I really enjoyed doing this project and can't wait to see how it works for me!
I'd love to know how you would answer the above questions in the comments below 🙂


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In 1895 Willhelm Roentgen discovered a type of light that was not only invisible but appeared to pass straight through materials as if they weren't there. The demonstration of this was the now famous image of the hand of Roentgen's wife.
This new type of radiation was dubbed "x-rays" and the name stuck. Almost 120 years later, x-rays are still used every day for the diagnosis of a huge range of diseases and also for the treatment of cancer in what is today referred to as radiation therapy. It's commonly referred to as radiotherapy but this was thought to be confusing as it has nothing to do with radio waves!


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Hello everybody, I have exciting news! I was off last week and had the most fantastic marmot-related experience yet! My partner was visiting from Scotland and we were driving up valley to go hiking. We stopped along the way to have lunch and at some point he beckoned me to walk over quietly to where he was standing, whilst excitedly pointing down the hill. I thought he had seen a mule deer, a chipmunk or some other form of wildlife that I had come across many times before during my time here in Gothic, I certainly never expected him to point at an albino marmot, sitting on its back legs, staring at us. I quickly grabbed my camera to capture the moment, and I'm sure most people would agree that this curious animal amidst the wildflowers of Colorado offers a beautiful sight (see picture below). The marmot was spotted and photographed last year as well, however it remains a rare sighting, and of course albino marmots are a rare occurrence in nature in general. I am thrilled that this year, I was lucky enough to see this wondrous creature (we called him Alberto, though I'm not sure whether or not it is a male animal), especially because this is my last field season in the Rockies.
Marmot-y greetings to you all!


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Using Let's Encrypt and Interworx
So I thought I was a hotshot borrowing a script from another blog for another issue with our Interworx cluster. Now, we're unique for the company that I consult for, they use:
- Interworx with multiple nodes
- Cloudflare
- Load balancers not part of Interworx
It's quite the slick setup… Cloudflare perks, load balancing, and great performance from the Interworx product. That said, to just manage the website, we wanted to use Let's Encrypt for SSL use to manage the nodes. Below is a script I modified from this blog to serve the purpose and is free for you looking to do the same!
user="[email protected]"
key=$(cat "/etc/letsencrypt/live/interworxnode.yourdomain.com/privkey.pem")
sslcrt=$(cat "/etc/letsencrypt/live/interworxnode.yourdomain.com/fullchain.pem")
cypher='HIGH:MEDIUM:!EXPORT:!SSLv2:!SSLv3:!TLSv1:!ADH:!aNULL:!eN ULL:!NULL:!LOW'
nodeworx -u "$user" -o pretty -n -v -c Ssl –ssl_ciphersuite $cypher –key "$key" –crt "$sslcrt" –restart_now 1 –services 'SSL_Apache,SSL_IWorxWeb' –action updateall
So, a few things here:
- You need to create a siteworx account just for the domain itself, in my example, interworxnode.yourdomain.com should be created just for the sole purpose of generating Let's Encrypt certs using the standard method in the Interworx SSL config panel. So create the SSL certs first using Interworx for your domain you just created so it is there before running the script above.
- Interworx will take care of renewing the certificate through it's own jobs that are active, so you don't need to do anything with renewals for Let's Encrypt.
- This script can be a cronjob to run quarterly during the year, then you will ensure you get a new cert updated into the admin portal. I run mine in July, October, January, and April, for example. The goal of this script is to just "steal" the SSL certs from the interworx site and reapply them to your admin portal.
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