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Madeleine L'Engle On The Relationship of Truth & Fantasy
For many of us, Madeleine L'Engle has been a foundational author and speaker in our understanding of truth and culture. Five years after her death, her works still speak profoundly to me, and I recently took in Walking On Water yet again for, I believe, the fifth time. Whether you're a fan of her masterwork A Wrinkle in Time or love her poetry (a personal fave is A Cry Like A Bell), L'Engle's impact spans both the globe and generations.
Here's a great hour-long talk from The Veritas Forum in '98, in which she discusses the relationship between truth and fantasy:


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I didn't see this in foo, so if someone already posted it, just delete the thread.
Too funny...
I didn't see this in foo, so if someone already posted it, just delete the thread.
Too funny...
that was great!
You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
Dude, I would punch those frogs in the face if they did that to me. I hate the French. I hate hippies too come to think of it.
This thread needs more Chipcom!
Man, I would so freak out if someone caught me like that on the way home from work. Funny, though!
Carrboro Bike Coalition - putting the "bike" in "CARrboro" :)
2011 Motobecane Fantom Cross Uno, 2009 Motobecane Fantom CX, and a Bakfiets
Previously: 2000 Trek 4500 (2000-2003), 2003 Novara Randonee (2003-2006), 2003 Giant Rainier (2003-2008), 2005 Xootr Swift (2005-2007), 2007 Nashbar 1x9 (2007-2011), 2011 Windsor Shetland (2011-2014), 2008 Citizen Folder (2015)
Non-Bike hardware: LinuxMint Debian Edition 2 - Mac OS 10.6 - Android 4.4 - CyanogenMod 11
That looks like so much fun!
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Heidi Flexes Her Muscles
Klum Shows Off For New Balance 12 Photos »
Heidi Klum At 40!
Klum Struts Her Sweet & Sexy Stuff After Turning 40 25 Photos »
Heidi Stands Up To Caner
The star lost her pants in a PSA 15 Photos »
The more you know. Here are six news headlines that you'll want to click!
— Heidi Klum Is Single Again! [ICYDK]
— 20 Awesome Things You Never Knew About Scandal [Your Tango]
— How Cute: Kitten In A Glass Bowl [omgblog]
— How Many Wieners Can TV's Bachelor Juan Pablo Galavis Take In His Mouth? [Towleroad]
— Angelina Jolie Camps It Up In A New Maleficent Trailer Featuring Lana del Ray [Celebitchy]
— Kim Kardashian's Surgical Scar From Boob Job Plastic Surgery Implants on Display in Paris [Celeb Dirty Laundry]


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KSDK -- "Today Show" anchor Kathie Lee Gifford has written a new children's book called "Party Animals."
The book tells the story of Lucy Goosy who is creating a guest list for her birthday party and needs help from a wise Owl.
Gifford said the book helps teach people to look for the good and to celebrate the uniqueness in all of humanity.
The book also includes an invitation to the party and a sing-along CD with lyrics written and performed by Gifford.
Gifford joined NewsChannel 5's Jennifer Blome to discuss the book and discuss an upcoming contest that will be held on the "Today Show" that ties in to her book.
Click on the video link to watch the interview.
You can watch Gifford on the fourth hour of the "Today Show" at 10:00 a.m. on NewsChannel 5.


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It was written and directed by a most talented woman, chronicles a woman's attempt to understand herself and features a remarkable central performance from Samantha Morton.
Full Story
Samantha Morton stars as Morvern Callar, a woman of 21 who works as a supermarket clerk in a port town in Scotland.
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The S&P 500 finally stopped the bleeding on July 16 after nearly two months of losses, gaining 2.5% on Wednesday, and 1.2% on Thursday, July 17. Those gains don't come close to undoing the damage done in May and June, but they did come at a point in time when few investors expected anything positive to happen. Perhaps that's a hint we should take.
What's really surprising is which sectors and styles are carrying the weight. It's not the previous leaders; instead, it's mostly the previous laggards, according to the recent performance of sector and style exchange-traded funds (ETFs). For the purposes of this exercise we're using Vanguard's market cap and style-based ETFs as our trading instruments. There are a variety of comparable choices though.
Previous Bullish Leg
Just for the record, we're defining the last bullish leg for the market as the period between March 17 and May 19. That's obviously not a long time, but even if this bullish effort gets traction, we have no reason to assume it will last any longer. The Russell 3000 gained 12.5% during this time. Check out the performance disparity between styles and company size.
|Vanguard ETF Performance
March 17, 2008 - May 19, 2008
|Mid-Cap Growth
|Small-Cap Growth
|Mid-Cap Value
|Large-Cap Growth
|Small-Cap Value
|Large-Cap Value
The major themes were weakness in value, and weakness in large cap. Mid caps of any variety did pretty well. Even as the market tumbles between late May and mid-July, these ETFs basically held their relative ranks.
Now the Tables Have Turned
Next take a look at how the same groups fared over Wednesday and Thursday of last week - potentially the first two days of a decent rally.
|Vanguard ETF Performance
July 16, 2008 - July 17, 2008
|Small-Cap Value
|Mid-Cap Value
|Large-Cap Value
|Small-Cap Growth
|Large-Cap Growth
|Mid-Cap Growth
Now the order is completely different. Value is dominating, small caps are strongest in both the value and growth categories, and mid-cap growth has moved from first to last. As stated, two days worth of data isn't infallible, but it is interesting to see which stocks investors went for first this time around.
By the same token, although two days isn't much time, if this is only going to be a two-month rally, waiting to see a month's worth of leadership data isn't going to leave much meat on the bone.
FInal Thoughts
This is all fine and dandy, except for one problem: What if the market tanks again? Won't all these same exchange-traded funds sink to some degree? True. However, you can't hit a ball you don't swing at. As an investor your job is to find those better pitches you can do something good with. If recent history (or even distant history) is any indication, the odds actually favor more upside from this point.
On July 15 we saw something we haven't seen in decades. The number of NYSE-listed stocks hitting new lows totaled up 1,304. This sounds bearish on the surface, especially considering the average number of new lows hit each day over the last year has been 141. However, a massive number of new lows is frequently associated with a capitulation to at least some degree.
For instance, on August 16, 2007, we saw 1,183 new NYSE lows; two months later the S&P 500 had gained 9.0%. On September 21of 2001 (10 days following the 9/11 tragedy) we only saw 800 new NYSE lows, and that was in the middle of a bear market. Yet, two months later, the S&P 500 had rallied 18.2%, with more bear market yet to come.
The point is, the odds seem to favor bullishness for a little while. The leaders with the best start out of the gate this time around aren't the same ones that led the prior bullish leg. This could indicate the time for a change.


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Damage to fruit does not occur randomly. By being familiar with patterns of damage, a grower may be able to reduce damage or the cost of control by concentrating control methods in particular areas and at times of the season when damage is most severe.
Although all farms and orchards are susceptible to damage, it usually is greatest on farms in close proximity to town environments where birds such as robins and starlings are abundant. Damage is generally higher in orchards isolated from other orchards. In large areas of orchards, so much fruit is available that the amount of damage on any one site is fairly low. The size of the orchard also influences the amount of damage. As a pattern, small orchards generally experience a greater degree of damage than large orchards because they have fewer trees. Thus, damage can be an important problem for those who produce fruit on a small scale.
The time at which the fruit matures appears to influence the amount of damage. For apples, bird damage is highest on early maturing varieties. Late varieties that experience damage are primarily ones that turn red early in the season. These patterns suggest that birds are responding to the color change in apples. Bird damage to cherries and grapes is also greatest to early ripening varieties. Early ripening fruit might be damaged more frequently because it matures at a time when other fruits are not available.


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It seems that our generation has attained a definite level of technological advancement. Things that we never might have considered years back are now presented before us as normal, for instance a 2TB portable hard drive for storing all your data in its entirety. All of these technological developments are innovations that of us can benefit from and gain benefit from, once we understand their main points and features.
The Key Features Of A 2TB Portable Hard Drive
The 2TB portable hard drive is actually a comparatively small device which is completely dedicated for storage. We might have a good laugh at ourselves when we recall not so many years back where we still needed to carry around with us paperwork or tape recordings, or huge albums of photos – both musical and video. However today, we do not need to endure such problems since we already have an impressive storage device generally known as an external or portable hard drive which will hold all our data and files in one place.
Storage products are very important to us since this provides the convenience along with the security of a back-up file. Usually we will have the files we have saved in the external hard drive as a copy or back-up of the original files, since it is unsafe to keep your data all in one place. With this hard drive, we can be relieved from the burden of transporting the original files whenever we travel but have an exact copy instead. Additionally it is the best thing to know that a 2TB portable hard drive comes with an incredible space for storage thus you are allowed to store many items and carry it around.
What Can Be Stored On A 2TB Portable Hard Drive?
We have pointed out earlier it is an incredible storage device. It can be effective at storing many items like documents, presentations, music, videos, movies and photos. You can easily imagine how products have changed these days. It seems that everything can be made compact in a miniature device. A 2TB device gives a huge storage capacity which will be more than enough for most people's needs.
Locating A Suitable 2TB Portable Hard Drive
If we concede that an external hard drive is very beneficial, the next question would be how to find a suitable device. Finding a suitable 2TB external hard drive can be both challenging and easy. It can be challenging in the sense there presently exists several products on the market today and it seems that all products may very well be equally suitable. Sometimes, as a result of the numerous choices that we have, we could end up being confused.
However, things can be easier for you in finding the best external hard drive if you seek out some referrals. Your friends, colleagues or family members could be a good supply of information if they already use a portable hard drive. They could advise a suitable product to suit your needs. In addition to that, you can also consult certain reviews on the internet for a suitable portable hard drive. These reviews can enlighten you and assist you in choosing the most suitable item. Lastly, experts would suggest that if you are unsure, it would be best to select a product which is well known for being trustworthy.


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I use Dbtools pro to manage my databases.
The trouble I am having is that the XML file contains multiple nested elements and the import wizard in dbtools won't import the sub elements.
What is the easiest way to get the xml data into a mysql database?
I will have a look at XQuery to see if i don't actually need to go down the mySQL route at all, but i'm worried that working with a 20mb xml file on a live website will simply be too slow.
My experience is that modern XSLT processors are pretty fast, but 20MB is a lot of data. You may want to consider "tweening" with PHP or something.
Which reminds me, PHP (and most server-based languages) tends to have some pretty robust XML parsers. You may not need to use XSLT at all.
My [mis]understanding of XQuery is that it is meant to REPLACE SQL. But maybe it is just a layer on top of SQL.
I will certainly be looking at XQuery for some of my smaller XML duties though, it looks pretty simple.
I have had some other advice in the last hour that using PEAR to unserialze the XML file will help get it in a format to import into a database but I'm not very proficient with php, and the site is pretty unfriendly to noobs :)
You may want to consider "tweening" with PHP or something.
I had thought of that too, but i need to update the xml data weekly, and so was hoping to set up a cron job to import the data to my database automatically once a week.
Looks like some kind of php script will be the way to go. better get my learning cap on i think :)


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Perfect Gifts for Men
It's not that easy buying gifts for a man. What you think he wants or needs might not be in line with reality. I must say, for romantic occasions like Valentine's Day, I like to stay away from the practical gifts like tools and gift certificates.
Fragrance is the first thing that usually pops into my head and I have been impressed with Kenneth Cole Black. It's a very dark and mysterious fragrance that's quite unique. There's also a Kenneth Cole Black Gift Set that contains the signature Kenneth Cole Black fragrance, a shaving gel and deodorant. It makes for a very cool packaged gift!
I realize that traditional fragrances might not suit your man. Perhaps he's very sporty and active and the whole cologne idea doesn't really go over well? That's where Molton Brown comes in. Fragrances are incorporated into more practical products like Molton Brown Active Cassia Body Wash and Scrub and Molton Brown Cassia Energy Sport Body Spray. The scents of these two products come from essential oils and natural extracts so the results are more subtle. Your man won't even think he's using any kind of fragrance. It's definitely a good fit for an active lifestyle.
The next thing that comes to my mind is grooming. For some men, it's a chore. Others enjoy the art of pampering themselves. If you're going to give grooming products as gifts, make sure they come from a premium specialty brand like Art of Shaving. The shaving creams are really superior, treating the skin gently and resulting in a fabulous shave. The Art of Shaving Cream Sandalwood and The Art of Shaving Cream Lavender are both scented with only essential oils.
I could go on and on about great gifts for men but this is a good start. I think most men can appreciate luxurious personal care products from their ladies.


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Applegate Cancer-Free, Following Double Mastectomy
After testing positive for a gene mutation associated with breast cancer, actress Christina Applegate opted to have both her breasts removed. A drastic measure, but the now cancer-free star of "Samantha Who" is optimistic about her future. Via the Associated Press:
She'll undergo reconstructive surgery over the next eight months.
"I'm going to have cute boobs 'til I'm 90, so there's that," she joked in the interview, which aired Tuesday. "I'll have the best boobs in the nursing home. I'll be the envy of all the ladies around the bridge table…"
… Applegate's cancer was detected early through a doctor-ordered MRI. She said she's starting a program to help women at high risk for breast cancer to meet the costs of an MRI, which is not always covered by insurance.
The news of breast cancer initially shook her up, she said.
"I was so mad," she told "Good Morning America." "I was just shaking and -- and then also immediately, I had to go into ... 'take-care-of-business-mode,' which was ... I asked them, 'What do I do now? What -- what is it that I do? I get a doctor, I get a surgeon, I get an oncologist? What do I do?' "
The actress said she quickly made appointments, and also changed her diet to one consisting of fish, grains, beans and vegetables, avoiding processed foods.
Great job Christina! Dropping the processed foods is just what the doctor ordered. Diet is a HUGE factor in the development of all cancers, not just breast cancer. Not to mention exercise has also been shown to ward off cancer.
For more, check out: Christina Applegate's Breast Cancer Diagnosis.


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Facebook's new terms of service caused quite a stir this past weekend, prompting many users to drop their Facebook accounts altogether. Too hooked on Facebook to cut it off completely? It's time you learned more about your privacy settings.
The Facebook obsessives at weblog AllFacebook round up 10 privacy settings every Facebook user should know, most of which can be found through the Facebook privacy page. The post details how you can remove yourself from Facebook and Google searches, control who sees your tagged photos, your albums, and your status, and basically avoid embarrassing and common Facebook slip-ups. Check out the AllFacebook post for more.
If you're serious about managing your Facebook privacy, head over to the Facebook privacy page and get to know the options within. On the other hand, if the recent Facebook privacy debacle has you rethinking your participation in the social site, let's hear about it in the comments.
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Collecting Money
If tapping on every single XP and stack of cash on your screen is eating up your time, simply tap on a quest or $ symbol to collect your reward and then wait 10-12 seconds and all of the XP and cash you have earned will instantly be collected.Picking Your Quests and Buildings
Plan your quests and buildings to suit your schedule. While shorter quests and buildings with a shorter reward timer provide proportionally larger rewards, if you're not constantly collecting them then you are losing out on value. For example, if you have Lisa do a 2 Hour quest, but don't collect the reward until 6 hours later, that is 4 hours that have been wasted when instead you could have set her on a 6 hour quest and received a larger reward.
Donuts & A Jebediah Statue
Open Homer's quest menu and then quickly tap him 10 times to receive donuts and a Jebediah Springfield Statue.Check for Bonuses
Certain items will add bonuses to your incoming XP and Cash. Always check and see what the items you are placing will add to your game play and plan accordingly.
The Conform-o-Meter
Pay attention to the Conform-o-Meter found in the bottom left of your screen. The Conform-o-Meter ranks you according to eight categories; Indolence, Consumerism, Tree-hugging, Vanity, Obedience, Gluttony, Righteousness and Socialism. You can check on your current rankings as well as learn how to raise your ranking in each category by tapping on the Conform-o-Meter in the bottom right of your screen (The Stars). As you improve this rating you earn a % bonus to the Money and XP that you receive.
There you have it! Five tips and tricks that will give you more Donuts, a fun new decoration four your town, and will simply help you increase the amount of fun you have in Springfield (as if we weren't all having a blast already). Keep checking back with us as we bring you more tips, tricks, guides, and more to The Simpsons: Tapped Out!
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Have you already used any of these tips and tricks in your own Springfield? Do you have any other tips or tricks to share with your fellow players? Let us know in the comments below!


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Some fear Ute Pass drive due to rain and flood threat
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Some fear drive along Ute Pass due to the flood threat along Highway 24. Joe Dominguez reports.
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Simply put it means the devil. Can be used anytime in normal slang
You are beibei
Beibei exists in you
Beibei exists in you
by Arog October 12, 2004
Top Definition
lover: my 1 & only baby
"i want to be with my beibei all my life"
by Q-T-PIE April 04, 2005
I am Chinese and my husband is white, so instead of calling him baby or babe, I called him Beibei as Baobei means Baby in Chinese, and Beibei is also a very common pet or puppy name in China because my husband thinks he is a puppy sometimes.
You are the best beibei in the world!
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Timothy T. McCallan may be the smartest person in the underworld of debt relief industry. Under his direct and indirect manipulation the debt management and debt relief world has changed invisibly over many years. I would argue that Tim McCallan may be the biggest fish to have never been caught in any regulator crackdown. The McCallan story really centers around ... Read More »
Is Wayne Walton the New Leader for Tim McCallan?
Something very interesting is developing in Florida and New York. The way it looks, Tim McCallan the president of InterMark Media, The Achieveable debt settlement company, Vortex Debt Group debt settlement company, MediaMogul, Consumer Debt Resources and Americorp. Well The Achievable got into a lot of trouble selling debt settlement services for Allegro Law but then it recreated itself as ... Read More »
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2011 Spring Seller Update, and you've already taken a look at your business to see how the new final value fee structure is going to impact you. If you haven't read it yet, head on over and get caught up and come on back here - I'll wait. ;)
The bottom line - fees are going up. Don't let their tiny reduction of final value fees fool you - for a lot of sellers they don't even come close to cancelling out the extra you will be paying when they start charging fees on shipping. eBay's answer is to roll your shipping cost into your item price, so you can dazzle your buyer (and eBay's Best Match search results) with the illusion of "free shipping".
Even if you do go ahead and make all of your items "free shipping" guess what - your fees will still be going up! You can only hope that you will sell more (because of the bump in Best Match) to help offset the increase. Or, if you are a Top Rated Seller, you will get 20% off your FVFs - on the item price fees ONLY, not on the shipping fees price. So, rolling your shipping cost into your item price would allow you to get that 20% discount on all your final value fees.
I did a quick bit of math the other day and posted it on the List's Facebook Page - and I got a pretty big response. Here are all of my comments:
The eBay FVF under the current fee structure is $0.96. Suddenly Etsy is nearly twice as attractive as a selling venue as it used to be. :P"
"By the way, if you have worked really hard to become a Top Rated Seller to achieve that 20% FVF discount, that discount DOES NOT APPLY to the FVF on the cost of shipping. So in the above scenario, your TRS will save you a whopping $0.18."
You might not be as negatively impacted by this increase if your average selling price is over $50.00 - once your price gets high enough, the fact that your shipping cost is such a small percentage of your item price means that in the overall scheme of things you will only be seeing a small increase, or your fees will remain basically the same, due to the lowering of the final value fee percentage.
If you are like me and your average selling price is more in the range of $10.00 - $20.00, then you need to start looking at ways to make sure you can still sell profitably on eBay.
Watch Your Margins
The saying "you make your money when you buy, not when you sell" is now more true than ever. With eBay taking more in fees, you need to be extra careful that you are not cutting into your profit by overpaying for your inventory. This could mean:
- Making fewer "risk buys", where you buy things and you aren't sure of the value or demand. Save your money for items that you are certain will bring a good return.
- Haggling more often on individual items, and buying more inventory in bulk so that your per item price is less. Often if you make an offer to "take it all" - buying an entire collection rather than cherry picking a few items from it - you can get a better per item price.
Raise Your Average Selling Price
The only real way to stop feeling like eBay's overworked/underpaid employee is to raise your average selling price. This is difficult if you are like me, and your comfort zone is in selling lower dollar items. This is a strategy that can be employed slowly over time though, working to gain the knowledge and experience it takes to venture into higher priced items. A good and hopefully attainable goal is to get your ASP to 50.00 or more.
Raise Your Volume
While you are working to build your ASP, raising your number of listings will (hopefully) bring more sales and help offset the money that you are losing to eBay in fees.
- If you buy collections as mentioned above, you can often list them quickly since you will be using essentially the same listing for all the items - "sell similar" is your friend! It is more time consuming to list 10 different items than it is to list 10 similar ones, simple as that.
- Sell items in lots. If you have a group of low dollar items, listing them individually may not be the best way to go anymore - list them as a lot, and free up that extra time to list more higher dollar items.
- Set listing goals in the terms of numbers - "I will list 50 new items on eBay this week". Just telling yourself that you will list "more" rarely works - believe me, I'm a living example of it! I am going to start setting daily and weekly listing goals for myself to try to keep my numbers UP.
Sell More Lightweight Items
If you tend to deal in larger, bulkier items it is time to start looking at selling more smalls - especially things that are under 13 ounces and can be shipped 1st class - or items that can be shipped via Media Mail. You don't have to get rid of the larger items all together - especially if they could help you with your higher ASP goal - but having the smalls in your product mix will help build your number of items listed and keep your fees down.
Raise Your Price / Add A Handling Fee
This is not really an ideal solution - I'm sure most of you are like me and it makes you feel a little icky to pass this fee increase on to your buyers. But, if you want to stay out of the hole this is something to consider. Of course any raise in item price or handling fee will also increase your eBay fees, so you have to do a bit of math and see what could actually be helpful. Be careful - if you overshoot and raise them too much, you will either lose sales or get dinged on your DSRs! Now is a good time to do some testing, before the fee increase kicks in in July.
Get a 2nd (or 3rd!) Selling Venue
This isn't really a strategy to stay profitable on eBay as much as it is a strategy to stay profitable in GENERAL - and that's what we all really need, right? So if you haven't explored selling on other venues, now is the time to start!
One of the best things I ever did for my online business was starting my Etsy shop back in 2008. The fees there are significantly lower than on eBay (see my above fee breakdown). It takes time and some experimentation to figure out what the buyers on other venues are looking for, but it is definitely worth doing, especially now.
Another popular venue for Antiques and Collectibles is Ruby Lane. I haven't sold there personally, but I know people who do, and they seem to like it and have success there.
Marketing yourself on these alternate venues is very important - their built-in traffic isn't as high as eBay's. So if you haven't started a blog, a Facebook page, a Twitter account, etc. you will need to do so to help drive traffic to your listings on other sites. Really it isn't a bad idea to also be marketing your eBay listings off of eBay as well!
I hope that these strategies are helpful to you, and to me too! I'm trying most of them as we speak. There isn't really one strategy that will work for everyone and everything, but hopefully with time, experience, and determination we can all figure out what will work best for our businesses. :)


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Indian Printing Packaging and Allied Machinery Manufacturers' Association-IPAMA and the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry are quite upbeat about the growth of Indian printing and packaging industry describing it as worlds fastest growing market.
The IPAMA which is celebrating its silver jubilee and held a function at the historic city of Amritsar on August 24 observed that printing and packaging industry is on a fast growth trajectory globally. India is the Worlds fastest growing market with a 73% growth from 2006-2011, at the rate of 12-15% per annum. The industrys forecast is that it will grow to USD 20.9 billion in a years time and be in the top 10 markets of the world.
Mohamed Salim Al Musharrekh, Board Member, Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry inaugurated the silver jubilee celebrations which saw large presence of delegates, entrepreneurs, bureaucrats from India as well overseas.
Addressing media, K. S. Khurana, President IPAMA said, 25 years ago a seed was sown in the form of IPAMA, today represents over USD 12.1 billion, Indian Printing Industry which is also Indias 12th largest manufacturing industry in terms of output and also a major contributor to countrys economy
Also Present Mohamed Salim Al Musharrekh, Board Member, Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry said, We are truly honoured to collaborate with Ipama. I am sure the tie up with IPAMA will help Sharjah take centre stage in the fast growing printing and packaging industry in the Middle East region at the same time, I believe the partnership will open up better opportunities for Indian firms in the UAE and the rest of the region.
Print pack Arabia will play a significant role in highlighting new technology the regional printing companies will have to acquire to achieve the quality and speed required in a sector that seeks quick turnarounds. With Ipama we are further cementing our links with India and our centuries old cultural, religious and economic relations.
As per the statistics available 80% of the UAEs Printing and Packaging Industry is based in Sharjah and Ajman. UAE has emerged as the centre of Paper & Printing industry in the Arab World. This will be a new window for Indian manufacturer to explore their business at Gulf Countries, especially at Sharjah.
The existing USD 5 billion Printing & publishing sector in UAE estimated to touch USD 7 billion by 2015. Print Arabia will be a key platform to fuel this growth. The


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Green light, red alert
Science | Is an expedited approval process putting unsafe medications on the market?
One in three new medications available to consumers are later withdrawn from the market or given a black box warning due to safety risks. That represents a nearly 6 percent increase since Congress expedited the FDA approval process 22 years ago, according to a study published in the August issue of Health Affairs.
The Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), passed by Congress in 1992 after heavy lobbying by the pharmaceutical industry, addressed growing concern about the time it took new medications to reach patients. PDUFA allows the FDA to collect fees from pharmaceutical companies to speed up the approval process. Average drug approval time has dropped by more than 50 percent, from 34 to 16 months, since the act was authorized. In 2012 President Obama signed into law the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, which includes reauthorization of PDUFA through September 2017.
The study's researchers admit the increased rate of medications being taken off the market or given a black box label does not prove the expedited process is the cause. Still, the statistics raise concern that some unsafe medications may be slipping through before side effects and risks have been thoroughly investigated.
Lights out
Inevitable solar super storms could have catastrophic consequences on Earth, warns University of Bristol aerospace engineer Ashley Dale in this month's issue of Physics World. Dale was part of a team of space experts who examined the potential damage such an event could cause. The team's report, SolarMax, called on policymakers to fund research and subsequent actions to protect society "as we know it."
The sun goes through an 11-year cycle culminating with the SolarMax, a phenomenon in which the magnetic poles flip. It is during this time that gigantic explosions—solar flares—are most apt to occur. These violent events can disrupt Earth's magnetic field and play havoc with all forms of technology. For example, power surges could blow up transformers, cutting off electricity for entire nations or even continents for weeks, causing disruptions in food and water supply, sewage removal, medical care, transportation, heating, etc. The result could be economic devastation and a global crisis, the scientists warn. It is estimated that even a typical solar storm can cost as high as $3 billion to $6 billion in total losses.
The strongest solar storm ever recorded hit Earth in 1859, damaging telegraph lines and railroads and igniting auroras visible as far south as Cuba and Hawaii. Another solar storm in 1989 knocked out the entire Quebec power grid leaving 6 million people without electricity for over nine hours and costing an estimated $4 billion to $10 billion.
NASA scientists said a powerful solar flare barely missed Earth in 2012. They estimate there is a 12 percent chance that another solar storm, at least as powerful as the one of 1859, will hit Earth in the next 10 years. —J.B.
System upgrades
Satellites orbiting Earth can function only as long as their fuel supplies last. NASA is developing a robotic fueling station that can add years of useful life to spacecraft by going to a satellite and refueling, repairing, or relocating it in orbit.
Approximately 1,000 spacecraft orbit Earth. These include the international space station, weather satellites that predict storms and assist with search and rescue missions, and scientific spacecraft that study the stars.
NASA's Bob Granath said NASA hopes to expand options for satellite operators who face tougher economic demands and aging fleets. —J.B.


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Ten years after premiering at the Venice Film Festival in 2004, Jonathan Glazer's "Birth" remains as powerfully mysterious as ever. Though more formally exact than his wildly experimental "Under the Skin," his first film since "Birth," the arch, almost suffocatingly highbrow drama takes just as many risks in telling the tale of a woman who opens her door to a boy who says he's her dead husband reborn. Initial reviews, while warm to Nicole Kidman's chilly performance as Anna, were acrid. But after ten years in cult movie gestation, and with "Under the Skin" out this Friday, it's time to dust off "Birth" for careful, critical reconsideration.
Either you buy into the film's premise or you don't -- and if you do, then marvel as Glazer unwraps a poison bonbon whose pleasures cling to the palate long after the film's puzzling final fadeout. In his glowing review, Roger Ebert wrote that "'Birth' is an effective thriller precisely because it is true to the way sophisticated people might behave in this situation. Its characters are not movie creatures, gullible, emotional and quickly moved to tears. They're realists, rich, a little jaded."
Which is to say that no one, with the exception of Anna's mother and sister, reacts with alarming volumes of incredulity. But Anna (Kidman) is understandably quite jolted when the ten-year-old boy (Cameron Bright) who shares her late husband's name (Sean) crashes a birthday party at her dignified Manhattan high-rise and claims to be the man's spirit reincarnate. With a second marriage -- to nice-guy, but-all-too-vanilla Joseph (Danny Huston) -- looming, Anna is thrown for a devastating loop.
Therefore, "Birth," which Glazer cowrote alongside Jean-Claude Carriere and Milo Addica across dozens of drafts and page one rewrites, becomes less about the uncanny reappearance of Sean and more about Anna's psychic tailspins. If the great lost love of your life dropped into the present unannounced, after dropping dead ten years ago, how would you react?
The film's piece-de-resistance is -- give or take -- a two-minute single shot around the half-hour mark (watch below). Anna, skeptical, has just jilted the ten-year-old Sean. But after turning him over to his parents and watching him fall to his knees in her lobby, Anna is clearly beginning to wonder, "could this really be?" Then, as she takes her seat in an opera house and tries to drown out the music, the camera, manned by none other than the late great Harris Savides, slowly, like a ship pulling into a harbor, zooms in on Kidman's about-face. This telescopic close-up uncovers Anna's waves of despair, ecstasy, grief and astonishment as the magisterial overtones of Wagner overflow around her. It's as much Savides' performance as it is Kidman's.
Complemented by Alexandre Desplat's commanding score, the high-minded cultural capital of Wagner is the perfect starting point to discuss the film's treatment of the nouveau riche. The ivy-toned wallpaper, vaulted ceilings and bourgeois bric-a-brac coloring Anna's stately surroundings bring to mind Ingmar Bergman's later female psychodramas, from the stifling domesticities of "Cries and Whispers" to the strained mother-daughter dynamics of "Autumn Sonata" -- and that is perhaps Glazer's boldest move. He undoubtedly wants to align his work with the films of the great art house masters, and "Birth" is, in myriad ways, a tonal splicing of "Eyes Wide Shut" and "Rosemary's Baby," an aperture into what terror looks like in the most banal, and moneyed, of settings.
Glazer fixates on a woman's face with equally clinical precision in "Under the Skin." Call it navel-Glazing, or an emotional autopsy, the way he examines his actresses' faces for truth even when their characters are working to conceal it -- actively, in the case of Kidman's eternally lovelorn Anna, and passively in the case of Scarlett Johansson's at-first soulless alien who, after dropping to Earth, gradually is infected by a sense of identity.
A hokum third-act narrative contortion involving Anne Heche as Sean's jealous former paramour throws a wrench in the elegantly cinematic machine of "Birth," heretofore almost perfect. But it isn't a fatal flaw, and if you've seen the film and forgotten what unfolds, I won't remind you. What towers above the film's take-it-or-leave-it premise of reincarnation is a deeply troubling, and deeply sad, rumination on eternal love, and how you can remarry again and again, but you may never know the person beside you in bed -- and worse, you may go through all your life wishing it were someone else.
"Birth" is available to stream on iTunes, Google Play and Vudu. "Under the Skin" hits theaters Friday, April 4. Read our review.


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I have a challenge for you cartographers out there. I have uploaded a map to this thread with the hopes that a skilled cartographer was searching for something to test his skills. If you feel you are not up to it then feel free to keep on searching through this site. The image above is a map for a L.A.R.P. Group that is in desperate need of re-doing. It is old and ugly to look at, and I would try to fix it myself but I am simply too busy. What I would like is for someone to re-do it without taking out any of the names of the places or the vague layout of the geography, as it is representative to real life. You can, however, add in as much new things as you want and change the coast-lines as much as you will. You may name oceans add cities, add new continents, show better continental drift, compress some areas and expand others, but you must keep all locations on the map, even if you must move them a little. I would also like you to put the following message somewhere in the map so that the hundreds of people in the larp group you'll be helping out can know who to credit.
-[your name] - Cartographer's Guild
This is so that people can find you and pay you to do nice maps and things for them. Anyway, I would like you to be as creative as possible without deleting too much content, and have fun with this!
Again, Thank you for all of your help that you've given!
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China's Trade and Manufacturing Flourish … While America's Tanks
U.S. manufacturing has shrunk to a 3-year low.
Business Insider notes:
As we wrote earlier, one of the big stories from today's PMI (Purchasing Managers Index – a primary measure of a country's manufacturing activity) reports was the strength of the BRICS. China, Brazil, South Africa, India, and Indonesia all turned in good reports.
Europe was stable too. Eurozone PMI hit its highest level in 8 months.
And this time it was the U.S. ISM report that laid a brick, with the headline number going sub-50 (signaling contraction) and various sub-indices doing poorly.
Whereas the rest of the world is now on an up-tick in momentum, it appears that the U.S. (perhaps due to a combination of Cliff worries and Sandy) is seeing a rough patch.
Earlier today, we posted a couple of sentences from SocGen analyst Kit Juckes. The gist was: The China hard landing risk was coming off the table, the Euro crisis was fading, and now the last risk was the U.S. and the cliff.
Juckes wrote:
An optimist will tell me that at 50.6 China's manufacturing PMI is at its highest level since April, a pessimist will point out that it's barely above 50. But the 'tail risk' of an imminent hard landing for the Chinese economy is fading, just as the conclusion of the latest Greek drama means that risk of a return to full-blown Euro Zone crisis is fading. So, two of three major risks are reduced, leaving only the dreaded 'fiscal cliff' to worry about.
And in a must-read article, AP analyzes IMF data on 180 nations' trade with China – and concludes that China has surpassed America as the world's "top global trader":
As recently as 2006, the U.S. was the larger trading partner for 127 countries, versus just 70 for China. By last year the two had clearly traded places: 124 countries for China, 76 for the U.S.
Despite China's now-slowing economy, its share of world output and trade is expected to keep rising, with growth forecast at up to 8 percent a year over the next decade, far above U.S. and European levels.
The United States is still the world's biggest importer, but China is gaining. It was a bigger market than the United States for 77 countries in 2011, up from 20 in 2000, according to the AP analysis.
The United States still does more trade overall – but just barely. If the trend continues, China will push past the U.S. this year, a remarkable feat for a country so poor 30 years ago that the average person had never talked on a telephone.
China resumed its upward trajectory in the last two years. Even with key Western markets in a slump, exports are up 58 percent since 2009. Imports are up an even sharper 73 percent.
Indeed, some claim that China is already the world's biggest economy.
Postscript: While the U.S. has launched wars all over the world to seize control of resources, China has quietly been trading for its needs, or mining or building resources itself for subsequent export. See this, this and this. No wonder China is surpassing the U.S. as the world's trading giant.
And the only healthy sector of U.S. manufacturing is military. But wars are bad for the economy … and we may be headed in the wrong direction.
Another difference between the U.S. and China: derivatives, which Warren Buffet called "weapons of mass destruction". Their unregulated use were largely responsible for the 2008 crisis. China never allowed derivatives to the extent the U.S. did, and reined in derivatives somewhat (here, here, here and here) during the economic crisis. On the other hand, U.S. banks have increased their derivatives exposure - with government backing - and are massively manipulating the derivatives markets. Given that derivatives are inherently destabilizing for the economy, this only hurts the U.S.
For a contrary view, see this and this.
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Numbers fluctuate. But there is no scientific indication of flourish. It is Wall street and main stream media's make believe.
Long Flextronics and "Contract Manufacturing." Global Capital is STILL the big winner...and the idea that because you make something "you win" (unless it's a tank or an aircraft carrier) is total b.s. China is being scammed just like everyone else...the end of the debt Supercycle is nigh.
sorry but i dont trust any figures from a communist country..china will be in a major revolution in the next 16 months as there "fake" economy implodes..it will get so unstable that us companies will bring manufacturing back here..just want it noted that i predicted this..also if things are so great why is the shanghi index back at the lows of 09??
There is a lot of productivity gained in a society that operates without a safety net.
...AND at the end of the barrel of a gun.
The policymakers who pushed the notion of more trade with China after the massacre at Tiananmen Square as a means of increasing freedom there must be chagrined to see that China's market power has muzzled criticism of China's brutality (and even exported it) among the political leaders of the countries that hope to export to it.
.....so, China gets Manufacturing, and we get NDAA.
What a trade.
China and emerging markets do not have our accelerating entitelments and extreme debt. Also they do not have Obama.
They also work for $250-$500 a month.
They can "get away with" lower wages, because the average person's cost of living is pretty miniscule, AND they still are far, far behind the West in the "entitlement mindset".
Wonder just how much profit is re-inveted vs. back-handed to the elite? Even with the stated degree of corruption in China, there still seems to be far more reinvestment than in, say, Australia (which isn't a great comparison, but does give an overall "feel" for what's going on).
Yes, they work for $5-800 a month. But an apartment costs $11-15 a month. China is not what you think. I have a good friend who just spent a year and half living there. Their standard of living is not a whole lot less than ours, especially with our economy tanking. They are almost more free than we are. They don't have TSA groping you at the airport. And the amount of regulation of all things business is much less.
They don't need the Twinks Searching Asses agency in China. Step out of line, get a bullet in the back of the head. Keeps a lot of people cool.
They don't have the TSA groping their people because they imprison (or execute) virtually anyone who might give off even a whiff of trouble.
A good friend of mine was on the executive protection detail for the State Department Security Service (basically the "Secret Service" for the State Department.) He said foreign travel was always risky and they were always on heightened alert --- EXCEPT in China. Society is so tightly controlled there that, aside from Chinese surveillance and their attempts to recruit American spies from State Department personnel, trips there were basically a milk run.
How many trinkets can the poor population in the favelas of Rio or the lower and lowest cast of the Hindus afford? Maybe they don't have entitlements in those places but they sure as heck don't have a large group of insatiable and debt enabled consumers. Brazil has a so so middle class. They're survival is solely dependent on the commodity trade with China. The BRICS can sustain each other for a bit but the trade volume is never going to match the trade they've all lost when the US and Europe imploded. Past tense because it's already a done deal.
China's renminbi manipulations (you know, the one Obama/Geithner refuse to acknowledge) help ensure that there will be no middle class rising in India, South Asia, or Brazil Employment that would have moved to those countries years ago but for the under-valued renminbi have remained in China to maintain stable employment and to boost the Chinese living standard higher than where it would otherwise be.
If you have high unemployment and totalitarian control you have Egypt, so letting China manipulate their currency keeps China's Commuist leadership in place.
Rough patch??? lmao. The only rough patches are the ones that aren't well oiled with BULLSHIT and you stick and scrap off all your knee skin before resuming freefall. Fuck the US gov't.
So now that we are on an even playing field, let's go to war! Makes you think this was part of the plan to begin with which conveniently coincides well with the defunct cold war.
Youse guys should read The Next Convergence by Mike Spence. Solid look at the arrival of the next billion middle class folks and how in the Hell it could all fit together. It is a doable thing....if.................
But, IMHO Spence underestimates the power of corruption to make happy endings into sad ones.
Our corruption AND Chinese corruption. That's the real enemy.
Xi! Xi! Xi! Merry Consumerist.
Global Shipbuilding Outlook – 45% of Shipyards Have No Orders
Sector Consolidation and Restructuring to Continue
For the small shipyards in Korea, China, and Japan the painful industry restructuring that started in 2010 is expected to continue as shipyards struggle with lack of orders and tight financing. Despite very low ship prices, shipowners expect prices to fall further due to competition among yards as 45% of global shipyards have no orders to work on post-2012. This means finances of small shipyards are likely to deteriorate further and banks might be unwilling to issue refund guarantees to them, starting a negative feedback cycle.
Funniest thing I've seen in a while!
A most excellent display of Chinese Citizenism communaughty spirit!
Minor details such as dog-wokking, Tibetan blobbing-up and roadside turdery would be embarrassing to Communist Sharty Central Committee --- must focus on redness and Mousy Tongue of Long March of Insanitation fabled past.
One nation's exports is another nation's manufacturing base.
China continues to promote exports while domestic demand stagnates. For example, recent article in China Daily stated washing machine exports up 18% while domestic sales were unchanged yoy.
China is simply too big to play the emerging nation development game of subsidized exporting. They have 4x the population of the USA and 2x that of the USA and Europe combined. They simply have too large of a labor force and hence devour too much, too quickly of the manufacturing base of the developed world.
Certainly automation is playing a big role in job losses particularly in manufacturing, but so too are China's mercantile polices.
the beast is on the gobble
and all that matters is we're all headed for it's belly
no its comparitive advantage is its dynamics and the US has only one thing to export : its oligarchs; all super rich; whereas the chinese have their army of ants and their rising oligarchy class; double whammy. They have all bases covered, both home and export.
China is basing its economic model on providing lo-cost "fixed advantages"; cheap labour, no labour laws, cheap land, along with "mobile advantages"; export products anywhere, cheap money via currency war, selective rapid flow of capital for/from its oligarchy class for capital investment inside as outside world wide.
Its got both mobility and entrenched protective barriers, it has national and international trump cards.
Its weaknesses : rigidity of political system, social explosivity, opaque economy, lack of energy/RM, potential RE bubbles.
Its global dynamics are better than first world's, that is its biggest comparitive advantage, its hungry and climbing up.
Can the US turn its economy around before China becomes lead player? Hummm....
1. Chinese economical indices can't be trusted.
2. The USA is recoupling with the global slowdown in growth.
3. European manufacturing has undergone a dead cat bounce.
4. 2013 will probably see deeper negative territory for the respective Chinese, USA and European PMIs.
5. Benny and Mario will fix everything.
i'm thinking your number three is a good bet. the hardest part of the post above for me to buy was "the conclusion of the latest Greek drama means that risk of a return to full-blown Euro Zone crisis is fading."
how did that work exactly? because the greek bonds now pay less interest (and, soon, principal)? because the estimated deficit reduction is now further in the future? because now over fifty percent of young greeks are unemployed?
Right, because everyone is telling the truth. In that case, I am sure China won't mind paying for American commodities with gold. Sounds good to me, bring it.
Oh yeah? And which commodities would those be ? Get it straight, China is importing Gold, not exporting it. It doesn't import much in the way of commodities from The US and can source commodities from anywhere. That's why they are called commodities. Dream on.
The U.S. still has plenty of coal, oil, and natural gas. The U.S. also has agriculture. What? Last time I checked the Chinese still like to eat, and there are plenty of them to feed dipshit. Moreover, why didn't you address the issue of China lying? Why? because you know they are, that is what state-run communist countries do (just like the U.S.).
and it's a deliberate policy. The New World Order believes it's better to see a weeker America and it's being implemented by our Commerce Department.
The NWO crowd is agnostic to whether "America" is weaker or stronger, their only concern is that the NWO crowd gains power and wealth.
That is their nature.
If "globalization" acquires a distinctly anti-NWO flavor they will adjust their objective accordingly...
It's easy to build infrastructure with slave labor; just ask the Egyptians about those pyramids...
the US is working on it
"It's easy to build infrastructure with slave labor..."
Well, China is to begin lego-building 2.4 floor per day for the world's newest tallest building of 220 storey with 220,000 tons of steel (and a sh't load of central planning money):
I wonder why the rush, to finish it March 2013?
...in time for ?
Seeing as the occupants could (if they chose to) live their entire lives without leaving this building, just maybe the Chinese have an eye on future space exploration and planetary colonisation.
Construct a terrestrial "prototype" and use this to iron out all the psychological and operational problems associated with a "lifetime's voluntary incarceration". Presumably this concept can already scale to a "multigenerational" living environment, so there's the possibility that information gained from running this "mini-City" might be very relevant to any community planning a long-distance (i.e. interstellar) mission.
Of course there's also the possibility that the Chinese are doing this for entirely different reasons, which may be revealed at some future date. Must say the manufacturing precision on this scale is pretty tight, and shows how far Chinese manufacturing capability has moved in the past decade.


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After allowing a near four-fold increase in bilateral entitlements of airline seats to Abu Dhabi, India is likely to raise the entitlement for Qatar too.
The government, however, is looking to extract concessions in the form of a discount on LNG supplies from the Gulf nation in exchange for raising the cap on the number of flights between the countries.
National Security Adviser Shiv Shankar Menon, it is learnt, has proposed that India seek a discount on LNG supplies from Qatar as a pre-condition to allow its national airline increase weekly seat entitlements, a move that could potentially help Qatar Airways earn close to $200 million over 10 years.
At a meeting on October 29, Menon suggested that Indias Petronet LNG Ltd (PLL) negotiate a long-term price for an extra 3 million tonnes of LNG from Qatars Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co (RasGas) to match the concessions from the increase in seats for Qatar Airways.
It is also learnt that the PMO called a meeting of concerned ministries and instructed the civil aviation ministry to work out details of the number of seats that can be increased for Qatar, said a senior ministry official who was present at the meeting.
Officials from the petroleum and natural gas and the external affairs ministries and from the department of industrial policy and promotion also attended the meeting.
The Qatar government has been asking for a steep expansion in flight entitlements to its hub in Doha, to 72,600 seats a week from 24,800 seats, with the aim of creating a hub for outbound Indian travelers which can compete with Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
While Qatar has exhausted a large part of its existing entitlements, Indian carriers have been able to use less than 10,000 weekly seats.
In the wake of Menons proposal, PLL officials said they estimate a discount of 10-12 cents per million BTUs on the extra 3 million tonnes per annum spread over 10 years that could offset the revenue loss to Indian carriers on account of increased seats to Qatar Airways.
The proposed contract would be over and above the 7.5 million tonnes per annum of LNG that PLL signed with RasGas in 1999, said PLL officials.
Sources said Finance Minister P Chidambaram had favoured the enhanced bilateral rights for Qatar Airways and Indian carriers in the next meeting with Doha, which is willing to invest up to $3 billion each


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On Seattle's Capitol Hill, the top floor of an English Revival classic is itself revived with a neutral color palette, simple, sturdy furnishings from around the world, and a load of regional art.
FOR TIM PFEIFFER, who had spent years traveling the globe — first wherever his interests and curiosity led him, next in pursuit of his profession — the past year has been a homecoming of sorts.
Born and raised in Tacoma, Pfeiffer went to the University of Washington to get his fine-arts degree, then took his fascination with arts and culture into the corporate world, creating lifestyle identities for Ralph Lauren and, most recently, Starbucks. In his work, he tries to understand the core values of such companies and determine how the design of spaces, color, texture, furniture and furnishings can express these values.
Having made the cross-continental move from New York back to Seattle, he has been doing much the same on a personal level in his new apartment on north Capitol Hill.
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"Apartment" is not really the word to describe the entire second floor of a wonderful English Revival residence, which has generous indoor and outdoor living space, including two bathrooms, two fireplaces and a view deck off the living and dining rooms.
The house was designed by Seattle architect David Myers for William Prosser, the city of Seattle treasurer, in 1909.
A clinker-brick ground floor rises to stucco and half-timbered upper floors. The complex roofline has imposing twin gables in front with several smaller dormers. The main entry has a very cozy enclosed vestibule. The originally simple service entrance at the side of the house was expanded early on to be nearly as ornate, with an arched hood and stained-glass windows.
Prosser died in 1911, shortly after the house was completed. During World War II the house was divided into four units.
When the current owner, interior designer Jean Hammond, moved here in 1957, the house was in poor condition, and she spent several years restoring it while maintaining several separate units. The side entrance that originally led directly to the first-floor kitchen and servants' stairs now serves Pfeiffer's second-floor space.
One of Hammond's friends and colleagues was leading interior designer Jean Jongeward. Her neutral color palette, simple choices in furniture and accessories, and promotion of Pacific Northwest regional artists influenced several later generations of designers. Hammond's design decisions for some of the rooms, including Pfeiffer's kitchen, are very much in that tradition.
This design legacy was a perfect match for Pfeiffer's tastes. He had been interested in and collected regional artists since the 1980s, and even searched them out when he lived in New York. The neutral walls of his unit are filled with excellent examples of regional work. The art fits comfortably in rooms with furniture he acquired during his travels to France, Belgium, Germany and the American Southeast. They range from 18th century through the 1940s and from high style to rustic and vernacular. What they all share is substantial solidity of construction, sculptural form, simplicity of line and color, and utility that trumps precious ornament or embellishment.
And the nice thing about leasing rather than owning is that he has the benefit of the owner's gardens — a series of plant-enclosed rooms that he can enjoy even if he doesn't have a green thumb and gardening tools of his own.
Lawrence Kreisman is program director of Historic Seattle and author of "The Arts and Crafts movement in the Pacific Northwest." Benjamin Benschneider is a Pacific Northwest magazine staff photographer.


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Over-Fertilization of Potted Plants
These salts damage roots by slowing the net flow of water into the roots and indirectly by predisposing the plants to certain root diseases and damping-off.
Symptoms and signs of over-fertilization:
- Crust of fertilizer on soil surface.
- Yellowing and wilting of lower leaves.
- Browning leaf tips and margins.
- Browned or blackened limp roots.
- Defoliation.
- Very slow or no growth.
- Death of seedlings.
Origin Of The Problem
- Excessive amounts of soluble fertilizer added at one time.
- Application of soluble fertilizer several times with little or no leaching.
- Use of excessive amounts of slow release fertilizers.
- Improper use of slow release fertilizer in combination with soluble fertilizer.
- Poor drainage of medium.
- Excessive steaming of potting mix (too hot, too long).
- Growing plants under moisture conditions too dry for the fertilization rates employed.
- Moving plants from high fertilization, high watering, fast growing conditions to less rapid growing conditions without first leaching fertilizer that will not be needed by the plant in the new environment.
Measuring soluble salt levels
A conductivity meter is used to measure how well a current flows through the solution. The higher the soluble salt concentration, the higher will be the reading. Readings are determined and reported in units of mhos or mS, depending on the instrument used.
100 mhos x 10-5/cm = 1.00 mhos x 10-3/cm = 1.0 mS
The most accurate method of measuring soluble salt concentration is to first make a water saturated paste of the potting medium. The saturated paste is so wet that it glistens but not so wet that it puddles. After waiting and stirring intermittently for 1 hour, the liquid is then filtered off with a vacuum apparatus or squeezed out. The conductivity of the saturated paste extract is an accurate measure of the salts to which the roots are exposed. The most common method of measuring soluble salts is to take a certain weight of air-dry mix and add twice or five times that weight in water. Stir intermittently. Filter or squeeze off the water through cheesecloth. The salt solution in this liquid is more dilute but usually provides an adequate estimate of salt levels. The soil pH can also be measured using liquid from either method.
Acceptable conductivity levels vary from crop to crop (i.e. poinsettias and seedlings are sensitive to high salts while chrysanthemums and Zygocactus are relatively tolerant) and from potting medium to potting medium. In general the upper limit of acceptable readings are as follows:
Mixes containing soil - 100 mhos x 10-5 = 1.0 x 10 -3 = 1.0 mS (1:5 dilution)
or 800-1000 mhos x 10-5 = 8-10 mhos x 10-3 = 8-10 mS (saturated paste)
Soilless mixes (saturated paste or 1:5 dilution)- 250 mhos x 10-5 = 2.5 mhos x 10 -3 = 2.5 mS
- Purchase and routinely use a conductivity meter.
- Record which conductivity readings are consistently associated with high quality plants and which are associated with plant damage in your potting mix.
- Avoid over-fertilizing by always adding enough liquid fertilizer so that 10% of what is added leaches out the bottom of the container.
- Do not use slow release fertilizer in combination with soluble fertilizer.
- Do not mix slow release fertilizer into the potting medium unless absolutely certain of using the proper amount.
- Double check the weight of soluble fertilizer being added to the injector or watering can.
- Leach excess fertilizer from plants prior to moving them to environments where they will have a slower growth rate or drier conditions.
- If a mix has been steamed too long or at too high a temperature, leach the mix before use as outlined below or allow it to "rest" for 2-3 weeks.
When salts are excessive due to a soluble fertilizer, leach. Apply plenty of tap water so that it pours out the bottom of the pot. Repeat this leaching once more 2-3 hours later or the next day.
Pots Or Containers
- 6" of water applied will reduce salts by 1/2
- 12" of water will reduce salts by 4/5
- 24" of water will reduce salts by 9/10
- Apply 1/2 to 1 gal water per sq. ft. Wait 1 hr. and repeat.
- If salts are excessive because slow release fertilizer was used improperly, repot the plants or scrape some of the slow release from the medium surface.
- If salts are excessive because of a combination of slow release fertilizer and soluble fertilizer, repot the plants.
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Voting yes were 172 Democrats and 173 Republicans.
Voting no were 75 Democrats and 0 Republicans.
X denotes those not voting.
Present denotes those who voted they were "present" at the time of the vote but did not vote yes or no on the issue.
There is one vacancy in the 435-member House.
Democrats – Bright, Y; Davis, Y; Griffith, Y.
Republicans – Aderholt, Y; Bachus, Y; Bonner, Y; Rogers, Y.
Republicans – Young, Y.
Democrats – Giffords, Y; Grijalva, N; Kirkpatrick, Y; Mitchell, Y; Pastor, Y.
Republicans – Flake, Y; Franks, Y; Shadegg, Y.
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Chocolate Covered Strawberries Delivered
Having Chocolate Covered Strawberries Delivered is a unique way of showing that you love someone, ordering online and sending that special someone a Chocolate covered strawberry gift pack is easy. There are a large number of well established online businesses with great selections of fresh chocolate covered strawberries for any occasion, for wedding's, valentines day, mothers day, fathers day or even just because you feel like a yummy treat.
So why have Chocolate Covered Strawberries Delivered as a gift when you could make them? If you just want some chocolate dipped strawberries then maybe it would be easier to just make them yourself but if you want a gourmet selection then this becomes rather expensive by the time you have bought all the various toppings such as nuts, icing sugar, food colorings, coconut shavings, sprinkles and so on. Then theres the matter of time, ordering online and having Chocolate Covered Strawberries Delivered to your special someone is ten times quicker than making them yourself.
Online Chocolate Covered Strawberries Delivered retailers
The great feature that a lot of the online retailers offer is mixed gift packs and even customized orders, so that you can create your own selection of chocolate covered strawberries. A few of these sites give you a list of chocolates to choose from along with toppings combinations.
There is a vast selection of companies to choose from that specialize in sending chocolate covered strawberries gift packs, you will also be able to find companies selling chocolate dipped fruit or even pretzels. If you have your mind set on sending only dipped strawberries then I'd suggest you should stick with a company that predominantly focuses on selling chocolate covered strawberries because a company solely dedicated to selling chocolate dipped strawberries will nearly always have a wider range of variations to choose from at a more competitive price.
Before ordering check delivery charges, check to see if your actually getting real chocolate, check delivery time estimates and keep in mind that free shipping might result in higher product pricing.
Chocolate Covered Strawberries Delivered retailers index
We have reviewed eight online stores that sell mouth watering chocolate covered strawberries that can be delivered within one or two working days.
- Sharis Berries
- Incredibleberries
- Dipped Fruit
- Berryelegance
- Ccberries
- Bobaluberries
- Fanniemay
- Goldenstatefruit
Shipping chocolate covered strawberries
The majority of online retailers we have listed either pack their dipped fruit in either a insulated box or with cold gel packs.
Another way some retailers guarantee a fresh delivered product is by covering the entire strawberry with chocolate so that no flesh of the berry is exposed to air. Check the chocolate strawberry retailers shipping details for further information.
The majority of companies list free shipping but if you look at their prices you will notice the listed base price of their chocolate covered strawberries are normally jacked up to cover the shipping costs.
Buying bulk quantities of chocolate covered strawberries
We have listed above online retailers that sell bulk quantities of chocolate dipped strawberries, this can become very expensive as most of the retailers only sell 1 dozen packs. There a few exceptions that have eight dozen plus sized deals, for example Ccberries will supply up to 64 Dozen. Check out all of our pages on Chocolate Covered Strawberries Delivered and compare pricing because a few of the online retailers really do over charge.


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