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Do you want seasonal salads? Maybe lots of root crops, tons of tomatoes, or a bit of everything?
Could be you are a backyard all-you-can-grow spud person, or aspire to rich asparagus beds?
Hello...earth to gardeners!
Hold on a mo. Hard as it is not to just get out there and muck around... do yourself a favour and plan first.
For example, to feed a family of four all year round, you will need to plan a vegetable garden that is about 100 sq meters (1076 sq ft) of growing area, not including paths.
And remember if you live in a cold climate, that will put the kybosh on growing all year round. So you may need a veggie patch that is larger than normal and then make preserves.
One of the best vegetable gardening planning tips you should follow is to take into account your climate. Whether it's so hot your trowel melts, or so cold that you stub your toe on a clod of earth, climate can roughly be broken down into three basic categories... cold, temperate and tropical/sub-tropical.
Obviously there are many shades of climate in these categories and only you can determine exactly what fits into the mix depending on where you live. Here are our useful sowing guide charts for specific information on what vegetables will do well in your area, which is a great help when plotting your plans.
Once you've decided what to grow and where in your vegetable garden layout, here's a host of links to information on this website to help you further:
Different plants have different needs so take that into consideration when planning your vegetable garden.
Cold: Plants like broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, turnips, onions and peas grow best at temperatures between 10-20C (50-70F). These plants prefer a cooler time of the year to grow and will usually tolerate frost.
Cool to warmer: Vegetables like cabbage, carrots, radish, parsnip, leek, lettuce and celery have intermediate temperature requirements. They will grow best in temperatures between 15-25C (60-80F) and they can be fussy. Grow them out of season and they may run to seed without producing anything for your kitchen table.
Warm to hot: Particularly corn, capsicum, potato, tomato, eggplant, beans and all the vine crops. These warm season vegetables grow best in temperatures above 20C (70F) and will curl up their toes and probably die if exposed to frost. So make sure the majority of their growing season is in the warmer months.
The better you know what you want to grow, the more success you will have. That's why initial planning can save you angst. Nurseries may try to sell you seedlings that are, frankly, out of season. Growing peas in the heat of summer will not see them produce at their best.
By following these basic tips when planning a vegetable garden, your no dig garden will be off to a flying start, you will succeed and the garden will give you many hours of pleasure and satisfaction.
Don't know where to start? Not got a green thumb? Make the impossible, possible and check out this garden planner. Useful and fun to use, it covers over 5000 different climate types around the world, so you can't go wrong from inhospitable Falkland Islands to the Gobi Desert (maybe pushing your luck there!).
There's more than you expect with this helper; you'll soon be exploring ideas and new plants that you never dreamed of.
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OXFORDSHIRE is reflecting on the first week of the Olympic Games, after playing an integral role both on and off the pitch.
London 2012 opened with Oxford's rising rowing star Cameron MacRitchie lighting the Olympic cauldron in front of a global audience of a billion people.
Among the army of drummers at the opening ceremony was Tom Peters from Abingdon.
Mr Peters, 25, from Sellwood Road in Abingdon, moved to London last year to study drumming.
He auditioned for the Olympic opening ceremony, and last Friday night was in the stadium opposite renowned percussionist Evelyn Glennie playing to a worldwide audience.
Proud mum Anna Peters, 55, was watching at home in Abingdon.
She said: "It was truly magnificent in every way, but it was made even more sensational for us by knowing that Tom was a part of it all."
Eileen Naughton, from Didcot, was also one of the 1,000 drummers at Danny Boyle's spectacular show, even though she had never touched a drum before in her life.
Miss Naughton, 30, said she was still on cloud nine a week later.
She said: "I was so lucky. What an awesome experience, to be among the athletes who had waited their whole life for this moment."
Also at the opening was Oxford Town Crier Anthony Church, helping marshall athletes.
Servicemen from RAF Brize Norton were involved in flag ceremonies and there was even a guest appearance by Oxfordshire's Rowan Atkinson.
Eight pupils from Thame's John Hampden Primary School formed a guard of honour for the Honduran athletes as they entered the stadium.
Teacher Carol Storey said: "The look of surprise and pleasure on the athletes' faces was something I will always remember.
"They all ran towards us and took their own photos of the homemade flag and the children who were there to support them."
Mr MacRitchie, 19, from Banbury Road, lit the Olympic cauldron at the end of the Opening ceremony along with six other young athletes.
He is now hoping to play an even more pivotal role in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, on the UK rowing team.
If he does he will emulate 65-year-old rower Ken Lester, who remains the nation's youngest male Olympian after competing as a 13-year-old cox in the 1960 Rome Games.
Mr Lester, who watched the rowing at Eton Dorney yesterday, said: "I had a wonderful time. I took my eldest granddaughter Charlotte, 11. "It is all a lot larger and busier now. Going back to 1960 it was all very amateurish, people had to take time off work to compete.
"Today I was virtually surrounded by Olympians, and we were sat right in front of the finish line.
"It was terrific," he added.
And as the week drew to a close, county rowers had brought home coveted medals.
On Friday, Anna Watkins, who rows for the Leander Club in Henley, took gold in the double sculls.
On Thursday morning, two Oxford Brookes University students bagged Britain a silver medal in the lightweight men's four rowing.
Richard and Peter Chambers, Oxford Brookes graduate and undergraduate respectively, along with team-mates Rob Williams and Chris Bartley, were just pipped to the post by the South African team.
On Thursday afternoon, Caroline O'Connor, the UK womens' rowing team cox and an Oxford Mail columnist, led the boat to fifth place in the final.
Yesterday, there was gold for the Leander Club's Anna Watkins and her team-mate Katherine Grainger in the women's double sculls.
Today, Wallingford's Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter from the Leander Club go in the men's lightweight double sculls final.
And Andy Triggs Hodge, from Oxford, goes in the men's four final.


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NEVER EVER buy anything from these guys! We had to wait over a month for our Fridge Freezer and were constantly told it'd be with us next week... er sorry.. next week ... er sorry meant to say next week. They put ALL the fault on the manufacturer. They treat the customer like an idiot (not rude, just fill you with a load of codswallop). I'm not surprised in the least by reading some of the comments on this review site .. we just experienced exactly the same thing! Yes they are cheap, but TRUST ME it's not worth the headache! Pay the little extra and go to Dixons/Comet etc and get the product within a week. I dare to think if our Fridge went faulty and we had to ring Empire to sort it out. Doesn't bare thinking about!John K
I ordered a 42" LCD on the 6th Nov. They said it would take 7-10days. On the 19th my wife had to ring them to see where the TV had got to, they said the manufacturer has problems and its not there problem. I emailed them the same day and asked them to give me a definitive delivery date but the never answered my email. On the 21st I cancelled the order and they said they would refund that day. It's now the 27th and still no refund. I eventually got the same TV at Dixons online within 2 days. Just shows who has the problem. I will never use again and I am now starting legal proceedings.
The saga continues on my promised but non delivery. Having written my review on this firm and still not having received my order I was telephoned back to be told I should not have been promised a next day delivery. But I was told the item a laptop may yet arrive at Dudley late on Friday if not Saturday morning for sure. Again a pack of misleading information. They dont deliver late at Dudley and there was no chance it would arrive then. As for Saturday well you guessed it it didnt arrive then either having finally checked at 3pm. Bradford the main switchboard salesman was unable to tell me where my laptop was only that it had been picked out for delivery. He added that I shouldnt have been told next day as it usually takes a few days and that I should expect it on Monday or Tuesday (not the Friday I was promised without asking). Then came the next clanger they were sending it to Nuneaton a Depot I never asked for and which is even farther from my address than Dudley. I was told if I wanted to correct it it would all have to be restarted and again I would to a similar period for delivery. What a hopeless disorganised team run the show, do the bosses know? With only a 27% satisfaction rate on one site and with the difficult trading conditions I wonder how long they will last, regardless of their past history and cheapest prices??? JC
DO NOT TOUCH these people with a barge-pole. Their so-called "customer service" is non-existent - I was told four different things by four different people. The warranty was not worth the paper it is written on when it came to a repair and I have just spent nearly £75 on a local firm to come in a do the job. Don't be fooled by the cheap prices - you'll pay for it later if the appliance breaks down ! DON'T SAY YOU HAVEN'T BEEN WARNED
I ordered a Daewoo 28inch Flat screen tv with a back on it. It was listed as being 199pounds on the website. I phoned up to order it as our internet was down.
The man on the phone was very helpful, I phoned the sales hotline for Leeds, and he got the database of what was available from my local store in Roundhay.
The tv was available, and delivery would be included in the final price which was 189pounds. Thats 10pounds cheaper than it was on the site, and I was also expecting to pay an extra 20pounds on top of that. Too good to be true I though.
It didnt come with a stand, that was one bad point, so we had the tv on tesco boxes until we could order a stand from argos.
The man said that I could choose a delivery day, and that the delivery men would phone half an hour before they were due to arrive.
On the day 3 days later, they phoned me half an hour before they were due to get there, and they did arrive within that time. They were very polite, brought my tv inside, unpacked it and lifted it where I wanted it as it was very heavy and I was a weakling girl for about 5 mins!
I was very impressed with the service from buying to delivery, and all the staff I encountered were helpful and friendly.
I would recommened phoning the hotline for your local store, not the national one, as they can look at what is actually in stock and then give you a definate delivery day.
Do not trust this retailer on delivery time. Just because they state that the item is in stock doesnt mean that it actually is. I had to eventually cancel my order, as 4 weeks delivery is just not good enough-especially when you have to make continuing trips to the launderette!It might look a cheap option, but is it really worth the wait!!!
To all those people moaning about empire direct not supplying the goods all I can say is be grateful. I purchased a 50" Samsung TV from them and 4 months later I am having image retention problems and their response? go back to Samsung it's nothing to do with us!!!!! even though I have an extended warranty with them. Legally they are responsible as my contract is with them not Samsung, but are they interested? NO. And Samsung aren't much better. Nearly £1000 for a PLASMA that is faulty after 4 months. Empire Direct should be ashamed of the way they treat customers.
We bought a Panasonic 42 inch tv on 2nd Jan, and now on the 30th Jan its still not here, despite the website saying it was in stock! Checked the website since and it keeps saying its in stock, the cheeky beggers!! And payment taken almost immediately.Have phoned them a few times only to be fobbed off. Promised they'd be getting some more in stock this Friday, but after reading all these comments about lack of after sales care, i think i'll cancel the order. We paid on credit card so nothing to lose really, if they wont refund in a timely manor, they can answer to Mastercard :o)
Poor service.Ordered a 46" samsung LCD in nov 2007. Poor customer service until I mentioned payment. Was told they could not give me a demonstration of the sets HD capabilities as there were other potential buyers in the store. Bought the set based on reviews and experience friends and family have had with similar sets. Total cost approx £1300. Paid in cash. Arrived on time to thei credit. Looked at ordering another 50" samsung plasma on boxing day, member of staff I previously bought LCD off told me not to waste his time!!!! Finally ordered from anotheer branch due to his attitude and poor customer service and was told it would arrive the following friday, Didnt arrive and didnt recieve a courtesy phone call to explain. No luck getting in touch so had to drive 30 miles to the store only to be told to wait another week. Week goes by and still nothing...no phonecalls and my attempts to speak to them still unanswered. Another wasted 30 mile trip to the store and im told it'll arrive within 2 weeks and phone calls to the store are not being answered because getting new sales is more important than dealing with existing sales and outstanding orders!!! 2 weeks later being told to wait another 2 weeks, Customer support center listed on the website don't want to know as I didnt buy off the website. Told me to go to the store, store is completely useless and clueless as to when the plasma will arrive. Plasma almost 4 weeks overdue and still dont have a clue as to when I will recieve it.
Website mentions:
Our state of the art customer support centre allows our telecentre staff to communicate instantly with every stage of the distribution chain from the manufacturer to the courier...
They forget to mention that is if you buy online as although they share the same name and are 1 company...store buyers deal with the stores...even though you pay more!!!
And their mission is to offer an alternative to high steet stores like comet and currys...
Overall extremely dissapointed with the level of customer service, support and care. Will not be buying again from empire direct and will be advising my family and freinds not to either. A long way to go before empire direct are able to provide a service comparable to currys and comet...
DONT GO NEAR THEM !!!!!! Dont be fooled by the slick website & good prices ! This lot are a Mickey Mouse shower of sh*** ! Ordered a camcorder from them in December ," 16th of january still Nothing !" Phoned them & they promised to phone me back , " Did'nt " Currently trying to get my money refunded - Lets see how long it takes them ! The bottom line is this company sells products it says are in stock and takes the money out of your account straight away when they obviously dont have the items in stock . DONT TOUCH THEM !!!!!!!!!!! ps " Had to submit a 1 star rating to get the review submitted !
I Ordered a JVC-DRMZ10 DVD/Video?HDD on 26/04/07 and delivery was made in early May.
Regretfully during October a fault developed in the DVD and the item wasreturned on 13/11/07 for repair.
On the 9th December I telephoned your customer services to enquire when the item would be returned to us. I was advised that you were still waiting spare parts and as it was taking so long I could order another machine, unfortunately the JVC-DMRZ10 being no longer available.
I upgraded to a Panasonic DMREX95W and also paid an extra £96 for this. I was lead to believe that delivery would be very speedy as this item was in stock.
On 17/12/07 I again spoke to customer services to enquire when the order had been dispatched. I was informed that it was waiting payment clearance. When I said I had paid the extra by credit card on the 10th I was asked when I wanted delivery. When I replied I would like it tomorrow, the 18th I was told it would be so.
On 18th I phoned your customer services to enquire whether the order had actually been despatched. I was informed that they were not sure if the order had made the 3pm deadline yesterday but would check and telephone me back.
They did not phone me back so I telephoned your customer service team again. I was then informed that it must have been a mistake to say it was despatched because they did not have any in stock. I asked to speak to a supervisor but told they were busy and you would get one to call me back.
No one called me back so I telephoned your customer care yet again.
I asked again to speak to a supervisor but told they were busy and they would get one to call me back. This time the chap I spoke to also said he would check and telephone me back. This he actually did and confirmed that it not been despatched.
I asked this chap why I was being told so many untruths, why each time I telephoned I got a different story; it seems I am just being told anything so that I will go away. I asked for a third time to speak to a supervisor but was told they were busy and they would get one to call me back. When I said I would hold on until they were free I was just left holding, after 20 minutes I gave up. Well it was them calling me so it was not my phone bill this time.
Finally on 19th December I spoke with a supervisors. After lengthy discussions he agreed with my request for a full refund in view of all the problems. He took my email address and was supposed to have confirmed that this full refund had been done to my credit card.
Regretfully I received no email and to telephone yet again.
I then got the refund confirmation email and three days later the money was back in my account.
I have used Empire Direct in the past and had good service but after this time never again.
My only other comment is that if they fail keep on at them and best to ring customer service dead on 9am when they open and asked for a supervisor, you may be lucky.
You have been warned.
definite no! I bought a portable DVD player and paid extra for it to be delivered next morning. I got a confirmation email. Next morning it didn't arrive and and I found another email sent later that the item will only be delivered the following day 8.30AM-6pm.
disappointed I called them and found that not only that they haven't delivered on time - they lost the package and have none in stock.
Waste of time.
I bought a panasonic 42" tv with stand at over £900. The company delivered only the flat panel (value around £650). the item was useless and they could not deliver the stand or a further 5 days. The customer service is very poor and no one takes any ownership of the problems they have created. i.e - its the sales people say its the delivery peoples problem. the delivery people say its the warehouse peoples problem etc etc.
On 14th August this year I ordered a MIELE F1365 S freezer online from Empire Direct.
The following day I had a telephone call from a very nice young man, who explained that delivery on this item would be a minimum of 3 weeks because it had to be ordered in (delivery was 7 to 10 days on the site), did I still wish to proceed with the sale. Unfortunately, (in hindsight) I did.
Last week I was emailed by the salesman to say delivery of the freezer would be on Saturday 29th September between 8am and 5.30pm. I emailed back to thank him and confirm that delivery could be taken that day.
The day arrived and went, but there was no freezer, Empire Directs Customer Care Team arent available on a Saturday. On Monday morning at 9.00am I rang Customer Care and spoke to a representative, she said she would enquire into the non delivery and call me back. No call came. I rang 7 times over the next couple days, was told I would be called back but no one ever did.
Having still heard nothing I rang again on Wednesday morning, I spoke to yet another person, he tried to pass me to someone who could help, but couldnt find anyone. Then finally, he said I should ring sales because there was a three week delivery on the item and there was none in stock. I pointed out that I had paid for the freezer 5 weeks ago, it had been ordered and I had been emailed with a delivery date. I asked to speak to a supervisor and was told I would be rung by someone as soon as they became available.
I then rang sales I explained the situation and asked for a full refund.
A Sales Representative rang me back within 20 minutes, (Customer Dont Care Team hadnt bothered to call) he apologised profusely, then explained that the freezer had come in to the Bradford Depot and should have been delivered but had been sent to another customer by the Bradford Depot. He asked if I wished to reorder, this would take at least another 3 weeks, but I declined and asked for a full refund.
I have in effect lent Empire Direct money for 5 weeks, we had a wasted day on Saturday, I have been stressed out by Empire Directs Customer Dont Care teams inability to let me know what is going on, I also wasted time and money on phone calls.
The website and sales team seem very good (I was promised a refund immediately but I will not know for a couple days about that). The Customer Care Team and the Delivery side of the operation seem to be very poor. I am unable to recommend them. By the way Comet are delivering the same model freezer 12th October. It was slightly more expensive but there is no delivery charge, and I only ordered it today 4th October.


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Iced Lemon Blueberry Muffins
READY IN: 45mins
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Healthy, delicious and vegan!
Top Review by Sydney Mike
Made these to share with a small group during a weekly meeting we attend & they were gone in no time at all, with raves all around! I really liked the lemon & berry combo, & will be making them again just for us here at home! Definitely a keeper recipe! Thanks for sharing it! [Made & reviewed for one of my adoptees in this fall's round of Pick A Chef]
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1⁄2 cup quick oats
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2⁄3 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 cup vegan butter, softened
- 1⁄2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1⁄3 cup soymilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest (about 1 lemon)
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar
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- Pre- heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a muffin pan, set aside.
- Whisk dry ingredients in a bowl (flours, oats, baking powder, salt), set aside.
- In another bowl add sugar, butter, applesauce, soy milk, vanilla, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Whisk together until mixed. Add dry ingredients to and stir until just combined (you don't want to over mix). Gently fold in the blueberries. Batter will be thick. Spoon into muffin tins and bake for 20-25 minutes.
- Once muffins are cool and ready to glaze, make the the glaze by whisking the lemon juice and powdered sugar together in a bowl. Drizzle over muffins.


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Employers will face a radically different legal landscape when it comes to bullying complaints next year. The Fair Work Commission last week revealed it was preparing to handle some 3500 new bullying claims a year under coming reforms.
Critics of the reforms predict a growth in "reverse bullying", where staff target employers for imposing legitimate performance management. Other experts say the changes are a much-needed salve to a growing problem and will be in everyone's interests.
The federal government's plan to tackle workplace bullying by handing the Fair Work Commission the power to hear bullying complaints within 14 days of them being listed, is set to become a reality. Last week the Fair Work Amendment Bill, which included this change, passed the House of Representatives. The Coalition had proposed some changes, including that workers first go through workplace health and safety regulators to sort out bullying complaints before heading to the industrial relations tribunal. But when these changes were rejected, the Coalition did not oppose the bill.
With support from the Greens, Labor's changes are expected to pass the Senate by June 27 at the latest, and take effect from January next year.
"It strikes me that at the same time as behaviour in the workplace is becoming more professional, or if you like 'appropriate', people's ability to cope with conflict, difference or criticism has dramatically diminished," she says.
She adds that while there are some legitimate bullying claims, "the overwhelming experience of those either involved in managing people or, like me, advising on managing people is that resilience is at an all-time low". Australian Human Resources Institute chairman
He says his institute is also seeing a rise in "reverse bullying" where employers are targeted with complaints by staff who are unhappy about performance management – and the new reforms will exacerbate this.
DeBoos argues the opposition's proposal "at least puts some limits on the jurisdiction by suggesting that these complaints must first go through a regulator prior to the commission".
But she argues a better system would be where a complaint could only come before the commission once a regulator was satisfied that the employee had complied with all internal grievance procedure and policies and that the employer had failed in its responsibilities to deal with the complaint.
She suggested the best solution to stem the tide of bullying complaints would be to bolster the resilience of employees and to upskill management.
Others take a radically different view. Many academics and peak legal groups, such as the Law Institute of Victoria and the Law Society of NSW, have advocated for a new legal process that could offer early resolution in disputes over bullying.
He points out that the employer's right to performance-manage staff is protected under Labor's bill.
It provides that reasonable management action carried out in a reasonable manner is not bullying.
"[The bill] will improve productivity, improve harmony, reduce potential liability for psychiatric injury and provide much-needed protection for employees," he says.
He challenges DeBoos's view that staff are thin-skinned.
"It's a harsh thing to say. We've just had a parliamentary inquiry that found [in November] bullying has had a devastating impact on employees – from people being unable to work to the very extreme [example] of suicide."
1. Act promptly. Maurice Blackburn principal Giri Sivaraman and K&L Gates partner Alice DeBoos act for different sides in bullying battles, but both say claims are often escalated and problems fester where employers fail to investigate and act on bullying complaints swiftly.
2. Have policies and training that define appropriate behaviour.
3. Make sure there is a clear grievance procedure in your policy.
4. Follow it.
5. Ensure leaders model appropriate behaviours.
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Male actors needed for Stage 43 play
Stage 43 will present Woman in Mind this spring in Coquitlam
A Coquitlam theatrical society is calling for male actors for its spring show.
Stage 43 will be producing Woman in Mind by Alan Ackbourne and directed by Dale Kelly from April 25 to May 4 at Coquitlam's Evergreen Cultural Centre.
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CITES lifts ban on hunting black rhino
Date: 05-Oct-04
Country: THAILAND
Author: Ed Stoddard
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) adopted a Namibian proposal that will allow the southern African country an annual quota of five black rhinos for trophy hunters.
A proposal by neighbouring South Africa to allow five of the animals to be hunted each year was also passed at the two-week conference, which began on the weekend.
South Africa had asked for a quota of 10 black rhino, but reduced it to five at the start of the meeting to address the concerns of conservationists.
The proposals will be raised again during the plenary session next week but are almost certain to pass because they have overwhelming support.
"We appreciate this recognition of our conservation achievements," Malan Lindeque, the top civil servant at Namibia's Environment Ministry, told Reuters.
Africa's black rhino has been snatched from the brink of extinction and its numbers are on the rebound, but it still faces many threats, conservationists say.
"We know rhinos are still being poached for their horns and the poachers are indiscriminate, so we think this proposal sends out the wrong signal," said Jason Bell-Leask, director of the southern African branch of the International Fund for Animal Welfare.
Demand for rhino horn in East Asia, where it is valued for medical purposes, and in the Middle East, where it is used for dagger handles, has left a bloody trail in its wake.
Rampant poaching drove black rhino numbers down to about 2,400 in the mid-1990s from an estimated 65,000 just two decades before. Poachers typically hack off the horns and leave the hulking carcasses to rot under the African sun.
But there are about 3,600 of them - some estimates are even higher - and Namibia and South Africa say only old males who are no longer breeding would be targeted, so the impact on the populations would be negligible.
The cash raised will also be ploughed into conservation programmes. Black rhinos are expected to fetch tens of thousands of dollars apiece.
There is already limited hunting of the more numerous white rhino in southern Africa.
Annual hunting quotas for leopards in Namibia and South Africa were also raised yesterday - a move sure to please big game hunters seeking the thrill of tracking big and dangerous animals.
South Africa's quota was raised to 150 from 75 and Namibia's to 250 from 100.
Rhino and leopard are two of Africa's so-called "Big 5 game animals" - which also include lion, buffalo and elephant - celebrated by American novelist Ernest Hemingway, an avid hunter.
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Steelers notebook: Tomlin scoffs at read-option offense
PHOENIX — Mike Tomlin isn't doing much reading up on the read-option offense during the offseason. Or, apparently, much film study of it either.
Despite the success the 49ers, Redskins and Seahawks enjoyed with running quarterbacks last season, the Steelers coach all but ridiculed the read-option Tuesday, calling it "the flavor of the month" and comparing it to the once-hot wildcat offense.
"We'll see if (coaches) are committed to getting their (quarterbacks) hit," Tomlin said.
Tomlin, a defensive coach throughout his career, all but challenged Steelers opponents to employ it.
"We look forward to eliminating it," Tomlin said.
Peel-backs repealed
The first rule change of the meetings was passed Tuesday by NFL owners; the rule is designed to eliminate low blocks all over the field. Previously, peel-back blocks into defenders' knees were permitted if they occurred inside the tackle box. The change has been sought by defensive players for years. They argued that such injury-causing blocks were ignored at the same time the league was toughening rules against hits to the head.
'Peterson rule' reviewed
The most controversial rule up for discussion is the so-called Adrian Peterson rule that would prevent running backs from using the crown of their helmets as a weapon while they are being tackled. Some argue the rule is needed because running backs are more aggressively employing the tactic; others say it would force running backs to alter the way they run the ball throughout their careers.
"I think it's obvious that we want those types of ugly plays out of the game," Tomlin said. "I think the discussion is how we legislate it, how we rule it out. ... For me, it's about how do we officiate it. Really, that's probably the same for a lot of the rules. In spirit, they are obviously great rules that are intended for the good of the game, but officiating it is another thing."
Batch back?
Tomlin and general manager Kevin Colbert both said there is a possibility the Steelers will ask quarterback Charlie Batch to return for another season, when he would turn 39. He is the oldest quarterback in team history. It might depend on whether they decide to use a draft pick on a quarterback who would be brought in to learn their system.
Spence still rehabbing
The 2013 season is becoming a longshot for inside linebacker Sean Spence, a 2012 draft pick who is recovering not only from a serious knee injury but is awaiting the necessary nerve regrowth that must take place before he can play again. There is no time frame for recovering from an injury that Tomlin agrees is "scary."
"You can't knock how he's attacked the rehab," Tomlin said. "He's an impressive, mature young man. He's mentally and physically tough and it's a good thing because that's required."
Parting words
Of any final conversation he had with James Harrison before the linebacker was cut, Tomlin said, "I've had a lot of interesting conversations with James Harrison over the years."
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20 February 2013
Whaanga Coast Wastewater Project Out for Tender
The Waikato District Council has put the Whaanga Coast wastewater project out for public tender with tenders closing on 7 March 2013.
Once the tender period closes, there will be an evaluation of tenderers and then subject to pricing, the contract will be awarded in late March.
The wastewater scheme will cover 120 existing dwellings located along the Whaanga Coast. Sixty six existing property owners have signed on to the scheme following consultation, this includes the two public toilets.
Whale Bay and the Whaanga Coast presently don't have a reticulated wastewater system. In 2004, in response to concerns raised by residents and the Waikato Regional Council, investigations showed that the majority of on-site systems were not working, and were causing run-off into neighbouring properties and into waterways.
After extensive consultation a scheme was developed which will be paid for by the property owners with general rate funding assistance.
The Whaanga Coast wastewater project will see storage tanks and pumps installed at individual properties and waste will be pumped to the existing wastewater treatment plant at Raglan.
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Our morning tour combines a visit to the modernista Codorniu Cellars at Penedes with the mystical experience of Montserrat. Make the most of your time and visit the Penedes wine region on the way to Montserrat Sanctuary.
Discover Cordoniu, the Cathedral of Cava. Codorniu has the largest underground cellars in the world; it stocks up to 100 million bottles which are housed in a Modernista, or Catalan art nouveau, building declared a historic artistic monument. The visit includes a tour around the cellar in a small electric train and a taste of cava (method champenoise wine).
After this interesting experience with the renowned Cava we will head to the spectacular Montserrat, a mountain with a breathtaking view, an ancient monastery and its holy Sanctuary.
Your guide will entertain you with tales, history and legends of the mountain, the monastery and the shrine.
Follow your guide through the main places of interest: the Monastery, the Basilica, Our Lady's Chapel with the 12th Century figure of Our Lady of Montserrat, the Montserrat Museum with a marvelous collection of paintings and the Stations of the Cross.
Then enjoy some free time to explore bars, restaurants and shops of Montserrat before we return to Placa Catalunya for our afternoon tour.
The second part of the tour is dedicated to the most important tourist site of Barcelona, the unfinished temple of the architect Antoni Gaudi: The Sagrada Familia.
We will first see the Gaudi Houses in Passeig de Gracia: Casa Batllo and Casa Mila, also known as La Pradera. The residence buildings created by Gaudi are masterpieces of his work with its astonishing facades and its magical interior. The facade of La Pedrera is one of the must-see in Barcelona, as well as all the Gaudi's building. This architect made a highly detailed and picturesque front for his entire architectural works which was his unmistakable distinguishing mark.
We will continue our tour heading to Sagrada Familia. Wonder at the magnificent building, a unique and an uncommon jewel. This worldwide renowned artist has his distinguishing mark shown in sinuous structures and the nature influence. Skip the lines and enjoy a 1 hour guided tour inside the Sagrada Familia before returning to Placa Catalunya.
08:30 Departure from Placa Catalunya for the morning tour to Montserrat and Cordorniu
09:30 Arrival at Codorniu Cellars
Codorniu Cellars Tour and Cava Tasting
11:00 Departure from Codorniu
12:00 Arrival to Montserrat
1 hour guided visit of Montserrat Sanctuary (Monastery, Basilica, Chapel of the Virgin)
1 hour free time for lunch
14:00 Departure from Montserrat
15:00 Arrival at Placa Catalunya
15:15 Departure from Placa Catalunya for the afternoon tour to Sagrada Familia
30-minute bus ride passing along Passeig de Gracia, Gaudi Houses (Facades of Casa Batllo & La Pedrera) and Eixample
15:45 Arrival at Sagrada Familia
Skip the Line for a 1-hour guided visit of Sagrada Familia
17:45 Arrival at Placa Catalunya
Professional English-speaking local tour guides
Comfortable air-conditioned transportation
Entrance fee to Codorniu Cellars
Cava Tasting
Cordorniu Cellar tour in small electric train
Montserrat guided tour
Skip the line ticket to Sagrada Familia
Hotel pick up and drop off
Tickets for the Audiovisual Space of Montserrat
Liquor Tasting at Montserrat
Food and drinks
Optional activity costs
Children 2 years old and below are free of charge.
We recommend you to dress a bit warmer for Montserrat as it is colder there than the city due to the altitude.
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One argument in favor of using Mac OS X is that it doesn't require a whole lot of maintenance to keep it purring contently on your desk.
That being said, it is inevitable that a certain amount of mess accumulates when you use your computer. Some few redundant files littering your Desktop add to the soon unsurmountable stack of waste hiding your important files. A spring cleaning might be in order.
Other messes are inherent to the operating system we've otherwise grown to love. Your thumb drive is riddled with hidden files—the waste-product of every operating system—which becomes embarrassingly apparent when you plug it in a Windows computer.
All of these things, and more, are the innocent byproduct of simple day-to-day computer use. Below are some Mac tips to avoid this seemingly inevitable clutter. Keeping a tight ship leaves your mind free to deal with the things that really matter: work and silly videos.
1. Keep Your External Drives Clean
Your computer likes to put hidden files all over your computer. Inevitably, also on your USB thumb drives and external hard disks. Don't worry, these files are all rather innocent (among other things helping Spotlight to produce faster search results) and usually don't take up any notable space. However, on some external drives these files can also be rather useless. More importantly, seeing how these hidden files are visibly on other operating systems, they clutter your drive.
CleanMyDrive is a nifty application that resides in your Mac OS X menu bar, and takes care of these hidden (junk) files. For each drive, you can choose whether or not to automatically clean it when ejected. Alternatively, you can clean any drive manually. You can get the application for free, for a limited time.
2. Remove Unnecessary Apps From the Context Menu
To open a file in any but the default application, you can right-click it and select an able application through the context menu. The problem is, as more and more applications are added to your system, this context menu gets increasingly cluttered as well. Even worse, outdated entries sometimes stay in the context menu indefinitely.
2.a Refreshing the "Open With" Context Menu
If your right-click context menu is lagging behind, not to worry. OnyX, an advanced system maintenance and configuration application, can help us throw out ghosts and duplicates alike.
In OnyX, go to Maintenance -> Rebuild, tick off the checkbox next to "LaunchServices", and hit the Execute button in the lower right corner of the screen. This may take a minute or two. When it finishes, your context menu should be up to date again.
2.b Removing Specific Entries
Fine-tweaking the applications listed in the context menu is also possible, but a bit trickier.
Careful! You'll be rummaging around inside the application package. If you do something wrong, it's possible you'll corrupt the application, leading to improper functioning or application crashes. Only do this if you know what you're doing.
Go to the application you want to remove from the context list for a specific filetype. Right-click the application icon and select "Show Package Contents". You'll find a file called "Info.plist" in the Context folder. Open it with TextEdit, or a property list editor.
Search the file for recurrences of the string "<key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key><array>" (without quotes). There'll be one search result for each file association. When you find the result associated with the filetype you're looking for, select the dictionary entry containing the result, denoted by the <dict> begin-tag and </dict> end-tag (inclusive) and delete it from the file.
If the file is locked, you may have to save it as a copy in another folder. You can then make a back-up of the original file, and replace it. Finally, rebuild LaunchServices as described above to refresh the applications listed in the context menu.
3. Tidy Up Your Desktop
If you're anything like me, your Desktop needs a regular spring cleaning. Downloads, photos, temporary files, application shortcuts; a lot of these are added to your desktop and subsequently forgotten. Clutter and frustration ensues, until you reorganize the arbitrary collection of files and the whole cycle starts over again.
Clean is a very simple, ingenious application that might be just what you need to keep your Desktop tidy. At fixed intervals, the application will move all the junk on your Desktop to a specified folder, where the files can be optionally grouped by month, or day. Is there any important stuff you do want to keep around? Simple. Just tell Clean to skip labeled items, and give your important file one by using the right-click context menu.
What are your Mac tips to us, and your fellow readers to keep your Mac tidy? Let us know in the comments section below the article!
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Nice, gonna check out a few of these suggestions.
Nice tips. I do agree with your points - Keep external drive clean, remove unnecessary apps etc. helps to keep your Mac healthy. I would like to suggest one more point, do defragmentation of scattered data in Mac hard drive. Stellar Drive Defrag tool helps you to defrag Mac hard drive and keep fragmented data together in contiguous memory and increase Mac performance.
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Thanks for the tips however not all these apps run on old versions of OSX like snow leopard :(
thanks, this was helpful
Can you give windows tips too! :(
a free utility called "Disk inventory X" can be helpful in finding out the space used by drives and which folders. So you can clean it
Empty the trash bin. I have found people with 25 GB in their trash, complaining about their lack of storage. Either do it yourself regularly or set it to be done every time the computer is turned off
Doesn't this tip apply for a linux system as well? Such as using the terminal for commands like: sudo apt-get autoclean and remove orphan packages in the installation packages through various upgrades/updates. Some of it also applies to windows system, with program installation and etc..


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MARTINSRIED and MUNICH, Germany and SAN DIEGO, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire- FirstCall/ -- The German-American biotech company MediGene AG (Frankfurt, Prime Standard: MDG) [MDGGn.DE] announced today that the company will be presenting at the BIO CEO & Investor Conference in New York, on February 24, at 3.00 p.m. local time, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Dr. Peter Heinrich, Chief Executive Officer of MediGene AG, will give a review of the company and update the audience on current clinical and business developments. The presentation will be available on the internet at http://www.medigene.com/ from February 24 on.
MediGene possesses a mature drug pipeline with a drug available on the European market (Eligard(R) for the treatment of prostate cancer) and several drug candidates, undergoing all stages in clinical development (phases I-III), such as Polyphenon(R) E Ointment for the treatment of skin tumors which has recently completed clinical phase III. In addition, MediGene owns cutting-edge platform technologies with the HSV as well as the recently acquired EndoTAG technologies. The EndoTAG drug candidates utilize the already approved and applied therapy of anti-angiogenesis (suppressing tumor vascularization), while adding another, novel mode of action: the innovative carrier system of lipid complexes allows a novel application method of established cytostatic drugs (e.g. Taxane), intended to cause the selective attachment to and destruction of tumor blood vessels ("neovascular targeting"). The drug candidate EndoTAG-1 has already undergone several clinical phase I trials in various cancer diseases. In 2005, MediGene is planning to initiate a number of phase II trials of EndoTAG-1 in two cancer indications.
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Service & Parts post ban?
I wasn't in the market back when the first ban happened, should this ban happen:
1. will parts still be made and sold?
2. Will gunsmiths still repair/upgrade them?
Dianne Feinstein says her new AWB bill will be worded like her old one that was passed in 1994 and signed by Clinton. But it's hard to predict how any new law will be worded or even if it will be passed in Congress. If it passes though we know the teleprompter will say sign it.
As far as the AR, it's simple enough that you can be your own gunsmith or armorer and buy spare parts now, if available.
Especially springs, a firing pin, and an extractor..
So, since I'm in the middle of my lower build, if it passes I could be out of luck? Major bummer, had figured that possibly after market parts aside fr the stripped lower would be available....
Even if the 2A were repealed and privately owned firearms are completely illegal, parts will still be made. Police and Military and security for those who don't trust you with a firearm will still require parts and new guns.
That's a good point
hell who couldnt score pot if they really wanted to??
Ah finally! My PSA lower build kit shipped tonight... Ordered it 12/4.
By my prognostications, spare parts, and even complete uppers will be available.
If I was younger, I think I would have stocked up with 20-30 stripped lowers 5 years ago before the Devine One was first anointed.
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Audi Repair Questions? Ask a Mechanic for Answers ASAP
Yes a gearbox should last a lot longer than 15000 miles and in most cases they will ten times that sort of mileage.
As for the clutch these all depend on how people drive and what sort of driving you do. If you do mostly motorway miles then you rarely use the clutch so it will last a lot longer. If you do a lot of driving in and around town then the clutch will wear out a lot quicker. Even having said that I would still expect more than 15000 miles from a clutch.
To see if this is bad have a look back at your previous driving history and if you have had manual gearboxes before ask yourself how long did the clutches last in those cars?
I hope this helps and if I can help further please feel free to ask
Hi Dave Thank you for your answer. I'm a driving instructor, have been for four years now. I owned a Mercedes A-Class before and had no issues regarding clutches or gearboxes and that vehicle was 8 years old with 80,000 miles on the clock. This issue came up the other day and Audi are apparently disputing the warranty cover. I can understand clutches going early for learners, but to have a gearbox "break" seems crazy. These aren't boy racers behind the wheel but middle aged women. How is it possible to crack in half the pressure plate? Have you ever heard of a pressure plate cracking in half on an 8 month old car with low milage being driven very gently?
Would the Flywheel need replacing because of some discolouring? I was under the impression that these things were very difficult to damage as it's solid, not dual mass.
Thanks for your help once again.
Hi if it's a solid flywheel then it should be fine with a quick clean up. If it was the dual mass then I might of said differently.
I have seen clutches break up but it's a very very rare thing to see and it's normally done with the likes of boy racers giving the clutch a very hard time. To have it on a new car with low miles really is hard to believe.
To crack the pressure plate it normally indicates that it is getting too hot and becomes brittle.
I hope this helps and if I can help further please feel free to ask.
Hi I will have to do some research myself it to this as the odds of two being like it are very odd. The chances are there are more out there in other countries doing the same.
My issue is that if they say there was play in the flywheel then this makes it a dual mass flywheel and not a solid. Also if it was that bad it needed replacing then it may well be a flywheel issue that has caused the clutch to fail as I've seen dual mass flywheel destroy clutches quite easily in the past.
Hi the two flywheels look totally different and the give away was the fact it had movement in the flywheel. Obviously a solid flywheel is made from one piece of metal so if the outside bit moves then it has to be seriously broken and you wouldn't of been able to drive the car.
But since it's a dual mass flywheel I reckon there could well be the problem to start with. If a Dual mass starts to play up it will destroy you clutch in next to no time. Without being able to see it for myself it's really hard to say but this sounds like a flywheel issue causing clutch failure which is very common.
Personally if the team you are dealing with can't tell the difference between a solid and dual mass flywheel then I would seriously lose faith and trust in them.
Hi although the dual mass flywheel does have it's problems there are lots out there that are all working well.
I look after a Skoda that has a dual mass and is used a a driving tuition car and this is his second one and neither have ever caused him problems.
As for telling which item failed first this is very hard to do and prove. Normally a clutch that has had amount on use such as in your profession the clutch would wear out quicker. For it to actually break requires serious abuse or component failure.
If you have no luck with the garage I would recommend a phone call to Audi customer services to see what they have to say. They have a bit more power to cover the cost or part of the costs to repair the car.
Hi as far as my personal thinking would be that the flywheel will be working the most when taking up driving and moving off. I would think this because this is when the most pressure is put on it. Also when you accelerate and decelerate as again this is putting the most strain on the clutch which will then be transfered in to the flywheel. If the revs are being held constant then the flywheel will stay in one place rather than move around.
When you first start the car or turn it off there is no real pressure on the clutch as it's not trying to move the weight of the car. It's just rotating at starter motor speed and then engine speed once it's started.
Hi I will have a good think over the weekend and see what I can come up with for you on this.
I'm not sure on the exact legal side of it but I'm sure that since your car is on finance you have a few more rights and you can get the finance company involved in your dispute. So it will be worth a phone call to them especially if there are more than one of you having this issue.
Hi I have been looking around the local area seeing what cars other people are using and in my area the Vauxhall Corsa and Astra seem to be the most common along with the Ford Focus and Fiesta depending what size car you are looking for.
I do regularly look after a Skoda Fabia for one company and he has never had issues with it as I mentioned before but his is the earlier shape Fabia.
I don't see why a diesel would be any worse than a petrol for stop starting bearing in mind I drive a 2007 Vauxhall PETROL that has a dual mass flywheel.
Hi I'm not sure on the set up on the A1 as I've not had a gearbox out of one to see what is different. It's a worry that there are are 6 of you with the same problem though.
I think I'll end up looking further in to this at some point to see if the DMF is totally different or not.


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Honoring 150 years of "On the Origin of Species;" Noor is recipient of Darwin-Wallace Medal
Listen to audio interviews with Mohamed Noor and Anthony Remijan and view video interviews with Jim Second and Judy Totman Parrish.
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New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) BJP Delhi unit president Vijay Goel Wednesday asserted that the party's nominee for the post of chief minister in the national capital should be one who has been more "active" in campaigning for the party.
The statement came as speculation was rife that senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Delhi health minister Harsh Vardhan could be selected as the party's chief ministerial candidate during the coming assembly elections.
"As far as the CM candidate is concerned, I think the one who is more active should get the post," Goel said, indicating that he had done much more towards the party's campaign, and was worthy of being designated the BJP's Delhi chief minister nominee.
"You can see the work we have done till now, be it campaigning or rallies. We have been successful and efficient," Goel said.
The Delhi BJP chief made an emotional appeal to reporters to refrain from maligning him, and damaging his "clean image" by raking up a controversy over the party's chief minister candidate.
"No one has been able to level any charge against me in the last 40 years. Please don't malign my clean image," an irritated Goel told reporters.
He argued that he was the most popular candidate with the masses, and that various opinion polls had pointed to his popularity.
"Look at all the opinion polls and you will see that I am the most popular candidate among the people of Delhi for the post of CM," said Goel.
Goel said the final decision in the matter, however, would be taken by the BJP's parliamentary board, after considering the opinion of party workers.
Former BJP national president Nitin Gadkari, who is party incharge of Delhi, said no decision has yet been taken on the party's nominee for the post of Delhi CM.