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Calls for protections for utility customers, cost-containment and additional nuclear provisions
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 29, 2009) - Exelon Chairman and CEO John W. Rowe, in testimony today before the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, called for passage of a comprehensive climate and energy bill to address the greenhouse gas issue and put our nation on the path to a low-carbon future.
In his testimony, Rowe called for an economy-wide bill with realistic targets and timetables, an effective cost-containment mechanism, and a method for awarding allowances to electricity delivery companies to prevent dramatic consumer rate increases.
"We thank Senators Boxer and Kerry and this committee for moving forward with a serious response to climate change," said Rowe. "We are encouraged by the progress of this legislation, and we implore the members of this committee to redouble their efforts to pass a bill that slows, stops, and ultimately reduces greenhouse gas emissions while protecting the American economy."
Rowe also said that one of the most important aspects of cap-and-trade legislation is that it encourages pursuing the least expensive options for reducing carbon emissions first. While any method will cost money, the alternatives to cap-and-trade will cost more.
"Without prompt action, the utility industry will be caught in a carbon purgatory: we will lack the certainty we need to make the large-scale investments in clean generation that are necessary to both keep the lights on and meet the challenges associated with climate change," Rowe said. "We firmly believe that cap-and-trade legislation can accomplish our national environmental objectives while ensuring robust economic growth."
Rowe urged the committee to include measures to ensure that utility customers are protected from sharp rates increases and the economy will not be saddled with major new costs.
"To moderate price increases to consumers, Exelon supports the free allocation of 40 percent of emissions allowances to local delivery companies, which will sell the allowances and use the proceeds to mitigate costs for customers," said Rowe. "To be abundantly clear, neither Exelon nor its shareholders will profit from the allowances to local delivery companies."
Rowe also called for additional provisions to encourage development of low-carbon nuclear energy.
"New nuclear plants will both help us meet our future energy needs and also serve as an important source of green jobs," Rowe said. "For every 1,000 megawatts of capacity, nuclear power provides 550 operations jobs--more than coal, wind or natural gas."
Exelon is not waiting to address the growing danger of climate change. Last year, the company launched Exelon 2020, an environmental and business strategy to reduce, offset or displace more than 15 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year by 2020. In April 2009, Exelon announced that it had reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by more than 35 percent from 2001 to 2008.
"We look forward to working with the Senate to enact comprehensive climate legislation in 2009 or early 2010," said Rowe. "Climate change truly is one of the greatest challenges facing our nation and the world in this new century, and nothing is more important for our nation's economic, energy and environmental future than dealing with it. Now is the time to get on with it."
Rowe is the electricity industry's longest-serving chief executive, with nearly 26 years as a utility CEO. Rowe was among the first CEOs in the industry to focus on climate change, first testifying before Congress on the potential effects of carbon emissions in 1992. He currently serves as co-chair of the bipartisan National Commission on Energy Policy, and previously chaired the Edison Electric Institute and the Nuclear Energy Institute.
Rowe's written testimony submitted to the committee is available on the Exelon Web site at: www.exeloncorp.com/aboutus/speakersbureau.


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Ruby on Rails
- Rake
- Google OAuth2 with Ruby on Rails
- Using Capybara with Minitest for Integration Tests in Rails 4
- Loading
seeds.rbdata into test database through
rake test
- Installing capybara-webkit on Ubuntu
- Enabling Jenkins support with Ruby on Rails tests
- Testing reports with Rails 4 and Minitest (just follow the instructions as is)
How I learnt Ruby on Rails
Following the Getting Started guide:
- Don't install the Cygwin version of Ruby or Ruby-rails. They will not work because I think cygwin paths get in the way of generating temporary files for Javascript compilation: Error: Cannot find module 'C:/cygdrive/c/DOCUME~1/Jevon/LOCALS~1/Temp/execjs20140124-6456-ws3la8.js' (in /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/turbolinks-2.2.0/lib/assets/javascripts/turbolinks.js.coffee)
- Install Ruby 1.9.3 from the Windows Installer package
- Install the Ruby 1.9.3 devkit: download the executable, extract it somewhere, follow the install instructions
- Install rails:
gem install rails
SSL_connect returned=1 errno=0 state=SSLv3 read server certificate B: certificate verify failed
On Windows, this error occurs because the Ruby on Rails install does not come with a server certificate package. As per this StackOverflow answer:
- Download http://curl.haxx.se/ca/cacert.pem into
- Go to your Computer -> Advanced Settings -> Environment Variables
- Create a new System Variable:
Close all your command prompts, including your
rails server, and open up a new
irb command prompt to test that it works:
$irb> require 'open-uri'
$irb> open('https://www.gmail.com')
Partial not rendering
Make sure you use
<%= render 'form' %>, not the non-printing form without equals
<% render 'form' %>. I'm guessing this is a different render to
render text: in a controller.
Adding a new database field after generation
Initial generation of a database table:
rails generate model User openid_identity:string created_at:date name:string
rake db:migrate
Adding a new field 'last_login':
rails generate migration add_last_login_to_users last_login:date
rake db:migrate
Could not find generator
The generators were moved into a separate Gem, monban-generators - add this to your Gemfile.
RuntimeError: @controller is nil: make sure you set it in your test's setup method.
Are you trying to write an integration test in
test/integration/foo_test.rb? Make sure that you are using
ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest as your test superclass, rather than
require 'test_helper'
class FooTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
def setup
Loading additional autoload paths
In your
config/application.rb (note everything within
app/**/* should be autoloaded anyway!):
# load additional paths
config.autoload_paths += Dir["#{config.root}/custom/services/**/"]
Running a single Rspec file
$ rspec spec/games/playable_spec.rb --require rails_helper

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Toddlers learn by playing and they learn a lot between ages 1 and 3. At 1, a child may be working on a wobbly walk and just starting to use words. But by 3, most can balance briefly on one foot and speak in short sentences.
During these important years, toddlers will enjoy playing simple games with their parents and other caregivers. But they also can start enjoying group games with other young children, though they'll need adult assistance.
Group games offer a chance for kids to be social, though toddlers will more often play alongside their friends rather than with them. They enjoy being around other kids, but will focus more on the leader or parent.
Later, kids progress from side-by-side play (parallel play) to a kind of play that allows more give and take between them. Along the way, toddlers will enjoy group games and can begin learning important lessons from them, such as how to take turns.
Expect a little chaos at first. In other words, when toddlers play a game, you have to define "game" very loosely! They're full of energy and want to explore, so don't be surprised if they can't focus for long or follow rules to the letter.
With that in mind, try the group games below if you're having a party or hosting a playgroup.
Circle games are a mainstay for toddlers. It's an easy format — just gather your toddlers in a circle. Make sure all the children can see the adult leader and that everyone has room to move.
Number of kids: Any.
How the game is played: With singing and hand motions, the adult leads the children in a song about opposites.
You can make up additional verses, such as the ones below. Just choose a spot for the birds to sit ("snow" in the first example). Then choose a pair of opposites and make the second of the words rhyme with the spot where the birds are sitting (snow and slow).
Tips for adults: Act out the words you're singing to emphasize the opposite pairs. If you're using the "fast/slow" variation, move your finger quickly or slowly.
What the game teaches: Opposites and imitation.
Number of kids: Any, though a smaller number will probably be easier.
How the game is played: The verse is sung to the tune of "Frère Jacques" and the participants move according to the words of the song. They walk when singing about walking, hop when they sing about hopping, etc.
Walking, walking,
Walking, walking,
Hop, hop, hop!
Hop, hop, hop!
Running, running, running,
Running, running, running,
Now we stop.
Now we stop.
Tips for adults: Keep the circle of motion the right size for your group: large enough not to create traffic jams but small enough to keep the kids in the circle.
What the game teaches: Different types of gross motor movement, including how to be still.
How the game is played: An oldie but goodie. Everybody stands in a circle and does the motions to the corresponding words of the song. Toddlers won't know right from left at this point, but they'll understand the body part and can follow your lead.
Other body parts: other foot, hands, head, backside, whole self.
Tips for adults: Choose body parts that toddlers know, and throw in a new one now and then. Make sure to sing slowly enough that the kids can follow along.
What the game teaches: Names of body parts, following directions.
How the game is played: A simple verse is sung and each child gets a turn to be the "star" of the song. Before each verse, the adult asks, "Anna, what would you like to catch?" and Anna might say, "A tiger." The verse is repeated with each child's name and chosen animal until everyone has had a turn.
Tips for adults: Sometimes kids will need help with choosing an animal. Keep momentum going by encouraging swift decision-making. Giving the child a choice between two animals he or she knows is a good strategy.
What the game teaches: Listening, waiting, and taking turns.
Play parachutes are often used in childcare centers and child gym programs. They work well because they float down and create a dome effect underneath. If you don't have one, try a large bedsheet.
Number of kids: Enough to maneuver the parachute or sheet. A few adults will help.
How the game is played: Have the children and your adult helpers encircle the parachute or sheet. Raise it high overhead and say, "Up, up, up." Bring the parachute down low and say, "Down, down, down." Repeat several times. Lift the parachute up high again, cue your adult helpers, and say, "Under, under, under," then have everyone rush under the dome of the parachute or sheet.
What the game teaches: Gross motor movement, waiting, and listening.
How the game is played: Have the children hold the edges of the parachute or sheet. Say, "I hear thunder! I think it's going to rain!" while helping them shake the parachute or sheet. Lift the parachute or sheet high and let it fall, while calling the kids, one at a time, to run under the parachute or sheet. ("Sarah! It's raining! Run under the umbrella!") When everyone is under, play again. This time, have everyone get under the umbrella at once.
Tips for adults: Some kids just don't like having things put over their heads or faces, so watch to make sure that all kids are feeling safe and happy. If someone doesn't want to run under the parachute, you can say, "Josh likes the rain. He's going to help hold our umbrella!"
What the game teaches: Gross motor movement, waiting, and taking turns.
Games can be lots of fun for toddlers, but watch for signs of weariness. In other words, know when to stop if kids are getting tired, hungry, or bored. Maybe the next group activity needs to be having a snack or taking a nap!
Reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD
Date reviewed: March 2014
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My good friend Patty has had this recipe hanging on her fridge forever, so I decided to go ahead and make it. We both almost fell over because it tasted so amazing! We had such a fun time together in the kitchen rolling out the dough, caramelizing the onions and sipping on champagne! We made this as an appetizer, but could have easily eaten it for dinner. I changed the recipe a bit from the original, by adding more rosemary, caramelizing the onions first, and also making one large sheet pan of flat bread versus the individual rounds the original recipe called for. I might even be really bad and add some crumbled bacon to this dish next time I make it!
Original recipe from "Sunset Magazine, 2007"
Red Onion and Gorgonzola Flatbread
1 Package Active Dry Yeast
2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
1 Cup Semolina Flour
4 Tablespoons Olive Oil
2 Teaspoons Salt
1 Large Red Onion
2 Tablespoons Fresh Rosemary Leaves, minced
2 Tablespoons Balsamic Vinegar
6 Ounces Gorgonzola Cheese, crumbled
In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in 1 cup warm water (about 100 degrees). Let sit until foamy, about 5 minutes. Stir in flours 2 tablespoons of the oil, and 1 teaspoons salt. (Dough will be stiff.) Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let sit in a warm place to rise until 1 1/2 times its original volume, about 1 hour.
Meanwhile, cut the onion in half and thinly slice. In a medium sized frying pan add 2 tablespoons olive oil, the onion, 1 teaspoon sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt, saute on very low heat until caramelized, about 20 minutes.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Lightly coat a large baking sheet with olive oil. Turn risen dough out onto a floured surface. Knead dough just until it feels smooth, about 10 times. Roll out and place into baking sheet. Stretch dough to cover entire sheet, should be about 1/4 inch thick. Cover dough with gorgonzola, caramelized onions and rosemary. Bake until browned and sizzling, about 15 minutes. Cut into squares and serve immediately, or at room temperature.
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One of the best parts about visiting my relatives in Belgium when I was a kid was eating Frites. They were served in a paper cone and were so much better than fries here in the States. These days you can get Belgium-style fried potatoes in New York, like at Pommes Frites in the East Village.
Serious Eats tries all of the dipping sauces.
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cross_platform_csproj 0.1.4
Offers functions which synchronize the file and folder structure to a CSharp project. Users maintain a cross platform CSharp library using the file system. Running these functions will update CSProject files to any changes as done on the file system. This is particularly useful for creating cross platform libraries that would work with Windows, MonoAndroid and MonoTouch.


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Yankees acquire outfielder Ichiro Suzuki0
NEW YORK (July 23, 2012) — The New York Yankees announced Monday they have acquired 10-time All-Star and 10-time Gold Glove Award-winning outfielder Ichiro Suzuki and cash considerations from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for right-hand pitchers D.J. Mitchell and Danny Farquhar.
Suzuki, 38, had played his entire 12-year Major League career with the Seattle Mariners since becoming the first Japan-born position player in Major League history. He owns a .322 (2,533-for-7,858) career batting average with 1,176 runs, 295 doubles, 79 triples, 99 home runs, 633 runs batted-in (RBI), 438 stolen bases, 513 walks and a .366 on-base percentage in 1,844 games. Among active players, Suzuki is second in steals, third in batting average (minimum 3,000 at bats) and sixth in hits. Since his debut in 2001, he has 330 more hits than any other Major Leaguer.
In 2012, Suzuki is batting .261 (105-for-402) with 49 runs, 15 doubles, 4 home runs, 28 RBI and 15 steals in 17 attempts in 95 games (93 in RF, 2 as DH).
Suzuki will become the sixth Japan-born player in Yankees franchise history, joining Hideki Irabu (1997-99), Hideki Matsui (2003-09), Kei Igawa (2007-08), Hiroki Kuroda (2012) and Ryota Igarashi (2012).
Suzuki is a two-time AL batting champion (.350 in 2001 and .372 in 2004) and has led or tied for the Major League lead in hits seven times (2001, '04, '06-10), tying Pete Rose and Ty Cobb for the most such seasons all time. Additionally, he is the only player in Major League history to accomplish the feat in five consecutive years. From his debut season through 2010, he finished first or second in the AL in hits every year, and in 2011, he finished ninth.
Prior to playing in the Majors, Suzuki played for the Orix Blue Wave in Japan's Pacific League for nine seasons (1992-2000) and was named the league's MVP three times (1994-96). In 951 career games with Orix, he hit .353 (1,278-for-3,619) with 653 runs, 211 doubles, 23 triples, 118 home runs, 529 RBI and 199 stolen bases. Suzuki led the league in batting average for a Japanese-record seven straight years (1994-2000), while also winning a Gold Glove Award and being named to the Pacific League's "Best Nine" in each of those seven seasons.
In his Major League rookie season of 2001, Suzuki batted a league-high .350 (242-for-692) with 34 doubles, 8 triples, 8 home runs, 69 RBI and a Major League-high 56 stolen bases, in becoming just one of two players all time to win the Rookie of the Year Award and the MVP in the same season, joining Boston's Fred Lynn (1975).
In 2004, Suzuki recorded 262 hits, to set the all-time modern era (since 1900) single-season hits mark. Along with his 242 hits in 2001 and 238 hits in 2007, Suzuki owns three of the top 20 single-season hits totals in Major League history. He had at least 200 hits in 10 straight seasons from 2001 through 2010, tying Pete Rose for the most 200-hit seasons in a Major League career.
Suzuki's 2,533 career hits since 2001 are the most by any player through his first 12 Major League seasons. In fact, at the conclusion of all but one of his 12 seasons, Suzuki has held the distinction of having more hits to start a career than any other Major Leaguer all time with the lone exception occurring after his third season, when only Lloyd Waner (678) had more hits than Suzuki's 662 (according to data at www.baseball-reference.com).
Over his career, Suzuki has made 1,790 starts as an outfielder (1,525 in RF and 265 in CF) and owns a career fielding percentage of .992 with just 33 errors in 4,181 total chances. The Yankees, with 10-time Gold Glove outfielder Andruw Jones also on the roster, now have two of the six outfielders in Major League history to win at least 10 career Gold Gloves (also Roberto Clemente-12, Willie Mays-12, Ken Griffey Jr.-10 and Al Kaline-10).
Since the start of his Major League career in 2001, Suzuki has led the Majors with 1,844 games played, while missing just 35 team games.


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The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 finally goes on sale in the UK today and to celebrate, Samsung threw a lavish launch party in London's West End last night, with a surprise performance by Kylie Minogue.
As Samsung was a headline sponsor of the London 2012 Olympic Games, the company brought a fine array of Team GB medalists and other athletes, including gold and silver medals winner Victoria Pendleton, on to the stage to celebrate their achievements. Director/actor Noel Clarke and actress/model Kelly Brook then demonstrated how using an S Pen stylus could improve the tablet experience through video and image manipulation.
Vernon Kay hosted the launch of the new quad-core Android Ice Cream Sandwich tablet and Kylie's warm-up act was the new band of ex-Busted singer Charlie Simpson. But it was the entrance of the Australian pop princess that wowed the crowd - literally, as she performed "Wow, Wow, Wow" as her first song.
Samsung had even commissioned a bespoke dress/stage prop for Kylie to arrive in from English fashion designer Matthew Williamson which was adorned with several Galaxy Note 10.1 devices.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 is now available from £399 for the 16GB Wi-Fi model. It comes with a 1.4GHz quad-core processor, 5-megapixel rear-facing camera, 1.9-megapixel front camera, and a microSD slot that allows for expansion by up to an extra 32GB of storage.
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This weekend, the Lipscomb Bisons Track & Field team fought hard at the Vanderbilt Invite, a two-day track meet. The first night featured pole vault, triple jump, the hammer throw, the shot put, the 1500m run, and the 3000m run. The Bisons had a good showing the first night, and we sought to use that momentum going into the events on Saturday.
The week before this meet was spring break at Lipscomb University. The track & field team members were among the multitudes of students serving on mission trips, vacationing on sandy beaches, and relaxing at home with family. While the student in every undergrad needed the break, the athlete in us was called upon to still train all week.
Our coaches asked us to lift at least two times over the break and practice however we could manage. This was a reasonable and intelligent request. If we were to take a week off at this point in our competitive season, then we would eliminate and nullify so much training and practice that had come before. So we worked hard all week on top of our vacations, because we wanted to do so.
Friday night, many of our team members were still traveling, but we all tried our hardest to be there. We want to cheer for each other. We love being one of the last teams to leave because it usually means that we have a thrower who has made finals in an event or the 4x4 is gearing up and trying to take down their personal best.
Unfortunately, when we end up staying so late through a meet, we tend to miss regular meal times. Generally our coaches will take us out to eat.
Friday, after the meet, we could choose from Noodles and Company or Chipotle. These meals are always a great time because the team gets to sit together and just be friends. We always work so hard at practice and in competition that sometimes we seem to forget that we are just normal college kids too. When we sit down and eat together, we start to open up genuine conversations with each other that are not always geared towards track and field.
Eating a meal with your friends can be so relaxing. I know that personally I needed to just hang out with my team members as friends rather than just as my teammates. I always look forward to our friendly jokes and conversations so much because we are in a casual environment and setting. At a track meet, we can get so overwhelmed with the nature of competition that cheering and shouting can take over the majority of our time together, but at these meals…we are nothing but friends.
This meal was special because everyone got to relay the adventures and stories, the tales and memories that they had made over the break. People who went home were telling their friends about the shenanigans that occurred when they were with their family. The beach-going crowd were proudly displaying sunburns and laughing at the pain because it brought back the joys from the previous week. The mission trippers were sharing their direct encounters from the week as they were touched by God and saw His work in the lives of people all over the world.
I love my team because we are a combination of so many members. We are a team composed of sprinters, jumpers, long-distance runners, throwers, pole-vaulters, and hurdlers. We are a team that fields both a full men's team and an entire women's team, but we live, train, and practice as single indivisible units.
I have friends that are girls who can run for miles without getting tired, and I am a boy only throwing a sharp stick as far as I can.
I love that our coaches realize how important these meals are to us, because they know that this is something that no amount of icebreaker games or team bonding can do. Those games are more than necessary for teams, but they only introduce us to one another. We get to know each other and love one another as we break ourselves in the everyday grind of training and practice. Our teammates build us back up with encouragement and kindness.
But these meals that we share together are indescribably crucial to our success as a cohesive unit. We begin to love each other because we start to see one another as more than a teammate that is necessary to have in order to win and succeed.
We love one another and we become friends at these meals. I will compete well because I want my team to win, but I will compete better than I ever have before because I want my friends to win with me.


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|Plant List
Pearl's garden is an ever-green garden, designed to be attractive year-round. Thus, at any time of the year, visitors to Pearl's garden can appreciate his hard work and artistry. There is estimated to be over 400 individual plants in the Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden. Many of the plants were originally "throw aways"—shrubs discarded by nurseries because they were unattractive. Pearl salvaged the plants from compost piles and placed in his garden. Under his care, these plants flourished and became abstract topiary.
Unfortunately, many of the original nursery tags on the shrubs were lost. Consequently, Pearl is unclear of all the names of the plants he has in his garden. However, below is a partial list based on identifications done by horticulturalists Patricia Dehond and others.
Common Name
Oriental Arborvitae
Thuja orientalis
Large shrub/ small tree
Wintergreen Barberry
Berberis julianae
Medium shrub
Sasanqua camellia (various cultivars)
Camellia sasanqua
Large shrub
Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar
Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca Pendula'
Large tree
Weeping Deodar Cedar
Cedrus deodara 'Pendula'
Large tree
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Small tree
Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Large tree
Japanese Cedar
Cryptomeria japonica
Large tree
Leyland Cypress
X Cupressocyparis leylandii
Large tree
Evergreen Euonymus3
Euonymus japonica 'Ovatus aureus' or 'Viridi variegata' and typical variety
Large shrub
Balsam Fir
Abies balsamea
Large tree
Fraser Fir2
Abies fraseri
Large tree
Pyracantha coccinea or koidzumii
Medium shrub
Tsuga species
Large tree
Chinese Holly
Ilex cornuta
Large shrub/ small tree
Burford Holly
Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii'
Large shrub/ small tree
Japanese Holly varieties
Ilex crenata 'Compacta', 'Sky Pencil' and other cultivars
Small to medium shrub
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
Small tree
Dwarf Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria 'Nana', 'Stokes Dwarf' and/or 'Schillings Dwarf'
Small shrub
Weeping Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria 'Pendula'
Small tree
Columnar Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria 'Will Fleming'
Small tree
Foster Holly
Ilex X attenuata 'Fosteri'
Small tree
Savannah Holly
Ilex X attenuata 'Savannah'
Small tree
Nellie R. Stevens Holly
Ilex X 'Nellie R. Stevens'
Small tree
Winter Honeysuckle
Lonicera fragrantissima
Large shrub
Chinese Juniper
Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Vase' and other cultivars
Green Columnar Juniper
Juniperus chinensis 'Hetzii Columnaris'
Small tree
Spartan Juniper
Juniperus chinensis 'Spartan'
Small tree
Hollywood Juniper
Juniperus chinensis 'Torulosa'
Large shrub/ small tree
Groundcover and shrubby-type Junipers
Juniperus conferta, J. davurica 'Parsoni', J. horizontalis and/or Juniperus sabina 'Tamariscifolia'
Groundcover or small shrub
Variegated Hollywood juniper
Juniperus chinensis 'Kaizuka'
Large shrub/ small tree
Silver Maple (pollarded)
Acer saccharinum
Large tree
Live Oak
Quercus virginiana
Large Tree
Hardy orange, Trifoliate orange
Poncirus trifoliata
Large shrub/ small tree
Holly Osmanthus (Tea-Olive)
Osmanthus heterophyllus (O. ilicifolia)
Large shrub
Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
Large tree
Loblolly Pine
Pinus taeda
Large tree
Shrubby Yew Podocarpus
Podocarpus macrophyllus 'Maki'
Medium shrub
Curly Privet
Ligustrum japonicum 'Rotundifolium'
Small shrub
Baby's-breath Spiraea
Spiraea thunbergii
Medium shrub
Norway Spruce
Picea abies
Large tree
Colorado Blue Spruce[2]
Picea pungens
Large tree
Taxus species
Medium shrub
Prepared by Patricia E. DeHond, Horticulturist
January 14, 1999; updated March 15, 1999
Although he planted it in the past, Pearl no longer plants varieties of boxwood in his garden due to its susceptibility to pests and diseases.
Pearl does not water his plants or use pesticides or fertilizers in his garden. If a plant succumbs to disease or drought, Pearl removes it (or turns it into a bottle tree) and does not plant it again.
Pearl has planted relatively few flowering trees or shrubs. Exceptions are dogwood trees (Cornus florida), winter honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima), baby's breath spiraea (Spiraea thurnbergii), and different varieties of Camellia sasanqua and Camelia japonica. In 2008, a company donated crates of spring blooming bulbs to the garden. They are planted in the letters and driveway of the Garden with a Message. Other companies have sent crepe myrtles, hibiscus, daylilies, gladiolus, iris, dahlias, and camellias, which are now planted throughout the garden.


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Trevor Grove — who works at collectible giants Sideshow — has spent some spare time recently doing exactly what he does 9-5. Only this time instead of sci-fi movie stars or video game characters, he's sculpting Breaking Bad's Walter White.
He's done three figures in all, with the bodies cannibalised from Hot Toys pieces, with custom sculpting taking care of most of the rest. They are, as you'd expect from the guy responsible for that incredible Obi-Wan statue we showed you recently, indistinguishable from something you'd pay good money for.
If you could. And you can't. Bummer.
Custom Breaking Bad Figures [DeviantArt, via Laughing Squid]


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100 Wondering If There are Scholarships for Diversity at UIS?
Students who have diverse backgrounds are indeed eligible for various scholarships at UIS. Just spend a little time look and you'll probably find one available for you. UIS takes pride in its diverse student body and has a thriving Diversity Center.
Posted on July 29, 2013