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Tea leaf grading
In the tea industry, tea leaf grading is the process of evaluating products based on the quality and condition of the tea leaves themselves. The highest grades are referred to as "orange pekoe", and the lowest as "fannings" or "dust".
Pekoe tea grades are classified into various qualities, each determined by how many of the adjacent young leaves (two, one, or none) were picked along with the leaf buds. Top-quality pekoe grades consist of only the leaf buds, which are picked using the balls of the fingertips. Fingernails and mechanical tools are not used to avoid bruising.
When crushed to make bagged teas, the tea is referred to as "broken", as in "broken orange pekoe" (BOP). These lower grades include fannings and dust, which are tiny remnants created in the sorting and crushing processes.
Orange pekoe is referred to as "OP". The grading scheme also contains categories higher than OP, which are determined primarily by leaf wholeness and size.[1][2]
Broken, fannings and dust orthodox teas have slightly different grades. CTC teas, which consist of leaves mechanically rendered to uniform fannings, have yet another grading system.
Manufacture and grades
Orange pekoe
Orange pekoe (/pɛk.oʊ/ or /piː.koʊ/), also spelled pecco, or OP is a term used in the Western tea trade to describe a particular genre of black teas (orange pekoe grading).[3][4] Despite a purported Chinese origin, these grading terms are typically used for teas from Sri Lanka, India and countries other than China; they are not generally known within Chinese-speaking countries. The grading system is based upon the size of processed and dried black tea leaves.
The tea industry uses the term orange pekoe to describe a basic, medium-grade black tea consisting of many whole tea leaves of a specific size;[3] however, it is popular in some regions (such as North America) to use the term as a description of any generic black tea (though it is often described to the consumer as a specific variety of black tea).[5][6] Within this system, the teas that receive the highest grades are obtained from new flushes (pickings).[7] This includes the terminal leaf bud along with a few of the youngest leaves. Grading is based on the 'size' of the individual leaves and flushes, which is determined by their ability to fall through the screens of special meshes[1] ranging from 8–30 mesh.[8] This also determines the 'wholeness', or level of breakage, of each leaf, which is also part of the grading system. Although these are not the only factors used to determine quality, the size and wholeness of the leaves will have the greatest influence on the taste, clarity, and brewing time of the tea.[9]
When used outside the context of black-tea grading, the term "pekoe" (or, occasionally, orange pekoe) describes the unopened terminal leaf bud (tips) in tea flushes. As such, the phrases "a bud and a leaf" or "a bud and two leaves" are used to describe the "leafiness" of a flush; they are also used interchangeably with pekoe and a leaf or pekoe and two leaves.[10]
Pekoe tea is a fine grade of tea which includes young tea leaves and buds. The tea once handled and brewed has "a rich forest-like scent with a hint of bitterness and a sweet finish."[11]
The origin of the word "pekoe" is uncertain. One explanation is it is derived from the transliterated mispronunciation of the Amoy (Xiamen) dialect word for a Chinese tea known as "white down/hair" (白毫; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-ho).[12] This is how "pekoe" is listed by Rev. Robert Morrison (1782–1834) in his Chinese dictionary (1819) as one of the seven sorts of black tea "commonly known by Europeans".[13] This refers to the down-like white "hairs" on the leaf and also to the youngest leaf buds. Another hypothesis is that the term derives from the Chinese báihuā "white flower" (Chinese: 白花; pinyin: báihuā; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-hoe), and refers to the bud content of pekoe tea.
Sir Thomas Lipton, the 19th-century British tea magnate, is widely credited with popularizing, if not inventing, the term "orange pekoe", which seems to have no Chinese precedents, for Western markets. The "orange" in orange pekoe is sometimes mistaken to mean the tea has been flavoured with orange, orange oils, or is otherwise associated with oranges. However, the word "orange" is unrelated to the tea's flavor.[3] There are two explanations for its meaning, though neither is definitive:
- The Dutch House of Orange-Nassau, now the royal family, was already the most respected aristocratic family in the days of the Dutch Republic, and came to control the de facto head of state position of Stadtholder of Holland and Zealand. The Dutch East India Company performed a central role in bringing tea to Europe and may have marketed the tea as "orange" to suggest association with the House of Orange.[12]
- Color: The copper colour of a high-quality, oxidized leaf before drying, or the final bright orange colour of the dried pekoes in the finished tea may be related to the name.[14] These usually consist of one leaf bud and two leaves covered in fine, downy hair. The orange colour is produced when the tea is fully oxidized.
Fannings are small pieces of tea that are left over after higher grades of tea are gathered to be sold. Traditionally these were treated as the rejects of the manufacturing process in making high quality leaf tea like the orange pekoe. Fannings with extremely small particles are sometimes called dusts.[15] Fannings and dusts are considered the lowest grades of tea, separated from broken-leaf teas which have larger pieces of the leaves. However, the fannings of expensive teas can still be more expensive and more flavourful than whole leaves of cheaper teas.
This traditionally low quality tea has however experienced a huge demand in the developing world in the last century as the practice of tea drinking became popular. Tea stalls in India and the South Asian sub-continent, and Africa prefer dust tea because it is cheap and also produces a very strong brew - consequently more cups are obtained per measure of tea dust.
Because of the small size of the particles, a tea infuser is typically used to brew fannings.[16] Fannings are also typically used in most tea bags, although some companies sell tea bags containing whole-leaf tea.[17]
Some exporters focus primarily on broken leaf teas, fannings, and dusts.[15]
Grade terminology
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- Choppy contains many leaves of various sizes.
- Fannings: are small particles of tea leaves used almost exclusively in tea bags.
- Flowery: consists of large leaves, typically plucked in the second or third flush with an abundance of tips.
- Golden Flowery: includes very young tips or buds (usually golden in colour) that were picked early in the season.
- Tippy: includes an abundance of tips.
Whole leaf grades
The grades for whole leaf orthodox black tea are: Ceylon orange pekoe (OP) grades'
- OP1—slightly delicate, long, wiry leaf with the light liquor
- OPA—bold, long leaf tea which ranges from tightly wound to almost open
- OP—main grade, in the middle between OP1 and OPA, can consist of long wiry leaf without tips
- OP Superior—primarily from Indonesia, similar to OP
- Flowery OP—high-quality tea with a long leaf and few tips, considered the second grade in Assam, Dooars, and Bangladesh teas, but the first grade in China
- F OP1—as above, but with only the highest quality leaves in the FOP classification
- Golden Flowery OP1—higher proportion of tip than FOP top grade in Milima and Marinyn regions, uncommon in Assam and Darjeeling
- Tippy Golden F OP—the highest proportion of tip, main grade in Darjeeling and Assam
- TGF OP1—as above, but with only the highest quality leaves in the TGFOP classification
- Finest TGF OP—highest quality grade (Note: "Special" is occasionally substituted for "Finest", with a number 1 at the end to indicate the very finest), often hand processed and produced at only the best plantations, roughly one quarter tips
- SFTGFOP(1)—sometimes used to indicate the very finest
A joke among tea aficionados is that "FTGFOP" stands for "Far Too Good For Ordinary People".
Broken leaf grades
- BT—Broken Tea: Usually a black, open, fleshy leaf that is very bulky. Classification used in Sumatra, Ceylon(Sri Lanka), and some parts of Southern India.
- BP—Broken Pekoe: Most common broken pekoe grade. From Indonesia, Ceylon(Sri Lanka), Assam and Southern India.
- BPS—Broken Pekoe Souchong: Term for broken pekoe in Assam and Darjeeling.
- FP—Flowery Pekoe: High-quality pekoe. Usually coarser with a fleshier, broken leaf. Produced in Ceylon(Sri Lanka) and Southern India, as well as in some parts of Kenya.
- BOP—Broken Orange Pekoe: Main broken grade. Prevalent in Assam, Ceylon(Sri Lanka), Southern India, Java, and China.
- F BOP—Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe: Coarser and broken with some tips. From Assam, Ceylon(Sri Lanka), Indonesia, China, and Bangladesh. In South America coarser, black broken.
- F BOP F—Finest Broken Orange Pekoe Flowery: The finest broken orange pekoe. Higher proportion of tips. Mainly from Ceylon's "low districts".
- G BOP—Golden Broken Orange Pekoe: Second grade tea with uneven leaves and few tips.
- GF BOP1—Golden Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe 1: As above, but with only the highest quality leaves in the GFBOP classification.
- TGF BOP1—Tippy Golden Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe 1: High-quality leaves with a high proportion of tips. Finest broken First Grade Leaves in Darjeeling and some parts of Assam.
Fannings grades
- PF—Pekoe Fannings
- OF—Orange Fannings: From Northern India and some parts of Africa and South America.
- FOF—Flowery Orange Fannings: Common in Assam, Dooars, and Bangladesh. Some leaf sizes come close to the smaller broken grades.
- GFOF—Golden Flowery Orange Fannings: Finest grade in Darjeeling for tea bag production.
- TGFOF—Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Fannings.
- BOPF—Broken Orange Pekoe Fannings: Main grade in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Southern India, Kenya, Mozambique, Bangladesh, and China. Black-leaf tea with few added ingredients, uniform particle size, and no tips.
Dust grades
- D1—Dust 1: From Sri Lanka, Indonesia, China, Africa, South America, and Southern India.
- PD—Pekoe Dust
- PD1—Pekoe Dust 1: Mainly produced in India.
Other terms
- Musc.—Muscatel
- Cl.—Clonal
- Ch.—China varietal
- Qu.—Queen jat
- FBOPF Ex. Spl.—Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe Fannings (Extra Special)
- FP—(Flowery Pekoe)
- PS—Pekoe Souchong
- S—Souchong
- BOF—Broken Orange Fannings
- BPF—Broken Pekoe Fannings
- RD—Pekoe Dust/Red Dust
- FD—Fine Dust
- GD—Golden Dust
- SRD—Super Red Dust
- SFD—Super Fine Dust
- BMF—Broken Mixed Fannings
See also
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- Food grading
- ISO 3103, a standardized method of tea brewing used to compare tea leaf flavor and aroma characteristics
- Maofeng, an equivalent tea term in China
- Tea blending and additives
- ^ a b Marian Segal (March 1996). "Tea: A Story of Serendipity". FDA Consumer magazine. Retrieved 2006-12-12.
- ^ TeaFountain (2004). "Tea Leaf Grades & Production Methods". TeaStation & TeaFountain. Archived from the original on 2006-09-02. Retrieved 2006-12-12.
- ^ a b c "Stash Orange Pekoe Tea". Stash Tea. 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-12.
- ^ Swann's Classic Teas. "The Leaf is All: Leaf Grading". Swann's Classic Teas. Archived from the original on 2006-08-19. Retrieved 2006-12-12.
- ^ Peet's Coffee (2006). "Learn: Tea Grades". Peet's Coffee & Teas. Retrieved 2006-12-12.
- ^ Barnes & Watson Fine Teas (2006). "Leaf Grades". Barnes & Watson Fine Teas. Archived from the original on 2007-01-24. Retrieved 2006-12-12.
- ^ "Tea grades". Tea grades. House of Tea. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ Campbell Ronald Harlers (1973), ""Tea Production"", The New Encyclopædia Britannica 1973 18 (15 ed.), Encyclopædia Britannica Inc.
- ^ Olde Wyndham Tea Company (2002). "Grades of Gourmet Tea". Olde Wyndham Tea Company. Archived from the original on 2006-12-09. Retrieved 2006-12-12.
- ^ AFD (Appui à la Formation et au Développement). "Les techniques d'exploitation – Cueillette – Normes de cueillette". Théier (Camellia sinensis). Retrieved 2006-12-12.
- ^ "What is Pekoe Tea?". What is Pekoe Tea?. Wise Geek. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ a b James Norwood Pratt (May 2002). "The Dutch Invent "Orange Pekoe"". TeaMuse Monthly Newsletter. Retrieved 2006-12-12.
- ^ Rev. Robert Morrison, A dictionary of the Chinese language, vol. 1, pt. 2, pp. 3-4. Quote: "The sorts commonly known to Europeans are these, ... ; 4th, Pekoe, 白毫, Pih-haou; ...". The same text is reproduced in the 1865 reprint.
- ^ Gillards of Bath (2006). "Dargeeling teas". Gillards of Bath. Archived from the original on 2007-01-11. Retrieved 2006-12-12.
- ^ a b "Good liquoring CTCs see demand at Kolkata tea sale", Sify, Jul. 21, 2008.
- ^ Felix Cooper, "Tea Balls for Conservation", New York Times, Feb. 19, 1943.
- ^ Florence Fabricant, "Whole Leaves, No Strings For a New Tea Bag", New York Times, Feb. 9, 2000.
- General
- "Tea & Production". Plain T. Retrieved 2006-11-15.
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How roads are managed in the UK: frequently asked questions
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- 02 February 2006
Managing speed on our roads
Why the Department for Transport is committed to reducing the number of injuries and fatalities caused by excessive or inappropriate speed on our roads.
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- 05 May 2005
Targeting congestion on motorways and A-roads
740-word report on the Department for Transport's and Highway Agency's roads improvement programme.
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Salsalate Shows Encouraging Results in Trial Led by Joslin Scientists
Drs. Steven Shoelson and Allison Goldfine
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Clinical studies of a generic drug called salsalate, widely prescribed for arthritis, now provide promising early results that the drug may be useful for the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes as well. In a three-month trial led by Joslin Diabetes Center researchers, those who took salsalate showed significantly improved blood glucose levels.
Starting off, the patients all had levels of hemoglobin A1C (a standard measurement that reflects blood sugar levels over several months) in the range of 7.0 to 9.5%. A significant number of those who took salsalate saw this number drop by 0.5%, a result that is in the range of several recently released diabetes therapeutics. Other tests related to glucose levels also showed substantial improvement.
"These results are exciting," says Allison Goldfine, M.D., Joslin's Director of Clinical Research and an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School. "They indicate that salsalate may provide an effective, safe and inexpensive new avenue for diabetes treatment. However, these findings are preliminary. Additional studies are ongoing. At this time we do not recommend patients use this medication for their diabetes treatment until further studies are completed."
For more details, please see our news release and:
- Drug Helps Diabetics, Trial Finds (New York Times)
- Arthritis Drug Shows Promise in Type 2 Diabetes Study (Boston Globe)
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"Running," the "Veep" episode that Julia Louis-Dreyfus submitted to Emmy voters, began its life several years ago when the show's creator, Armando Iannucci, walked into a glass door while vacationing in Cape Cod. After Iannucci told Louis-Dreyfus the story (and the three-time Emmy winner finally stopped laughing), they agreed that Louis-Dreyfus' striving, status-obsessed U.S. vice president, Selina Meyer, should suffer a similar mishap at a particularly crucial moment.
"We filed it away, waiting for the right time to use it," Iannucci says by phone from London. "Between the accident itself and then the pain medication that would follow, we knew it'd be another fun way to explore how these very public figures have to keep it together, even when they're out of their minds on a bad cocktail of drugs."
Louis-Dreyfus won the Emmy for lead comedy actress for "Veep's" debut season last year, but she'll be the first to tell you that the show and its terrific ensemble spent the first eight episodes finding their "sea legs" and discovering their characters. For the second go-round, Iannucci and his writers raised the stakes for Selina, giving her some wins amid the humiliations and nonstop barrage of creatively profane insults, allowing Louis-Dreyfus' charm to shine brighter. The payoff can be seen in "Running," a showcase for its actress' facility for physical comedy, verbal sparring and surprisingly emotional character work.
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Here, Louis-Dreyfus and Iannucci break down the episode.
Walking on broken glass
Selina, riding the momentum following a strong TV interview, heads to a meeting with potential contributors to schmooze. Before she can shake hands, however, she runs into a glass door. Iannucci wanted the accident to "come from absolutely nowhere" and then dominate the show.
"That was just a thrill to be covered in blood and carrying on in a scene, almost entirely clueless as to how bad she looks," Louis-Dreyfus says. "It was a fine line how gross to get the blood because you wanted to remain funny while still looking damaged. The most fun for me was to see the reactions, when Tony [Hale] and Matt [Walsh] see me for the first time."
Adds Iannucci: "We had four goes at it with her walking into this sugar glass, which smashes very easily, and then the [blood] squibs going off. They did a great job on the makeup. I remember her coming to me with her hand grazed and cut. 'Oh, my God, what happened?' 'No, it's the makeup, you idiot!' Which tells you how good it was."
'It's the euphoria'
Selina's staff stashes her in a hotel suite to prevent the media from seeing her bloodied face. Hopelessly loyal assistant Gary (Hale) offers St. John's wort ("It's herbal! It's from the earth!"), which, combined with Selina's regimen of antidepressants, blissfully relaxes the veep to the point where she's even offering to buy Mike's (Walsh) burdensome boat.
"When I was in labor with my first son, they gave me some sort of pain medicine," Louis-Dreyfus remembers. "And all of a sudden, I had so much love for everybody in the room. I remember saying something incredibly positive, like, 'Aren't we all lucky to be alive?' And the doctor turned to my husband and said, 'You see? It's the euphoria.' And I feel like that it was that for Selina, the euphoria coming through."
Iannucci marveled at the subtlety Louis-Dreyfus brought to Selina's chemically imbalanced state, avoiding going for the cheap laughs by slurring or acting obviously affected.
"It's more to do with her behavior being a combination of little odd things that pile up and make you think there's something wrong with her," Iannucci says.
Before she can get her head straight, Selina must briefly meet the press, to whom she proclaims, "I fully intend to run," referring to a 10K fun run, though the White House fumes about the way the statement could be misunderstood.
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"These politicians have to present themselves a certain way, but you pull back the curtain, and there's something more raw and real," Louis-Dreyfus says. "That's where the tension and the humor come from in the show."
Getting serious after the slapstick
Selina does indeed run the next day, making sure she finishes behind the disabled vet but ahead of the guy wearing the banana costume. ("I'm not going to get beaten by a banana!") After the race, she decides she's "done with all of it," specifically the president, "this man I loathe." She'll resign from the ticket and run for president herself in six years. For Iannucci, the primary concern here was to make sure the slapstick seen earlier in the episode wouldn't undercut the seriousness of Selina's choice at the end.
"We knew, going in, there were so many things pulling against each other," Iannucci says. "It all boiled down to Julia's performance, and she played the end absolutely straight, even with a man running beside her in a banana costume."
"She's had to fight so hard for a measure of dignity and not get it," Louis-Dreyfus adds. "And I liked the symbolism of bleeding and being out of breath and bloodied. That's how she's feeling about her aspirations. Because the American experience is not about aspiring to be No. 2. It just isn't. It's always No. 1. And there's a great argument to be made for No. 2. Or even No. 3. But somehow, No. 1 seems as if it's the only place to be."
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Wedding DJ Hampshire
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A1 Discos Ltd. work throughout Hampshire and have long been regarded The Wedding Disco Specialists in Hampshire, when it comes to the all-important choice of Wedding DJ Entertainment to round off your Big Day.
Firstly, we are not an agency. We will never pass your booking onto someone else, nor will you pay agency fees.
We offer you:
An experienced and punctual Professional Wedding Disc Jockey, suitably dressed for the occasion.
Access to our Online Music Library, with the ability to compile an extensive playlist if you prefer, or simply list your Wedding First Dance and a few favourites, leaving the rest to your DJ.
Effects Lighting, suited to the venue size, to project onto the walls, ceiling & floor.
A Sound System, which can be turned down as well as up!
The option to pay for your Wedding Disco in affordable installments.
The Peace of Mind and security of dealing with a long established, ISO9001 certified company, with experience of having performed at many wedding venues throughout Hampshire.
As much Communication in advance of your function as you want. You may call or email us with a question at any time - we don't use voicemail or answerphones and respond to all communications promptly.
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Click here for testimonials from recent newlyweds, to see what they say about our Wedding DJs. If you are planning on holding your wedding reception in a marquee, we have put together this page containing some information which you may find helpful.
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Feedback from Wedding Discos in Hampshire
Many thanks for supplying the DJ for our wedding. He was fantastic and had people up dancing. He was also very accommodating as he had to share the stage with the band. Great service thanks!
Daniel Leese
in respect of our Wedding DJ Scott
who played at their Wedding Disco in Rotherwick, Hook, Hants RG27 at Rotherwick Village Hall
To everyone at A1 Discos, Thank you for making our day special Debbie & Keith xx
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who played at their Wedding Disco in Sarisbury Green, Southampton SO31 at a Private Residence
Hi Sue Just wanted to send you an email to thank you for your excellent service for our wedding. Neil did a great job; turned up early, was quick to set up and played some fab music. Thank you once again The new Mr. & Mrs. Neale xx Kerrianne Neale (nee Furness)
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who played at their Wedding Disco in Romsey Road, Winchester SO22 at West Downs Campus
Hello I just wanted to email to say how amazing our DJ was at our wedding!! He really went with the crowd and picked some amazing songs which he knew was our theme..he mentioned that he could see from the songs we chose that we liked hip hop and he loved playing them instead of the standard 'wedding songs' He was really fantastic..please pass on our thanks! Kind regards Rachael & Andy (Sorry about the delay - we were on honeymoon)
Rachael & Andy
in respect of our Wedding DJ Scott
who played at their Wedding Disco in Sutton Scotney, Winchester, Hants SO21 at Norton Park Hotel
Hi Just wanted to say a huge thanks to our wedding dj from last Friday night. great fun was had by all. Hannah
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who played at their Wedding Disco in Winchester, SO23 at The Green Man
Wedding Venues in Hampshire that we recommend
Audleys Wood Hotel
Contact: Events Manager
Alton Road, Basingstoke
01256 817555
It is hard to imagine a more romantic wedding venue than Audleys Wood Hotel in Basingstoke, Hampshire. Furnished with antiques and hung with paintings, the warm, characterful décor complements the elaborate carvings, ornate stonework and beautiful stained glass, Audleys Wood Hotel is the ideal wedding venue in Basingstoke for your dream country house wedding. This magnificent Victorian mansion, originally built as a hunting lodge, now has a beautiful Garden Pavilion to combine with the picturesque setting to create the wedding venue in Hampshire you have always imagined.
Balmer Lawn Hotel
Contact: Wedding Co-ordinator
Lyndhurst Road, Brockenhurst
01590 421111
The Balmer Lawn Hotel is the perfect New Forest Wedding Venue, a four star hotel just on the outskirts of Brockenhurst in Hampshire. Built originally in the mid 1800's as a hunting lodge, the Balmer Lawn is a classic Country House Hotel set in the very heart of the New Forest National Park, offering an emphasis on comfort and great service.
Langrish House
Contact: Robina Talbot-Ponsonby
Langrish, Petersfield
01730 266941
The house and garden are ideal for embracing the dreams of every couple. Nigel and Robina Talbot-Ponsonby, who are the owners and live at Langrish, want you to make their home yours for the day. Langrish only hosts one Wedding a day ensuring that Robina and her team can give your dream a very personal and individual service. They have lots of experience and will enjoy helping you to plan an occasion that is uniquely yours. At all times of the year, Langrish brings an extra bit of magic to a wedding. In Summer, guests can wander, glass in hand, through the spectacular grounds, while in Winter the House may be lit by cosy, romantic candlelight. Spring sees the garden radiate with snowdrops or daffodils and even the reds and golds of Autumn provide a perfect, natural backdrop for photographs.
The Elvetham Hotel
Contact: Kacey
Fleet Road, Hartley Wintney, Hook
01252 759564
Wander around the grounds arm in arm as you explore the 19th century architecture, discover captivating event spaces and picture yourself walking down the aisle in these inspiring surroundings. With 35 acres of beautiful grounds and gardens, you certainly won't be short of stunning photo opportunities. A variety of quaint, grand and outdoor event spaces await, so you can walk down the aisle and exchange your vows in gorgeous surroundings whatever the weather.
Alton House Hotel
Normandy Street, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 1DW
Avington Park
Avington, Winchester, Hampshire, SO21 1DB
Bartley Lodge Hotel
Cadnam, Cadham, Hampshire, SO40 2NR
Barton Mill
Bartons Lane, Old Basing, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8AE
Beechdown Park, Winchester Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG22 4ES
Botley Park Hotel
Winchester Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO32 2UA
Careys Manor Hotel
Lyndhurst Road, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, SO42 7RH
Chewton Glen Hotel
Christchurch Bay Road, New Milton, Hampshire, BH25 6QS
Chilworth Manor Hotel
Chilworth, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 7PT
De Vere New Place
High St, Shirrel Heath, Southampton, Hampshire, SO23 2JY
East Horton Golf Ctr
Mortimers Lane, Fair Oak, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 7EA
Essebourne Manor Htl
Hurstbourne Tarrant, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 0ER
Exbury Gardens
Exbury, Southampton, Hampshire, SO45 1AZ
Forest Lodge Hotel
Pikes Hill, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, SO43 7AS
Four Seasons Hotel
Chalky Lane, Dogmersfield, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 8TD
Hampshire Hog Hotel
Gravel Hill, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO8 0QD
Headley Park Hotel
Picketts Hill, Sleaford, Bordon, Hampshire, GU35 8TE
Highfield Park
Heckfield, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 0LG
Hilton Hotel
Old Common Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 3PR
Hilton Hotel
Eastern Road, Farlington, Hampshire, PO6 1UN
HMS Warrior
Victoria Gate, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3QX
Holiday Inn
Grove Road, Basingtoke, Hampshire, RG21 3EE
Holiday Inn
Telegraph Way, Winchester, Hampshire, SO21 1HZ
Keyhaven Yacht Club
Keyhaven, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 0TR
Langstone Harbour Hotel
Northney Road, Hayling Island, Hampshire, PO11 0NQ
Lime Wood Hotel
Beaulieu Road, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, SO43 7FZ
Lismoyne Hotel
45 Church Road, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 4NE
Lyndhurst Park Hotel
78 High Street, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, SO43 7NL
Macdonald Elmers Court
South Baddseley Road, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 5ZB
Marriott Portsmouth
1 Southampton Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 4SH
Marwell Hall
Colden Common, Winchester, Hampshire, SO21 1JH
Marwell Hotel
Thompsons Lane, Winchester, Hampshire, SO21 1JY
Merchistoun Hall
106 Portsmouth Road, Horndean, Hampshire, PO8 9PL
Minley Manor
Minley Road, Blackwater, Hampshire, GU17 9LP
Moorhill House Hotel
Burley, Ringwood, Hampshire, BH24 4AG
Mountbatten Centre
Twyford Avenue, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO2 9QA
Netley Abbey Hall
Abbey Hill, Netley, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 5FA
Newton House Hotel
Manor Road, Hayling Island, Hampshire, PO11 0QR
North Hants Golf Club
Minley Road, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 1RF
Norton Park Hotel
Sutton Scotney, Winchester, Hampshire, SO21 3NE
Pitt Hall Barn
Hall Farm, Kingsclere Estate, Tadley, Hampshire, RG26 5RJ
Portsmouth Guildhall
Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2AB
Quindell Golf Club
Skylark Meadows, Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 6TJ
Rhinefield House
Rhinefield Road, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, SO42 7QB
Rivervale Barn
Mill Lane, Yateley, Hampshire, GU46 7SS
Romsey Golf Club
Romsey Road, Nursling, Hampshire, S016 0XW
Silver Lake Stadium
Stoneham Lane, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 9HT
Solent Hotel & Spa
Rookery Avenue, Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7AJ
Southsea Castle
Clarence Esplanade, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 3NT
Stanwell House Hotel
14-15 High St, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 9AA
The Elvetham Hotel
Hartley Wintney, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 8AR
The Tithe Barn
Ditcham, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU31 5RQ
The Vyne
Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 9HL
The White Horse (Silks Hotel)
19 Market Place, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8ZJ
Tylney Hall Hotel
Ridge Lane, Rotherwick, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 9AZ
Tythings On The Green
Reading Road, Yateley, Hampshire, GU46 7RP
Warbrook House
The Street, Eversley, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 0PL
Weddings In The Wood
Emery Down, Lyndhurst , Hampshire, SO43 7GA
Winchester Guildhall
The Broadway, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 9BE
Winchester Hotel
Worthy Lane, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 7AB
Some of the towns we regularly provide Wedding DJ services in Hampshire: Aldershot, Alresford, Alton, Andover, Basingstoke, Bishops Waltham, Bordon, Brockenhurst, Eastleigh, Emsworth, Fareham, Farnborough, Fleet, Fordingbridge, Gosport, Havant, Hayling Island, Hedge End, Hook, Horndean, Lee on Solent, Liphook, Liss, Lymington, Lyndhurst, New Milton, Petersfield, Portsmouth, Ringwood, Romsey, Southampton, Southsea, Tadley, Totton, Waterlooville, Whitchurch, Winchester, Yateley, plus all other towns, villages and surrounding areas in Hampshire
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Channel 13 News on How our Orlando Social Skills Camps and Groups helped a student make friends!
Who should Attend?
This Summer or Winter adventure based social skills camp is in the Orlando area and is for students that may lack assertion, poor self esteem, low self confidence or have social skills issues with their peer group. Students have traveled from Central, South America, the Caribbean, and all over the United States for this Social Skills Camp.
This Social Skills Summer Camp is a NORMAL Summer Camp of 150 YMCA Campers and TLC brings 20 kids that stand out with the goal of helping them blend in better by the end of the week! This camp is great for students with:
- Low Self-Confidence or Self-Esteem
- Anxiety – To Help Face and Overcome their Fears
- Social Anxiety – Build Social Confidence
- ADHD or ADD – 60% of ADHD students are behind socially so we help close the social gap!
- Aspergers or Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) – High Functioning
As all of these diagnoses tend to be behind socially by showing some or all of the following social delays.
15 Symptoms or Tips to Identify Social Delays
If you can answer yes to two or more of these items about your child, he or she may benefit from learning skills that will help him or her to connect better with peers, and to more confident and prepared for the real world. Here are a few symptoms to look for:
- Doesn't recognize non-verbal cues
- Gets in peers personal space
- Annoys to get attention because they do not know how to get it another way
- Low self confidence
- Poor eye contact
- Only interested in themselves rather than taking an interest in their peers
- Talks too much
- Lacks assertion
- Impulsive or blurts out responses
- Tries too hard to make friends laugh – thinks humor will make them friends
- Reacts to teasing and does not know how to roll with conflict
- Has a need for justice and fairness and judges peers
- Isolates or withdraws from peers
- Always wants to be first or wants to play what they want
- Kids do not call for play dates or to hang out!
Student Leadership Camp is a fun Summer or Winter camp that helps build leadership, learning and life skills in kids and teens! This adventure camp for students in the Orlando area is for students that may have social skills issues with their peer group and/or lack assertiveness and self-confidence. This camp takes place at the YMCA Camp Wewa ropes course.
What is the Leadership & Social Skills Camp Experience!
- The Camp is limited to 20 Students per week and will blend in with Camp Wewa's students (between 100-200 campers per week).
- They will be assigned cabins with same age campers (i.e. 13 year old TLC clients will be in a cabin with 13 year old Camp Wewa Campers). We blend our clients into the camp so we can see how they do in an age appropriate environment rather than put them in a camp where all the kids struggle socially. If we put them in a camp where all the kids struggle socially then this would not simulate a real life situation and may not be effective.
- Students will have a screening to determine their Leadership and Social Skills needs.
- When the student arrives at the camp they will be greeted by a Masters Level Counselor/Student to review their goals.
- Our Masters Level Counselors will wear a YMCA Camp Counselor Shirt & Blend in with the Camp Staff so your child will not be singled out.
- Each of our TLC Counselors will be assigned 3-5 students, and Observe the students interactions.
- The TLC Counselor will then discretely address inappropriate responses, boundaries issues, social problems, etc. ideally when it happens and suggest more appropriate ways to redirect their behavior.
- Each day our team will review each student objectives and how they are progressing toward their goals as discuss plans on how to help them move toward their goals.
- Students will also have an additional 5-6 hours on the Ropes course for Team Building and Experiential Learning in comparison to the Camp Wewa students. Corporations pay $500-$600 per person for 6 hours on a Ropes Course!
- Camp Wewa counselors will tell other campers that inquire about why the TLC kids get more time on the course will communicate that TLC is "Total Leadership Camp" and their parents paid more for them to have more time on the course.
- For an additional fee over the next 1-2 weeks after the camp an appointment can be scheduled to review the progress for your student and make additional recommendations to build on their success.
Central Florida Spring, Summer or Winter Overnight Leadership Social Skills Camp Information
PRICING – Other camps charge $2000 and up to $3000 per week for similar services!
Fee is ONLY $1065 or $965 if you pay 30 Days in advance for the week + the price of the initial screening!
Call Camp Wewa in Apopka for possible Scholarship!
To Secure your Spot for Camp Contact Us at 407-248-0030, Full Payment is Required. Payment is Non-Refundable after 30 Days before the camp start date.
For non-Total Life Counseling Center clients there will be a Fee for the screening to obtain the following:
- Student History
- Identify concerns & behaviors
- Determine goals & objectives for the week
- Answer Questions
- We can give a diagnosis and group or individual therapy codes for each day of camp.
- Insurance plans vary so it check with your insurance to see if they will reimburse for the camps.
Scholarships-Summer & Winter Camp Only
Additional Scholarships available through Camp Wewa. Click Here for the Scholarship Application
If you are eligible for a scholarship, you will pay Camp Wewa and make a separate payment to TLC for our therapeutic services at Camp Wewa!
For Students ages 6-9 & 10-16. Students will be divided by age groups at the Summer Camp.
Observe student interactions with peers and redirect them by providing tools for positive socialization.
Campers will build relationships as they work together to solve each challenge, learning to trust each other and become trustworthy.
Students will learn how to read the body language and non-verbals from a horse as well as empathy, trust, teamwork and respect.
- Character Building
- Leadership/Communication Skills
- Responding to Provoking/Bullying
- Anger Management/Conflict Resolution Coping Skills
- Support Learn to overcome fears by facing fears
- Reduce Depressive symptoms by building self-confidence
- Reduce Anxiety by building learning how to face fears
Orlando, Winter Park and Clermont Summer or Winter Camp includes the incredible experiential learning of a challenge/ropes course, swimming and canoeing. Students will receive coaching/mentoring in the following areas:
Why Use a Ropes Course?
- ROPES COURSES are "Challenge by Choice" which means we do not force kids to do something they do not want to do, but with encouragement and affirmation from their peers kids and adults push themselves to do more than they thought they would do.
- Ropes courses continue to gain recognition as the experiential learning accelerates insight into trust, healthy communication, friendships, and leadership.
- The Ropes Program utilizes various initiatives to challenge participants physically, mentally, emotionally and socially.
- We include both Low Elements, which are close to the ground, and High Elements, which can be up to 40 feet high.
Camp takes place at the YMCA Camp Wewa in Apopka, FL.
How to Apply:
Once you have completed the Screening you will Complete the Camp Application (call 407 248-0030 for the application) & fax or Mail it to TLC (Not Camp Wewa).
What to Bring:
If you are interested in our camp and most of your questions will be answered by reviewing the Camp Application and Parent Handbook & What to Bring to Camp. Some of your questions should be answered on this web page.
Call (407) 248-0030 to set up the screening.
What others are saying? | Testimonials
Camp was uber-awesomeness… amazing fun times! Thanks for doing the camp truly one of, if not, the greatest week of my life!
He had a really great week, thank you very much to Jim and Seth and all you very special caring people.
Jim, you are an angel here on Earth doing very important work. We are lucky to have you in our lives! Read More
"Tommy (Thomas as he now prefers) is doing awesome! You would be so amazed to see God's work in progress. Your leadership camp has changed Tommy's life!
He really enjoyed summer camp… I heard descriptions of all the
different stations on the ropes course and which he did and didn't do, but
in particular about the vertical wall…. and how it was the hardest and how
you "really had to work as a team to get everyone up and over the top and
how it was really hard but they did it! The best story was about his
distractible and kind of stubborn horse who would not follow directions at
first… when I asked what he did, he explained that as they got to know
each other better, he started to do what I wanted him to… but he still
kept looking over there because he has a short attention span…. when I
asked why over there? he said come here and i will show you…. well, over
there is where the donkeys and a couple of other animals were housed and his
horse was more interested in them than what he was supposed to be
doing…what a lesson for him in the car, on the way home he also shared
about some of the talks and activities they participated in, the other
boys, he considered basically all the boys in his dorm group as friends,
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Washington, D.C. (August 21, 2011) — Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Vice President Karl Uhlendorf issued the following statement today regarding drug shortages:
"America's biopharmaceutical research companies are deeply concerned with patients' well-being and their ability to get needed prescription medications. Their commitment to patients is evidenced by their tremendous investment in the discovery and development of new medicines.
"As recognized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other experts, the majority of drug shortages have involved generic drugs, with the FDA specifically referring to an increase in shortages among 'older sterile injectable drugs.' In the less frequent instances when shortages occur with brand-name medicines, brand manufacturers take aggressive actions to remedy the situation, communicating with and working closely with the FDA to resolve the problems that are identified.
"We cannot speculate about the causes of, or responses to, those generic drug shortages. However, shortages associated with brand-name medicines can be related to myriad factors, including shifts in clinical practices; wholesaler and pharmacy inventory practices; raw material shortages; changes in hospital and pharmacy contractual relationships with suppliers and wholesalers; adherence to distribution protocols mandated by the FDA; individual company decisions to discontinue specific medicines; natural disasters; and manufacturing challenges.
"Drug shortages of any kind are a complex problem that requires broad-based solutions from all stakeholders – including innovative biopharmaceutical research companies and generic manufacturers, whose products accounted for nearly 80 percent of prescriptions filled last year.
"Regardless of the cause, in order to provide patients with uninterrupted access to medicines it is important for all of us who provide life-saving medications to work collaboratively to minimize unexpected disruptions in the supply of vital medicines.
"PhRMA member companies accomplish that by our commitment to maintaining good manufacturing practices and working closely and collaboratively with the FDA, supply chain partners and providers when unexpected – and rare – shortages occur.
"We look forward to studies of this important issue to provide further insight."


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Co-op Employers...dedicated to providing a valuable learning experience for students.
Over eight hundred employers participate every year in Lane's Cooperative Education Program. This has helped Lane become a national leader in Cooperative Education and the largest Cooperative Education program in the nation among two year institutions. A primary reason employers support Co-op is because it gives them the opportunity to evaluate potential permanent employees. Sixty-five percent of all Co-op students are retained by employers as permanent employees after graduation, although employment is not guaranteed.
The Co-op employer's role is to:
- Develop job description and specific job qualifications
- For paid positions, determine the hourly wage level
- Interview students prior to placement
- Supervise student work and provide guidance and instruction
- Treat students as any other employee based on mutual expectations of standards and company policies
- Help students accomplish their learning objectives
- Meet with student's coordinator during the term to assess student's progress and complete a formal evaluation of student's work at end of each term (used to help determine student's grade)
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On January 8 in New York City, fashion industry leaders gathered to honor industry veterans and celebrate the next generation of fashion talent at the 2013 YMA FSF Geoffrey Beene National Scholarship Awards Dinner. Lanvin's artistic director, Alber Elbaz who took home the prestigious 50th Anniversary Geoffrey Beene Fashion Impact Award was among the night's honorees.
Also at the event were Bibhu Mohapatra, Kim Hastreiter, Alexandra Lind Rose, Lynn Hirschberg, Jim Gold, Stefano Tonchi, Andrea DuBois, Jason Kidd, Porschla Coleman, Rula Jebreal and Alvin Valley. Not bad for a Tuesday night. The event raised 1.9 million dollars in support of its scholarship, mentoring and internship programs and handed out scholarships to 130 deserving college students pursuing careers in fashion arts.
It's nice to see all the efforts being made to nurture and support the next generation of fashion talent. While many continue to dismiss fashion as frivolous, we all have to wear clothes, and the multi-billion dollar fashion industry is clearly a force to be reckoned with.
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Ohio economy has highs, lows as Super Tuesday approaches
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — When Ohio Gov. John Kasich broke with tradition last month to deliver his annual state address in Steubenville, it was an unexpected nod to the quiet river city's growing buzz as a new-millennium boomtown.
While the rest of Ohio faces a slow and uncertain economic recovery, particularly in its urban areas, the Steubenville metropolitan area is poised for better days — much better days.
Conservative estimates suggest that the city and surrounding counties sit atop two of the state's largest shale formations. Together they're thought to hold more than 15 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and 5.5 billion barrels of oil deep within the steep foothills and rocky terrain of eastern Ohio.
A mix of water, sand and chemicals injected into horizontally drilled wells at high pressure creates fractures in the shale that allows the extraction of fossil fuels inside it.
This hydraulic fracturing, known as "fracking," has stirred environmental concerns about land and groundwater pollution, but in a once-dying steel town where jobs are scarce, the technique is fueling an economic renaissance and breathing new life into other downtrodden industrial towns throughout the region.
As the four Republican presidential candidates crisscross the state in advance of Ohio's Super Tuesday primary, the slow growth of new jobs is the dominant issue on most voters' minds.
Ohio's manufacturing-rich economy has lost 400,000 jobs over the last four years. Even though 45,000 jobs were created last year, much of the state is limping toward recovery. New figures released Friday show that Ohio's unemployment rate dropped from 7.9 percent in December to 7.7 percent in January, as employers added 32,800 jobs and the number of jobless workers fell by 11,000 to 447,000.
"Have we solved the problem of job loss in Ohio? No. This is a very slow recovery," said George Zeller, a longtime Ohio economic-research analyst.
Eastern Ohio's good fortune hasn't quite caught up with workers in the state's large urban areas, where many continue to struggle for work.
In Dayton, visits to the county job-placement center have declined since the Great Recession, and more companies are moving back to the city, which was hit hard by the auto industry's downturn. General Electric is building a research facility in Dayton, while Caterpillar and Collective Brands Inc. have each built distribution centers that collectively employ roughly 1,000 people.
But that hasn't helped people such as 51-year-old Michael Stiles, who was using his lunch break earlier this week to put out resumes at the job center. A former food-service worker at the University of Dayton, Stiles had exhausted 99 weeks of unemployment insurance benefits before entering a six-month job training program at the St. Vincent de Paul Center, a social services organization. The state contributes $8,000 toward Stiles' salary, and after six months, the agency will decide whether to extend his training.
Despite the uncertainty, Stiles said he was much more optimistic about his job prospects than he was several years ago. Yet he remains cautious about the future.
"I was unemployed for two years and the feeling that I have, earning a paycheck, is just a 180-degree turn," Stiles said. "I feel like the economy is getting better, but it's not going to turn overnight. I think it's going to stay just like it is for a while."
But thanks to the shale deposits, Ohio's now-flush energy industry could help create and support more than 200,000 jobs by 2015, according to industry estimates.
From exploration through development, more than 75 different professions are required to produce a single well. These include geophysics, geology, law and civil, mechanical and electrical engineering.
Nearly half the required positions don't require bachelor's degrees: general laborers or "roustabouts," heavy equipment operators, cement manufacturers, welders, drill operators, skilled technicians and commercial truck drivers.
The importance of that was echoed Thursday during a brief chat between Aubrey McLendon, the chairman and CEO of Chesapeake Energy Corp., and James Baber, an executive vice president at Eastern Gateway Community College in Steubenville, which begins training workers for the shale industry Monday
According to Baber, McClendon told him, "I don't need Harvard grads. I need what you're doing."
Because of the shale industry's dependence on skilled blue-collar workers, many of Ohio's low-skilled unemployed can be trained for new positions that provide career growth and wages to sustain families.
That's what 45-year-old Tim Goddard of nearby Toronto, Ohio, is looking for. After losing his home-remodeling job in January, Goddard will begin training next week at Eastern Gateway for a roustabout position that he hopes will lead to an on-site foreman's job. He, his girlfriend and their children had considered moving to Texas or Florida for better job opportunities, but the expanding shale industry changed their minds.
"Both of our families grew up around here, so if I could find an opportunity to stay in this area, then I was all for that," Goddard said, adding that he's available for work the day after his classes end. "This could be the best thing that happened in this valley in years. The (Mahoning) valley needs something. Everything that had been good has left."
Located on the banks of the Ohio River and bordering West Virginia, the Steubenville area was once a vibrant steel industry hub before the mills began to close in the 1980s. The following years have proved difficult for the entire region, but the area's vast shale formations have changed everything. From December 2010 to December 2011, the Steubenville metro area logged the nation's largest unemployment rate decline, from 12.7 percent to 9.9 percent.
The shale industry's growth is even fueling a rebirth of the area's moribund steel industry. V & M Star, which makes seamless pipe and tubular goods for the oil and gas industry, is building a $650 million plant in nearby Youngstown that will provide 350 skilled-manufacturing jobs. As the industry moves from the leasing and exploration phase into production in 2015, analysts expect chemical and plastic companies to start popping up in the area as well.
As energy companies such as Chesapeake lease millions of acres in the area for oil and gas exploration, landowners are getting up to $5,000 per acre and up to 20 percent royalties for any oil and gas found on their properties.
The lease deals have made instant millionaires of farmers and landowners and generated new revenue streams for local governments.
Robert Hickle, of Toronto, Ohio, recently leased nearly 300 acres to a land-acquisition firm representing Chesapeake. A plumber and pipe fitter, Hickle held out for more money after being offered only $800 an acre two years ago. Other than some shallow natural gas reserves, most residents were unaware of the riches beneath them when energy companies began gobbling up properties some 10 years ago, Hickle said.
"Nobody was aware that there was gas around or knew anything about horizontal drilling. It was all new to us when the gas companies came around 10 years ago wanting to lease property," Hickle said. "We should have been more aware at that time that there was something there, but people were getting money for property they weren't making anything on."
Of his own windfall, Hickle would say only that he'd banked it and the transaction could continue to pay off handsomely for years to come.
Local officials are struggling to keep up with inquiries from businesses, hotels, restaurants, large retailers, commercial-property developers and homebuilders eager to service the growing shale industry.
Ed Looman, the executive director of Progress Alliance, a county economic development organization, said it used to be a struggle to attract development to the area, but not anymore.
"We used to have to beat the bushes, but now the bushes are beating us," he said. "We've had companies just walk in off the street, and that's just unheard-of for a small county."
Looman is looking for 30 homes to rent to energy-company executives by the first of May. Other companies are requesting short- and long-term housing for employees. Even more are looking for land and buildings.
"Someone will ask if we have a 35,000-square-foot building and they want to see it, and within a few days they're ready to move on it," Looman said.
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Vermont town meeting is traditionally a forum for issues that are local and often relatively small — how much money to spend on mosquito control, for example.
But sometimes the matters brought to town meeting are global and large. Many towns, for example, voiced their opposition to the continuing war in Iraq in 2005.
This year, a number of Vermont towns will be considering another big question with global implications: Should they go on record as opposing a proposal to pipe highly polluting "tar sands" oil through Vermont?


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Obama defends surveillance
SAN JOSE, Calif. — President Barack Obama defended his administration's data-gathering programs Friday, calling them necessary for national security and well within the bounds of the law, and saying he believed his administration had "struck the right balance" between privacy and security.
"I think it's important to understand that you can't have 100 percent security and then have 100 percent privacy and zero inconvenience. We're going to have to make some choices as a society," he said at an event which was scheduled as a chance to promote his health care law but became an opportunity for him to discuss controversial national security policies that spilled into public view this week.
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Answering questions from reporters, Obama stressed that Congress had been fully briefed on phone surveillance and that members of relevant congressional committees have been briefed on PRISM, the program involving the collection of internet data from non-Americans outside the United States from companies including Apple, Google and Facebook.
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"What you've got is two programs that were originally authorized by Congress, have been repeatedly authorized by Congress. Bipartisan majorities have approved them," he said. "Congress is continually briefed on how these are conducted. There are a whole range of safeguards involved."
In addition to the executive and legislative branch, the judicial branch is also involved in "overseeing the entire program throughout." Beyond all that, Obama said, "we've also set up an audit process when I came into office to make sure that we're, after the fact, making absolutely certain that all the safeguards are being properly observed."
Echoing statements the White House issued Thursday, Obama said he welcomed public discussion on the issue and recognized that some might have different views about how much privacy should be sacrificed in the fight against terrorism.
"I welcome this debate. And I think it's healthy for our democracy," the president said. "I think it's important for everybody to understand, and I think the American people understand, that there are some trade-offs involved."
Obama pointed to mentions of such trade-offs that he made in a speech last month about ending the war on terror. However, he did not explain how Americans could assess the balance he described without having an understanding of the program that did not emerge in detail until the leak of a top-secret court order this week.
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Asked by POLITICO if his embrace of the debate meant he welcomed the leak, Obama indicated he did not, and said the unauthorized release of classified information can help terrorists evade detection.
"I don't welcome leaks, because there's a reason why these programs are classified," he said. "If every step that we're taking to try to prevent a terrorist act is on the front page of the newspapers or on television, then presumably the people who are trying to do us harm are going to be able to get around our preventive measures."
Obama also dismissed what he called "some of the hype" suggesting that the government is broadly tapping phone calls and reading emails.
While details of phone numbers dialed and the duration of calls are collected, "nobody is listening to your telephone calls," Obama insisted. "That's not what this program's about. …They are not looking at people's names, and they're not looking at content." But by analyzing metadata, investigators "may identify potential leads with respect to folks who might engage in terrorism," and go back to courts to get permission to listen in on calls.


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I am a 5.0 player, and can play in the weekdays after 6pm. More flexible in then weekend. I'm open to hitting or playing games/sets or a combination.
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hey Massimo,
I'd like to have a hit sometime. I'm a 4.5 at best.
Hey there,
I'm a solid 4.5 here, would love to hit regularly - I prefer after 6 pm too. Usually play at Penmar or Marine Park in Venice/Santa Monica. Let me know if you want to hit.
i live in the culver city area. i played some college tennis as well (not D1 though) but i'm solid 5.0 level player. text me at 310-993-7142 if your interested.
Hi, this is George interested in playing more tennis.
I am about 4-4.5 (self-claimed, not rated) and trying to improve my game.
i will be ALSO inerested in doing some drills like volleys or overhead if you are intersted on top of palying rallies.
i can play weeknights (get off work around 615 from Santa Monica and live in Culver City)
contact me to schedule something if you are interested
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Research In Motion has announced that a beta version of BlackBerry® Traffic v3.0 for BlackBerry smartphone users is now available in BlackBerry Beta Zone. BlackBerry Traffic measures real-time traffic conditions to provide users with a recommended route to take and an estimated time of arrival. Where applicable, the app can even account for toll routes and give users alternative routes to help avoid them! The new version features audible turn-by-turn directions.
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I could rely on Nancy's experience and her unflappable patience, I felt that I could be completely myself and that she would adapt to help me.
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This page describes the requirements for using OneGuide on Xbox One X, Xbox One S, or the original Xbox One, so you can access TV service from your console. It also describes how to configure your Xbox One X, Xbox One S, or original Xbox One console to control your TV, audio receiver, and set-top box.
The first time you launch the TV app, the console will walk you through the steps described below. If you want to set up live TV later, you can select Live TV Setup from the Entertainment hub. Or, if you want to change any of your hardware settings after initial setup, you can do so by selecting TV & OneGuide from System > Settings.
Note Channel information in OneGuide is not available in all regions. You can still use HDMI pass-through to view TV content through Xbox One, but OneGuide will not show your TV listings. For a list of Xbox One features and the regions where they're available, see Xbox One Feature Availability.
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I'm looking forward to 2012, and all it has to hold. In the scrapbooking world, January brings work with two new Design Teams. I've already received my first box of goodies from The Paper Bakery, and I have a little sneak peek for you of my very first project...
My first Design Team box from Imaginisce should be here this week, and I can't wait to open it up and see what fun is inside!! I'm also still creating things for Scrapbook Daisies my local scrapbook store, and am really enjoying that!
This next year will be a busy one, but my love for scrapbooking continues to grow more and more!
Thanks again for being part of my 2011, I'll see you in 2012.
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Catching Up With DWTS Pro Peta Murgatroyd At LAX, New Tolani Collection, And More
Divadom at it's finest and even when flying. Pictured above are some recent pictures of Dancing With The Stars pro Peta Murgatroyd arriving at LAX after a trip from Miami for the Pensacola 'Life's A Dance' event. Peta is wearing a dress from the Tolani Collection. Gorgeous as always. You can view more pictures of Peta at Zimbio Pictures.
Also, Sun Of Hollywood caught up with Peta while in the airport. They asked her a few questions on Dancing With The Stars, dieting, and where the Best Dancers come from and she said the "Ukraine. Cute.
Special Note: Peta is now in London rehearsing with Derek Hough for something they won't give any details about until a month from now. When we find out more, we'll be sure to let you know. In the meantime, feel free to speculate?
Derek and Peta will also be dancing this Sunday at the Mohegan Sun shops. Go here for more information and be watching Pure Derek Hough closely for any and all information on Derek as our Miss Heidi will have the 'goods' in more detail soon. 😉