You've probably heard the expression "You've got to give something to get something." This push-pull method of increasing traffic and sales is practiced on the Net by many businesses - because it works. In this article, Frank Fiore provides an overview of your options for giving something away in order to get something (business) from potential customers.
Your marketing bag of tricks needs to include more than just an advertising campaign. There are other ways to promote your e-business and spend your marketing dollars. The key to your e-business success is being able to generate a steady flow of new qualified prospects to whom you can promote your product or service. Contests, giveaways, and shopper services are some of the best ways to do this.
There are basically two things you can accomplish with these types of promotions. You can draw attention to your product or service offer, and you can generate a database of prospects that you can market to later. Either way, these promotional elements should be seriously considered when creating a marketing plan for your e-business.
So, let's start with contests.
Sweepstakes and contests are one of the most popular promotion gimmicks on the Net today. Do a search on Yahoo! for sweepstakes and you'll come up with hundreds of sites listing tens of thousands of sweepstakes in which consumers can participate.
Sweepstakes and contests can increase awareness of your product or service offer and drive traffic to your web store. In addition, sweepstakes are a great marketing tool.
You can announce your sweepstakes to newsgroups, online sweepstakes groups, and search engines. You can add a feedback form on the sweepstakes page asking for comments on your web store, product, or service. If you have a new product, consider making that your sweepstakes prize. By using your own products or services as a prize, this will target people who are interested in those products or services.
Another marketing trick is to build a list of potential customers by asking them to check a box if they would be interested in receiving email, newsletters, updates, or possibly catalogs of your products. And don't forget to contact all participants via email when you announce a winner of your ongoing sweepstakes.
Ongoing? Right! You can run a sweepstakes monthly, weekly—even daily. Announcing winners to all participants is a great way to keep your web store and its offerings in front of potential customers.
Great promotion tool, right? So what's the downside?
How about hefty fines—and even jail time.
Keep in mind that although sweepstakes and contests can be an effective marketing tool, you must structure them properly to ensure compliance with federal and state laws. But we'll get into this a little later.
First step—determine your goals. That's easy. You want to drive traffic to your site. But after potential customers are there, you can use your sweepstakes for any number of things, such as gathering feedback on your web site and product offering, or building a mailing list of prospects (always ask if they want to be included in future mailings).
Next, you need to target your sweepstakes to make the most of your promotion. Match your promotion to the goals you're trying to achieve and the audience you're trying to attract. Are you after a general audience? Offer a general prize such as cash, a CD player, VCR, or TV. Provide something almost everyone can use. If you want to target your offer to those consumers who use your particular product or service, make the prize either your product or service, or a similar one. The prize in this case qualifies the player for you. Although you'll attract fewer entrants, the ones who do enter will be more likely to purchase your product or service in the future.
Finally, give some thought to your prize. You don't have to offer a large expensive prize, such as a trip around the world or a new Porsche, to get a good response. But don't skimp on your prize, either. If you offer prizes such as coffee mugs, mouse pads, or T-shirts, your sweepstakes will get lost in the thousands of contests on the Net today.
After you've determined your target market, prize, and goals, it's time to actually structure the sweepstakes.
Include the number of entries allowed (one per entrant or as many times as they like).
Mention whether the sweepstakes is run daily, weekly, monthly, or just one time.
Mention any restrictions or limits, such as age limits, if open to U.S. residents only or international.
Tell entrants when the sweepstakes ends and when the prize will be awarded.
Detail any and all information required for entry, such as name, address, zip, phone, email address, and so on.
Next, give some thought to the entry method. Will contestants email their entry to you in response to your advertisement or posting, or are they required to go to your web site and fill out a form? The latter is preferred if you want to ask some questions or get some feedback from the entrants or find whether they want to receive more information, a free email newsletter, or a free catalog.
Information about your company, or at least a link to your "About Us" page on your site.
Full description of the prize you're offering. Let entrants know exactly what they might win. For example, if they win a cruise or a weeklong stay in Disney World, is the airfare included?
A way to contact you in case an entrant has questions about your sweepstakes.
The official rules that address in detail the elements that make up the structure of your sweepstakes. Every legitimate sweepstakes must have a set of official rules. The official rules should state exactly how the sweepstakes is structured, as well as any restrictions or limitations about your promotion.
The final thing to consider is how to promote your sweepstakes across the Net. There are a number of web sites where you can post your sweepstakes and announce it to the world, such as Sweepstakes Online and FreeStuff 2000's Games & Giveaways page .
Adhering to the law is extremely important with sweepstakes and contests. And it goes without saying that before you run an online sweepstakes to promote your e-business, you should seek good legal counsel first. The key point to remember is that a sweepstakes is not a lottery. If your online sweepstakes is considered by legal officials to be a lottery, you're breaking the law!
So what's the difference between a sweepstakes and a lottery? A sweepstakes invites eligible participants to register for a chance to win a prize. A drawing at the conclusion of the sweepstakes usually awards prizes. A lottery consists of a prize, chance, and consideration. It's the consideration part that makes lotteries illegal in most states. Although the definition of a consideration differs from state to state (you need that lawyer again), generally, consideration means that a willing participant is required to purchase something or pay for access to be eligible to enter the contest. Another example of consideration might be the requirement of the participant providing detailed consumer information to be eligible.
Finally, you must offer an alternative method of entry (AMOE). Allowing participants to enter offline via mail or fax is a form of AMOE. Why should you do this? Including an AMOE for your online sweepstakes might decrease the risk that a regulator will view a sweepstakes promotion as an illegal lottery.
In addition to the risk of legal action, if you run your sweepstakes improperly, or if the participants feel that it was run unfairly, you risk a public relations nightmare that will be hard to overcome. Just because you're a small business, don't think that you're safe by flying below the radar screen of state and federal regulators. Don't be lulled into a false sense of safety in numbers. Seek legal advice and run your sweepstakes properly.


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The Niemba ambush took place on 8 November 1960, when an Irish Army patrol in Congo-Léopoldville was ambushed, the first time the Irish Army was embroiled in battle since the 1922-23 Irish Civil War. Ireland had deployed troops as United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) peacekeepers.

The notoriety of the attack, and the allegations of mutilation and cannibalism that circulated in the Irish popular press in its aftermath, led to the word "baluba" (sometimes spelled "balooba") becoming a synonym for any "untrustworthy and barbaric" individual in certain parts of Ireland.

However, the ambush was largely the result of mistaken identity. The Luba tribesmen seem to have mistaken the Irish UN troops for European mercenaries in the service of the State of Katanga, with whom they had recently been in conflict, the Baluba being opposed to Katangese secession. The Irish were part of a UN contingent that was sent to halt the Katangese secession from the Congo.

Background

After the Belgian Congo became independent (as Republic of the Congo) in 1960, a civil war broke out in Katanga, the southern, mineral-rich province of the Congo. A separatist movement was fueled by mining companies who sought to continue their control of the resources in the region, as well as by local and tribal grievances. A local political leader, Moïse Tshombe declared Katanga an independent state.

United Nations peacekeeping troops were invited to help restore order and to end the Katanga secession. Ireland, as well as Sweden and other European nations, supplied troops as part of the UN force. Ireland had applied for membership of the United Nations in 1946, but because of Irish neutrality during World War II this had been vetoed by the Soviet Union until the end of 1955. The Irish Army was therefore anxious to become involved in ONUC and thereby validate Ireland's recent membership, but was unprepared in terms of experience, training, uniforms, arms and vehicles, and was generally reliant on interpreters.

The Luba people or "Baluba" ethnic group did not support the Katangese secession. As a result, they came under attack from pro-Katangese and allied forces. The area around the railway station at Niemba suffered several raids by both Baluba and local Pygmy tribes. On 4 October, several villages were attacked by Katangese gendarmes and European mercenaries and many Baluba were massacred. This left them suspicious of and hostile to any white European troops. Most surrounding villages had been deserted by their inhabitants. Irish troops were sent to the area to secure it and encourage local people to return. A search of the area identified a damaged bridge, which a patrol was sent to, with a mission to effect repairs if possible.

Ambush
On 8 November 1960, an eleven-man section from the Irish Army's 33rd Battalion arrived at the bridge over the Luweyeye River. They were forced to leave their vehicles when they encountered a blockade on the road. While clearing it, they encountered about 100 Luba militiamen armed with bows, poison-tipped arrows, spears and clubs, as well as some guns. While the Irish troops had arrived to protect the Baluba, the militia undoubtedly took them for Katangese mercenaries. Lieutenant Kevin Gleeson, advancing unarmed with his platoon sergeant, Hugh Gaynor, attempted to greet them peacefully, but was hit with a barrage of poison-tipped arrows.

The section leader, Lt. Kevin Gleeson, and Sergeant Gaynor were overtaken and beaten and hacked to death. The surprised Irish soldiers, who had not been deployed in a defensive formation after dismounting from their vehicles, retreated behind trees on either side of the road and opened fire on the tribesmen with their Carl Gustaf submachine guns, Lee–Enfield rifles and Bren light machine guns. The Baluba however advanced on them, and the Irish were cut off from their vehicles. Despite taking heavy losses, the Baluba overran the Irish soldiers and fierce hand-to-hand fighting broke out, during which most of the Irish troops were killed.

Three Irish soldiers managed to escape the initial fighting. One of them, Anthony Browne, reached a nearby village and gave all the money he had to the village women, hoping they would get him help, but was instead mobbed and beaten to death by the village men. His body was recovered two years later. The two surviving soldiers managed to hide and were found by other UN troops the following day.

A total of nine Irish soldiers died: Lt. Kevin Gleeson of Carlow, Sgt. Hugh Gaynor of Blanchardstown, Cpl. Peter Kelly of Templeogue, Cpl. Liam Dougan of Cabra, Pt. Matthew Farrell of Jamestown, Dublin, Tpr. Thomas Fennell of Donnycarney, Tpr. Anthony Browne of Rialto, Pte. Michael McGuinn of Carlow, and Pte. Gerard Killeen of Rathmines. Some 25 Baluba were also killed.

Aftermath
The bodies of the Irish dead were flown to Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnel, where they lay in state. Lt. Kevin Gleeson's coffin was placed on a gun carriage, while those of the rest were placed on army trucks. Following a funeral procession through Dublin, they were buried at Glasnevin Cemetery. For his conduct during the ambush, 19-year-old Trooper Browne was posthumously awarded the Military Medal for Gallantry (the MMG), the Republic of Ireland's highest military award. He was the first recipient of the award. The citation read: "He endeavoured to create an opportunity to allow an injured comrade to escape by firing his Gustaf thereby drawing attention to his own position which he must have been aware would endanger his life. He had a reasonable opportunity to escape because he was not wounded but chose to remain with an injured comrade." At the time it was assumed that Browne had been killed at the scene. It was only later discovered that he had survived for two days before being killed in a separate attack.

A stone commemorating Lt. Gleeson can be found in his hometown of Carlow while a plaque commemorating Sgt. Hugh Gaynor can be found in his hometown of Blanchardstown.

Thomas Kenny, one of the survivors, believes that the real circumstances of Anthony Browne's death were misrepresented by the army, because they wished to have a hero to offer to the public. The wording of the citation implied that Browne had died trying to protect the wounded Kenny, by moving into the open and drawing fire on himself, letting an opportunity to escape pass. In fact he did escape into the forest.

Effects in Ireland
Fionn Rogan argues that the massacre had a corrosive effect in the Republic of Ireland, where there had been strong support for the Congo expedition:

The Baluba has long been associated with acts of cannibalism. Lurid stories circulated in the Irish popular press that the bodies of the victims had been mutilated and that their hearts had been removed to be eaten by the Baluba. As a result the word "baluba" became a synonym in Ireland for an "unruly or wild person".

References

Bibliography

Congo Crisis
History of the United Nations
Conflicts in 1960
Military history of the Republic of Ireland
Ambushes
November 1960 events in Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United Nations
Ireland and the United Nations
History of Katanga
Tanganyika Province

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The first six months of 2016 have come and gone, and in that time, we've seen an increase in the number of companies adopting HR analytics. While this is good news, it is by no means the end of the journey. A powerful analytics function can help you easily overcome new regulations, achieve diversity goals, get ahead of turnover, and more, but it requires the right mix of people, technology, and process to achieve.
Morten Kamp Anderson, an expert in human capital analytics, recognizes that a strong analytics team should be made up by different people who each bring an important data-driven competency to the table. Lacking any of these skills (which a person can have more than one of, mind you) can be detrimental to the effectiveness and sophistication of your analytics function. It's a very insightful read, especially if you're struggling to allocate proper resources.
HR leaders across the country are being asked by their C-suites and Boards if they can avoid the millions of dollars in overtime costs their organizations are now at risk of incurring — thanks to new overtime rules passed by the Department of Labor in May 2016 — without negatively impacting business objectives. This article details how HR analytics make it easy to comply with the new ruling and be more proactive when it comes to workforce issues.
If you're leading or building an HR analytics team, this manifesto by Alec Levenson is an exciting and sobering read on what it really takes to drive business results with an evidence-based approach. Levenson is an Economist and Senior Research Scientist with the University of Southern California's Center for Effective Organizations (along with frequent Visier guest contributor, John Boudreau).
This year I had the privilege of taking part in a ground-breaking research project. It leveraged a workforce database unmatched in the world in its breadth and depth to examine gender equity like never before. This Time Money article (and video) highlights the key findings. In fact, the report got so much attention there have been many insightful articles written about it. You can check all those articles out here, and download the full report (no cost!) here.
Strategic HR practitioners know that connecting the workforce to business outcomes is crucial, but figuring out how to start building this kind of acumen can be a challenge. Tracey Smith, a global influencer in the HR analytics space, breaks it down to the first three capabilities you should have outside of the HR domain.
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'Tidal wave': Blooms in flushes throughout the season with deep intense bright yellow in small clusters'. Alluding Mugandanur Mission to the rose, 'Tidal wave' satisfies fully the reason. That's because when the giant killer wave 'Tsunami' hit the coastal regions of Tamilnadu on 26th December 2004, volunteers rushed to lend a hand to the rescue operators. 'Being ready for frontline ministries' was very much the watchwords among the Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo, Eastern Province, who were then preparing for their Provincial Chapter 2005. Forcing their way out from the crowd, brave souls hastened to Nagapatinam, one of the worst hit areas. It was not just to render first aid but to integrate themselves with the other NGOs that had plunged into rehabilitation programmes. They joined the company of Jesuit fathers and brothers at Vedaranyam in Nagapatinam district. This involvement clenched a tie with some important people in and around Nagapatinam. In the association that was built with some, one to be remembered here is the acquaintance with Rev. Fr. M. L. Charles, the then Parish Priest of 'Pattudaiyaniruppu', Mugandanur who persuaded the sisters to pitch a community in his parish to continue the rehabilitation work. How true is our Lord's saying, 'The wind blows where it wills'. (Jn. 3: 8a)
'Pattudaiyaniruppu' is the parish in Mugandanur village which comes within Thiruvarur district covered under Tanjore diocese. Tanjore diocese comprises the entire districts of Thiruvarur, Nagapatinam and Tanjore. It also includes Papanasam, Kumbakonam and Cuddalore with exception of two taluks in each of these and Pudukkottai district, with the exception of 6 taluks. The story of the genesis of this diocese takes us to the hoary past and rich missionary traditions of Mylapore diocese, the third oldest and the 2nd biggest diocese born in India in the year 1560. The territory that constitutes the present diocese of Tanjore was the field of the heroic labour of the Portuguese Padroado missionaries from Goa, Franciscans, Augustinians, Jesuits, Foreign Society of missionaries and Salesians. Velankanni in Nagapattinam district, the centre of pilgrimage which attracts the devotees of Our Lady of Good Health from all parts of the globe is in this diocese.Among the ancient missionary centres, invariably mentioned is Nagapatinam where St. Francis Xavier had spent some days in 1545 on his way to San Thome. It was November 23, 1952 the Holy See erected the Tanjore diocese through the Papal Bull 'Ex Primaevae Ecclesiae'. It had to wait for four more months for the nomination of the bishop. Most Rev. Dr. A R. Sundaram, an illustrious son of the soil was nominated the first bishop of Tanjore on February 4, 1953. On March 25, 1953 he was consecrated as the Bishop with his motto 'Cor Jesu et Mariae spes mea" and with his special gifts for masterly planning and efficient administration, Bishop Sundaram began to build the diocese from scratch. After 33 years of laudable episcopal ministry, he retired in 1986. His successor Archbishop Dr. P. Arockiasamy took charge on November 26, 1986 and continued to lead the diocese to realize the goal. After 11 years of fruitful episcopal ministry, he retired in July 1997. Most Rev. Dr. M Devadoss Ambrose was consecrated Bishop of Tanjore on September 24, 1997. He is the third bishop of the diocese of Tanjore. It is to be noted that this renowned bishop is a parishioner of the Sacred Heart Church, the Cathedral Parish of Tanjore. It is no surprise, that the diocese from its genesis has grown steadily and strongly giving birth to new parishes. 'Pattudaiyaniruppu' was one such that came into existence in the year 1997 branching out from Koradacherry parish, placing itself under the protection of 'Our Lady of Refugees'. 'Pattudaiyaniruppu' has four substations, while three are villages with distinct names Thalpal, Pandavanthoppu and Singanthottam. Substation 'St. Sebastian's Church Street' comprises of the Catholics concentrated in a street in the outskirts of the village Mugandanur. These are a community of people belonging to scheduled caste. This is mentioned here only to say how Catholicism gets marred and tarnished by people who refuse to open their minds and heart to the 'Fatherhood' of God preached by our Lord. The stubbornness tinged with ignorance in the people here, often gives rise to disputes in the village besides nurturing the evil of 'untouchability'.
'Pattudaiyaniruppu' is on the banks of the river named 'Vettaru'. Alighting from the bus at Mugandanur bus stop one has to walk down the road that slopes a few meters and passes over the canal. It is a sight to watch, men, women, children and cattle bathing in the canal. On turning around to walk on the street where the Parish Church is, one needs to take great care not to step on the goats that passively lie undisturbed by anything. The swaying palms in the coconut groves, the rows of plantain trees and the thick foliage of the arecanut trees create a panorama of greenery in this place. But the people of the village are not landlords. They are labourers who displaced a small group of 'udayars' who had settled here. The name 'Pattudaiyaniruppu,' is given to this village after the name of the 'udayars' who occupied it at the beginning. The history of South India narrates elaborately, the golden years of this part of the land ruled by the Chola Kings with Tanjore as the capital. River Cauvery and her tributes are the cause for acclaiming this land as the 'granary of Tamilnadu'. The glorious past of this kingdom is reflected by the Pragadeeswarar Temple in Tanjore that even today is a centre known for art and architecture original to Tamilnadu and India. Therefore while the history of the Indian church answers to the question, "How come there are 200 Catholics families in this small parish of a Hindu village?" This historical significance of Tanjore district explains why so many people in this parish are living in drudgery. They are settlers who had come to work in the fields of the landlords and earn their livelihood in this fertile region of Tamilnadu. The ready response of the sisters to the call that came from Rt. Rev. Dr. Devadoss Ambrose, Bishop of Tanjore, was born of both the zeal to fulfill the challenge of living amidst the people who were going through an experience of loss disappointment and desolation and the desire to find new pastures for extension and growth. Mr. Dharmaraj's house taken on lease for 2 years became the abode of Sr. Amala Chinnarani, the superior of the community, Sr. Victoria Arul Rani and Sr. Pauline Arockia Mary. On August 29, 2005, the house was blessed by the bishop and was dedicated to the protecting care of Our Lady of Velankanni. Rev. Sr. Saroj, the Provincial of the Eastern Province, her councillors and the superiors of many of the communities of the Province graced the inaugural function through their presence and prayers. The community had a clear vision, to rehabilitate the orphan girls who suffered the trauma of losing their loved ones to the tsunami that abruptly snapped all the ties, and snatched all that they held as their 'treasure'. With the help of Mr. Pierre Huysman, our benefactor in Belgium, a vocational training programme was started. The beneficiaries, 30 young girls who lodged in the same house where the sisters lived were empowered with means for self reliance through development of skill in handling computers and sewing machines. The sisters engaged themselves in rendering pastoral services which they continue to do. The sister employed in the diocesan school is the catalyst in the institution to bring about a change in its standard that is notable. Mr. Dharmaraj's land measuring 4.32 acres was purchased and registered on June 4, 2006. The land proceedings were signed by the Provincial Superior, Sr. Jaya. The farm house became insufficient to accommodate the sisters and the question on the strength of the structure had a scary response. Foundation was laid for Marian Block by Sr. Jaya, the Provincial Superior and Rev.Fr. M.L.Charles on April 21, 2007. On July 2, 2007 a mini dispensary was brought to function. Sr. Cynthia joined duty as the B.T. Assistant in July 2007 in the diocesan school. In 2010 the farm house was replaced by a sturdy construction with the financial assistance given by the Peter Claver Sisters in Rome and the Provincial Society of the Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo, Eastern Province. Sisters always busy themselves in rendering pastoral care that is the sole mission of this community. They take care of the Parish Church's cleanliness and the shrines in the substations besides visiting the families. They lead the B.C.C and Sodality meetings. Evening classes supervised by the Sisters in the convent premises have resulted in distinct progress of the students in their academic performance. The St. Charles Borromeo community in the vicinity of Velankanni is now a favoured spot to halt on the way to Our Lady's shrine. The 'Tidal wave' has become a home of shelter. Miracle indeed!
St. Charles Borromeo
Fr.Adrien Bresy the founder proposed St.Charles Borromeo as Patron of the Congregation
Our Crest
The whole crest is surrounded by lilies and violets in the midst of which is the motto: LABOUR, FAITH, and PROGRESS. The entire crest is surmounted by a Cross radiating the divine rays.

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Three days after I wrote about Bread 1.0, I began Bread 2.0. That was more than a month ago. Making bread ain't a sprint, kids.
Between the mixing and kneading and proofing and waiting and punching down and restarting–well–it's a good thing bread smells and tastes so good or nobody'd ever bother.
Bread 2.0, from page 70 of James Beard's book, is simply called "Sourdough Bread." It begins with a note from the head baker and author decrying the popularity of what he deems an "overrated" bread that is "difficult to perfect at home." (No kidding.) Sourdough bread is one of my favorites. I have tried many times with many recipes to make it because if it tastes so wonderful from the store, imagine how delightful it will be warm from my oven. Spoiler alert: Beard's recipe isn't so great. It isn't even good. So just save your pennies dollars and buy Publix sourdough and live an easy life.
I promised to tell my journey, so after that grumpy intro, let's see if you keep reading to see the pictures.
I made the sourdough starter for 13 days. For the first nine days it sat on my counter wreaking like death. I mixed and stirred and checked and remoistened the cloth cover. Finally I capped it and stored it in the fridge until I found time to make the actual loaf of bread (a 2-day process.) Here's the starter. I had to hold my breath while I held my camera so close for you to peek in.
The recipe requires a sponge made the night before the loaf. I made a half batch on my first try. The next morning the dough is made with yeast and more flour. My favorite part (kneading) went well and the dough felt stiff as directed.
The dough rose nicely in the bowl.
I formed the loaf and placed her in a buttered pan to rise. It was getting late, so I only let it rise for an hour. I think I should have waited three hours. I boiled water and poured it in the pan on the bottom shelf of the preheated oven. This is for development of a crusty crust. I baked her forever (35 minutes). During the bake, she continued to rise, seemingly in competition with her developing crust, until she burst through that armor crust. I don't normally care if bread looks ridiculous, as long as it tastes amazing. Here she is.
The crumb was dense and almost tasteless. Disappointed but determined, a week later I tried again. This time I made a full batch. The sponge and subsequent dough seemed fine.
The kneading went well. The recipe says it should be a stiff dough and in Bread 2.0 it was. For Bread 2.1 I didn't add as much flour and let the dough stay a bit softer.
She rose like a champ in the bowl.
I formed a huge loaf and decided to let her bake on a flat pan this time, unconstrained by a loaf pan. I was a little concerned how flat she looked on that flat pan. But I persevered. Boiled water. Baked forever. Endured DH's comments about 1. how it looked, and 2. how it didn't smell great while baking. You'd think for sourdough bread a not-so-great odor during the bake could be laughed off–hey, it's supposed to smell sour. It didn't even smell like sourdough bread. It just smelled bad. Anyway, she baked up pretty.
Bread 2.1 came out much softer inside than Bread 2.0, and had a nice crust. Despite her lovely appearance, the aroma and taste were not sufficiently sour and required a lot of butter, not quite salty enough for me. I try and I try. I follow directions (mostly). I tossed away half the loaf a week later. That's a bad sign: homemade bread is never discarded at my house. My friend says I should wait and try a different sourdough recipe in July when it's good and steamy outside. I'll take advice from anyone who ever succeeded with sourdough bread. And somehow someday I'll make a good one. Until then, there's Publix bread.
Disappointed, I flipped in the book, desperately seeking hope, and I found a coffee cake to try. Stay tuned for Bread 3.0. Early predictions are that it'll take 10 hours to make this next concoction. In light of the more than 20 days to make Bread 2.0-2.1, it'll feel like lightning.
More than three decades ago, I started making homemade bread. Before breadmakers and cell phones, I learned the feel of the dough that marked the end of the kneading process. I fell in love with the smell of bread baking and the taste of the first steamy slice slathered in butter. All of this followed months of failed attempts where I made bricks, and I even sliced and tasted them. The best lessons are learned by failing. I repeatedly killed the yeast with too-hot water to produce those bricks. I recall making half a dozen bricks, at least, before accepting that I needed help.
At the local park I met a mom of two little blond boys. My red-haired daughter caught the eye of the red-haired mom and helped me make one of my first adult friends. The other mom and I got to know each other and one day at the apartment complex pool I told her the funny story of my bread bricks. She didn't laugh like everyone else. She invited me over the next day to teach me to make bread.
She taught me to proof the yeast with some sugar in a small bowl with the perfect temperature of water. She actually taught me the feel of the water by showing me what was too hot and too cold and just right under the tap.
She taught me to knead, from the raggedy mess of the starting mixture to the smooth and elastic ready-to-rise dough.
She taught me to form loaves and how long to bake them, and to melt butter on the baked crust by rubbing it with a partly peeled stick of cold butter to make the crust delectable.
She saved me from my path to one hundred bricks.
For Christmas this year, my daughter (who has given up on gifting me novels anymore because she said my writing hobby has ruined me as a reader) gave me a bread cookbook call BEARD ON BREAD, first published on Mole Day in 1973. Unlike my pie habit from last year with glorious heaps of meringue and brightly colored fruits, my bread blog entries might be bland and pale and tan, but I'm willing to give it a try.
Last weekend I made the first recipe in the book, called "Basic White Bread" on page 22. Unlike my memorized recipe, this loaf called for no butter or milk, and a flipped ratio of sugar to salt. I followed along like a neophyte.
I mixed and kneaded the dough.
I let the first rise occur in a buttered and covered bowl until doubled in bulk.
I formed a loaf and let it rise again.
I baked for twice as long as I've ever baked a loaf, and even preheated the oven for half an hour and left my pizza stone in there. I tapped the loaf to hear its hollowness and set it on the oven rack sans pan for a few extra minutes to finish the bottom crust.
Then I served it with pasta. It smelled right and looked beautiful and tasted so bland and basic. It made me miss my memorized recipe.
Next time I'll try a sour dough recipe since I have never had success in that arena and I must learn some new tricks in 2019.
Note: the following answers were gleaned from data from one isolated incident.
Error bars on consideration number 1 are small, especially if one has the translated-from-somewhere-else and so very helpful manual (sincere) and a reasonable link to the internet as back up. In our case we needed 2 people because neither of us would do the 5 hour round trip drive alone, and company was coming in a week who expected a hot shower. I believe if only 1 of us went (him), the water heater would have been dismantled down to the nubs, or if only I went, a new water heater would have been purchased and a perfectly good one discarded. Here is a classic example where 1+1 equaled 2 million.
On cost, we hit the jackpot. The potential cost balloons up to almost a grand in the worst case (replacement and hiring a real plumber), and beyond if there's damage due to water leakage (there was not).
To address question 3, we brought bags of tools for the 2.5 hour ride to the broken heater. The voltmeter diagnosed the problem. The butter knife was all we needed to fix it, although my MacGyver vehemently prefers the Phillips screwdriver.
But the time? Indulge me as I try to break down and justify 9 hours as the valid answer to question 4.
Stop at Lowes to buy all potentially broken parts like replacement thermostats and heating elements.
Walk around and see where we stole the breaker from. Realize it was for the air conditioning. Note, this was in September and it was 95F and muggy outside. Discuss the merits of a week without either hot water or AC. Discuss switching the breakers as needed until we can replace the broken one. Recall visitors coming in 5 days. Search online for advice on replacement breakers because the broken brand isn't available anymore.
Take a break to order, pick up and eat lunch: ~25 minutes.
Switch breakers. Turn on AC. It works.
Put the closet shelves back together (find all the screws!) and replace the clothes.
Pack the car while waiting to see if we get hot water. We do. Leave.
Go to original Lowes to return all of the potential but unnecessary replacement parts.
Drive home but stop at the stupid market because that was number 2 on the actual To Do list for this lovely Saturday.
Get home 9 hours later. Unload car. Watch football and make dinner. Work for 3 hours. Fall into bed in the wee hours of the morning. Wake up early to write the first draft of this post to get it out of my head and start the second half of the weekend.
When you sing or paint or dance or write, you express yourself from a well of creative feeling. To live, you need oxygen (still free), water (clean, must purchase), and food (still locked up, need a source of money (aka job)).
If you rely on your creativity for the money required to buy the stuff needed to live, you must consider what will sell. You need a brand. Marketing. A fixed and clear genre so some publisher or producer can fit your art into a predetermined slot. This economics of art may surely influence the art you share, but I hope this reality does not stop you from producing the art of you heart–for your own soul.
I love to think, so I am a chemist. I love to feel my heart and pulse slow back down while my temperature drops to normal, so I run. I love to sing, so I do so when I'm alone and with a group of harmonizing voices one night each week. I love to laugh, so I search for funny things. I love to imagine, so I read. I love to create so I sew, and crochet, and design, and bake, and reupholster furniture. I love to create, so I write.
My writing began in 2005, when I had the summer off from teaching and wanted to do an experiment–to investigate what it took to write a book. I wrote 1500 words every day sitting on the rug in my bedroom with the door closed. No phone. No internet. No people. Just me and the old computer on the rug. After reaching the daily word quota, I printed the pages and added them to the growing stack. At the end, I read it all, wrapped it in a bow, and stored it in a box. Experiment complete. Time well spent. Now I knew how to do it.
But something happened about halfway through. I became addicted to the story, like a reader. I wanted to know how it all ended (and I did not). I fell in love with my characters. I realized a critical plot point and had to revise the first 100 pages. I thought about the story all the time. I became a writer.
Lucky for me, I have a paying day job, so my novels do not have to fit on a specific shelf at the bookstore. Unlucky for me, my novels don't fit in any prescribed slot, so they are not marketable by traditional publishers. But somehow I have found readers and have not shaken my addiction to creating.
That notion of spending your time is apt. Once spent, there is no refund, no mulligan, no do-over. The time is gone. A day is gone. A week, a year, a decade is gone. Time, the currency of a life, must be carefully budgeted on a prioritized list of needs and people and tasks. Time spent creating can touch the future.
I made more than 20 pies in about 40 weeks. I didn't set a goal. I didn't feel bad when I didn't have time to bake or blog. I simply enjoyed baking and sharing these beauties, while messing up and learning.
In other decades of my life I have set goals–to train for a half marathon, to plan a new course, to lose weight, to finish a first draft of a novel. Routine and habits help me eat the elephant. But in every case, after days and weeks of making myself do the thing I used to enjoy, I'd hit a time when I just didn't feel like doing the thing, but I'd kick myself into guilt for not doing it, and then feel bad about myself while I was doing it. In the end I always felt good that the thing got done, the elephant eaten, and all that jazz. There was just no need to make myself feel bad about something I was supposed to enjoy.
So, with this series of pies, I found my way to have a hobby that I love without feeling bad about the time it takes from my obligations. Sharing the pictures, the fun, the mistakes, the mess, and the taste of these pies from SUGAR BUTTER FLOUR was a highlight of my 2018 year. Here are my pies, and if you keep scrolling, I added a set of favorite pictures and bloopers.
When it can't get any worse, you might as well smile and eat some pie.
I got a new cookbook yesterday as a gift from my daughter. It's a bread cookbook, so someday soon stop by for a peek at Bread 1.0.


The Raymond A. Mason School of Business invites all students and their families to participate in the "Pathways to Business" Open House during Family Weekend. Please join us in Alan B. Miller Hall on Saturday, September 29th for an informational session for freshman and sophomore students and their families who are interested in learning more about the business school. Current business school students and their families should plan on attending our afternoon programs that will provide opportunities to network with fellow families, attend lectures with current faculty members, and hear from Dean Larry Pulley.
Our graduates are leading Fortune 500 companies, launching game-changing startups, and tackling some of the most pressing business challenges. At the Raymond A. Mason School of Business, we provide our graduates with the tools, perspective, and network that will launch them into a rewarding career. To learn more, please plan to attend this general session where we will introduce new and existing undergraduate business school programs - including the PLUS 1 degree programs that allow undergraduate degree candidates to earn a Master's degree by adding 1 more year.
* This session is recommended for Freshman & Sophomore families.
Mason School Classroom Sessions - Choose from three sessions designed to engage participants in cutting-edge conversations highlighting recent changes at the business school and next steps to navigating a career in business.
How are Big Data and Artificial Intelligence disrupting industry and creating new jobs?
We live in an age of disruption with industries constantly changing. Over the next decade, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data, will lead this disruption through system transformation. As old systems collapse, businesses will begin to embrace optimization and reinvent inefficient business processes, products, and services, while making things better, faster, and cheaper. Join our panel for a discussion on how Big Data and AI will change every industry. Come learn about how the William & Mary School of Business is preparing students of all majors to embrace this growing need for quantitative skills in an expanding job market.
How many times have you heard, "build your network," as if it's obvious and easy to do? While this advice is worthwhile, it isn't an overnight project. Networking takes time and creativity to develop relationships that will provide both personal and professional benefits. Come learn how to engage and tap into the incredible resources that exist within our Business School community.
Design Thinking is a process and mindset that is used by organizations of all types to identify and solve complex and ambiguous problems. While typically taught in business schools as an approach to help companies improve their innovation capacity, Design Thinking can also be applied in other ways. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn the basic framework of Design Thinking, and then - through a series of exercises - apply design thinking to help you understand how to systematically approach the challenge of exploring career options. Come ready to participate!
* The afternoon sessions are recommended for families of current Mason School students.
Socialize and network with our Business School community while hearing from Dean Larry Pulley and others whose vision and energy have propelled us to a place of prominence in the 21st century.


Zone NW-3 in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protection District will raise to IFPL II effective Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 01:00 am.
1. Power saws, except power saws may operate at loading sites.
Zones NW-1 and NW-2 will remain at IFPL I – Closed Season: Fire precaution requirements are in effect. A Fire Watch/Security is required at this and all higher levels unless otherwise waived.


Cleveland Flowering Pear trees will always be among the earliest to bloom in spring, putting on an elegant and stunning display of pure white blossoms just when winter shows a hint of breaking. These fast growers are incredibly low-maintenance and drought tolerant, and for these reasons they are one of the most popular flowering trees in the United States! Cleveland trees are a hugely popular choice for planting along pavement, concrete, or sidewalks because their roots don't rise up and crack these smooth surfaces. Instead, the roots of a Cleveland tree grow deeply straight down into the ground, which means that they will keep your sidewalks looking new and they are excellently drought-tolerant!
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- There are many good reasons that Cleveland Flowering Pears are some of the most widely planted trees in the United States but none more important than the sheer beauty of the snow-white blossoms that open in early spring!
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Cleveland trees put on a second show in Autumn!
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Donick Cary
Writer/Producer/Director
Have A Good Trip
Hail to the Breadsticks!
Musack
The Last Talk Show
Sugarshack Animation
The Robot Joke Book!
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Press, Podcasts and Appearances
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Emmy-winning Writer, Producer, and Director Donick Cary got his start writing for Late Night with David Letterman. He continued writing for Dave at The Academy Awards (but not the Oprah-Uma joke) and served as both Head Writer and "The Guy in the Bear Suit" on Late Show with David Letterman.
After five years in late night, Cary moved to The Simpsons, where he served as a Co-Executive Producer for seasons seven through eleven, winning an Emmy and penning many memorable episodes including "D'oh-in in The Wind," "In Marge We Trust," (Mr. Sparkle) and "Hell Toupee" (Homer gets the hair transplants of a killer).
Cary has since served in the same capacity on Just Shoot Me, Bored to Death, New Girl, Silicon Valley, AP Bio and Parks and Recreation where he also played the character Vern Palletta. Cary has produced pilots for and developed with: Brillstein Grey, Sony, Happy Madison, Conaco, ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, FX, HBO, the WB, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central (where he was EP on The Naked Trucker and T-Bones show) and MTV where he had a hand in creating The Osbournes.
In 2004 Donick created the animated series Lil' Bush for Ampd mobile cell phones. The show was quickly picked up by Comedy Central and became the first web series ever to move from the internet to television. To handle the animation Donick co-founded Sugarshack Animation with offices in Sofia, Bulgaria. Over it's 16 years Sugarshack produced and aired hundreds of hours of animation for everyone from Fox's "New Girl" to Netflix's "Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics" to music videos for the likes of Moby and Yo La Tengo.
In 2007, after a rash of teen suicides in his hometown of Nantucket Island, Donick founded Musack.org, a 501©3 charity that provides musical instruments and classes to under-served youth around the world. Donick also serves on the boards of The Nantucket Film Festival, The Nantucket Comedy Festival, The Nantucket Dreamland Foundation, and The Songbirds Foundation.
2020 brought the release of Cary's feature directorial debut: "Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics," which was selected by SXSW and debuted on Netflix in May, remaining in the top ten for over a month. Currently Cary is wrapping up the first season of "This Country" with Paul Feig and Jenny Bicks for Fox television and Executive Producing the animated show "Carol" with Dan Guterman for Netflix. Cary is also in production on a new documentary, "Hail to the Breadsticks!" a very personal look at team mascots, fatherhood, racism and what it means to be Native American in America today.
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Tags: EU | Greece | Corruption
Greek Ex-minister Freed Pending Corruption Conviction Appeal
Monday, 02 July 2018 12:37 PM
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek former defense minister serving 20 years for corruption has again secured early release from prison on health grounds, pending the hearing of an appeal against his conviction.
Akis Tsochadzopoulos, 78, was expected to walk free from the Athens Korydallos prison later Monday.
The former minister was convicted in 2013 on money laundering charges linked to bribes for major arms procurement contracts, mostly in the late 1990s. He denied any wrongdoing.
Tsochadzopoulos was initially released on health grounds for several months last year, before returning to prison. He suffered from heart problems.
He will remain free until Greece's supreme court rules on his appeal against his conviction.
A Greek former defense minister serving 20 years for corruption has again secured early release from prison on health grounds, pending the hearing of an appeal against his conviction.Akis Tsochadzopoulos, 78, was expected to walk free from the Athens Korydallos prison later...
EU,Greece,Corruption


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Международный кодекс номенклатуры культурных растений (МКНКР) (), один из Кодексов биологической номенклатуры — свод правил и рекомендаций, регламентирующий образование и применение научных названий организмов, традиционно рассматриваемых как растения, включая высшие растения, водоросли и грибы, чье происхождение или селекция являются результатом деятельности человека.

Научные дисциплины, связанные с сельским хозяйством, растениеводством и садоводством, требуют наличия точной, стабильной и простой системы именования растений, которая может применяться в международном масштабе.

Соблюдение номенклатурных правил, подчиняющихся Международному кодексу номенклатуры культурных растений, необходимо как для ботаников, так и для практиков: селекционеров, растениеводов, агрономов и др. Несоблюдение этих правил приводит к путанице в работе с исходным материалом, ошибкам в документировании растительного материала, в частности,
повторному использованию названий сортов и др. Последнее, в конечном итоге, ведет за собой ущемление прав авторов сортов.

Правила и рекомендации Кодекса распространяются на все культурные растения. Согласно девятому изданию Кодекса в настоящее время признаются четыре категории культурных растений, включая: сорт (культивар), грекс (только для Орхидных), группа сортов и прививочные химеры.

В настоящее время актуально 9-е издание кодекса, изданное в июне 2016 года Международным научным садоводческим обществом ().

Последнее издание Кодекса заменяет все предыдущие издания.

История кодекса
Впервые Кодекс культурных растений был подготовлен выдающимся британским ботаником Уильямом Стерном, принят в 1952 году на 13 Международном конгрессе садоводов в Лондоне и опубликован в 1953 году. Позже многократно обновлялся: 1958 (Утрехт), 1961 (обновление версии 1958), 1969 (Эдинбург), 1980 (Сиэтл), 1995 (Эдинбург), 2004 (Торонто) и 2009 (Вагенинген).

Номенклатура культурных растений

Основные принципы
 Именования таксонов, регулируемые настоящим Кодексом, основываются на приоритете публикации. Каждый сорт, группа сортов или грекс могут иметь только одно общепризнанное имя. Из нескольких названий, предложенных для данного таксона, избирается старейшее (за исключением специально оговоренных случаев).
 Названия растений, регламентируемые Кодексом, должны находиться в свободном доступе для любого физического и юридического лица.
 Согласно некоторым национальным и международным законам — например, National Listing or Plant Breeders' Rights (Plant Variety Rights), — правила именования некоторых культурных растений могут отличаться от правил именования, изложенных в Кодексе. Кодекс не регулирует использование такой терминологии, но признаёт, что эти имена имеют приоритет над именами, отвечающими положениям Кодекса.
 Практика применения торговых названий для обозначения таксонов в коммерческих целях признается, но не регламентируется настоящим Кодексом.
Настоящий Кодекс не регламентирует образование и употребление тривиальных (обыденных) названий растений.
 Присваиваемые растениям товарные знаки, которые являются интеллектуальной собственностью физического или юридического лица, не  попадают под действие настоящего Кодекса, т.к. они не находятся в свободном доступе для пользования другими лицами.
 Принципы, правила и рекомендации настоящего Кодекса должны поддерживаться и применяться всеми ответственными за образование и использование названий культурных растений.

Некоторые общие положения
 Культурные растения могут быть названы в соответствии с Международным кодексом ботанической номенклатуры (МКБН) по крайней мере до уровня рода, вида или ниже.
 Растениям, отвечающим критериям сорта, группы сортов или грекса, могут быть даны эпитеты в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом. Эти эпитеты добавляются к названию ботанического таксона.
 Например: Rosa 'Harlekin', Juniperus squamata 'Вlue Star', Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra 'Sommersonne', ×Laeliocattleya Hsin Buu Lady, ×Rhyncholaeliocattleya King Of Taiwan.
 Межвидовые гибриды (в том числе и те, что получены в культуре) могут получать имена в соответствии с МКБН. Растения, полученные в результате гибридизации, могут, в качестве альтернативы или дополнения, именоваться в соответствии с положениями настоящего Кодекса.
 Примеры:
 Solanum × procurrens (согласно МКБН), гибрид между европейским видом Solanum nigrum и южноамериканским Solanum physalifolium; естественная гибридизация в Великобритании.
 Растения полученные в результате скрещивания Victoria amazonica и Victoria cruziana, где в качестве опылителя использовалась V. amazonica получили название Victoria 'Longwood Hybrid', при использовании в качестве опылителя V. cruziana были получены растения названные Victoria 'Adventure'. Эти гибриды ещё не были названы в соответствии с МКБН.
 Инфравидовые ранги, такие как разновидность () и форма (), не эквивалентны сорту.
 Полное название сорта всегда начинается с латинского названия рода, к которому принадлежит сорт. Вторым элементом после названия рода пишется видовой или гибридный эпитет. После латинского названия рода, вида или гибрида следует эпитет сорта, который всегда пишется с заглавной буквы (все слова кроме предлогов) и в одинарных кавычках ('...' или ограничивается знаком апостроф '...'). Сортовой эпитет является последней частью полного названия сорта.
 Разрешается именование сортов на национальных языках. Правила оформления названий при этом остаются неизменными.
 Растения одного клона, химеры, прививочные химеры () и растения, полученные в результате побеговых мутаций, могут быть сортами.
 Растения, возникшие в результате изменения плоидности, могут быть сортом. Пример: тетраплоидный сорт Lilium 'Tetra Brandywine' (2n=48) происходит от диплоидного Lilium 'Brandywine' (2n=24). Отличается более крупными цветками, толщиной лепестков и более прочным стеблем.
 Генетически модифицированные растения, созданные посредством имплантации генетического материала, могут быть сортами. На практике такие растения или мультилинии остаются в состоянии постоянного развития, что делает именование бессмысленным. Как правило, такие генетически модифицированные комплексы реализуются под торговыми марками.
 При рассмотрении вопроса о том, принадлежат ли растения к одному или более сортам, их происхождение не имеет значения. Сорта должны быть отличимы.
 Примеры:
 Сорта, выделенные из побеговых мутаций Pittosporum 'Garnettii', неотличимы, хотя Pittosporum 'Margaret Turnbull' происходит из Новой Зеландии, а P. 'John Flanagan' из Ирландии. В итоге International Cultivar Registration Authority принял P. 'Margaret Turnbull' как законное имя, а P. 'John Flanagan' как синоним.
 Campanula trachelium 'Bernice' размножают вегетативно. При семенном размножении получаются растения различной высоты и с разнообразной окраской цветков. Такие растения не могут рассматриваться, как Campanula trachelium 'Bernice'.
 Если отличительные признаки растения поддерживаются только в результате специфической агротехники, обрезки или формирования кроны, такие растения не следует рассматривать как отдельные сорта.
 Описание нового сорта или группы должна быть достаточно полным, из него должны быть понятно, чем данный сорт или группа отличается от аналогичных сортов или групп. Ссылка на опубликованное описание должна включать имя автора, полное название публикации, номер страницы, на которой опубликовано описание, а также год издания.
 Образец нового сорта или группы следует направлять по адресу соответствующего международного органа по регистрации сортов или в научный гербарий.
 Имя автора сорта может использоваться в сокращённом варианте.
 Использования забытых и устаревших названий сортов, групп и грексов следует избегать, даже если эти названия имеют приоритет над широко распространёнными современными.
 Пример: Malus domestica 'Mullins's Yellow Seedling', созданный A.H. Mullins в 1914 году, в 1916 был переименован в 'Golden Delicious'. Эпитет 'Golden Delicious' настолько широко распространён, что не имеет никакого смысла заменять его на 'Mullins's Yellow Seedling'.
 Центры регистрации сортов могут разрешать повторное использование эпитета сорта, группы или грекса, если этот центр уверен в том, что оригинального сорта, группы или грекса больше нет в культуре и он не известен как компонент в родословной других сортов, групп или грексов, его название редко используется в публикациях и его повторное использование не вызовет путаницы.
 Если эпитет сорта был использован более одного раза в пределах класса, к названию сорта следует добавлять имя автора и даты создания или регистрации.
 Примеры: Rosa 'Maggie' Rudolf Geschwind, 1900; Rosa 'Maggie' Meilland International, 2003.
 Названия сортов, групп и грексов должны быть отвергнуты и не должны использоваться, если они противоречат правилам настоящего Кодекса.
 При публикации названий сортов, групп и грексов на языках, отличных от языка первоначальной публикации, переводить эпитет не следует. Можно применять транслитерацию (ISO 9) и транскрипцию. В случае с китайскими, японскими или корейскими эпитетами после транслитерированного эпитета в скобках можно приводить примерный перевод. В том случае, если по маркетинговым соображениям эпитет сорта, группы или грекса был переведен на другой язык, перевод эпитета следует рассматривать как торговое обозначение, а не как научное название.
 Такие сортовые эпитеты, как 'Chloë', 'Veilchenkönigin' и 'Zoë', могут быть записаны как 'Chloe', 'Veilchenkoenigin' и 'Zoe' — и наоборот.
 Эпитеты сортов, групп и грексов не должны содержать сокращений, за исключением некоторых случаев, предусмотренных кодексом. Некоторые приемлемые сокращения: Astrantia major 'Sunningdale Variegated' — A. major 'Sunningdale Var.'; Nerium 'Professeur Durand' — Nerium 'Prof. Durand'; Cedrus 'Mount Saint Catherine' — Cedrus 'Mt St Catherine'.
 Сорт Galanthus 'John Gray' может также называться - подснежник 'John Gray'.
 После 1 января 1996 года эпитет сорта должен состоять не более чем из 30 символов.
 После 1 января 2004 года эпитет не может состоять только из одной буквы, или исключительно из арабских или римских цифр, или одной буквы или цифры в сочетании со знаком препинания.
 Образование имен для гибридов между растениями разных родов регулируются положениями МКБН.
 Международными центрами регистрации сортов являются организации, назначенные Международным научным садоводческим обществом.

Номенклатурный стандарт
 Назначение номенклатурных стандартов осуществляется путём опубликования.
 Следует отдавать предпочтение гербарным образцам номенклатурных стандартов. Дубликаты номенклатурных стандартов должны быть распространены среди других учреждений с коллекциями стандартов, особенно в других странах.
 Грексы не имеют номенклатурных стандартов и определяются исключительно по родителям.
 Номенклатурным стандартом может являться качественное цветное изображение, опубликованное в журнале. В идеале изображение номенклатурного стандарта не должно иметь юридических ограничений в использовании.
 В случае, если более чем один номенклатурный стандарт был назначен для одного и того же сорта или группы, раннее назначение имеет приоритет.

См. также

 Грекс
 Группа сортов
 Сорт
Прививочные химеры

Примечания

Литература

Биологическая номенклатура


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A story by Zoe Fairbairns
We stopped for coffee and discussed our purchases: shoes, dresses, tops, frilly knickers.
'Perfect,' we told each other, sipping our lattes.
'You'll look terrific in it,' we said.
We had been saying these things for decades. Sometimes they were even true.
Traffic whizzed round Marble Arch, with its towering sculpture of the horse's head, chopped off at the neck.
"This was the site of Tyburn gallows," she said.
"I believe so," I said.
"The Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. Persecuted by your church."
"I don't have a church," I reminded her. "And yours hasn't been averse to doing a bit of persecuting over the years."
"True." She sipped her latte. "I suppose belonging to the wrong faith was seen as treason."
"Treason? I thought it was theological. All about transubstantiation." I unwrapped my flapjack. "Take, eat, this is my body." I broke the flapjack.
She said, "It doesn't work with flapjack."
"Who says?" I took a mouthful. "Do this in remembrance of me."
"Do what?"
"If I die before you. Make a commemorative shopping trip. Have coffee and something to eat and think of me. Promise?"
"Why should you die before me?"
"Why shouldn't I? It doesn't have to be flapjack. It can be a cheese croissant. A fudge brownie. A multiseed energy bar."
She looked as if she might reach across the table and take my hand if we were the sort of friends who did that sort of thing.
"It's only a scan," I said, looking out of the window. The sun was shining on the horse's head. The horse had a beatific expression, as if it were swallowing water, even though it had no throat.
Brooch: Chequer Board
Station: Marble Arch
Mood: Thought-provoking
Author: Zoe Fairbairns
number of votes: 13average: 4.31 out of 5
Values Laid Bear
The Landed Sea Witch
London wonderfully mapped out using words and vintage jewellery. Quirky and fun.
On TubeFlash - Jen Campbell, author of 'Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops' series
Love the imagery and drama!
On reading "The Pact" by Rebecca Johnstone – Vikki
What fun. Excellent! Made me laugh out loud at the final sentence.
On reading "Mind The Paranormal Activity" by Rebecca Clarke - Gareth


Conducting consumer research or gauging customer satisfaction can be challenging, as surveys for these kinds of measurements are easily overlooked or disregarded. How can surveys be designed and delivered to optimize returns and results? The following are several excellent techniques for increasing survey exposure and response rates.
The subject line or headline is the first thing potential participants will see, and if it isn't crafted correctly, it will be the only thing they see. Headlines have to be brief and to the point, but they also have to be punchy and persuasive. Use compelling language. Make it personal, using words like "you" and "yours." Speak to the user directly and purposefully when crafting the headline. Even though researchers have known about the importance of a strong headline for years, it's still often forgotten or neglected.
What's in it for those who respond? Will they get the opportunity to express their love of something, or their outrage over some error? Could they win a trip to Cancun or $2 off their favorite pasta sauce? Give them some reason why taking the time to complete this survey can benefit them. It doesn't have to be much, as long as it's something of meaning and value to your participants.
Offering no incentive is the fastest, most effective way to tell customers that their time is worth less to you than it is to the seven other companies that did offer an incentive. Not using an incentive also skews your data to only the people that love you or hate you.
Everyone's time is limited, so it's crucial to impress on respondents that this survey is urgent. It can't wait until after lunch! It might not be here when you finish this month's budget! Use words like "important" and "urgent" to convey the need for their immediate participation.
One surefire way to grab attention is to make it a game. Gamification is the process of turning tasks that aren't a game (like work, learning, or exercise) into a game or game-like activity. Gamified surveys aren't just more likely to get noticed, these surveys are also more likely to be completed because games are more enjoyable than clicking options such as Never, Sometimes, Most of the Time, or Always.
Another way to lure respondents is to promise the survey will be quick and easy. When faced with a 35-minute online survey or a 5-minute survey, far more participants will be willing to complete the shorter one. Make sure every question is necessary, and remove any redundancies. Ask only the questions that are essential for solid consumer research or to evaluate customer satisfaction.
Email is a popular way to target your customers, and a good way to target the leads you've generated using other marketing tactics as well. Email surveys can be an excellent way to assure that the survey is delivered only to a specific group of respondents who meet your criteria. Just don't limit yourself if you need a better cross-section of the population. Make sure that you place your survey where your target audience is most likely to find it. Do some research to determine where your audience likes to spend time online and identify the best placement for your survey.
Research games are a great option for your survey recruiting landing pages. Ready to create your own research game? Sign up now to get started!


Too many people use too many products on their skin. Using too many different things can irritate your skin and adding more lotions and potions to fix the irritation will just make it worse. Don't use creams and lotions with perfume in it either, all they will do is dry out your skin and it will make all the time you've spent moisturizing a waste of time. Try using all the same brands, although our skin is clever enough to heal itself but I get confused with all the different chemicals we plaster it with on a daily bases. Try sticking to one product and when that one runs out don't change just stick with it.


A new way to look at Twitter, Thirst uses its own natural-language processor to filter and organize tweets in an easily digestible format.
A Timeline shows tweets from people you follow, or from people who have been talking about a particular topic.
Designed to be useful for people who check Twitter every day as well as those who may only read tweets once a week or less often, the app's home screen provides quick, up-to-date information about what's currently trending in your own Twitter stream as well as Twitter as a whole.
The more popular the topic, the higher it will appear on your screen and the larger its icon will be. Icons are all topic-specific images, pulled from Wikipedia and other sources on the web.
Tapping on a topic will bring up a page where you can read a short description of the topic, see where the topic is showing up in the news, and get a look for what people are saying about it on Twitter.
Tuesday's release adds new Featured topics to the app -- such as the Olympics, Music or Fashion -– that users can tap on to find out what's currently being talked about in those spaces, regardless of who they follow on Twitter and what's going on it their personal stream.
Each Featured topic has smaller breakout topics stored within it based on what's popular on Twitter at the time.
After coming to the iPad in May of this year, Thirst is now available on the iPhone. A new way to look at Twitter, the app uses its own natural-language processor to filter and organize tweets into an easily digestible format that will change the way you look at your Twitter stream for good.
Designed to be useful for people who check Twitter every day as well as those who may only read tweets once a week or less, the app's homescreen provides quick, up-to-date information about what's currently trending in your own Twitter stream as well as Twitter as a whole.
"I wanted to make an app that no matter how often you check Twitter, these are the things you need to see, " Thirst co-founder and CEO Anuj Verma told Mashable.
Much like the iPad app, popular topics are displayed in a grid-like format on your iPhone screen. The more popular the topic, the higher it will appear on your screen and the larger its icon will be. Icons are all topic-specific images, pulled from Wikipedia and other sources on the web.
Tapping on a topic will bring up a page where you can read a short description of the subject, see where it is showing up in the news, and get a look for what people are saying about it on Twitter.
For instance, on Tuesday Thirst showed Chad Le Clos, someone I wasn't personally familiar with, was trending. Tapping on his photo let me know he was a South African swimmer and brought in news stories related to his Olympic win, public tweets recently related to him, and photos from Tuesday's match at the Olympics. Thirst also listed related Twitter topics –- such as Michael Phelps, 2012 Summer Olympics and South Africa -– that I might want to check out, plus some Twitter accounts that might also be worth a look.
"For the Olympics every minute there are thousands of tweets. You can't keep up with that data – but we can do it for you," says Verma. He also sees people using Thirst as a discovery tool to find out what's going on in the world around them.
A Newspaper section shows what's popular with people you follow on Twitter, and a Trending section shows off what's popular on Twitter as a whole.
Wednesday's release adds Featured topics to the app — such as the Olympics, Music or Fashion -– that users can tap to find out what's currently being talked about in those spaces, regardless of who they follow on Twitter and what's going on in their personal streams. If something interesting happens — such as a gold medal win or an exceptionally notable death -– then that topic will naturally rise to the top of the screen as it starts getting talked about more on Twitter.
When you're done reading a particular topic, that topic will disappear from your screen and be replaced by another. Read states are synchronized over devices, so if you've finished reading something on your iPad it will also show as read on your iPhone. The app also now supports Twitter favorites.
Check out the gallery above for a look at Thirst for iPhone. The new iPhone app and an updated version of the iPad app are available Wednesday from the App Store.
What do you think about the app? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.


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Katayama Tōkuma (; * 18. Januar 1854 in Hagi; † 24. Oktober 1917) war einer der ersten modernen Architekten Japans.

Leben und Wirken
Katayama wurde als Sohn eines Samurai in Hagi geboren. Er gehörte zur ersten Klasse der Abteilung für Architektur der neu gegründeten Technischen Hochschule (, Kōbu Daigakkō, heute Fakultät für Ingenieurwissenschaften der Universität Tokio) in Tokio, die 1879 ihren Abschluss machte. Zu seinen Mitstudenten gehörten Tatsuno Kingo und Sone Tatsuzō. Danach wurde er vom Ministerium für öffentliche Arbeiten (Kōbu-shō) eingestellt.

1881 beteiligte er sich an dem Bau der Villa für Prinz Arisugawa, mit der Josiah Conder beauftragt worden war. Damit bekam er Verbindung zum Kaiserlichen Hofamt und konnte sich an anderen Projekten für die kaiserliche Familie beteiligen. 1886 wurde er Mitglied im Büro für die Errichtung des Kaiserlichen Palastes und machte Karriere in dieser Funktion.

Katayamas Bauten orientieren sich alle an westlichen Vorbildern, insbesondere an Bauten der französischen Renaissance. Nach dem Tode des Meiji-Tennō 1912 leitete Katayama die Bauten für die Trauerzeremonie und für das kaiserliche Grab.

Bauten (Auswahl)
 Nationalmuseum Nara (1894), Wichtiges Kulturgut Japans
 Nationalmuseum Kyōto (1895), Wichtiges Kulturgut Japans
 Jinpū-kaku (; 1906), Residenz der Ikeda in Tottori, Wichtiges Kulturgut Japans
 Palast Akasaka (1906), jetzt Gästehaus der Regierung, Nationalschatz Japans
 Hyōkei-kan (; 1908), Gebäude auf dem Gelände des Nationalmuseums Tokyo, Wichtiges Kulturgut Japans

Bilder

Literatur
 Tazawa, Yutaka: Katayama Tokuma. In: Biographical Dictionary of Japanese Art. Kodansha International, 1981. ISBN 0-87011-488-3.

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Architekt (Japan)
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What have we learnt about keeping people safer?
Following our recent event on keeping people safer in the health and care system, David Naylor reflects on how the implementation gap between theory and practice can be narrowed.
By David Naylor - 7 December 2016
Patient safety: closing the implementation gap
Dr Suzette Woodward, national campaign director for NHS England's Sign up to Safety campaign, reflects on the difficulty of introducing new methods to improve patient safety and what can be done to improve the success rate when it comes to putting theory into practice.
By Suzette Woodward - 30 August 2016
The training and development needs of the health charity sector: what 20 years' experience tells us
As the 2017 GSK IMPACT Awards open for applications, programme manager Lisa Weaks considers what we've learnt about the training and development needs of the health charity sector.
By Lisa Weaks - 1 July 2016
Realising the untapped potential of volunteering in health and care
As we announce the winners of this year's GSK IMPACT Awards, programme manager Lisa Weaks considers the invaluable role that volunteering plays in health and care.
By Lisa Weaks - 18 April 2016
What has the impact been of recent caps on NHS agency staff spend?
Four months since the first caps on NHS agency staff spend were introduced by Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority, Phoebe Dunn looks at the impact so far.
By Phoebe Dunn - 23 March 2016
Cascading leadership skills – a new model for the voluntary and community sector?
This week saw the launch of Cascading Leadership, a new programme linked with the GSK IMPACT Awards, designed to extend leadership development opportunities across the voluntary and community sector. Programme manager Lisa Weaks discusses its potential.
Real trust rather than regulated trust should be the foundation on which improvement in the NHS is built
A shift in emphasis, away from rules and regulation and towards developing positive organisational cultures that encourage risk taking and avoid blame, will be key as the NHS strives to improve quality
By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 4 March 2016
A social movement for health? It's already here – it's called volunteering
David Buck looks at what data from the British Social Attitudes survey tells us about the diversity and scale of volunteering in health and care services.
By David Buck - 17 February 2016


The bright lights of the "HOT" donuts sign at the Southern Maid store on Hearne Avenue in Shreveport called out like a beacon in the night to retired MLB standout Darren Oliver when he was at the AA level playing at Fair Grounds Field.
"It makes me hungry to think about it. I never got over there to get me some because in minor league ball, we never had enough money," said Oliver, who now works in the Texas Rangers' front office, and who probably earns enough dough to purchase his own Southern Maid franchise.
Oliver was thinking about eating Monday afternoon while standing near first base of field No. 9 at Shreveport's Cargill Park. He drove over from Fort Worth at the behest of former Shreveporter, and Byrd graduate, Breon Dennis, who works for the Frisco RoughRiders, formerly the Shreveport Captains.
SPAR, Captain Shreve baseball, Oliver and Dennis were hosting the Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities youth baseball program operated by Major League Baseball. The program is designed to provide young people from underserved and diverse communities the opportunity to play baseball or softball.
Keithville seventh grader Jorden Green was one of the participants with a sweet swing that attracted the attention of Oliver and Dennis.
"I like the adrenaline of baseball and I always try to hit to a different spot," said Green, who said he didn't know Oliver but was aware he had played in the MLB.
At least 80 area youngsters signed up to participate in the free clinic that was worked by SPAR personnel, along with 20 varsity baseball players from Shreve and six Gator coaches.
Oliver's friendship with Dennis is the reason Oliver chose to spend time giving pointers to youth ages 4 to 12, who attended. He visited with anyone interested in talking Rangers' baseball.
A quick glance at the current state of Fair Grounds Field was a shock to Oliver, who used the facility as a stepping stone to a long MLB career.
The day wasn't all about teaching baseball fundamentals and talking Rangers' baseball, however. It was also about renewing old acquaintances and making sure the youth were run through their drills safely.
And just prior to the ceremonies, Dennis had a little fun with the Gator entourage as he gave them their marching orders.
Then he turned more serious.


If you never want to lose your rear bumper rubber end caps again, then this simple mod is for you. Although the bumper end caps generally have a little nub on the top and bottom that fits in to the holes on the end of the bumper, the caps are notorious for falling off. And then there's the friendly driver on the road that pulls up next to you to tell you your sewer hose is dangling out of your bumper and flopping all over the highway.
Installing the bumper hatch is easy. The kit you buy comes with two hatches and some screws to secure the hatches to the bumper. If you're one who considers both form and function, you can either secure the hatches with the provided screws or you can glue them in place with some clear or black silicone placed around the part of the hatch that inserts in to the bumper. Either way, these won't be falling off any time soon.
To operate, simply slide your sewer hose in to the bumper as usual and snap the bumper hatch door closed. Be sure to do this for both sides of the bumper. To open, pull on the hatch door on the opposite side of the hatch hinge and it pops right open. This is one of the simplest mods you can do and doing it makes sure you arrive at your campsite with the stinky slinky in tow.
I bought a locking pumper plug at CW. Works awesome.
You might want to get an extra pair…just in case they walk away at night. Usually they don't but you never know.
may be a good idea when installing to have it hinged towards the front so when going down the road the wind does not open the caps. current pics have it shown hinged toward the rear.
I did this but am not excited with the quality of the hatches. Attachment to the bumper is goofy and the plastic easily strips around the set screw. Better in theory than in practice.


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540-459-8000 innkeeper@narrowpassage.com
The Inn at Narrow Passage
Located on five private acres along the Shenandoah River in Woodstock, Virginia, our Inn offers 12 guestrooms, a well-equipped conference room for small executive meetings, many common areas, and lovely grounds to host retreats, family gatherings, and relaxation not far from Northern Virginia!
AREA & ACTIVITIES
Take a look at the view from our webcam.
Join us by the fire before your evening plans.
Take a break from your screens and enjoy some options from your reading list.
Check In / Check Out Times
We are ready for new guests at 2 p.m. and hope you can make it by 9:30 p.m.
Check-out is 11:00 a.m.
As a traditional bed & breakfast, all of our guests are invited to a full breakfast between 8:30 and 9:30 each morning. We have coffee with grab and go options out earlier if you need to leave before 8:30 a.m.
Our Pet Policy
Sorry, but we don't accept pets.
Smoking is only allowed outdoors.
Reservations must be confirmed with a Visa or MC or a check for one night's stay as a deposit.
We need three days' notice to cancel without charge.
Holiday and fall weekends require a two night minimum.
Canopy Room
Historic Room
$145 /Per Night
Private bath in hall
Exposed log walls
Colonial Atmosphere
Found in the original log cabin section, these rooms offer original wide plank pine floors and early glass windows.
$165-185 /Per Night
Canopy Queen Bed
From $165, these rooms offer a canopy queen bed, fireplace, and open onto a porch.
The 'narrow passage' on the Great Wagon Road through the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia (now U.S. Route 11) was a popular spot for Indian attacks. Settlers often took refuge behind the inn's sturdy log walls over the next 20 years.
During the War Between the States, Confederate General Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson made the inn his headquarters during the Valley Campaign of 1862. It was here that he ordered his famed Staff Cartographer Jedediah Hotchkiss to "Make me a map of the Valley."
The inn became a 'resort' along the river for people escaping the heat of the cities. Later it was a private school for young ladies.
Ed & Ellen finish the first round of expansions and officially open for business!
For over 30 years, Ellen and Ed have hosted thousands of guests from all over the world, offering them warm hospitality and information on ways to enjoy the Shenandoah Valley. They love it here, and they hope you will love it, too!
On Route 11 (the Old Valley Turnpike), only two miles South of Interstate 81 Exit 283 (Woodstock, Virginia). Our Inn is easy to find, but in a country setting.
540-459-8000 Address:
30 Chapman Landing Road
Edinburg, Virginia 22824
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Knitwear designer and knitting blogger – Shortrounds
A Q&A with Baa Baa Brighouse
August 24, 2015 | beth
This week's Q&A comes from a company that embodies everything that we should be striving for in knitting – supporting local.
Baa Baa Brighouse was set up by Elaine Jinks-Turner in early 2014, and supplies a beautiful range of British dyed and spun yarns via an online shop. From the moment you click onto the homepage Baa Baa Brighouse's main focus is abundantly clear – supporting and upholding the traditions of Yorkshire farmers, crafters, spinners and dyers alike.
The majority of the yarns on sale are from Yorkshire based spinners and dyers including Laura's Loom and West Yorkshire Spinners. What's more, with local Knit and Natter events and a monthly yarn club, Baa Baa Brighouse is greatly involved in sustaining Yorkshire's rich textile heritage. Here, among other things, Elaine talks about how and why she set up her own creative business, the importance of supporting local indie traders and explains about the monthly yarn subscription Yan Tan Tethera Yarn Club! 1. When did you decide to start your own business?
Following an extended period of maternity leave after the birth of my third child, I decided to take voluntary redundancy from my job as a journalist (court reporter) from the Halifax Courier. I had been with the newspaper for a long time and had only ever wanted to be a journalist, so making the decision to leave that all behind was a very emotional one for me, more so because I really didn't know what I wanted to do next. I knew for the next five years at least the bulk of my time would be spent looking after our three children, two of which were pre-schoolers, but so far as my career was concerned, I hadn't a clue as to what direction that would take.
I did some sporadic freelance journalism work for a while and then set up a local parenting magazine which I edited for three years but for a long time I struggled with depression, some of it post-natal, some of it brought on by my redundancy and the massive changes to my life that that caused. I turned to knitting as a way of therapy. It helped me to focus and gave me a way of coping with my anxiety. Baa Baa Brighouse came about as a result of that and in early 2014 what was my passion became my business.
2. When did you first begin knitting, and when did it become apparent that this is what you wanted to do?
My Mum taught me to knit when I was a little girl but for years after I didn't show any interest in it, probably through lack of time and life just taking over. It wasn't until I began suffering with depression that I decided to take up my knitting needles again and once I did, I couldn't put them down! 3. The fact that you support and sell so many British yarns really resonates with me. For you, why is it important that we 'support British'?
Baa Baa Brighouse is a small Yorkshire based business and the vast majority of our suppliers are Yorkshire based, producing not only British-made yarns but Yorkshire-made yarns, where the wool has been reared, sheared, washed, dyed and spun in Yorkshire. We love that some of our suppliers, for example Laura's Loom, can even point to the very sheep that their yarns have come from.
Provenance is really important to us and in the current economic climate, I think it is vital that we support British cottage industries and British farming wherever possible. Being a shepherd is no easy life, it's long hours, hard work in all weathers but British breeds such as the Bluefaced Leicester produce some of the most beautiful hand knitting yarns in the world. Couple that with literally hundreds of years of experience in the textile industry that we have sitting right here on our doorstep in Yorkshire, the question really is not so much why it's important that we support British, but why would you not? Why would you look for quality yarn anywhere else? 4. Can you tell me a little bit about your monthly yarn club?
Our monthly yarn subscription club is called the Yan Tan Tethera Yarn Club where we celebrate all that is great about Yorkshire yarn. We have teamed up with a number of Yorkshire indie dyers, currently we are working with six different individuals. We provided one of them with a photograph of the Yorkshire landscape, wildlife or architecture each month and from that they take their inspiration, transferring the colours they see in the picture to the dye pot and on to the yarn. The photographs are all taken by Shutterspot Photography, also Yorkshire based and we publish the picture on our website and through our social media channels each month. From that, customers decide whether they would like to sign up to the club. It's great because there is that element of surprise, nobody (including us) knows how the dyer will interpret the photograph and how the yarn will look. We allow the dyer to choose the yarn base they would like to dye on to but specify that where possible it should be British and even better still if it is from Yorkshire.
Sign ups for the club open on a monthly basis, so if you like the look of the picture then you can sign up or if you feel that particular month's picture isn't for you, then you can skip that month. Customers are basically free to come and go as they please. Occasionally our dyers will include little extras such as stitch markers, mini skeins, a pattern or some beads and in our Christmas yarn club, we always put a little bundle of goodies together. We've had great feedback from everyone who has taken part and we also have a Yan Tan Tethera Yarn Club Gallery on our website where we share pictures of the things our club members have been making with their exclusive yarns. The yarns are all unique and exclusive to Baa Baa Brighouse, so whatever you make, nobody else will have anything like it. 5. Do you have a favourite yarn that you like to work with?
That's a really difficult question – I have so many favourite yarns and I like them all for different reasons! I love working with Sylvan Tiger Yarns hand dyed yarn as they are often variegated and I can't wait to see what the next colour will look like when it's knitted up so it really spurs me to keep on knitting. I love working with Laura's Loom Bluefaced Leicester/Suri Alpaca mix because it is just so soft and luxurious and lends itself perfectly to lace knits which is what I tend to do most of. Then I adore yarns like Rowan Purelife British Sheep Breeds because it is undyed and natural, great for chunky cushions and homewares, Rowan Hemp Tweed because it is really squishy – not like a traditional tweed yarn at all and the palette is rustic and Autumnal. I also really love West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 Ply because it's super versatile and a great value quality yarn. But I could go on and on! I tend to test knit all of the yarns we stock at Baa Baa Brighouse because I think knitters appreciate a genuine review from someone who has knitted with a particular yarn. They don't want to hear lots of sales guff and that's really not what we're about – we want to be able to answer our customers honestly when they ask whether a certain yarn is suitable for a particular project and be as informative as we possibly can.
6. As we move into autumn/winter, what are you most excited about knitting?
I am going through a phase of knitting shawls at the moment and have just completed one using a Yan Tan Tethera Yarn Club subscription. The colours are really reminiscent of Autumn and because it is quite a simple pattern, it shows them off really well. I think that is my first official Autumn knit, albeit a little premature. About this time last year I started my Christmas knitting and made scarves, socks, gloves and all sorts of presents for family and friends as well as knitting lots and lots of Christmas decorations.
I think this year though I will concentrate more on what I really want to knit, rather than what I feel I must knit. I'll still do a few Christmas presents but I'm looking forward to trying out new yarns that we have coming into stock such as Louisa Harding's Amitola Grande – we already have plans for an exclusive pattern/knit kit for this so watch this space! We're also hoping to extend our range of Herdy Slipper Knit Kits to include adult sizes, so there will be lots of test knitting taking place behind the scenes!
7. And finally, what's next for Baa Baa Brighouse?
Well, so far as products go as I already mentioned we've plans for new knit kits, extending the yarns and pattern books we stock as well as a few treats and surprises along the way. Eventually in the long term we would love to launch our own range of yarns and that may be something we work towards over the next couple of years. In the short term I am looking forward to hosting another Crafternoon Tea event at the beautiful Holdsworth House Hotel in Halifax, we'll continue to run our regular Knit and Natter sessions at Rastrick Library in Brighouse and in September we are of course looking forward to participating in Yarndale! In October we are planning to host a day trip for local knitters to Farfield Mill in Sedbergh which will include a talk with Alison O'Niell, also known as The Shepherdess. So yes, we have lots of fun and exciting things planned and that's really the beauty of doing what you love for a living…no two days are the same and there is so much scope for a creative little business like Baa Baa Brighouse to grow and expand which we very much hope it will.
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The charity says the fall in income caused by the pandemic means it will probably halve its annual £100m research budget this year
The British Heart Foundation is facing the "biggest crisis in its 60-year history" because of the coronavirus pandemic, the charity has said.
A statement from the BHF said the fall in income it was expecting because of cancelled fundraising events and the closure of its shops meant it anticipated having to halve its annual £100m research budget this year.
And it said it could take several years for funding to return to pre-pandemic levels.
It is not yet clear whether the fall in income will have any effect on jobs at the BHF, which furloughed about 80 per cent of its 4,000-strong workforce under the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Most of the furloughed employees worked in the charity's shops.
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The BHF, which had an income of £338m in the year to the end of March last year, said it was joining with the Association of Medical Research Charities and 151 of its members to call on the government to match-fund charity-funded research for the next three years.
It says such a sharp fall could have a "catastrophic impact on UK cardiovascular research, the research careers of thousands of young scientists and advances in diagnostics, treatments and cures for people with heart and circulatory diseases".
The BHF said it funded more than half of non-commercial research into heart and circulatory diseases in the UK.
Charmaine Griffiths, chief executive of the charity, said: "The Covid-19 pandemic has been devastating for so many people, especially those with heart and circulatory diseases.
"Thanks to 60 years of public support, the BHF has grown to become the UK's leading funder of non-commercial cardiovascular research, which has saved and improved millions of lives. We now face an unprecedented research funding crisis that threatens to arrest real progress.
"The shockwaves from such a drop in funding for heart and circulatory disease research will be profound, stalling progress in making the discoveries we urgently need.
"We are urging government to establish a vital Life Sciences-Charity Partnership Fund to match research charity funding and help protect world-class research across the UK's four nations."
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