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ORIOLES 3, YANKEES 2 Dylan Bundy allowed two runs over seven innings and host Baltimore snapped a seven-game losing streak, defeating NY.
"But what's wrong with staring?"
There are "brawls" and then there are brawls. The beef between Strickland and Harper appears to date back to 2014, when the Giants and Nationals met in the playoffs. "But we're not here to take any stuff either". "I'm not sure how all that goes". The benches cleared, and it was ugly.
The two teams still have to face off in two more matches, so here's hoping we get a round three.
"That clearly wasn't going inside. I think if the Giants thought it was that egregious, Bryce would've gotten one the next season".
Harper will nearly certainly get suspended.
As an irate Bryce Harper charged toward the mound, Buster Posey just stood and watched from behind home plate.
DENVER - Sam Gaviglio pitched into the sixth inning to get his first career victory, and Seattle used six relievers to beat Colorado. Maybe the play is to charge the mound and turn and square up to the first baseman and throw the helmet at him.
"A baseball is a weapon", Harper said, adding that "sometimes you've got to go and get him".
The Nationals, by and large, did not charge in looking for a fight. The Nationals also got 2B Daniel Murphy back after he didn't make any starts in the Padres series because of an illness. "I think it hit the tip of my glove and rolled all the way down my body".
During Monday afternoons game between the Washington Nationals & San Francisco Giants, Giants pitcher Hunter Strickland drilled Nationals superstar Bryce Harper with an eighth-inning pitch that sparked a massive brawl.
The Giants were slow to react to the incident. "Those are some big guys tumbling on the ground". The slugger pointed his bat at Strickland, yelled at him and took off.
If MLB determines he was just tossing his helmet aside, he could face a similar suspension to that of Baltimore Orioles' Manny Machado who was suspended for four games past year for charging the mound and punching Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura. People mocking the mistakes of others is commonplace online, but with jokes these amusing, we can't really complain! But he did note that his early arrival probably wasn't a coincidence.
"You can't let a guy take a free shot at you throwing 95".
"It looks bad, it does", he said. "It's what's insane about our game when somebody takes a shot at you". His style has made him a polarizing figure in the game, with veterans more likely to take issue with it.
"If anybody gets suspended", he said, "the pitcher should get suspended". "It's part of the game, but I don't know what it is".
Baker even defended Harper's response.
For many, Memorial Day goes best with a couple of hamburgers, beers, and baseball.
And when he seemed to lose his cool during Game 2 of that year's World Series? As Harper rounded the bases, the two exchanged glances and even jawed a little at one another. He's got a World Series ring, it's on his finger, he's able to look at it every single night he wants to. "I really don't know", one Giants player told Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal.
Discipline on deck for Harper-Strickland brawl. But any talk of respect ended there, transforming instead into talk of relevance. "Throwing at Harper for celebrating two home runs in postseason ball, that right there, that's not a good thing for the Giants, that's not a good thing for Strickland".
"It just wasn't relevant". "It was three years ago, over a thousand days".
It's kind of amusing to watch, though the consequences for Harper and Strickland, a relief pitcher, could be severe. "Well, couldn't get him out, so the only way he could do it". He said he wasn't thinking about that accident, but he was concerned about injuries.
David Price showed some great velocity in his 2017 Red Sox debut Monday afternoon, hitting 97 miles per hour - heat he didn't have past year. "That's the bottom line".
Essential does not have any headphone jack , which means Andy Rubin at least agrees with Apple when it comes to headphone jacks. Today the Essential Phone , built by the father of Android , went official and it's an impressive device, to say the least.
Dixon and Chip Ganassi Racing enter this weekend with something to prove as the race team has not yet won this season. If he can do it again, Pagenaud can enjoy a couple more weeks in Indy with an even bigger lead in the standings.
France's interior minister said Wednesday that Abedi is believed to have traveled to Syria and had "proven" links to ISIS. Although Abedi was under British security surveillance, it didn't result in anything and it was made a decision to stop.
Deron Williams , who had been quiet for most of the series , also got in on the act with a series-best 14 points for Cleveland . Korver hasn't been electric for Cleveland , contributing just 4.2 points in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Celtics .
A red flag stopped action for 19 minutes to fix the SAFER Barrier and catch fencing in the short chute between Turns 1 and 2. Sato said he didn't know he would win the race with three laps remaining running side-by-side with Castroneves .
The pace auto will be driven by Jeffrey Dean Morgan from "The Walking Dead". "There is not a plan that you think in advance". One of the best drivers on the planet is skipping the Grand Prix of Monaco to drive in the Indianapolis 500 .
THURSDAY: Mostly cloudy skies and a few, scattered rain showers will be possible, with a cool high temperature of 65 degrees. Tonight we will likely see isolated showers with lows in the 50s and winds out of the west at 5 to 10 miles per hour .
Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool have regained their rightful place among Europe's elite and he is determined to keep the club there.
Williams , meanwhile, led the tributes to the victims of the Manchester terror attack after they ran #Manchester on the front of their cars.
James "quietly' added 34 points of his own in spite of spending most of the night with four fouls to his name". Gerald Green, Terry Rozier and Jae Crowder all reached double figures too, as the Celtics chased the game.
If Travis continues to hit the ball well, it will be hard for the Red Sox to not take advantage of his bat while they have it. Sam Travis had two singles for the Red Sox in his major league debut. "A big out, a momentum-shifter in that case".
For someone aged 64 who earns a modest $26,500 a year, rates could soar from $1,700 to $13,600 by 2026. The analysis said the House bill would reduce federal deficits by $119 billion over the next decade.
Mystique vs. mayhem in unlikely Stanley Cup Final So far five goals have been overturned by coach's challenges or league-initiated video review in the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs. According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Penguins are the favorite at home in this one, as they are getting odds of -165 to win.
Trump, Abbas Call for Revival of Palestinian-Israeli Peace Talks Israel has held Western Jerusalem since 1948, but the Old City and East Jerusalem were captured in 1967 in a war with Jordan. He also commended the importance of the holding of the Arab-Islamic-American Summit in the Saudi capital on Sunday.
Im not a young man, Im a very young man: Arsene Wenger A 2-1 defeat by London rivals Arsenal on Saturday cost Chelsea the second Premier League and FA Cup double in the club's history. Wenger revealed after the game that the Arsenal board will hold a meeting on Tuesday, with his future expected to be decided.
Dodgers complete 3-game sweep Manager Dave Roberts said Kazmir is rehabbing in Arizona, where his velocity has reached 90-92 miles per hour off the mound. The Cubs seem to be hitting their stride, winning their third in a row while the Giants keep sinking.
Top 5: The best shots from day one of Roland Garros Is 20 years old too young to win a Grand Slam? Muguruza has a tough opener against former champion Francesca Schiavone . He's ironed out all the problems he's had with his confidence and his movement. "Now I'm a little bit more confident".
CBSE Class XII results: Noida's Raksha Gopal tops with a whopping 99 Last year, the CBSE Class 12 results were declared on May 21. "After coming from school and tutions I used to revise my subjects". Central Board of secondary Education has announced the results of 12th board for all regions including Ajmer, Chennai, Delhi.
Arshad 'localised' Jack Sparrow's voice in 'Pirates...' Hallelujah, Jack Sparrow's trusty Black Pearl swings into action after an interminable delay; three cheers for fearless Capt. Hector Barbossa ( Geoffrey Rush , endearing) who is also looking for treasure but finds something infinitely better.
Arsenal and Wenger set new FA Cup records Honestly, the goal after three minutes should have been disallowed because there is a clear handball but our start wasn't good. But the other big decision Anthony Taylor had to make he got absolutely correct.
Donald Trump Forced to Change Travel Plans after Palestinians Protest in Bethlehem This tension will remain until a peaceful solution is ultimately found between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Netanyahu had ferociously opposed the Iran deal, claiming it posed an existential threat to Israel.
House GOP sticking with Montana candidate despite assault Gallatin County Sheriff Brian Gootkin held a news conference Thursday afternoon to discuss the status of Gianforte's assault case. Spending by the candidates stood at $5.2 million as of May 5, the date on the most recent reports of their expenditures.
OVC TRACK: Colonels ready to compete in NCAA Regional Sophomore Julia Rizk is entered in the 800 meters and her time of 2:05.12 is the best by a female Bruin in more than four years. PT with seniors Fiyin Olusola in the first round of the 100 meter hurdles and Nicole Wadden taking on the high jump.
Alomania takes center stage at Indianapolis 500 Hinchcliffe also wants to win Sunday, but knows Alonso brings an additional dynamic to the table that is kind of a mixed blessing. I reserve most of my driveway for motorcycles... "If something happens, we just gotta be eyes up and ready for it".
Senate Intelligence Committee Presses For Flynn Documents Brennan also said he believes that Russian intelligence officials "will try to exploit elections" and present a "serious" threat. Both intelligence chiefs, the report said, refused to comply with Trump's request, which they both deemed inappropriate.
One of android's best features might finally come to the iphone The blobs, as they came to be called, are seen on all Google platforms , including Gmail, Google + and during Google Hangouts. In the upcoming months, we'll also enable people in the U.S.to send or receive payments via the Google Assistant .
Mother's Day 2017: Significance, history and everything you need to know Motherhood is the best and the hardest phase of any woman's life and Mother's Day is the ideal day to salute all mothers. In fact, the more we work things out with mom, the better we will be at working things out in any intimate relationship.


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BERLIN - In a year marking the 70th anniversary of its founding, the People’s Republic of China appears to have entered a new era of uncertainty after more than a quarter century of phenomenal economic growth. China’s slowing economy, an international geopolitical pushback against its overweening ambitions, new trade disruptions and tariffs, and President Xi Jinping’s centralization of power, have created a jittery mood among the country’s elites.
This year also marks the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre. At least 10,000 people were killed in the tank and machine-gun assault ordered by Deng Xiaoping and his henchmen on pro-democracy demonstrators at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.
The massacre happened because the Communist Party never abandoned its heavy reliance on raw power since the blood-soaked Mao Zedong era, during which tens of millions of Chinese died in the so-called Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution and other state-induced disasters.
Although China has come a long way since Tiananmen, with its citizens now more prosperous, mobile and digitally connected, the political system remains as repressive as ever. Indeed, today’s China is increasingly oriented to the primacy of a party responsible for the past pogroms and witch hunts and ongoing excesses.
Under Xi, the party has set out to systematically decimate Muslim, Tibetan and Mongol identities, expand China’s frontiers far out into international waters and turn the country into a digital totalitarian state.
The Soviet Communist Party that operated gulags was consigned to the dustbin of history. But now the Chinese Communist Party, running the world’s longest surviving and most powerful autocracy, has set up gulags that are far more high-tech and indiscriminate, with Islam as the target.
In modern-day “re-education” prisons, China is forcing ethnic Uighurs and other Muslim groups to forsake Islamic practices and become secular citizens. China’s concentration camps holding more than a million Muslims are designed to deprogram Islamic identities and change the outlook of entire communities — a mission of unparalleled scale.
Meanwhile, by China’s own statistics, its economy has registered the weakest pace of growth in nearly three decades. The world’s second-largest economy grew 6.6 percent in 2018, the lowest since 1990’s 3.9 percent in the aftermath of the Tiananmen massacre.
Add to this picture a new phenomenon — the flight of capital from a country that, between 1994 and 2014, amassed a mounting pile of foreign exchange reserves by enjoying a surplus in its overall balance of payments. Now faced with an unstoppable trend of net capital outflows, Xi’s government has tightened exchange controls and other capital restrictions to prop up the country’s fragile financial system and the sagging currency. The regime has used tens of billions of dollars in recent months alone to bolster the yuan’s international value.
Not just capital is fleeing China but even wealthy Chinese choose to live overseas. In a vote of no confidence in the Chinese system, more than a third of surveyed millionaires in China said they were “currently considering” migrating to another country. An earlier report found that almost two-thirds of rich Chinese were either emigrating or have plans to do so.
Today, China’s internal challenges are being compounded by new external factors. Chinese belligerence and propaganda, for example, have spawned a growing international image problem for the country.
More significantly, China has come under international pressure on several fronts — from its trade, investment and lending policies to its human rights record, including its incarceration of Muslims from Xinjiang, a sprawling territory that Mao annexed in 1949. Such pressure suggests that China’s free ride, which helped propel its rise, is ending.
U.S.-led pressure on trade and geopolitical fronts has accentuated Beijing’s dilemmas and fueled uncertainty in China. As long as the U.S.-China trade war rages, flight of capital will remain a problem for Beijing, whose foreign exchange reserves have shrunk by about $1 trillion from their peak of just over $4 trillion in mid-2014.
At a time when China’s imperial project, the “Belt and Road” initiative, is running into resistance from a growing number of partner countries, Beijing is also confronting an international pushback against its telecommunications giant Huawei. In fact, the pushback has broadened from opposition to Huawei’s participation in the next-generation 5G wireless networks to a broader effort in Europe, North America and Australia to restrict the use of Chinese technology because of concerns that it is being used for espionage.
Meanwhile, China is alienating its neighbors by throwing its weight around too aggressively. This trend is likely to accelerate with the newly restructured People’s Liberation Army becoming less of an army and more of a power projection force, the majority of whose troops now are not from the army but from the other services, including the navy, air force, rocket force and the cyberwarfare-oriented strategic support force.
Indeed, the PLA’s shift away from being a defensive force foreshadows a more aggressive Chinese military approach of the kind already witnessed in the South China Sea, where China has fundamentally changed the status quo in its favor.
The Dalai Lama recently said that due to Chinese pressure, no Buddhist country, with the sole exception of the nominally Buddhist Japan, is now willing to grant entry to the exiled leader of Tibetan Buddhism who lives in India. However, whenever Chinese pressure forces smaller nations to cave in on any issue, it only fuels greater resentment against China.
More fundamentally, it is China’s open disregard of international rules and its penchant for bullying that explain why it essentially remains a friendless power lacking any true seafaring strategic allies or reliable security partners. It has also alienated almost every significant power in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond. Contrast this with the strong global network of allies and partners the United States maintains, including close collaboration with regional powers.
Looking ahead, Xi’s primary focus will likely remain on ensuring stability at home. Without stability, neither he nor the party can hope to survive in power.
To calm the economic turbulence, China’s central bank has substantially increased domestic credit to offset capital outflows and to help boost consumption and investment at home. In the medium-term, the U.S.-led tariff pressures are likely to accelerate its shift from low-end manufacturing to higher value-added industries like electronics, automobiles, robotics and artificial intelligence.
The geopolitical pushback, for its part, could force Xi to return to Deng’s “hide your capacities, bide your time” strategy. But such a return can scarcely obscure China’s ambitious goals that Xi has laid bare. Even if Beijing starts soft-pedaling its ambitions, it is likely to adopt a “two steps forward, one step back” strategy to keep progressing toward its goals.

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I’ve had a lot of patients throughout the years with knee pain (I know, earth shattering beginning to a blog post). The biggest thing that we do as Physical Therapists is figure out what is the cause of your pain. I feel like I’ve had a group of patients recently, that have knee pain and their MRI shows they have a meniscus tear…and arthritis. The problem with having both is it makes it hard to discern where the pain is coming from because they are so closely related. The other problem with having both is that surgeons are usually shy about performing a meniscectomy (remove the torn meniscus) because it may not relieve your pain symptoms. That being said, let’s talk about the differences between the two so you can make an educated decision if this is what you are dealing with.
The meniscus is the shock absorber of your knee. You have one on the inside (medial) and outside (lateral) of your knee. If you were looking down from the top of your knee they look like two lima beans. If you look at them from a straight on view they look like a race car track meaning the peripheral portions are thicker and it slopes down towards the middle of the knee from there.
Typically a torn meniscus will hurt right over the joint line and will be sore at end ranges of knee movement. It will also usually hurt with activity, especially loading and twisting. Remember, its your shock absorber, so the more bumps you take the more strain you are putting on it. Think of it like driving a car. If you go over a lot of bumps you will feel it more.
When you have a torn meniscus the surgeon will usually just cut out the torn portion, which is usually on the inner portion. That way they can take the torn tissue, while still leaving a lot of meniscus for you to play with.
Recovery is usually quick (if you have a good PT) and you are usually back to your normal activities in a couple months time.
Arthritis is a loss of cartilage. Cartilage is like the shiny end of a chicken bone. When cartilage slides on cartilage, no problem, when it starts to wear down is when bone gets exposed and can lead to inflammation and pain.
Arthritis is usually worse in the morning and at night. During the day, if you keep your knee moving without much impact, it usually makes the joint feel better. Activities like biking, swimming, non-impact weight lifting are good.
Arthritic pain is usually more global, meaning it’s hard to pinpoint with your finger. Sometimes it hurts in one area. The next day it could hurt in a completely different area. It depends on how much arthritis you have and what types of activities you are doing.
The surgical solution for arthritis is a knee replacement which isn’t as easy to recover from as a meniscectomy obviously. Recovery from a knee replacement is 3-6 months (back to activity with some pain) with full recovery usually by a year.
So what do you do if you go see a doctor only to find out that you have a meniscus tear AND knee arthritis? The best thing to do is start to write down where you have pain in your knee and when. If you start to see that it is more over the joint line, and more with jumping/twisting activities, it’s probably coming from your meniscus. If you find that it is more painful in the morning, but gets better as the day goes along, and not in a consistent spot, it’s probably arthritis.
I would always recommend trying a course of PT first. In both cases there have been plenty of studies that show that PT can be effective without requiring surgical intervention. If PT doesn’t help and it appears to be more meniscus, if it were my knee, I would have the surgery. If PT doesn’t help and it appears to be more arthritis, it depends on what I would recommend. A knee replacement is a much bigger surgery, but is also really effective for relieving knee pain. It is really age related but I will say this … most patients that I have, that have had knee replacement surgery, say they wish they had done it sooner.
I hope this helps to give you an idea of why your knee hurts and what you can do about it. If you have any questions please comment below. If you would like to schedule an evaluation to see what might be causing your knee pain, please contact us at OrthoCore Physical Therapy 401-667-0131 to make an appointment at our Westerly or North Kingstown locations.

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FibreCrete - AR 206 is a fiber-reinforced, chemically-resistant, 100% solids, epoxy lining system used to protect concrete and steel tanks, scrubbers, ductwork and other vessels from abrasion and chemical and physical abuse. The interlocking fiber matrix of FibreCrete systems exhibit outstanding flexural and tensile strengths. Fibrecrete AR 206 offers excellent resistance to abrasion, heat and chemical attack typically found in flue-gas and refining applications.
FibreCrete may be used in many kinds of manufacturing, processing, storage, and shipping areas. It is specifically formulated to resist a wide range of corrosive environments. This material is applied by spray and provides a protective barrier resistant to thermal shock in refrigeration areas and is resistant to higher temperatures.
The FibreCrete system utilizes Sauereisen ConoWeld 501 as a bond enhancing primer. For a glossy surface, FibreCrete may be topcoated with Sauereisen ConoGlaze.
New Concrete - All structures must have the necessary strength to withstand imposed loads during normal use and operation. Surface should be floated free of ridges or depressions and all voids filled with Sauereisen Underlayment No. F-120 or No. 209 Filler Compound. The choice of underlayment will depend on the severity of the voids to be filled. Surfaces should be sloped a maximum 1/4 inch per foot for drainage.
An appropriate Sauereisen primer should be applied prior to the FibreCrete installation. This will enhance bond strength. ConoWeld 501 is the standard Sauereisen epoxy primer for concrete.
Where porosity of concrete is a concern, PenePrime 500, a deep-penetrating waterborne epoxy primer, is recommended. Hi-Temp Primer 560 with Zinc Filler 561 is preferred over steel.
FibreCrete - Packaging consists of premeasured unitized containers of Hardener Part A and Resin Part B. Remix Part A and B before combining.
At 70°F, the epoxy primers must be allowed to cure at least eight hours, but no longer than 24 hours, prior to application of FibreCrete The moist-cured urethane 560 may be topcoated between two hours to 24 hours after application. If recoat time exceeds 24 hours, consult Sauereisen for solvent wipe procedures.
Prior to application of FibreCrete inspect primed surface for voids, bubbles, or defects that may result in blistering or pinholes in the lining. Repair with Sauereisen 209 Fast Set to ensure a sealed surface.
Spray application - A single coat of 40 mils thick is suitable for most FibreCrete applications. When building greater thicknesses, two equal coats may be necessary. In either case, application should be done with a 50% overlap in a "cross hatch" pattern to reduce the possibility of pinholes and to assure complete coverage. Recoat times shall not exceed 24 hours.
After FibreCrete has sufficiently cured, a holiday detector may be utilized to ensure a continuous pinhole-free lining. Consult a Sauereisen representative for details.
Mastic pump - FibreCrete may be sprayed with a minimum 56:1 piston-primed, airless pump such as manufactured by Graco. The current specifications for new equipment are the Graco 56:1 King Piston Primed Airless, Model 236 - 477. Other pumps may be suitable, depending on job site requirements. Remove filter from surge tank.
Gun tip - Graco Reverse-a-CleanTM housing part No. 222-674 with 0.039" to 0.043 inches. For unreinforced coatings, the 0.039 tip works best. In either case, the diffuser should be removed prior to use.
Material hose- 0-25' overall, 1/2" i.d.; working pressure 4,000 psi, 16,000 psi burst.
Material hose- 25-75' overall, 3/4" i.d.; working pressure 4,000 psi, 12,000 psi burst.
Air compressor- 180 ft3 per minute at 100 psi, minimum.
FibreCrete has a shelf life of one (1) year, when stored in unopened, tightly sealed containers in a dry location at 70°F. Avoid freezing. If there is a doubt as to the quality of the materials, consult a Sauereisen representative.

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The residents of Buena Vista Village were the recipients of a newly-constructed resource center. The 26 x 80 feet structure houses a furnished computer lab and library along with a multipurpose section.
Funding for the project, which totalled BZ$245,852.00, was provided by the Government of Japan via its Grassroots and Human Security Grants Project (GHGP).

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Lindsay Eileen Photography spent a wonderful weekend at Ocean City, New Jersey, and we had the privilege of meeting up with our December couple, Karena and Christopher, for a fun-filled engagement session on the beach! We just absolutely LOVE Ocean City, and we are so thrilled these two were willing to meet us there! We can’t wait for their wedding!
If a beach engagement is something you’d LOVE, check us out during beach week! We will gladly travel to the beach for an engagement session anytime, but if we are already there, there won’t be an extra travel fee for your session! For 2018, beach week is September 2nd through the 7th in Ocean City, New Jersey, and June 17th through the 19th in Rehoboth, Delaware. Looking for a beach a little closer to home? Check out Matapeake Beach near Annapolis, Maryland!

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Amazon.com calls itself the world's largest bookstore, and it's probably right. Stocking millions of titles from writers around the globe, it's a great source of information, and I openly admit to being a frequent customer.
Well, the floodgates have been opened. Amazon.com has made its mass database of information available to developers through Web services.
In a style similar to Google, the Amazon.com service starts by having you request a "token," which is essentially a developer ID you use in code to access the service. You can nab this by heading down to https://portal.aws.amazon.com/gp/aws/developer/registration/index.html. You can also download the official developer documentation at http://associates.amazon.com/exec/panama/associates/join/developer/kit.html if you're feeling frisky.
Got your token? Then you're ready to begin developing. Open up the application in which you wish to consume this Web service. From the menu, select Project -> Add Web Reference and type in the URL of the Amazon .WSDL file—http://soap.amazon.com/schemas2/AmazonWebServices.wsdl per the documentation—then press Return. Click on Add Reference when the button becomes available.
Here, we set the properties of an AsinRequest object, specifying the ASIN, our token (the .devtag property), the type of search ("lite" or "heavy," depending on how much information you want returned), and the tag (replace this with your associate ID, if you have one—it'll place your ID into all links that you retrieve from the Web service to ensure you get your commission). Next, we use the AmazonSearchService object to execute our search and return a ProductInfo object. Here, we look at the first object (zero) in the Details property of the ProductInfo object and retrieve information about the product found during our search.
It's powerful stuff, but, as with most Web services, you learn much about how it works during development. And, following a week of working with this service, I also have a few top tips to share.
First off, it doesn't stop here. You can search Amazon.com by author, artist, category ("node"), product similarity, manufacturer, and more. The code is always similar to the stuff we have above: You create a ...Request object, pass it to the ...SearchRequest function of the AmazonSearchService, and then analyze the returned ProductInfo object.
Watch out, however; with many of those ...Request objects, you have to fill out all of the properties. If you don't, you'll receive an error.
Also, despite its popularity, the Amazon.com Web service is still officially in beta, and, unlike the eternally stable Google, it shows. During the writing of this article, the service definition changed once, was often slow and regularly timed out. As you can see from some of my notes, the service isn't too user friendly, and the documentation completely lacks any sample .NET code.
Still, the service is immensely useful for developers creating everything from commission book links on their sites to those writing market research programs, and it will improve. To help you through, Amazon.com has a resources page at http://associates.amazon.com/exec/panama/associates/join/developer/resources.html. You'll also find a link for the support forums here, where you'll be able to obtain support from fellow .NET gurus. Good luck!
Top Tip ASP.NET developers will be pleased to hear that Dan Wahlin has encapsulated many of the Amazon.com Web service features into a neat user control that includes more advanced features such as the ability to add items direct to the shopping basket. Find out more by visiting http://www.xmlforasp.net/codeSection.aspx?csID=76.


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As a budget traveler I want my opinions and recommendations to remain credible, so while I am open to products offers/trials/press trips, I am careful to recommend only products that I think are relevant and affordabe for budget travelers. If you represent a company with a relevant product or service that you think is a good fit for the site, email me to have it considered for review.
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Lindsey and Sophie Cunningham talked about their experiences at student-athletes at the University of Missouri.
Tom Hurley and Chad Martin will speak to members about the Boone County Office of Emergency Management. Sandra Logan will present our invocation, lead members in the pledge and provide a fundraising opportunity.
MU President Dr. Mun Choi will provide our weekly program. Keith Schaffer will present our invocation, lead members in the pledge and provide a fundraising opportunity.
will meet May 9 at 1:00 p.m. at the Columbia Country Club. All members are welcome to attend.
Members will present classification talks. Audrey Spieler will present our invocation, lead members in the pledge and provide a fundraising opportunity.
Dr. Chris Nelson spoke to members about the Stop the Bleed program.
Adam Saunders will speak to members about the Columbia Farmer’s Market. Les Borgmeyer will present our invocation, lead members in the pledge and provide a fundraising opportunity.
Metro celebrated its 15th anniversary as a Partner in Education with the CPS Title I Program.
Lindsey Cunningham will speak to members about MU women’s basketball. Jessica Lehman will serve as our weekly greeter. Rose Lloyd will present our invocation, lead members in the pledge and provide a fundraising opportunity.
Program TBA. Lori Pewitt will present our invocation, lead members in the pledge and provide a fundraising opportunity. Scott Mackey will serve as our weekly greeter.
Kelly Myers and Larry McDaniel informed members about the Coyote Hill Christian Children’s Home.

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Stretching herself musically by playing with a variety of local bands, including her own, Canadian-born, New York-based pianist Kris Davis reaches a pinnacle of sorts with this almost completely improvised outing, as part of a co-op trio, whose other member are as busy as she. Luckily bassist Michael Bisio and tenor saxophonist Stephen Gauci have developed similarly simpatico interactions, often working as sidemen in each other’s groups.
Still Three is different. Lacking the dominant beats a drummer would bring to the session, the three take turns assaying the rhythm function, with the saxophonist’s harsh vibrations and unexpected chord substations as crucial as the bassist’s string slapping and pumping or the pianist’s jagged percussive patterns. Similarly, bravura technical skills mixed with fearless invention take the place of any expected chord progressions they would rely on in other situations. If weaknesses are exposed, it’s because at times the ad hoc structure prevents at least one of the trio from outputting more than token comping or obbligatos. This is apparent on a tune like the otherwise stellar “Groovin’ for the Hell of It”. Slyly subverting the title’s promise, rhythmic impetus is expressed through foot pedal weight and key banging from Davis that bring the piano’s lowest quadrant into play, plus tremolo vibrations and pressurized reed bites from Gauci. Bisio appears MIA. However he makes up for this elsewhere, when contrasting dynamics are expressed through his step-by-step walking that often shadows Guaci’s jagged saxophone slurs, or when his muscular bass slaps complement Davis’ almost outrageously syncopated lines.
Confirming SKM’s roles as quasi-percussionists is the sardonic “Something from Nothing”. With Bisio’s rubato maneuvers making it appear as if he’s creating tabla-like echoes with his bass, Davis’ rough-edged chording involves the soundboard plus the keyboard in referencing kinetic and a metallic clavichord tone rather than those expected from an acoustic piano. Add Gauci’s discursive and staccato reed bites, and the end result here – and on most other tunes – is both multi-faceted and magisterial.

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In the early days of the internet only large corporate entities had access to expensive software packages and high-end subscription based tools and resources. Whereas, due to price and availability, small to medium sized businesses were pretty much left out in the cold. Today, SMB’s have access to an endless array of tools, applications, and services thanks to modern technology and ultimately Cloud based services. Following are some great examples of websites every SMB should consider adding to their list of must have resources.
The Cloud has made it possible to be continuously connected, to work applications, email, and documents. All you need is a wifi connection or a great data plan. Wifi connections can be found at every airport, hotel, Starbucks, and even FedEx Kinkos location. When all else fails most smartphones can be turned into a mobile wifi hotspot. This means that when half of the sales team is promoting the company at a business function or a tradeshow the team can still keep up on their emails and other tasks right from their hotel room or the tradeshow floor. Following are some great productivity tools to consider using. Get away from installed software and get in the cloud.
Back in the day, it did not matter where a business was located; you had the choice between Ma or Pa Bell. Today SMB owners have multiple options. They can still use the traditional phone company, a cell provider, a combination of the phone company and cellular provider, or a Cloud based VoIP solution. When making this decision the key is to know where the hidden taxes and fees are located. For more information check out VoIP For Dummies by Timothy V. Kelly. With VoIP any SMB can sound like one of the Big Guys. VoIP phone services actually enable the SMB owner to allow their team to work in the office or remotely. Below is the best VoIP provider on the market in our humble opinion.
When it comes to business, time zones are becoming less relevant. Having a global presence used to mean having brick and mortar offices in strategically placed countries all over the world. Today, any SMB can have a global presence. Now SMB’s can serve their customers 24/7 and even offer a local presence in other countries with just a nominal expenditure. This will increase customer satisfaction and further the SMB’s brand. Following is one of the most comprehensive solutions available on the market for support systems.
No matter what your business focus, the cloud is here, the cloud is now. The question is how will you interact with the cloud this year? The Cloud can transform the way you do business and save you money if you embrace it. Now go explore, the applications and services available in the Cloud! Below is a great VoIP ebook, take a moment to check it out.


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My wife and I repainted our house over the summer. We went through the normal process of painting a house, or a room for that matter; We looked at other houses, looked at magazines and talked to some friends. Finally we went to the paint store, looked at some more colors and ended up buying a couple sample containers. We took them home, cleaned up the area where we would do the samples and applied them.
The first three two we bought were just ugly – super, super ugly. The funny part is that we really thought one of the colors was the color that we would paint the house. My son ended up calling it “army green” and army green it was.
“Nope, that’s not doing it for me” said my wife.
Yesssss! I said to myself with a small fist-pump.
Round three and back to the paint store. The people knew us by name now.
“Still can’t find the right color?” the man behind the counter asked. I smiled and kept my mouth shut.
“We’re close!” exclaimed my wife, “I think we need to go with Mustang and that other one we discarded earlier” – two colors that I hated, or so I thought. I recall in my head the colors we’ve gone through so far.
With samples in hand, we left and put it up on the house. The color was found. It was Mustang. Yup, the color of my house is Mustang, and I actually like it.
Now you’re probably asking yourself why this story is on my blog, and what it has to do with software and throw away code. For that, I will show you an example of painting the house but with the mindset that is so prevalent in companies today, the mindset of getting it right the first time when it comes to building software.
Now, if we don’t like the color, we do it again, and spend another $6,000 for the privilege to do so. We would repeat this process a total of six times, unless we quit first and said enough is enough, and we’d live with the color on the house that we didn’t like due to lack of funds, frustration, or most likely, both. This could easily cost us $36,000.
Why then would we ever use this approach when painting a house? We wouldn’t (maybe you would), but companies use this approach every day in order to get software projects delivered. Why?
One advantage to “getting it right the first time” is that you don’t have rework. Everyone knows this is a lie though. We end up building our systems by component, getting everything to code-complete or some level of done and move onto the next component. Each component is, in theory, done, however when we go to put all the pieces together, nothing works and we have painful stabilization and integration phases. Just as my wife and I could not pick the right color the first time, it’s nearly impossible to write code “right” the first time.
Another issue with getting it right the first time is that, in the end, things cost more. Why? Because you have to debug the code to figure out what issues were introduced by late integration. Just as painting and repainting our house would cost money for materials and labor, so does software.
Then, we have time. It took my wife and me approximately one month to have the house painted. This timeframe included the “hey, we need to paint the house” moment over the summer through the painters coming back to do some touchup work a week after they finished the job. The house was officially Mustang after three weeks, but I don’t want to cheat – it was “done” according to our definition of done after a month. Now, if we had tried to get it right the first time, the whole exercise would have likely taken, at best, eight weeks – double what it took – and most likely 12-14 weeks. Not bad, only three times as long.
At this point you’re probably saying to yourself “ok, ok, I get it – don’t paint your house without picking colors first!” but I’m not done.
Remember in the story where I said my wife and I probably would have quit, either due to our budget being vaporized, frustration or both? Well, when you relate this to software, it’s the same as shipping to your customers knowing it’s not the best work, knowing it’s not all going to meet their needs. You will probably feel bad about it, but what can you do? The time and the budget were expended. This is a crappy feeling; about as crappy as looking at a house that is “baby poo brown” or “army green” every day for the next 10 years.
First, embrace throw-away code. Yup, there, I said it, throw-away code. Think of throw-away code as the paint samples that my wife and I purchased. That was, in essence, throw-away paint. We spent money on that paint realizing we would probably not like each sample, but what that enabled us to do is reduce our overall risk of having the project run over budget, over time, or both. In the beginning we had no idea what we wanted, but through utilizing the throw-away code mindset that we both have (she’s a program manager too, our poor kids), we got the project done in a timely fashion and it was actually under budget.
This means that you’ll use the XP practice known as refactoring. Refactoring in a nutshell is changing the code without changing the intent of the code. Thinking about it as working on a car – you go work on the engine, tune it up, make it go faster, but on the surface the car looks the same. This is the same thing. Refactoring means you will throw code away, and that’s OK, because what you gain is a deeper understanding of the system.

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text: The High Commissioner of Samoa to New Zealand, H.E Leasi Papalii T Scanlan signed the visa-free agreement on behalf of the Government of the Independent State of Samoa whereas the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to New Zealand, H.E Mr Valery Yakovleviah Tereshchenko, signed on behalf of the Government of the Russian Federation. The documentations were signed in Wellington, New Zealand on the 4th April 2017. The Agreement is aimed at strengthening the relations between the two parties by easing travel requirements for all passport holders (diplomatic/official/ordinary) from Samoa; and diplomatic and service passport holders from the Russian Federation. It provides visa free travel for Samoan nationals to enter into (stay in, exit from or transit) the Russian Federation for a stay of not exceeding sixty (60) days. This exemption does not apply to Samoan nationals travelling for the purpose of work, study or reside in the territory of the Russian Federation. The Agreement will enter into force 30 days after the date of the receipt of formal ratification from both parties. H.E Mr Leasi Papali’i T Scanlan on behalf of the Government of the Independent State of Samoa thanked the Ambassador of the Russian Federation, H.E Mr Valery Yakovleviah Tereshchenko for this opportunity that will allow for visa-free travel between the two countries. This would be a positive contribution to the development of tourism and other priority sectors of mutual interest to Samoa and the Russian Federation.


text: Crown Castle International Corp (CCI) is the largest provider of shared wireless infrastructure in the U.S. Mobile data usage is doubling every two years, and CCI owns cell towers and rents antenna space to carriers. ExtraSpace Storage, Inc. (EXR): Self-storage is about as recession-proof a business as you’ll find, as consumers buy more stuff when times are good and downsize their homes—and need a place to put their stuff—when the economy is weak. DDR Corp (DDR): As I pointed out on November 30, C-level executive Alexander Otto has been snapping up shares of his company of late: an eye-popping $7.5 million worth in November alone. Intel Corporation (INTC) is one of many big-name techs that have lagged the market this year; the chipmaker now trades at a reasonable 16.9 times earnings and boasts a 2.9% trailing-twelve-month dividend yield. Apple Inc. (AAPL) is up 6.6% year-to-date, well below SPY’s 10.5% rise, and trades at just 13.5 times earnings.


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For details, please visit http://www.bookpeople.com/event/neal-stephenson-seveneves.
The speaking portion of this event is free and open to the public. Tickets are required for the signing. Please see below for details.
Tickets are only available with the purchase of a copy of Seveneves from BookPeople.
Purchasing a book online automatically assigns you a ticket for the signing. There is no separate "ticket" item to add to your cart. Books & tickets are now available to pre-order.

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For the Sandwich Generation who are caring for elderly parents with memory issues & young grandkids, illnesses can be an extra headache. Tips to help.
Healthy aging tips for seniors and boomers including healthy eating and aging tips, words of encouragement, and higher powered reading glasses.


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text: The Wells Public Library has access to a very large database that contains magazine, journal and newspaper articles. Use of the Digital Maine Library is free, and available for use from home. The Digital Maine Library is an incredible resource and includes free access to Consumer Reports, The Wall Street Journal, Maine newspapers, scholarly and academic journals, and so much more. We encourage you to use Digital Maine Library and if you need specific help, or would like a lesson, please call the library at 646-8181 ext. 205 to set up a time to meet with the Adult Services Librarian.


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In the present day, shopping for outside backyard furniture online can also be an option. I’ve worked with wood within the “1:1 world” constructing sheds, firewood storage racks, out of doors furniture etc and I understood wooden. Teakwood is a novel wooden because of the natural oils and waxes it contains.
I like the Victorian type: the houses, furnishings, fashions, movies filmed during that era. An entire outdoor dining set might rival your indoor pieces; the sort of set comes with a basic, elegant desk and a set of chairs. Furthermore, it’s well-known that Ban is among the put up-conflict generation architects who has strived to hold on Aalto’s legacy by taking a unique approach to design and to make use of supplies.
The wood naturally repels water. When choosing a solid wood piece contemplate what will complement the house it will be positioned in and also the sturdiness wanted for the piece. Turning your backyard into a cheerful space to entertain guests requires demanding gardening and yard work, paying close consideration to small details and investing in larger items such as outside furniture.
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Welcome to La Petite France!
The La Petite France Brie is a firm, creamy cheese with a snowy, white, edible rind. It has a rich flavour with a hint of mushroom and is usually milder than the Camembert with a longer maturing period because it has higher paste to rind ratio. As with Camembert, Brie is a very versatile cheese and can be served used both hot (melted) and cold, sweet and savoury and paired with almost anything!
La Petite France Brie is available in 4 sizes. The Grand Brie has a diameter of about 20cm and weighs between 1.7kg to 2.1kg. The more popular rounds are about 10cm in diameter and weigh between 325g and 380. The Jumbo Brie is over 380g in weight and the popular Petite Brie weighs between125g and 170g.
La Petite France Camembert is a soft, smooth and creamy cheese with an edible rind. As Camembert matures it gains the deep, rich, almost earthy flavour that is evocative of those traditionally made and enjoyed in France where the paste becomes ‘runny’. The flavours intensify with age. Camembert is very versatile and can be served both hot (melted) and cold, sweet and savoury and paired with almost anything!
La Petite France Camembert is available in rounds of between 250g to 310g and also as Petite (mini) Camembert of between 125 and 165g – ideal of one person to savour!
La Petite France Tilsiter is a semi-hard Swiss-style cheese. It is less salted and the curd is not pressed as in cheddar-making but rather stirred. This exquisite cheese has a rich, yellow colour with a springy, elastic semi-firm texture, making it ideal for slicing. Tilsiter also has a piquant flavour, lending itself nicely as a table cheese but will also add an intense flavour to any cheese sauce.
Tilsiter is round and wrapped in black wax. It weighs about 3.5kgs and is approximately 22cm in diameter and 10cm deep. It is often used as the base for a cheese wedding cake.
Rich, creamy and smooth. Do not be fooled by its initial mellowness. Allow the complex smoky, nutty flavour to build on the palate and you will be asking for more. Served with figs or port this is an ideal after-dinner cheese but will also add zest to any soup or sauce for vegetables or meat or fish.
Hilton Blue has its own edible rind and is generally 18cm in diameter and 10cm deep. It is often used as a tier in a cheese wedding cake.
This is a versatile, mild, creamy but full flavoured Feta preserved in olive oil.
La Petite France Feta is made with cow’s milk which gives it its wonderful yellow hue. It is a versatile, mild but full flavoured cheese preserved in olive oil which makes it a perfect addition to a summer salad or chopped over a pasta dish or simply added to a cheese board. It is presented in 10cm diameter rounds and comes in plain or flavoured with black pepper and sundried tomato and oreganum.
The tang of tomatoes with a combination of oreganum enriches this tasty Feta. With a little salt and time spent marinating in olive oil, this cheese has a Mediterranean flavour and children in particular love it and often describe it as “pizza cheese”.
A smooth Feta that has the spicy pepper finish complimenting its natural, creamy flavour. This cheese is also preserved in olive oil.
La Petite France’s Parmesan is made with half-fat cow’s milk and is a yellow, hard cheese with a natural rind. Its great nutty, fruity flavour will compliment any pasta or vegetable dish whether finely grated or thinly shaved.
La Petite France Halloumi is a great frying, grilling or braaiing cheese and comes in 10cm diameter rounds making it an ideal meat replacement. It can also be served hot with a summer salad or winter vegetable bake. The Halloumi comes in plain, mint and chilli and garlic flavours.
This is a great frying, grilling or braaiing cheese with a lovely light bite from the chilli and sweet garlic note.
Simple, natural, mild in flavour it is delicious used in salads or in a hamburger.
The La Petite France full fat and low fat strained yogurt is totally natural. It is made simply with pasture-fed cow’s milk and probiotic cultures. The yogurt has no added preservatives, additives or stabilisers offering all the very best and well-known health benefits of a totally natural product. It is creamy thick and luscious on its own or with any number of added flavours. The yogurts are available in 1 litre or 500ml tubs.
La Petite France cream is an experience. Decadent and natural it is a beautiful, rich, thick product reminiscent of Devonshire clotted cream (only not heated). It is best appreciated served with a scone or cake or desert but will enhance any savoury dish too. The cream is available in 500ml and 250ml tubs.
Our condensed milk is reminiscent of the South American Dolce de Leche which is a slowly heated sweetened milk. Ours is made by slowly heating our sweetened full cream jersey milk to make this decadent caramely condensed milk. Have it in your coffee or on ice cream. Yum.
By adding extra cream to the full fat Jersey milk, our cream cheese is sweet and rich.
La Petite France’s farm butter is the real thing! Rich, yellow and salted, with no additives or preservatives. The butter is available in 500g blocks or in tubs of 500ml. For bulk quantities please contact the office.
La Petite France cottage cheese is a chunky fresh cheese with a light salty flavour available in a 250ml tub.
We are able to supply a variety of Ladle products which fully compliment any of our cheeses. These are: red onion marmalade, sundried tomatoes in olive oil, marinated olives in chilli, garlic and rosemary, hojiblanca green olives, pitted Kalamata olives, whole jalapeno chillies in brine, sliced jalapeno chillies in brine, capers in brine, red and yellow bell peppers in brine.
The no grain, pasture-only diet of our cows imparts a delicious natural sweetness to our products.
You are invited to amble out to Preston Farm to sample the delectable handmade cheeses of La Petite France.
Otherwise find them and the other natural, additive free dairy products in our range (double thick Jersey cream, yoghurt and butter to name a few) in selected stores in major centres countrywide. Find out under the Farm section what makes them so special.
Situated just outside Howick, in the KZN Midlands, is Preston Farm. Nestling in the rolling hills of the Karkloof, this beautiful farm – established in 1972 – is owned and run by Grant Warren and his family.
The La Petite France handmade cheese factory is built on the farm. Jersey and Swedish Red cows dot the green pastures surrounding the dairy and factory. Grant's philosophy is one of natural balance so the focus is on milk quality and not quantity. An abundance of rye grass enables the cows to produce rich, sweet-tasting, top quality milk. Cows, being natural grazers, are given the freedom to graze the fields day and night, the whole year round. They are not fed grains or maize silage since almost all modern grains are genetically modified and are crops which require chemical spraying with insecticides and other poisons.
Our cows are not pushed for production using processed foods or hormones.They develop a high natural immunity thus minimising veterinary interventions. This translates into milk with high food value, digestibility and delicious natural sweetness. Regular testing ensures high health and safety standards are met.
With the factory being on the farm near the dairy, there is no need to store or transport the milk.We use it still warm from the cows!
Our cheeses are handmade using gentle techniques and processes. We keep it simple...just milk and cultures...no chemicals, colourants, stabalisers or any other additives. Their natural, full-bodied flavours derive from setting nature to work as was the tradition in days of old.
OPENING TIMES: 8.30am to 4pm Wednesday to Sunday.
CLOSED: Monday and Tuesday, Christmas and New Year’s Days.
NO DOGS: The farm has its own resident dogs so we are unable to allow visiting dogs on the property.
PAYMENT: Payment can be made with Zapper, Credit Card or cash.
THE SHOP: We stock all the La Petite France cheeses and fresh-line products such as yogurt cream, butter, cream and cottage cheese. We also stock a selection of locally made preserves and jams as well as a few gift items such as cheese baking pots made by the well-known Lidgetton potter, Lindsay Scott.
THE CAFÉ: A visit to the café will allow you to soak up the ambiance of the working dairy farm while enjoying a delicious, light, cheesy meal or simply a cup of coffee and one of our homemade scones and our double thick cream.
GROUP BOOKINGS: We welcome large groups and are able to be flexible with our seating and catering arrangements.
Call Carolyn (o721302371) to discuss your specific requirements.
CONTACT DETAILS: Mobile phone: 0631506099 for cafe and shop.
La Petite France Cheese is supplied nationwide, to various outlets as well as wholesale distributors. Contact us today to find out where your nearest distributor is located.
Follow LA PETITE FRANCE HANDMADE CHEESE on Facebook, and get updates as to the development of La Petite France on Preston Farm, as well as notifications of the various shows and markets where you will find La Petite France handmade cheese.

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Dovetail Learning recently presented a Parent Workshop on The Toolbox Project, John Muir's new social emotional curriculum. Toolbox was implemented school wide in 2014.
Toolbox starts with each child, building self-knowledge and self-mastery; it soon improves empathy and communication and helps resolve conflicts in the classroom, playground and whole school community. Children experience their own power and naturally take more responsibility for managing themselves and solving problems.
3) this kind of training has powerful benefits for life success.


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This page aims to answer common questions about air bricks, what they are, the different types available, where you’ll usually find them and what you can expect to happen if they’re placed in the wrong location or become blocked.
Not every home will have ventilation air bricks, but those that do will need them for a good reason, so think twice before you block or remove them.
Air bricks are made of either cement, plastic or metal and are similar in size and shape to a regular house brick; they have holes in them for ventilation.
They are primarily used to create an airflow underneath a suspended ground-level timber floor that has a void underneath it.
Without adequate ventilation, suspended timber floors will experience a buildup of condensation in the colder months; this can lead to damp problems, rot, insect infestation and the structural collapse of the floor.
Why Do Some Homeowners Block The Vents?
The air bricks create an airflow underneath the floor; this can lead to drafts which pass through the floorboards into the home.
Due to rising energy prices and a desire by many to reduce heating bills, some people choose to block the vents.
This approach isn’t recommended and can lead to all sorts of problems down the line.
We suggest you leave the vents in place and seal any gaps in the floor joists, so the draft remains under the floor.
Are There Any Situations When It’s Okay to Block Wall Air Brick Vents?
If the suspended timber floor has been removed and replaced with a solid concrete floor, the void will also be filled in with concrete, so there’s nothing to ventilate.
In this situation, the air bricks can either be blocked or replaced with regular bricks.
How Many Air Bricks Are Needed?
How many vents you’ll need will depend on the size of the void underneath the floor.
As a general rule of thumb, you should place one air brick every one and a half metres to two metres along the wall.
For large buildings, install the air bricks placed at one and a half metres and consider using larger air bricks.
How Far Above the Ground Should They be Placed?
The NHBC (National House Building Council) states that air bricks should ideally be placed at least 75mm above ground level.
If the ground is solid, perhaps tarmac or concrete, they can be placed lower, provided the ground slopes away from the wall.
If the ground is flat or consists of soil, grass or any other soft material, the vents should be placed at least 75mm from ground level. This is to prevent a build-up of dirt, leaves, grasses etc. that may block the vents.
What Happens if the Wall Vents Become Blocked?
The homeowner didn’t know how important they are and filled them with a sealant or cement.
A previous owner or tradesperson rendered the wall and the vents blocked.
Soil, leaves, grass and plants etc. have been left to overgrow.
The outside ground level has been raised, perhaps by placing concrete, tarmac or a patio on top of the existing hard standing (it’s cheaper to overlay than to dig up and replace a patio/driveway so this often happens).
If the vents become blocked or even partially blocked, moisture and gasses from the ground will not be able to escape. During the winter some condensation will form, usually near the external wall.
A damp musty odour in the home.
Mould and damp patches on the floor and the lower part of the external wall.
Ruined carpets and floor coverings.
Insects love wet, damp timber so the floor may become infested.
Damaged plasterboard, plaster and walls.
Rot, leading to the failure of the suspended floor.
Can Air Bricks be Used Through Cavity Walls?
You can insert wall vent bricks into either a solid wall or through two walls with a cavity between them.
Some brick vents require a tray, while others are clipped together until you reach the required length.
You’ll typically see these vents on homes with floating (suspended) timber floors, concrete or lime based floors do not require wall vents.
If your home has buried or blocked vents, first check that the original timber floor is still in place and hasn’t been replaced with a solid floor that doesn’t require ventilation.
Can Wall Air Bricks be Used to Reduce Condensation in Other Areas of the Home?
Air brick wall vents are designed to create an airflow underneath a suspended floor. Air is pulled in through one side of the home and exits the opposite side.
If you place them further up the wall, you may find the draft inside the home to be excessive, and there are better options to consider.
Instead of using air bricks for in-home condensation, consider installing window trickle vents, extractor fans (for bathrooms and kitchens) or a positive input vent system.
If you are experiencing condensation on windows, walls, ceilings or other areas away from the floor, explore our in-depth guide to curing condensation here.
This page is part of our series of guides to home ventilation.
How to get rid of and prevent mould on windows.
What is the ideal humidity level for the home?
How much does home insulation cost and what options do you have?
A guide to getting rid of condensation in the home.
Loft condensation causes and cures.


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David Vartanian holds a warm spot in his heart for the Sayan Mountains in Siberia, the wellspring of chaga health. A medical doctor and world traveler always in search of natural health supplements, David stumbled across the Siberian Chaga Mushroom when he contacted a Russian clinic while researching adaptogens. Thrilled with this pure and potent discovery, David founded Sayan Health in 2007 with the goal of bringing the invaluable health properties of chaga products back to the USA. Soon after learning about chaga health, David and his team of chaga mushroom suppliers developed the first chaga beverage in the world. In 2008, he and his company took the beverage to an International Expo Show, where Whole Foods chain picked up the product and began selling it in California, Nevada, and Arizona. Before they knew it, more chains had picked up their break-through health drink, and Sayan’s retail presence grew from 30 to more than 100 stores in less than a year. Today, Sayan Health has broadened their line to include teas, powders, extracts, dietary supplement capsules, soaps and creams. While based in California, more than 5,000 health-conscious customers demand our product from all over the world, spanning 50 countries and growing. Found instantly online when you need it most, chaga is your connection to a healthier you.
Sayan Health offers you pure, potent, and powerful products that help you achieve wellness and a healthy lifestyle. We strive to supply beneficial, all-natural, and minimally processed supplements in ways that are easy to use, and actually taste good! We believe that traditional medicine has identified many useful plants, but we also believe in using hard science to validate the evidence of tradition, so we have done years of research to confirm the value of the natural supplements we provide. Our mission is to provide you with products and information that will benefit your life. We view ourselves as partners with our customers, our employees, our community, and our environment. Our goal is to provide great products, excellent customer service, and always maintain our sense of humor!
WHY CHOOSE SAYAN CHAGA HEALTH PRODUCTS?
For chaga products that yield remarkable results, we at Sayan believe in empowering you to live your healthiest life as naturally as possible. Browse our products to learn more, or sign up for our free e-mail newsletter to get more information about chaga and the benefits of medicinal mushrooms.
Dubbed by many the “King of Medicinal Mushrooms,” chaga has been around for centuries. Ancient folk healers and medical practitioners have relied on chaga mushrooms to support a healthy life-energy balance, support immune function, and promote longevity. People living in the Siberian Mountains region ingested chaga mushroom in powder form, smoked it, and rubbed it on their skin. They also brewed chaga to make tea. Once word spread about chaga’s medicinal properties, the unknown mushroom’s popularity exploded around the world. Even the name “chaga” is ancient. The mushroom’s present name probably originated from the old Slavonic word “gaga,” which means “lip”. Today, the word “chaga” is synonymous with good health, a robust immune system, and longevity.
It’s hard to tell exactly when people first realized the medicinal powers of this dietary supplement, but most experts agree that chaga has been around for a very long time. The use of medicinal mushrooms could date back to ancient times. Researchers are looking into whether 5,300-year-old Otzi the Iceman, the oldest intact member of the human family, carried chaga in his leather pouch. If so, this could make the chaga mushroom one of the oldest dietary supplements known to humankind. Other researchers point to the first mention of chaga in a book that was written several centuries later. Printed in about 100 B.C., Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing is the first body of collected knowledge about herbs as they pertain to traditional medicine. Some interpretations of the book include the mention of chaga, suggesting it earned its nicknames of “Gift from God” and “King of Herbs” even in those earliest days of herbal medicine. Russians then enjoyed a long tradition of using chaga mushroom before the rest of the world discovered its therapeutic properties. The Khanty people, who have lived along the Ob River in Western Siberia since at least the 11th century, drank chaga tea to improve digestion and detoxification, used it as a soap to cleanse skin sores, and smoked chaga mushroom to support lung health. Some manuscripts mention that in the 12th century, physicians gave chaga to Tsar Vladimir Monamah to help with the Russian ruler’s health. In the mountain region of Siberia, people drank chaga as an everyday beverage, just as modern people drink coffee or lattes. The health benefits of traditional Siberian tea could not be kept secret for long. Use ofchaga mushroom tea began to spread across Siberia and to the rest of Russia, then to the Ural Mountains, into the Baltic regions of Eastern Europe, and beyond. Ainu, the indigenous people that live on Hokkaido in Northern Japan, consumed chaga to improve their health. Many consumed the tea to promote calming of upset stomach or to detoxify the body. Others, especially hunters and foresters, drank chaga mushroom tea because of its capacity to regulate hunger, promote clarity of thinking, and stimulate increased work capacity. Early users also embraced chaga for its ability to stimulate the body’s general endurance. Others heralded the use of Siberian Chaga to support the immune system and maintain the health of body tissues. The Russian Medical Academy of Science approved the use of chaga to support a healthy immune system in 1955. The Western world first became aware of Siberian chaga after reading Russian novelist Alexandr Solzenitsyn’s 1968 Nobel Prize winning novel, The Rakovii Korpus. In that book, the author discusses the benefits of drinking tea made from this birch tree mushroom.
Interestingly, in Russia, only the villagers know about chaga and the majority of the population have either never heard of chaga or have heard about it, but don’t know what it’s for and how to eat this mushroom. Modern medical science often disregards evidence of traditional folk medicine if it is not backed by research with scientific measurements and controls. In the past 25 years, scientific investigation of chaga has validated many of the traditional beliefs about its health-enhancing properties. Scientists are still researching chaga and discovering new therapeutic potential for the medicinal mushroom. Even after more than four decades of research and the publication of hundreds of scientific studies, researchers are only just beginning to understand the full scope of the life- and health-enhancing properties of the chaga mushroom. Currently in Asia, chaga usage is widespread. More and more people from countries like China, Korea, and Japan are learning about chaga mushroom and want to add it to their diet. People take it to support immunity and promote skin elasticity. Research by Japanese scientists has shown that topical application of chaga can help promote skin health and vitality, and in modern-day Japan, it is often included in skin creams for wrinkles. Chaga has been praised for its strong positive impact on overall health, immunity, and metabolism. Knowledge about chaga mushroom has already started to spread in the U.S. Since we started our company in 2007, we’ve noticed a big spike in interest in the last couple of years, as more and more people discover the health benefits of this unique mushroom and continue to add chaga to their daily diet.
If you have questions about the history of chaga or its health benefits, call or e-mail us, and we’d be glad to help.
History brings us a variety of life changing experiences. For our health, the progress of supplementary assistance is clearly recognizable. As a result, today’s medicine now has a partner in complimentary products. Chaga is one. So where does chaga trace its origins?
Russian folklore comes to us from the beliefs of ancient Slavs. Embedded in the tales of these times is chaga. Valued as a health tonic and a provider of for multipurpose health giving, chaga delivers us a complete anecdotal history. It is this very history that we look to, providing all we need in hope for continued health.
Most know mushrooms as a meal accompaniment, a flavor enhancer, or a source of protein for vegetarians. What about the other side of the scale. The medicinal mushroom. Spoken of at great length are the health benefits from these ancient healers. Holding a secret life, mushrooms such as Reiki and chaga create discussion concerning their benefits of various medicinal mushrooms. From anti-inflammatory properties to immune boosting essentials, we can give them the praise deserved.
Revered as a folk remedy, chaga holds its history in Eastern Europe and Russia. Useful for intestinal upset, stomach cramps and gastric complications, chaga’s fervent elements were suited to most internal aliments. Furthermore, chaga had become the prominent remedy for stimulation of the immune system and general health. With well being its primary goal, users of chaga additionally spoke of a possible ability to address more concerning diseases and modern day health concerns.
How Can Chaga Benefit Me?
Thrown around in general media, the word Superfood is an attractive one, but none it appears, offers as many elements as chaga. Today, well being is paramount. It is our health that we all want to be at its best. Without feelings of well being, emotionally and physical, other aspects of life may fall away. So, can chaga help? Take a page from history and research this king of herbs. You will find varied benefits for many individuals and lifestyle. No longer is there a need to be an athlete, or a devout fitness devotee to gain benefit from simply introducing chaga. Lacking dietary needs can affect all lifestyles.
Traditions tell us a lot. They tell us stories of hardship and discovery, and instil a respect we never knew we had. Chaga’s history is based on all the above. Stories of health benefits that were not newsworthy, but simply the ways of the people. There were no accolades, just the willingness to discover true methods for well being. Western interest begins quite innocently, with supporters of chaga enabling its voice. Subsequently, it is through continued highlighting, and human interest that we able to provide the best in supplementary health information. The next steps are to recognize these mushrooms require sustainability. Something so ancient should never end up being past tense. Imagine what we will continue to learn from chaga. Is it possible we have only just scratched the surface on and its properties for ongoing health? Clearly, the future seems bright.


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Decades ago I heard a talk by Daniel C. Maguire that included a thought that deeply impressed me: that the missing link between apes and true humans is actually us! In Maguire’s Christianity Without God, I learned that this shape-shifting concept came from biblical scholar Gerd Theissen.
I also like the title of an article by Walter J. Ong, SJ: “Where Are We Now?” Given all we’ve learned from physicists and cosmologists, we are not where, or who, we thought we were a century ago. The new context bumps us from our former self-understanding.
Our self-identity plays a key role not just in personal issues, but in the epochal transition of our time, as we leave one era and co-create the next one. Consider an insight found in Changing Images of Man (O.W. Markey and Willis W. Harman) that posits four levels of reality. Too often humans focus on identifying problems and how we deal with them. But this depends on what motivates us, which in turn results from our basic values and worldviews, the overarching stories that determine how we identify ourselves and others, including the divine and creation itself.
The many creation stories of the major faith traditions (level 4) began when knowledge was intuitive: flat earth with a level above it, a level below it. No one questioned the true age of creation. Believers today must adjust their identities to the world as we now know it. Change challenges the mind and heart — but change we must, and the Mystery given many names is active within us to assist when/if we are open.
that percolates up into our values and decisions. As a result, we might not protect the climate, air, water, soil, and other species upon which all life depends. We might miss the new awareness that humans, divinity, and all creation form one distinct but interacting community that has evolved over billions of years. We might not appreciate that we are stardust webbed with the rest of known creation!
Small wonder that Thomas Berry called for the reinvention of humanity at the species level! He famously said: The great work of our times is moving the human community from its present situation as a destructive presence on the planet to a benign or mutually enhancing presence.
Might this describe “true humans”? How did Jesus contribute to this reinvention?
we are the universe’s latest way of blooming.
Terri, I just came back from helping with a retreat, and couldn’t resist opening this post; I now want time to return to the retreat house to digest this! Thank you for sharing it – and may we all cooperate with this divine blooming process!
Thanks, Ann-Joyce! I hope you find the thoughts therein as helpful as I have over the years. My thanks to Nancy Frommelt, OSF, for introducing me to the four layer schema.


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The GRENKE Chess Open will be held from March 29 to April 2, 2018 in the congress centre in Karlsruhe, Germany. Formerly known as the Deizisauer Neckar-Open, this nine rounds Swiss system tournament features top group grandmasters vying for a first prize of €15,000. The tournament includes over 100 titled players and over 900 participants in total! Players receive 2 hours for 40 moves and 30 minutes for the rest of the game. There is no increment.
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Recently I finished up another hand repair of a well-loved quilt. I really enjoy doing this, and love having people bring me these quilts. This was Donna’s daughter’s quilt when she was a baby, and now the daughter was becoming a mother. Donna wanted the quilt repaired so that her new grand-baby could cuddle with it too. There were several larger tears in this vintage quilt, including this one that was just not going to take kindly to being repaired. This tear was in four directions from a center hole.
So, I had to get a bit creative this time. I ironed down the tears with a bit of very light fusible web just to hold them in place. Then, I made a yo-yo from a pink print to make a flower applique large enough to go over the entire area of damage. I pinned it into place with a dark purple center to go with the dress on the Sunbonnet Sue main appliqué.
I stitched both down by hand.
But, that dark center kept drawing my eye to it, when I wanted it to just be an accent to the main motif. So, I frogged off the dark purple and replaced it with a lighter purple, fussy cut flower.
Around the main appliqué, some hand stitching was needed to close up the gaps and small tears.
After using a light fusible web on the longer tear in the background here, there was enough extra bulk in the background to make hand stitching with an over-whip possible. Because the quilt is tied and not quilted, there was fabric to move around a bit.
You can see the seam here, but that is better than a tear, and should hold up to at least moderate use.
A few more stitches around the appliqué and that part was done.
The pink border was pulling up from the white background in spots, so all those areas were hand stitched back in place. All done, and didn’t take that long. I finished the repairs in about 3 hours. Now the little flower appliqué is a cute accent and the focus is the Sunbonnet Sue.
I had to applaud her for wanting to pass on such a piece of living memory. For me, this is the true measure of how much a quilt is valued, to be worn out and repaired to wear out again. This has to be the highest complement any quilter can get!
If you are local and have a well loved quilt needing repair, my rates are very reasonable, and are charged by the hour. I am also willing to do quilts mailed in, if you are willing to pay the postage both ways. Just send me an email at frommycarolinahome at gmail dot com and let me know what you need. Also, I have done posts on how I do repairs which you can read about in Repairing an Old Damaged Quilt and in Applique Quilt Repair if you would like some tips on repairing your own quilts.
Do you have a well loved fabric memory?
Hot nowadays that sounds like a great project to start on. Still working on my flowers and changing my patio around for now.
Good job on the repairs – ready to be loved again! I do like the light flower center much better.
I have a SBS quilt that my cousin’s grandmother made for her and then was handed down to my mother for me. I’m just waiting for one of her sons to have a baby do I can clean it up, put on a new binding and pass on.
Fantastic work. It is kind of like surgery, isn’t it?
I remember when I was working for those ortho surgeons, I did go back to school to get other premed out of the way and possibly become an ortho surgeon. Yes, that lasted about two years, then my life kind of changed direction.
I think your surgical skills are excellent.
I have an old quilt that was given to my parents by the ladies of the churches in my Dad’s first charge. They cherished that quilt, and it has a few tears that need repaired. My plan is to attempt the repairs myself, but I’ve been waiting till winter when things aren’t so busy around here. I hope I can repair it as well as you have done on your quilts!
The yo yo flower is perfect, and the pinks look exactly right together too! I am fortunate to have a single bed quilt that my great grandma hand pieces and hand quilted when she was very old. I put it on the bed for summer company, and I love just looking at the fabrics knowing they were scraps from dresses and pajamas of hers and the family.
Somewhere in the house I have a Sunbonnet quilt made for my daughter by my mother’s friend. I should look for it and display it. It may not have been done well, but there was a lot of love in it. It should be in excellent shape, since it was washed only once or twice. I never thought of getting it out for our grandsons.
Hello Carole! This is a darling quilt and I can understand wanting to pass it on. I have saved several of my Daughter’s quilts that were made for her from both of her Great Grandmothers and one from her Grandma and Great Grandma. Only, I do not believe my Daughter will ever have children, yet I still hold onto them hoping. I like that you changed the dark center to the lighter center also, the lighter one does blend the extra applique into looking perfectly normal. That does not quite sound right, but I hope you know it is a compliment meant for you! Thank you for sharing all of your great advice on fixing repairs, it helps to encourage us to try it and be happy with the success! Have a great day!
I just love yo yos! I’d have probably scattered a few more around that quilt, since one is never enough for me!! Different subject: Remember the card making group I told you about? Today was their monthly meeting, & I am on creativity overload! Had made some cards for you . . . but wasn’t satisfied with one & just hated to send one I didn’t like! Asked the gals what they would do, & a couple said – tear it apart if you don’t like it, & use the parts for something else! So I did. AND the group has a habit of bringing their stuff – punches, stamps, papers, gizmos. . . & putting it on the table for anyone to take – a basket nearby is for donation, which they give to the Fire Dept. where we have the meetings. Win Win Win! I got some punch shapes & fancy paper I’ve been craving.
Excellent repair work. I love Sunbonnet Sue quilts. The family will love being able to hand this quilt down.
Your repairs are wonderful. The yo-yo flower was a great idea.
How wonderful to be part of something that rescues a torn quilt to be used again. What a sweet quilt it is, too.


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This beautifully converted Kent-style oast house is packed full of contemporary style but with tasteful use of brickwork exposure and beams throughout, creating a stunning blend of old and new looks.
This traditional Sussex oast house is situated on the outskirts of the rural village of Hurst Green. This small village has a shop which is situated in a converted church, so you can buy the newspapers and morning milk. As the property is situated in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, there are many pretty villages nearby and some interesting historic properties nearby. The National Trust property of Batemans, which was once home to Rudyard Kipling, and where he wrote The Jungle Book is within a ten minute drive of the property, as is the imposing castle at Bodiam.
The front door of the property opens straight into the stunning lounge with its high ceilings and exposed beams. Here you will find two comfortable sofas, a beautiful Ottoman sideboard and a vintage armoire. There is a TV with DVD player, which comes with a range of DVDs. Leading off from the lounge, is the dining room, with its feature wall and table seating eight. A small corridor leading off from the other end of the lounge leads to the kitchen, with its two distinct areas. The cooking area has the electric oven, hob, microwave, fridge and freezer, whilst the second area is where you will find the washing machine, dishwasher and sink. Doors off from the kitchen lead out to the courtyard garden, with table and chairs. There is one bedroom on the ground floor, which is located in the oast’s roundel. There is a zip-and-link king-size bed, which can be made up as two singles should you prefer, and a TV. There is also a bathroom on this floor, with shower over bath. Stairs from the lounge lead to a mezzanine floor, with desk and work area, overlooking the lounge. To the first floor, you will find the master bedroom suite, a true sanctuary with king-size bed, its own TV and stunning en-suite which is located in the roundel and features a bath with handheld shower and a further separate shower with glass gates.
The property’s gardens are beautiful and feature a lovely garden room with sofa and chairs with views over the surrounding countryside. Close to here is an established wild garden and then there is a courtyard area to the front of the property with table, chairs and a BBQ.
We had a fantastic long weekend stay in the Oust house, it was equipped with everything you could ask for. The only downside is the noisy road, but we were aware of this when we booked. We didn't find it a major issue and once in the house didn't notice it too much. We would certainly recommend this property.
A well kitted out and tastefully furnished property with fantastic views across the Weald. The round bathroom, in the converted past house, certainly has a wow factor. The only down side is the A21, you take your life in your hands every time you drive out of the property and there is the constant noise of the traffic.
Beautifully restored property - equipped to a high standard. Wonderful views from the garden. Private gated entrance. Downside is the noise from the main A12, & the risky exit from the driveway.
Amazing property with large garden and lovely views, also well located. Probably the best we have stayed at!
Nice views from the garden. The A21 is a big downside though, very noisy day and Night.
Beautifully refurbished property with a lot of thought given to the guests comfort. It was immaculate, very well equipped and lovely to come back to at the end of the day.
The Oast itself is all one could wish for as a holiday retreat. The one big drawback is its location on a very noisy main road and the exit from the property is on a blind bend where traffic approaches at about 50mph so you take your life in your hands (Literally) every time you pull out.
The property is a nice conversion from its original use. Pleasant and comfortable, also well equipped with everything you will need. The garden is also interesting and a lovely place to be with nice views over the Sussex Weald. We had a very pleasant stay. All in all well worth the money.

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Performers Edge Dance Academy is more than just a studio… It is a home!
At Performers Edge your dancer will become motivated to do the best they can while learning in a fun-filled environment. The professional, fun, talented and creative staff will allow your children to love each lesson they are taught. Each dancer will receive the qualities needed to concentrate and focus through discipline while building their self esteem and their confidence. Dancers of all ages will create memories that will last a lifetime while making great friends.
Performers Edge Dance Academy opened its doors in September 2003 with a total of 88 students. After one season the studio had to relocate to a larger space here where we continue to serve the community in the heart of Throgs Neck. Now as we approach our 15th season with over 500 students which we call our extended "Family" we continue to share the love and passion of dance with many children of all ages.
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Planning a Trip to Cape Town?Known as the mother city and one 10 most beautiful places in the world.What better way than to enjoy a vacation than at Constantia stables in Constantia.It is a region with a winemaking history that dates back to 1685 and which boasts 8 award-winning wine estates, Groot Constantia, Steenberg Vineyards, Constantia Uitsig, Klein Constantia, Buitenverwachting, Eagles Nest, Constantia Glen and Silvermist Vineyards. All are within 15 kilometres of the city centre.
It is the oldest wine producing region in the southern hemisphere with an uninterrupted history of winemaking since 1685 consisting of ten wine farms.The area is steeped in history and is home to some of the best examples of architecture perfectly positioned between the Table Mountain range and coastal False Bay area, allowing for a perfect micro- climate which produces World Class Wines distinctive in character and style.
The valley was the cradle of quality winemaking in South Africa and the name Constantia is linked with the most famous wines ever produced in this country. Enjoyed by Napoleon Bonaparte and royalty in the 18th century, Constantia Valley’s unique combination of terrier and climate produces some of the world’s finest wines .
The Constantia Valley has an appeal that offers something of interest to everyone, Enjoy hikes, Restaurants offer a wide selection of dining experiences catering for all tastes and ages.Views of historical vineyards, lush greenbelts, and glorious mountain ranges and Constantia Valley Shops that provides the ultimate shopping experience.


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Foreign Trade Zones are designated areas within the United States that are treated by Customs as if they are outside of the United States. By allowing merchandise to be entered into a zone free of duty, and allowing manufacturing processes to transform that merchandise, a Foreign Trade Zone can provide many opportunities for tariff and tax relief.
There are many advantages to using a Foreign Trade Zone. Duties and taxes due on merchandise entered into a zone are not due until the merchandise leaves the zone for consumption. An importer can use a FTZ to enter a large quantity of merchandise all at once, and defer duties and taxes until the merchandise is withdrawn.
If merchandise entered into a FTZ is later exported directly from the zone, no duty will be due. An importer can use a FTZ to enter parts into the zone, assemble the parts (and create jobs by using domestic labor) and then export the finished product duty free.
Manufacturing is allowed inside a zone. In some cases, the finished product may be subject to a rate of duty that is lower than the duty that would have been due on the parts and materials themselves. When the finished product is withdrawn from the zone and entered into the US, the importer can pay duties at the lower tariff rate that applies to the finished product.
Merchandise subject to quota restrictions can be entered into a zone duty free until the merchandise is withdrawn from the zone. If the quota is filled, the importer can place the merchandise into a zone until the quota reopens. Some products may even be manufactured while in the zone and turned into a product not subject to quota.
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Srinagar: It seems bizarre, but it is true.
The Jammu and Kashmir bank has donated hefty 11.50 crore for the Kerala flood releif while it contributed just Rs 5 crore for the victims of devastating Kashmir floods of the year 2014.
Even as the magnitude of the infrastructural destruction including both to the businesses and residential houses was massive in Kashmir, the JK bank, like it is doing in the case of Kerala floods, did not publicised its “donations”.
For the Kerala releif fund, the bank went an extra mile. It did not only shell out donations from its deep coffers for the southern state, it is also encouraging people to join the movement through media and other online sources.
Going by the contents of its major Coporate Social Resposniblity (CSR) activities, the bank termed the Kashmir floods of 2014 as “unprecedented that left devastation of colossal magnitude in its wake”.
“Notably, the Bank contributed Rs. 5.00 Crores towards J&K Flood Relief Fund for being partners in providing succor to the people of the state in rebuilding their shattered dwellings,” the statement reads.
It also states that bank donated 500 tents to the flood hit families besides 23000 kits comprising of blankets, water purifiers, hot water bottles & solar lamps were also distributed among the people as an immediate relief measure.
The donation was extremely less conmpared the loss projections to properties and businesses which were put in excess of Rs 44,000 crore for the rehabilitation of flood affected people and infrastructural development.
“Above all the bank did not highlighted its contributions to the releif fund as it knew it will put them in awkward position,” sources in the bank said.
The funds for Kerela flood releif were generated after the JK bank aribitrarily cut six day salary of its employees. A charge denied by the bank adminsitration.
Apart from 11 crore rupees contributed to the Kerala releif fund, the bank again committed Rs 50 lakh to NDTV as it is collecting donations for the Kerala relief victims.