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10K Event Details

Vancouver Sun

10K Event Details

Burrard Bridge is crowded with Sun Run racers.

Sun Run / Vancouver Sun fies

Date of our 2018 event is Sunday, April 22nd at 9:00am!

For a participant's view of our course click here.

To download a registration form click here

The Course

The Vancouver Sun Run is Canada’s largest 10K road race. The 10K route is a beautiful scenic course which begins in Vancouver's downtown core at Burrard Street and Georgia Street. Participants will enjoy the downhill start as they make their way towards the world famous Stanley Park, continuing along English Bay to Hornby Street, then onto Pacific Avenue, across the Burrard Street bridge exiting onto 2nd Avenue. Winding along Fir Street to join 4th Avenue the route continues east on 6th Avenue to the Cambie Street Bridge for the final stretch across the bridge to the finish line. Your Vancouver Sun Run experience does not end just outside our host venue, BC Place Stadium; you are encouraged to enter the stadium to enjoy the wrap party along with your family and friends. At the wrap party you can celebrate your achievement with live entertainment, check out the Kids' Zone, watch the awards' ceremony for the top finishers and enjoy free fruit, bagels and refreshments provided by our generous sponsors. The 10K route is sprinkled with gentle, undulating hills making it both fun and enjoyable, while providing breathtaking scenery which includes the snow-capped mountains along Georgia Straight, water views along English Bay and False Creek. The course truly showcases all the beauty of this wonderful city. As typical of other road races, the roads used are completely closed to vehicular traffic and streams of observers watch and cheer from the along the sidewalks. Water stations are provided at numerous locations along the course as well as music entertainment in the form of bands.

Due to the large number of participants in this event, the Vancouver Sun Run has a “Wave Start” to begin the event. This type of start is used to stagger the start in order to maintain control of the crowd and ensure the course does not become too crowded.

Wave Start

All participants must provide an estimated finish time on their entry forms. Entrants of similar ability are grouped in time zones and start the race in a series of short timed intervals.

If no estimated finish time is provided, you will be assigned a 1:46+ minute bib for the Walker's Division. To run or walk in the same time zone as your friends, family or team members, you must select the same estimated finish time on all the entry forms. If you are at different ability levels, you must choose the zone that's suitable for the slowest participant.

Runner Profiles:

0:00 - 0:44 SEEDED (0:38 Men / 0:44 Women)

0:45 - 0:48 (0:39 Men / 0:48 Women)

0:49 - 1:00

1:01 - 1:15

1:16 - 1:45

1:46+ Walkers, entrants with walking poles, baby joggers, strollers and non-competitive wheelchairs must start here.

Awards and Categories

Awards are given three deep to males and females in: Overall, Masters, Wheelchairs, 16-18, 19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, 90-94, 95 plus.  No award category for 15 and under.

Start Times (PST)

Competitive wheelchairs: 8:40 a.m. Burrard & Georgia

Vancouver Sun Run (10K): 9:00 a.m. Burrard & Georgia

Shaw Mini Sun Run (2.5K): 8:00 a.m. @ Pacific Blvd (BC Place Stadium)

For safety purposes, participants with walking poles, strollers, baby joggers or recreational wheelchairs MUST start in the 1:46 min+ zone at the back of the pack and must walk the route. You must accept the risks of participating in a race with over 40,000 entrants. Please read the release and waiver carefully before entering.

Only runners, joggers, walkers and wheelchairs are permitted. Dogs, skateboards, wagons, in-line skates, scooters, roller skis, bicycles and vehicles are strictly prohibited. Participants with these items will be removed from the course and will be disqualified.

Meeting Points

At the start of the race, arrange to meet several blocks away from the start area, which will be saturated with Vancouver Sun Runners.

After the race, inside BC Place Stadium arrange to meet your friends and family in pre-determined alphabetical letters from A to Z which will be posted in the stadium’s seating sections.

Take the challenge in stride!

You don't have to be a runner to enter the Vancouver Sun Run. You can stroll, stride or power-walk the 10K course instead. Over one third of Vancouver Sun Run participants are walkers!

Walkers have their own start zone (1:46+) and are the last wave to cross the start line at approximately 9:30 to 9:45 a.m. You are encouraged to arrive at the start by 9 a.m. to ensure that you can access your start zone and partake in all the pre-race festivities. Remember several streets in the downtown core will be closed and this may add delays to your traveling time if you leave later in the morning.

Bring water and stay warm. Dress with layered clothing to ensure you stay warm while waiting for your wave to start but ensure you remove your clothing to expose your race bib before your cross that start line to ensure your timing chip is activated. Port-a-Potties are stationed on Hornby Street for your convenience and comfort. The Walker's Zone gear check is located on Howe Street and will remain open until 9:30 a.m.

Remember there's no need to sneak into a faster start zone. With the timing system, your time begins when YOU cross the start line.

Bands at the start area will entertain you until the last walker leaves.

Walker's Pit Stop

Boost your energy level! Fuel up with fruit and water at your very own Walkers Pit Stop (located between the 3K and 4K mark) to help you get to the finish line.


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Health repercussions of indoor mould

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When it comes to mould problems, the first thing people think about is that it may cause certain damage to the integrity of the wall and ceiling structure. Even though this might be one of the repercussions, dealing with indoor mould can lead to other more serious problems as well. People exposed for a long period of time to mould can start suffering from certain health issues. Mould can lead to a verity of health conditions, more or less serious. The gravity of a health problem varies from one person to another and it mainly depends on the immune system. The people who are more likely to be affected quickly are the elderly and children, but anyone with a weak immune system can deal with health issues.

Developing allergies

Fungal allergens are the most common cause that lead to the appearance of certain respiratory problems and allergies. Studies have been conducted that show people who have been exposed on a daily basis to mold for a certain period of time have developed allergies. The medical community that deals with mould studies have come to the conclusion that damp environments and thus mold, has caused many people of various ages to develop allergy problems. The respiratory diseases caused by damp indoor environments can lead to more serious repercussions, such as asthma. Living in a house contaminated with fungi can not only cause the appearance of asthma but it also increases its severity for those who are already suffering from it.

Dysfunctions of the immune system

Medical researchers have concluded that mould exposure can cause certain immune system dysfunctions. Indoor fungi leads to an overall weaken immune system, and even though it might not cause severe problems that cannot be treated, being exposed on daily basis to indoor mould is certainly not safe, making you more sensitive to illnesses.

Infections and irritation

Perhaps the most common health related issues that are linked to indoor mold are skin and eye irritation and other infections as well. Depending on the fungi’s level of toxicity, the gravity of a skin irritation can vary. From a simple rash to a more sever skin problems, mould is a critical factor that leads to this type of problems.

How to avoid fungi related health issue?

Due to the many complications that mould can bring in your life, preventing all of these issues from happening is possible if you are careful enough. If you have noticed signs of mould growing on any of your walls, ceiling or floor, then it is time to call a professional to take care of the problem before it expands. Any signs of humidity or dampness around the house should be a clear indicator that a fungi can start growing. Mould can be present in your home even without any visible signs or smell, so resorting to a professional inspection is recommended in any situation. Just look for a team of specialists that can spot any possible mould issues and take care of this problem right away.

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Arriving around midnight, Hicks made his way to his VIP booth where he was joined by his band members and friends. The American superstar has been reveling in his new found Sin City fame as he celebrates his new title as resident headliner at Bally’s Las Vegas.

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Friday, March 25, 2011

Honey Roasted Radishes

Photo by Sergio Salvador

Radishes will be coming into season this month - I planted mine around Presidents' Day, along with the peas, but radishes only take about a month to mature! This is a lovely little dish for those who don't like the sharp bite of raw radishes. I never thought to cook them until I started getting tons of them in our CSA box, but it's a nice change. I love the combination of honey and black pepper, and you could also add fresh mint just before serving, a little later in the season.

½ pound radishes
1 T. honey
1 t. butter
1/2 t. cinnamon (optional)
1/4 t. black pepper
1 t. red wine vinegar

Preheat oven to 400° F. Trim, scrub and halve each radish (or leave them whole, just for fun). Steam 5 minutes, or until tender. Melt butter and honey with cinnamon and pepper in a small, shallow baking dish. Toss the radishes in this glaze and arrange them in the dish. Bake until glaze is bubbling and radishes are slightly shriveled, 10 to 20 minutes. Toss with vinegar while still hot, and serve immediately. Alternatively, you could saute the radishes in butter for 5 to 10 minutes, then add the rest of the ingredients just before serving. Serves 4 as an appetizer or side.

Friday, March 18, 2011

Warm Lamb Salad with Orzo and Harissa

Photo by Sergio Salvador
This is a fantastic, hearty salad that I had on vacation in New Zealand last year in August, which is early spring there. They eat lamb there like we eat beef here - it's practically the default meat choice, on every menu, because they produce so much of it.

Several New Mexico farms raise pastured lambs; see for a listing. Los Poblanos Organics is now selling Ranch Line all-natural lamb from Felix River Ranch near Roswell - sometimes lamb has a strong flavor, but this didn't.

I like to make this salad with spicy greens like arugula or cress, which are growing in many New Mexico gardens right now. Last year at this time I had more arugula than I knew what to do with, but this year not so much... probably because it's been a dry winter and I didn't water. I guess I'll have to actually plant some now! Upland cress is an annual, but very cold-hardy. It's sprouting like crazy in my garden already, and it grows so fast that it should be ready in a couple weeks.

Harissa is a blend of red chile and spices, which you can buy at Middle Eastern grocers, or make your own.

½ cup orzo
1 T. harissa
1 t. red wine vinegar
1 lamb chop (OR ¼ pound chopped leg or shoulder meat, or ground lamb)
1 T. olive oil
1 large bunch arugula or cress

Cook orzo in a large pot of boiling water, according to package directions. Drain and mix the orzo with the harissa and vinegar. Add salt as needed. Brown meat in olive oil; toss with the orzo and greens. Or for a fancier presentation, sear lamb chop in olive oil on high heat, about 4 minutes per side depending on the thickness and desired doneness. As a pretty good rule of thumb, if you cook the first side until you start to see the juices coming out on the top, then flip it immediately and cook 4 minutes more, it will be medium-rare. Slice thinly and serve over the orzo and greens. Serves 2.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Candied Red Pepper Pizza

This is another gem from Anya von Bremzen's The New Spanish Table. This sweet and savory pizza is so bright and sunny it just makes me happy. The flavor is incredible! We enjoyed it last night with a glass or two of champagne.

I love how she has adapted the recipe for speed by using canned roasted red peppers... this also makes it great for wintertime. I cut the recipe in half because I don't have an 11x17-inch baking pan. She used red peppers canned in oil, but the ones I got from Sunflower Market were canned in water, so I adjusted for that by cooking them uncovered, because they release a bit more water.

2 Tbs olive oil
1/2 medium sweet or white onion
1 19-oz jar roasted red peppers (in water)
2 Tbs granulated sugar
1 Tbs sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar
1 12-inch pizza dough
Confectioners' sugar

Preheat the oven to 450F. Thinly slice the onions and red peppers. Heat 1 Tbs olive oil in a wide skillet on medium-low flame. Add the onion and cook until soft but not browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Add the peppers and cook about 5 minutes more, stirring occasionally. Add the granulated sugar and vinegar, and cook on medium-low about 10 minutes longer, stirring frequently, until the liquid is reduced. Season with salt to taste and let cool.

Roll out the pizza dough, brushing the pan and the top of the dough with remaining olive oil. Spread the filling evenly on top. Bake on center rack until the crust is golden, 18 to 20 minutes. Let the pizza cool, and sprinkle lightly with confectioners' sugar. Serves 6 as an appetizer or 2 as a light main course.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Koresht-i-Ghaimeh (Lamb Stew with Dried Limes)

Here is another wonderful Iranian recipe from Sharzad Mohit, my friend Lorna's former mother-in-law. The loomi (dried limes) have a wonderful tangy, slightly bitter, fermented sort of flavor - Lorna raved about how delicious they are. I searched Albuquerque for dried limes, and found them at San Pedro Mart, a truly fantastic middle eastern restaurant housed in an old mini-mart. Seriously, this place is worth checking out. Their falafel is extraordinarily delicious, super-crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.

1 ½ lbs lamb or mutton
2 c water
1 c yellow split peas
1 small onion, diced
4 – 5 loomi (dried limes), or lime juice
2 Tbs tomato paste
1 ½ lbs potatoes
Salt and pepper

Chop the lamb into bite-size pieces and sear it on high heat in a wide skillet (you may have to do two batches to get nice browning). Deglaze the pan with water. Cover and cook the lamb gently with 2 cups water on medium heat for about an hour - just simmer lightly, don't let it boil vigorously.

After cooking the meat about an hour, lightly fry dried yellow peas in oil. Add these to the stew, then fry the onions until golden brown. Pierce the dried limes or cut them in half. Add onions, tomato puree, and dried limes (or lime juice) to the stew. Cook another hour or so, stirring occasionally, until the meat falls apart easily.

Chop the potatoes into pieces about the same size as the meat, fry them in lots of oil, and season with salt. Serve separately, or add to the stew just before serving. Serve with saffron rice. Serves 6.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Blue Corn Pancakes with Red Chile-Honey Glazed Bacon

Photo by Sergio Salvador
Two of my favorite breakfast treats in Albuquerque are the blue corn pancakes from Sophia's Place, and the red chile-honey glazed bacon from Gold Street Caffe. When you make them at home, you can have both together! Add a few pinon nuts and a dab of local raspberry jam, and this is a spectacular breakfast.

I got some great blue cornmeal from the Corrales Chile Company at the farmers' market a few weeks ago, but you can often find it in local grocery stores. The pancakes are adapted from a Cook's Illustrated recipe for multigrain pancakes made with ground muesli, and I just substituted the blue cornmeal.

Blue Corn Pancakes
4 t. lemon juice
2 C. whole milk
1 cup blue cornmeal
3/4 cup all-purpose white flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
2 T. brown sugar
2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. sald
2 eggs
3 T. melted butter, cooled
3 T. pine nuts (optional)

Whisk lemon juice and milk together and set aside to thicken. Mix cornmeal, flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Whisk together milk, eggs and melted butter. Gently whisk the milk mixture into the cornmeal mixture, until just combined

Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium-low flame for 5 minutes, letting the batter rest. Brush the skillet with 1 teaspoon oil or butter. To check whether the skillet is ready, add 1 Tbs batter to the pan and time it for 1 minute - if it is golden brown, the pan is ready. Adjust the heat accordingly. Pour in about 1/4 cup of batter for each pancake. Quickly sprinkle a few pine nuts onto each cake. Cook until the top of each pancake is evenly covered with bubbles and the edges are looking solid, about 2-3 minutes. Flip them over, and cook the other side until golden, about 2 minutes longer. Brush another teaspoon of oil on the pan before each batch.

Red Chile-Honey Glazed Bacon
1 pound bacon
2 t. honey
1 T. warm water
1/2 t. red chile

Preheat oven to 400 F. Line a baking sheet with foil. Place bacon strips on a rack over baking sheet (this lets the fat drip off, so you don't have to drain on paper towels, because the glaze will stick to the paper towels). Mix honey, water and red chile thoroughly in a small dish. Brush with glaze and bake 5 minutes. Brush with more glaze and bake 2-5 minutes longer, watching carefully to make sure it doesn't burn. Thick-cut bacon takes a bit longer.

Serves 4-6.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Saffron Coriander Rice Pudding with Orange Zest

Ok, so I'll admit I'm on a bit of a saffron kick these last few months. I have a tiny packet of saffron that's been floating around my kitchen drawers for way too long, and I'm on a mission to use it up. What good has it done me to keep it all this time? I guess the better approach would be to buy a small packet and just go crazy with it until you're tired of it, then wait until you get the craving again. If you've got it, flaunt it, is my saffron revelation.

I have oranges coming out my ears from LPO, and I had this leftover saffron rice, so I came up with this lovely orange-flavored rice pudding. I absolutely love the combination of orange and saffron. It's about the easiest thing in the world to make - the recipe is adapted from the Joy of Cooking. See my earlier post for the saffron rice. If you have regular rice cooked already, just add a pinch of saffron to the milk as it's cooking.

2 cups cooked saffron rice
4 cups milk
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp ground coriander
Zest of half an orange, or more to taste

Bring to a boil - be careful! Milk tends to foam up and boil over very suddenly. Add the coriander and orange zest. Cook uncovered on medium heat, stirring frequently, about 30 minutes, until the milk thickens to the consistency of heavy cream. Cool and serve warm or cold.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Sweet Pepper Revueltos with Smoky Bread Hash

Revueltos are scrambled eggs, in Spanish. We have some gorgeous little multicolored mini peppers from last week's LPO box, grown by the Los Cabos cooperative of family farms in Mexico. This combo was inspired by a recipe from The New Spanish Table, which involved bread fried in olive oil with garlic, chorizo, paprika and grapes! We buy great fresh bread from La Quiche or Golden Crown Panaderia, but it dries out pretty quickly, so we always have lots of dry bread on hand - which is not a bad thing. I love all kinds of stale bread concoctions, from Thanksgiving stuffing to ribollita to bread pudding, so I knew I had to try it.

I have come to love scrambled eggs now that we have our own chickens - I've never really liked eggs before, and I know it's not just my imagination, because egg-lovers tell me they can taste the difference between fresh eggs and store-bought. My standard is to cook a sliced green onion in butter, beat the eggs, then cook them gently with the onion on medium-low heat. I've finally learned the technique of cooking fluffy scrambled eggs, by pulling the cooked parts at the edges into the center and turning the pan to let the runny part flow to the edges. This takes about two minutes.

This morning, I wanted to try out a different way of cooking the eggs, from The New Spanish Table, where you just scramble them in the pan. I fried the peppers with a clove of garlic and plenty of olive oil, on medium-low heat. Then I cracked my egg straight into the pan and immediately scrambled it vigorously with a wooden spatula until it was well mixed and fluffy, and turned off the heat before it started to look dry. This took about one minute, and I didn't even have to dirty a bowl for beating the egg. This may be my new standard method!

For two people:
3 Tbs olive oil, divided
1 large red bell pepper or 6-8 mini sweet peppers
1 clove garlic
2 cups stale or dry bread, broken into very small pieces
1/4 cup water
1/2 tsp smoked sweet paprika (or regular paprika)
3 eggs
Salt and pepper

Heat 1 Tbs olive oil in a skillet on medium-low flame, add red peppers and garlic, and cook until tender without browning, about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat 2 Tbs olive oil in another skillet on medium-low flame, and add the bread bits, stirring to coat with oil. Sprinkle the water evenly over the bread to wet it, and cook until the liquid has evaporated and the bread is crispy and golden. Add paprika and season with salt and pepper.

Crack eggs into the skillet with the peppers, let cook 10 seconds so the whites are just turning opaque, then quickly scramble them up with your spatula, turning to mix with the peppers. Remove from the heat just as they are set but still moist. They will continue to cook with the residual heat in the pan. Season with salt and pepper, and serve over the bread.

Friday, March 4, 2011

Chico Stew

Photo by Sergio Salvador
This stew is honestly one of the best things I've ever eaten – I cannot recommend this recipe enough!

Chicos are dried kernels of sweet corn, traditionally roasted in an horno. Once rehydrated, they taste just like the sweetest roasted summer corn you've ever had, intensified. This is serious New Mexican food, completely obscure outside of the state, and even many who grew up here have never tried them. I've never seen them in a restaurant, but they are worth seeking out. They're actually listed on the U.S. Ark of Taste, a catalog of outstandingly delicious traditional foods in danger of extinction.

This weekend (the first Sunday of the month) is your chance to buy some chicos at the Corrales winter farmers' market. I got mine from Clarabelle and Salomon, who come all the way from Tijeras, and they were exceptionally good. You can also find them at a few grocery stores, produced by Casados Farms in San Juan Pueblo.

The recipe is based on one from the PNM cookbook, Cocinas de New Mexico, but I modified it so I could just cook the chicos in a crockpot all day. I used a little bit of local, organic pork from Los Poblanos Organics – the sweet flavor of pork really complements the sweet corn. And I used dried whole green chile pods instead of red. I got a big sack of them from Chile Konnection last year, and I've been trying to find more uses for them. You don't see them as often as red, and you almost never see a recipe using them. They're not quite the same as fresh green, but they add a great green chile flavor in stews.

2 cups chicos
10 cups cold water
2 T. oil
1/2 pound pork, cut in ½ inch cubes
1 medium onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
2 t. salt
1/2 t. dried oregano
4-5 dried green or red chiles, crumbled

Soak chicos in cold water overnight, then cook (with the water) in a crockpot all day on low. If you prefer, you can just simmer them on the stove for about 3 hours after soaking. Heat the oil on medium flame, and sear the pork. Add the onion and garlic, and cook until translucent. Add the salt, oregano, chiles, and the chicos with all their water. Cook 20 minutes (or longer, as desired) to blend the flavors and rehydrate the chiles. Serves 4-6 as a main dish.

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Aren't they cute? These are Red Acre cabbages I started two or three weeks ago - it's hard to believe they're going to grow into huge things! I've never tried growing cabbage before, so we'll see how it goes. The green ones on the left are Lacinato (Tuscan) kale, which I just can never get enough of, so I started twelve plants for this year.

Here's what else I've got going so far...

Tomatoes, of course:
Brandywine - Very reliable producer of large, great flavor that has won lots of taste tests. They've done really well for us year after year - we even had one volunteer under a fruit tree once.
Black Krim - This is our absolute favorite tomato, but a little difficult to grow, it always seems to succumb to disease more easily than the others
Aunt Ruby's German Green - These been great producers for us, huge tomatoes with wonderful spicy flavor. They stay green, but you can tell when they are ripe because they change from whitish green to a warm golden green.
Speckled Roman - A new one we're trying this year, after tasting the incredible flavor of one we got from Amyo Farms (it's a paste tomato, for making sauces).
Jelly Bean, Red and Yellow - Super-sweet little grape tomatoes, new for us this year too.
Sun Baby - Very productive sweet yellow cherry tomato, another new one for us but highly recommended by Master Gardeners.
Arkansas Traveler - One more new one, just for fun.

Tomatoes grow incredibly well for us here - the plants get about as tall as me! I'm going to try planting some of them in keg tubs on the patio, since we still don't have enough room to grow all the tomatoes and everything else we want to try, even after expanding to the front yard.

Chiles and Sweet Peppers:
Jimmy Nardello - Super sweet frying peppers that develop the most perfect creamy texture when fried. We'll see how these turn out because they're from seeds saved from Amyo Farms last year, and I know they grow a lot of different peppers.
Poblano - I just love the intense flavor of these meaty chiles. They're not generally too hot, but it depends on the temperatures and how much you water. The dried form is called ancho.
Pasilla - Rich, slightly smoky flavor, essential for mole sauce. Now I can finally make some of those recipes from the Diana Kennedy cookbooks! These, as well as the poblanos and some of the tomatoes are from Botanical Interests, a seed company I really like, because they have interesting varieties and great detailed info on the inside of the packets.
Chimayo Red - Hopefully the real deal, a prized New Mexico landrace chile with a sweet hot flavor, from They seem to be serious about preserving the integrity of the different landraces of New Mexico chile, so I'm very excited about these!

I don't think I'll be able to save seeds if I grow all these varieties, because capsicums tend to cross-pollinate. They come out fine the first year, but they won't breed true for the next year. Who knows, though - what you get might be good too!

I've also started Desert King watermelons, Charentais melons (heirloom canteloupe), and Picklebush cucumbers (although I haven't had much luck with cukes before). I'm even going to try a Loofah this year - yes, the bath scrubby things - they're a type of squash, and my grandma used to grow them against the side of her garage on the farm in Illinois.

Hopefully my seedlings will do especially well this year with my new seed-starting setup - a $10 shop light that takes two 4-foot fluorescent bulbs ($6 for the pair). I hung it right above the trays, really close so they get as much light as possible (intensity varies inversely with distance squared). This way they don't grow too tall and spindly.

The other key to seed starting is to keep them evenly moist - I like these trays that you water from the bottom. This is good if you're using that fine seed-starting mix, because if you flood it with water it will just drain out the bottom! I think I'll also try fertilizing them with fish emulsion once they all have their first set of true leaves (the first two you see are just the seed leaves, or cotyledons). The peppers are slower to germinate than other things, and not all of them have come up quite yet. I plant two seeds in each little pot, for insurance in case some don't germinate, and then just snip off all but the healthiest-looking one.

In another month, I'll take them out to my little hoop houses and let them grow a bit more, then set them out in their permanent homes about May 1!


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Maximum Force

Global Total as of 02nd Sep 2017 (units): 0.11m
Platform: PlayStationAlso on: Sega Saturn
Developer: Tantalus Interactive Genre: Shooter

Total Units

North America: 0.06m 55.6%
+ Europe: 0.04m 37.8%
+ Rest of the World: 0.01m 6.5%
= Global 0.11m

Release History

Maximum Force Midway GamesNorth America30th September 1997Retail
Maximum Force GT InteractiveEurope01st November 1997Retail

Game Overview

Maximum Force is a shooter game developed by Tantalus Interactive and released on PlayStation, Sega Saturn.


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Two Runs a Bit South of Here

March 26 saw two runs in the southern part of Virginia -- Bel Monte 50 mile and Terrapin Mountain 50 km.  There were several VHTRC members at each event. Brad Hinton won the Bel Monte 50 km.  If anyone has more information on either of these runs, he or she can add it in a comment. Bel Monte Results | Terrapin Mt Results

HAT 50 km

The weather was great for the Hinte Anderson Trail Run on March 19.  Several VHTRC members were stars including age group winners, multiple finishers, party animals, etc.  The course was dry (for HAT, anyway).  As usual, Jeff, Phil, Tim, and Mike put on a great event. A couple of good pictures on the HAT site are the 20-time finishers James Moore and Margie Schlundt (with Phil) and two VHTRC members enjoying the post run.  Results | Photos | Kirstin Corris's Photos | Q's Photos | HAT Web site

WHM - Mel Steps Down

After three years directing and co-directing the Women's Half Marathon, Melania Saraniero decided that now is the time she must step down from her Race Director position.

Elizabeth Furnace 50km - What a Difference a Year Makes

Unlike the "Adventure Quest" version of Elizabeth Furnace 50k that was held in 2010 (with stream crossings that threatened to drown the competitors) the 2011 EFA 50k had passable streams and sunny, warm weather.  It also had plenty of those Massanutten rocks, as evidenced by the spirited "best blood" competion.  67 runners took part in this year's race.  Results are still being tabulated, but the men's winner was David Frazier in a new course record time, and the women's winner was Michele Harmon.

Photos are available: Quatro Hubbard  Mark Mckennett

Cacciapaglia and Dunham Win March Madness Contest

Edward Cacciapaglia and Darin Dunham led the 26 players in the VHTRC March Madness Basketball Contest. Mark Prescott was third. It was a wild contest this year and, finally, several players beat the Selection Committee. Congratulations to Ed and Darin! Final standings | First week results (Mark Prescott won the first week)

High Water on the Bull Run Trail

The rains during the week of March 7 - 10 caused the Bull Run to break out of its banks and cover much of the trail.  The trail below the parking lot at the Centreville trailhead was completely covered with water on Friday, March 10.  The crossing of Popes Head Creek was way under water. Interestingly, where the trail was not under water, it was not very muddy.  But that would be different of 300+ people ran over it twice.  Pictures on Flickr

Reverse Ring 2011

In perfect running weather and on dry trails, Dan Rose broke Keith Knipling's 2009 Reverse Ring record by one minute in 14:57. Zsuzsanna Carlson was the first woman to finish in 24:30. Of 17 starters, ten finished, five of them being first-time Reverse Ring finishers (a.k.a. new Masters of The Ring).

Photos: Jim Harris | Zsuzsanna Carlson | Mike Bur
Reports: Kim Love-Ottobre | Dan Rose (on his blog)

Hashawha Hills 50 km

Olivier Leblond and Gaby Gorman set new course records at the Hashawha Hills 50km held on February 26 in Westminster, Maryland.  The weather was good, but the course had its challenges.  There were icy parts on the first loop that turned to mud on the second. There were 97 starters and 75 finishers. Alan Gowen and his volunteers put on a great event.

Reports:  Danny McDonnell | Neal Gorman | Kirstin Corris
Photos | Results (take Read more link)

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New VHTRC membership process and Web site updates.

Moonlight Run

The MoonIt was a fun night to be out on some of the northern Massanutten trails around Signal Knob for the 2011 Moonlight Run.  22 runners (2 dogs and 20 others) showed Friday Feb 18 for what was likely the warmest winter running of this event.  A number of the vets seemed to miss having snow to reflect the moon, and to soften the trail.  Looked like everyone had a good time nonetheless.

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Rays left for dead at Goolwa Beach

LEFT FOR DEAD: Photos that showed about 14 eagle rays left at Goolwa Beach by recreational anglers. Photo: Steve Darlington.

LEFT FOR DEAD: Photos that showed about 14 eagle rays left at Goolwa Beach by recreational anglers. Photo: Steve Darlington.

GOOLWA BEACH – The discovery of more than a dozen eagle rays caught and left on Goolwa beach has disgusted local fishermen.

Recreational angler Steve Darlington posted a photo on Facebook of the rays, which he discovered early on Thursday, February 9.

The photo was posted on the South Australian Mulloway Fishing page, and the act was condemned by members of the group.

Goolwa Coastcare co-ordinator Ben Simon said he was “shocked, appalled, but not surprised” when he heard about the incident.

“Fortunately, people who do this sort of thing are the minority, and the majority of people that use Goolwa beach are conscientious and respectful of local wildlife,” Mr Simon said.

“Vehicle access to the beach is a privilege, not a given, those sorts of activities certainly don’t shed a good life on people having open access to that area.

“This sort of act is a rarity and fortunately most people respect the privilege that they have to be able to go down on the beach.”

Mr Simon urged anglers to release rays or other species of marine life that are caught.

“Goolwa Coastcare is impressed with the way the majority of people look after the local environment, but if anyone sees that sort of activity notify the authorities such as Fisheries or DEWNR.”

Local angler Des Thomson said although rays are considered to be a nuisance to anglers, they should be released when caught.

“To leave them floundering out on the beach is barbaric, it definitely does go on though, both from beaches and the jetties,” Mr Thomson said.

“Eagle rays are the most notorious, because they give you a hell of a fight. It can be frustrating, because they stretch all your tackle and bend the hooks and everything like that.

“But they’re a marvellous creature, they really are. They don’t do any harm, and what was done was just absolute stupidity.”

Des said he has never heard of so many being caught in one session.

“I didn’t think they were such a school fish.”

Mr Simon said Coastcare is advocating for closer monitoring of Goowla Beach access in the future.

“There’s some positive signs suggesting vehicle numbers on the beach will be more closely monitored. Limiting the number of vehicles on the beach would be a good thing for safety as much as anything else,” Mr Simon said.

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Le Bien et le Mal [Good and Evil]

Victor Orsel

Oil on canvas

307 x 205 cm.

Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon.

Photograph by Professor Kathleen Cohen, San Jose State University

This painting is Figure 6 in in Lionel Gossman’s Unwilling Moderns: The Nazarene Painters of the Nineteenth Century

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Friday, March 17, 2017

Eothen by AW Kinglake

I'm still a little amazed that I got sucked into reading travel non-fiction; after all, you would think that there were few things less interesting than listening to someone telling you in exhaustive detail about his holidays in places you've never been. On the other hand, as I attempt to write convincingly about such places, a bit of travel non-fiction has certainly come in handy.

William Dalrymple, surely the most entertaining travel writer of recent years, cites 1830s traveller Alexander William Kinglake as one of his inspirations. Since Kinglake also roamed through the Levant, stopping at Smyrna, Cyprus, Nablus, Cairo, and Damascus, I decided to read his account of his journey. The prospect was tempting on account of being a look at travel in the Levant before the upheavals of the twentieth century, but I was a little surprised by how very entertaining it was.
It is the plague, and the dread of the plague, that divide the one people from the other.  All coming and going stands forbidden by the terrors of the yellow flag.  If you dare to break the laws of the quarantine, you will be tried with military haste; the court will scream out your sentence to you from a tribunal some fifty yards off; the priest, instead of gently whispering to you the sweet hopes of religion, will console you at duelling distance; and after that you will find yourself carefully shot, and carelessly buried in the ground of the lazaretto.
Armed with this dry wit, a small army of long-suffering servants, and the kind of swagger that Englishmen abroad could command in those days (which has now transferred itself to the Americans), Kinglake sets out on his journey into the Ottoman Empire. He spends an evening with the famously peculiar Lady Hester Stanhope in her ancient monastery in the Lebanon. He gets lost and almost starves on the east side of the Jordan, is told off by a Franciscan friar in Jerusalem for not joining a clerical brawl with the Greek Orthodox, sightsees in Cairo during a plague epidemic that kills half the population, and pretty much has the time of his life.

Modern readers might find Kinglake's attitude toward the locals rather snobbish and condescending - and so it is, although I don't believe moderners themselves are any less so when beholding their forbears. One of the local traits that strikes Kinglake about the inhabitants of the then Ottoman Empire is described like this:
[T]he Sheik explained to Dthemetri the grounds of the infinite respect which he and his tribe entertained for the Pasha.  A few weeks before Ibrahim had craftily sent a body of troops across the Jordan.  The force went warily round to the foot of the mountains on the east, so as to cut off the retreat of this tribe, and then surrounded them as they lay encamped in the vale; their camels, and indeed all their possessions worth taking, were carried off by the soldiery, and moreover the then Sheik, together with every tenth man of the tribe, was brought out and shot.  You would think that this conduct on the part of the Pasha might not procure for his “friend” a very gracious reception amongst the people whom he had thus despoiled and decimated; but the Asiatic seems to be animated with a feeling of profound respect, almost bordering upon affection, for all who have done him any bold and violent wrong, and there is always, too, so much of vague and undefined apprehension mixed up with his really well-founded alarms, that I can see no limit to the yielding and bending of his mind when it is wrought upon by the idea of power.
I think Kinglake is often guilty of sweeping generalisations, but it was interesting that this theme kept cropping up in many of his dealings with the locals, so as to bear out his observation that "You will find, I think, that one of the greatest draw-backs to the pleasure of travelling in Asia is the being obliged, more or less, to make your way by bullying." Personally I think this has to still be something of a generalisation, because every human being has eternity in his heart and knows the worth of liberty and grace. But I also think it's no accident that people ruled for so long by a religion that sees God as a principle of total, raw power should finally extend their worship of power into their daily lives like this.

Not all of Kinglake's generalisations seem as valid as this, and generally he views the local people among whom he travels the same way Mr Bennet viewed his neighbours. This results in an interesting sort of two-level effect, where Kinglake is laughing at the oddities of the people he travels among, and the modern reader is laughing at the oddities of Kinglake. In fact, I'm convinced Kinglake was aware of this - he spends plenty of time laughing at himself and his people, not just at those he calls "Asiatics". There's the hilarious passage where he passes another English traveller in the desert: the hope that the fellow-countryman won't disturb his privacy by attempting to speak to him; the embarrassment and then resignation when their servants stop to exchange greetings; the social tact and delicacy necessary to speak to a gentleman one hasn't been introduced to and isn't particularly interested in, on matters of mutual interest. There's an equally funny passage where Kinglake, lost in the desert and suffering from thirst, shocks a pair of Bedouins considerably - but I risk giving away too much.

Eothen, Or, Traces of Travel Brought Home From the East, to give it its full title, was quite simply a lot of fun, compounded by the fact that it's not just a journey to far-away places, but also back in time.

Joseph J said...

A good travel book is basically an adventure story with lots of interesting tangents.

Also, anyone who can have the time of his life in the middle of a plague epidemic knows something I want to know.

Deuce said...

A fine and timely review. I'm writing a Lovecraft Mythos novel which spends a bit of time in Cairo during that epidemic, so I shall track this down posthaste. From the sound of it, I would love it anyway.

Suzannah said...

Joseph, he specifically says in a footnote that he spent the whole time feeling nervous and didn't realise until he left the city how frightened he actually was the whole time, it's just that his fear manifested in a rather effervescent way!

Deuce, it's a really enjoyable book. Hope it also provides some excellent research! Feel free to come back and tell us your thoughts!

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Monday, July 7, 2014

Reading is Fundamental

Collecting and selling vintage also means constantly educating yourself. I like to think of this position as one of a curator and a historian. The best vintage sellers don't just tell you how pretty a piece is, they have to know the decade or even better the year give or take that a piece is from. A great vintage dealer can call out an icon of that era, Marilyn, Jackie, Diana and you'll know you are wearing a little piece of history.

I recently picked up Icons Of Vintage Fashion: Definitive Designer Classics at Auction 1900-1990 an amazing encyclopedia of iconic pieces of fashion sold at auction to museums as well as personal collectors.  There are over one thousand pieces photographed in the book showcasing, a historical timeline of silhouettes and fabrics. There are original from such designers as Dior, Givenchy and Schiaperlli with thier actual namesakes. A combination of ready to wear and couture as well as high end accessories by Chanel and Hermes, this comprehensive vintage auction bible is excellent for designers, students and geeks like myself.  If you want to understand the historical as well as commercial value of high end vintage and also learn about form and shapes from decade to decade, this book is excellent.

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  1. I don't sell vintage anymore, but collect and write about it. I think of myself as a bit of a curator and historian as well. I not only like vintage fashion, but swing dancing, homestyle and vintage recipes and crafts! I've even written a fictional swing dance novel. This book looks fab! Thanks for the recommendation!

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VPBank breaks HoSE record by individual stock sales

Thanks to investors’ interest in its shares, Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) has completed the sale of 165 million individual stocks at the price of VND39,000 ($1.71) apiece and earned more than VND6.4 trillion ($280.7 million).

VPBank earned $280.7 million on the sale

After the sale, VPBank's chartered capital increased to VND15.7 trillion ($688.7 million) from VND14.1 trillion ($618.5 million).

According to a representative of VPBank, the bank will spend VND500 billion ($21.9 million) upgrading the information technology (IT) system as well as expand its operations in 2017, VND100 billion ($43.8 million) will bee added as chartered capital to its subsidiary VPBank Assets Management Company (AMC), and another VND100 billion ($43.8 million) will be spent purchasing stakes in companies specialising in insurance and fund management.

More than VND5.7 trillion ($250.04 million) out of the VND6.4 trillion ($280.7 million) will be added to the medium- and long-term capital serving for the bank’s credit extension activities under its credit growth plan.

Earlier in late August, State Bank of Vietnam permitted VPBank to raise its credit growth limit to 20 per cent from the previous 16 per cent. Thus, the added capital from its individual stock offering is considered an advantage for its credit activities until the end of the year.

Previously, on August 17, VPBank officially listed 1.33 billion shares on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HoSE), with the starting price of VND39,000 ($1.71). The move attracted the attention of numerous investors, especially foreign investors. Notably, the capital volume registered by foreign investors reached a record $1.2 billion, marking it the largest transaction on the stock exchange to date.

The registered share volume far exceeds the shares put on sale, thus the board of directors has convinced existing shareholders to decrease their holdings in the bank.

According to the financial report published on its website, as of July 31, VPBank’s equity reached VND20.25 trillion ($888.3 million), up VND3 trillion ($131.6 million), up 17.9 per cent since the beginning of the year.

In July alone, VPBank earned a consolidated pre-tax profit of VND903 billion ($39.6 million), increasing its cumulative consolidated profit in the first seven months to VND4.17 trillion ($182.9 million).

VPBank listing lures foreign investors
Foreign investors register $1.2 billion for piece in VPBank
Major banks accelerate listing preparations
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IFC offers $57-million convertible loan to VPBank

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Suzy Menkes: Fighting the Bitch Brigade

03 Jun 2014

In her first column for Vogue, Suzy Menkes challenges the "ugly face of fashion criticism".

Whether it is Gwyneth Paltrow talking about paparazzi, the Kim and Kanye nuptials or the appearance of Kate (Moss/Middleton), the Twitter stream of catty comments never ends.

One of the two Kates was accused of wearing a Virgin air-hostess uniform when she got off the plane to New Zealand; the other Kate, seductive at 40, was supposedly showing every wrinkle from her hard partying decades.

Nicole Kidman on the Cannes red carpet was sneered at as looking like "Princess Grace of Botox". And Kim, in her Versailles outfit, was deemed all cleavage and no class.

The internet shows the ugly face of fashion criticism. If there is something mean to be said in 140 characters, there is always someone ready to dish the dirt about the ill-fitting haute frock or the wobbly super-high heels.

A nice comment about how pretty a star looks is as rare as a high carat diamond. (And even that was dismissed as 'vulgar' when George Clooney finally found his soul mate.)

I have a very different perception of being a fashion critic. And in my new position as international Vogue editor, here is my mantra: no bitching.

My personal take on fashion criticism is that I am so happy to see a great collection and give credit where it is due. And if the show is a flop? I try to offer constructive - not hateful - comments. It is about thoughtfulness as opposed to meanness and analysis rather than knee-jerk reaction.

Maybe there always was a hint of the idea - especially from outside the business - that the fashion world is bitch central.

There are all those stories from back in the Thirties of Coco Chanel in her mannish modernity caustic about the dizzy wit of Elsa Schiaparelli, dismissing her rival as "that Italian artist who makes clothes".

Karl Lagerfeld once shocked French society by calling Yves Saint Laurent a "pied noir" ("black foot), referring to the couturier's childhood in North Africa. And there was a long-term standoff between Giorgio Armani, maestro of masculine minimalism, and Gianni Versace with his exuberant sexiness.

I first realised that the popular perception of the fashion world was of a glossy nastiness back in the Nineties, when I was asked to play a bit part in Absolutely Fabulous, the television comedy of two middle-aged fashion colleagues desperately trying to stay cool.

I arrived in the studio to find Joanna Lumley playing super-bitch, screaming at the studio hairdresser. She was boiling with rage as he struggled to copy my quiff on her - the so-called "pompadour". And she was even more furious when her hairstyle fell apart in the front row, whereas mine survived the filming.

Yet in the real (not the digital) world, people rarely play nasty. There is a genuine sense of a fashion family - either the actual family or one that has evolved.

The Missonis are the archetype. I saw the cousinhood line up in San Francisco last month, as Angela and her daughter Margherita received doctorates at the Academy of Art University, with matriarch Rosita leading the team.

Even if not part of a biological family, as in the Fendi, Ferragamo or Ralph Lauren clans, there are teams so loyal that if the designer jumps ship - as when Nicolas Ghesquière moved to Louis Vuitton - the "family" goes, too.

But this is the world of fashion's real players, where there is physical connection between creatives and critics - even if it is only at the twice-a-year shows and surrounding social events.

The growth of the internet has been described as the great democratisation, where crowd-sourcing and online connections have shifted the force of power.

But participating via a keyboard, webcam or Twitter feed is a one-way conversation. And being snarky, controversial and just plain nasty is about the only way for a desktop or smart-phone commentator to get noticed.

You only have to look at TMZ and the responses to its "we gotta ask" questions to realise that bitchiness is a sugar rush for readers. And all those increasingly torrid comments are in phase with the opportunities that digital and social media have created.

What's to be done, as the race to the bottom careers downwards at breakneck speed?

I find dispiriting not the harping criticism itself, but the concept that no one can dare to be different, if he/she wants to avoid the e-worst dressed list. I am all for fashion diversity, not dictatorship; for rejoicing not carping.

The bitches have the advantage of speed - an un-thought out response that may go viral and flag up a new blog to click on. But the instant reaction to Lindsay Lohan's bikini-revealed bruises, Natalia Vodianova's elastic post-baby stomach and every designer's latest resort show is not worth the rush to judgement.

If the bitches are winning, the true fashion lovers are losing.

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Serenity is a synthesizer aimed at creating various choir and string pad sounds.

It is not meant to emulate a specific vintage string or choir machine, although you might find sounds resembling the flavours of the old machines.

Serenity is a fully fledged synthesizer with filters, LFO, various effects and the "Twin Etherify" effect. In addition the internal waveset has been carefully selected to provide you with a wide range of string, choir and vocal waves plus some more complex pad sounds. Most of these waves have been processed widely from prior versions and several new waves have been added.

  • 2 x PCM wave oscillators with 128 waves in 2 banks as primary sound sources.
  • 1 x Filter - 3 types (LoPass, HiPass, BandPass) ADSR EG with Vel control on Attack & Decay, and 3 Response Modes.
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Apr 02 2014
  Bryce the Musician
  5  / 5
So much more than I could have possibly asked for. This is just amazing, thank you!

Dec 15 2013
  Dunnie Genus
  5  / 5
TOTALLY AWESOME! Great for any type of ambient artist! Thumbs up!

May 01 2013
  charlie itchyarse
  0  / 5
Hmmm tried it, not impressed at all, every patch is just a mixture of the others, most are very pale and lack depth with way too much reso. Nice interface but even that is too pale in color so that you're guessing what to tweak and what to leave alone. The very best string/organ vst I've spotted this week is the "night flight" vst which walks all over this thing...

Apr 12 2013
  5  / 5
Oh My God!! I bought the pro version the instant I heard it. Esline and Krakli S3 used to be my faves, but this is the most awesome sounding string machine I have ever used and I have used most of the VST's and quite a few real ones.

Mar 20 2013
  5  / 5
For a free synth, awesome features and sounds. Also there are some amazing realistic choirs, rare. :)

Feb 28 2013
  5  / 5
Awesome! thanks loads!

Sept 07 2012
  5  / 5
Best free, amazing soundscapes, can't recommend enough, try yourself!

Aug 17 2012
  matt heize
  5  / 5
amazing synth!

May 05 2012
  stubby face fool
  5  / 5
Wow!! Using this I'll sound like Skrillex in no time

Feb 13 2012
  5  / 5
A good pad sounds

Dec 04 2011
  5  / 5
Just great sounds. One of the most "easiest" synths from H.G.F


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The latest jobs figures shows a slight fall in the unemployment rate in Wales and a larger decrease across the UK.

A Welsh unemployment rate of 8.2% was recorded for the 16-plus age group for the period July-September, down 0.4 percentage points on April-June. For the 16-64 age group a fall from 8.7% to 8.4% was recorded.

Across the UK, 16-plus unemployment fell to 7.8% from 8%.

The employment rate in Wales for the 16-plus group went up by and the economic inactivity rate went down, by 0.4 and 0.2 percentage points respectively. A total of 121,000 were recorded as unemployed, down 5,000 on the previous three month period. The number in employment has gone up by 13,000 to approximately 1.4 million people.

The unemployment rate for women aged 16-plus remains higher than for men, at 8.5% compared to 8%.

For women, this represents an increase of 0.3 points on the quarter and 1.5 on the year. In contrast, men have seen their unemployment rate go down by 0.9 points on the quarter and 3.4 points on the year.

Men have seen a significant improvement since July-September 2011 when unemployment hit 11.4%.

Across the UK, the unemployment rate is highest in the North East (9.8% and lowest in the South West (5.8%).

Welsh Secretary David Jones said: “The latest employment statistics demonstrate that the Welsh economy is improving. It is performing better than other parts of the UK, with an extra 13,000 people in employment in Wales over the last quarter, and an extra 34,000 over the last year.

It is clear that the private sector is beginning to drive growth in Wales. I know that the investment by Japanese technology firm Hitachi Ltd in a new nuclear power station at Wylfa on Anglesey has been welcomed widely and demonstrates that Wales is a good place to invest.

“Another month of improved employment statistics shows that this Government is setting the conditions for growth and that we are beginning to see the benefits. Of course, there is still much to do and we are not complacent.

“However, these figures show. We were right to stabilise the country’s economy by focusing on cutting the deficit and allowing businesses greater freedom to develop.”

Neil Carberry, CBI Director for Employment and Skills, commented on the UK picture, saying: “It’s encouraging that people are continuing to find jobs and that the unemployment rate is falling. But progress on getting people into work is much slower than we saw earlier in the year, and last month there was a troubling rise in the number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance.

“Youth unemployment remains a concern despite the recent fall in overall numbers. Our focus should be on helping young people build the skills and aptitudes needed to get on in life and work.”

Lib Dem AM Eluned Parrott said: “This is clearly good news. Together with the recent GDP figures, these are signs that the economy is healing, but there must be no room for complacency.”


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Grannie Annie Family Story Celebration

Grannie Annie Family Story Celebration

by Diana Davis, Walrus Contributor

Grannie Annie Writers and Illustrators

It was a standing room only crowd which gathered at Left Bank Books downtown on June 2nd to witness the prestigious reading and book signing of Grannie Annie, Volume 7.  Students came from near (St. Louis, Ladue, and Wentzville) and far (Colorado, Ohio and Texas) to be on hand for this fantastic event.  Twelve of the forty-six writers and illustrators whose work is in Grannie Annie, Volume 7 attended the Grannie Annie Gathering.

Connie McIntyre and Fran Hamilton, Directors of Grannie Annie spoke of the program and introduced the authors and illustrators. They explained that in the Grannie Annie Family Story Celebration, children in the U.S. grades 4 through 8 and home-schooled or international students aged 9 through 14 years of age are offered a unique opportunity to publish family stories that have occurred prior to their births. The benefit of this youth writing project is three-fold: (1) to reinforce family ties, (2) to encounter history in a personal way and (3) to enhance students’ writing skills.  For Grannie Annie, Volume 7 there were 314 writing submissions, 46 of which were published. After the publication selections had been made, additional art work was solicited from St. Louis area art students.  Grannie Annie received 122 illustration submissions and 13 were published.

Grannie Annie, Volume 7 contains humorous stories, stories told with a sense of awe, and a sad story of a boy who narrowly escaped from a Nazi concentration camp. Some had messages of inspiration: a Jewish woman who stood up to Jessie James; a poor German immigrant who migrated to the United States; a polio patient who grew up to become a talented physician.

In “The First Snow,” Yifu Zhu, wrote a story about his grandfather who first experienced a thunderstorm which dumped snow in the higher elevations in China when he was five years old. The next time that it snowed in that Chinese village was when the grandfather was seventy-three. Can you guess the grandfather’s reactions both times to the snow?  Malakai Lewis Hagood did the illustration, a delightful sketch of the Chinese hut nestled in the mountains with big, fat snowflakes floating down.

Illustrator Kody Hopen displayed a two-paneled drawing of a happy child proudly wearing a shirt with two front pockets; then of an unhappy child crying after his mother took away his beloved gift.  This interesting drawing illustrated the story of a farm child from 1927 who received the shirt and used its two front pockets to carry eggs from their hen house to the grocery store where he traded them for a pouch of chewing tobacco.  When his mother found out about this little escapade, she promptly removed the offending pockets from his shirt!

Tristan Hecht from Denver, Colorado read his story about his grandmother who said “Yes” to six marriage proposals!  All the men had been drafted for World War II.  She said “yes” to all six because she wanted them to be well-motivated to return safely. How do you think she reacted when they all returned from the front?

Jordan Tyler, a delightful young lady, aptly illustrated a story titled “My Mother, the Bear.” The story tells about a child with an active imagination and the technique he used to ensure that he could enter the outhouse safely.  She drew a hillside farmhouse with grain silos behind it and a gravel path leading to the outhouse in the foreground. A child stands beside the outhouse with a picture of a bear in a bubble over his head and one hand reaching into the outhouse. What do you suppose he encountered?

Taylor Eaton, a fourth grader, was the next illustrator to show her work. She had illustrated the story titled, “Trapped on a Ship.” To illustrate the isolation that the U.S. Navy serviceman endured while on training maneuvers, she presented a gigantic ship in the foreground completely surrounded by waves and sun.  She had also done the illustration for “My Mom and the Birch-Tree Bridge.” For this story, she had drawn a forest with trees decreasing in size as they receded into the background and had drawn in the foreground some of the dangers that the protagonist might have encountered had she proceeded.

In “My Pakistani Hero,” Aman Rahman told of a grandfather who had encountered a man in a field suffering from hypothermia.  He did take action to help the man, but you’ll have to read the story to discover the conclusion.

Johansy Avila was the illustrator for “Bear Invasion,” another two panel view; the first shows two boys smiling and camping in the wilderness while the other panel showed the approach of a bear which arrived with the dawn to destroy their serenity.

Anya Tullman read “A Really Embarrassing Moment” wherein she described her aunt’s overreaction to her cousin’s first football game when he scored a touchdown.  Her aunt’s enthusiasm in the moment became part of family legend.

Zoe Brenizer was on-hand to show her illustration for “Funny Money” where 5 and 7-year- old sisters talked their 3-year-old sibling into asking for a bag of candy from the merchant and leaving phony money as payment as she ran away. Zoe chose to draw only the hands of the three-year-old, one clutching a large bag of candy and the other pushing the phony money across the counter.

Alli Hanna, the Ohio author of “Touched by a Saint,” recorded how her mother went on a field trip to the Vatican when Pope John Paul II was on the papal throne. She told of his reaction when her mother called out in Polish, “Kocham Cie!” which means, “I love you!”

And last, Gabrielle Lewis came all the way from Texas to read her story about how her father handled racial inequality while a student at a Texas University in 1990 by getting permission to start a chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, a black fraternity knowing full well that members of the Ku Klux Klan held meetings a mere 20 miles away.

Connie McIntyre and Fran Hamilton, the program directors, want everyone to know that children meeting the age and grade requirements are invited to submit stories for consideration to The Grannie Annie Family Story Celebration. For full details and submission forms, please go to www.thegrannieannie.org.  The deadline for the next publication opportunity is February 1, 2013. Copies of Grannie Annie, Volume 7 are available either at Left Bank Books or on the Grannie Annie website. I spent a delightful afternoon listening to these fine young writers read their stories. I’ll save the first Saturday in June, 2013 to hear the next batch.

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Carers benefits, grants and legal services

Carers benefits, grants and legal services

Carers often need to know about the same money and legal matters as everyone else. But there are some things that are just for carers. For example, you might be able to get benefits such as Carer's Allowance if you provide unpaid support to someone. There are also some legal matters that are particularly relevant to carers, such as applying to become a deputy for the person you care for. If you need advice about benefits or money in general, you can find it here and you can also get legal advice, guidance on making a complaint, and more.

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17 Records in Carers benefits, grants and legal services filtered by Client group "carers".

  • St Mary's Parish Support Fund

    c/o The Parish Office, St Mary's Crypt, Battersea Church Road, London, SW11 3NA

    Telephone: 020 7228 9648

    Description: The St Mary's Parish Support Fund offers one-off grants for people in need who live in the parish area.

  • The Court of Protection

    PO Box 70185, First Avenue House, 42-49 High Holborn, London, WC1A 9JA

    Telephone: 0300 456 4600 (outside of office hours call 020 7947 6000 for emergency applications only)

    Description: The Court of Protection makes decisions on applications which involve people who lack mental capacity.

  • The Disability Law Service

    The Foundry, 17 Oval Way, London , SE11 5RR

    Telephone: 020 7791 9800 (advice line), 020 7791 9801 (textphone/minicom)

    Description: The Disability Law Service is a national registered charity that provides confidential and independent legal advice for disabled adults, their families and carers.

  • The Mental Capacity Act 2005

    Description: The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) is a law that makes it clear what happens when someone is unable to make a decision or decisions, and it provides protection and support for people in these situations.

  • The Money Advice Service

    The Money Advice Service, Holborn Centre, 120 Holborn, London, EC1N 2TD

    Telephone: 0800 138 7777or Typetalk: 18001 0300 500 5000

    Description: The Money Advice Service is a free, independent advice service which was set up by the government - it provides advice about many things, including about care, planning for the future, and funding and paying for care.

  • Which? Elderly Care

    Description: Which? Elderly Care is a website that gives free, independent and practical advice about caring for older people, including about the different housing options and ways of funding care.

  • YOUth Legal & Resource Centre

    Ashburton Youth Centre, Westleigh Avenue, Roehampton, London, SW15 6XD

    Telephone: 020 3195 1906 or 07956 039039

    Description: This charity provides free, confidential, and independent legal advice and representation to young people aged 16-25 who live, work or study in Wandsworth.