Weird and gay, noisy and silent, making us laugh, annoyed or forcing us to reflect, the works presented by Manuel Scano Larrazàbal, Dorian Gaudin, Martin Kersels and Zoe Barcza extend, without knowing or realising, the Dada adventure, while still possessing two common features: machine and thought.
While Martin Kersels gradually deconstructs a domestic interior, Zoe Barcza questions the fertilisation industry; Dorian Gaudin undertakes constructions like tectonic plates, and Manuel Scano Larrazàbal offers an ephemeral installation the opportunity to create a work in Marseille. These works, reflections of their time, blur all understandings between the work of the artist, the work as engineer and the profane work. These different forms of artistic expression, some ironical, others dissenting, or simply poetical, all translate current questionings: is society aware of its self-destructiveness and its fragility? Have human beings forgotten the brevity of their own existence and their ineluctable fate? Will Man be replaced by the machine?
While Manuel Scano Larrazàbal's fragile and ephemeral drawing machine – which could be called a Meta-Tinguely – tries with delicacy and grace, stroke after stroke, to elaborate a work on paper, Martin Kersels' video shows a fully furnished room – adorned with all the modern habitat's paraphernalia – turning in circles on itself, inexorably going, with the regularity of a metronome, towards self-destruction. Following the same tempo, the first is a machine that creates, the second a machine that destroys; both balance and ironically answer each other through their antagonistic actions.
Zoe Barcza presents a metallic shelf, a mundane display unit or a storage accessory, on which a few almost fossilised sperms are flaunting themselves while waiting to be selected, the way we would choose to adopt an abandoned dog in an animal shelter or an orphan on a catalogue. In a humorous way, the artist mocks the human reproduction (and decline) machine, while questioning the dangers of a new fertilisation business where man and woman don't need to meet anymore, nor does the sperm need to travel through the labyrinth-like feminine den to give life.
Terrorists, provocative, iconoclasts, refusing any ideological, moral, or artistic constraints, these works extol spontaneity and attempt, through the energy they release, to become expressive tools for investigation.


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It is a well known story of which Judo took it's place as a respected discipline. The story of matches between Judo and Jujutsu practioners. Judo won....and the rest is history.
Despite the deadly blows and bone-shattering joint locks of the more traditional Jujutsu, Judo came out on top.
YAMANTAKA : In part to the fact that the "deadly blows and bone-shattering joint locks of Jujutsu" weren' allowed. Heavy rough-and-tumble yes, but not those. Judo had definitely more training in efficient randori and newest form of Shiai.
From the tales that I have heard of the competition it was set up to show the two 'sides' in competition but the rules were a major problem for the Jujutsu practitioners as the whole point of their training WAS to seriously damage the opponent..NOT to get ippon (Or even a submission in this case).
The Judoka had been using and training in the exact form that the competition was held and as such had far more idea about what techniques would get the required results from the Jujutsu guys..Along with this was the type of training done in either group..The Judoka used waza that they HAD done and used in randori during their training...The Jujutsu trainees had no options about training other than to use Kata and so had less idea about exactly how to change the forms to fit with the randori type exercise.
I also have never heard of the use of Atemi in the competition..It certainly does not get mentioned in the accounts I have read..Jujutsu WITH atemi may have seriously damaged the opponents and would not have helped with relations between the two groups. Not that the Judoka would have been seriously left out in this either as Judo does contain liberal use of attacks and strikes primarily borrowed from the Tenjin Shin'yo Ryu teachings on Kyusho and strikes/kicks.
I still would have loved to have seen Saigo Sensei in action though..He sounds like an amazing guy to have fought..Ahhh..History.
This is already being answered in the Judo forum. The idea that the rules hindered the jujutsuka is not true..research is showing that pretty much ALL taryu shiai style matches and dojo visiting challenges were being done the same way. Everyone was familiar with the rules as they were par for the course in the jujutsu world at the time. The Judoka, themselves mostly jujutsuka to start with, simply brought more to the table. The question is why?
The Judoka...simply brought more to the table. The question is why?
I doubt it...Tosuka's Yoshin ryu was highly lauded and had far more to lose, and what I have read seems to cast it as Kodokan vs. Yoshin-ryu champions more than the other representatives.
I am aware of the debates plus and minus points on this subject..But your reply DID open up a line that I am not certain of the answer of myself and would appreciate any clarity from those here..
You said that the matches were 'fair'..However in those matches (Or rather all the reports of the matches I have seen) it does NOT state that ANY of the players were using any form of Atemi in the fights...Was this due to the 'Rules' you refer to in your post or not?
I think that the elimination of strikes and kicks WOULD prevent the Jujutsu from being applied 'properly' both for the Judoka and the Jujutsuka both..
This ones already answered in the Judo forum.


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On tap, they serve up lots of local beer and it's always cold. You can even try some of the owner's beer that they have on tap. The Barber Shop not only serves up beer, they also have wine and drinks for the under 21 crowd. Kids and well-behaved dogs on leashes are also welcome!
If you've got kids in tow, Founder's Park is an ideal place to visit. Located within the park's grounds is a large community swimming pool, a playscape for the kiddos that accommodates children of all ages, a short .7-mile hiking trail, and fields for a variety of different sports including soccer and lacrosse. Located within Founders Memorial Park is also the Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead. The historic farmstead was the home of Dr. Pound and his wife, Sarah who were the first settlers to this area in the 1850s. The descendants of the Pound family lived on the farmstead for over 130 years and because of that, the home and settler site are furnished with many of the family's original heirlooms and time appropriate pieces. You can take a tour of the property with a docent or take a self-guided tour Wednesday through Saturday 12pm-3pm. Many events take place at the Park including outdoor movies, and Pioneer Day, which celebrates Dripping Springs history and heritage.
Sidecar is an eclectic prohibition style wine bar and tasting room that just so happens to be owned by the same sommeliers who run and operate Bell Springs Winery. Step inside the re-purposed home and you'll be transported to the 1920s but with upscale and modern drink choices. Once indoors, the super knowledgeable staff will help guide you in finding the perfect drink of your choice. They offer wine flights, or you can enjoy a glass of your choosing. Or, step outdoors and find a seat beneath the shade of ancient oak trees while you enjoy your glass of wine, flight, or sangria.
Sidecar also hosts a gambit of events from live music, to trivia night. They also have a food truck on-site Thursday and Friday evenings that serves up tasty food options among other items - always a crowd pleaser are the flash-fried brussels sprouts, quesadillas, and loaded waffle fries.
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Yann Moncomble, né le  à Paris et mort dans la même ville le , est un journaliste et essayiste français d'extrême droite.

Il est l'auteur de pamphlets abordant la vie politique sous l'angle de la théorie du complot.

Biographie
Il milite à Ordre nouveau, où il s'occupe des relations internationales, et au Front national, où il est un collaborateur d'Alain Renault.

Proche d'Henry Coston, il est le fondateur de la maison d'édition Faits et Documents, reprise par Emmanuel Ratier. Il y a publié notamment La Trilatérale et les secrets du mondialisme, La Maffia des chrétiens de gauche, Les Professionnels de l'anti-racisme et La Politique, le sexe et la finance.

Mort et théorie du complot
Moncomble décède le , à trente-six ans, d'une crise cardiaque.

Dans Maçonnerie et sectes secrètes, Epiphanius (pseudonyme de Paolo Taufer) évoque une lettre de Moncomble concernant son dernier ouvrage, Le Pouvoir de la drogue dans la politique mondiale (1990), publication où l'auteur présente la théorie d'une implication des gouvernements américain, israélien, soviétique, cubain et chinois dans le trafic de drogue international. Dans cette lettre, Moncomble affirmerait que plusieurs de ses amis lui avaient déconseillé d'écrire ce livre sous prétexte que cela pouvait être dangereux pour sa sécurité, mais qu'il n'y a pas renoncé par .

Il a écrit également sous le pseudonyme de Gilles Grandin.

Ouvrages
 La Trilatérale et les secrets du mondialisme, La Neuve-Lyre, Faits et documents, 1980, 361 p.
 L'Irrésistible expansion du mondialisme, La Neuve-Lyre, Faits et documents, 1981, 263 p.
 Les Vrais responsables de la Troisième Guerre mondiale, La Neuve-Lyre, Faits et documents, 1982, 384 p.
 Du viol des foules à la synarchie ou Le complot permanent, La Neuve-Lyre, Faits et documents, 1983, 237 p.
 La Maffia des chrétiens de gauche, La Neuve-Lyre, Faits et documents, 1985, 317 p.
 Quand la presse est aux ordres de la finance, La Neuve-Lyre, Faits et documents, 1986, 382 p.
 Les Professionnels de l'anti-racisme, La Neuve-Lyre, Faits et documents, 1987, 339 p.
 La Politique, le sexe et la finance, La Neuve-Lyre, Faits et documents, 1989, 258 p.
 Le Pouvoir de la drogue dans la politique mondiale, La Neuve-Lyre, Faits et documents, 1990, 312 p.

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Naissance en juillet 1953
Naissance à Paris
Décès en mai 1990
Décès à 36 ans
Journaliste français du XXe siècle
Collaborateur de Minute
Essayiste français du XXe siècle
Personnalité d'Ordre nouveau
Personnalité du Front national
Antimondialisme
Théoricien du complot français
Mort d'une crise cardiaque

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Q: Python pandas Addition and subtraction by sequence I have a two column frame that looks like this:
value,Sequence
12506,-1
12501,-2
12513,-3
12513,1
12521,2
12501,3
12583,-1
12594,-2
12598,1
12589,-1
12615,1
12615,2
12611,3
12573,-1
12593,-2
12564,-3

I want to get a new data frame with calculations valuet the combined label
How do I want to add in sequence:
1)(Value = 12501) by label -2,
(Value = 12513) by label -3
label(-3) - label(-2)
12501 -  12513 = -12
2)(Value = 12521) by label 2,
(Value = 12501) by label 3
label(2) - label(3)
12521 -  12501 = 20
If after the labels (-2, 2) there is no label (-3,3) and there is a label (-1, 1), then the calculations will be as follows
3)(Value = 12594) by label -2,
(Value = 12598) by label 1
label(-2) - label(1)
12594 -  12598 = -4
If after the labels (-1,1) there are (1, -1), then calculations do not occur
I want to get a data frame like this:
Calculation
-12
20
-4
4
-29

It is possible to do this using Pandas?

A: Yeah I just did it but I just don't really know why and how I managed to understand what you want.(edit: I think not but pretty close)
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np

d = {'value':[12506,12501,12513,12513,
              12521,12501,12583,12594,
              12598,12589,12615,12615,
              12611,12573,12593,12564],
     'Sequence':[-1,-2,-3,1,2,3,-1,-2,1,-1,1,2,3,-1,-2,-3]}
df = pd.DataFrame(data=d)

df['value_shifted'] = df["value"].shift(-1)
df['Sequence_shifted'] = df["Sequence"].shift(-1)
new_df = df.where(np.abs(df['Sequence']) == 2).dropna()
new_df['calculation'] = new_df['value'] - new_df['value_shifted']

Result(new_df):
      value  Sequence  value_shifted  Sequence_shifted  calculation
1   12501.0      -2.0        12513.0              -3.0        -12.0
4   12521.0       2.0        12501.0               3.0         20.0
7   12594.0      -2.0        12598.0               1.0         -4.0
11  12615.0       2.0        12611.0               3.0          4.0
14  12593.0      -2.0        12564.0              -3.0         29.0

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Students learn from human books
Top companies such as Google, PwC and Accenture passed on sound business advice to students on career planning in the corporate world
Middlesex held its first ever Human Book event on 23 May. Following the popular style of speed-networking events, students were booked time slots with distinguished staff and alumni to receive valuable business and careers advice.
Modelled on checking out books from a library, the Human Book event allowed students extended one-on-one time with business leaders who in turn were keen to pass on their knowledge to the next generation of entrepreneurs.
Ikra Hashmi, who graduated from Middlesex in 2015 with a BA in Accounting, believes the event was a great confidence builder for students and recent graduates like her.
"I was able to talk to professionals from high-calibre jobs and now I don't think I will be as nervous in a job interview because professionals are just normal people who have worked hard to get to where they wanted to be.
"I could be just as great as long as I am positive, motivated and push myself to achieve what it is I want to do in life."
Event organiser Matthew Lawson, Head of Library and Learning Enhancement at Middlesex University, said: "The Human Book event takes the familiar framework of a library from which students borrow books and gain knowledge.
"In our library students borrow Human Books who are experts in a particular field with skills and experience which the students can learn from and have one-to-one conversations with them for 20 minutes.
"Each Human Book has their own title and students could reserve them in advance on our library catalogue. This first event was developed in conjunction with the Business School but we hope to adapt the principles to involve many other groups of students and staff at the University in future."
The purpose of the Human Book event was to allow students to gain valuable insights to enhance their career decisions and their employment prospects.
Students studying on Business School programmes were able to meet a diverse mix of professionals and ask the burning questions they had about a particular role or industry sector.
Danish Bagadia, Head of Performance Media Marketing at Google and Middlesex University Marketing Management alumnus, said: "I think the event has been interesting. I did not have these kinds of events at the time I was studying here so it's an amazing initiative Middlesex has had for students.
"The most interesting part was the fact that students were asking questions that matter to them specifically. They can get access to information that's practical and they can take that advice into interviews or in their career."

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Donald J. Trump took the Oath of Office and became the 45th President of the United States of America on January 20, 2017 and that evening signed an executive order to seek the prompt repeal of the ACA. The executive order calls on federal agencies to "waive, defer, grant exemptions from, or delay" implementation of any health care law provision that imposes burdens on states, health care providers, insurers or individuals. It is important to note however that the order allows state flexibility in health care law implementation. The order does not repeal any existing rules but calls on agencies to initiate regulatory action to make changes.
Congress will continue to develop reconciliation legislation that could repeal provisions of the ACA that impact spending and taxes. Reconciliation provides an easier path to repealing the law, as it opens the door to changing the law via a simple majority vote in the Senate, requiring 51 votes rather than the normal 60 votes.
Although there is uncertainty on when this will be rolled out, local Congressman and Congressional Liaison to the Trump Administration's transition, Chris Collins, in a recent interview (Activists urge Collins, GOP not to repeal Obamacare unless replacement plan is ready, WBFO/NPR, Jan. 18, 2017) indicated the actual implementation of a replacement plan will likely occur in 2019. This slower approach would bring some short-term stability to the uncertainty surrounding the health care industry, as health plans need to begin the intricate process of developing 2018 products, benefits and premiums, which they must file for approval to the state and federal governments by June.
Each issue of the ACA Update will revisit a key provision from the ACA that will likely be repealed as part of the process to replace the ACA. This Update covers the individual mandate.
The original goals of expanding access to health insurance while lowering costs have always been in conflict and will need to be addressed as part of any replacement plan.
Under the ACA, everyone is required to purchase health insurance if they do not get insurance through their employer, or qualify for Medicaid or Medicare. Anyone who does not purchase insurance and does not qualify for a hardship exemption, incurs a tax penalty of $695 per person and $347.50 per child, up to $2,085 or 2.5 percent of your household income, whichever is greater.
The individual mandate encourages younger and healthier individuals to purchase insurance. This is important because it helps balance risk and more evenly distributes costs. Without a mandate (or some sort of penalty and/or strong incentive) to get coverage, only those who need insurance will most likely purchase it, which will drive up costs significantly.
Prior to the ACA, individual plans in New York state cost more than $1,500 per month, which is more than 50 percent higher than individual plans currently offered on the NYS Exchange. As a result of the law, the number of individual plan members in New York has grown from about 20,000 before the ACA to more than 2.8 million today.
As a replacement plan is being developed, legislators must think about how they will ensure young and healthy people purchase coverage and whether an incentive or penalty is the best approach, and how best to make certain that individuals maintain continuous coverage.


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using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO.Pipelines;
using System.Net;
using System.Security.Claims;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using HtcSharp.HttpModule.Connections.Abstractions.Exceptions;
using HtcSharp.HttpModule.Connections.Abstractions.Features;
using HtcSharp.HttpModule.Http.Features;

namespace HtcSharp.HttpModule.Connections.Abstractions {
    // SourceTools-Start
    // Remote-File C:\ASP\src\Servers\Connections.Abstractions\src\DefaultConnectionContext.cs
    // Start-At-Remote-Line 15
    // SourceTools-End
    public class DefaultConnectionContext : ConnectionContext,
        IConnectionIdFeature,
        IConnectionItemsFeature,
        IConnectionTransportFeature,
        IConnectionUserFeature,
        IConnectionLifetimeFeature,
        IConnectionEndPointFeature {
        private CancellationTokenSource _connectionClosedTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();

        public DefaultConnectionContext() :
            this(Guid.NewGuid().ToString()) {
            ConnectionClosed = _connectionClosedTokenSource.Token;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates the DefaultConnectionContext without Pipes to avoid upfront allocations.
        /// The caller is expected to set the <see cref="Transport"/> and <see cref="Application"/> pipes manually.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="id"></param>
        public DefaultConnectionContext(string id) {
            ConnectionId = id;

            Features = new FeatureCollection();
            Features.Set<IConnectionUserFeature>(this);
            Features.Set<IConnectionItemsFeature>(this);
            Features.Set<IConnectionIdFeature>(this);
            Features.Set<IConnectionTransportFeature>(this);
            Features.Set<IConnectionLifetimeFeature>(this);
            Features.Set<IConnectionEndPointFeature>(this);
        }

        public DefaultConnectionContext(string id, IDuplexPipe transport, IDuplexPipe application)
            : this(id) {
            Transport = transport;
            Application = application;
        }

        public override string ConnectionId { get; set; }

        public override IFeatureCollection Features { get; }

        public ClaimsPrincipal User { get; set; }

        public override IDictionary<object, object> Items { get; set; } = new ConnectionItems();

        public IDuplexPipe Application { get; set; }

        public override IDuplexPipe Transport { get; set; }

        public override CancellationToken ConnectionClosed { get; set; }
        public override EndPoint LocalEndPoint { get; set; }
        public override EndPoint RemoteEndPoint { get; set; }

        public override void Abort(ConnectionAbortedException abortReason) {
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Q: Math of capacitor current/voltage when connecting capacitor to battery I think I'm missing something fundamental in the math surrounding capacitors.
Suppose I have a 1 F capacitor that is not charged.  The voltage across its terminals is 0 V.
Now suppose I connect a 1 V battery to it.  The voltage across its terminals is therefore 1 V.
The current to it is given by:
I(t) = C dV(t)/dt

But the voltage has jumped in a non-continuous manner from 0V to 1V.
Therefore dV(t)/dt is "infinite" (or undefined) at the time t where I connected the battery.  It jumped from 0V to 1V "instantaneously".  This implies the current is infinite at this point.
What am I missing here?

A: What you are missing is that you are working with ideal components.  You are assuming that the capacitor and the battery have no resistance.  In that case, yes, current would be infinite and the time to charge tha capacitor would be infinitely short.
We don't, however, have ideal components to work with.  The battery will have an internal resistance (NOT a discrete part, but caused by the physics and chemistry of the battery.)  The capacitor also has an internal resistance (again, this is inherent to the materials.)
These resistances prevent infinite currents from flowing, and prevent an instantaneous change in voltage.
You need to use equations that take the effects of the resitances into consideration.
Specifically you need to look into the RC time constant.
The RC time constant (T) is the product of the resistance (in Ohms) and the capacitance (in Farads.)  T = RC
T is the number of seconds it will take the capacitor to charge to 63 percent of the target voltage - in your case, 0.63 Volts.
If the capacitor and the battery together have 1 Ohm of internal resistance, then T would be 1 Second.  Taking t as 1 second,  dV(t)/dt would then be 0.63 which leads to I(t) being 0.63Amperes, at which point the capacitor is only charged to 0.63 volts.
I've probably screwed up something in there, but the point is that infinite currents only occur in ideal circuits with no resistance.

A: You only missed the point that you assume that the internal capacitor resistance is zero, which means it is an ideal capacitor, which does not exists. And you are assuming that the power source does have a zero internal resitance, which makes it an ideal power source, which does not exists.
But, there are out there capacitors with very low internal resistance. And power sorces which have also very low internal resistance too. So, when you connect such power source to such capacitor, the current does not tend to infinite, but to a very high value for a very short time. And this is an issue. For example, consider the main AC voltage you have at home. You design a power supply with and rectifier, connected to some capacitors, in order to have a DC power signal (it is very common in switch mode power supplies), when you plug the circuit to the mains plug, the initial current tend to a very high value. This is a problem, it can burn the protection fuse, and damage the capacitors. It is common to put a PTC resistor in series, which increases the internal resistance if the current increases, in order to "hold" the amount of current charges the capacitors.
So, your math is completely right.


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RBUTR is an excellent skeptic tool that I've written about here before. It is a service that links web pages to other articles which rebut them (hence the name). Skeptics could do well to both evangelize the tool to the general public, and to populate it with links to good skeptical content.
RBUTR works via a browser add-in: a small piece of software that adds new functionality to your web browser. When you navigate to a new web page, the add-in looks up whether there are any rebuttals to that article or content and gives a visual indication at the top of the browser window.
One limitation of browser plugins is each one is usually only compatible with one browser. Since its launch, RBUTR has only been available for Google's Chrome browser, which limited the product's reach. Statistics on browser usage vary widely, but Chrome's market penetration varies somewhere between 15% and 40% depending on whose numbers you believe. But whichever set of numbers are correct, the majority of Internet users are using other browsers.
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Firefox support was added by RBUTR in January, and is a full fledged plugin just like the one for Chrome. Simply download the .XPI add-in file and Firefox will prompt you if you want it installed. It works just like the plugin for Chrome.
Meanwhile, the new support for Opera is a little different. That browser recently got an architectural revamp in which it shares some of the technology used by Chrome. This change has allowed it some compatibility with the addins for Chrome as well. It's not 100% compatible, so there may be issues. Further, installing requires you jump through a few hoops which RBUTR explains on its blog. But this brings the browsers supported to (almost) three.
But what if you could take advantage of RBUTR without using a browser plugin at all? That would be great for outreach. Well, that's been added too.
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On February 14, the RBUTR team revealed a Valentine for skeptics in the form of the RBUTR toolbar. This is a new way to expose people to rebuttals without first asking them to install anything.
It actually uses simple HTML capabilities available in any modern browser, to display a black frame or toolbar at the top of the page. From this bar you can click to get access to rebuttals and more, right from the original article.
Not only does this extend RBUTR's reach to unsupported browsers, but it extends it to whole new platforms such as smartphones and tablets. Most of the browsers on those platforms simply don't support plugins, so this is a huge extension of RBUTR's reach.
The new toolbar is very simple to use. Al you have to do is take the URL to the original page, and prefix it with http://rbutr.com/ So for instance this URL to a horrible Daily Mail article about climate change:
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See the bold addition at the beginning? That's what adds the toolbar. Try clicking those two links and see the difference. The second one should give you a display with a black bar at the top, where you can access the rebuttals for this page and other RBUTR features.
There's one further use for the RBUTR toolbar that is not obvious, but makes it a slam dunk for skeptics. Remember that tool called "Do Not Link" which I recommended a while back? I explained how it could be used in cases when you need to link to misinformation or pseudoscience on social media, but don't want to give the site a social boost.
Well the RBUTR toolbar can now be used for that same purpose! It uses the exact same methods as Do Not Link to prevent search engines or social media sites from following the link for use in metrics. And of course, you get the added benefit over the other tool that anyone who clicks this link will also get a chance to read rebuttals.
Finally, to pull it all together for new users, the RBUTR team has released a brand new demo video that shows all the product features, which you can watch here.
With these new additions, RBUTR is considerably more attractive to skeptics and others. And as a result the product is getting some well deserved attention from the technology press.
Skeptics need to make sure to give it our attention too. That's because those rebuttal links RBUTR aren't added by algorithm or magic – they are added through crowdsourcing. That means skeptics like you and me logging in to RBUTR and adding back-links from pseudoscience and other misinformation to skeptical debunkings.
I hope skeptics will continue to support RBUTR in this way, and by recommending the plugins to others. Next time you see a good skeptical article or debunk, navigate to the article it rebuts and make sure RBUTR has the link. If not, add it! That's crowdsourcing in action.
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Shane Greenup (@Aegist) February 24, 2014 at 7:19 am
Anything giving Chrome stats at 15% are most likely well out of date. The Wikipedia article gives stats from several large reliable sources, and the range from them are 34-46% for Chrome, with W3 schools even giving Chrome 55% of the market. The trend has been really clear that Chrome is eating up all of the competition. This trend is one of the reasons we've actually stopped worrying so much about getting coverage for other browsers.
See wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers#Wikimedia_.28April_2009_to_present.29
and particularly note the 3rd image which graphs the historical trend of browser coverage.
Tim Farley Post author February 24, 2014 at 7:25 am
I tend to agree, it seems like the 40% is closer to the truth. But I'm wary of some numbers (like that W3schools one) because some seem to be drawn from a sampling of sites whose visitors are going to skew more techie than the general population.
One last comment:
"The new toolbar is very simple to use. Al you have to do is take the URL to the original page, and prefix it with http://rbutr.com/"
You only need to add "rbutr.com/" the browser will do the http:// bit for you.
True, but if you are going to paste the URL elsewhere (Twitter clients, HTML editors) some other apps are less forgiving.
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Randy February 24, 2014 at 8:04 pm
Why isn't rbutr in mozilla's add-on list for Firefox? I'm always a bit wary of installing addons that aren't in their collection.
Tim Farley Post author March 2, 2014 at 8:44 pm
A good question – it may be on a waiting list, as it was just released in January.
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A large majority of Americans believe in global warming and are ready to take action, according to new polling data. Here, the outerbands of Hurricane Sandy are felt on Oct. 24, 2012 in Miami.
On Monday, researchers from Yale and Utah State University unveiled a new statistical technique that allows an in-depth accounting of Americans' attitudes toward global warming. The resulting maps—down to the county level—reveal some interesting takeaways.
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Greater safety and less damage to the environment: Using less pesticide per acre increases worker safety and also reduces the potential for environmental damage. Cultural control for pest management has been adopted by growers throughout the world for a long time due to its environmentally friendly nature and minimal costs (Gill et al., ).
Cultural control practices are regular farm operations, which are used to destroy the pests or to prevent them from causing plant by: Consequently, management decisions need to consider the class of product along with product efficacy in determining the pesticide selection process.
In general, repeated use of any pesticide season-long should be avoided. Use of citrus spray oil as an alternative to organic pesticides is an excellent management practice to deter pest resistance.
Pest management is therefore a means to reduce pest numbers to an acceptable threshold. An acceptable threshold, in most cases, refers to an economically justifiable threshold where application of pest control measures reduces pest numbers to a level below which additional applications would not be profitable (i.e., where additional costs of.
Key points of IPM (what constitutes IPM or Integrated Pest Management). Let's talk about those three words: • Integration is the harmonious use of multiple methods to control single pests or pest complexes.
To do this, one must learn everything they can about a pest and the crop. Economic evaluation of damage caused by, and methods of control of, the Mediterranean fruit fly Insect and Pest Control Section International Atomic Energy Agency Wagramerstrasse 5 P.O.
Box Pesticide use in citrus would decrease, and losses. Pest control measures may be performed as part of an integrated pest management strategy. In agriculture, pests are kept at bay by cultural, chemical and biological means.
Ploughing and cultivation of the soil before sowing reduces the pest burden and there is a modern trend to limit the use of pesticides as far as possible. Hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), is the major pest of many vegetables, fruits, crops, and ornamental plants causing losses to the farmers and its control has been an issue of significance in the pest management.
This study was aimed at evaluating different concentrations (%, %, and %) of Telsta, Advantage, Talstar, Imidacloprid, and Cited by: 1. Effective management of insects and mites involves at least six steps: 1.
Proper identification of key pest insects and mites, and beneficial organisms. Selection and use of preventive pest management practices. Monitoring the current status of insect and mite populations. Determining the potential for economic loss from the pest.
The insecticide control only reduced ACP by about 20 percent relative to the untreated control over the course of the year, though it did reduce peak populations by about half.
The reduction in ACP that insecticides caused was not enough to delay infection with C. Citrus Pest Management (PMA ) Google the below to get to the teaching site: Citrus Research and Education Center. Larry Duncan Contact Information: [email protected] Send me your email address and a phone number (preferably cell).
Integrated pest management (IPM), also known as integrated pest control (IPC) is a broad-based approach that integrates practices for economic control of aims to suppress pest populations below the economic injury level (EIL).
The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization defines IPM as "the careful consideration of all available pest control techniques and subsequent integration of.
by Jennifer Hsaio figures by Krissy Lyon Summary: Pesticides are ubiquitous. Because they are used in agriculture and food production, pesticides are present at low levels in many of our diets. Less obvious is the fact that many people use pesticides around their homes, and even on their skin (i.e.
in the form of insect repellents). According to the NIH, the health effects of pesticides. To make a basic soap spray insecticide, mix 1 1/2 teaspoons of a mild liquid soap (such as castile soap) with 1 quart of water, and spray the mixture directly on. Integrated Pest Management for Citrus is the best-illustrated guide available for the prevention, identification, monitoring, and management of citrus pests.
This book also provides substantial information on citrus production practices that prevent pest problems. The idea is to reduce direct damage to citrus production while also restricting insecticide use. One good advantage of SIT is that it reduces the need to apply strong pesticides that could harm the environment or people's health.
The Safer Pest Control Project, a Chicago-based nonprofit organization working to reduce the unnecessary use of pesticides, implemented a number of successful pest control programs in Chicago Public Housing using an IPM approach.
The project manager stated that an important key to their success was getting building residents involved in the effort. An economic threshold is the insect's population level or extent of crop damage at which the value of the crop destroyed exceeds the cost of controlling the pest.
Economic thresholds can be expressed in a variety of ways including the number of insects per plant or. each crop and its pests are evaluated as parts of an ecological system. Then a control program is developed that includes a mix of cultivation and biological and chemical methods applied in proper sequence and with the proper timing.
A well designed IPM program can reduce pesticide use and pest control costs by %. Larry Pinto's book Pest Control Technician Safety Manual, now in its 2nd edition, covers more than 50 safety-related topics, offering information and precautionary measures that can save lives and reduce time away from work.
Also the use of parasitoid wasps and predatory mites and insects can be applied to reduce or replace insecticide use. However, we should be careful in introducing animals: especially exotic.
Greenhouse gas emissions associated with pesticide applications against invasive species constitute an environmental cost of species invasions that has remained largely unrecognized. Here we calculate greenhouse gas emissions associated with the invasion of an agricultural pest from Asia to North America.
The soybean aphid, Aphis glycines, was first discovered in North America inand has Cited by: There are so many methods to control pests Distinguishing proof of the pest species and a sign of the degree of the issue.
The control treatment most appropriate to the kind of pest, and the zone in which it is found. Cleaning practices, and chang. The development of insecticide resistance is a dynamic and complex process, depending directly on genetic, physiological, behavioral and ecological factors of the arthropod pests, and depending indirectly on operational factors including categories of insecticides used as well as the application timing, rate, coverage and method [8,9].Insecticide resistance management (IRM) strategies in urban Cited by: Insects, an international, peer-reviewed Open Access journal.
Dear Colleagues, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an approach to managing insect, disease, and weed pests in agricultural systems that was developed over 50 years ago in response to environmental, economic, and other problems associated with the over-reliance on pesticides to control pests.When we say "higher," it is relative.
A typical application of a neonicotionid insecticide would be applied at parts per million in the spray tank. Pollen and nectar samples taken 5 days later at about 25% bloom, however, were at the parts per billion level. This is up totimes less than what was in the spray .
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All About the Springboks
Springboks History
Springboks Titles
Football in South Africa
A history of football in South Africa
Football in South Africa: South African Premier Division
Making Sports Enjoyable
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The South African Premier Division is the country's premier football league, featuring the very best teams. In this article, we will take you on a brief trip through the history of the league, its previous winners and how the current season is shaping up.
The league was initially founded in 1996 after South Africa experienced a prolonged sporting boom following the end of apartheid, and success in the Rugby World Cup and the African Cup of Nations. The original league had 18 members, but this had to be cut to 16 in the 2001/02 season, to avoid fixture congestion.
The Best Teams
The inaugural Premier Division title was won by Manning Rangers, a small team who confounded all expectations to finish above titans such as Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates. Unfortunately, the Rangers were unable to repeat their success and went out of business shortly after.
In the years to follow, the Mamelodi Sundowns established themselves as the team to beat, winning three consecutive titles, before the Pirates and Chiefs took home many crowns between 2000 and 2005. Since then, these three teams with the finest stadiums have dominated South African football, although Supersport United experienced a brief spell at the top, becoming champions in 2008, 2009 and 2010, under the management of former international player Gavin Hunt.
The Current Season
The 2017/18 season was won by the Sundowns, their record eighth title. The club is looking to extend that number this time around, but they are facing intense competition from the Pirates, who currently lead the table. Also in contention in this competitive league are Cape Town City, a new team managed by South African legend Benni McCarthy, and Bidvest Wits, a former university side who won their first championship in 2016/17, and came second the year before.
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Q: Chrome data compression proxy and DWR We are developing a web mobile application using DWR as Ajax framework and we are getting errors in Nexus 4 devices which have enabled the option Reduce data usage in the Bandwidth Management setting. The error displays an alert saying Error 502: Bad gateway and it happens when refreshing a page that calls a DWR method in the onload event.

A: (I am the lead on the Chrome data compression proxy.)
The problem is a bug in the DWR library which uses JavaScript comments to contain semantically-meaningful content. The Chrome data compression proxy removes JS comments, which it is allowed to do by the headers; the fix is for DWR to use "Cache-Control: no-transform" in the DWR response headers. I emailed the DWR dev list a while back to ask about this but never heard back. We are looking for a general purpose workaround but in the meantime there's no easy fix unless DWR is fixed to work through HTTP proxies.


One half of gold shoulder-clasp plate. This piece carries the opposite half of the hinge mechanism to 1939,1010.4, which carries the chain and pin. Curved in section, with loops for attachment underneath and a hinge down the straight side. The whole consists of a rectangular plate with rounded end. The rectangular plate contains a central panel of fifteen cloisonné cells filled alternately with millefiori and garnets, and interspersed with slightly larger plain garnet cells. Each side of the rectangle is decorated with a separate panel of zoomorphic interlace in garnet cloisonné, some of the beasts having millefiori eyes, of which four are missing. The rounded end contains a pair of interlinked boars in garnet work, their heads down and their curving backs forming the rounded end of the clasp. Their hip-joints are filled with millefiori, and the spaces between their legs are filled with gold filigree in a snake-like pattern. The cells are underlaid with stamped gold foil.


Foreign Affairs Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi says Africa will continue to insist on a peaceful solution and dialogue and not armed confrontation in resolving the Libyan issue.
Recent developments in Libya which have seen the formation of a military coalition by western powers which has been bombarding Libya have left many pan-Africanists questioning the role Africa is playing in the unfolding scenario.
While the African Union Peace and Security Council resolved to study the situation and see what action can be taken, the whole plan has been overtaken by the advent of the westerners on the scene.
While claiming that they want to enforce the UN Resolution 1973, which stipulates a no-fly zone in Libya, the damage that has been inflicted is so grave, making it clear that the aim of the Western countries is regime change.
These sentiments were recently confirmed at the last western summit held in Britain where British Prime Minister David Cameron said he could not rule out the idea of arming rebels in Libya.
The African Union did not attend that summit, and neither did it attend the first one that was held in France.
Onlookers have expressed concern on why Africa is not in the driving seat in resolving the continent's problems.
Minister Mumbengegwi says the African panel set up to examine the issue should be given time.
He said the absence of the African Union at the two meetings organised by the west is clear testimony that Africa's agenda on Libya is diametrically the opposite of what the West wants.
The African panel which was set up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at the Peace and Security Council meeting comprises Mauritanian President Ould Abdel Aziz, South African President Jacob Zuma, Congo Brazzaville's Denis Sassou Nguesso and Mali's Amadou Toumani Toure.


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Obaseki Goes Traditional To End Killing Spree In Benin
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As part of efforts to tackle rising insecurity to safeguard lives and property in Edo State, government officials on Monday met with traditional, religious and community leaders in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area (LGA) to chart a path on the new community-based security scheme in the area.
This is as the first batch of 877 of the 2000 community constables trained at the Nigeria Police Training School are being deployed to various communities to work with local community arrangements to ensure effective coordination and keep criminals out of the state.
Present at the meeting, which took place at the Council's Secretariat in Idogbo, were elders, dukes (Enigie), religious and opinion leaders and the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Johnson Kokumo.
The stakeholders also inaugurated the Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Council Vigilante to assist security personnel in fighting crime in the area.
Chairman of Ikpoba-Okha LGA, Dr. Eric Osayande, who spoke to journalists after the meeting, noted: "The Governor had given us a directive that we must call all the Odionwere, Enigie, Oka-Idun and other stakeholders to ask them to go back to the traditional methods of Vigilante."
"We have recruited 70 Vigilante to complement the efforts of conventional security apparatus in the Local Government", he said.
Addressing stakeholders at the meeting, Kokumo, conveyed the approval of the deployment of police constables who had their passing out parade on Saturday to the locality.
He said the operatives were drawn from the various communities in Ikpoba-Okha LGA and its environs, in addition to a joint patrol team, comprising the military, the Nigerian Army, operatives of Department of State Security (DSS), and Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC).
"I have also promised the Local Government Chairman that we are also going to have the police constables who had their passing out parade on Saturday here. They were drawn from the various communities."
According to him, "There is a downward trend of crime and criminality in this community. We are living no stone unturned towards ensuring that we dominate the public space.
"We are having a joint patrol team, comprising the military, the Army, DSS and the NSCDC."
The state police chief, Kokumo, warned that "never again will anybody attack any police personnel in Edo. Enough is enough".
He stressed that: "We will no longer fold our arms or allow criminal elements to open fire on our men. Our personnel will use their arms professionally. We have a justification to use our firearms when a life is in danger."
Credit: Edo State Government
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Elko Speedway is a .375-mile asphalt oval located just outside of Minneapolis in Elko, Minnesota. The track hosts several divisions of cars including the NASCAR Whelen All- American Series. The facility's variety of racing attracts 250,000 fans to the track each year.
Elko Speedway has been thrilling fans since its opening in the summer of 1965.
The track is a banked .375-mile asphalt oval, and also features an inner short oval and crossing X.
In 1987 Elko joined the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series.
Elko Speedway has hosted the ARCA Racing Series as well as the ARCA Midwest Tour.
Elko Speedway is famously known for its Eve of Destruction events with combined NASCAR racing.


Hello friends! It's Karen Letchworth here with today's post. One thing we all have in common is that we all need LOTS of Birthday cards. That's another great thing about Really Reasonable Ribbon.....they have EVERYTHING you need to help you create the most lovely Birthday cards for all the special people in your life. Here's one I made this week using some of Really Reasonable Ribbon's AWESOME supplies.
I started with some patterned papers and chipboard, added my sentiments; and then I got down to the fun part - adding ribbons and flowers. The pretty flower and ribbon cluster on the upper left-hand side of my card was created by using some of the gorgeous Wild Orchid Crafts Open Roses including the Black Open Roses and Pink Open Roses. I also included a 30 mm Mulberry Paper Leaf. They come in many lovely colors, and each one compliments the next so nicely.
The bigger ribbons (on the side) include some wide May Arts Ribbon and some 2 1/2" Cotton Blend Plain Ribbon. I used them to create a little "tab". I also incorporated some Ivory Burlap String, Black Burlap String, and some sweet Raspberry Baker's Twine. Across the background of my card (under the sentiments), I placed a length of the 1.5" Champagne Netting which gives the card such an awesome texture. I also tied several lengths of the same Raspberry Baker's Twine around the bottom of my card, and into a knotted bow.
So you see.....Really Reasonable Ribbon really makes it easy to create a super special Birthday card for all the amazing people in YOUR life who deserve something that expresses just how special they are to you. Why not treat yourself today? We also hope that you will play along in our Current Challenge, and I warmly invite you to visit my blog, My Cup Runneth Over, to say hello. Happy crafting!


I am pleased to announce that not only will I be attending NRW06 on the 27th of July 2006, but I'll also be speaking!
I'll be talking about test-driven development and code coverage – pretty much the same session that I am delivering to Scottish Developers a week later.
Over the course of 90 minutes Craig will demonstrate four .net tools, NUnit, NCover, NCoverExplorer and TestDriven.Net. All of these tools are free (or very cheap for commercial use) and work with .net 1.1 and 2.0. A variety of IDEs are supported, include Visual Studio 2003 and Visual Studio 2005. He will explain the basics of TDD and code coverage and why they are both important skills and processes to include in your development/build process. Examples will be written in C# and Visual Studio 2005.
And I intend to wear a Metallica t-shirt at the after show party 🙂 Why? Well, attend NRW06 and catch up with conference organiser, Daniel Fisher (aka DDD2 and DDD3 speaker lennybacon) and you'll see why!
I just want to thank you for your both awesome presentations. They was really great.


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MLB Roundup 2015: Building The Perfect Organization
Bryan Pol
What sort of parts would make for the best Major League Baseball franchise? Here are the best individual pieces, from lineup to rotation to ballpark experience, that would make for the perfect franchise.
By Bryan Pol
How could a ball club collectively hitting .238 somehow be in first place in their division? Look no further than that team's extraordinary starting rotation, responsible for a resurgence worthy of national headlines, even drawing praise from a Hall of Fame pitcher like John Smoltz.
The franchise in question? The New York Mets, whose staff has managed a 3.22 ERA, third best in the National League. Despite not being complete–Zach Wheeler is out for the season recuperating from Tommy John surgery, while Steven Matz is presently on the disabled list with a strained lat muscle–the Mets' rotation has drawn the envy of the remaining 29 teams in the majors.
In constructing a perfect organization, a front office would undoubtedly rely on the Mets' rotation as its cornerstone. Even so, what other pieces would a phantom front office utilize in order to forge its own rendition of a consummate franchise?
Former Yankee manager Joe Torre always harped on the desire to work with a stocked stable of arms, and always felt "you can never have enough pitching." While this facet of a ball club is crucial to winning in Major League Baseball, it is clearly not the only thing needed to fathom October glory.
In building a hypothetical organization, we will consider, in addition to a starting rotation, a dynamic lineup, a bullpen, a manager, a front office, a farm system, and a unique ballpark experience. We will scan each of these franchise-building aspects according to various teams in the majors who are currently the best at what they do and offer.
Here is Elite Sports NY's examination of the consummate ball club.


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Q: PHP Equivalent to Ruby's @instance_variable? I was wondering if there is a shorter, better or cleaner way to assign and use class variables in PHP, then through $this->instance_variable ?
class Bar {
  #  internal variables
  var $foo = "Hello World";

  public function foo() {
    return $this->foo;
  }
}

I am not very familiar with all PHP's variable scoping, but from what I understood at the official docs, you can either define them global, or access them trough $this->?
Is there a keyword to define them as instance variable, so they are accessible like Rubys @variable?

A: There's a few key assumptions your'e bringing from ruby that don't translate well into PHP.
The correct way to declare and use object properties (equivalent to Ruby's instance variables) in PHP is
class Foo
{
    //accesible from inside this objects of this class,
    //objects that have this class as an ancestor, and from
    //outside the object
    //var $bar; is equivalent.  "var" is PHP 4 syntax,
    //when everything was public
    public $bar;

    //accesible from inside this objects of this class,
    //objects that have this class as an ancestor
    protected $baz;

    //accesible from inside this objects only
    private $fiz;

    protected function example()
    {
        echo $this->bar . "\n";
        echo $this->baz . "\n";
        echo $this->fiz . "\n";
    }
}

PHP's OO syntax is based on the Java/C# view of the world.  However, because every PHP page/script/program starts off in the global score, the $this pseudo reference to the local object is needed.  Without it, you'd create a large degree of ambiguity around situations like this
//In main.php
$foo = "bar";
include('example.php');

//in example.php
class Example
{
    public $foo="baz";
    public function scopeIsHardLetsGoShopping()
    {
        global $foo;
        echo $foo;
    }
}

So, in the method should the $foo referenced be the object variable, or the global variable? If you say it should be the object variable, how do you access the global foo from a method?  If you say it should be the global variable how do you access the local property after declaring a variable with the same name global?
Ruby and python gave scoping some thoughts at the onset of the language, so these problems can be avoided.  PHP started as a quick way to hack in some c-code to process forms and output HTML.  Because PHP makes reasonable efforts to be backwards compatible, you end up with quirky work arounds like $this.
Coming form Ruby it seems a little verbose, but it's a fundamental part of PHP.

A: PHP instance properties are accessed via the $this->variable operator internally, and public properties as $object->property.
You can access a class variable internally via self::$variable, which is similar to Ruby's class variables. Discussion of self:: vs. $this-> in PHP
In general, you will find PHP much more verbose than Ruby, not least in terms of characters required to reference a variable.

A: If you have an instance variable (like your $foo) the only way to access it is through $this->foo.
You could, if desperate, write something like $foo =& $this->foo; so you have a local reference to the same variable, but the only benefit is saving a few characters at the cost of added confusion.


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10 Spring Gardens to Visit Around the Country
As Easter bank holiday approaches, there couldn't be a better time to enjoy blooming daffodils, long walks and glorious blossom. The UK has some wonderful gardens which are in full bloom in Spring, so wherever you are in the country, take some time to explore! To help you find a garden near you, or if you fancy visiting one further afield, we've put together a list of beautiful gardens that you can visit this Spring.
1) Cragside, Northumberland
Voted by the public as Britain's Best Garden in Landlove Magazine Awards 2016, a Pinetum, Rock Garden and Formal Garden all work together to make up the beautiful surroundings of Cragside, Northumberland.
The Formal Garden is a magnificent example of a Victorian garden. Laid out in three terraces it covers over three acres and is an idyllic, vibrant spot to take in views of Northumberland. Explore approximately 20,000 plants which have to be raised in the nursery with different designs used each year.
2) Dunham Massey, Cheshire
As Dunham Massey emerges into spring, there are plenty of new discoveries to be made and gardens to be explored. Taking a stroll down Camelia Walk is a Spring highlight not to be missed.
See the unfolding carpets of blues and yellows and an array of plants bursting into colour in the Cyclamen Grove. Soak up the scents, colours, shapes and textures on a guided tour!
3) Wentworth Castle, South Yorkshire
Wentworth Castle is one of the most historic gardens in the north of England and featured on the BBC television series Restoration. This previously forgotten gem has now been fully restored and is definitely worth visiting this spring.
The gardens surrounding the 18th-cenury castle now hold National Collections of rhododendron, camellia and magnolia. Bulbs planted in the 60-acre garden, create carpets of colour from March to early June.
4) Clumber Park, North Nottinghamshire
With the evenings becoming lighter and the days becoming longer, there are plenty of signs around Clumber Park that spring has finally sprung. Potted bulbs in the Conservatory provide early colour, including scented hyacinths, daffodils and tulips.
April sees the tulips in the herbaceous borders in the garden coming into bloom and towards the end of the month, the apple blossom produces a beautiful spectacle in pinks and white. Clumber is a park well worth visiting!
5) Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
As Calke Abbey's gardens start to bloom this spring, take a peaceful stroll around the walled kitchen gardeners and see the gardeners at work. Look out for the early crocus, delightful daffodils and grape hyacinth.
Inside the Peach Houses, the peaches and nectarines are starting to bloom. Wander through the orchard and spot the drooping snakes-head fritillaries under the blossoming apples.
6) Spetchley Park, Worcestershire
Spetchley is a glorious 30-acre Victorian garden surrounded by a deer park and boasting a collection of plants from all over the world. Home to the Berkeley family for almost 400 years, the Victorian garden was designed by Ellen Willmott.
The displays of spring bulbs in April and May, including drifts of Narcissi 'Spetchley', are some of the best in England and are complemented by a springtime shrub garden containing rhododendrons, camellias, magnolias and azaleas.
7) Cliveden, Buckinghamshire
Every corner of the estate will be brimming with life this spring. The camellias bloom in early spring, followed by flowering cherries and magnolias. There's a dramatic display in the Long Garden, where you'll find a fresh display of 11,000 citrus coloured polyanthus in the four central beds.
On the parterre, there are 22,000 bedding plants flanked on the banks by daffodils and a carpet of blue Scilla siberica on the western side.
8) Standen, West Sussex
If you love to see Spring tulips emerge, Standen is the place to visit! The tulip festival this April and May gives visitors the opportunity to admire over 15,000 tulips around the garden.
The displays include some rare and unusual ones, as well as plenty of colourful combinations and popular varieties. Also explore the kitchen gardens for some tasty crops you can buy!
9) Powis Castle and Garden
This breathtaking multi-layered garden at Powis Castle has some spectacular views.
Wander through the Italianate terraces blasted from the solid rock and marvel at the yew hedges, dancing statues and lavish herbaceous borders. The gardens never fail to impress and the spring bulbs are definitely worth the trip to see!
There is a sense of relaxation which cannot be achieved on hanging terraces so dominated by the towering castle walls' open lawns. Take a seat and enjoy the view on the croquet lawn.
10) Rowallane Garden
Rowallane Garden is best known for its fantastic array of 1500 rhododendrons. Some of which have been there since the Rev John Moore planted them over 100 years ago.
Go and see the stunning display throughout the garden in the early spring until late summer starting with the cool whites, pinks and mauves of the delicate rhododendron triflorums, to the yellows, pinks and reds of the summer.
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Erika Sawajiri, is a Japanese actress, model, gravure idol and singer. She passed the Stardust audition in 1999 after graduating from elementary school. The following year she became part of the idol unit "ANGEL EYES" and began modelling for junior fashion magazines like CUTiE and nicola. In 2001 she won the Grand Prize for that year's Seikore and became a regular on the BS news program Harajuku Launchers.
In 2002 Erika began taking on more tasks as an actress and gravure idol. She was one of Fuji TV's Visual Queens for the year (along with Ichikawa Yui, Karina, and Yarita Ayano), and also had a part in the film Mondai no nai Watashitachi. She became a regular of the NTV music variety show THE YORU mo Hit Parade from April to late June, and shortly before leaving the program was on the CX News program Chou VIP Fortune no Tobira from mid-June to late August. In November she was on the CBC variety show Bijou Dokyuu and also on the TBS show B-1.
Erika continued her work into 2003, this time getting roles in PVs. She also began acting in various dramas, including a small role in the popular drama HOTMAN. In 2004 Erika continued to act in dramas, but it can be said she earned the most attention in 2005 for her portrayal of Ikeuchi Aya in the drama 1 Litre no Namida, a young girl with a degenerating brain disease that affects one's motor skills. It was also in 2005 that she starred in the film PACCHIGI!.