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Show #34/508 - Temple University/Ambler - Trees and Shrubs
This week we're in Philadelphia looking at trees, shrubs and perennial flowers. We're visiting Temple University, Ambler College which is an historic women's college of agriculture. It is where many well known gardeners have trained and has a beautiful arboretum and perennial gardens. Today we'll explore the arboretum looking at its trees and shrubs with beautiful bark and berries, colorful combinations of perennials and discuss ways to protect your trees this winter.
Beth Specker is the Vice President for Education at the Freedom's Foundation in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Freedom's Foundation runs about 45 educational programs a year bringing 3,000 students through the city of Philadelphia. The city of Philadelphia is known as America's most historic square mile. Contained within this historic square mile is Independence Hall, Franklin Court, the Liberty Bell, Congress Hall and those sites where our nation was actually born. It is where the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, the Constitution was drafted and signed in 1787 and where the first peaceful change of power occurred between George Washington and John Adams. Philadelphia is also known for one of its most significant citizens, Benjamin Franklin who celebrates his 300th birthday this year. Philadelphia is known for a number of firsts, Philadelphia was the first planned city, William Penn designed it in a grid. Contained within that grid were 5 city parks and those city parks still remain today, except one of those acres is where the city hall of Philadelphia sits with the huge 36 foot statue of William Penn. Pennsylvania had the first university hospital, the first library, the first fire department, started by Benjamin Franklin. There are 58 universities within the Philadelphia area. Philadelphia has the longest running theatre, the Walnut Theater and the longest running residential street, Alfred's Alley. Beth welcomes Garden Smart viewers to Philadelphia and Temple University, Ambler Campus, one of the first women's colleges devoted to horticulture.
Jenny Rose Carey is the Director of the Landscape Arboretum at Temple University, Ambler Campus. This facility has 187 acres of plantings and a rich history. It was designated an arboretum in 2000 but has almost 100 years of history. Jane Bowne Haines, a Philadelphia Quaker, founded this as the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women in 1911. She trained girls in horticulture and agriculture in a practical way. The purpose was to send women out into the workplace as greenhouse managers or as farm managers enabling them to provide a living wage so they didn't have to get married. This school has evolved over time, at one time it was a dairy farm, it has had pigs, all depending on the needs of the day. Temple bought the school in 1958 and programs then moved away from agriculture towards horticulture and landscape architecture. Today it is a teaching laboratory. Some fairly famous people have been involved with the school. Starting with Jane Bowne Haines who was quite well known, then Louise Carter Bush-Brown was the long term school director who took the program to new heights especially during World Wars I & II when they were training women in the Victory Gardens and Beatrix Ferrand, a founding member of the American Society of Landscape Architects was involved here as well. There are also a lot of historic buildings and gardens and plantings here as well. The Haines House is the oldest house on campus, the historic red barn was the founding site for the Women's National Farm and Garden Association. There are historic trees on campus like an old Sycamore, a number of gardens used as teaching gardens and used to showcase different plantings. They have a formal perennial garden as a centerpiece that has been here since the 1920's, a sustainable wetlands garden, a green roof on the athletics facility and other gardens to show not only students but the general public how they can use plantings in their own gardens. There is a mix of the old and the new. Jenny comes from London and gardening has been in her family for a long time. Her father is a botanist. Jenny came back to school at Temple as a student and received a degree in horticulture and today is the Director of the Landscape Arboretum of Temple University Ambler.
The arboretum is filled with beautiful trees and shrubs. It's the fall and soon the place will be ablaze in color but a lot of the specimens have interesting bark and berries. You must be appreciative of details to enjoy evergreen trees. The Lace Pine Bark (Pinus bungeana) has exfoliating bark which peels off to reveal a variety of different colors that look a little like camouflage. It's a member of the Pine family and one of its more unusual features is that it has bundles of 3 needles. Other Pines may have 5 or 2 but this one had 3 needles in a bundle. The bark stays this way year round but as the tree matures part of the bark exfoliates or peels off. As a small tree it may not exfoliate but comes into its beauty as it ages. They also have a Paper Bark Maple (Acer griseum) on campus. It is beautiful, a small Maple and very good for suburban gardens. It has a wonderful cinnamon color as it exfoliates. The Sycamore (Plantanus occidentalis), discussed earlier, can get quite large, as can the Turkish Filbert (Corylus colurna) which has some very interesting bark. The bark is much more subtle than the brilliant leaves. To use these in a landscape setting or small garden you would choose very few trees therefore you would pick something special like the Paper Bark Maple. Then don't overplant around the base because you want to show off the bark. Also you might want to limb them up so you can really appreciate the bark and color even more.
We next look at some wonderful shrubs that will have unusual berries that are quite colorful into the winter. Berries make the season last longer, because they will last longer than flowers. The Beauty Berry (Callicarpa americana) has incredible purple berries, some might call them vivid violet, they come in white as well. They go nicely with the Viburnum, Viburnum Setigerum, the Tea Viburnum as well as the Linden viburnum (Viburnum dilitatum) and American Cranberry bush (Viburnum Trilobum). There are a great variety available and they're a good garden plant-tough, you can prune them back, you can't really hurt them. They produce a lot of berries and many different colored berries. Some such as the Viburnum Nudum has a blue berry. You get a double season of interest from these plants because many have a white flower in spring as well as berries in the fall. They're a good landscape plant. Not only can we enjoy them but other creatures like birds appreciate these plants as well. Also their foliage is attractive, they can have both red berries and red foliage, thus very attractive.
We've looked at trees used as specimens in the yard but we next look at a garden where trees are used as an integral part of the garden design. Here an Ironwood Tree (Ostrya virginiana) has been limbed up allowing enough light to get down to the groundcover layer, this technique also affords wonderful views through the open network of the trunks. It obviously isn't a single trunked tree, it's multi-stemmed. When choosing trees at a nursery it's important to look at the basic framework of the tree. If you want one with a single stemmed look, look for one with a nice central leader. If looking for something with a network effect, then choose one with more than 1 leader. This garden is a ground cover garden thus the trees are essential for providing shade. By limbing up the trees you allow enough light for the Hellebores and other ground cover species to grow, plus you also get to enjoy the lovely design of the stems and bark. By limbing up it affords a beautiful view across the garden and outlines the next place we'll visit.
To keep your young tree healthy through the winter there are several maintenance tips to keep in mind. You need to protect them from mice and voles gnawing around the base of the tree because they can easily girdle the bark and cause a tree to die. A simple way to prevent this is to use a plastic wrap. Simply put it around the base of the tree about an inch or so below the soil line and wrap it around the tree all the way up. This will prevent the little mice teeth from gnawing on the bark. Another thing to remember in winter is that the south side of the bark may heat up during the day, then when cold temperatures come at night it causes the bark to split. To prevent that splitting or sun scald you can take some nylon tree wrap, wrap it around the tree, tie it at the bottom and the top and the white color will reflect the sunlight so it doesn't heat up so much during the day and the bark doesn't split. By using both these techniques you can help your young trees turn into healthy old trees.
In the fall in many parts of the country the leaves are turning ablaze. Have you ever wondered why they turn colors in the fall? The answer is simple. During the summer the leaves have chlorophyll which keeps them green because the chlorophyll pigment masks any other pigments that are in the leaves. In the fall when the weather turns cooler and the days are shorter, the other pigments start coming out-the reds, oranges and yellows. Certain weather conditions will actually enhance that color. If you've had a good summer with ample rain and sunshine the leaves build up a lot of sugars in the leaves so in the fall you get more pigments, more color. Also in the fall if you have bright sunny days and cool nights below 45 degrees you will get more of the sugar and more of the color, it will look brighter. However if you get really warm nights or cloudy, rainy weather, well too bad, maybe next year the leaves will look better.
We next visit their more formal gardens that feature perennials and some tropicals. Charlie is impressed. This garden was started in the 1920's and 1930's by the young women from the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture. The design is inspired by Gertrude Jekyll and features mixed perennial borders with hedges on either side. The evergreen hedges and the twin arbors at the end add to the symmetry. It is not in its original design but it is a similar layout. It is a mix of annuals and perennials and several different people have contributed to its layout over the years. Stephanie Cohen and Rudy Keller did a redesign of this garden in the 90's because gardens do need redesigning. We all know that perennials need dividing to keep them fresh. Since its a teaching garden there are a lot of different varieties, one of this and one of that, much more than the usual display garden. Students need to know their perennials and annuals so this is the space for teaching them. The garden has themes running through, especially color themes. At this time of year, fall, there is a dark purply red color theme that links the 2 sides. It's not a symmetrical planting but you see how the color echoes on either side, it links the whole garden creating the feeling of 1 space. Charlie likes the color combinations and the texture combinations of the plants. A Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus) is nice in a perennial border garden, it's interesting to have the nice bold leaf of the Cardoon next to a small Aster to provide contrast. The eye jumps from the big leaf to the little flower. Speaking of Asters they have a beautiful combination of native Asters with Ornamental Grasses. Charlie likes the way the light dances off the ornamental grass, it is wonderful this time of year because you get a low angle of sunlight and it comes through the grasses beautifully. The self sown Asters seem to be hardier than others that were planted. The airy feel of the Pennisetum Grass plays well with the solid feel of the Aster. Peeking out between these plants is a Salvia Involucrata. They have added quite a few tender perennials that would be hardy further south, here they add them for late season color, and they do provide bright color. In another area an Amaranth is growing, it is a nice dark color. Some colors hold the borders together, this is repetition of that color. Helianthus is a composite yellow flower, it's nice and bold at this time of year. They are combined with more Asters. It's nice to have those repeated throughout the garden, it ties the whole border together. Charlie likes not only the bold colors, from reds to yellows to blues, but also the different textures. This garden has composite flowers like the hair-like Amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus), then a Pennisetum with a feathery look. If you have tall plants like a Helianthus in your garden you might want to put them in the back or put them around other tall plants that will support them so they can stay upright. That way you can enjoy the view and they won't fall down. Another big brute is a Celosia (Celosia spicata). Most are familiar with the bright red and yellow varieties which are more of a bedding plant. These fit better in a perennial border garden because of their color and form. It is a big plant. It is an annual, its little black seeds are apparent. Behind it is an Eupatorium that looks like an Aster, fills the same role but is related to Joe Pye Weed. Charlie likes the way the Celosia comes through the Eupatorium, its kind of a mystery, then it gets revealed. Charlie notices a Verbena Bonairiensis. Butterflies like this plant, it has a flat head so butterflies can land and suck the nectar. It has an unusual structure, it's what is called a see-through plant, even though it's tall it is placed at the front of the border. With the airy square stems one can actually see through the plant and to the back of the border. The Verbena, like the Celosia is a rampant self sower. This means a lot of seeds, thus in the spring many babies will come up. You'll have to thin them so you only have a few or they will crowd themselves and the flowers won't look very good. Next a Black Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) is coming through an Aster. Charlie likes the way the color of the Black Eyed Susan, picks up the dark color of the grass. The ornamental grass with its dark red leaves really provides a nice backdrop to the brighter colors in the front. The Celosia has self sowed and has established itself here as well.
Fall in the perennial garden is a great time to enjoy the flowers but there are a few maintenance tips that can make a difference next year. One is to water deeply, especially if you've had a drought in your area. When watering make sure the water goes down into the soil at least 6 inches. That way the roots will get the water they need and they'll survive the winter better. If they don't go into the winter healthy they may not make it to the spring.
Eva Monheim is a horticulturist and garden writer and today shows us how to create a beautiful pumpkin arrangement. Take a large pumpkin, cut off the top and clean out the seeds. Then take a 2 pound deli container and place an oasis or wet foam into it. Fill the container with water and place it into the pumpkin. Put the top on a shish kabob skewer and position it in the container. Then do the same with miniature gourds and small pumpkins, then insert flowers and other items such as Viburnum berries. Place the berries close to the base so they hang over the container. This is an easy arrangement to make and is perfect for the holidays.
The last garden we visit today has a wide diversity of plants and is the tropical corner. Adding tropicals is a great way to add late season color. They are a little small in the spring but they grow up and become magnificent specimens by fall. The Banana and Cannas are in their full glory this time of year. This garden also has Coleus, Salvias, Plectranthus and Dahlias, which add nice color this time of year. Salvia Discolor is unusual, it has black flowers and the underside of the leaves have a white color. When the wind blows you get a striking contrast between the black and white, it's spectacular.
Thanks Jenny for showing us Temple University, Ambler Campus. The arboretum is fantastic. The trees, shrubs and perennial flowers are amazing. We hope our audience will visit. It's truly spectacular.
Temple University-Ambler College
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The autumnal equinox from the Dolmen of Magacela
El tholos de Cerro de la Barca, a la orilla del embalse García de Sola, se encuentra en el municipio de Valdecaballeros (Badajoz, Extremadura). En la imagen, sobre este monumento megalítico, la Vía Láctea (izquierda) y las Pléyades (centro). D. Padrón.
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Next Friday, September 23nd, at 01:04 UT the Earth will be at a specific point in its orbit round the Sun: the September equinox. The September and March equinoxes are the only days in the year when the Sun rises exactly in the east and sets exactly in the west, across the whole planet. In practical terms the days at both the vernal and the autumnal equinoxes are divided equally into daytime and night-time, with each lasting approximately 12 hours. In fact the literal meaning of the word equinox, is "equal night" and comes from the latin word aequinoctium.
Live from the Dolmen of Magacela
The dolmens are megalithic funeral monuments built mainly between 4000 and 2500 years B.C. In the particular case of the Dolmen of Magacela, in the region of La Serena, it has a circular chamber, similar to that of the tholos at Cerro de la Barca, about 5 metres in diameter, delimited by 12 granite orthostats and, although it is not preserved at present, research indicates the existence of an entrance corridor, about 9 metres long.
Thanks to research by archaeoastronomers such as Michael Hoskin, Juan Antonio Belmonte and Cesar González García, who have studied the orientation of megalithic tombs in Spain and Portugal, we know that these dolmens are oriented in a fairly coherent way. The majority point towards the East on the horizons of the different geographical areas analyzed. To be specific they point towards the sector of the horizon from which the Sun and the Moon rise, and some of the orientations coincide with dates close to the equinoxes, dates which mark changes of the seasons, and in the case of the autumnal equinox in Extremadura, mark the beginning of the rainy season.
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The sky-live.tv channel will offer a live transmission of the sunrise, working within the Energy Efficiency Laboratories project (EELabs), and with the collaboration of the Office of the Director General of Tourism of the Junta of Extremadura and the project Extremadura Buenas Noches, from the Dolmen of Valdecaballeros (Extremadura).
The date is next Friday, 23rd September at 06:30 UT (07:30 local time in the Canaries, 08:30 Central European Standard Time). Sunrise will happen at 08:16 local time.
"The vernal and autumnal equinoxes are the geometrical points in the Earth's orbit around the Sun when a line from the centre of the Sun lies in the equatorial plane of the Earth. The people who live at the equator will see the Sun exactly overhead at local mid-day", comments Miquel Serra-Ricart, an astronomer at the IAC, who is in charge of the broadcast.
Workshop: Cielos de Extremadura
To coincide with the broadcasting of the equinox, on 23rd September, the Workshops: Cielos de Extremadura will take place, which are held annually at the Escuela de Hostelería in Mérida, organised by Extremadura Buenas noches and aimed at those people who want to enter the Star Tourism sector.
EELabs (eelabs.eu) is a project funded by the Programme INTERREG V-A MAC 2014-2020, cofinanced by FEDER (European Fund for Regional Development) of the European Union, under contract number MAC2/4.6d/238. Five centres in Macaronesia (IAC, ITER, ULPGC, SPEA-Azores and SPEA-Madeira) work in EELabs. The objective of EELabs is to build laboratories to measure the energy efficiency of the artificial night lighting in protected natural areas in Macaronesia (the Canaires, Madeira, and the Azores).
Extremadura Buenas Noches (Extremadura, Good Night) is a project within the Night Strategy of the Junta of Extremadura (Extremadura 2030).
Three Spanish Supercomputer centres: The Extremadura Centre for Advanced Technologies (CETA-CIEMAT), the Council of University Servers of Catalonia (CSUC) and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) are collaborating in distributing the broadcast of the web portal (sky-live.tv).
EELabs (eelabs.eu) es un proyecto financiado por el Programa INTERREG V-A MAC 2014-2020, cofinanciado por el FEDER (Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional) de la Unión Europea, bajo el contrato número MAC2/4.6d/238. En EELabs trabajan 5 centros de la Macaronesia (IAC, ITER, ULPGC, SPEA-Azores, SPEA-Madeira). El objetivo de EELabs es crear Laboratorios para medir la Eficiencia Energética de la Luz Artificial Nocturna en áreas naturales protegidas de la Macaronesia (Canarias, Madeira y Azores).
Extremadura Buenas Noches is a project included in the Night Strategy of the Junta de Extremadura (Extremadura 2030). Turismo de Extremadura collaborates in the activities.
Three Spanish Supercomputing centres: the Centro Extremeño de Tecnologías Avanzadas (CETA-CIEMAT), the Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya (CSUC) and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) will collaborate in the distribution of the web portal (sky-live.tv).
Interesting links:
EELabs: https://www.eelabs.eu/es/home/
Actividades educativas disponibles en: http://astroaula.net/actividades/
Información de la retransmisión: http://sky-live.tv/
Portal Extremadura Buenas Noches: http://extremadurabuenasnoches.com
Dólmenes en Extremadura: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmAQ88jR
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DIEGO BLAS: "We are in a golden period when the connection between theory and observations is increasingly necessary"
The gravitational force needed for the universe to evolve from when it was almost uniform, during the Big Bang, until galaxies, stars, and planets were formed is provided by the "dark matter". But in spite of the essential role of this basic component, which is estimated to make up some 80% of the matter in the universe, scientists know virtually nothing about its nature, behaviour, and composition, which is one of the main challenges in current physics and cosmology. Aiming to give answers to these questions the researcher Diego Blas, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Physics of King's
Astronomers develop new method for taking the temperature of black holes
An international research team led by researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has found a new method for measuring the masses of black holes based on the temperature of the gas which surrounds them when they are active. The results of the work have recently been published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS). The confirmation of the existence of black holes is one of the most basic results in astrophysics. There is a wide range of masses of black holes, from stellar-mass black holes, which are the result of the catastrophic final
A new planet hunter starts its work
Researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) have participated in the development of NIRPS, an instrument recently installed on the 3.6m telescope at the European Southern Observatory (ESO), which is now hunting for exoplanets around the coolest stars in the Milky Way from the La Silla Observatory, in Chile. The Near InfraRed Planet Searcher (NIRPS) has successfully carried out its first observations. "This remarkable infrared instrument will help us to find the nearest habitable worlds to our Solar System" states René Doyon, the Director of the Institute for Exoplanetary


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Rami Malek Says Working With Bryan Singer 'Was Not Pleasant'
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While being honored at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival for playing Freddie Mercury in the Bryan Singer-helmed Bohemian Rhapsody, actor Rami Malek further addressed sexual assault allegations against the director.
When asked about the men who detailed being assaulted by Bryan Singer when they were still just teenagers, Malek told The Hollywood Reporter:
"My heart goes out to anyone who has to live through anything like what I've heard and what is out there," Malek told the audience at Santa Barbara's Arlington Theatre. "It's awful, it's remarkable that this happens, I can appreciate so much what they've been through and how difficult this must be for them. In the light of the #MeToo era that this somehow seems to exist after that, it's a horrible thing."
He went on to say of his own experience with Singer, "In my situation with Bryan, it was not pleasant, not at all. And that's about what I can say about it at this point."
Singer was fired from the film before shooting ended, but not because of the sexual assault allegations, which existed for years before The Atlantic published firsthand accounts from survivors. Instead, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Singer was fired for erratic behavior and failing to show up to work. He'll still earn around $40 million from the film. He also remains employed as the director of the upcoming Red Sonja.
As far as the allegations against Singer, Malek has previously claimed that he "didn't know much about Bryan." However, news stories featuring accounts of parties Singer threw for underage boys and Hollywood execs have been easily searchable for years.
Bohemian Rhapsody is nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Lead Actor for Malek's performance.


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Blears reveals Blackpool funding package
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Blackpool is to receive nearly £300m to support future development initiatives for the town, Communities Secretary Hazel Blears has announced.
In response to a report from the Blackpool Taskforce, Blears has confirmed financial support for planned projects, including:
Over £100m for new schools, a new further education college campus in the town centre and a higher education facility;
A £100m transport package, including the recently announced funding to modernise the Blackpool and Fleetwood tram system, and investment in Blackpool Airport;
£82m to improve sea defences and invest in local events.
The North West Development Agency has also pledged support for the regeneration of Blackpool town centre, while English Partnerships will allocate up to £35m towards housing in the North and South Beach areas.
Communities Secretary Hazel Blears said: "This funding will provide a real boost for Blackpool. Our response to the Blackpool Taskforce report builds on the £85m already confirmed for the tram, and will continue to drive forward the transformation of Blackpool's future."


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I love to be moisturised, but I have to admit that moisturising my entire body is something that I generally skip. Simply because I get lazy about applying the moisturiser or oil, and then lazy about letting it sink into the skin before getting clothed again. I'm much more of a 'pour coconut oil into the bath and lay there' kind of person, but even then I have to scrub the tub to remove all left over oil residue. As you can imagine, I get lazy about doing that too.
I took to trusty YouTube on this one and discovered a simple 2 step recipe that can be altered and made fancy, but like I said I'm kind of a tiny bit lazy. Just a tiny bit. I found the recipe on Madeleine Olivia's (click here) YouTube channel so I won't even try to take credit for it. I'm sharing it on here because I think it's a great all natural and extremely affordable body crust saving solution for everyone. Try it. Go on.
An empty jar – I rinsed out an old coconut oil jar. Well, it wasn't really that old; only one week empty.
Blender to blend – I used a smoothie machine and it worked fine.
Oil of choice – I chose Coconut Oil but other options include Jojoba, Sweet Almond, Avocado; anything that works for your skin.
This recipe is so simple and easy because I made my moisturiser by only using two ingredients: Coconut Oil and Shea Butter. Note: this recipe will likely fill a 500ml jar so half recipe if your jar is smaller.
First, I measured out 1 cup of coconut oil by scooping it into a glass cup. I didn't fill it completely to the top but I ensured I had equal parts with the 2 ingredients.
I then did the same thing with the Shea Butter. I measured out a cup full in a glass cup. For reference, see the image below.
If you're adding any additional ingredients, measure those out now too. For cocoa butter use 1/3 of a cup to 1/2 a cup depending on preference. For Vitamin E oil use a table spoon and for essential oils add 5 – 15 drops depending on your scent preference.
The next step is to simple add all the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.
Finally, transfer the mixture from blender into your clean and empty jar and hey presto: natural homemade moisturiser.
Fatty acids and natural vitamins make it extremely nourishing and moisturising on the skin.
Can help reduce skin inflammation.
Always Healthy Living shares a comprehensive guide to Shea Butter with readers from how it's made to the benefits of the ingredient. Sandra Dean, creator of the site, tell readers that Shea butter is renowned for its ability to act as an emollient and moisturizer of the skin.
Shea Butter contains oleic, stearic, palmitic and linolenic acids which protect, nourish, and aid in the skins natural collagen production.
Wrinkle reductions have been reported after consistent use.
Can help with pregnancy stretch marks or stretch marks in general.
The saturated fat content of coconut oil helps retain the moisture content of the skin. Organic Facts tells readers this is due to how the fats eliminate moisture loss through the pores on skin.
Has antimicrobial properties due to fatty acids: Capric, Caprylic and Lauric acid.
Vitamin E content helps prevent the skin from cracking and is also anti-aging.
When organic, cold pressed and unrefined coconut oil retains its benefits from the fatty acids and doesn't contain chemicals that can cause skin irritations.
Coconut oil is also nourishing and moisturising on the skin.
I apply this moisturiser like I would any other moisturising product. I like to rub it all over my skin when I've come out of the bath or shower and feel super clean and fresh. It's also great to apply after shaving when the legs feel extra tight and dry. It can be applied to damp or dry skin and some say damp skin helps the moisture from the product to soak into the skin. The product can also be applied in shower as the oil will cling to the skin and won't wash off. Alternatively, it was be put into the bath as it melts into the water and clings to the skin.
I generally just use this on my body, hands and feet and not so much on the face. This is simply because coconut oil can clog my pores if I use it on my face regularly, and this is quite common due to the molecular structure of the product. If you use Jojoba oil in place of the Coconut oil, the skin is more likely to agree with it. So why not try it on the face too?
I also like to use this after I exfoliate because then my skin feels even softer the next day. I find that moisturising regularly really helps my skin in all weathers and exfoliating before moisturising helps my leg hair to grow evenly and I don't get as many in growing hairs.
I personally find this is a great all natural moisturiser and next time I make it I will definitely be adding Cocoa butter and experimenting with additional ingredients. I find this is a much more affordable way of buying body products as some natural moisturisers can be expensive. Unfortunately the cheaper store bought moisturisers are filled with toxic ingredients that we shouldn't be absorbing.
Have you tried making your own moisturiser?


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Q: problems with jQuery from documentation Please advise me why I can't create this example in my home html file?
Here is an example from the site and my html file:

what am I doing wrong?

A: javascript script must be after div or you need to use document ready to load body first and then script

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A: Because your getElementById call will return null because the element doesn't exist yet when you run the Javascript code.
Put the code in the load event so that it runs after the page has been parsed:
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Resuming its status as an annual event after several seasons as a biennial, the New York Guitar Festival returns in Spring 2017 with cross-cultural concert programming in celebration of works for guitar. This year the Festival expands its partnership with media sponsor WNYC, which will host a series of events, including the Opening Night concert by two-time Grammy-winning classical guitarist Sharon Isbin. 2017 also marks the second installation of NYGF Academy, offering a a full day of free workshops, master classes, and panel discussions on topics including instrument design and compositional trends. The New School will host all workshop activities in Kellen Auditorium at the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center.
In addition to the iconic Isbin, the 2017 New York Guitar Festival welcomes slide guitar virtuoso Debashish Bhattacharya, making a rare visit to North America from his native India. Known as the inventor of Hindustani slide guitars, Bhattacharya bears the honorific title Pandit – meaning teacher, guru, or bard. It also befits one who attains a masterly level of performance, and in Bhattacharya's achievement, the honor encompasses his successful adaptation of ragas from their original instrument, the sitar, to his own slide guitar work. Bhattacharya, who leads the non-profit School of Universal Music in Kolkata, will usher in the all-day Raga Marathon on May 19 at Brookfield Place Winter Garden beginning at eight o'clock that morning. The event lasts until midnight.
Other performers at this year's Festival include sitarist Krishna Bhatt (featured in a trio with Gyan Riley and percussionist Dan Weiss); sarodist Anupam Shobhakar; jazz guitarist Julian Lage playing duets with indie-rock guitarist Margaret Glaspy; a pair of up-and-coming young classical guitarists who study with Sharon Isbin – Alberta Khoury and Tengyue Zhang, with additional performers and events still to be announced.
Silent Cinema returns to the New York Guitar Festival for the first time since 2013. During the Raga Marathon, guitarist Rez Abbasi leads a quartet performing the world premiere of a new live score to the 1929 silent film, A Throw of Dice: A Romance of India, as it's projected onto the Winter Garden West Wall. Says Abbasi: "The writing, direction, cinematography, and character development in A Throw of Dice is as timeless as the multi-layered Indian adventure story it's based on." The plot, a triangle between a young princess and two rival kings, stems from the Sanskrit epic Mahābhārata, a masterpiece of world literature held in the same esteem as the Greek tragedies or Shakespeare.
"It is this elevation in inspiration that only a great work like A Throw of Dice can provide, and I am excited to share my new score for the screening via live performance," Abbasi concludes.
More events will be announced in the months ahead on the New York Guitar Festival website: http://www.newyorkguitarfestival.org.
Described as nothing less than a "high priestess" of her instrument and as a colorist on par with Monet, the classical guitarist Sharon Isbin has won two Grammy Awards, performed at The White House for the Obamas, and stars as the subject of the documentary Sharon Isbin: Troubadour. Her vast repertoire ranges from Ponce and Antonio Lauro to J.S. Bach and Vivaldi to Aaron Jay Kernis, Takemitsu, Gershwin, and Rodrigo. An advocate of new music for guitar, Isbin has premiered works by Tan Dun, John Corigliano, and Christopher Rouse, among other composers, written especially with her in mind. Isbin's lyrical sound and prodigious versatility have created a niche all her own in the pantheon of guitarists.
Although Sharon Isbin has performed at the NYGF's "sister" festival, the Ellnora, 2017 marks her first appearance at the New York Guitar Festival. She will open the concert with a 45-minute set unaccompanied, and then welcome three other guitarists on-stage for a series of solos and duos. Isbin remarks, "I'm proud to present three of my outstanding Juilliard protégés: current students Alberta Khoury from Australia and international prize-winner Tengyue Zhang from China, as well as Colin Davin, now faculty at the Cleveland Institute of Music, who received his M.M. from Juilliard and served as my fellowship teaching assistant at the Aspen Music Festival."
Their music-making will be webcast live at wync.org.
Hosted by WNYC's John Schaefer. Curated by the New York Guitar Festival's Artistic Director David Spelman.
DJ Rekha, with special multimedia guests. Guitarists featured earlier in the Marathon will sit in.
In its second year, this new tradition brings together students, instrument makers, composers, audiophiles, discerning aficionados, and master soloists in convivial symposiums devoted to different aspects of performing, recording, writing for, and building guitars. The Academy will be co-curated by David Spelman and Ed Keller, the director of The New School's Center for Transformative Media. Among the programs this year, John Schaefer of WNYC will interview Festival artists Sharon Isbin and Debashish Bhattacharya.
The second of this year's concerts presented in partnership with Festival media sponsor WNYC brings together a seemingly unlikely musical pair: Margaret Glaspy, an indie-rock singer-songwriter heavily influenced by Elliott Smith, and Julian Lage, a jazz guitarist steeped in the tradition of making vintage standards sound new. Yet Glaspy and Lage have the kind of rapport that transcends musical boundaries and notions of genre.
Her recent CD, Emotions and Math, received enthusiastic accolades for her perceptive lyrics and fuzzy guitar style; his newest recording, Arclight, features his trio of bassist Scott Colley and percussionist Kenny Wollesen. The versatile Lage often collaborates with Wilco's Nels Cline and Chris Eldridge of The Punch Brothers.
Glaspy and Lage's evening of duets will be webcast live at wync.org.


The Last of Us Remastered is an action-adventure survival horror video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. An enhanced port of 2013's The Last of Us, Remastered was released for the PlayStation 4 worldwide in July 2014. Among minor gameplay additions, the game features enhanced graphics and rendering upgrades including increased draw distance, an upgraded combat mechanic and higher frame rate. It also includes the downloadable content episode Left Behind.
The game is set twenty years after an outbreak destroyed much of civilization, exploring the possibility of a fungus infecting humans. The single-player story follows Joel, tasked with escorting the young Ellie across a post-apocalyptic United States, in an attempt to create a potential cure against the infection to which Ellie is immune. Players make their way through various locations, fighting against the Infected and hostile human survivors. The multiplayer lets up to eight players engage in cooperative or competitive game matches. To accommodate Remastered's technical enhancements, Naughty Dog spent months developing the game, beginning upon the release of The Last of Us.
The game received critical acclaim. Reviewers were impressed with the graphics upgrades, praising all of the enhancements and additions. It also became a commercial success, selling over one million units within its first month.


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LeBron James didn't complain about them at the time, but those hard shoves, well-placed elbows and rougher-than-normal fouls that the Washington Wizards inflicted upon him in Game 1 had an effect.
One day later, James wasn't sore. But the 6-foot-8, 250-pounder said he was a lot shorter and lighter.
"I'm about 6-4, 215 today," he joked.
James endured a physical pounding in Cleveland's 93-86 win in the series opener, an intense game that at times resembled a rugged version of two-handed backyard touch football. Beginning with a shot across the face from Andray Blatche – a blow he later retaliated by throwing an elbow into the forward's chin – James was a marked man.
The Wizards hacked and whacked him.
The NBA's scoring champion still managed to score 32 points, and made the game's two biggest baskets in the final 1:37 as the Cavaliers won their seventh straight postseason game over the Wizards, their first-round opponent three years running.
James expected the Wizards to come after him, and he knows they're not about to stop.
"I have no problem getting hit," said James, who went to the free-throw line 14 times. "But there's a difference between a foul and a LeBron foul. If that's what their game plan is, I have to be able to get back up and continue to let my game speak for itself."
Sunday was spent working on adjustments as the teams prepared for Monday's Game 2.
Before hitting the practice floor, the Wizards lamented missing open shots down the stretch. They carried a four-point lead into the fourth quarter but then went 4-of-20 in the period and misfired on 10 straight shots in the final 4:38.
"We had our fair share of opportunities," Caron Butler said. "We just didn't capitalize on them. You've got to finish a team like that when you've got them down because they have a superstar who in the fourth quarter can really score some points."
Despite losing their eighth straight Game 1, the Wizards, who came in talking a big game, were encouraged by their performance. Gilbert Arenas scored 24 points and showed signs of becoming the pre-knee surgery Agent Zero; they controlled the tempo for much of the game, and the Wizards were still leading 84-82 before lapsing into an offensive drought.
Antawn Jamison went 0-for-5 in the fourth and missed three straight shots – two of them 3s – that could have changed the outcome.
"I had some open shots," he said. "I took four or five that I should have thought about, and a couple of 3s where I could have drove and created shots for other people. But I got some decent shots out there. I'm not beating myself upside the head for taking them."
Arenas didn't practice Sunday because of a sprained right wrist, but he's expected to play in Game 2.
Besides the untimely shooting woes, the Wizards' biggest mistake may have been giving James the chance to put them away.
He always has.
First, he made two free throws to tie it 84-all before driving through traffic for a go-ahead layup. Then, he blasted past nemesis DeShawn Stevenson, who had called him "overrated" a few weeks back, and dropped a runner to put the Cavs in control.
Wizards coach Eddie Jordan, who called James "the best player this side of the Rocky Mountains," was pleased with the way his players handled No. 23. He wants them to make James earn everything he gets, even if that means they have to bang him around.
"I was happy that we gave solid, hard contests in the paint," he said. "They weren't flagrant, but they were meant to protect the rim. And as long as they're not flagrant, I think they are professional plays."
Jordan knows he can't allow James to get into a rhythm. As he showed in last year's conference finals against Detroit, James single handedly can win a series.
"How many times have you seen LeBron get charges?" Jordan said. "He's so good with the body control. He's so good at avoiding charges that flat out right now, we are not taking charges on LeBron. Maybe Delonte West. Maybe Damon Jones.
"But we ain't taking charges on LeBron James. So it's out there and it's done and so be it."
After watching his star player get bounced around Saturday, Cavs coach Mike Brown said James "could have played for the Browns."
James gets his share of preferential whistles that go to the game's biggest stars. And Brown is accustomed to seeing James take hard hits, but wonders why his star doesn't get more calls.
"If you watch him on drives, he's trying to avoid guys to the point where we tell him, 'stay strong,"' Brown said. "He knows he's going to get hit, and unless he gets absolutely clobbered, they're not going to call the foul."
James understands that calls won't always go his way. He knows what's coming in Game 2, and Game 3 and Game 4 and as long as the series lasts – more punishment.
"I'm not going to try and retaliate if something happens," he said. "I don't think anybody is trying to hurt me. They do want to commit hard fouls. I see that. But I've got to protect myself."


Psoriatic arthritis is a condition of joint inflammation associated with the skin disorder psoriasis. Affected joints can become swollen and painful. Sometimes the back can be involved and become stiff.
Skin psoriasis affects around 2-3% of the population; around 10-20% of psoriasis sufferers will be affected by psoriatic arthritis. In most cases, the arthritis will develop after the skin disease has been diagnosed, however, in a small number of cases the joint inflammation is the first presentation of the disease.
Psoriatic arthritis can affect many different joints, including fingers, wrists, the spine, feet or neck. It can also affect the eyes, causing a condition called uveitis. It can also be associated with inflamed muscles and tendons.
There are a range of treatments for psoriatic arthritis. Painkillers, such as paracetamol, may be enough to keep on top of mild aches and pains. Anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can be useful to decrease joint inflammation, e.g. ibuprofen or naproxen.
Where a specific joint is very troublesome, steroid injection directly into the joint may be offered, and this will cause a local reduction in inflammation, thus reducing symptoms.
In some cases a disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) may be offered, such as methotrexate or sulfasalazine. These work by dampening down your body's immune response, which in turn reduces inflammation in the joints, and will help to prevent further damage to the joints.
For very difficult cases, newer biologic therapies may be considered, for example adalimumab or etanercept, which also work on the body's immune system. These can be very effective where other treatments have not worked so well.


Centerville Appanoose County Republican Born on a farm near Centerville, Iowa, November 26, 1871. For four years he served on the City Council of Centerville where he is president of the Centerville Clay Products and the Pure Ice Company. A farmer and breeder of Aberdeen-Angus cattle. A member of the Methodist church, a 32nd degree Mason, and a member of Elks. Married to Elizabeth C. Rippey of Centerville in 1942. Elected to the Iowa legislature in 1938, 1940, 1942 and 1944.
Centerville, Appanoose County Republican. Born on a farm near Centerville, Iowa, November 26, 1871. For four years he served on the city council of Centerville where he is president of the Centerville Clay Products and the Pure Ice Company. A farmer and breeder of Aberdeen-Angus cattle. A member of the Methodist church, a 32nd degree Mason, and a member of Elks. Married to Elizabeth C. Rippey of Centerville in 1942. Elected to the Iowa legislature in 1938, 1940 and 1942.
Centerville Appanoose County Republican Born on a farm near Centerville, November 26, 1871. He served four years on the city council and is president of the Centerville Clay Products and Pure Ice Company. Farmer and breeder of Aberdeen-Angus cattle. A Methodist. He was elected to the Iowa legislature in 1938 and 1940.
Centerville Appanoose County Republican. Born on a farm near Centerville, November 26, 1871. He served four years on the city council and is president of the Centerville Clay Products and Pure Ice Company. He was elected to the Iowa legislature in 1938.


Waiting for us, just as I closed the door of the truck with my drum and bag of rattles and tools, lay a beautiful, intact but empty bird's nest. Around it were scattered many broken pieces of at least one eggshell. Most remarkably, the nest had been built around a pine cone that protruded from its side, but was blended integrally into its structure. Karen determined that it was a gift for the man we had come to visit. She took it gingerly inside with us….
I got a call last Friday from Hospice Austin Christopher House. A man – Ottowa native from Michigan – was in last stage cancer and was seeking a shaman. The wonderful social worker was doing her best to accommodate him, but didn't know where to turn. By Wednesday afternoon, it had worked out that I was invited, though I am not Native American. I asked my colleague Karen to join me, and together we made our way there after sunset.
Hospice Austin is a part of the St. David's system. The atmosphere is much more condusive to their work than a hospital, though it has a substantial technological support system. That it is part of a hospital system is unmistakeable, however the staff I met were clearly there to support and take care of their patients at this important transition time.
T's sister met us at the door with a gift of tobacco. A concerned nurse joined us in the room, as he had been agitated earlier when we didn't arrive when he had been told we would. And he was excited to see us. His excitement caused him some physical pain as he tried to move, but was unable. Seeing this, the nurse went to his side to provide more pain medicine, which took several minutes. She was being very careful.
We introduced ourselves to him and presented him the bird nest. I do not know how he was with this. He could not speak or move without pain. Yet his lack of agitation told us what we needed to know.
I told him my full name and that we were there at his and his family's request to be with him for a while. Karen asked permission, then began to drum softly as I called the directions and opened protective space. I went to his side and asked permission to be with and pray with him for a while. I gently took his hand and touched his wrist on the "deepening" accupressure point.
Earlier in the day as I journeyed about what should be done, three things came up as very important. At the point of death, it is helpful to open the chakras (power centers in the energy field), and let them clear. In the energy healing process, this "backwashes" stuck energies and allows the chakras to spin smoothly. In the deathing process, it opens them to allow an easier disconnection of the spirit from the body as well.
A second issue is forgiveness. It is important to a smooth transition for the person to feel that everything is settled and complete, for them to know that they are free of the entanglements of unfinished business. This is an opportunity in the final moments to set everything in balance to the best of the ability of everyone. The moment of death is no time for holding old grudges, and a wonderful time for setting things to right.
And finally, the dying need to know that they have permission to die. They need to be assured that loved ones are taken care of.
T's wife was described to me as "very fragile," spending much of her time with him in tears. My sense of what was transpiring is that her pain and fear were holding onto him. Until she can find the strength to live without him, he will not be willing to pass on. In fact, he had been in this state for more than five days. She was not present with us that evening.
When the ritual was completed, Karen, the sister and I sat on the floor and talked. There were memories and stories, and laughter that she shared with T. We were certain that he joined with us, though he could not physically respond. He remained calm, breathing.
The sister walked with us down the hallway on the way out. We hugged goodby. She was in a good place.
The evening air was cool and refreshing.
"I wanted to sincerely thank you and Karen so much for what you did for T last night and for his sister. We noticed and the nurse even noted in the chart that he became very calm, his respirations were calm and he stayed that way through the night. It really did make a difference for him even just physically. He is very, very peaceful at this time, using less anxiety medication, which is wonderful. I know that for his sister it was incredibly special.
To T and his family, thank you for the honor to be with you.
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City of Bellevue, WA Janice Zahn
Councilmember 11/28/17-12/31/23
Janice Zahn joined the City Council in November 2017, after being elected earlier that month to fill the previously vacated Position 5 seat. A longtime construction manager at the Port of Seattle, Janice strives to make the city more strategic, regional and communicative. She has lived in Bellevue since 1994.
Janice's priorities include managing Bellevue's rapid growth to address "the increasing tension between livability and economic vitality," ensuring more streets serve a variety of users and finding ways to make housing more affordable for all who want to live in Bellevue.
Janice represents the council on the King County Eastside Transportation Partnership Steering Committee, the National League of Cities Transportation and Infrastructure Services Committee and the Puget Sound Regional Council Regional Transit-Oriented Development Advisory Committee. She is also council liaison to the Issaquah School Board and Parks & Community Services Board.
Noting Bellevue's diversity, Janice wants to ensure that the city continues its work to be more inclusive and celebrate the richness of its culture.
Janice served on the city's Transportation Commission from 2013 to 2017. She has also been a Girl Scout leader and participated with the PTSA. In 1997 and 1998, she participated in the city's Advance Bellevue community leadership program. She volunteers with The Sophia Way, an Eastside nonprofit that provides shelter for homeless women.
An immigrant from Hong Kong, Janice lives in the Greenwich Crest neighborhood with her husband, Dwain, and daughters, Megan and Leah. She is an active member of the Aldersgate United Methodist Church.
Janice holds a master's degree in public administration from the University of Washington Evans School, as well as a Master of Science degree in structural engineering and mechanics and a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering, both from the University of Washington.
Association of Washington Cities Federal Legislative Priorities Committee
King County Cities Climate Collaboration (alternate)
King County Regional Transportation System Elected Officials Meeting
National League of Cities APAMO At-large Board Member
National League of Cities Transportation and Infrastructure Services Committee
Puget Sound Regional Council Regional Transit-Oriented Development Advisory Committee
Puget Sound Regional Council Transportation Policy Board (alternate)
State Department of Transportation I-405/SR 167 Executive Advisory Group
Bellevue Convention Center Authority Liaison
Issaquah School Board Liaison
LEOFF 1 Pension Board Liaison
Parks & Community Services Board Liaison
Past Assignments and Appointments
Sister Cities Association Liaison
Youth Link Board Liaison
Transportation Commission, 2013-2017 (chair 2016-2017)
International School PTSA Board, 2014-present
Bellevue Nourishing Network, 2012-present
The Sophia Way – volunteer, 2013-present
Girl Scouts of America – South Bellevue troop leader, 2004-2015
Advance Bellevue Community Leadership Program, 1997-1998
Port of Seattle, Seattle
Assistant Director of Engineering, 2008-present
Seaport Capital Construction Manager, 2007-2008
Construction Manager, Seaport, 2004-2007
Consultant, 2000-2004
Berger/ABAM Engineers, Federal Way, Project Manager/Engineer, 1996-1999
TrusJoist MacMillan, Boise, Idaho, Strategic Product Development Engineer/Manager, 1995-1996
Berger/ABAM Engineers, Federal Way, Project/Design Engineer, 1992-1995
Weyerhaeuser Co., Tacoma, Product Development Engineer/Manager, 1987-1992
University of Washington Evans School, Executive Master of Public Administration
University of Washington, Master of Science, Structural Engineering and Mechanics
University of Washington, Bachelor of Science, Structural Engineering and Mechanics
jzahn@bellevuewa.gov