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Putting Green Root Zone Amendments and Irrigation Water Conservation
Ed McCoy and Kevin McCoy
School of Natural Resources
Ohio State University
Photo 1. The field study site showing the contrasting root zones of the experiment.
Peat and soil amendments increase the available water capacity (AWC) of sand based root zones, but to translate this into irrigation water savings, an irrigation scheduling protocol that uses AWC information must also be adopted by the superintendent. Thus, to explore the extent of water conservation that can be realized from using an amended root zone, we combined field based AWC data from a range of root zones with a deficit-based irrigation protocol to calculate the depth of irrigation required and number of irrigation events as influenced by a 10% peat or a 10% peat + 10% soil amendment to sand. Further, this estimation was conducted for a 20-year period using weather data generated for 6 diverse locations in the U.S. Using this calculation, savings in irrigation depth from using a peat amended root zone as compared with pure sand ranged from a modest 4% in Phoenix, AZ to a considerable 24% in Columbus, OH. Savings from amending pure sand with peat + soil ranged from 7% in Phoenix to almost 40% in Columbus. Irrigation event reductions, on the other hand, were considerable at all locations ranging from 30 to 60%.
Index Words: Irrigation Conservation, Putting Green Root Zones, Soil Amendments
Peat and soil are commonly used amendments in high sand root zone mixes for putting greens. Extensive research has shown measurable increases in water and nutrient retention from the addition to a specified sand of modest quantities of peat, soil, or both (Waddington et al., 1974; Brown and Duble, 1975; Taylor and Blake, 1979; Whitmyer and Blake, 1989; McCoy, 1992). For these high sand content mixes, the increased water retention delays the onset of injurious drought conditions between irrigations and the increased nutrient retention maintains a stable supply of nutrients to the turf between fertilizer applications. In a sense, these amendment materials provide a physical and chemical buffering capacity to sand to assist in the establishment and management of the turf. Consequently, increasing the available water capacity (AWC) of a sand based root zone through use of amendments would rationally provide a means of irrigation water conservation.
Yet, employing an amended root zone alone will not result in irrigation water savings. A golf course superintendent must also adjust irrigation practices, specifically using a protocol that employs available water information, and adjust irrigation accordingly. A widely recognized irrigation scheduling protocol that employs soil available water information is deficit-based irrigation (Water Management Committee of the Irrigation Association, 2004). Deficit-based irrigation employs rainfall and evapotranspiration (ET) information together with estimates of available water capacity within the root zone to schedule the frequency and amount of irrigation. The procedure can be used with regional, monthly mean values of daily rainfall and ET; or, when a local weather station is available, the procedure can be fine tuned to use actual daily rainfall and ET measurements. Thus, the potential for water conservation using a root zone amendment together with deficit-based irrigation practices clearly exists.
This study was conducted to quantify irrigation water savings that could be realized by employing peat alone, or both peat and soil as amendments to a high sand content putting green root zone; and by employing a deficit-based irrigation protocol. In addition, climatic conditions that generate rainfall and control ET vary greatly across the U.S., with time of the year, and reflect year-to-year variability. Thus, estimates of water savings due to amendment use in root zones must employ a wide range of locations, all seasons of the year and span a sufficient period of time to address year-to-year variability. For this reason, long-term weather data from diverse regions of the U.S. were employed in the water savings estimation.
Photo 2. The occurrence of foot-printing on the experimental greens. At this point it was presumed that the turf had depleted the AWC reservoir of the putting green root zone.
Root Zone Available Water Capacity
Central to a water budgeting using deficit-based irrigation is an estimation of available water capacity (AWC) within the rooting depth. Yet, the standard definition of available water published in textbooks and used in irrigation scheduling does not appear to be appropriate for a putting green system. Principally, the standard definition given as the volume of water retained in the soil from field capacity to the permanent wilting point, does not address the fact that a superintendent would apply irrigation long before the permanent wilting point is reached. Also, this definition is based on laboratory measurements of a soil sample and does not consider the layering of soil media characteristic of a modern putting green.
To improve our water budgeting, therefore, we redefined available water capacity as would be appropriate for a modern putting green. The basis for this redefinition was results from a 2-year field study wherein a complete water balance was performed on experimental greens supporting a bentgrass turf maintained under putting green conditions. The experimental greens consisted of a 300-mm deep root zone placed above a 100-mm thick gravel drainage blanket, all contained within a non-weighing lysimeter. The study employed six root zones: two containing pure sand, two containing sand +10% (vol.) sphagnum peat, and two containing sand + 10% peat + 10% (vol.) topsoil (Photo 1). Two different sands were used with one being slightly finer and one being slightly coarser but both containing about 74% medium and coarse particles.
This field research recorded all rainfall and irrigation inputs, all drainage losses, and from daily soil moisture measurements, calculated daily turf ET. For one instance each during years 2000 and 2001, irrigation was withheld to impose drought stress on the turf to the point where first wilt or "footprinting" became visually apparent (Photo 2). These dry-down periods were initiated by a heavy irrigation or rainfall. Thus, from tracking soil moisture changes and drainage losses during the dry-down period, a field-based estimation of water actually used by the turf from a well watered condition to first wilt was available. This was the basis for the AWC values used in this study (Table 1).
Following the procedure described above, AWC for a pure sand root zone, a sand + 10% peat root zone, and a sand + 10% peat + 10% soil root zone was 23, 31 and 39 mm of water, respectively. These values represent the depth of water available for turf uptake within a 300-mm root zone depth characteristic of a modern green.
The Weather Data
Due to climate diversity within the U.S., water savings estimates were conducted individually for 6 metropolitan locations across the country. Selection of the specific cities was further based on a map of soil moisture regimes of the U.S. (Soil Survey Staff, 1994) to ensure a wide span in possible climatic conditions. The six locations chosen were Phoenix, AZ; Sacramento, CA; Boulder, CO; Houston, TX; Miami, FL and Columbus, OH.
Table 1 Available Water
|Year 2000 (mm)||Year 2001 (mm)|
|Finer Sand + 10% Peat||32||33|
|Finer Sand + 10% Peat + 10% Soil||ND†||ND|
|Coarser Sand + 10% Peat||29||31|
|Coarser Sand + 10% Peat + 10% Soil||38||40|
|† Not determined because the actual root zone mix did not meet the soil amendment target.|
Table 1. Field estimates of available water contained within a 300 mm deep root zone overlying a gravel drainage blanket. Available water is defined as the depth of water removed by ET after a heavy rain or irrigation to the first indication of turf wilt (foot-printing).
For each location daily weather data including precipitation, maximum and minimum air temperature, solar radiation, dewpoint and wind speed were required to conduct the analysis. Further, a 20-year span of the daily weather data was chosen as suitably long to account for year-to-year variability. To access this weather data, we used a stochastic weather simulator called GEM6 (www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/climate/gem.html) obtained from Dr. Greg Johnson of the USDA-NRCS National Water and Climate Center in Portland, OR. This software delivers a time series (data stream) of daily weather data for as many years of simulated weather as desired, and for many locations in the continental U.S. The GEM6 generator used in this study is endorsed as the weather generation tool of choice by the USDA, NRCS and ARS.
The daily precipitation data for the 6 locations of this study were used directly in the analysis. The remaining weather data was used to calculate clipped grass reference ET (ETo) using the ASCE Penman-Monteith equation recommended in 2000 by the ASCE Task Committee on Standardized Evapotranspiration Calculations. ETo calculations were accomplished using the REF-ET software (www.kimberly.uidaho.edu/ref-et) from the University of Idaho. Finally, a factor was needed to convert ETo values corresponding to the 4-inch clipping height of the reference grass to comparable values for a closely mown putting green turf. The value of this conversion factor came from our 2-year water balance study wherein measured values of putting green turf ET were compared with an evaporation pan reference. Based on this comparison, a conversion factor value of 0.5 was chosen for this study.
Thus, the weather data used in this study consisted of a 20-year record of daily precipitation and putting green turf ET for the 6 metropolitan locations. As with the AWC values, these weather variables were expressed as a depth of water.
The analysis begins with the total available water capacity available for turf use. Each subsequent day, ET removes a depth of water from this reservoir. If rain occurs, then the specified depth of rainfall will partially refill the available water reservoir, completely refill the available water reservoir, or refill available water with excess lost to drainage.
Figure 1. Precipitation, irrigation and available water depths (mm) for 123 days starting May 1 in Phoenix, AZ. This is an example of the results for an arbitrarily selected year of the study. The upper graph is for a pure sand root zone with 23 mm of AWC and the lower graph is for a sand + 10% peat root zone with 31 mm of AWC.
Figure 2. Precipitation, irrigation and available water depths (mm) for 123 days starting May 1 in Columbus, OH. This is an example of the results for an arbitrarily selected year of the study. The upper graph is for a pure sand root zone with 23 mm of AWC and the lower graph is for a sand + 10% peat root zone with 31 mm of AWC.
|Table 2||Pure Sand||Sand + 10% peat||Sand + 10% peat + 10% soil|
|Irrigation depth||Irrigation events||Irrigation depth||Irrigation events||Irrigation depth||Irrigation events|
|† The percent depletion values correspond to management options whereby irrigation is withheld until the indicated proportion of available water is depleted by turf ET; 50% being the more conservative approach.|
Table 2. Estimated, 20-year irrigation depth and event count for a 300-mm deep root zone containing pure sand, sand amended with 10% (vol.) peat, and sand amended with 10% (vol.) peat + 10% (vol.) soil. The results correspond to deficit-based irrigation practices and are generated for 6 locations from distinct soil moisture regimes of the U.S. (Soil Survey Staff, 1994). The pure sand root zone contained 23 mm of available water, the sand amended with 10% peat contained 31 mm of available water, and the sand amended with 10% (vol.) peat + 10% (vol.) soil contained 39 mm of available water; where available water was defined as the depth of water retained in a 300-mm root zone following drainage to the first indication of turf wilt (foot-printing).
If available water is diminished to a specified threshold, then irrigation will be required to refill the reservoir. In this analysis, we chose two thresholds expressed as a percent of AWC. The more cautions threshold of 50% AWC means that if available water is diminished to 50% of its capacity, then an irrigation event would be required to refill it. A less cautions threshold of 70% AWC was also chosen, where irrigation would not occur until 70% of available water was depleted. The amount of irrigation applied is exactly the amount required to refill the available water capacity. Thus, the depth of irrigation applied for each irrigation event will depend on AWC and the specified threshold. Finally, irrigation was not applied if a 5-day moving average of the mean air temperature was below 42º F. This prevented an irrigation event from occurring when the turf was dormant due to seasonally cold weather.
Subsequently, the cumulative number of irrigation events and the total depth of irrigation applied were determined for the entire 20-year weather record of each location.
A deficit-based irrigation scenario was generated for approximately 7300 days for each of the 6 locations. This scenario indicated precisely when, given the local climate, an irrigation event was needed to refill the available water capacity and avoid drought stress. Further, this irrigation scenario was repeated for the various root zones of the study.
Examples of the analysis output are given in Figures 1 and 2. These figures show only a small portion of the data series; 123 days starting May 1 for just one of the 20 years. Also, the figures are paired, showing the results from a pure sand root zone (AWC = 23 mm) and a sand + 10% peat (AWC = 31 mm) root zone. A threshold of 70% AWC was used in both Figures 1 and 2. In these graphs, precipitation and irrigation amounts extend downward from the top, as shown on the left-hand axis, and the present state of available water extends upward from the bottom, as shown on the right-hand axis.
Figure 1 is for Phoenix, AZ, characterized by generally large ET rates and infrequent rainfall. Correspondingly, irrigation events were frequent (35 shown), particularly for the pure sand root zone. Whereas precipitation varied in amount as would be expected for natural rainfall, irrigation depths applied were always the same, such as would occur by setting the sprinkler run time and nozzle output. Available water peaked following an irrigation event and was then stepwise diminished by daily ET. Including 10% peat increased AWC such that the frequency of irrigation events could be reduced (26 shown), but with a greater depth of water applied during each event. The rainfall pattern remained the same for the pure sand and sand + 10% peat scenarios because the same Phoenix weather record was used for all root zone treatments.
|Table 3||Sand + 10% peat||Sand + 10% peat + 10% soil|
|Irrigation savings||Event reduction||Irrigation savings||Event reduction|
Table 3. Estimated, 20-year irrigation savings from the addition of 10% peat or 10% peat + 10% soil. Savings are based on the reduction of irrigation depth and the reduction of irrigation events as compared with a pure sand root zone.
As can be seen for just a few instances in Figure 1, an irrigation event could be delayed if rainfall occurred during the intervening period, refilling or partially refilling the AWC. By increasing AWC using the 10% peat amendment and extending the interval between irrigations, there is an increased probability that rainfall will perform the refilling delaying further an irrigation event and overall reducing irrigation requirements.
Figure 2 shows the results for Columbus, OH where, during the summer months, rainfall is more frequent, delivers greater depths of water and daily ET is less than in Arizona. As a result, few irrigation events are required, and these events are separated by relatively large time-intervals. For the period shown in Figure 2, there were 8 irrigation events for the pure sand root zone and 5 events for the sand + 10% peat root zone. Again, however, a greater depth of water was applied for the sand + 10% peat root zone than for the pure sand root zone.
A summary of the results of this study is given in Table 2, where estimated, 20-year irrigation depth and event counts are presented for the 6 locations and 3 root zones considered. Also shown are results for 70% and 50% AWC depletion scenarios. The locations are ordered in Table 2 from those requiring the greatest irrigation depth to those requiring the least irrigation depth when considering the pure sand root zone. In all cases, incorporating peat or peat + soil served to reduce both the irrigation depth and the number of irrigation events. This benefit is provided by the increased AWC of the amended root zones. Further, adopting a 70% depletion scenario as compared with a 50% depletion scenario also reduces irrigation depth and event count; although at a greater risk of turf drought stress.
The results also allow for calculation of percentage savings from using 10% peat or 10% peat + 10% soil amendment in a root zone. The savings in this case are based on the reduction in irrigation depth and number if irrigation events as compared with a pure sand root zone (Table 3). Using this calculation, savings in irrigation depth from using peat ranged from a modest 4% in Phoenix to a considerable 24% in Columbus, OH. Savings from amending pure sand with peat + soil ranged from 7% in Phoenix to almost 40% in Columbus. These savings reflect differences in irrigation amounts solely on the basis of replenishing AWC. Event reduction, on the other hand, was considerable at all locations ranging from 30 to 60%. Although not specifically determined in this study, reducing the number of irrigation events may also serve indirectly to conserve water by reducing irrigation system inefficiency losses. Finally, the amendment effect shown in Table 3 was not appreciably different between the 50% and 70% depletion scenarios.
The location effects of Table 3 can mostly be interpreted by considering rainfall frequency and ET differences that occur in the various locations. Because rainfall is more frequent in Columbus than Phoenix, by extending the irrigation interval using an amendment, there is a greater probability that a rainstorm will (partially or completely) replenish the AWC. Again, with natural precipitation replenishing AWC, the subsequent irrigation event can be delayed, overall reducing irrigation need. The smaller ET of Columbus than in Phoenix performs similarly in that the increased AWC of an amended root zone will take longer to deplete and also delay irrigation. Thus, both rainfall frequency and ET serve in extending the irrigation interval.
Rainfall amount for a given rainstorm, however, also contributes to the location effects of Table 3. Rainstorms occurring in Columbus generally deliver greater precipitation amounts and are more likely to fully replenish AWC than in Phoenix. For example, there were 330 days in Columbus (11.7% of all rain days) when rainfall equaled or exceeded 16.1 mm (70% of the AWC for sand); whereas there were 54 days in Phoenix (7.4% of all rain days) when rainfall equaled or exceeded this same amount. This implies that there was a 60% greater chance that a rainstorm in Columbus would completely replenish AWC than in Phoenix. In a sense, incomplete filling of AWC from a given rainstorm would only delay an irrigation event whereas completely filling of AWC would allow for skipping of an irrigation event. Of these three weather factors considered, however, the increased rainfall frequency of Columbus than in Phoenix is expected to serve the greatest role explaining location effects.
Thus, the results of Table 3 reinforce the role of natural rainfall in influencing the magnitude of irrigation savings when amendments are used to increase AWC. Greater proportionate irrigation savings occur when rainfall is sufficiently frequent, allowing natural precipitation the opportunity to replenish the AWC reservoir. Without frequent rainfall, even though increased AWC allows for less frequent irrigation, the differences are diminished by the system demand for greater irrigation amounts with each application.
Irrigation water conservation from the use of an amendment results from increasing the available water capacity of the putting green root zone such that less frequent irrigation is required. This provides a greater probability that a rainstorm, rather than irrigation, would replenish the AWC reservoir. The climate where the putting green is located, however, dictates the actual probability of a replenishing rain to occur. Thus, the location of the putting green within the U.S. will influence the absolute magnitude of irrigation water conservation.
- Root zone amendments can translate into irrigation water savings when accompanied with an appropriate irrigation scheduling protocol.
- The extent of irrigation savings is, however, climate dependent with lesser savings in generally arid climates and greater savings in humid climates.
- The increased rainfall frequency of a humid climate together with the less frequent irrigation requirement of a amended root zone yields a greater probability that rainfall rather than irrigation will replenish the root zone available water capacity.
This research was supported by funds received from the U.S. Golf Association, the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America and the Ohio Turfgrass Foundation.
Brown, K.W. and R.L. Duble. 1975. Physical characteristics of soil mixtures used for golf green construction. Agron. J. 67:647-652.
McCoy, E.L. 1992. Quantitative physical assessment of organic materials used in sports turf rootzone mixes. Agron. J. 84:375-381.
Soil Survey Quality Assurance Staff. 1994. Soil climate regimes of the United States. United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, Lincoln, NE.
Taylor, D.H. and G.R. Blake. 1979. Sand content of sand-soil-peat mixtures for turfgrass. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 43:394-398.
Waddington, D.V., T.L. Zimmerman, G.J. Shoop, L.T. Kardos and J.M. Duich. 1974. Soil modification for turfgrass area: I. Physical properties of physically amended soils. Penn. State Univ. Agric. Exp. Stn. Prog. Rep. 337.
Water Management Committee of the Irrigation Association. 2004. Turf and landscape irrigation best management practices. www.irrigation.org/gov/pdf/IA_BMP_FEB_2004.pdf.
Whitmyer, R.W. and G.R. Blake. 1989. Influence of silt and clay on the physical performance of sand-soil mixtures. Agron. J. 81:5-12.
2005 USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research summary.
Reproduced with kind permission of USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Program.
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Unfortunately I had to cancel the hike to Hainburg which was scheduled for Sunday because weather was to be very bad. But on Saturday weather was still very good. I found a nice and simple route from Ried to Troppberg and to Purkersdorf in the Viennese Woods (Wienerwald). It is cool that so many people joined even though I had announced this change on short notice.
Length: 14,95km (3,55h moving time)
Max. Height: 542m (Troppberg)
Height difference: 640m / -666m
Ticket used: 4,40 Euro 2 Zones with bus from Hütteldorf (returned by feet to city border Purkersdorf-Sanatorium)
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- Abbey ruin
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We met at Hütteldorf which is an S-Bahn and subway station (U4). From there we took bus 447 (direction Kronstein) until Ried am Riederberg / Gasthof Schmied which was our starting point.
There was more snow in this area than I had expected. In the beginning there was some snow in areas with lots of shade but later on Troppberg we were walking almost all the time on snow. Luckily there was not much ice but it was also possible to walk on the side of the path or off the path when there was ice – most of the time.
Anyways… after starting at the bus station we arrived at some abbey ruins. It is a very interesting place and good for some pictures.
Right after the abbey there is a nice spring. The path was with some mud and hard snow but we managed to make progress without much hassle. There was also some wood work going on in the forest and some tree branches blocked the path but this was also not really a problem.
In the beginning we did not meet any other hikers, only in the end on Troppberg. But we saw that the path was used.
Before Troppberg we arrived at a nice big meadow where we had to make a break… we played some Frisbee and enjoyed the sun.
There were different options to go to Troppberg but I followed the route I had planned with my GPS. The snow was getting more and more and in the end we walked on snow. We even saw some marks of cross-country skis. I think this is a good area for doing this.
Finally we arrived at Troppberg. I was surprised that the look-out tower was open but it was. It is a very high tower with a great view. It was sunny but unfortunately there was a little bit of fog in the distance so not a really perfectly clear view to Schneeberg, Vienna, Tulln/danube, etc.
We had a break at the summit and Ida gave us some dancing lessons which was a lot of fun.
We continued our way to Purkersdorf. We followed a road but there was also a hiking path but it was more or less parallel to the road. The road was easier because no snow and mud there. But still this part was a little bit more boring until we arrived in Purkersdorf.
We thought about going to Rudolfshöhe as well but locals told us that the roundtrip would take 2,5 hours so we decided not to do it because it would get dark. We just continued to Purkersdorf Sanatorium which is the city border S-Bahn-Station so we do not have to pay for an extra ticket to Vienna. Thanks to Ida who showed us this way and managed it somehow that we arrived at the station 2 minutes before the train arrived 😉
It was a great hike near Vienna and good to spend the beautiful sunny day outside before weather got worse. Many thanks to everybody who participated.
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Unfortunately I had to cancel the hike on Sunday because weather will be very bad. But on Saturday weather is still very nice. So I will to do a simple hike. I found a nice route from Ried to Purkersdorf. Who has time on Saturday as well?
There are some abbey ruins along the way and a great view from Troppberg. There is no restaurant, only in the end, so bring something for lunch.
We meet at 9.10 in Hütteldorf at bus station of bus 447 (direction Kronstein b.Sieghartskirchen Wendestelle). The bus leaves at 9.20 and arrives in Ried at 10. Be there ahead of time to find the bus station. The bus is 4.40 Euro.
To return there is a S-Bahn from Purkersdorf (we could buy a group ticket if we are some people… without group discount or Vorteilscard it is 2.20 Euro). The hike is 13.27km. If we still have energy (and time) we can go to Rudolfshöhe as well.

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You mean a bulb with several cloves I assume? Plant it right away. Separate all the cloves. Plant with the point up (the same direction they were in the bulb--there's a wee woody bit at the bottom where the roots will grow) about 4-6 inches deep and put some mulch over top. (A 4-inch layer of hay, for instance)
If the variety is not suited to your climate, it may not survive. But if it is local, it should be okay.
I might be missing something here because I live in a much warmer area and so there is no threat from cold that is severe enough to get the garlic.
Cold does not pose much danger to garlic. There is still some danger... I don't remember what exactly. I think you want to make sure the garlic doesn't freeze before the green tips have started coming out, but even if it does it's usually fine. IIRC. But mulching will prevent any real problems.
If you're in a warm climate you don't need the mulch really.
Here, we get plenty of freezing temps but the ground doesn't freeze solid--there are always many thaws through the winter. We can plant garlic in the middle of winter and it is fine and the mulching isn't for cold protection.
In CT you probably have deeper cold. Frost heaving is a possible problem--I think the mulch helps with that?
Anyhow, I thought that the California-type garlics were a lot less hardy


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From risky contemporary pieces at Auckland’s Artspace, to Maori art at Wellington's national museum, art is in abundance, and of course there’s the Hobbiton movie set, says Oliver Bennett
See Maori art at The Suter Art Gallery in Nelson
In a long history, the Bishopdale Sketching Club became the Nelson Suter Art Society which then morphed into The Suter Memorial Art Gallery in Nelson. It’s the key gallery for Nelson region, full of excellent Maori artworks, next door to pretty Queens Gardens – and with a great café.
Go to Auckland’s Artspace gallery, renowned for its risky contemporary art
Artspace is where you head for contemporary art – not just in Auckland, but in the whole of New Zealand. It’s dedicated to presenting innovative art and ideas, and makes the perfect continuum to the Auckland Art Gallery. artspace.org.nz
Check out Wellington’s Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa
The Colonial Museum in Wellington started in 1865 in a small wooden building in 1865. Since then it gradually changed, and in 1998 was reopened as Te Papa Tongarewa to reflect a more balanced view of New Zealand’s history and within you’ll find natural and historic artefacts from dinosaur fossils to an earthquake simulator.
Visit the Shire and Hobbiton movie set
JRR Tolkein may have set his fantasy novels in England, but it’s New Zealand that is now their home, thanks to the successful film franchise.
So visit Middle-Earth and the Hobbiton Movie Set, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Trilogies – and after visiting Bilbo Baggins’ home you can even have a drink in the Green Dragon Inn: in character if you wish. hobbitontours.com
Stroll through Cathedral Square to Canterbury Museum in Christchurch
The Canterbury Museum in Christchurch’s Cultural Precinct is one of New Zealand’s greatest assets and the pride of the South Island. The grand 19th century building has had various additions in its 150-year lifespan, and the big draw is its natural and human history collections. Great walks outside too.
Watch Maori wood carvers at work in Rotorua
Many of us know that the Maori’s have a rich culture of decorative art – right down to their tattoos. Wood-carving was vital, not only for beautifying houses, boats and jewellery but also a means of communication: Māori did not have a written language until the 19th century. Click here for more on Rotorua.
Take the Art Deco heritage trail in Napier
A huge earthquake in 1931 meant that much of the buildings in the North Island town of Napier was destroyed. Rebuilding happened pretty quickly, however, much of which was in the now classic Art Deco style.
The city now has a great legacy of this sleek, curvilinear architecture and it’s now seen as one of the best preserved of its type, being nominated as a World Heritage Site in 2007. Click here for more information on Napier.
Visit MTG in Hawke’s Bay
In Napier for the cricket in 2015? Dose up on culture at the MTG. Standing for ‘Museum, Theatre and Gallery’ and in Napier’s cultural precinct, it’s housed in no fewer than three buildings: an Art Deco gem, a modernist classic, and a gallery that gazes across glorious Hawke’s Bay. Inside you’ll find art, objects, film and performances.
Check out the Ohinemutu Maori village set
Want to combine nature and culture? Near Rotorua is the Maori village of Ohinemutu, home to the Ngati Whakaue tribe, which journeyed from the Pacific homeland around 1350AD. It’s a living village with plenty of carving as well as boiling hot water vents and to see the outdoor bathing sheds.
Hidden gem: The Red Art Gallery, design store and cafe, Nelson
Red Art Gallery & Café is one of Nelson’s great finds – an art gallery, design store and café that stocks art, design and great gifts from around the world. It’s also a great and informal spot for food and coffee, housed in one of the city’s oldest buildings, Red Art Gallery.
High50 has partnered with Tourism New Zealand to bring you this guide. To discover more about New Zealand and to book, visit newzealand.com.

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Born in Sicily, Francesco Jacobello grew up surrounded by historical Italian art. His work has a classical background with a modern feel, created in black biro, pencil, pastel, gold, silver and copper leaf, pen and ink and water colour. Often referencing cultural icons in psychedelic space, on paper or objects such as guitars.
For the past twenty years Francesco has been based in London and exhibiting across Europe, including his solo retrospective “AWAKENING” in Hull, Yorkshire April-May 2019. Much of his work is held in private collections around the world.
He has several beautiful chess sets and a backgammon set for Purling London, using his characteristic motifs of leaves and tendrills, often created from individually and meticulously hand-cut copper leaf. This one-off backgammon set, entitled ‘Autumn Rain’ is one such set. It was inspired by the rusty copper colour of leaves in Autumn and the gentleness of the first rain of the season.
“My design was influenced by my series of autumn-inspired drawings. The design demonstrates the continuous seasonal changes of nature. The golden leaves announce the end of summer and prepare life for the big sleep of winter. Each leaf was drawn in paper, painted with golden metallic ink and applied onto the chess pieces, giving every single one of them a uniqueness of a small and classic work of art.”
For more information about Francesco Jacobello visit: Francesco Jacobello
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Fat Freezing, Cryo Lipo, Ice Liposuction, Cryogenic Lipolysis, we call it ‘ICE-LIPO’. It is different to other non-surgical lipo treatments that use lasers. With Cryolipolysis fat cells are permanently destroyed, the fat in the treatment area of your body is cooled to a controlled temperature, the fat cells crystallise and die. The process is of “apoptosis” is triggered during the Fat Freezing session, which reduces the thickness of the fat layer.
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The most important part of the aftercare procedure is increasing your water intake
It is imperative for the 12 weeks that follow your treatment that you drink the recommended daily allowance of at least 2 litres of water every day. This is to aid the ‘flushing out’ process. As your metabolism and immune system work to break down the dead fat cells, the lymphatic system works to remove these processed toxins out of the body.
Maintaining a healthy diet with sensible portion sizes can only serve to ensure the dead fat cells are not replaced
Whilst the treatment targets fat cells in the treatment area, it stands to reason that if you choose to live an unhealthy lifestyle with poor diet choices then eventually, the previously removed fat cells will be replaced with new fat cells.
Leading an active lifestyle
This will most certainly assist your metabolism in breaking down the dead fat cells so that they can be more readily removed via the lymphatic system. It is advisable to at least undertake some form of light exercise
2-3 times a week. Nothing too strenuous but activities such as brisk walking, light jogging, and swimming for at least
25 mins per session will positively impact on your end results.
We recommend you avoid caffeine and alcohol for 24-48 hours following your treatment
Initially, this is due to the fact that your liver is already busy working to process the toxins produced as the dead cells are broken down. Therefore, adding to your livers workload would be counter productive. We would also recommend that your intake of caffeine and alcohol over the 12 week period is in moderation as both of these toxins dehydrate your body.
Avoid warm/hot temperature environments
It is also advisable that you avoid warm/hot temperature environments such as sunbeds, steam rooms, saunas or hot tubs for 24 hours after treatment. This is because your body has been exposed to sub zero temperatures during the
Ice-Lipo treatment and switching to a warm environment can cause the skin in the area treated to react in an adverse manner. You can however, bath or take a shower in lukewarm water in the evening following your treatment.


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So... what are the matches for this week? Any Ryder?
Tyson Kidd vs Trent Barreta
Gabriel and Slater vs Uso Brothers
Gail Kim vs Melina
Otunga and McGillicutty vs Santino and Koslov
4 match shows generally suck due to less time for each match. Hopefully the singles matches will be good.

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Add salt and pepper and turn the chicken a few times. Add the wine, and simmer until it is reduced by half.
Add the tomatoes, reduce the heat to a very slow simmer, partly cover the pan, and cook the chicken about 40 minutes, until it is very tender and comes away from the bone easily. Turn and baste it from time to time during cooking. If necessary add a little water.
Transfer the chicken to a warm dish and serve. If desired, it can be prepared in advance and reheated.

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Could Danny Green be answer to Celtics’ need?
Monday, June 11, 2012
Danny Green struggled in the playoffs against Oklahoma City. But earlier in the playoffs, Green had played well and caught the attention of many teams around the league as he is a restricted free agent. At least one team is said to be interested in signing him. Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe reports that the Celtics are intrigued by Green’s athletic abilities. (San Antonio Express-News)
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Potimarron and Parmesan tart
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Step by step recipe
- 1: Prepare 1 kg potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin), chop into small chunks and put into a bowl.
Drizzle 3 tablespoons olive oil and scatter 1 tablespoon herbes de Provence over, salt and pepper, then mix well.
- 2: Spread the potimarron pieces out on a baking sheet and roast in the oven at 360°F (180°C) for about 30 to 40 minutes until quite soft.
- 3: Meanwhile, spread 50 g pumpkin seeds on a baking sheet.
- 4: Check that the potimarron pieces are soft when cooked by testing with a knife blade, which should pass through easily.
- 5: Turn the oven down to 300°F (150°C) and put in the baking sheet with the pumpkin seeds to toast for 15 minutes.
- 6: Put the potimarron pieces into a bowl and
Add 50 g Parmigiano reggiano (Parmesan), 150 g egg, 150 g cream and the toasted seeds (but keep a few back for garnishing). Mix well and check the seasoning.
- 7: Roll out 300 g Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée) and line a tart tin or ring of 10 inches (26 cm)
Prick all over the base.
- 8: Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Fill the tart with the potimarron mixture.
- 9: Scatter the remaining seeds over the top.
- 10: And bake for about 30 to 40 minutes.
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Dimapur police on Monday arrested two persons on charges of extortion from different pockets of town.
In the first incident, police said one person identified as Inobu Assumi (26), son of Kheshebu of Litami village was arrested from Plaza bakery at around 7:40 p.m. while he was forcibly taking away Rs 6000 from the counter.
Giving details of the case, police said the accused had entered the bakery counter and told a worker to inform the manager that his elder brother had sent him to collect the money.
The police personnel in that vicinity were alerted about the incident and subsequently SDPO Dimapur along with other personnel arrived at the spot and apprehended the accused. The money was later recovered from his possession, police said.
On interrogation, the accused confessed that he was the younger brother of DMC chairperson Khekaho Assumi.
In another incident, one Manish Prasad (23) was arrested while extorting money from railway parcel office at around 4:30 p.m. Police disclosed that the accused often collects Rs Ten from each parcel in the name of different underground factions.

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In one exchange, Tomizawa revealed that Beyond the Dawn will feature a simplified tutorial to refresh players on the gameplay systems. While the specifics of said tutorial weren’t elucidated, he clarified that even though this scenario takes place after the main game’s events, you won’t be facing off against enemies who are on the same level as those in the final dungeon.
This news is honestly pretty relieving because it’s been roughly two years since Arise, and I sure don’t remember the battle system.
You can view a translation of the relevant question and answer below via our team’s Ryuji:
Interviewer: It has been two years since the release of [Tales of Arise], so there are likely to be a few players who have forgotten the action controls and systems.
Tomizawa: You will be able to experience a simplified version of the tutorial on the actions, though not as much as at the start of the main game. It’s just something that will help you remember how to control the characters.
Also, you will not suddenly be fighting last dungeon-level enemies again. I believe that you will be able to experience the satisfaction and exhilaration that come from playing through the game and developing your companions.
You can view the full Famitsu interview here.
Tales of Arise Beyond the Dawn is a story set one year after the ending of Tales of Arise. Alphen, Shionne, and the rest of the party meet a new character by the name of Nazamil, a misfortunate young girl who is the daughter of a Renan lord and a Dahnan slave. Players can anticipate over 20 hours of content, with new dungeons, costumes, sidequests, and boss battles.
Regarding carry-over boons, players will be rewarded various bonuses dependent on their achievement progress in the main game. But you will still be able to play Beyond the Dawn even if you haven’t yet beaten Tales of Arise, even though you’ll need the base game to even play this content in the first place. Characters will also start at predetermined levels in this expansion for balancing reasons.
- In case you missed it, check out our announcement coverage for the Tales of Arise Beyond the Dawn expansion, comprising a new game bundle, trailer, party member costumes, and more.
- View Nazamil’s profile.
Tales of Arise Beyond the Dawn will launch for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam on November 9, 2023.
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Chad was easy to work in planning music and lights for my birthday party. He was open to suggestions and allowed my personality, specific song selections and vibe to shine through ~ Kept everyone dancing all night long with a nice flow of upbeat energy throughout the evening. Everyone had a blast.
I had not picked up a guitar since I was nine years old, which is more decades ago than I'd like to admit. After just five lessons have got back all I had forgotten and moved on to playing melody lines and started finger picking. In addition to a long and distinguished track record as a performer as lead guitarist with Beaver Brown and other musical combos, Gary has studied music academically, so is able to teach beginning students like me, break things down to fundamentals and answer all my questions in a comprehensive way. I am studying folk, country and rock, it helps that he performs and can teach everything, acoustic and electric. I could not be more pleased.
Tom Bruhl was incredibly professional and made my job of organizing so easy! He was a standout entertainer for both the kids and adults. We could not have been any happier with Tom and hope he'll come back for our event next year! I highly recommend him as your DJ and One Man Band - your party guests will thank you all night!
What an amazing night we had listening to the wonderful songs so elegantly played by the band and sung by this incredibly talented artist Gabriela Martina. I would recommend that you hire this band immediately for your event!!! I listened to many demo tracks from local arts for our corporate event in Boston and Gabriela and her band members stood out immediately. They were the perfect choice. Throughout my time dealing with Gabriela, her professionalism and response time were fantastic and was so easy to work with. Our guests were extremely complimentary of the bandâs talent and song selection. This group has a bright future!
My son and I have been taking lessons with Lynn for 5 or 6 years now. She is very patient with younger students (& older students having "senior moments"). She is also flexible in her lessons in that if we want to work on theory, jazz, rock, blues, she will cater to our requests.
I first heard them at the 2014 Boston Jazz Fest and I hired them for a reception. They were a last minute fill in for the original band we hired. We were all really glad they were able to do the thing. They were amazing. They supplied a range of jazz for the cocktail and dinner period and easily moved into some funky Motown and Isaac Hayesish tunes that kept the dance floor moving.
I studied with Felix for a couple years, and it was an amazing experience. After studying at Berklee College of Music in Boston, he went on to play in several noteworthy bands including Shockra and The Heavy Metal Horns and plays professionally frequently today. Felix is equally at home with rock, jazz, funk, and folk and will take the time to understand your guitar-playing goals. Want to learn to play by ear? Check. Read music and play from scores? Check. Immerse yourself in theory? Check. Felix's knowledge of the guitar is encyclopedic, he's patient, and he will make the journey fun. But most of all, with your commitment, you *will* learn to play the guitar.
Dave Hines is an excellent, talented musician. I have had the opportunity to hear him on several occasions, and he has also played for me. He is the consummate professional, an accomplished musician, with an extensive repertoire. Ether as a solo musician or, with a band, Dave Hines will not disappoint!
I am front of house engineer at the Hard Rock Cafe; Elly and the Bear are my absolute favorite performers hands down. They are extremely kind and humble and have a phenomenal sound! I always look forward to working with them, and you will never be disappointed or unentertained by their performances!!
Radio Honey is a truly professional quality live music act. Mike and his band of musicians know their material quite well. They put on a great live show and have very good stage presentation with tasteful lighting and good crowd interaction. I would hire them for any event looking for quality upbeat music with a festive vibe.
As a composer, collaborating with Dennis Shafer continues to be a great opportunity to work with an incredibly well-rounded, sophisticated, and poetic musician. After soliciting my musical intentions, such an impeccably pictorial and wonderfully sincere performance of my music could only have arisen from someone so wholly invested not only in his craft, but in a greater concept of what music can mean. I am eager to be again composing music for Dennis to perform. In the spirit of his teaching philosophy, hes opened my eyes to the thrill of collaborative work. Composers can be recluses, and I needed that eye-opener. His availability, willingness, and capacity to clarify the challenges of writing well for the saxophone makes me a better composer. A chance to work or study with Dennis in any capacity should not be passed up. He is a renaissance man and a worldbeater.
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Title: Stem and leaf hydraulics of congeneric tree species from adjacent tropical savanna and forest ecosystems
Author: Hao, Guang You; Hoffmann, William A.; Scholz, Fabian G.; Bucci, Sandra J.; Meinzer, Frederick C.; Franco, Augusto C.; Cao, Kun Fang; Goldstein, Guillermo;
Source: Oecologia. 155: 405-415
Publication Series: Scientific Journal (JRNL)
Description: Leaf and stem functional traits related to plant water relations were studied for six congeneric species pairs, each composed of one tree species typical of savanna habitats and another typical of adjacent forest habitats, to determine whether there were intrinsic differences in plant hydraulics between these two functional types. Only individuals growing in savanna habitats were studied. Most stem traits, including wood density, the xylem water potential at 50-percent loss of hydraulic conductivity, sapwood area specific conductivity, and leaf area specific conductivity did not differ significantly between savanna and forest species. However, maximum leaf hydraulic conductance (Kleaf) and leaf capacitance tended to be higher in savanna species. Predawn leaf water potential and leaf mass per area were also higher in savanna species in all congeneric pairs.
Keywords: Plant water relations, embolism, vulnerability, phylogenetic inertia
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A little fall planning and prepping can really rev up the spring season. Autumn is the time to clean up beds, manage soils, prepare sod, and minimize problems in the new growing season. It's also the time to plant spring blooming bulbs and pull out tender summer bloomers. Fall garden prep is one of those maintenance chores that will help guarantee a beautiful and bountiful garden next season. Follow a few fall garden tips for a worry-free winter and more free time in spring.
Fall Garden Maintenance
Fall garden prep before winter enhances the appearance of the yard and ensures that tender plants get some TLC to protect them before cold weather hits.
Planting New Plants
You can also use this time to sink spring bulbs and plant some cool season plants to fill in gaps in the landscape and brighten up the end of season garden. Some autumn garden ideas to add color to the landscape are:
After fall garden maintenance is finished, it's a good time to plant shrubs and trees. They will get adequate moisture and a dormant period to minimize transplant shock. Many gardeners think autumn means an end to gardening. It's surprising what plants can be grown up until the first freeze or even after in mild climates. Extend your harvest by using row covers, mulch, and cold frames. Shop the late season sales for vegetable starts. You can plant most of the Brassicas, such as cabbage and broccoli. In mild climates you can start hard-necked garlic. Lettuces, radish, and some root crops are also good fall gardening tips for the veggie grower. Cover any crops if snow or an extended freeze is expected.
Clean Up Old and Unwanted Growth
The end of the season is the time to remove your spent vegetable plants, clean up plant debris and weeds, and winterize your lawn furniture and water features. Some easy autumn garden ideas include raking leaves onto the lawn and mowing them with a grass catcher. The resulting mix of nitrogen and carbon makes an excellent cover for the vegetable garden, which will enhance the fertility in spring and help prevent weeds. You can also use this time to get rid of nuisance plants. Since many of your plants will lose leaves or die back, it is a good time to use a foliar, systemic herbicide on those problem plants like morning glory.
Put the Garden to Bed
Dig up and bring in any sensitive bulbs or tubers. This will depend on your USDA plant hardiness zone, but anywhere there is an extended freeze plants should be brought indoors. Removing plant debris and raking will decrease pest, disease, and weed seeds that overwinter. Empty the compost bins and start a new batch. Spread the compost around the base of sensitive plants that can use the extra layer as a blanket. Plant a cover crop on your vegetable garden.
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Shelter Housing Action Cairns (SHAC) is an incorporated community organisation formed in 1989 as a response to the International Year of The Homeless. We are a not for profit organisation and receive funding under the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) and Crisis Assistance Program (CAP). Other support services within the Microfinance Program are currently funded with support of Good Shepherd Youth & Family Services, National Australia Bank & internally sourced funds. We are a mainstream service with approximately 70% of our client group identifying as indigenous.
Our purpose is to provide information, personal support, referral and accommodation for families in crisis as well as transitional accommodation for families exiting crisis accommodation.
At a broader level, SHAC works within a social justice framework and strives to address the inequalities experienced by our families.
It was within this context, that is, families living in poverty who in turn experience a crisis, and have no access to a financial safety net, that SHAC started a Microfinance scheme in 2004.


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Finally a trailer has been revealed giving players some insight into the upcoming horror title MADiSON.
MADiSON is an upcoming psychological horror title from Nosebleed Games and finally a trailer has been revealed showing us what we are in store for when the game releases.
The trailer description reads “What would you do if you woke up locked in a dark room, with your hands covered in blood? Play as Luca, and endure MADiSON, a demon that has forced him to continue a gory ritual started decades ago, making him commit terrible acts. In MADiSON, you’ll need to take pictures and develop them yourself, solve puzzles, explore your surroundings, and survive.”
Almost three minutes of footage gives us some insight into the terrifying gameplay along with a host of terrifying environments and jumpscares.
The title is said to be more of a psychological horror game rather than a survival horror , players will face a series of spooky beings along with plenty of puzzles to solve.
The game focus is carrying around a polaroid camera to fight off ghosts and since this is a polaroid, players will need to take a photo wait for it to print and shake it off for it to develop… how nostalgic.
The main character is a girl that goes by the name Luca that has been kidnapped by MADiON to take part in a demonic ritual.
Players must first complete the ritual while fighting off the paranormal forces all the while locating your whereabouts.
MADiSON is set for release later this year so fans won’t have long to wait to be in for a piece of the action.
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text: 8 Chapter 1 Alzheimer’s disease as cause of dementia Worldwide, more than 55 million people are affected by dementia (1). Dementia refers to a clinical syndrome characterized by the progressive deterioration of cognitive functions with interference in daily functioning (2). It can be caused by several different diseases, and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is its most common cause (1). According to the amyloid cascade hypothesis, accumulation of the protein amyloid-beta is the primary event in the pathogenesis of AD (3). It is thought to initiate a series of events including the formation of neurofibrillary tangles, inflammation and synaptic dysfunction, which ultimately leads to neuronal injury, neurodegeneration and cognitive decline (4, 5). The progression of cognitive symptoms is gradual, and therefore several predementia stages can be identified. Dementia is preceded by the stage of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), in which there are deficits in one cognitive domain but no significant interference in daily living yet (6). Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) might be an even earlier manifestation of neurodegenerative disease than MCI, since it refers to the stage in which there are no objective cognitive disorders yet, while individuals experience a self-perceived decline in cognition (Figure 1). However, not all individuals with MCI or SCD suffer from a neurodegenerative disease, since there is a myriad of other causes for both syndromes, nor will all individuals with SCD progress to MCI and dementia. Research interest is shifting increasingly to these early stages, in which pathology is beginning to accumulate, while there are no cognitive deficits yet, because these stages potentially provide a window of opportunity to halt the progression of the disease. However, how to accurately identify SCD patients with a neurodegenerative disease who are at risk at risk of future cognitive decline remains largely unknown. Figure 1. Course of cognitive decline. SCD = subjective cognitive decline, MCI = mild cognitive impairment. Adapted from Jessen et al. (2014) (7).


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Swiber Holdings Limited has completed a multi-million dollar platform and subsea pipeline installation project in South America. The platform is considered to be the world’s southernmost platform project.
The project, awarded in September 2013, by an oil and gas company in South America, was for the jacket and topside installation of a wellhead platform and its 24 in. and 4 in. pipelines of 70 km each. The scope of work included transportation and installation of the platform as well as two subsea pipelines spanning 70 km each.
Swiber’s Deputy Group CEO and President Darren Yeo said: “The completion of the offshore platform and pipeline project has again proven Swiber’s strong capability in delivering our projects to specifications, safely and in a timely and cost-efficient manner in various regions of the world, and amid demanding weather conditions.
“We demonstrated our ability to bring together vessels and subcontractors from different parts of the world to this remote offshore location which required meticulous planning, flawless logistics, comprehensive safety management, and a top class project management team to ensure its success.”
Swiber’s team working on the project had to endure very rough weather conditions offshore such as high wind speeds of up to 80 knots, very high maximum wave heights of up to 10 m, and below zero-degree temperatures.
The offshore platform structures and line pipes for the project were transported from Spain and France respectively by cargo barges on a dry tow vessel and by bulk carriers Swiber has been securing new contracts amid a more challenging market and new contract wins have boosted the Group’s order book to a record US$1.5 billion as at 13 November 2015.
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Read the article online at: https://www.worldpipelines.com/project-news/08022016/swiber-completes-subsea-project/


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I've never had any quality issues with the 710. I've always considered it a good piece of my setup. Thanks for confirming that for me.
The problem is I can't get the 710 to play nice with a new (used) computer I'm trying to set up. After setting everything up I was able to capture a couple of VHS tapes just fine into VirtualDub
. Then I scrapped the Win10 and installed Win7 (I wanted XP but I already had the Win7 disks so I went with that). After installing everything, I tried capturing some more VHS, but the signal is suddenly not stable. Lots of jitters and framing issues. I've been working on that for a couple days now to no avail. It works fine using an old Honestech VidBox I have, but don't want to use that. I think I've tried everything I can think of from new cables to updated drivers to different VCRs to capturing with different software. Always the same unstable picture. When I plug it into the old Win10 computer it still works like a charm. Quite frustrating.
Perhaps you or someone else can think of something I haven't tried or offer some advice. I really would like to continue using the 710.
btw, Welcome back. I do hope your health issues are on the mend!


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The “Big Beasts” of the Canadian mining scene are neither as evident nor as prominent as they used to be. Some have reconfigured their activities for the new reality of markets since 2011. One of the “Big Beasts” that temporarily disappeared from the scene and has now resurfaced is Sheldon Inwentash.
He is famed for his management of Pinetree Capital which, at its peak, commanded a market cap of over $1 billion and held a rather daunting 400 plus names in its portfolio. Pinetree Capital can be said to be the proto-mining hedge fund in the Canadian space and it revolutionized the resource investment model.
Pinetree veterans are spread across Toronto, churning out deals, raising hundreds of millions of dollars, and managing funds and mining companies themselves. In its heyday Pinetree was famous for having seeded companies such as Queenston Mining (acquired by Osisko Mining Corp. for $550mn), Aurelian Resources (acquired by Kinross for $1.2bn), and Gold Eagle Mines (acquired by Goldcorp for $1.5bn). Continue Reading →

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Also known as on-demand software, SaaS technology makes programs and applications available over the web, rather than asking businesses to download and install them on their own computers. This means they can be accessed from anywhere, and your organisation doesn’t need to worry about things like updates, configuration, and patches yourself. Various service models and pricing options also allow for greater flexibility and efficiency.
In your personal life, a streaming service like Netflix is an example of a SaaS system, but with their service directed at individual consumers rather than at businesses. On an organisational level, third-party vendor products such as Salesforce, MailChimp, Hubspot and ZenDesk are common SaaS business use examples.
Historically, enterprises have operated their software on their own computer networks or internal infrastructure. Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS) are partially self-managed solutions. However, in recent years, many customers and vendors have switched to the Software as a Service business model.
IaaS and PaaS still rely on the business owner to maintain many of the services, where SaaS systems allow business owners to focus on other aspects of their organisation, and watch as their business grows. SaaS applications are an ingenious and secure process of delivering applications over the net.
A third-party vendor, also known as a SaaS company, develops a cloud-based software application and then operates and hosts that service over the Internet for clients who subscribe to the service provider. Software companies are developing more and more software solutions that are optimised for use with cloud providers on the cloud platform.
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Perth SME’s use a SaaS cloud computing service provider to help them to get the most out of cloud storage and software delivery. We specialise in technology solutions like running SaaS applications on servers, and can manage access to the application, its performance, its availability, and its security.
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While SaaS and PaaS share several characteristics, it’s mainly how they’re used that differentiates them.
PaaS, or Platform as a Service, is essentially a platform that software developers can use to create their own apps. AWS Elastic Beanstalk is a good example of a PaaS system.
SaaS systems, as we talked about above, is any software that can be accessed on demand over the web. Examples include Google Apps, GoToMeeting, and accounting, HR or tax software your business uses through a web browser rather than via a desktop program.
IaaS, or Infrastructure as a Service, focuses around on-demand access to hardware and computing resources and storage. IaaS gives companies all the benefits of their own data centre, just without the need to maintain it. At the same time though, they are able to administrate, monitor and access their resources through virtual machines. Amazon Web Services AWS is a prime example of IaaS.
Software companies are continuously offering new and innovative SaaS products. The top SaaS companies like HubSpot, Google and Microsoft allow businesses to access world class apps and programs, from sales to HR, without exorbitant fees.
With remote work becoming such an increasingly popular option, taking advantage of SaaS now makes sense for virtually every business model. Even the smallest startups can now afford to use the very best software out there thanks to flexible SaaS software licensing plans.
Unless you’re in a highly specialised industry, SaaS can accelerate your business growth, and help you overcome challenges like never before. We’ve seen SaaS transform business operations, and give our customers an unprecedented competitive advantage.
When you partner with TechBrain, we’ll help you find the SaaS development plan that’s perfect for your needs. Free up your employee’s time for value-adding tasks, while your SaaS implementation makes the admin easy!
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