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Why Are Nuclear Power Construction Costs so High? Part I
Nuclear power currently makes up slightly less than 20% of the total electricity produced in the US, largely from plants built in the 70s and 80s. People are often enthusiastic about greater use of nuclear power as a potential strategy for decarbonizing electricity production, as well as its theoretical potential for being able to produce electricity extremely cheaply. (Nuclear power also has some other attractive qualities, such as less risk of disruption due to fuel-supply issues, which for instance can impact natural gas plants during periods of cold.) But increased use of nuclear power has been hampered by the fact that nuclear power plant construction cost has steadily, dramatically increased over time, frequently over the life of a single project. For instance, in the 1980s several nuclear power plants in Washington were canceled after the estimated construction costs increased from $4.1 billion to over $24 billion (resulting in a $2 billion bond default from the utility provider.) More recently, two reactors in Georgia (the only current nuclear reactors under construction in the US) are projected to cost twice their initial estimates, and two reactors in South Carolina were canceled after costs rose from $9.8 billion to $25 billion. What do we know about why nuclear construction costs are so high, and why they so frequently increase? Let’s take a look.
Power plant and electricity economics
Before we look at construction costs, it’s useful to have some context about the economics of electricity production.
We can roughly break the costs of operating a power plant into three categories - fuel costs, operation and maintenance costs, and capital costs (the amortized cost from building the plant.) Different types of power plants have different cost fractions. For natural gas plants, for instance, up to 70% of the cost of their electricity will be from fuel costs (depending on the price of gas.) With nuclear power, on the other hand, a large fraction (60-80%) of the cost of their electricity comes from capital costs - the costs of building the plant itself. Nuclear plant construction costs thus have a large impact on the cost of their electricity.
Because nuclear plants are expensive, and they take a long time to build, financing their construction can also be a significant fraction of their cost, typically around 15-20% of the cost of the plant. For plants that have severe construction delays and/or have high financing costs (such as the Vogtle 3 and 4 plants in Georgia), this can be 50% of the cost or more.
(Comparison between different types of power plants is often done using “overnight costs”, or the cost to build them if they were built overnight and didn’t have to pay interest charges. Because nuclear plants reliably take longer (sometimes much longer) to build than other types of power plants, this biases comparisons in favor of nuclear plants.)
The cost fractions (as well as technological capabilities) of different types of power plants impact how they get used. Because electricity can’t be cheaply stored, at any given moment the amount of electricity produced has to balance with the amount consumed. Since electricity consumption varies over time, power plants are brought on and offline as demand changes (this is called “dispatch”.) The order plants are dispatched is generally a function of their variable costs of production (with lower cost plants coming on first), as well as how easy it is for them to ramp their production up or down.
Because the cost of nuclear power electricity is largely due to capital costs (that you would be paying for whether the plants produced electricity or not), and because plants in the US have often not been designed to ramp up and down easily, they tend to be operated continuously. Nuclear is sometimes praised for having lower fuel costs, but all else being equal (ie: assuming total production cost stays constant), it’s better to have a larger fraction of your electricity costs be variable, so that if demand drops then production cost drops as well.
(This is another complicating factor in comparing different types of power plants. Comparison is often done by comparing a plant's “levelized cost of electricity” (LCOE), which is the net present cost of the electricity a plant will produce over its lifetime. But the value of the electricity a plant produces is different at different times. For instance, half the time a nuclear plant will be operating at night, when the price of electricity might be lower (depending on the utility provider.) By contrast, natural gas peaker plants will be used when demand is unexpectedly high, and the price of electricity is much higher. Intermittent sources such as wind and solar will sometimes produce more electricity than is expected or needed, which can push down the price, in some cases enough that the price actually goes negative. Nuclear, wind, and (sometimes) solar thus might often be selling less valuable electricity than other types of power plants.)
Nuclear power basics
It’s also useful to have a bit of context about how a nuclear plant works. A nuclear power plant is a type of thermal power plant, where a heat source is used to turn water into steam, which then drives a turbine. For nuclear power, the heat source is radioactive nuclear fuel producing a nuclear chain reaction.
Nearly all nuclear reactors in the US (and around the world) are light water reactors (LWR), where the reactor heats a supply of light water (normal H2O), which then transfers its heat to a second source of water, which then drives the turbine (this keeps the irradiated water separated from the rest of the plant.) In a light water reactor, water is also used as the neutron moderator, the material that slows down emitted neutrons so they trigger more fission events.
(Diagram of a pressurized water reactor, via the Department of Energy. The other major type of LWR is a boiling water reactor (BWR), where steam is created in the pressure vessel directly.)
This isn’t the only way of building a reactor, and many experts think that other reactor technology would have been better suited for power station construction. Light water reactors came to dominate because it was the technology being used by the US Navy, who in turn chose it because it had useful properties for ship-based reactors (for instance, another technology being considered used liquid sodium as the reactor coolant. This was ultimately deemed unsuitable for naval reactors, since sodium reacts violently with water.) For historical reasons, it was deemed important to develop the US’s civilian nuclear power sector quickly, and so existing light water reactor technology was used.
A major risk for this type of reactor is a “loss of cooling accident” (LOCA). If a pipe bursts, or the supply of cooling water is otherwise disrupted and isn’t available to cool the nuclear fuel, the fuel can heat up to the point where it melts (a “core meltdown”), potentially damaging the reactor and exposing radioactive material. (This type of failure led to the phrase “China Syndrome”, the idea that in a nuclear meltdown the molten fuel would burn its way through the reactor housing, then the containment, then into the surface of the earth and (figuratively) make its way to China.) Both the Fukushima and Chernobyl power plants experienced core meltdowns, and Three Mile Island experienced a partial core meltdown (that largely remained contained inside the reactor.)
Even after the reactor is turned off, the radioactive materials in the reactor continue to generate heat for an extended period of time (this is known as “decay heat”). Thus even in a disaster that causes the reactor to be shut down, cooling systems are still needed to keep the nuclear fuel cool. This means that cooling systems must be able to handle a wide variety of potential failure modes and environmental conditions - regardless of what happens to the reactor or the plant, the cooling systems must keep working. (As we’ll see, one way of thinking about the steady increase in nuclear plant regulations is that they’re the result of constantly learning new things that can happen to a reactor.)
Nuclear power costs
The story of nuclear power plants in the US is of rapidly rising costs to build them. Commercial plants which started construction in the late 1960s had a cost of $1000/KWe or lower (2010 dollars), which rose to $9000/KWe for plants started just 10 years later (both in overnight costs.) Current costs are roughly in-line with this - the Vogtle 3 and 4 reactors, despite costing nearly double what was estimated, are likely to come in at around $8000/KWe in overnight costs (with an actual cost of nearly double that due to financing costs), or $6000/KWe overnight costs in 2010 dollars.
The US seems to do especially badly here, but most other countries have seen steadily rising costs. Here’s French costs (which some experts suggest is an underestimate):
And here’s German and Japanese costs:
Most countries seem to show a similar pattern of increasing costs into the 80s, after which costs level off (though the new Flamanville 3 reactor in France seems like it will come in at approximately $12,000/KWe, or the equivalent of ~$4000/KWe in 2010 overnight-costs - double what the French were able to achieve previously.)
The only country where the costs of nuclear plant construction seem to have steadily decreased is South Korea:
The fact that South Korea is the only country to exhibit this trend has led some experts to speculate that the cost data (which comes directly from the utility and hasn’t been independently audited) has been manipulated and we shouldn’t draw conclusions from it.
Most countries do show early cost decreases if you include the costs to build early small-scale demonstration and test reactors, though it’s unclear how relevant this comparison is to full-scale commercial operating plants (and these costs are often unknown and must be estimated.) In practice, these reactors often get excluded from datasets tracking cost changes.
Because plants take so long to build, these cost increases tended to be seen on in-progress plants - a 1982 analysis found that the final construction cost for US plants ended up being anywhere from 2 to 4 times as high as the initial estimated cost:
What does that money get spent on when building a plant?
There are a variety of cost breakdowns of the cost of a plant available (some of which are summarized here.) We’ll look at a breakdown done by the DOE in 1980 for a hypothetical 1100 MW plant, which (theoretically) should reflect the costs of US plants during the era when most of them were being built. (Note that this excludes financing costs.)
Roughly 1/3rd of the costs are “indirect costs” - engineering services, construction management, administrative overhead, etc. For the direct costs, the reactor, the turbine equipment, and the plant structures each make up a similar fraction, with the balance made up by additional plant systems. Also note that the engineering design for the plant costs nearly as much as the reactor itself.
One thing that this makes clear is that nuclear plants are very labor intensive to build (with probably at least 50% of the cost from indirect costs and on-site labor), which suggests that construction cost comparisons between countries probably need to be wage-adjusted to be relevant (for some reason it seems like most comparisons don’t do this.)
Rising labor costs
So costs, especially in the US, increased dramatically over a relatively short period of time. Nuclear plant construction is often characterized as exhibiting “negative learning” - instead of getting better at building the plants over time, we’re getting worse (in terms of cost to build them, at least.) What do we know about why costs increased?
During the 70s and 80s, most of the cost increase can be attributed to increased labor costs - an estimate by United Engineers and Constructors found that between 1976 and 1988, labor costs to build a plant escalated at 18.7% annually, while material costs escalated by 7.7% annually (against an overall inflation rate of 5.5%.) Of those labor costs, over half were due to expensive professionals - engineers, supervisors, quality control inspectors, etc.
Other estimates seem roughly in line with this. A 1980 estimate produced by Oak Ridge suggests that material volume increases between the early 1970s and 1980 generally ranged from 25-50% (not nearly enough to account for the cost increases seen):
And a recent paper by Eash-Gates et al examined (among other things) cost increases for a sample of nuclear power plants built between 1976 and 1988. They found that 72% of the cost increase was due to indirect costs (and of the direct costs, some fraction of the increase would be from labor), which also indicates a large increase in expensive professionals such as engineers and managers:
One large cause (and effect) of cost increase seems to be from the increased time it takes to build the plants - estimated time to build plants increased from just over 5 years in the late 60s to 12 years in 1980. This increases financing and labor costs, as well as increasing the probability for something to negatively affect the outcome (new regulations which must be incorporated, new objections from citizens, changing energy landscape which makes folks question whether the plant is needed, etc.) Some of this increase was the result of the Calvert Cliffs court case, which mandated that an environmental impact review must be performed for every plant built.
Regulation increase and project disruption
Why did labor costs increase? The typical story here is one of increasing regulation making the plants increasingly burdensome to build. During the late 60s and early 70s, nuclear requirements steadily increased:
As did the thoroughness of review by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Federal organization responsible for issuing plant operating licenses):
A 1980 study found that increased regulation between the late 1960s and mid 1970s was responsible for a 176% increase in plant cost:
And the previous Eash-Gates study found that at least 30% of the cost increase between 1976 and 1988 can be attributed to increased regulation (and probably much more.)
An overview of the impact of increased regulation is given by Charles Komonoff in his 1981 “Power Plant Cost Escalation”:
One key indicator of regulatory standards, the number of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) "regulatory guides" stipulating acceptable design and construction practices for reactor systems and equipment, grew almost seven-fold, from 21 at the end of 1971 to 143 at the end of 1978. Professional engineering societies developed new nuclear standards at an even faster rate (often in anticipation of AEC/NRC. These led to more stringent (and costly) manufacturing, testing, and performance criteria for structural materials such as concrete and steel, and for basic components such as valves, pumps, and cables.
Requirements such as these had a profound effect on nuclear plants during the 1970s. Major structures were strengthened and pipe restraints added to absorb seismic shocks and other postulated "loads" identified in accident analyses. Barriers were installed and distances increased to prevent fires, flooding, and other "common-mode" accidents from incapacitating both primary and back-up groups of vital equipment. Similar measures were taken to shield equipment from high-speed missile fragments that might be loosed from rotating machinery or from the pressure and fluid effects of possible pipe ruptures. Instrumentation, control, and power systems were expanded to monitor more plant factors under a broadened range of operating situations and to improve the reliability of safety systems. Components deemed important to safety were "qualified" to perform under more demanding conditions, requiring more rigorous fabrication, testing, and documentation of their manufacturing history.
Over the course of the 1970s, these changes approximately doubled the amounts of materials, equipment, and labor and tripled the design engineering effort required per unit of nuclear capacity, according to the Atomic Industrial Forum.
These increases often had an especially large impact because they required changes to in-progress nuclear plants:
...because many changes were mandated during construction as new information relevant to safety emerged- much construction lacked a fixed scope and had to be let under cost-plus contracts that undercut efforts to economize. Completed work was sometimes modified or removed, often with a "ripple effect" on related systems. Construction sequences were frequently altered and schedules for equipment delivery were upset, contributing to poor labor productivity and hampering management efforts to improve construction efficiency. In general. reactors in the 1970s were built increasingly in an ''environment of constant change'' that precluded control or even estimation of costs and which magnified the direct cost impacts of new regulations and design changes.
Changes to regulations required design changes to in-progress plants, in some cases requiring existing work to be removed (and likely requiring intervention and oversight from design engineers, managers, field inspectors, and other expensive personnel.) The Eash-Gates study is consistent with this, finding that costs steadily increased even for “standard” reactor designs. A 1978 presentation from a member of the Atomic Industrial Forum argued that ”achieving stable licensing requirements is the clear target for any effort to obtain shorter and more predictable project durations.”
This environment of constant change helps explain the huge increase in labor costs - changing an in-progress plant will add costs and slow down construction, even if the design changes don’t result in substantially more material or equipment use.
A universal tenet of large construction projects (and small construction projects) is that you should avoid making design changes during construction. Changes while a project is in-progress may require existing work to be removed, or new work to be done in difficult conditions. It often requires significant coordination effort just to figure out what work has been done (“Have you poured these foundations yet? Are the columns in yet?”), and what can and can’t be done in that situation. If a pipe needs to run through a beam, it’s easy to design the beam to accommodate that ahead of time. But if it’s a last-minute change, and the beam has already been fabricated, you might have to field cut a hole, or add reinforcing. Or maybe the beam can’t accommodate the hole at all, and you need to redesign the entire piping system (which will of course impact other in-progress work.) And while this expensive redesign is happening, everyone else might need to stop their work.
On a nuclear plant, which can employ up to 5,000 construction workers at a time (one source described planning the temporary construction facilities as equivalent to planning the utilities for a small city), we might expect these sorts of disruptions to be especially severe. A 1980 study of nuclear plant craft workers found that 11 hours per week were lost due to lack of material and tool availability, 8 hours a week were lost in coordination with other work crews or work area overcrowding, and 5.75 hours per week were lost redoing work. All together nearly 75% of working hours were lost or unproductively used.
(This will continue next week with Part II. Thanks to Titus Reed and Austin Vernon for reading drafts of this)
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Pat created the word ‘smog’ remembering her early life in London and Joyce selected areas of dripped paint to create an accidental cloud. Annette scumbled and blended sky and cloud with paint. John drew an image of the sky with language written into the swirling shapes.
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I DON’TEVEN REMEMBER WHAT LED TO THIS
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NINI OH MY FREAKING GOD
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done in HK, starcrossed tattoo by rich phipson.
Filed under: #submission #... #that was so rude OP #so rude #....personally i also happen to like those textures #DOUBLE OFFENSE
*$9 because the texture abuse raises the price by two dollars.
Wouldn’t you rather spend your money on art that you’d like to look at?
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if this picture took less than an hour to draw, $7 is about the bare minimum level of reasonable compensation. if it took the artist any longer than that, they are being underpaid for the amount of time they spent.
why are people constantly fucking bitching and crying about artists getting paid “too much” for their skilled labor, while nobody ever pitches a fit about the fact you can make $8.81 an hour standing in front of a door and saying hello to people
do people even have any concept of how little minimum wage actually is? even a full time minimum wage job is going to get you 1200-1500 dollars a month tops, and most positions that hire at minimum wage are going to be part time to avoid having to actually give you any benefits like health insurance (and freelance artists still have to pay for their own health insurance even when they’re working well over 40 hours a week, which is exorbitantly fucking expensive to buy individually). go look at craigslist for the prices of renting apartments in your area and see how comfortable a life you’ll have working 8 dollars an hour when you factor in the prices of food, transportation, taxes, the out-of-pocket medical bills you’ll have to pay, clothes, etc.. even if you cram yourself into apartment with a billion other people it can be hard
nobody ever argues that walmart greeters don’t deserve to make the bare minimum living wage for the work that they do because for some reason people believe training an ability for your whole fucking life and then spending countless hours creating individualized pieces to the specification of your commissioners is easier and of less value to society than saying hello to people who walk into a walmart
it’s fucking ILLEGAL to pay a walmart greeter 7 dollars for an hour of work, and yet people will sneer at an artist who doesn’t want to work at a $2/hr wage
i don’t care if an artist is hawking terrible weeaboo pictures of his fucking shitty naruto OCs rubbing their massive inflated lactating jugs all over each other, he is entitled to set his price at the minimum wage. you don’t have to buy art that you don’t like, but getting indignant over an artist expecting the most basic grade of compensation for the time spent makes you the worst kind of garbage shit trash
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that is the most grabbable butt i’ve ever seen drawn.
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BUT YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO CUT ME OFF
MAKE OUT LIKE YOU’RE THE VICTIM AND THEN START A BLOODY REVOLUTION
AND I DON’T EVEN NEED YOU THOUGH
BUT YOU SAY I’M AN OPPRESSOR AND IT FEELS SO ROUGH
NO YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO STOOP SO LOW
HAVE YOUR FRIENDS LOAN YOU SOME WEAPONS AND TAKE MY FACE OFF OF YOUR MONEY
I GUESS I SHOULDN’T BLAME YOU THOUGH
NOW YOU’RE JUST A COUNTRY THAT I USED TO OWN
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Awaking from my bed of peat, I decided to act upon my impulses from the evening before and find a place to make my own. I remembered the ledge where I had spent some time earlier in my journey. Foraging and botanizing as I went, I eventually returned to that place. It was wooded with gently rolling hills and there were many cliff rock tiles. This was important because if I was going to create a cave home for myself, I didn't want to make it in just any cleft in the rock. I wanted there to be resources available nearby. By using my pickaxe I could prospect the rock face to see if I could detect any resources. What I needed was iron. To my wonderful surprise, I prospected iron and lead (useful for boat anchors) nearby. I was standing on the very ledge I had been at before. What a coincidence! It was decided then - I would make my home here.
The tile I decided to tunnel into looked more like the shape of a diamond than a cave entrance. If more of the rock face had been exposed and I had enough skill, I could have mined the top corners of the tile to make them more level before tunneling into the rock. The floor corners would likely be more level once I opened the face of the rock. But I was in a survival situation and being "pretty" was not an option at that point. I decided to begin tunneling and hoped the opening would be negotiable.
After only a few tunneling actions, I understood that the rock was too hard at the location to mine an entrance. Initially I was aggravated, but then a thought came to me. Perhaps this exact tile is a resource tile. If this were true, I knew exactly where either the iron or the lead vein was located. This was exciting! But then I needed to find another place to open my new home that was close enough to the ground for me to enter. I did not yet have enough digging skill to do much terraforming.
At about 45 mining actions, I noticed that I would soon create an entrance. It was dark and beginning to rain when I finally broke through. The cave wasn't very deep; I would need to mine more, but I was happy to be out of the rain. I decided to go ahead and mine a second tile and then a third. I would turn towards the ore tile once I had made myself a sufficient place to walk around. Mid way through my second interior tile, something plopped off of the wall onto the ground. It was a diamond! It was only 1.0 quality, but I didn't care. I picked it up and placed it into my inventory. Gems were fairly rare. Into the night I mined my little cave.
I grew very hungry and when my nutrition reached about 8 percent, I was simply too weak to mine. Soon I fasted though and was able to complete the next tile. I decided to sleep in my new cave that night. I felt safe and very comfortable.

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Can Dentures Cause Thrush
Can Dentures Cause Thrush. People who are the most susceptible to oral thrush tend to be denture wearers, specifically when dentures aren’t cleaned or regularly removed during the night. There are other reasons for oral thrush too such as eating lots of carbs or taking antibiotics or steroids.
Why are my dentures so uncomfortable
Why are my dentures so uncomfortable. The jawbone underneath the dentures is constantly deteriorating and without tooth roots that were also lost with the loss of teeth, the jaw bone gets thinner as time passes. The gums are also becoming thinner and lose their capacity to stick tightly to the dentures and keep them in their place.
What if dentures don t fit properly
What if dentures don t fit properly. If your dentures do not sit correctly in your mouth, they could cause certain areas in your mouth to feel higher pressure than other areas. The high-pressure points could be painful. In addition, they may increase the loss of bone that is caused by dentures.
Side Effects of Dentures
Here are some Side Effects of Dentures:
Due to their large base because of their large base, dentures can extend to the throat, and also behind the tongue. This can make some people gag.
Due to the same reason dentures can hinder the mouth and tongue from being able to move enough to allow proper speech. Certain letters are extremely difficult to pronounce, including D’s and T’s.
Poor eating habits, tests, and chewing
It’s very difficult to chew, bite taste, and swallow when wearing dentures. The most force patients can bite is 15 percent of the normal bite force when the patient had dental implants or natural teeth. Because of this, the patient can consume processed foods that are low in vitamins and nutrients which can lead to malnutrition. The appetite is diminished since the patient is unable to perceive the food.

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The Supreme Court on Monday directed the demolition of twin 40-storey towers of Supertech’s Emerald Court project in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, for violation of building by-laws.
The court directed that the entire amount of home buyers be refunded with 12 per cent interest from the time of the booking and the residents welfare association be paid ₹2 crore for the harassment caused due to the construction of the twin towers.
A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah said upheld the April 11, 2014, verdict of the Allahabad High Court, which directed the demolition, does not deserve any interference.
It said the construction of the towers, which have 915 flats and shops, was done in collusion with Noida (New Okhla Industrial Development Area) authorities and the high court was correct in holding that view.
The bench said that demolition exercise be carried out within three months under the supervision of Noida and an expert agency and the cost of the entire exercise be borne by Supertech Ltd.
The top court said that recently it has seen rampant unauthorised construction in metropolitan areas in collusion with planning authorities and the issue has to be dealt with sternly.
The company has said it will file a review petition against the judgement.
“[There are] repeated instances of collusion between authorities and developers – complicity of Noida authorities… breach of building plans, refusal of authorities to share building plans with residents, violation of building norms… The high court dealt with these issues and, correctly, concluded collusion between authorities and developers,” Justice Chandrachud said.
The court slammed a “rampant increase in unauthorised construction” and stressed that protection of the environment and safety of residents had to be considered at all times.
“This construction dilutes safety standards [and] illegalities have to be dealt with strictly. [The] sanction given by Noida authorities is violative of building regulations… goes against minimum distance requirements between towers… fire safety norms have been violated… garden area was violated to construct the towers,” the court said.
Supertech denied any illegality in the construction of the towers. Among other arguments, Vikas Singh, the lawyer representing the company, said the residents welfare association that filed the case did not exist when construction started.
“We have followed the minimum distance criteria, followed the fire safety norms and all other parameters. There was no illegality as canvassed by the home buyers,” he said.
In its previous hearing on the matter earlier this month, the court came down hard on Noida authorities for failing to provide copies of the sanctioned plan, as requested by home buyers.
“You are reeking with corruption right from your eyes and nose,” the court said. “This is a shocking exercise of power.”


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Hi everyone! It's me, Tonyaand I'm here to share my project that I created for the Chattering Robin's blogusing the Wild About U Collection which is 20% off this month. Also we are cross promoting wonderful laser cut chipboard pieces and die cuts with Gina's Designs. I came up with an adorable Valentine's Day banner that I created using small 4"x6" paper sacks, felt heart shape Christmas ornaments, red foil heart shape doilies and vintage children images some I found on the internet and one I got from a Crafty Secrets sheet of vintage images. For more on how to create this adorable Love Banner hop on over to the Chattering Robin's blog and check it out!
Thanks for stopping by, hope your Sunday is wonderful and enjoy creating!!!
Hi everyone!!! It's me Tonya and I'm here to share my card I created for the Crafty Card Gallery blog. The theme for this month is either black and white or penguins. Well, I do have some penguins stamps but decided to go the black and white route. I used the backside of the Wind Flame with Thermal Icing ,Black and White Glitter Border Swirl and Black Glitter Swirl on White cardstock from the Robin's Nestto create the base and decorate the front of my 5"x8" card along with some other scraps I had laying around. The corset diecut is from Gina's Designs which I painted with white acrylic paint and once dry I added extra fine glitter to the top of it. Next I added gathered lace to make a skirt and last but not least I printed out "It's Your Day" sentiment to the card.
Super easy card to make!!! It could be used either for a bridal shower or wedding card.
If you have any questions please let me know. Thanks for stopping by, hope your Saturday is awesome and enjoy creating!!!
Hi everyone! I'm back to share one of my projects I had in the works for Christmas but just ran out of time to get it posted. The first time I seen one of these paper tea cups was one that Renea shared on her blog. Oh my gosh!!! It was absolutely stunning and I knew I had to created one of these for myself. It is easy peasy to create too!!! All I had to do was print the Paper Tea Cup and Saucer pattern off onBoy Polka Dot Stamp cardstock and cut out and adhere everything together.
I used Zip Dry glue to adhere all the tea cup and saucer pieces together. It is a strong glue and you don't have to worry about your project coming apart either. Also I glimmer misted a paper doily and once dry I adhered on top of the saucer.
Now for the fun part…DECORATING!!!
I added a small amount of tissue paper inside the tea cup to give me something to adhere to. I googled vintage children images and found this sweet little girl all bundled up in her wintry finery and knew she would be perfect for my little tea cup. I printed her on hp soft gloss photo paper and then fussy cut her out. For her "wings" I cut a small section off of a snowflake Christmas ornament and added some more extra fine glitter. Once dry I glued to the back of my little girl and then I adhered her to the tissue paper.
The cardstock doily is from Gina's Designs which I cut in half. I added different bits and pieces of lace inside the tea cup, sprigs of pearls and flowers. Next I added gesso here and there around on the lace and sprinkled glitter to give it a shimmery look.
I added another dew drop to some snowflake sequins on the handle and a flower bud with more pearl sprigs and I'm finished. I so love how this wintery tea cup fairy child turned out! I can see me making more of these in the future. :-)
If you have any questions please let me know. Thanks for stopping by, hope your Wednesday is wonderful and enjoy creating!!!
Hi everyone! I'm here to share two 32 count matchboxes I altered. I used leftover scraps of Sorbet Glitter Cardstock, Red Glitter Stripe Cardstock and Pearl Dew Drops from the Robin's Nest. Also the little angel sticker is from the Robin's Nest but I can't find the link for it. I spruced the angel up with a little Stickles on the wings, gathered a little bit of lace which I adhered to her neck and added a Dew Drop.
The heart I used a small heart punch first on a piece of cardstock and then punched a larger heart around the smaller heart opening to create the outline of a heart.
A little bit of lace, buttons and a Dew Drop and you have a super cute matchbox to fill up with fun little goodies.
If you have any questions just give me a holler. Thanks for stopping by, hope your Tuesday is wonderful and enjoy creating!!!
Hi there! I hope everyone had an awesome Christmas and New Years. Me? I did but I guess with all the on the go, non-stop running and trying to get everything finished caught up with me cause I wound up sick as a dog…chills, coughing, runny nose, aching mess kicked my tale end but after a visit to the doctor and meds I am feeling a lot better!!! YEAH!!! I had a few more Christmas related projects that I had wanted to shared and when time permits I will get those posted but for now I want to share a quick card I created. The rubber stamp set is from Unity Stamp Company and the base of the card is a 6"x6" piece of cardstock folded in half to 3"x6". I used a variety of scraps of cardstock, scrapbook paper, paper doily and Pearl colored Dew Drops.
If you have any questions please let me know. Thanks for stopping by, hope your Saturday is wonderful and enjoy creating!!!


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Honda’s $2.7 billion in new investments, broken down by region – SLIDESHOW
What does $2.7 billion buy Honda Motor Co.?
The Japanese automaker, which bases its manufacturing operations in Marysville, announced $215 million in new projects in Ohio, raising its investment in expansions and new facilities in North America to more than $2.7 billion in the past three years.
Ohio has been the biggest beneficiary of those projects having already received or being slated to receive more than $1.05 billion.
See our slideshow for a breakdown of how that $2.7 billion pie breaks down.
Note: Total jobs figures are for 2012 and in some cases already include new jobs created from the added investments.
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New to our pack is the Camera Studio Belt.
Handmade by the best craftsmen here in the Netherlands. The belt is provided in the strongest and thickest leather we could find.
With a wooden block to rest the camera on, two hurricane-proof hooks for the cable and a cobra buckle; never trip over your cable again, make excellent steady hand-held shots and open your belt easily with using only 1 hand.


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Malaa unveils first single from his debut album, ‘How It Is’: Listen
Just days after the announcement of his debut album ‘Don Malaa‘, French producer Malaa released the first single, ‘How It Is’. The latest track provides the bass music enthusiasts something fresh to listen to and get excited about this summer.
The mysterious masked producer has been a respectable name in the house music scene for years, especially after he got signed to Tchami’s Confession label and became a part of the collective Pardon My French, project consisting of four French producers along with Tchami, Mercer and DJ Snake. Along with the other three pioneers of french house music, Malaa is frequently found touring with them around North America and Europe, like the Pardon My French Tour in 2016, No Redemption Tour with Tchami in 2018 and recently Ring The Alarm b2b tour with DJ Snake in 2021. The hype around his debut album ‘Don Malaa’ has its merit due to a recently announced tour in NA and European cities. The released track ‘How It Is’ carries Malaa’s signature sound many would recognize.
The creator of ‘Notorious’ and ‘Bling Bling’ in his recent times teamed up with his friend DJ Snake to create a FIFA 2022 soundtrack ‘Pondicherry’, along with successful track from late 2021 called ‘Ring The Alarm’. Outside Pardon My French collective, his most famous projects were works with Rezz on ‘Criminals’ and the hit ‘Revolt’ made with Jacknife, and is oftentimes found on remixes, some of which were from Petit Biscuit, Alison Wonderland and Valentino Khan.
As we wait for the set release of ‘Don Malaa’ in September 2022, ‘How It Is’ is here to keep us hooked. ‘How It Is’ released on Illegal Music Ltd, and can be checked out here.
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text: Michaela Strachan is a well known TV presenter. She has been presenting since 1986 on a variety of programmes from The Wide Awake Club to The Hitman And Her, The Really Wild Show to Michaela's Wild Challenge, Elephant Diaries and Animal Families to Countryfile, Springwatch and many many more. She started off presenting children's programmes but these days is known as a wildlife presenter and has travelled all over the world filming animals and conservation projects. 'Michaela's Really Wild Adventures' is her 1st book and really has been an adventure to write! It is a book of fun and factual rhymes about her adventures whilst filming wildlife programmes. Some are funny, some are sad, some are very factual, some are quirky and some are bonkers! Michaela has a young son who loves children's books written in rhyme and she herself has always enjoyed children's rhyming books. Maybe this will be the first of many! Sarah grew up in Derbyshire, mainly under a snow drift. She spent much of her childhood scampering in the nearby fields with a few goats. Then she decided to be sensible and studied Illustration at Falmouth College of Arts, graduating in 2001. She has illustrated for many different projects including an ad campaign for Kew Gardens entitled 'Plantastic Play'. She has also undertaken commission from The Guardian and The Independent newspapers. Sarah now specialises in funny, inky illustration and words for children's fiction and picture books. Sarah likes to paint on very big canvas. She loves funny detail, colour, music, dreams and big open spaces. Sarah now works from a studio on a hill in Forest Hill, London.


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This is the standing of Uranta Emmanuel in our community - the further right, the more of a Wikinut they are!
This poem tries to depict the journey of man, his travails on the planet earth and the journey back to the source of all, from whence he emanated.
Most of us follow a diet that lacks certain vital nutrients which are required by body to function optimally; including recuperative processes. Sometimes, we spend great deal of money on meals that in long run lacks the necessary ingredients in balanced proportion for the body to func...
Man by nature is a social animal. He instinctively seeks to bond with others especially people with same or identical interest, aspiration and the same world view or ideology.
From the part of the world I come from, a male child is highly sought after. A family can not truly be said to be fulfilled without having at least 'man' in the house.
Enduring peace on earth has eluded mankind from inception. This article takes a look at what is actually peace and those factors militating against it, including of course the panacea for real peace.
Reincarnation has been a subject hotly debated between those who are for or against. However, from whatever angle one looks at reincarnation, there is one basic fact, our beliefs not withstanding, nothing negates its existence or otherwise.
The rate of divorce in our society is becoming quite alarming and very unfortunate. This portends danger signal to the institution of marriage.
The Niger Delta Crises is simply the fall out of years of insensitivity and neglect on the part of successive Nigerian authorities. It is a classic case of what a pent up anger, frustration, poverty and deprivation can unleash in the course of time.
In most cases, we seldom appreciate health until when we temporary lose it to sickness. Then, do we realize that the greatest thing apart from life itself is good health and without it nothing else matters.
We are unwittingly and gradually destroying our environment that supports our very existence here on earth, and unless we stop the rhetoric, and start addressing the basic problems caused by man himself, then we may not have a future to hope for.
Nature follows her own laws calmly and irresistibly. The laws are impersonal and some times seems unforgiving.
This is a chronicle of an experience that fundamentally changed my life. I have since then, come to see things differently and my perception of life and existence with a deeper understanding.
Education should be more than just imparting knowledge to man. The aspect that has to be taken seriously dwells on the need to awaken the intuitive and creative powers in man to give him the advantage of naturally expressing himself rather than becoming an imitator.
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United Nations saysIt has been so severely damaged that it should be stated as “at risk”. The warning prompted an immediate refusal from the Australian Government.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Committee Warning on Tuesday That “urgent” action is needed to combat the effects of climate change and protect the rest of the coral.The area suffered three catastrophic damages A large amount of coral bleaching phenomenon Since 2015 ..
The report says that coral reefs are ”“The government has found that, among other factors, it has not met its water quality and land management goals.
The committee will vote for the designation at a meeting in China next month.
Adding the world’s largest coral reef system to the Endangered Species list could lose UNESCO’s status as a World Heritage Site and could have a significant impact on tourism and the Australian economy. It was first registered as a heritage site in 1981, but if the government does not take steps to protect the reefs, the reefs could be removed.
Environment Minister Susan Lee said on Tuesday that Australia “strongly opposes” the recommendation, citing the government’s $ 3 billion investment in coral reef conservation. She called the UN approach “defective” and argued that the action was taken “without sufficient consultation.”
“Australian officials were surprised at the backflip of previous guarantees from UN officials that coral reefs would not face such recommendations before the UNESCO World Heritage Committee hosted by China in July,” Ray said. Stated. statement.. “The Great Barrier Reef is the most well-managed coral reef in the world, and this draft recommendation was made without a direct look at the reefs or the latest information.”
Coral reefs are an important marine ecosystem, home to more than 1,600 species of fish and more than 600 species of coral. Great Barrier Reef Foundation.. It has also greatly boosted Australia’s economy, creating $ 6.4 billion and 64,000 jobs annually.
“I agree that global climate change is the only greatest threat to coral reefs in the world, but in our view it is the most managed in the world for the” endangered “list. It is wrong to pick out the reefs that have been destroyed, “Ray said.
The· Climate council, Australia’s major climate change non-profit organization said the UN warning “shames” the country’s government.Some organizations including Greenpeace australiaCondemned Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s continued support for fossil fuels and failure to act on climate change.
“The situation is dire and our response should be in line with it,” said Leslie Hughes, a spokeswoman and climate scientist. “It’s important to remember that coral reefs can be restored, but we need to get out of the serious coral bleaching phenomenon. The only way to do that is to quickly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”
In December, the International Union for Conservation of Nature lowered the health of coral reefs from “serious concern” to “serious.” Climate change Today, it is the greatest threat to World Heritage Sites.It has Lost half of the coral It has responded to climate change since 1995, and its “critical” status is the most urgently designated status in the UNESCO Advisory Board’s classification system.
“The prospect of losing our coral reefs as a World Heritage Site is a big shock to many Australians, but our government needs to urgently raise its threat to its existence: its ambitions for climate change and water quality. It’s a powerful message that there is, “said Richard Wreck, Head of Marines. Global Fund for Nature-Australia.. “The federal government should seize the opportunity to turn the country into a renewable energy superpower.”
Australia rejected UN warning describing the Great Barrier Reef as “at risk”
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In 1938, Ino Wolff’s family owned a restaurant in Breslau, Germany, serving delicious continental food, 150-plates a day. But it was a difficult time for Jews. During a city festival, Ino remembers the government would post a soldier at the door stopping non-Jews from entering the restaurant.
Then on November 9 the Nazis unleashed the unimaginable, a series of violent riots against Jews in Germany and Austria. In the space of a few hours, thousands of synagogues and Jewish businesses and homes were destroyed. For the first time, tens of thousands of Jews were sent to concentration camps simply because they were Jewish. This night of terror came to be called Kristallnacht (“Night of the Broken Glass”) for the shattered store windowpanes that carpeted the streets.
Ino’s family’s restaurant was destroyed. Nevertheless, shortly after the horrific night they received a letter from the Gestapo demanding the restaurant building be repaired at the family’s expense. The Gestapo decided they would use the building as SS offices. The family watched their business and dreams swept away. Ino remembers watching the SS and Gestapo inspecting the restored building smug in their trim uniforms and shiny shoes.
Yet, Ino’s family was one of the few lucky ones. With the help of the Ecuadorian Consulate, they received visas and immigrated to Ecuador. With this new start, Ino’s family again ended up in the food and beverage business, first in Ecuador and later in America.
Ino’s story reflects a glimpse into the inhumanity of the not-so-distant past of the Holocaust. The impact changed millions and millions of lives forever in directions that could not be foretold.
It is also a story of survivorship and a celebration of life.
This many years later, volunteers from the Merage Jewish Community Center’s JCC Cares celebrated Ino and threw him a 90th birthday party. JCC Cares, a social action committee, regularly volunteers with Café Europa, a local social group of Holocaust survivors and a project of the Jewish Federation and Family Services Orange County. At one such event between JCC Cares and Café Europa, volunteers Marlene Beach and Julie Shulman, befriended Ino and six years later their friendship has flourished over many meals and laughs. The restauranteur has shown a strong preference for McDonald’s hamburgers and milkshakes, which he enjoyed on his birthday, as well as an authentic German beer.
Friends with the owners and operators of the local Foothill Ranch McDonald’s, Marlene and Julie gathered their support along with the enthusiasm and help of JCC Cares and the Café Europa support team. “You’re never too old to enjoy your birthday at McDonald’s. And this is certainly a birthday worthy of celebrating!”


Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Thursday recruited fast bowler Kemar Roach for the first Test against Bangladesh at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.
The 33-year-old passed a fitness test and cut in as the 13th player on the squad ahead of the commencement of the Test series. Roach has fully recovered from an injury received while playing for Surrey in the English County Championship, according to the CWI.
Roach is the highest-ranked West Indian bowler in the ICC rankings and the West Indies’ leading current Test wicket-taker. He brings a plethora of knowledge and skill to the bowling attack, with a remarkable record of 242 wickets in 72 Test matches at 27 runs per wicket, and he is also the highest wicket-taker at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium with 43 wickets, according to a release from the CWI on Wednesday.
Roach’s career-high numbers of 6-48 against Bangladesh occurred in 2009, while his best figures at the venue were 5-8 against Bangladesh in 2018.
“It’s fantastic that he (Roach) is fit for the Test match. He’s always an inspiration to our younger guys, and he’s ready to go. With 250 wickets on the horizon, we’re pleased with what he brings to the table not only on the field but also in the dressing room. I’m pleased he’s fit and looking forward to watching him get out there and do what he does so well,” West Indies head coach Phil Simmons was quoted in the release as saying.
BAN vs WI Test Series
The first match of the Test series will get underway on 16th June while the series will conclude on 29th June. The series will be different for Bangladesh as it will be played from Duke ball which none of the present Bangladeshi pacers have used. Also, both teams would look to win as this series is very important looking at the WTC table.


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Hey everyone! So as you may have known if you got the chance to check out my previous post, I participated in the Halloween Read-a-Thon hosted by Lauren over at Wonderless Reviews. The challenge ran from October 10th to the 31st, and obviously revolved around Halloween or horror-themed books. You can check out how I did and what I read below!
For this read-a-thon, I hosted my own giveaway for a copy of Vasa is the Night by Sarah Porter! This was the first giveaway I did and was lots of fun. And the winner is……Rachel from Life of a Female Bibliophile! Rachel look out for an email from me so I can get your shipping info! Thanks to everyone who participated!
THE CHALLENGES & MY TBR
🕸 Can we just pretend that Crimson Bound has a creepy cover, or maybe double dip Stalking Jack the Ripper, like she’s holding a knife, that’s creepy right? Yeah, so I didn’t get to Miss Peregrine’s, but I read some other books I’m going to cheat count for this one. Scaryness is subjective.
🕸 I didn’t pick up The Raven King like I thought it would for this, instead I picked up Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones. This centered around a goblin world and king, I adored it, it was super unique and a truely haunting fantasy.
🕸 I actually read Stalking Jack the Ripper for this. It started off a little slow for me, but once I got into it I was hooked. I can’t wait to get my hands on the sequel and spend more time with these characters.
🕸 I was going to pick up Vengeance Road, but ended up reading (most of) Cruel Beauty. Minor cheating here.
🕸 I don’t usually watch scary movies and this was a TBD for me, but I ended up watching The Shining with my boyfriend (he made me). I didn’t particularly like it to be honest, and didn’t necessarily find it too scary.
🕸 I didn’t read the book I intended for this, instead I chose the first Trials of Apollo book. I just love Rick Riordan and this series hit me in the heart like all his books do, just so much love and nostalgia.
🕸 Fireblood 🔥 and The Great Pursuit were both sequels I was eager to read, and they were totally everything I wanted.


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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, is characterized in the documentary “I Am Breathing” as the last truly incurable disease that still exists today. Those diagnosed suffer from gradual breakdown of the nerves connecting the brain to the muscles, slowly losing their motor abilities. First a finger goes, then a foot, then a leg and then even a lung. Eventually, the body stops running entirely and everything shuts down.
The late Scottish architect Neil Platt was one of the unlucky suffering from the disease, eventually passing away in 2009. As shown in “I Am Breathing,” Platt regressed from being a healthy 30-year-old husband and father to being a paralyzed shell in need of an oxygen machine over the course of a year. There’s little overt struggling, as he and his family learn to find a new normal. But the truth of the disease still remains. As Platt says in the film, having to conduct your own funeral arrangements is an interesting experience.
Even though “I Am Breathing” essentially chronicles one man’s slide into death, Platt and his family remain a spirited, lively bunch. Platt devotes his remaining time to spreading awareness of ALS through a blog and the film itself. More importantly, he is trying to piece together something for his one-year old son, Oscar, to remember him by. It proves a convenient excuse for the documentary to delve into Platt’s past, as well as the first signs of his eventual diagnosis. But selecting what to save for Oscar is difficult for Platt. “How can I anticipate things he would find useful to know about me … 15, 20 years from now,” Platt asks the crew.
Despite the humor in many of Platt’s interactions, directors Emma Davie and Morag McKinnon frequently wrap the documentary in morbidity. There are a lot of silent sequences set to gloomy ambiences. Were this a fiction film, it would be distasteful, but the reality of Platt’s decline is truly affecting. We don’t get inside his head through “I Am Breathing,” but we do learn about who he is. And the end, when it comes, is handled by the filmmakers with subtlety and respect.
It’s difficult to say how effective the documentary is at spreading the word about ALS, but “I Am Breathing” succeeds as a tribute to Platt. In ways, the film is less a documentary in the proper sense than it is a poetic grave marker, or an urn on the mantelpiece — a beautiful reminder of what once was.
A version of this article appeared in the Tuesday, Sep. 3 print edition. J.R. Hammerer is a staff writer. Email him at [email protected]


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Ferns were popular in the Victorian era and garnered the name Pteridomania, which included gathering ferns or utilizing them in pottery/textiles. Slavic traditions incorporated this plant as anyone who views this rare flower as rich and happy for life. Finnish people say those who hold a fern seed on a midsummer night can move invisibly to find treasure.
In the United States, they ward off evil spirits when thrown into burning coals.
Today, ferns purify the air, remove formaldehyde/xylene, and improve sleep quality. They may help relieve headaches as well. An indoor fern is a versatile plant that can grow in both very small and large spaces.
Crocodile ferns are some of the newest plants to become popular amongst house plant enthusiasts and fern lovers, for good reasons.
The crocodile fern, also known as a Crocodylus fern, is an unusually textured fern from Australia. The name of this fern comes from the scale-like appearance of its leaves that resembles the patterning of a crocodile, which makes it a very decorative plant to make a statement in any indoor home garden.
But how do you care for these strange plants? Keep reading to learn more about crocodile fern care and learn if this intriguing plant would make a great addition to your indoor plant collection.
Ferns make a great addition to your indoor garden, considering how abundant they are. Are you wondering how often to water ferns indoors for them to stay lush and keep thriving? We got you.
Keep reading to learn everything you need to know about keeping your ferns hydrated looking great.
Avocados are a delicious, versatile, and expensive fruit, so it’s understandable if you’ve thought about growing an avocado tree at home. However, not many people know how to grow an avocado tree that bears fruit.
Luckily, it’s possible to grow a fruitful avocado tree. Keep reading to find out how to grow an avocado tree that bears fruit and learn the secrets you need to know so that you can have access to avocados from your own backyard.
Are you trying to reduce the mugginess of a room in your house, particularly your bathroom? Bathrooms are one of the most humid spots in the house, causing problems over time. Well, one of the easiest and most eco-friendly ways to reduce humidity and mold in bathrooms is plants, and many indoor plants absorb humidity.
Keep reading to find out the best indoor bathroom plant to reduce the humidity that will never make you want to use a dehumidifier again.
Snake plants, also known as Sansevieria, are very popular indoor plants because they’re easy to take care of, but this doesn’t mean that they don’t require the attention and care that you give your other plants. For example, proper environmental conditions are essential for a snake plant to thrive, so you want to make sure that you monitor the amount of light and how much humidity your sansevieria plant is getting. However, if you don’t know if snake plants like humidity, we’ve got you covered.
Keep reading to learn the answer to the question “do snake plants like humidity,” and learn how you can provide your snake plant with the right conditions to grow.
Light is an essential element to the growth of most plants, so choosing plants for north-facing windows can be a difficult task for indoor gardeners.
Not many house plants can cope with low light conditions, making it challenging to find one to liven up a room with no direct sunlight. Fortunately, the task is difficult, but not impossible. There are several options of plants for north-facing windows that can thrive in darkness or with little light.
Keep reading to find out which plants are suitable for lower light conditions and can bring beauty to your home.
Rubber plants are hardy houseplants that make a beautiful focal point in any home. If you’re lucky enough to have an abundant rubber plant, it may be a good idea to propagate it to create another one for another window of your home or share them with your friends and family. Luckily, rubber plants are as easy to propagate as they are to grow and often have a high rate of success.
Keep reading to learn how to propagate rubber plants through three different methods so that you can create more of these hardy houseplants to decorate your home.
The Burgundy Rubber plant, also known as the Ficus Elastica, is an indoor plant with rich glossy leaves that range from dark red to almost black. The foliage of most burgundy rubber plants is a deep, rich red that turns almost purple under low light.
This plant is native to many parts of South and Southeast Asia. Over the years, it’s become naturalized in the West Indies and the Southern United States. Today, it is a popular house plant that can be a centerpiece in any room.
Keep reading to find out more about the burgundy rubber plant and learn how to grow and maintain this beautiful house plant.
The Fiddle Leaf Fig Tree makes an impressive centerpiece in any room. Its unique long shape and abundantly large leaves make this dramatic plant an attractive choice for plant lovers.
Take special care of these plants, especially when it comes to choosing the right soil. Choose the wrong soil for your Fiddle Leaf Fig Tree, and you’ll find that your plant might suffer.
Keep reading to learn more about the importance of soil for Fiddle Leaf Fig Trees, and find out what some of the best soils for your favorite plant are.

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Ikal 1150, a winery outof Argentina, first made a splash in the Texas market in 2009. Since then it hasbeen full speed ahead. This August, husband and wife team Jerry Ward and SandraBeltran, owners of the winery, are hitting the west coast to showcase their wineto local Californians. With a limited production, a tailor made label and apoetic name, it’s sure to have a flourishing debut.
Everything about this wine is hand crafted to reflect a lifestyle. The name is areflection of “poetry in a bottle”: “Ikal,” meaning poetry in a local nativelanguage and “eleven fifty” (1150) showcasing the vineyard’s elevation inmeters. The label is elegantly designed by matching the vineyard’s soil, aglacial mix of rock and stone, to the color of each wine.
While in California, their main focus is to introduce the wine to localrestaurants, wine bars, and upscale venues. “We’ve put a lot of love andpassion behind our wine and we want to share it with the people ofCalifornia,”said Sandra Beltran, VP of Sales and vineyard owner. “It is acouture wine that we are sure Californians will appreciate.”
Ikal 1150 grows at high elevation, free of insects and mold, without pesticidesand other chemicals. The vines quench their thirst on snowmelt water from theAndes Mountains, whose foothills are less than a mile from the vineyard. Theold-world style and rustic elegance of these wines will pair well with the freshlocal farm grown produce used in most California restaurants.
A series of wine dinners and tastings are scheduled from Los Angeles movingsouth to San Diego. “We encourage everyone to follow us through facebook andcome join us where ever possible,” said Jerry Ward, in charge of operations andvineyard owner. Originally born in Huntington Beach, Jerry is very excited toreturn. The couple hand sell the wine wherever they go. They love getting toknow the people, sharing their stories and adventures. For more information ontheir wines please visit http://www.1150wine.com, http://www.facebook.com/ikal1150 or call1-888-333-8926.
About Ikal 1150 Wines:
The Ikal 1150 vineyard is located in the foothills of Mendoza, Argentina. Thewinery produces five distinctive varietals: Malbec, Cabernet, Pinot Noir,Chardonnay and Torrontes. Only 300 cases of each are produced with theexception of their signature Malbec, where 600 cases are produced. The grapesare grown in sandy, rocky soil bathed with lots of sunshine by day and brightstars and cool dry air at night. The challenging soil conditions and temperaturevariance make the vines struggle and the fruit ripen slowly, giving the winestheir signature body and distinct flavor, which wine drinkers describe as”poetry in a bottle,” partly due to the name and partly due to the unique taste.
The wines won the San Diego Critics Choice Award in 2008 and medals at theHouston Rodeo “Bits and Bites” competition in 2009 and again in 2010.
About the Creators:
The Ikal 1150 winery was built by the same team that developed the distinguishedsmall luxury hotels Ikal del Mar (now the Tides Rivera Maya) and Esencia inMexico’s Riviera Maya. There are future plans to build a twelve-room luxuryhotel and residences on the vineyard where owners may source their allocation ofgrapes from the estate, creating their own handcrafted wine.
The winery and residences represent an expansion of the company’s reach intoother products designed for consumers who appreciate the finer things in life.The wines are imported to the U.S. by Frutizia Wine Group, LLC.
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Branine History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Branine is a name that was formed by the Anglo-Saxon society of old Britain. The name was thought to have been used for someone who once worked as a person dwelling within a borough and occupying an important position akin to that of reeve. The surname Branine may also reflect the occupation of a chamberlain or servant of the bower. However, Branine may also be a patronymic surname which means the son of Bruman.
Early Origins of the Branine family
The surname Branine was first found in Norfolk, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
Early History of the Branine family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Branine research. Another 206 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1199, 1211, 1327, 1372, 1500, and 1749 are included under the topic Early Branine History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Branine Spelling Variations
Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Branine include Brooman, Bruman, Brunman, Bromman, Brounman and many more.
Early Notables of the Branine family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Branine family
Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Branine were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: William Brooman who sailed to Barbados in 1694.

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