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Good morning from Pharma and Biotech daily: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in Pharma e Biotech world.Sanofi and Alnylam have received FDA approval for the first RNAi treatment for hemophilia, with the drug, Qfitlia, indicated for both hemophilia A and B. This approval is significant as it can be given regardless of the presence of neutralizing antibodies against clotting factors VIII or IX. However, the sudden departure of FDA director Peter Marks has caused uncertainty in the biopharma industry. In other news, Vertex has cut a diabetes asset but analysts remain optimistic about their phase III option. Lilly's RNA silencer has shown promising results in lowering a key cardiovascular biomarker. Trilink is offering custom guide RNAs for CRISPR workflow to accelerate therapy discoveries. Despite market challenges, the cell and gene therapy sector has seen a 30% investment surge. Companies like Amgen, Aldeyra, and Argenx are among those with upcoming FDA actions. Arbutus has announced layoffs, while big pharmas are pushing boundaries in radiopharmaceuticals. Michelle Werner of AltoRNA is focused on making better drugs. Safety questions are looming in Duchenne as Dyne and Wave plan FDA filings. There are job opportunities available in data management and program leadership within the biopharma industry.Moving on to other news, several big pharmaceutical companies such as Novartis, Bayer, AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, and Eli Lilly are competing in the radiopharmaceuticals market, which is projected to be worth over $13 billion by 2033. The FDA is expected to announce decisions on therapies for dry eye disease soon. Michelle Werner, CEO of AllTrna, is focused on developing trna-based treatments for various diseases.Safety concerns are emerging in the Duchenne muscular dystrophy space as companies like Dyne and Wave plan FDA filings. The EU rejected Lilly's Alzheimer's drug Kisunla, Biontech's bispecific showed promise in treating SCLC patients, and Wave's duchenne exon-skipper reversed muscle damage in a mid-stage trial. Job opportunities within the biopharma industry were also highlighted for those interested.Thank you for tuning in to Pharma and Biotech daily - keeping you updated on all the latest news in the world of pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.

Join Irene as she sits down for an amazing and fabulous conversation with the remarkable and multi talented Moe Brody, live from her beautiful home in Arbutus! Moe has been thriving in her career, she is a powerhouse dancer, choreographer, and entrepreneur who has danced her way to success and joy! A true A-list Queen, and one of Irene's oldest besties from childhood these two gals picked up just like it was yesterday on the school playground! Moe Brody is a true force in the entertainment industry. As the co-owner of Harbour Dance Centre, she's a pillar of the Vancouver dance community, and her influence extends far beyond the studio. From her expertise as a choreographer, teacher, and mentor to her impressive work as an adjudicator, Moe's talents span across multiple dance genres including jazz, hip hop, contemporary, tap, musical theatre, and so much more. Her creative energy has made her a sought-after choreographer for film, TV, stage productions, and industrials. But Moe isn't just about the glitz and glamour—she's deeply committed to nurturing the next generation of dancers. She spends her time teaching at Harbour Dance Centre, where her love for dance is contagious, and mentoring young dancers who are following in her footsteps. Moe also shares her journey as a women living with a health issue bringing awareness to Crohn's and Colitis. Tune in for an unforgettable conversation full of laughter, wisdom, and Moe's incredible journey from the dance floor to success! For Moe's incredible career details and contacts please visit her WEBSITE! Moe is represented by Da Costa Talent.#ilo_wellnessseries

Phil Smith began in the awesome Vancouver punk band Wasted Lives, whose few recordings were recently released by Supreme Echo. This conversation was recorded on December 18 2024. He went on to musical projects like Snow Geese, Blanche Whitman, Bud Luxford and the long-running band Corsage. Venues Visited: Starvin' Marvin's was a nightclub on Burrard and Broadway which closed in the late 1970s. Quintessence Records (later Zulu) opened at 1869 west 4th avenue and often had in-store performances. It moved to 1972 w 4th where it still exists today. The Indian Center was built as a church (initially the Kitsilano Presbyterian Church) in 1911, and eventually became the Vancouver Indian Centre (now the Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Society) at this location (1855 Vine) from 1970 to 1979. Now called Devon Court, the building contains luxury condos.  The Subhumans played there in June and July 1978, and the hall had at least 2 additional shows. The Russian Community Hall on 4th and Arbutus has had events over the decades, but most famously was The Afterthought, where psych and hippie shows happened in the '60s before the Retinal Circus opened.  Rohan's opened at a record store at 2865 West 4th Ave (it was an old house!), and then relocated to 2723 west 4th as the venue, Rohan's Rockpile, in 1972 or 1973. According to BC Business Online The Who came to play after an arena show. The Legion Hall at 2611 west 4th avenue was known at Lion's Gate Hall, and was legion #79. There is an ad from 1963 listing it for rent for events. Bands mentioned: Alan Horowitz Band, Heart, Dishrags, Subhumans, Jonathan Richman, DOA, Modernettes, Iggy Pop, Ramones, Talking Heads, Helium, Actionauts, Pointed Sticks, U-J3RK5, Steely Dan. Other venues discussed: Luv-a-fair, Sub Ballroom, the Plaza (punk house), the Snake Pit, Viking Hall, Nat Bailey Stadium. This episode features the following music: Wasted Lives: Wirehead from s/t EP 1979 (reissued by Supreme Echo). Corsage: Royal Couple from CORSAGE (originally released on cassette 1988)  Corsage: September Song from Ancient Songs (2023)

Chris DeMuth Jr. shares what's special about Arbutus (2:00). Burford Capital - other than litigation, it's a great business (8:15). Why regulators shouldn't block Capital One/Discover deal (14:25). Cadiz, Chris' current top pick (21:30). This is an excerpt of a recent webinar.Show Notes:Sifting The WorldCapital One, Discover Financial upgraded to BuyArbutus expects to significantly reduce its net cash burn in 2025Burford Capital virtual analyst reportRead our transcriptsFor full access to analyst ratings, stock quant scores and dividend grades, subscribe to Seeking Alpha Premium at seekingalpha.com/subscriptions

Selina Crammond has played in the bands Movieland, Supermoon, Kiss Painting  and currently, Midnight News and Roswit. She also runs Monotapes with Gal av Gay. This conversation took place on December 7 2024. Horses Records was an independent record and bookstore on Hastings and Nanaimo (on 2447 E Hastings Street) from 2014-2016, opened by Katayoon Yousefbigloo and Dan Geddes. The store frequently hosted music show in those years. Other venues visited:  What's up Hot Dog (2481 E Hastings St), TD bank atm, Roy G Biv Other venues discussed: Art Bank, Nyala, Railway Club, WISE Club, Zoo Zhop, Selectors, Records, the Moontower, Deep Space, Red Gate, the Astoria Musicians mentioned: Chris-a-Riffic, Gal Gracen, Nice Apple, TV Ugly, Elf PIty, Search Parties, Dan Geddes (Peace, Lt Frank Dickens), Arbutus, connect_icut, Jock Tears, Cindy Lee, Kellarissa, Weed, lie, Apollo Ghosts   This episode features the following music: Lt Frank Dickens: Concrete from Sour Bubblegum (2017) Supermoon: Unsaid from Playland (Mint Records, 2016)) Midnight News:  Sucker Punch from Bad News Days (Monotapes, 2024)

It's Sunday, and it's been quite a week filled with rain, windstorms, and daily foraging for firewood. I've been using my e-bike and bow saw to collect and cut wood into manageable pieces, making the most of nearby beaches like Beaudous Cove. Earlier today, I slipped on mossy stairs, landing hard on my hip after finishing a morning of firewood collection. Despite the challenges, I recorded this episode of The Running Jackal Podcast, capturing the clean water, driftwood, and scenic surroundings. Wrapping up my walk, I'll finish burning 600 calories while enjoying this peaceful environment before heading home.

Adrian Teacher plays in the band Apollo Ghosts. He has also been in the projects Cool TV, Adrian Teacher and the Subs and the solo venture, Arbutus. This conversation was recorded on August 26th, 2024. Venues visited: The Toast Collective was a "grassroots nerve centre for new bands, art movements, community projects, and activism," which started around 2010. It was located at 648 Kingsway and when it closed its doors in 2021 the space for run for a few years by a new veture, called 648 Kingsway, which has now closed down. Lucky's Comics was a comic and bookstore at 3972 Main Street which has now relocated eight blocks north. After a hiatus of many years at the original location, the new location is now hosting some hows. Little Mountain Gallery was at 195 E 26th Ave built in 1930. It became an art space known as the Butchershop Collective in 2001 and Little Mountain Gallery was established in 2006. After music shows ended, it became an underground comedy club. It was demolished in 2023 despite the attempts of arts groups to preserve it. Other venues mentioned: Hoko's, Princeton Pub, Red Gate, Red Cat Records Bands discussed: Bad Fate,  Chris-a-Riffic, Twin Crystals, the Winks, Smithy Ramone, Shawn Mrazek, Dirty Beaches, the Doers Music clips used with artist permission. Apollo Ghosts: Land of the Morning Calm from Hastings Sunrise (2008) Smithy Ramone: Magic Leather Jacket from Cursed (2018) Chris-a-riffic: I Can't Carry That from Bible Beats (2012)

It's February and the garden is starting to awake. In this edition of Dig It Peter Brown and Chris Day bring us the latest events, plants and people making the headlines as well as some topical advice on getting the best from your garden this month.What's on1st - 29th February: Snowdrop season at Waterperry Gardens featuring over 60 different snowdrop varieties. Gardens open 10am - 5pm.3rd February: Graft and Grow Day at Buckingham Garden Centre and held in conjunction with The Mid-Shires Orchard Group, 10am - 4pm. Scion wood swap, fruit tree grafting demos, rootstocks, and fruit trees to buy and much more.3rd February - 10th March: Explore RHS Wisley's glasshouses for their annual Houseplant Takeover with the theme 'Plants Before Time'.8th February - 1 May: Danger and Desire: The Seductive Power of Orchids. Exhibition at RHS Wisley.Saturday 10th February: ‘Golden and Delicious - Edwardian Gardens' A lecture by Caroline Holmes. Writtle University College, Writtle. 11.30am - 13.30pm.Top selling potatoes in 2023 1st Charlotte (2nd early) 2nd Desire (main) 3rd Kestrel (2nd) 4th Cara (main) 5th Arran Piot (1st).Plant mentions: Arbutus unedo, Betula (Himalayan birch), Broad beans, Dogwoods including ‘Midwinter Fire' (Cornus) Hardy orchids, Fargesia (clump forming bamboo), Hedera (ivy), Mahonia, Mentha (mint), bedding Geraniums, Garlic, Sweet peas, Lettuce, Chinese money plant, Sansevieria Cylindrica Braided and Witch Hazel (Hamamelis).People, places and product mentions: Ashridge Forest, Gertrude Jekyll, Edwardian Garden style, Georgian Parks and Gardens Round-Up weedkiller, Kathy Brown's Garden featured on BBC Gardeners' World, Landscape weed-suppressing fabric, Melcourt peat-free composts, houseplants fill one of the Malvern Garden Buildings at the Garden Centre, Nest boxes, Tim Chafor, Composted Bark and Hot Bin Composting.NewsDormice under threat from wetter weather and climate change.Bamboo is the new Japanese knotweed.Kew experts predict horticultural trends Grapes in, apples out – RHS predicts garden trends as climate changesBumper year for British wine growers as output almost doubles.Dutch growers benefit from increased energy subsidies.The Dutch Flower Association acknowledges peat-free growing medium for the first time.First skatepark incorporated into a Chelsea Flower Show garden sparks debateA Tasmanian garden wins the world's ugliest lawn competition (video)DEFRA launches Forest of the National competition with the overall winner receiving £10m to fund their project.The RHS launches an AI chatbot called Chatbotanist to provide advice for members through their phone or PCOldest fungal plant named after children's book author and illustrator, Beatrix Potter.Biochar start-up Earthly Biochar has come up with a government-funded project that's setting out to help save Britain's ash trees.New Mr Fothergill's wildlife seed mix launched by BBC Children in Need.New findings suggest flowers are evolving to self-pollinate2023 was a record year for the National Garden SchemeOur thanks to Chiltern Music Therapy for supplying the music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steven Kiiskila is the Crop and Growing Team Manager at Arbutus Grove Nursery, located at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Each year his team grows 15 million container seedlings composed of 18 or more species, primarily for reforestation throughout Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest. He has been involved in reforestation his entire career; from collecting seeds to organizing and monitoring tree planting programs, although his primary focus has been growing seedlings at various nurseries throughout British Columbia. While employed as a Seedling Reforestation Specialist, he advised nurseries and tree seed orchards on growing practices. In this role, he also guided foresters and others planting trees on seedling stocktype selection and planting practices and established numerous outplanting trials to search for answers in overcoming reforestation challenges.   Steven loves the combination of art and science used to grow forest seedlings, and the fact that as a grower he is always learning something new. One of his favorite tree growing sayings is: “Growing trees is not rocket science, it's much harder.” He has a Master of Science degree in Forest Biology from the University of Victoria, a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, horticulture major from the University of Guelph, and a Horticulture Diploma from Olds, College.   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plantatrilliontrees/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plantatrilliontrees/support

Support the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1746998/supporters/newBecome a VIP member! We appreciate the love,  your donations help us keep this project alive! Check out the bottom of show notes to donate anything helps!We love 5 star reviews wherever you listen to our podcast! It allows others to discover this podcast.Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to be high above the ground, swinging through the branches of towering oaks and weeping figs, the wind whispering in your ears as you leap from limb to limb? This episode, we are joined by an expert tree climber who shares his fascinating stories and experiences of scaling these natural skyscrapers. He talks about the spiritual connection he experiences with these lofty giants and how he uses a unique tool named the "Rope Runner" to navigate his way through the branches, much like a parkour athlete leaping and bounding over obstacles. Tree climbing is not without its risks and challenges, and our guest guides us through some hair-raising stories of danger and near-misses. A particular incident with a cottonwood tree stands out, where a routine climb almost turned fatal. He shares with us the threats of barber chairing, a potentially dangerous situation within the tree-climbing community, and the essential role of a reliable ground crew. It's a thrilling insight into an activity that merges thrill, skill, and a deep respect for nature. And speaking of nature, our guest finds a special connection with the Arbutus tree, drawing parallels to its endurance and resilience in his own life journey. As we traverse the world of construction marvels and tenacious human ambition, we uncover how humanity's ambition pushes the boundaries of what's possible, yet underlines the importance of respecting and understanding nature's power. Whether you're a seasoned climber or a curious listener, this episode will offer a new perspective on our relationship with trees and how they symbolize our own life's journey. Join us on this fascinating journey where we discuss the thrill, challenges, and beauty of tree climbing!Check out my website for inside perks and merch that supports us!https://joelvalenzuela.comSupport the show

Everest's passion for building began when she was five with the construction of a multi-level tree fort on Pender Island. Years later, she would build her own cabin on Savary Island. She has since had a fascinating career as a designer and sculptor of form with function for over two decades. In this interview, we will take a deep dive into her architectural philosophy, the method and process of how she designs. Everest will also share stories about competing in downhill mountain biking, creating musical furniture, attending Emily Carr University, how she got her name, and so much more. ______________________________________________________________________ To stay up-to-date with new episodes, here are some of the ways you can subscribe... Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/64GCX2abpl8GfJ1AzjPQiB Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/thestoriesthatbroughtyouhere YouTube - YouTube - The Stories That Brought You Here 

#coldcase #missing411 #missingperson #police #FBI #psychic #psychicmedium For Entertainment Purposes Only. All Parties Are Innocent Until Proven Guilty In A Court Of Law. This Friday 9-22 at 6PM EST Time. We discuss the case regarding Michelle Rust in front of the psychic panel. What will will they reveal? What leads can be brought forward if any at all? Rust disappeared on the morning of July 20, 2002 as she was making preparations for her three-year-old son's birthday party. It was first believed that she disappeared while going to the store to buy supplies for that party. However, interviews with various witnesses have determined that no one saw Mrs. Rust actually leave her house on Clark Boulevard in Arbutus, and no one ever saw her behind the wheel of her vehicle, a green 1998 Dodge Caravan. The van was found on Clyde Avenue in Lansdowne soon after her disappearance. Let's look at this case and see what we can find out after all these years have passed. What happened on that day she left? Someone knows? Who saw her? What events happened that lead to her disappearance? https://grizzly.spiritsale.com https://paranormalhub.com/grizzly-hunt For Trail Cams and More Click the Link Below! Blaze Video Inc. ⁠https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1879540&u=3878666&m=117504&urllink=&afftrack=⁠ For Tac Lights and Camping and More, Click the Link Below. EcoGear FX, Inc. ⁠https://shareasale.com/u.cfm?d=481056&m=70349&u=3878666&afftrack=⁠ For Blinds, Waders, Outdoor Gear, Range Finders and More! Click Below! Tidewe ⁠https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1447058&u=3878666&m=92895&urllink=&afftrack=⁠ For Survival Gear, Camping and More Click here click below! Survival Frog LLC... https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=564389&u=3878666&m=51591&urllink=&afftrack= For Bags and Backpacks and More Click The Link Below! https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1243597&u=3878666&m=82802&urllink=&afftrack= For Dash Cams, Monitors and Much More Click The Link Below! https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1579252&u=3878666&m=87684&urllink=&afftrack= For Digital Picture Frames, Microphones, Ring Lights and Much More Click The Link Below! https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1968845&u=3878666&m=87684&urllink=&afftrack= --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grizzly-onthehunt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grizzly-onthehunt/support

This episode profiles the parricide murder of blogger and podcaster 58-year-old Dennis Lane, planned by his daughter, 14-year-old Morgan Lane Arnold and committed by her boyfriend 19 year old Jason Anthony Bulmer. The beloved Howard County resident was stabbed 10 times in his throat while in his bed at his home in the 8100 block of Winding Ross Way in Ellicott City, on May 10, 2013. This episode also profiles the forty-one-year-old unsolved murder of 21-year-old Kimberly Marie Bock, who was found murdered in a Shelbourne Field in the 5200 block of Shelbourne Road in Arbutus on July 21, 1982.

The social housing project at Arbutus and 7th/8th has been approved despite its opposition. Guest: Colleen Hardwick - former Mayoral candidate and former member of the Development Permit Board Advisory Panel at City HallA

Explosion hospitalizes 3 people in downtown Prince George. What to expect from the liberal retreat. Social Housing Project at Arbutus and 7th/8th is officially approved despite its opposition. When to start teaching kids about misinformation.

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There is no debate: Vancouver has a housing crisis. But that does not mean that there is no debate when it comes to the next best next steps for our city & region. Karen Finnan & Cheryl Grant from the Kitsilano Coalition sit down with Adam & Matt this week to discuss the explosive new project approved at W 7th & Arbutus in Kitsilano. Who should be consulted when new construction gets approved? Does all housing in all locations make sense in our supply constrained region? And should the provincial government be able to override local voices & stifle opposition? The project at W 7th & Arbutus has become the third rail in our housing debate & will set the path for years to come. Listen up! 

Dylan Kelly of Arbutus joined Louise to talk about the duo's latest single, "Wrapped Up In Culture"! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee   Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community   Historical Events 1772 Karl Friedrich von Gaertner, German botanist, is born. Karl Friedrich von Gaertner had a fantastic last name; Gaertner translates to mean gardener. Karl was a second-generation gardener. His dad was Joseph Gaertner, the great German botanist and horticulturist, so Karl essentially stepped in his father's footsteps. Karl's claim to fame was his work with hybrids with hybridizing plants. Along with other botanists, he laid the foundation for Gregor Mendel, who discovered the basic principles of heredity through his experiments with peas in his garden at the Augustinian monastery he lived in at Brno ("BURR-no") in the Czech Republic.   1890 Phebe Holder's poem, A Song of May, appeared in newspapers this month. In addition to her religious poems, Phebe wrote about the natural world. Gardeners delight in her poems for spring and fall. Phebe is a fabulous New England Victorian poet and gardener I love and admire. She loved the delicate plants of springtime and wrote a poem called A Song of May. What song hast thou, sweet May, for me, My listening ear what song for thee? A song of life from growing things, The life thy gentle presence brings; The tender light of budding spray. The blooming down on willow grey, The living green that earth overspreads, The creamy flowers on mossy beds. From blossoms pure with petals white As pressed from out the moonbeam's light. The fragrant lily of the vale, The violet's breath on passing gale: Anemones mid last year's*leaves, Arbutus sweet in trailing wreaths, From waving lights of forest glade The light ferns hiding neath the shade. A song of joy from wood and plain, From birds in old-time haunts again; The silvery laugh of tuneful rill O'er rocky bed, down craggy hill; Soft coming of warm dropping showers, The sighing wind in piney bowers; The music breathed by low-voiced waves, For listening, from ocean caves, A plaintive strain doth memory sing, A breathing of departed Spring: An unseen Presence in the home, A spirit voice-"The Master's come!". While hearts in tender sorrow wept O'er one beloved who silent slept, Who in the May-time long ago Passed the pearl gates of glory through. A grateful song, our God, to Thee For treasures of the earth and sea; For all the beauty Thou hast given; A dream to loving hearts, of heaven; A song of life, of joy, of love, Of trust, of faith in light adore This offering on thy shrine I lay; This song hast thou for me, sweet May.   Phebe's A Song of May recalls the flowers of spring. In the second verse, she's touching on many great spring beauties: the Lily of the Valley, violets, anemones, The Mayflower (also known as the trailing arbutus), and then, of course, ferns. In May, fern fronds cover the woodlands and understories. All of these spring plants emerge very quickly once they get growing. The ground transforms from leaf-littered - brown, drab, and dreary - to excellent with beautiful little blossoms.   1822 Thomas Hoy, English gardener, horticulturist, and botanist, died. Thomas was a dedicated gardener and head gardener for the Duke of Northumberland for over four decades - so he worked with plants his entire life. Thomas was a fellow of the Linnaean Society and liked to show his work at various plant societies And outings.  Thomas is remembered as an experienced botanist and a capable cultivator. He was very good at his job. In fact, he was so good that the botanist Robert Brown named a popular plant genus for Thomas Hoy. Can you guess what it is? Well, if you were thinking Hoya, you are correct. The Hoya is a beautiful way to be remembered and honored. I love Hoyas. I picked up a couple of variegated Hoyas over the winter, and I'm so excited to see what the flower looks like.  Overall the Hoya is a gorgeous plant named for the intelligent, thoughtful, and dedicated gardener Thomas Hoy, who died on this day when he was 72.    1867 Ralph Waldo Emerson inscribed a copy of his book, May Day, to Sophie Thoreau, the devoted sister of Henry David Thoreau. May Day is a collection of Emerson's writing and poems and includes the line, "Why chidest thou the tardy spring?" from his May Day poem. Why chidest thou the tardy Spring? The hardy bunting does not chide; The blackbirds make the maples ring With social cheer and jubilee; The redwing flutes his o-ka-lee, The robins know the melting snow; The sparrow meek, prophetic-eyed, Her nest beside the snow-drift weaves, Secure the osier yet will hide Her callow brood in mantling leaves; And thou, by science all undone, Why only must thy reason fail To see the southing of the sun?   In other words, why be upset that spring is late? Spring has everything in hand. Don't be angry about nature's timing. A library first shared this inscription with Ralph Waldo Emerson's beautiful handwriting. About a decade after receiving the book, Sophie gifted the book to her friend Mabel Loomis and inscribed the transfer in the book. If you're looking for a sentimental month of May gift or have a May birthday and want to give something unique, look for an old copy of May Day by Ralph Waldo Emerson. It's a beautiful gift.   Well, it turns out that May 1st is a great day to release a brand new gardening book, and so I thought I'd wrap up today's botanical history with three great garden books released on May 1st.   2001 The Himalayan Garden: Growing Plants from the Roof of the World by Jim Jermyn. If you're into growing mountain plants, Alpine plants, wildflowers, etc., and if you have a cold climate, you'll enjoy this book.   2015 Monet's Palate Cookbook: The Artist & His Kitchen Garden At Giverny by Aileen Bordman   2018 Herbal Medicine for Beginners: Your Guide to Healing Common Ailments with 35 Medicinal Herbs by Katja Swift     Grow That Garden Library™ Book Recommendation Emily's Fresh Kitchen by Emily Maxson This book came out in January of 2022, and the subtitle is Cook Your Way to Better Health.  I must be honest and let you know that I stumbled on this book at my local Goodwill and was immediately taken with it. I think it's fantastic. And I can't believe I missed it last year, so I'm playing catch up here. But the cover captivated me because it features a great soup - Her Roasted Butternut with Sage Soup infused with Coconut Cream. I bet it's fantastic. It sure makes for a pretty cover. And I must say that all of the pictures in this book are beautiful. I wanted to share a little bit about Emily because her story has inspired so much of her work, and she writes, After a Crohn's disease diagnosis at age 28 and over a decade of unsuccessful traditional treatment, Emily Maxson discovered the specific carbohydrate diet's positive effects and food's transformative power to improve health. She's a trained chef who poured her heart into creating delectable dishes that meet her diet's rigorous guidelines.   So the diet that she's following is the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. If you haven't heard about it, Emily is an expert. And for her, the diet has led to a healthier and happier life. Now, if you're curious about this and can't wait to get the book, head over to her website Emily's Fresh Kitchen - it's the same name as the book title. You will find incredible recipes, inspiring stories, and photos there. She does a top-notch job. I also want to share more about this Specific Carbohydrate Diet because you're probably curious. This is a primarily plant-based diet, which is great for gardeners who want to eat fresh from the garden. And here's what Emily writes about on page nine of her book. Following this diet, I cooked myself out of disease and into good health. While the diet was strict, the results were miraculous. It was such a blessing not to have to take medications or to spend time in hospitals, my gut was healthy again, and I was able to start introducing foods that were not allowed while following the diet. Today, I strive for my diet to be 80% plant-based. I focus on fiber and try to get a variety of plant foods in my diet daily, including some gluten-free whole grains.   This diet and way of life are working for her. Consequently, Emily has written a great cookbook with lots of ideas. I thought what I would do is walk you through the chapters here. First, she does a quick overview of what's in her pantry. Then, she talks about her favorite kitchen tools. I love the gadgets, and I love her tips on this. Emily has an excellent section on salads, main dishes, soups, sides, breakfast, and smoothies. That's a critical section for me because I always feel like if I can nail down what I'm having for breakfast, the rest of the day goes well. Then she shares appetizers and savory snacks, which is a good section, too. I've been looking for delicious things I can eat in the evenings. I will check this out. The next chapter covers sweets, treats, condiments, dressings, and spice blends. This is an essential tool, especially if you're going to a plant-based diet because you don't want to lose the flavor. And then drinks and cocktails. Emily is pretty thorough, and it's easy to tell that this is an entire lifestyle for her. She's mastered this, and she can use her own story as a testament to the fact that it does work; to cook your way to better health. This book is 284 pages of nutritious and flavorful dishes that will help heal your body and get you back on the road to health. You can get a copy of Emily's Fresh Kitchen: Cook Your Way to Better Health by Emily Maxson and support the show using the Amazon link in today's show notes for around $25. This is a great gift book if you're looking for an excellent garden-to-table cookbook.    Botanic Spark 1859 On this day, Calvin Fletcher, American attorney, banker, farmer, and state senator in Indianapolis, wrote these words in his diary: This a most delightful Sabbath morn and the anniversary of my leaving Westford, Massachusetts in 1817 forty two years ago. [It's] also the anniversary of my alliance to my sainted wife in 1821 thirty eight years ago to day. Both days are of great beauty & loveliness. This morn I worked my garden & retrospected on the past. Brought up the enumerable reasons for gratitude to Almighty God for the undeserved blessings have enjoyed. All nature seemed to accord to my strain of thought. Bless the Lord O! my soul & all that is within me say Amen! Mrs. F. & I went to Westly Chapel to hear E. preach from the Canticles (Solomon's Songs): "The winter is past & the time of singing of birds has come..."   Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener And remember: For a happy, healthy life, garden every day.

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This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Friday, March 17th, 2023. Happy Friday everyone! New Saint Andrews: Today’s culture shifts like sand, but New Saint Andrews College is established on Christ, the immovable rock. The college is a premier institution that forges evangelical leaders who don’t fear or hate the world. Guided by God’s word, equipped with the genius of classical liberal arts and God-honoring wisdom, with a faculty dedicated to academic rigor and to God’s kingdom, New Saint Andrews College offers an education that frees people. Logic and language, hard work and joyful courage, old books and godly professors — New Saint Andrews Colleges provides time-tested resources that can equip your student for any vocation. To find out more, visit: nsa.edu https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/american-children-are-dying-at-highest-rate-in-50-years_5124568.html?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=BonginoReport American Children Are Dying at Highest Rate in 50 Years Mortality rates among American children and adolescents rose by almost 20 percent in just two years, with non-COVID injuries being a top reason for increased deaths. Between 2019 and 2020, all-cause mortality rates for Americans in the age group of 1 to 19 years jumped by 10.7 percent, according to data collected and published by JAMA Network from the American Medical Association. This was followed by an 8.3 percent spike between 2020 and 2021. The total mortality rate in the two years between 2019 and 2021 was 19 percent—the biggest increase in at least 50 years. “These increases, the largest in decades, followed a period of great progress in reducing pediatric mortality rates,” the editorial stated. “This reversal in the pediatric mortality trajectory was caused not by COVID-19, but by injuries,” the editorial stated. “In 2020, the COVID-19 mortality rate at ages 1 to 19 years was 0.24 deaths per 100 000, but the absolute increase in injury deaths alone was nearly 12 times higher (2.80 deaths per 100 000).” Between 2019 and 2020, injury mortality rose by 22.6 percent among those between the ages of 10 and 19, with homicides rising by 39.1 percent and drug overdose deaths jumping by 113.5 percent. Among children aged 1 to 9 years, injuries accounted for 63.7 percent of the increase in all-cause mortality in 2021. “We’ve now reached a tipping point where the number of injury-related deaths is so high that it is offsetting many of the gains we’ve made in treating other diseases,” said Elizabeth Wolf, an author of the editorial and an assistant professor in the department of pediatrics at the Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Medicine. The editorial points out that the increase in injury deaths predates the pandemic. For instance, suicides among individuals between 10 and 19 years of age began to rise in 2007, with homicide rates starting to increase in 2013. Between 2007 and 2019, mortality rates for suicide rose by 69.5 percent. Between 2013 and 2019, homicide rates increased by 32.7 percent. The editorial blamed the increase in suicide and homicide rates on a “deepening” mental health crisis and access to firearms. Despite the fear created by the pandemic, the share of COVID-19 in deaths among children and young people (CYP) was lower when compared to other causes, according to a Jan. 30 study published in JAMA Network. The study identified 821 deaths among CYP aged 0 to 19 years between August 1, 2021, and July 31, 2022, in the United States and compared it with other causes of death in 2019 prior to the pandemic. COVID-19 was ranked eighth among all causes of death within this demographic, accounting for 2 percent of all causes of death. According to data from the National Center for Health Statistics, unintentional injuries were the leading cause of death among children in 2020, accounting for 12.5 percent of deaths below the age of 12 and 31.4 percent of deaths among adolescents aged 12-17. COVID-19 accounted for 0.3 percent of deaths in children under the age of 12 and 0.8 percent of deaths among those aged 12-17. Mental health among children and adolescents worsened during the pandemic per a paper published in The Lancet Psychiatry that analyzed emergency department visits. The analysis found a 22 percent jump in youth visits for suicide attempts when comparing the period prior to the pandemic to the pandemic period until July 2021. This surge in suicide visits happened even though there was a 32 percent reduction in pediatric emergency department visits for health-related reasons during the pandemic. In addition, there was also an 8 percent increase in visits for suicidal ideation—referring to individuals who entertain suicidal thoughts. A study on the National Poison Data System found that suspected suicide attempts through self-poisoning among children rose by 26.7 percent between 2015 and 2020. Speaking of children… https://hotair.com/david-strom/2023/03/15/fda-pushing-vaccine-boosters-for-infants-based-upon-trials-in-just-24-children-n537177 FDA pushing vaccine boosters for infants based upon trials in just 24 children The FDA has approved the use of a new bivalent COVID-19 booster for children 6 months old to 4 years old based upon trials that included almost no children. 24 participants for the 6-month-23-month cohort, and 36 for the 2 years through 4 years old cohort. 60 children in all. There are tens of millions of children in these age cohorts, and while this sort of trial is better than one where only 9 mice are given the jab, it strikes me as bizarre that the FDA is pushing this out the door and recommending that all children in America be vaccinated with a jab that has barely been tested. Particularly given that the COVID virus presents almost no threat to any children those ages. European countries have pulled back from recommending or even giving COVID vaccines to people under 50, except in cases where the patient is in a high-risk category. It beggars belief that the United States FDA is still going full steam ahead recommending vaccines that are not actually approved–they are being given under an Emergency Use Authorization, not full approval–to millions of children at little risk for serious disease. Even the FDA admits that there are side effects, because of course there are. There are with everything. Side effects can be justified if the benefits outweigh the downsides, but there really is no evidence that the benefits are there. Alps Precious Metals Group The Word of God in Genesis 2:10-12b teaches this: “…And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; And the gold of that land is good…” Gold maintains God’s stamp of approval if used with the wisdom He gives us by His Grace. Since the creation of the Federal Reserve and all of the other Central Planning Banks around the world, tumultuous modern financial markets have been the natural consequence. In the midst of these tempests, such as the one that is upon us now, Gold has maintained an impeccable record of preserving the labor and wealth of individuals, families and institutions. Alps Precious Metals is a U.S.-based company formed for the purpose of re-establishing the essential role of Physical Precious Metals within investment portfolios. Whether as a compliment or replacement for bank/brokerage accounts and/or Retirement accounts, Physical Precious Metals allow the investor to own *the* bedrock asset that has weathered all financial storms. Call James Hunter of Alps at 251-377-2197, and visit our website at www.alpspmg.com to begin the discussion of the trading and Vaulting of Physical Precious Metals. https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2023/03/16/biden-administration-pursuing-a-taxpayer-funded-bailout-for-moderna-n2620646 The Biden Administration Is Trying to Bail Out Moderna While Americans' eyes and justified outrage are aimed at the Biden administration's "not a bailout" bailout of failed banks, there's an even larger bailout — and potentially a new scandal for Biden — his administration is pursuing. Specifically, the Biden Department of Justice has inserted the federal government — and with it hardworking American taxpayers — into a patent infringement dispute alleging that Moderna stole intellectual property from smaller biotech companies and used it to create and produce its COVID-19 mRNA vaccine that's since been administered more than 250 million times in the U.S. and sent the company's revenue soaring. According to the two small biotech companies alleging patent infringement — called Arbutus and Genevant — Moderna stole their vaccine delivery method that uses lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) to protect vaccine-introduced mRNA in the bloodstream and help ensure it reaches the intended target to become effective. Moderna's response to Arbutus and Genevant has not focused on the companies' claims, but sought to have the case dismissed entirely. Moderna says that, under a World War I-era law found in Section 1498 of U.S. Code, its vaccine development and production is shielded from patent claims because it was under contract to provide the vaccine to the federal government. Moderna maintains its COVID vaccine did not infringe on intellectual property, but said that "dispute is for later." Rather than allowing the case to play out on its own, the Biden administration — via Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss — filed a statement of interest in the dispute last month "to relieve Moderna of any liability for patent infringement resulting in performance of the ’-0100 Contract and to transfer to the United States any liability for the manufacture or use of the inventions claimed in the Patents-in-Suit resulting from the authorized and consented acts." The "-0100 Contract" mentioned by the U.S. attorney in its statement of interest is an $8.2 billion contract between Moderna and the Department of Defense coded as "pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing." So, the Biden administration appears to be stepping in and seeking to put hardworking American taxpayers on the hook for what could be potentially billions of dollars worth of liability claims caused by Moderna's alleged theft of intellectual property to make its COVID vaccine. Why would the Biden administration, after the federal government has already poured billions of dollars into Moderna for its COVID vaccine, now seek to bail them out for, potentially, billions more? And why did the Biden DOJ wait until February of 2023 to file a statement of interest when the case against Moderna has been in motion since early 2022? And that's where another twist complicates the Biden DOJ's intervention and raises more questions about how the decision to intervene was made. The U.S. attorney filed the statement of interest on behalf of the Biden DOJ on February 14 and, one day later on February 15, Moderna announced its "commitment to patient access in the United States." The company's announcement states that "Moderna remains committed to ensuring that people in the United States will have access to our COVID-19 vaccines regardless of ability to pay" and Americans who are uninsured or underinsured will still be able to get Moderna's COVID vaccines at pharmacies and doctors' offices at "no cost" to them. In 2019, the company's revenue was $60 million. It increased to $803 million in 2020, then surged to more than $18 billion in 2021. It seems as though the federal government has done enough to help Moderna by now, and yet the U.S. government intervened on Moderna's behalf in the patent infringement case to say American taxpayers should assume liability for claims stemming from the company's alleged intellectual property theft. So far, the judge hearing claims against Moderna has not sided with the company's — or the Biden DOJ's — claims that the federal government (again, read: taxpayers) should be held liable instead, and has ruled against motions to dismiss the case outright. Next week, Moderna's CEO Stéphane Bancel will testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee. That hearing, led by HELP Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT), is titled "Taxpayers Paid Billions For It: So Why Would Moderna Consider Quadrupling the Price of the COVID Vaccine?" And finally… https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/california-pushes-360k-person-reparations-despite-major-deficit California pushes for $360,000 per person in reparations despite major deficit The state-endorsed California Reparations Task Force is pushing to give every black resident $360,000 in reparations despite a major budget deficit. In 2020, the United States Census Bureau recorded approximately 2.251 million black people residing in California, of whom 1.8 million had at least one ancestor who was a slave, Fox News reported , making the total reparations cost around $640 billion. It is unknown where the state will come up with the funds, however, as Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) reported that California is facing a budget deficit of $22.5 billion for this coming fiscal year. Chas Alamo, the state's Legislative Analyst's Office's principal fiscal and policy analyst, appeared at the Reparation Task Force's second in-person meeting, in which he proposed further steps that could be taken to fulfill the reparations plan. He proposed several different paths the task force could take to make reparations state law, including the creation of a new agency that would oversee the dispensation of reparations. "The creation of a new agency would be initiated through the governor's executive branch and reorganization process, but other options exist," Alamo said, California Black Media reported. "Regardless of the path, to initiate a new agency or enact any other recommendation that makes changes to state law, fundamentally both houses from the state legislature would have to approve the action and the governor will have to sign it." The task force is due to submit a final report and its accompanying recommendations by July 1. The state legislature, which created the commission amid the fallout from George Floyd's death in 2020, will then vote on the proposal, at which point it will be sent to Newsom to sign. So far, neither the panel nor any government agency has suggested how the reparations will be paid for. Meanwhile, a separate, city-appointed reparations task force in San Francisco recommended giving $5 million in reparations to every black resident, which would total nearly $225 billion.

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Friday, March 17th, 2023. Happy Friday everyone! New Saint Andrews: Today’s culture shifts like sand, but New Saint Andrews College is established on Christ, the immovable rock. The college is a premier institution that forges evangelical leaders who don’t fear or hate the world. Guided by God’s word, equipped with the genius of classical liberal arts and God-honoring wisdom, with a faculty dedicated to academic rigor and to God’s kingdom, New Saint Andrews College offers an education that frees people. Logic and language, hard work and joyful courage, old books and godly professors — New Saint Andrews Colleges provides time-tested resources that can equip your student for any vocation. To find out more, visit: nsa.edu https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/american-children-are-dying-at-highest-rate-in-50-years_5124568.html?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=BonginoReport American Children Are Dying at Highest Rate in 50 Years Mortality rates among American children and adolescents rose by almost 20 percent in just two years, with non-COVID injuries being a top reason for increased deaths. Between 2019 and 2020, all-cause mortality rates for Americans in the age group of 1 to 19 years jumped by 10.7 percent, according to data collected and published by JAMA Network from the American Medical Association. This was followed by an 8.3 percent spike between 2020 and 2021. The total mortality rate in the two years between 2019 and 2021 was 19 percent—the biggest increase in at least 50 years. “These increases, the largest in decades, followed a period of great progress in reducing pediatric mortality rates,” the editorial stated. “This reversal in the pediatric mortality trajectory was caused not by COVID-19, but by injuries,” the editorial stated. “In 2020, the COVID-19 mortality rate at ages 1 to 19 years was 0.24 deaths per 100 000, but the absolute increase in injury deaths alone was nearly 12 times higher (2.80 deaths per 100 000).” Between 2019 and 2020, injury mortality rose by 22.6 percent among those between the ages of 10 and 19, with homicides rising by 39.1 percent and drug overdose deaths jumping by 113.5 percent. Among children aged 1 to 9 years, injuries accounted for 63.7 percent of the increase in all-cause mortality in 2021. “We’ve now reached a tipping point where the number of injury-related deaths is so high that it is offsetting many of the gains we’ve made in treating other diseases,” said Elizabeth Wolf, an author of the editorial and an assistant professor in the department of pediatrics at the Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Medicine. The editorial points out that the increase in injury deaths predates the pandemic. For instance, suicides among individuals between 10 and 19 years of age began to rise in 2007, with homicide rates starting to increase in 2013. Between 2007 and 2019, mortality rates for suicide rose by 69.5 percent. Between 2013 and 2019, homicide rates increased by 32.7 percent. The editorial blamed the increase in suicide and homicide rates on a “deepening” mental health crisis and access to firearms. Despite the fear created by the pandemic, the share of COVID-19 in deaths among children and young people (CYP) was lower when compared to other causes, according to a Jan. 30 study published in JAMA Network. The study identified 821 deaths among CYP aged 0 to 19 years between August 1, 2021, and July 31, 2022, in the United States and compared it with other causes of death in 2019 prior to the pandemic. COVID-19 was ranked eighth among all causes of death within this demographic, accounting for 2 percent of all causes of death. According to data from the National Center for Health Statistics, unintentional injuries were the leading cause of death among children in 2020, accounting for 12.5 percent of deaths below the age of 12 and 31.4 percent of deaths among adolescents aged 12-17. COVID-19 accounted for 0.3 percent of deaths in children under the age of 12 and 0.8 percent of deaths among those aged 12-17. Mental health among children and adolescents worsened during the pandemic per a paper published in The Lancet Psychiatry that analyzed emergency department visits. The analysis found a 22 percent jump in youth visits for suicide attempts when comparing the period prior to the pandemic to the pandemic period until July 2021. This surge in suicide visits happened even though there was a 32 percent reduction in pediatric emergency department visits for health-related reasons during the pandemic. In addition, there was also an 8 percent increase in visits for suicidal ideation—referring to individuals who entertain suicidal thoughts. A study on the National Poison Data System found that suspected suicide attempts through self-poisoning among children rose by 26.7 percent between 2015 and 2020. Speaking of children… https://hotair.com/david-strom/2023/03/15/fda-pushing-vaccine-boosters-for-infants-based-upon-trials-in-just-24-children-n537177 FDA pushing vaccine boosters for infants based upon trials in just 24 children The FDA has approved the use of a new bivalent COVID-19 booster for children 6 months old to 4 years old based upon trials that included almost no children. 24 participants for the 6-month-23-month cohort, and 36 for the 2 years through 4 years old cohort. 60 children in all. There are tens of millions of children in these age cohorts, and while this sort of trial is better than one where only 9 mice are given the jab, it strikes me as bizarre that the FDA is pushing this out the door and recommending that all children in America be vaccinated with a jab that has barely been tested. Particularly given that the COVID virus presents almost no threat to any children those ages. European countries have pulled back from recommending or even giving COVID vaccines to people under 50, except in cases where the patient is in a high-risk category. It beggars belief that the United States FDA is still going full steam ahead recommending vaccines that are not actually approved–they are being given under an Emergency Use Authorization, not full approval–to millions of children at little risk for serious disease. Even the FDA admits that there are side effects, because of course there are. There are with everything. Side effects can be justified if the benefits outweigh the downsides, but there really is no evidence that the benefits are there. Alps Precious Metals Group The Word of God in Genesis 2:10-12b teaches this: “…And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; And the gold of that land is good…” Gold maintains God’s stamp of approval if used with the wisdom He gives us by His Grace. Since the creation of the Federal Reserve and all of the other Central Planning Banks around the world, tumultuous modern financial markets have been the natural consequence. In the midst of these tempests, such as the one that is upon us now, Gold has maintained an impeccable record of preserving the labor and wealth of individuals, families and institutions. Alps Precious Metals is a U.S.-based company formed for the purpose of re-establishing the essential role of Physical Precious Metals within investment portfolios. Whether as a compliment or replacement for bank/brokerage accounts and/or Retirement accounts, Physical Precious Metals allow the investor to own *the* bedrock asset that has weathered all financial storms. Call James Hunter of Alps at 251-377-2197, and visit our website at www.alpspmg.com to begin the discussion of the trading and Vaulting of Physical Precious Metals. https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2023/03/16/biden-administration-pursuing-a-taxpayer-funded-bailout-for-moderna-n2620646 The Biden Administration Is Trying to Bail Out Moderna While Americans' eyes and justified outrage are aimed at the Biden administration's "not a bailout" bailout of failed banks, there's an even larger bailout — and potentially a new scandal for Biden — his administration is pursuing. Specifically, the Biden Department of Justice has inserted the federal government — and with it hardworking American taxpayers — into a patent infringement dispute alleging that Moderna stole intellectual property from smaller biotech companies and used it to create and produce its COVID-19 mRNA vaccine that's since been administered more than 250 million times in the U.S. and sent the company's revenue soaring. According to the two small biotech companies alleging patent infringement — called Arbutus and Genevant — Moderna stole their vaccine delivery method that uses lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) to protect vaccine-introduced mRNA in the bloodstream and help ensure it reaches the intended target to become effective. Moderna's response to Arbutus and Genevant has not focused on the companies' claims, but sought to have the case dismissed entirely. Moderna says that, under a World War I-era law found in Section 1498 of U.S. Code, its vaccine development and production is shielded from patent claims because it was under contract to provide the vaccine to the federal government. Moderna maintains its COVID vaccine did not infringe on intellectual property, but said that "dispute is for later." Rather than allowing the case to play out on its own, the Biden administration — via Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss — filed a statement of interest in the dispute last month "to relieve Moderna of any liability for patent infringement resulting in performance of the ’-0100 Contract and to transfer to the United States any liability for the manufacture or use of the inventions claimed in the Patents-in-Suit resulting from the authorized and consented acts." The "-0100 Contract" mentioned by the U.S. attorney in its statement of interest is an $8.2 billion contract between Moderna and the Department of Defense coded as "pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing." So, the Biden administration appears to be stepping in and seeking to put hardworking American taxpayers on the hook for what could be potentially billions of dollars worth of liability claims caused by Moderna's alleged theft of intellectual property to make its COVID vaccine. Why would the Biden administration, after the federal government has already poured billions of dollars into Moderna for its COVID vaccine, now seek to bail them out for, potentially, billions more? And why did the Biden DOJ wait until February of 2023 to file a statement of interest when the case against Moderna has been in motion since early 2022? And that's where another twist complicates the Biden DOJ's intervention and raises more questions about how the decision to intervene was made. The U.S. attorney filed the statement of interest on behalf of the Biden DOJ on February 14 and, one day later on February 15, Moderna announced its "commitment to patient access in the United States." The company's announcement states that "Moderna remains committed to ensuring that people in the United States will have access to our COVID-19 vaccines regardless of ability to pay" and Americans who are uninsured or underinsured will still be able to get Moderna's COVID vaccines at pharmacies and doctors' offices at "no cost" to them. In 2019, the company's revenue was $60 million. It increased to $803 million in 2020, then surged to more than $18 billion in 2021. It seems as though the federal government has done enough to help Moderna by now, and yet the U.S. government intervened on Moderna's behalf in the patent infringement case to say American taxpayers should assume liability for claims stemming from the company's alleged intellectual property theft. So far, the judge hearing claims against Moderna has not sided with the company's — or the Biden DOJ's — claims that the federal government (again, read: taxpayers) should be held liable instead, and has ruled against motions to dismiss the case outright. Next week, Moderna's CEO Stéphane Bancel will testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee. That hearing, led by HELP Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT), is titled "Taxpayers Paid Billions For It: So Why Would Moderna Consider Quadrupling the Price of the COVID Vaccine?" And finally… https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/california-pushes-360k-person-reparations-despite-major-deficit California pushes for $360,000 per person in reparations despite major deficit The state-endorsed California Reparations Task Force is pushing to give every black resident $360,000 in reparations despite a major budget deficit. In 2020, the United States Census Bureau recorded approximately 2.251 million black people residing in California, of whom 1.8 million had at least one ancestor who was a slave, Fox News reported , making the total reparations cost around $640 billion. It is unknown where the state will come up with the funds, however, as Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) reported that California is facing a budget deficit of $22.5 billion for this coming fiscal year. Chas Alamo, the state's Legislative Analyst's Office's principal fiscal and policy analyst, appeared at the Reparation Task Force's second in-person meeting, in which he proposed further steps that could be taken to fulfill the reparations plan. He proposed several different paths the task force could take to make reparations state law, including the creation of a new agency that would oversee the dispensation of reparations. "The creation of a new agency would be initiated through the governor's executive branch and reorganization process, but other options exist," Alamo said, California Black Media reported. "Regardless of the path, to initiate a new agency or enact any other recommendation that makes changes to state law, fundamentally both houses from the state legislature would have to approve the action and the governor will have to sign it." The task force is due to submit a final report and its accompanying recommendations by July 1. The state legislature, which created the commission amid the fallout from George Floyd's death in 2020, will then vote on the proposal, at which point it will be sent to Newsom to sign. So far, neither the panel nor any government agency has suggested how the reparations will be paid for. Meanwhile, a separate, city-appointed reparations task force in San Francisco recommended giving $5 million in reparations to every black resident, which would total nearly $225 billion.

Hallmark Playhouse is an American old-time radio dramatic anthology series. It was broadcast on CBS from June 10, 1948, until February 1, 1953, and was described by one author as "a program that consistently produced the highest levels of production quality and value." Beginning on February 8, 1953, the program underwent changes of title, host, and format. It was broadcast as The Hallmark Hall of Fame until March 27, 1955, still on CBS Listen to our radio station Old Time Radio https://link.radioking.com/otradio Listen to other Shows at My Classic Radio https://www.myclassicradio.net/ Remember that times have changed, and some shows might not reflect the standards of today's politically correct society. The shows do not necessarily reflect the views, standards, or beliefs of Entertainment Radio

Hallmark Playhouse is an American old-time radio dramatic anthology series. It was broadcast on CBS from June 10, 1948, until February 1, 1953, and was described by one author as "a program that consistently produced the highest levels of production quality and value." Beginning on February 8, 1953, the program underwent changes of title, host, and format. It was broadcast as The Hallmark Hall of Fame until March 27, 1955, still on CBSListen to our radio station Old Time Radio https://link.radioking.com/otradioListen to other Shows at My Classic Radio https://www.myclassicradio.net/Remember that times have changed, and some shows might not reflect the standards of today's politically correct society. The shows do not necessarily reflect the views, standards, or beliefs of Entertainment Radio

Renata Poulton Kamakura reminds us of the importance of nearby nature and the power in community that orbits around urban ecology. Renata is a PhD student at Duke University's Clark Lab, a NatureNet science fellow, and a NSF Graduate Research Fellow. Renata's current work is mostly within the realm of urban ecology. They have authored and collaborated on published research focused on the pace of tree migration and invasion in tallgrass prairies. Also, tree fecundity related size and age as well as indirect climate effects. Long story short, I also know Renata because they have some insights on phenology, growth, mortality and local adaptation of Pacific madrone. I cherish their contribution to the body of thought about madrone as well as their efforts at applying emergent strategy and expanding the possibilities for healthier urban forests in community with our neighbors. More about Renata and their current research on Duke University website https://sites.duke.edu/renatakamakura Kamakura, R. P., DeWald, L. E., Sniezko, R. A., Elliott, M., & Chastagner, G. A. (2021). Using differences in abiotic factors between seed origin and common garden sites to predict performance of Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii Pursh). Forest Ecology and Management, 497, 119487.  From treating ash trees to neighborhood outreach to petitions, residents rally to protect the urban forest. Chicago Tribune. June 12th, 2022. ‘Urban areas are stressful': Ecologist shares how to help trees thrive amid city life. Spectrum News. March 23, 2022. The reimagine restoration store is now up! https://treehuggerpod.creator-spring.com | enter code REIMAGINE for 10% off until end of January 2023 It takes a community to keep a podcast going. Donate to the show @myadrick via Paypal and Venmo and CashApp The music for the show you heard from Gunnar Olsen, Riot, MK2l, and Bad Snacks Tell a few friends about the show and follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter @treehuggerpod Review treehugger podcast on iTunes

This episode profiles the rape, beating, and mutilation murder of 27-year-old Josie P. Brown who was killed by UMBC Biochemistry major, 21-year-old John Gaumer. After John beat and raped Josie to death, he sliced off her fingertips, hacked off her nose, cut out her jawbone, threw her over a guardrail and left her in a ravine off of Interstate 95 in Arbutus. This episode also profiles the unsolved shooting murder of 29-year-old Kataya Nelson who was found shot in the 100 block of North Fremont Avenue in west Baltimore, on Monday, June 11, 2018. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this special two-part episode, we are celebrating the life and work of long-time RLC friend, Ron Sider, by sharing two older episodes fro 2018 and 2019 combined here in one. Ron passed away last week. He was the founder of Christians For Social Action (formerly Evangelicals for Social Action), and author of about 50 books including “Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger” but most importantly, he was also a dear friend and part of RLC from the very beginning.  We ask for you to keep Arbutus, his wife, and the rest of his family and friends in prayer during this time. Learn more about Christians for Social Action here To help sustain our work, you can donate here To check out what RLC is up to, please visit us www.redletterchristians.org  Follow us on Twitter: @RedLetterXians Instagram: @RedLetterXians Follow Shane on Instagram: @shane.claiborne Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne Common Hymnal information: https://commonhymnal.com/ 

A tree that truly grows its own way, the Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii) is a prolific grower and a gorgeous shower. Listen along as we discuss this curious beauty and the special place it's found in the world. Completely Arbortrary is produced by Alex Crowson and Casey Clapp Artwork - Jillian Barthold Music - Aves & The Mini Vandals Join the Cone of the Month Club patreon.com/arbortrarypod Find additional reading at arbortrarypod.com Follow our Instagram @arbortrarypod --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/completely-arbortrary/support

On today's show (with guest host Jody Vance): VPD Officer charged with assault Is COVID affecting other viruses and flus? If so, how? Everything you need to know about the new wave of COVID AFN 43rd Annual General Assembly Discussing the Arbutus and 8th housing plan

Kitsilano social housing building not the right model says one SFU professor Dr. Julian Somers, Professor in Faculty of Health Sciences at SFU discusses what's wrong with a social housing building proposed on Arbutus Street.  Formula E cuts ties with Vancouver Dan Fumano, City Columnist for the Vancouver Sun breaks the news. Formula E is out of Vancouver. What happens if you bought tickets for the 2023 race.  The story behind the viral "Jiggle Jiggle" song Andy Baryer, Technology and Digital Lifestyle Expert at HandyAndyMedia.com & a weekly contributor on The Shift with Shane Hewitt describes how Louis Theroux became a viral hit  New poll says more Canadians are believing in conspiracy theories David Coletto, Founding Partner and CEO of Abacus Data discusses which conspiracy theories Canadians believe in the most.  The Wrap: What is the mood surrounding inflation with talk of increasing rates by 2025? Who are the most iconic TV dads? On The Wrap this week  Sarah Daniels -  real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Leah Holiove - TV Reporter and Radio Host Topics  What is the mood surrounding inflation with talk of increasing rates by 2025? Who are the most iconic TV dads? Who's your favourite? Who's the worst? Who do you wish was yours? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

7:52 AM on Friday, June 17, 2022 Saanich, British ColumbiaNature Hike , Workout for 5.80 kmSolo for a one hour walk in the forest of fun on the Mountain of Joy!, Avg Cadence:60

Germany has agreed to a long-term agreement with Qatar for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG), hastening the process of Germany cutting ties from Russian energy. Los Angeles restaurateur Andy Nguyen is looking to demonstrate how the power of NFTs can translate into building a real-life brand by opening the first NFT-centred restaurant. Two Canadian biopharma companies (the confusingly named) Arbutus and Acuitas, are embroiled in a legal battle regarding the patent rights to a key delivery method in Pfizer and Moderna's mRNA COVID vaccines. Celebrating something? Let us know for a shoutout here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/GuHjLDoa Celebrating something? Let us know for a shoutout here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/GuHjLDoa The Peak Daily is produced by 306 Media Productions. Hosted by Brett Chang and Jay Rosenthal.

Anyone travelling on West Broadway between Main and Arbutus knows the area is a huge construction zone. The new Broadway Skytrain development, set to be finished by 2025, has created a planning process that will radically change the character of Kitsilano, Fairview and Mt. Pleasant. Ian Mass joins us to discuss this developing Broadway plan, along with a bunch of other issues, in his regular City Beat report.

In this week's programme, David Maxwell travels to the National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh in county Wicklow. The country cousin of the gardens at Glasnevin in Dublin, Kilmacurragh covers over 100 acres and enjoys a mild maritime climate where rhododendrons and Chilean exotics flourish. David walks through the crocus lawn with head gardener Seamus O'Brien and gets a sneak peak behind the scenes at a newly acquired historic walled garden. Also on the programme, Tony Kirkham chooses Arbutus unedo, also known as the strawberry tree, as his ‘tree of the month' and Ciaran Mulholland is pruning trees at his garden at the foot of Slemish mountain in county Antrim. David will also be putting questions from listeners to expert Brendan Little including how much wheat you need to grow to produce a home grown loaf.

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A cocktail designed by Arbutus born David Byrne, the Psycho Killer: 2 oz. Irish Wiskey .75 oz. Campari .5 oz creme de cacao .5 oz creme de banana 2 dashes of absinthe Not as bad as it sounds!   Dr. Ronald Means is a forensic psychiatrist who has a current clinical practice helping adolescents and children through Catholic Charities but has prior work experience and a private practice as an expert in forensic psychiatry, being admitted in state and federal courts as experts.   Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. This triumvirate of lawyers will give you their unsolicited opinion on everything legal and illegal, while enjoying a handcrafted cocktail. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Gideon at Up Next Creative, LLC.  

With only 9% buy signals on Nasdaq, there is a fair chance for a good start on the week, but the end might be very red again. Like last week everything indicates a very volatile week. Tesla has no real support under $1000 and is heading to our $880 target. Apple stock (AAPL) could go both ways as it sits on support right now, but you want to get the complete analysis. Arbutus was sold from the high-risk portfolio last week with 78% profit. This week's trading tips are a bet on DocuSign...

This week on the Global Impact Thread, hosts Mimi Haddad and Kim Dickson get to sit down with long-time CBE friends and influential world changers Ron and Arbutus Sider in their backyard (with Kim calling in via Zoom). They talk about the progress of positive change for women that Arbutus notes in her reflections from the time she was a young girl to today. Central to this discussion is their own change as a couple from patriarchy to mutuality. Arbutus's reflections on Ron's cancer and how that requires changes reflects the wider issue of how different seasons require changing roles. We also discuss Ron's work with the Evangelicals for Social Action, and the impact of his many books on the Christian world.   Within the interview you will hear references to:    Leymah Gbowee, Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War – A Memoir.  Ron Sider, Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger  Ron Sider, Good News and Good Works 

Our fiftieth tree, the Strawberry Tree (Arbutus undo). The sole tree on our list of “native trees to the British Isles” that does not occur on the British mainland. The Strawberry Tree, or “Killarney Strawberry Tree”, is very much an Irish tree. Ant there's no surprise for why the Irish keep it to themselves, for the Strawb is a stunner! More colourful fruits than any of the English trees; leaves that hide tales of a semi-tropical past; several subterranean secrets (and not just the usual old fungus nonsense!); and a little celtic folklore too. All that, yet some undeserving shade cast by Romans and Elizabethans - b*stards! (Special thanks to Al Petrie - our resident Gerard - for adding his voice to this episode.) More from David Oakes as he uproots the secrets and stories beneath the 56(ish) Native Trees of the British Isles can be found at: https://www.treesacrowd.fm/56Trees/ Weekly episodes available early AND bonus content made free to forage by "Subscribtion Squirrels" on our Patreon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A discussion with Bill Tieleman, spokesperson for the Kitsilano Coalition for Children & Community Safety, on where to build in Vancouver. Plus, your calls! 

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Blessings to all of you!!!!!!! It has been a while since I posted an episode! Hopefully this is a blessing to all of you! God has been working in me and my family. This caused me to have to take a step back, but I AM BACK!!!! Loving what God is doing. We are reading from Esther 6: 1-3. Mordecai is finally getting what he deserves for saving the King! but what does that mean for us? Listen and prayerfully you will understand! Anyways, I want to give a shout out below to the things that have been blessing my Wife and I! Thank you to Carlos Berto for allowing me to use his song “Huracan Humberto” as the background music for this episode: Find his album Godfidence on all streaming Platforms: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/bertocarlos/godfidence I want to invite you to send me your prayer requests to Contact@takingbackmusic.com or by following the link in the description at the bottom www.takingbackmusic.com/prayer My Wife and I have been blessed by this amazing Church lead by two (2) amazing people! Pastors Sergio and Franchesca Chavez. Catch Hope Center every Sunday @ 11 on YT & FB or Join the blessings @ Wonderfly arena - 4811 Benson Ave, Arbutus, MD 21227 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoo7qYgjrN_ZEubVyBGRKBg Also, LMP4U every Tuesday and Thursday @ 0800 am and Kingdom Paternity on Wednesday nights @ 09:30 pm on YouTube & Facebook! Be a part of an awesome time of prayer and teaching lead by Pastor Sergio Chavez of Hope Center Social media: @iamsergiochavez Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmy1Cz44ylMmP1OwejcJEiQ Find my latest music project down below, including the song in the intro of every podcast: Hope & Prayer: https://www.distrokid.com/hyperfollow/mancia/hope--prayer Trust (Podcast Intro): https://www.distrokid.com/hyperfollow/mickey1/trust Once again, this is Mancia from Taking Back Music, Stay Blessed. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/manciatbm/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/manciatbm/support

Today, The Two Mikes interviewed the former Republican governor of Maryland Bob Ehrlich. Gov. Ehrlich is a supporter of Trump, and while governor reduced Maryland debt from a deficit of $4 billion to a surplus of 2.3 billion. He is now in private law practice. Gov Ehrlich comes from a blue-collar family in Arbutus, Maryland, and speaks the language and values of the lower and middle classes. Gov. Ehrlich champions reform of the public education system by using more common sense, as well as parents' desires for their children, rather than by more dollars and more noxious, leftist ideology. Governor Ehrlich maintains a strong connection with those who voted for him and those across America who share his ideas via his website: https://www.govbobehrlich.com/; His writings in the Western Journal: https://www.govbobehrlich.com/columns; and his Podcast: Bottom Line. Also, Gov. Ehrlich's newest book, Original, Unconventional & Inconvenient: Donald J. Trump and His MAGA Movement, will be published in November, 2021 and is available on AMAZON.

The arbutus tree is an enduring symbol of life on the West Coast. Since time immemorial, they have captivated artists, naturalists and storytellers from all walks of life. We visited Point Ellice House in Victoria to explore their cultural legacy and uncover some important BC history.  Featuring Kelly Black, Perry La Fortune, Cristin La Fortune and Jen Burgess. Follow @valuenaturepodcast on Facebook and Instagram to see pictures that illustrate this episode! Learning Resources: Please visit the following links to learn more about... Point Ellice House SENĆOŦEN Nature Sketch

Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia:Communication tools essential to the public sector's response to COVID-19 will remain available to staff on the front lines of the pandemic. Lisa Beare, Minister of Citizens' Services,People living in northern B.C. communities experiencing rapid economic growth will benefit from increased health, mental health and social services through new projects funded by the Northern Healthy Communities FundMajor construction is beginning on the Broadway Subway Project, a 5.7-kilometre extension of the Millennium Line from VCC-Clark Station to Broadway and Arbutus, So people decide to help others recover from war and famine. It is hard and dangerous work because of political instabilities and public fears. To be killed by groups wanting

A solo walk down to a local beach.

In this episode, I speak to an Arbutus Tree from Greenburn Lake. In this wide-ranging conversation, Arbutus opens up about the experience of being rooted in a single place it's whole life. The connections it shares with the land, wildlife and people of the area. Plus, so much more in this delightful interview with a beloved member of our island.

Today we celebrate a woman who made botanical art through her pioneering photography. We'll also learn about a man who discovered something new and gave it a name that we are all too familiar with today: the virus. We hear an excerpt from a book about one of the world’s top floral designers and gardeners and what it was like to have a flower shop during the height of WWII. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a fantastic book about garden design - it doesn’t get much better than this incredible book. And then we’ll wrap things up with a little story about the Trailing Arbutus or Mayflower.   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart To listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to “Play the latest episode of The Daily Gardener Podcast.” And she will. It's just that easy.   The Daily Gardener Friday Newsletter Sign up for the FREE Friday Newsletter featuring: A personal update from me Garden-related items for your calendar The Grow That Garden Library™ featured books for the week Gardener gift ideas Garden-inspired recipes Exclusive updates regarding the show Plus, each week, one lucky subscriber wins a book from the Grow That Garden Library™ bookshelf.   Gardener Greetings Send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes, and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org   Curated News Rewilding: What is it And Why it’s Good For Your Garden | Elle Decoration | Natasha Goodfellow   Facebook Group If you'd like to check out my curated news articles and original blog posts for yourself, you're in luck. I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. So, there’s no need to take notes or search for links. The next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community, where you’d search for a friend... and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events March 16, 1799 Today is the birthday of the English botanist and photographer Anna Children Atkins who was born on this day, March 16th in 1799. Anna is often regarded as the very first person to have published a book that was illustrated with photographs. Anna's photographs were extraordinary, and she used a type process that produced images onto cyan blue paper. And in case you're wondering, that is the etymology for the term blueprints. Today, there are just a handful of copies of Anna's 1843 work Photographs of British Algae. Sadly, although none of her specimens have survived, we at least have her beautiful prints. Back in 2015, on the occasion of her 216th birthday, Anna was honored with a Google Doodle. And if you have kids, please check out a wonderful book of photography that Fiona Robinson wrote called The Bluest of Blues: Anna Atkins and the First Book of Photographs. Now, a fun activity that you can do to accompany learning about Anna Atkins is making sun prints with botanical specimens. Sun prints are an easy project and only require a few simple steps. First, you want to go out and gather items that you want to use for your artwork - this can be fern leaves, or little flowers that you pick, or even leaves from a tree. Then you're going to need a tray, and on the tray, you'll place your sun print paper that you can get from Amazon. Next, place your botanical items on top of the Sun Paper. Now, if you have plexiglass, you can place that over the top. If you don't have plexiglass, it's not a windy day; that’s just fine. You just need to bring your tray out into a sunny spot. And let it sit for about two minutes. Soon you'll notice that the paper will begin to turn a pale blue everywhere that's not covered by one of your botanical specimens. (The areas that are covered by the specimens will remain a dark blue.) After about two minutes, it's time to remove all of your items off of the paper. Then you just remove the paper and gently slip it into a tray of water. This step is essential because the water is going to stop that exposure process. And you don't need to leave the paper in the water very long - only for about a minute.  Next, you can just take the paper out of the water after about a minute and then set it on a table or other flat surface to dry. This sun print activity is wonderful to do with kids in the summertime on a hot summer day when kids are looking for something to do. Then when it's all done, you will have these beautiful, fun prints that you can put on display - and they make beautiful gifts. It is a fun activity to do with little gardeners this summer in your 2021 garden.     March 16, 1851 And today is the birthday of the Dutch microbiologist and botanist Martinus Beijerinck ("By-a-rink”). Now Martinus was a very smart man - a very brilliant botanist - and he was searching for the reason that tobacco plants were dying. And to do his research, Martin ground up some diseased tobacco leaves, and then he pressed the juices through a bacteria filter. And you can imagine his surprise when the filtered, bacteria-free liquid still spread the disease. It was only after reviewing his experiment that Martinus correctly deduced that a microorganism smaller than a bacteria was causing the problem, and he called this very little thing a virus, which is the Latin word for poison. Now before 2019, two of the most common viruses in humans were the flu and the common cold. But today, of course, there's only one virus on all of our minds, and that is the Coronavirus or COVID 19. But, you know, plants suffer from viruses as well. And here's a top 10 list voted on by plant virologists associated with molecular plant pathology: Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV)        Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV)        Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV Potato virus Y (PVY) Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV)        African cassava mosaic virus (ACMV) Plum pox virus (PPV)        Brome mosaic virus (BMV)        Potato virus X (PVX)   Unearthed Words When the London Blitz began in September of 1940, she continued to struggle up to London on erratic trains to the shop where a skeleton staff kept the show going. She feared people would think her crazy to keep a flower shop open during a war. Was it frivolously unpatriotic? The city was heavily hit by bombs, and she arrived one morning to find a near miss had shattered the glass, and the shop floor was under water from the firemen's hoses. The whole place was in a dim half-light because of the broken and boarded up windows [she wrote]. A customer came in early for flowers, and because of the friendliness, which was one of the features of those times, everyone gathered around to talk. As she left, we thanked her and apologized for so much confusion; she gave an indifferent glance at the mess around her and a smiling one at the flowers she carried, and she remarked that in her view, flowers made one feel normal.  — Sue Shepherd, The Surprising Life of Constance Spry, Chapter: The Spry Wartime Household   Grow That Garden Library Garden Design Master Class by Carl Dellatore This book came out in 2020, and the subtitle is A Hundred Lessons From the World's Finest Designers on the Art of the Garden. This book is absolutely fantastic. In fact, last night, I shared a video that I found on YouTube, where Carl is introducing the topics that he describes in his fabulous book. And this book is the perfect follow-up to Carl's other book, Interior Design Masterclass. In this book. Carl continues to do what he does so very well: curating a hundred landscape architects and garden designers to have them share their own answers to top gardening questions. And every single response is illustrated with photographs from each designer's work, which is what makes this book so very special. And I love compilation books like this because it's so very rare to have someone like Carl who has that breadth of garden design knowledge. This book is truly a classic in the making. This book is 288 pages of thoughtful yet masterful teachings from the experts, and they're sure to inspire all gardeners regardless of experience. You can get a copy of Garden Design Master Class by Carl Dellatoreand support the show using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $32   Today’s Botanic Spark Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart March 16, 1927 It was on this day that a woman named Nelva Weber wrote a letter to the editor of The Pantograph - the newspaper out of Bloomington, Illinois. Here's what she wrote. Before the winter snow has left the pine-clad New England slopes, one may find that tiny harbinger of spring, the Trailing Arbutus. This little flower has a rosy, wax blossom, and a long trailing stem, and weathered leaves. Whittier was a lover of this little flower, and it was he who wrote, Creeps the Trailing Arbutus over hillock and hollow,  Through leafage whose greenness and glory are fled.  And an interesting Indian legend is told about this flower. It was said that the warrior who wore a wreath of perfect Arbutus leaves would never be defeated nor suffer death. Winona, the beautiful Indian maiden, found a spray of perfect leaves, and she wove them into a wreath for her father. He was successful in combat. But when his daughter eloped with a warrior from another tribe, he was overcome with grief. His tears fell upon the Arbutus leaves and weathered them. After that, no perfect leaves were to be found. Now Winona wished to find a wreath of perfect leaves for her husband. And they wandered hand in hand in search of the leaves. But instead of perfect leaves, they found the charm of love and perfect happiness. And we who travel life's pathway are in search of our own metaphorical wreath of flawless Arbutus leaves. And, of course, we search in vain. We do not find our perfect spray of Arbutus in this life. But if we are kind and thoughtful of others along every step of our journey, we shall receive the charm of love and happiness as a reward for our search.   Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener. And remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

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Found on the western edge of Turtle Island, the Pacific madrone (qʷuqʷuƛəc) is the largest and most charismatic species in the family Ericaceae. It is a broadleaf-evergreen tree that is rarely dominant in our forests, but indicative of very interesting plant communities. Join me and the Arbutus ARME (pronounced like "army") to hear about the interspecies love story we share with qʷuqʷuƛəc (Pacific madrone) from a January 28, 2021 growing skills webinar hosted by Tacoma Tree Foundation. We celebrate this sacred and iconic tree to build a shared understanding about its cultural importance. We explore the complex interactions and patterns that arise in madrone forests that harbor biodiversity belowground and in the canopy. Importantly, we also highlight the adaptive capacity and resiliency of the species amidst climate disruption. Then, I bring in the core team of Arbutus ARME to address additional tough questions. Marianne Elliot is known as one of the few experts on this species. She is a Plant Pathologist with Washington State University Plant Pathology Program. Marianne has a special history with madrone research and is co-founder of Arbutus ARME. She plays a key role in identifying madrone diseases and encouraging madrone research and collaboration. Joey Hulbert joined the WSU Ornamental Plant Pathology Program at the WSU Research and Extension Center in Puyallup as a Postdoctoral Fellow funded by the USDA. He recently returned to the Pacific Northwest after spending four years in South Africa leading Cape Citizen Science. More about Arbutus ARME by visiting www.arbutusarme.org Thanks to Tacoma Tree Foundation for making space to highlight the relationship we have with madrone and building the skills required to help ensure we have a future for the species. TTF YouTube of “Pacific madrone: sacred, adaptive, emergent” https://youtu.be/begqlp9BeYc treehugger listener survey: https://forms.gle/zJdFwcnXhqDe2uZLA improve your listening and help power future content! Music on this episode was from the YouTube Audio Library: You heard from Chris Haugen and Dimanche Tell a few friends about the show and follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter @treehuggerpod Review treehugger podcast on iTunes

A semi-hard hike, part mountain trails part neighbourhood paths and sidewalks.All done in an hour, door to door.

Today we celebrate a one of a kind American plantsman and breeder who gave us the red-fleshed Pink Pearl apple. We'll also learn about the German nurseryman and breeder who we know from a ubiquitous feather-reed grass. We’ll hear some lovely botanical poems from a New England poet. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a cookbook written around 23 essential vegetables. And then we’ll wrap things up with a story about the Bicentenary at Kew.   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart To listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to “Play the latest episode of The Daily Gardener Podcast.” And she will. It's just that easy.   The Daily Gardener Friday Newsletter Sign up for the FREE Friday Newsletter featuring: A personal update from me Garden-related items for your calendar The Grow That Garden Library™ featured books for the week Gardener gift ideas Garden-inspired recipes Exclusive updates regarding the show and more. Plus, each week, one lucky subscriber wins a book from the Grow That Garden Library™ bookshelf.   Gardener Greetings Send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes, and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org.   Curated News How Plants Ensure Regular Seed Spacing | Phys Org | Heinrich-Heine   Facebook Group If you'd like to check out my curated news articles and blog posts for yourself, you're in luck because I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. So, there’s no need to take notes or search for links. The next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community where you’d search for a friend... and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events November 27, 1872   Today is the birthday of a lifelong American plantsman and master plant breeder Albert Etter. Albert was a born horticulturist. When most children are mastering the alphabet and learning to tie their shoes, Albert was learning to graft and hybridize plants. By the time Albert was 12, his plant breeding was focused on dahlias and strawberries. His local newspaper in California reported that he had over 200 varieties of dahlia, thanks to his efforts in cultivating new hybrids. Growing frustrated that his school books taught him nothing about nature, Albert dropped out at 14. Albert continued his breeding efforts and helped out on local farms. Thanks to the Homestead Act, Albert acquired 640 acres of free land on his 21st birthday. The land needed clearing, and the acidic soil required improvement. Thanks to Albert’s regular planting of cover crops like clover and vetch, his soil gradually improved. With his brothers’ help, Albert's place became increasingly self-sufficient, adding a lumber mill and raising Angora goats. Albert often wrote that his ranch provided him everything he needed - except flour and sugar. Over time, Albert’s ranch became known as Ettersburg. Although Albert’s early work with strawberries brought him fame, his work with apples made him a legend. In his apple breeding, Albert focused on a unique and relatively unknown apple appropriately called Surprise. The Surprise apple was pink-fleshed and hailed from Kazakhstan. Over his lifetime, Albert created hundreds of apple varieties descended from the Surprise apple. In total, Albert crossbred 15,000 apples and a little over ten percent of those warranted additional experimenting. Albert accelerated his apple-breeding efforts through top grafting. Here's how that works: After pollinating an apple blossom with another tree, Albert would place a bag over the flower and wait for the flower to produce an apple. (Albert’s living relatives still recall driving up to the Etter ranch and seeing an unusual sight: the orchard trees covered with little bags.) From the apple started inside a bag, Albert would plant the apple seeds. After observing the young seedlings, Albert selected the ones with the best fruit for grafting. By grafting new apple seedlings on a tree, the seedling bears fruit in just three to five years instead of waiting for ten to twenty years for fruit without grafting. In an article, Albert wrote: “How many is 15,000 apple trees? Apple trees are usually planted 30 feet apart in the row. Fifteen thousand would plant a row a trifle over 35 miles long. [In contrast,] The little seedlings [that I grow,] are top-grafted on large trees, sometimes two or three hundred on a tree.” One of Albert’s signature methods was to return again and again to the wild, foraging for new breeding stock. Now, many trained plant breeders of his era scoffed at Albert's use of wild crabapples. But to Albert, nature provided a bountiful supply of worthy strains. While some academic experts in his field dismissed Albert as a hillbilly, others recognized his cultivated wisdom honed through his love of experimenting, his unbridled innovation, and his fantastic recall for the minute details of his experiment station. The public came to know just a handful of Alberts apples in the twilight of his life. In 1944, six years before his death, six Etter apple creations finally went mainstream after appearing in The California Nursery Company catalog: Alaska, All Gold, Humboldt Crab, Jonwin, Pink Pearl, and Wickson's Crab. Three years later, Albert’s Crimson Gold was released. Today, the Pink Pearl is the most famous of Albert’s creations. With its red flesh and beautifully blushed, golden, translucent outer skin, the Pink Pearl remains a sensation. In 1950, Albert died on a Sunday in November on his ranch near Ettersburg in Humboldt County. He was 78. Now, some 70 years after his death, the race is on to find any remaining Etter apple trees before they reach the end of their lifespan. Tom Hart, of Humboldt Cider Company, is putting together a magnificent repository of Albert Etters apple trees. Tom’s goal is to take cuttings from any discovered Etter apple trees, graft them, and build an orchard - a living tribute - dedicated to the great Albert Etter.   November 27, 1970  Today is the 50th anniversary of the death of the revered German plant breeder, writer, and garden designer Karl Foerster. Karl was born into an intellectual and accomplished family. His father was an astronomer, and his mother was a famous painter. Many gardeners are surprised to learn that Karl began gardening at seven after obtaining an apprenticeship. At the age of eight, Karl entered a professional gardening program and studied there for 11 years. When Karl turned 18, he took over his family’s Berlin nursery, which was a bit of a mess. Karl streamlined the business by simplifying his plant inventory. Although Karl loved plants, he was especially drawn to tough, low-maintenance, hardy perennials. Karl used three factors to determine whether a plant would be sold in his nursery: beauty, resilience, and endurance. Karl’s high standards brought success to the nursery. When he turned 24, Karl moved his nursery to Potsdam. There, Karl married a singer and pianist named Eva, and together they had one daughter. Knowing Karl’s high standards of plants, imagine how exacting Karl was as a plant breeder. Yet, Karl never pollinated flowers by hand. He wanted nature to reign supreme. Today, Karl Foerster grass is a recognized staple in many gardens and landscapes. The story goes that Karl was on a train when he spied the grass along the tracks. To seize the chance to collect the specimen, Karl pulled the emergency brake, stopped the train, and then quickly collected the specimen that now bears his name. While gardeners have heard of Karl Foerster Grass or Feather Reed Grass (Calamagrostis), many fail to realize the grass was successful because it first met Karl’s high standards for perennials. Karl Foerster grass was the Perennial Plant of the Year in 2001. And, Overdam is a variegated version of Karl Foerster grass. Karl’s plant performance expectations and his appreciation for low maintenance spaces with year-long seasonal interest helped shape the New German Garden Style of garden design. A Karl Foerster garden had some signature plants: grasses, delphinium, and phlox. Naturally, all of these plants were favorites in Karl’s breeding work. Karl once wrote, “A garden without phlox is not only a sheer mistake but a sin against summer." And he also wrote, “Grasses are the hair of mother earth.” Karl was an excellent speaker and writer. His books include these enticing titles: From the Flower Garden of the Future and Blue Treasures in Garden. During WWII, Karl and his nursery were in the wrong place at the wrong time. To his peril, Karl kept his Jewish friends employed all through the war. Although the war officially ended in Potsdam, the nursery and the rest of East Germany fell under the control of the Soviets. Incredibly, Karl’s nursery ended up being the sole provider of garden perennials for all of East Germany. As Karl’s work is translated from German into other languages, we continue to learn more about his fascinating career. The garden publisher and writer Thomas Fischer wrote this about Karl Foerster: "It wasn’t until I made a trip to Germany in the fall of I993 that I finally found the mother lode of Foerster delphiniums… Exercising superhuman self-restraint, I bought only two, ...two that Foerster himself considered among his best; ‘Berghimmel,’ sky blue with a white “eye” — the contrasting center of the flower — and, for balance, ‘Finsteraarhorn,’ deep gentian blue with a black eye. Back home, ...in late June, the buds opened: pure, ravishing, longed-for blueness. Delphiniums that Karl Foerster had named over sixty years ago were blooming in my garden. After the flowers had gone by, I cut them back, happy to wait a year for their reappearance. As it turned out, I had to wait only a few weeks: they bloomed again, and again, and again. That did it. Two delphiniums were not enough. I dispatched a letter … Would they consider shipping plants to the United States, providing one had the proper permit? Yes, they would. Off went an order for twenty-eight delphiniums, plus a few other odds and ends. (You have to grow something with your delphiniums.)” For his work, Karl won many honorary awards. Karl lived to the ripe old age of 96. In total, Karl spent nearly nine decades of gardening. It was Karl Foerster who said, “In my next life, I’d like to be a gardener once again. The job was too big for just one lifetime.”   Unearthed Words November 27, 1824 Today is the birthday of the New England poet Phebe Ann Holder. In addition to her religious poems, Phebe wrote about the natural world. Gardeners delight in her poems for spring and fall. Phebe’s A Song of May recalls the flowers of spring: The fragrant lily of the vale, The violet's breath on passing gale. Anemones mid last year's leaves, Arbutus sweet in trailing wreaths, From waving lights of a forest glade The light ferns hide beneath the shade. — Phebe Ann Holder, New England poet, A Song of May   Phebe’s A Song of October celebrates the beauty of fall: The softened light, the veiling haze, The calm repose of autumn days, Steal gently over the troubled breast, Soothing life's weary cares to rest. — Phebe Ann Holder, New England poet, A Song of October   Grow That Garden Library The Vegetable Garden Cookbook by Tobias Rauschenberger and Oliver Brachat This book came out in 2015, and the subtitle is 60 Recipes to Enjoy Your Homegrown Produce. In this cookbook, Tobias and Oliver focus on 23 rockstar vegetables you can grow in your own sweet garden. These 23 vegetables include eggplant, cauliflower, beans, broccoli, mushrooms, asparagus, peas, fennel, cucumbers, potatoes, corn, squash, chard, carrots, peppers, parsnips, radishes, beets, spinach, tomatoes, cabbage, zucchini, and onions. This book is incredibly versatile, and there’s something for everyone, whether you are a vegan, vegetarian, or omnivore.  Standout recipes include creamy pea soup with bacon foam, stuffed zucchini rolls, Hungarian goulash, beet pizza, and an Asian chard and honey duck sandwich. This book is 176 pages of growing, cooking, and eating vegetables - a top 23 list of them - that guides you through some incredibly easy and versatile recipes for everyone at the table. You can get a copy of The Vegetable Garden Cookbook by Tobias Rauschenberger and Oliver Brachat and support the show using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $2   Today’s Botanic Spark Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart November 27, 1959   On this day, the Edmonton Journal wrote a little article about the Bicentenary at Kew: “Less than ten miles from the heart of London lies an area of nearly three hundred acres in which color, fragrance, and birdsong are the companions of research, learning, and economics. Here the lover of plants can wander to his heart's delight while the botanist studies new and hardier strains of plants and the ecologist determines their value to man. It is officially known as the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, or to most persons Kew Gardens. Kew Gardens owes their origin to a fancy of Princess Augusta, Dowager Princess of Wales, who in 1759 founded a botanical garden in the grounds at Kew House, now long since demolished.  Little is known of the early formation of the gardens except that the Princess received encouragement from the Earl of Bute, an enthusiastic botanist who lived at Kew. Under Bute’s direction, the garden soon became a recognized scientific entity, although it remained separate from the Princess' gardens. Later the two gardens were united, but the name "Kew Gardens" has remained ever since. In 1841 Kew Gardens was presented to the British nation by Queen Victoria, and their functions were then outlined as scientific research, cultivation of plants from all parts of the world, propagation of useful plants for all countries of the Empire, furnishing the government with general information on botanical subjects and the instruction of the public. It is on this five-fold basis that Kew has carried on to our own time. The herbarium is perhaps the most amazing part of Kew. It is devoted to the taxonomy or the identification and classification of plants. Some six million sheets of plant specimens are preserved and grouped by class, orders, families, genera, species, and varieties. The files of this priceless collection were removed to safety during the war. Kew has become a mecca for botanists worldwide and a great guide to botanical knowledge. Soon after the founding of Kew, the practice was established of sending out a botanist on every voyage of discovery from Britain.    Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener. And remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

The new Skytrain Line will extend along Broadway from VCC to Arbutus.  We explore what will happen to real estate values during construction and after completion, especially with properties near the new Skytrain stations.  Both residential and commercial properties are evaluated, both in sales value and the rental premiums to expect.

On this week's episode of The World Greatest Action Sports Podcast, Chris and Todd talk about all kinds of stuff including Snapt High 2020 on STABmag.com with the return of Clay Marzo as well as shredding by Mason Ho, the Moniz bros, Sheldon, Eithan, and of course we they discuss the death of Keith Hufnagel AKA HUF, French Rendez-Vous of Surfing, Italo's domination, Nate Tyler in Arbutus, La Niña, El Nino, the upcoming WSL CT season, who's going to be World Champ, Derek Ho birthday, HUF x Keep A Breast, X-Games Best Trick 2020, Red Bull Solus, Max Parrot is cancer free, Dane Burman risks his life for his latest video parts, the ultimate Funko heavy Metal Toy collection, and some really really really good questions! Let's go!   Presented by:   Hansen's Surfboards @hansenssurfboards Adventure IO @adventureio K2 Snowboarding @k2.snowboarding Pannikin Coffee And Tea @pannikincoffeeandtea Chemistry Surfboards @chemistrysurfboards YewOnline.com @yewonline New Greens @newgreens NanocraftCBD @nanocraftCBD Super 73 Electric Bikes! @super73 BN3TH @BN3THApparel

This week we're joined by Leah Fletcher, CEO and Founder of Arbutus Health Group - Irish GMP ready Pharmaceutical Group focusing on research and development.Together, we explore the benefits and applications of using cannabis topically, looking into how cosmetics are formulated, regulatory concerns, and the future use of CBD within cosmetics.→ View full show notes and summary here: https://www.cannabis-conversation.com/blogs/episode78About LeahLeah is the founder of Arbutus Innovation Centre (AIC), a fully-serviced for-profit incubator and business centre located in Athlone, Ireland.  It houses a community of entrepreneurs working with industry-changing technologies. Leveraging experience in education, policy, corporate governance and the start-up world, Leah and her team established the AIC to meet increasing market demand for plant-based innovation. The AIC services established corporations as well as high potential biotech projects, agtech, plant-based innovation and green-tech solutions with global ambitions. ResourcesJoin Leah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leah-fletcherArbutus's Website: https://arbutus.ie/

On July 20, 2002, Michelle Rust disappeared from her home in Arbutus, Maryland. Eighteen years she has never been found.

As a leader, you need to bring on new talent as you grow. Do you outsource this? Do it yourself? How? My guest today is an expert in the recruiting space: Joel Peterson, who has been recruiting for over 10 years across 3 continents and understands what it takes to make a great hire.Support the show (https://peoplemanagingpeople.com/)

Anthony Demetre has re-opened his King's Cross restaurant Vermuteria offering an abridged takeaway menu alongside coffee and vermouth-based drinks.

Colleen Waterfield grew up in Arbutus, Maryland and got into partying at a pretty young age. Rather quickly, her drinking turned to drug use, and although she got kicked out of a Catholic school, she did graduate high school, as she says, by the skin of her teeth. By the age of 20, she developed an addiction to Percocets. In this episode of Straight Talk, Waterfield joins Mike to discuss her own path to recovery, and the barriers that women face before seeking help for their addiction.

DESIGN ELEMENTS  Assessing Trees for Failure ( following on from blog on "Why Trees Fail"  https://realworldgardener.blogspot.com/2020/04/why-trees-fail-and-celery.htmlTrees are so beneficial in a garden that I can’t imagine having a garden without them. For me they provide, an element of height, but often the ones I choose have flowers with sumptuous scent, and in summer, they provide much needed shade. Arbutus unedo: Strawberry Tree photo: M Cannon But how to prevent them from failing is the question in this week’s segment. Let’s find out . I'm talking with Glenice Buck, consulting arborist and landscape designer   www.glenicebuckdesigns.com.au PLAY: Assessing Why Trees Fall_1st April 2020 Trees fall from time to time and believe it or not, sometimes it’s not predictable, and sometimes it is. Glenice says "it's totally impossible to predict if and when a tree will fail"  BUT you can seek professional advice from a consulting arborist to relieve any worry that you have about that particular tree.  Champion tree in Stowe, England. The consulting arborist can make recommendation as to how to mitigate and potential problems. Remember, a tree expert will cut out limbs correctly if they need cutting so the tree will be less likely to get insect attack or decay forming. Consideration is given to remaining trees, if one needs to be taken out because it exposes them to more natural elements such as wind and changes in hydrology of the soil. Trees will overtime adapt if they lose a surrounding buffer. A qualified arborist will use methods as outlined by QTRA and TRAQ are methods of tree risk assessment. QTRA-Quantitive Tree Risk Assessment TRAQ-Tree Risk Assessment Qualification. From the www.treenet.org site "The terms ‘hazard’ and ‘risk are not interchangeable.... A tree-failure hazard is present when a tree has potential to cause harm to people or property.  ‘Risk’ is the probability of something adverse happening; the likelihood that the hazard will cause harm. Assessment of tree-failure hazards requires consideration of the mechanical integrity of the tree and the likelihood that the tree or part of it will fail within a given period." If you have any questions of course, why not email realworldgardener@gmail.com or write in to 2RRR P.O. Box 644 Gladesville NSW 1675.  

In this episode we are speaking with two veterans of the Canadian alts and financial services industry about how the retail and HNW landscape has changed and how markets, and their gyrations, have made alternatives not look so… alternative.

A replay of two interviews from December 2019.

While my disdain for this category is well known, the flavored vodka market in the province is diverse, out of the box and innovative. Check out these from One Foot Crow, Roots and Wings, Arbutus, Taynton Bay, Stillhead, Moonshine Spirits and Tofino Distilling. Join us every Wednesday and Thursday as we taste through some of BC’s burgeoning craft spirits, from the weird and wonderful to the eclectic, BC Spirits has you covered. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM – BC Spirits https://www.instagram.com/bcspirits/ Check out the Website – www.bcspirits.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bc-spirits/message

Trees Are Key Let’s discuss how “Terminology is Key.” Words have meaning and, in many cases, more than one meaning. Add to that our different industries, and oh my, it’s tough for consumers and people outside your field to know what you are talking about. Species Spotlight The Texas Madrone aka Arbutus xalapensis aka Madrono is an evergreen Texas native. This striking small tree grows up to 30 feet tall, often with twisted, multiple trunks up to 12 inches in diameter or more with a broad, rounded crown.

Today we celebrate the birthday of the English Statesman who created “Garden walks” and the birthday of a man who is remembered by Muhly grass. We'll learn about the man memorialized by a plant name that misspells his last name, and we'll also learn about the disastrous freeze for Florida growers that happened in the mid-1980s. Today’s Unearthed Words feature poetry and quotes that teach the lessons we can learn from winter. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book that shares terrific essays on the benefits of gardening. I'll talk about a garden item that can definitely come in handy for gardeners, and then we’ll wrap things up with the story of a botanist who recognized that new species can always be discovered, even in areas previously explored. But first, let's catch up on a few recent events.   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   Curated Articles The Wardian case: Botany game-changer | Kew From @kewgardens The Wardian case: Botany game-changer: It's incredible to think that the Wardian case was invented by British doctor and amateur naturalist Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward in 1829 by complete accident...   Gardens: Winning ways for winter Oodles of great tips for designing a Winter Garden from Anglesey’s assistant head gardener David Jordan: One of Jordan’s favorite combinations is the shaggy-barked paperbark maple teamed with the variegated evergreen shrub Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald Gaiety’ and the pink, scented blossoms of Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn.’ At Anglesey, the euonymus is cloud-pruned in summer to create a sinuous shape, but as Jordan points out, “It has adventitious roots, so you could grow it up the walls of a house and have it as a backdrop.” Jordan also recommends the crab apple tree Malus ‘Evereste’ as a centerpiece to a winter border. “You get long, persistent fruit, and you can underplant with dogwood in red or orange that works with the color of the fruit. Underplant with snowdrops, then daffodils, and this takes you through to May when you get the flowers – that gives you a long window of interest.” The winter garden recipe runs something like this: a tree with colorful or tactile bark – try Tibetan cherry (Prunus serrula), paperbark maple (Acer griseum) or Arbutus unedo, the strawberry tree – acts as an anchor for the rest of the planting; then add a mid-level shrub with scented flowers, colored stems or attractive leaves (dogwoods, euonymus, daphnes, viburnums or sarcococcas); finally, there’s the option of a low-growing ground cover (snowdrops and hardy cyclamen, or foliage such as bergenias or pulmonarias).   Now, if you'd like to check out these curated articles for yourself, you're in luck, because I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. There’s no need to take notes or search for links - the next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events 1561 Today is the birthday of the English philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon. Francis wrote a splendid essay called “Of Gardens.” The essay contains many quotable thoughts on gardening - although the opening line is the most quoted. “God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures. It is the greatest refreshment to the spirits of man; without which, buildings and palaces are but gross handiworks; and a man shall ever see, that when ages grow to civility and elegancy, men come to build stately sooner than to garden finely; as if gardening were the greater perfection. I do hold it, in the royal ordering of gardens, there ought to be gardens, for all the months in the year, in which several things of beauty may be then in season.” In 1606, Francis introduced “Garden Walks” as a concept at Gray's Inn field. Bacon lived at Gray’s Inn, and during that time, the Inns were putting gates and fencing around their land to provide greater privacy and security. It was in the gated field at Gray’s Inn where Bacon created his walk. People were enthralled with the idea. Along the walk, Bacon added flowers and trees like Violets and Primroses, Cherry Trees, and Birch. This whole notion of strolling through a pleasure garden was the 16th century equivalent of the modern-day habit of walking in a shopping mall for exercise. In 1594, Francis Bacon said a learned man needs a garden, library, laboratory -- and a "goodly, huge cabinet" (of curiosities). And, Bacon said, "As is the garden - such is the gardener. A man's nature runs either to herbs or weeds."   1785Today is the day the American Lutheran Pastor and botanist Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg was made a member of the American Philosophical Society. He was always referred to by his second name Heinrich. The Muhlenberg family was a founding family of the United States, and Heinrich came from a long line of pastors. His father, Pastor Heinrich Melchior Mühlenberg, was known as the patriarch of the Lutheran Church in America. His brother was a major in the Revolutionary War, and his other brother was a Congressman. Muhlenberg’s personal journals are a treasure trove of his thoughts on botanical self-improvement. He would write: "How may I best advance myself in the knowledge of plants?” And, Muhlenberg would set goals and reminders to challenge himself, writing: “It is winter, and there is little to do . . . Toward spring I should go out and [put together] a chronology of the trees; how they come out, the flowers, how they appear,. . . . I should especially [take not of] the flowers and fruit.” The grass Muhlenbergia was named for Heinrich Muhlenberg. Muhly grasses are beautiful native grasses. They offer two incredible strengths in their plant profile: drought tolerance and visual punch. Muhly grasses are easy-going, and they grow equally well in harsh conditions and perfectly manicured gardens. The Muhly cultivar ‘White Cloud’ offers gorgeous white plumes. When the coveted Pink Muhly blooms, people often stop to inquire as to the name of the beautiful pink grass. Then, Lindheimer’s Muhly makes a fantastic screen, and Bamboo Muhly commands attention when it is featured in containers. All Muhly grasses like well-drained soil and full sun. If you plant them in fall, be sure to get them situated and in the ground at least a month before the first frost. And here’s an interesting side note: Muhlenberg also discovered the bog turtle. In 1801, the turtle was named Clemmys muhlenbergii in his honor.   1818Today is the anniversary of the death of the American physician Caspar Wistar ("Wiss-Star"), the Younger.  His grandfather was also Caspar Wistar, so the Younger distinction helps people tell them apart. Wistar was a Professor of Anatomy at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1777, Caspar Wistar treated the wounded during the battle of Germantown and decided he would pursue medical training. Wistar had some pretty impressive friends: his best friend was probably Thomas Jefferson, and his most famous botany friend was probably Alexander von Humboldt. During his life, every Sunday Night, Wistar would hold a salon - an open house - at his home on the corner of Fourth and Locust Street. His friends would stop by - along with any members of academia, or the elite or high society, along with other accomplished people who happened to be in Philadelphia that evening. They all knew that Wistar's house was the place to go to meet up with the best minds of the day. The botanist Thomas Nuttall named the genus Wisteria in Caspar Wistar's honor (some people say Wistaria to reflect the proper spelling of Wistar's last name. Either is fine because guess what - the misspelling is preserved for all time under the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature). It's like one of my kid's birth certificates - it can be amended, but the original is wrong and will be until the end of time. Wistar died of a heart ailment unexpectedly on January 18, 1818. His final utterance was: "I wish well to all mankind." After Wistar died, his friends continued holding Wistar parties for a core group of 50 members. They would each take turns hosting, and the kept the tradition going for another forty years. Today, Wistar ("Wiss-Star")is the name of The Wistar Institute, the nation's first independent biomedical research center. Today, they focus on cancer, infectious disease & vaccine research to benefit human health.   1985 Record-breaking cold temperatures damaged 90% of Florida's orange and grapefruit crop. Newspaper accounts sounded grim saying: “A nightmare for citrus growers...The fourth killer cold wave in five growing seasons seized Florida's 760,000-acre Citrus Belt on Monday with an icy grip that growers said froze millions of oranges and could destroy thousands of acres of trees already weakened by the disastrous Christmas 1983 freeze. Shocked by lows that fell to the low- and mid-teens throughout the northern two-thirds of the orange belt by Monday morning, growers said the latest in the string of freezes undoubtedly would end the careers of many of the state's 30,000 citrus growers. "It's a nightmare come true: back-to-back 100-year freezes," said Marion County citrus-man John Futch. A 100-year freeze is expected to occur only once every century. All-time low-temperature records were set across the state early Monday, including 19 degrees in Orlando and 17 degrees in Daytona Beach. Farmers as far south as Naples lost fruit and vegetable crops to the numbing cold. Citrus experts with Florida Citrus Mutual, the state's largest growers' organization with more than 15,000 members, said the low temperatures Monday rivaled "Between last night and tonight, I don't think there'll be a tree alive in Hernando County when this is over," Dr. William Croom said Monday morning after surveying his 104-year-old, 110-acre grove on Powell Road. "I'm not going to replant. I'll be 65 in March. That's just too late in life" to start over. As the temperature fell to 15 degrees, Croom's grove foreman, Barney Parrott, and three other workers lighted 300 oil-fueled stack heaters among trees in an 8-acre section in an effort to salvage the healthiest portion of his grove. "We'll be back out tonight, although I don't know if it'll do any good," he said Monday.   Unearthed Words Today’s words are about the lessons we can learn from winter.   Spring passes, and one remembers one’s innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance. Autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence. Winter passes, and one remembers one’s perseverance. — Yoko Ono, Japanese-Multimedia Artist, Widow of John Lennon   People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy. — Anton Chekhov, Russian Playwrite & Writer   One kind word can warm three winter months. — Japanese Proverb   “What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” — John Steinbeck, American Author & Nobel Prize Winner   To shorten winter, borrow some money due in spring. — W.J. Vogel   If there were no tribulation, there would be no rest; if there were no winter, there would be no summer. — St. John Chrysostom ("kri-SOSS-tum"), Bishop of Constantinople   "Nature has undoubtedly mastered the art of winter gardening, and even the most experienced gardener can learn from the unrestrained beauty around them." — Vincent A. Simeone ("Sim-EE-OH-nee"), Horticulturist   Grow That Garden Library By Pen & by Spade by David Wheeler This book features thirty-three essays From David Wheeler's passion project known as Hortus magazine (Which I just subscribed to). Hortus provides expert information on plants and gardening, with articles focusing on gardens around the world. The essays explore the various benefits of gardening. They are written by multiple writers who share personal stories and lessons from the garden. This book features essays from Robert Dash (who examines the overlap between gardening and poetry), Rosemary Verey (who shares thoughts on the courtyard gardens of Charleston), Hermia Oliver does the same with Flaubert's gardens; And, Dennis Wood reveals the joy of gardening after retirement. These essays are an excellent source of good gardening advice: how to plant a scent garden ("Stick to a sunny, sheltered spot," advises Stephen Lacey), how to grow blue-hued gentians (seek out an acid soil, counsels Stephen G. Haw). This book came out in 1991. You can get a used copy of By Pen & by Spade by David Wheeler and support the show, using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for under $1.   Great Gifts for Gardeners Esschert Design Garden Tool Belt, Gray & Green, $13.18 Adjustable green and gray garden tool apron. Deep pockets, adjustable belt, and compartments for markers make this apron a must for every busy gardener. Tool Belt 13; 26 Inch 1; 482 Inch 13; 26In Perfect For Use In The Garden Or Yard Grey And Green Canvas Tool Belt With Plastic Clasps   Today’s Botanic Spark 1917 Today is the anniversary of the death of the Presbyterian minister, writer, and an American botanist Ellsworth Jerome Hill. Ellsworth was born in Leroy, New York. When Ellsworth was only 20 years old, one of his knees stopped working, and the doctor suggested he study botany. Ellsworth wood crawl from the house to the orchard, where he would pick a few flowers and then crawl back to the house to identify them. And the following year, Ellsworth moved to Mississippi, where it was warmer, and he used two canes to assist with walking. By middle age, Ellsworth met and married a young woman named Milancy Leach - who would become his indispensable helpmate. When he was lame, or when he didn't have the strength to complete all of his tasks as he collected specimens, Milancy would step in and finish the work for him. By the time he was 40, Ellsworth had put his lameness behind him. In the back half of his life, he seemed to be able to manage his physical challenges and, with Milancy’s help, had learned how to cope with the symptoms. In a touching tribute to Ellsworth after his death, the botanist Agnes Chase rote: “Most of these collections were made while he walked on crutches or with two canes. He told me that he carried his vasculum over his shoulder and a camp stool with his crutch or cane in one hand. To secure a plant, he would drop the camp stool, which opened of itself, then he would lower himself to the stool and dig the plant. He recovered from his lameness but often suffered acute pain from cold or wet or overexertion. But this did not deter him from making botanical trips that would have taxed a more robust man – in the Dunes, I have seen him tire out more than one able-bodied man. “ It was Ellsworth Jerome Hill who said, "In studying the flora of a restricted region, no matter how carefully it seems to have been explored, one is frequently surprised by new things...  No region can be regarded as thoroughly explored until every acre of its wild areas at least has been examined. Some plants are so rare or local or grow under such peculiar conditions that a few square rods or even feet may comprise their range."

Madelyn and Savannah Read singing and talking about their music as "Arbutus".

So much Reylo on the Marketing for TROS! In this episode, we comment on some recent interviews and other Reylo related news that hint strongly that The Rise of Skywalker will have a satisfying conclusion for Rey and Kylo's arc. We start by commenting on Empire Mag's exclusive, beautiful cover and its symbolism. We comment on a German poster for Episode IX, where Kylo is strategically placed near Rey's... Anyway. We analyze recent TV spots. We also comment how related material is hinting very strongly at Bendemption, and what so much effort into comvincing people of Kylo's redeemability means for TROS. We also comment on Star Wars and the Mandalorian, and what the Star Wars overload might mean in terms of strategy. We conclude with some final thoughts about the fandom and our very happy predictions for the conclusion of the Sequel Trilogy. #reylo #theriseofskywalker Some sources: EW on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EW/status/1196875539962679296 https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/star-wars-jj-abrams-secrets-of-skywalker-912362/ https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/empire-star-wars-rise-skywalker-collectors-edition-issue/ https://ew.com/movies/2019/11/19/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker/ Art by Arbutus blossoms: https://arbutus-blossoms.tumblr.com/ Speakers: Denise, Lee, and Mary Audio editing: Lee Video editing: Denise MUSIC: Intro: Loyalty Freak music - Extra Metal http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Loyalty_Freak_Music/HYPER_METAL_ Outro: Stellardrone - Fermi Paradox https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com/track/fermi-paradox CONTACT: EMAIL: lordsofthesith.podcast@gmail.com TUMBLR: https://lordsofthesithpodcast.tumblr.com TWITTER: https://twitter.com/LordSithPodcast FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/LordSithPodcast INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/lordsofthesith.podcast/ You can listen to our episodes at: SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/lordsofthesithpodcast ITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lords-of-the-sith-podcast/id1419179407

Took the ‘Long Way' to get my groceries. Empty backpack

The locations have now been confirmed for the six stations along the upcoming Broadway Subway line. The extension of the Millennium Line begins at VCC-Clark to the east, and ends at Arbutus to the west. The new stops include locations near Emily Carr University, Main Street, Oak Street, and Granville Street. The line will also connect to the existing Broadway-City Hall station, and the final stop will be at a new bus loop on Arbutus, where the B-Line will connect to UBC.   Guest: Kenneth Chan Western Canada Editor for the ‘Urbanized' section of Daily Hive

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ESIGN ELEMENTS Old Fashioned Shrubs: Warm Temperate Coastal and Inland Mediterranean zones. This includes Adelaide, even Melbourne, and Alice Springs with temps in the 40's in the Summer and rain in the winter. What is on offer for the hot dry sub-tropics. Let's find out.  I'm talking with Peter Nixon, garden Designer & project Manager from Paradisus Garden design. Temperate coastal and inland mediterranean are zones that would suit many a location around  Australia as long Peter mentioned these plants Shrubs and small trees:  Carpentaria californica-white flowers. Alyogyne heugeli-mauve flower, also in white. Nerium oleander-cut them any which way and they respond. Arbutus unedo-Irish strawberry tree. Romeya coulteri photo M Cannon   Perennials & sub-shrubs: that are easy in that climate Perlagoniums, peltatum, sidioides, Sims carnations, hate humidity Salvia spathaceae-pinky red flowers Monarda didyma-heaps of hybrids Phlomis italicum-sage like in appearance Romneya coulteri with very large poppy like flowers. Mimulus or Diplacus, both are monkey flowers-semi-shade location. Acca sellowiana-fejoa, prefers low humidity. Caeselpina ferrai-Leopard tree Iochrama-violet tube flowers Artemisia arborescens-wormwood.

The final season of Yes Chef episode two is here already, but don't fear, we've got a goodie for you. He's one of the pair behind St Leonards and Chef Director at Brunswick House, Andrew Clarke. Food wasn't Andrew Clarke's first love, with a career in music first carved out ahead of him, although he's done alright having had stints at Marco Pierre White, St John, Wild Honey, Arbutus, The Square, Anchor & Hope, Salt Yard and is a prominent name at Meatopia.Besides being a chef Andrew heads up Pilot Light, an initiative that works to improve mental health in the restaurant industry. So let's go tackle cooking, guitars, mental health and pig's blood. Bon App. Follow the gang on the gram below:@fleurdelysldn@londontheinside@ben_loti @propernorthernjordanLike what you hear, well subscribe to our channel in your favourite podcast app and stay tuned for more.Listen on Spotify or iTunes now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tom has been writing songs and planting gardens with faith communities for the past twenty years. His songs engage the biblical narrative and grow out of contexts of longing, vulnerability and hope. He lives with his wife, Karen, and their two sons, Isaiah and Arbutus, in the woodlands of Appalachia, where they grow the Eucharist elements, receive many pilgrims and are seeking to build community with neighbors along their gravel lane. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/situppodcast/message

A minister’s daughter falls in love with an adventurer and has to endure long separations. Her faith is tested by an apparent tragedy. Original Air Read more ...

In this week’s episode, the ladies continue the conversation surrounding social work with two honorary guests. In this episode, the guests discuss resources that are available to those in our city as it relates to social work, programs that they would like to develop, advice for people interested in pursuing social work and other important topics surrounding the field. For the first time EVER, we did not have any food for thought. However, we will leave the details from last week’s episode below to share with you again. We have also listed the resources that were shared throughout the episode below! “Nobody has ever become poor by giving.” Anne Frank Luke Chapter 6, Verse 38 Center for Pregnancy Concerns Free pregnancy tests, free sonograms, clothing for toddlers up to size 4. Locations in Baltimore, Dundalk, Essex, and Arbutus. Donations can be given at 328 North Howard Street. http://pregnantandneedhelp.org/ WIC Provides assistance to low-income families. https://health.baltimorecity.gov/node/171 National Domestic Violence Hotline https://www.thehotline.org/ 1-800-799-7233 Instagram Accounts: @house_ofstyle @mtheceo @epicallyiconic @millennials2society Honorary Guests: @massenboss @aminahhhhhhmarie Highlighted Local Business: Durian Founder: @neirod_

Patrycja Sikorski and her family moved to Victoria a few years ago and chose a beautiful house right on the water to call home. In this interview Patrycja tells us all about her neighbourhood in the Arbutus area, including schools, shopping, restaurants and more.In the second half of the interview Patrycja talks about her home business Voluspa Botanicals Day Spa. Patrycja is a Wholistic Aesthetician and offers a variety of amazing services. Watch this interview to find out more!www.voluspabotanicals.comFor more episodes go to vancouverislandtime.com

Patrycja Sikorski and her family moved to Victoria a few years ago and chose a beautiful house right on the water to call home. In this interview Patrycja tells us all about her neighbourhood in the Arbutus area, including schools, shopping, restaurants and more.In the second half of the interview Patrycja talks about her home business Voluspa Botanicals Day Spa. Patrycja is a Wholistic Aesthetician and offers a variety of amazing services. Watch this interview to find out more!www.voluspabotanicals.comFor more episodes go to vancouverislandtime.com

Time Codes: 00:00:32 - Introduction 00:03:38 - Now#5 01:02:20 - Criminal #1 01:20:01 - Scratcher #1-3 01:33:04 - Wrap up 01:34:32 - Contact us On this episode of the podcast Sterg and Derek look at three exciting titles. They begin with Now#5, the latest in Fantagraphics' outstanding comics anthology series. As the guys point out, they're dedicated to discussing every issue of Nowthat is released, and this one is chock-full of comicy goodness. Although all of the contributions in this issue are intriguing, some of the most notable that the guys discuss are those by Eroyn Franklin, Walker Tate, DRT, Ana Galvañ, DW, Maggie Umber, and especially Walt Holcombe. And although Derek and Sterg spend the vast majority of their time discussing this anthology -- there's a lot to take in -- they also look at two other titles. One of those is most recent incarnation of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips's Criminal(Image Comics). In the new series' first issue, the protagonist is one familiar to Criminal enthusiasts, Teeg Lawless. But there are other manifestations of Brubaker and Phillips' world that are imbedded within. After that they look at the first three issues of Scratcher, John Wald and Juan Romera's self-published horror title that takes place at a tattoo parlor. This is actually a work that its writer alerted the guys to, and they're glad that he did.

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TransLink is releasing the findings of its technical study into the best options for extending rapid transit in Vancouver from Arbutus to UBC. The study concludes that SkyTrain is the best rapid transit technology option for this corridor. Translink says "it is the only technology that can accommodate the expected growth in demand along the Broadway corridor and allow for future expansion beyond 2045."   Guest: Santa Ono President and vice-chancellor of the University of British Columbia Co-Host: Kennedy Stewart Mayor of Vancouver

Filmmaker Myles O'Reilly, with Islander, made the documentary Backwards To Go Forwards, which they released for free on Vimeo on Christmas Day. They said they made it to take a little snapshot of a very small portion of what special things are happening in Irish folk and traditional music right now. Artists featured include This Is How We Fly, Cormac Begley, Radie Peat, Ye Vagabonds, Slow Moving Clouds, and more. I got to chat with Myles in his studio in Dublin at the end of November while the edition of Backwards To Go Forwards was ongoing. We chatted about why he made the documentary, how his love of traditional music developed, how he transitioned from a musician to a filmmaker, how This Ain't No Disco came about - and whether we can expect more of it - and lots of other things. If you enjoy the show, it'd be really appreciated if you gave the podcast a like and share and maybe rate and review on iTunes. Thank you!

They say “a picture's worth a thousand words”… and that might be even truer now due to social media and the constant battle for attention in our over saturated lives. Taking inspiration from my friend and colleague Paul Ries, join us this week as we talk about how “Photos Are Key” and how to get better photos. Species Spotlight This week's tree is very photogenic. Listen to learn more about Texas madrone, Arbutus xalapensis. This beautiful, colorful tree shines along the hills of its native range.

A short dash into the woods, up to Arbutus Mount. Took a photo of San Juan Island WA and ran back. A bit like the "Duke of York".'The grand old Duke of York,he had ten thousand men,he marched then upto the top of the hill,then he marched them down again'.

Show Notes: In the news this week, the 2017 federal budget is out and we go one-on-one with BIOTECanada’s Andrew Casey to find out if it delivers on the promise of an Innovation Agenda, the NRC and the Centre for the Commercialization of Antibodies and Biologics (CCAB) colloborate on an antibody development initiative, and Bellus Health divests itself of Thallion Pharmaceuticals. We have all this and more coming up on Biotechnology Focus Radio. Welcome to another episode of Biotechnology Focus Radio. I’m your host Shawn Lawrence, here to give you a rundown of the week’s top stories on the Canadian biotech scene. Story 1 Our first story this week takes us to Vancouver, where Qu Biologics Inc. reports it has identified immune factors (cytokines and growth factors) in the blood of patients with Crohn’s disease that may predict response to its Site Specific Immunomodulators (SSIs) therapy. According to the company, SSIs are a unique platform of immunotherapies designed to restore the body’s innate immune system. Their discovery was made following further analysis of Qu Biologics recently completed Phase 2 Study in Crohn’s disease. The company says that when combined with patients’ clinical profiles, these biomarkers seemed to coorelate with identifying patients likely to respond to SSI treatment. Dr. Hal Gunn, CEO of Qu Biologics, explained these findings could  mean that patients with Crohn’s disease may now be closer to having precision treatment for their condition for the first time.  In addition, Qu Biologics’ Phase 2 randomized placebo-controlled Crohn’s disease trial results demonstrated that specific blood immune markers associated with immune activation and mucosal healing increased with SSI treatment and SSI response/remission. The company says it plans to initiate a follow-on clinical trial in Crohn’s disease later in 2017 to confirm the value of these blood immune biomarkers in predicting and monitoring response to SSI therapy. Story 2 The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and Toronto-based Centre for the Commercialization of Antibodies and Biologics (CCAB) are teaming up to advance new innovative therapies discovered out of the University of Toronto. Through this innovative collaboration between government, industry, and academia,  the NRC and the (CCAB) have over the past year already put in place over $1M in collaborative agreements to produce and test therapeutic antibodies discovered at the University. CCAB is a business development and commercialization engine whose mission is to translate UofT’s large portfolio of early stage biologics into high-value assets and products. To this purpose, CCAB has partnered with NRC to biomanufacture and test hundreds of antibodies. With this announcement, the collaboration continues to grow and now leverages NRC’s three programs in Human Health Therapeutics: 1. Biologics and Biomanufacturing: producing biologics, testing their ability to fight solid tumours, and determining their biomanufacturability; 2.  Therapeutics Beyond Brain Barriers: determining if specific antibodies are able to cross the blood-brain barrier, target and fight brain cancer; And 3. Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics: determining if specific antibodies are able to modulate the immune system so that it finds and destroys cancer cells.  As cancer treatment evolves rapidly toward more effective molecules, including single-domain and bi-specific antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates, and immunotherapies, these types of medicines, also called biologics, are able to specifically target cancer cells and in some cases, recruit the body’s immune system to help destroy them. The goal of the collaboration is to identify the most promising antibodies, and increase their value by generating data that effectively de-risks each asset. CCAB says its objective is to then licence lead antibody candidates to seed newly formed Canadian biotechnology companies.  These new Canadian start-ups will, in turn, advance these molecules toward clinical trials in patients.  With several biotechnology companies already participating and benefitting from these programs, the collaboration between CCAB and NRC is clearly set to catalyze the country’s biotech sector and generate promising new cancer treatments for Canadians. Alexion licenses Arbutus’ LNP delivery technology In business news, Alexion Pharmaceuticals has negotiated a license to use Vancouver-based Arbutus Biopharma’s lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery technology for one of its rare disease messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutic candidates. As part of the deal, Arbutus will earn $7.5 million upfront from Alexion and potentially another $75 million in development, regulatory, and commercial milestones, plus single-digit sales royalties. Arbutus will also carry out technology development and provide manufacturing and regulatory support for the Alexion mRNA candidate. Arbutus Biopharma itself is currently focused on developing a cure for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Dr. Mark J. Murray, Arbutus’ President and CEO said this transaction with Alexion illustrates the value of his company’s LNP platform, which he believes has broad potential to deliver mRNA and gene editing therapeutics. He adds that Arbutus is receiving significant interest from companies that require access to the LNP platform to enable their own development programs BELLUS Health sells Thallion Pharmaceuticals subsidiary to Taro Pharmaceuticals BELLUS Health Inc. reports it has entered into a share purchase agreement with Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Taro) for the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary Thallion Pharmaceuticals Inc. as well as the rights to the drug candidate Shigamab™. According to Bellus, the asset, Shigamab™, is a monoclonal antibody therapy being developed for the treatment of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome caused by Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) (sHUS), a rare disease which principally affects the kidneys and often leads to acute dialysis, and in certain cases chronic kidney disease and death, primarily in children. Pursuant to the sale, Taro is acquiring all issued and outstanding shares of Thallion for a potential total consideration of CA$2.7 million, consisting of an upfront payment of CA$2.3 million and a potential future payment of CA$0.4 million contingent upon the completion of a pre-established milestone event, expected to occur within 24 months of the closing of the transaction. Additionally, BELLUS Health will receive a portion of certain post-approval revenues related to the Shigamab™ program. Story 5 In our feature story this week, on March 21st, the federal Liberal government officially presented their second budget since coming to power. In our feature story this week, on March 21st, the federal Liberal government officially presented their second budget since coming to power. In the months leading up to its release, this budget was of course billed by the Feds as the Innovation Budget, and certainly at first glance there are a few initiatives where spurring innovation or forming an Innovation Agenda for Canada is its goal.  But has this Budget measured up to its promise? Has the government truly delivered with Budget 2017 an Innovation Agenda to hitch our wagons to? We have with us today, Andrew Casey, CEO and president of BIOTECanada, the national organization that represents health care, agricultural, food, and research groups involved in biotechnology to find out if government has hit the mark or missed it in terms of delivering on its innovation mandate. Hello Andrew and welcome to the show. 1. Going into Budget 2017, there were many surveys, consultations and open dialogue between Government and industry, on what we wanted to see from this Innovation Agenda budget. Straight to point, did Budget 2017 live up to its hype? For BIOTECanada, what was on your wishlist- what were you hoping to see in the budget? What were the asks on the wish list that were answered, and which asks weren’t? Let’s look deeper, in our analysis of the investment summary, the biggest program of interest seems to be the $950 million “super clusters” fund, that will be an open competition in 2017 across six innovation industries, with biotech of course being one these industries. Like with most such initiatives there is of course some worry that biotech as one of the six, may not get it proverbial portion of the pie, does BIOTECanada see it this way, or do they feel that our industry can benefit from this fund? 5. In terms of strengthening science in government, Budget 2017 proposes to establish a new chief science advisor for Canada, what should we expect to see from the creation of this new role? There was also $6 million earmarked for stem cell research, and organizations in that field like the Stem Cell Foundation and other stakeholders seemed satisfied in that commitment, but on a grander scale, does that really compare with other leading jurisdictions in the field? Are those funds enough to capitalize on Canada’s strengths in this field? What we found interesting as well in Budget 2017 was the proposal of a new procurement program, called Innovative Solutions Canada, modeled on the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research Program) in the U.S. with $50 million to go into this program. For comparison sake, in Fiscal Year 2016, the NIH’s SBIR and STTR programs south of the border will invest over $870 million into health and life science companies, so how does our commitment stack up? Is it a good first step into this arena? Glancing at the investment summary, we also noticed that basic research programs, such as the Tri-Councils, were not mentioned. Why do you think that was? Finally, another industry ask is always around supporting venture capital and Budget 2017 proposes $400 million over the next three years for a new Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative. Is this separate from the $400 million Venture Capital Action Plan from year’s past? Were there any other examples where existing funding and credits were maintained or even expanded upon in Budget 2017. Well Andrew, thank you for joining us today on our show and for your breakdown of #BUDGET2017, it’s always a pleasure for us to talk with you and get your insights on key industry topics.  

The madrone is an evergreen tree of the Arbutus genus. Especially notable in the family is the Pacific Madrone (A.menziesii), which grows along coastal elevations from Northern California to British Columbia. It wears a red, peeling bark and like its cousin, the redwood, is sometimes found growing in a cathedral or “fairy” ring.

Tuesday on the C4 Show we spent the first hour talking about the kerfuffle at Mt. St. Mary's University over it's President. Then in the second hour we talked about how Donald Trump attacked Cruz for lying and Hillary Clinton barked like a dog.. yup.. barked like a dog. We also talked to Jonathan Fogg, Editor for the Catonsville & Arbutus times about a crime that almost ended his life. In the final hour of the show we talked about another crime where 2 criminals attacked a elderly woman while she slept and we ended the show with BPD Case Files.

My guest this week is David Jacober. He’s a member of Holy Ghost Party and Dope Body, and he also works as a solo artist. We first met when we played a show together in 2009, and I’ve been a fan of both of his bands ever since. He talks about his childhood in Arbutus, and his teenage collaborations with (his current bandmate) Zach Utz. He tells me about Dope Body being slowly courted by Drag City Records and how working with them led to their band gaining traction in Europe. We commiserate about the inherent wackness of being compared to Rage Against The Machine and Kid Rock.
 Mike Riley’s art this week is an homage to Boo-Yaa Tribe’s New Funky Nation. This episode is hosted by Splicetoday.com.

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A 5 minute video created to honor 38 years of honorable service by Maj. Gen Kurt Stein, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, Commander. Soundbites :25 Maj. Gen Kurt Stein, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, Commander, Middletown, New Jersey; 2:45 Col. Charles R. Hamilton, Task Force Lifeliner, Commander, Houston, Texas; 3:13 Col. Robert M. Villalobos, Chief of Staff, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, Palm Coast, Florida; 3:28 Brig. Gen. Duane A. Gamble, Deputy Commanding General, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, Arbutus, Maryland. Also available in high definition.

1. The Rolling Stones – Doom & Gloom (Polydor Records) 2012 | One of two new tracks from another bloody Rolling Stones Greatest Hits, this ones called Grrrr (What a shit title!) and is out….before Christmas, I imagine. 2. SNØSKRED – We Are (Riot Factory Records) 2012 | From their debut album out October 26th. Like them on Facebook here. 3. Playlounge – Sweet Tooth (Art Is Hard Records) 2012 | Touring right now with Johnny Foreigner, catch them support Cold Pumas and Sauna Youth in Kingston on October 25th. 4. PINS – LUVU4LYF (Bella Union Records) 2012 | From their debut EP that came out at the start of the month. See them live now! They are touring the UK at this very moment. 5. Otherness – Like You (Unsigned) 2012 | Fly all the way to Argentina, trek 4 days and 4 nights over Patagonian desert land and see them play The Beached Whale, Comodoro Rivadavia. Or you could just check them out on Facebook. facebook.com/OthernessRock. 6. Wild Moth – Shape (Asian Man Records) 2012 | Wild Moth on Bandcamp. 7. Doldrums – She Is The Wave (Souterrain Records) 2012 | The 7” comes backed with another new track ‘Dysphonia’ and is released on November 5th in Europe on Souterrain Transmissions and November 6th on Arbutus in North America. It says here anyway. Download it here. 8. Peace – Vertigo (Covermount) 2012 | Not sure if you’ll still be able to get last weeks NME, but this track was part of a very great covermount album, commemorating 10 years since the release of Up The Bracket. Seek it out. 9.David Byrne & St. Vincent – Lightning (4AD Records) 2012 | From a surprisingly great album, with a massive penchant for horns, called Love This Giant. 10. Mikal Cronin – Apathy (Trouble In Mind Records) 2012 | This is what Pitchfork said: “Cronin really brings out that anxiety by pausing the song multiple times, which splits lyrics apart, grabs the listener’s attention, and makes them anticipate the big payoff– the chorus.” Can’t argue with Pitchfork, can you? *kills self*

  Maybe it is the nature of the business in BC or maybe it’s just that there are millions and millions of choices for you to spend your Whisky dollar on and the law of averages eventually takes over. What I mean by this is if there are 600 choices of Canadian Whiskys, the chances are not good that the best bang for the buck will necessarily be the leading, heavily advertised brands. I think this plays out beautifully in the most recent edition of Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible. In the Bible there are 371 pages of reviews of whisky’s from around the world. In the forward the author notes that he tasted over 4500 whisky’s over the year, although I’m certain this is how many he reviewed in this years bible. Of the presumably 4500 whiskys reviewed a mere 250 are scored 94 out of 100 or higher. I was very surprised to see a number of the luminary whisky’s getting an average to under no circumstances let this pass your lips. But what really gets me going are the whiskys that are wall flowers in our consciousness but are highly rated by Mr. Murray. A perfect example of this is the Alberta Premium Rye. Sits on the shelf for $23.99, which is lowest price for a bottle 750ml spirit in BC, which is a whole bunch cheaper than items like Crown Royal, Wiser’s Deluxe, Forty Barrel Creek, etc. It is Canada’s only Rye that is 100% Rye but it is entombed in a bottle and package that screams beige.  I remember being at a tasting with Jim Murray when exclaimed that the Alberta Premium Rye is a true statement not just about whisky but about Canadians as well. We love to understate ourselves. We apologize for being outstanding (except when it comes to hockey). It seems very difficult for us to believe that our own products are superior to those that are imported. With all this in mind here is an excerpt of what Mr. Murray, heck let’s call him Jim as he seems to like us Canadians... “throbbing pulsing rye on a variety of levels: full and juicy, dull and dusty,  firm and flinty. Unique and unmistakeable.” He goes on to describe his encounter, here on Vancouver Island, with the whisky, a robin some finches, an Arbutus Tree and the “chilly spring air”. Then he gets into the essence of his review “...like the robin and finches from the Arbutus, true to nature: it is a true rye whisky, not a misnomer like the rest. The 100% Rye grain used, fortified in its mouth watering  delivery by the usage of a degree  of malted rye offers flavours unlimited. Alberta Premium is no longer  just a great Canadian Whisky. It has become a national treasure.” SCORE: 95.5 out of 100 WOW – high praise indeed. I have to say that this is my Canadian Whisky of choice as well. First because of the price and that means I can make more people happier at a lower price- an economist will tell you that this is the definition of true wealth.  You can be a hipster and create a funky cocktail or just have it with a dash of water, or you can mix with with 7Up, Coke or Ginger Ale. Our job in the stores is to help people find the best product for their needs for the best price. We are often suggesting lower price items if people are simply going to mix with a glass full of Coke or Juice, and will suggest something else if the spirit needs to stand on its own merits. When it comes to Canadian Whisky the products are one and the same. My recommendation is buy and share.  

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