EDITOR'S NOTE: The following column written by Sarah Contreras, director of the Norwalk Public Library, was published last week in the Norwalk Reflector:

Leaves are falling. Jack Frost is around the corner. Then we can hope for an Indian summer. That would be great!

On Oct. 29, Dave Lehman's Magic astonished us. Sixty were in attendance laughing and totally amazed at his tricks. He even made a flat rabbit turn into a live rabbit coming out of a box. The Friends of the Norwalk Public Library sponsored him.

From Monday through Thursday (Nov. 10-13, 2014), the library will be closed for carpet installation. Remember to check your due dates. Please return materials in the book drops on Case Street while the library is closed. The library will reopen at 9:30 a.m. Friday. The remodeling is close to being done. Please continue to be patient with us. Thank you.

"Train a Pet Dragon, the Second time around" a family movie, will be shown at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15 for all ages.

A young adults after school activity will be held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20. The event will feature a duct tape craft and video games. It is for grades 6-12. Refreshments will be served.

At 6:30 p.m. Nov. 17, the "Block Busters" program is scheduled. It's for anyone who likes to build things. At 6:30 p.m. Nov. 24, the Tween Book Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Join in the fun.

On a more serious note, I would like to thank the Board of Trustees for hiring me back on May 6, 1985. I have had the honor to serve the families and adults of Norwalk and of Huron County for the last 29 1/2 years.

Nov. 29 will be my last day before retirement. "Happy Holidays. Keep reading and always try to put a smile on your face."

Remember, for information on computer classes, children and adult programs or events, contact the library at 419-668-6063, check the website at http://www.norwalk.lib.oh.us or visit the library.

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11 November 2014 | Art & Photography, Best Of London | By: Laura Reynolds

In the early days, there was a just narrow border of ceramic poppies surrounding one the Tower of London, only two or three deep in places. In three months, this meadowful smattering of red became a carpet, with the capital, the rest of the country and beyond watching as Blood Swept Land And Seas Of Red took shape.

In the last fortnight, the sheer numbers of people flocking to see the installation has been as remarkable asPaul Cumminssartwork itself. We take a look at the transition of the art, from bud to full flourish.

With thanks to the following photographers for use of their photos via the Londonist Flickr pool: cdb41, Inga Rasmussen,Laura McGregor, Martyn III, mcmillant75,psyxjaw, Rob Bousfield, Roy Tuangco,Seal Clubber, SNeequaye, Umbreen Hafeez of Real London Photosand alsoJody VandenBurg.

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Beijing Welcome to fairytale Beijing.

The sky is blue, the air is clean, the traffic flows. And all because China is hosting the likes of Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin at a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Asias premier trade forum.

President Xi Jinping, chairing a major international meeting for the first time, has spared no effort to impress his guests, including draconian steps to temporarily curb the capitals notorious pollution.

The campaign goes well beyond Chinas long tradition of hospitality. Never has so much time, energy, money, and propaganda been expended on an APEC summit, says Zhang Yunling, a former trade policy adviser to the Chinese government.

Nor is it wasted, in the eyes of the authorities. They are using this meeting to build Chinas image as the leader of Asia, says Zhang Lifan, a historian and independent commentator. This is an opportunity to present their status.

Most APEC host nations organize the annual meetings in existing hotels and conference facilities. China has reportedly spent $6 billion on a purpose-built lakeside campus 40 miles outside Beijing and a new elevated expressway leading to the 595-room hotel, conference hall, and press center.

The government has chased away air pollution in equally dramatic fashion. Only half of Beijings cars will be allowed on the roads each day between Nov. 3and Nov. 12; more than 1,000 heavy industrial plants within a 120-mile radius of Beijing have been ordered to close; all construction sites have been suspended; and residents of Tianjin, a port city 90 miles east of Beijing, will not get any central heating until APEC is over.

All of Beijings schools and universities have been shut down for the week of the APEC summit, and all government employees have been given a mini-holiday, so as to reduce congestion in the capital. But that means no passports will be issued, no weddings registered, no taxes paid, in fact no official business done at all. And the partial car ban means that public transport is even more packed than normal.

The police and other security forces, though, are working overtime. Fearing a possible terrorist attack by separatists from the predominantly Muslim province of Xinjiang, the government has stepped up roadblocks and security checks around the capital.

Trying to ensure a trouble-free event in the most pleasant circumstances possible is natural enough in any host government. And the tradition of caring about face, wanting to show our best side, is part of Chinese culture, says Zhang Lifan.

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Sleep as art: The Nap Gap installation uses pink noise to help induce sleep.

The Istanbul Design Biennial has thrown up plenty in the way of surprises, and one project in particular has been garnering its share of attention for questioningone of life's elemental states.

German architect and designer Jurgen Mayer-Hermann's Nap Gap installation creates a spacefor rest that is more in line with our increasingly "nomadic" work, social and sleep patterns.

The room features a constellation of pink lights with carpet and comfy cushions, and a pink noise (similar to white noise) soundtrack that blocks background noise and is designed to help induceshort stretches of sleep during the work day.

The installation challenges us to break out of solid sleep patterns and reconfigure the sleep cycle, so as to suit what has for many of us a more porous and dynamic work-life experience.

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People look at the almost complete ceramic poppy art installation by artist Paul Cummins entitled 'Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red' in the dry moat of the Tower of London in London, Sunday Nov. 2, 2014. The finished installation will be made up of 888,246 ceramic poppies, with the final poppy being placed on Armistice Day on November 11. Each poppy represents a British and Commonwealth military fatality from World War I. Thousands of visitors have come to see the installation over the last few days. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

Deborah Catchpole Thursday, November 6, 2014 6:05 AM

At this time of year, the leaves are all falling from the trees, and although I love the myriad of colours that carpet the floor, the colour that I most associate with November is red.

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For as long as I can remember, my mum has collected for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. It has always been a charity that I have supported, and after the loss in action of someone I knew at school, it is even more at the forefront of my mind. This year, with the centenary of the start of the First World War, the emblem of the poppy has been streamed across the media even more than usual, and The Poppies at The Tower of London have been a real phenomenon. The installation is the work of ceramic artist Paul Cummins, and setting by stage designer Tom Piper. Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red includes one ceramic poppy for every life lost during the First World War. The scale of it is quite astounding, and the tragedy that it representing is totally heartbreaking.

Poppies being a particularly hardy plant, being able to grow in the battle-torn fields of Belgium and France following the war, they soon became an enduring symbol of loss, and remembrance due initially to a poem written by Colonel John McRae, a Canadian doctor serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps in 1915. The red of their petals was of course a stark reminder of the blood that had been shed on both sides.

The first time a poppy was worn as a symbol of remembrance was in fact on 9th November 1918 two days before the war ended; at a meeting of 25 YMCA workers one of the attendees (Moina Mitchell) sent out for 25 poppies so that all could wear one.

The first ever Poppy Day was held on 11th November 1921, when the poppies were obtained from a French organisation, and the proceeds from the sale of them were put towards helping children who lived in the areas that had been ravaged by the war. Since 1922, a factory employing disabled ex-servicemen has produced the poppies. Although there are many other emblems and tokens to show support for various charities, the Poppy seems to have been the most enduring, and the most easily recognised of them all. I cant imagine that this will ever change, with current wars raging across the world, the need to remember becomes greater, rather than fading.

Flowers have long been associated with remembrance, and not just the poppy. Lillies are often seen in churches at funerals, and at Easter time especially. The Victorians had a particular interest in the language of flowers, and the meaning behind the giving of different types of flowers. It is perhaps due to this that the generation who lived after The Great War were so quick to take on the symbolism of the poppy. Forget-me-nots are another flower commonly associated with remembering, but of course none have the widespread meaning that the poppy has.

Although I have always associated poppies with remembrance, the installation at the Tower of London has made me think about why we so often use flowers to mark occasions. Flowers are so often sent to funerals - various wreaths and floral tributes of all different kinds are given to show the loss or a certain memory that the mourner wants to depict with flowers - perhaps something that the deceased has particularly enjoyed during life. It is increasingly common practice for flowers to be left at sites of fatal accidents and other deaths

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The Grounds and Building Maintenance Department maintains carpet installed in University buildings; most often wall-to-wall carpeting fastened to the floor. Carpeting is repaired and replaced on an as needed basis. Decorative and loose-laid area rugs are in most cases the responsibility of the department and not maintained by Grounds and Building Maintenance.

Worn Carpet Replacement Worn or frayed carpeting can pose a safety hazard which should be corrected. The Maintenance Department will perform an inspection and if needed the carpeting will be replaced.

To Request This Service Contact the Facilities Service Center or submit an online service request to report worn or frayed installed carpet .

Service Fee Inspection and replacement of worn carpet is a non billable service.

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By COURTNEY GREISBACHJune 24, 2010, 9:49 p.m.

TWO hundred jobs at the East Devonport Tascot carpet factory are at risk.

TWO hundred jobs at the East Devonport Tascot carpet factory are at risk after a decision by the Federal Government to alter the national standard for the installation of carpets in public buildings. Already passed through the Lower House and now sitting with the Senate, the new regulations would see all carpet installed in any public building, including apartments, not exceeding 6mm in pile height. The regulation would only be waived in free-standing residential buildings. Tascot chief executive officer Charles Szakiel said the change in regulations would mean an end for the East Devonport factory. "It would just blow our woven carpet out the window. "We couldn't participate in any public commercial market place ... we will be effectively wiped out." The change in the pile height is to ease the movement of wheelchairs over the surface. "There is no evidence to justify ... to support the fact that 6mm is a magic number that must be adhered to because all of a sudden it creates a problem for wheelchair access." Mr Szakiel said Tascot has carpet in use all over Australia, including Parliament House, and to date there had been no complaints. "Even in Canberra's Parliament House it is 7.5mm pile height and has underlay underneath. It is just nonsense, absolute nonsense." The new regulations would also not allow the use of underlay, something Mr Szakiel said would see the demise of some hotels and cinemas. "If you look at a five-star hotel or cinema and they have to use very, very thin carpet with no underlay, their clientele would basically be wiped." Mr Szakiel said he is amazed the regulations have been developed without consultation with the industry. Tasmanian Liberal Senator Richard Colbeck yesterday moved a motion in the Senate to disallow the regulations. "I understand the Government completely failed to consult with the carpet industry on this national standard change and since publishing the change it has been unable to provide the industry with any reason for adopting the 6mm height." Federal Member for Braddon Sid Sidebottom said the standards have been the subject of consultation for a decade, culminating in an inquiry by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs last year. "Neither Senator Colbeck nor the Carpet Institute of Australia nor Tascot Templeton Carpets Pty Ltd made a submission or gave evidence to that inquiry." Mr Sidebottom said companies have the opportunity to demonstrate compliance by showing that a wheelchair can move over carpet with an 8mm pile height as freely as it does over a 6mm pile height. Mr Sidebottom said he will work with Tascot to help demonstrate the ability of its carpets to satisfy the standard.

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