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WAITING FOR STAFF PIC Green spaces attracts wide variety of wild species

1:38pm Monday 17th March 2014 in News

RESIDENTS are enjoying watching a boom in wild species after a change in the care of a large area of urban grassland in Middlesbrough.

Tortoiseshell butterflies and flowering plants are among the variety of species appearing in areas of longer grass in the space on Roworth Road after simple changes in cultivation and its mowing regime.

Erimus Housing brought in Groundwork North East to advise on making better use of its land, which needed a light touch.

Following consultation with local residents, Groundworks landscape architects devised a plan to increase its value both for local people and wildlife.

Michele MacCallam, senior landscape architect from Groundwork North East, said We will be monitoring the site closely to see how well the new flower meadow establishes.

Wide mown paths, marked out with timber posts, now provide dog-walking routes and informal playspaces, while wildflower areas are being created by cultivation and re-seeding. Simply cutting less frequently also provides habitat and food source for insects and small mammals.

Groundwork coordinated activities with Thorntree Primary School pupils who were asked to get involved in thinking about the wildlife that may be found at the site.

Some of the artwork then created by the youngsters was selected to feature on two interpretation boards highlighting what to look out for.

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Lunch

My favourite place is on the east coast, the part of the island I love most. Its called Chez Tino, named after the owner, where you can eat wonderful fish and seafood overlooking a beautiful bay. Crab soup, grilled lobster and prawn curry are house specialities.

Another good find is Le Fangourin at LAventure du Sucre, the sugar museum in Port Louis. Start with octopus salad or giant prawns with fresh heart of palm and a confit of papaya and onion, followed by grilled sea bream, grouper or bass with curry leaves, or red snapper curry with coconut milk.

If you take a rum tour at the Chamarel distillery, have lunch at its gourmet restaurant, LAlchimiste, where the dishes include palm-heart salad, venison and wild boar. It has a good list of fine wines, many of them French.

Chez Tino (Route Royale, Trou dEau Douce, East Mauritius; 00230 480 2769; chez-tino.restaurant.mu). Three courses 20, excluding drinks

Le Fangourin (Beau Plan, Pamplemousses, North Mauritius; 243 7900; aventuredusucre.com). Three courses 16-24

LAlchimiste (Rhumerie de Chamarel, Route Royale, Chamarel, South-west Mauritius; 483 7980; rhumeriedechamarel.com). Three courses 30

Fine dining

There are no Michelin-starred restaurants on the island, but you can expect Michelin-standard food at many hotels. I went to Safran at Le Touessrok once, which was brilliant. The chef, Ramesh Bundi, does modern interpretations of Indian cuisine: marinated tandoori salmon with green herbs, mustard and pan-seared scallops; lamb cutlet encrusted with curry leaf and red onion, with rose petal and lamb jus and saffron puri (a deep-fried unleavened bread); and coconut cremeux with Granny Smith jelly, cucumber and mint ice cream.

Safran (Le Touessrok Hotel, Trou dEau Douce, East Mauritius; 402 7400; safran.restaurant.mu). Six-course tasting menu 60, with wines 104; three courses la carte 50 without drinks

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The new Herne Bay Saturday market is set to move to the town centre on May 3, Canterbury City Council has revealed.

The proposed relocation from the Kings Road car park to Mortimer Street and William Street will see 26 new stalls setting up shop.

The councils coastal towns manager Chris West said: I think it will give a whole new dimension to the market.

Mortimer Street will be the main hub of the new market on Saturdays

It will increase the visibility and hopefully generate far greater footfall in the town centre. Along with the new business opening on the pier the two should complement each other.

There will be a much better offering for Herne Bay and be a better package for visitors with more things to do.

The council had originally planned to have the new market in place in April ahead of the busier summer period.

Coastal towns manager Chris West believes the market move will give Herne Bay a "new dimension"

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JC #39;s Drum School - Joe Carozza plays: Swinging #39; For The Fences by Gordon Goodwin #39;s Big Phat Band
Here is Joe playing for one of his many drum students at a drum lessons at JC #39;s Drum School / NYDRUM.com.

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Good Fences for Good Neighbors - Chris Wright Jan Piribeck
One of Art At Work #39;s #39;Meeting place #39; outcomes was a neighborhood arts project involving four artist four fences and many, many neighbors. Jan Piribeck and Ch...

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Verdict

Sitcom followed her victory in a beginners event at Thurles with a moderate run on her handicap debut over fences on the same track. BOXER BEAT has a terrible strike-rate having won just once if fifty career starts. However, he's better over fences and has competed at a much higher level so is handed the vote to double his tally. All Day Long makes his handicap debut and his form over fences has been poor while Budwser is still a maiden and has been at huge odds for all three runs over fences. An Dearthair Og showed promise in bumpers but fell on his chasing debut which looks to have affected his confidence.

An Dearthair Og (IRE) 20-1 (11-4) Always behind, no impression from 3 out, never a factor, 11th of 16, well behind Easy Vic (10-2) at Leopardstown 2m 5f hcp chs 0-109 sft.

Decade Player (IRE) 9-1 (11-7) Held up in rear and took keen hold early, raced wide at 3rd, no impression from 4 out, never a factor, 11th of 13, well behind Getoutwhenyoucan (10-10) at Naas 2m cond hcp hdl (80-109) sft in Jan.

Sitcom (IRE) 13-2 (11-8) Chased leader, closer in 6th halfway, 5th 4 out and went 3rd after 2 out, under pressure and soon no impression on winner, no extra run-in,, 5th of 13, 12l behind Foritsa (9-12) at Thurles 2m 2f hcp chs 0-116 sft in Dec.

The Admiral Benbow (IRE) 25-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, ridden after 4 out, 7th next, soon weakened, pulled up before last, in a race won by Art Lord (11-11) at Navan 2m 4f hcp chs 0-109 sft in Dec, 11 ran.

Boxer Beat (IRE) 12-1 (11-5) Took keen hold, prominent, led 6th, headed after 2 out, no extra last, 4th of 7, 11l behind Eastlake (11-8) at Aintree 2m hcp chs 0-145 (2) gd in Oct.

Budwiser (IRE) 66-1 (11-12) Held up in rear and ran freely, hampered 1st, not fluent 5 out, 11th entering straight and kept on one pace from 2 out, 10th of 16, 16l behind Blazing Sonnet (11-5) at Thurles 2m beg chase sft in Jan.

All Day Long (IRE) 9-4fav (11-12) Chased leaders, reminders 5th, hampered 7th, 4th 4 out, no extra from next, 3rd of 7, well behind Miller Of Glanmire (11-12) at Tramore 2m beg chase hvy in Jan.

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Childrens heads do not easily dislodge from metal fences.

In fact, they dont budge at all.

Especially the lovely historical metal gates. It seems the more ornate the finials the more dire the trap. Like Chinese handcuffs wrapped around their fragile little necks, the more eager they are to pull their head back out, the tighter the grip seems to be.

And although there is probably a full three days of food scraps in the bottom of my stroller, a helpful stick of butter is rare. Not impossible to scavenge, but rare.

So, there is crying.

Kicking.

Sweating.

And thats just from me.

These are some of the lessons I have learned while pushing a stroller up and down the steep hills of our charming river town. Also, brakes on strollers are not just ornamental. The size of the city block triples when you are going uphill with a double stroller. And, if ever you are out of breath from such endeavors, you can count on the encouragement of a full trolley of onlookers. Be warned, though genuine in their intentions, it feels less than encouraging to have so many strangers clap and wave as you bend over in heat exhaustion.

Im sure your children probably walk right next to your stroller, never dangling their pieces into gutter grates or old stone walls. Im sure they never lay face up under gushing water gutters in the alley or try to straddle chain link fences that secure the neighborhood watchdog. Yours would probably pass at a game of mailbox leapfrog (at least after the first attempt) and would choose to walk right by the cavernous water drains without feeling obligated to toss in a new shoe. Always just one.

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Charleston County

BEASLEY, William Russell, 77, of Charleston, a retired postal clerk with the United States Post Office and widower of Patricia D. Beasley, died Sunday. Arrangements by Stuhr's West Ashley Chapel.

BYRD, Rhonda Renee, 40, of Johns Island died Saturday. Arrangements by Palmetto Cremation Society of Charleston.

DAVIS, Hezekiah, 71, of James Island, a retired heating and air conditioning mechanic and husband of Sarah D. Davis, died Sunday. Arrangements by Pasley's Mortuary of Charleston.

KERR, Selvon Adrian, 38, of Charleston died Sept. 15, 2013. Arrangements by Palmetto Cremation Society.

McNEIL, Jerome Jerry, 67, of McClellanville, an Army veteran and retired cook, died Saturday. Arrangements by Smith-McNeal's Awendaw Chapel.

SHAW, Barbara I., 84, of North Charleston, widow of Ronald Shaw, died Saturday. Arrangements by Stuhr's Northwoods Chapel.

SIMMONS, John L., 70, of North Charleston, husband of Shirley Simmons, died Monday. Arrangements by Hilton's Mortuary.

WARREN, John England, 74, of Charleston, an Air Force veteran, former public service district employee and husband of Bernadette Warren, died Saturday. Arrangements by Simplicity Lowcountry Cremation and Burial Services of North Charleston.

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ICC-ESR#1271 Verifies That Grabber's Self-Drilling Tapping Screws Meet Code Requirements

Highland, UT Grabber Construction Products, an international distributor of professional-grade fasteners and construction products, has received an evaluation report from ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) certifying that, in addition to meeting 2006 and 2009 IBC and IRC codes, Grabber's DRIVALL and SUPERDRIVE screws now meet the new 2012 IBC and IRC code requirements.

ICC-ES thoroughly examined Grabber's product information, test reports, calculations, quality control methods and other factors to ensure that the products are code-compliant. Building officials, architects, contractors, specifiers, designers, and others can utilize this ICC-ES Evaluation Report to provide a basis for using or approving these products in construction projects.

"Top-notch quality control and production processes are key to providing best-in-class products to our customers," commented Jack Kroll, CEO of Grabber. "Acquiring ICC certification for its products is just another example of Grabber's commitment to quality products and to its customers."

Grabber's DRIVALL and SUPERDRIVE self-drilling tapping screws are used in engineered connections of cold-formed steel framing and of sheet steel sheathing connected to cold-formed steel framing. Featuring a hex washer, modified truss, or pan head, the screws are manufactured from carbon steel and coated with electrodeposited zinc. They're packaged in collated strips and supplied in boxes for use in automated screw installation systems.

For more information on Grabber's DRIVALL and SUPERDRIVE screws and the rest of the company's product lines, please visit http://www.grabberman.com, or call 800-477-TURN.

About Grabber Construction Products Grabber is an international distributor of quality products for construction professionals. Grabber's line includes premium fasteners and fastening systems for wood, metal, and drywall applications in the commercial and residential construction markets. Grabber also distributes a wide range of proprietary tools, accessories, equipment, and building materials to the construction industry.

Contact: Bevan Wulfenstein Phone: 801-492-3880, extension 209 bevan@grabberman.com

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Lanes on the Cortez Road drawbridge in Manatee County will be intermittently closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. during maintenance this week.

Drivers in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties are advised to use caution in the following areas where the Florida Department of Transportation says road construction or other projects are underway:

SARASOTA COUNTY

Interstate 75 from Sumter Boulevard in North Port to River Road. Crews widening the highway to six lanes. Expect lane closures from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

I-75 at mile marker 174. Southbound inside lane closed from 9 p.m. Thursday to 2 a.m. Friday during maintenance.

I-75 from University Parkway to the Charlotte County line. Expect delays. Crews are installing closed-circuit cameras, roadside sensors and other equipment for an intelligent transportation system.

I-75 overpass at Jacaranda Boulevard. Crews painting the overpass. Overnight, single Lane closures on Jacaranda.

I-75 at Fruitville Road, Laurel Road, Jacaranda Road and Sumter Boulevard. Crews replacing overhead signs. Lane closures between 10:30 p.m. and 6 a.m.

I-75 at Jacaranda Boulevard and Laurel Road. Crews installing lights. No lane closures expected.

U.S. 41 between Shamrock Boulevard and the Lowes entrance in Venice. Southbound outside lane closed from 9 p.m. today to 5 a.m. Tuesday while crews construct a new driveway.

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