A home-grown business: JR Peters took root in 1947 in Allentown, and…
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- A home-grown business: JR Peters took root in 1947 in Allentown, and…
- AMP to Sponsor New Season of Shortland Street
- Extract: The World of Kew by Carolyn Fry | Environment | guardian.co.u…
- Creative music videos
- Don’t believe this claptrap. Migrants are no threat to us
A home-grown business: JR Peters took root in 1947 in Allentown, and…
Free with registration – Morning Call – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jan 15, 2007
Peters took root in 1947 in Allentown, and is thriving as a nutritionist for commercial growers. 15–It has been a decade since Jack Peters bought back the fertilizer company his father created and later sold. That business, in family hands once again after years of ou.
AMP to Sponsor New Season of Shortland Street
Scoop.co.nz – Scoop.co.nz (press release) – Jan 15, 2007
“We are delightedwith AMP’s Shortland Street sponsorship, particularly as wehave identified that the programme has a brand synergy withAMP’s ‘Life Steps’ campaign introduced in 2006, which wewill now take to the next level”, he says. “Although AMPhas been around for more than 150 years there is a whole newgeneration of New Zealanders that we want to get to know -and this sponsorship is the ideal way to begin thatrelationship and achieve greater visibility of our brand,products and services with that audience”. Alistair Duff,TVNZ General Manager for Programme Partnerships, isdelighted to have the sponsorship support of AMP forShortland Street, the programme’s first long durationprogramme partner. “As New Zealand’s favourite localdrama programme, it is important that the sponsor reflectsthe status and quality of such a key programme and offers afantastic fit.
Extract: The World of Kew by Carolyn Fry | Environment | guardian.co.u…
Guardian Unlimited – Jan 15, 2007
In chilled rooms, row upon row of jars contain these premature babies of the plant world. Sometimes it takes staff years to work out what conditions are required to make a seed turn into a plant, but once they’ve cracked it, the potential for success is great. For example, what was the only remaining lady’s slipper orchid (cypripedium calceolus) in the UK, a single plant in the north of England, has now been supplemented by 80 of Kew’s home-grown seedlings. “There’s a warden who looks after the remaining plant in the wild and pollinates it by hand, taking the pollen and putting it on the stigma,” explains Grace, scientific officer on the Sainsbury Orchid Conservation Project. “In some years it’s had up to 15 flowers on it, so he’s collected the seed pods and sent them to us at Kew. “From seed to plantGathering seeds is one thing, but turning them into healthy plants is another. For a start, the time at which they are gathered can be critical.
Creative music videos
Malaysia Star – Jan 15, 2007
If you missed British Council’s Antenna UK last year, you can check out its third instalment this Friday at The Loft @ Zouk Club in Kuala Lumpur at 9pm. Antenna UK showcases creative British music videos by imaginative minds in the business. This time, the event will also highlight impressive work by some local music video directors, which indicates development of home grown creativity in this field. The event is part of a series by the British Council aimed at raising the profile of music video as an art form. British music videos to be featured include works by Garth Jennings (Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) and Ben Rollason, Karni & Saul, Chris Cairns Nizlopi and Psapp. British Council director of culture, arts and science Kate Owen said in a press release: