*The color I used is sold out, so I’m linking to the same product in another color. Miracliy Rose Vine, purple (two packs, 10 strands).Cewor Artificial Ivy C (one pack, 24 strands).Larksilk Carnation* (one pack, 100 stems).Unomor Hanging Wisteria, white (one pack, 8 stems).Duovlo Latex Real Touch Calla Lily* (one pack, 20 stems).Real Touch Silk Rose, yellow (two packs, 20 stems).Mistari Blueberries (one pack, 20 stems).Lily Garden Snapdragon, hot pink (two packs, 12 stems).Lvydec Vintage Peony* (two 2 packs, 20 stems).They arrived in various states, from squashed to smelly, so a little fluffing and airing out was necessary. I also made sure to get a variety of sizes for visual interest. I looked for good reviews on quality, realistic look/texture, and availability in larger bunches. I spent WAY too much time researching faux flowers online. Jeremy also shared a very specific color palate of jewel tones that Jennifer loves, and which coordinate with their home’s design, so I planned to stick to this limited range: bright red/magenta, muted yellow, orange, dark purple, and dusty blue, plus white to break it up. Jeremy surreptitiously took measurements of everything a couple weeks in advance. Read on for the flower tutorial, if you’re so inclined… Step 1: Plan + Measureįirst, I decided to create an asymmetrical floral swag over Jeremy and Jennifer’s front door and a long garland down the dramatic staircase in their foyer. It was quite a job getting Jennifer out of her own house all afternoon to set up, but Jeremy managed it, with the help of her sisters, and she came home to a house full of friends, good food, and flowers! Such a great antidote to our dreary New England winter! In addition to the flowers, brightly colored Chinese lanterns peppered the ceiling, the caterer planned a menu of bold colors and flavors, and party guests themselves were asked to wear colorful attire. I used mostly faux flowers ordered online, plus some cast-offs I was able to gather from local friends. In the end, I came up with my own plan (which I’ll include at the end, for those who are interested). So, I started a little research, and honestly, I did not find any great tutorials or construction ideas out there. Jeremy, clever husband that he is, decided to take all of Jennifer’s own ideas and use them for her surprise party… but he needed some help with the giant flower installations, and that’s when I got the email: ever heard of Peggy Porschen?Īnd, I had! I fell in love with their whimsical shop when we were planning our trip to London last year. To make a long story short, a good friend of ours was planning a surprise 40th birthday party for his wife, Jennifer, who had been dreaming of throwing a dramatic color-themed party with flowers, “Just like Peggy Porschen!” Who in the world is Peggy Porschen, you ask? She’s an award winning cake designer in London, whose cake shop in Belgravia features stunning seasonal floral installations like this one:
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Use arrows ( ) to select the day(s) you want the timer to be active and press Set ( ). (Default is 10PM for all days.) Days of the week will then flash on screen. Select desired off time and press Set ( ). My Off Time: Press “my off time” button and the clock will begin flashing.(Default is 6PM for all days.) Days of the week will then flash on screen. Use arrows to set the desired on time ( ) and press Set ( ). My On Time: Press “my on time” button and the clock will begin flashing.Use arrows ( ) to select the correct day options and press set ( ). Days of the week will flash on the screen. Use arrows ( ) to adjust time (time can be adjusted up to 1 hour in either direction) and press Set ( ). Evening – Sunset to 12:AM: Press “evening” button and the sunset time will flash on the screen.To deactivate program, press the button again and the LED will turn off. Note: If the LED on a button is illuminated, this indicates that the program is active. Once settings are complete, either wait 10 seconds and the timer will automatically go to clock mode, or press and hold “Set” ( ) for 3 seconds. Use the ( ) to scroll to the setting you were at. To re-enter settings, press and hold Set ( ) for 3 seconds. Note: If no button is pushed for 10 seconds, the timer will go back to clock mode. Use ( ) to select “ON” if you would like the timer to automatically adjust for Daylight Savings Time or “OFF” if you would not like the timer to adjust automatically. “DST” (Daylight Savings Time) will flash on the screen.Zone is used to determine sunrise/sunset times. Use ( ) to select current zone (see Figure 1). Use ( ) to select the current day and press Set ( ). Use ( ) to select the current month and press Set ( ). Use ( ) to select the current year and press Set ( ). Use ( ) to select current time and press Set ( ). Hold Set ( ) for 3 seconds and current time will flash on the screen. Note: When timer is reset, the time will flash. Use up ( ) and down ( ) arrows to set current time. DO NOT USE TO CONTROL APPLIANCES THAT CONTAIN HEATING ELEMENTS (COOKING APPLIANCES, HEATERS, IRONS, ETC.).SHUT OFF POWER AT FUSE BOX OR CIRCUIT BREAKER BEFORE INSTALLATION.Turn the power on at the circuit breaker or fuse box. Place rocker/decorator wallplate on timer, being careful to not overtighten wallplate screws.ġ4. Fasten the timer to the wall box using the screws provided.ġ3. Be sure the TOP (indicated on yoke of timer) is facing up. Insert timer into the 2 1/2" wall box, being careful not to pinch any wires. NOTE: Be sure that all wires and wire nuts are secure.ġ2. Tug each wire to verify connection, retighten if needed. Add the neutral wire to all neutral wires bound together and retighten the wire nut, making sure that the wire nut is tight.ġ1. There may be several neutral wires bound together. Often the neutral wire (white) can be found in the back of the wire box connected with a wire nut. Connect the neutral wire from the timer to the neutral wire in the box. Insert and tighten jumper wire into the hole marked NEUTRAL.ġ0. Remove white jumper wire from the package. Attach ground wire from box to the ground lug on the timer.ĩ. Insert the load side wire from the wire box into hole marked LOAD and tighten the LOAD screw.Ĩ. Insert the line side wire from the wire box into hole marked LINE and tighten the LINE screw.ħ. When loosening terminal screws, stop when you feel resistance.Ħ. Loosen the LINE and LOAD screws with either a flat-blade or Phillips screwdriver. Look at the back of the timer and you will see LINE, LOAD, NEUTRAL and GROUND.ĥ. Remove current wallplate and switch from wall box.ģ. Turn power off at circuit breaker or fuse box before installation.Ģ. If you are unsure about the installation of this timer please contact a licensed electrician.ġ. User Guide for Digital Timer Installation Instructions MyTouchSmart 26893 24-Hour in-Wall Digital Timer - Use Manual - Use Guide PDF. (Unlike on Mosaic, - more on that later) There's a very mysterious and airy atmosphere on this record and the production is excellent. 311 was more laid back than the spastic 80s punk-funk tradition they came out of and not near as suffocatingly serious as the nu-metal scene they’d rub elbows with in the 90s. This also works best as an album, the individual songs really complement each other so well. This is 311 at their most experimental and at their very best. These mantras start to feel hollow - cultish even. Transistor - My personal favorite of all the albums. “The image you have of me/ Is what I’d like to be,” sing-rapper SA Martinez spits a few songs later on “Make It Rough”. Before that, however, the messages are as general as “We are not so different, you and I/ No matter what we think,” as told to us by rap-singer Nick Hexum on “Revelation of the Year”. That’s probably why I enjoyed the EP-length Universal Pulse, although I will admit that Stereolithic picked up for me with closer, “Tranquility”, which reminds of a weird, reggae version of Wilco’s “My Darling”. Capricorn Records ( US label) (in 1997) recorded at and mixed at: NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. And, as was the case with Transistor, my threshold for the good times is about a half hour. But even as a 12-year-old, when 311 was one of my favorite bands, I could never make it through Transistor‘s 68 minutes.Īt 58 minutes, Stereolithic isn’t quite as hefty of an undertaking, but it sure comes close. At first, I blamed my sourness toward Stereolithic, their 11th full-length, on my age. After a time, though, the well-wishes, laid-backness, and elementary musings on space and nature start to grate. Lord knows there’s plenty of negative music out there, and not everyone wants to be reminded of how shitty life can be. The Omaha quintet always has been and always will be characterized by good vibes. It has little to do with the sonics and everything to do with the message, which is perpetually one of positivity. With 311, it’s easier to articulate a criticism against the length of some of their records. Yet, if something’s good, shouldn’t the length not be an issue? Shouldn’t you want more of what you love from a particular band? While I’ve since come around to Reflektor, I still can’t pin down why the runtime initially bothered me so much. “I liked Reflektor, but it was just too long.” That’s how I felt when Arcade Fire’s dancehall opus was first released. In many ways, it’s both logical and lazy to criticize an album for its length. Its sectoral and geographical foci are well aligned with the climate finance needs of Asia, in which six of the 10 nations most affected by extreme weather events are located. Climate finance is a natural investment sector for AIIB to focus on as an infrastructure investment bank. Apart from the existence of the Paris Agreement and the Tackling Climate Change Goals 13, numerous countries have contributed to political leadership on climate action and net zero targets are well established for some developed countries.Ĭarbon taxes and emission trading schemes have contributed toward tilting the market toward green investments, the cost of clean technologies have fallen sharply in recent years and there is an enabling regulatory and market environment for scaling up climate finance. The tripartite challenges of coping with climate change while at the same time promoting development and enhancing regional connectivity is made somewhat easier because the global investment environment has never been better for climate investments. 4 Given that Asia has an estimated USD1.7 trillion annual infrastructure financing gap, 5 building sustainable infrastructure and promoting intraregional collaboration are more important than ever before. Most private sector investors either purchase thematic equity funds that do not address all sectors or invest in low-carbon index funds which focus only on mitigation. The framework allows investors to analyze climate risks with investment opportunities by translating the three objectives of the Paris Agreement-mitigation, adaptation and transition-into fundamental metrics. That same year, the Bank declared its ambition to make climate finance 50 percent of its total financing approvals by 2025 (climate finance accounted for 41 percent in 2020).Īlso in 2020, AIIB launched the AIIB-Amundi Climate Change Investment Framework with French asset manager Amundi AMUN.PA, whose objective is to speed up the transition to a low-carbon economy through the capital markets. In 2020, AIIB President Jin declared that AIIB would not finance any coal-fired power plants or projects functionally related to coal, such as the roads leading to a plant or transmission lines serving coal power. 2 In 2020, MDBs supported a total of USD66 billion toward that objective, of which 58 percent (or USD38 billion) was committed to low- and middle-income economies. In 2019, nine MDBs announced their intention to increase annual support for global climate action investments to USD175 billion by 2025. By 2018, MDB-sourced climate finance in developing countries and emerging economies had already reached record levels, with approximately USD111 billion of combined climate finance and cofinancing that year. 1Īsia’s ability to achieve a sustainable development pathway utilizing i4t will be an important contributing factor toward achieving the Paris Agreement objectives.Ĭonsistent with those objectives, climate finance has become increasingly important to multilateral development banks (MDBs).
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