| Top drawer: Landscape makeovers
Makeover fans with a weakness for plants and flowers will love the DIY Network's new series, "Desperate Landscapes," that begins 10 p.m. Thursday. Landscaping, carpentry and remodeling expert Jason Cameron visits homeowners chosen because they have the worst front yards on the block, and helps them make dramatic changes in just one day. From planting beds, fencing, new big trees to fresh paint, it's all about going from helpless to beautiful and making the neighbors happy and surprised. .
Divestco Announces New $60 Million Bank Facility
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(CCNMatthews - April 20, 2007) - DIVESTCO INC. (TSX:DVT) ("Divestco" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce that it has closed a new CAD $60 million bank facility with Wells Fargo Financial Corporation Canada ("WFFCC") a part of US based Wells Fargo & Company ("Wells Fargo"). Divestco intends to use the proceeds to fund future growth initiatives and to replace the Corporation's existing senior and term debt providers. Divestco had a total of $14.4 million drawn with its senior and term debt providers as at December 31, 2006.
The new WFFCC financing provides Divestco with a more balanced capital structure that will allow increased flexibility for the Corporation to execute its business plan and continue to achieve positive results for its shareholders.
Study bust myth that New Orleans is sunken city
A yearlong topographic and demographic study of New Orleans arrives this month like the latest installment of the television series "MythBusters" -- and may forever change the notion of the Big Easy as a below-sea-level city. "Contrary to popular perceptions, half of New Orleans is at or above sea level," according to the study by Tulane and Xavier universities' Center for Bioenvironmental Research. Yep, half. And if you want to cling to other myths, such as Monkey Hill at Audubon Zoo being the highest spot in New Orleans, avoid the study's author, a celebrated research professor who years ago went house-hunting in Bywater with his wife, Marina, toting topographic maps. "No, Monkey Hill is not the highest," said Richard Campanella, leaning over to review elevation data captured by LIDAR, a precise light imaging detection technology, to support his point.
More composting, less grass saves energy
Hot to almost cold and back to warm seems to have been the weather pattern the past couple of weeks. I really enjoyed the temperatures dropping for a few days. I think my plants did, too. It was the perfect weather to work in the yard. I took the opportunity to groom my two dogs outside. The older one, a shelty, just lies on the grass and I comb and clip her fur. She usually naps during the process while I manage to extract a small bag of fur. I dig a small hole in the garden and bury her hair. I figure that's better than sending it to the landfill. We have been eating a lot of fruits and vegetables this spring, so I am back to burying the waste in the garden. I do have a few bare spots here and there in the backyard beds where I can dig.
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