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Acetaminophen, sodium bicarbonate, and citric acid combination is used to relieve pain occurring together with heartburn, sour stomach, or acid indigestion. The acetaminophen in this combination medicine is the pain reliever. The sodium bicarbonate in this medicine is an antacid. It neutralizes stomach acid by combining with it to form a new substance that is not an acid.
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Studies in women suggest that this medication poses minimal risk to the infant when used during breastfeeding.
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Unless otherwise directed by your doctor, do not take more of this medicine than is recommended on the package label. If too much is taken, liver damage or other serious side effects may occur.
To use this medicine:
The dose of this medicine will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of this medicine. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so.
The amount of medicine that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are using the medicine.
If you miss a dose of this medicine, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses.
Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light. Keep from freezing.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Do not keep outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed.
If you will be taking this medicine for a long time (more than 10 days in a row), your doctor should check your progress at regular visits.
Check with your doctor if your pain and/or upset stomach last for more than 10 days or if they get worse, if new symptoms occur, or if the painful area is red or swollen. These could be signs of a serious condition that needs medical treatment.
The sodium bicarbonate in this combination medicine can keep other medicines from working properly if the 2 medicines are taken too close together. Always take this medicine:
Check the labels of all nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) and prescription medicines you now take. If any contain acetaminophen or sodium, check with your health care professional . Taking them together with this medicine may cause an overdose.
Taking certain other medicines together with acetaminophen may increase the chance of unwanted effects. The risk will depend on how much of each medicine you take every day, and on how long you take the medicines together. If your medical doctor or dentist directs you to take these medicines together on a regular basis, follow his or her directions carefully. However, do not take any of the following medicines together with acetaminophen for more than a few days, unless your doctor has directed you to do so and is following your progress:
If you will be taking more than an occasional 1 or 2 doses of this medicine:
Acetaminophen may interfere with the results of some medical tests. Before you have any medical tests, tell the person in charge if you have taken acetaminophen within the past 3 or 4 days. If possible, it is best to call the laboratory where the test will be done about 4 days ahead of time, to find out whether this medicine may be taken during the 3 or 4 days before the test.
For diabetic patients:
If you think that you or anyone else may have taken an overdose of this medicine, get emergency help at once, even if there are no signs of poisoning. Signs of severe acetaminophen poisoning may not appear for 2 to 4 days after the overdose is taken, but treatment to prevent liver damage or death must be started as soon as possible. Treatment started more than 24 hours after the overdose is taken may not be effective.
Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although the following side effects occur very rarely when 1 or 2 doses of this combination medicine is taken occasionally, they may be more likely to occur if: too much medicine is taken, the medicine is taken several times a day, or the medicine is taken for more than a few days in a row.
Check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur:
Check with your doctor as soon as possible if any of the following side effects occur:
Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:
Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
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This paper is a summary of research currently underway to develop a standard for the production of Digital Talking Book versions of Math and Science Books (using MathSpeak), and a software player (the gh PLAYER) module that can properly render the math and science both aurally and visually. Specifically, several mathematics textbooks, one science textbook, and a standardized test involving math and science have been prepared in this format by gh and tested among print disabled students in a variety of settings.
Several key topics are pursued in this paper, including Information-Based Technologies (IT), Human/Computer Interactions, and Universal Design/Universal Access. This area encompasses hardware and software platforms that empower individuals who have disabilities, enhancing their capabilities in the fields of mathematics, science, and engineering both in the classroom and on the job. Obviously the development of a method to teach math and science independently to students who cannot read the ordinary print materials is a vital and much-needed concept along these lines. In addition, the core principle of the gh PLAYER is Universal Design, meaning that all students, regardless of disability, have access to the Math and Science content provided.
This project is significant as the first attempt by an organization to adapt core science and mathematics curricula into the ANSI/NISO Digital Talking Book format for use by all print disabled students. Additionally, this is the first effort to incorporate MathSpeak into DTB's and the DAISY/NISO DTB standard.
There is a strong need for better math and science education among print disabled students. Currently, secondary school age students are in large part unable to receive accessible instructional materials in mathematics and science. The natural result of this lack of materials is a general deficit in knowledge and skills and in math and science by students who are print disabled. This lack of accessible instructional materials has unfairly limited students who are print disabled in that they often lack the opportunity to study math and science. Because of a lack of access to science and math instructional materials the print disabled are ultimately unable to seek employment in the growing high tech job sector. The unemployment rate among the working age adults who are print disabled is over 74% (AFB Sept./Oct. JVIB Kirchner & Schneidler, 1997). If print disabled individuals have an equal opportunity to study mathematics and science, many new career opportunities will be opened up to this class of individuals that were previously not viable options.
The ultimate goal of this project is to provide print disabled high school students an opportunity to learn mathematics and science. To further this goal, gh is developing a module for the gh PLAYER capable of interpreting MathSpeak and rendering both visually and aurally the information encoded therein. This MathSpeak-compliant software player will be a key commercialization outcome of the project. Although the MathSpeak specification itself is intended to be an open specification, there are some aspects of this project which are proprietary, including the gh PLAYER itself, which has unique parsing and rendering features so as to make a viable and competitive commercial product.
Additionally, by working with Dr. Nemeth, gh is continuing to refine and codify the MathSpeak specification, incorporating the use of both VoiceXML and MathML in the execution of the desired outcome. The eventual result will be a robust specification for spoken math, which will be introduced as a potential addition into both the National File Format standards for K-12 Instructional Materials, and both the ANSI/NISO and DAISY specifications for Digital Talking Books. gh is also committed to is making MathSpeak available as an open specification for anyone to build from.
The cornerstone technology of the project is the gh PLAYER. The gh PLAYER integrates six types of accessible media - eBraille, eLarge Print, Digital Talking Books, Foreign Language, Captioning, and Sign Language - allowing a broad range of people access to information sources from textbooks and publications to training manuals.
The gh PLAYER allows everyone to have access to print materials. Because the player supports six types of accessible media developed for a variety of needs, this all-in-one reading source proves to be useful for people with disabilities as well as those without, making the technology useful as a mainstream application. Whether a reader needs electronic Braille or a Digital Talking Book, it's a simple matter to select the appropriate interface, open the book from the e-library and begin reading.
The gh PLAYER is also very cost-effective as a solution for print disabled students. Because all six media types spawn from the same XML code base, and are produced by the Media Conversion Process, the school only has to buy one book for everybody. And since it's all on one CD and the reader can just use an existing PC, there's no need to buy any new equipment - let alone six different types of books. Furthermore, the electronic file format eliminates the cost of printing and distribution, thus saving the school even more money.
Finally, the gh PLAYER utilizes an electronic media file format which defines portability. When the reader wants to take the book to class or work late at home, they can. There's no clunky hardware or cumbersome stacks of books to carry. It's just a CD and it's just that convenient.
The core technology of the gh PLAYER and all of its six media centers around three primary technologies that are put to work behind the scenes to generate its inherent horsepower.
First, gh utilizes the Media Conversion Process to create the accessible media. Simply put, this is how gh makes the media accessible. It's a flexible and unique XML-based process that takes a variety of inaccessible print or electronic text formats and produces the desired accessible media - whether it is eBRL, DTBs, eLP, or others. It starts with sending the book to gh and ends with a rich and powerful accessible media on a single CD.
Second, and perhaps most important, the most revolutionary concept of the gh PLAYER is the idea of synchronized multimedia where audio, video, text and images play precisely in concert with each other. For instance, the reader can follow the highlighting of each word in a Digital Talking Book while listening to the corresponding audio speech output. The reader can even show an image while voicing a descriptive narrative. A person who is deaf may watch an animated interpretation in sign language while following the text captioning. Synchronized multimedia even provides the power to display English text with Spanish audio. This is a central feature of the ANSI/NISO Digital Talking Book standard and is a key reason why DTB's are such an effective solution for print disabled students.
Finally, gh PLAYER utilizes a unique concept in the media file format itself known as semantic markup. When there is a need to convey context-sensitive meaning in a document, semantic markup allows the document author and reader to extract the same meaning from the book or test. All gh PLAYER media is designed to utilize semantic markup, which allows words, phrases, and other structures to be marked with meaning as well as format. Now foreign languages can be displayed in Subject/Predicate/Object format, Braille translation can be exact, and even American Sign Language can be displayed with true prosody. Semantic Markup allows readers to easily switch between disparate formats at the touch of a button.
Although the gh PLAYER technology and the DTB media type have already been developed by gh, there is an incomplete portion of the ANSI/NISO and DAISY 3.0 standards that limits the utility of these solutions. This incompleteness is that Math and Science information is not currently addressed as part of the DTB solution. gh has developed, in conjunction with Dr. Abraham Nemeth, a technological solution for voicing mathematical and scientific information called MathSpeak. This work is an extension of the basic MathSpeak grammar and lexicon originally developed by Dr. Nemeth for use by a human reader. The basic principle of MathSpeak is that print mathematics can be rendered aurally in parallel with both the print and Braille versions of the text. The sample books and test converted for this project demonstrate the ease of use and power of the MathSpeak standard.
In sum, gh is working hard to ensure a bright future for students with print disabilities. By developing new technological solutions for the aural rendering of math, gh hopes to provide better access to math and science for students with disabilities. Over the course of this ongoing research project gh has had the opportunity to work with numerous students and to witness positive impact on the lives of disabled students - an impact that will hopefully carry forth for years yet to come.
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Monday-Thursday 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM ; Service 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM ; Service 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM ; Open Until 1:00 AM
Great Place!! When I go out to eat, I expect to pay a lot for my meal. I also expect to get a lot of food for that money. I'm a bit of a foodie and only want the best. Well, this place did deliver a great meal that I really enjoyed, only the portion was so small that I left feeling hungry still. The price wasn't worth the meal. However, the ambiance is very nice.
Yuck is all I can say. – This used to be a reliable place for good, inexpensive food. The last time I went there, though, the food was disgusting (I had the same experience with the chile verde as another reviewer -- it was all fat and gristle), and the place was actually dirty! The bathroom was filthy. The main dining room has all the atmosphere of a college dining hall, and always has. But the food used to make up for that. It doesn't now.
The Best Mexican Food We've Ever Eaten Anywhere – This was--by far--the best Mexican food my husband and I have ever eaten anywhere, including Mexico, and every major city in America. The green sauce is TO DIE FOR, and the Flan is better than you will ever eat again. You will not be dissapointed by the food, the decor, or the family atmosphere of the restaurant and staff.
Tasty mexican! – This place is great! The ceviche was the best I have ever had. Margaritas are good, too. Very enjoyable!
A very average and forgettable dining experience – 3 words -- store bought chips. That says it all. Any Mexican restaurant that serve Tostitos knock-offs already has 2 strikes against it. Food was unexceptional, marguerites were okay, and wait staff was responsive. Difficult to maintain a conversation in cavernous dining room. If you are looking for a quality Mexican food experience, keep looking...
Fill up on Mexican food and margaritas in casual, festive surroundings. – In Short
Restaurant and bar packs in weekend crowds for specialty margaritas and homemade Michoacan recipes passed down from the Espinoza family. Start off with standard appetizers like nachos and quesadillas, or opt for seafood specialties including oysters on the half shell and seviche. Entrees include several types of tacos, numerous seafood-based dishes and authentic favorites like chicken mole, carne asada and sopes. Several vegetarian options include a vegetable burrito and tostada topped with beans, cheese and guacamole.
So overrated....and so over it. – The first time I went to El Palomar, it was a nice dining experience. Food and service were good, but both have gone downhill....in a serious way. The last couple of times I went, grissly(sp?) beef in the sopas and colorado beef and the Chile verde was more fat than pork - blech! So disappointing since there aren't many sit down mex restaurants in SC. I'd go for a margarita or two but avoid the food at all costs.
Best Margarita's & Taco Bar – I highly recommend the margarit's. I prefer the Guava Margarita w/ Hornitos.
The Taco Bar is one of my favorite places to eat.
You will always go back! – We have been to several Mexican restaurants in all of San Jose and "NOT ONE" compares to the food at EL PALOMAR. The flavors are great and if you have grown up eating this kind of food as I have, since a young boy, then you are in for a treat and will always go back for more. Growing up in the East Side of San Jose since the late 60's, I've tried just about all they have to offer and El Palomar beats them all. So do yourself a favor and you will always savor this place. Try the Sopas, there like nothing you have ever had!!! Ola...
my favorite place in santa cruz – Since moving from Santa Cruz, this is the place I miss the most! I keep trying to find a place in LA that can even come close to Palomar, but I have had no luck. The daily seafood specials are amazing, the portions are huge (so a dinner is also your lunch the next day), the bar is awesome, and the atmosphere is great. However, you can frequently wait a couple of hours for a table on Friday or Saturday nights. The attached taco bar is great for happy hour and lunch. Super prices and great food. Everything is so fresh here.
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"I have a Dachshund and a Boston terrier and they don't have fur that would protect them as well as a St. Bernard's would," said Simkins, owner of dog training business Bark Busters in Reno.
With winter around the corner, many pet owners have taken precautions to keep their animals warm and healthy during conditions that can be brutal on their bodies.
Physically, a dog or cat's most vulnerable areas for hypothermia are the ears, tails and paws, according to Dr. Doug Nesler, a veterinarian with Pyramid Animal Hospital.
"It's all their peripheral areas," he said. "It depends on the breed. If they get really cold in the snow, if some breeds play in the snow too much, their paws will start bleeding. … Your huskies and pit bulls, the heavier ones that play hard, can usually handle it. … Anything like huskies and golden retrievers can survive quite well out there."
Shorthair breeds, however, may end up getting ice particles on certain areas because they lack the fur.
Simkins said dogs won't die from the cold, but it can be painful.
"A dog with less hair should not be outside for extended periods of time," she said. "Thick coats are for cold weather, but you have to take into consideration their age and health."
Simkins said owners should be mindful of their pet's winter health beyond their outdoor activities.
"More active dogs should get about 10 percent more food in winter time," Simkins said. "When we're cold, we burn more energy (from shivering). Plus, it gives them a little more insulation."
Outdoor water bowls can also freeze up quickly, so replenishing pets' water is also important to keeping them hydrated.
Filling up a dog house with blankets is not always advised, according to Simkins and Nesler. Simkins said blankets get wet and freeze.
As a general rule, Nesler said use of electric blankets is dangerous and should be avoided. If one is used, he recommended covering it with a regular blanket.
"Don't use a heating or electrical blanket," he said. "It will burn their skin."
A dog's paws, if kept wet, can lead to illnesses, so Simkins said to ensure they're dry.
But even if an animal is starting to suffer from hypothermia, the best thing to do is to give the pet a warm bath.
"Do it kind of slow," Nesler said. "Use warm fluids and really keep them bundled up and warm. … A heating pad right on the skin will burn them."
If a dog is kept in the garage to avoid the outside cold, Simkins said it is important to keep them occupied so they don't get bored and start destroying belongings stored there. Using rubber toys called "kongs," which come in different shapes with little treats inside, can prevent dogs from chewing, Simkins said. She added it's like a puzzle for them.
"If you're left alone in a room with nothing to do, wouldn't you find something to do?" she said. "You want to stimulate their minds."
Dogs may be kept in garages because it keeps them from enduring wind chill. The garage doesn't necessarily need to be heated to be as warm as the house, she added. Portable heaters may be used, and modern heaters are often made to shut off automatically if tipped over.
She advised owners to be aware of antifreeze. Dogs and cats alike are attracted to the fluid.
"It's sweet and (dogs) like it, so be very careful if it is dripping on the floor," she said. "They can get very, very sick and/or die."
Plants like poinsettias should also be placed out of reach because they're poisonous, Simkins said.
Nesler said treating cases of hypothermia or cold-related illnesses during the winter season locally is uncommon among the six vets at his location.
"People are pretty responsible," he said. "Sometimes you get it when an animal gets out and gets lost. Then, there are the ones with small animals and it's a big deal to them, like kittens or Chihuahuas or little dogs in general. They don't have much surface area and get colder faster."
Simkins said common sense is an owner's best guidance in keeping their pets warm.
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It's no big deal. We'll still eat junk food but maybe we'll cut back a bit.
This post comes from Paul Michael at partner blog Wise Bread.
Should there be a "fat tax" on junk food?
Well, that's just my humble opinion, but I really don't see why this has so many people throwing their arms up in the air with shock. We tax liquor and cigarettes, neither of which are essentials in life. Why not tax something that is bad for our health, preventing more people from buying it and generating much-needed tax revenue in the process?
- Bing: Soda tax pros and cons
Taxes on beer, spirits and cigarettes vary from state to state (there's a detailed list here) but one thing's for sure: When you grab a shot of your favorite tipple, you're giving money to Uncle Sam. Like most things in life, liquor should be taken in moderation. It's a treat. And, as such, we can stomach a little extra money being handed over for our shot of bourbon or pint of ale. (Cigarettes, well, they're a whole different animal, and if it weren't for the enormous amount of money they generate they would have been banned years ago. Such is the power of the mighty dollar.)
Similarly, fast food is (or should be) a rare treat, too.
40-page circular has a ton of doorbusters; toys are 50% off.
Bargain hunters may find a few items for their holiday shopping list in Kmart's leaked Black Friday ad.
The 40-page circular hit online deal sites Monday with a huge number of Friday doorbusters and some Saturday-only deals. A few merit a mention:
Flying on off-peak days will save you money.
Baggage fees, booking fees, airfare sales –- and now travel surcharges for holiday periods. These days, you practically need an MBA to buy an airline ticket.
Which day you pick to travel could make a big difference in how much you pay. Because while we are seeing heavily discounted fares for some days near the holidays, flying other days carries a hefty surcharge, $20 each way.
Delta, Northwest, American and United have doubled the surcharge they've imposed for the busiest travel days around Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day, USA Today reports. The airlines began charging an extra $10 each way at the end of September for some peak travel days, and that charge has now been doubled, to $20 each way.
Joy about increased sales of boxers and briefs might have been premature.
Here's a headline from August we won't soon forget: "Manty sales are up! Is the end of the recession near?"
There was joy across the land when retailers reported a resurgence in men's underwear sales. Known as the underwear index and attributed to former Fed chair Alan Greenspan, the indicator is based on the theory that men stop replacing worn boxers and briefs when the economy is in trouble. When men start buying again, good times are near.
Thus the joy back in August. But, David Colman writes at New York Magazine's Intelligencer, there were two flaws in that thinking.
Agency creates own goofy ads, seeks comments on new rules.
We've all seen those silly commercials where the two goofy guys get bad jobs because they didn't monitor their credit reports at FreeCreditReport.com (tell your dad, tell your mom).
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is not amused, The New York Times reports. Because not only is the site competing with the government approved AnnualCreditReport.com, the credit reports are not really free. They require you to sign up for a credit-monitoring service at $14.95 a month. The only way you can get your report for free is to sign up for the service, get the report and cancel within seven days.
The FTC has used several tactics to brand its own site as the official free credit report site, including the unusual step of making spoof videos featuring its own trio of slackers. In song, they warn: "Other sites may turn your head; they say they're free, don't be misled. Once you're in their tangled web, they'll sell you something else instead."
As part of the CARD credit reform laws, the FTC is seeking public comment through Nov. 30 on new rules that would delay any advertising or marketing until after consumers have obtained their reports.
They're not supposed to have a minimum-purchase requirement, but you can see why they'd want to.
Has this ever happened to you? You pull out your MasterCard to buy a pack of gum, and the clerk says you've got to spend more, say $5 total. The store has a minimum-purchase requirement for plastic.
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If that's the case, the store is violating the rules set by MasterCard and most other major credit card brands, David Seaman recently wrote at MainStreet.
But we can understand a store's motivation: If it followed the rules on accepting credit cards for small purchases, it probably wouldn't make money on the sale.
Here's how this works, David explained:
These guidelines will help, but it's really about how much you can afford.
This post comes from Jim Wang at partner blog Bargaineering.
The holidays are about spending time with family and friends, being thankful for the things we've accomplished and the lives we've led, and showing appreciation to everyone who has made the year possible. Sometimes the year ends on a high note, as we celebrate the achievements. Sometimes we simply want to turn the page on a difficult 12 months.
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For many, this year will seem more like the latter, but it's important to remember that as difficult as it was for you, chances are many were facing much tougher challenges.
It's on this more somber note that I present to you the 2009 Holiday Tipping Guide, which hopefully will give you an idea of what is considered customary when it comes to showing appreciation to those in the services industry who have gone above and beyond. These are merely guidelines; it's up to you to decide what makes sense for both your area and your own finances.
A new study shows that nearly half of workers do when they lose or change jobs.
What's the best type of 401k to have? One that you don't cash out when you lose your job or move on to the next one.
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An employee who cashes out a $5,000 retirement balance at age 25 would get a check for just $3,500 after taxes and penalties. Left in an account, that $5,000 may have grown over decades to $75,000 at retirement, Hewitt said.
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Her Name Was Olive
Every Friday morning she'd come bounding over to greet me, her tail wagging happily, one ear up, one ear down.
I called her "My Second Favorite Dog" and nicknamed her "The Bee Garden Mascot."
Her owner, Kristen Kolb of Davis, was one of the 19 founding gardeners who tended the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, a half-acre bee friendly garden planted in September 2009 next to the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis.
As Kris weeded, planted and pruned, and hauled away the clippings, Olive tagged along, showcasing her trademark windshield-wiper tail, gentle brown eyes and topsy-turvy ears.
Kris and Olive were inseparable. They exchanged hugs and licks and conversation. This was a dog well-loved.
Olive's loyalty reminded me of my childhood dog, Ted, who followed me everywhere on the family farm. He watched me weed the vegetable garden, pick blackberries, and once jumped into the Cowlitz River and swam to our fishing boat. When I went off to college 400 miles away, Ted died. I think he died of a broken heart.
Olive died of cancer. Kris wrote me a note yesterday: "I know you loved her, too. She was about 12, and yes, from the shelter. We were so lucky to find each other and have 10+ wonderful years together. She loved the garden and the gardeners (haven coordinator Missy Borel Gable, team leader Mary Patterson, and Randy Beaton, Tyng Tyng Cheng, Judy Hills, Carolyn Hinshaw, Marion London, Kate McDonald, Kathy Olson, Nancy Stone, Janet Thatcher, Laura Westrup, Nyla Wiebe, Gary Zamzow, Kili Bong, Evan Marczak, Laurie Hildebrandt and Joe Frankenfield) and being a part of it all. Thank you for appreciating what a special dog she was."
Together the 19 founding gardeners donated 5200 hours to the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology between May 2010 and February 2013. Missy Borel Gable, former program manager of the California Center for Urban Horticulture at UC Davis, now directs the statewide UC Master Gardeners' Program. Many of her colleagues are continuing their volunteer work in the UC Davis Arboretum.
The "haven saviors" made a difference. Under their care, the Sacramento Bee named the haven one of the Top 10 Garden Destinations in the area. But they were more than gardeners, volunteers and friends. They were family. They all took time to laugh, to talk about their lives, plans and plants (not necessarily in that order) and to watch the honey bees, bumble bees, butterflies, carpenter bees, European wool carder bees, metallic sweat bees, syrphids, ladybugs, bigeyed bugs, assassin bugs, lacewings, praying mantids, jumping spiders and web weavers--and an occasional red-tailed hawk, great-horned owl and jackrabbit.
And they all knew, as did I, what a very special dog Olive was.
Olive attentively watches for Kris Kolb. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Sarah Hodge pets Olive, while Kris Kolb gardens. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Olive faithfully follows Kris Kolb as she hauls away clippings. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Attracting Pollinators to Your Garden
"How to Attract and Maintain Pollinators in Your Garden."
That's the title of a new publication by the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) and what a gem this is. It's not only a gem, but it's free. You can download the publication on this site.
"Nearly all ecosystems on earth depend on pollination of flowering plants for their existence and survival; furthermore, from 70 to 75 percent of the world's flowering plants and over one-third of the world's crop species depend on pollination for reproduction," the authors write. "Take a stroll through your neighborhood or a botanical garden or hike in the hills, and experience the shapes and smells of flowers surrounding you. When most people look at a flower, they notice the shape, smell, composition, or structure of the flower, but few take a moment to consider why the blossom appears and smells as it does."
The publication is the work of a nine-member team: UC Berkeley entomologist Gordon Frankie and lab assistants Marissa Ponder (lead author), Mary Schindler, Sara Leon Guerrero, and Jaime Pawelek; international landscape designer Kate Frey; Rachel Elkins, UC Cooperative Extension pomology advisor, Lake and Mendocino counties; Rollin Coville, photographer, UC Berkeley; and Carolyn Shaffer, lab assistant, UC Cooperative Extension, Lake County. Native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp, emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis, helped edit the publication.
The publication asks and answers such questions as:
- What Is Pollination?
- Who Are the Pollinators?`
- Why Should You Care About Pollination?
- How Can You Attract Pollinators to Your Garden?
Other topics include:
- General Design Recommendations for Pollinator Habitat
- Designs to Attract Specific Pollinators
- A List of Pollinator Plants That are Successful in Most California Gardens
- Nesting Resources for Native Bees
Of bees, the authors write: "Bees are the most important biotic agent for the pollination of agricultural crops, horticultural plants, and wildflowers...approximately 4000 species of bees exist in the United States, with 1600 of those residing in California. About 20,000 species have been recorded worldwide."
And, as they succinctly point out, "Native bee species come in a variety of shapes, colors, sizes, and lifestyles that enable them to pollinate a diversity of plant species." One of our favorites is the metallic green sweat bee (Agapostemon texanus).
Last September we enjoyed a tour of Melissa's Garden, Healdsburg, a bee sanctuary owned by Barbara and Jacques Schlumberger and designed by the incredibly talented Kate Frey. "If a honey bee could design a garden, what would it look like?" That's what the Schlumbergers asked Frey back in November of 2007. Although this is a private garden, the Schlumbergers host workshops for schoolchildren, beekeepers and UC Master Gardeners, among other groups. if you ever get the opportunity to tour the garden, you should. A sculpture of Bernard the Beekeeper graces the entrance.
Melissa's Garden is mentioned in the UC ANR Publication, as is the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at UC Davis and the UC Berkeley-Oxford Tract Bee Evaluation Garden. Also check out the UC Berkeley Urban Bee Lab website.
A sculpture of Bernard the Beekeeper graces the entrance to Melissa's Garden, Healdsburg. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee foraging in Melissa's Garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A metallic green sweat bee on a seaside daisy. It is one of some 1600 species of bees in California. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
International landscape designer Kate Frey (left) of Hopland and her childhood friend, Rachael Long, Yolo County farm advisor/county director of the UC Cooperative Extension, Woodland on a visit to the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, UC Davis, in September. Behind them is the mosaic ceramic bee sculpture created by Donna Billick, co-director of the UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Brush With Bees
If you plant a bottlebrush in your yard, you'll experience a brush with kindness.
This time of year there's not much food for honey bees to eat. Bottlebrush, in the genus Callistemon and family Myrtaceae, fits the bill.
We captured this image Oct. 16 at the Häagen-Dazs Bee Haven, a bee friendly garden on Bee Biology Road, University of California, Davis, west of the central campus. The half-acre garden, planted in the fall of 2009, serves as a year-around food source for the bees at the nearby Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Faciity, as well as other pollinators, raises public awareness of bees, and provides visitors with ideas of what to plant in their own gardens. Admission to the garden, open from dawn to dusk, is free. If you want a guided tour (a nominal fee is charged), contact Christine Casey at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The bee-utiful Miss Bee Haven, a six-foot long ceramic mosaic sculpture by Donna Billick of Davis, anchors the garden. The UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program, directed by Donna Billick and entomologist/artist Diane Ullman, has kindly provided a plethora of art, the work of their students in Entomology 1. Think decorated bee boxes at the entrance, a native bee mural on the tool shed, ceramic mosaic planters filled with flowers, and native bee condos for leafcutter bees and blue orchard bees.
The bottlebrush fits in well. Native to Australia, this plant resembles--you guessed it--a bottlebrush, the kind of tool you'd use to clean a baby bottle or an insulated bottle. Most flower heads are red, but they can also be yellow, orange, white or green, depending on the 34 species.
The bottlebrush is a long and late bloomer, to be sure. But a welcome one at that.
Honey bee on a bottlebrush at the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This is Miss Bee Haven, art work by Donna Billick. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Behold, the Gold!
When you visit the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven on Bee Biology Road, University of California, Davis, be sure to check out the passionflower vine clinging to the fence.
You'll see female Valley carpenter bees (Xylocopa varipuncta) seemingly speckled with gold dust. This is actually a thick coat of pollen from their foraging ventures. Underneath that gold pollen, the females are a solid black. (The males of this species are blond with green eyes.)
One of the haven's founding volunteer gardeners, Mary Patterson, a retired cattle rancher and businesswoman who was honored in 2009 as a "Friend of the College" (UC Davis College of Agricultural and Natural Resources), planted the vine there.
The vine is doing quite well.
So are the carpenter bees.
Passionflower blossoms range in color from white to lavender to red, depending on the varieties. This one sports lavender blossoms.
Passiflora is the larval host plant of the Gulf Fritillary butterflies, Agraulis vanillae, a showy reddish-orange butterfly nicknamed "The Passion Butterfly." We spotted no eggs, caterpillars or chrysalids on this particular vine, however.
The Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, planted in the fall of 2009, provides a year-around food source for the nearby bees at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility and other pollinators. It also serves to raise public awareness on the plight of honey bees, and as an educational resource to help visitors decide what to plant in their own gardens.
Maintained by the UC Department of Entomology and Nematology, it's open year around, from dawn to dusk for self-guided tours. Admission? Free. But if you want a guided tour, there's a nominal fee of $3 per person. For more information, contact Christine Casey at email@example.com.
Valley carpenter bee foraging on a passion flower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Note the golden pollen on the Valley carpenter bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Two 'Streaks on a Sedum
Two 'streaks on a sedum.
Sounds like a song, doesn't it?
Actually there were two gray hairstreaks (Strymon melinus) on a sedum today in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, a half-acre bee friendly garden on Bee Biology Road, University of California, Davis.
Make that two 'streaks and a honey bee.
In a way, the butterflies, with their sails up, looked like the America's Cup contestants. Yes, Oracle Team USA streaked by Emirates Team New Zealand by 44 seconds today to win the 34th America's Cup.
Sports enthusiasts called it the greatest comeback in 162 years of competition. The Oracle was down by 8-2 and then won eight consecutive races to win The Cup.
Meanwhile, the gray hairstreaks just kept foraging on the sedum, while the honey bee cast a wary eye.
Two gray hairstreaks and a honey bee sharing a sedum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)


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Lee Graul says he's starting to see the door open. Open slightly, mind you, but open nonetheless. And that, he says, is better than having his nose pressed up against the glass.
As director of the SEC practice for accountancy BDO Seidman (SEED-man), Graul helps court new audit clients for the Chicago-based firm. Time was, says Graul, that he rarely made a sales pitch to a Fortune 500 company. Although Seidman audits 300 publicly traded companies, it and the other handful of second-tier accountancies never had the cachet or market clout of the Big Four (nee Big Six) auditors.
In fact, many of these second-tier firms were classified as "Group B" auditors by the accounting industry's leading trade group, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. (They're also often referred to as "national" and "regional" firms.) But the last 12 months or so have presented these Group B firms with an A-1 opportunity to pick up major new clients.
The most obvious source of this opportunity: the demise of former accounting stalwart Arthur Andersen. Andersen's inglorious fall from grace left 1,400 publicly traded companies without an independent auditor. And Group B firms have rushed in to fill the void.
According to Arthur Bowman, editor of the Atlanta-based Bowman's Accounting Report, some 500 to 600 of Andersen's former clients have opted to do business with one of the surviving Big Four accountancies. But, he says, Group B firms have picked up at least 81 Andersen accounts — a huge number by past standards.
What's more, roughly one half of Andersen's former clients have not yet announced who their new auditors will be. In this year of front-page accounting scandals, SEC investigations, and revenue restatements, industry watchers say Group B firms will likely scoop up their fair share of ex-AA clients.
Indeed, in the past six months, Graul says he's participated in sales presentations to three multibillion-dollar companies — prospective clients who in years past never would have even looked at a Group B auditor.
This phenomenon isn't just limited to BDO Seidman, the fifth-largest accounting firm in the United States. Ed Nusbaum, CEO of Grant Thornton, says his company has gained at least 200 clients this year at the expense of Big Five firms, half from Andersen. In addition, the Chicago-based Group B firm has hired 60 former partners and 500 other former employees of the now defunct accounting firm. Nusbaum says those Andersen alumni have brought additional clients with them.
Even regional accounting firms, which make up the lion's share of the 1,200 bookkeeping companies listed in the AICPA's SEC Practice Section, have seen an uptick in interest from small-cap clients of Big Four firms.
Says Grant Thornton's Nusbaum, "The situation for accounting firms has changed dramatically in the last six months."
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If the accounting landscape is changing, so too are the rules of engagement.
Large-cap companies such as Walt Disney and Apple Computer, for instance, have announced they will no longer purchase non-audit services from their independent auditors. In the past, top-tier accounting firms have been accused of trying to parlay audit contracts into consulting contracts — things like ERP implantations and financial reengineering. And in a number of cases, it appears that the financial rewards from non-audit engagements have outstripped the cash generated from bookkeeping services.


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Michael Smith Goes Old School
With a ten-year banking career, a wife and two children at home, and a serious yearning to be a photographer full-time, Michael Smith was in a position many serious hobbyist photographers have found themselves in. He wanted to shoot for a living. Originally solely interested in landscape and nature photography, a coworker in approached him in desperation after their professional photographer bailed a short time before the wedding. Grudgingly and with the proviso it was understood he didn't photograph people, Smith accepted the assignment.
"I always thought nature photography was more up my alley," says Smith. "There's nothing moving. It suits my speed. Shooting people didn't appeal to me because of the constant movement and change. Teaching people how to move didn't interest me. Then I started doing it, and I surprisingly found I loved the challenge. I couldn't wait until my next session. Here it is a few years later and I find I love the dynamics, the diversity, the differences in the people I shoot. I can mold a session to their personality. It was a really nice surprise, especially when I shoot people in nature settings."
In May, Smith made the leap to full-time photography. He is careful to be judicious with his time, pouring all his effort into fewer weddings. "I'm very fortunate. I'm not looking to blow out fifty weddings a year. If I can provide for my family and be secure, I'll be set. This is my passion and my art. It's a dream job."
"I'm shooting the Mamiya RZ67," he reports. "I'm leaning toward eventually shooting film full-time at weddings. Definitely all the intimate and portrait shots at weddings are done with film now. I have the 120 and 220 backs for the RZ67. I've been using the Polaroid back on it now quite a bit. It's great to bring to sessions and weddings. The clients love it. It really gives a unique feel, and I like doing things a little differently than every other photographer."
A typical portait session for Smith now involves a whole roll of 35mm film, a roll of instant, a roll of Instax mini from Fujifilm and a roll of medium format. He's found shooting across a variety of cameras and formats brings out things in both himself as an artist and his clients. "They love all the different formats. They get so excited to keep the instant film. It makes the client so happy, and this is possible, in part, with the Mamiya. I can flop out three different backs to shoot two different formats in one session, and it's wonderful."
A big proponent of remaining creative, Smith can draw the distinction between paying jobs and shooting for himself. "I know wedding photographers who only shoot weddings," he says. "After the first hundred they stop innovating, and it all looks the same. I don't know how they keep doing it. A lot of them forget to step back and shoot out of their element."
To get the below photo at a night wedding, Smith shot Ilford 3200 120 film at f/4.5, manually metered. "I'm unsure of the shutterspeed, but I believe it was around 30-60," he says.
"I bought the f/2.8 110mm Mamiya lens. My goal is to use it in a manner it hasn't often been used. It's a lot of experimentation, but I love it. I'm really excited about the Impossible Project. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I never had a chance to shoot real Polaroid because I got started late. I've been using the Fujifilm Instant ever since."
Smith is relentlessly drawn to shooting in available light. "My goal is to do more fashion, but not studio fashion. Fashion on location is more exciting to me. Doing that and a combination of luxury weddings would make me very happy."
"Everything about shooting film excites me," says Smith. "Even the lensflares are beautiful, and add to the photograph. There's something about the physicalness of the camera. When clients hear the sound of the shutter for the first time, they know it's real-photography time. I also discovered that before I was seriously shooting film, I was trying to mimic film digitally. Now, it's the real thing." Indeed, Michael Smith. Indeed.
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