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Tokyo Electric Power Co. will delay its planned electricity rate hike by one year for some corporate customers that are opposed to the increase, after coming under fire for its insufficient explanation on the matter.
The delay may result in Tepco bringing in only an extra ¥300 billion in the next business year, compared with its initial estimate of ¥400 billion, Managing Director Hiroaki Takatsu said Tuesday.
Tepco is planning to raise its rate in April by an average of 17 percent for large-lot customers.
While the utility, reeling from the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, struggles to improve its difficult business conditions, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yukio Edano urged Tepco and the government-backed bailout fund Tuesday to swiftly submit a comprehensive restructuring plan.
A delay in the report, which is scheduled to be submitted by Sunday, would not be "desirable," Edano said.
It is not certain that Tepco and the Nuclear Damage Liability Facilitation Fund will finish the work in the next few days, with the major sticking point believed to over who should take over from outgoing Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata.
The government hopes his replacement will play a key role in reforming the troubled utility.
Edano also said earlier that Tepco's behavior on the rate hike issue made him realize the need to drastically change the company's management makeup.
Tepco said Jan. 17 it would raise electricity charges for corporate customers in April to help finance fossil fuel costs stemming from boosting thermal power generation in the wake of the nuclear disaster. It also asked these customers to specify whether they would accept the rate hike by Friday.
But the utility has come under fire for failing to generally explain that corporate customers could refuse to accept the rate hike if their current contracts with Tepco are still valid. The utility made the explanation only when customers made inquiries.
Admitting that it hasn't given a sufficient explanation on the matter, Tepco announced Tuesday that it will postpone the rate hike for customers with contracts expiring between Jan. 17 and Friday if they do not accept the rate hike.
The utility will also reaffirm the present intentions of customers that have already accepted the rate increase.
Customers with contracts set to expire Saturday will be subject to the rate hike from the following day as requested. Those with contracts set to expire Sunday or later can maintain the current rate until their expiration unless they accept the April rate hike.
Tepco said it has gained approval on the rate hike from about 13 percent of customers that will be affected by the hike.
The utility also said Tuesday it has received an additional ¥104.9 billion as part of ¥1.58 trillion in financial aid the government has decided to provide from the fund over compensation payments related to last year's accident at the Fukushima plant.
The assistance is provided under a scheme that prevents Tepco from falling into negative net worth amid colossal payments to compensate people and companies affected by the disaster. The utility received ¥558.7 billion in November.


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Entenmann's Chocolate Frosting???
Baking By SweetResults Updated 26 Apr 2008 , 5:42am by dare2bloved
Ok -hate to admit it - but one of my guilty pleasures is Entenmann's chocolate fudge cake.
Anyone out there have a recipe for chocolate frosting that tastes like theirs? Searched the net for a copycat recipe and could not find one.
It's fudgy and soft, but not too soft - anyone? My son and Mom would be FOREVER grateful!! LOL!
Fudge Filling
¼ c powdered sugar
3 T butter
1 c chocolate chips
3 T corn syrup
Heat over low, stirring constantly. Spread over warm cake.
You may have to play with this to get the right consistency, but it's delicious!

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Tools That We Are
Life in the Universe is a norm. Technology, however, is an exception. Our planet, as a sample of species, shows that most of the species are adapted well enough to their environment to not require any extensive technology. For example, dolphins, as cultural and psychological as they may be, require no tools. Our own use of tools has emerged out of a deficit of adaptation. Tool-use emerged as an extension of a body that found itself too incomplete to exist/operate "as is."
So, my point is this: most of life evolves non-technologically. Life itself is a tool of adaptation. Each organism (organon) is a good enough tool as is. Technology emerges as a desperate attempt to bridge a deficit of organism-based adaptation. Homo Habilis (and the mess of the civilization that came with tool-use) has roots in failure of body-based adaptation. Tool-using mind is a band-aid on the body of evolution.
Put differently, evolution of technology is a mistake of biological evolution. So, enjoy the technology, Google-Glass-wearing Homo Habilis, but don't let it go to your head too much.
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Hyderabad: YSRCP president and Leader of the Opposition in AP Assembly Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy today tried to put Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on the mat by cornering the government in failing to take action against TDP leaders for their alleged misdemeanors against women.
Speaking after Chandrababu Naidu's statement in the House in connection with the International Women's Day being observed all over world today, Jagan seized the opportunity to embarrass the ruling TDP by raising various incidents in the recent past wherein women were subjected to humiliation allegedly by TDP leaders and yet they were not brought to the book so far.
Reeling out instances in this regard, the YSRCP leader referred to the alleged stalking of a woman teacher by Sushil, son of Social Welfare Minister Revala Kishore Babu and also about the humiliating and derogatory comments made by actor-turned-politician Nandamuri Balakrishna, the TDP MLA from Hindupur and brother-in-law of the Chief Minister. Apart from these incidents, Jagan also recalled an incident in which a woman MRO of IAS cadre was allegedly slapped by a TDP legislator and the suspension of film star and YSRCP member Roja for one year from the Assembly.
Recalling these incidents amidst frequent interruptions and loud protests from the treasury benches, Jagan lashed out the Chief Minister for not taking any action against the "misconduct" of the TDP members and allowing them to remain as members of the Assembly only to tarnish the image of the august House. What is more shocking is that the Chief Minister was eulogizing the role of women and their empowerment while not bringing to book his own party members for degrading and disrespecting women, he quipped.
Even as a visibly shaken and upset Chandrababu Naidu sat sullen for being cornered by the Opposition leader, the TDP members made a hue and cry and launched a tirade against Jagan. Minister Revala Kishore Babu tried to defend himself by accusing Jagan of master-minding to his tarnish image by falsely implicating his son. Reiterating that his son was innocent and that the law would take its own course of action against his son if found guilty, he said as a matter of fact he himself had produced and handed his son over to the police.
TDP member Chintamaneni Prabhakar, who is accused of slapping a woman MRO, accused the Opposition leader of misleading the House. As a matter of fact, Tahsildar Vanajakshi was mobbed by DWACRA women members and the official had not named him in her complaint to the police, he explained and added that Jagan, who has scant respect for women has no moral right to talk about their well-being.
Another TDP member Balakrishna too responding to the criticism by the Leader of the Opposition, explained that he had neither wittingly or unwittingly humiliated women for whom he had great respect and admiration. The incident that had provoked the so-called controversy had taken place at a filmi function and he had spoken on that occasion in a filmi style about what his fans expected him as a hero in a film. He hoped his words spoken at the film function would not be misconstrued and misunderstood. (NSS)
Jagan corners Naidu over minister's son 'stalking'
Hyderabad: YSRCP president and Leader of the Opposition in AP Assembly Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy today tried to put Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on the mat by cornering the government in failing to take action against TDP leaders for their alleged misdemeanors against women.


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29 yr old step mom to a 27 year old a**hole
thank you in advance love always heather
im sort of lost. so you always got along w your husbands daughter and watch her child and now she wants more time w her child? well, it is her child.
She is the mom. If she says no thank you to babysitting, say OK.
I won't even touch the age factor, but every mother-in-law needs to learn appropriate boundaries and recognize that they don't get to dictate how the daughter-in-laws raise their children. maybe if you just respected her choices, things could go more smoothly.
Oh. And stop calling her an asshole.
Smoking weed would explain the paranoid feeling she may be having by calling you a baby steal-er. She is not in her right mind and you must remember that when you are communicating with her. Can you tell when she is high? If so that is when I would not try and have a meaningful conversation with her.
Although you are not describing the best parents on earth it is more important to know that the baby's needs are being met. If you fell strongly that the child is in jeopardy then I would call CPS.
Maybe you should just take care of your 6 year old son and don't worry about other people's children quite so much. Of course if they ask you to babysit and you want to, go for it.
I'm not sure a call to CPS would do any good, unless of course their house is really, really, really nasty (hoarders, for example.) Everyone has a different idea about housekeeping. She's probably very busy with two small children. Maybe you could hire a cleaning company to come in as a gift if it truly bothers you. . .
Quoting missheather313: I'm so confused. I'm a great person. My husband is 61 today his daughter is 27 very close in age to me I'll be 30 in September. She just had her first baby, Le, my step grandson will be 2 in September. In the mean time I babysit like 4 days a week overnights baths shopping etc. I'm at a stay at home mom with a 6 year old of my own. She and I have always remained civil bc we do get along and certainly love her dad to death. And the baby bc I'm with him a lot. She now feels like I'm overbearing with wanting to keep the baby, she said she is sorry for being greedy with the baby but her and him smoke weed and play ps3 all day evenwhen she has the day off they treat him like a pawn in a chess game not to mention hygenically, living quarters are disgusting and not suitable. ..would anyone like to attempt to read into thus and give me some sound advice so she will stop telling everyone that I'm trying to steal her baby?
thank you in advance love always heather
Well, it is her baby. Its is nice of you to babysit, but, you seem to be judging her as a mother, and it seems to be pushing her away.
This is a good point. I probably would not let anyone babysit my child, if they thought I was an asshole.
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Oh. And stop calling her an asshole.
that's what I just said.....what is the purpose of marrying a man old enough to be your grandfather?!
Seriously OP-if she wants to be with her child-that's her right.
Now if she's just leaving the child with you and her father and saying you're taking her time away from her child-then maybe you need to stop watching said child.
*smacks forehead*
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THE Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials will revert to its original Thursday to Sunday schedule from 2014, it was announced today.
The event will also move to the weekend after the May Bank Holiday, with the 2014 dates being May 8-11.
This year's Badminton was cancelled due to heavy rain leaving the estate waterlogged, but Trials organisers revealed reverting to the orginal schedule was in part due to the signing of a new contract with the BBC to cover the world-famous event through to and including 2016.
2015's trials will take place on May 7-10, with the 2016 event on May 5-8.
Director of Badminton Hugh Thomas said: "We are of course very pleased to continue our unbroken coverage with the national broadcaster.
"There is always a knock-on effect when big sporting dates change, but equestrian enthusiasts and our many exhibitors will be happy that the Royal Windsor Horse Show has also moved one week later so there will be no clash.
"We will also avoid any future clashes with the Kentucky four-star event and our loyal spectators will be thrilled to revert to a Sunday finish.''
BBC Sport director Barbara Slater added: "We're delighted to extend our deal with the prestigious Badminton Horse Trials through to 2016, taking coverage of the sport through on into the Rio Olympic year.
"Badminton has been covered by the BBC since 1956, we're pleased to be able to continue this and have the opportunity to give it the scheduling that it deserves.''
The 2013 event will be sponsored by Mitsubishi Motors for the 22nd consecutive year and their current agreement with Badminton runs to at least 2015.
It also includes the Mitsubishi Motors Grassroots Championships which take place the day before the International Horse Trials starts.
The 2013 dates for the Trials are Friday, May 3 to Monday, May 6, with cross country on the Sunday.
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Fanny: A Fiction
By Edmund White
Ecco, 384 pp., $24.95
At 63, American novelist Edmund White can look back on a lengthy career highlighted by stylized 1970s gay-themed novels like "Forgetting Elena" and "Nocturnes for the King of Naples." In 1982, he added "A Boy's Own Story," an ultimately bitter gay coming-of-age story. Diagnosed HIV-positive in 1985, White announced the news and incorporated the theme of AIDs in much of his subsequent writing. He has fortunately remained in good health and highly productive, with his latest novel a first attempt at historical fiction.
"Fanny: A Fiction" is set in the 1820s and '30s, describing two real British women named Fanny. One, Fanny Wright (1795-1852), was a radical socialist who fought for free love and the abolition of slavery in America. Fanny Trollope (1779-1863) was a prolific writer and matriarch of a large family, including son Anthony, who himself became a famous novelist.
As described in Pamela Neville-Sington's solid biography "Fanny Trollope: The Life and Adventures of a Clever Woman," she was intrigued by Fanny Wright's attempt to found a utopian colony called Nashoba outside of Memphis. Mrs. Trollope even joined the colony with some of her children (excluding Anthony) but was quickly disillusioned, and eventually wrote a highly critical memoir, "Domestic Manners of the Americans" (1832).
These historical facts are the basis for White's novel, which presents itself as a posthumously published "biography" of Fanny Wright by Fanny Trollope, with the author's queries to herself left in brackets, much like poet James Merrill's "The (Diblos) Notebook," which includes lines crossed out by a self-editing author-protagonist. However, some basic problems quickly arise in White's conceit. First of all, "Fanny" is not constructed like a biography at all, but like a travel narrative, as shapeless and lacking momentum as an earlier White title, "States of Desire: Travels in Gay America." The narrator, Fanny Trollope, often rings false as a character. She repeatedly describes herself as ugly, "a funny little snaggle-toothed old woman," in a way that few real women would. She states that she identifies with Shakespeare's Falstaff, unlikely in a 19th-century matron but more believable of White himself, who like the critic Harold Bloom combines literary celebrity with physical heft. Fanny Trollope is also given a totally fictitious and unbelievable love affair with an African-American slave, described in prose that descends to the "Mandingo" level: "biceps round and black as cannonballs, a furry chest thick with muscle."
Throughout, the prose style is lumpy, based on Mrs. Trollope's actual habit of using foreign phrases in books, exaggerated until it reads like an unconscious parody of E. F. Benson's "Lucia" books, in which British characters speak garbled French and Italian to each other. Some of Fanny is splashily overwritten in late Truman Capote style: Fanny Wright's complexion is described as "pale and lucent as opals" while her eyes are "surprisingly expensive-looking in that pale face, like maharani emeralds floating up out of a dish of thin milk."
Like Capote, White is also adept at name-dropping, and the narrative is littered with cameo appearances by historical characters like Thomas Jefferson, Stendhal, Washington Irving, and Robert Browning. None of these rings true or conveys the impression of living beings, and the pace is stately, like an anemic Merchant-Ivory film. Floating through this swollen narrative, some readers may recall that White's first book, now a collector's item, was "When Zeppelins Flew" (1969), which he co-authored with a military historian.
Though White was gifted at transmuting his own life experiences into fiction in the '70s, his grasp of history and nonfiction has been shakier. In 1993 he published "Genet: A Biography," using an army of researchers, and producing a lumpy and unsatisfying book. Historical fiction has been best addressed by writers who are themselves great readers and researchers, with expert knowledge of the subjects they address, like Dorothy Dunnett and Peter Ackroyd. White is clearly not at that level, although in an afterword he somewhat plaintively claims that he read "ten books" about Haiti for a digressive section of "Fanny" that involves a visit to that country, as well as "three books about blacksmiths and their art" (Fanny's dubious African-American lover is a blacksmith). However many books he had to read, mastering facts to elaborate on them creatively has never been White's strong point. His 1997 novel "The Farewell Symphony" was named after the work by Franz Josef Haydn in which the musicians leave the stage one by one at the end "until just a single violin is still playing," as White put it, to evoke the image of a gay man who has outlived his friends. Unfortunately, as a few reviewers pointed out, Haydn's Farewell Symphony in fact finishes with two violinists onstage, not one.
You don't have to be a literalist or pedant to feel that the metaphor is ruined for anyone who appreciates accuracy in art.
White's many fans may prefer to reread his earlier achievements "Forgetting Elena" and "Nocturnes for the King of Naples," or what is probably his best book in many years, which he edited rather than wrote, "Loss Within Loss: Artists in the Age of AIDS," an occasion for others to express themselves on the tragic epidemic.
Benjamin Ivry is author of several biographies and has translated many books from the French, most recently Andre Gide's "Judge Not" (University of Illinois Press).


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SHE was on a lunch break when he spotted her - a perfectly petite package of beauty and quirkiness.
He was enchanted, entranced. He walked over and gently bumped into her - an excuse to start a conversation.
It was February 2011, and Joan Ryther was living a new life of work and study, far from her mother, two brothers and four sisters she had left behind in the Philippines.
"There was just something unique about her," Cory Ryther said.
"She was small, and quirky and just really cute. She was just really, really, gorgeous - but not the kind of gorgeous that intimidates.
"I can't explain it - I've never been able to explain it."
Their first date was fairly unconventional. She was sick, and he was worried about her.
He invited her over, made her chicken and vegetable soup and wrapped her in a blanket.
They sat on the couch and watched movies while he fussed over her.
As the months went by their relationship blossomed.
In July 2011, they moved in together. Joan took over the finances.
Months of living in Queensland paying thousands for a hairdressing course while sending money to her family in the Philippines - all on a part-time McDonald's wage - had taught her well.
Two weeks later he put her on a plane to go home for medical treatment not covered by her Australian health insurance.
But before she left, Cory had a question to ask. He bought her a white rose for purity, a yellow rose for friendship and a red rose for love.
"I just asked her - the same words that men have been saying for thousands of years," he said. "I said 'will you marry me?' and she said yes.
"I got up, gave her a big cuddle and a big kiss. And it wasn't anything, it was nice, but it wasn't anything big."
Joan and Cory lived together the last two weeks of July before he drove to Coolangatta Airport and waved her goodbye.
"That was the day I knew we were going to be together for the rest of our lives," he said. "She kissed me. It was the way she kissed me and held me tight and wouldn't let me go and you could just feel the love and feel the chemistry between us.
"It was an absolutely amazing feeling - it was euphoric."
Back in the Philippines, Joan told her brother about the new love in her life. With his help, they planned a Filipino wedding in her home town.
As a girl, Joan had been raised in Baroy, on the island of Mindanao.
She never had a chance to meet her father - he was murdered a month before she was born.
"He opposed the Marcos government in 1985 and he paid the ultimate price for it," Cory said.
"From what I understand, he stood up for the people around him." He saw that same determination in Joan.
After Joan was born, her mother sent her to live with her paternal grandmother on the family cocoa plantation. They were reasonably well off in an area dotted with poor farmers and fishermen.
But when her grandfather died, the family lost its ability to maintain their income. He had been responsible for the plantation and its operation.
When he died, that knowledge died with him.
The plantation and home soon fell into disrepair and Joan was sent to Cebu City to live with a foster mother, a woman she called Mama Linda.
Cory would see the place where she grew up when he eventually arrived in the Philippines in October 2011.
Her large family welcomed him with enthusiasm and they slaughtered pigs for the wedding feast.
Half the town turned out to offer their congratulations.
But before long, it was time to part. Cory had to leave Joan behind to organise a spousal visa and get a medical clearance.
It shouldn't have taken long - but it took about 15 months.
An X-ray had shown a spot on her lung and doctors would eventually diagnose tuberculosis. Joan endured test after test, many coming back inconclusive. Cory doesn't believe she ever had the disease.
His salary as a chef was not enough to cover his own rent as well as her living and medical expenses in the Philippines. He never told her he sometimes went days without food - the kitchen empty of everything but milk and coffee.
After a six-month treatment program, Joan was finally given a medical clearance.
"It was very difficult on both of us," he said. "I always kept that hope alive that it was just another few weeks, just another few weeks."
She came home in February this year, Cory having borrowed money from his parents to bring her back to Australia.
"I remember leaving here and I got to the airport probably just about the time her flight was landing," he said. "It was absolutely agonising. It seemed to me that they were just letting one person out at a time.
"Finally, finally, she emerged from customs with her bags.
"She didn't see me quite at first. But I picked her up and gave her a great big hug. It was a wonderful time."
They would spend only four months together as husband and wife.
He would tease her when she mispronounced a word and she would get terribly upset with him.
He taught her to drive and would cringe in terror when she left it to the last moment to stamp on the brakes.
When she was murdered, Joan had been filling her hours with an online aged-care course, and shifts at Logan Central McDonald's.
She dreamed of opening a newsagency and Cory, a chef, negotiated with her until she agreed to a business selling cakes, coffee and magazines.
They had planned for her to attend university and get a nursing degree. They talked about buying a plot of land in the Philippines where they could build a small house to stay when they visited her family.
They hadn't planned on a baby - but they welcomed it all the same.
A week before she died, Cory and Joan got their one and only look at the life they had created.
Their baby was 1cm long with a foetal heart rate of 173. "She had a heartbeat. She was alive. There was life that was growing . . . it was there in front of our eyes," Cory said.
They called her Camille, even though it was too early to tell if their baby was a girl or boy.
Both so desperate for a daughter, they asked one of Joan's cousins to consult a Chinese calendar and predict the baby's sex.
The cousin agreed. The baby, which should have been born in December, was surely a girl.
"I've always wanted a little girl - daddy's little girl, you know," Cory said. "Joan wanted a little girl too. Someone she could put in pretty little dresses, pretty shoes and do her hair."
But on May 21, everything changed. Cory was at work when Joan left their Logan Central home on Mayes Ave, saying goodbye to their dog Alistair and her kitten Bubbles - a tabby he'd found to replace the ones she'd left behind in the Philippines.
She walked along Mayes Ave and on to Leichhardt St, towards the McDonald's on the corner. It was about 8.30pm, with her work in sight just 100m away, that police believe Joan met her killer.
"She was just going to work," Cory said. "She was just doing the right thing . . . and this horribly wrong thing happened to her.
"She was bashed, stripped, raped and left for dead in some stranger's front yard. She was left there for hours before she was found.
"Whatever kind of monster could have done this could have had no care for life whatsoever. It was senseless. Absolutely senseless."
Detectives working on the case put in 20 hours a day, sitting with Cory as he made the most difficult phone call of his life.
He had tried Joan's eldest brother and one of her sisters before finally getting through to another sister. He tried to tell her Joan was dead but each time he attempted to speak, he broke down and cried.
Finally a detective took the phone and broke the news.
"This has taken a horrible, a horrendous toll on my body, mind and soul," Cory said. "I've just been in so much pain. I haven't been able to sleep or eat. I've lost so much weight."
Cory will fly Joan home to her family this weekend. He says it is now up to him to face the people who believed she'd be safe by his side.
But he will take with him the small consolation that a man, 18, is in custody, charged with rape and murder. "As far as I'm concerned, if the current accused is guilty, well, I want no mercy," he said.
"Absolutely no mercy."
A funeral for Joan will be held today at 1pm at St Paul's Church in Woodridge. The public is welcome to attend.
Originally published as Joan's death shatters dream


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William Dudley Pelley, leader of the Silver Shirts, anti-Semitic, anti-Catholic organization with headquarters in Asheville, N. C., was in this city today secretly working on organization plans to carry on his drive against Jews, Catholics and "Freemasons."
Pelley, who has attracted many elements formerly in the Ku Klux Klan, declined to talk freely but boasted that his organization had 15,000 members in this state. Oklahoma City is slated to be the western headquarters of the movement, which claims relation to the Nazi movement in Germany.
Col. L. I. Powell, former KKK official, and Major Relyea Weeks, both of Shreveport, are reported to be here aiding Pelley.


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'White House Down' Movie Review [VIDEO]
Let's hope with the movies coming out like this that it's not a prediction of reality as to what's to come!'White House Down' a film where a Capitol policeman has to spring into action to save his daughter while during a tour of the White House, and protect the President from a heavily armed group of paramilitary attackers.
The film stars Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx and Maggie Gyllenhaal in this action packed comedy/thriller, which makes it hard to take this film seriously.
Both films, 'Olympus Has Fallen' and 'White House Down' are very similar in that the enemy wants control of America's nuclear arsenal yet in Olympus it's a little more serious versus Whit House down more on the humorous side, however; you will cheer in the end!
I have to give this film a 2.5 out of 5, it's hard to place humor in a situation when it comes to bombing the White House, at least for me.
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WATSONVILLE — "Buscas trabajo?"
The question — Are you looking for work? — is posed on a placard at the edge of a strawberry field along Holohan Road in Watsonville and is literally a sign of the times.
California farmers have been complaining about a labor shortage in recent years as crackdowns on immigration and an improving economy in Mexico have reduced the number of people crossing the border to work in the state's $44 billion agricultural industry.
But until last year, when signs offering jobs first appeared in the Pajaro Valley, there was little evidence of a shortage here.
"This year, it's extremely difficult," said Watsonville strawberry grower Edward Ortega. "Even with wages up, we're not attracting more help."
The recruitment signs posted around the Pajaro Valley aren't increasing the labor pool, he said, only encouraging the limited supply of workers to move around in search of the best deal. Like most growers, Ortega is not willing to share specifics about his operation, including what he's paying. But, according to U.S. Census figures cited in a 2011 report on agricultural labor by UC Davis professor Philip Martin, in 2009 Santa Cruz County strawberry growers paid an average of $427 a week, the highest wages of California's four prime strawberry growing counties. The other counties were Monterey, where weekly wages averaged $408; Ventura, $394; and Santa Barbara, $359.
Other enticements are being offered now. The sign on Holohan Road, for example, mentions free health insurance. Reiter Affiliated Cos., a berry grower headed by Garland Reiter, the brother of Driscoll's Chief Executive Officer Miles Reiter, established a recruitment center last year. BerryCentro's large signs direct job seekers to an 800 number and a website that promises applicants stable work, quality harvests, medical insurance and a family clinic. A Reiter representative said the company is not commenting on the effort.
California Strawberry Commission spokeswoman Carolyn O'Donnell said workers aren't only shopping around to see who's paying the most, but also evaluating the conditions of field. Typically, field workers' wages are a combination of hourly pay and piece rates, making the most productive fields the most attractive. That varies from week to week because plants don't consistently produce, but rather go through cycles of peaks and lulls, O'Donnell said.
"People are jumping from ranch to ranch on a weekly basis depending on how much production is on that ranch and what they are paying for berries," O'Donnell said. "They're doing the arithmetic, and going where they can make the most money."
Harvesting worries
Ortega predicts a drop in fresh market production, with some fruit either going to juice or to the garbage for lack of pickers at the optimal time.
"Some of the crop is not going to be harvested, just lost," he said.
O'Donnell said production doesn't seem to be affected yet in the Watsonville/Salinas region, but the labor difficulties may be more noticeable when the statewide numbers are tallied for the year.
According to data compiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, as of Sunday, California's strawberry crop was up 1.9 percent compared to the same date in 2012. In the Watsonville/Salinas region, production was up 13.4 percent. But the gains may be slowing. The previous week, the year-to-date crop totals put the state ahead of 2012 by 2.5 percent, and the Watsonville/Salinas region up 16 percent.
O'Donnell said she's heard shortages are pushing up wages, but that doesn't affect price, which is based on supply and demand, not a grower's costs. She also said poor weather earlier in the year in Ventura County persuaded pickers to head north, a migration that may have prevented more problems here.
While much of the attention in the agricultural community is focused on efforts at immigration reform in Washington, some are looking closer to home.
Watsonville's double-digit unemployment rate is evidence of a potential workforce, Cynthia Mathiesen, president of the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau.
"There is labor out there. (People) just don't want to work in the fields," said Mathieson, who manages intellectual property for Driscoll's. "It's not easy work. It's hard work, but it's satisfying work."
A spokesperson with the United Farm Workers said there is no shortage of people willing to harvest crops in the United States — be it strawberries or lettuce. Rather, it's agricultural industry leaders who say there are not enough workers in a effort to bring in more workers and drive down wages.
"Historically, growers have made false claims about labor shortages when they want to push for an expansion of guest worker programs or to weaken protections in the existing guest worker program," said Maria Machuca, spokeswoman with the UFW.
Machuca does agree there are not enough legal workers in the United States ready to pick the country's crops — hence the need for immigration reform.
"If rumors refer to a shortage of 'legal' workforce, then we agree that we need to pass an immigration reform for farmworkers," she said.
Herald Staff Writer Claudia Melendez contributed to this report.
Farmworker recruitment
·What: Strawberry and raspberry pickers wanted
·Where: Watsonville/Salinas
·Contact: 800-803-5900 or www.berrycentro.com
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For a small stint in time, I lived in New York City. Being from Phoenix, this was a major transistion because I was used to living on a half-acre parcel of land in a ranch-style house with my neighbors not sharing a common wall with my house. It was uncomfortable living near 22 million of your closest friends in a space the size of Maricopa County. It was never quiet. It was never dark.
However, there are some things I really miss about NYC, one of them being Chinese food. I had so many great meals on Mott Street in Chinatown, where many of the small restaurants had plenty of BBQ ducks and pork loins hanging in the windows, enticing passers-by to come in for a meal. That is often difficult to find in Phoenix, but there is some decent Chinese food here, if one knows where to look.
Dave the Ex-Patriate, Neil, Anthony and I were all craving some good Chinese food. I had come up with a list of new places to try and we decided to try someplace I had never heard of called Silver Dragon near the southwest corner of 19th Avenue and Dunlap Road in Phoenix. I literally missed the place as I drove by because I am not that familiar with the neighbor and wasn't sure which side of the street it was on. We pulled into the parking lot and parked right near the entrance.
As we entered, I noticed two different menus at the register and requested a table and both menus as I was hoping the second menu would list some more traditional Chinese dishes. We were seated in the center of a small dining room. We reviewed the menus as we ordered drinks: two Iced Teas ($1.50 each) and two Diet Cokes ($1.50 each). Our server disappeared into the kitchen and another server arrived with water glasses.
When our drinks were brought, we were ready to order. Dave ordered a couple of items from the alternative menu, but both items were unavailable because, as our server said, the restaurant was not able to get fresh ingredients for the dish. Since we all seemed to be focusing on some items on the regular menu, we all ordered our dishes from there, vowing to come back another time for the alternative menu.
Our final choices were four Egg Rolls ($1.25 each), Fried Potstickers ($5.60), Chicken Chow Fun ($7.65) for Neil, Moo Shu Pork ($7.85) for Anthony, Beef in Tangerine Peel Sauce ($7.65) for Dave, and Chicken in Garlic Sauce ($7.20) for myself. We also got an order of BBQ Pork Fried Rice ($5.65) and an order of Spicy String Beans ($7.15) for the table to share. Dave decided to have a bowl of the Hot and Sour Soup ($2.35) to start.
Our server left to place the order and I noticed how attentive the staff was. Plates were immediately brought for the appetizers. Drinks were replentished every few minutes. We never lacked anything. As we did wait for the appetizers, I noticed that the building that housed the restaurant was old and had faded over time, but the interior was bright and clean, but only a few Chinese unbrellas and faux flower arrangements decorated the walls.
Dave's Hot and Sour Soup was the first thing to hit the table. In a small bowl, the soup was served steaming hot and was the traditional opaque reddish color with bits of tofu, chicken, bamboo shoots and scallions. Dave said the soup was very good, but said he had had better. He liked the fact that the heat in both temperature and spice were turned up on this version and would have it again.
Next up were the egg rolls. These were exceptionally. Sure, they were just egg rolls, but they were outstanding. They had been fried a bit longer than normal, so the wrappers were a dark golden brown and super crunchy. The interior was excellent with an abundance of fresh cabbage and carrots with just a bit of pork. The filling was hot, but not soggy, and the combination of the crunchy vegetables with the crispy wrappers had us singing the praises of these egg rolls. The plum sauce served with the rolls was fairly standard, but not overly sweet. All the way around, we were big fans of these.
As our eggrolls were being polished off, our Potstickers arrived. Eight morsels of pork-wrapped-in-dough were set before us. I liked the fact that they were actually fried correctly and were not at all soggy. The doughy outsides were slightly crisp, but still soft on the inside. The filling was a simple spiced pork mixture that was very good and had a decent edge of garlic that we all liked. Things were off to a very good start with Silver Dragon and we were hoping it would last through the entrees.
While would could have settled for plain white rice for our meals, we all agreed that the BBQ Pork Fried Rice sounded good, so we were overly pleased when it arrived first at the table. We each dressed our plates with it and there was a moment of silence before we all looked at each other and said a collective "wow." It was quite delicious, with its mixture of rice, peas, water chestnuts, carrots and plenty of BBQ pork pieces. It wasn't greasy, but just had a savory flavor and an excellent texture. We were returning to it again and again even before our other entrees arrived.
Neil's Chicken Chow Fun was actually a special request from Neil. It was on the menu as Beef Chow Fun, but the staff didn't bat an eye when Neil requested the chicken substitute. When it arrived at the table, it had a great aroma and Neil seemed very pleased with it. I had a bite and noted that the noodles were perfectly cooked and the chicken was very tender. It also had a blast of spice that snuck up on all of us a few minutes after taking a bite. It was an unexpected twist that we all enjoyed.
While I am not a big Moo Shu fan, Anthony adores the stuff and was thrilled that four large Chinese burritos arrived at this plate. They were already premade and served with extra Hoisin sauce. Silver Dragon could have easily skimped on the filling, but that was not the case. There was plenty of vegetables and pork stuffed into each pancake. Anthony said that they were very good, noting that the filling was hot and the pancakes were not dry at all. He said this was not the best Moo Shu he had ever had, but was very happy with it.
Dave's Beef in Tangerine Peel Sauce was fantastic. Strips of beef had been breaded and fried until crispy and then tossed in a rich tangerine sauce that was sweet, spicy, garlicky and knocked our socks off. The beef was not overcooked from the frying process and the addition of the scallions to the dish gave a refreshing bitter contrast to the sweetness of the sauce. I think this was my favorite dish on the table.
Well, the Beef in Tangerine Sauce was my favorite on the table until the Spicy String Beans arrived. These were the clear winner for me. They were executed perfectly and would be one of the best versions I have ever had. The beans were tender-crisp and the sauce was both smokey, savory, spice and loaded with garlic. Dave is not a fan of the string bean and Anthony only had a few tastes, which left Neil and I to do battle over the dish. Upon our truce, we split up the servings, both of us being quite content.
My Chicken in Garlic Sauce was the last to arrive at the table and it was worth the wait. When the dish arrived, I thought we were given a plate of Sweet and Sour Chicken. All the components were there: Chicken, an orange and pink sauce, onion slices, carrots and a little chopped green onions for decoration. However, one bite changed everything. The crisp chicken had been bathed in a tangy garlic sauce that won raves at the table. It was slighty spicy with an understated sweetness. The chicken was moist, but still provided a good crispy texture from the batter.
We finished just about every crumb of food on the table, although Anthony did take home some of the Moo Shu Pork. We requested our bill and the total was $67.02, which included tax. We thought it was a steal, because we were able to sacrifice our hunger on the altar of gluttony for less than $20.00 apiece. The service was incredibly attentive and friendly.
Our journey back to the car had seemed much longer with our full stomachs. But we headed back to East Phoenix wondering about that alternative menu.
Sure, what we had wasn't going to rival the food on Mott Street in NYC. But for our money, we were quite content.
And I got to go home to a nice, quite ranch-style house.
Silver Dragon Chinese Restaurant
8946 North 19th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85021
Dress: Casual
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday - 11 AM to 9:30 PM; Friday and Sunday - 11 AM to 10 PM; Saturday - 4:30 PM to 10 PM; Closed Wednesdays.
Notes: Just south of Dunlap on 19th Avenue on the west side of the street. Ask for the alternative menu.
Additional photos can be found at www.feastinginphoenix.com


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And now I don't know what to do. This summer I will have four kids, ages six years and under.
No real reason given. He no longer enjoys coming home and is miserable when he gets here. He can't even say anything to me without fighting and arguing. He moved out briefly once earlier during the pregnancy and we got things straight and got things going really good. Then one night we had an argument about a month back and everything went sour.
I'm just in shock. It seems more realistic that I will be delivering this baby as a single mama and caring for all these kids on my own. I can't wrap my head around all of this. All I can do is look at our daughters and cry.
I'm sorry this isn't well composed. I just needed to get this out...
Charlize, married to DH 4/12/04. Mom to DD1 (4/2005) , DD2 (3/2007) , and DD3 (10/2009) , and DD4 (6/2011) .
Oh I am so sorry, hopefully this is just temporary and you can work it out. I don't know the situation. Do you think things will be better on your own? The timing couldn't be worse but maybe having 4 kids and being single will be easier than 4 kids in a tumultuous relationship? Regardless of how it all turns out, try to relax ( know easier said than done) I wish I could tell you to have a glass of wine...;) Take a bath and extra special care of yourself the next couple of months. Do you have a lot of support around you?
I don't have any words, just . So very sorry mama. What awful timing :(
Former WIC Peer Breastfeeding Counselor (2005-2011) now SAHM to DD (8/2003), DD (8/2008 ), mate to since 07/2000. Expecting Baby Roo Mid July 2011!
I'm so so sorry Charlize.
Lisa, Mama to two 2-26-09 and 6-15-11
"Hey baby, do you like trains?"
I am so sorry. I went through the birth of my second as a single mama. Her dad left and she still hasn't met him. It was hard but I found I got support from my mom, friends, and people at work. I had a friend offer to be my birth coach. My only advice is let others help you and be good to yourself. Hugs.
Charlize I'm so sorry. Do you think he might be having an affair? I just went through this in Sept. (found out my husband had an affair), then I got pregnant! I too had visions of being a single mama to 4. We are in reconciliation and it is hard. Sometimes I still think I may end up alone. I think he loved her....feel like he stays with me out of pity... I have given him permission to leave me, but he hasn't.
I know you are very scared right now, but the best thing you can do is stay strong for the kids and baby, and if your husband comes back, just try to show strength...and show him all the ways you have prepared to go on without him. I recently read that no one can really love each other unconditionally, it is a choice. You can choose to still love him and maybe it will click in his head that his unhappiness is really selfishness. If you show him you are not selfish and can still give love even after his abandonment, there is a big chance he will feel the regret he should.
As for your kids, praise your husband in front of them and especially in front of him...that will show him you still care without actually begging for him to return.
I didn't beg my husband to stay, but I have been nagging alot about the affair and if he was happy and I want to talk a lot about our relationship and it always seems to put us a step back. When I don't mention how hurt I am and act happy, he seems more apologetic and loving.
These are just all things I am going through now, and it is so very hard even more when you are pregnant full of emotions..
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Oh my goodness. I can only imagine! If you feel like some extra support, try posting in the Parents as Partners forum. The mamas over there are really experienced and know a ton of resources and really it's just nice to be able to talk to people who understand. Before and during the process of deciding whether to divorce, they were super supportive to me. They'll support to with resources both towards a ~healthy~ reconcilliation and helping you deal with the possibility of single-parenthood if that's where things are headed...at least temporarilly. I really can't recommend them enough as a resource for support!
Please take care of yourself! Rally your support system. You might not want to tell everyone, but it's vital to have a core circle of friends/family that you can be completely honest with and not have to put on a brave face. Journalling was very therapeutic for me. I could hash and rehash things to death and get them out of my system. Lots of hugs!! I'm not a big cyber-hugger, but this is extra-ordinary circumstances!!!
Just wanted to give some hugs. I hope things work out the best way possible. Thinking of you and your family!
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Charlize I am so sorry.
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Thanks for all of the advice. This is an awful situation and I wouldn't wish it on anyone.
He's not willing to go to counseling. We went through counseling at a local church for a month or so back in the fall and it didn't really work. We got things going good again and then something happened and everything was worse after that. I'm almost certain he needs anti-depressants, but he says he doesn't because he only feels the way he does when he comes home, he's fine the rest of the time. We visited yesterday because I needed him to go out of town with me to take care of an errand. Well, we left fighting and returned fighting. We did have an okay lunch, though. He's already splitting up the finances, which is something we've never done before. He opened a new bank account and will have his pay check direct deposited to it and an allotment deposited in our joint checking account we've used forever. I just feel like by him splitting things up he's moving forward with making this permanent. His reply was he just doesn't know what to do right now. Things aren't getting better thus far and he just really doesn't know if we'll reconcile or divorce. I'm trying to stay strong in front of the kids, but when I'm alone or not at work I break down. I'm trying to stay optimistic, but it's hard to. Especially when he gets angry and starts threatening divorce.
Charlize, married to DH 4/12/04. Mom to DD1 (4/2005) , DD2 (3/2007) , and DD3 (10/2009) , and DD4 (6/2011) .
I am so sorry that this is happening.
You need to contact a lawyer if he is splitting up the finances. We all hope and pray for the best, but you need to make sure you and your children are protected financially.
Keep your chin up for your little ones -- you are stronger than you think! Amayhew gave you great advice.
He's already splitting up the finances, which is something we've never done before. He opened a new bank account and will have his pay check direct deposited to it and an allotment deposited in our joint checking account we've used forever. I just feel like by him splitting things up he's moving forward with making this permanent.
Charlize you need legal advice ASAP. Things can run of the rails very quickly once household finances are being to be divided by during a separation and divorce. Money in your join account is accessible to both of you. A lawyer will be able to advise how to legally divide the joint account. You need to know your legal rights and responsibilities.
Is the "allotment" meant to be a spousal and child support payment?
Yes, the allotment will be money for us. We just ordered new debit cards for the joint account. I will be holding his until further notice. I've told him I don't see why he would need it when he has his own checking account now.
Charlize, married to DH 4/12/04. Mom to DD1 (4/2005) , DD2 (3/2007) , and DD3 (10/2009) , and DD4 (6/2011) .
Charlize, I am so sorry.
You might be absolutely right about antidepressants. My DH threatened to leave me shortly after we got married and really had no reason but the fact that he does not love me enough. Shortly after that we went to counseling and it became apparent that he is depressed and suffers from severe anxiety. Once he started taking medication, things quickly improved because to be honest who can feel a lot of love when constantely worrying and angry and fearful. This never happend again although he has gone through more bouts of GAD and depression.
I have learnd over the years that he needs to realize this on his own. Talking and telling him to get back on meds does nothing but cause him to not be able to accept it.
I would also contact a lawyer (maybe there are pro bono lawyers?) and make sure to not see him much. I would also make sure that your children stay with him for at least 2 days a week, so he feels the load you are carrying alone and so you have time to recuperate and take care of yourself.
I am sure you will get through this but his behavior is extremely selfish. Leaving a pregnant wife with 3 kids is not acceptable. And if he really does leave for good, he needs to quickly realize that he will also have to take care of the kids and not just dish out the cash.
I am sending you strength and as a PP said: you can always come here for support!
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Damn, hon. I'm sorry. My husband also struggles with depression, and it can be such poison to a relationship. Especially when the person who's depressed doesn't take the responsibility for getting themselves treated and better. I don't really have any words of advice, just please know that you're not alone.
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Well, last night he went to dinner with DD1 and I. Things went very well. He has decided to leave the finances intact and everything goes into the same checking account, but until we get everything worked out he will be staying with his parents. I told him I was freaking tired of being toyed with and he either needed to decide if he wants to divorce or work things out, but I'm not putting up with any bs. Last night he was like he used to be... laughing, joking, everything. It's completely different from how it was before.
I spoke to a lawyer and he's actually giving me almost triple what he's required to by law. I mean, he's literally giving me almost everything he makes. He wants to have the kids as much as possible and he says he's not opposed to working things out and eventually coming home, but he doesn't want to come home until we work things out. He actually admitted he has not treated me right and has been verbally and emotionally abusive towards me. And of course, he doesn't want the girls seeing all of it and hearing the arguments. I'm not withholding them, but I have a very demanding job and when I get home from work, it's time to eat and get them to bed. It's not enough. I do feel some resentment about having to share my time with them. DH and the kids are all I really have. Yes, my family lives locally, but I prefer not to be around them. They began the problems with our marriage. They kept us from DH almost the entire time he was in the military because of whatever reasons they could come up with to guilt me into staying. And that has been a huge hurdle for us to get over. I'm not sure DH will ever forgive that. My family is also constantly looking at the down side of everything and bad mouthing DH right now and I just don't need to be around that. They babysit our daughters, so after work I see them for a minute, get the girls, and go about my business.
I have a question though... Why should I not see him much since we are working towards working out our problems? Wouldn't we need to see other as time allows?
Charlize, married to DH 4/12/04. Mom to DD1 (4/2005) , DD2 (3/2007) , and DD3 (10/2009) , and DD4 (6/2011) .
Since I am the one who said not to see him, I guess I need to qualify: The ex-wife of my brother quickly realized what she gave up and is back to seeing him almost every day, she calls, shares her life, gets his company and the convenience of having a very good "friend" but all he gets in return is to keep wondering if one day she will want him back (she is the one who left because she did not love him anymore). We have pretty much all told him that if he wants to move on, he needs to stay away from her (she is not in love, she just bathes in his feelings for her comfort since being alone is not as nice as she once thought). He has also been told by the therapist he has been seeing.
I just believe if you have to be alone, really alone then going back to your family might not seem like such a bad idea.
I am glad things went ok over dinner!
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I'm so sorry you have to go through all this. You must feel just sick. It really bugs me what your husband said about not being happy when he's at home. I mean good grief, is it really that bad to be with your wife and kids? I see your kids are really closely spaced too. That might be part of the issue. DH and I went through a rough patch after our 3rd back to back baby (3 of the 4 are every 2 years). It was just overwhelming to him, which irritated me because that is what HE wanted in the first place.
I hope things work out for you. Please vent to us any time! Big hugs!
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Being married to someone who suffers from a mental illness is very tough. And honestly, if he's going to fix it, he needs to first realize that he needs help. A couples therapist for the two of you is great, but it will *not* help if he is suffering from something like bipolar or depression. Or rather, it might help - when he's feeling good - but it will do nothing when he's not. Long term mental illness is typically caused by something physical - often a chemical imbalance in the brain - and won't go away without addressing the physical side of it.
My DH suffered from untreated depression for years, long before I ever met him. Whenever he got overwhelmed with life, he would go out and do stupid and destructive things. It escalated until he left me, and then finally hit rock bottom. Only then could he really see what he was doing and get help. After that, we had some long discussions about him getting help for him before we even considered whether he and I had a future. I had and have no interest in being his babysitter or his nurse. He got healthy, and then we worked things out between us. He still backslides some times, or things get overwhelming, but now we can talk it out and work it out as a team.
Anyway, that was a big ramble, wasn't it? My point is that I DO believe things can work out, if you both want it to and you both are honest and up front about your problems and getting help for them. I also believe that you're right to block out the negative influences during this time. There are always ots of people around who will delight in telling you how awful he is and how they always knew this would happen. How helpful is that?It's not! And my worry would be to make sure that your family is not making nasty comments about your DH to your children.
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i recently suffered some facial scarring and im not sure how to go about getting rid of it. im a bit lost as to where to start
Hi hunni, I'm sorry to hear about that but you'll be happy to know that there are a few options available for you. Can I ask, is the scarring quite deep? Have you seen a dermatologist? X
i havent been to see a dermatologist, i didnt know they dealt with scarring, i thought they were more about facials and spots etc.
i think its quite deep yeh, about a year ago i was playing cricket, properly kitted out as mother always made sure so i wasn't too fussed when the ball conked my on the side of the face, fairly normal and i had my helmet, a [URL="http://www.twenga.co.uk/dir-Sports,Cricket,Cricket-helmet-598″]puma cricket hat[/URL], but something inside had come loose and to this day i do not know what it was but suddenly everything was red and it became clear that id bust open my brow. its pretty heavily scarred but i got lucky, there is no nerve damage.
is this sort of thing easy to minimise?
oh that sounds painful they can use microdermabrasion and acid peels to level the skin out, aswell as collagen injection and filler to encourage skin renewal. laser treatment is also an option, i'd go see a skin surgeon who specialises in facial reconstruction as they have a lot of experience with fixing scar tissue etc xx
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As is the case with most of our macro photos, the inspiration behind this series came from getting outside and actively searching for subjects – you can't always expect to come up with good ideas whilst sitting around!
We were looking for subjects in our garden in the UK when we noticed some mosquito larvae developing in a pot of stagnant water. We did a bit of research into their development and discovered that it takes about 1-2 weeks (depending on the temperature) for them to develop into the adult form that we all know and love! This was perfect, since it gave us a good amount of time to devise a set up to photograph them as they emerged.
Over the course of about 14 days, we maintained a keen eye on their development. We kept the larvae in a glass of distilled water indoors and covered it with perforated cling film – we didn't want to suffer their bites during the night! Once the larvae had turned into pupae, we knew they were close to hatching. We soon discovered that when we saw one straighten out, we had about 5 minutes until go-time.
We transferred the mosquito into a special pot of water and made final adjustments to our setup. We were using a Canon EOS 5D with a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens. For the lighting, we had three flash units – a macro ring light and two supplementary speedlite flashes. Additionally, we had two halogen desktop lamps to illuminate the green printed background. Working at such large magnifications meant that we needed plenty of light to keep the ISO low, the aperture small and shutter speed high.
In order to obtain a strong reflection, we had to get an extremely shallow angle with the surface of the water. An aperture of around f/16 provided a sufficient depth of field, however, this meant that we did encounter some softness in our images due to small aperture diffraction. The mosquitoes were only a couple of millimetres long so in order to get the required magnification, we zoomed the lens in to 4x (this means a 1 mm object was projected to a size of 4 mm on the camera sensor).
After a mosquito had fully emerged from its pupal case, it would rest on the surface of the water for a few minutes whilst it pumped fluid into its wings. We took as many photos as we could, but we were limited by the time it took the flashes to recharge to full power. In total the whole process took no more than 5 minutes from start to finish.
It really was an amazing transformation to observe and the project gave us genuine respect for these much-maligned little insects!
Note that no mosquitoes were harmed during the taking of these photographs!
To see more mosquito photographs and many other projects, please checkout our wildlife photography blog, flickr stream or facebook page.
Excellent project!
this is the kind of skill i want to once have. GREAT pictures
now squash em
mosquitoes might be annoying but they have been living in this earth for millions of years! RESPECT to you both for such a great job!
WOW! I absolutely hate all bugs, especially Mosquitos...but those photos were pretty cool! Their only millimeters in size and they look like they could be a good inch lol! Awesome photos
Inspirational it show just what can be done with patience and skill
Amazing...!!!. It's great capture..., love it buddy....!!!
Great macro shots!
I am desperately trying to avoid mozzies... not being successful!
What extraordinary effort and splendid results. Congratulations on your perseverance and magnificent photos of such dreadful insects.
Wow! Really awesome effect! The end results are great! Looks like something extraterestrial!
Well thought technique and execution! :)
... like a scene from alien.
Please remind me, not to take my vacation near lakes again. :-)
Should have killed it afterwards!
Pictures are great, but I hate those bugs.
Great images! Commendable ingenuity getting the images also! More please!
Amazing images! Hard to imagine these tiny alien looking bugs are responsible for over a million deaths annually.
I've got to admit those are amazing and oh so interesting. I will say that if it were me - as I sit here scratching mosquito bites received while camping out earlier this week - the life span of these mosquitoes would be about 5 minutes.
Amazing... Inspired to think out of box..
A very different views of this nasty beast. Never thought they could look so beautiful.
We all hate mosquitoes but the clarity and subject content was amazing, I was captured with the colours of the eyes, and the guys who worked on this must be so happy with the outcome. I would be! just kill the little sod before you turn the lights out! :-)
"Note that no mosquitoes were harmed during the taking of these photographs!"
This all happened after the shoot?
These photo's make me want to run to the store and buy a macro lens.
I love the detail and the reflection
stunning shot ! Love it!
Echoing others comments.
Truly superb photography. And good educational value too.
I think I'm with Jed and Celtic...
I think the images are absolutely amazing, but the bloodsucking little b@$t@rd$ must die. :-P
superb!!! it's amazing...
Wow... Superb work man.. I like this one..gd.. all d best 4 nxt projects...
Amazing... spectacular
Absolutely amazing!!! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing this. This is so amazing and awesome!
Very educational for children (and adults).
You're genius(es)! Bravo!!!
Wow, those are incredible! However, being extremely allergic to mosquitoes, I wish you would have squashed the little buggers afterwards.
Wow, those pictures are great, who's with me ? Really, I love you choose soft green as the background, so it made the pictures great lighting, and you know what ? I'll pick the second mosquitoe as the best from the best. Salute to you guys..
Excellent shots...Well thought out concept!!
Amazing shots, hopefully ending with a resounding "squish"! Stunning pictures, worthy of submission to Nat Geo...
WOW!!!! Who would have every thought these creatures could be so complex and beautiful.
Can anyone tell me what the useful purpose of the mosquito is?
Wow. Excellent macro shots.
Its amazing how much patience you brothers have. But am sure being together has helped bring out these masterpieces.
Fantastico....too gud
Once again a fascinating topic in digital photography. My niche is tips for portrait photography, but every time I come to this web site, I am inspired to try something new. Macro photography literally "exposes" us to an enitre new world of photographic opportunities that is literally right under our noses ( or biting us if we're not watching).
I would have considered this scientific photography, but considering the subject matter and how well it was handled by these two professionals, these images provoke an emotion response to these unique but also commonplace and annoying insects.
Great job as always DPS !
Happy Shooting,
Truly stunning work. Shows that photographers need to know more than just gear related stuff. They must also show passion for their subjects.
Amazing Work Dude :)
I am not worthy...lol amazing
Wow, absolutely amazing photos, makes me aspire to be that good.
Amazing work guys. I totally love the images. However, i wish u had killed the darn things after the shoot. LOL. They kill millions of kids in my country every year.
I am SOO relieved that the poor little mosquitoes were not hurt during this project! There really aren't enough of these beautiful creatures in the world. Mosquitoes are the "sharing bug" that we all seem to overlook and never give credit to for the mass plagues on deadly diseases they have and still spread among humans. Pfffft! Just stupid. Though the images are cool. Damn little vampire a**holes need to be eradicated for all time.
Simply Amazing! I think I need to try this setup for my macro shots. Kudos!
Yes, it is truly an amazing project and excellent photography. And wonderful of the photographers to share their set up.
But they're much maligned because they bite you and leave nasty welts and spread disease. They wouldn't have survived if it were me.
Maybe next year, a chrysalis and an emerging butterfly? :)
Nasty creatures!
But very nice work.
Very nice macro work....but the subject matter is not the most appealing!
Some macro work from Florida out in the field:
While I appreciate the creativity that went into these awesome photographs, I think I may be plagued with nightmares of those horrid creatures. I could have gone my entire life happily ignorant of their up-close creepiness.
Awesome job though on capturing them in such a personal way.
I never in my life thought I would find a mosquito beautiful, but WOW those are amazing pictures.
This is what I aspire to in my photography. One day! Your patience is astounding...
Something so annoying photographed beautifully.
@Jed.......Although they only stated that the mozzies weren't harmed 'during' the taking of the photos. :)
Absolutely stunning pictures!
wow, amazing!!! :)
Incredible work! My only criticism is that you didn't harm them when you were done. Bloodsucking fiends...
that is just amazing!
As Spicoli said in Fast Times at Ridgemont high, "Awesome, totally awesome!"
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Become one with nature as you make your way on horseback through a variety of private trails. Experience a bit of history on both Native American trails and historic logging roads. On the trail you'll have the opportunity to learn about the animal and plant life, as well as some local history. You may pass by John Green's grave, a famous local legend, and learn about his very interesting demise.
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