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Isoglossa variegata
A newly described rare species of forest floor herb, discovered growing in the glasshouses at Kew!
Species information
- Scientific name: Isoglossa variegata I.Darbysh
- Conservation status: Isoglossa variegata is considered to be globally threatened, with a provisional IUCNrating of Endangered (EN B1ab(iii), B2ab(iii)).
- Habitat: This species is recorded from rainforest at 800 to 1,100 m above sea level, being noted from both primary and disturbed forest and in the understorey of plantations. In a collection made in 1950 it was recorded as locally dominant in the herb layer on Mount Bomole in the Usambara Mountains.
- Known hazards: None known.
- Class: Equisetopsida
- Subclass: Magnoliidae
- Superorder: Asteranae
- Order: Lamiales
- Family: Acanthaceae
- Genus: Isoglossa
About this species
Isoglossa variegata was first collected in the East Usambara Mountains by the prolific German plant collector, Albert Peter, in December 1914. Several subsequent herbarium collections were made from the same region over the course of the twentieth century. One gathering from 1950, by the eminent East African botanist and long-term Kew staff member Dr Bernard Verdcourt, bears the inscription 'NAME URGENTLY DESIRED'. However, due in part to the very limited taxonomic research into East African Acanthaceae until recent times and in part to the confusion over the generic placement of this species (see discussion below) the species remained undescribed.
Whilst working on the Acanthaceae for the Flora of Tropical East Africa, Dr Iain Darbyshire of the Herbarium at Kew stumbled across living material of this species, flowering in the Princess of Wales Conservatory, during a lunchtime stroll in the gardens in November 2006. Further investigation revealed this collection to have been donated to Kew by Mariette Manktelow, then a researcher at Uppsala University in Sweden with an interest in the Acanthaceae family. She had collected the plant in the Nguru Mountains, a new site for this species. With this excellent live material complementing the existing herbarium specimens, sufficient material was available for this species to at last be formally described and Isoglossa variegata was published in late 2009, almost 60 years after Dr Verdcourt's urgent plea.
Geography & Distribution
Isoglossa variegata is restricted to the East Usambara and Nguru mountain ranges within the ancient Eastern Arc Mountain chain of Tanzania, perhaps the most biologically rich region of tropical Africa.
More InformationDr Verdcourt's herbarium specimen of Isoglossa variegata
Isoglossa variegata is a slender perennial forest floor herb with striking variegated leaves and a slender spike of small white and purple-marked, two-lipped flowers.
The stems are initially creeping but become ascending or erect in the leafy and flowering portion, being 10 to 30 cm tall. The leaves are stalked for up to 45 mm and have a heart-shaped blade of up to 7.5 by 5.5 cm. The upper surface of the leaves is variegated, paler around the midrib and along the lower portion of the principal veins. The upper leaf surface has a few conspicuous pale hairs between the veins. There are also finer hairs along the midvein above, lateral veins beneath, and along the margin.
The flowering spike is 5 to 14 cm long, rarely with a single branch developing in the lower half. The flowers are well spaced and solitary, or paired along the axis. The bracts are obovate (egg-shaped in outline, with the broadest portion near the apex). The bracts are up to 6 by 3.5 mm and glandular-hairy. Each flower is held above a pair of lance-shaped bracteoles 0.8 to 2.5 mm long. The five sepals are narrowly lance-shaped, 2 to 3 mm long and are glandular-hairy. The flower is white and 9 to 11 mm long. The petals are initially united into a tube (5.5 to 6.5 mm long), and then they split into two lips. The upper lip is shortly two-lobed; the lower lip has three distinct lobes and pale purple markings towards the throat.
The two stamens are attached to the corolla tube. The two anther cells on each stamen are offset, overlapping for half their length, and are hairy. The ovary is largely hairless and narrows into a slender style, which is hairy towards the base. The fruits and seeds of this species are currently unknown.
The pollen of this species differs from the 'typical' pollen type in Isoglossa, which has led to past disagreement over its generic placement; several of the herbarium specimens have been provisionally identified as a Justicia. However, other morphological characters more closely match Isoglossa than Justicia, particularly with regard to the anthers. Furthermore, several species of Isoglossa in tropical Asia share the same pollen type with Isoglossa variegata.
Threats & Conservation
This species is currently known from only ten collections from the East Usambara and Nguru mountain ranges. It is apparently absent from many forests within these ranges, the reasons for which are unknown. Although it can be locally abundant, the widespread clearance of lowland and sub-montane forest in the vicinity of Amani (this species' stronghold) is likely to have significantly reduced or destroyed several of the populations. Few of its sites fall within formally protected forest and it is therefore likely that further population declines will continue to occur. It is therefore considered to be globally threatened, with a provisional IUCN rating of Endangered.
This species at Kew
This species is currently known in cultivation only from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, where it can currently be found on display in the Princess of Wales Conservatory.
Several dried and pressed specimens are held in the Herbarium at Kew, including the type (or reference) collection. Herbarium specimens are made available to bona fide researchers by appointment.
Useful Links
Further information on a selection of Kew's collections of Isoglossa variegata can be found on the Kew Herbarium Catalogue
Find out more about the Flora of Tropical East Africa project
A wealth of further information on the biodiversity of the Eastern Arc Mountains can be found at the Eastern Arc homepage, which is run by the Eastern Arc Mountains Conservation Endowment Fund.
Search Kew's science databases for more information on this species
References & Credits
Darbyshire, I. (2009). Taxonomic notes and novelties in the genus Isoglossa (Acanthaceae) from east Africa. Kew Bulletin 64: 401–427.
Kew Science Editor: Dr. Iain Darbyshire
Copy editing: Emma Tredwell
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Yahya Khan
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Yahya Khan | |
3rd President of Pakistan | |
In office 25 March 1969 – 20 December 1971 |
Prime Minister | Nurul Amin |
Preceded by | Ayub Khan |
Succeeded by | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 5 April 1969 – 20 December 1971 |
Prime Minister | Nurul Amin |
Preceded by | Mian Arshad Hussain |
Succeeded by | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 5 April 1969 – 20 December 1971 |
Prime Minister | Nurul Amin |
Preceded by | Afzal Rahman Khan |
Succeeded by | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
Chief of Army Staff | |
In office 18 June 1966 – 20 December 1971 |
Deputy | Abdul Hamid Khan |
Preceded by | Muhammad Musa |
Succeeded by | Gul Hassan Khan |
Personal details | |
Born | Agha Yahya Khan 4 February 1917 Chakwal, Punjab, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan)[1] |
Died | 10 August 1980 Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan |
(aged 63)
Political party | Independent |
Domestic partner | Akleem Akhtar |
Alma mater | United States Army Command and General Staff College |
Religion | Islam |
Military service | |
Allegiance | British Raj Pakistan |
Service/branch | British Indian Army Pakistan Army |
Years of service | 1939–1971 |
Rank | General |
Unit | 10th Battalion, Baloch Regiment (PA – 98) |
Commands | 111th Infantry Brigade Deputy Chief of General Staff Chief of General Staff 14th Infantry Division 15th Infantry Division Deputy Chief of Army Staff Chief of Army Staff |
Battles/wars | World War II Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
Awards | Hilal-e-Pakistan Hilal-i-Jur'at Nishan-e-Pakistan |
Agha Yahya Khan (Urdu: آغا محمد یحیی خان; February 4, 1917 – August 10, 1980), was a four-star general officer and politician who served as the 3rd President of Pakistan from 1969 until East Pakistan's secession to Bangladesh in 1971, and Pakistan's defeat in the Indo-Pakistani war of the same year.[2] Serving with distinction in World War II as a British Indian Army officer, Yahya opted for Pakistan in 1947 and became one of the earliest senior local officers in its army. After helping conduct Operation Grand Slam during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965, Yahya was made the army's Commander-in-Chief in 1966. Appointed to succeed him by outgoing president Ayub Khan in 1969, Yahya dissolved the government and declared martial law for the second time in Pakistan's history.[2] He held the country's first free and fair elections in 1970, which saw Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's Awami League party in East Pakistan win the majority vote. Pressured by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, whose party had won in West Pakistan but had far less votes, Yahya delayed handing over power to Mujib. As civil unrest erupted all over East Pakistan, Yahya initiated Operation Searchlight to quell the rebellion.[3]
With reports of widespread atrocities by the Pakistan Army against Bengali civilians, and counter-killings of Biharis and suspected Pakistani sympathisers by the Mukti Bahini insurgency,[3] the crisis grew deeper under Yahya. In December 1971, regional tensions escalated into the Indo-Pakistani war of 1971, with neighbouring India intervening on the side of the Bengali fighters.[4] Pakistan was defeated on 16 December 1971, with 93,000 of its army officers in Dhaka turning prisoners-of-war, and East Pakistan seceding to become Bangladesh. Yahya handed over the presidency to Bhutto and stepped down as army chief in disgrace.[5]
As the new president, Bhutto stripped Yahya of all previous military decorations and placed him under house arrest for most of the 1970s.[5] When Bhutto was overthrown in a military coup in 1977, Yahya was released by General Fazle Haq.[2] He died in 1980.[6] He is viewed largely negatively by Pakistani historians, and is considered among the least successful of the country's leaders.[7]
Early life[edit]
Yahya Khan was born on 4 February 1917 in Chakwal, in what is now Pakistan. His family descended from the elite soldier class of Nader Shah of Khorasan,[8] who are said to have belonged to the Qizilbash militant group.[9][page needed] Khan is described as a Pathan.
Few Pakistanis knew anything about Yahya Khan when he was vaulted into the presidency two years ago. The stocky, bushy-browed Pathan had been army chief of staff since 1966.[10]
Army career[edit]
Khan was commissioned into the Indian Army and served with distinction in World War II, seeing active service in the 4th Infantry Division in the North Africa, Middle East, and Mediterranean theatres of the war, including Iraq, Italy, and North Africa.[2]
Career before becoming commander-in-chief[edit]
Upon the formation of Pakistan, Khan helped set up an officer's school in Quetta, and commanded an infantry division during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Immediately after the 1965 war, Major General Yahya Khan who had miserably commanded the 7th Division in Operation Grand Slam to utter disgust (since the change of command from a successfully advancing Maj. General Akhtar Hussain Malik had resulted in a shameful retreat from Akhnoor river bridge) was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General, appointed Deputy Army Commander in Chief and Commander in Chief designate in March 1966. At promotion, Yahya Khan superseded two of his seniors, Lt Gen Altaf Qadir and Lt Gen Bakhtiar Rana.[11]
President of Pakistan[edit]
Ayub Khan was President of Pakistan for most of the 1960s, but by the end of the decade, popular resentment had boiled over against him. Pakistan had fallen into a state of disarray, and he handed over power to Yahya Khan on 25 March 1969. In his first nationwide address, Yahya reimposed martial law, saying, "I will not tolerate disorder. Let everyone remain at his post."
The last days of Pakistani East Bengal[edit]
Within a year of 28 July 1969 he had set up a framework for elections that were held in December 1970. In East Pakistan, the Awami League (led by Mujibur Rahman) held almost all of the seats, but none in West Pakistan. In West Pakistan, the Pakistan Peoples Party (led by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto) won the lion's share of the seats, but none in East Pakistan. Though Mujib had 162 seats in the National Assembly and Bhutto had 88 of PPP. The election results truly reflected the ugly political reality: the division of the Pakistani electorate along regional lines and political polarization of the country between the two wings, East and West Pakistan. In political terms, therefore, Pakistan as a nation stood divided as a result. Bhutto and Mujib were unable to come to an agreement on the transfer of power from to East Pakistan on the basis of this Six-Point Program. Many felt that the 6 points were a step towards secession. It since emerged that Mujib met Indian diplomats in London according to his daughter in 1969 from where he agreed to secede from Pakistan [12]
Yahya Khan ordered a crack down to restore the writ of the government. Operation Searchlight began on 25 March 1971 and extremely worsend order. However, the gulf between the two wings now was too wide to be bridged. Agitation now transformed into a vicious insurgency as Bengali elements of Pakistani armed Forces and Police mutinied and formed Bangladesh Forces along with common people of all classes to launch both conventional and hit and run operations.[citation needed]
Operation Searchlight ordered by Yahya was a planned military pacification carried out by the Pakistan Army to curb the Bengali nationalist movement in erstwhile East Pakistan in March 1971[13] Ordered by the government in West Pakistan, this was seen as the sequel to Operation Blitz which had been launched in November 1970.
The original plan envisioned taking control of the major cities on 26 March 1971, and then eliminating all opposition, political or military,[14] within one month. The prolonged Bengali resistance was not anticipated by Pakistani planners.[15] The main phase of Operation Searchlight ended with the fall of the last major town in Bengali hands in mid May.
The total number of people killed in East Pakistan is not known with any degree of accuracy.[16] Bangladeshi authorities claim that 3 million people were killed,[17] while the Hamoodur Rahman Commission, an official Pakistan Government investigation, put the figure as low as 26,000 civilian casualties.[18] According to Sarmila Bose, between 50,000 and 100,000 combatants and civilians were killed by both sides during the war.[19] A 2008 British Medical Journal study by Ziad Obermeyer, Christopher J. L. Murray, and Emmanuela Gakidou estimated that up to 269,000 civilians died as a result of the conflict; the authors note that this is far higher than a previous estimate of 58,000 from Uppsala University and the Peace Research Institute, Oslo.[20] According to Serajur Rahman, the official Bangladeshi estimate of "3 lahks" (300,000) was wrongly translated into English as 3 million.[21]
Khan arrested Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on charges of Sedition and appointed Brigadier Rahimuddin Khan (later General) to preside over a special tribunal dealing with Mujib's case. Rahimuddin awarded Mujib the death sentence,[citation needed] and President Yahya put the verdict into abeyance. Yahya's crackdown, however, had led to a Bangladesh Liberation War within Pakistan, and eventually drew India into what would extend into the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The end result was the establishment of Bangladesh as an independent republic. Khan subsequently apologised for his mistakes and voluntarily stepped down.
The US role[edit]
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"Richard Nixon liked very few people, but he did like General Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan."[22] As President, Khan helped to establish the communication channel between the United States and the People's Republic of China, which would be used to set up the Nixon trip in 1972.[23]
Pakistan was perceived in the United States as an integral bulwark against Communism in the Cold War. The United States cautiously supported Pakistan during 1971 although congress kept in place an arms embargo.[24] India, with a heavily Socialistic economy, signed a formal alliance with the Soviet Union in August 1971. Moreover, noting that India was using the violence committed by all sides during this Pakistani civil war as a pretext for a possible military intervention, they suspected that India had aggressive intentions.[25]
Kissinger would work to prevent sectarian conflicts in Yemen and Lebanon from devolving into regional wars under Presidents Nixon and Ford. With the Soviet Union already covertly engaged in neighbouring Afghanistan, the Nixon administration used Pakistan to try to deter further Soviet encroachment in the region.[citation needed] Nixon relayed messages to Yahya, urging him to restrain Pakistani forces.[26] His objective was to prevent a war and safeguard Pakistan's interests, though he feared an Indian invasion of West Pakistan that would lead to Indian domination of the sub-continent and strengthen the position of the Soviet Union.[27] Similarly, Yahya Khan feared that an independent Bangladesh could lead to the disintegration of Pakistan. Indian military support for Bengali guerillas led to war between India and Pakistan.[28]
Nixon met with Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and did not believe her assertion that she would not invade Pakistan;[29] he did not trust her and once referred to her as an "old witch".[30] Kissinger maintained that Nixon made specific proposals to Gandhi on a solution for the crisis, some of which she heard for the first time; for example, mutual withdrawal of troops from the Indo-East Pakistan borders. Nixon also expressed a wish to fix a time limit with Yahya for political accommodation in East Pakistan. Nixon asserted that India could count on US endeavours to ease the crisis within a short time. But, both Kissinger and Gandhi aide Jayakar maintained, Gandhi did not respond to these proposals. Kissinger noted that she "listened to what was in fact one of Nixon's better presentations with aloof indifference" but "took up none of the points." Jayakar pointed out that Gandhi listened to Nixon "without a single comment, creating an impregnable space so that no real contact was possible." She also refrained from assuring that India would follow Pakistan's suit if it withdrew from India's borders. As a result, the main agenda was "dropped altogether."[31] On 3 December, Yahya preemptively attacked the Indian Air Force and Gandhi retaliated, pushing into East Pakistan.[32] Nixon issued a statement blaming Pakistan for starting the conflict and blaming India for escalating it[32] because he favored a cease-fire.[33] The United States was secretly encouraging the shipment of military equipment from Iran, Turkey, and Jordan to Pakistan, reimbursing those countries[34] despite Congressional objections.[35] The US used the threat of an aid cut-off to force Pakistan to back down, while its continued military aid to Islamabad prevented India from launching incursions deeper into the country. A cease fire was reached on 16 December, leading to the creation of the independent state of Bangladesh.[36]
Fall from power[edit]
Later overwhelming public anger over Pakistan's defeat by Bangladeshi rebels and the Indian Army, and the division of Pakistan into two parts boiled into street demonstrations throughout West Pakistan. Rumours of an impending coup d'état by younger army officers against the government of President Mohammed Agha Yahya Khan swept the country. Yahya became the highest-ranking casualty of the war: to forestall further unrest, on 20 December 1971 he handed over power to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, age 43, the ambitious leader of West Pakistan's powerful People's Party.
Shortly after Yahya Khan stepped down, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto reversed Rahimuddin Khan's verdict, released Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and saw him off to London. As Pakistani President, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto ordered the house arrest of his predecessor, Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan, the man who imprisoned Mujib in the first place. Both actions produced headlines round the world.
Yahya Khan died on 10 August 1980 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Personal life[edit]
He was known as a heavy drinker, with a preference for whiskey. Khan's close friend and domestic partner during his reign was Akleem Akhtar, otherwise known as General Rani (General's Queen).[37]
- ^ http://storyofpakistan.com/yahya-khan/
- ^ a b c d Tory of Pakistan:Editorial. "Yahya Khan". June 01, 2003. Story of Pakistan Foundation. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ a b Shaikh Aziz. "A chapter from history: Yahya Khan's quick action". Dawn Newspapers, December 25, 2011. Dawn Newspapers, December 25, 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ Press Release. "http://www.storyofpakistan.com/articletext.asp?artid=A070&Pg=1". Story of Pakistan, Final years. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ a b Press Release. "Zulfikar Ali Bhutto becomes President [1971]". Zulfikar Ali Bhutto becomes President [1971].
- ^ Ahmed, Munir (2001). "خان کی کہانی ان کے بیٹے علی یحٰیی کی زبانی". جنرل محمد یحٰیی خان: شخصیت و سیاسی کردار (in Urdu). Lahore, Pakistan: آصف جاوید برائے نگارشات پبلشرز. p. 240.
- ^ Yahya Khan considered major villain within the country - Story of Pakistan
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica, Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan
- ^ Democracy, security, and development in India. By Raju G. C. Thomas.
- ^ Time Good Soldier Yahya Khan
- ^ Brig A.R. Siddiqui. "Army's top slot: the seniority factor" Dawn, 25 April 2004
- ^ http://www.pakhistorian.com/?p=498
- ^ Sarmila Bose Anatomy of Violence: Analysis of Civil War in East Pakistan in 1971: Military Action: Operation Searchlight Economic and Political Weekly Special Articles, 8 October 2005
- ^ Salik, Siddiq, Witness To Surrender, p63, p228-9 id = ISBN 984-05-1373-7
- ^ Pakistan Defence Journal, 1977, Vol 2, p2-3
- ^ Bass 2013 reviews the various estimates here.
- ^ White, Matthew, Death Tolls for the Major Wars and Atrocities of the Twentieth Century
- ^ Hamoodur Rahman Commission Report, chapter 2, paragraph 33
- ^ Jack, Ian, "It's not the arithmetic of genocide that's important. It's that we pay attention", The Guardian, May 20, 2011.
- ^ Obermeyer, Ziad, et al., "Fifty years of violent war deaths from Vietnam to Bosnia: analysis of data from the world health survey programme", British Medical Jornal, June 2008.
- ^ Rahman, Serajur, "Mujib's confusion on Bangladeshi deaths", Letters, The Guardian, May 23, 2011.
- ^ Bass, Gary J. (2013). The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide. New York, NY: Knopf. ISBN 978-0-307-70020-9.
- ^ Kissinger's Secret Trip to China
- ^ Mosleh Uddin. "Personal Prejudice Makes Foreign Policy". Asiaticsociety.org.bd. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
- ^ "RICHARD NIXON TAPES: Henry Kissinger on Indians & Vietnam Bombings". YouTube. 26 December 1971. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
- ^ Black, Conrad (2007), p. 751.
- ^ "The Kissinger Tilt". Time. 17 January 1972. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
- ^ "World: Pakistan: The Ravaging of Golden Bengal". TIME. 2 August 1971. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
- ^ Black, Conrad (2007), p. 752
- ^ Chowdhury, Debasish Roy (23 June 2005). "'Indians are bastards anyway'". Asia Times. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
- ^ Jayakar, Indira Gandhi, p. 232; Kissinger, White House Years, pp. 878 & 881–82.
- ^ a b Black, Conrad (2007), p. 753.
- ^ Black, Conrad (2007), p. 755.
- ^ Black, Conrad (2007), p. 756.
- ^ Gandhi, Sajit (16 December 2002). "The Tilt: The U.S. and the South Asian Crisis of 1971". National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 79. National Security Archive. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
- ^ Black, Conrad (2007), p. 757.
- ^ "Fakhar-e-Alam: Actor, VJ and Singer". Pakistan Herald. Gibralter Information Technologies.
- Bass, Gary J. (2013). The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide. New York, NY: Knopf. ISBN 978-0-307-70020-9.
- Conrad Black (2008) [2007]. Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full. New York, NY: PublicAffairs. ISBN 9781586486747.
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- Yahya Khan Is Arrested In Pakistan----Washington Post
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I am the reporter and photographer for the Tomball Tribune. I'm originally from Ozark, Mo., a growing city between Springfield and Branson. I have been a journalist, editor and political consultant over the years. I am an avid St. Louis Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys fan and a complete karaoke addict.
During my growing up years here in the Tomball area, I was privileged to be under many fine educators. I was always the class angel and all of my teachers had been told time and time again by my parents and all of our adult family friends how calm I was and how I never caused anybody any trouble. I was simply a sweet, little, timid boy who never caused trouble, never played practical jokes on anybody and never got into any trouble at all. (Precious Lord, I ask you to forgive me right now for lying……).
In time I will share many stories of happiness and sadness about my teachers, but for this article, I wish to relate a story about the oldest teacher I knew, Mr. Herbert Buescher. Now don't misunderstand me when I say he was the oldest teacher I knew. It's no disrespect to a fine man, it's simply fact! Mr. Buescher did turn one century old before he left this earth. Yes, that's a one with two zeros behind it!
I have a memory of Mr. Buescher I will never forget and a respect for his stern, tender education he provided me. I really cannot remember a particular lesson in the classroom, but I do remember a lesson of life he taught me while on the playground at Tomball Lutheran School.
During the late fifties and early sixties we participated in a program called recess. I don't know if recess is still called recess today, or if it's some politically correct statement like "opportunity to participate in social activities" or "social skill development," but for us it was recess.
I was always a well behaved young man. I was always orderly and never disruptive in class. During recess I was always the quiet child sitting on the side of the playground under the shade tree, studying my English or math. (If you believe this please call me, I have a bridge in the desert for sale!)
One day during recess, teacher Buescher had gathered all of us little crumb crunchers around him, as he was attempting to put some order to the chaos of our softball game. He was standing in the middle of our group and I was holding the softball. For no reason whatsoever, I threw the ball straight into the air while standing in the middle of this crowd, not thinking of the fact what goes up, must come down! Well, it came down all right! It came down on the side of the head of teacher Buescher.
The ball grazed the side of his head and knocked his glasses lopsided. My initial reaction was to laugh at the humorous way teacher Buescher looked when his glasses were sitting on the end of his nose and crooked across his eyes, but my laughter immediately turned to one of those childhood fears of "Uh Oh, I messed up and I'm in big trouble!"
I froze in my spot expecting teacher Buescher to soon advance toward me and take me to the woodshed, but he didn't.
Teacher Buescher simply turned toward me with a long silent, stern stare. He pointed his index finger at me and, even though he was standing several feet away, I felt as if his finger was reaching into my very soul. The power of his stare and the strength of his pointed finger struck a fear in me only felt before when my dad would give me a spanking! I was cooked! I was a goner I thought!
Through the glasses on the end of his nose and the sternness in his voice, teacher Buescher had to speak only once.
He pointed and said, "Don't you ever do that to anyone again!"
The impact of his words brought embarrassment to my being. His voice and the correction in front of my many friends on the playground did more to grab my attention than any spanking could have ever accomplished. His words have been with me all my life. He didn't get mad, he didn't scream, he didn't lose his self control. He simply accomplished, with his words, a lesson learned and remembered for all my life and to this day I have never thrown another ball randomly into the air.
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The Greater Magnolia Chamber of Commerce will host a public forum, to discuss the Lone Star College System (LSCS) bond election, at 7 p.m., Monday, April 29, at the West County Community Development Center, 31355 Friendship Dr. This forum is open to the public.
LSCS Vice Chancellor Ray Laughter and LSC-Tomball President Dr. Susan Karr will make a presentation followed by a Question & Answer session. Questions from the public will be accepted at the forum. LSCS has called for a $497.7 million bond referendum, which will help accommodate student enrollment that is projected to exceed 100,000 by 2018.
Last February members of the LSCS Board responded to a committee of citizen leaders by voting unanimously to put a bond referendum in front of area voters for approval. The citizens' committee, representing area businesses, education, government and civic sectors, recommended the college system build new learning facilities and infrastructure to accommodate the historical growth the system is experiencing.
The bond referendum that goes before voters on May 11 includes a Magnolia satellite campus.
Six athletes from Magnolia High School recently signed national letters of intent to play college athletics. Pictured are (from left) Cole Williams, Stephen F. Austin State University baseball; Kyle Black, Panola Junior College baseball; Garrett Luna, Texas A&M University baseball; Allison Woods, University of Maryland at Eastern Shore volleyball; Tori Frederick, University of St. Thomas basketball and Chris Barnett, Midland University soccer.
The Magnolia High School girls soccer team finished an amazing run through the Texas state playoffs with a disappointing, but hard fought loss in the state semifinals April 18, in Georgetown.
The Bulldogs lost to top-ranked Denton Guyer 4-2, ending their season with a 19-6-2 record.
Magnolia fell behind late in the first half, giving up three goals within a span of six minutes, before Allison Abendschein headed a goal in after Zoe Bauerschmidt launched a corner kick her way.
They were down 4-1 with about three minutes to play in the contest, before senior Valerie Turner kicked a bullet, from about 20 yards away, past the Guyer goalie, for the final 4-2 score.
Some of the players and Magnolia head coach April Cleveland talked with the Tribune before traveling to the state tournament, after taking home the regional title.
"This experience has been awesome," Cleveland said. "Just being around the girls and the way they know how to have fun, but can turn it on when they have to. It's been an amazing experience."
"We've been an underdog for awhile now, but we like that," said senior Bauerschmidt. "We don't put a lot of pressure on ourselves. We just play for each other."
With a team loaded with 14 seniors, Cleveland expected a good showing this year.
"Did we expect (the final four)? No," Cleveland said. "But one of our goals was to make it to regionals and once we did that we reset them and expected to get to state."
Magnolia reached the regionals and then won the region three title. They fell behind several times during their playoff run, but always bounced back in the second half. They defeated Huntsville (3-0), Lumberton (3-1), Port Neches-Groves (1-0), Waco University (2-1), Kingwood Park in overtime (2-1) and Stratford (2-1).
Against Stratford, the Bulldogs fell behind 1-0 at the end of the first half; before senior Abendschein scored two second half goals to help bring the region three trophy back to Magnolia High School.
"No one expected us to get here," Abendschein said.
Bauerschmidt, Abden-schein and Turner have played together since they were in fifth grade.
"Since we were little babies," Bauerschmidt said.
"Knowing it's going to be our last games together makes us want to play hard," Abendschein said.
'We've never made it past the second round before and we wanted to make history," Turner said.
They did exactly that.
Firefighters were able to safe the outside of a home gutted by fire in Tomball last week. The home, located at the intersection of Carrell and Peach streets, was ravaged by a fire that started in the garage.
"We were able to stop it as it got into the kitchen," said Tomball Fire Marshal Doug Sanguedolce. "The living room was completely destroyed."
Fire officials said that up to four people were inside the home, as well as two dogs, but all were able to get out safely.
Sanguedolce believes that about 80 percent of the home was damaged and that many of the bedrooms received some heat and smoke damage. Firefighters from Tomball, Spring, Klein and Magnolia spent about four hours at the scene.
Sanguedolce said heavy wind gusts played havoc with firefighters, as they scrambled to put the fire out.
"The wind just blew the fire right into the living room from the garage," he said.
He said that initial investigations point to an electrical fire.
"We are probably looking at some type of electrical short at this point," he said.
Sanguedolce said that he believes at this point that the short might have been caused by the garage door opener, which he said was at least 10-15 years old.
The residents of the home had insurance and fire officials will assist them in getting help if they need it.
"We referred them to several local resources," Sanguedolce said.


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Phowa Teachings & Practice "Swift Salvation." 3 disks of teachings and 1 disk of practice.
Marpa Lotsawa said, "From now, if you study Phowa, purify, purify time and time again. Then, at that time, when death is approaching, you will know no despair. If, beforehand, you have become accustomed to this Path of Phowa, then at the time of death you will be full of cheerful confidence."The Drikung Phowa lineage, whose Tibetan name "Jaktshukma" means "the standing grass blade," is one of the most powerful and precious Phowa practices still taught today. In the eighth century, an important minister of King Trisong Detsen named Nyima was in the process of moving. While packing some belongings by the light of a lantern, a small spark caused a fire that instantly burned down the whole palace, killing thirteen people including his parents. Many animals also perished in the fire. The king wanted to ease the suffering of his minister and went to request the help of Padmasambhava. Padamasambhava, accepting the king's request, then journeyed to Dewachen to see Amitabha. He asked Amitabha to give a special teaching to free the victims of the fire, as well as all other beings, from suffering. Buddha Amitabha gave this particular Phowa teaching to Padmasambhava, who then gave it to his minister. Nyima subsequently gave up all worldly activities and devoted himself to the practice of Phowa. After some time, the minister reached the accomplishment of this practice, and at the time of his death, many miraculous signs appeared. These teachings were then hidden as terma, rediscovered, and propagated a few hundred years later, and are presently upheld in an unbroken lineage through the Drikung masters.
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Does anyone would like to show me the easiest method of propagation of Hardy Hibiscus?
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- Posted by tsmith2579 Z7B/8A-Alabama (My Page) on Sat, Aug 26, 06 at 23:43
The method most successful for me has been layering. I take low limbs/stems and bend them over into a pot of soil. I cover the stem with soil and put a rock or brick on top to hold it down. Water often, keep moist. Check it in a few weeks for roots. When rooted simply cut the stem away from the mother plant. It works 90% plus for me. |
Thank you Terry.I'll try your way of propagation. Hala. |
I have also heard that you can take a 4 to 6 inch cutting from a hibiscus. Cut at an angle. Dip the cutting in a root hormone. The cutting can then be placed in pot that contains a mix of 50% peat moss and 50% vermiculite. Potting soil would probably work too. Poke a hole with a pencil approximatly 2 inches deep and insert the cutting end that has the rooting hormone applied. Cover the entire pot and cutting with a plastic bag and make sure it gets sunlight or artificial light. In 4 to 6 weeks (or less) the cutting will hopefully have develope roots. While the first method is much simpler, this method is a good one to use in the fall if you want to try and propagate over the winter. You'll just be cutting away what the frost would kill anyways. Just make sure you have sufficient lighting--such as a plant light/flouresent light. |
Mstrainer,thank you so much your propagation instruction.I appreciate it. Hala. |
- Posted by jardinerowa PNW (My Page) on Wed, Aug 30, 06 at 13:32
Why cover with a plastic bag? Everytime I cover things with a plastic bag, I get way too much condensation and usually damp-off stuff where I'm at. I always leary of covering plants like that but will if I have to. |
The plastic bag might be recommended because hibiscus love water? The instructions may well work without the plastic bag. Also, I think a lot of rooting hormone products contain a fungicide. If anyone tries this without the plastic bag, please let me know how it goes. I love this web site and forum. There are so many wonderful people and suggestions. |
Oh--and Hala, I really appreciate the thank you. :) |
Ok..I'm trying something different ..Maybe I am dumb but what the heck? I took cuttings from my bush and stuck them in water. I did this anout a week ago. They all have developed new leaves. No roots yet of course but I am watching them! Think I have a chance?? |
Hi Dreamer53.This is a hint for me.I will do the same at once.Only I am not sure if I take cuttings properly.From steam,from branch of Hibiscus Mosch? Actually I am not good at it.I think you have a chance and I wish you a good luck. Thanks for assistance. hala |
I contine to research this method of propogation. When you take the cutting, cut at a 45 degree angle right below a leaf node (where a leaf meets the stem). Remove most of the leaves except for some near the top of the cutting. Scrape off the bottom inch of bark (I used my fingernail) and dip the cutting in a root hormone. Then plant in a rooting medium such as 2 parts Perlite to 1 part peat moss. The plants should root in 6 to 8 weeks. Keep covered with plastic for that time--then gradually expose the plants to air. Here in Zone 5 where I am, it will be too late to plant my cuttings outdoors, so I am going to try and keep them alive inside this winter. And also--please let me know how the plain water method goes. |
Thanks mstrainer for the great info. I will let you know how the plain water method works for me. Now,the cuttings are in the water and show nothing.It is to early I think. |
Hi mstrainer. About the plain water method of propagation: It is not succesful for me.I will try again next spring.Also I'll try all methods I've learned.here. Hala. |
- Posted by redezra4133 9 LA (My Page) on Tue, Oct 23, 07 at 0:21
I am currently trying to propagate a hibiscus by taking a stem after the knot and cut it at a 45 degree angle. I dipped it in root toner and stuck it in a vase of water. I has been a week and it still looks good. I have tried to propagate before by doing all the same except i placed it in soil not water, all failed in the soil. My grandma says to put in water let it root and plant it. I will post later if it works. |
- Posted by maden_theshade 8 - Austin (My Page) on Sun, Jun 28, 09 at 23:48
does the water method work? I keep taking cuttings off my grandma's plant and trying to root them in soil. They keep dying. Grandma lives two hours away...so I want to get it right next time! thx |
- Posted by wally-1936 Richmond Tx (My Page) on Mon, Jul 13, 09 at 16:31
I do hope you are planting the seeds also for more grown. After all your local friends and neighbors may enjoy a few extra plants. |
Here's a link with step-by-step instructions: http://video.about.com/gardening/cuttings-from-hardwoods.htm |
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Putting a bag over the pot helps maintain humidity preventing water loss from the cutting as does halving the large leaves and clipping off very fresh growth. I have never had success rooting hibiscus in water they tend to rot. The best thing for me has been placing 6" semi-hardwood cuttings dipped in root hormone 3nodes deep in 80% small red cinder and 20% sphagnum w/ a couple drops of superthrive. I also put the powder hormone in a ziplock and coat the base then just jam it in. |
look up home made root hormone. it is easy and works. willow bark liquid. |
- Posted by wally-1936 Richmond Tx (My Page) on Fri, Jan 20, 12 at 10:56
Check with your local extension agent but here it seems any branches that are removed while pruning works for tropical as well as hardy hibiscus. Of course if they go to seed they seem to do just fine also, so have fun and enjoy the world of propagation. |
Hardy hibs are exceedingly easy to dig and divide in spring and fall. All you need is a root division and you have the makings of a new clump. Al |
I used the same method as above, with half peat moss, half sand, and it worked great, too. Six of my seven cuttings have tiny new leaves. I didn't think of using a plastic bag, maybe because it's so humid here in Tampa, but I'll give that a shot next time. I also didn't think to peal back the outer bark an inch, but it worked just fine. The hibiscus in our yard looked like a joke. Just a few random sticks jutting out of the ground at weird long angles. The portions I cut back look much better now, and I have new baby plants from the bits I lopped off. I'm thinking if I put the cuttings back with the old plants, they might actually resemble a hibiscus one day. Now I'm going to go for a bike ride, with my clippers, and see if any neighbors have nice hibiscus they wouldn't mind sharing. |
- Posted by olivetree1066 none (My Page) on Sat, Apr 14, 12 at 23:05
I took two cuttings from my parents hibiscus and I'm trying two different ways of propagation. The first is a clipping cut at an angle under a leaf node. Then I dipped it in root hormone and placed it in a glass of water. The second I did the same as the first with the cutting and hormone but placed it in plastic pot, with drainage holes, filled with pertlite. I placed the pot in a dish with water that is covering the drainage holes and then placed a plastic bag over it with a couple small ventilation holes. I'm really new to the whole propagating business but I'm hoping for the best. |
Anyone have a follow-up as to how this worked out? |
I would like to know as well. Anyone? |
- Posted by RyseRyse_2004 5 (My Page) on Tue, Sep 24, 13 at 10:49
For me, they bloom from seed the first year (all over the property!) I have never even considered moving them. I do, however pull out seedlings all over the place. |
I bought two different ones this fall. Before transplanting them outside, I took a cutting from each. I put them in a small glass with water and mixed in about two teaspoons of rooting compound. I know it is normally used to root cuttings in soil but I have used it on other plants this way with good success. Well, after about two weeks I had roots coming out of the plants all over the place. One key is to strip the outer skin off of the plant on the lower half inch or so just above where you made the cutting. I have since transplanted them into starter containers with soil and after two days, they are still looking good. I am too busy right now but I will try to remember to post a photo later on. Bruce |
I currently have 3 cuttings in water - I just cut the stem off at a 45 degree angle below a leaf, dipped the end in rooting hormone, and placed in a clear bottle by my west-facing kitchen window. They all have roots on them. In fact, I did have 5, and just planted 2 in soil and gave them to a friend. I have some cuttings that a few weeks ago I planted from the water method, that also had roots on them from using the same bottle and same placement. This is the way my mom has always rooted cuttings as well, and she has produced multiple plants successfully this way. Good luck to everyone! (And if anyone wants a double red hibiscus cutting, let me know - that's what two of my three are, and I'm happy to share - I've included a photo of what the plant I took the cuttings from looks like.) :) |
I took cuttings of my Hibiscus's just before the first frost up here. They are doing well right now. I started them in water and they quickly set roots and I have since transfered them to small containers with soil. Since I am in Wisconsin and the ground is beginning to freeze now, I will be keeping them inside for the next 6 months or so. Can I expect them to survive inside with limited sunlight until next Spring? Bruce |
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Bruce - You could probably get them to survive by keeping them close to (but not touching) whatever window you have that receives the most sunlight throughout the winter. Do you have a room that gets cold but does not freeze, such as a spare bedroom? After a few weeks growth so that you have further good root development, you might try letting your plants go dormant and keeping them in the cold room. You would need to occasionally provide moisture for them when the soil becomes dry, but definitely do not over water them during the winter or you will have root rot. Good luck. Mary |
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Thanks Mary. If I move them to a cool room, could it be one without light? Or would they need at least a little light. The reason I am asking is that I could put them in the basement utility room which is much cooler than the rest of the house but there are no windows. Bruce |
Bruce - A room without windows would be fine to put them in for their dormant period. If you are going to let them get some additional growth before moving them to the basement, I would recommend slowly reducing their water and light (move them further away from the window daily) so that they complete the storage of energy before completely shutting down for dormancy. Best of luck. |
Deleting a double post - again. What's with this? |
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Which explains why they're less interested in customer service than they are in stealing as much time as possible. JCPenney needs to do a massive employee dump and overhaul so they can get back to the way they used to be, with updated quality product, not garbage from China. Also I want an upscale shopping experience, and if I wanted the same kind of South American-street-market atmosphere I get in places like Walmart and Burlington Coat factory, then I'll go to those places.
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