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These illustrated profiles contain a wealth of facts, including details on conservation, uses and habitats – as well as Kew's connections with the species. They have been chosen to inspire interest in plants, detail our science and conservation work and showcase star plants in the Gardens.
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Caliphruria tenera (Amazon lily)
A bulbous herb with small white flowers, Caliphruria tenera has not been recorded in the wild since 1853, and is now considered to be possibly extinct.
Callicarpa argentii
Callicarpa argentii is one of four new species of Callicarpa recently described from the island of Borneo.
More: Mint family, Trees
Calocybe gambosa (St George's mushroom)
St George's mushroom is one of the few good edible fungi to be found in spring, usually appearing in late April close to St George's Day (23rd April), hence the popular name.
Calodendrum capense (Cape chestnut)
An African tree producing a spectacular display of pink flowers, Cape chestnut is a popular ornamental.
More: Ornamentals, Trees, Beauty and cosmetics, Building materials
Caloncoba welwitschii
In the dense, green, tropical forest undergrowth in Africa, the profusion of petals of the bright white flowers of Caloncoba welwitschii provide quite a spectacle.
Calvatia gigantea (giant puffball)
Calvatia gigantea produces perhaps the largest fruitbody of any fungus, and is aptly referred to as the giant puffball. The unmistakeable fruitbodies, which appear in late summer and autumn, are often the size of footballs and sometimes much larger.
More: Fungi, Food, Medicinal, Little and large
Camassia leichtlinii (great camas)
Great camas is a bulbous plant native to North America, with broader leaves than other species of this genus, that bears many star-shaped blue or whitish flowers.
More: Ornamentals, Food
Camellia sasanqua (Christmas camellia)
Christmas camellia is an attractive shrub with beautiful white to red flowers and contrasting dark green evergreen leaves.
More: Ornamentals, Food, Trees
Camellia sinensis (tea)
Tea is the most important non-alcoholic beverage in the world, and over three million tonnes are grown annually.
Camillea leprieurii
Camillea leprieurii is a fungus dependent on rainforest trees for survival but can only be easily detected when observed growing out of dead branches.
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Camoensia brevicalyx
The pink-flowered liane Camoensia brevicalyx is widely distributed in Africa, but is infrequently collected and poorly-known scientifically.
More: Legume family
Campanula betulifolia (birch-leaved bellflower)
The birch-leaved bellflower is a large-flowered species found in north-east Turkey.
More: Ornamentals, Alpines
Campanula thyrsoides (yellow bellflower)
Yellow bellflower is unusual amongst the campanulas in having yellow flowers, and is considered rare in many alpine countries.
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Canarina canariensis (Canary bell-flower)
Canary bell-flower is a winter-flowering scrambler from the Canary Islands, with bright orange bells and copious watery nectar.
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Capsicum annuum (chilli pepper)
This species includes a wide variety of peppers, including chilli peppers used in curries and sweet bell peppers used in salads.
More: Food, Ornamentals, House plants
Carapichea lucida
This newly discovered member of the coffee family was found in the threatened Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia, Brazil.
More: Coffee family, Kew discoveries
Carnegiea gigantea (saguaro cactus)
A star of many Western films, the iconic saguaro cactus is a spectacular feature of the Sonoran Desert in south western North America.
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Carpinus fangiana (Fang's hornbeam)
The leaves and fruiting catkins of Fang's hornbeam are larger than those of any other hornbeam.
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Caryota urens (solitary fishtail palm)
Across India and other Asian countries, the sap of solitary fishtail palm is fermented to produce an alcoholic drink called palm wine or toddy.
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Castanea sativa (sweet chestnut)
Sweet chestnut is a medium-sized tree that is widely cultivated for its edible nuts contained in prickly husks.
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Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle)
The Madagascar periwinkle is a popular ornamental plant found in gardens and homes across the world, and is also used in the treatment of cancer.
More: Medicinal
Celmisia spectabilis (cotton daisy)
The cotton daisy is one of the more widespread species in the mountainous areas of New Zealand.
More: Alpines, Ornamentals, Textiles and dyes
Centaurea montana (perennial cornflower)
A low-growing perennial with beautiful, large, blue flowerheads, perennial cornflower is native to central and southern Europe.
More: Alpines, Medicinal, Ornamentals
Chamaegigas intrepidus
Chamaegigas intrepidus is a rare aquatic plant from Namibia, with a remarkable ability to recover after drought.
More: Amazing adaptations, Saving species
Chimonanthus praecox (wintersweet)
Wintersweet is grown chiefly for the wonderful scent produced by its small flowers in late winter and early spring.
More: Medicinal, Beauty and cosmetics, Ornamentals
Chlorophytum tuberosum (musli)
The dried roots of Chlorophytum tuberosum are used as a popular tonic and aphrodisiac in Ayurvedic medicine.
More: Medicinal, Ornamentals, Food
Cicer arietinum (chickpea)
Widely cultivated for its nutritious seeds, chickpea is thought to have originated in Turkey, Syria and Iran.
More: Food, Medicinal, Legume family
Citrullus lanatus (watermelon)
Watermelon has long been valued for its refreshing fruits, which have also been used as an ingredient in cosmetics.
More: Food, Beauty and cosmetics, Medicinal
Clathrus archeri (devil's fingers)
Clathrus archeri, also known as devil's fingers, has a gelatinous egg stage from which the fruitbody arises, its four to eight reddish arms each coated with dark, foul-smelling tissue.
More: Fungi, Out of the ordinary
Clerodendrum paniculatum (pagoda flower)
The pagoda flower, so called because of its tall, pyramidal inflorescences, is one of the most spectacular Clerodendrum species.
More: Mint family, Medicinal, Saving species, Ornamentals
Cochlospermum orinocense (Tefé rose)
A striking South American tree, the empty fruits of which may turn up in your potpourri.
More: Trees, Textiles and dyes, Beauty and cosmetics
Codonopsis tangshen (bellflower)
Codonopsis tangshen is an unusual climber, bearing subtle, yellowish-green, bell-shaped flowers, with purple markings on the inside; the root is used in China to make a tonic.
More: Medicinal, Ornamentals
Coffea ambongensis
The giant beans of Coffea ambongensis are more than twice the size of those used in commercial coffee production.
More: Coffee family, Kew discoveries
Coffea arabica (Arabica coffee)
Coffee is one of the world's favourite drinks, one of the most important commercial crop-plants, and the second most valuable international commodity; Arabica coffee is considered to produce the finest coffee beans.
More: Coffee family, Food, Medicinal, Building materials, Trees
Coffea pterocarpa (Madagascan wing-fruited coffee)
Coffea pterocarpa is a newly identified coffee species with distinctive winged berries.
More: Coffee family, Kew discoveries
Cojoba graciliflora (Guadeloupe blackbead)
Guadeloupe blackbead has beautiful clusters of creamy-white flowers and stunning red pods shaped like a string of beads and containing black seeds.
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Cola nitida (kola nut)
A tropical tree from West African rainforests, kola nut seeds are popularly chewed as a caffeine-containing stimulant and are an ingredient in some soft drinks.
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Colophospermum mopane (mopane)
The mopane tree is reputed to provide the best fuelwood in Africa.
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Commiphora guidottii (scented myrrh)
Believed to be the source of the scented myrrh mentioned in the Bible, Commiphora guidottii is a tree native to Somalia and Ethiopia.
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Crassula coccinea (red crassula)
Red crassula is a succulent plant with flat heads of striking, bright scarlet flowers.
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Crinum brachynema (karnaphul)
Crinum brachynema is a Critically Endangered bulbous plant, with great potential as an ornamental, and is restricted to Gujarat and Maharashtra States in western India.
More: Medicinal, Ornamentals
Crinum purpurascens (starry crinum)
The bulb, leaves and sap of starry crinum are used in traditional medicine in West Africa for treating a range of ailments from pneumonia to snake-bite.
More: Medicinal, Ornamentals
Crinum woodrowii (Woodrow's crinum lily)
Woodrow's crinum lily is a Critically Endangered bulbous plant with great potential as an ornamental, and is restricted to Maharashtra State in western India.
More: Medicinal
Crocus baytopiorum
The stunning pale blue flowers of the Turkish Crocus baytopiorum make it one of the most distinctive Crocus species.
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Crocus sieberi (Sieber's crocus)
The corms of Sieber's crocus are edible, apparently tasting of hazelnuts, and are eaten raw by mountain shepherds in Greece.
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Cucurbita pepo (pumpkin)
A vine native to Mexico and the USA, Cucurbita pepo has been domesticated for thousands of years and is the source of an astonishing variety of cultivated forms, including Halloween pumpkins, courgettes (zucchini) and squashes.
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Curcuma caulina (Indian arrowroot)
A tall herb from southwestern India, Indian arrowroot is cultivated for its tubers, which are an important source of starch in times of food scarcity.
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Curcuma inodora (scentless turmeric)
An attractive, perennial herb from India, scentless turmeric is cultivated as an ornamental and also used in traditional medicine.
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Curcuma pseudomontana (hill turmeric)
Hill turmeric is an Indian herb used in local and tribal medicine and as a source of arrowroot starch.
Curcuma roscoeana (jewel of Burma)
A popularly cultivated Curcuma, with beautiful, bright orange or yellow flowers, jewel of Burma is a member of the ginger family and an important Thai export.
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I seem to have trouble cooking roasts in the slow cooker. They tastes wonderful but they seem to shrink a lot. Dose anyone have this problem and if so do you have an answer? Thanks for your help. Zella
I have no idea if this theory is right, but it seems to me that because the roast releases juices as it cooks, it isn't so much that the roast is shrinking as opposed to just becoming more dense because there's less juice in it.
Pretty much all meats shrink to some degree when you cook them, right?? Maybe because more juice seems to come out of meat in a slow cooker, the shrinkage is more noticeable??
In my mind, what I just said makes sense!! :o
Whoops, nevermind. Just did some Googling -- turns out that a roast shrinks LESS in a slow cooker!![/I]
I use the low setting to reduce the shrinking. It will shrink though but not as bad as when it is on high.
zella, my roasts shink too!! i suspect it's just the nature of the beast.
slow cookers are wonderful inventions...i use mine alot during the week...making soups, chili, spegetti sauce, roasts..chicken. i come home from work ravenous and want to eat right away...so there's usually something cooking in my slow cooker.
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Hiller, 49, said she thought "the economy and the fiscal constraints" of the county were the most important issues facing District 2 and the county as a whole. Hiller said her background — her resume touts a bachelor's degree in accounting and experience as an external auditor — makes her the perfect candidate for the job.
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Rhubarb (Or Apple) SquaresPick your fruit!
DirectionsStep 1Mix first 5 ingredients till crumbly; press two-thirds of the mixture into an 11 1/2 x 7-inch pan or 9-inch square pan. Cover with rhubarb or apples.Step 2Combine remaining ingredients of sugar, water and cornstarch and bring to a boiling point, boiling for 1 minute. Pour mixture over ingredients in pan and sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture.Step 3Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until done. Serve warm or cold, topped with ice cream, if desired.Makes 12 squares. |
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LC July 22, 2012
way too sweet; use half the sugar in the sugar mixture... double the cinnamon; you can use 1 Cup of the Wheat Flakes; use Granny Smith apples.
LC July 22, 2012
Recipe has the ingredients out of order per the instructions. Mix the last 5 ingredients together for base and crumb mixture. I would double the crumb mixture the next time. Eat this with some good vanilla ice cream.
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Emergence of rhythm during motor learning
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Complex motor skill often consists of a fixed sequence of movements. Recent studies show that a stereotyped temporal pattern or rhythm emerges as we learn to perform a motor sequence. This is because the sequence is reorganized during learning as serial chunks of movements in both a sequence- specific and subject-specific manner. On the basis of human imaging studies we propose that the formation of chunk patterns is controlled by the cerebellum, its posterior and anterior lobes contributing, respectively, to the temporal patterns before and after chunk formation. The motor rhythm can assist the motor networks in the cerebral cortex to control automatic movements within chunks and the cognitive networks to control non-automatic movements between chunks, respectively. In this way, organized motor skill can be performed automatically and flexibly.


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Creating Web Plots on Demand
I work at Virginia Power, an electric utility that services a large section of the southeastern United States. Part of my group's job is to collect and archive data from thousands of devices in the field, such as electrical transformers and circuits. Our use of Linux to collect this data is a story in itself (see "SCADA—Linux Still Hard At Work" in the January and February 1995 issues of Linux Journal).
To make this vast amount of data accessible throughout our company, my group built a set of Intranet applications. These applications are accessible to anyone on our company network using a standard web browser.
Using one of these applications, our users can generate graphic plots of data from our databases. For example, an engineer may want to see a plot of the electrical load on a particular transformer during the course of a month. Our program can extract data from our database, create a plot of that data and display the graphic through the user's web browser in a matter of seconds.
Using tools that come with most standard Linux distributions, you too can build web-based plots on demand. The tools you will need include Perl, the gnuplot graphics package, and the NetPBM graphics conversion tools. I'll assume you already have a web server up and running. We use the Apache web server, but the techniques described here will work with other web servers too.
Before I show you how to tie these tools together, you'll need to get and install gnuplot and the NetPBM packages. See "Resources" for information on Internet sites and Linux distributions where you can get these packages.
gnuplot is a device-independent plotting package that has been available for various Unices, as well as other platforms, for many years. It features its own language for creating and displaying two- and three-dimensional plots. Commands can be entered interactively, one at a time, or can be placed together into a gnuplot script file and run as a batch job.
gnuplot supports a wide variety of output devices. The most useful of these devices can be an X window. You can run gnuplot from an xterm under X Windows, and it can plot your data into a separate X window. This is a good way for those unfamiliar with gnuplot to learn all about the various commands.
Since gnuplot can take its commands from script files and its data from simple text files, it's the perfect tool to automate the generation of graphics when requested by a web server.
I doubt you have much interest in plotting load curves of electrical transformers, so I'll present a more generally useful example. The example is a CGI Perl script that plots web server hits over the course of a given day.
The script will require some understanding of Perl; the small amount of CGI knowledge required will be explained as needed.
First, let's describe what the script needs to do. Every time a person requests information from an Apache web server, the request is logged to a file called access_log. This log resides in the web server's log directory. The exact location of this directory depends on how you have set up your web server. Each line of the log represents a single web hit. A line from an Apache server's access_log file looks something like this:
foobar.mydomain.org - - [01/Sep/1997:17:14:31 -0400] "GET /images/gnuplot_10270.gif HTTP/1.0" 200 9538
This line indicates that a web browser at foobar.mydomain.org requested the file /images/gnuplot_10270.gif to be sent to it at 5:14 PM on September 1. All lines in the log have the same format, so we should be able to extract just those lines that match the date we're seeking.
We can also tell the hour and minute of the access. We'll want to keep a count of the number of accesses for each minute of our target day. This data will be sent to gnuplot so it can create our plot. We'll want to create a simple x-y line plot of the data, with time of day on the x axis and number of hits on the y axis.
Once the graph has been plotted, we'll need to convert it to a graphics format that can be displayed with a web browser. Finally, we'll need to build an HTML page to send back to the browser. This page will have an image tag in it that points back to the graphics file we just created.
Don't worry if this seems like a lot of hoops to jump through. It can all be done in seven short steps with less than 100 lines of code. The complete Perl script is shown in Listing 1. The code is divided into numbered sections for easy reference. Let's look at the script one section at a time.
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Just posting this up for any of you that want to own a park, or would like to invest in one....
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February 1st, 2013, 11:20 AM | #6 |
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February 1st, 2013, 11:26 AM | #8 |
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I went there once years ago and had a ball (except for one part as I'm sure WhiteRhino will put up the picture of).
I keep trying to put it on the list to go to again, but it always falls off.
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February 1st, 2013, 11:40 AM | #9 |
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Been there a few times and its always a blast. Normally very muddy (clay based), lots of tight v-notch ravines, tight trails (hence the tire limit). My XJ always came home with new dents.
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February 1st, 2013, 03:44 PM | #11 |
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I go there quite a bit- it has been for sale for a while but they want crazy money for it I believe. Hard to make back your 1.5M @ $20 a Jeep...
It is a lot of sticky clay based mud and it has lots of trails that have body dammage potential- Not only do they not allow anything bigger than 39.5, there is a wheelbase restriction as well. There are plenty of spots even in a YJ that you have to make 3 point turns, I can't imagine going there in anything really long! |
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February 1st, 2013, 05:03 PM | #13 |
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I've been there once. I had a great time.i hope it doesn't close down. Is that a possibility?
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February 1st, 2013, 08:50 PM | #16 |
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OH I love the place- Anyone from MI want to come out just give me a couple weeks notice I can give you the guided tour or hook you up with one of the locals- some great trails there and $20 for a day of fun can't be beat.
Just saying how the heck do you get a loan on a property for that much and tell the banker you are making it back $20 at a time! LOL! |
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Sorry- ANYONE who wants to go come wheel at the Cliffs with someone who knows the trails and such hit me up! I go out there about once a month- not a super hardcore wheeler, but if you are I can set you up with some folks who are. Next time I am planning a run I will post in the trail ride section.
February 2nd, 2013, 12:20 PM | #19 |
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If you look at it that way it doesn't make sense. Not that I have anywhere near the money but if I was interested I would be buying the land as an investment. The $20/jeep probably only covers maintenance, insurance, employees.
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The veteran MSNBC host raised his profile as much as any member of the television commentariat during the presidential campaign. His 5 p.m. ''Hardball'' show has seen viewership jump by 24 percent this year from 2011, 17 percent for the rerun two hours later.
Matthews symbolized MSNBC's growing comfort in being a liberal alternative to Fox News Channel. He engaged in an uncomfortable on-air confrontation with Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, seemed nearly apoplectic when President Barack Obama flubbed his first debate and had to apologize for appearing grateful that Hurricane Sandy might have helped Obama's re-election effort.
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- For the first time, Somali farmers are turning themselves into suppliers of high-quality food assistance for their fellow Somali people. A new initiative backed by the ...en lire plus
- This map of South Sudan shows the average dates of onset of suitable conditions for land preparation and planting which may be interpreted as the dates ...en lire plus
- The crisis in South Sudan and high levels of food insecurity require a humanitarian response that is fast, flexible and opportunistic. FAO is helping to restore ...en lire plus
- Even under the best of circumstances major logistical obstacles make it difficult for FAO to support humanitarian and development initiatives in South Sudan. Before the start ...en lire plus
- The humanitarian situation in South Sudan has deteriorated rapidly since fighting broke out in Juba on 15 December. The violence has spread across five states, causing ...en lire plus
- On 10 November 2013, the coast of the Puntland region of Somalia was hit by a tropical cyclone causing heavy rainfall and flash floods. FAO Somalia's ...en lire plus
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Pictures always increase the enjoyment of World Wide Web browsing and bring students' attention to the task at hand. Yes, the balance between engagement and distraction must also be maintained and explained to the children. Here's the opportunity! Include simple graphics in the interface links page being built here, a successor to YOUNG READERS AND THE WORLD WIDE WEB, Part 2. Build A "Click to Links" Web Page. Begin a discussion with the children on how to handle the many, many flashing graphics which will appear on otherwise useful, entertaining web sites. The consensus I find is that a) of course the frantic pictures cannot be ignored, but b) they become boring quickly and c), clicking on the links probably leads to more interesting stuff anyway. Thanks to the variety of free graphics available on the Web, appropriate illustrations are available for almost every topic imaginable. Adding downloaded graphics to a web page is a simple process with very satisfying results. CREATE THE HTML PAGEThe theme is spring and the new topic in first grade is RABBITS, (what else?).Use a simple word processing program, such as Wordpad or Notepad (which creates a file in a plain, text-only format) and key the document listed below. Or re-open the file previously created in "Links to Click" and use the same word processing program to make the changes and additions shown here in blue type. The required text follows ....
Save this new text document as a plain text file with a recognizable name. Is rabbits.html a good choice?
Open this saved file with your browser software and the screen shown next appears. In addition to the text a MIDI version of "Here comes Peter Cottontail" is playing, the rabbit is running on the spot like crazy and the balloons are bouncing up and down in unison!
HTML CODING EXPLAINEDIn the second line of HTML coding above the color definitions for background and text are not the basics, such as yellow or red, used previously. Instead the RGB HEX COLOR CHART has been consulted and the hexadecimal codes for pale yellow (#FFFFCC) and mid-green (#007700) are placed in the text. In line 5 the name (with suffix) of the MIDI music file is included in the link, the actual file is stored in the same folder as this HTML document. Line 6 is completely new, being the code which links to the .gif animation file of that "running nowhere" rabbit. The spring-like comment is the only change in line 7. The remaining lines, up to the final three, contain changes for the hypertext links and content descriptions of the four rabbit-related sites to be offered for the children's information and enjoyment. There is a full new line near the end linking to the baloonz.gif animated graphic file. Do remember that linked audio and graphic files, in this case peter-cottontail.mid, rabbit_runs.gif and baloonz.gif, must be in the same folder as the HTML file in order to link properly.
The building of HTML pages to delight the little ones is so much fun why stop here? Consolidate the work done here with that from the previous Minutes from ME to yield an HTML document containing the information from both.
Insert the following two lines in the rabbits.html document from above:

From the last time ...

 Save this new document and name it rabbitsplus.html. Make sure that the previous files (hermit.html and dreidel.mid) are in this same folder.
Now set the new HTML document as the home page for the browser software in the first grade computers and the topics are immediately "there" when the machine's browser is opened.
Click here to see how the new "rabbitsplus" HTML document will appear in a browser and do check the links there to see some fascinating web sites about rabbits.
Consolidating successive hotlists into one large HTML document is just one option. Another choice is to keep separate files, appropriately named, and replace them as the home page according to season, month or holiday topic. The monthly system is my choice since it "keeps the kettle boiling" as the children see pleasant monthly surprises. Saving these pages for recycling through next year's first grade, in true "teacher fashion" doesn't hurt a bit!
Expand the design by matching each different web page to a theme with different colors, sounds and graphics then throw in extra seasonal links just for fun. Explain your choices to the children and ask them to critique the web pages they use. What do they like or dislike about them? Would they do it that way? Include their opinions in their own web sites. |


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Cozy cottage up for auction at Amberwing fundraiser
A custom-built mini-cottage complete with an electric stove and matching doghouse is one of the centerpiece items at the annual fundraiser put on by the Miller-Dwan Foundation.By: Christa Lawler, Duluth News Tribune
A custom-built mini-cottage complete with an electric stove and matching doghouse is one of the centerpiece items at the annual fundraiser put on by the Miller-Dwan Foundation.
The playhouse — or small cabin or writer's haven or guest space — is a 20th-century Pasadena bungalow in the craftsman style with a gabled roof and wood shake shingles.
The bungalow is up for auction during ArtCetera, a fundraiser for Amberwing Center for Youth & Family Well-Being, an auction that includes other big-ticket items such as a 2012 Volkswagen Beetle, trip packages and fine art.
The black-tie event is Sept. 29 at the Harborside Ballroom at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. Absentee bidding is allowed and can be arranged by calling the Miller-Dwan Foundation at (218) 786-5829.
The house is 12 feet tall, 12 feet wide and 8 feet deep, with built-in bunk beds, six large windows and smaller ones by the beds, and a sitting area next to the stove.
There are little touches: a ceiling fan, a door knocker, a smoke detector.
Thematically, the architects choose an idea that is in line with the concept of the newly opened Amberwing.
"This year was the craftsman style from the arts and crafts era," said Tiersa Dodge, an intern at DSGW Architects. "The shelter of comfort. We felt that Amberwing, in the same way, is a safe haven."
Rebecca Lewis, the architect who has overseen the playhouse project for the past three years, said planning for the event begins about a year in advance. It's most important to create something that is buildable and easy to construct, she said, as well as make it both adult and kid-friendly.
"(We) play on the whimsy and the fun, but it's also very functional," Dodge said.
There are electrical outlets and a remote control electric stove.
Inside is a set of bunk beds, complete with blankets, an end table, a chair and an antique kilim rug.
It was built by Jerry Alander of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Shane Johnson of Johnson Wilson Constructors.
The interior design work was done by Kitchi Gammi Design Co., with furnishings from Slumberland Hayward.
This is the sixth year that a playhouse has been among the live auction items at ARTcetera. They typically go for between $15,000 and $25,000, according to Joanna Carlson of the Miller-Dwan Foundation, who helps organize the event.
The mini-cottage is now on display outside on the corner of 502 E. Second St. and has attracted plenty of attention from people who want to peep in its windows, Carlson said.


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Wednesday, November 9, 2005
by Travis Brunson
Good Morning! If you missed yesterday's posting, be sure to click here to read my Q&A with David Dorsey. David writes for The News-Press in Fort Myers, Florida. I will have a few other topics at the bottom of the article today, but for our main feature today, we are going to stay in Fort Myers (Believe me, many of us in Northern Minnesota in mid-November love the concept of Ft. Myers right about now). Our Why Baseball writer today is Travis Brunson who is able to see Spring Training and the play of the Fort Myers Miracle throughout the summer as he lives just four miles west of Hammond Stadium. He is an investment advisor and commodity futures trader who finds himself often analyzing baseball more than those things!! Believe me, I can fully understand!
So, without further ado, I present Why Baseball?, by Travis Brunson:
Why Baseball?
My name is Travis Brunson and I live in Fort Myers, Florida. I moved here from Edina with my wife and our two girls in 2001. Fort Myers is a pretty good place to be a Twins/baseball fan.
I moved here not for baseball reasons, but for business ones. Since the move, however, I have become relatively obsessed with the Twins in particular and baseball in general; much to the chagrin of my wife. She used to think me slightly eccentric when it came to this stuff. I am quite certain that now she thinks I am a wacko. Now that it's November, she also doesn't know what to do with me in the evenings since I no longer have set plans 5-6 nights a week. A cursory review of some other baseball writers, professional and otherwise, shows that this is a common dilemma.
But I digress. And it's so early in the story. Typical.
Since I think all baseball fans have a million good reasons why they are baseball fans and why the game means so much to them, I thought I'd focus on what it was that caused me to embrace the game so strongly again in recent years now that I am a grownup (sorta).
Like a lot of baseball fans, I played various backyard versions of the game as a kid, anywhere and as much as I could. When school moved along, I joined the junior high and high school teams. Again, like a lot of fans, I was barely good enough to play on a bad team in a small town in Southern Minnesota in the mid and late 80's. I went to a couple of Twins games in the old Met that I can barely remember. I watched and rooted for the Twins in high school in 1987 and again in college in 1991, but I was only a casual fan. I wanted them to win. I enjoyed it when they did win. But I didn't really CARE day in and day out.
And then throughout the entire 90's I pretty much left the game entirely. I watched some. I sort of paid attention. But I probably watched 5 games a year on TV, went to maybe one in the dome every other season.
It was football and the Vikes that I cared about.
Every Minnesota sports fan knows what happened in mid-January 1999. I was at that game. A business associate of my father's hooked us up with tickets on the 45-yard line, 15 or so rows up, and was all set to hook us up with tickets in Miami as well. In the aftermath, I was near physically ill for three weeks after that game. I didn't know it at the time, although now looking back I am pretty certain that that game was a turning point for me.
In five short years, I would live and breathe baseball ... and it would be football that I would barely watch, let alone care about.
It started in the spring of 2001, right before we moved to Florida. The Twins had a great start that year. I don't remember how great, but I remember now that they were winning and that they seemed to have a bunch of likable young guys on the team. TK was still there and he was at least a remaining successful link to the past. It was probably nostalgia because we were moving, but I started watching several games a week. I watched more games in one week in the late spring of 2001 than I'd watched in the previous five years.
I honestly don't even remember why I started watching. I even convinced the wife to watch some with me and we managed to go to a couple of games. It was good stuff while it lasted, but then we left town.
The general chaos of a cross-country move, combined with a (then) lame MLB TV package and the Twins falling out of contention, soon made me forget all about the Twins for the time being. Then 9/11 happened and anyone who cares at all about baseball couldn't help but watch that November series. Hate the Yankees and Gee-Dubya all you want, but that "first pitch" strike he threw in Yankee Stadium remains, without question, in my view, the high-water mark of the man's presidency. Let alone that it was probably the best first pitch ever thrown; that I can recall anyway. Throw in those exciting finishes, and a 7-game final result that any Yankee hater could smile about, 9/11 or not. It was good stuff.
I could barely wait for spring training in our first full year in Florida.
During a couple of previous spring vacations, the missus and I managed to hit a couple of March games in Fort Myers. I probably take them for granted a little bit now, but coming from Minnesota after four months of winter, there is little better than sitting in the 80 degree sun, drinking some Budweiser(s) & watching a mix of stars and AAA guys play some baseball for an afternoon. Tickets used to be cheap, something like $8 for the best seats. They're more than double this now, but such is life. I specifically remember seeing Cal Ripken in the Spring of 1999; the crowd went nuts like they always do for Cal, and he signed autographs for fans for nearly an hour. I can't even remember if he played in the game, probably not; that warm sun and a couple of beers will tend to make one care less about the specifics.
Every baseball fan, especially those living in the North, owes it to themselves and the family to go to a Spring Training baseball game.
I went to a fair handful of games in the spring of 2002. But once the season would start, I'd pay attention from afar. I watched the 2002 postseason, was pleasantly surprised at the Twins making the ALCS; and then was semi-bummed as I watched the Angels suck the life force out of the Twins.
Similar story in '03. A bunch of spring training games; a regular season viewed from the way outside; another postseason watching a
different opponent (The Yankees this time) again suck the life out of the Twins. And then, through some luck (or fate), of all things, the
Florida Marlins, after a disastrous start and a mid-May coaching change, managed to make the NL wildcard and defeat the reigning NL champs, the Giants.
Correctly figuring that seeing an NLCS game would rarely be so cheap (I think the ticket was only around $35) or easy (2 hour drive) again, a buddy and I managed to see Game 5 between the Cubs and the Marlins. Down 3 games to 1, things were looking pretty grim for the hometown team. But the Fish, who play in the slightly cavernous Dolphins (then ProPlayer) Stadium, had two major things going for them. First, they were lucky enough to be playing the Cubs. And for anyone who's been paying attention to either the Cubs or that series, playing the Cubs was almost enough. But the other major thing was that they had this young hillbilly-looking guy on the mound that day.
And the hillbilly was hot. And at the end of the 2003 season, the hillbilly was "throwing aspirin tablets," as they say. And I got to see the hillbilly (or, as everyone knows, Josh Beckett) throw nine innings of shutout baseball and send the series back to Chicago. Where, as we all know, the Cubs acted like the Cubs. Which, again luck and the fates would have it, conspired to send me to my first ever World Series games.
I managed to see games 3 and 5. The Marlins went on to win game 5 to go up 3-2, and then the hillbilly sealed the deal back at Yankee stadium on three days rest for game 6. In one of the great all time managerial moves, the septuagenarian skipper Jack McKeon lit a big stogie at the postgame press conference. One of the first things out of his mouth, after taking a big puff, was whether any of the geniuses in the media crowd now had any questions about his decision to start the kid on three days rest. Classic.
Well, in 2004 I lost my baseball mind. I went to even more spring training games. Soaked in more March baseball sun; with the fortunate side effect of drinking more Budweiser & avoiding productive things, like work. That spring we started hosting friends from Minnesota for a couple of long weekends and we'd go to the games (amongst other Florida fun). There were again high hopes for the Twins who had, again, brought back most of their core guys for another run.
And in May of 2004, I went and did something that my wife now must certainly regret. I saw Michael Lewis' "Moneyball" at the bookstore. I bought it. I brought it home. And I finished it in about two days. My life has not been the same since.
Leaving aside the giant leaps, broad conclusions, and other liberties that Mr. Lewis takes in the book (that are apparent now, they weren't so much so then), it is a pretty good book. Lewis writes in a very readable fashion. He makes some convincing arguments. And the subtle humor is top-drawer. Ever since I read his "Liar's Poker" in the early 90's and shook the bed from laughing at 2 in the morning, I've been a fan of Lewis.
What was so great about "Moneyball" for me was not so much its point about the Oakland A's, Billy Beane, or on-base percentage, but that there was entire other world of knowledge and arguments to be had about baseball. I guess I had always somewhat subscribed to the idea that what these guys did on the field was akin to voo-doo, or something that mortals could not figure out, let alone accomplish (although this is, I think, still true). I had no idea that there was this vast a universe of baseball fans, whether called stat-geeks, sabermetricians, or whatever, and that individual parts of the game of baseball could be so easily broken down and analyzed in an attempt to figure out each individual's contribution to the end result. I knew that baseball kept a lot of stats, but I never knew that they could tell a story in and of themselves. Or how they'd explain with hard proof and facts, over time, certain things about ballplayers that your own eyes would fail to discern. Or how important seemingly minor differences between the stats could mean to a team trying to win ballgames.
I discovered Bill James because of "Moneyball." And this alone made it worthwhile reading, regardless of whether or not one agreed with its premise. I discovered all these good statistical websites and blogging sites because of this further inquiry. I now watched tons of baseball games, live and on TV, now with an eye towards picking apart all these small pieces. I'd come to realize watching and reading all this stuff how superficial and thin the mainstream media's coverage of this great game is. I realize that by knowing more, I come to understand how little I do know.
So while all these reasons attempt to answer the query "why baseball?" for me, there also remains the simple fact that baseball is at its core a great game. Even if someone could care less about statistics, or even has a team to root for, baseball is great because a baseball field is a beautiful place (well most of them anyway) to spend a few hours. It is a great game because almost everyone can enjoy sitting outside in the sun (for those of us lucky enough to do so from time to time) watching regular guys do amazing things. It is great game for stat geeks because the myriad ways of analyzing the game and its players can lead to an infinite amount of great arguments (like this unanswerable gem, for example; is Torii Hunter is a great ballplayer or just a pretty good one? If so, how great? Is he overpaid? And by how much? And this is but one slice of one tiny argument about one player at one place in time on one team.)
It's great because in no other sporting event is the phrase "Nothing is Over" (see Bluto from "Animal House") more true than baseball. If your football team is down by three touchdowns, a minute left, no timeouts and the other team has the ball on first down ... head for the car. But if your home team in baseball down by three runs, bottom of the ninth, two outs, 0-2 count, nobody on ... hey, anything is possible. There may be one more pitch in the game, or one hundred.
It is great because anytime during an entire spring and summer, for $5 a head, I can take my family to a nice ballpark for a minor-league game and the occasional fireworks show. And while there, we get to watch some pretty good baseball. I get to watch some Twins of the future; the boss and I get to watch our future run around in the bleachers and eat cotton candy with their friends. And the missus and I get to hang out; and of course, enjoy a couple of Budweisers.
And I can't think of too many things that can top that.
Why baseball?
Heck, that's easy. I want to know why Florida doesn't have a fall league.
But for now, I'm guessing plus or minus 100 days until pitchers and catchers report.
Go Twins.So, there you have it. Another wonderful Why Baseball article! Thank you Travis for taking the time to write up this essay. I think it was excellent! Let me know what you think. If you would like to ask me or Travis any questions, please feel free to e-mail me.
TWINS (and other baseball) THOUGHTS
Yesterday, the American League Cy Young Award went, to no one's surprise, to the incorrect hands of Bartolo Colon of the Angels. The Twins' Johan Santana came in third place, also expected. You know my opinion on this topic, I have stated it over and over. Maybe I just don't understand the given criteria for the Cy Young Award. Is it supposed to go to the pitcher with the most wins? Or, should it go to the league's best pitcher? If it goes to the pitcher with the most Wins, well, then why even vote on it? If it goes to the league's best pitcher, well, then the award should absolutely go to Johan Santana. Of course, some may argue that the 2nd place finisher, Mariano Rivera, should have won. I would say that he got about 220 hitters out this year while Santana and Colon each got more than 660 hitters out. Enough said. Honestly, I could go on and on about how ridiculous this is. I could discuss how the old-school just doesn't get it. I could talk about how Colon got over 6 runs of run support per game and did not have to deal with the blown saves and lack of run support that Santana did. That unless the pitcher throws a complete game shutout, he can not completely control whether or not he gets the Win. It is so incredibly frustrating that these writers just don't understand. Obviously I don't claim to know everything, or to always be right, but as you can tell, this concept just completely frustrates me. Of course I don't think that Colon is a bad pitcher, and no one is saying that. He just wasn't as good as Santana in 2005. Not even close. Any thoughts? E-mail me.
Others had similar thoughts:
- Santana himself doesn't begrudge Colon winning, but he also knows that he did better and simply put, the rest of Colon's team was better than the Twins throughout the season ,and that is what cost him.
- Stick and Ball Guy is quite uncomplimentary toward Colon and his physique.
- And, you had to know that Aaron Gleeman would have some thoughts on the Official Pitcher of his site!
- Twins Killings used VORP to show just how much better Santana was than Colon.
- Jayson Stark at ESPN.com gets it. He really does. He shows very well why Santana was more deserving!
- Over at Baseball Musings, there are a couple of great quotes on the topic, "Once again, the win total carries the day over the actual ability to keep runs off the board, the real job of a pitcher" and "It seems to me that the AL voters are in the John Kruk school of what stats are important in evaluating pitchers."
- I have to agree with 'benjah' who Commented at Baseball Musings when he wrote, "cy young, gold gloves, whatever......the voters suck, end of story" With all of these awards, the voters just must not take enough time really looking at them. The Gold Gloves are a joke, primarily based on reputation. The Cy Young is based on a statistic that the pitcher can not control. I used to love hearing the winners of such awards, but now realize that they really don't mean much at all. The problem is that now Colon will forever be called the 2005 AL Cy Young Winner, and in 50 years, people will assume that he was the league's best pitcher. My other favorite topic related to the Minnesota Twins is the stadium issue stuff. OK, I hope you could feel my sarcasm. I despise the whole stadium situation. A couple of weeks ago, the Twins again sued the Metrodome board to get out of their lease. Yesterday, the Metrodome board responded by saying that the Twins will be back in 2006 but want a "Get-out-of-Minnesota-free card for use in future years." My response... Do you blame them? Most other cities have been providing stadiums to their major league teams in baseball and other sports. The Twins have proposed some very fair plans to the legislature and have either been turned down, or have not been given so much as a special session or the time of day in the courts. So honestly, as much as I hate writing about it and would hate if the Twins left town, I would completely understand their decision to do so. And I would completely blame the Minnesota legislature for not playing ball in the system that is out there.
The Baseball Analysts have a very interesting couple of articles on the top free agents this year. Jacque Jones is in the Top 20. Is he in the Top 10, or is he in the 11-20 range? And how much do they predict he will be signed for?
A couple of sources are saying that the Twins will now keep Torii Hunter in centerfield since the Yankees have decided that they will not trade Robinson Cano in exchange. So, is Torii really off of the trading block, or are Terry Ryan's statements in the Strib just a cover up for other trade possibilities. Personally, I prefer the Twins get Howie Kendrick for Hunter instead of Cano.
I am intrigued by this steroid story that ESPN The Magazine will have coming out. It's not that I care if anyone has and it won't affect my thinking. I still think that Wally Joyner is a good guy and was a great player. It will just be interesting to hear the names. I also want the story to stop being made into such a big deal, particularly by Congress! They need to stay out of this!
What a guy Ugueth Urbina is, huh? The man is being held in Venezuela with attempted murder charges. It is alleged that he and others attacked five workers in his ranch, with machetes. Then they poured gasoline all over them in an attempt to burn them. Yes, quite the humanitarian! Urbina is claiming that he was sleeping at the time!
Check out the primarily Twins site, Simply-Baseball-Notebook with some interesting articles on Kirby Puckett, Justin Morneau, Scott Baker, Chris Heintz and more.
Quick update on the Twins prospects in the Arizona Fall League:
Glen Perkins is still 0-0, but he has a very impressive 3.00 ERA in 27 innings pitched. He has given up 27 hits, but has a very impressive 6 walks and 30 strikeouts.
Travis Bowyer gave up two runs on six hits yesterday. It actually dropped his ERA to 9.39. In 15.1 innings, he is 0-2. He has given up a non-impressive 28 hits, including four homers. However, he has walked just two and struck out 19. Again, he is down there to develop secondary pitches.
Ricky Barrett is now 0-3 with an ERA of 10.13. In nine games, he has thrown 10.2 innings. He has given up 16 hits and 11 walks, while striking out just six. His ERA is bad, but of the 20 runs he has allowed, just 12 have been earned. I am sure that there are plenty of errors behind him with all those walks!
Denard Span has settled down now. He is hitting .287/.330/.351 with four doubles and a triple. His six walks aren't great, but I don't mind his 8 strikeouts in 104 plate appearances. He is 6-11 in stolen base attempts.
Garrett Jones knocked his sixth homer of the Fall League yesterday. He is hitting .282/.337/.612 with eight doubles and six homers. In 92 plate appearances, he has seven walks but 24 strikeouts.
Matt Moses went 2-4 yesterday. He is hitting .246/.258/.311 with a double and a homer. In 62 plate appearances, he has just one walk and has struck out 15 times!
Down in Venezuela:
The other day, Matt Guerrier made another impressive start. He went seven innings and gave up just two runs (one earned). He has three wins and a 1.73 ERA.
Alex Romero continues to hit. He is hitting .319 in 14 games and the writers of On-Deck Baseball say he could become a Coco Crisp type of player.
Former Twin Michael Restovich is really playing lights-out down there. He is hitting .382 with five homers and a league-leading 23 RBI.
And on those notes, I am going to call it a day. I certainly hope that you have found the "Why Baseball" article by Travis worth reading, and I hope that many of you will be interested in participating. I will be back tomorrow with another very interesting guest column by "Roger". If you have any questions or comments, please e-mail me.


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