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While preparing for our presentation on Traffic Oriented Development (I'll elaborate later) we agreed that being a human geographer changes you forever! lol. The problem is once you know something, you can't "unknow " it! We all shared the similar experience of how we now view the social world and places we live so differently after taking human geography courses and then the resultant verbal diarrhea that follows as we explain to people around why the street is poorly planned or what era that style of housing came from and what it means to our economy today! The worst is not being able to watch movies without analysing the landscapes presented in the movies! Guilty as charged! I am officially the worst person to watch a movie with! The night before field school started , I was being a responsible student and stayed up watching a movie with my friend – who is also taking field school. It was a stupid movie called Green Mile and I felt even more stupid for staying up 'till 4 watching it because of the 'noble savage' figure that the Michael Clarke Duncan played (a huge black man in 19th century USA who has magical healing powers, but he can't speak , he is kind of a child, very passive , illiterate etc etc…).
Geo nerds affirmed!Days 3 & 4 of field school also made me reflect on an experience I had in Harare in January of this year. Before I get to that though, a brief about days 3 and 4…
Day 3 took me to the Westmount area, to the site where the new train (LRT) heading west shall be. After a tour of the neighbourhood and seeing the amazing diversity of housing from the 1800's right up to modern day period, the streetscape and the commercial areas of this neighbourhood (along Stony Plain rd and 104 st) , our project (to complete in +/- 24 hours), was to conduct an assessment of the neighbourhood (so an inventory of land use) and then suggest changes to the neighbrouhood by applying principles of Transit Oriented Development to the neighbourhood so as to maximise the presence of the LRT in a few months time. Transit (and why it works in some places and not in others) made so much sense after learning of these principles:
- Major DESTINATIONS and centres are lined up in reasonably direct corridors making them easy to serve efficiently by frequent transit;
- Walking DISTANCE to frequent transit is minimized by creating a fine-grained urban structure of well-connected streets around which to focus:
- People-friendly urban DESIGN including safe, comfortable, and direct pedestrian and cycling routes;
- Higher levels of residential and employment DENSITY;
- A rich DIVERSITY of land uses and housing types;
- DEMAND management measures that discourage unnecessary auto trips.
So, I won't go on too much about this because I want to talk about something else, but pretty much, at a simple level, an assessment of a human scale (aka people friendly, which is the aim of T.O.D as opposed to car friendly) could look something like these images we used for our presentation (an awesome group by the way!) :
Reflection on Harare following soon (I'm tired and want to watch a movie!) …
Hello peoples :)
What do you think should be done for/with residents of a low income neighbourhood if the neighbourhood is revitalized, cleaned up and property values increase such that the local residents can no longer afford to live there anymore and are pushed out?
So Day 1 (of Field School) took us to Alberta Avenue (118th street) – right by Coliseum station where some interesting neighbourhood revitalisation has been taking place for the last 4 or so years. This is one of Edmonton's oldest neighbourhoods and has gone through it's cycle from wealth to absolute poverty (and all of poverty's friends). So it has had its fair share of social problems – prostitution, drugs etc etc. That has also come along with a stigma that is hard to shake off…but, there are some really interesting changes going on there now and tonnes of potential for investment (especially if you are just starting out and have no responsibilities such as kids and such).
The revitalisation process has seen Alberta Avenue (aka The Avenue of Champions) being redesigned. The new zoning for the avenue has allowed for the road to be narrowed and pedestrian space to be increased which makes walking down that avenue such a pleasure! Increased lighting makes it safer to walk at night ; they got youth in the community to do artsy graffiti on garbage cans and wall murals. It's more than just putting nice looking things in the neighbourhood..they are also focusing on the business perspective which I like. Especially in the arts, they have a number of international ice sculptures that live in the neighbourhood now and take part in ice festivals.
The Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts also opened up on this avenue and provides a place for artists to live and do their work at the same time.
There was also a pretty sweet Portuguese coffee shop:
This neighbourhood has low property values at the moment and they are looking hard for people to invest in the community. I have been looking for a place to start a mbira club (I think I may have just found it). Will I consider buying a house there ? I think so, if I have the money in the next few years..the property value is poised to increase so after a number of years , I could just sell it and make a profit.
On a real tip though..the mbira club going to happen this summer.
At the end of the second day, after learning about the neighbourhood, we were divided into small groups. Our task was to identify areas along Alberta Avenue that still need to be revitalised or developed. My group chose a "brownfield" (a formerly industrial or commercial plot of land that has been cleared and decontaminated).
(the brownfield at 92st and Alberta Ave)
We had a myriad of ideas that we presented to the rest of the course participants today. The general idea was to have a multi-use building with a consignment store, a breakfast bar and co-operative penthouse apartments at the top (my contribution to the building). Why co-operative? It allows for affordable housing that's pegged at local neighbourhood income levels with the aid of Govt subsidies, it operates at cost (therefor is not for profit, allowing for affordability over a long period of time), it allows for local residents to own property that they can afford therefore retaining members of the community who would otherwise have been pushed out by gentrification and allows them to contribute to the revival of the neighbourhood. There are actually a number of co-operative housing projects in Edmonton:
I came up with a little sketch of what the penthouses could look like.The main points I emphasized were the balcony with a glass wall (maybe at chest-height) that allows for resident to look out onto the street. This concept of looking onto the street (aka eyes on the street) has been cited as having some value in reducing crime rates as potential criminals feel like they are being watched. The neighbourhood also hosts a number of rooftop festivals in the summer time so this will be a welcome addition to that rooftop culture! A rooftop luxury lobby would be pretty rad during the summer time!
If you have read up to here: you are a champ! The question again:
What do you think should be done for/with residents of a low income neighbourhood if the neighbourhood is revitalised, cleaned up and property values increase such that the local residents can no longer afford to live there anymore and are pushed out?
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So, I'm taking a Human Geography field course on the Urban Environment (in general). What does this mean? It means 11 days of visiting various cites in the city, learning about urban concerns such as neighbourhood revitalisation; gentrification (changes that occur when wealthier people (gentry) acquire property in lower income neighbourhoods) ; transit oriented development; retail economics etc etc. I'm going to be blogging everyday because it's a fun thing to do (okay..it's kind of required,lol) but I thought it would be nice to share the information I learn anyway!
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So this is a short blog…but as it's Black History Month, I thought I would share. I have been thinking about this topic for quite some time and it keeps coming up in my head…
I won't go on about the topic, but rather let it be a question to you all and hopefully get some answers.
Does the conceptualization of Africa as feminine: "Mama Africa/ the Motherland" and the paradox of words used in popular culture that alongside it: "bountiful, big,beautiful,fruitful…raped,dark,scorned" reflect on a view of African women (and Africa) in a romantic way: beautiful,peaceful and child bearing and yet at the same time (to use a word a good friend used) undervalued, passive and unable to protect themselves? Is this really how African women and Africa are?
My quick and concise answer- yes and no. Yes because I feel popular culture does produce this image, we reproduce it in our language and talk, but no, because I know the reality on the ground. That's all I will say for now.
Thoughts and comments?
So it's black history month. At this point it's important to think about what it means to have a "black history" month. It's a way to reclaim the history of people who consider themselves black. The colonial project claimed to, aimed to and in many ways succeeded in shaping people of African descent, their cultures and ways of life as "primitive," "backward" etc etc. For example, the British, upon stumbling upon Great Zimbabwe kingdom for years denied that such an impressive structure could have been established by anyone of African descent. Instead they wrote that it was perhaps the Inca, or the Portuguese and some even suggested that it was aliens. In order for the colonial project to work, the work of the African had to be discredited, and it was easy to do so. We all know now, that the Great Zimbabwe kingdom (shona name: Dzimbahwe/Dzimbadzemabwe) was the economic hub in Southern Africa for centuries. People traded gold for cloth with the Portuguese, there is evidence for the contact with the Chinese etc etc
Black history month is a way of saying, listen, black people do have a history, traditions, high musical history, complex social structures, a history of complex governance systems, a history of wealth, boom and bust economical cycles, as much as a there is a history of warfare, trade networks, disease, migration, drought, cheap labor (Great Zimbabwe could not have been built without the exploitation of labor) and inequalities.
This is to say, black history month should not also be a romanticisation of the history of people of African origin. To do that is to fall into the trap that these people were as naive and passive as they were primitive. The history of people of African descent has, in many ways, presented as people who are in touch with nature and their spirits. This again, is a romanticisation. As much as there was religion and spirituality, there was warfare and class struggles as there would be in any other society.
To a certain extent black history month does perpetuate the idea that people of African descent are inferior to the dominant culture and thus their history and cultures and artifacts need to be displayed, packaged and sold. I would love to see the day when we no longer need a black history month because it has become part of the curricula in schools (many Albertans I meet, know absolutely nothing at all about Africa, bar the oh so wonderful World Vision ads). I would love to see the day when black people no longer need ethnocentric and multicultural types of groups for employment and assistance. I look forward to the day when interaction with the African history is just as standard as incorporation with European history. Utopian? I don't know.
What of slavery, colonialism etc? People, these things happened and are an a part of the history and culture now. Accepting that is the only way one can deal with it.
As I was preparing to come to Canada for the first time, a cousin of mine, who had studied here said to me, "play the poor African needing help card all the time and they will throw money at you and you will get far." I mulled over that for some time and then rejected the idea, for to accept it is to accept inferiority, being placed in a box you can't get out of and continue to perpetuate the stereotype.
I'm sure there is a way to better articulate what I just said but if it made sense – I hope one day we will no longer need a black history month.
Hey everyone!
In my music 484 class we took a look at the different roles music has to play in the urban environment and how it informs the way we build and conceptualize the spaces in which we live. We decided to, as a group, look at how music is experienced when people are taking public transit. In this public space, where public music players are not allowed, many people turn to their ipods and other personal music playing devices. Is this democracy at work? Is this a testament to the discourse of privatisation in the western world?
Our idea is to find out what music people listen to on their ipods, using camera's and the technology available to us, we would then present these results in the form of a video in which we zoom into someone listening to their ipod and then get their p.o.v perspective while the song they are listening to plays. So, here's an example of what our results could look like if we carried this idea through. Potentially, we could also produces a mixtape of music Edmontonians listen to on transit- how cool? If you want to check out the entire project including the prezi- click the links below, but for now here is our video..enjoy!
Music, Mobility and Public Space – Group 12.


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How to Win at Tic Tac Toe
Five Methods:Winning at Tic Tac ToeIf You Go FirstIf Your Opponent Goes FirstTic Tac Toe MapSample Games and Game-Play Help
The classic game of Tic Tac Toe (also known as "Noughts and Crosses" or "X's and O's" ) can be played so that you never lose. The following techniques do not guarantee that you'll always win, but the worst case scenario is that you will end up in a tie. With the following strategies in your repertoire, you'll be able to challenge anyone with this threat: "I bet I can play 10 games of Tic Tac Toe with you and never lose. So let's get going!"
Method 1 of 4: Winning at Tic Tac Toe
1Decide who goes first. You will be the first player or the second player.Ad
2Learn the definitions and specific moves associated with the following words:
- Counter-Attack: Making a move that blocks your opponent's attempt to win.
- Center: The only square on a Tic Tac Toe board completely surrounded by other squares.
- Edge: A square bordering the center.
- Corner: A square bordered by 2 edge squares.
Method 2 of 4: If You Go First
1Make your first move. If you are the first player, you have two choices. You can either mark the center or a corner square. Avoid marking the other four squares, which are also known as edge squares. The steps for each case will be given below.
- If you mark the center as your first move, the opponent will then either mark a corner or the edges.
- If they mark an edge, put your next mark in any of the two corners furthest from their mark, as shown in the diagram below as purple squares. If they block your attempt to win, you are on your way to winning! Just simply block their own attempt to win by placing your mark in that particular corner and you will be in a position where you will have two chances of winning, as described in the diagram as two straight green lines. But if they didn't block you, you will still win anyway!
- If they mark a corner, you should place your mark in such a way that all three marks will form a straight diagonal line (your mark in the opposite corner box as theirs), as shown. If their next move is on an edge, you will have two chances of winning, as described by the two green lines in the diagram. Other than that, you will end up in a tie (if you keep counter-attacking them).
- If you mark a corner square as your first move, there will be two potential responses by your opponent. They will either mark the center or one of the other squares.
- If they chose to mark the other squares, you can win. Find the square in which you made your first move. There should be a horizontal row and a vertical row of squares that contain it. Pick a row that doesn't contain your opponent's move. Make your second move in the corner that is part of your selected row. (If you don't have any row that doesn't contain your opponent's move, choose any corner. They tied you.)
- Now it's time to trick your opponent. Look to see if you can win immediately or if you should counter-attack in the center. If you can win right now, make the winning move! If you need to go in the center, then do so and create a situation where you can win in two different places. If you don't have to do either of these things, then go in another corner. Again, you have created two ways to win at the same time!
- If they mark the center, you will mark in such a way that all the three marks will form a straight diagonal line, as shown in the diagram. They will then have a choice of marking the corner or the other squares.
- If they (a) mark a corner, you are well on the way to winning! Mark the last corner, as shown in the diagram. You will have two chances of winning, as described in the diagram as two straight green lines. However, if they (b) mark any other squares, the best scenario is a tie, assuming you keep counter-attacking.
- If you mark the center as your first move, the opponent will then either mark a corner or the edges.
Method 3 of 4: If Your Opponent Goes First
1Consider your strategy based on their first move. Your opponent will choose to place it at the center or corners.
- If they mark the center, you must mark a corner immediately, as shown in the diagram.
- If they place their mark in the opposite corner of yours, they are actually using the strategy above! Put your next mark in any square that's not next to your first mark (colored in green in this image). Then it's just a matter of blocking until a tie is reached.
- If they mark any other squares, simply block them. You will end up in a tie.
- If they mark a corner, you must mark the center or you will lose against a good opponent.
- After you mark the center, they have two choices.
- If they place their mark such that all the marks will form a straight diagonal line, mark any edges and avoid marking any corner, as shown in the diagram as yellow squares. You will end up in a tie.
- Otherwise, just counter-attack their moves and you will have a tie.
- After you mark the center, they have two choices.
- If they mark the center, you must mark a corner immediately, as shown in the diagram.
Method 4 of 4: Tic Tac Toe Map
1If wondering where would be a safe move in any Tic Tac Toe situation, you first try making a move that will result in a win for you, or if that won't work, block your opponent from winning. If both options are unavailable, you can use this map as a reference, find the situation here, and go in any of the white spaces shown. Going in a grey space will result in a loss if your opponent can figure out how to trap you.
2If you want to try to win your opponent, make moves that will result in situations with a lot of grey squares shown here. Then figure out how to create two ways to win at once.
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- Always watch your opponent's moves.
- Generally, the player who goes first has a higher chance of winning because there are nine squares--the first player has a chance to get five of them, while the second player can only get four.[1]
- The most important thing to remember is to pay attention while playing.
- Always look for a chance to win or block a win first. Then consider your possible moves and think about what would happen after your next move.
- When two experts are playing who follow the rules above, no one will ever win or lose; they will always tie.
- Studies show that the person using X's is generally the one to win. Pick your weapon smart!
- Don't play with someone consecutively. They will find out your strategy over time.
- Try not to get psyched out immediately by people who say the game will end in a tie. And that you don't flip any tables. If you haven't played often against them, there's a chance they might be bad at it and may be saying that just to mask a weakness.
- Since Tic Tac Toe frequently ends in a tie between two experienced players, don't play excessively against someone who shows, in-game, that they know what they're doing. Play in moderation.
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Medical malpractice defense verdict affirmed.
1.(a) The trial court properly denied a mistrial where objection was sustained and the jury was instructed to disregard a question by defense counsel as to whether the Board of Healing Arts investigated (and perhaps vindicated) the delivering physician. No abuse of discretion in denying mistrial.
(b) Although there was a dispute as to whether the physician answered the question about whether she was vindicated by the board, where plaintiff failed to ask for relief under Rule 81.15, the court of appeals was bound by the transcript which showed that no answer was given to the question.
(c) In a footnote, the court of appeals held that such questions as to whether the physician had ever been disciplined by the Board of Healing Arts, or whether this case had been reviewed by the Board of Healing Arts, were absolutely objectionable and inappropriate.
2. Where American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) criteria for labor-induced HIE (hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy) were the subject of cross-examination of plaintiff's expert, another plaintiff expert agreed the criteria were authoritative, a defense expert testified as to those criteria, and plaintiff offered the entire ACOG document into evidence — all without objection — there was no abuse of discretion in allowing the defendant's last OB/GYN expert to testify as to those criteria — not a change of opinion.
3. Although a defense expert placental pathologist testified as to general correlations between neurological injury and damage to placental blood vessels, but did not relate that general correlation to the specifics of this case, where there was no objection, the issue was not preserved on appeal. No plain error.
4. During voir dire, the trial judge, without request by counsel or the panel member, unilaterally excused a nursing mother from the panel and made comments such as "Wah. Mama — I'm hungry." Where no objection was made at the time, nothing was preserved for appeal. Snellen v. Capital Regional Medical Center, No. 75787 (Mo. App. W.D., October 15, 2013). Witt, J.
This medical malpractice case was brought against a hospital for alleged negligence by its employee physician for failure to diagnose signs of fetal distress resulting in HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy).
1.(a) During direct examination of hospital's physician, defense counsel asked whether the Board of Healing Arts reviewed the instant medical malpractice claim. Defense counsel had previously asked the physician if she had ever been the subject of disciplinary proceedings by the board. Plaintiff's counsel objected on the grounds that such questioning violated the Peer Review Statute, Section 537.035. The trial court sustained the objection and instructed the jury to disregard the question and any answer, if given, but denied a request for mistrial.
Held: No abuse of discretion.
(b) Although there was a dispute as to whether the physician answered the question by saying that she had been "vindicated" by the board, the appellate court could not accept the affidavit of plaintiff's counsel to that effect, where plaintiff's counsel failed to utilize Rule 81.15 in the court of appeals to request that the trial court certify the true record on appeal. The court of appeals was bound by the record in the transcript as previously certified.
(c) In a footnote, the court of appeals noted that there was absolutely no reason for defense counsel to inquire whether the board reviewed claims of malpractice, whether this claim had been reviewed by the board, or whether the physician had ever had disciplinary action taken against her license. The only purpose of such questioning, in the view of the court of appeals, was to improperly imply to the jury that the board had determined that the physician had committed no malpractice in this case, and was objectionable under Section 537.035.4 precluding admissibility of any such proceedings in any judicial action.
2. During the deposition of the hospital's OB/GYN "standard of care" expert, that expert stated that he relied on no documents for his opinions, but might at trial. During that deposition, defense counsel brought up the ACOG criteria for labor-induced HIE, and provided a copy to plaintiff's counsel. Also, more than a year prior to trial, defense counsel sent a letter to counsel for plaintiff advising that various experts would rely upon the ACOG criteria and testify thereto. During trial, one plaintiff expert was questioned on cross-examination regarding the ACOG criteria. Another plaintiff expert agreed the criteria were authoritative. Without objection, a defense expert testified as to the criteria with cross-examination by plaintiff's counsel who then offered in evidence the entire ACOG document. When the last defense expert, the OB/GYN "standard of care" expert, attempted to testify regarding the ACOG criteria, plaintiff objected on the basis that this was a "change of opinion" from deposition testimony during which the expert testified that he had not "relied on any documents".
Held: No abuse of discretion - not a change of opinion.
The ACOG criteria were properly used to explain a previously given opinion. Also, gratuitously (though not raised at trial), the court of appeals noted the objection on appeal that the ACOG criteria were published in 2003, whereas the birth in question was in 1998. Since the ACOG criteria related to causation, not standard of care, the ACOG criteria were permitted subjects of inquiry though published after the birth in this case.
3. The hospital presented the testimony of an expert placental pathologist as to a general correlation between damage to placental blood vessels and neurological damage, but did not opine as to whether that relationship existed in this case (explaining that it was beyond the scope of the pathologist's expertise). The pathologist did opine that the neurological problems of the minor plaintiff were not labor-induced and had no identifiable cause, but were consistent with "perinatal problems, perhaps the placenta." There was no objection during the course of this testimony. After the testimony had been concluded and the witness discharged, plaintiff moved to strike on the basis that the general correlation was not expressed with reasonable medical certainty as applicable to the facts of this case.
Held: Without objection, error was not preserved for appeal — no plain error.
4. During voir dire, one panel member explained to the court that she was a nursing mother and would have to take breaks to use a breast pump. Without request by the panel member, and without a motion from either counsel, the trial court unilaterally excused the juror from service. In so doing, the trial court made some comments (of which the appellate court was critical), apparently with comedic intent, such as "Wah. Mama — I'm hungry." On appeal, plaintiff contended that such comments denigrated the seriousness of plaintiff's case.
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Just debating when to do the SIMS update. Does the absence of any posts mean it's gone well or no-one's tried it.
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Just debating when to do the SIMS update. Does the absence of any posts mean it's gone well or no-one's tried it.
Any experiences?
Just loaded it up here. All fine at the moment. Get ready for the calls re Meal Types tho :P
I've just had a look at the change documentation and can see no mention of it being the long promised ( for November ) .msi version. Am I missing a something?
I've just set it up on our test server ready for some onsite training today, everything seems to have gone ok.
I've not heard any mention of plans for sims to use MSI deployment :(
Installed it this morning, all seems dandy.
SOLUS 3 is suppose to have .msi packages or such. Look at the roadmap powerpoint. Also heard they might intergrate into Outlook which makes sense really.
If you have SLG2, Partnership Xchange, Dinner Money your pretty much stuck. At least till the new versions come out.
SLG2 is Weds, PX is Friday, Dinner Money 7 is BETA only at the mom.
New feature, Alerts (think Outlook Tasks)
you have to install it because of the Census in January.
plus it has a few extra features within this upgrade
Wouldn't be that harsh... but yes... wait, let some n00b\people with good support do it. Find the bugs, then wait for the patches to be written to fix them.
Yes you need AT least Nov for Jan Census (money), BUT, you can wait for Dec. Personally. You have no reason for Nov yet, unless you want the Alert thing. Wait.
We haven't had it sent through by our LA yet, but I won't be installing it until the SLG2 Novemember release is out.
Ok i am not a noob.. :| well at least i dont think i am lol.
Anyway, installed Nov Update this evening.. updated no problem, could log back into SIMS once update had finished.
So see what happens tomorrow.. will let you guys know if we have any problems. we shall see! :)
If it does get really bad.. we have a back up of the VM before the update so if we needed to we can go back to before the update was added ;)
Will keep you posted
It's going on first thing tomorrow morning. Will come back with any issues.
Well I installed it yesterday. SIMS itself appears to be OK but we have had some issues with PARS and bulk entry screens.
TASC software has released a couple of updates 311 yesterday and 312 today. 311 is now the minimum version for use with SIMS Nov 2008
Why did they have to tie PARS.net so closely to SIMS:mad: Updating SIMS wasn't quite so traumatic with PARSql


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State troopers said five males were all in a single truck when the driver apparently ran off the road. The accident occurred about 8:30 a.m. on Brushy Creek Road, about five miles south of Leakesville. The driver lost control of the vehicle coming out of a curve and the vehicle left the road and struck an embankment.
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As the season moves forward I'd like to take a look at the National League rookies production at various points. In doing this I created a NL ROY Race where the top 10 rookies will be listed. The order is how I would place them if the season ended today. Lists are made to be argued over and this one is no different. In reviewing every rookies production to date it's my opinion that Danny Espinosa has played head and shoulders above the rest. When i checked out fangraphs.com I was proven correct. Espinosa has the highest WAR among any eligible rookie. Here's the top 5 let me know what you think:
1. Danny Espinosa 2B Nationals: .247AVG 15HR 48RBI 42R 9SB .33OBP .468SLG
Espinosa has had some monster games this season for the Nationals. He is a big reason why they have stayed in contention without Ryan Zimmerman for most of the season. His average isn't where it should be, but he never going to be a guy that hits for a high average. His game is predicated on power and speed. So if he can hit around .260 and keep this combo of power and speed he will become one of the better middle infielders in baseball.
2. Craig Kimbrel RP Braves: 44IP 2.45ERA 1.09WHIP 2W-2L 26SV 69K
The Braves are loaded with talented rookie arms, but Kimbrel has proven to be the best so far this season. He's filled the void left when Billy Wagner retired seamlessly. His K/9 is one of the best in baseball at 14.11, and that's huge when it comes to closing out games. The less the ball is put into play in high pressure situations the better.
3. Antonio Bastardo RP Phillies: 31IP 0.87ERA 0.81WHIP 3W-0L 5SV 35K
The back end of the Phillies bullpen has been in turmoil all season due to injuries. Bard Lidge has been on the DL from spring training. Jose Contreras filled in nicely but succumbed to the injury bug as well. Ryan Madsen was finally able to put together some great outings as the closer but he to was struck down by injury. Bastardo has been lights out all year and stepping into the closers role nothing has changed. If he continues to pitch this way he won't be giving the role back anytime soon.
4. Freddie Freeman 1B Braves: .273AVG 12HR 39RBI 38R 2SB .348OBP .447SLG
Freeman's power took a little time to develop this year, but he hit 4 home runs in June and already has 3 in July. If the power stays consistent he could finish the year with 25+ home runs and challenge for the ROY award.
5. Brandon Beachy SP Braves: 61.1IP 3.23ERA 1.06WHIP 3W-1L 72K
Beachy has been a rock so far for the Braves rotation. He missed some time on the DL, but has proven healthy in his 3 starts since being activated. His strikeout numbers are impressive with a 10.57 K/9 and he has a stellar BB/9 of 2.22. It seems simple enough but if he can continue to limit base runners and strikeout that many hitters he will be an extremely successful pitcher.
The rest of the writeup is here: http://www.hits4brains.com/2011/07/hits4brains-rookie-of-year-race-nl.html
I figured the most important is the top 5, but 6-10 and just missed the cut is there as well. Let me know what you think.


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Oldest daughter of John and Frances Dandridge, she was born June 2, 1731, on a plantation near Williamsburg. Typical for a girl in an 18th-century family, her education was almost negligible except in domestic and social skills, but she learned all the arts of a well-ordered household and how to keep a family contented.
As a girl of 18--about five feet tall, dark-haired, gentle of manner--she married the wealthy Daniel Park Custis. Two babies died; two were hardly past infancy when her husband died in 1757.
From the day Martha married George Washington in 1759, her great concern was the comfort and happiness of her husband and children. When his career led him to the battlegrounds of the Revolutionary War and finally to the Presidency, she followed him bravely. Her love of private life equaled her husband's; but, as she wrote to her friend Mercy Otis Warren, " I cannot blame him for having acted according to his ideas of duty in obeying the voice of his country." As for herself, "I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances."


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Acetamiprid for PC
posted by: ltilton on 05.02.2014 at 08:39 pm in Fruit & Orchards Forum
On another thread, several knowledgable posters said they didn't consider acetamiprid effective for curculio control. I just got the current issue of the IL Extension newsletter, which lists Assail as one of the recommended insecticides to control PC. I believe the reference was primarily directed at apple growers.
I'm wondering if this might be because pyrethroids aren't permitted on apples after petal fall, so a less effective spray is recommended.
My first concern is for my stone fruits, and with as few trees as I have, I prefer not to be mixing up more sprayer-loads than necessary.
Good other discussion permithrinclipped on: 05.03.2014 at 10:41 am last updated on: 05.03.2014 at 10:42 am
Calculating mixing rate of ammonium sulfate for blueberries
posted by: fruitnut on 07.05.2013 at 08:27 pm in Fruit & Orchards Forum
Mrclint was kind enough to post the link below concerning blueberry fertilization with ammonium sulfate, AS, 21-0-0.
If I'm reading correctly it says that at rates higher than 1.0 g/liter AS becomes a salt problem when growing blueberries. So I'm cutting that in half to provide a safety margin. That equals rounded off ~2 grams per gallon. AS weights 4.6 g per teaspoon. The rate I've quoted before was about one teaspoon per 2.5 gallon jug. That still seems about right and about 0.5 g/liter.
More accurate calculations says 2.5 gal equals 9.45 liter. So 1.0 teaspoon AS (4.6g) diluted in 2.5 gal equals 0.49 g/liter.
I know that's not real easy to follow but that's my calculation.
So I think 1 teaspoon AS per 2.5 gal water is a safe rate on blueberries in pots if there is a decent leaching fraction. It's been working for me and this literature says it's safe if properly used.
Here is a link that might be useful: Ammonium sulfate on blueberries
BLUBERRY AMMONIUM SULFATEclipped on: 07.08.2013 at 11:51 am last updated on: 04.23.2014 at 09:59 pm
Record Keeping Journal
posted by: mes111 on 09.24.2013 at 02:12 pm in Fruit & Orchards Forum
Can anyone share a design or style of a journal . With so many variables and sub-layers I am just drawing a blank as to how to design the record keeping.
record keeping databaseclipped on: 03.01.2014 at 07:44 am last updated on: 03.01.2014 at 07:44 am
dry pesticide rates for hand held sprayers
posted by: michael357 on 01.23.2014 at 02:56 pm in Fruit & Orchards Forum
the link is from the U of KY and has a good deal of useful info. for folks using small amounts of spray materials but can't seem to figure out how to convert the label rates to rates usable in say, tsp/gal..
Hope this helps somebody.
Here is a link that might be useful: U of KY link
CONVERT MESASUREMENTSclipped on: 01.26.2014 at 01:48 pm last updated on: 01.26.2014 at 01:48 pm
best deal on pomegranate plants?
posted by: fabaceae_native on 12.29.2013 at 09:40 am in Fruit & Orchards Forum
I've done some research already, but am just wondering if I can skip some of it by asking what everyone thinks is the best deal on pomegranate plants on the internet.
Locally I can only get the variety 'Wonderful' but am looking for an early-ripening variety such as 'Angel Red', 'Granada', 'Sweet', 'Eversweet', or 'White'. I'd like to find the best size for the money, since I'm planning on buying a number of plants...
Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks...
POMEGRANATE VARIETIES & SUPPLIERSclipped on: 01.06.2014 at 05:37 pm last updated on: 01.06.2014 at 05:37 pm
Apple scab Problem
posted by: Stamper057 on 01.05.2014 at 11:05 am in Fruit & Orchards Forum
I purchased a small orchard last winter without any orchard experince(This is just a hobby orchard) We had a problem with apple scab last year and would like to know the best way to take care of this problem.
<none>clipped on: 01.06.2014 at 10:50 am last updated on: 01.06.2014 at 10:50 am
brown rot
posted by: yopper on 12.29.2013 at 04:06 pm in Fruit & Orchards Forum
What is the best spray for brown rot on cherries?TIA YOPPER
BROWN ROT - TREATMENTclipped on: 12.31.2013 at 10:08 am last updated on: 12.31.2013 at 10:08 am
Apple Tree Pollination and Rootstocks
posted by: Enterprise on 12.06.2013 at 12:09 am in Fruit & Orchards Forum
Hi all,
I am looking to add a few apple trees to my backyard garden. I am located in zone 5b/6a in western MA. I am thinking of planting three trees: Liberty, William�s Pride, and Enterprise on M26 rootstocks. I like the idea of getting some disease resistance although I understand that spraying still will be required, especially prior to bagging. My question is: will these trees provide sufficient cross pollination? From what I read their blooms are somewhat spread out but in theory overlap enough. Anyone know if that�s true? I was considering planting Freedom as well, but from what I�ve read on this forum, the quality isn�t as good as Liberty/WP and it doesn�t match Enterprise�s resistance. Also, any recommendations for rootstocks? A local orchard owner recommended M26, but it sounds like some of the Geneva rootstocks have value. Thanks in advance.
HARVESTMAN - SPRAY SCHEDULE TOWARDS ENDclipped on: 12.11.2013 at 08:58 am last updated on: 12.11.2013 at 08:58 am
peach tree curl
posted by: woody64 on 11.18.2013 at 03:08 pm in Fruit & Orchards Forum
I read somewhere that Iam supposed to spay my peach tree this time of the year to kill off the tree curl from this year. Can someone suggest what Iam supposed to spray with please? I read somewhere about copper spray or some thing like that but if you had to buy at the local store what would you ask for?
FALL SPRAYS - FUNGICIDESclipped on: 11.24.2013 at 02:42 am last updated on: 11.24.2013 at 02:44 am
Best Fungicide
posted by: MrsG47 on 11.05.2013 at 02:47 pm in Fruit & Orchards Forum
Hi all, it is garden clean up time and I am finding 'yellow rust' on my raspberries. It started very slowly in Oct. What is the best fungicide to use against it? Thanks, Mrs. G
GOOD DISCUSSION MIX USE OF FUNGICIDESclipped on: 11.08.2013 at 08:14 am last updated on: 11.08.2013 at 08:14 am
Borers Likelihood?
posted by: ramble on 10.16.2013 at 06:05 pm in Fruit & Orchards Forum
What is the likelihood that plums/cherries would get the borer? I'm in NJ.
And what available chemical to prevent them if necessary?
borer paint trunkclipped on: 10.24.2013 at 10:34 am last updated on: 10.24.2013 at 10:34 am
Summer Budding
posted by: Itheweatherman on 08.18.2013 at 01:52 pm in Fruit & Orchards Forum
Is it possible to bud apricots in summer? Is it hard?
Would you guys give me some tips, please.
I will bud a flavor delight aprium (patent expired) onto a Marianna 2346 rootstock.
SUMMER CHIP BUDDINGclipped on: 09.23.2013 at 12:28 pm last updated on: 09.23.2013 at 12:29 pm
Great video on BRIX & pests
posted by: yukkuri_kame on 09.08.2013 at 01:47 pm in Fruit & Orchards Forum
Found it very informative.
Do any of y'all use a refractometer?
Here is a link that might be useful: http://vimeo.com/6689994
BRIX FRACTOMETERclipped on: 09.09.2013 at 09:32 am last updated on: 09.09.2013 at 09:32 am
RE: Calculating mixing rate of ammonium sulfate for blueberries (Follow-Up #22)
posted by: mrclint on 07.09.2013 at 02:16 am in Fruit & Orchards Forum
Ammonium sulfate is not organic. Here's a video that shows a couple of small batches of ammonium sulfate in liquid form being mixed up. I'm not sure why he's cooking the powder at the end. Looks like a highlight from a "Breaking Bad" episode doesn't it? Non-organic growers take the crystalline form of either mix method, dilute with water and fertilize plants (including food plants) with it. Subway uses ammonium sulfate in their bread dough.
This post was edited by mrclint on Tue, Jul 9, 13 at 3:18
AMONIUM SULFATE BLUEBERRYclipped on: 07.31.2013 at 07:47 am last updated on: 07.31.2013 at 07:47 am
ammonium nitrate for blueberries
posted by: Noogy on 06.29.2013 at 09:14 pm in Fruit & Orchards Forum
I realize some components in fertilizers, such as muriates, contribute to the formation of salts in the soil that kills bb's. I've also read things about nitrates, but am not sure or positive about their use w/blues. I don't need the sulfur component, so is ammonium nitrate safe for blues?
BLUEBERRY - AMMONIUM SULFATEclipped on: 07.08.2013 at 11:54 am last updated on: 07.08.2013 at 11:54 am
Permethrin update
posted by: franktank232 on 07.03.2013 at 02:23 pm in Fruit & Orchards Forum
I just thought I'd update and say i had EXCELLENT results with plain Permethrin this year...as in I have yet to find ONE plum with a PC hit...they were thick...THICK on my apples (which i didn't spray early enough and when i did, i spot treated a few apples which stayed clean)... I was spraying every Sat nite on the plums ..i think i had 4 or 5 sprays total (its been several weeks now)...if i used a sticker i bet i could extend that. We had a ton of rain during May and June (15 inches)... Last year i had no plums ..none...because PC hit them so hard. This year i've had to thin there are so many out there hanging. I also have no PC hits on my container trees which all were spot treated (i only sprayed the fruit)..which include donut peaches, pluots, white peaches and a few other things...
Now if i can keep the rot away, i'll be good.
PLUMS - PERMETHRIN & ACIclipped on: 07.08.2013 at 11:53 am last updated on: 07.08.2013 at 11:54 am
picked peaches early, washed but still go brown rot?
posted by: garedneck on 07.07.2013 at 10:30 pm in Fruit & Orchards Forum
Well, i guess the honeymoon is over as the first several years it was easy to grow all types of fruits without much disease or pest pressure. This year brown rot has gotten into everything despite regular immunox sprays and a few monterey fungus fighter sprays and copper sprays in the winter.
So with one of the peach trees i removed about 30 peaches about 1 week before they would normally tree ripen while they looked good, washed them off, dried them and set them in the house. A few days later they get brown rot starting from the outside of the peach working its way towards the pit before the peach was fully ripe! It only takes 24 hrs to go from good looking peach to totally rotted peach!
What could or should i have done to prevent it?
I know to try to keep orchard clean and neat , regular sprays, etc. Should i just get used to this every so many years when the weather is particularly wet or hot?
Of course i did get a couple peaches this year that were fabulous making it worth the effort!
PEACHES - FIGHT BROWN ROT DO NOT USE IMMONOX USEE MONTEREY FUNGUS & CALCIUM CHLORIDEclipped on: 07.08.2013 at 10:27 am last updated on: 07.08.2013 at 10:28 am
When to stop pinching new growth on Blueberry Plants
posted by: blueboy1977 on 09.02.2012 at 06:25 pm in Fruit & Orchards Forum
Ive been trying to slow down my plants all summer by pinching off the tops of new growth about every 8 inches or so. There have been some plants that I havent keep up with to this point though and would like to cut back some length on the branches because they are getting floppy. Last year I cut them back in Sept and they had enough time to harden off by winter time. So in zone 9(South Houston) what would be the latest that you would pinch new growth. Im thinking late Sept/early Oct. Any thoughts???
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posted by: Randy31513 on 03.23.2012 at 01:58 pm in Fruit & Orchards Forum
Orthoďż˝ Flower, Fruit & Vegetable uses Acetamiprid. It is rated for apple peaches and plums and other stuff.
Any thought how this compares with Triazicide?
<none>clipped on: 05.29.2013 at 06:25 pm last updated on: 05.29.2013 at 06:25 pm
Spray recommendation for blooming stone fruit trees
posted by: andrew321 on 04.04.2013 at 02:03 pm in Fruit & Orchards Forum
My plum and apricot trees are in bloom. Peaches and European plums will soon follow. The rain has been on and off so I am kind of confused regarding what to spray and how often. I used copper sulfate and dormant oil about two weeks ago on all my stone fruits. I also used Daconil on the blooming apricots about four days ago. The plums were in the early stages of bloom and got sprayed with Daconil and Captan.
I wonder if I should also use copper sulfate and how often I should spray if there is rain while the trees are blooming. I always add a spreader sticker in the mix. Thank you.
STONE FRUIT SPRAYclipped on: 05.28.2013 at 10:45 am last updated on: 05.28.2013 at 10:45 am
Giving up on Triazicide
posted by: ltilton on 05.22.2013 at 03:27 pm in Fruit & Orchards Forum
OK. I sprayed at petal fall, I sprayed at shuck split, 10 days later. Not 5 days leter, I find curculio scars on every apricot I see. On every plum.
To hell with that.
I've got Sevin, I've got Permethrin. Not sure how to get my hands on anything else stronger. Which way to go?
TRIAZICIDEclipped on: 05.28.2013 at 10:38 am last updated on: 05.28.2013 at 10:38 am
Captan & Pears
posted by: backyardking on 04.22.2010 at 07:21 pm in Fruit & Orchards Forum
I have an old (new to me) orchard of apples, pears & cherry. A friend of mine told me to spray captan on them twice a week until June. That's what he does. The label doesn't mention pears--or I was hoping to be apple to shoot tomatoes in mid summer. Does anyone know if Captan should be ok? I think I have a bartlet type & an asian type pears. It seems from reasearch that it shouldn't be a big deal. Yes?
Thanks in advance
MORE SPRAY HARVESTMANclipped on: 05.20.2013 at 12:12 am last updated on: 05.20.2013 at 12:13 am
10-10-10 fertilizer and blueberries?
posted by: languard on 05.14.2013 at 11:37 am in Fruit & Orchards Forum
My wife is really worried about damaging our blueberries, so I thought I'd ask here for thoughts. I plan on using a 10-10-10 fertilizer on my blueberries, does anyone have any good/bad experiences with this? What about other fertilizers?
BLUEBERRY & FERTILIZERclipped on: 05.17.2013 at 02:43 pm last updated on: 05.17.2013 at 02:43 pm
Hmmm peach tree leaves starting to bubble and look like this...
posted by: armyofda12mnkeys on 05.13.2013 at 12:51 am in Fruit & Orchards Forum
Hey all,
My peach tree is getting these weird bubbles forming on the leaves...
Can see the leaves that have it on pic below... Can see it beginning to form on part of the left leaf too.
Is this nitrogen deficiency or a disease?
LEAF CURL WHEN TO SPRAYclipped on: 05.13.2013 at 09:29 am last updated on: 05.13.2013 at 09:30 am
Good spray program for apples
posted by: johnthecook on 02.29.2012 at 08:48 am in Fruit & Orchards Forum
hello. I have tried to figure out a good spray program for my apples. I have looked for past posts but never seem to get the full spray program for the year.I have dormant oil,triazicide, and immunox. Could someone just list in what order how they use these sprays during the spray season.I live on Cape Cod and have 17 apple trees two to three years old. I also have tried bagging my apples but can't see doing this when my trees really start producing.
HARVESTMAN SPRAYclipped on: 05.10.2013 at 12:59 pm last updated on: 05.10.2013 at 12:59 pm
Inducing a branch
posted by: glenn_russell on 04.06.2010 at 02:37 pm in Fruit & Orchards Forum
Hi All-
I suspect that this will be an easy case where you just point me to a nice link...
I dormant-topped all 5 apple whips that I planted last year to 42' in preparation for my open vase trees. With such a warm spring, I'm already seeing some leaf buds push which I suspect will become new shoots/laterals for my vase. But, my question is... if I don't get enough new shoots to form a vase (I'm hoping for 4 on each tree), how do I go about inducing one? I seem to remember a procedure where you score the bark down to the cambium just below a leaf bud, or something like that? If so, what would be the right time of year for me to do this? (Something showing me how long/deep the cut would be would be nice too.)
I guess I also want to ask how close together should I aim to get these new laterals? Ideally, they'd all be at the same level, but that's probably not possible/practical/and perhaps not best for the tree? Maybe it's just aesthetics anyway?
Thanks in advance,
P.S. Attended my first grafting class last night. Grafted a Goldrush on P2 (like M9) rootstock. Time will tell if my clumsy hands were good enough!
INDUCING BRANCHINGclipped on: 05.10.2013 at 12:58 pm last updated on: 05.10.2013 at 12:58 pm
Tis the season of fruit
posted by: blueboy1977 on 04.22.2013 at 03:03 pm in Fruit & Orchards Forum
It's that time of the season here in Houston and all kinds of fruit is coming across the table. We have been picking blueberries now for at least 3 weeks and wild dewberries, strawberries and loquats have been coming on strong. After the first week of my blues coming in I started to have Mocking Birds tearing them up. They really piss me off cause they don't even eat the berries. They just knock holes in them, tear off green berries and make a big ole mess under the plants. I still have some Rabbiteyes pushing flowers and I like to wait to put up my bird netting untill they are done but the last 2 seasons I've had to put it up a tad bit early. They are mostly done flowering but still a few trying to push. Attached are a few pics from the last two days at our house. Hope you enjoy them, I know I did;)
Took the boys picking dewberries yesterday after work. Then made dewberry cobbler for desert!
My wife went to a friends house this morning and picked some loquats. I'm going to plant a few seeds in the front yard and get a couple plants going. Anything special I need to do for the seeds or just throw them in the ground?
My boys picked these this morning.
A few picks of the improvised frame and bird netting.
4 year old Emerald sagging from weight of blueberries.
My early varieties (Springhigh and Snowchaser) are just about done. Here are a few more varieties that are starting to ripen.
This is suppost to be Windsor. It's from FHN and seems to the wrong variety. I have a Windsor JF&E and the leaf and berries look completely different plus they haven't started to ripen at all. Does this look like your unknown Fruitnut???
Scintilla just starting to ripen
That's all I got for now. As more varieties come in to season I will make another post.
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