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Title 32: National Defense
§274.1 Purpose.
§274.2 Definitions.
§274.3 Public notice.
§274.4 U.S. guaranty.
§274.5 Notice of intent to bid.
§274.6 Submission of bids.
§274.7 Acceptance of bids.
§274.8 Bids-revocations-rejections-postponements.
§274.9 Delegation of authority to the Secretary of the Treasury.
§274.10 Reservations.
Authority: Sec. 24, Foreign Military Sales Act (22 U.S.C. 2764) and Executive Order 11501 (34 FR 20169).
Source: 38 FR 858, Jan. 5, 1973, unless otherwise noted.
§274.1 Purpose.
The purpose of this memorandum is to prescribe regulations under which the Secretary of Defense or his designee may, from time to time, by public notice, offer financial institutions the opportunity to bid on the interest rates for the subject agreements. The bids made will be subject to the terms, conditions, and procedures herein set forth, except as they may be supplemented in the public notice or notices issued by the Secretary of Defense or his designee in connection with particular offerings.
§274.2 Definitions.
(a) The terms public notice, notices, or announcement mean the public notice of invitation to bid and any supplementary or amendatory notices or announcements with respect thereto, including, but not limited to, any statement released to the press by the Secretary of Defense or his designee and notices sent to those who have filed notices of intent to bid or who have filed bids.
(b) The term Loan Agreement means the proposed agreement between the foreign government and the private U.S. lender as described in the particular notice of Invitation to Bid.
§274.3 Public notice.
(a) Bids hereunder will be invited through a public notice issued by the Secretary of Defense or his designee which will prescribe the amount of the loan for which bids are invited, the repayment schedule, the conditions under which bidders may specify the rate of interest, and the date and closing hour for receipt of bids.
(b) Accompanying the notice will be the form of the Loan Agreement which the successful bidder must execute with the borrower, except for those terms which will be subject to bidding.
§274.4 U.S. guaranty.
Under section 24 of the Foreign Military Sales Act (22 U.S.C. 2764), any individual, corporation, partnership, or other juridical entity (excluding U.S. Government agencies) will be guaranteed against political and credit risks of nonpayment arising out of their financing of credit sales of defense articles and defense services to friendly countries and international organizations. Section 24 explicitly provides that guarantees thereunder are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. Fees in the amount of one-fourth of 1 percent of the amount of credits agreed upon shall be charged for such guaranties.
§274.5 Notice of intent to bid.
Any individual or organization, syndicates, or other group which intends to submit a bid, must, when required by the notice, give written notice of such intent on the appropriate form at the place and within the time specified in the public notice. Such notice, which shall be given to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 33 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10045, will not constitute a commitment to bid.
§274.6 Submission of bids.
(a) General. Bids will be received only at the place specified and not later than the time designated in the public notice. Bids shall be irrevocable.
(b) Interest rates. Bids must be expressed in terms of rates of interest not to exceed three decimals, for example, 5.125 percent.
(c) Group bids. A syndicate or other group submitting a bid must act through a representative who must be a member of the group. The representative must warrant to the Secretary of Defense or his designee, that he has all necessary power and authority to act for each member and to bind the members jointly and severally. In addition to whatever other data may be required by the Secretary of Defense or his designee, in the case of a syndicate, the representative must file, within 1 hour after the time for opening bids, at the place specified in the public notice for receipt of bids a final statement of the composition of the syndicate membership and the amount of each member's underwriting participation.
§274.7 Acceptance of bids.
(a) Opening bids. Bids will be opened at the time and place specified in the public notice.
(b) Acceptance of successful bid. The Secretary of Defense or his designee will notify any successful bidder of acceptance in the manner and form specified in the public notice.
§274.8 Bids-revocations-rejections-postponements.
The Secretary of Defense or his designee in his discretion, may (a) revoke the public notice of invitation to bid at any time before opening bids, (b) return all bids unopened either at or prior to the time specified for their opening, (c) reject any or all bids, (d) postpone the time for presentation and opening of bids, and (e) waive any immaterial or obvious defect in any bid. Any action the Secretary of Defense or his designee may take in these respects shall be final. In the event of a postponement, known bidders will be advised thereof and their bids returned unopened.
§274.9 Delegation of authority to the Secretary of the Treasury.
There is hereby delegated to the Secretary or Acting Secretary of the Treasury the authority, in the name of and title of the Secretary of the Treasury, to invite bids under this memorandum, to issue, modify and revoke public notices, notices, and announcements concerning such bids, to prescribe additional terms and conditions with respect thereto, consistent with this memorandum, to receive, return, open, reject, and accept bids, and to take such other actions as may be necessary and proper to execute this delegation of authority to implement this memorandum, excluding, however, the issuance of guaranties under §274.4.
§274.10 Reservations.
The Secretary of Defense reserves the right, at any time, or from time to time, to amend, repeal, supplement, revise or withdraw all or any of the provisions of this memorandum.


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World 46: An Interview with xDarkx
May 22, 2011 in World 046 News, World News
Welcome back to the World 46 Blog! This week features an interview with xDarkx, a player from Twist!
xDarkx has had quite an experience in World 46. He started in the tribe FID, moved to 3DX during their war with Skill?, and then moved in Skill? eventually. From that tribe, he was a part of the great merge with Anarky to form Twist!
Ampatriot: Hello there Dark! How are you doing?
xdarkx: Good how is the chemist?
Ampatriot: I am well For the sake of… our audience, could you explain what tribe you are in, and how you got there?
xDarkx: I currently hold my head in the tribe of Twist! I came to Twist via skill? Before skill? It was 3dx and FID for me.
Ampatriot: So… it has been quite a trip it seems. Well, I guess the first question that should be asked here is…. are you enjoying your new tribemates? How is that adjustment from enemy to friend going?
xDarkx: Yes it has been one I have enjoyed quite well along the way. The adjustment has been fine for myself and as I can see quite well for most tribemates. As I am enjoying working with them and they are some good folks.
Ampatriot: That is positive for sure. I had my doubts about the sustainability of a tribe including players that had fought each other for many months…But it sounds like it has been working out well. Well… next could you comment on how the war has been going so far? Your tribe (Twist) has been leading by a few conquers.
xDarkx: Yes even though I have to say it was kinda ackward the first few days. Instead of sending nukes I was sending mails to them with open arms. The war is going good. I personally think this war will take many years to win as no tribe will be a cake walk. Both tribes have their strengths and weakness. So I see it being more of a cat and mouse game for quite a while until the weakness start getting exploited and true gains are made.
Ampatriot: That is very true. Even if one tribe was much better than the other… 30,000 villages on both sides makes it a lengthy war, no matter what. So how is the new leadership working out in Twist!? Who exactly is the leadership?
xDarkx: Well we will start off by saying the leadership works well together. The leadership roles are shared from both former skill?/Anarky players.
Ampatriot: That is good, so no hard feelings will be created through that route.
xDarkx: Yes, I mean who wants to play in a tribe where they feal they have no place? I see it almost the same as the TSL merger. Except we have represenatives from both sides and it seems to be working out quite nicely.
Ampatriot: That is always good to hear. So I have heard that you guys launched your first op so far? How did that turn out?
xDarkx: Well I havent seen anyone rimmed from either side thus far. So im going to have to go with marginal until this happens. As I prefer a complete rimming of the Op target before I can all out call it a success. As of right now the stats dont proove alot for either tribe.
Ampatriot: Yeah, I suppose you are right. You are on the border between TSL and Twist! correct?Do you think that you may end up as an op target sometime in the near future?
xDarkx: Yes I am located in k64/65 borderline. Do I think I will end up an Op target? I think the best answer is when rather than if.
Ampatriot: Well good luck when that comes around. TSL is famous for its ops…. but then of course, it has never done an op on Twist….
xDarkx: I think TSL will do well as I have never seen a TSL Op..but I hear they are quite scary.
Ampatriot: We will see I suppose, there is one due sometime in the next few weeks I would guess. So do you have any other comments about the war? It is shaping up to be one for the books.
xDarkx: Well at the rate it is going right now it might be put down as one of the longest ones ever in tw history.
Ampatriot: Yeah… so in the end, the winner may turn out to be the tribe with the players that stick around longest. Well good luck!
xDarkx: That or the ones that dont die off first. Thanks sword.
Ampatriot: Thank you Dark! We will have to speak again sometime, after the op on you. Then you can tell us firsthand what its like
xDarkx: Alright sounds good bud.
Ampatriot: Have a good one
XDarkx: You too man.

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Customer Review - "The best pants I own and they cost me less than any other brand! I bought 3 more pairs after I wore my first ones around for a week. Thanks LA Police Gear!"
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Was just about to order some more of the woperator pants and read some of the reviews. Felt like I needed to add my two cents. I bought six pairs on the word of a friend and was satisfied with the product. Of course, I wasn't expecting navy seal quality for walmart prices either. I work in the pants and they are cool, and relatively durable. The rip stop comes in real handy when you come in contact with barbed wire on a regular basis. Had a slight issue with one pair's zipper being cantankerous, but other than that no issues.
Pros:Price, durability, looks.
Cons:Sizing is a little tricky, but my buddy had already warned me to upsize. (of course I lost some weight, and now am downsizing. Figures right?)
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1 Stars
Plastic zipper...junk!
May 31, 2014
Can you guys create pants with buttons or put a metal zipper on the pants? I agree with the last guys comment...the zippers are junk! I went back to walmart cargo pants and dickies, the zipper holds up better! I had 3 pairs that had the zipper split or come apart.
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Cons:Plastic zipper Velcro...use buttons like military BDUs
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3 Stars
These pants start off promising, but...
May 31, 2014
I bought six pairs of these three years ago in black. The material is high-quality. The Ripstop prevented any holes from fraying or growing, as expected, the color still hasn't faded a bit, and it doesn't decompose like 100% cotton Ripstop tends to over time. The fit is relaxed and comfortable and allows me to squat down and run without worrying about an inseam rip. The plastic d-rings held up nice and got a lot of use while hiking. The reinforced patches at the base of both front pockets openings successfully prevented my folding knife clip from wearing any holes. The insides of the pockets are also Ripstop, not some cheap, thin cotton like you find on jeans. And, I like the little opening in the middle of the cargo pocket flaps. Allows you to steadily carry objects too tall to fit inside with the flap closed (Maglite, baton, fuzzy dusting wand, whatever). My only complaints, although they are big ones, are the quality of the stitching and the cheap zipper. Within a month of wearing these (I wear them every day), things began to fall off/apart. All but one of the waist-adjusting straps fell off within one year. They tend to come undone and hang on by one stubborn thread, like a baby tooth. The cargo pockets have all began to detach themselves at seemingly random places, causing me to occasionally lose a small item. Many of the Velcro closure patches have fallen off. The reinforced seat patch has begun to fall off all six pairs. At least the buttons were sewn on well. But, seriously, I have straight-up learned to sew by hand and with a machine because of the weekly repairs I have to make at this point. And the zippers all began to wear out and bust open about six months ago. I've fixed a few zippers in my day, but these are hopeless. You can tell they're about to bust open and expose your underwear (which I pray you're wearing when this happens) when the zipper fails to stay up. In which case, your undies have probably already been seen by several people. It's just embarrassing to have 10+ people tell you that your fly is down each day. I thought about buying a few pairs of cartoony boxers with hearts on them just so it would be more funny and less humiliating when the zippers finally gave. Overall, I'd only recommend these to someone who isn't going to wear them as part of their job uniform, or someone who is okay with replacing them as they fall apart. Otherwise, just buy the BDU pants with the button-fly. That's what I wore before these and they held up for 6+ years. It's easy to sew a button back on. It's impossible to repair these plastic zippers. And in case you're wondering, the zippers didn't fail because I ordered a size too small. I wear a 30" waist and I ordered the medium size.
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Merchant Response:Hello - sorry to hear about your trouble with our Operator Pants. Please contact our returns department and we would be happy to replace any defective pairs for you. Thanks and have a great day.
Pros:Colors don't fade A lot of belt loops
Cons:Don't know what size you'll get Buttons fall right off Zipper is plastic junk I received about 20 emails a day after registering
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3 Stars
Not as good
April 20, 2014
These are not as good as the Operator Pant w/ Lower Leg Pockets. These do not have inner pocket in the thigh pocket which was perfect for holding an extra pistol on one side and tactical light in the other. The lower pockets are good for an Israeli bandage and tourniquet. PLEASE BRING BACK THE OPERATOR PANTS w/ LOWER LEG POCKETS!
Pros:Good price
Cons:Not as good as the Operator Pant w/ Lower Leg Pockets.
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5 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
Love these pants
April 6, 2014
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Pros:Fit great and can hold a bunch of gear.
Cons:Front pockets not quire deep enough to properly carry a revolver in a pocket holster.
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4 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
Great for the money
February 27, 2014
Not as high quality as other pants I've bought, but amazing quality for the low price.
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3 Stars
Zipper Doesn't Stay Up
February 14, 2014
I like these pants a lot but the zippers won't stay up. First time I was notified of this was going through airport security screening. I had my arms above my head and the TSA lady told me my zipper was down. Can't wear them because the zipper is not dependable enough.
Pros:Cheap, extra material for a knife clip, reinforced knee and butt.
Cons:Buttons on the pockets should be replaced by velcro. Need a better zipper, please no buttons on the fly!
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5 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
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February 4, 2014
Great Quality
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3 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
Great utlity pant, aweful zipper
February 1, 2014
I bought several pairs of these pants and have been very impressed with them...other then the fly zipper. The pockets do a great job of keeping all my gear in place, but I just find it hard to wear pants that is always flashing my most important gear! Can't you guys put some buttons in place of the the zipper fly, which I would prefer anyway? It can't be that expensive to sew on 3 or 4 buttons. Or at least a metal zipper in place of the plastic one. I would gladly pay $5 more for a pair of pants that has a barn door that stays shut until the animal within needs to be released. I would even pay $10 more, because the pants are just that great in every other aspect.
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2 Stars
Zippers - again
January 16, 2014
Like everyone says, the zipper in them is pretty much worthless. They also fade fast. Otherwise, not bad?
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Cons:Worthless zipper.
3 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
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I love these pants, but hate the zippers. I have bought about 7 pairs at least since 2008/9. Always hoping the zippers would improve :( I would highly recommend them if this would be remedied.
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3 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
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October 7, 2013
2 pairs of pants and 2 broken zippers. Better zippers or strong velco would be better. The rest of the pant is great.
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5 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
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October 6, 2013
I am a self admitted label snob when it comes to tactical gear and tend to stick to the big 3, but I couldn't pass on giving these pants a try as the price was half of other pants I own. I was blown away by the quality, fit and functionality of these pants. An amazing value and have become my favorite pair - I am ordering the other colors today!
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Halloween saw a spookily good effort by the visiting public of Muncaster castle to help out wild bats, by building them somewhere to live!
The world owl trust together with the members of the newly formed West Cumbria Bat Group ran an afternoon of bat box making. An activity aimed at children and designed to not only create homes for the wild bats of Muncaster, but also to raise awareness of British bats and their conservation.
Children that took part helped to put together their very own bat box, which was then allocated a number. Each child had a photo taken with their box and received a certificate to say that they had helped the wild bats of Muncaster. The boxes will be put up around the grounds and the children can then identify which box is theirs in the future.
Britain is lucky enough to have 17 species of native bat and here at Muncaster while walking around the eerie feeling grounds at night, the bat group identified three species of bat in flight. This is done by using a bat detector to pick up the frequency of the bats calls and help identify them. The brown long-eared bat, a particular favourite of mine was located along the impressive castle terrace, while both species of pipistrelle were seen frantically catching insects around the café courtyard.
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Dear Readers, As one with a degree in Criminal Justice, it is easy for me to see the direction our schools are taking. Now, let's teach our children to report to armed police officers! There has always been an avenue for reporting problems in all schools--guidance counselors, trusted teachers, parents, etc. Remember Hitler's Youth Brigade? Schools & Prisons--not much difference -- The US schools with their own police & 18 Signs That Life In U.S. Public Schools Is Now Essentially Equivalent To Life In U.S. Prisons . Children cannot develop properly in a prison-like environment and I have reams of information to support this statement. God save our children, Blessings, Dona Witmer
By BRIAN WALLACE Staff Writer http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/568047_Students-can-now-text-concerns-to-school-resource-officers.html
Rick Farnsler has roamed the halls of Elizabethtown Area High School as its resource officer since 2007, and he's never received a tip from a student via a telephone hotline or a tip box located in the school.
But in the four months since Elizabethtown implemented a system enabling students to submit tips via cellphone text messages, Farnsler has gotten more than 60 anonymous messages about drugs, vandalism, bullying and other concerns.
At least three of the tips came from students worried about their peers expressing suicidal intentions, said Farnsler, a uniformed borough police officer.
By conversing back and forth with the tipsters, Farnsler was able to obtain the names of the troubled students and notify the school's guidance counselors, who intervened.
"That's what it's all about," Farnsler said of the Text-A-Tip program. "If it means we possibly saved a student from harming themselves, right there it's worth the money, as far as I'm concerned."
Elizabethtown is believed to be the first public school in Lancaster County to implement the system, which was funded with a $1,600 donation from Elizabethtown Rotary Club.
Now, several other schools may be following suit.
School District of Lancaster plans to pilot a similar text tip program next month at all its schools through Lancaster City-County Crime Stoppers, which is offering subscriptions to other schools as well.
Implementing the service at schools is a no-brainer, said Sgt. Timothy Frey, who supervises the seven city police officers who work as school resource officers for SDL.
"Kids do not pick up the phone and call. They text," he said. "It's technology kids embrace, it's what they're doing, so we can't ignore it. We need to use it."
Crime Stoppers last month implemented a countywide text tip system provided by a Minnesota company called TIP411 that charges $2,800 for a two-year subscription.
Callers punch 847411 (TIP411) into their cellphone's text message "TO" box, then type "LANCS" at the start of the message, followed by a space and their tip.
County dispatchers and police officers monitor the system and respond according to the type of tips they receive.
Crime Stoppers is offering the system to schools because its subscription allows for four additional entities to use the service.
In the case of School District of Lancaster, the system will work exactly same way as the county TIP411, but with the identifier "SDOL" at the start of a text message.
Staff members in SDL's school and community safety office will monitor the system, along with the district's SROs. On weekends, SROs and administrators will keep tabs on tips, which may be submitted by anyone in the community, not just students.
Crime Stoppers is charging the school district $500 to "piggyback" on its subscription for two years.
One of the best features of TIP411, Frey said, is that it enables law-enforcement officials to continue conversing with tipsters long after their initial tip comes in. That doesn't happen with anonymous phone calls.
If a text tipster wants to end the conversation, he or she merely texts the word "stop," and the conversation permanently ceases - unless the tipster initiates it again.
To assure that tipsters remain anonymous, text messages are routed to a server in Canada, where telephone numbers and other identifying information are "scrubbed" from the text message, which is assigned a random ID number.
Canada has stronger laws on maintaining anonymity than does the United States.
District officials expect many tips to come in after school hours, but students also are likely to pass along information during the school day.
While SDL students are not supposed to bring their cellphones to class, many of them do, and Frey expects them to be texting tips to SROs.
"You've got kids sitting in a classroom, and kids talk," Frey said. "There's a lot of information going around the school during the day.
"Imagine if Columbine had a text tip program way back then," he said, referring to the 1999 massacre at a high school in Colorado. "We could name multiple schools where this would have helped."
When Elizabethtown implemented its system, some students purposely submitted bogus information, Farnsler said, but the number of prank texts has been relatively small.
And the useful tips he's handled have helped the school respond to student bullying, vandalism and drug use.
The system has been successful, he said, because it provides a secure, anonymous means of communication that students are actually using.
"Those 60 tips I've gotten this year are 60 more than I got in the previous four years."
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I believe there were no Fed UC demos on stage that showed off touch screen interfaces per se. But I did have a chance to visit with Perceptive Pixel, Inc., the company behind the hardware, middleware and apps the likes of which you see on CNN's Magic Wall. The company has been working with Esri to move some of its applications to "the big screen," notably ArcGlobe.
The discussion was about touch interfaces and the challenge of bringing geospatial application to such platforms - from tiny iPhones to wall sized multi-person useable monitors. Our observations:
- there are some standard gestures (pan, zoom)
- there are some standard ideas (menus of options should be "where" you are working on the tough screen)
- Apple wrote a book and has patented many gestures
- this effort is in flux, but the model for developers on smaller popular devices like phones and tablets is making for a very rapid development/feedback loop on what "works"
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My primary research focus is the impact of the environment (physical, biotic, or social) on mate choice and sexual selection. Currently, my wife, Ann Pratt, my Ph.D. advisor, Donald J. Shure, and I have two study insect systems that we have now studied for over 30 years (work on each began in 1979). These are (1) mate choice and the evolution of ethological isolation in the soldier beetle, conducted every autumn in the foothills and mountains of northern Georgia (Cornelia, Helen, Hiawassee, Clayton), and (2) territorial behavior of the seed bug on the granite outcrop, Arabia-Davidson Mountain, near Lithonia, Georgia. Currently, we are addressing questions that require multi-year data sets. For instance, in the soldier beetle we are documenting the repeated appearance and disappearance of assortative mating by wing spot length (i.e., beetles with a locality behaving as two species for a few years then reverting to behaving as a single species). In the seed bug, we are looking at the impact of climate variability on the abundance of the bug and in turn how abundance affects mating dynamics and interspecific competition for host plant seeds. Ann and I continue to work on a variety of fiddler crabs species in the Virgin Islands, Bahamas, and along the Atlantic coast from the Florida Keys to Cape Cod. We are especially interested in factors that favor smaller or larger claws (the mass of the single male claw can be 60% of that of the rest of the body). We have identified habitat, density, and presence of competing fiddler crab species as important factors possibly affecting the development and level of selection on claw size and shape.


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Can't get enough of politics and current affairs? Silversea Cruises has announced a voyage you might like -- a current affairs-focused sailing through the Persian Gulf headlined by such political notables as former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker.
Scheduled to kick off on Dec. 29, the combination land-and-sea trip is Silversea's latest collaboration with San Francisco-based World Leaders Travel and includes a seven-night voyage on the line's 298-passenger Silver Wind.
In addition to Baker, guest speakers for the 2011 World Leaders Symposium, as the cruise is being called, will include former Egyptian first lady Jehan Sadat and veteran journalist Bill Moyers.
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Beginning in Amman, Jordan and ending in Dubai, the trip includes specially arranged events and excursions in Jordan, the U.A.E., Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Optional program extensions include Christmas in Bethlehem, as well as Iran and Oman.
Port calls on the cruise portion of the two-week trip include Kuwait City, Dammam, and Doha. Other highlights include a special New Year's Eve celebration on the shore of the Dead Sea; a visit to the archeological ruins of Petra in Jordan by candlelight; a private visit to the Arab Organizations Headquarters Building in Kuwait; and behind-the-scenes access at the Al Jazeera media complex.
In addition to Baker, Sadat and Moyers, participants will include Karen Armstrong, best-selling author and expert on world religions; Joan Brown Campbell, director of the department of religion at the Chautauqua Institution; Zalmay Khalilzad, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Afghanistan and Iraq; Aaron David Miller, Middle East policy expert and advisor to six U.S. secretaries of state; and Crocker Snow, Jr., director of the Edward R. Murrow Center for Public Diplomacy.
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It's Friday, and that means a couple of things. First, the weekend is nearly upon us (thank goodness). Second, it's time to get your crunk on. Third, it's time to get ready for your weekend of fantasy baseball with DailyJoust.com.
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Robinson Cano: I feel a bit stupid suggesting you should starts Cano, it's not like there is anyone out there who doesn't know he's a HOF bound second sacker, but in 20 career at-bats against the Red Sox Clay Buchholz he's racked up nine hits for a .450 batting average.
Ryan Ludwick: I'm not a huge fan, and think the Reds made a mistake not just going with Chris Heisey, but there is no denying the track record of Ludwick against the Cubs as he's hit .279 with 10 homers, 37 RBI an a .843 OPS in 201 at-bats. He's been even more dominant at Wrigley hitting .349 with seven homers an a 1.041 OPS in 109 at-bats there.
Ryan Raburn: He has only 12 at-bats against Matt Harrison, but he's been a superstar in the matchup batting .667 with two bombs, seven RBIs an a 2.026, yes that's a two, OPS. As you read about, you did read Quick Starting Pitchers right?, I'm not a huge fan of Harrison either.
Ted Lilly: In his first outing he allowed one unearned run to the Padres. He faces Houston Friday, a team he has thoroughly dominated in his career: Lilly is 7-3 with a 2.64 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 7.27 K/9 and a 3.50 K/BB. Toss in the fact that the Astros aren't very good, and this is a dream matchup on paper.
And for the second straight weeks, two oldies but goodies...
Carlos Zambrano: After allowing one run to the Astros in his last outing, why not go to the well again? Big Z has a matchup with the Nats next, and he's had a lot of success against that organization in his career with an 8-3 record, 3.35 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 73 Ks in 78 career innings.
Barry Zito: Through 16 innings Zito has allowed 11 base runners (0.69 WHIP), and just two earned runs (1.13 ERA). We all know the dream will end soon, but it may last another start. Zito has a 3.31 ERA and 1.36 WHIP, with 30 Ks in 35.1 innings, against his opponent Friday – the Mets.
Travis Hafner: We're only talking 12 at-bats here, and that isn't necessarily enough data to draw any sort of lasting conclusion, but Hafner has four hits, including two homers, against the Athletics' Brandon McCarthy. Hafner has also knocked in six runners in the matchup while also garnering two walks.
Brandon Phillips: The only thing that seems likely to stop him on Saturday is his bum wheel. In 48 career at-bats against Paul Maholm he has 17 hits, good for a .354 average an a 1.034 OPS. He's also taken the Cubs hurler deep four times leading to nine RBI. Plus and play with this gu - as long as he is in the lineup.
Martin Prado: Off to a bit of a slow start hitting .250, Prado is a .292 career hitter. He's also raked against the D'backs in his career going 22-for-60 leading to a .367 average and 13 RBI in 17 games played. He's also picked up a hit in seven of his last nine games while he's driven in four runs while scoring four times in his last two contests. Joe Saunders isn't exactly a dominating opponent either.
Mike Leake: When a guy is 4-1 with a 2.66 ERA and 1.11 WHIP against a team (the Cubs), you had better take notice. Don't expect a lot of strikeouts, he has just 32 in 50.2 innings against the Cubs, but he should still have an effective outing.
Brandon McCarthy: Last season he went 6-3 with a 2.65 ERA and 1.11 WHIP at home. This season he's made three "home" starts and in that time he's got a 2.50 ERA and 1.28 WHIP. The matchup with the Indians isn't a great one on paper given that the Indians offense has been humming along in the early going, but McCarthy is still a solid option given his success in Oakland and his 6-3 record and 1.30 WHIP against the Indians over 16 games, if he can avoid letting Travis Hafner beat him that is.
Mike Pelfrey: The Mets hurler gets to face the less than imposing offense of the Giants. That's good news for the 6'7" righty who has a 2.18 ERA and 0.99 WHIP against the Giants in six starts. He'll also be pitching at Citi Field, a place where he has enjoyed a lot of success (19-13, 3.46 ERA, 1.34 WHIP).
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It is not work that kills men; it is worry. Work is healthy; you can hardly put more upon a man than he can bear. Worry is the rust upon the blade. It is not the revolution which destroys the machinery but the friction. Fear secretes acids; but love and trust are sweet juicesHenry Ward Beecher
"Idleness is sweet, and its consequences are cruel"John Quincy Adams
What's that on the telly? It's an angel sent from God... Growing in my belly... Like a sweet pea in a pod!Melissa Hatcher
Water is sometimes sharp and sometimes strong, sometimes acid and sometimes bitter, sometimes sweet and sometimes thick or thin, sometimes it is seen bringing hurt or pestilence, sometime health-giving, sometimes poisonous. It suffers change into as many natures as are the different places through which it passes. And as the mirror changes with the colour of its subject, so it alters with the nature of the place, becoming noisome, laxative, astringent, sulfurous, salty, incarnadined, mournful, raging, angry, red, yellow, green, black, blue, greasy, fat or slim. Sometimes it starts a conflagration, sometimes it extinguishes one; is warm and is cold, carries away or sets down, hollows out or builds up, tears or establishes, fills or empties, raises itself or burrows down, speeds or is still; is the cause at times of life or death, or increase or privation, nourishes at times and at others does the contrary; at times has a tang, at times is without savor, sometimes submerging the valleys with great floods. In time and with water, everything changes.Leonardo da Vinci
In sweet water there is a pleasure ungrudged by anyone.Ovid
A rose by any other name would still smell as sweet.William Shakespeare
Romantic love is an illusion. Most of us discover this truth at the end of a love affair or else when the sweet emotions of love lead us into marriage and then turn down their flamesThomas More
Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.Plautus
These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.Rupert Brooke
What think you, if he were conveyed to bed, Wrapped in sweet clothes, rings put upon his fingers, A most delicious banquet by his bed, And brave attendants near him when he wakes, Would not the beggar then forget himself?William Shakespeare
Be careful of the words you say, keep them soft and sweet; You never know from day to day which ones you'll have to eat.Unknown
Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.Fran Lebowitz
Strawberries are the angels of the earth, innocent and sweet with green leafy wings reaching heavenward.Jasmine Heiler
There's some people who do things so bad it tears the fabric of the world, and then there's some people so sweet and good that they can feel it when the world gets torn. They see things, they know things, only they're so good and pure that they don't understand what it is that they're seeing.Orson Scott Card
What was any art but an effort to make a sheath, a mould in which to imprison for a moment the shining, elusive element which is life itself life hurrying past us and running away, too strong to stop, too sweet to lose?Willa Sibert Cather
I now know that anything sweet, really sweet, that I have was nothing that I planned. If you don't have kids and animals, you don't truly know what real life is about.Sandra Bullock
Along the melting shores of earth An emerald flame there ran, Forest and field grew bright, and mirth Gladdened the flocks of man. Then glory grew on earth and heaven, Full glory of full day! Then the bright rainbow's colours seven On every iceberg lay! In Balder's hand Christ placed His own, And it was golden weather, And on that berg as on a throne The Brethren stood together! And countless voices far and wide Sang sweet beneath the sky "All that is beautiful shall abide, All that is base shall die.".Robert Williams Buchanan
Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God. I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me deathPatrick Henry
Beyond the smiling and the weeping, I shall be soon; Beyond the waking and the sleeping, Beyond the sowing and the reaping, I shall be soon! Love, rest, and home Sweet hope! Lord, tarry not, but come!Horatius Bonar
Thus while I journey on, my Lord to meet,My thoughts and meditations are so sweet,Of Him on whom I lean, my strength, my stay,I can forget the sorrows of the way.Horatius Bonar
You may rejoice to think yourselves secure, You may be grateful for the gift divine, That grace unsought which made your black hearts pure And fits your earthborn souls in Heaven to shine. But is it sweet to look around and view Thousands excluded from that happiness, Which they deserve at least as much as you, Their faults not greater nor their virtues less?Anne Bront
How sweet to feel its helpless form Depending thus on me alone! And while I hold it safe and warm What bliss to think it is my own! To feel my hand so kindly prest, To know myself beloved at last, To think my heart has found a rest, My life of solitude is past!Anne Bront


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Schofield Hall 218
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Search and Seizure Presentation Hosted
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MAILED: Nov. 26, 1997
EAU CLAIRE -- Attorney Michael Korpela will host a presentation at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire on the search and seizure law.
His presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, in Schofield Auditorium.
Organizers state the purpose of the event is to increase the public's awareness of their civil rights. Korpela will discuss the search and seizure law, as well as when and how a person can deny a police search. The information is intended to help people understand their civil rights.
Korpela is a graduate of Drake Law School who has litigated civil rights cases in federal court. He has been in private practice for 15 years, and is licensed in Michigan and Wisconsin.
The presentation is sponsored by the Campus Hemp Information and Legalization Initiative.
For additional information, contact Dan Drumm at (715) 836-5967.
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Janice B. Wisner
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|I'm sorry to have to ask with all the information on this forum, but I've been racking my brain trying to figure it out.
I need specifics on what to do for lighting and temperature for my 2 young Meyer lemons and a young Key lime, all roughly 2 ft tall in pots.
My options on where I can overwinter them are an attached, partially insulated garage with no windows, a 5'x6' closet with no windows in the basement or a 11'x12' spare bedroom on the main level which has 1 east facing window.
I would like to keep these trees flowering/producing fruit if possible unless that is too costly.
If someone can please tell me to go buy this, this and this, I would be so appreciative. I need plain words as this seems to be over my head.
I will post this in the Growing Under Lights forum as well.
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|I would stick as close to a window as possible then add some t5 bulbs over them which can be bought at a hardware store. Thats what i did ladt winter and my meyer put out 2 lemons (hes still small) throw the light on a timer for 12-16 hours a day and ull do just fine.... No need for expensive lighting or high pressure sodium bulbs
- Posted by organic_flutterby 5 MO (My Page) on Tue, Sep 17, 13 at 17:03
|Thanks so much for your help!
How many bulbs and what size should I use? Should they be cool or warm or both?
Is there a formula I should know about? Something that tells me about the output of the bulbs and the trees' requirements, etc?
I've looked for a book on the subject, but I couldn't find anything specific.
- Posted by poncirusguy micro(Z-6.8; AHS-8) (My Page) on Tue, Sep 17, 13 at 19:54
|Go to home depot and get the cheapest T-8 48 inch fixture. It cost $13.99 here in cincinnati and holds 2 bulbs Take a look at the link below to see many Ideas that use the cheapest highest efficiency lighting. I agree with clm128 on the high pressure sodiums and metal halide, No need.
Here is a link that might be useful: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/citrus/msg0320572518736.html
|if you had a fixture like steve mentioned you could do one cool one warm or just go with a white light. i have a t5 with 1 wight light and its good to go.
a good formula to look at is luminas per watt.
ie the higher lumina per watt the more efficient the bulb is. ive read somewhere that full sun is around 6500 luminas but that seems low to me and im not sure maybe steeve can verify?
as for how many lights it depends on how many plants u have under it and how big it is, last year i ran 1 t8 set up like steeve mentioned with 2 bulbs and it did just fine. it just depends on how u wanna set it up.
another advantage to flourescent lighting is that its really low heat so it can be placed within inches of your plant unlike high presure sodium which wastes alot of energy in heat. also with hps you may have to notify your insurance company your using it because of the fire risk.
- Posted by poncirusguy micro(Z-6.8; AHS-8) (My Page) on Wed, Sep 18, 13 at 15:08
|Sunlight put out 10,000 lumens per square foot. and on overcast days about 1,000 lumens per square foot. A 3200 lumen 4 foot T8 fluorescent bulb will cast a light over a surface of 3 foot by 4 foot of about of about 266 lumen per square foot of light. That is one bulb. The fixture I saw have 2 bulbs. If you can inclose the tree and bulb you can reflect the light that misses the tree the first time to hit it on the way back. You will triple the amount of light that only strikes once as it does from the sun. This will give the light of 800 lumens which is enough for very good growth. Also the leaves become much more efficient with the light when it is not so bright..
- Posted by organic_flutterby 5 MO (My Page) on Thu, Sep 19, 13 at 8:29
|Thank you Chris and Steve for your help!
I think this will be my plan for the winter: 4 ft 4 bulb t5 HO with 54 watts and 5000 lumens per bulb. These bulbs are all 6400k.
Will I be able to replace one of the 6400k bulbs in the light fixture with a 2700k?
I will get some mylar to put on the lower walls to use as a reflector.
I will use a small fan for circulation and help prevent bugs.
I will keep my trees on a tray of pebbles that has water in it for humidity, looking for about 45-50% humidity.
I will keep the area around 60 degrees, or should it be higher?
I'm still a little fuzzy on watering and fertilizing. I guess I will water them a little less often and perhaps cut down on fertilizing too?
I also need to research preventative bug control, maybe a routine neem oil spray or safer soap spray?
And, I need to figure out if/how I should be acclimating my trees to the inside conditions. Any ideas?
One question about lighting. From what I understand light dissipates the farther away it goes so my trees need to be close enough to get good benefit without getting burned. My question is why does it matter what size room the trees are in?
Please correct my plan as needed. Thanks so much!! I've really been stressing this. Still stressing, just not so bad.
- Posted by organic_flutterby 5 MO (My Page) on Thu, Sep 19, 13 at 8:30
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- Posted by poncirusguy micro(Z-6.8; AHS-8) (My Page) on Thu, Sep 19, 13 at 8:58
|I foliar feed in the indoor times. Keeping the plants at 75 to 90 degrees will help the plants grow much more. The plants will use more water so the soil will dry out fast enough to resist disease problems If your system is inclosed, the light will heat the area. If your plants are not fruiting you can use a systemic poison. You got the RIGHT idea about preventative care.
- Posted by organic_flutterby 5 MO (My Page) on Fri, Sep 20, 13 at 8:23
|Thanks again Steve. I will be spending some time studying the pictures on the link you posted, looks very interesting!
I will post a picture of my winter set up soon.
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|Thu, 04-25-2013 - 3:25pm
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|Sun, 04-28-2013 - 5:51pm
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|Thu, 03-28-2013 - 11:09am
So I had my exciting date on Sat., I was on cloud 9 & smiling idiotically for a couple days after--and now I am back to anxiety and uncertainty. OMG, I haven't dated anyone I liked in so long I forgot what it is like. Since all the dates I've had since my divorce were guys I didn't really like, I guess the last time I felt this way was when I met my ex in 2000, so that is a long time. Now objectively I know it's ridiculous to feel this way--it hasn't even been a week & the guy doesn't seem like he is the type who communicates just to chat. For our first date, he emailed me 3 wks ahead to see if I wanted to go, then I heard nothing for 2 weeks after that so I wasn't even sure he was going to follow through--one wk before, he emailed me again to remind me and then we had more discussion in the couple of days before we actually went. since this weekend is Easter, I never really expected a date--so how do I get myself to snap out of this mood? It's almost like having PMS, except I know it's not. I mean I look at the facts and what I would tell a friend in the same situation. He sure seemed like he was having a good time, he mentioned seeing me in the future like it was a definite thing (of course we all know that is no guarantee--the typical "I'll call you" and then you never hear from the guy again) and when I emailed him on the day after, he emailed me right back and seemed enthusiastic.
We belong to the same meetup group for single parents and we were looking at the calendar of future events together. There is a dance at the end of April that he said he would go to (I had signed up a long time ago) but he hasn't signed up yet, but he signed up for a dinner for next week (that I cant' go to)--but then again, the dinner is a limited no. of people so you have to sign up right away to guarantee your place, while a lot of people could go to the dance. But I guess I'm a little put off that he didn't ask if I was going to the dinner, yet of course since we're in the same group, he knows these events are visible to me too--yet I'd feel like a stalker signing up right after he did.
Aggh! Maybe not dating is just easier.
|Fri, 03-29-2013 - 7:36am
@cfk: Why are you only sleeping 4 hours a night? If it's insomnia, I feel your pain. Last week I finally consulted with a sleep specialist to cure my early morning awakenings. I'm working on it.
Well, I did take one philosphy course in college, but I've mostly just read a lot of books, not to mention psychotherapy off and on through the years. So I've read a lot in the psychotherpy-philosophy-memoir-how to-poetic realm. Since I love talking about this stuff, I don't always have someone to discuss it with--so I read. It's like talking to a friend!
I love the Saint-Exupery quote (and love all of his quotes), but that's not actually the one. I did my own research and I was thinking of the quote by Gestalt therapist Fritz Perlz, "Don't push the river--it flows by itself." A long time ago, a therapist said this to me and it made a huge impression (not that I've always let the river flow!). Another wonderful poet is Rainer Maria Rilke (a man) born in Austria 1875. His quotes make me want to weep they are so beautiful.
|Fri, 03-29-2013 - 8:50am
FG, I'm taking a course. It's been 20 years. My body has become accustomed to staying up late, studying, then getting up early, to study, then off to class. I came home yesterday, did homework, ate and crashed by 8 something. I woke at 2 AM and could not go back to sleep ;) Luckily, we are out today. I hope to get a good 8-9 hours straight in before Monday or I fear I'll pay for it.
Thanks for the reccomendations, I will definitely be checking them out ;)
|Fri, 03-29-2013 - 9:07am
Ha CFK
I like when you say the emotional roller coaster and alteast Music is on it.. Now that is good girl...
I feel most of the time that life is this journey no matter how cliche that is and we meet people for a reason holds true here.. I do know that if a guy asks me out I better go because at my age and the competition that is out there I better make every second count now.. So when I get a message from OLD I get rather excited and thi nk wow he seems okay and I will go atleast to have a good time. Like my date on Sunday I kept saying to myself its just a meet up and just have fun and when I went with that attitude it was fine.. It was like just meeting up with a good friend. Mr. Guy was very down to earth so it helped.. We went at first into this coffeee shop to get some tea so I just followed along and when he got tea I got the same thing.. and then we just started walking in the park and discussing the park and summer and things in general terms and it just felt very nice.. I was staying in the same exact moment and the conversation just flowed. At some point we sat on a bench and he showed me pictures of condos in Florida he was looking at and so we talked about that..
At one point I felt comfortable enough to lay my head on his shoulder and he didnt mind so we continued talking and wow did that feel good and safe but I kept thinking its just a date but then your mind wanders to wow I could get used to this.. but yes it is nice to be in tha game or on that rollercoaster when the opportunity is there.. I love that ...
Plus when someone gives us attention it does feel rather nice and to have someone open doors and give hugs and all which is human nature one cant help but to want that in their lives.. So on this journey of life paying attention and getting the best of whatever comes our way and enjoying every moment of it is priceless. I remember at one point laying my head on Mr.Guy;s shoulder while we were sitting in the park and I was like wow I could get used to this and I was loving every minute of it..
|Fri, 03-29-2013 - 11:25am
Thanks for the compliment. Yes I believe that if you do want a relationship you do have to take some risk. I had this friend who said that she didn't want to date but she wanted to get married--I asked her how that could possibly happen because of course you have to get to know someone before you get married. then I have a friend who has been divorced for years and I pointed out to her that the reason we never met men was because normally we get together for lunch & shopping which isn't exactly conducive to meeting men. We have to go somewhere that men are. I've invited her out but she hasn't gone--she says she will go when it's warmer. But then she has excuses like she has to lose 10 lbs. first--meanwhile I'm like a size 14-16 and she's probably a size 4-6. We all know women who are large sized but still manage to get BFs because they have self confidence and act like men should want them and small women who are down on themselves. So what was my point? I forgot. I really don't mind being alone sometimes. Like during the week after work, I would rather stay home. I also like to do solitary things like read, play the piano, do needlework, so I can entertain myself. there are some people who need to be active or with people all the time cause they just can't stand being alone. I think I like going out so much now because for many years, I did make my schedule revolve around my kids. I would only go out when my kids were with their father. But now that my son is 17 1/2 and can drive and do what he wants, it's so freeing that I don't have to check his schedule before I make plans--and he is very encouraging about me going out. I mean what 17 yr old boy wants his mom around all the time anyway? He has his own stuff to do. so I have probably been going out more than usual this year. I just don't like it when the whole weekend goes by & I haven't done anything. It doesn't have to be something with men--I can be just as happy if I go out with the girls. And yes, I made plans to go out tonight. lol
|Fri, 03-29-2013 - 11:30am
Yes I am more balanced today. I do think that if a man likes you it won't make that big a difference if you call him or not unless you go to crazy extremes, like constant texting (I have a divorce client whose STBX had to get a court order against her cause she texted him 100's of times in a day). You have to show a balance between being interested & encouraging and not being a crazy stalker clingy kind of woman who doesn't have a life. I also think it's important to actually have a life because I know that when I was married to 2nd DH it's not like I gave up my friends but he always came first & I'd try to fit in my friends, then when we got divorced, there was a big space in my life to fill. Now if a relationsip doesn't work out, I'd still want to have other things to do. So right now I'm thinking that I'll text the guy on Easter to say Happy Easter, hope you're having a good time with the family, stuff like that. It reminds him that I'm around but doesn't seem stalkerish. Otherwise, I'm not just going to text him to say hi for no reason cause I wouldn't know what to say. But I can't see a man thinking that I was going to ask her out again, but now she texted me happy Easter, so now I won't cause it's too forward. lol then he'd be a nut case too and I already had one of those.
|Fri, 03-29-2013 - 11:36am
You know Free, I remember a woman on another board used to say that we can take care of all our own needs except physical affection, which is so true--we can earn money and be independent and all that. And I'm not even talking about sex although that would be good, but one reason I like ballroom dancing is that you are touching men even though for most dances you aren't even dancing that close, but it's nice to have that human connection with someone. But when I was out dancing with the guy on Sat. night, most of the dances were swing, which isn't a close dance, but we did do a couple of slow ones where he was holding me very close, not in a raunchy way but affectionate and I so missed that--it felt very nice & exciting too. And when we first met at the mall, he gave me a nice hug & kiss on the cheek. So maybe one reason why I got all over myself was that I so missed having some kind of physical affection from someone. As a friend of mine put it, I've been in the desert and finally saw an oasis.
|Sun, 03-31-2013 - 6:14pm
The human condition is so amusing. The GF of last summer talked about sex around sex but since 99% of my friends are women ( women talk more about sex than men and are far more graphic)it never occurred to me that she was interested in sex with me! She finally made it physically obvious. She just could have been direct and not tried to give hints(men do not do hints).
|Mon, 04-01-2013 - 1:18pm
Yes I did--I knew he would responde since he is polite & wouldn't just ignore me, but I figured I could tell what was going on if he just said something basic (which he did) or whether he said something about getting together again. Well after I did that I was looking on the meetup boards. We are in a single parents group but he's also in another group for singles who like to dance & I'm not sure if he knows I'm also a member of that group--I saw on the message boards that he had gone to a dance Sat. night and he actually posted a message to a woman saying "It was fun dancing with you. Can we go out for coffee soon?" Ugh!
Now I recognize that we only had one date and both of us have the right to date other people--I can't be angry at him for doing that. I was kind of disappointed because he said all these things about getting together again--I didn't make any of these suggestions, it was all him (although I did agree, didn't discourage him). So now I am not going to contact him again and see what happens. If he asks me out again, I'll go & I won't mention anything about knowing he is dating others, but I'll keep it in my mind.


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If you've been following along here in prepping for this year's garden you have some seeds starting to pop up. If you were a little overeager you probably have some plants that are getting quite large and the roots are overgrowing their little cubicle.
If they are getting too big, and it's too early to plant them out (at least it is here in Spokane), you'll want to transplant them into a larger pot so they don't become root bound. Note that squash type plants (pumpkins, etc.) have sensitive roots so when/if you transplant them don't disrupt the roots. Most other starts you'll want to tussle up the roots a little before transplanting. (Note: If you come home on a sunny day and your starts are all droopy like a Salvador Dali painting, don't lose all hope. Often with generous watering they will resurrect themselves.)
If you haven't been able to get any seeds into the ground it's not too late to get them going but it's getting close to that point where you might want to just plan on buying plant starts from a local greenhouse. I recommend GEM Garden and Greenhouse, Northwest Seed & Pet and the Herb Garden & Greenhouse if you live in the Spokane area. Farmers' Markets are also a good place to get starts . Many of the large garden centers are coming around on sourcing from local greenhouses, but past history shows that many of their starts are from places like Texas.
If you haven't done so yet, it's time to draw up a picture of your garden plot and identify what you will plant and where. As I've said before, rotate crops to limit disease. For example tomato, potato, eggplant varieties should not be planted in the same place from one year to the next. Rotation is also important for not depleting the soil. You want to follow heavy to medium feeders that draw a lot of nutrients from the soil (tomatoes, corn, cabbage, peppers) with either light feeders (carrots, beets, onions) or heavy givers (beans, peas) that actually will fix nitrogen in the soil and enrich it. I like the methodology explained here that recommends a rotation of heavy feeders followed with heavy givers which are then followed by light feeders.
Another key consideration in plotting out your garden plan is what plants make good companions and like to be together and which plants are arch enemies and will fight each other all summer resulting in reduced yields.
You can go here for a run down on plants that are beneficial and antagonistic. I get kind of overwhelmed by all the information and different criteria for planting, so I have developed Craig's anecdotal, simplified companion planting plan.
Basil & Tomatoes: My first recommendation is interplant your tomatoes with basil, lots of basil. We discovered this two year's ago. We always had trouble with our basil going to seed because of the intense heat of summer, but when we interplanted them with the tomatoes the large tomato plants shaded the basil just enough to keep them in check. We had wonderful basil all summer and the tomatoes seem to really like it too.
Borage, Nasturtiums and Marigolds all around: These are my go to plants to intersperse in the veggie garden. Marigolds are legendary among organic gardeners for helping with aphids.
Fennel be banned: I've heard reports that Fennel doesn't get along well with much in the garden so I haven't been planting it of late.
I'll probably add to my companion planting list as I mature as a gardener but these are the three things that make sense to me at this point. Let me know you're experiences and I'll add to the list.
One last consideration for you garden plan, make sure to plant you're tall shade producing plants on the north side of your plot so they don't block the sun from your shorter plants. Lettuce on the other hand is good to plant in the semi shade of sunflowers to keep it from going to seed too quickly.
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Your headline caught my eye and I was about to thunderously shout "hallelujah"; but then I realized it was "plot". Har har har har har . . .
Excellent gardening tips btw Pastor Craig!
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