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Skyworks Releases Positive Annual Sustainability Report
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWKS), an innovator of high performance analog semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets, has released its 2013 Sustainability Report, a voluntary non-financial public document that addresses the company's commitment to sustainable business practices. The report highlights annual improvements and provides an overview of the company's initiatives in multiple areas, from its environmental efforts and labor practices, to its health and safety programs, ethics policies and stewardship activities.
In 2013, Skyworks reduced its year-over-year carbon dioxide emissions rate by 32 percent and improved its water efficiency by 8 percent, recording its lowest water usage rate on record since it began measuring results. Continuing the phase out of materials of concern in finished goods, Skyworks now has a product portfolio which is nearly 100% Green™.
"Central to Skyworks' efforts in meeting the growing demand for wireless connectivity solutions is our belief in sustainability," said Bruce J. Freyman, senior vice president of worldwide operations at Skyworks. "In 2013, we continued to make improvements across all key categories and extended our reach into our supply chain by working to implement programs that go beyond mere compliance with industry standards. We are proud that the net result of these sustainability efforts is that our products are manufactured with considerably less impact on the environment."
Skyworks' 2013 Sustainability Report can be found at: http://www.skyworksinc.com/downloads/investors/skyworks_sustainability.pdf.About Skyworks Skyworks Solutions, Inc. is an innovator of high performance analog semiconductors. Leveraging core technologies, Skyworks supports automotive, broadband, wireless infrastructure, energy management, GPS, industrial, medical, military, wireless networking, smartphone and tablet applications. The Company's portfolio includes amplifiers, attenuators, battery chargers, circulators, DC/DC converters, demodulators, detectors, diodes, directional couplers, front-end modules, hybrids, infrastructure RF subsystems, isolators, LED drivers, mixers, modulators, optocouplers, optoisolators, phase shifters, PLLs/synthesizers/VCOs, power dividers/combiners, power management devices, receivers, switches, technical ceramics and voltage regulators.
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TGF in SCOTLAND - Unit 23 GFE 5
I was in London and my birthday was nearing the following weekend. To celebrate, I jumped on a Megabus to Glasgow and met up with Gully Representatives Kriss Kyle and Reed Stark at Unit 23 Skatepark, a good decision indeed. Spent my 24th getting' slabbed and cloppin' clips with my dudes. Here's what happened. Charbubbs.
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Automated Wi-Fi crash detection system test begins in Michigan
Google's driverless car team recently decided that they will begin using robot cars on their commute to work, but for most of us such luxuries are still a ways off. In the meantime, Michigan has announced its own test of an automated traffic safety system.
The test system is called Connected Vehicles and was launched by the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute and the U.S. Department of Transportation. Connected Vehicles will allow 3,000 cars in the Ann Arbor area to communicate with each other via Wi-Fi to avoid accidents and improve the overall flow of traffic. Manned by volunteers driving buses, cars, and trucks, the warnings will include alerts sent to vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication devices that will detect impending collisions and lane changes made by vehicles moving into the blind spots of other vehicles.
The pilot program is scheduled to last for one year and will be used to determine the possible rollout of a larger system by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the future.


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Atonement / Resurrection Readers' Theater
Present a readers' theater or skit of Elder Boyd K. Packer's parable about the Atonement (see Gospel Principles, pp. 75–78). [QUOTED BELOW] Ask an adult to be the narrator and assign the children the parts of the creditor, debtor, and mediator/benefactor. (Have the older children present the skit to the younger children.)
Elder Boyd K. Packer of the Council of the Twelve gave the following illustration to show how Christ's atonement makes it possible to be saved from sin if we do our part.
"Let me tell you a story--a parable.
"There once was a man who wanted something very much. It seemed more important than anything else in his life. In order for him to have his desire, he incurred a great debt.
"He had been warned about going into that much debt, and particularly about his creditor. But it seemed so important for him to do what he wanted to and to have what he wanted right now. He was sure he could pay for it later.
"So he signed a contract. He would pay it off some time along the way. He didn't worry too much about it, for the due date seemed such a long time away. He had what he wanted now, and that was what seemed important.
"The creditor was always somewhere in the back of his mind, and he made token payments now and again, thinking somehow that the day of reckoning really would never come.
"But as it always does, the day came, and the contract fell due. The debt had not been fully paid. His creditor appeared and demanded payment in full.
"Only then did he realize that his creditor not only had the power to repossess all that he owned, but the power to cast him into prison as well.
" 'I cannot pay you, for I have not the power to do so,' he confessed.
" 'Then,' said the creditor, 'we will exercise the contract, take your possessions and you shall go to prison. You agreed to that. It was your choice. You signed the contract, and now it must be enforced.'
" 'Can you not extend the time or forgive the debt?' the debtor begged. 'Arrange some way for me to keep what I have and not go to prison. Surely you believe in mercy? Will you not show mercy?'
"The creditor replied, 'Mercy is always so one-sided. It would serve only you. If I show mercy to you, it will leave me unpaid. It is justice I demand. Do you believe in justice?'
" 'I believed in justice when I signed the contract,' the debtor said. 'It was on my side then, for I thought it would protect me. I did not need mercy then, nor think I should need it ever. Justice, I thought, would serve both of us equally as well.'
" 'It is justice that demands that you pay the contract or suffer the penalty,' the creditor replied. 'That is the law. You have agreed to it and that is the way it must be. Mercy cannot rob justice.'
"There they were: One meting out justice, the other pleading for mercy. Neither could prevail except at the expense of the other.
" 'If you do not forgive the debt there will be no mercy,' the debtor pleaded.
" 'If I do, there will be no justice,' was the reply.
"Both laws, it seemed, could not be served. They are two eternal ideals that appear to contradict one another. Is there no way for justice to be fully served, and mercy also?
"There is a way! The law of justice can be fully satisfied and mercy can be fully extended--but it takes someone else. And so it happened this time.
"The debtor had a friend. He came to help. He knew the debtor well. He knew him to be shortsighted. He thought him foolish to have gotten himself into such a predicament. Nevertheless, he wanted to help because he loved him. He stepped between them, faced the creditor, and made this offer.
" 'I will pay the debt if you will free the debtor from his contract so that he may keep his possessions and not go to prison.'
"As the creditor was pondering the offer, the mediator added, 'You demanded justice. Though he cannot pay you, I will do so. You will have been justly dealt with and can ask no more. It would not be just.'
"And so the creditor agreed.
"The mediator turned then to the debtor. 'If I pay your debt, will you accept me as your creditor?'
" 'Oh yes, yes,' cried the debtor. 'You saved me from prison and show mercy to me.'
" 'Then,' said the benefactor, 'you will pay the debt to me and I will set the terms. It will not be easy, but it will be possible. I will provide a way. You need not go to prison.'
"And so it was that the creditor was paid in full. He had been justly dealt with. No contract had been broken.
"The debtor, in turn, had been extended mercy. Both laws stood fulfilled. Because there was a mediator, justice had claimed its full share, and mercy was satisfied" (in Conference Report, Apr. 1977, pp. 79-80; or Ensign, May 1977, pp. 54-55).
Help everyone understand that Jesus Christ has paid the price for our sins. When we follow His terms (repent and keep the commandments), we can live with Him again.
In advance, draw a picture of a tombstone and label it "Physical Death." Also draw a picture of a gate and label it "Spiritual Death." Without Jesus Christ, we would suffer physical death and spiritual death (being cut off from or "locked out" of God's presence).
Place a prepared drawing of a barred circle (Ø) over the tombstone to show that there will no more be permanent physical death.
Because of Jesus Christ's death and resurrection, we, too, will be resurrected.
Place a picture of the Savior over the label "Spiritual Death."
Because of the Atonement, the price of sin was paid—we can overcome spiritual death and come in through the gate if we repent and keep His commandments.
Sing "He Sent His Son," (CS, pp. 34–35).
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How many of you are worried about your job or not making enough money to support you and your family? I bet it is more than a few of you. Well, I just finished watching The Company Men and if you are one of those few, who have been downsized, fired, let go, etc...don't watch this movie. You will just get more depressed.
I know that is not my normal glowing recommendation for a movie. However, I actually liked the film and thought it was done very well - perhaps too well because it was so real. Bottom line this movie is about how the greed of some can crush the ones below them, and to hell with the consequences. The Company Menshows the ripple (and sometimes tsunami) effect when layoffs happen at a company. Sound familiar? Since 2008 everyone has been touched in one form or another with the economy so this movie just brought back everything we first feared, what we have lived through and are currently enduring.
Directed (and written) by John Wells, The Weinstein Company, 2010. Starring Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, Maria Bello, Craig T. Nelson, Chris Cooper and Kevin Costner.
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BUD SPOT DETAILS: CONAN O'BRIEN GOES FOR LAUGHS, ADS GET MIXED REVIEWSMonday, January 19th, 2009
Some details have emerged about the big game's upcoming Anheuser Busch spots. Adweek gave us a peek in a recent article and The Chicago Sun Times' advertising columnist, Lewis Lazare, was given a screening of the brewer's spots and, without giving away too many key details, he wrote a review last Friday.
First, we now know that NBC late night comedian Conan O'Brien will make his TV commercial debut in one of the spots. The ad will feature O'Brien as he agrees to tape a Budweiser commercial, but reluctantly finds out that the spot will be created in Sweden. Lazare c alls the O'Brien effort, "Quirky. Amusing. And well-acted." Reports indicate O'Brien was not paid for his work, but instead accepted a charitable donation to the Fresh Air Fund.
We also know that Bud will feature its iconic Clydesdale horses in three spots, two of which will feature light humor. In one, a pair of horses find love and, in the other, a Clydesdale and Budweiser's Dalmatian engage in "some friendly competition" according the Adweek. The last of the Clydesdale ads will tug at our heartstrings, a tactic that has worked well for Bud in year's past and produced some SpotBowl winners and strong contenders. In this spot, a Clydesdale recalls his ancestor's trip to America and their journey to becoming members of the Anheuser Busch cart pulling team. AB did not give Lazare a screening of this particular spot, but Lazare was told that the ad will use a combination of humor and sentiment (always a good combination in ad polls like SpotBowl).
All three Clydesdale spots were overseen by Super Bowl advertising director extraordinaire, Joe Pytka.
Overall, the review of Bud's 2009 ads was mixed. Budweiser's ads don't "have the same creative punch many viewers have come to expect from A-B" and "it's the humor and the sentiment — especially the humor — that doesn't hit the mark in most of what viewers will see from A-B and (advertising agency) DDB this year."
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The Old Shave
Our love of old-school shaving cream got a boost today, with trad king Will Boehlke unveiling a new crop of British-style shaving soaps at his in-house shop. The scents are all old-man perfumes like cedar and sandalwood, but it's really about the ritual of the wooden bowl and the badger hair brush, something Boehlke calls, "the second best experience a man can have with his pajamas on."
We assume #1 involves a trampoline.
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Developing a great story with which to "sell" our ideas is a facet of design work not all of us (we geek folk) are the best at pulling off; however, without a compelling and interesting story or pitch, many products and companies would not be where they are today. When it comes down to it, many successes can be attributed to a great storyteller. Aaron Shin, senior director of the transition … Read More
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USS Quiros, a 350-ton gunboat, was built for the Spanish Navy at Hong Kong in 1895. Captured at Manila in 1898, she was commissioned by the U.S. Navy in March 1900. Her first decade of service was spent in the Philippines, but in 1911 Quiros was sent to Chinese waters and spent the rest of her career there. She was decommissioned at Shanghai in August 1923 and expended as a target the following October.
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Summary: A nice hike with plenty of red rock views
Challenge Level: Moderate
Hiking Distance: About 4.1 miles
Trailhead Directions: This was a two vehicle hike with one vehicle parked at the Jordan Road trailhead. To get to the Jordan Road trailhead, from the "Y" (the intersection of State Route 89A and State Route 179), drive up SR 89A towards Flagstaff for about 1/4 mile to Jordan Road. Turn left on Jordan Road and take it to the end. Turn left on Park Ridge Drive and follow it to the end where you will be in a cul-de-sac. Drive through the cul-de-sac and follow the dirt road for about 1/2 mile to the parking area.
The second vehicle was parked at the Soldier Pass trailhead. To get to the Soldier Pass trailhead, from the "Y", drive west on SR 89A for 1 1/2 miles to Soldier Pass Road. Turn right on Soldier Pass Road and proceed about 1 1/2 miles to Rim Shadows. Turn right on Rim Shadows. The trailhead is on your left about 1/4 mile. The gate to the traIhead is open from 8 am to 6 pm, so make sure you are out by 6 pm.
Description: The hike takes you up to Brins Mesa with nice red rock views, across the mesa and down the Soldier Pass trail. You pass the 7 sacred pools and Devil's Kitchen (a large impressive sink hole) on the Soldier Pass part of the hike.
Guest Photos: Here's a photo by David Butler
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The academic mind reflects infinity, and is full of light by the simple process of being shallow and standing still.Gilbert Keith Chesterton
This important new organization has lots of energy and the participation of a broad cross section of members of the academic, science and technology industries. They will play a pivotal role by focusing much needed attention on this important economic vehicle.Bill Spencer
This important new organization has lots of energy and the participation of a broad cross section of members of the academic, science and technology industries. They will play a pivotal role by focusing much needed attention on this important economic vehicle.Bill Spencer
Politicians of all stripes are always in danger at looking at every problem from an abstract point of view or being briefed by officials, academics, or economists who know every science but the science of human nature.Joseph Jacques Jean Chrtien
An arts education helps build academic skills and increase academic performance, while also providing alternative opportunities to reward the skills of children who learn differently.Gavin Newsom
Much literary criticism comes from people for whom extreme specialization is a cover for either grave cerebral inadequacy or terminal laziness, the latter being a much cherished aspect of academic freedom.John Kenneth Galbraith
Man has been accustomed, ever since he was a boy, to having a dozen incompatible philosophies dancing about together inside his head. He doesn't think of doctrines as primarily"true" or "false," but as "academic" or "practical," "outworn" or "contemporary," "conventional" or "ruthless." Jargon, not argument, is your best ally in keeping him from the Church. Don't waste time trying to make him think that materialism is true! Make him think it is strong or stark or courageous—that it is the philosophy of the future. That's the sort of thing he cares about."C.S. Lewis
Instead of explaining the sober facts of mechanics and electricity, I want to say a few words about the debt which we owe to youth; and with your permission I shall consider you as representing here not only the academic youth of Sweden nor even of Europe but also of America.Felix Bloch
My parents were neither wealthy nor academic, but we lived comfortably and they were always extremely supportive of my academic efforts and aspirations, both at school and university.Paul Nurse
The 1990s, after the reign of terror of academic vandalism, will be a decade of restoration: restoration of meaning, value, beauty, pleasure, and emotion to art and restoration of art to its audience.Camille Paglia
The stage is life, music, beautiful girls, legs, breasts, not talk or intellectualism or dried-up academics.Harold Clurman
When the first fossils began to be found in eastern Africa, in the late 1950s, I thought, what a wonderful marriage this was, biology and anthropology. I was around 16 years old when I made this particular choice of academic pursuit.Donald Johanson
Academic politics is the most vicious and bitter form of politics, because the stakes are so lowWallace Sayre
My starting point is as an academic who always thought nuclear was the answer, but who then looked at the figures and came to an inescapable conclusion that solar-hydrogen is the long-term future. I did not come at this as a green evangelist. I am a reluctant convert.Derek Abbott
Literary criticism, now almost entirely confined to the universities, thus moves against talent by moving against the canon. Academic preferment will not come from a respectful study of Wordsworth's poetics; it will come from a challenging study of his politics - his attitude to the poor, say, or his unconscious 'valorization' of Napoleon; and it will come still faster if you ignore Wordsworth and elevate some (justly) neglected contemporary, by which process the canon may be quietly and steadily sapped.Martin Amis
Without any delusive representation of images or phantasms, I am most certain that I am, and that I know and delight in this. In respect of these truths, I am not at all afraid of the arguments of the Academicians, who say, What if you are deceived? For if I am deceived, I am. For he who is not, cannot be deceived; and if I am deceived, by this same token I am. And since I am if I am deceived, how am I deceived in believing that I am? for it is certain that I am if I am deceived. Since, therefore, I, the person deceived, should be, even if I were deceived, certainly I am not deceived in this knowledge that I am. And, consequently, neither am I deceived in knowing that I know. For, as I know that I am, so I know this also, that I know. And when I love these two things, I add to them a certain third thing, namely, my love, which is of equal moment. For neither am I deceived in this, that I love, since in those things which I love I am not deceived; though even if these were false, it would still be true that I loved false things. For how could I justly be blamed and prohibited from loving false things, if it were false that I loved them? But, since they are true and real, who doubts that when they are loved, the love of them is itself true and real? Further, as there is no one who does not wish to be happy, so there is no one who does not wish to be. For how can he be happy, if he is nothing?St. Augustine of Hippo
It takes only one man to make an artist, but forty to make an Academician.Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
My starting point is as an academic who always thought nuclear was the answer, but who then looked at the figures and came to an inescapable conclusion that solar-hydrogen is the long-term future. I did not come at this as a green evangelist. I am a reluctant convert.Derek Abbott
When it comes to computer games, many academics seem to be one step down from judges in their lack of engagement with the real world.Richard Allan Bartle
There is no mask that temptation cannot wear, and the idea that Satan is purely a logician is an illusion held by not a few naive people. Many a shifty old man sees him as an opponent in an academic argument, but if he does the observer is still at the stage of games and trifles. Sometimes, though not often, the black desire to harm wins out over quicker and less bitter delights. When that happens, evil shows itself for what it truly is, not a way of life, but an attack on life itself.Georges Bernanos
The Internet is a big boon to academic research. Gone are the days spent in dusty library stacks digging for journal articles. Many articles are available free to the public in open-access journal or as preprints on the authors website.Nick Bostrom


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A Punk Punk genre of Speculative Fiction based on the 1920s - 1950s period, spiced up with retro-futuristic innovations and occult elements. The dieselpunk narrative is characterized by conflict vs the undefeatable (nature, society, cosmic), strong use of technology, and Grey and Gray Morality. The protagonists are often Heroic Neutral and have low social status. Generally, dieselpunk can take inspiration from 1920s German Expressionist films, Film Noir, 1930s Pulp Magazines and Radio Dramas, Crime and wartime comics, period propaganda films and newsreels, wartime pinups, and other entertainment of the early 20th century. As this covers a broad spectrum, the precise sources of inspiration can vary greatly between dieselpunk works. Like Steam Punk, Dieselpunk is a genre dictated primarily by its aesthetics rather than by its thematic content. Both grime and glamour have their place in dieselpunk. Dieselpunk overlaps with Two-Fisted Tales and Raygun Gothic, but differs mostly in its Punk Punk theme. Two-Fisted Tales explore settings such as Heroic Fantasy, Space Opera, etc that are not properly a part of Dieselpunk, and Raygun Gothic tends to describe a period both chronologically and technologically later. Typically, Dieselpunk roots itself in urban and wartime settings of the 1920s to the late 1940s, both literally and figuratively 'down to earth'. A common point of divergence from our timeline is that The Great Depression never happened, leading to further economic and technological growth and less of the warmongering typical of the inter-war era. World War II may still happen in some Dieselpunk settings, see below. The term Dieselpunk was popularized by Lewis Pollak and Dan Ross in 2001 as the genre for their RPG Children of the Sun. Pollak stated that it was intended to be on the "darker, dirtier side of Steam Punk" and should be considered a "continuum between steampunk and Cyber Punk."[1]. (On the other hand, noted reviewer Ken Hite described Children as "Not really diesel, and not really punk.") To be noted: unlike the 2000s, the Diesel-powered car in the 1930s was a rare curiosity, only a single model being put into small-scale production in Germany during that age (and almost exclusively used as a taxi), but on the other side the vast majority of the population could not afford cars back then. The life of an ordinary citizen was far deeper influenced by the oil-burning locomotive, bus, ocean liner or neighborhood power plant. Still, during this period steam engines were gradually being replaced by diesel engines in many areas.
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GeneralVastness is key. This was the age of the Zeppelin, the modern battleship and the ocean liner, the flying-boat airliner, and the skyscraper. It also saw the first multinational corporations, large-scale social engineering, and mass political movements. World War I was still fresh in memory as the Great War, the most colossal conflict in the history of mankind. Man is dwarfed by his creations and things are subsumed into abstractions. Period technology encompasses everything found in Steam Punk, but internal combustion and electric power in combination with new materials (better alloys, plastics, etc) makes machinery lighter, stronger, and more versatile. The airliner is the prime example of this, but cars, trucks, tractors, and diesel-powered electrical generators are even more important in reshaping the world. Armored vehicles and useable submarines are less common but still important innovations. Wireless radio leads to the rise of broadcasting as an information medium. Anachronistic super-advanced technology, often of the Awesome but Impractical variety, such as Giant Flyer, Spider Tank, Disintegrator Ray might occur. Such technology might be secret super weapons of a villain, or Homemade Inventions by the hero or his friends. Although the dieselpunk aesthetic can overlap with Raygun Gothic, and though dieselpunk is known for featuring Tesla technology and Wunderwaffen-style super-weapons, dieselpunk typically does not include transistor-based technology, other electronics or atomic power. In fact, another Punk Punk genre, Atompunk, was coined to describe fiction in this mode. Atompunk (such as the Fallout series and the comic book Fear Agent) takes inspiration from 1950s-era aesthetics and fashions such as Googie architecture and Jetsons-style technology, which typically lie outside the bounds of dieselpunk. The analogue sci-fi of Metropolis and Things To Come are closer to the dieselpunk tradition as it stands. Dieselpunk often focuses upon air travel and combat, including such ideas as literal "flying fortresses", air pirates, dirigibles, early UFOs, hotshot flyboy pilots, etc. Fascination for military hardware, weaponry and uniforms of the early 20th century is also often in evidence and a great amount of dieselpunk media is concerned with war, especially the Second World War and and fictional variations upon it. Owing to its pulp roots, dieselpunk is often very adventure-based, full of exotic locales such as Mysterious Antarctica, The Shangri-La, Hollow Earth etc. Some Geographic Flexibility is to be expected. Dieselpunk fiction can encompass the supernatural as well. In dieselpunk adventure, occult practices are Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane, and maybe Magicians Are Wizards. The works of HP Lovecraft, tales of Nazi occult research, contemporary expeditions to 'mystical' places such as Egypt, and early research into relativity and quantum physics have greatly contributed to the occult mystique that informs dieselpunk. This tends to contrast with the 19th-century Gothic themes and spiritualism that show up in Steam Punk. As dieselpunk is a post-modern look at the past, it is not limited to the tropes and stereotypes that characterized fiction of the day — instead, it can use these tropes to comment upon the past and reinvent it. Dieselpunk (along with steampunk) can encompass a range of authorial voices and themes. Female characters in dieselpunk tend to be strong, encompassing flappers to pin-up girls and much more, and can include Rosie the Riveter-type action heroines, glamourous femme fatales, costumed crusaders, archaeologist badasses, dragon ladies, tough-talking reporters and other types common to pulp fiction of the era. Both male and female characters are typically Badass Normals with universal drivers' licenses. Sub-subgenres are listed below as possible options of exploration, but as these categorizations may only describe one or two works, if any, they should be taken with a grain of salt.
Diesel Deco/Deco PunkAlso called "Ottensian" Dieselpunk after Nick Ottens, some guy on the Internet, who postulated it. This is the most optimistic form of dieselpunk. Progress seems unstoppable and the future is bright. Things are designed to be stylish and opulent, ornamental and efficient at the same time. Think Bauhaus architecture and design, Art Deco, Expressionism, the 1939 New York World Fair. A good setting for a Science Hero.
Diesel NoirSimilar to Diesel Deco, but generally Darker and Edgier. Emphasizes the downside of economic and technological progress. Society is plagued by crime and corruption, technology seems to be at its most effective in producing increasingly effective weaponry. The occult basically amounts to Black Magic (including exotic religions), Sealed Evil in a Can might turn up in an archeological dig and subsequently have to be stopped to avoid The End of the World as We Know It.
Diesel Weird WarWorld War II is being waged (or World War I in some instances), but one or both sides are introducing superweapons, alien technology and/or occult forces into the mix, often with one or more Mad Scientists behind it all. For a less extreme variant, something like the real-life exploits of the nascent Special Air Service in collaboration with the Long Range Desert Group (briefly, Lawrence of Arabia upgraded with blast-incendiary explosives and "gunship jeeps"). (See Weird Historical War.)
Diesel DystopiaAlso called "Piecraftian" Diesel Punk, again named for some guy on the Internet. World War II did start and may still be in progress; if it isn't, either some kind of Cold War is being waged, or a One World Order has been established. Either way, The Government is intrusive and ruthless, ostensibly to protect the citizens. The political ideology might be any kind of totalitarianism, either one of the many real life examples of the period, a mashup of those, or a completely fictional analogue.
Diesel DesolationWorld War II did start and ended because there isn't anything left to fight over, and very few resources left to fight with, or even to sustain civilization. It's essentially a post-apocalyptic milieu, and certainly not a very common dieselpunk flavor. See also the article How dieselpunk Works.
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Once upon a time, a happily-ever-after was all fairytale flicks needed to be cool. That was, until the 3D craze made a blazing comeback and upped our expectations so that animated movies with no in-your-face effects looked like something out of the Stone Age.
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Our fave "true love kiss" so far is a great book called, "The Princess and the Kiss", by Jennie Bishop. It's a beautiful story of saving true love's first kiss. The boy's version? "The Squire and the Scroll", also by Jennie Bishop. I hope you get a chance to enjoy them.
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I'd like to highlight a few important changes this year that stem from parent and community input. We are combining our magnet school and neighborhood school lotteries into one process. In addition, we are targeting outreach to new parents with our first Kindergarten Fair. We also plan to hold open house sessions at all of our schools, not just the magnet schools – another change this year.
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Organizational challenges for CSR communication in social mediaEtter, Michael; Morsing, Mette; Castello, Itziar (Amsterdam, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Purpose: Social media hold promises for companies to engage with a variety of stakeholders about CSR issues and thereby enhance stakeholder relationships. However, by implementing a social media strategy companies face different constraints. With this paper barriers diminishing stakeholder dialogue in the Web 2.0 are identified. Design and methodology: With a single case in‐depth‐study we analyze the implementation of a communication strategy of a recently launched CSR‐twitter‐account of a European based pharmaceutical company leading in CSR. Data is derived from interviews with four managers with central roles in strategy formulation and implementation. Findings: Five factors diminishing stakeholder dialogue are identified: Lack of resources, unfamiliarity with social media, managerial scepticism, internal guidelines and culture, and external regulations. These barriers prevent basic principles of relationship building online, such as regular updates or conversational human voice. Research limitations: With a single case study the representative value of the results is limited. However, the results give valuable insights into the challenges and concerns management faces when implementing a CSR communication strategy in social media. Practical implications: The results show that organisational constraints have to be addressed in order to implement a successful social media strategy. We therefore argue that corporate communications has to increasingly emphasis organisational aspects. Originality: To date, only little research has been done about CSR communication in social media. Furthermore, the research paper presents highly relevant and new findings by drawing the attention to organizational rooted challenges of corporate communication and strategy implementation. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8530
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A Longitudinal Study of Corporate and Organisational Identity DynamicsKjærgaard, Annemette; Morsing, Mette (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Research on identity has raised attention to the importance for managers to align corporate and organisational identity, and to express those identity features that are central, distinct and enduring to strengthen corporate image and reputation among a variety of stakeholders. Drawing from an extensive data collection from two longitudinal studies in the same organisation, Oticon A/S, this study challenges the advantage of an enduring corporate identity by exploring how the dynamics between an organisation's corporate identity and its organisational identity unfolded over time. Following a grounded theoretical approach, a process model is developed to show how the strong corporate identity fluctuated from being productive for the alignment of organisational identity and member identification to being counterproductive during a period of ten years. The paper discusses the implications of endurance of a strong corporate identity, and contrary to prior research we suggest that a strong corporate identity may result in member disidentification. We also suggest that a strong enduring corporate identity may impede organisational development, because top management will disappoint external and internal audiences if a corporate identity change is suggested. The paper concludes by encouraging more longitudinal research to advance knowledge about the complex dynamics of interplay between corporate and organisational identity. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6451
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African Perspectives in a European FrameworkJeppesen, Søren; Morsing, Mette (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: We engage a discussion of political CSR in SMEs in an African context. Based on critical observations on Western MNC action in emerging economies, political economists have argued that business profit far more than society from CSR. In this paper we argue that the imperative for growth in developing economies provide an option to consider the scope and potential of SME engagement for local social development. Interestingly, while African business is not usually compared to nor found to share much similarity with European business practices, our empirical studies of CSR in African SMEs reveal a number of shared characteristics with their European counterparts. Supported by prior studies on European SMEs and our empirical findings from Africa, we conceptualize how CSR in SMEs in both regions first and foremost tends to be strongly focused on the "proximity factors" of employees and local society. We discuss how the SME propensity to prioritize proximity factors (feelings of importance of nearness) in CSR decision-‐ making in SMEs has different implications in an African than a European context. Future research paths are proposed to explore political CSR in SMEs in a developing economy context. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8836
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on the art of duality in learning partnershipsMorsing, Mette; Vendelø, Morten (København, 1995)[More information][Less information]
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Current KISS drummer Eric Singer says he has grown weary of fans routinely asking for the original lineup to reunite. During a recent interview with Radio Nova, Singer said that fans are often more than willing to share their opinions about the band's future and direction.
"The people that want to complain about 'I don't like this,' or 'I don't like that,' 'They should play this song,' or 'I only want the original band.' The bottom line is: this is how KISS exists right now, in 2013," he explained.
He went on to suggest that fans should appreciate the band as it is:
"Be glad there's some version of KISS and that we're out there touring. We have just as much passion and case just as much as the band ever did or ever could. That's what counts. If we didn't, we wouldn't be here. I mean, Gene [Simmons] and Paul [Stanley] don't need the money; they don't need to do this. They do it because they love doing it."
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2012 has been an amazing year for DJ. What started out as a work avoidance tactic has turned into one of my proudest achievements, and i'm of course very grateful to you, our readers, for helping us achieve so much. 2013 is going to be an equally exciting year. If you're not moving forward, you're moving backwards, as they say.
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DJ's second birthday is on 19th February 2013, and its only right we celebrate by overhauling the site. Having saved a few pennies, i think its about time that DJ started to look the part. So, on 19th Feb i will be launching Diet Justice, version 5! This time it will be done by a professional, rather than me, which i think will make for a much nicer environment :).
This is the blog post that keeps on giving, my second birthday surprise (fail) will be the formation of a small team of Staff Writers. DJ has become a great community, and i think its about time that some of the stars of the show take center stage. So you will still get my fun filled, dramatic, and intense blog posts, but you will also get to hear some other peoples ramblings.
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Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al.
Thyroid acropachy is an unusual presentation of an autoimmune thyroid disease, (~1% of patients with Graves disease) which is almost always associated with thyroid ophthalmopathy. It can occur in euthyroid, hyperthyroid,or hypothyroid patients or even post treatment.
The majority of patients are smokers.
Clinical presentation
Clinically, it presents with soft tissue swelling, finger clubbing and periosteal reaction of the extremities.
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- hypertrophic pulmonary osteoathropathy (HPOA)
- pachydermoperiosteitis
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- chronic vascular insufficiency
- 1. Rana RS, Wu JS, Eisenberg RL. Periosteal reaction. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009;193 (4): W259-72. doi:10.2214/AJR.09.3300 - Pubmed citation
- 2. Fatourechi V, Ahmed DD, Schwartz KM. Thyroid acropachy: report of 40 patients treated at a single institution in a 26-year period. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 2003;87 (12): 5435-41. Pubmed citation
- 3. Scanlon GT, Clemett AR. THYROID ACROPACHY. Radiology. 1964;83 (6): 1039-42. Radiology (citation) - doi:10.1148/83.6.1039 - Pubmed citation
- 4. Parker LN, Wu SY, Lai MK et-al. The early diagnosis of atypical thyroid acropachy. Arch. Intern. Med. 1982;142 (9): 1749-51. Pubmed citation
- 5. Fatourechi V. Thyroid dermopathy and acropachy. Best Pract. Res. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 2012;26 (4): 553-65. doi:10.1016/j.beem.2011.10.001 - Pubmed citation
- 6. Batal O, Hatem SF. Radiologic case study. Thyroid acropachy. Orthopedics [Internet]. 2008 Jan [cited 2013 Nov 10];31(1):2, 98–100. Pubmed citation


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It's been weeks of speculation, but former MTA Chairman Joe Lhota has announced he will be running for mayor of New York City and will file his papers this week. YNN's Grace Rauh has more.
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. -- "I would not have left the MTA, a job and a position that I loved, if I wasn't going to run for mayor of New York," said Joseph Lhota.
It was hardly a formal announcement, but former MTA chairman Joe Lhota is letting New Yorkers know his mind is made up. He is running to be the city's new mayor.
It was his strongest statement to date about his plans since leaving his job at the transit agency at the end of the year. In December, he said he was quitting to explore a bid for City Hall. It seems the exploration period is over.
Lhota said, "I think later this week, I should be a full-fledged filed candidate."
For the past two weeks, Lhota, who was a top aide to Rudy Giuliani when he was mayor, has largely kept quiet, although he has been meeting with Republican leaders and a potential rival behind closed doors. He broke his silence at a meeting of the New York Building Congress, a powerful group of construction and real estate interests that could help his campaign. The president of the group suggested that he is a supporter.
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Instead of deciding where to spend its money, the Pentagon now must decide where not to spend its increasingly scarce cash resources. This entails risk assessment that focuses on how not to hurt the warfighter.
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Sixers get past depleted Hornets Randy Ayers' squad wore down a team that dressed just eight players. Glenn Robinson had 23 points.
January 22, 2004
By Joe Juliano INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Things were a little different for the 76ers last night when they visited the New Orleans Arena to play the Hornets. Plagued by injuries since training camp, the Sixers finally ran into a team that was more banged up than they were. After a first-half struggle, they played a zone defense for their most sustained period of the season in the second half. And in the end, something else was different - a win. Although the Hornets put up a gallant fight with only eight healthy players, the Sixers managed to wear them down and earn a 92-86 victory, breaking a three-game losing streak.
After 2 blown games, Sixers seek answers Glenn Robinson got few shots, but he and others said that's not the problem.
January 21, 2004
By Joe Juliano INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
The 76ers acquired Glenn Robinson in the off-season to give them a proven scorer at crunch time when the opposing team concentrates on Allen Iverson. Based on the rubble left over from the embarrassing fourth-quarter collapses that buried the Sixers in their last two games, both at home, it's evident that Robinson's teammates have forgotten that message. Robinson took only three shots in the fourth period, making one, in Saturday's 91-87 loss to Memphis. Two days later, he connected on two of four, accounting for exactly one-half of the Sixers' field goals in the final period, in a 90-81 defeat to Seattle.
Losses, injuries piling up on Sixers
December 31, 2003
By Joe Juliano INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
The 76ers could very well lose all five games on their post-Christmas road trip. But they can't afford to lose another player. Coming off their third consecutive defeat on the trip, a 106-97 pasting at Utah, the Sixers will meet the Houston Rockets at 10 Philadelphia time tonight at the Toyota Center, meaning the game won't end until after the big ball drops in Times Square. The Sixers have lost five of their last six games and four in a row on the road. They want desperately to get wins on their final two stops - tonight and Saturday afternoon in San Antonio.
In Iverson's absence, Robinson wants to carry the load
December 21, 2003
By Marc Narducci INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Glenn Robinson, who has one bad ankle, is trying to accomplish two tasks. First, the 76ers forward is looking to get the ankle back into shape. Second, he is trying to assume the role of go-to guy in the Sixers' offense with Allen Iverson sidelined by an injured right knee. Neither job will be easy, but the 6-foot-7 Robinson is not backing off from the responsibility. He looks forward to being the Sixers' main scorer until Iverson returns. Robinson, who was acquired from Atlanta in a four-team trade during the off-season, would like to get to 100 percent physically first.
Robinson produces as 76ers win Scoring 19 points with Iverson out, he picked a good time to get going.
December 18, 2003
By Joe Juliano INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Glenn Robinson wanted the basketball. He made aggressive moves to the basket. He confidently and successfully shot his familiar turnaround jumper. In other words, he played not like the hobbled, tentative player he had appeared to be in his first two games back from an injury, but like the well-known Big Dog the 76ers acquired to be their No. 2 scoring option after Allen Iverson. With Iverson on the sideline, resting his bruised right knee, Robinson rediscovered his scoring touch in the nick of time last night, delivering 19 points to help the Sixers to an 87-76 victory over the Miami Heat in front of 17,430 at the Wachovia Center.
Sixers bow to Raptors, take another injury hit Glenn Robinson and Derrick Coleman got company on the sideline when Marc Jackson suffered a fractured finger.
December 3, 2003
By Joe Juliano INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Last night was a strange one at the Wachovia Center, where 17,899 fans sat on their hands for most of the time, trying to figure out when the 76ers were going to make a shot against the Toronto Raptors. The Sixers, already shorthanded with Glenn Robinson and Derrick Coleman sidelined by injuries, lost another big man when Marc Jackson suffered a fractured ring finger on his left hand in the second quarter. Allen Iverson made just 8 of 32 shots from the field but scored 35 points because he sank a career-high 18 free throws.
Iverson fined $10,000 for obscene gesture
November 30, 2003
By Joe Juliano INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Not many people saw Allen Iverson make an obscene gesture toward fans late in Tuesday night's game against the Milwaukee Bucks. But through the magic of the television replay, the NBA saw plenty. The league announced yesterday that it had fined the 76ers star $10,000 for the gesture in the game at Milwaukee, which the Bucks won, 95-91. "I didn't see it; I saw a replay on TV," Sixers coach Randy Ayers said last night before the Sixers' game against the Atlanta Hawks. "As a matter of fact, the staff was talking about it. We didn't see it. " Ayers said that no matter how rough or abusive the crowds get, players should still "try to maintain your focus on what you're trying to do and what you're there for. " "It gets pretty rough, but I think we have to be professionals because we all take the heat," he said.
Nagging ankle problem frustrating for Robinson "I've just got to take my time and wait it out," he says. He is eligible to return next Thursday.
November 27, 2003
By Joe Juliano INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Glenn Robinson thought he had suffered "just a regular ankle sprain" when Samuel Dalembert crashed into his left leg the day before he was to make his regular-season debut with the 76ers. That was more than three weeks ago. After seeing the ankle get worse in four games and not get better in the eight games he sat out, Robinson is now on the injured list. And frustrated. "I thought it would get better, at least within seven or eight days, like a normal sprain," Robinson said Tuesday night in the Sixers' locker room after the team lost, 95-91, to his former team, the Milwaukee Bucks.
Eager Robinson on shelf again
November 26, 2003
By Joe Juliano INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Glenn Robinson couldn't wait to start his 76ers career, since he had to wait until the team's fourth game to do so because of a suspension imposed by the NBA. But a nagging left-ankle sprain, suffered the day before his first game, has sabotaged the early portion of his first season in Philadelphia, and the Sixers decided yesterday to put him on the injured list. Robinson, who will miss a minimum of five games that started with last night's contest against the Milwaukee Bucks, was replaced on the roster by swingman Greg Buckner.
Sixers gain bodies but lose game Although Randy Ayers had a full roster, his defense couldn't cool off the hot shooting of the Milwaukee Bucks.
November 26, 2003
By Joe Juliano INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
A busy week of basketball has begun for the 76ers, but if they don't knuckle down on defense any better than they did last night, this week will seem more like a month. The Milwaukee Bucks shot 51.4 percent from the field, becoming the second straight opponent to top the 50-percent mark against the Sixers, and came up with key defensive stops in the final minute to defeat the Philadelphians, 95-91, in front of a crowd of 17,639 at the Bradley Center. For the first time in nine games, the Sixers had a full roster of 12 players available.
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When the NFL had trouble coming to terms on a new CBA agreement, a lockout loomed. A costly, stupid lockout that would've been unnecessary since they'd eventually reach some kind of deal, so you might as well get there before games are missed. Knowing that, they got a federal mediator involved.
The NBA also faced a serious lockout last season, and in fact missed games trying to come to terms. But they did end up with a successful 66 game season…after they contacted a federal mediator, got him involved, and got to work. In fact, they got the same guy involved that the NFL used (if I'm not mistaken, from the Fifth Circuit Court). Depressing as the fact may be, the league's merchandise revenues actually increased that season, despite playing less games. They figured it out before it got ugly.
Today, here's the news hockey's best reporters are sharing:
Bill Daly and Steve Fehr have tentatively agreed on resuming bargaining, however, they've yet to agree on the format, the location, the day
— Pierre LeBrun (@Real_ESPNLeBrun) November 2, 2012
In other words, still very early in that discussion however looks like talks should resume at some point soon
— Pierre LeBrun (@Real_ESPNLeBrun) November 2, 2012
Details still being finalized on CBA talks resuming. It's possible they restart with just Bill Daly and Steve Fehr in the room.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) November 2, 2012
What the fuck is happening here? Now they're negotiating the terms of the negotiations? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills here. You're going the wrong direction.
When you can't get things figured out on your own, sometimes you need help. A little guidance, from where I'm sitting, would go a long way for these two sides, which clearly loathe each other. Not getting a mediator says something scary to me: they're not sincerely interested in getting a deal done quickly, they're sincerely interested in getting more than they deserve. Both sides.
Both sides seem to believe they can out-think and out-maneuver the other one, and don't seem aware of the reality: your opposition is also extremely smart, and also extremely willing to kill the season to get what they want.
So get a mediator. Get serious. Or lock the goddamn door when Fehr and Daly finally do enter that room.
Sand is still falling through the hourglass on the season, and it's not too late plug that hole.


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If you want to move your Steam games, you need to know how to copy Steam games from one computer to another. This is fairly easy and can be either done automatically or manually. Here's how.
Backup Steam Games, Then Copy From One Computer To Another
What you can do is to backup your Steam game files via Steam and then restore the backup on another computer. The whole process is fully automated and requires little work on your side. It is certainly less work than copying the files manually (see instructions below).
0. Create a backup folder for your Steam games somewhere, give the folder a useful name
1. Step Open Steam
2. StepGo the Games library
3. Step Right-click on a game and click on Backup Game Files
4. Step Next, check all games that you want to backup
5. Step Find the folder that you created in step 0
6. StepYou can define a size limit in order to burn your games onto DVD's (this will only be a backup of the content, not fully playable without your Steam account)
7.Get a cup of coffee and wait, this takes time now
8. Step Copy the folder with your Steam backups to the other computer
How to restore the Steam backup?
Once you have copied the Steam backup from one computer to another, open the backup folder, in there you will find a game folder, open it, in there is a folder Disk_1. Double-click on steambackup and it will automatically restore your Steam backup (follow the instructions on your screen)
Backup Steam Games Manually
You can also copy the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps and copy it to your other PC. Very important are the GCF files, which are the game files and quite large.
1. Step Copy either the entire folder or only the GCF files to the other computer
2. Step On the other computer install Steam, let it begin the game downloads, then exit Steam
3. Step Copy the game files into the steamapps folder, usually C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps
4. Step Delete Clientregistry.blob file in C:\Program Files\Steam
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Ok was it just me or......................When Katie sang I Feel Good.....All I could picture was Adam Lambert strutting down the stairs last season. I don't think any idol should sing that song on the show after Adam.
Lilly/Katelyn/Alex was robbed. That is all.
Asia'h Epperson is the most shocking elimination ever in Idol History, I guess. I hated Lilly.


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Sgt. Bales claims to have lost his memory of his alleged killings of 16 Afghans. I don't believe that, not unless he was drunk out of his mind or under the influence of some drug that causes blackouts. But there is now evidence that U.S. soldiers threatened the villagers with retaliation a few days earlier. The AP story reports statements by the villagers. (See here and here.) For those who do not click through, here are a few quotes:
"The soldiers called all the people to come out of their houses and from the mosque."
"The Americans told the villagers 'A bomb exploded on our vehicle. …We will get revenge for this incident by killing at least 20 of your people.'"
"…a US soldier, speaking through a translator, then said: 'I know you are all involved and you support the insurgents. So now, you will pay for it — you and your children will pay for this.'"
"'It looked like they were going to shoot us, and I was very afraid,' said Mr Khan. 'Then a NATO soldier said through his translator that even our children will pay for this. Now they have done it and taken their revenge.'"
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|Laid Bermuda Tifway 419 sod in late June in Austin, TX (timing out of our control...long story). Been watering and mowing according to recommendations on this forum and "Bermuda Bible." Haven't applied fertilizer yet, though. A few questions:
1) What fertilizer should I use for this 1st application? A specific recommendation for something available at Lowes/Home Depot would be ideal.
2) What about fertilizer type for subsequent applications? Frequency of applications?
3) Finally when and how much should I water/mow after applying fertilizer?
High temps here are hovering around 100 degrees with no recent or forcasted rain. Sod is rooted but green with lots of straw-colored patches.
Any other suggestions to help sod thrive in middle of a hot summer?
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- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Mon, Jul 30, 12 at 21:48
|Reread the Bermuda Bible. It has the details for fertilizer, when, how much, and how often. It also covers watering and mowing height and frequency. After you fertilize all you have to do is wash the fertilizer off the grass blades and down into the soil. That should be enough water to mostly dissolve the fertilizer. What you don't want to do is let the dry fertilizer sit on the grass until the following day. Problems come right away when dew only partially dissolves the fertilizer and burns the grass blades and roots.
I've never seen the Lesco fertilizers recommended in the BB at Lowe's or HD in San Antonio. Austin may be different. Tractor Supply supposedly carries the exact products (never been there). They are all around Austin. Call first.
If you want to try to get the same results with organics, try applying corn GLUTEN meal at a rate of 30 pounds per 1,000 square feet every month. The first time I would apply at 10 pounds. Second month at 20 and bump it up to 30 for the third app. Why? Because that will build your soil microbe population and eliminate some of the sour smell of corn decomposition. If you dumped all 30 pounds the first time you may regret it. That smell is to be avoided because it is wasting the valuable nitrogen in the corn gluten meal. Better to bring up the microbes to handle it and avoid the waste.
- Posted by erinmpearson none (My Page) on Mon, Jul 30, 12 at 22:44
|The "bermuda bible" is not explicit regarding which fertilizer to use for the first application after installation of new sod.
For instance should I go with the 34-0-0/39-0-0 recommended during June-Aug or the 3-l-2/ 4-1-2 ratio recommended for "first application in spring?" I would assume the summer ratio, but again this is brand new sod just getting established, so I thought it might have unique needs.
- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Mon, Jul 30, 12 at 23:36
|Ahhh, yes, I believe you are right to ask that question. Seems to me TW does have a different recommendation for new sod.
Tell you what. In the interim before he comes back from vacation (undoubtedly hob nobbing with the movie stars he happens to meet all the time), you can apply any organic fertilizer. That will do all kinds of good things for your soil and definitely not hurt anything. If you want a brand name organic fert, go to John Dromgoole's nursery (don't know the name). If you want what I use, go to any feed store and get a 50-pound bag of alfalfa pellets or rabbit chow. Apply at 20 pounds per 1,000 square feet. If you decide you like that, then you can apply monthly after the first app at much more than 20 pounds per thou per month. Bermuda can use all the nitrogen it can get. The chemical ferts can provide it all. Organics usually struggle to get enough out without burying the grass in fertilizer.
|What part of Austin are you at. There is a lesco now named John deere landscape up north and then there is natural gardener in the southwest
- Posted by erinmpearson none (My Page) on Tue, Jul 31, 12 at 12:05
|I'm closer to the natural gardener, so I'll call them and see what they have.
|Try Vigoro super green at HD. Its a 35-0-5 with iron in it.
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