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We are on Deck 7 in Rm#7521! I don't know if I can wait till Feb 2011 for a cruise! I may need to sneak a Wonder cruise in 2010 just to help pacify!
Let the countdown begin!
We are so excited because this is also our first cruise. I, too, get motion sickness. We are booked in Category 11B Deck 5 Rm 5013. Not knowing anything about cruising, is this a good deck or should we ask for another one? What about the room? After listening to Lou and Beci on the podcast we really wanted that virtual porthole. I am looking forward to meeting all of you. This is going to be awesome. Thanks for any info you can give.
I wish we'd never have to grow up! Off to NEVERLAND!!!!!!!
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2/2011 - Cruisin' with Lou & all the great fans of WDW Radio 1st cruise
We are on Deck 7 in Rm#7521! I don't know if I can wait till Feb 2011 for a cruise! I may need to sneak a Wonder cruise in 2010 just to help pacify!
Let the countdown begin!
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Disney days for 2009:
Disneyland:(27) / Tokyo Parks:(4) / WDW:(19)
Total Days in the parks for 2009: 50!
Disney Days for 2010:
Disneyland: (27) / WDW:(31) / DLRP: (6)
Total Days in the parks for 2010: 63!
Disney Days for 2011:
Disneyland: (0) / WDW:(17)
Total Days so far in the parks for 2010: 17!
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Expo '09, Candlelight Spectacular '09, Magic and Merriment '09, D23 Anniversary DL/WDW, Studio Tour April '10, Disney Archives 40th Anniversary, Destination D: Disneyland 55, Disneyland Scavenger Hunt, Sip and Stroll '10, Tangled Screening, TRON Pop-up Shop, Magic & Merriment '10, Everest Challenge '09, Adventurer's Club Weekend '09, DL Candlelight '09, Gumball Rally '10, WDW Radio 24 Hour Live Show '10, Disneyland's 55th Anniversary, Pacific Northwest Mouse Meet '10, Mickey's Halloween 5k '10,WDW Radio Walkabout '10, ConGaloosh '10, DL Candlelight '10
The black areas are pockets to hold lots of goodies
I am participating in the FE on my cruise in Jan for the first time and I am making my gifts for it
Besides, if I want a good view, I'll just head on up to the aquaduck!!
HolyPoly I'm Excited!!!!
btw, any of you using Vicki as a travel agent who have a cat 10 on hold, get your deposit in or better yet, chose to upgrade!!! I want that cat 10!!!
I can't wait to go cruising with the mouse again. This will be my 6th cruise. I've been on 4 previously and am also booked on the Western Transatlantic cruise in Sept. 2010.
Someone asked about transportation. We typically do two- one way car rentals. We rent our car at the airport drive it around before the cruise. Then we drop it off at the rental car place by the port before our cruise. We drop off most of our party at the port with all of our bags. The checked bags go to the porters and you will see them later in your stateroom. Carry on stuff stays with the rest of our party. Most of our party goes and checks in, or at least heads into the terminal. One or two people take the car to rental place to turn it in. They then take the free shuttle back to the port. They need to have photo id to get into the port, so make sure to keep it with you. It is much easier for the 1-2 people without luggage to hop onto the shuttle to the port.
On the day you get off the ship debarkation day. Everyone goes through customs together. You send your 1-2 people on shuttle to the rental car location. They return to pick you and your bags up with your rental car. You then turn your car in at the airport when you are done with it. Whether it is that day or another day later in your trip.
To do this you need to have a rental car company that rents from both places. I know that Hertz, Dollar, Enterprise, and Avis have locations at MCO and near the port. For some of them you need to search Cape Canaveral, others you need to search Port Canaveral for the port. Some rental car companies charge an additional fee to do the one way rentals but it still tends to be a cheaper way then some of the other transportation options.
Another option if you have your own car is to spend a night at one of the nearby hotels that offers free parking to cruise line guests. You then leave your car at the hotel while you are on the cruise and take the hotel shuttle to the port.
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Magic Meets attendee 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009
MagicMeets at Sea 2010
Lou's Cruise on the Disney Dream 2/27/11
Alaska cruise May 2011
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Lou's cruise November 2013
Grand Floridian Villas May 2014
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Is anyone planning on going to WDW before or after the cruise? If so, I would be interested in the overall plan relative to flights and to/from the port. Does WDW provide transportation to/from Port Canaveral?
The Disney company does provide transportation to Port Canaveral from MCO and to WDW from Port Canaveral and to Port Canaveral from WDW. Price them and get a quote from FL Tours or look into renting a car. I may even look into that option myself
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I've started a thread for the cruisers who are on Deck 7. Come over and get to know your neighbors.
I can't post a link yet (not enough posts), but the thread is called The Deck 7 Disney Dream Neighbors.
Paul and Lisa Goofyhouk
Cabin 7690
Lou's Cruise 2.0
What a Wonderful idea!!! I'll have to wait to see exactly which deck I am for sure going to be on before joining or starting a deck thread
....still waiting for my cat 10A!
My very first cruise was out of Port Canaveral on Feb. 27, 2004 on Holland America. The weather in the Orlando area was quite cold and windy, but it warmed up by the time we got to our first Caribbean port. (The seas were also rough the first night - so I am expecting more of the same in 2011.) We aren't going as far south on the Bahamas cruise, but I'm hoping for nice weather in Nassau and at Castaway Cay.
called my TA (again) cause now my mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister & brother-in-law and nephew are all going too!! We have 3 Cat 11A staterooms booked! YAY!! Feb 27th is my mother-in-law's bday so this will be a wonderful celebration!!
We will all be on deck 9. I don't have my room number yet but they are in 9021 and 9023
On the other hand, if loading inside and the end is near the beginning then it's all good. Got to watch that video again!>)
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Springfield Friends Meeting Bicentennial Celebration, September 19 & 20, 2009
Please help us celebrate 200 years of Quaker history and service in our community, and help us look forward to our future as we remember our past.
August 31, 2009
Saturday, September 19
Springfield Friends Meeting
121 Todds Fork Road (Near Rt. 380 and Todds Fork)
Wilmington, Ohio
10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Displays of Eli Harvey bronzes, antique clothing, tools, photographs, and items of local interest
Sales tents for books, notecards, magnets, ornaments, and other items
Food tents provided by Sams Meats & Deli and Jen's Downtown Deli
Horse drawn wagon rides through the cemetery
10:30 a.m. - Guided Old Cemetery Walk - Meet Mary Ellen Krisher on the west side of the Meetinghouse. Handouts for self-guided tours will be available all day. Many historic graves are marked with signs.
11:30 a.m. - Meetinghouse Talk on Quaker Clothing Styles - Kay Fisher, Director, Clinton County Historical Society. Examples from the collection will be on display.
12:30 to 6:30 p.m. - Live Music in the meetinghouse by local musicians
2 to 5 p.m. - Quaker History Tour - Board the bus for a tour around the community and to Harveysburg and Waynesville. Donations accepted to help cover fuel and driver costs.
7 p.m. - "Led by the Spirit" - Dramatization based upon the journey of Springfield Meeting members Isaac and Sarah Harvey to speak to President Lincoln in 1862.
8 p.m. - "Images of Our Quaker Past and Present"
Sunday, September 20
Springfield Friends Meeting
121 Todds Fork Road (Near Rt. 380 and Todds Fork)
Wilmington, Ohio
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3:30 p.m. - Unveiling of the "Who Sends Thee?" sculpture, followed by a donor reception hosted by President DiBiasio
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Things I liked:well made so far, haven't played yet.
What others should know:The scope kit is made from china that really disappointed me. It is better for not to include this junk in the package.
Things I liked:This is my second RWS Rifle, my first being my M-36, and my third RWS air gun. Shooting the 350FKPC is like coming home. The wood stock was immaculately finished and flawlessly stained and sealed. The metal work is uniformly bead blasted and, apparently, painted. The TO5 Trigger is smooth and breaks very well. It shoots like a cannon and is somewhat loud, as others have observed. The cocking cycle and shot cycle are consistent and should smooth out over time as have my M-26 and 5G TO1.
Things I would have changed:The set screws on the barrel weight/cocking handle are too small. I had the same problem with the M-36's RWS cast steel muzzle weight that I purchased as an accessory. I finally drilled out the puny set screw holes, re-tapped them with a larger metric thread and put in two larger set screws and solved the wiggle problem permanently. I can see that the Blue Loc Tite is NOT going to solve the 360FKPC wiggle but the drilling and tapping will. I would also prefer some means of opting for a globe front sight to allow for the use of a diopter open sight. Given the violent shot cycle, I'd like the option of iron peep sights. I must say that I miss the stamped "engraving" of the Diana Logo and model identification lettering of the M-36. The painted on logo and identification lettering just lacks the class of the three-dimensional work. The aft stock seems a bit short to me. I did, however, purchase the Pro Compact, so maybe it's what one is to expect with what is a carbine?
What others should know:The 305FKPC broke the supplied (package) RWS scope in less than 200 rounds. The upper half of the vertical reticle started moving to the left without its lower half. I have a suspicion that the scope (made in China) isn't up to the task at hand and I'll go through the next one, have it replaced by UMAREX and put the replacement aside and purchase an UTG Leapers. Others in my air gun blog have had better results with the supplied scope - so here's hoping. Once I cure the scope and the muzzle weight issues, this rifle, like its older sibling, the M-36, will be tack drivers and a legacy to my son, and maybe his son, too? One just can't beat German precision and craftsmanship (even if they are no longer made in WEST Germany!). Buy these while they are available!
Chevota: I'm getting nice, tight groups with the FKPC. The shot cycle is smoothing out nicely. While a good tune would be wonderful, I'm thinking that the scope is just not built strongly enough for this rifle. I like the idea of the cold bluing on the lettering. That's a good idea, and I might try it.
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Things I would have changed:.177 is not backyard friendly. Easily the loudest airgun I own out of 14 ranging from .177 to .25 both springers and pcp. Not recommended if you have neighbors closer than 50 yards.
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We are proposing to create an "Identity Kiosk" that would work as part of a drop in event, staffed by members of the project team. The kiosk will have Interactive Posters where we'll tell people what IM is and the main ways of authentication. The kiosk can also accommodate touch-screen displays where people can play our filmed scenarios and post their reactions to them. We have also commissioned two video games that capture our research questions and allow us to collect attitudinal and other data directly from each player. These games will be shown in the kiosk. Visitors could also interact with the on-line Q-sort designed for the project and map their views on identity management against the dominant perspectives in the UK. Finally we can print and have different wearable items working with RFID tags (we can bring with us readers to show people how they work when they wear them).
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TYLER COUNTY - by Lauren Huet
Witnesses offered testimony Wednesday, at the Tyler County Courthouse, in a custody battle over the daughter of a man who was murdered, along with his wife, outside of a church near Colmesneil.
Nathan and Krystal Maddox were shot to death January 18, 2014, while leaving a supervised visitation with his five-year-old daughter. An attorney for the Maddox family, Ryan Deaton, says Nathan Maddox was involved in a custody battle with his ex-wife's parents. Deaton says he believes Nathan Maddox was about to get custody before he was killed.
Child Protective Services took the child out of her maternal grandparents' custody after the murder. Now, the girl's mother, Kristen Westfall Maddox, the girl's maternal grandparents, and the parents of Nathan Maddox are fighting for custody.
Wednesday, CPS argued the girl needs to remain in state custody until the murder investigation is closed. CPS says the girl would be in danger outside of foster care.
"There has not been an arrest made in the case yet," said Shari Pulliam, with CPS. "We do not know who committed the crime, so at this time we feel that the safety of this child is imperative and we want the child staying in foster care."
CPS Special Investigator Coy Collins also gave testimony of other concerns CPS has in returning the five-year-old to her maternal grandparents.
He testified that when law enforcement conducted their first search warrant of the maternal grandparents' home, they found a bag containing methamphetamine residue and a syringe in the grandmother's dresser drawer. Collins said the maternal grandmother told officers the bag belonged to her daughter Kristen, but she was keeping the bag to hold as collateral against Kristen if Kristen tried to take her daughter out of the residence.
Collins said officers also found a loaded 22-caliber pistol in Kristen's bedroom, which she shares with her daughter.
"During our investigation we have found, other things have come to light," said Pulliam. "Drugs found in the home, a gun readily accessible to a small five-year-old child. Those are very concerning to us and they would be in any CPS case."
An investigator from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality testified that there is a pipe leaking raw sewage from the maternal grandparents' house. Which Collins also listed as a concern.
The attorney for Nathan Maddox's family, Ryan Deaton, says the Maddox's want custody of their granddaughter.
"Oh I think it's in her best interest. There's alot of other reasons, but I think that mostly it's in her best interest to be away from that home," said Deaton.
Attorneys also presented a video in court of an interview between a forensic interviewer with the Garth House, and Maddox's daughter. In the interview, the five-year-old said she wanted to live with her maternal grandparents, not her father.
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Definitions for baggageˈbæg ɪdʒ
This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word baggage
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
bag•gageˈbæg ɪdʒ(n.)
trunks, suitcases, etc., used in traveling; luggage.
the portable equipment of an army.
Category: Military
things that encumber one's freedom; impediments.
a prostitute.
Category: Status (usage)
a pert young woman.
Category: Status (usage)
Origin of baggage:
1400–50; late ME bagage < MF, der. of OF bagues bundles
Princeton's WordNet
baggage, luggage(noun)
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
a worthless or immoral woman
the portable equipment and supplies of an army
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
baggage(noun)ˈbæg ɪdʒ
suitcases when being transported by plane, bus, etc.
a baggage allowance
baggageˈbæg ɪdʒ
problems from the past
Everyone brings baggage to a relationship.
Luggage; traveling equipment
Please put your baggage in the trunk.
Factors that restrict a person's freedom, often in an intellectual or psychological way
He's got a lot of emotional baggage.
A woman
An army's portable equipment; its baggage train.
Webster Dictionary
the clothes, tents, utensils, and provisions of an army
the trunks, valises, satchels, etc., which a traveler carries with him on a journey; luggage
purulent matter
trashy talk
a man of bad character
a woman of loose morals; a prostitute
a romping, saucy girl
Baggage is any number of bags, cases and containers which hold a traveller's articles during transit. Luggage is more or less the same concept as "baggage", but is normally used in relation to the personal baggage of a specific person or persons. The modern traveller can be expected to have packages containing clothing, toiletries, small possessions, trip necessities, and on the return-trip, souvenirs. For some, luggage and the style thereof is representative of the owner's wealth. Baggage, or baggage train, can also refer to the train of people and goods, both military and of a personal nature, which commonly followed pre-modern armies on campaign.
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He sent his baggage on in advance.
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Cheap Time's Half-Sugary, Half-Sour Garage Pop Arrives at Cafe Nine on Sept. 30
In 1989, a four-ish-year-old Jeffrey Novak scored the Ghostbusters II soundtrack — his first record purchase. The album, which featured contributions from Bobby Brown, Run-D.M.C. and Elton John, did not change his life — at least not in the way music types mean when they say such a thing. It was no loss, really, as he had a long line of subsequent favorites to do the heavy lifting. In elementary school, the Henderson, Tenn.-raised Novak visited antique and thrift stores with his parents, procuring work from the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Doors. Around this period, he also enjoyed the fruits of mid-1990s (namely, Green Day's Dookie and the Smashing Pumpkins in their prime). In junior high, contemporary rock fell out of favor with him, but when he entered high school circa 2001 — right as the White Stripes and the Strokes pumped fresh blood into garage and indie rock — he was right back in the thick of things, now intent on firing up a band of his own. At the time, he also began absorbing punk acts like the Sex Pistols and Ramones, and proto-punk outfits such as the Velvet Underground and the Stooges. "Once I heard proto-punk bands, I understood these weird bands that really didn't fit in their time. That still speaks to me," the fast-talking Novak, now 27, says. "I'm always trying to find out about records that exist from the late '60s into the mid-to-late '70s. I think that's the most interesting era for music and the way records sound."
To varying degrees, his Nashville-based, seven-year-old band Cheap Time swipes from and prays to all the above names (Ghostbusters II artists aside). On the recent Wallpaper Music, the trio stir up a goulash using ragged garage rock production and playing techniques, and power-pop-born charms and hooks as the primary ingredients. For extra flavor, they tinker with weird, watery psychedelic rock riffs and then try out fall-colored, acoustic-tinged hooks. Sweetness counteracts acidity and acidity counteracts sweetness in a way that leaves you unsure of their ultimate intentions. In full, Wallpaper Music sports the unsettling entertainment value of a work-in-progress, C-grade circus that's set up shop on the edge of town. Novak is the most disconcerting element of all, playing an Iggy Pop-esque ringmaster you can never truly trust. Is he out to befriend you, mock you, amuse you or do all three at once?
In conversation, the man is markedly more transparent and earnest. He talks about a performance by garage rock vets Cheater Slicks like it was a religious experience, calling their show "the first time I had seen a band that encompassed everything I thought was great about music." More than any other musician I've spoken to — and I've talked to hundreds — Novak stands out as being especially effusive about and dedicated to his musical influences and interests, even squeezing English progressive rock bands Soft Machine and Van der Graaf Generator into the discussion. While proselytizing, he says, "When you hear the first Ramones record for the first time, it really does blow your mind. [Moments like] those are some of the greatest experiences you can have in your youth." Listening to him speak, it's easy to imagine that he dreams his own music will affect an impressionable kid some day, too.
Cheap Time w/ Bob Log III and Milksop:Unsung. $10. 8 p.m., Sept. 30. Cafe Nine, 250 State St., New Haven, cafenine.comCopyright © 2014, Orlando Sentinel


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After brilliant years at Notre Dame University - where he was the fourth-best scorer all-time with 2,058 points and second in assists, 586 - and after being picked by the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the 1988 draft, everything pointed to a splendid future in the NBA for David Lee Rivers despite a car accident could have put an end not only to his career, but to his life, two years earlier.
After several operations, he managed to overcome every single obstacle. The fact of being selected by one of the best teams in the NBA had a bad side: he would have strong competition. At his position was none other than Magic Johnson, which meant that Rivers would not play many minutes. But under Pat Riley's command, he practiced alongside the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy, Orlando Woolridge, AC Green, Byron Scott, Michael Cooper, Jeff Lamp and Mychal Thomspon. He finished the season with 1.9 points and 2.3 assists. A little frustrated he decided to switch teams but stayed in the same city. He signed for the Los Angeles Clippers where he managed to improve his figures the following season, though not by a lot: 4.2 points and 3.0 assists. Between injuries and rehabilitations, he chose another team, Tulsa of the Continental Basketball Association, and he got his confidence back with 16.1 points and 7.6 assists per game. He even improved his averages in LaCrosse, another CBA team, with 20.3 points and 11.8 assists, but it was not what he wanted nor what he deserved.
Europe, his new kingdom
In one of those decisions that can change one's life, he took the offer from Antibes of France. In that country he discovered another kind of basketball, another culture, another lifestyle. He adapted easily and quickly to it because his qualities allowed him to be a team leader. Soon enough he was the idol of the fans. In his first season in Europe, 1992-93, he averages 16.9 points and 6.6 assists but he got better the following campaign. Antibes won the French League title and he was MVP with 22.4 points and 7.0 assists. The big clubs of Europe started noticing David Rivers.
The fastest team to act and with a more concrete offer was Olympiacos Piraeus of Greece. In his first season in Greece he won the league title with decent numbers (13.6 points, 4.3 assists) but the fact that Panathinaikos became the first Greek team to win the Euroleague in 1996 was a sting that created an urge for an answer among the Reds. The 1996-97 season would see bench wizard Dusan Ivkovic have a pretty good roster, but the start of the campaing didn't look too promising.
In the Euroleague, Olympiacos was in the same group with Fortitudo, Estudiantes, Cibona, Alba Berlin and Charleroi and finished fifth in the group with a 5-5 record. The Reds lost twice to Alba and then to Estu, Cibona and Fortitudo. The team was only saved by the competition system: all the 24 teams continued, mixing up the first three teams in each group with the last three of the other. In the second phase, Olympiacos got better playing against Olimpia Milano, CSKA Moscow and Maccavi Tel Aviv. It won 4 games and lost 2 with a total 9-7 record to finish third in the group and advanced to the playoffs but its opponent, Partizan Belgrade, had the homecuort advantage after having ended up second in its group.
In Belgrade, despite a great game by Predrag Drobnjak (19 points, 14 rebounds), Olympiacos won 71-81 but lost the second game at home, 60-61. The series was decided in the third game, once more at the legendary Pionir packed with more than 7,000 fans. Olympiacos, led by Rivers with 21 points and 5 assists, won by 69-74.
In the quarterfinals, it would be a showdown against archrival and European defending champion, Panathinaikos. At home, in front of 15,000 fans, Olympiacos won by 65-57 with 12 points by Rivers. The advantage was not too large, but in the second game we could see one of the biggest shows ever put by a team in a derby of this kind: against 18,000 Green fans, Olympiacos won by 49-69. Rivers played for 40 minutes and had good numbers: 2 of 6 two-pointers, 2 of 2 triples and 7 of 7 free throws for 17 points plus 5 assists. Olympiacos had advanced to the Final Four where it would join Olimpija Ljubljana, Asvel Lyon and FC Barcelona.
Two rhapsodies in Rome
The main feature of great players is playing better when it matters the most. David Rivers made that theory true in Rome in 1997. In the semifinal against the Union Olimpija of Rasho Nesterovic, Marko Milic, Arriel McDonald, Vladimir Stepania, Roman Horvat, Marko Tusek, Jaka Daney and the rest, Rivers scored 28 points, his season high, for a 74-65 win. In the other semifinal, Barcelona defeated Asvel, 77-70, with Sasha Djordjevic as best scorer with 16 points.
The big final was played on April 24, 1997 at the Olympic Arena in Rome. It was the desired final between the two favorites. A battle that was to be marked by the individual duel between Djordjevic and Rivers, the best two guards in Europe at that moment. Halfway through the season, Djordjevic had left Portalnd and joined Barcelona, becoming an immediate star and the leader of the team. He formed a great duo with big man Arturas Karnisovas.
After a bad start to the game, falling behind 2-9, Olympiacos was back thanks to 10 points by Rivers for an 18-18 tie. Once the Reds stepped ahead, there was no turning back. They won by 73-58 with Rivers as MVP. He scored 27 points, grabbed 6 boards, dished 3 assists and had 3 steals in 39 minutes. Dragan Tarlac, the other hero of the Greek team, had 11 points and 14 rebounds. On the other side, Djordjevic got stuck at 6 points, very far from the 13.9 he had been averging up to that game. It wasn't the first duel between both guards. In the 1993-94 Korac Cup quarterfinals, when Djordjevic was in Olimpia Milano, the Italian team won the first game 98-85 but the individuel duel was a tie, 23 points for each. In the second game, Antibes won 95-88 but Djordjevic finished with 31 points, Rivers "only" had 20.
Sixteen years after the Rome duel, Djordjevic told me from Milano about Rivers:
"I know him since he was in Notre Dame. One summer a group of friends that included Jure Zdovc, Slavko Kotnik and Vlada Dragutinovic played against him, Ken Barlow, Tim Kempton... Right there, right then I already saw what was confirmed later in European basketball: he was a great player. He was one of the best, if not the best, American guards that ever played in Europe. His game was like poetry. He had explosive legs, fast hands and ideas, solutions. He had talent on every part of his body."
Vassilis Skountis, the prestigious Greek journalist, remembers that there were many doubts about Rivers' contribution but he says that, after the "two rhapsodies in Rome" everything changed. In 23 games in Europe, Rivers averaged 37.9 minutes of play. After the win in Rome, Olympiacos won the double crown in Greece, the League and the Cup. Rivers was MVP of the season and the best player of the year according to FIBA. He was 32 years old, but for Ivkovic he was the key man, the extension of his hand on the court. Rivers was a life insurance for his coaches: a scoring guard, typical product of the American school. He had it all: court vision, excellent technique, good shot, leadership qualities and most of all, speed - both in his head and in his body - on the court. In Youtube
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After glory in Olympiacos, Rivers accepted the offer from Teamsystem Bologna, which was trying to build a great team in order to become European champs. Another American was Dominique Wilkins, also arriving from Greece, but from Panathinaikos. Both veterans helped the team to win the Italian Cup in the final against Benetton Treviso, 73-55. Wilkins scored 21 points but the MVP was Carlton Myers. Rivers' next destination would be Tofas Bursa of Turkey, where in two seasons he won two leagues and one cup. In 2000-01, already at 37 years old, he was back to Olympiacos and could still score 10.3 points and dish 2.3 assists.
In May of 2009, he received a well deserved homage in Piraeus. He received his red jersey with number 15 and, most of all, the love of the fans who did not forget what he did for the club. David Rivers was one of the best and most successful Americans who ever played in Europe. He was champion in the four countries where he played, and in three he also won the national cup. He was MVP of the season in France and Greece, and also MVP of the Final Four and twice, he played in the FIBA All Star in 1997 and 1998. More than enough to make up for a frustrated career in the NBA, where he did not triumph not because of his abilities, but for being at the wrong place at the wrong time.
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The site EveryBlock.com has been around for awhile, but now launched a feature called Notify Your Neighbors. Post something that you saw or something that is happening, and anyone in that neighborhood, block or zip code will be notified next time they log on the web or use the new EveryBlock iPhone app.
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Anyone reading this post right now almost certainly does NOT know who was responsible for the despicable bombing today at the Boston Marathon. Yet, given that the USA is a hopelessly-politicized country, I am sure that accusations already are being thrown about like so much else of the ignorance that is spewed on various venues these days.
I AM sure, however, that the people at the Southern Paranoia Law Center (SPLC) are hoping, HOPING! that the perpetrators were "white supremacists" so that the SPLC immediately can send out fund-raising letters to turn this sad event into a cash cow. (And I am sure that Paul Krugman would love to be able to blame the Tea Party or maybe even Ron Paul supporters.)
According to news reports, federal agents are "flooding" the area and, I suppose, probably are doing as much damage as an overflowing Charles River would do. One thing is for sure: these "investigators" will botch the case and then lie about the results. The authorities seem to do that quite well.3:27 pm on April 15, 2013 Email Bill Anderson


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TIFFIN, Iowa (CBS2/FOX28) -- Johnson County got a group of its newest voters to cast a ballot on Monday -- sort of.
County auditor Travis Weipert was at Clear Creek Amana High School helping seniors register to vote and explaining the election process.
Students then participated in a mock election to get the feel for filling out a ballot. That went a long way toward getting kids exciting about the process, Weipert said.
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Mobile devices are a brave new frontier for cyber thieves, and the BBC reports malware creators are cashing in. Citing surveys by Lookout mobile security, the BBC states that sneaky cash-snatching apps have increased from 29 to 62 percent of all smartphone malware. Users acquire the thieving bugs when they ride into your phone on the backs of seemingly innocent apps: Read More


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Richy \r(i)-chy\ as a boy's name has the meaning "old" and is a variant of Aldrich (Old English): saint Aldric (ninth century) was a bishop of Le Mans, France.
Richy has 1 variant form: Richie.
Richy is also pronounced similarly to Ricci, Ritchey and Ritchy. Other suggested similar baby names are Ric, Ricco, Rice, Rich, Rick, Rickey, Ricki, Ricky, Rico, Rikky, Roch, Roche and Rocky.
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Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations
Philippine Statement
Mr. President,
The Philippines would like to begin by commending the United States presidency for organizing this debate on the important issue of sexual violence in situations of conflict. We wish to thank you for the opportunity to address the Security Council on this issue.
The Philippines joins previous speakers in condemning acts of sexual violence inflicted on women and girls by parties involved in armed conflict. Sexual violence in situations of armed conflict is something that the international community should not close its eyes to. As we speak, reports on how women and girls have found themselves victims of sexual violence and also on how they remain vulnerable to increased risk of violence from parties involved in armed conflicts continue to stream from various hotspots around the world.
The sexual abuse committed against women and girls is deeply rooted in a pervasive culture of discrimination highlighted by the unequal power equation that denies females equal status. This inequality is manifested in a number of ways during conflict, particularly through the social, political and cultural norms that identify women and girls not only as the property of men but also as sexual objects. This inequality also finds form as a tool of war with violence directed at women being considered an attack against the values and honor of a society.
Mr. President,
While it is easy to see the vulnerabilities of women, there is a tendency to regard them only as victims of violence, most especially sexual violence. Unfortunately, this obscures the many positive roles that women play in conflict situations, especially as agents of peace and reconciliation as called for under Security Council Resolution 1325 on women and peace and security.
The Philippines continues to regard Resolution 1325 as an important contribution of the Security Council to address the complex issues affecting women in countries torn by conflict. Resolution 1325 is an instrument that brings to the fore a United Nations gender lens to conflict analysis, monitoring and resolution and this has greatly impacted on the kind of transformative responses that are needed to address the gender dimension of conflict.
The fundamental strategy of the Philippines in pursuing Resolution 1325 lies in enabling more women to systematically participate in conflict prevention, management, resolution and post-conflict peacebuilding, while at the same time, rehabilitating their communities and ensuring basic services and livelihood. Women are empowered to take part in local peace processes by building capacities and mobilizing peace constituencies. Women in indigenous communities, for instance, are even serving as intermediaries in local peace dialogues and as mediators in the restoration of broken peace pacts.
Because the roles that women play are critical to addressing the issues that affect them, the Philippines remains convinced that women must be harnessed as active agents in confronting gender-based violence.
Mr. President,
The response to sexual exploitation in conflict situations necessitates a comprehensive approach. As this entails a response that should address the various dimensions of the problem, the United Nations must mobilize the various entities within its system and build on their comparative advantages to address the root causes, manifestations and consequences of conflict.
The Philippines recognizes the role of the Security Council in addressing conflict and its various dimensions, including the gender dimension, to the extent that this is in accordance with the Council's mandate. It should be emphasized that since the issue of sexual violence requires a more holistic response, including political, economic, social and cultural, the Security Council's action, which comprises only part of the response, must be coherently coordinated with the efforts of other bodies such as the development-oriented agencies.
The Philippines also wishes to underscore the importance of the regional context in assessing and addressing conflict as well as in coming up with the appropriate responses to the gender dimensions of the conflicts. In this connection, the Philippines urges the Security Council to work closely with the relevant regional intergovernmental and civil society organizations in the areas of conflict.
Mr. President,
While the Philippines recognizes the need to urgently confront sexual violence in conflict, it believes that the Security Council must also exercise caution to ensure that it does not confront the conflict situation narrowly by just focusing on palliatives to address the issue of gender violence.
As sexual violence is part of the bigger context of conflict, the Security Council must see to it that it also uses its mandate mainly to assess and address this broader picture. Bearing in mind the need to evaluate the effectiveness of targeted measures and sanctions, the Security Council must be cognizant that such, if contemplated, do not exacerbate the conflict nor give rise to negative consequences for the civilian population.
The Security Council can concretely contribute to gender-sensitive conflict prevention and resolution, including post-conflict reconstruction and peacebuilding, by taking the necessary steps to put an end to impunity by going after all violators without exception. This could also be accomplished by integrating gender issues in the DDR process; incorporating the necessary gender training in the security sector; and facilitating the establishment of necessary infrastructure and capacity for women's access to justice as well as cooperative work with NGOs and other community groups.
To further address the issue of sexual violence, the Security Council could support systems for gender-sensitive monitoring of conflicts, including the collection of sex-disaggregated data and information with the engagement of national and local authorities. This is important to facilitate national ownership and accountability. The Security Council could also advocate for the inclusion of gender violence issues in peace accords and peace processes between parties to conflict.
Mr. President,
The Philippines believes that the Security Council can help address the issue of gender violence in conflict areas by seeing to it that the design and training of peacekeeping missions include the deployment of more female police and military personnel; the necessary gender-sensitivity training by troop-contributing countries; and the enforcement of a policy of zero-tolerance towards sexual exploitation and abuse involving peacekeepers.
In the case of the Philippines , gender-sensitivity is incorporated in the pre-deployment training for personnel of our Armed Forces and our National Police whom we send out to support UN peacekeeping operations. As early as four years ago, the Philippines had put in place a zero-tolerance policy on misconduct, especially on sexual exploitation and abuse that could be committed by our peacekeepers. This policy of zero tolerance, which is firmly embedded in the revised policy framework and guidelines governing Philippine participation in UN peacekeeping operations, serves as guarantee that no Filipino peacekeeper goes unpunished for misdeeds committed in mission areas.
Finally Mr. President, the Philippines, as one of the largest, if not the largest, contributors of individual police officers to UN peacekeeping operations, could also support calls for the deployment of more female police officers, especially those experienced in handling gender violence cases. We hope that such contribution would help bring about better monitoring, reporting and response to cases of gender violence in conflict areas. Thank you, Mr. President.
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Location: The Terrace Bar, Park Hyatt, Istanbul
First night in Istanbul. Cocktails. Dinner here, on the terrace. Asleep in room by ten. Or twelve. Next stop: Dubai.
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Watch out, Jessica Simpson. Hubby Nick Lachey is about to move in with two women, and one of them is ''Showgirls'' and ''Bound'' femme fatale Gina Gershon. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Lachey has signed on to costar in ''Hot Mama,'' the ABC sitcom pilot that stars Gershon as a free-spirited wedding planner who embarrasses her straitlaced daughter. Lachey would play a struggling actor who boards with the two women, paying his way by serving as their handyman.
ABC apparently can't get enough of Lachey and Simpson. The ''Newlyweds'' stars both have development deals with the network. She's got her own ABC sitcom, as a pop culture notable named ''Jessica Sampson'' who gets a gig at a ''20/20''-like newsmagazine. And the pair will host their own '70s-style variety show on the network on April 11.


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Leveraging the River (Editorial)
Posted 9/30/2013 12:00 am
A comment last week about the proposed renovation of Robinson Center Music Hall intrigued us. Reese Rowland, an architect with Polk Stanley Wilcox, one of the firms designing the project, said:
"I've always seen the Robinson Auditorium as an anchor to the west because of the Broadway Bridge and I-30. As beautiful as a building it is, it was built to face the city. The Robinson actually turns its back to the greatest amenity we have, the Arkansas River."
Downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock have blossomed in recent years largely by leveraging one of central Arkansas' greatest natural resources: the Arkansas River. The Clinton Library's bridge-reminiscent design plays off the river; the River Market District made it a focus; the Big Dam Bridge is a celebratory span of the Arkansas; Dickey-Stephens Park frames what has become a most handsome riverfront.
Now, Little Rock has an opportunity to incorporate this natural beauty into a much-loved, also handsome, but much-outdated Robinson Center. The Little Rock Convention & Visitors' Bureau, which manages the city-owned performance hall and conference center, proposes using a bond issue of up to $73.5 million to fund the renovation and additions. The bureau wants the Little Rock Board of Directors to schedule a special election asking voters to dedicate an existing 2 percent advertising and promotions tax to paying off the bond issue.
Gretchen Hall, bureau director, emphasized: "It's not a new tax; it's not an extension; it's simply a dedication of an existing tax."
Money remains tight in what continues to be a slow economic recovery, but the plans for Robinson presented last week, which feature a stunning glass-walled conference space overlooking the river, use the city's great asset, the fast-flowing Arkansas, to beautiful effect. The renovation plans and the bond issue deserve serious consideration.


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Hey sex workers! Furry Girl is launching a new project dedicated to sex worker rights and she is looking for short personal stories, advice on how to be a good ally, and tips for clients who want to be ethical customers. The deadline is coming up quickly (May 27) but don't let that frighten you! The word count requirements range from 70-120 words and sex workers of all stripes are welcome to submit.
I'll be hosting an ultra-nerdy workshop on the science of orgasms on Tues, May 24. I'm so excited to be bringing in the PSIgasm that my partner and I have been working on to help show people what their orgasms look like from a geekier point-of-view. I'm really excited to get the PSIgasm project off the ground and the best way I could think to do so would be to start teaching people more about what happens when they come. This workshop will be the first public demonstration of how the device works so I'll be grabbing cocktails after the workshop and all attendees are welcome to come along and ask questions.
It's the Rapture (again) and I'll be attending the West Coast Rapture RAM alongside other heathens, skeptics, and free thinkers. The lineup looks great and I'm excited to see Greta Christina speak as well as everyone else on the line-up. I'm glad to stumble onto a local (and affordable) event. It's been my wish to attend The Amaz!ing Meeting for several years now but I can never actually afford a ticket to get inside. If you liked my post about Penn Jillette, I would be much obliged if you could help me get out to see him speak at this event for skeptics and freethinkers. Seriously, I really want to go and I'll love you forever/film a custom video set/pull a public prank of some variety/negotiate if you can help me get out to TAM in Vegas this summer.
At any rate, if you see me out at the conference come say HI! I like people, especially people at conferences for atheists and skeptics hosted during the rapture.


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ANAHEIM, March 27, 2011 -- With billions of pounds of meat and bone meal going to waste in landfills after a government ban on its use in cattle feed, scientists today described development of a process for using that so-called meat and bone meal to make partially biodegradable plastic that does not require raw materials made from oil or natural gas. They reported here today at the 241st National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
Fehime Vatansever and colleagues explained that in 1997, the U. S Food and Drug Administration banned the decades-old practice of feeding meat and bone meal (MBM) made from byproducts of slaughtered cattle, sheep, and farmed deer, elk and bison to those same animals. Other countries took similar action. It stemmed from concern over the human form of Mad Cow Disease, a very rare but fatal brain disorder that spread in the United Kingdom from eating infected meat. As of 2010, only three cases of the disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), had occurred in the United States. The bans were to reduce the chances that meat and bone meal made from one infected cow could spread BSE widely throughout cattle herds.
"The ban changed what once was a valuable resource -- a nutritious component of cattle feed -- into waste disposal headache," Vatansever said. "More than nine billion pounds of protein meal are produced by the U.S. rendering industry each year, and most of that is meat and bone meal. The meal from cows had to be treated with harsh chemicals to destroy any BSE and then put into special landfills. We thought we could keep meat and bone meal from being deposited in landfills by using it to make petroleum-free bioplastics."
Vatansever and her colleagues described development and successful testing of that process, which uses meat and bone as the raw material rather than the chemical compounds in petroleum or natural gas. They mixed the MBM plastic with so-called ultra-high-molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), an extremely tough plastic used in skis, snowboards, joint replacements, PVC windows, and other products. Their tests showed that the MBM/UHMWPE plastic is almost as durable as UHMWPE with the bonus of being partially biodegradable.
Any of the BSE infectious agents that might be present in meat and bone meal are deactivated during the manufacture of the plastic, Vatansever noted.
"This is just one way to reuse meat and bone meal, and it's great because it reduces the amount of petroleum needed to make plastics," Vatansever said. "We've also managed to create a strong, sustainable material that is easy to manufacture."
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TUC: Latest employment laws will "make it easier to sack people" and "not save a single job"
The TUC have said the government's latest employment reforms "will not save a single job" but instead "make it easier to sack people".
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Atlas Financial Holdings Announces 2013 Third Quarter Financial Results
Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFH) ("Atlas" or the "Company") today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2013.
Management Comments
"In the third quarter, we continued to increase underwriting profit, the primary value driver in our business," Scott D. Wollney, Atlas' President & CEO stated, "We saw incremental signs of market improvement both in terms of competition and rates within our specialty commercial auto niche and believe this trend will continue as we transition towards a hard insurance market."
Financial and Operational ReviewNet Income: Atlas generated net income of $1.7 million, or $0.18 per diluted common share, for the three month period ended September 30, 2013. Including the impact of the buyback discount of the preferred shares of $1.8 million or $0.21 per diluted common share, diluted earnings per common share in the three month period ended September 30, 2013 was $0.39. This compares to net income of $1.7 million or $0.17 per diluted common share in the three month period ended September 30, 2012. Gross Premium Written: For the three month period ended September 30, 2013, gross premium written was $32.1 million compared to $23.4 million in the three month period ended September 30, 2012, representing a 37.3% increase. In the three month period ended September 30, 2013, gross premium written from commercial automobile was $31.0 million, representing a 40.2% increase relative to the three month period ended September 30, 2012. Of the $8.7 million increase in commercial auto premium written, $2.8 million resulted from the Gateway acquisition. Excluding the Company's Excess Taxi program, which renewed in the third quarter but is not expected to vary considerable in size year over year, gross premium written on core lines increased 89.7% as compared to the same quarter 2012. Geographic Distribution: Atlas experienced growth in gross premium written in 39 states in the three month period ended September 30, 2013. Of those 39 states, the Company experienced quarter over quarter growth of greater than 100% in 26. This includes the impact from the Gateway acquisition as well as organic expansion. Altogether, Atlas had written premium in 39 states in the three month period ended September 30, 2013 compared to 30 in the three month period ended September 30, 2012 and 39 in the three month period ended June 30, 2013. Loss and Combined Ratio: The loss ratio relating to claims incurred in the three month period ended September 30, 2013 was 63.4% compared to 65.5% in the three month period ended September 30, 2012. Atlas' combined ratio improved for the three month period ended September 30, 2013 to 93.9%, compared to 97.6% for the corresponding prior year period. The table below indicates the comparisons of each component of our combined ratio for the periods indicated:
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A new extreme roller coaster at a British theme park in Surrey became stuck on a steep ascent during its first day in service, leaving passengers stranded.
An onlooker told the BBC that messages delivered via loudspeaker assured riders they were "perfectly safe" as they waited for The Swarm to re-start. A spokesman for Thorpe Park, where the ride is located, told the BBC, "the Swarm is a sensitive piece of equipment and a small problem resulted in the fail-safe system shutting it down. Health and safety is our main concern."
Try telling that to the crash test dummies that were sent on a test ride recently and returned with limbs ripped off.
Related: Extreme coaster rips limbs off dummies; terrifies fighter pilots
Park management then enlisted former Royal Air Force fighter pilots to step in, in a move that some industry watchers considered a clever ploy to generate publicity. (It worked.)
The ride is a winged coaster, which has seats hanging over either side of the track to better simulate the feeling of flying through open air. The innovation is fairly new in Europe and brand new to the USA. The first winged coaster will take off next Friday at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. (We'll be there to test it.)
Two others will debut in May at HersheyPark in Pennsylvania and Six Flags Great America in Chicago in May.
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On Gun Trusts (Letter to the Editor)
Posted 3/18/2013 12:00 am
I am writing in response to the article (Mark Friedman's March 11 Law column) about gun trusts in your newspaper. I am an estate planning attorney specializing in trusts. But I am also a mother and a citizen concerned about the safety of our community and our country.
Before anyone puts a label on me that I am a gun control liberal, nothing could be further from the truth. I was raised on a farm in eastern Arkansas. We had more guns in our house than I could count. We were taught to respect guns as well as people. I cannot remember the first time I shot a gun although my parents still have the BB gun that I am sure was the first gun I used. My son shot his first duck this last season.
I believe in the right to own guns for sport or for personal protection. But never in my upbringing, or in my adult life for that matter, did the need or desire arise for an assault rifle. Maumelle attorney Chris Rippy believes a gun trust will allow the protection of an AR-15 for civilians in the wake of anticipated gun control laws. An AR-15 is the civilian form of the M16 military rifle. AR-15s are modified to shoot just a bit slower to make them "safer" for the civilian population, although I am told that is something that can be easily changed to make it exactly like an M16. M16s were designed by the military for one purpose only: to kill a lot of people quickly.
The law firm where I work discussed the issues of gun trusts some time ago. We unanimously chose not to utilize these documents. Assisting others in skirting the existing gun laws was not something we wished to be a part of. What happens when the very person you assisted in procuring this weapon goes to Maumelle Middle School and guns down our kids? Is the attorney who drafted the document responsible? I think morally, if not legally, the answer has to be yes. The recent California shooter, Chris Dorner, used this very type of trust to purchase silencers and a short-barreled rifle used in his crimes without undergoing a background check.
From a legal standpoint, if an assault rifle ban goes through, it will be irrelevant whether you own this weapon personally or in a trust. The simple possession of the weapon will be illegal. So there is also an issue as to how well these gun trusts will accomplish what has been promised in the future.
While I am not a constitutional scholar, in my opinion the Second Amendment is not an unlimited right. The Founding Fathers were shooting muskets. There is no way they intended the Second Amendment to protect the right of citizens to own semi-automatic weapons with high-capacity magazines.
I do not personally know Mr. Rippy and I do not wish him ill. But my conclusion after reading this article is that he either does not have children of his own or he has not thought through the consequences of his actions. The fact that there is an attorney practicing in Maumelle who is overloaded with work assisting others in stockpiling and protecting these weapons makes me think that Maumelle is not the place that I believed it to be.
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In the garden
Choosing the right tree
Fall is the ideal time to plant a new tree. The right tree planted in the right place on your property can give you years of pleasure and enhance your property's value should you decide to sell your home. The key is to make sure you choose the right tree for the place you want to plant.
"Begin with a site analysis," says Henrico Extension Agent Lisa Sanderson. "The principles are much the same for any landscape design project."
Start with the soil. It's helpful to know the pH of your soil, so you may want to do a soil test. Remember that Henrico residents can get two free soil tests each year. Soil test kits are available at Henrico public libraries and at the Extension Office.
Look, too, at the texture of your soil. Is it clayey, loamy, or sandy? Is it compacted? And how well does it drain?
"You need to know what you're dealing with," says Sanderson. "Some trees like a tupelo can tolerate poor drainage, and some can't."
The climate in our area is another consideration. Henrico is in USDA Hardiness Zone 7 where the average extreme minimum temperature is 0-10 degrees Fahrenheit and in American Horticultural Society Heat Zone 7 where the temperature exceeds 86 degrees Fahrenheit from 60 to 90 days each year.
"Lots of trees will do really well in our area," says Sanderson, "but some do better with our climate than others. River Birch, for example, seems to do better than White Birch in our climate." Sunlight is another important factor. Not all trees do well in bright sun. Local favorites such as dogwoods, red buds, and sourwoods usually prefer a shadier location near the edges of forests or other stands of trees.
"It never fails," says Sanderson. "People love dogwoods, and they plant them right in the middle of their yards where they get full sun and then wonder why they don't do well."
Trees need about an inch of water each week during the first year "establishment period," so making sure you have access to water either with an existing irrigation system or a convenient water hose can save a lot of work.
And, of course, trees grow so you need to have enough space not only for the size of the tree today but to accommodate how large it will be in a decade. If you're putting your tree near existing trees, you'll also need to consider how large those trees are going to get, and make sure you have enough space to accommodate the needs of all the trees in your yard.
The other trees in the area that are doing well can serve as "indicator plants" to help you assess the conditions in your yard and choose a tree that will do well there.
Good checklists for accessing your site are available online and the Virginia Cooperative Extension has an excellent publication, "Problem-free Trees for Virginia Landscapes" on it's website, http://www.ext.vt.edu to he,lp you choose the trees that best suit the space you have to plant. And you can call Lisa Sanderson at the Henrico Extension Office at 501-5160.
Henrico to offer Christmas tree recycling
Citizen Staff Reports 12/22/2014
Henrico residents can recycle their Christmas trees after the holidays at one of several locations in the county.
From Dec. 26 through Jan. 11, trees will be accepted at the following spots:
• Springfield Road Landfill Public Use Area, near Nuckols Road and I-295 – open from 7:30 am to 7 pm daily, except holidays;
• Charles City Road Landfill Public Use Area – 7:30 am to 7 pm daily, except holidays; > Read more.
Holidays will delay some CVWMA collections
Citizen Staff Reports 12/15/2014
CVWMA curbside recycling collection and trash collections will have a one day delay in collections Dec. 25-26 and Jan. 1-2. There will be no collections on Dec. 25 or Jan. 1.
Curbside recycling collections Monday through Wednesday will be on regular schedule. Red Thursday and Red Friday curbside recyclers will have a one day delay in collection services Dec. 25-26. Blue Thursday and Blue Friday curbside recyclers will have one day delay in collection services Jan. 1-2. Containers should be placed at the curb by 7 a.m. on collection day. All Friday collections will take place on Saturday. > Read more.
MADD to host candlelight vigil Dec. 2 at UR
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) will host a candlelight vigil of remembrance and hope Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. at the University of Richmond, outside the Cannon Chapel. The public is invited to attend and join MADD to honor victims of impaired driving crashes, while helping to remind the community to be safe during the holidays. > Read more.
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'Jingle All the Way 2' is expectedly flawed
Was anyone asking for an extra-large helping of Larry the Cable Guy this Christmas? If so, you can thank Santa Claus for Jingle All the Way 2.
If not, you can be like the rest of us and curse Santa for his folly in creating such a film. Santa, we neither wanted nor needed this.
A follow-up to the much-derided 1996 Christmas film Jingle All the Way, Jingle All the Way 2 isn't so much a sequel as it is an odd kind of remake, offering a few original twists on the original's dad-vs-dad holiday showdown, but also copying large chunks of the original without alteration. > Read more.
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Weekend Top 10
Several holiday performances take place this weekend in Henrico including "It's a Wonderful Life" and Theatre IV on Tour's "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" – both at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen. The Central Virginia Masterworks Chorale will perform Vivaldi's "Gloria" at River Road Church, Baptist and the Virginia Repertory Theatre will present "Santa's Christmas Miracle" at the Children's Theatre at Willow Lawn. A fun annual tradition, now in its 14th year, will be at SkateNation Plus in Short Pump – Chabad of Virginia's Chanukah on Ice. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
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