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No "Pity Party" for Kolzig
by Alanah McGinley on 04/10/08 at 05:21 PM ET
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From the AP via Sports Illustrated,
"I've had a good run here,'' Kolzig said Thursday. "And I hope it continues in the next two months.''
In other words, until the playoffs are over. After that, Kolzig will become a free agent, presenting an understandably murky future for a 38-year-old goalie who lost his starting job just as the Capitals were becoming good again.
"The worst thing I can do is have a pity party,'' Kolzig said. "I'm not really going to talk about the situation until the end of the year, but it is what it is and I've come to grips with it.''
Kolzig has been supplanted by Cristobal Huet, acquired from Montreal at the trade deadline.
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Pat Sajak Serious About the Caps
by Alanah McGinley on 04/10/08 at 02:52 PM ET
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From Dan Steinberg at the DC Sports Blog (Washington Post),
The Stanley Cup playoffs require a wide-ranging level of civic commitment. For Mike Green, that commitment was on display this morning, in the form of an early-morning mohawk. Dozens of fans will be receiving similar 'hawks tomorrow. For Pat Sajak, that commitment might involve a red-eye flight back East from a "Wheel of Fortune" taping next Friday, to make sure he can get to Verizon Center in time for Game 5.
"If the Caps don't sweep," Sajak noted. "I'm pretty well at their mercy."
Yeah, that's right, Sajak has become a hard-core Caps fan, a front-row season ticket holder for the past two seasons who attends 30 games a year and was "Rocking the Red" throughout last week's spasm of Caps passion.
Unfortunately, there's a good reason Sajak isn't going to be able to pull off his own mohawk to support his favorite team.
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Thank You Ted
by Paul on 04/10/08 at 11:08 AM ET
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from Mike Hume of the Falls Church News-Press,
Since the rebuild began, Leonsis tried to sell fans on his team. But for all of silver-lining citations and what, at times, seemed like overly-optimistic opinions, he never once presented a false front. He never lied about his commitment to the team and to the fans — even the ones that had temporarily forsaken him.
In a perfect world, such behavior would be common place, but struggling sports teams seldom receive the commitment the Capitals have from Leonsis. Fans of the Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, Florida Marlins and Pittsburgh Pirates, feel free to send in your testimonials.
So as the euphoria of the Stanley Cup Playoffs washes over Washington this weekend, praise the players that willed this team into the postseason. But save something for the man in the owners' box that made this playoff push possible.
added 10:16am, The Wall Street Journal published a Q & A with Ted Leonsis today,
The Wall Street Journal: Like most other NHL teams, the Capitals get little exposure. What can the NHL do to get a better TV deal than the arrangements with Versus and NBC—and, of course, more fans?
Mr. Leonsis: My belief, and what I've been advocating, is we've lost the TV war. That's where the puck is. We want to go to where the puck's going to be. We want to fight the big battle, and there we're advantaged. The NHL has the most wired, the most affluent fans. They're living their life on the Net. We wanna be, and we're becoming, the leader in growing digital media.
more (not sure if it is for paid subscribers only)
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Trying To Stop Ovechkin
by Paul on 04/10/08 at 08:26 AM ET
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from Rich Hofmann of the Philadelphia Daily News,
One player cannot halt him alone. It really does take a village to stop an Ovechkin. Saying that and acknowledging that, though, recent history suggests that one sweater among all of the black-and-orange sweaters will be greeting Ovechkin most of all:
No. 44, Kimmo Timonen.
"It's going to be a big challenge, but I'm looking forward to it," said Timonen, the Flyers' smoothest defensive presence. "Taking his time and space away - that's the key for me. If you give him too much space and time, he's going to make a play, he's going to shoot the puck. So, for me, going into the game, you have to make sure you're right on him all the time and contain him."
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The AO Plan
by Paul on 04/09/08 at 09:04 AM ET
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from Chuck Gormley of the Courier-Post,
The Flyers' rationale heading into the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals that begin Friday night in Washington is simple. If Ovechkin spends more time exacting revenge on irritants such as Mike Richards and Scott Hartnell, he'll spend less time firing rubber in the direction of Marty Biron.
"The big knock on Peter Forsberg was that you could get him playing more of a physical game instead of trying to score," Flyers defenseman Derian Hatcher said. "I can see Ovechkin going that way. He seems like he might have that in him, where he's more worried about hitting guys than he is scoring. If you can push him that way, yeah, that's good. We'll see. It's his first playoff series, right?"
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Their First Playoff
by Paul on 04/08/08 at 10:52 AM ET
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from Chuck Gormley of the Courier-Post,
Now, after an equally long and circuitous career as a minor-league coach, Boudreau is where he has dreamed of being all along, playing for a Stanley Cup.
Much like his coaching counterpart, John Stevens.
On Friday night in Washington, Boudreau and Stevens will coach their first Stanley Cup playoff games when the Flyers visit the Capitals in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals.
Boudreau led the Capitals to a miraculous turnaround, taking them from 15th in the conference three months ago to a playoff-clinching victory in the final game of the regular season.
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Starting From Scratch
by Paul on 04/07/08 at 10:55 AM ET
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from the Washington Times,
This whole deal for the Washington Capitals — the sellout crowds, the crazy flurry of wins to finish the season and a return to the postseason — started with a fire sale.
Owner Ted Leonsis and general manager George McPhee decided during the 2003-04 season that the Caps were not a Stanley Cup contender and — with a possible work stoppage looming — it was time to start over. So McPhee went about taking apart the roster he had put together, sending away his best players for prospects, draft picks and salary relief.
"The process is hard to go through, but when the ownership back you up like they did, you feel like you can take your time and build it right," McPhee said.
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Flyers Excited To Play Caps
by Paul on 04/07/08 at 08:23 AM ET
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from the Philadelphia Daily News,
"We're excited to play the Capitals," said winger Scottie Upshall, whose second-period goal was all the scoring the Flyers needed against the Pens on this afternoon. "It's going to be a good test. They have a great team. We're pumped to be playing one of the best players in the world right now."
How hot is Ovechkin? This hot: His 65 goals not only led the league, but were the most ever by a left winger and 13 more than any other player this season. Eleven of those goals were game-winners, also tops in the league.
Asked for his thoughts on playing the Caps, Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen said, "Well, obviously No. 8. That guy makes them go. They've probably been the hottest team in the league for a month-and-a-half. It won't be easy.
"But if we play the way we did Friday [a 3-0 shutout of the always-troublesome New Jersey Devils] and [yesterday], for all 60 minutes, we'll be OK."
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Red All Over
by Paul on 04/06/08 at 10:29 AM ET
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from Dan Steinberg of the Washinton Post,
Two female fans sported red tank tops with puffy paint spelling out slogans too racy for a family blog, and two more wore red T-shirts that read "Mrs. Ovechkin" and "Mrs. Backstrom." They said the men of their dreams actually noticed these shirts.
"They kind of looked over and smiled," reported 19-year-old Cam Mancini, the wishful Mrs. Ovechkin. "Probably thinking, 'Okay, let's call security now.' "
Ten gents from Ontario, Canada—close friends of Caps winger Matt Cooke—arrived wearing matching off-red Caps T-shirts; some adorned with a handwritten "Cookie" on the back.
"If he scores I'm gonna streak tonight, maybe," promised Gary Sage of Belleville. "It depends how much we drink, how long they're going to keep me in jail, and if they can catch me. I'm big-boned, but I'm pretty fast."
thansk to Ted's Take for the pointer…
added 9:38am, Head Bangin Caps fans may enjoy this, others, like me, may walk away with a headache!
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Bruce Turned Them Loose
by Paul on 04/06/08 at 09:57 AM ET
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from Lew Serviss of Slap Shot a the NY Times,
The Caps have done it. With a 3-1 victory Saturday over Florida, Washington won the Southeast crown and the third seed in the East.
It's an amazing comeback. Back in November, the Caps were dead last in the league, a team with amazing young talent — Mike Green, Nicklas Backstrom, Alexander Semin, Alex Ovechkin! — but a proclivity for vise-gripping the stick. In came rumpled, straight-shooter Bruce Boudreau from three decades of minor-league obscurity. Bruce turned 'em loose.
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Eighty-seven stories above Shanghai, the city on the other side of the glass obscured by fog, I am enjoying a moment of perfect peace. I am not in the Park Hyatt's spa, with its fragrant treatment rooms and long, shimmery infinity pool. Nor am I participating in the hotel's daily 6:30 a.m. tai chi class. I am not, at the moment, even seeking serenity. I am simply eating breakfast.
Down below, a city of more than 18 million is muscling its way into the 21st century in a frenzy of construction noise, exhaust fumes, and pure adrenaline. But up here, on the highest floors of what is either the world's second- or third-tallest building, depending on how you do the math, all I can hear is music, a meandering piano riff. Sometimes it sounds like Erik Satie and other times I think it must be of Chinese origin—I later learn that it was custom-composed for this exact circumstance by a firm out of Hong Kong—and what I see directly in front of me is a still life by Cézanne: hydrangeas in a cloisonné vase, salt and pepper in silvery orbs, a row of precious jam jars, all arrayed on a textured linen tablecloth. There's something about the extraordinary beauty and tranquillity of this ordinary moment that I want to hold on to.
What I'm rediscovering in this newly opened, relatively small hotel—it has only 174 rooms—situated on floors 79 to 93 of the Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC) (only a multilevel public observation deck is above it) are the exquisite pleasures of the tall building. As the hotel's general manager, Christophe Sadones, puts it: "You feel like you're in a protected environment, like you're floating." The wonderful free-floating sensation afforded by very tall buildings was, of course, undermined by the tragic demise of the World Trade Center. Yet the desire to build tall has never been greater. During my stay at the Park Hyatt Shanghai, I hear news of two new "world's tallest" projects: one in Dubai (home of the current record holder) and one in Jidda, Saudi Arabia, that will supposedly be more than a half-mile tall.
The thing that distinguishes this new generation of supertowers is that they're mostly topped with luxurious condominiums and hotels rather than corporate offices. Record-shattering high-rises are no longer symbols of state or corporate power, but of the marriage of new engineering know-how with ever more audacious real estate schemes. Hoteliers have realized that the sheer height of these towers provides guests with exactly the kind of respite from the world that is the stock in trade of luxury hotels.
To be honest, the Park Hyatt's setup goes against everything I believe about cities and how I like to experience them. As a rule, I prefer to stay in hotels where the life of the city is all around me and I can easily walk wherever I need to go. I seek total immersion. The SWFC, however, is located in the Lujiazui financial district of Shanghai's Pudong, a cluster of high-rises built on what, prior to the 1990's, were rice paddies situated on the erstwhile "wrong" side of the Huangpu River. Walkable is not the word I'd use to describe this newly minted neighborhood. The notion that pedestrians have the right of way has not yet arrived in China, and Pudong's broad boulevards are a challenge to cross. Billboards promise the future construction of a pedestrian walkway; it looks strangely like a particle accelerator, a giant elevated ring that will connect the area's major buildings. At the moment, however, walkers have to live by their wits.
In fact, the more I plunge into Shanghai, the more I understand the value of my 80-story buffer zone. For instance, I visit the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall in People's Square, the heart of the city, to see an immense, ballroom-size model—supposedly the world's largest—of what the city is supposed to look like when the dust settles sometime around 2020. The expanse of miniature buildings is impressive, but it's nothing compared to the view from my room.
The hotel sits atop a smoke-colored glass tower developed by the Japanese real estate mogul Minoru Mori, best known for Tokyo's Roppongi Hills complex. Like Tokyo's Mori Tower—famously topped with an art museum—the SWFC was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, of New York. And like the 88-story Jin Mao Tower, a supersize Modernist pagoda across the street, it was designed back in the 1990's. A nosedive in the Japanese economy delayed the project for five years. During that period, the Grand Hyatt atop the Jin Mao, known for its vertiginous central atrium, held the title of the world's tallest hotel—until the Park Hyatt Shanghai opened for business in September 2008.
A field trip to the Grand Hyatt demonstrates to me that altitude does not automatically guarantee serenity. The Park Hyatt's unexpected calm is the unique product of an unusually harmonious collaboration between the hotel's designers and its management. First there's the architect William Pedersen, who understood early on that Pudong would be full of "competitive and cacophonous" towers. "We wanted our building to be as serene as possible," he tells me. Then came the New York–based Chinese-American interior designer Tony Chi. He brought to the project an admiration for Pedersen's cool geometry and an offbeat definition of luxury. "I wanted the place to give me silence," he says. "That was the only word in my mind. Wow, what a luxury. If you ask me what defines luxury in New York, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Shanghai…it's silence."

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Artist's impression of GIOVE-A in orbit. (Photo by ESA – P. Carril) With the initial satellites of the Galileo constellation working well in orbit, it has been decided to end the mission of ESA's pioneering GIOVE-A navigation satellite, reports the European Space Agency. Launched on December 28, 2005, this first experimental satellite performed the vital task of securing the radio... read more


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How the Pearl Harbor attack still shapes America
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Walking to Washington Grade School and to downtown, I saw Gold Stars in windows along the way. They signified that a family member had been killed in the war. Blue Stars signified that a family member was serving.
American losses in the Asia/Pacific theater, as in other war theaters, were relatively small compared to those of other major combatant countries. But the fighting in the Pacific was brutal and intense. The Japanese, with a long warrior tradition, held to a no-surrender, fight-to-the-death doctrine. When defeat was apparent in battle, they often made suicide charges. They also undertook suicide airplane and submarine attacks. They scorned adversaries who did not follow suit and who surrendered. American and other allied prisoners were often maltreated, sent to slave labor, and/or beheaded or used for bayonet practice. The best account of the Pacific fighting is perhaps contained in British historian Max Hastings' 2008 book Retribution (Knopf). If you prefer fiction, based on fact, there are Norman Mailer's The Naked and the Dead and James Jones' The Thin Red Line.
Could the war in the Pacific have been averted?
It is difficult to see how it might have been. Japan was bent on Asian conquest — and the establishment of a so-called Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere in which colonial powers would be expelled and it would dominate. Its conquests and occupations had proceeded during the 1930s. Finally, FDR ordered an embargo of Japanese petroleum, without which the Japanese economy and war machine would soon starve. He knew the Japanese would not yield and, in doing so, knew that he was pulling the U.S. toward a war it otherwise had wanted to avoid. A Japanese attack was, in fact, expected, although not in Hawaii. The Dec. 7 raid on Pearl Harbor destroyed battleships, aircraft, and other vessels. But, to our good fortune, American aircraft carriers were on maneuvers at sea and avoided the attack.
Japan had no intention, of course, of invading or conquering the United States. It believed that strong and decisive early Japanese blows in the Pacific would open the way to a negotiated end to the war. But that was a misreading of the American character. From that point forward, there was never a real chance for anything but an outcome resulting in unconditional Japanese surrender.
Lives were lost in the Pacific war that might have been spared. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who had commanded pre-war troops in the Philippines, insisted on the islands' reconquest. The lives and money expended on that reconquest, and that of the stepping-stone islands en route to the Philippines, need not have been expended at all. U.S. and allied forces could have bypassed them and proceeded in a straighter line toward the Japanese homeland.
In the latter stages of the war, Gen. Curtis LeMay and his aide, Robert McNamara, oversaw unprecedented firebombing of major Japanese cities, with mainly civilian casualties, which claimed hundreds of thousands. They also pushed for and oversaw the dropping of nuclear weapons on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki, unleashing a nuclear-weapons race which is still proceeding, most notably now in Iran. No time was given to the Japanese, between the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs, to consider terms of surrender. The carnage simply proceeded. Just as at the beginning of the war, an alternative blockade-and-isolation strategy could have starved the homeland of vital energy and other resources and forced an eventual Japanese capitulation.
There never was an inevitable choice between dropping the nuclear weapons and/or undertaking a massive and costly land invasion of Japan. But war fever still ran high and President Truman OK'd the dropping of the nukes.
My most vivid recollection of VJ Day (Victory in Japan Day) was of horns and bells coming from the direction of downtown Bellingham. I saw two young wives, with husbands in the Pacific, race from their homes across the street and embrace each other in the middle of the intersection. They were sobbing with joy. I ran downtown to see similar street scenes. Not a day to forget. A few weeks later, a formal victory parade came down Holly Street downtown. It was led by Gen. Jonathan Wainwright, a Washington-state native who had succeeded MacArthur in command in the Philippines and been imprisoned by the Japanese. He rode a white horse. He was pale and weak and could not have weighed 130 pounds. A real hero, I thought, which the narcissistic MacArthur was not.
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Posted Tue, Dec 4, 8:54 a.m.
Though I often disagree with Mr. Van Dyk, for this poignantly eloquent essay I salute him. Well done!
Posted Wed, Dec 5, 1:19 p.m.
Mr. Van Dyk,
I recommend you read two books that deal with how the Germans and Italians were rounded-up, some torn from their homes in Central and South America and placed in American concentration camps. I suggest you read, Enemies by John Christgau to learn about the German internment, and Stephen Fox's Fear Itself to learn about both German and Italian internment. One individual who suffered was a doctor in the Puget Sound area who was taken away without any warning or opportunity to explain his situation. Neither the Germans or Italians who were imprisoned have been compensated.
Frank Bettendorf
Posted Wed, Dec 5, 5:13 p.m.
Mr. Bettendorf: Thanks for calling these two books to my attention.
So far as I know, only a handful of German- and Italian-American
citizens were held in custody; they were believed to be actively involved with or agents of their home-country regimes. I would not be surprised to learn that some detentions were in error. There were no general roundups, however, as with Japanese Americans. I look forward to becoming further informed.
Posted Thu, Dec 6, 10:22 p.m.
There's more then you think.
Posted Thu, Dec 6, 10:29 p.m.
Who are we really afraid of?
The war really never ended for us, We've been on a war economy since WWII and neither Democrats nor Republicans want it to end. Just look at much pressure our own war supporting Democrats on this side of the mountain fight to keep the war machine here.
Posted Fri, Dec 7, 3:35 p.m.
Good article; thank you. The decision to bomb more indiscriminately was not made by LeMay (nor McNamara). It was the decision of Hap Arnold and, probably, the entire military command, including President Truman. LeMay's predecessor, General Hansell had pursued a more "precision bombing" campaign for two years. By 1945 it was demonstrably ineffective and was changed with the intention of preparing Japan for an invasion.
Posted Fri, Dec 7, 8:35 p.m.
We interned German-Americans and some Italians as well. Not as many as the Japanese, but not zero by any means.
As the Canadians interned Japanese-Canadians.
The Brits did their share.
I find it remarkable how people think the USA invented this sort of thing.
Posted Sat, Dec 8, 5:01 a.m.
Thank you for your further comments.
1.Kieth is correct that Gen. Arnold, the Air Force commander, and, ultimately, the Presiden were responsible for the overall decision to undertake massive firebombing and nuking of Japanese cities, inflicting huge civilian casualties, but it was Gen. LeMay who pressed for such a policy. (McNamara, his aide, was responsible for statistical analysis of various bombing approaches). Commanders at theater level were given huge leeway during WWII. President Roosevelt and General Marshall, the overall U.S. military commander, allowed MacArthur, for instance, to squander time, money, and lives with his campaign to retake the Phillipines.
LeMay and McNamara, of course, were to make their marks later on.
LeMay was nicknamed "the mad bomber" for his ceaseless post-World War II attempts to build up U.S. strategic bomber forces and our nuclear capability. He was one of those asserting that we should not fear undertaking a pre-emptive nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. McNamara went on to become president of the Ford Motor Co., where he
launched the costly and failed Edsel project, and then Defense Secretary under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, before LBJ fired him
late in 1967. He attempted to run the Vietnam War through statistical analysis, leading U.S. commanders there to stress body counts and "kill ratios" as indicators of success. In an interview a few years ago McNamara recounted jokingly how LeMay had said, during the
firebombing and nuking of Japanese cities, that "we would be tried as war criminals" if on the losing side. He was right and it was no joke.
2. Yes, other countries on the allied side interned their own citizens of Japanese, German, or Italian heritage. And U.S. and other occupying forces treated captured and surrendered German troops
quite brutally in internment camps immediately after WWII. In the European theater, Winston Churchill successfully pressed for bombings
of German civilian targets comparable to the U.S. late-war bombings in Japan. He wanted not only to defeat Hitler and Nazism but to kill and punish German civilians. He cut his teeth in the bloody, imperialist Boer war and, in World War I, sponsored the disastrous Gallipoli campaign which killed needlessly so many Anzac troops. Churchill was a war lover, colonialist, and unreconstructed advocate of British
empire and dominance. We should not set our own standards of wartime conduct to match the worst ones of our allies.
Posted Sat, Dec 8, 5:33 a.m.
Your mention of posters reminds me of the ubiquitous gremlins, designed by Disney I think, who were always trying to cause sabotage. There were some orangutan characters too, but don't remember what they were about.
I still have a ring-binder that my mom kept as leader of our Blue Bird group (a sub-division of Camp Fire) which shows how much tin foil and how many small tin cans, puzzles and cartoons from magazines we had collected. The tin foil was for the 'war effort'. The cans were used as ash trays for servicemen in hospitals. The puzzles and cartoons were mounted in hand-made booklets for servicemen. We also bought a War Bond for Camp Fire's "Pledge-a-Plane" campaign.
Even the children could actively participate to help win the war.
Posted Sat, Dec 8, 1:05 p.m.
TVD, thank you for your reply. LeMay was chosen by Arnold because of his success in Europe (lower casualties, fewer lost airplanes, greater destruction); I admit his advice may have been solicited by Arnold but I think it is likely that LeMay's tenure in Europe convinced his superiors that he was an extraordinarily effective leader. A lot of talented military leaders are egotistical, narcissistic and delicately balanced psychologically (MacArther, Patton, Sherman). LeMay's private life was exemplary, his military service was crucial during WWII. His later, unfortunate political stances were, in hindsight, relatively harmless; he won no elections and probably had very little effect on the Nation's political path. So I tend to defend him. When he took over the 8th Air Force he flew on a weekly schedule with his men in addition to his administrative duties. He was, by accounts I have read, brave, intelligent and an inspired tactician.
His later political pronouncements have tended to tended to overshadow his well deserved military reputation. I regret that.
Posted Sat, Dec 8, 5 p.m.
We should not set our own standards of wartime conduct to match the worst ones of our allies.
And we didn't. I'll stack up the USA's behavior in WW-2 against any of the other powers in a heartbeat.
Canada's exclusion of Japanese from the West Coast continued until 1949 by the way.
oh, and in 1949, the Japanese-Canadians were finally allowed to vote.
Reading some descriptions of the war these days, one would think the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor to free the Japanese-Americans from the relocation camps.
Posted Sun, Dec 9, 9:44 p.m.
War and conflict march on; we have been off and on at war with pirates (Muslim terrorists) since the 1790's. The memory of horrible and evil German and Japanese regimes of the World War II era still keep some of us from buying any of their modern day products since they have not all yet died off. The vicious, evil Soviets were destroyed by President Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and the Pope. America has changed for the greater good. Regardless of red vrs. blue state political differences, the country stands as a beacon of morality and freedom. A mobile, modern, high tech military will be required for decades to kill off the evil enemies of the USA. Sadly, other nations are not as willing to 'pay their fair share' in keeping the world safe from bad actor rogue nations and thug/gangs.
Posted Wed, Dec 12, 10:06 a.m.
"... Gen. Curtis LeMay and his aide, Robert McNamara, oversaw unprecedented firebombing of major Japanese cities, with mainly civilian casualties, which claimed hundreds of thousands. They also pushed for and oversaw the dropping of nuclear weapons on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki..."
WTF? Well, that explains plenty. McNamara, the blood-thirsty psychopath, got away with wholesale genocide in two Asian wars (one of them undeclared). He was the key architect of the Vietnam War, which killed at least three million Vietnamese, around one million Cambodians and Laotians, and 58,000 American soldiers. And nobody had the guts to stop him.
Remember when McNamara went on his "mea culpa" book tour back in 1995? How about his half-baked "apology" in "Fog of War," where he never actually says "I'm sorry?" That despicably cynical attempt to rewrite his abysmal personal history was exceeded only in distaste by a gullible film producer who assisted him, and the egregiously ignorant, short-memoried AMPAS members who voted the disgusting, self-indulgent display worthy of an Oscar. At least Leni Riefenstahl was forced into it. Errol Morris will never be able to claim anything other than his own blind stupidity.
Too many have forgotten that this vile excuse for a human being was the primary architect of the Viet Nam War. I'm not one of them. Nor are the families and friends of the kids who died at Kent State.
Posted Sat, Dec 15, 9:20 a.m.
I, too, am not an admirer of Robert McNamara's. Yet his continuing
acceptance in the Washington, D.C. policy and social communities, over a long period, illustrates the degree to which hypocrisy and fascination with power can overwhelm common sense. Among McNamara's friends and social hosts were many, including Robert Kennedy, who became critical of the Vietnam War. His senior civilian aides at Defense, all JFK appointees, were strongly loyal to him.
I periodically interacted with McNamara during his time as Defense Secretary, World Bank president, and later private citizen. JFK
appointed McNamara as Defense Secy because he wanted a Republican in the position and was attracted, as well, by McNamara's business background as Ford Motor CEO (even though his brief tenure as Ford CEO
had been notably unsuccessful). LBJ eventually fired McNamara as Defense Secy because he thought he was becoming unstable and doubted his judgment. He also was miffed because McNamara was an all-out hawk
in internal meetings re Vietnam but, at private dinner parties, was painting himself as an anguished dove. After he was pushed to the World Bank by LBJ, I asked his assistant at the Bank, a British citizen, how he liked working for McNamara. He responded: "He is the cruelest and most arrogant person I've ever known."
Later I served on a private economic-policy task force with McNamara.
There he was rigid, uninterested in contrary opinion, and saw everything in quantitative terms (harking back to his WWII and Vietnam-era quantitative approaches to policy). I, too, was appalled by his Vietnam apology tour and his sympathetic portrayal in the Morris film.
One reason for his continuing acceptance in D.C., despite his acts,
might have been his outward approach to people (although obviously not to his British aide at the Bank). I saw him periodically over a 25-year period in non-professional settings. He knew that I had been an avid Vietnam War critic inside and outside government. Yet he was personally amiable and cheerful whenever our paths crossed; it was hard to square that persona with his acts as policymaker. A complex man who did great damage.
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I have Cub Cadet HDS 2165 Model 136-268-100, SN 330227 tractor with starting and PTO problems and need help in how to diagnose and solve them. Recently the tractor stopped starting with the key switch. I did not have time to properly diagnose the problem and it would start by jumping the positive battery post to the starter, so I continued to use it. The tractor ran fine once it was started. Today I jump started it, but when I went to turn the power take off on there was no response. So my two issues are: it will not start with the key and the power takeoff is not working. What should I do to diagnose the problems and how do I fix them? I know just enough mechanics to be dangerous, but I do follow directions well. Thanks in advance for your help. |
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- Posted by bill_kapaun Z8 Orygun (My Page) on Sat, Oct 26, 13 at 12:31
Well, both problems can be caused by a faulty PTO switch. You might at least check the connections there. |
The connections look good. I also read on the internet that the relay attached to the PTO switch could be bad. Do you know how to check the switch and the relay to see if they are good? I have a multimeter, but don't know how to use it to check a switch. |
- Posted by bill_kapaun Z8 Orygun (My Page) on Sat, Oct 26, 13 at 13:54
Do you have a link to YOUR schematic? "Looking" at connections is pretty much useless. You can "read" a lot of things on the internet. I have at least 157 schematics for Craftsman tractors prior to 2003! Schematics are NOT generic! |
This post was edited by bill_kapaun on Sat, Oct 26, 13 at 13:58
No I do not have the schematics for my tractor. I have pulled the sockets for both the PTO and the relay attached to it and cleaned up the prongs. Still does not start unless I go directly from battery to starter and the PTO switch does not do anything. Bill do you know where I can get schematics for my Cub Cadet? |
Update: I have found a schematic of the electric system. Now what do I do with it to trace where the problem is? |
- Posted by bill_kapaun Z8 Orygun (My Page) on Sat, Oct 26, 13 at 16:30
Maybe post a link to it? |
OK Bill, here is the link. The one for my tractor is the second one as my SN is 330227. If this link does not work I can scan it and post it as a pdf. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Link to Wiring Diagram
- Posted by bill_kapaun Z8 Orygun (My Page) on Sun, Oct 27, 13 at 0:26
OK- I have the image. Crank circuit- This ORANGE wire goes to terminal #2 of the PTO switch. The ORANGE wire then goes through the brake/clutch switch, which must have the pedal pushed in to close the switch. You basically need to check for 12V at the various switches to determine where the fault lies. The schematic doesn't have the "truth table" for the PTO switch as it does for the key switch. (the chart that shows what connection are made (or not) in the different key positions.) |
This post was edited by bill_kapaun on Sun, Oct 27, 13 at 10:31
Thanks for the info and suggestions. Here is what I have been able to do. First, because I do not have a helper, I pulled the wires to the seat switch and taped them together. Both the PTO & key switches have connectors that are plug in. On the key switch i did not check because if I pull the connector than the switch will be out of the circuit and I do not see how to put my test leads on the B & S connections while still connected. Any tips on how to do this? Can I just pull the connector off and then test it someway? On the PTO switch, I pulled the connector and then used my multimeter to test for voltage between 1 & 2 with the key switch on and got 0. I have not found the brake switch yet. When I check the small lug on the solenoid with the orange wire and turn the key to start I get .04 or .004 volts ( i don't remember how many zeros) My ground may not have been good as I was using the painted part of the chassis. There are two fuses and both look fine. Is there a way I can verify that with the multimeter? Does any of this give any insight to the problem and can you give me any advice on how to better test these switches? |
This post was edited by txmat on Sun, Oct 27, 13 at 13:09
- Posted by bill_kapaun Z8 Orygun (My Page) on Sun, Oct 27, 13 at 14:37
Well, taping the seat switch wires together guarantees no spark! It grounds the kill wire to the ignition. That;s the M terminal of the key switch. Notice in the "truth table" it's connected to G(round) in the OFF position? You WON'T get any voltage to terminal 2 of the PTO switch in the ON position because it's part of the CRANK circuit. You can test switches with the OHMS function of your meter. |
OK. So taping the seat switch wires together was a bad idea. How can I bypass that switch so that I don't have to have someone sitting on it while I get under the dash to check the switches? I assumed (we know what that means) that by taping them together I was simulating the switch being closed by someone sitting on the seat. I apologize for needing so much hand holding and do appreciate your willingness to help. |
- Posted by bill_kapaun Z8 Orygun (My Page) on Sun, Oct 27, 13 at 15:07
The seat switch is normally CLOSED (notice the NC in the schematic?) and sitting in the seat OPENS it, ungrounding the kill wire so you can get spark. That circuit works in conjunction with the PTO switch etc. Those details are unimportant at this time. IF you were getting no spark, that's when we would worry about it. You DON'T need to worry about the seat switch for what we are doing. It has NOTHING to do with the CRANK circuit! |
Ok I will un tape the leads and re-install them into the switch. I got continuity between B & S on the key switch in the start position. The fuses also check out. Can I assume that the seat switch and the brake switch are good because when I have the key on and someone is sitting in the seat and has the brake on I can jump between the positive battery and the starter lug where the red wire attaches and it starts. Does this mean those switches are working and therefore there is no need to test them? |
- Posted by bill_kapaun Z8 Orygun (My Page) on Sun, Oct 27, 13 at 15:57
No. You are totally bypassing those switches when you jump 12V to the starter. Stay calm and LOOK at the schematic. Trace it out. As you can see in the "truth table"- START has B(attery) and S(olenoid) connected.and... (refer to my post from just after midnight) |
Going back to your post. With the connector attached to the key start switch I can not check to see if there is 12 volts on S when the key is turned to start. When I disconnect the key switch I get continuity between B & S. When disconnected and I test each of the connections the only one I get any voltage on is the Black, but it is only 2.63 volts. From you post, I expected to get 12 volts. So why only 2.63 volts? The battery gives me 12.65 volts. The starter solenoid does not have the little red wire as indicated in the schematic. There is a little red wire that is attached directly to the positive post of the battery. I cannot tell where it goes because it disappears into a wiring harness. It may be the red that goes to the hour meter. If so I do not know where the black from the key switch picks up it's power. Apparently not from the starter solenoid. |
- Posted by bill_kapaun Z8 Orygun (My Page) on Sun, Oct 27, 13 at 18:04
"There is a little red wire that is attached directly to the positive post of the battery." This is probably the wire that should be coming off the solenoid/battery cable terminal?? LOOK for the fuse near the battery +. IF this is the same wire, you should have full battery voltage to the plug B terminal. What do you have the ground lead of the volt meter connected to? When measuring voltage, it has to be connected to a good ground. |
This post was edited by bill_kapaun on Sun, Oct 27, 13 at 18:35
I had the ground lead on part of the frame. I will check it again and move the ground lead around to see if I can get a better reading. Can you tell from the schematic what the rating and style the fuses are? I have only found two 20 amp fuses and both have two blades and push into a holder. |
- Posted by bill_kapaun Z8 Orygun (My Page) on Sun, Oct 27, 13 at 19:04
I can't see anything regarding the fuse types etc. The type you describe are what's used in "modern" mowers, cars, trucks........ 20 Amp doesn't seem "abnormal". |
Thanks Bill. It is getting dark now so I will quit for the day. Tomorrow I will have some time and will try to locate and check the brake switch. I think it is under the tractor and I will have to jack it up to get to it. Am I correct that both the seat and brake switches are simple on/off type switches. If I activate them there should be continuity if normally open or no continuity if normally closed like the seat switch? Then when not activated it would be the reverse? What about the voltage. If I check the orange wire lug at the starter solenoid while the key is in start and get 12 volts doesn't that mean that there is 12 volts at the PTO and Brake switches? And then if I check continuity at the brake and seat switches I can rule out any problem with those switches? I have read that the relay attached to the PTO often fails. If It has failed how would effect testing the switches? Thanks again for all your help. |
- Posted by bill_kapaun Z8 Orygun (My Page) on Sun, Oct 27, 13 at 20:17
" Am I correct that both the seat and brake switches are simple on/off type switches. If I activate them there should be continuity if normally open or no continuity if normally closed like the seat switch?" Correct "If I check the orange wire lug at the starter solenoid while the key is in start and get 12 volts doesn't that mean that there is 12 volts at the PTO and Brake switches?" "And then if I check continuity at the brake and seat switches I can rule out any problem with those switches? " Without a "truth table" for the PTO switch & relay, I can't really say how it interacts. |
***" If I check the orange wire lug at the starter solenoid while the key is in start and get 12 volts doesn't that mean that there is 12 volts at the PTO and Brake switches?"*** Yes, that means the current has made it successfully past both of those switches. But........if you can read battery voltage at the orange wire terminal on the starter solenoid while the wire is connected to the solenoid, then the solenoid is probably defective OPEN. You can check the operation of the solenoid by jumpering to the terminal the orange wire connects to from the battery positive cable on the starter solenoid. If the solenoid does not engage in that test, the solenoid is defective. The brake switch is a combo type switch having 2 separate switch circuits in one switch body. The circuit with a green and a yellow wire in it is the engine magneto kill circuit and is of the Normally Closed type (NC). |
Well I have attempted to check out the starter solenoid. I am not sure I have done the tests properly, but here is what I have done and the results: With someone sitting on the seat and the brake pushed and the orange wire connected to the solenoid - when the key is turned to start I got 4+ volts at the orange wire terminal. With someone sitting on the seat and the bake pushed and the orange wire connected - when key is on but not turned to start and a jump from positive battery to orange wire terminal first time the starter turned the engine over. When I tried to repeat this only a click at the solenoid. With no no one sitting on the seat and the brake not engaged and the orange wire disconnected and key turned to on but not start - shirt between one red post on the solenoid and orange wire terminal resulted in rapid clicking and nothing when orange wire terminal shorted with other red wire. With no no one sitting on the seat and the brake not engaged and the orange wire connected and key turned to on but not start - I get 0.10 volts at orange wire terminal. Did I do these tests properly and does this information tell me anything about the condition of the solenoid or the circuitry between the key and solenoid? The relay attached to the PTO switch is 5 blades only 4 being used - 2 green wires to one blade, 1 brown to a blade, 1 brown to a 3rd blade, and a white to a blade. It is marked Hella 4RD 931 524-02. The pins are not numbered, but on the side it has a schematic with the pins labelled 1-5. Thanks again guys for your patience and help. |
- Posted by bill_kapaun Z8 Orygun (My Page) on Mon, Oct 28, 13 at 15:18
The seat switch isn't in the crank circuit, so you don't have to worry about being in the seat for the SOLENOID tests. Basically, jumping 12V to the SMALL solenoid terminal should result in the solenoid engaging and the starter motor cranking. Clicking indicates a couple different possibilities- 1. Battery low- As soon as the starter motor engages, it pulls down the voltage enough that the solenoid "drops out". Since the starter isn't trying to turn any more, voltage jumps back up and the solenoid re-engages. Repeat with a "machine gun effect" of rapid clicking. 2. BAD connection in the crank circuit. This is basically your "heavy gauge" battery cables & connections + the ground circuit, which includes engine mounting bolts being tight etc. 3. Possibly a bad solenoid? |
I did the test on the solenoid and the voltage did drop to 2 when I shorted the red to orange. The voltage between the 2 reds was 13.5. I put my charger on the battery and it is showing 90% charge. I am charging it now. I did not think it was a battery problem because I can start it by jumping from the battery positive to the starter. So there is enough power to start it that way, but maybe not enough when it has to go through the solenoid? I went ahead an ordered a replacement relay as it was only $4.50. The connections to the battery look clean, but I will clean them anyway. As to taking the battery out for a load test, I am going to hold off on that because it is a b____ to get out. If charging doesn't work then I guess I will have to pull it and get it load tested. |
- Posted by bill_kapaun Z8 Orygun (My Page) on Mon, Oct 28, 13 at 17:39
IF this has a Briggs OHV engine, part of the cranking problem can be valve lash. IF the valve lash is incorrect, the compression release function of the cam shaft doesn't work. I kind of passed over that, since it HAD been cranking. |
OP - Just gotta ask - has this machine been washed down with a garden hose or power washer in the last year or two? If so, good chance of corrosion setting in at electrical connections - like not only battery posts, but chassis ground connections, relays, connectors, etc. L&G powered eqpt is not designed/mfg'd to withstand such moisture. Worse than than that, the corrosion itself can sometimes be invisible to the eye. Always best to take connection apart, clean ALL mating surfaces with crocus cloth or sandpaper to bright metal, then re-connect. Doing this in your start circuit may help the marginal start problem described.... |
Thanks for the suggestion rcbe 6. No, it has not been power washed. It does stay outside, usually under a cover, but occasionally it does get rained on. I have taken apart the connections and cleaned the male side with sandpaper. I do not know how to clean the female part of the connectors? I am going to pull the battery this morning and have it load tested. |
OP - Understand it is a PITA to pull/test that battery. But, a number of us have painfully found out that the small batteries in these machines just aren't that reliable even new off the shelf.. making them prime suspects in any electrical troubleshooting routine. Next, may well be the starter solenoid you already plan to replace. Beyond that - as Bill already has pointed out - Briggs OHV engines are very picky about having their valves set precisely to enable their starters to crank the engine thru a compression stroke. But, yeah.. an occasional soaking from a rainstorm or thundershower would be enuff to start that invisible corrosion - particularly where wire leads are tied to the chassis frame for grounding purposes. Make sure you get them cleaned up - and be aware that even the starter itself and the engine crankcase bolted back to the frame are part of the start circuit.. On the bright side though, you have the fact that you were able to start the engine by bypassing the start solenoid and that indicates that the rest of the start circuit is in decent shape. Let us know what you find after the battery check and new solenoid... |
I want to thank Bill, Mownie, & RCBE 6 for holding my hand and working me through these problems. I learned a heck of a lot about how to troubleshoot an electrical problem on this tractor. OK, the good news is the problems are solved. A load test of the battery showed it was probably bad, so I bought a new battery and that solved the starting problem. I had ordered a relay for the PTO because it was only $4.50 and I did not know how to test the original. Replacing it solved the PTO problem. Everything is now working great. Thanks again for your patience & help. |
And thank you for the jubilant update :^) |
- Posted by bill_kapaun Z8 Orygun (My Page) on Wed, Oct 30, 13 at 10:29
Glad it's working. IF you Google "Bosch Relay", you can find diagrams and understand how it works/tests. |
Thanks Bill. I will do that. |
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Is there a way to convert Maps Data from Nokia Maps 3 to be compatible with Nokia Maps 2. All I need is the plain maps (streets etc) to work, dont need and 3D stuff and so. Thanks.
Is there a way to convert Maps Data from Nokia Maps 3 to be compatible with Nokia Maps 2. All I need is the plain maps (streets etc) to work, dont need and 3D stuff and so. Thanks.
No supported way as Nokia has not published their map/tile forma and protocols to access their servers, or how they structure the data locally.
Hey Nokia, if any of your agents is checking this forum, please here my call: Please create a conversion tool, to convert maps data from Nokia Maps 3 to be compatible with Nokia Maps 2. How come a phone 1 year old to be already obsolete. Nokia 2710 "Navigation Editions" is turned out to be "Useless Edition". Yes it is cheap mobile but how you support your reputation. I am not so developly aware but am sure such conversion tool can be created for 2 hours or less, both N Maps 2 and N Maps 3 maps data have same extensions, which means they are not completely different, how come it cannot be converted even if it is not compatible.
Just to clarify the things, the map data for N Maps 2 for my country is 7MB, and for N Maps 3 is 47MB, on the N Maps 2 my town is not listed at all, and on N Maps 3 the maps are detailed with even the small villages listed.
I'm almost certain that there would nto be any tool for conversions coming. The Maps 3 data propably is updated along side the additions that have come with it, thus it would be rather useless to go converting older data to be used. Thus simply use the maps uploader and load all necessary maps that you would need in latest format.
I cant upload the latest maps data which is Nokia Maps 3 data (which will be more than enough as they are very detailed already) to 2710 NE as they are not compatible with Nokia Maps 2 and the "latest" maps they have and offer me for Nokia Maps 2 are simply useless.
I am sorry I cannot agree with you symbianyucca. This is like Mercedes-Benz to produce model of a car and after 1 year to tell you: sorry we do not support this model any more and we do not have any spare parts for it, there are new models, you can buy and use them.
I'm certain you can get it updated. Have you tried checking whether there is a firmware update that also includes new Map ? also have you simply tried using Ovi suite and deeing whether it offers you the old maps ?
Nope there is simply no way to update them. Nokia 2710 is S40 Model with Nokia OS and Nokia Maps 2 vesion. Nokia Maps 3 is designed for S60 Symbian OS and its maps data is not compatible with Nokia Maps 2 data. I have tried to update them with Ovi Suite and just there is show me the latest maps to be 7MB in size which is usless outdated version. My phone is updated with the latest firmware as Ovi Suite is check and prompting everytime when you open it. Even everywhere is showing data for NMaps 2 and 3 is not compatilble I have tried manually to overwrite the outdated NMaps 2 data with the updated NMaps 3 data, after that no map was shown at all - it seems they are really not compatilbe .


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I've searched the archives and I've found a lot of discussions of kiwi polonators, but none on the best or worse varities.
My question to you kiwi vets out there is, what are your favorite kiwi varities? Which one(s) should I get for garden in northern Virgina? Thanks!
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- Posted by djofnelson 7, Ctrl. VA, foothil (My Page) on Wed, Feb 6, 08 at 12:39
Mine are only a year old, so I can't comment on taste, but I believe Edible Landscaping (a few hours away, Afton, VA) has had success growing all their hardy vareities in their orchard. The owner, Micheal, is very nice and quite knowledgeable (and I think EL was one of the 1st to offer hardy kiwis in the US). I'm sure he'd be happy to give you his thoughts if you contacted him. Most of what I've read has indicated that Anna, Ken's Red, and Dumbarton Oaks are all tasty, but that the primary benefit of Issai is that it is self-fertile and quick to bear (not tops in taste). |
Here is a link that might be useful: EL's kiwis
I recently bought a Ken's Red, I heard as well that Ken's Red is one of the best tasting. |
- Posted by scottfsmith 6B/7A MD (My Page) on Wed, Feb 6, 08 at 17:09
I have heard Dumbarton Oaks is not quite as good. Issai is no good based on my experience with it, its not vigorous enough and it drops fruit. Its not that hard to plant a male right by the female and keep it pruned small, so the self-fertile aspect of Issai means little. Geneva 3 fruited last summer for me and was quite good, but I have nothing to compare it to yet other than store kiwis. Anna (Ananasnaya), Kens Red, Michigan State, and Myers Cordifolia are supposed to be very good and I am growing all of them for five years now; no fruit yet. Implicitly you can see the downside of all of the hardy kiwis: they take several years to fruit. I expect I will get most of them fruiting in the coming summer. Scott |
Thanks everyone! djofnelson - I do know of Edible Landscaping and will give them a call. Michael helped with with some peach tree choices a couple of years ago. Thanks for the suggestion. Scott - I know what you mean......I don't want to wait to plant until yours are ready for the taste test results so I'll just have to roll the dice! Thanks again, |
- Posted by altadenamara SoCal9 (My Page) on Sat, Feb 9, 08 at 11:34
In an article by David Karp, The Fruit Detective, he visited Roger Meyer's farm, tasted various kiwis, and said that: "one of the most compelling varieties we tried was the Cordifolia--a smooth, acorn-shaped mini-kiwi with intensely sweet, flavorful pulp. For once, a green-fleshed kiwi that cried, "eat more of me!" I had read somewhere that Ken's Red was excellent also. I'm growing the Early Cordifolia, Ken's Red, and a pollinator, but no fruit yet. |
It has been one year since this post and I was wondering if there were any updates and thoughts on this. My husband is building me an arbor now. It will be 16' long, 10' wide and 8' in height. He is putting post down with cement and we will use a cattle panel ( post in the center of the arbor ) on top. On the top sides we plan to use a half panel. I want a Cordifolia for sure and a Ken's Red. I have been told this arbor will easily hold a 3rd female and I was thinking of including the Anna. Do you think this arbor can hold 3 females? |
This is a thread worth keeping alive, especially as taste test results come in. goatster, do you have any pictures of that trellis? Is the top made of horizontal wires or a cattle panel laid flat? It sounds like a pergola type structure so one plant in each corner (3 females and 1 male) seems natural. Wooden vertical poles tend to warp inwards under continuous pressure so I hope he anticipated that. Or maybe he used steel? Scott, Wow... 5 years and no fruit? Did they have flowers that got frozen or are they all just growing real slow? Some of my flowers survived so I may get to taste Dumbarton Oaks and Ken's Red this year. We tasted some "Hardy Kiwi" from Target a few years ago but have no idea where they came from or what variety, but got us hooked enough to commit a signifiant part of our backyard to a kiwi vineyard. -Ron |
- Posted by scottfsmith 6B/7A MD (My Page) on Thu, May 7, 09 at 10:04
I'll try to add any new results this fall. Last year nothing new fruited except a couple Michigan States and some critter got all the ripe ones (as well as all of my Red and Yellow chinensis kiwis). This year I have some of my seedling chinensis kiwis blossoming so I hope I get some fruits there, early fruits in particular. Scott |
Anyone have any updates to this thread? It's been a few years now! Last year was the first year I got any friut on my 4 females (Anna, Ken's Red, Dumbarton Oaks, and Cordifolia). Unfortunately, I didn't realize they were ripe when they were and lost a lot of them. I also didn't keep any tasting notes, but what I do recall was that they all tasted "good" and none tasted "bad". There were some subtle differences but nothing to make me say, "this one is the best" or "this one is the worst". Since I first planted them in 2008, there seems to be a bunch of new varieties out there. Has anyone grown: Fortyniner I'm thinking of putting in 2 or 3 more and would like to get some that are the "most different" from the ones I already have (ie different flavor, different ripening time, different look, etc). So far I've zeroed in on Fifty Five because it's the earliest ripening one that I've found. So, what are your thoughts and reviews and lessons learned in the last 3 years of Kiwi growing? Thanks! |
- Posted by lotsofkids 6b (My Page) on Tue, Mar 5, 13 at 16:58
I'm trying to make my selections right now. I built a trellis tunnel that is 20 feet long, 5 feet wide and 7.5 feet high. I was going to plant 1 male, 1 Issai (bc it is supposed to produce as soon as 1 year after planting), and 1 other female. I'm trying to decide between Ananasnaya and Dumbarton Oaks. Dumbarton Oaks ripens 3 weeks earlier, which is always a good thing, and it's supposed to taste great. I'm in zone 6b, but crazy weather happens here. There has been the occasional mid-September snow storm. Or October 1st blizzard. So I'm wondering if Issai really does ripen that early, bc then it will be worth it. If it doesn't, then I would probably replace it with Ananasnaya. I was going to put the male plus one female on one side of the trellis (keeping the male cut way back after pollination) and the other female on the other side. Opinions? |
I'd also be interested in the results of this old thread. I'm planting Anna and Chang Bai this year. Has anyone tried Chang Bai? I bought it just because I thought it was unique, but I could find almost no information on it. |
I'm probably in 6b and last year I got my first Dumbarton Oaks on August 20, which my notes say may have been too late as there were many overripe ones on the ground and few on the vine. Last year was also a very early year for things heating up in the spring so that date may be a little earlier than normal. I harvested my Anna's September 23, but my notes say that this may have possibly been a little late as some were rotting on the ground, but they were very sweet. In 2011 I harvested my Dumbarton Oaks Sept 2nd, but again, my notes say I should have picked them a week earlier. I harvested my Anna's on Sept 25. Obviously, I haven't figured out how and when to properly harvest the kiwis. There seems to be a period when some are ripe, some are still hard and some are already rotting on the ground. Slightly underripe fruit will soften up in the 'fridge too, so I think you can get away with harvesting them earlier than optimal if bad weather is coming. |
I have an an arctic kolomitka variety (I don't recommend these hard to keep alive) called krupnopladnaya and I use to have September sun as well but it died before fruiting. after a couple years of trying I got a small amount of fruit finally last year on the krup, I was unimpressed. tasted like a store bought kiwi except a lot less sour, and I think I prefer more tartness. it was similar to a gold kiwi if you've ever had those. |
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My pool is finished and during programming of the intellitouch it became apparent that the return line for the Polaris 280 is plumbed in with my other 4 returns. The return port for the Polaris is on the side of the pool with the 2 skimmers and opposite the other 4 returns. Since the Polaris return is always running opposite the other returns it would seem that the action of the polaris return is fighting the skimming current of my other 4 ports. Also, there is a loss of pressure driving the Polaris because water is flowing from the other 4 returns rather than exclusively from the Polaris return port.
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- Identify financial instruments for the purchase of real property
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- List the steps for closing real estate sale and purchase
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