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I haven't, but you might try calling these local places, assuming you are looking for a common, weedy variety. |
Yes, it grows wild, somtimes in the garden. Most people consider it a weed(unwanted ) |
- Posted by briergardener 7 (My Page) on Sun, May 19, 13 at 9:00
I guess kaybradj is looking for garden purslane. I ordered them online. |
I am looking for the edible kind. High in omega 3, and all that... |
- Posted by larry_gene USDA8b-OregonPDX (My Page) on Tue, May 28, 13 at 22:54
Weedy purslane in Portland is highly touted as an edible in the recent locally-authored book, "The Dandelion Hunter". |
Maybe I already have it. :-) I'll take a closer look in the yard. |
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Thank you, this also happened to my husband and me last year when we were looking for a house to rent. Great job done.
This has happened to me 3 times on Craigslist. We cannot be too careful, Each time I called BBB and the realtor who's sign was out side. Never Never send money. I didn't fall for it, But I know it sounds good. But remember " If it is to good true, It probably isn't true."
if a scammer can get money out of someone they will. people have to be very careful.
I have ran an add looking for a room mate on CL...The responses I have received are crazy..."Hi, I am a doctor from Russia and I am moving to your area and am interested in renting your room"..I live in a rural town, what the key thing is in these emails is they never say the name of the place, just your area... several scam emails asked me to reply back to their personal email. Crazy...
I moved here last summer from Utah. I ran into a bunch of scams while looking for a place to rent on Craigslist.
Thanks Alana - glad you ran a story on this - I ran into this quite a bit when I was looking to rent last. To be quite honest, doubtful I will ever use Craig's List again because of this type of stuff.

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You have to wonder how man ever got himself enslaved to the clock. I can admire the inclination of early man to notice that certain natural phenomena occurred at predictable intervals. The moon, the tides, the seasons, daylight " they all cry out for clocks and calendars. But when did they take over our lives?
Well, they take over some people's lives.
I've told this story a thousand times, because it was a seminal experience in my then-young life. I had been invited for the first time to spend a weekend with John's family, my future in-laws, but I didn't know that then. It was Sunday morning, and I got up early, because I was aware that John's dad, Harold, directed the First Congregational Church choir, in which the whole family sang.
But the scene wasn't exactly what I would have expected in a large family that was preparing for church. Oh, well, I thought, I'm Catholic, maybe this is some Protestant day off from church, so I just cooled my jets. Someone was practicing the piano, a couple people were reading the paper and drinking coffee in the kitchen. The cat was trying to put a hole in my nylons.
Then, all of a sudden, someone said something like, "Oh, my! Look at the time!" and the leisurely scene turned instantly to one of complete pandemonium. I quickly completed my preparations and stationed myself near the back door, which they all had to use to get to the car. In a remarkably short period of time, they all appeared in Sunday finest, ran out of the house, and sped off to church, which, this being Winona, was about a minute and a half away. The car screeched to a halt outside the church, where it parked in a spot that didn't seem legal to me, and rushed into the church. Family members ran to their spots in the choir loft, where the other members of the choir were already seated, waiting. Harold walked to the front, raised his arm, and they began singing.
I soon found this was not an isolated incident of showing up late, but the Edstrom modus operandi. As Harold often said, "You know how people hate it when you show up early!" But, I thought, there is a third option, called being on time. Forget it. That was not a phrase in the Edstrom lexicon.
I've been following the WSU basketball team's phenomenal success. I was there Tuesday night when they beat Mankato for the championship and a ticket to the Elite Eight in Springfield, Mass.
Fans of the team will tell you how exhilarating, as well as harrowing, it is to watch this team. We sit in the gym, packed like purple sardines in a tin, feeling the energy of the crowd willing the team to win. They're the best, right? Record for unbeaten streak, right? Winningest coach, right? So why are they behind ever, at all? Are they doing this on purpose " toying with the other team, and us (!) their loyal fans? Don't they know how hard this is on us?
On Tuesday night, it was especially nerve-wracking. But then, in the second half, with the clock showing thirteen minutes left in the half, there was a shift in momentum so real it almost seemed as though the gym floor had moved beneath us. The Warriors, who never show desperation or self-doubt, radiated a subtle confidence at the same time that the Mavericks, seeded number two and certainly a formidable presence, lost a step.
The Warriors didn't break away, but they never trailed again. The crowd knew they would get a win. The athletic department crowd control personnel readied for whatever would happen, even though there was a lot of time left on the clock.
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So sad to see my hibiscus and lantana, especially, after the last two nights' frosts and freezes. Following virtually no winter and our very early spring, both of those and other things were making such a wonderful, vibrant show and promise. Now, they are singed, curled and darkened. Can anyone offer hope that they will bounce back???? I hope I don't lose them entirely. I had just cut last year's woody stems from both plants down amidst the new spring growth. sigh. |
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I did. I covered my veggies and roses. I am glad I did as I have frost damage to all my new growth on my camellias, crape myrtles, hollies, tea olives, fig, dogwood and catalpas, etc. The temp dropped to 30 degrees for about 3.5 hours with a heavy frost. Most trees and shrubs hardy to our area will bounce back. |
I hope so! I'll be watching to see signs!! |
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"D'ohhhhhh!!" Seeing as I'm the kind of Simpsons fanatic who tapes episodes for repeated viewings and regards Homer as the ideal male role model, getting a chance to talk to David Silverman, 38, the show's original animation director, and David Mirkin ("I'm in my late teens, this being Hollywood"), the head writer and an executive producer, was a major thrill. I interviewed them separately over the phone: Silverman was in his North Hollywood studio listening to Fats Waller while working on a drawing of Ned Flanders saying "Con-do-diddley-olences" (for an upcoming episode in which Homer fakes his own death); Mirkin was at an L.A. hotel, where he was attending a television symposium and trying to avoid critics who were asking him to reveal exactly who shot Mr. Burns. Here's just a taste of what you can expect when the two come to town next week to show clips and talk about the Simpsons as part of Just For Laugh... Mirror: You get some amazing guest stars on the show. Has anyone turned you down? Mirkin: There are very few people who have turned us down, but it has happened on occasion. I've always thought that William Shatner is one of the funniest people I've ever seen in my life. He's hilarious. And he's partially aware that he's hilarious too. We've asked him more than once, but he's always said no. One reason might be because we did a thing, "Star Trek: So Very Tired", where Scotty was too fat to even reach the controls and everybody looked real old. So maybe that was it. But we are all giant, diehard Star Trek fans! Mirror: Are some characters harder to write for than others? Is it harder to come up with a line for Lisa than Homer? Mirkin: It's always easier to come up with a line for a complete idiot or a wiseguy like Bart than it is for someone who has a good heart and is smart like Lisa. You have to search further to have a smart nice person say something funny, as opposed to a big fat boor. Silverman: Sometimes Lisa doesn't get as great acting material, but there are times when she does great stuff. Yeardley [Smith] is a very good actress, and we've had some great scenes with her. Like when she got a B plus, and she's really upset, and she's going, "I feel so dirty." That was really good. Mirror: Do you have a specific idea of who your audience is? Mirkin: Our demographics are great from age two through 55. But after 55 the show falls off dramatically. Older people don't get the show, and we certainly do put our amount of older-bashing in there. But I think there are about five different levels going on. The children understand the show as a series of bright colours and people falling down and getting punched now and again. And then there's the older teenage audience, who still see it as a series of bright colours and people getting punched now and again. But there are also people who take it on the intellectual level. We have references that we know only handfuls of people are going to get, like some sort of incredible literary reference, or even a scientific reference. But we don't care, the speed of it is so fast that we know we can get away with it. Because if a joke goes by that you don't understand, in another couple of seconds Homer is going to fall down a flight of stairs, and we know everyone will get that. Mirror: Do you have problems with censorship? Mirkin: It's cyclic. You definitely go through times when they get more scared than others. But when various congressional threats to our freedoms rear their ugly heads, the networks, I always say, have no backbone. They're the first to run scared and the first to hide under the carpet. Silverman: It's gotten harder as of late. The Fox network has much more lenient standards and practices than other networks, I think that's kind of evident. They encourage us to show Homer's butt so that they can use it in the promo - "Tonight on Fox, Homer's butt!" But everyone's getting more worried these days. Mirkin: Every year I hear the same argument about Itchy and Scratchy. We'll do it and people love it and we don't get any complaints about it, and suddenly the network will say, you can't do it. And I'll say, well who exactly is complaining? And they'll say, nobody, but we're just trying to anticipate. I'll say, stop that! They should just relax. Mirror: Do you remember the first time Homer said, "D'OHHH!"? Mirkin: You know, it's a sound that goes back to very old movies - someone like Edgar Kennedy would get hit in the head and go D'OHHH! It's an old sound. I would say that Dan Castellaneta [the voice of Homer] is probably the one who really brought it up and made it something familiar. Mirror: Does the actor who plays Homer look anything like Homer? Silverman: No, not even close! Mirror: What are some of your favourite episodes or scenes? Mirkin: From the ones that I produced, I know which ones hit people and peole have loved. I know they really enjoyed the Homer getting lustful for Mindy [played by Michelle Pfeiffer] episode. That came out great. I know that people enjoyed "Bart's Girlfriend," where Bart's got a girlfriend who's nastier that he is, played by Meryl Streep. There's also been a lot of positive talk for the "Homer Goes into Space" episode. I love the "Monorail" episode, which Conan O'Brien wrote. Silverman: One of the clips I want to show in Montreal is when Homer's in outer space, eating potato chips to the tune of the Blue Danube. Another of my very favourites, done by Wes [Archer, also an original animator], is the "Three Men and a Comic Book," where they're fighting over an issue of Radioactive Man. Of the ones I've done, I really like "Homie the Clown," where Homer becomes a Krusty the Clown lookalike. "Lisa's Substitute" is a perfect episode, where Lisa has a crush on the substitute teacher, voiced by Dustin Hoffman. "A Streetcar Named Marge" is another classic. Mirror: How far can you see the Simpsons going? Are you worried about it getting lame? Mirkin: It's a gigantic fear for me. We've got one more season that we're definitely going to do, which would be eight seasons, and then we really all have to sit down and talk and make sure it's still fresh. Make sure it's still cutting edge, that it's not going to happen just for the money. Unless it's a lot of money... Transcribed for alt.tv.simpsons by Daigle Stephane |
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The Dance Center currently houses the School of Classical Ballet, Terpsichore, Motion Arts Dance Company and Montana Dance, Inc. At the open house, dance instructors will offer free sample classes, balloons, prizes, informal performances, and a raffle for free registration and one month of free classes.
The loft-like center opened in February 2014, becoming the new home to several dance groups and expanding the studio space of the long-established School of Classical Ballet.
The 6,800-square-foot dance center is outfitted with floors specially designed for dance and full wall mirrors. Parents and visitors can help themselves to the serve-yourself coffee bar.
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I have tons of Carolina Jasmine plants. Would love to trade for Mexican Flame vine, Black eyed Susan vine or any of my wants. Open to offers. Thanks! |
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Kerai, I would love two carolina jasmine plants if you have them available. I have been trying to root them for a while and am not having any luck. I have black eyed susan vines I could send. I believe I have the regular and the salmon shades. I will have to double check but am pretty sure I have an extra of each. Send me an email if you are interested. Thanks, |
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will swap for cuttings from venus fly trap, or queen of the night. |
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i would love some but only have honey suckle plants to trade. this is a very old type and i don't know what they are called. all i know is it come with the house when we bought it. |
Hi Kerai, Do you still have Carolina Jasmine plant left over ? I would like to trade with banana pup or with something else @my trade list, please check it. Thanks, |
I do have a lot of Carolina Jasmine and would love to trade with you. Will you email me directly so that we could work out a trade? Thanks. |
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So happy to find this forum! Hope I can get some reassurance that our project hasn't jumped the tracks.
We started construction on 3/5 and everything was going well. I am taking time-lapse photos of the construction and am happy I did! We were ready for gunnite and the crew didn't come back for a few sunny days and the rains came.
First collapse was after one day of rain. They came back the next week and 'fixed' it, although now the shape of the pool had changed and it was 1.5' narrower at the deep end. They measured and agreed that yes, it had changed.
Then the rains came all this week and they have done nothing to stop the additional collapse of the entire deep end walls. All the PVC that has been installed to the skimmer and grotto fountain, except the swim jets, is now crushed under the collapsed walls and the rebar frame is distorted. Yesterday the PC dropped off a sump pump and left a message that they would be out on Saturday to fix things. He didn't get the pump set up, just left it here for 2 days.
I know this happens and weather is always an obstacle but after reading some posts on this forum, I feel like they should have mitigated the additional damage. I know this will cost them but they don't seem concerned. How will they get the shape back to the original form without supporting walls?
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P.S. The sales guy said that the gunnite crew would be able to get the shape back to the original form, even though the replacement steel is off. They would also be able to spray the swim out/sun deck/grotto step-bench/deep-end walls with all the empty space from where the soil used to be on the outside of the rebar. I've seen other builders on here using steel sheets to maintain the form. My PC has done dozens of pools and I've never built one, just want to keep my expectations in check. |
Follow-Up- They are back today and pumping out the water, replacing the damaged PVC and redoing most of the rebar. Hopefully they'll get rid of those pesky toads that have moved in and have been keeping us awake at night! |
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Doctors sue state over limits on ER visits
A group of doctors filed a lawsuit Friday to stop a new Washington state rule limiting Medicaid patients' visits to emergency rooms for routine health care. It limits payment to three visits a year for any of the 700 diagnoses the state says are typically not emergencies, including chest pain, abdominal pain and early-pregnancy hemorrhage — conditions doctors argue must be evaluated because they could in fact prove to be genuine emergencies.
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Doctors have filed suit to stop a new state rule limiting payments for emergency-room visits by Medicaid patients.
The lawsuit adds fuel to an already acrimonious relationship between doctors, hospitals and Medicaid officials over the rule, scheduled to go into effect Saturday.
The rule limits payments to three visits a year for any of the 700 diagnoses the state says are typically not emergencies, including chest pain, abdominal pain and early-pregnancy hemorrhage — conditions doctors argue must be evaluated because they could in fact prove to be genuine emergencies.
"You're asking patients to make a decision about whether [chest pain] is an emergency, when physicians can't make a diagnosis without an EKG," says Dr. Nathan Schlicher, an emergency doctor at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma.
Doctors say more than a dozen other states have expressed interest in Washington state's rules, which — if allowed to stand — could affect not only Medicaid patients here and in other states but could be adopted by private insurers as well.
In discussions with the state, Schlicher represented the state chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians, which filed the lawsuit in Thurston County Superior Court. The group and the Washington State Medical Association have been in discussions about the rule with state Medicaid officials.
The lawsuit, which asks the court for an injunction, says the state did not follow proper rule-making procedures, ignored lawmakers' directions and is violating state and federal Medicaid laws, including "prudent layperson" standards governing the coverage of ER visits.
Washington State Hospital Association spokeswoman Cassie Sauer said hospitals support the lawsuit as well.
"We are absolutely not OK with how it has turned out," Sauer said. "The state is making bad policy and legislating bad medicine based solely on cutting the budget," with potentially severe consequences for some of the most vulnerable patients.
"The medical community is united in opposition," she said.
State officials said they had not yet seen the suit and had no comment at this time.
The state's medical director for Medicaid, Dr. Jeff Thompson, said the budget crisis forced him to cut at least $35 million a year from the ER-visits tab. Lawmakers directed Medicaid to collaborate closely with doctors and hospitals on the list and an appeal process.
But Schlicher and Sauer said collaboration was nonexistent, with providers' proposals routinely dismissed.
"This list is not based in science," Schlicher says. "It's based on which line item is going to save the most money."
In the long run, he says, the new policy may not even do that, if patients wait until problems are more serious — and more costly.
"If you don't have coverage, you won't come in until your kid with asthma is blue," he says. "Sicker patients is what this is going to be causing."
Most emergency doctors, including Schlicher, are not employed by a hospital but by a group that will bear the brunt of unpaid bills.
Thompson, on the other side, contends that attempts to argue about specific conditions ignore the hard financial reality.
"We have no flexibility in terms of the budget numbers," Thompson says. "I need serious people to come to the table because we have serious issues."
He concedes that the meetings weren't as collaborative as they could have been. For example: He resisted a provision that would have Medicaid pay for children no matter what their diagnosis because, he says, he needed to save the money.
"We had no flexibility in removing either large groups, like kids, or large [more frequent] diagnoses from the list."
Thompson notes that the budget is so bad lawmakers have had to cut whole programs, such as Basic Health for working poor.
"I will grant you that this is a disruptive innovation," he concedes. "We're working with the communities to ensure the least amount of unintended consequences."
Medicaid will pay for the first three nonemergency visits, he notes. Only a small minority — about 3 percent of Medicaid patients who use ERs in a year, or about 11,000 patients — seek care in ERs more than three times a year. Those patients have been specifically notified by Medicaid about the changes, Thompson said.
A few patients visit ERs 20, 30 or more times a year, he said. In 2005, the top Medicaid ER user, a 27-year-old woman, visited ERs 172 times, mostly with migraine and headache complaints, according to DSHS.
As many as half the high-use ER patients are seeking drugs, Thompson says, and because ERs are so crowded, patients with true emergencies may not get the attention they need. And helping steer patients with chronic conditions away from the ER isn't a bad thing, he says, because ERs can't help with the long-term management of diseases such as asthma.
But Thompson concedes that he doesn't know how many patients come to ERs because they're unable to find primary-care providers or because they can't get time off from work during regular office hours.
"That may be in fact true," he says, and Medicaid is working to increase coordination between primary-care doctors and ERs.
One compromise that was reached in the collaboration was the creation of a list of automatic exceptions to the limits, including patients who arrive by ambulance, police or EMTs; foster children; patients seeking mental-health or detox services; and patients who end up admitted to the hospital or who undergo emergency surgery.
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A week ago, my dad turned 56 and this is the cake I made for his birthday.
Hazelnut Espresso Cake with Hazelnut Praline
200g hazelnuts, toasted
200g plain flour
1 ½ tablespoons baking powder
125g unsalted butter
200g of sugar
3 eggs
125ml strong coffee
125ml milk
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line a 10 inch baking tin and set aside.
2. Process the toasted hazelnuts until very fine in a food processor. Add the flour and baking powder and give it another whizz. Tip out the nut and flour mixture and set aside.
3. In the food processor, beat the butter and sugar together until smooth and creamy. Add the eggs one by one until well combined.
4. Add the nut and flour mixture and give it another whizz until just combined.
5. Add the milk and coffee and whizz until the mix until just combined.
6. Pour the batter into the prepared tin and bake for about 35 minutes or until golden brown and a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. Allow to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
7. Decorate the cake with the buttercream and hazelnut praline.
50g unsalted butter, softened
2 cups icing sugar, sifted
2 tablespoons of milk
1 tablespoon of strong coffee
In a bowl, cream the butter and icing sugar. Add the milk and coffee until nice and fluffy.
Hazelnut Praline
50g hazelnuts, toasted
100g caster sugar
1. Line a baking tray with baking paper and set aside.
2. Combine the sugar and a tablespoon of water in a small saucepan. Swirl the pan to ensure the sugar is coated with the water.
3. Bring to the boil over medium heat and cook until a deep caramel brown colour develops. Be careful not to burn it!
4. Add the hazelnuts, quickly swirl the pan to coat the nuts and tip it out onto the prepared baking tray.
5. Allow to set and smash it up in pieces with a big knife. Use to decorate the cake.


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I have a very nice rooted(!) cutting of Mr. Lincoln, I can't believe it rooted but it did, I also have Fragrant Cloud and Honey Perfume rooting so I put all of them in 10 gal aquarium, put cling wrap on top and it was working fine. I had placed the aquarium with my babies in it by the window facing East. Then I somehow lost my brains somewhere and took the aquarium in the backyard, no direct sunlight but it's bright, I did this last night thinking I will take the cling wrap off this morning. Well, I FORGOT about the cling wrap and went to work, you guess it. ALL of my babies are fried, brown, dead! I am not a happy camper right now.. ugghh. |
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Ride For Jarvis June 13th, 2012 at 6pm.Cyclists Ride to Protest Bike Lane Removal
Via Cycle Toronto (formerly Toronto Cyclists Union):
On July 13th 2011, city council voted to remove the bike lanes on Jarvis. Then on July 20th, cyclists from all over Toronto gathered on Jarvis to ride in protest of that vote.
This year, let's come together again to celebrate the bike lanes on Jarvis and protest their slated removal. Join us on June 13th at 6pm.
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McCoin said it was "an unfortunate situation" that led to the need for an interim appointment.
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McCoin referred to the late Moss as having been a fair judge.
"I hope I can do that, for a short period of time at least," McCoin said.
The attorney said he had not anticipated being asked to serve. He was initially approached about filling the position last week. He said he knew of at least two other attorneys who had been asked if they would be willing to serve.
McCoin was nominated by Cleveland Mayor Tom Rowland for the monthlong position during a called meeting of the Cleveland City Council Monday.
"George has been extremely active in our community. He is a mover and a shaker. He loves this community," Rowland said. "He's a great attorney and in talking to George, him being willing to serve for this short period of time, I think it is going to be a plus for the city of Cleveland and for our court."
No other nominations were made.
"Thank you for your willingness to serve," Rowland said before swearing McCoin into office.
McCoin will serve as judge for court dates through Sept. 4 .
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Lady Roots, one of my blog readers recently tipped me off on this breaking story about cicada jewelry. The brainchild of two enterprising Cape Cod teenagers, Katheryn Maloney and Brady Cullinan, these make unique jewelry for those who are not squeamish about bugs. Buyers included a schoolteacher who said her young students would love her new earrings in the fall.
The pair were interviewed for this news video (photo source) at their craft stall at the weekly Sandwich Farmers Market last week where in one day they sold 14 necklaces and 7 pairs of earrings and made $210. Not bad considering the dead bugs cost them 5 cents each from neighbourhood kids. The beetles are heavily lacquered with shellac. Every design is unique as the designers add beads and either spray paint or use food coloring for variety. The wings are either open or closed. The treatment process takes them a whole day with the trickiest bit being piercing the hard body in order to attach them to the findings.
Maloney and Cullinan took advantage of the cicada swarm which alighted on Cape Cod for the first time in 17 years and plan to continue selling cicada jewelry for as long as supplies last. Their success has prompted them to consider other invertebrates like small horseshoe crabs but Maloney draws the line at spiders.
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Very creative and ambitious! But definitely a niche market I'd say.
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Sistren Pearl,
How great that you found more information about the earrings. When I first saw the post, I thought about you. Not that dead bugs remind me of you. Just that unique jewelry reminds me of you.
You open doors to amazing blogs that I would otherwise not see.
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Sharing information and showing neat jewelry stuff is what I like doing!
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Enjoy a sightseeing tour of Old Delhi this morning, taking in the Red Fort, Jama Masjid mosque and the bazaars of Chandni Chowk. This afternoon, enjoy a tour of New Delhi, designed by the eminent Sir Edward Lutyens. Highlights include the India Gate, Rajpath and bustling Connaught Place. A visit is also made to Qutab Minar, essentially a massive tower built to proclaim the arrival of Islam in the 11th century.
Today we drive onto Agra. Home of the legendary Taj Mahal, constructed entirely of white marble and inlaid with semi-precious stones, the Taj Mahal has no peer and has been described as the most extravagant monument ever built for love, this fine example of Mughal architecture was built by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved second wife-Mumtaz Mahal, who died tragically during childbirth. At sunset we visit the Taj Mahal.
This morning we visit the Taj Mahal at sunrise. Later we continue onto visit the colossal 15th century Agra Fort, Itmad ud dulla which is known as Baby Taj, Rambagh Garden, Chini ka Roza.
Today we drive onto Ranthambore. Enroute we visit the Mughal city of Fatehpur Sikri, abandoned due to lack of water.
Ranthambore National Park is one of the prime examples of Project Tiger's conservation efforts in Rajasthan. Today we enjoy both morning and evening game drives in an exclusive (if not available then shared) jeep with some time to relax during the day.
Enjoy a morning game drive in an exclusive (if not available then shared) jeep before we transfer you approx. 6 hours onto Jaipur.
Today take a stately elephant ride (subject to availability) to the 15th Century Amber Fort and then continue on to visit Aram Bagh, Kesar Kyari Bagh (view only) and Dilaram Bagh. This aftenoon enjoy a city tour of the City Palace, followed by a visit to the Jantar Mantar space observatory. Don't miss the Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) with its incredible façade of balconies.
Happy Diwali! Today is a free day for you to relax and enjoy the Diwali celebrations. Of all the festivals celebrated in India, Diwali is by far the most glamorous and important. The festival ignites an overwhelming sense of goodwill and bonhomie across the nation, as families and friends come together to light oil lamps, exchange sweets, presents and to set off fireworks. Believing in good luck and good fortune associated with the event most Indian business communities also choose to start their financial year on the first day of Diwali. This evening we visit on the famous temples in Jaipur.
Today we will transfer you approx. 4 hours to Mandawa with the remainder of the day free. The small towns in this Shekwhawati region became important trading posts, a lasting legacy of which are the beautiful painted havelis (mansions) constructed by wealthy merchants in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Travelling on to the 14th century desert town of Bikaner. Once an important staging post on the great caravan routes, much of the atmospheric old town which we will explore is still encircled by massive fortified walls. Within these walls are havelis, artisan shops and people going about their daily lives. We also visit the spectacular Junagarh Fort and museum, built between 1587 and 1593 during the rule of Rai Singh.
Driving through the Rajasthani Thar desert we arrive at the medieval caravan outpost of Jaisalmer, one of the jewels in India's crown. The rest of the day is free to relax.
Exquisite wood and sandstone buildings dot the town and within Jaisalmer Fort are homes, hotels and shops hidden away in ancient lanes. During our stay in this stunning Rajasthani fortress town we'll enjoy some touring plus a desert camel safari on the rolling sand dunes.
This morning we drive to Jodhpur, a charming town located on the eastern edge of the Thar Desert.
Dubbed the Blue City due to the distinctive colour of its old town houses, the city is dominated by the grand Meherangarh Fort which sits on a hilltop within the ancient walls of the old city. We'll enjoy sightseeing in this colourful city, taking in the mighty for and bazaars of the old city which are gathered around the city's tall clock tower.
Today we will transfer you approx. 6 hours to Udaipur. Enroute we visit Ranakpur, a small town tucked away in a remote valley and famed for its beautiful 14th century Jain temples. We then continue onto Udaipur.
An oasis of cool, with its massive lake and Venetian-like appearance, Udaipur is one of the most romantic towns in Rajasthan. A favourite amongst travellers, Udaipur is crammed full of palaces and temples. This morning enjoy touring of the imposing City Palace, marvel at the architecture of the Jagdish Temple and Sahelion ki bari Garden. This afternoon enjoy a cruise on Lake Pichola in a private boat.
Today we will transfer you approx. 4 hours to Shahpura our halfway point onto Ranthambhore. This afternoon is free for you to relax or explore the nearby villages independently.
Travelling onto Pushkar with the remainder of the next two days free to experience the Pushkar Festival! Once a year this sleepy lakeside town erupts into a frenzy of activity, as hundreds of thousands of cattle traders, pilgrims, breeders, herdsmen, farmers and travellers descend upon the town for the annual Pushkar Camel Fair.
Today we drive onto Ajmer; an oasis surrounded by green hills. Here enjoy a short tour before we transfer you to the train station for your train departing approx. 15:45 to Delhi arriving approx. 23:00. Upon arrival we will be there to pick you up and transfer you to your hotel for the night.
Today we will transfer you to the airport for your flight to Varanasi. This evening we visit the Ganges to witness the Aarti ceremony.
Abundant with temples and a labyrinth of streets, Varanasi is exciting, enticing and a city not to be missed. Early this morning we enjoy a boat ride on the River Ganges to view the sunrise and the ancient religious tradition of ritual cleansing that takes place on the ghats (riverside steps). Enjoy a tour of the city, with its numerous temples and wonderful historic feel including a visit to the Banaras Hindu University and New Vishwanath temple. This afternoon we will visit Sarnath.
Today you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Khajuraho. Later we visit the famous chandela temples. Khajuraho which is renowned for its magnificent Hindu and Jain temples which were built during the Chandela dynasty from 950-1050 AD. The intricate stone carved temples are famous for their erotic sculptures, although why they were built still remains a mystery. In fact the Chandelas appear to have forgotten about the temples soon after they were completed and it wasn't until they were rediscovered by the British that these exquisite masterpieces were fully appreciated in India.
Travelling north-west onto Orchha. Situated on the banks of the River Betwa, Orchha is set amongst a wonderful complex of well-preserved 16th century temples and palaces. This afternoon enjoy a sightseeing tour of Orchha.
Today there is free time for you to relax or explore independently before we transfer you to the Jhansi train station for your train departing approx. 17:45 to Delhi arriving approx. 22:50. Upon arrival we will be there to pick you up and transfer you to your hotel for the night.
Today we will transfer to you to the airport for your flight to Amritsar. Upon arrival we will be there to pick you up and transfer you to your hotel.
This morning enjoy a sightseeing tour of the historic Amritsar, including the Golden Temple and Jallianwala Bagh. Amritsar's main attraction - the beautiful Golden Temple, is made of white marble, bronze and gold leaf. This afternoon travel approximately 28km to Wagah, which is the only border crossing between India and Pakistan. Visiting Wagah is an interesting experience especially at sunset when the 'Retreat' ceremony takes place with the BSF on the Indian Side of the Border. The changing of the guards and the ceremonial lowering of the flags ceremony is carried out with great pomp.
Today we drive approx. 5 hours onto Chandigarh. Upon arrival visit (without guide) to the famous Rock garden, Rose Garden and Capital Complex (view from outside).
Today we continue on our drive approx. 4 hours to Shimla with the remainder of the day free.
This morning enjoy a half day city sightseeing tour including Jhaku Temple, Viceregal Lodge and State Museum. This afternoon enjoy a heritage walk of the town. The 'summer capital' of British India sprawls along a crescent-shaped ridge at an altitude of over 2100m in southern Himachal Pradesh. This was the most important hill station in India before Independence. The famous main street, The Mall, still runs along the crest of the ridge and is lined with stately English-looking houses. Christ Church, Gorton Castle and thefortress-like former Viceroyal Lodge reinforce the English favour.
Today you will be transferred to the train station for catch the Himalayan Queen Toy Train (non-air-conditioned) departing approx. 10:30 to Kandaghat. Upon arrival at Kandaghat station at approx. 12:35 we will be there to pick you up and transfer you to Kalka station for your next train departing approx. 17:30 to Delhi arriving approx. 21:40. Upon arrival we will be there to meet you and transfer you to your hotel for the night.
This morning enjoy a visit to the Lotus Temple (Bahai Temple) and Akshardham Temple. The afternoon is free for you to relax or perhaps to do that last minute souvenir shopping.
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Wednesday, May 23, 2007 - Page updated at 10:22 PM Beauty or the beatboxer: Who is the next "Idol"?AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES — In the end, Bothell beatboxer Blake Lewis couldn't beat 17-year-old Jordin Sparks, who was crowned Wednesday night as the newest and youngest "American Idol." Sparks, of Glendale, Ariz., prevailed over Lewis, 25, after a triumphant performance Tuesday that wowed the show's judges and the viewers who gave her the majority of the record 74 million votes cast. "Mom, Dad, I love you," Sparks, the daughter of retired NFL player Phillippi Sparks, said after hugging Lewis. Lewis was an unlikely contender from the start; before auditioning for "American Idol," he had never watched an episode of the show. But he captured fans and praise from the judges with his innovative musical style and professional polish. Lewis is a graduate of Inglemoor High School, where he sang in the school choir; later he began performing under the stage name "B-Shorty." He slowly gained attention among the Seattle underground scene, making small stipends at local venues like Tost and Nectar in Fremont. Last summer, Lewis decided to quit his job at the construction company he worked at with his dad, to try to make a living performing. Two months later, he tried out for "Idol." His bid for the championship came to an end Wednesday night, in a finale that pulled out the stops and the stars, including Gwen Stefani, Smokey Robinson and Tony Bennett. The show opened with Lewis and Sparks dueting on the Beatles "I Saw Her Standing There," followed quickly by a touring Stefani singing "4 in the Morning" via satellite from Massachusetts. Past "Idol" winners and this season's contestants got a hefty share of attention, starting with first-season winner Kelly Clarkson. She performed her new single "Never Again," with the gritty rock song matched by her black dress and thigh-high boots. Robinson, a Motown great, performed "Being with You" after the top six male contestants, including fan fave Sanjaya Malakar, sang "Ooh Baby Baby," a hit for Robinson and his group the Miracles.
Blake, whose beatboxing scored with viewers, performed with veteran rapper Doug E. Fresh on his old hit, "The Show." It was a signature moment for a contest that has introduced young viewers to Gershwin and other standards. "True originals," host Ryan Seacrest said of the duo. Gladys Knight took the stage with the six female finalists, belting out "I Feel a Song" and "Midnight Train to Georgia." Bennett performed a mellow version of "For Once in My Life" that ended with a big finish. "A true idol, Tony Bennett, ladies and gentlemen," Seacrest gushed. Melinda Doolittle, arguably the best "Idol" contestant to miss out on the finale, returned to impress the crowd again as she sang "Hold Up the Line" with gospel stars BeBe and CeCe Winans. The two-hour show also had its share of filler, including bits such as the "Golden Idols," an award saluting the oddest of odd auditions, or the worst. The winners included Margaret Fowler, who proudly accepted her trophy and recited poetry after smooching Seacrest. Hundreds of "American Idol" fans lined Hollywood Boulevard leading up to the theater where Sparks and Lewis faced the music one more time Wednesday. Sparks and Lewis competed on Tuesday's show with three songs each. The winner of the audience vote was to be announced Wednesday at the Kodak Theatre. Both contestants performed "This Is My Now," a tune written by a Seattle-area songwriting duo, picked by viewers in an online "American Idol" songwriting contest introduced this season, along with two other songs of their choice. The contest came down to either the stronger singer, Sparks, or the better entertainer, Lewis. Sparks delivered her songs simply and powerfully; Lewis' flourishes included his sound-effects beatboxing and sharp dance moves. "These are some of the most commercial finalists we've had since Carrie Underwood," said one of the series' executive producers, Cecile Frot-Coutaz. "They both have the potential to sell many records." On Tuesday, series judges Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson made their choice clear. Diplomatic Paula Abdul kept her counsel as usual, praising both singers. Although the judges don't have a say in the decision their opinions have the potential to sway voters. "You were the best singer tonight. You deserve it all, baby!" Jackson told Sparks. "You just wiped the floor with Blake," added Cowell, who then told Sparks he was wrong for initially thinking she wasn't good enough to win the Fox talent show. "I would say the best individual performance of the night was Blake on the first song," Cowell said. "But, based on overall singing — Jordin." Lewis opened the show Tuesday with a reprisal of his infectious interpretation of Bon Jovi's "You Give Love a Bad Name." The crowd was thrilled the judges were less taken with Lewis' voice than his performance as a whole. "Blake, you're not the best singer in this competition. But you're the best entertainer I think we've had," Cowell said. He later chose to sing the Maroon 5 hit "She Will Be Loved." Sparks crooned Christina Aguilera's "Fighter" and offered a soulful take on Martina McBride's "Broken Wing." Lewis stumbled over the contest song, "This is My Now," while Sparks soared on the ballad. Before the finale, Cowell spoke warmly of Doolittle and what wasn't to be. "I'm pleased for the two of them," Cowell said of Sparks and Lewis. "They're nice kids. But I would have liked to have seen one of them up against the big singer." Seattle Times reporter Haley Edwards contributed to this report. Copyright © 2007 The Seattle Times Company
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A Florida company will pay $2.75 million to settle allegations that black employees at a work site on Chicago's South Side were subjected to racial harassment, including hangman's nooses and epithets.
The settlement between the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and WRS Environmental and Infrastructure covers seven black employees and four white workers who were allegedly harassed because they associated with the black co-workers, according to the EEOC.
The settlement, announced Monday, came as the EEOC was preparing to go to trial in its case against the company, alleging black employees were subjected to a racially hostile work environment. A consent decree approved as part of the settlement will require WRS to develop a policy on how to investigate complaints of discrimination or harassment, and evaluate superviors regarding their compliance with the firm's revised anti-discrimination policy, the EEOC said.
The 11 plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit were working to clean up hazardous materials at a site near 117th Street and Stony Island Avenue, and the harassment is alleged to have begun in late 2006 and continued through 2007, according to the EEOC.
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I June I posted a question in the "name that plant" forum to find out what kind of tree I had seen on my vacation. Come to find out it was a bush trained standard called Duranta "Golden Dew Drop". Well I rushed to the nursery and bought 3 one gallon bushes and trimmed my way to standard.... I am very proud of my 4 babies.... can't you see.....
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That 2nd one is especially nice! Where can I get one? I have only the male persuasion types! :P I wish I had trained my Duranta from the start. It's now a sprawling tree! ~Rosemarie |
I am Very proud of both.... since I have only been gardening and mothering for about a year and a half. I am always amazzed by your pics in this section...I don'think I'll ever be a PRO like your Rosemarie, although my husband (as sweetly as he can) always says my bug eaten half dead plants are as great as yours! Ha Ha Ha! |
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As you should be...VERY proud! Sheesh (blushing) ~thank you! I've just been at it more years than you (& ssshhh, killed many during that time). Your husband sounds like a KEEPER! My hubby says, "your big plant by the back corner with the big red flowers on it is looking pretty good". That's about as good a compliment I can get out of him. :D Ha ha! |
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Home and private schools not cause of Fayette schools' enrollment drop
Student enrollment in Fayette County public schools has been falling for several years. And though there are likely a number of reasons for the decrease, the flight to private schools or home schooling is not among them.
The Fayette County School System during the past six years has seen a relatively consistent average of 1,287 students per year attending private schools and another 809 being home-schooled. These figures come from the school system itself.
On a year by year basis, fewer Fayette students are being home-schooled and attending private schools this year than three years ago.
The student enrollment in Fayette's public schools over the past decade grew from 19,240 in 2000-2001 to 22,367 in 2006-2007. The numbers have decreased since that time, with recent school system figures for the 2010—2011 year totaling 20,913 students.
With virtually no new residential growth and the recession still in evidence, the short-term forecast includes further incremental drops in enrollment during the next two years.
Enrollment information provided by the school system shows an average of 1,287 students attending private school between 2005-2006 and 2010-2011 and an average of 809 students being home-schooled during the same period.
A tabulation by year showed 904 students in private schools in 2005-2006, 1,157 in 2006-2007, 1,334 in 2007-2008, 1,039 in 2008-2009, 1,291 in 2009-2010 and 1,287 in 2010-2011.
The numbers for students home-schooled was also relatively consistent, with 827 on 2005-2006, 866 in 2006-2007, 844 in 2007—2008, 785 in 2008-2009, 842 in 2009-2010 and 694 in 2010-2011.
The school system information also noted the various private elementary, middle and high schools being attended. At the top of the list for the current school year is Landmark Christian in Fairburn and Peachtree City with 269 Fayette County students, followed by Trinity Christian in Sharpsburg with 136, Woodward Academy in College Park with 118 and St. Paul Lutheran in Peachtree City with 115.
In all, 1,287 Fayette students attended a total of 40 private schools this year.
The numbers for students home-schooled was also relatively consistent, with 827 on 2005-2006, 866 in 2006-2007, 844 in 2007—2008, 785 in 2008-2009, 842 in 2009-2010 and 694 in 2010-2011.
An 18% drop in the number of home skoolers in one year is "relatively consistent"?
A 16.5% drop over the 5-year moving average is "relatively consistent"?
No, that is a rather significant drop.
This does not bode well for the future of the Fayette Tea Party.
Demographics are tools but not the gospel.
I am 49, Caucasian, with six children. Currently, I have 2 young adults, 1 high school senior, 1 middle school 7th grader, and 2 elementary kids in 2nd and 4th. So, I do not fit the white with few kids or median-age with older kids demographic.
If Fayette has a declining student population due to "moving up" families with less kids, what county has the opposite climbing population of younger students? The demographics must be looked at in comparison to the state's population trends. It could be the school population is declining statewide.
If Fayette is maxing out because young families cannot locate here, perhaps we need more lower middle income housing options. My young adult children are having a difficult time living in Fayette county due to the high cost of housing. My grandchildren may never be able to attend Fayette county schools.
and probably every year since - that we needed more lower middle income housing options. Haven't had much luck with that, but we can keep trying.
Let's see, you have 4 kids living with you and adult children who may visit from time to time. 5 bedroom house might work if you double up when the older kids come and stay over. Large eat-in kitchen, I assume. Probably a basement so the kids can have a retreat. Maybe a bonus room. 3-car garage a must. I think that can all get done for about $300,000. That meet your definition of affordable?
BTW, 4 kids in school cost the taxpayers $28,000 each and every year about 10 times what that $300,000 house pays in taxes. How are we supposed to make that work?
[quote=Robert W. Morgan]Let's see, you have 4 kids living with you and adult children who may visit from time to time. 5 bedroom house might work if you double up when the older kids come and stay over. Large eat-in kitchen, I assume. Probably a basement so the kids can have a retreat. Maybe a bonus room. 3-car garage a must. I think that can all get done for about $300,000. That meet your definition of affordable?
Wrong assumption - 3 bedroom house with a bonus room, no basement, 14 X 10 kitchen with a table that seats 8. Before the young adults moved out, we had 3 children to a bedroom. Their retreat is the great outdoors. Backyards are a wonderful place that allow for exercise. When the adult children visit and stay over, the sofa or a pallet is quite sufficient. Current value around 165K thanks to the housing crash.
Fortunately, I can work from home. All in all it is a great life. I love being able to be involved in my kids school. Afternoons find me helping with homework or volunteering in sports/church activities.
However, young families with young children cannot afford Fayette county homes unless they have 2 incomes. The result - more elementary kids in the school with fewer parent volunteers. Volunteers = decreased expenses ($) in school system because volunteers "staff" libraries, tutor, help teachers, etc.
Have multiple families living in the same house. That's quite the thing in places like Chulajuana, California.
How do you figure that?
It is $28,000 total - meaning $7,000 x 4.
$28,000, each and every year? The comma could have helped.
Good luck. Hopefully, you have figured out the problem. :)
What does race have to do with declining elementary student rates? Do white people have more kids than black or hispanic? Isn't it the opposite? Most hispanics happen to be catholic and their religion doesn't condone birth control. Hey I noticed while driving on the paths more asian families. Isn't that a good thing? Higher test results, and they have a perceived reputation of being quiet and orderly.
What does race have to do with declining elementary student rates? Do white people have more kids than black or hispanic? Isn't it the opposite? Most hispanics happen to be catholic and their religion doesn't condone birth control. Hey I noticed while driving on the paths more asian families. Isn't that a good thing? Higher test results, and they have a perceived reputation of being quiet and orderly.
My little cut and paste was from a larger discussion about Fayette county demographics. To my knowledge, race is a non-factor in school enrollment (though I would not be surprised one bit if some of these home-schooling parents disapprove of mixed race classes "on principle"!!)
The changing racial demographic paragraph was just me strikin' terror into the hearts of the local Teahadists, who have a documented antipathy towards anything non-white.
My apologies for the confusion.
I can agree with a lot of the quote in regards to the avg age of women in the city and the perceived opinion of builders in regards to middle school aged children. While not all kids in that age bracket are troublesome and destructive, it all falls under proper parental guidance. That is the problem with kids across the country. The parents are busy and involved in other things, work, financial stress, or any other number of things. The kids are given minimum attention and not enough communication between parents and kids. So the kids get into trouble. No matter how good the kid seems, always assume that they will try to get into trouble. Again I'm not saying all kids are bad, just pay attention and don't assume the best.
As for the Tea Party, they scare me.
I've been beating this dead horse for two years.
From October 2010:
The future of Fayette county school enrollment continues to look dire.
Last year around this time, I told you about how the median age in Fayette county was much higher than the state of Georgia. Since then, it has only gotten worse.
Last year, the median age in Georgia was 33, and the median age in PTC was 39.9. The latest numbers area out, Georgia is still 33, but PTC's median age is now 40.9!
Other median ages: Tyrone-39, Brooks-41, Woolsey-42 and Fayetteville-36.
These high median ages spell disaster for Fayette elementary schools. Subtract six years (average age of Kindergartner) from the median age above and ask yourself how many mothers do you know are giving birth at that age: For example, PTC mothers giving birth at 34.9 years? Simple answer: very few. This is proving once and for all that Fayette is at best a "move up" community...people move here with children generally older than elementary school age.
Unfortunately, rather than expand middle school and high school capacity in existing populated areas, the FCBOE (primarily the Gang of Three) gambled spectacularly with the public's money and built unneeded ELEMENTARY school capacity. Why? Because builders can charge a superpremium for houses within walking distance to elementary schools! (Ask any realtor). Conversely, builders seek to avoid building near middle and high schools because kids cause "trouble" at that age. That's a major reason why Bennett's Mill Middle School was built in the middle of nowhere.
Speaking of demographics, what really will strike fear into the hearts of the Teahadists might be the shifting racial demographic in Fayette County. In 2000, Fayette was 89% white. In 2006, the percentage of white folks had dwindled to 81%. The results of the 2010 census should arrive very soon, too. "The Negroes Is Comin'! The Negroes Is Comin'!"
A quick update: the median age in Fayette county appeared to hit an all-time high in 2010 at 40.9, it has dropped to 39.1 in 2011, but is still over 6 years higher than the state average. This is still a growing disaster for elementary school student population: the number of women giving birth at 33 (39 years of age less 6 years to get to kindergarten = 33 ) is much much smaller than the state average of 27 years (33 - 6 = 27).
Since Peachtree City is built-out, and there is no new major residential development anywhere in Fayette, we're in a "generational death spiral" as far as schools go, we will have tremendous excess elementary school capacity until the current PTC residents move into retirement homes and a new generation moves in (usually takes 20 years, less 4 years of dwindling enrollment, so were looking at a rebound in 2027....). The exact same thing happened in Dekalb county in the late 1970s, btw.
P.S. did I call the minority percentage correctly or what? Predicted 81% white, actual census was 80% white! The board of elections will have its work cut out for them keeping blacks and hispanics from winning public elections here!!


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By the time the general alarm sounded on the Alaska Ranger in March 2008, flooding that started in the rudder room had spread to the trawler's second level. The crew quickly realized it was too late to control it and abandoned ship. Of the 47 people on board, 42 survived. As in many deadly sinkings, the Alaska Ranger was doomed in part by its lack of water- tight integrity.
Quick-closing watertight doorsdogged with a single turn of a wheel or push of a leverwould be a lifesaving upgrade from the cumbersome models on many ships. Proper maintenance and training is critical.According to surviving Alaska Ranger crew members, there was a company culture of leaving watertight doors open at sea. Wheelhouse alarms that alert officers to doors left ajar can act as an important backup.
Seas were calm on the night in July 2009 that a crew member on board the 60-foot Texas shrimper Wylie Milam discovered that 47-year-old Juan Lara was missing. A 51-hour Coast Guard search that covered 2000 square nautical miles failed to find him. Lara was one of 155 U.S. fishermen who died after falling off their vessels between 2000 and 2009 more than half were alone on deck at the time.
A handful of marine-supply companies now manufacture compact, wireless sensors designed to be worn in a pocket or clipped to work gear. The sensors activate automatically if submerged in seawater and set off an alarm in the wheelhouse, alerting crew mates to the emergency. For a solo sailor, some models will kill a boat's engine after a fall into wateroften a fisherman's only hope of getting back on board and out of the ocean alive.
When Yasumi Abe got tangled in a net and was pulled overboard from the Bering Sea ground-fish trawler Alaska Warrior in July 2009, he was not wearing a personal flotation device (PFD). In fact, not one of the 155 man-overboard deaths in the past decade involved a PFD. The crew spotted Abe, clinging to the net, but he quickly vanished. The shock of cold seas often causes victims to suck in water and sink.
With adequate flotation, most people can survive at least an hour, even in the coldest waters. For a recent field study, more than 250 fishermen tested modern PFDs. The winners? The Mustang Survival Inflatable Work Vest, which blows up automatically with water pressure, and the Regatta Fisherman's Oilskins, a European-made rain-gear brand with foam built into the bib of the coveralls. Both were deemed easy to get on, easy to clean and unobtrusive to wear.
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Some of the hazards that make commercial fishing so dangerous can also prove deadly to anyone who spends time on the water. More than 700 Americans died in recreational boating accidents last yearmany of them preventable.
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