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Miguel had tasted threats before, as had his father. But things began to change in 2006, when the new president, Felipe Calderón, announced that he was hurling the Mexican army against drug organizations. Strange criminals suddenly appeared in Veracruz, guys who did not even know the streets, their reckless driving causing more car accidents. And killings. Miguel is covering a crime scene or accident, and someone shoves a gun in his mouth and lectures him on how he should do his job. Death threats mount.
One night in May 2010, a cop pulls Miguel over. Vanessa is riding along. The cop is hostile but allows Miguel to drive on. A few minutes later, the street is blocked by guys with AR-15s wearing federal police uniforms. They tell him, ''Right now you are going to get really fucked up.'' (''Vas a ver, hijo de la chingada.'') They take him, leaving the girl behind. They go behind a hotel, beating him all the way there.
At least four more vehicles arrive and a man with one glass eye and the look of the boss gets out and tells him that what he was doing could get him killed. Miguel asks the man if he is a Zeta and he nods. He asks Miguel if he wants to die and Miguel says no. The man says, well, you can go this time, but the next time we will kill you. They dump him where he was originally snatched. He calls his father, who advises him not to report the incident.
Miguel explains, ''In Mexico, you learn to live with fear. You see bodies decapitated, you see police covered in blood. The fear just gets bigger and bigger. You see the decay of everything.''
By July 2011, when Yolanda Ordaz de la Cruz is butchered, she is the seventh Mexican reporter killed that year, the third in Veracruz.
On September 20, during the afternoon rush hour, two trucks block the viaduct by a high-end shopping mall in Boca del Rio, a suburb of Veracruz. Drivers watch men methodically dump 35 bodies, twelve of them women. The men then leave, and no one stops them and no police come. The bodies are marked with the letter Z to suggest they are members of Los Zetas, a criminal organization that began as a special military unit created by the Mexican government and trained by the United States to fight drug organizations. The unit was designed to be incorruptible. Almost immediately, the DEA began secret payments to the group. Eventually, its members left for the better employment benefits of the drug industry and became the Zetas. The dumped bodies in Boca del Rio are bound with plastic ties at the wrists and ankles, restraints only available to the police and army.
The official story, that the dead are Zetas, holds for a while and is widely reported in the U.S. press. Then it cracks. Reforma, a right-of-center pro-government paper, talks to the families of the dead and discovers that they are mainly petty criminals, drug addicts and prostitutes, if they had any criminal records at all. These facts are hardly reported in the U.S. press and soon vanish from the press in Mexico for fear of repercussion.
Miguel gets reports in Mexico City. His friend and fellow photographer Guillermo Luna has a cousin who is walking to get a bag of ice in Boca del Rio on September 16, Mexican Independence Day, when he sees some adolescents celebrating in the street. Police sweep in and take the kids.
A woman goes to the police station seeking her teenage son. She is told he is not in custody. Later she learns his body is one of those dumped by the fashionable mall. A video circulates on the Internet from a group called the Zeta Killers. They wear masks and sit at a table and claim credit for the killing. Miguel learns that they are really former Veracruz policemen playacting.
Miguel and Vanessa spend the rest of the year in limbo. The United States usually denies political asylum to Mexican reporters, because to grant it would constitute an admission about the real nature of Mexico. They return to her grandparents in Veracruz and hide. Then they fly to Reynosa, on the Texas border, and begin the paperwork for a U.S. visa. They return to Veracruz, get their car, and fling themselves into a new land.
They go to Corpus Christi and end up in a cheap motel as their tiny hoard of cash dribbles away. They cannot legally work. They yearn for Mexico. At times Miguel can hear his mother's voice.
The years passed, and at the beginning of the 1990s my father left Notiver…above all because they were censoring some of his articles and his columns…. Then my father ended up without a job and went to work as a taxi driver, saying that he knew the city perfectly from covering the news and it would be an easy job for him.


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Document Type Master's Dissertation Author Shaw, Tracy Ruth firstname.lastname@example.com URN etd-08122009-114444 Document Title Sexual differences in the diet of little Penguins Eudyptula minor Degree MSc Department Zoology and Entomology Supervisor
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Date 2009-04-15 Availability unrestricted Abstract Sexual differences in the diet of Little Penguins Eudyptula minor at four geographically isolated colonies in Victoria, Australia were investigated over 12 breeding seasons, between 1985 and 2005. The weighted relative occurrence of each prey species consumed was calculated and compared at a seasonal, annual as well as locational scale, and differences in prey size were examined. Penguin body masses differed significantly between sexes and locations, with males consistently being the significantly heavier sex, whereas stomach content masses varied significantly between locations, with samples from males usually being heavier. Fish was the principal prey group in the diet of penguins at all sites, and was more dominant in the diet of males overall. Females tended to take slightly more cephalopods and crustaceans than did males. The contribution of fish to the diet varied between locations, with Rabbit Island and St Kilda penguins feeding almost exclusively on fish, while Phillip Island and Port Campbell birds consumed more cephalopods and crustaceans. Prey composition differed both annually and between breeding stages at Phillip Island, with males and females utilizing different food resources between certain years and breeding stages. Dietary resources were segregated by prey size, with males generally preying on significantly larger Anchovy Engraulis australis and Gould's Squid Nototodarus gouldi at all sites than did females. Such local and sexual differences in diet composition and prey size suggest a considerable separation in feeding niche between the sexes. Partitioning of foraging depths and temporal prey availability may be implied as the proximate cause, and sexual dimorphism in bill and body size, as the ultimate cause behind the observed dietary variation.
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I have 2 types of Bird of Paradise: Strelitzia reginae (orange/blue bird?) and the White BOP (not sure Botanical name). Which of the 2 is more cold hardy? I've read a mixture. It's been getting into the 80's already here in North Florida and we had a mild winter. My White birds look like they are going to give new leafs but my Reginae hasn't shown me anything new yet. All the trunks seem strong.... but stems seem a bit mushy on the ends, more solid towards the trunk. They're sheilded from the winter wind.
Also are there any other Bird of Paradise that will do well in my zone? Maybe Heliconia? Thanks for your help. |
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From personal experience, Strelitzia Reginae (orange), is more hardy than Nicolai(white). They are side by side in my yard and the white bird got its leaves burned to a crisp in early Dec. during a 3 day Arctic front with temps at 24, 25, and 26 for lows. The orange bird showed little damage. The white bird is now about to bloom and has put out several new leaves. My orange one blooms toward the end of summer. Finding an area in your yard with frost protection in a southern exposure would help. Steve |
- Posted by theseventhlegend 8b (My Page) on Tue, Apr 17, 07 at 20:55
My white BoP's leaves have started curling again. I transplanted it about 1 month ago FROM a location where it got 1/2 day morning sun, 1/2 day shade/sun (mulched) TO a location where it gets mostly full sun (mulched). After the transplant the leaves curled (shock?) but then flattened out after a week or so. Now a month since the leaves flattened they started to curl again. Our temps have been mild lately (mid 70's to mid 80's) and we've been in a drought in north FL. However with the soil mulched and watering a fair amount I would think something may be wrong. The temps did drop to low 40's recently... so that may be it. OR maybe it's getting too much sun? I wouldn't think it isnt's the sun cause the leaves flattened out after the transplant and it was hotter then and in full sun. There is new grow, leaves are mostly green. Any ideas? Also it seems my Orange Bird survived the winter and a new stem is coming up. Just trimmed back the old one's some more cause they looked very black (but not mushy). |
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i agree orange is hardier,and easier to cover,due to its smaller size. try it!,it has been grown on the s coast of england,which is zone 8 i think |
- Posted by theseventhlegend 8b (My Page) on Thu, May 3, 07 at 13:26
Anyone know why my White Bird's leaves are curling? The plant still looks green and seems to be growing. |
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I have seen ads for custom cabinet makers who say they can make mid-grade cabinets (on the level of Merillat Classic, Timberlake, Cardell etc) and also be price competitive with the major pre-made manufacturers. They tout the wood being locally sourced, how they use Blum hardware and how their cabinets have less quality issues than pre-made ones. There is no mention of warranty or KCMA certification from the independent cabinet makers. If both are comparable in price, is there any advantage to using one vs the other? |
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We used a custom company in Mass and the one thing I really liked was that you can specify any size cabinet you want. You can have an 26.75" drawer if you want. There are no filler pieces because everything is made to order. I was very happy with the cabinet construction. |
Merrilat Claasic andTimberlake are at the lower end of semi custom so not the best reference point. If your finding local cabinets at the price of those your doing well. Biggest concern is the finish-what are they using? A pre catalyzed varnish is ok, not as good as factory catalyzed but a sight better than urethane air dry. Wood stability is a second thing to consider, ask about it You will likely be finding pocket hole construction for frames. That would be the same as on the brands you mention. Moving up to the better semi custom brands you can start to find doweled frames, a big improvement. As to custom sizes- there are a lot of semi custom brands that will do sizes in 1/8 inch increments. My entry level cabinet does. One advantage with mfg cabs if your looking at line that do modifations and offer a good choice of accessories is engineering. I've seen a lot of odd approaches from local makers, course I've run into a few with mfgs but less often. And if there is a quirkie detail a brand uses the dealer should know enough to have you avoid it. Bottom line is check the finish, see if it's domestic sheet goods, actually Blum AND price compare apples to apples knowing what the frame and box construction is. How do they attach the box to the frame? A lot of folks on this board say they've gotten good deals. I don't know. What I do know is that when I built em, made everything, mortise and tenon frames, glued into dadoes and fastened- my prices were on a par with mfg brands, not much lower. Alas I had to use pre catalyzed varnish so to me they were better. I could not compete with the semi custom brand I carry now even with the same (pocket hole) construction. Certainly not if I did not outsource doord and drawer boxes. YMMV :) |
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Background: Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) occurs in up to 5% of the general population. Since the disorder may be associated with sudden death (SD), the aim of our study was to evaluate the prevalence of MVP in young SD victims and the pathological substrate of electrical instability.
Design: The study has been carried by selecting young SD victims with MVP as the sole cardiac abnormality found at autopsy and 15 age-matched controls who died due to extracardiac causes (mean age 28 years, range 15-43). Gross and histology were carried out according to the SD protocol with sampling from the mitral valve leaflets and ventricular myocardium. In selected cases, primary antibodies against the phosphorilated form of Smad 2 were used.
Results: MVP was the cause of SD in 27 (10 M, 17 F, mean age 29,7 years, range 14-40) out of 481 cases of cardiovascular SD (6%). The mean weight of the heart was 415,43±153,5g (p<0,0001). MVP leaflets had a four-fold increase in thickness compared to the normal valves (2,09±0,23, p<0,0001) with fragmented, irregular elastin and collagen and accumulation of proteoglycans. Significant endoperimysial and replacement type fibrosis was observed in patients with MVP, particularly at the level of papillary muscle implantation (100%). By histomorphometry, fibrosis was 26,9±10,9% vs 7,2±4,7% in controls (p<0,0001) and cardiomyocyte diameter was 17,6±4,9 vs 13,2±0,8 in controls (p=0,0006). Immunohistochemistry showed increased nuclear staining for of p-Smad-2 in both mitral valve and cardiac interstitium of MVP cases (p=0.02).
Conclusions: MVP represent a no-so rare cause (6%) of SD in the young due to fatal arrhythmias. The electrical instability seems associated to endoperimysial fibrosis and replacement-type fibrosis, even in the setting of still competent mitral valves, due to a concomitant myocardial involvement ("valvular cardiomyopathy"). These findings suggest a potential role for risk stratification of tissue characterization by late-enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance in MVP patients.
Category: Cardiovascular
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TEHRAN - Iran launched a new production line of short-range, radar-evading cruise missiles, according to a report on the Islamic Republic's state-controlled media.
The new production line of short-range cruise missiles, dubbed Nasr I, which means "victory," can evade radar and are highly accurate, the report stated.
According to Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi, the missiles, which will be able to destroy targets as large as 1,000 tons, will be modified so they can be launched from helicopters and submarines.
Vahidi said it has taken two years to develop the Nasr I's production line, which will strengthen Iranian naval vessels.
As with most reports coming from the Islamic Republic's state media, the latest announcement cannot be independently verified.
Since 1992, Iran has put vast amounts of its resources into developing weaponry, missiles, tanks, torpedoes and jet fighter planes.
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Tragedy in Spain struck as three women died Wednesday night at a Steve Aoki performance in Madrid in a crowd crush.
The deaths happened at a Halloween party called Thriller Music Park at the Madrid Arena, and, according to a report in El País (as reported by Spin magazine).
Aoki was the headliner at the Madrid festival, though it was estimated that nearly 20,000 were on hand.
Aoki is a Los Angeles based dance DJ regarded top in his field, with a reputation for taking dives and head-banging to his music.
Witnesses told El País that passages and exits became overwhelmed during Aoki's set as people tried to move on and off the dance floor.
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#168 Feed Parsing
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Been using FeedZirra for some time now. It's been really great. But long/complex urls on Ruby Enterprise Edition have caused problems recently.
Thanks Ryan
any idea how to combine multiple feeds into one master feed?
Look into Yahoo Pipes
It is starting to become kinda creepy … it's as if you were reading my mind. Always coming with stuff I need just in time!
Love your screencasts!
Thank you Ryan!
That's exactly what I needed!
So far, I used Nokogiri. The performance of XML processing is really better than Nokogiri and than Hpricot?
I second the notion that Ryan has ESP. His screencast's always seem to be right on target with what I am working on. We joke that he has bugged our office space :D.
Thanks Ryan another great episode.
Great! Thanks for this Ryan
ps - I think feedzirra is supposed to rhyme with Godzilla... it's a joke
Anybody dealing with RSS parsing for a lot of feeds and who don't want to have the hassle of polling should check out http://superfeedr.com
Let me know what you think! (You included Ryan ;))
This is awesome .. I had to do this a couple weeks ago.. I had the same moving parts as you but not as clear and concise!! Thanks for totally showing me the right way to do this!
I agree with Nils.. when I first saw the title I had deja vu!
I'm getting errors installing it on a Windows box because of curl. Is there a way to install curl on windows?
@ryan what problems were you having with updating? I cant seem to get it to work either. It fetches and parses fine. Anyone else getting this?
I found that this plugin works very well for any xml, but the documentation is not available. Just do the following:
- freeze the feedzirra gem
- in the parser directory clone the rss and rss_entry files, rename them and change the mappings to match you xml structure
- locate feedzirra.rb and add references to your new parser files
- in feed.rb update @feed_classes array with your new parser
In general you should be able to use the example files as reference. Also make sure to update the specs.
Is there a way to install curl on windows? does feedzirra work with windows or not ?
Can you give guidelines for how you would unit-test this code?
For example, can you use a local file URL to ensure it properly parses and stuffs in the database various test data?
Feedzirra needs information from the stored feed entries to get the update working. You can read more on this here: http://groups.google.com/group/feedzirra/browse_thread/thread/6eb16d9a6d4d168e#
Does anyone have a code sample for a daemonized version of this? I'm not quite sure how to get the initial statement to run only once within daemon_generator's while clause.
I used the code as is, but it will never terminate since it will never complete the while($running) loop because of the update loop.
You might want to look at vtd-xml, the latest and most advanced xml processing model, far better than DOM or SAX
vtd-xml
Might be a bit late to post here, but I can't get this to work at all...
I followed step by step but get this error:
NoMethodError: undefined method `update_from_feed' for #<Class:0x103804fb8>
I don't really see where I am going wrong, as I have that method defined in the model ...
I'm a bit of a newbie to all this and after a few hours of experimenting today, I couldn't for the life of me work out how to the Feedzirra in Cron with Whenever. Any ideas?
How to parse custom feed attributes? There is a way to do that for entries using
Feedzirra::Feed.add_common_feed_entry_element("wfw:commentRss", :as => :comment_rss)
But I want the same feature for the feed object, not just its entries. Is there a way to do that? Like say
Feedzirra::Feed.add_common_feed_element("geo:lat", :as => :latitudes)
I have been trying to follow along with this example in a rails 3.0.8 site I'm currently working on. I successfully got the feedzirra gem installed and am able to manipulate feeds in the rails irb console. But I can't seem to get the view to render the information stored in the DB.
I'm new to rails, so may not be any fault of the instructions provide here. In fact from the console an attempt at a mock view work as expected:
for entry in FeedEntry.all
puts entry.name
runs the db query and delivers the the list of entry names. I have run
from the console and fired up webrick but everything I've tried in the view results in the same sorry condition; nothing to see. Am I missing something about how webrick is working? How the db is called? Any insights will be appreciated.
thanks again!
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Art of Its Own Making explores the artistic process and the ways in which artworks evolve over time through interactions with people and their surroundings. The exhibition features sculpture, installation, film, and video, and performance and sound works by a number of artists, who examine how elements outside their control impact the works of art they create.Art of Its Own Making demonstrates the connections between artwork, audience, and environment and their relevance to understanding and engaging with art.
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Elder Signs (12/12/06)
Those items are used when you are closing or sealing a gate, and you can only do that during the Arkham Encounter phase. The phase label on the items is just imprecise, that's all.
Magical/Physical Immunity (12/12/06)
Basically, if it isn't a Combat check bonus, then Magical/Physical Immunity can't do anything about it.
Hounds of Tindalos (12/11/06)
Hounds of Tindalos should move between Arkham and Dunwich, yes. If there's no one in Dunwich and a Hound there moves, it should jump to the investigator in a location nearest the Train Station. (And as with Flying monsters, if that makes it exceed the monster limit, it instead goes to the Outskirts).
Duration of Combat Check Bonuses (12/09/06)
If you fail a spell check to cast a spell such a Shrivelling or Wither, those hands are tied up for 1 combat round. The next round (assuming there is one) you can change up your weapons/spells.
Red Sign lasts only as long as you devote a hand to it.
Markings of Isis I'll need to look at. I suspect that one's a typo.
How long do Combat bonuses last? (12/09/06)
Type 1: (Standard Weapons) "+X to Combat checks"
Examples: .38 Revolver, Shotgun, Axe.
These bonuses last as long as you devote the required hands to them. You can use them for multiple rounds of combat, and in multiple battles each turn.
Type 2: (One Shot) "+X to Combat checks (discard after use)"
Examples: Dynamite, Molotov Cocktail.
The wording on this type is somewhat archaic, but the idea is that you only use it for 1 combat check, and then you discard it.
Type 3: (Burst) "Exhaust before making a Combat check to gain +X to that check."
Examples: Flamethrower, Carbine Rifle.
This type is used for only a single combat check, and it is then exhausted and cannot be used again until refreshed.
Type 4: (Spells) "Cast and exhaust to gain +X to Combat checks until the end of this combat."
Examples: Wither, Shrivelling.
A spell that gives a combat bonus like this will last until the end of the combat (i.e. for multiple combat rounds until the combat is over) once you cast it. HOWEVER, you must still devote the proper number of hands to keeping the spell going, or it will end. In any case, the spell is exhausted after casting, so it can only be used to fight one monster each turn. Also note that in a battle vs. the Ancient One, you will need to recast the spell each attack, since it gets refreshed and ends between attacks.
There we go. Just under the wire. Did I miss any, guys?
.45 Revolver (12/08/06)
in an arkham encounter card at the police station, it reads:
"If you succeed at a Luck (-1) check, then Deupty Dingby absentmindedly leaves you holding his gun. You may search the Common Item deck for a .45 Revolver card and take it."
It should be the .38 Revolver. Nobody trusts Deputy Dingby enough to give him a .45 Automatic
The low-down on spells (12/07/06)
Attempting to cast a spell uses up that/those hand(s) for this combat check, period. If you fail your check, tough noogies.
Once a spell has been cast that gives you a combat bonus until the end of combat, you must continue using those hands to continue getting the benefits from it. If you switch to a shotgun (or whatever) the spell ends.
Why are spells good? On average, they give higher bonuses per hand than pretty much anything else, and they are Magical attacks. If you have the Sword of Glory, you're probably content with that, but 2 Shrivellings is about the biggest combat bonus you're going to see.
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Here we have for you another Casio G'zOne model known as Commando. First of all, its Software Upgrade is the one that managed to capture our attention. The process is a simple one: you need approximately 5-10 minutes to download the software and then follow all the steps in order to install it onto your device. As for the time, it should take up an additional 5-10 minutes.
In terms of hardware, you should know that it boasts 512 MB RAM and 1024 MB ROM, not to mention the fact that it is powered by a Qualcomm S2 MSM8630 processor at 800 MHz. And you don't have to worry because the storage expansion option is here available, with a maximum card size of up to 32 GB.
As for its LCD screen, Casio G'zOne Commando offers a 3.6 inches diagonal with a maximum resolution of no less than 480 x 800 pixels. This device also packs a 5 megapixel camera with LED Flash and Auto focus and its 1460 mAh battery is able to provide up to 7.50 hours of talk time and up to 11.2 days of stand-by time.


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Looking for a fun way to capture back to school shots this year? Take the pressure off of first day of school photos, by taking the kiddos over to the school property one evening, and snapping away. First days are frantic, emotional, rushed. This can make pictures hard to squeeze in. Separating the actual first day from picture day can make things so much easier and more fun too!
I love the idea of doing photo shoots on school property. Images so much more meaningful when school buildings are in the background. We all assume that school buildings will stand in place forever, but they do not. All of the buildings from my school days were flattened a few years ago to make room for new. I so wish I had images of myself as a young student with the buildings standing tall behind me.
Be sure to include the little details of the day as well, such as back packs and favorite shoes. Capturing the small stuff will keep school memories alive for years to come!
And if your kiddo has a very best friend, why not bring friends along as well! Capturing childhood friendships in images is so important.
So grab a bag of apples, pull out the first day of school attire and hit the school with camera ready to go!
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Mon, Oct 31, 05 at 7:50
I just received several hardwood cuttings of red flowering currant from a Wahsington state gardener that I want to successfully root. I immediately dampened them and put them in Rootone and then stuck them in the ground. I am in western NY state. Our temps are still in the mid 50's at least for this week. Will they root outside here or should I dig them up and put the cuttings in potting soil in a container and keep the container inside for the winter? I really want to succeed with this shrub as I haven't been able to find any locally.
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I have best luck when I propagate these in a heated house... since bottom heat also helps speed rooting which normally takes 30-100 days |
Thanks George for your input. SInce I do have several cuttings, I will do half inside and half outside for comparison. I don't know what I would do with 6 shrubs anyway if they all rooted successfully. I really appreciate your expert opinion. I have only rooted hardwood cuttings once before and it seemed to take forever. Penny |
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Amelia Freidline, Fresh TakeI was at the gym the other day trying to run off my Thanksgiving dinner when, breathless, I raised my eyes to the TV screen in front of me.
Instead of a football game or another ad blaring bargain-basement Black Friday savings, my gaze was met by a plaid-shirted "actual Idaho potato farmer."
I thought maybe it was another installment in McDonald's series highlighting their produce and meat suppliers, or a Frito-Lay ad trying to put a face to their chips.
Lo and behold, it was an ad from the Idaho Potato Commission featuring the Great Big Idaho Potato Truck the group built to mark its 75th anniversary.
The spot mixes shots of the grower holding a "missing" poster with clips of the truck and its Tater Team on their cross-country road trip. The grower urges viewers to be on the lookout for the giant spud, saying the group hasn't heard from the truck since it set off and it's time for it to return home.
Fear not: the colossal potato is scheduled to return to Boise, Idaho, on Dec. 21 for the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.
I'm not much of a TV watcher or a football fan, so I wouldn't normally have seen this ad aired, but I can only imagine the thousands of people who did see it as they tuned into the game or checked up on the hottest sales.
Great timing, Idaho.
Speaking of ads
I mentioned the spud spot to a coworker, who asked if I'd seen the new Halos ads. I had not, so I looked them up.
Los Angeles-based Paramount Farms has rolled out three TV spots to promote its Halos clementines. The ads employ the same sort of cheeky humor we've come to expect from Wonderful brands through their "Get Crackin'" campaign.
The Halos ads start out with adults peeling clementines and popping segments into their mouths, only to be startled as their kids show up unannounced with grumpy expressions and arms crossed.
"Oh hey, little buddy," the dad in the "Jammies" commercial says guiltily.
"Is it OK if Daddy has one of your Halos?"
"I don't know," his son replies, looking indignant.
"Is it OK if you sleep in a bed shaped like a race car and wear super hero jammies?"
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I'm a super newbie gardener in San Francisco. I really have no idea what I'm doing - it's all trial and error at this point. I created a raised bed in my sandy yard and planted a bunch of stuff I just happened to like. Recently I bought an Abutilon and read that it likes morning sun and afternoon shade. My problem is there is only one small corner of my raised bed that fits those conditions and I already have a very happy Phormium taking up most of that space. I could probably inch the Phormium back a tiny bit but would the Abutilon still be too crowded in there? I could probably also move the raise bed out further into the yard but I was hoping to create more hardscape there instead (cat probably won't like that much). Can I move it to a large container and place outside of the bed? I read that Abutilons are not always happy in containers. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Move the phormium, which will get much bigger and would probably just as soon be in full light anyway. The flowering maple can be trained flat onto the fence, rather than allowed to bulge out over the other plants. |
- Posted by gardengal48 PNW zone 8 (My Page) on Mon, Jun 14, 10 at 9:48
btw, abutilons grow beautifully in containers. In fact, in areas where the vast majority of them are not fully hardy - like here in the PNW - most of them are grown as seasonal container plants and/or houseplants. I've grown various species and hybrids in containers for many years. It is at least an option to consider if garden space is at a premium. |
- Posted by bluephoenixx (My Page) on Mon, Jun 14, 10 at 21:29
Thanks for the responses! I think I will try to keep the Abutilon in a container and move it outside of the bed - out near where the cat is sleeping. Then I'll inch the Phormium up more into the sun. Now I'll have to find something that likes shade that can be seen behind the phormium - or just have a big dead space back there... Gardening is quite fun but challenging. |
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Posted by Stephanie Liu, YouTube APIs and Tools Team
Last week, the team spent an exciting couple of days at Google I/O. We all had a lot of fun, gave a few sessions, met a ton of people, and had good questions and discussions with developers. The best part was hanging out at the booth, talking to people one-on-one, seeing their projects, and hearing about other cool YouTube sites that are out there. For example,
- Michael Geary wrote AnnoTube, a jQuery plugin that uses the JavaScript Player API to synchronize related web pages or HTML to the video.
- In a discussion about mobile, a developer pointed us to a QR code generator for YouTube videos. This site generates an image that, if you have the right software installed on your phone, will link you directly to the video URL if you take a picture of it on your phone.
If you're interested in the YouTube sessions, you can find the the videos and slideshere. Specifically, John's Data API overview, and Geoff's player APIs session are available.
Since the codelab (about using the APIs with App Engine) wasn't filmed, you can find all the materials below.
The code project where all the materials live:
The wiki that goes through the exercises during the session:
You can check all the code out from SVN, or just download the zip files. We also posted our slides and the standalone extensions to the client library as well:
We also took some videos (of course) and photos from the booth. Below is a playlist with some of us at the booth:
The album with pics from the booth and some of the sessions:
We feel like I/O was a great success, so thanks to everyone who came out to the sessions, talked to us at the booth, and shared your enthusiasm about YouTube with us. It's always great to meet you guys in person! If you couldn't make it this year, check out one of the free Google Developer Days that are being held around the world later this year.


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It's no secret that I'm loving polka dots right now, who's not?! Snapped up this sweater last month and can't stop wearing it:
{J. Crew Pixie Pant // Forever 21 Chambray Shirt // J. Crew Polka Dot Sweater // Sole Society 'Helena' Booties // INPINK Bracelets}
This is such a fun, easy look and it incorporates my two faves: polka dots & chambray. Also rocking my go-to pixie pants... I'm telling you, they're a wardrobe staple! Don't you think the ruby booties add just the right pop of color? Psst... they're super comfy too!


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Sat, Aug 17, 13 at 17:20
I have the same thing happen most years: non-stop begonias that are supposed to be camellia type flowers with bushy center always single out. first I thought it's not enough ferts. I am feeding them with African violet ferts 7-7-7 and then 8-14-9 with every feed alternating. they were still not full. when it got very hot I took them indoors for a few weeks, they seemed to like it and leaves got better. now the nights dropped to mid-low 60s, days in low 80s - they are out again and doing good. finally some of them produced 'camellia' flowers, but only one or two per plant. I have 2 picotees with mostly poorly formed flowers, but some are coming out good. any suggestions on how to improve the flowers? |
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- Posted by woebegonia MT (My Page) on Sun, Aug 18, 13 at 10:59
II think you have figured it out. The tuberhybrida are not really bred for hot summers, I think they are at their best in August, at least in my climate, because the nights are much cooler than in July and the daylight is less direct although the temps are still high. Five of the six species which make up these plants are found in the Andes, I believe at about 8,000 ft, so cool growing conditions are really more natural to them. Professional nurseries have the knack of breaking tuber dormancy early and when you may buy in April or May they are in full b loom, but they still have to learn to deal with outdoor conditions outside greenhouses. I wish Andy from Golden West was still on this site, he could explain things better than I. |
my understanding is that they like cooler nites (55-60f?) and warm days (75F?). so I kinda hope that in the next 6 weeks they will all perk up (it's been unseasonably cool here, as in many other places). what I don't get is why on the same plant one stalk is producing well formed flowers, while the 2nd stalk does not. so it's not some special nutes? AV fert has micros and is acidic, so I figured it should be good. may be I should just feed it hi-phosphate 8-14-9 exclusively for better blooms? |
- Posted by woebegonia MT (My Page) on Sun, Aug 18, 13 at 14:25
I dunno. YOu know the old saying, horticulture is not an exact science. . . The days are getting shorter now and that will trigger dormancy by September, although they often look good thru September. |
- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Fri, Aug 23, 13 at 9:40
Are these male vs. female flowers? That still confuses me... |
these are male, the female flower has a kind of triangular shaped base. there's normally 1 male and 2 female on one stem. |
- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Fri, Aug 23, 13 at 11:39
Ooooh, I see that. Great pic, thanks! Man, that's pretty! So, you're comparing 2 different male flowers originally? And the top pic is the expected appearance? I'm not sure I would notice, unless someone else did and pointed it out. I just saw pretty flowers until like the 3rd time. In general, I'm fascinated by the things going on with Begonias I hadn't even noticed or heard of yet, until "you guys" say something. |
LOL, I know pics are more fun then reading... and i am not a specialist at all, just a casual grower, but i like to grow GOOD! if i can :). i get full double flowers like on top pic on one plant occasionally and then the rest on the SAME plant like the bottom='semi-double'. and i have 2 plants of the same type. and on the 2nd plant it's ALL semi-doubles (like the bottom). so i can't figure out why it refuses to produce ALL doubles?! i mean, it's not diff growing conditions, these flowers are all on the same plant together! i've got to the bottom of it, i think: they need stronger bloom ferts then 8-14-9 i'm giving. i use to have orchid 19-31-...smth and then my non-stops were all good. now i read too many posts saying NOT to feed them strong ferts..and like a fool i'm trying to comply... i'm going back to mighty orchid stuff! i love the color on my picotees, if only they were fully formed it would be REALLY NICE! |
here's proof of orchid 1-2-1 ratio feed a few years back. also non-stops, but diff kind. what I find disappointing is that 'the real begonia specialists' have nothing to say on the matter. in the begonia forum. I |
just for the record: after 2 weeks of low 60f/75-77f my begonias are producing much better semi-double blooms. they are smaller, from secondary growth, but nice. i also started giving them double the dosage of AV fert of 8-14-9. may be that's helping too. |
- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Sat, Sep 7, 13 at 8:24
That's cool, but I thought they were stunning in every pic you showed! All beautiful, IMVHO! Kudos to you for being so observant. Is that a Euphorbia with it in the past pic (which blows me away, BTW) - the little white flutter flowers? |
yep, euphorbia 'silver fog' - it looked very good into fall. it's a great filler with petunias/begonias. |
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Starting new thread bc I've had other questions lately. I bought a dozen three gallon red twig dogwoods bc they were marked down to $5 each and I have no idea where to put them. We are redoing our back yard and it is heavily wooded at the rear with a few areas at the top of the yard that get morning light shade and hot afternoon sun for about four hours. Can these take more shade here in Georgia? I've never had them before and it makes sense for them to have something behind them to show off those red twigs in winter. Most of the pics I've seen show them in a line but it looks a bit like a hairbrush when you do that. Any suggestions, other than "stop buying plants that aren't on your landscaping design plan"? |
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- Posted by oceandweller 8B (My Page) on Wed, Jun 20, 12 at 15:16
http://landscaping.about.com/od/shrubsbushes/p/redtwig_dogwood.htm Hate to throw google on you, but without pictures its too little info. This is a good read about red twig dogwoods. Georgia is a lot more diverse than here in Georgia, you have zone 9 coastal SE Georgia "or close to it", then all the way to the mountains near TN. Personally I would put them where you don't have a lot of evergreens for extra winter umph. |
- Posted by Blossom_Designer 5 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 20, 12 at 17:51
In my experience, dogwoods tend to be pretty adaptable to both sun and shade. I think your dogwoods would be fine with light morning shade and afternoon sun. As for the planting design, you might consider planting them in small clusters of, say, 3-5 shrubs each. You could plant groundcover, such as vinca and sweet woodruff, around them if those plants grow well in Georgia. |
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Can we stop talking about MPs' salaries yet?
Perhaps the most depressing indictment of our profoundly messed-up political culture is the never-ending fixation with MPs' expenses. Never mind what's happening to the welfare state, the economy or the climate, the hot political issue of the moment – of pretty much every moment now – is who claimed what on expenses and how outraged we should all be about it. I realise that it's facile to simply dismiss an issue just because you think there are more important things to worry about (since you could presumably dismiss literally every issue on the same grounds apart from whichever issue you had decided was the most important) but the amount of media coverage given to this is wildly out of proportion when compared to the paltry column inches devoted to countless other subjects which are of actual political importance. (And particularly when so much of the coverage is so poor, incidentally. The Guardian had a rather sneering editorial on Monday which pointed out that MPs' pay had gone up by 50% in real terms since 1979, but failed to mention that wages across the country had done exactly the same thing over that period.) The maximum possible raise being considered is £10,000. With 650 MPs in the Commons, that's a total increase in spending of £6.5m per year, or a bit under 1/100,000th of total annual public spending (which is just under £700bn as of 2011-12). So the first thing to realise is that, considered solely in terms of its impact on the state of the public finances, a 15% pay rise for MPs is completely, utterly, indisputably insignificant. Hell, you could go wild and give MPs a 150% pay rise – or cut their salaries entirely – and that would still be true.
The inevitable riposte to this from those who think MPs should be paid less is that it's a straw man – that it's absurd to suggest that anyone's arguing about MPs' salaries because of the absolute cost. This could be true, but I'm genuinely unsure. If there was a poll which asked people to put a figure on what fraction of public spending went on paying MPs, I'm guessing most people would pick a number a hell of a lot higher than one-thousandth of a percentage point – in much the same way as people tend to wildly over-estimate the share of benefits spending which goes on Jobseekers' Allowance. (I'm not suggesting that either of these are because the electorate are stupid, incidentally – it's pretty obviously a reflection of the media coverage which both topics get.)
However, it's true that there are better arguments against giving MPs a pay rise than this, most obviously – and importantly – the fact that despite MPs's frustrations about their ostensibly poor pay, their current salary of £66,000(ish) per year easily puts them in the top 3% of earners in the country. Historically the introduction of salaries for MPs was a key demand of working class Labour MPs (and was implemented by the Liberals in 1911) as it made it possible for people who weren't independently wealthy to enter Parliament, but it's hard not to wonder if the current griping by Members about the supposed paucity of their pay is – paradoxically – down to Parliament still being dominated by the middle and upper classes. MPs who think they're paid poorly are likely to be comparing themselves to others with similar (privileged) backgrounds and those they mix with socially, rather than to the average earner in the country as a whole.
It should also be remembered, though, that while MPs might earn a lot more than most people, they also tend to work a hell of a lot longer hours as well. The Guardian cites data suggesting that the average MP works 69 hours a week for the 30 weeks a year when Parliament is sitting, and 42 hours per week when it's not. (The latter figure is a few decades old but seems to be the only one available.) Totalling up those hours (the Guardian doesn't include time spent working when Parliament isn't sitting in its calculations) gives a total of just under 3,000 hours per year, and an hourly wage of £23.38. That's still pretty generous – in the top 20% in the country, according to the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings – but it's perhaps a bit less obscene than it seems from just looking at the annual salary. Of course not all of them will work these hours, but 69 hours' work in an average week is not to be sneezed at.
The other important thing to bear in mind about the whole MPs' pay issue is that because it's such a political football it can be put to some pretty dodgy purposes. The flipside of the argument that it's inappropriate for MPs to have a pay rise while everyone else is suffering the effects of austerity is that keeping MPs' salaries down provides political cover for the government when it cuts benefits and freezes public sector pay.
All things considered, I don't actually have a strong view one way or the other on what MPs are paid. Mainly I just find it depressing that most of the arguments made on the issue are so poorly thought out, and that so much time is spent on it when in the grand scheme of things it doesn't remotely matter. If I had to pick where I stand on the issue I'd say that Paul's argument from a few months back that MPs' pay is pretty similar to what other people in similar positions of responsibility get seems pretty persuasive,[*] but really I just wish we could all bring ourselves to care about it a little bit less.
[*] (Which is not to say that that level of pay is necessarily ethically justified, but it's at least no worse than the rest of society.)


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Well we've seen someof the abilities that are in 2nd. like rage,poision, stun and immobilize. anybody care to guess which one's made it to 2nd. Or better yet which one's you hope will never show up again.
for me I hope soar is gone. or really really changed. I wqs hoping that thier would be race type abaility that would cover all immunities. Like invrulinable for the golem. I was hoping for something like "undead".= immune to poision, stun ,sleep, and bleed. something like that.
you with the def. die, I wonder how priece will play a roll in the game, Hmmm.


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While not the worst case scenario, Cardinals GM John Mozeliak just informed the assembled media and live streaming world that, because of numbness, "stingers" and assorted pain experienced during his recent bullpen sessions, it looks extremely unlikely that Chris Carpenter pitches for the Cardinals in 2013.
Mozeliak stressed that Carpenter will have an opportunity to work with the Cardinals team physicians and but, when asked if he envisioned Carpenter returning, Mozeliak stated he believed not. Though Mo and the Cardinals staff hasn't spoken face to face with their former ace, he claimed Carpenter expressed disappointment that he "let the team down" and sounded emotional during their call.
The concern at this point, according to Mozeliak and Cardinals manager Mike Matheny believe the greatest concern is Carpenter's after-career life. The Cardinals will surely miss Carpenter's leadership and all-around awesomeness though the team is pretty much loaded with talent on the hill, with top prospects Shelby Miller and Trevor Rosenthal poised to take on bigger roles with the club not to mention serviceable pitcher Joe Kelly waiting on the depth chart. Mozeliak claims the team feels good about what they have in-house, all but quashing rumors linking the Cardinals and free agent Kyle Lohse.
Mozeliak casually mentions that Carpenter is likely to end up on the Cardinals disabled list, preventing the $12.5 million remaining on his contract from going by the wayside. Carpenter will not address the media for some time as this news is "still fresh" and, obviously, difficult to take.
Chris Carpenter, as you might recall, missed most of 2012 after a surgical procedure realted to his Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. The surgery removed one of his ribs (!) to reduce pressure on his shoulder nerves. Big Carp made three regular season starts before making three more starts in the post-season, all of which were quite poor by Carpenter's standard.
Chris Carpenter came all the way back from numerous scary injuries, winning two World Series titles and one Cy Young in his well decorated career. If he is finished, he had a hell of a career and was a great pleasure to watch. Heal well, Big Carp.


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Want a taste of luxury with your next car? That's what the base C180 specification of the upscale Mercedes-Benz C-Class is all about. The C180 model is quite popular among Australians, and that's because it represents a value-loaded way to break into a classier layer of vehicles.
The coupe offers superior comfort, performance and, above all, efficiency. For our 2013 Mercedes Benz C180 review, let's take a look at how the latest version builds on each of these traits.
The Lineup
The Benz marque sells more than any other luxury auto maker in Australia, and the C-Class is a particularly popular segment among Aussies. Today, the C180 is Mercedes' entry-level Coupé, though it was first introduced in the first C generation back in the early '90s as a saloon. Today's Mercedes C180 carries on the tradition of efficiency and performance in a well-designed luxury auto for your motoring needs.
According to Mercedes, engineers developed the car's petrol units with "increased output yet reduced consumption" as their chief performance objective. That's what the BlueEFFICIENCY concept is all about. You'll appreciate a unit that can deliver petrol efficiency as well as power.
Under the bonnet lies an inline, direct injection four-stroke with nearly 2,000cc of displacement. It achieves an output of 115kW and 250Nm of torque. Bolted to the gentle "7G-TRONIC PLUS" transmission, the little turbo will transport you from one destination to another with minimal disturbance and maximum efficiency.
The Mercedes-Benz C180 rear-wheel-drive, exceptional braking and a refined, noise-free cabin. Its rigid bodywork and twin balancer shafts makes the ride vibration-free even on Australia's unsealed roads. This kind of handling is what you would expect from a well-tailored automobile.
It seems the color of efficiency is blue. Today's Mercedes-Benz C180 carries on the tradition of engine optimization in the form of its BlueEFFICIENCY technology. The coupe also sports piezo injectors, variable timing and auxiliary systems like power steering for improved fuel economy. All of this makes a difference in the vehicle's total petrol consumption.
The new coupe's lighter-weight engine enables it to meet the most stringent energy consumption and emission standards at the Euro 5 level. The 2013 model-year achieves a consumption rate of 6.3 l/100km in the combined city/highway cycle.
The 2013 Mercedes-Benz C180 features generous standard amenities, including an impressive boot capacity of 450 litres, man-made ARTICO leather on the inside, and 17-inch, ten-spoke alloy wheels on the outside. An available ECO instrument cluster, for its part, provides Australians with the feedback necessary to save juice as they move along.
In the Mercedes C180, you'll be able to avoid an accident without much effort, given advanced on board safety features and a five-star ANCAP Safety Rating. The luxury coupe is very well stocked for an entry-level car. It's packed with innovative driver assistance technologies and unique safety features, as well as an available digital system for safer navigation. It can even calculate your most economical route and intelligently analyse traffic data for "dynamic congestion avoidance."
Additional exclusive safety technology includes an active bonnet and dynamic brakes; brake assist; an electronic immobiliser for tricky situations; and a comprehensive suite of safety bags. The car will also let you know if the tyres need pressure, if the brake pads need to be replaced, and if passengers need to buckle up.
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Value for the Money and the Competition
The Mercedes-Benz C180 price begins at just under $60k. That's over $7k cheaper than its BMW 3 Series coupe counterpart. It's also about $10k less expensive than the A5 coupe by Audi. Given the lower Mercedes-Benz C180 price, it's easy to see this car offers incredible luxury-level value for its segment. The only thing you'll dislike is having to get out when you arrive at your destination.
Manufacturer price: 2013 Mercedes-Benz C180 BlueEFFICIENCY C204: $59,900
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The new Benz coupe is a luxurious, well-rounded choice of transportation. It has a small appetite for petrol consumption, but that hasn't impeded its sporty performance. With a generous set of amenities and crash hot additonal options, it's a clear winner for Australians looking to move up when it comes to design and comfort, not to mention reliability. Use this 2013 Mercedes Benz C180 review to judge the new coupe on your own terms; it may be the perfect one for you.
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