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I called Oak Mountain again today just to verify that there were not any really big events going on May 20. They have verified that that day looks pretty clear. Our pavilion that we usually eat at is booked that day, but that should not be a big deal. We will just eat at another one. There is a link below where you can see what goodies everyone is bringing to eat and to post what you are bringing. That way we can have a well rounded meal. Let me start off by saying....please, please, please, if you are a new gardener or a gardener starting over, please do not feel like you do not have anything to offer. There are tons of things that you may have just around your house that someone may want. In the past, I have traded for canned goods, educational materials, craft materials, pots, hand made goods, jewelry, newspapers for mulching, manure, stepping stones, clothes for me, clothes for my children, etc. There are always, always things that you can trade. So please do not let that be a deterrent. In case you do not know how to get to Oak Mountain, here is a link with a map: http://www.oakmountainstatepark.org/roadmap.gif Here is also a link for a map to the park itself. You will go in the front gate, take the first right, which is Terrace Drive, and follow this road until you come to the large parking lot at the very end. On the map, it is number two right in front of the Dogwood pavilion.
Also, FYI...This is a FREE plant swap; however, Oak Mountain does charge a fee to enter the park. The last time I went it was $2 per adult. Post here so that everyone knows who will be attending and who will be trading, but please put your trade list on your private page that way it does not get so confusing, and that way everyone can check your page from here. Thanks so much, and I hope everyone has a wonderful time!
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I and my daughter, michelle (Michellewonders) will be there. Please check our lists to see if there is anything you want. Lynn |
- Posted by browneyedsusan z7b AL (My Page) on Fri, Apr 21, 06 at 8:30
Chris (my sister)and I will be there Susan. |
- Posted by loveofmylife680 z7 al (My Page) on Fri, Apr 21, 06 at 10:25
Syble and me will be there. Jill |
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I'll be there - fashionably late, as usual - but I'll be there ;-) Nelson |
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Lanny and I will be there.Paulette |
- Posted by roseyp8255 z8 - SC AL (My Page) on Sat, Apr 22, 06 at 8:12
Jan & I will be there |
- Posted by alabamajan 7b/8a (My Page) on Sun, Apr 23, 06 at 8:00
I will be there, with perhaps one or more of my co-workers. janet |
As Rosey said, she and I will be there Debbi. Where's the link to the "Goodies" list? Either I'm blind or you forgot to put it in your post. :) Everyone check my trade list, I'm adding things almost daily. Also, a newbie to the Swap, Squirrelypete (Danielle) emailed me that she was coming this year. Jan |
- Posted by tsmith2579 Z7B/8A-Alabama (My Page) on Tue, Apr 25, 06 at 19:32
Me! - I'll be there. I look forward to seeing everyone. Terry |
I am planning to attend! Let me know what I can bring to the potluck. Thanks, |
I will be there. Jackie |
- Posted by birdlady_10 z7b Ala (My Page) on Sun, Apr 30, 06 at 16:47
I'll be there--hopefully with one or both of the Moms! Check my page if I haven't already made a trade with you.I'll be bringing extras as well.See ya soon! Jan |
- Posted by stanreese 7 (email@example.com) on Tue, May 2, 06 at 23:09
It just looks like we may be coming after all. Granger was born April 8th so he'll be a seasoned "farmer" by then. Nonna and Papa live out in Walker County so it's a good deal. Check my exchange page. Stan and Valerie and Granger |
- Posted by michelle11 z7 AL (My Page) on Mon, May 8, 06 at 14:12
I'll be there, and maybe the rest of the family too. BTW, whoever picks the picnic site, could we get one away from the water this time (I know we don't always have a choice since we don't reserve). Last time I had to spend most of my time making sure David didn't jump into the water/mud. :-) Michelle |
sandra and i will be there from far east al. wayne |
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Two years ago, when ballerina Karen Kain was among the first 14 inductees to Canada's Walk of Fame, everyone knew it was just a matter of time before Evelyn Hart followed in her footsteps. For decades, the names Kain and Hart have been synonymous with grace, charm, and discipline. The enormity of their respective talents is, indeed, so comparable that it remains impossible to choose one over the other as Canada's greatest, or most beloved, ballerina.
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This cake style is often referred to as "mad hatter cake", topsy-turvy cake, whimsical cake, titled cake, or slanted cakes. This technique is a fun optical illusion that makes your cake appear topsy-turvy. Cake By: tonedna I finally got an interesting project to demo and a working camera all at the same time. People ask me all the time how I do the topsy-turvy Mad Hatter ish cakes on my site and how on earth I get them to the customer site without a disaster. I know there are lots of folks out there doing lopsided cakes and using various forms of construction, but this particular method is what I came up with to suit my needs. Some background. First thing to know is that I HATE setting up cakes on site. When I'm working in my own place, if I happen to drop a dollop of icing or drizzle some chocolate on the table, it's no big deal. Just clean up and keep going. But at a reception site you have to work on a table that's already dressed, and the extra pressure of trying to work super clean to avoid mussing the tablecloth pretty much guarantees that I'm going to leave a spot dead center in front of the cake. So my preference by far is to assemble the entire cake at home, drive it to the site, walk it in, set it down, and disappear. I can't always do it -- separations are a problem, and some cakes are just too darned heavy to carry by myself once they're all assembled -- but most of the cakes I do arrive with no assembly required. The fact that I'm a big guy and can carry a 150+ serving cake all assembled sure helps in that regard. This particular cake wasn't for a wedding, but rather a birthday party. The youngster's parents rented out a movie theatre for a private showing of the new "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" movie, and wanted the cake to be reminiscent of the movie. Since this was opening weekend of the film, I obviously wasn't able to see it in advance, so I had to rely on some stills from the movie website. So, wacky cake for 100. Here we go:
1. First, for the topsy-turvy cakes, I like them tall, and I like them to taper such that the base of each tier is smaller than the top of the tier. That helps to add to the appearance of instability.For each tier, then, I bake 3 2" layers in graduating sizes. This is a 3-tier cake, and the sizes I'm using are 6-7-8, 8-9-10, 10-11-12. I.e., the top tier consists of a 6" layer, a 7" layer, and an 8" layer, etc. I think the proportions work well when the largest layer of one tier is the same size as the smallest layer of the tier it sits on. (The 6-7-8 top tier sits on top of the 8-9-10 middle tier which sits on the 10-11-12 base tier). Make sense? Base tier is chocolate, and the middle and top are white. OK, here they all are, tops leveled, wrapped up, and ready for a chill before torting: | |
2. The 10" and 11" layers of the base tier get torted as normal: | |
3. Then assembled with a buttercream filling. I'm taking a hint from chefpeon here and building this part of the tier upside down (thanks, Annie!). I used to stack the smallest, then the middle, then the largest layers, which makes for some floppy edges to deal with. This way things stay where you want them until it's time to trim and clean up. I don't place the 10" layer dead-center onto the 11" layer on purpose. The slant that lends helps with the illusion. | |
4. The 12" layer gets torted at an angle. I don't worry about super precision here since imperfect angles just add to the effect. I just hold the knife at the top edge on one side and aim for the opposite corner. |
Here's a slightly better shot showing the cut angle. | |
5. When I fill and reassemble this layer, I rotate one of the pieces so that the thicker sides are together | |
6. Everyone goes back in to chill a bit and set up the buttercream. Then remove both pieces, flip the 10-11 part to put the 10" part on the bottom, slap on some more buttercream, and place the angled 12" layer on top.(top secret recipes hanging on the fridge -- no peeking!) | |
7. I use a sharp knife to clean up the sides a bit and get rid of any corners sticking out, then give the whole thing a crumb coat and stick it back into the fridge | |
8. Repeat steps 2 - 7 for every tier of your cake.Here are all three cake tiers assembled, cleaned up, and crumbcoated | |
9. OK, big secret number one. The topsy-turvy thing is an optical illusion. Each tier is actually sitting on a flat surface, just like a regular wedding cake.The question is, then, now that we've made all these angled cake tops, how do we come up with a a flat surface to set the next tier on? Start cutting, baby. This is the 10-11-12 tier. On it will sit the 8-9-10 tier, so I need to make an 8" round flat spot. I take a cake cardboard (or pan or, in this case, cheesecake pan insert) and set it on the tier where I want the next tier to sit: | |
10. I then cut vertically into the cake, all the way around the circle |
11. Spread buttercream over the now naked surfaces and re-chill. (Note to self: next time no matter how late it is and how tired you are, don't just try to slap icing onto a freshly cut chocolate cake unless you really DO want crumbs in the icing ). After it's chilled, I'll use my impeccably clean hands to finish the smoothing (thanks again, Annie) |
12. OK, here are all three tiers. Two have been modified to create a shelf for the next tier up. Obviously, the top tier doesn't need this since it's the top. The modified tiers always make me think of a baseball stadium. | |
13.Now cover with fondant. In this case they're all green because I was going for the look of the inside of the chocolate factory, with the rolling green hills, chocolate river, and candy plants.Typically I'll use 3 different colors, then mix and match those colors for accent pieces. | |
14.Prep the board. I use 1/2" foam board for pretty much all my bases. Lightweight, strong, and easy to cut with a utility knife to the size and shape I want. Here it is, covered in green foil.I also use foam board instead of cake circles as a base for each tier. For this, I use the 3/16" thickness. Plenty sturdy to hold a tier - even up to 20" or more -- and WAY less likely to flex or collapse than cardboard cake circles. | |
15.For any cake that's 2 tiers or more (and for some cakes that are only one tier), I like to put feet on the board. Trying to get my fingers under a cake board with a heavy cake on it is no fun. The feet give me room to get under there so I can pick it up. For a wedding cake, it also gives you space to tuck the stems of flowers and greenery for a nice finishing effect.(Want to know where I got those cute little plastic feet that I hot-glued onto the bottom of the board? Keep reading...) | |
16. This is my favorite assembly method for tiered cakes. It's called the Single Plate System from Bakery Crafts. The legs fit very snugly into the fittings on the bottom of the plate, and the whole assembly pushes down into the supporting tier to make a very stable platform for the next tier to sit on. The legs are 9" long, so they're a good height if you're doing separations. Most of my cakes are stacked, though, so I cut them: | |
17. When I'm stacking a cake, I like to remove the ring around each of the fittings in the bottom side of the plate. It lets the assembly push down into the supporting cake without displacing any more cake than we have to. That ring look familiar? That's what I use for feet under the base. I always wind up freeing up more of them than I use on any given cake, so I've now got a bucket full of them. Maybe I should start selling them :) | |
18. After removing the rings, place the plate atop the tier it's going to sit on and pretty gently to mark where the legs will go. This will help later to line up the legs and make sure they're going in straight. Also gives you a place to measure the height of the tier: | |
I use a hemming ruler to measure the height and mark my legs for cutting. Just stick it straight in to the cake where one of the leg marks is, slide the little marker thingy down to the top of the cake, and extract. I usually then subtract another 1/8" to make sure the plate will sit snug on top of the cake and not sit up at all. In this case the height of the cake came to exactly 5 inches. I'll let you believe that I planned and executed perfectly to make that happen if you like.The hemming ruler goes through the dishwasher with no ill effects, by the way. | |
19.Cut the legs to the measurement you need. I use my adorable little battery-powered circular saw -- my dad would be so proud (sniff). If you don't have one, you can use a hacksaw.Make sure to clean off any residual plastic oogies left by the saw, and WASH THE LEGS THOROUGHLY. Don't want to leave little plastic bits in the cake. Ick. | |
20.As added protection, I make sure the cut end is the one that gets inserted into the plate, just in case. Stick the legs firmly into the plate, and your assembly is ready to go into the cake:Line up the leg bases with the marks in the cake and press gently but firmly to insert the little "table" all the way into the supporting cake. | |
21. Big secret number two:Carpet tape.I get the "high traffic area" 2-inch wide stuff. A couple strips go down onto the base, and the bottom tier is stuck down. Then a couple strips go on top of each plate before the next tier gets placed on. Do make sure to start peeling the backing from one corner before sticking it down. It's much easier than trying to peel it once it's on the plate: Note that when I inserted the plate assembly, I mucked up the fondant on the inner vertical part of the stadium. That's going to be hidden by the next tier, so it doesn't worry me too much. In order to get the plate as snug as possible into that curve, you almost have to do a little damage. | |
21.Here are all three tiers stacked and ready for decoration. I like to turn the tiers so that each one looks lopsided, but the overall effect is balanced. I decided it would be easier to get the chocolate waterfalls in place as I was stacking rather than trying to fit them in after the fact. There's another on that you can't see emanating from a pool on the top tier going down the back side to the middle tierFor a border, I usually make a bunch of balls of rolled fondant of varying sizes. These are then placed at the base of each tier such that the largest ball sits at the highest spot of the supporting tier, and they graduate down so that the smallest ball is at the lowest spot. Helps add to the illusion. This time, though I wanted the peppermint stick effect, so I made snakes of rolled fondant in red and white, thinner at the ends and thicker in the middle (like a snake that's just had a meal!), then twisted them together and wrapped around the base of each tier, fattest part at the high side of the supporting tier, thinner parts at the low side. | |
22. Here's the finished product after decoration and delivery. I made a bunch of odd trees, mushrooms, bushes, pumpkins, vines, and stepping stones from colored modeling chocolate. Same for the spouts that the chocolate is gushing from. I decided that the waterfalls looked too flat, so I went back and painted more chocolate onto the surface to make it look more like it was flowing. The lighting on the photo isn't terrific because it was in a movie theatre where the lights are always somewhat dimmed. |


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congressional intelligence committee hearing.
Petraeus and the director of national intelligence, James Clapper, both
said that al-Qaida's Yemeni offshoots and others are growing more daring
and dangerous - a sentiment shared by lawmakers.
In a new audio message marking the 9/11 anniversary, al-Zawahri sought to
claim credit for this year's Arab uprisings, saying the 2001 attacks on
the U.S. paved the way for the "Arab volcano" sweeping the region a decade
He urged Arabs to replace toppled regimes with Islamic rule.
The video also included a message that al-Qaida said was recorded by bin
Laden before his killing in May by U.S. special forces, in which he warns
Americans against "falling as slaves" to the control of major
In his new message, titled "The Dawn of Imminent Victory," al-Zawahri also
lashed out at the United States for what he called "blatant deception" in
showing support for the Arab uprisings while keeping strong ties with
leaders in the absolute monarchies of the Gulf, like Saudi Arabia.
NBC News' Fakhar Rehman and Jim Miklaszewski, Reuters, The Associated
Press and msnbc.com staff contributed to this report.


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I dont visit here much, but since I have been reading through the post I figured I would share a few pics. I have been gardening for five yrs. My major interest are agaves and hardy palms. |
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- Posted by aquadragonfly 7b NC (My Page) on Sat, Jun 8, 13 at 15:36
All very nice, I really like the large chunky agave. I want one of those but can't seem to find them in my area. Beautiful yard! |
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing...nice ideas for the sunny south. |
Aguadragonfly, the large agave is A. Ovatifolia. Very hardy and does very well in our wet winters. I have 4 of them because they are none suckering and beautiful. Two came from yuccado, 1 from PDN and one from Jeremy Spath on ebay. LKZZ, thanks. By this time of the year everything is usually full and in bloom. But we are about a month behind this yr. Had several cacti in bloom but a busy work schedule caused me to miss em. |
- Posted by trianglejohn z7b NC (email@example.com) on Wed, Jun 12, 13 at 14:40
I put in a cactus garden last year - making a raised bed of half topsoil, half gravel about a foot deep. Plants that had lived for years in pots were put in and within a month had doubled in size. Now a year later everything has quadrupled in size. It's amazing what good drainage will do! |
- Posted by butterfly4u 8 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 12, 13 at 19:59
Chadec, Absolutely gorgeous! You have done alot in 5 years. I love every pic you posted! Is your banana in a pot? Is it a musa busjo? You did a wonderful job with your gardens. |
Thanks everyone for the comments. John your right, everything is growing like crazy. My A. ovatifolia grew 2' in a yr from planting. All my succulents get planted in 100% gravel over a 50/50 mix like yours. Works great with all our heavy rains. butterfly, only my ensetes are potted. I have musa basjoo, musa veluntina and musella lasiocarpa planted. |
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1 But a man named Anani'as with his wife Sapphi'ra sold a piece of property, | 1 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. |
2 and with his wife's knowledge he kept back some of the proceeds, and brought only a part and laid it at the apostles' feet. | 2 With his wife's full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles' feet. |
3 But Peter said, "Anani'as, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the proceeds of the land? | 3 Then Peter said, "Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? |
4 While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God." | 4 Didn't it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied to men but to God." |
5 When Anani'as heard these words, he fell down and died. And great fear came upon all who heard of it. | 5 When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard what had happened. |
6 The young men rose and wrapped him up and carried him out and buried him. | 6 Then the young men came forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him. |
7 After an interval of about three hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. | 7 About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. |
8 And Peter said to her, "Tell me whether you sold the land for so much." And she said, "Yes, for so much." | 8 Peter asked her, "Tell me, is this the price you and Ananias got for the land?" "Yes," she said, "that is the price." |
9 But Peter said to her, "How is it that you have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Hark, the feet of those that have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out." | 9 Peter said to her, "How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also." |
10 Immediately she fell down at his feet and died. When the young men came in they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. | 10 At that moment she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband. |
11 And great fear came upon the whole church, and upon all who heard of these things. | 11 Great fear seized the whole church and all who heard about these events. |
12 Now many signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon's Portico. | 12 The apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers used to meet together in Solomon's Colonnade. |
13 None of the rest dared join them, but the people held them in high honor. | 13 No one else dared join them, even though they were highly regarded by the people. |
14 And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women, | 14 Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number. |
15 so that they even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and pallets, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them. | 15 As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by. |
16 The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed. | 16 Crowds gathered also from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those tormented by evil spirits, and all of them were healed. |
17 But the high priest rose up and all who were with him, that is, the party of the Sad'ducees, and filled with jealousy | 17 Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. |
18 they arrested the apostles and put them in the common prison. | 18 They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. |
19 But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out and said, | 19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out. |
20 "Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life." | 20 "Go, stand in the temple courts," he said, "and tell the people the full message of this new life." |
21 And when they heard this, they entered the temple at daybreak and taught. Now the high priest came and those who were with him and called together the council and all the senate of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought. | 21 At daybreak they entered the temple courts, as they had been told, and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they called together the Sanhedrin--the full assembly of the elders of Israel--and sent to the jail for the apostles. |
22 But when the officers came, they did not find them in the prison, and they returned and reported, | 22 But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they went back and reported, |
23 "We found the prison securely locked and the sentries standing at the doors, but when we opened it we found no one inside." | 23 "We found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside." |
24 Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were much perplexed about them, wondering what this would come to. | 24 On hearing this report, the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests were puzzled, wondering what would come of this. |
25 And some one came and told them, "The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people." | 25 Then someone came and said, "Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people." |
26 Then the captain with the officers went and brought them, but without violence, for they were afraid of being stoned by the people. | 26 At that, the captain went with his officers and brought the apostles. They did not use force, because they feared that the people would stone them. |
27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them, | 27 Having brought the apostles, they made them appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest. |
28 saying, "We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and you intend to bring this man's blood upon us." | 28 "We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name," he said. "Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this man's blood." |
29 But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men. | 29 Peter and the other apostles replied: "We must obey God rather than men! |
30 The God of our fathers raised Jesus whom you killed by hanging him on a tree. | 30 The God of our fathers raised Jesus from the dead--whom you had killed by hanging him on a tree. |
31 God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. | 31 God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might give repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel. |
32 And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him." | 32 We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him." |
33 When they heard this they were enraged and wanted to kill them. | 33 When they heard this, they were furious and wanted to put them to death. |
34 But a Pharisee in the council named Gama'li-el, a teacher of the law, held in honor by all the people, stood up and ordered the men to be put outside for a while. | 34 But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a little while. |
35 And he said to them, "Men of Israel, take care what you do with these men. | 35 Then he addressed them: "Men of Israel, consider carefully what you intend to do to these men. |
36 For before these days Theu'das arose, giving himself out to be somebody, and a number of men, about four hundred, joined him; but he was slain and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing. | 36 Some time ago Theudas appeared, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men rallied to him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing. |
37 After him Judas the Galilean arose in the days of the census and drew away some of the people after him; he also perished, and all who followed him were scattered. | 37 After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and led a band of people in revolt. He too was killed, and all his followers were scattered. |
38 So in the present case I tell you, keep away from these men and let them alone; for if this plan or this undertaking is of men, it will fail; | 38 Therefore, in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. |
39 but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You might even be found opposing God!" | 39 But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God." |
40 So they took his advice, and when they had called in the apostles, they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. | 40 His speech persuaded them. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. |
41 Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name. | 41 The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. |
42 And every day in the temple and at home they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ. | 42 Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ. |
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With such a good looking heatsink and a quite an impressive reputation it was going to be interesting to see what G.Skill was capable of in the overclocking department. Messing around with the timings a bit, we moved the modules to a 9-8-8-25 configuration.
With the timings adjusted we started to increase the QPI which in turn let us increase the memory clock. After a quick sting at trying to find a sweet spot, we ended up at an impressive 852.4MHz or 1705MHz DDR, which equates to a nice 105MHz DDR on top of the default 1600MHz clock the modules come rated at.
Important Editor Note: Our maximum overclocking result is the best result we managed with our limited time of testing the memory. Due to time constraints we weren't able to tweak the motherboard to the absolute maximum and find the highest possible FSB, as this could take days to find properly.
We do, however, spend at least a few hours overclocking every motherboard / memory to try and find the highest possible overclock in that time frame. You may or may not be able to overclock higher if you spend more time tweaking, or as new BIOS updates are released. "Burn-in" time might also come into play if you believe in that.


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This bright, cheery unit has all the amenities of home. Convenient ground floor unit is located close to the pool and hot tubs. The beachwalk area of Sandpiper Cove is located at the front of the complex which allows you to walk to the beach in just a few short minutes.Beachwalk units are close to the largest pool, hot tub area, and putting greens at Sandpiper Cove. Sandpiper Cove, a 43 acre resort, has 1100 feet of sugar white beaches that rest against the Gulf of Mexico. Amenities include a 9 hole par 3 golf course, tennis, shuffle board, horse shoes, boat docks, 3 hot tubs, 5 pools, a restaurant, and BBQ grills scattered throughout the complex for your convenience.Boat docks can be rented for an additional fee. Pet Friendly. The Sandpiper Cove Association charges a $10 pet fee .
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Wonderful condo and pictures do not do it justice! Very spacious and has those special touches that spoil you! It was pet friendly and has plenty of area to take your dog for a walk. Extremely quiet and clean. Outstanding service especially to those familes who are coming in the middle of the night! We will stay here again!
4 of 5 stars
This was our first time renting a condo and we absolutely LOVED Sandpiper. It was just a short walk across the street for the Gulf or an even shorter walk to the heated pool and hot tubs. The condo itself was spacious, clean and had almost everything we needed. We got there we thought the condo had a grill, but one wasn't there. We called and within a day we were grilling hamburgers on the patio enjoying the weather. We were able to stock the condo with food within an hour of our arrival with stores really close by. Cons - While it was nice to have a washer and dryer on site, they were on the smaller side. There were some minor maintenance things like the sliding doors didn't work the best, the outside door looked rusty. Overall we would stay here again and are looking forward to future trips.
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One dead after shooting at Mercedes bar
POSTED: Thursday, July 25, 2013 - 3:17pm
UPDATED: Friday, July 26, 2013 - 8:51am
MERCEDES, TEXAS (KVEO NEWS CENTER 23) — A man is dead after a nightclub shooting in Mercedes on Wednesday night.
It happened just before 11 p.m. at La Puerta Negra bar. Investigators say Luis Fernando Lara died of a gun shot wound after the shooting.
Two other men were shot and their condition is not known. An arrest warrant is out for the shooter, but the Hidalgo County Sheriff's office has not released the suspect's name.


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In the Las Vegas of the new musical Honeymoon in Vegas, there are no EDM deejays or clubs with bottle service. Elvis has not yet left the building (except maybe to put on a parachute). Director Gary Griffin's guffaw-out-loud production, playing through Oct. 27 at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, N.J., boasts an old-school showmanship and shtick-happy comic sensibility that recall the Sin City of the Brat Pack era.
It starts with a decidedly silly story, adapted by Andrew Bergman from his own screenplay for the 1992 movie starring Nicolas Cage and Sarah Jessica Parker. A commitment-phobic guy named Jack (Chaplin star Rob McClure) decides to elope in Vegas with his longtime girlfriend, Betsy (the lovely Brynn O'Malley). She turns out to be a dead ringer for the late wife of shady gambler Tommy Korman (Tony Danza), who then rigs a poker game so that Jack, now $58,000 in debt, will agree to an Indecent Proposal and loan Betsy to him for the weekend. Confusion, misdirection, and an airborne chase ensue, culminating in a troupe of skydiving Elvis impersonators making a grand entrance before the final curtain.
Happily, Jason Robert Brown's zippy score is a mostly perfect complement to the daffiness of the material. Brown who has another movie-inspired musical, The Bridges of Madison County, due on Broadway this season has penned some of the wittiest lyrics in recent memory, outrageously rhyming words like heinous and anus (and molars with high rollers). His polished tunes lean heavily on pastiche of early-'60s swing and Elvis Presley (naturally), but there's no ensemble number that really pops.
Still, the laughs come as fast as pulls on a slot machine, thanks in part to a winning cast. Standouts include Nancy Opel as Jack's smothering Jewish mom, who pops up frequently (and hilariously) in flashbacks, and Matthew Saldivar as Tommy's colorful henchman, Johnny Sandwich (''changed from Foccacia,'' he explains).
McClure, who resembles the love child of Paul Reiser and Roberto Benigni, again displays his gift for physical comedy, particularly when he joins the flying Elvises or mimics the ''Single Ladies'' dance while singing of his beloved Betsy, ''Just like Jay-Z and Beyonce / I will make her my fiancee.'' (The choreography is by Denis Jones.) Speaking of Betsy, O'Malley is a crystal-voiced ingenue whose underwritten character behaves inexplicably, particularly in the whirlwind second act.
Despite a lovely soft-shoe routine, the ever-game Danza seems a bit off for the James Caan role. The TV vet isn't much of a singer and he radiates a sweetness lacking any of the menace you want from a heavy even one who's ''not a gangster; he's a garment center guy originally.'' But the Paper Mill production has another ace up its sleeve: Anna Louizos' clever scenic design, from the climactic skydiving scene to a display case at Tiffany's that transforms into a hospital bed for Jack's mother.
While Honeymoon in Vegas may not be quite ready to parachute into Broadway just yet, what happens in this stage version of Vegas ought not to stay here. In New Jersey, of all places. B+
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I am pretty new to whole organic thing, but definitely want to try it. I have been doing organic gardening for a year now, and want to go all organic on my yard. I live in Florida and have ST. Augustine grass. If anybody can tell me what to use and when to use it I would really appreciate it. I have no idea what to use on a yard, blood and bone meal seem way too expensive to use on grass. I really like the idea of not using poison on my yard any more... Please help
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- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Wed, Jan 27, 10 at 1:16
Look for Organic Lawn Care FAQ. There's a copy on the Gardenweb organic forum and copies on lawn forums all over the Internet. |
There does not seem to be much good information about organic care of St. Augustine grass but that does start with the basics, a good soil well endowed with organic matter that is evenly moist but well drained. That is easier to do when establishing a new lawn but can still be done with an established one. Move away from the concept of feeding the lawn, fertilizing, and move toward the idea of feeding the soil. Start with a good, reliable soil test so you know what your soils pH and nutrient balance is. These simple soil tests can also help, 1) Structure. From that soil sample put enough of the rest to make a 4 inch level in a clear 1 quart jar, with a tight fitting lid. Fill that jar with water and replace the lid, tightly. Shake the jar vigorously and then let it stand for 24 hours. Your soil will settle out according to soil particle size and weight. A good loam will have about 1-3/4 inch (about 45%) of sand on the bottom. about 1 inch (about 25%) of silt next, about 1 inch (25%) of clay above that, and about 1/4 inch (about 5%) of organic matter on the top. 2) Drainage. Dig a hole 1 foot square and 1 foot deep and fill that with water. After that water drains away refill the hole with more water and time how long it takes that to drain away. Anything less than 2 hours and your soil drains' too quickly and needs more organic matter to slow that drainage down. Anything over 6 hours and the soil drains too slowly and needs lots of organic matter to speed it up. 3) Tilth. Take a handful of your slightly damp soil and squeeze it tightly. When the pressure is released the soil should hold together in that clump, but when poked with a finger that clump should fall apart. 4) Smell. What does your soil smell like? A pleasant, rich earthy odor? Putrid, offensive, repugnant odor? The more organic matter in your soil the more active the soil bacteria will be and the nicer your soil will smell. 5) Life. How many earthworms per shovel full were there? 5 or more indicates a pretty healthy soil. Fewer than 5, according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service, indicates a soil that is not healthy. |
- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Fri, Jan 29, 10 at 13:24
There does not seem to be much good information about organic care of St. Augustine grass... Wha?? Probably 80% of what I write is about organic care of St Aug. What are you saying kimmsr ;-) |
"There does not seem to be much good information about organic care of St. Augustine grass... Wha?? Probably 80% of what I write is about organic care of St Aug. What are you saying kimmsr ;-)" He must be saying that what you write doesn't amount to good information (ducks and runs). I'm kidding, of course. |
- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Sun, Jan 31, 10 at 21:09
I think that's exactly what he's saying!!! kimmsr, do you want to step outside and settle this??? ;-) |
Thanks for the advice??? |
Dave, nothing you write appears on a web search for organic care of St. Augustine grass. |
- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Tue, Feb 2, 10 at 15:33
Okay. You got me on a technicality. I write about organic lawn care, not necessarily about organic St Augustine lawns. |
- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Fri, Feb 12, 10 at 0:55
Their granular lawn fertilizer is 100% peat humus. That's not much in the way of readily available microbe food. It's already decomposed about as far as it can go. What microbes need is fresh food like what is supplied in more conventional organic fertilizers. They need food like corn, wheat, alfalfa, cottonseed, etc. |
- Posted by lou_midlothian_tx z8 DFW, Tx (My Page) on Sun, Feb 14, 10 at 14:36
Kimmsr, DChall and I have been around for like 5 years helping many others with st augustine lawn. organic program is SAME regardless of which type of grass. It is really more about proper maintenance. It's very simple for st augustine grass... 1) Mow high (3-4 inches) That's about it. Compost is not needed at least at frequent basis like you always recommended but in my opinion, it's a waste of money and time. If the lawn is in bad shape, maybe ONE time application may be needed to get the ball roling. |
- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Sun, Feb 14, 10 at 23:54
Hi Lou. Don't want to sound like I'm butting in, but here goes. I agree that maintenance is more important in lawn care than the type of grass. kimmsr has a longer history on the organic forum than in the lawn forum and has taught me some things. After years of reading subtle changes in the way he words his messages, together with some other things I've read, I believe kimmsr has a program that makes considerable sense. I butted heads with him on the over use of compost for years, but now I think he has (re)discovered some things that others have overlooked. Before kimmsr there was a writer on the organic forum who talked about composting his lawn every fall. That was about the only thing I disagreed with him about, too. Now I think I understand why it works. For those of you who don't care about why I think it works, you can stop reading now. The reason I think it works was revealed in a booklet by a Russian author from the 1800s. There is one reason why this works but it depends on two physical phenomena. The first is the idea that compost absorbs ammonia gas compounds which are either in the air or byproducts of the decomposition of nitrogen compounds in the soil. It is well known that covering a smelly compost pile with more compost will stop the smell. That's because compost absorbs the smells. The second phenomenon is the fact that compost absorbs humidity from both the soil and air. I guess a corollary phenomenon is that ammonia gas will dissolve into water very readily. When the dew point temperature is reached in the moist, ammonia filled compost, what happens is that the ammonia saturated moisture drips out of the compost and down into the soil. Thus I have tempered my negative opinion of the frequent use of compost pending any more information on the subject. It seems to work for a lot of people, so maybe that is why. |
Some really good information posted here. Just want to add a few tidbits on what I've noticed from my experiences. Feed your lawn a VARIETY of natural fertilizers. Just like it's good for your body to eat a well balanced diet, same goes for the soil. You don't want to just give it cottonseed meal all the time. MIx it up. I use alfalfa in early spring (it gives off some heat so i avoid it in summertime, also makes acidifies soil a bit too), commercial product that has feather meal and bat guano at about April, a different commercial product in summer that has feather meal and turkey litter, and in fall I apply cottonseed meal (only use this once a year due to possible pesticide residue). Also use compost in spring and dry molasses throughout the year. Have seen great results and soil is getting better every year. Some may say that is a lot of applications, but that is what is needed to get the soil going and also to combat the fierce heat I see in the Houston area. I've gradually seen my fertilizer requirements go down and you will to. One thing to emphasize since you will be in a similar heat zone is to make sure your fertilizer has enough potassium. A lot of fertilizers may be deficient in this area. A good natural source of potassium is K-mag. I add a little of this to the fertilizer in Summer and Fall. |
- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Sat, Mar 13, 10 at 17:42
I agree with solc. When I wrote the Organic Lawn Care FAQ I was trying to keep it simple; however, I agree with the multi-grain approach whole heartedly. Used coffee grounds are great and free, too. |
- Posted by gatornation81 (My Page) on Tue, Mar 30, 10 at 13:20
I'm in the same boat as the OP. In FL and have been doing an organic garden. I read the FAQ. Is there a "complete" list of meals that can be used? Some have to be better than others right? When you talk about coffee grinds does that mean you are spreading them all over the lawn and that is considered one feeding? |
I have read one should leave the grass clippings rather than raking and removing them. Clippings are supposedly a good organic fertilizing and soil amending mechanism. What do you think? |
- Posted by westchestergrower Lower NY (My Page) on Sat, Apr 3, 10 at 19:49
Definitely, Jim. One of the experts will chime in with better reasoning, but as you note it naturally adds organic matter and nitrogen to the soil and really if you have good mowing practices and lush grass they should not even be noticable (at least they aren't from what I've seen). I guess it is a different story if you let the grass get out of hand and you have clumps of grass. |
- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Sun, Apr 4, 10 at 1:26
gatornation81, if you look at the labels on all the organic fertilizers you see there is some variety of materials used. Any ground up nut, bean or seed makes a good fertilizer because it has protein in it. Protein is the nitrogen carrier. After the protein has been decomposed by the soil microbes, those microbes create plant food out of it. Soy bean meal has the most protein of all the common grains. Corn and coffee grounds have the least. Still, I use corn almost exclusively. Alfalfa has more protein than corn and is available everywhere. Mulch mowing is what everyone should do. Removing the cut grass is the same as removing fertilizer. Most grass clippings contain protein which helps and cuts down on the amount of fertilizer you need to keep the yard dark green. If you mow only 1/3 of the grass tips off, those should fall down into the remaining turf. If you mow too much off or you mow too low, the clippings might not have anywhere to go. Mow higher next time. Mowing from 4 inches to 3 inches is good. I try to mow from 5 inches to 4. |
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USA vs. Roman Empire
The Roman Empire rules for around about 2,000 years before it collapsed, right? America hasn't even seen its 300th birthday at this point and it already seems like it is in the final days.
I find it hilarious when assholes compare us to the Romans. Mainly because they are SO FAR of base.
Even with psychotic emperors, constant intrigue and the threat from without, these whackos conquered most of the known world. No, they didn't go in and "help other countries" fight their own wars and then try to rebuild their government out of their own pockets. They went out a kicked the shit out of anyone they wanted, took over and made money.
In the Roman Empire, a citizen either worked their ass off to drag themselves out of the ditch or they were left to fend for themselves in squalor. Rome did not seem to be interested in creating a welfare state.
Our own political system is based largely off the Roman Republic model. The problem for us is when our "leaders" start thinking themselves to be Roman Senators, with more power than they actually have. "Absolute power corrupts absolutely." Or something like that.
Okay, in ways we are like Rome, but in many other ways, they were actually far superior to the sad state that our government is in today.
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Granted, traditional fans of the Deus Ex franchise never asked for this. It's not the end of the world, though, even if we can see it from here.
Granted, traditional fans of the Deus Ex franchise never asked for this. It's not the end of the world, though, even if we can see it from here.
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I dunno, I don't have an issue with people developing real games for tablets/mobiles, especially if this one isn't saddled with abusive IAPs. The PC/console Deus Ex team isn't developing it, so this isn't taking resources away from that side of things.
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I like the concepts behind the deus ex universe and games. But sadly for me it is a little too much action and not enough rpg for my tastes. Not saying there aren't some great rpg aspects to the game, it just doesn't do it for me or possess the type of customizations that I enjoy.
I constantly die even on the easiest settings, lol. So even though I enjoyed playing it on pc, the frustration takes over way to easily.
at the end of the day this is more deus ex. i really want more deus and i'm prepared to give SE (likely) too much money for this series. It can't be worse than Invisible War.
They don't seem to be aiming any higher than "see, we can get something that kinda looks like an AAA game from 2 years ago running on tablets!". If they made a new Deus Ex game for PC that looked like a fan mod like this does I'd be pretty pissed. I also suspect that, regardless of how close they manage to make the game look like Human Revolution, hard-drive restrictions will prevent it from being anywhere near as ambitious in scope, and HR was already more limited in scope compared to the original. But I don't own an iPad anyway so why am I even commenting.
But speaking of Deus Ex... why aren't they announcing a full PC/console release? It's already been 2 years since the last one, which should be enough time to at least have something to show if they're making a new game on the same engine (which they should be doing, if they're smart). I guess they don't want to take coverage time away from Thief? It's sounding more and more like Thief is going to be somewhat of a disaster though...
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[1638] Telecytology as a Tool To Screen Cervicovaginal Smears
Melody K Harrison, Leslie J Cloar, Nicole A Massoll, Murat Gokden, Ali G Saad, Shree G Sharma. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock; Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Background: Telepathology is rapidly becoming a part of routine practice. This technology is necessary to provide quality care, particularly for patients with limited access to medical care. The current study evaluates the application of this technology to screen cervicovaginal smears.
Design: 52 consecutive routine cervicovaginal smears were reviewed by a cytotechnologist, on a light microscope. These 52 cases were reviewed by the same cytotechnologist using a telepathology system comprised of a Nikon Eclipse 55i microscope and a Nikon DS-L2 digital camera. The slides were driven from a separate site by a medical student. The areas of interest and time spent on the slides were directed by the cytotechnologist on the computer screen. The results were noted for diagnoses (utilizing Betheseda system), concordance, and time taken for slide review. The study was retrospective, to avoid unnecessary delays in turn-around time.
Results: 47 cases (90.4%) screened via telepathology were concordant with the diagnoses made on the microscope. Of the 5 discrepant cases: 3 cases- appeared to have scant material on computer screen either due to excess blood or atrophic smear. Case 4: cytoplasmic fragments misinterpreted as Trichomonas vaginalis. Case 5: ASCUS diagnosed as AGUS. The average screening time: 5.27 ± 1.05 minutes on microscope and 6.02 ± 1.50 minutes remotely.
Conclusions: The difference in average screening time between the microscope and the computer screen was minimal (45 seconds). 2 of the 5 discordant cases pose potential problems for patient management: ASCUS and AGUS are managed differently; diagnosis of trichomoniasis, besides treatment, has significant social implications. The remaining 3 discordant cases would have required repeat smears but caused no harm in terms of management. Of note, the discordant cases were not reviewed by pathologist, which might have reduced discordance rate.
Our preliminary study (concordance rate 90%) is very encouraging. The reported rate of intra-observer agreement by light microscopy is approximately 78% and 58% for telecytology. In view of such wide variability, our study suggests real potential for implementing the technology for screening programs in remote areas. This study also indicates that the microscope can be operated effectively by a non-pathology trained person and the smears can be read on computer screen without prior training. With training the accuracy of diagnosis would improve. Additional study is needed to assess reproducibility and further assess intra-observer variability.
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Nearly one year after being nabbed in a prostitution sting during the holy month of Ramadan, a jailhouse imam is still proclaiming his innocence in a case set to go to trial in September.
Charles Bilal, an imam at Rikers Island and in Jamaica, allegedly paid an undercover cop, posing as a hooker, $25 for sex in August 2011. He was arrested at around 11 p.m. at a Howard Johnson Inn on Rockaway Boulevard near 137th Avenue in South Jamaica.
Bilal's lawyer, Elliot Leibowitz, said the religious leader went to the location to meet a friend and did not have any interaction with the undercover cop whom the NYPD said he propositioned.
"Everyone in the community knows my character — how I try to keep the neighborhood clean from drugs and prostitution," Bilal said in an interview with the Chronicle last Thursday. "Why would I, at the same time, be dirtying it up again by soliciting a prostitute?"
Bilal, a married father of five, said the arrest and resulting media attention has strained his relationship with his wife and embarrassed his children. He is hoping that he will be found not guilty at trial so he can put the incident behind him and move on with his life. Bilal runs the Masjid-Al-Hamdu-Li-Llah mosque on Sutphin Boulevard in Jamaica.
"I am not giving up, because I am innocent," Bilal said. "They have no evidence against me. They have no recordings of me and that woman."
As a result of the incident, the city Department of Correction suspended Bilal without pay for 30 days from his job as chaplain at the jail, where he has worked since 1990.
He returned to work on Sept. 23, 2011, but was placed on modified duty, and was "just sitting in the office, doing nothing," until three weeks ago, when he retired.
"They didn't treat him very well at all," Leibowitz said of the DOC.
The prostitution bust was not Bilal's first run-in with the law. He has been arrested 18 times since 1970, for crimes including robbery, grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property and bribery of a public official, according to published reports.
During a press conference in the days after the arrest Leibowitz noted that Bilal's rap sheet is decades old and that he has "a more recent history of dedicated and exemplary work as the chaplain in the prison system, tending to the needs of Islamic detainees for 25 years."
In 2010, during an unsuccessful run Bilal mounted for the 28th District City Council seat to replace the late Tom White Jr., who had died earlier that year from cancer, a city marshal found a 9-mm semi-automatic pistol in his car after it was towed for unpaid parking tickets.
Bilal said a youth had asked him to turn in the weapon at an area precinct as part of the gun buyback program. After an investigation, the imam was not charged.


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