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My name is Cookie!
Facts about Cookie
- Breed: American Shorthair
- Color: Tan Or Fawn Tabby
- Age: Young
- Sex: Female
- Hair: Short
Cookie's Info...
I am already spayed, up to date with shots, good with kids, good with dogs, and good with cats.
Cookie is a little angel! She loves being petted, doesn't mind being picked up... She's never aggressive, and really likes cuddling up with you on the couch. A gentle, friendly purr-box of a kitty, who is not scared of visitors or kids. This cat is small and fine-boned, which gives her a very dainty look. Cookie is 12 months old, spayed and up to date on shots. She's dewormed, flea-treated, and healthy. She is an indoor-only cat who is litter-trained and uses a scratching post. Cookie gets along with dogs, and most cats (as long as they're spayed/neutered.) Her hobbies include looking out the window at the world, and sitting on laps. Her short fur does not require grooming.
Other Pets at No Cat Left Behind Animal Rescue, Inc.
Why Adoption is a Great Option
Cookie, a Syracuse American Shorthair cat was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a American Shorthair for sale in Syracuse, or seeking a American Shorthair cat from a breeder in Syracuse.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Syracuse already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Syracuse breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even American Shorthair breeders who help with American Shorthair rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Syracuse paves the way for another one to be saved.


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The parents of Sean Bell — the Queens man shot dead by police on his wedding day in 2006 — are trying to have a section of the street in which their son was gunned down named in his honor.
A vote to approve the measure was scheduled to have taken place Wednesday night by Community Board 12. If the motion passed, the City Council would be able decide in June whether part of Liverpool Street in Jamaica will memorialize the shooting victim.
Bell had left his bachelor party Nov. 25, 2006, when a barrage of more than 50 police bullets fatally struck him and wounded two friends. The community was outraged by police conduct during the incident, and three of the five officers involved were tried and acquitted of all charges.
The Rev. Al Sharpton and other followers were arrested after blocking traffic in protest of the court's ruling. After the not-guilty verdicts were read, Sharpton called the days events an "abortion of justice."
Missing paperwork took the prospective street name change off of C.B.12's agenda in March. Bell's family had to complete a list of forms to make the memorial possible, all of which are now complete, according to Chairwoman Adjoa Gzifa.
The Bell family has established a website, justiceforsean.net, dedicated to having a street named in Sean's honor.
Councilman Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) supports the move.
"I hope that they do vote for it," Comrie said. "While I would not say we're commemorating a memorable event, it is certainly a notable event, for this city and worldwide.
"The family wishes it to be done, and I hope they do so."
In handing down the ruling in 2006, Judge Arthur Cooperman said the officers' actions, while unfortunate, were not criminal, recalling how Bell and his confidants participated in a heated exchange with a group at a strip club that night. Two of the men allegedly made threats involving a gun, which prompted undercover officers to follow Bell and his friends to their Nissan Altima on Liverpool Street.
When Detective Gescard Isnora approached the vehicle, Cooperman said, the Altima — driven by Bell — tried to speed away, striking Isnora and then a police van coming around the corner of Liverpool St. and 95th Ave. Bell then reversed, hitting a gate before driving forward and hitting the police vehicle again.
Isnora would testify he saw one of the men in the van reach for a weapon, yelling "gun" and discharging his police firearm. The other officers then followed suit.
An investigation of the scene showed that no one with Bell was armed.
"The police response with respect to each defendant was not proved to be criminal," Cooperman ruled, according to the Associated Press. "Questions of carelessness and incompetence must be left to other forums."
Sean Bell forum on minorities and the police is April 25
The inaugural Sean Bell Forum on Minority Men and the Police will be held April 25, marking the anniversary of when three police officers were acquitted in the death of the 23-year-old Queens man.
Beginning at noon at York College, the Rev. Al Sharpton, along with Bell's fiancé, Nicole, will join Rep. Gregory Meeks at this "Know Your Rights" conference. Other law enforcement professionals and civilian leaders will also be in attendance.
The purpose of the forum will be to help young people understand what they can do to prevent an escalation of a confrontation with police, as well as how officers are bound by the NYPD's creed of Courtesy, Professionalism and Respect.
York College is located at 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd. in Jamaica.

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So TV show Top Gear has come under fire recently for referring to an Asian person as a "slope" in their Burma special. For those unfamiliar with the term "slope" in this context, Urban Dictionary defines it as thus:
Vietnam-era charlie. Any asian resembeling one of the 'reds'.
There are so many slopes at the library!
On the heels of this brouhaha, the show's executive producer Andy Wilman issued this "apology" today:


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Sunday, April 30, 2006Draft Day 2
Back for more? Sounds good. After having a night to think about the OL and read up more, they do sound like exactly the type of OL we need for the zone blocking scheme. I feel much better about them as picks.
Round 4 Cory Rodgers (WR) Texas Christian Told you TT would take more WR in this draft. Rodgers broke tackles and made defenders miss in college. Had a poor combine workout thus he fell down the charts, so the Packers likely got him at a bargain here as he played well above his combine numbers in college. Like him. Will Blackmon (WR) Boston College Return man anyone? Only played WR for a year as made the switch from DB, but did it well. Still is a project at that position, but he's drafted as a return man and special teamer. Has excellent punt and kickoff return abilities. TT did a nice job improving the special teams with this pick. Oh, and Eslinger and that lovable WI FB Bernstein are still available. Bernstein is a blocking machine and I would love to see him in Green and Gold. Round 5 Ingle Martin (QB) Furman 3rd string QB possibly. He's a project (plus he's had a history of being a punter, so TT may have drafted a punter possibility) Tony Moll (OT) Nevada Oh come on TT, draft Bernstein would you? You have no replacement set up for Henderson and you are jerking around with more OL. Tony is a 6'4" 300 lb former tight end turned OT. Again, more athletic OL. I get it, we need those to implement the blocking system, but enough already. This guy would have likely been a non-drafted player. Eslinger and Bernstein will be drafted and they are going to be solid NFLers, IMO. Round 6 Sorry for the delay on posting the picks, I try to have some life outside of this. Johnny Jolly (DT) Texas A&M Ok, the name along necessitated us drafting him. He's what you would label a bit of a project and a team that drafted him was needing to have a good DL coach and in an aggressive style of DL play. In other words, perfect for the Packers. The Packers D-Line is pretty deep, so he has a chance to develop. Tyrone Culver (FS) Fresno State Labelled as smart player who will contribute on special teams right away. Only started 1 season at Fresno State, so that is concerning. However he rarely gets beaten and has good instincts. Could be late round gem. Round 7 Dave Tollefson (DE) NW Missouri State The 2005 MIAA (D-2) Defensive Player of the Year. Nice pass rusher and physically looks way too much like Kampman. Well, that's it. TT started the draft with 7 picks and ended up with 12. That would make 23 picks over the last 2 drafts. With that many picks, TT is bound to come up with some solid starters and good roster depth. I sure as heck hope so at least. This draft does seem pretty good. Not spectacular at this point, but if 4 of these picks makes a positive impact on the team this year, this will be a good draft. Saturday, April 29, 20062006 Packer Draft
Round 1
WE GOT AJ HAWK!!! HELL YEAH! Not that this is too great of a surprise, but still is a great pick. He will instantly start and help make our defense a legit top 10 one this coming season. Couldn't be happier. Now let's see what TT has in store for round 2 and if a Walker trade is part of the equation. UPDATE!!! Apparently Sirius NFL Radio has reported that Denver has agreed to trade a 2nd rounder to the Packers for Walker. No word on which 2nd rounder it is, but the Pack could pick back-to-back in the 2nd round. Wheeee! Round 2 UPDATE #2 Packers traded their 2nd rd pick to NE, not sure for what, but dammit, loads of talent available and TT passes on it. UPDATE #3 Confirming earlier reports, the Packers did trade Walker to the Broncos for their 2nd rd pick, but now they have just traded that pick to Atlanta, not sure of the compensation though. We all knew TT was going to do this to get more picks, still frustrating though. UPDATE #4 Here's how all the trade scenarios worked out (thanks JS): The Packers traded the No. 36 pick (2nd round) to New England for the Patriots' picks nos. 52 (2nd round) and 75 (3rd round). Green Bay dealt the No. 37 pick (2nd round) and its pick no. 139 to the Falcons for pick Nos. 47 (2nd rd), 93 (3rd round), and 148 (5th round). So they have 2 2nd round picks, 3 3rd round picks and 2 5th round picks. That's 9 picks in the first 5 rounds total from the 6 they originally had. TT loves draft day deals. In a deep draft like this the number of 2nd and 3rd round picks are nice. UPDATE #5 TT had to pick sometime, after all, he couldn't keep trading down, could he? He selected: Daryn Colledge (OT) Boise State ? What the hell? He's a good athlete by all accounts, but he needs like 2-3 years development. He has good footwork and is agile, which goes with the zone-blocking system, but we would have to move him to OG. We traded down for this? A shocker to say the least. UPDATE #6 Greg Jennings (WR) Western MI A solid choice at WR, he does a lot of things very well and is a good route runner. Lacks elite speed, and is similar to Driver. This is what I think will be first WR taken by the Packers. Round 3 Abdul Hodge (ILB) Iowa Now this is a great pick here. Hodge is arguably just slightly below his teammate at Iowa, Chad Greenway, who went #17 overall. Just amazed that he was available at this point. Packers got a great value here. Let the speculation of a Barnett, Hodge and Hawk LB corps begin! Jason Spitz (C) Louisville An athletic Center who can get to the LB quickly, but his biggest knock is that he gets pushed around too much in the running game. He'll have a shot at being the starter, but he is a likely backup. Would have loved to get Hagan or Stovall at WR here instead. If they wanted a Center, they could have waited until later in the round and gotten Eslinger who is better suited to the zone blocking scheme. UPDATE #7 The Packers have traded their third, third-round draft choice, originally acquired from Atlanta, to the St. Louis Rams for a fourth-round choice (No. 109) and a sixth-round pick (No. 183). That ends my night. Today was just immediate reactions to picks. Love the Hawk and Hodge picks. Williams is a solid WR. Granted, I'm not real thrilled about the OL, but then who knows how they will do. Friday, April 28, 2006The official Oracle of Cheese Packer draft crapshoot
Well, the NFL Draft is this weekend so I figured I would put forth who I think the Packers are going to take in the first 3 rounds of the draft. Yes, only 3 rounds as everything after that is a total guess that nobody can pick. Granted, draft day trades will affect what the Packers are going to do as I feel there is about an 80% chance that they will either trade down in the first round and get additional 2nd and 3rd round picks, or even get a 2nd rounder for Javon Walker. Given I don't know what they are doing, I'm just going to do the straight up picks at the spots they are at. I will give my pick as to what I think the Packers will do, other possibilities and my dream scenario (and not the one involving Daisy Fuentes and Stacy Kiebler either).
With the recent signing of Charles Woodson, this would mean that Ashton Youboty is off the Packers radar, so won't even consider any DB in the first 3 rounds. Also, with Favre coming back, no QB is going to be taken either (yeah, like that was going to happen anyway). Round 1 (ding ding) My Pick: AJ Hawk (OLB), The Ohio State University. Other possibilities: Mario Williams (DE), NC State; Vernon Davis (TE), Maryland; trade down Dream scenario: AJ Hawk AJ Hawk is still the man that will do the most for the Packers not only this year, but for many, many more. I certainly won't be disappointed should the Pack get Super Mario, but I feel he will be gone prior to the #5 pick. Davis is gaining more popularity in order to give Brett a better downfield target over Franks. I feel that he is more of a luxury item for the Packers at this time and there are other areas that need attention, like say LB. Round 2 My Pick: Davin Joseph (OG), Oklahoma Other possibilities: Mathias Kiwanuka (DE) Boston College; Tamba Hali (DE), Penn State, Demeco Ryans (OLB), Alabama; Bobby Carpenter (OLB), The Ohio State University; D'Qwell Jackson (OLB), Maryland Dream scenario: Nick Mangold (C), The Ohio State University Mangold is not an unrealistic wish here. He is the best C on the board and is an extremely smart player and an instant starter. If he is gone, look for Joseph to be called. This is against the typical Packer draft philosophy of picking OL in later rounds, but the talent that will be available here is too great to ignore, especially with the issues on the OL the Packers have. Kiwanuka is a great pass rushing DE and is similar to KGB, but is fairly weak against the run, just like KGB. Although the two of them on the field on passing downs would be a heck of a speed rushing duo. Hali is a bigger DE, but isn't really a huge pass-rushing threat, but still has a good deal of talent. If Hawk is not taken in the first round, look for one of those LB to get called, likely Jackson. Gotta address that poor LB situation. Round 3 My Pick: Martin Nance (WR), Miami of OH Other possibilities: Max Jean-Giles (OG) Georgia, Mark Anderson (DE), Alabama; Brian Calhoun (RB), Wisconsin; Derek Hagen (WR), ASU Dream scenario: Brian Calhoun (OK, I'm a homer) With the whole Javon Walker thing going on, look for TT to grab a WR here. I like Nance as he is a big, fast WR that TT loves, and is a big playmaker. Had he had a good combine workout, he would be an early 2nd rounder. Hagan is a solid WR much in the mold of Driver, except bigger and taller. Good route runner, excellent hands, will go across the middle. Only knock is that doesn't have that elite speed to go deep. Giles would add much needed depth the to OG position and challenge for a starting spot. He's a bit big for the zone blocking scheme, but still has real good potential. Anderson is a tweener DE/OLB, but would come to GB as a pass-rushing DE. Not as athletic as Kiwanuka and doesn't have the credentials he does, but loads of upside. Calhoun would be a great addition and could even start as the 3rd down back. With the injury history of Green and Davenport, doesn't hurt to have another set of legs back there. Other players I would love to see drafted by the Packers after round 3: Greg Eslinger (C), Minnesota; Brandon Williams (WR), Wisconsin; any OL help we can get and additional WR. I'm going to try and post this weekend during the draft to give my immediate reactions to what happens. I still predict that TT is going to trade down at some point to get more draft picks. If he doesn't get enough, he may go all Schindler on us like "This 3rd rounder, I could have gotten a 4th and 6th. This 4th rounder, a 6th and 7th" and continue mumbling to himself like that until Harlan drives him away back to Lombardi Avenue. Thursday, April 27, 2006Walker told to get out
ESPN is reporting that the Packers have granted Javon "Crybaby" Walker permission to seek a trade. This move really doesn't surprise me and as much of a talent that Walker is, I'd rather get something from him than just letting him walk. The two teams most interested in him are the Broncos and the Saints. Walker is visiting the Saints today and Broncos tomorrow. Look for the Packers to get a 2nd round pick from one of them for him. Frankly either the 2nd (Saints) or 5th (Broncos) pick in the 2nd round would be fine with me. Some think that TT will take either Stallworth (Saints) or Leile (Broncos) and a lower draft pick for Walker. I don't think so. TT loves draft picks and would likely take a higher draft pick that he could parlay into 2 other picks. Likely any deal will not be announced until draft day.
Woodson signs with the Pack
Charles Woodson signed a 7 year $52M deal yesterday with the Packers as TT finally spent some of that cap $ that's been burning a hole in his pocket before it got to little Teddy (I'm just guessing as to what he calls it). The deal is pretty good for the Packers as 10.5M of it counts towards this season and 7.5M of it is over the next two seasons after that, so it fits in nicely with the cap room they have now, without hampering the cap in future seasons. Now all that's left is for Woodson to stay healthy and perform at the high level that we all know he can. At least I hope like hell that this will happen. After all, aren't fans supposed to be all giddy after their team signs a big-name free agent?
The CB combo of Harris and (a healthy) Woodson makes for a very solid duo and combining them with safeties Collins and Manuel creates what can be one of the better defensive backfields the Packers have put forth in quite some time. The Packers have definately addressed the secondary this offseason and made that unit into a strength. This signing also moves Carroll to the nickel back position where I believe he can flourish at. He made some great strides last year in his game and this is an opportunity to continue his improvement. Tune in tomorrow for who I think the Packers will take in the first 3 rounds of the draft. Not that I have any great insight mind you... wait, I am the Oracle of Cheese after all, so yes, I do have some insight. Brewers The Brewers sweep the Braves (although Turnbow sure made it interesting yesterday didn't he?) to get their record to 12-10. The starting pitching was phenominal all series long and maybe things will start to come around for them. Wednesday, April 26, 2006He's Baaaaaack!Monday, April 24, 2006Well, look at that!
I'm mentioned in the St. Paul Pioneer Press! Didn't even know that I was going to be mentioned there and found out through the glorius tracking machine that is Sitemeter.
Apparently Gary "he cannot be" Derong listed me in the online version of the Press on Saturday under the title "Nothing But Net" and lists some of the predictions I've put on here and that the site "offers a fairly succinct view of sports in Wisconsin from its author's perch in Minneapolis". Damn, I'm blushing and all. Personally, I think it's the cheese background that did it for him. Thanks for the plug Gary! Since I am now advertised as talking about sports, I better get to it. Packers (that's America's Team for those of you uneducated on the subject) Well, as expected, but against my hopes, Lavarr Arrington signed with the Giants over the Packers. He had said all along that he wanted to play in the NFC East so that he could play against his old team, the Redskins twice a year. I was hoping that TT would give him a good offer and from what his agent said was that it was, it was just that the Giants gave him just about top dollar and we all know that TT wasn't going to do that. Feel like we were used to get more $ out of the Giants too? I'll admit, I have visions of a LB corps of Barnett, AJ Hawk and Arrington dancing in my head. Well, 2 out of 3 won't be bad. Oh, and don't believe all the garbage you hear about that the Packers might be taking a QB. It's just the smoke screen that all the GM's are putting up to disguise what their real intentions are. It's going to be AJ Hawk, period. Brewers A 5 HR inning in an 11-0 whoopin' of the Reds followed by an embarassing, get this, 11-0 loss to the Reds the next day. That's our Crew this year, completely unpredictable. Very early in the season, and they have been playing some good teams, but let's hope they start getting this season under control. Westwood Softball Club Tonight starts the beginning of the Westwoodies softball season, so I'll continue the trend from last year with the recaps of our games. This past weekend we had our first tourney and not only were out 2 of our better players for the games, but our 3B tore an Achilles tendon in our first game and is out for the year. I get along great with him as his son was our unoffical batboy all season and is the same age as my son. We'll miss you Mike. Oh, and we played like a bunch of horses @$$e$ as well and lost both our games. Sorry for the delay in posting today, Blogger is being difficult. Saturday, April 22, 2006Let's go Bucky!
Bucky Badger named one of the 10 best mascots in college sports by CNNSI. Add this to the Badgers men's and women's hockey titles and Outback Bowl win over Auburn, and you have even more proof of the greatness that is the University of Wisconsin.
Friday, April 21, 2006Friday Fun
Let's start off with a link to the video that proves that the Easter Bunny hates you .
After you are done with that, enjoy a joke: The IRS decides to audit Ralph, and summons him to the IRS office. The IRS auditor is not surprised when Ralph shows up with his attorney. The auditor says, "Well, sir, you have an extravagant lifestyle and no full-time employment, which you explain by saying that you win money gambling. I'm not sure the IRS finds that believable." "I'm a great gambler, and I can prove it," says Ralph. "How about a demonstration?" The auditor thinks for a moment and said, "Okay. Go ahead." Ralph says, "I'll bet you a thousand dollars that I can bite my own eye." The auditor thinks a moment and says, "No way! It's a bet." Ralph removes his glass eye and bites it. The auditor's jaw drops. Ralph says, "Now, I'll bet you two thousand dollars that I can bite my other eye." The auditor can tell Ralph isn't blind, so he takes the bet. Ralph removes his dentures and bites his good eye. The stunned auditor now realizes he has wagered and lost three grand, with Ralph's attorney as a witness. He starts to get nervous. "Want to go double or nothing?" Ralph asks. "I'll bet you six thousand dollars that I can stand on one side of your desk, and pee into that wastebasket on the other side, and never get a drop anywhere in between." The auditor, twice burned, is cautious now, but he looks carefully and decides there's no way this guy can manage that stunt, so he agrees again. Ralph stands beside the desk and unzips his pants, but although he strains mightily, he can't make the stream reach the wastebasket on other side, so he pretty much urinates all over the desk. The auditor leaps with joy, realizing that he has just turned a major loss into a huge win. But Ralph's attorney moans and puts his head in his hands. "Are you okay?" the auditor asks. "Not really," says the attorney. "This morning, when Ralph told me he'd been summoned for an audit, he bet me twenty thousand dollars that he could come in here and piss all over an IRS official's desk and that you'd be happy about it." Finally, one of my all-time favorite pictures (thanks to Green-N-Gold), in response to all the grief I've received from the Minnesotans about the Pack lately. Tune in on Monday to hear all about the opening weekend of the softball tourney the Westwoodies are in. Have a good weekend all! Thursday, April 20, 2006These picks are made for Walker
Sorry for the Nancy Sinatra reference there ("These Boots are made for walking", get it? Oh never mind). Yesterday the 49ers traded their 2nd and 3rd round picks for one of the Broncos 1st round picks (#22 overall). So, what does this have to do with the Packers you may ask? One could look at this as the Broncos acquiring an additional 2nd round pick in order to trade for Javon Walker.
The Broncos have expressed very serious interest in acquiring Walker from the Packers and TT has apparently stated privately that he will not accept anything less than a 2nd round pick. With the Broncos now having 2 2nd rd picks, they could trade the one they just got from the 49ers (which is the 37th overall pick) for Walker, which would give the Packers 2 straight picks in the 2nd round. This would enable the Packers to get rid of the crybaby Walker and be able to pick up a potentially 3 starters through the draft. On a sad note, the Packers have announced that they are going to release Terrence Murphy. Murphy had a very bright future at WR for the Pack, but a spinal cord injury has knocked him out of the game. He was a 2nd round pick last year. I was really hoping he could continue to play, but it looks like the medical experts disagree. The 2006 draft is coming up next weekend, and I'll look at who we can look forward to the Pack possibly selecting in the first couple of rounds next week. Wednesday, April 19, 2006Disappointment Avenue
Man, when WI sports go bad, they really go bad.
Brewers Just a brutal road trip so far. Even though they have played some of the better teams in the NL, 2-6 is still a rather, shall we say, disappointing record. Great to see that Lee and Fielder are bashing the hell out of the ball and Fielder is hitting his way up the batting order. The pitching has been brutal over the last 3 games, but the offense has been pretty good. It's early in the season, so no need to panic at this point. Bucks They lose to Washington in their last game of the season and go from a 5th seed in the playoffs to an 8th. This whole season was disappointing in that for some reason they could not figure out a workable rotation, TJ Ford was inconsistant and Bogut was not utilized effectively enough. Whether it was the 5th or 8th seed, it didn't matter much as the Bucks won't win their first round matchup regardless. However, should they somehow win 4 against Detroit, I still reserve the right to go ape-sh*t. Packers All that money and nobody willing to take it. Disappointing that there is no offer at all for Arrington. Disappointing that everything seems to be about Favre Favre Favre (let it go media people). I just want the draft to get here and have the Packers select AJ Hawk. A LB corp of Hawk, Barnett and Arrington would make most of Packerland toast some beers and eat some cheese curds. Not that we need an excuse or event for that mind you. Monday, April 17, 2006Van Glorious!
What a simply phenominal day yesterday was. In the 70's sunny, light breeze, just perfect weather. Couldn't imagine a better day for Easter. The kids had a blast finding Easter eggs two times yesterday. Once at home inside prior to going to church and the other was outside at the in-laws. It truly is a joy to watch them run around, find the eggs and yell (Adam) or squeal (Leah) with delight. Spent a lot of time outside and had the Easter lasagna. That's right, lasagna. It's always great going to my in-laws place as we usually do not have the traditional fare for hollidays. We've had country style ribs for Thanksgiving and steak for Christmas and such. As usual, the food was fantastic as was the whole day.
Just to take a shot at my neighbor, he got to spend the afternoon in the Metrodump watching the Twins get their butts kicked by the Yankees. Granted, he was in a suite and did offer me a ticket. However, I think I got the better part of that deal yesterday. Friday, April 14, 2006It's Friday, and that's about it
Just a couple of sports notes today:
Brewers They finally win one against the Cardinals yesterday with a 4-3 win in 11 innings. Not only was Carlos Lee a stud with 2 huge game-saving catches, but he hit the game-winning HR. Given he is on my fantasy baseball team, that was very much appreciated. Also, thanks to his HR, Turnbow notched another save and he is also on my team. So a good day was had by the Polka Playing Possums, which is the name for my team. Packers Mr. Critic over at the Packer blog Nietzsche or Nitschke? has a very interesting article on the Packers cap situation. Basically he quotes an article from John Clayton of ESPN that the Packers actually need to sign Woodson and Arrington. Because should Favre retire, the Packers would be about 16M under the MINIMUM cap number (Clayton says 19M, but he's counting a 10M savings instead of the 7M they would have, just my opinion). You don't think the Poston brothers know this and will expect some larger offers for thier people do you? Hmmmmm. Last night I saw V for Vendetta with my neighbor Shane. Outstanding movie. Prior to the movie Shane had said that the movie was aimed to make you think. Well, after seeing it, I did come away thinking about something: that Natalie Portman bald is better looking than a lot of other actresses with a full head of hair. Thursday, April 13, 2006Thanks!
I've noticed that this site, somehow, has received increased traffic over the last couple of months and decided to look and see who is stopping by. Here is a copy of the last 100 hits to the site. Given I get more than this in a day, I know this is not everyone. I am especially impressed that the hits from Europe and Australia are pretty consistant. So I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who stops by (whether on purpose, by accident, or by losing a bet). Feel free to comment and let me know where you are from.
Wednesday, April 12, 2006You know, this might actually work...
The Packers have met with both Charles Woodson and Lavar (not to be confused with Jill) Arrington. Both of these players are certainly the 2 biggest names still left in the FA market and if TT is going to make a "splash" with a signing, this is his last opportunity.
If both of these players sign on with the Packers, one thing is for sure, the defense would be much improved. Woodson can easily cover any #2 WR out there and that would leave Carroll as the nickel back. I like Carroll and feel that he made huge strides last season and can cover most #3 WR in the league. Being at the nickel slot and learning from Woodson would only help Carroll become a better CB. Arrington, while having a reputation as a freelancer, would be an immense upgrade to our LB corps. Add drafting AJ Hawk in the first round and the Packers go from having one of the worst to one of the best LB corps in the NFL. So there is definate plus to signing these guys (not to mention themanthemyththelegend Favre might decide before 2011 if he wants to come back if these guys sign). However, there is a reason these guys are still around, they want a butt-load of money and they have injury histories. However, there is one thing, actually 2 things that work out in the Packers favor and that is the same guys represent both Woodson and Arrington, Carl and Kevin Poston. These are the same boneheads that forgot to activate a clause in Arrington's contract that cost him $6.5M, and Lavar stayed with them! So as cutthroat as these brothers are, they don't seem to be the brightest guys out there. Maybe TT can take advantage of these guys. Pipe dream perhaps, but given that the well is running dry in FA land, the Poston's may not have much of a choice. EDIT: A commenter, Jeramey, correctly pointed out that I had originally referred to Charles Woodson as Rod Woodson. Thanks for the catch, the change was made and thus, further proof that I'm an idiot. Monday, April 10, 2006When you say Wisconsin, you've said it all!Friday, April 07, 2006High Noon
Well, the NFL schedule came out yesterday and the Packers play a whole lotta noon games, 11 of them in fact. Good, I like consistency like this so that I don't have to wait all afternoon to have my Sundays ruined by a Packer loss, I can get that out of the way sooner in the day. Also, thanks to the NFL who had the Packers and Vikes play on the Thursday prior to Christmas as an apology for making them play on Christmas Eve 2 years ago.
Now comes the part that I get quite a bit of amusement out of: the predictions fans start making on the records. You see and hear things like "We got an easy schedule this year and you know 10-6 looks real possible" or a game-by-game prediction of what's going to happen. There's been no draft yet, no camp, and no injuries yet and everyone knows that things can change drastically during the season and the whole "any given Sunday" phrase sure plays itself out enough during the season. Add in to the fact that we don't know who the hell our starting QB or RB is, whether our #1 WR is coming back or how the new coaches are going to do; and these predictions are just silly and overall meaningless. This will not however stop me from joining in and being an idiot myself. The great Oracle sees this team being: 7-9. Not a real impressive record for sure, but this is not a real impressive team at this point. We're rebuilding here people, the sooner you realize that, the better adjusted you will be on expectations. Of course I reserve the right to change this prediction at a later time. Thursday, April 06, 2006Time for Tailgating!
The age-old tradition that is tailgating has it's history rooted back in ancient days dating back even to the Mayan empire in 2600 BC. Citizens of that mighty empire would gather outside the areas and grill meat and meat products over open fires while warriors would play games inside the arenas where the winners would receive great rewards and glory and the losers would die. Wagers would be placed on the outcome and colored flags flown atop high poles to show support for one's team.
Now it is your turn to join in this ancient event and support your team, the Green Bay Packers in the National Tailgating Competition in Las Vegas! Here is a letter from the organizer for the Packers and author of the incredibly funny Cheesehead University. A highly recommended read for all. Greetings Cheeseheads, We have just gotten an invitation at www.CheeseheadUniversity.com to take part in a National Tailgating Competition in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 22nd. We are going to pair up with a couple other organizations for sponsorship and representation in Wisconsin and send a huge "Strike Force" of die hard Cheeseheads. This event is to receive a slew of national attention from Late Night Talk Shows, to ESPN, National News Networks and Radio. It is also the venue for a feature in Sports Illustrated! We have a chance to not only represent, but We are compiling some of the most notable characters in the Packer Community, like the Packelope, Arch Bishop Lombardi and Captain Cheese to lead a Cheesehead Army. We are in the beginning phases of putting together a Beer Garden with Polka Bands. We want a huge showing if we commit. I am starting to formulate a team and am looking for initial interest. If you or your group has an interest in this event and have any ideas that will help us further the effort, please shoot me an email and let me know. Feel free to forward this on to others and help us in the initial grass roots campaign. I travel on business this week, but will respond this weekend. This would make for a fun weekend with the family or friends, as Las Vegas has much to offer on so many fronts. I am compiling a list for future information, so let me know! Craig P. Head Chancellor CheeseheadUniversity.com If you know of anyone who love the Packers and loves to tailgate (I know, big stretch there), pass this info along to them. As Craig P. says, we need to represent big at the event and bury the competition. Since there wasn't much of that during the season, the least we can do is win the battle of the parking lot. Wednesday, April 05, 2006Packers news and gifts
Well, let's see what's up with America's Team, the Green Bay Packers lately:
The Packers have brought in Charles Woodson as a potential starting CB, replacing Carroll in the lineup and moving him to the nickel back. Woodson left GB without signing a contract. Now, some in the Packer community will have you believe that TT has let another potential big-time FA slip through his fingers. They would be the Chicken Littles of the fans. Woodson may very well sign elsewhere, but the fact that he left does not necessarily mean that he won't sign here (see the Pickett example for the exact same scenario). It is well known that Woodson and his agents (the same ones that screwed Arrington out of millions with their incompetence) are looking for big-time $. They are not going to get it and kudos to TT for not bowing to their demands. There are other teams chasing after Woodson and I'm sure he is considering what his best move will be. Should the Pack be able to sign him, the secondary would be quite solid and allow Carroll to work on his techniques more as the nickel back. Everyone has heard about the cat-fight between Chmura and Favre. Chmura came out and called Favre "a selfish player" and had other complaints. Among them are that Favre never called him during his underage rape trial. Wait, Favre is selfish? Really? I never knew that! Holy stating the obvious Batman! Chmura really lays a bomb on the WI sports scene with that "inside" info. Now, about the lack of calls during the trial. Let's see, Mark is in a hot tub with several 17 year old girls and reportedly has sex with one of them. He essentially gets off given who he is and that the trial is in WI within 200 miles of GB. Mark's all pissed that another person doesn't want to get his name sullied up in that horrific mess Mark created for himself? Give me a break, like I'm suddenly supposed to feel sorry for him. Also, why now with coming out with this? Chmura simply is trying to get some 15 minutes of fame on this. The Gift Prior to my wife heading off to Ireland, she asked me what I wanted her to bring back. I answered that I would like some Irish Whiskey. Now, I expected a flask sized bottle or something like that. What I got simply blew me away: She got me a whole litre of a good whiskey known as Tyrconnell, go check out their site. The name is from a horse that was a 100 to 1 shot that won the big horse race in Ireland, "The National Produce Stakes" in 1876. Horses are a huge business and source of pride in Ireland and thus the label was changed after that victory to resemble the horse running to victory. I haven't tried it yet, however I shall break it out soon with my good buddy and neighbor Shane some evening while listening to some baseball on the radio on his porch. My wifey came through huge with this gift as this is not a whiskey one can easily get here in the states. Well done I say! Tuesday, April 04, 2006Fearless Prediction and Cub Foods
Fearless Prediction: Brewers will win 91 games this year. Last year I had them at 82 wins and was only off by one. Figured that this year, if I'm off again by 1, that would be just fine by me. The Crew won their opener 5-2 over the Pirates. JJ Hardy and Carlos Lee started thier All-Star seasons off with HR's in their first game (1st AB for JJ). The bullpen was stellar by only allowing 2 base runners in 3 innings, with Turnbow throwing 97 mph heat (holy crap!) to close it out. Nice way to open the season.
Cub Foods: I figured that if I posted this on Saturday everyone would think this was an April Fool's prank. I was shopping with my kids at Cub Foods and had just gotten my last item. I was at the back of the store when my son said: "Dad, I'm going to barf, run!" Needless to say I was off like a shot down the aisle towards the front where the bathrooms are. This is the preferred place to go when a child is sick as barf all over the floor ruins the shopping trip for everyone else for some reason. Adam is riding on the front of the cart facing me so as I'm 2/3 of the way down the aisle, I see his mouth just balloon up. I tell him to hold it if he can and as I blaze down the aisle. When I get to the end of the aisle, there are several blue hairs (old people) just basically standing right in my way with their carts. I yell "Sick boy, coming through!" and swerve around them as they just stand there gauking, no doubt wondering what happened to the good old days and when Metamucil is going back on sale. I stop the cart at the front of the store and grab Adam, who has shall we say "leaked" a bit already and run past all the registers carrying him up in the air. I run by 2 employees who figure that standing around is a great use of their time. I finally reach the bathroom, get him into a stall and run back out to get Leah, who is still sitting in the cart, simply bewildered as to what is going on. I pick her up and run back to the bathroom, leaving the cart. So, after a while of cleaning the boy up, I determine that he is ok enough to sit on the bench outside of the bathroom (gotta have a plan people) while I go and check out the groceries. I use the checkout lane that is right in front of him and make sure the whole time he is ok. Got the groceries and the kids back home and finally took a breather. The last 4 months of working out paid off finally. Tomorrow, pictures of the awesome gift my wife got me from Ireland and Packer news. Saturday, April 01, 2006Well, I finally did it
I have resigned from my position as the Packer writer over at The Frozen Tundra. Doing this site and that one finally drained me. The gang over there at the Most Valuable Network are a great bunch of guys. But it simply got to the point where it was not fun to write there anymore as it felt like something I had to do versus want to do. Maybe someday I'll go back, but not until I've run this site into the ground first.
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This is a repetition of posting on EPS unrevolved and that is why I put it here seeking some ideas.
I just cann't believe my eyes after checking a couple of my Trachycarpus fortunei "winsan" whose new spears are about 10cm long. I found last year some winsan with 3 ridges and Jim said it could be the upsidedown of 2 ridges.It just confused me that Wisan may not have 2 ridges.
Before I go into the subject, let me explain something.
What took me by surprise regarding the riges on Winsan I checked today is the ridge number range from 3-6. It sounds really crazy and absolutely confusing to me. :?:
1) 10 winsan have 4 ridges at the upperside and 5 ridges at the lowerside like we normally see. 2) 1 Winsan has 3 ridges at the upperside and 4 ridges at the lowerside
4 at the lowerside
6 ridges at the lowerside which is distorted as lowerside up
4) 2 Winsan have 6 ridges at the upperside and 7 ridges at the lowerside.
7 ridges at the lowerside
5) like T.fortunei, T.princeps-green(Nova) with 4 ridges at the upperside and 5 ridges at the lowerside
6) T.princeps with 2 ridges at the upperside of the leave and 3 ridges at the lowerside
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Another way you can tell if a leaf is upside down is where the next leaf comes from(-: That is some interesting stuff going on there Gary,I hope you will keep a record of the variations in ridges on your seedling so we can see what they look like when they grow up! It would be interesting if there was some correlation between the 2 ridgers and the leaves being full round! I wish I could take a walk through your backyard and see Trachys at home! Check out the great shots of Takil and Martianus on GOTE forum and the discussion on Takil on EPS-lots of new habitat pics and heated discussions going on these days! Thanks for posting this Gary |
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The National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command have designated The University of Tulsa as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations.
This NSA program is designed to yield a larger pool of professionals with expertise in this area. An outgrowth of President Obama's National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, the program also supports the government's work to better protect cyberspace.
"The nation increasingly needs professionals with highly technical cyber skills to help keep America safe today and to help the country meet future challenges and adapt with greater agility," said Steven LaFountain, an NSA technical leader involved with the program.
Institutions identified as national centers of academic excellence offer a deeply technical, interdisciplinary curriculum centered on fields such as computer science, computer engineering and electrical engineering. In addition, the designation will allow some participants to apply their learning or enhance their teaching in cutting-edge summer seminars at NSA. The agency has long worked with schools at all levels to improve education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
After a rigorous screening process, to which 20 universities applied, the NSA selected TU and three other schools to receive the CAE-Cyber Operations designation for the 2012-13 academic year. The other institutions are Dakota State University, South Dakota; the Naval Postgraduate School, California; and Northeastern University, Massachusetts.
"The University of Tulsa has spent years distinguishing itself as a leader in educating and training cyber security experts. We attract world-class faculty and produce some of the most sought-after graduates in the information assurance and digital forensics fields," said TU President Steadman Upham.
Out of 10 requirements to gain the CAE-Cyber Ops designation, the two most lacking at many schools were courses on reverse engineering, or how to gain knowledge of a technology or product to reproduce it, and cellular communications and mobile technologies, NSA officials said. TU is able to offer three unique courses – Hardware Reverse Engineering, Software Reverse Engineering and Embedded Devices Reverse Engineering – thanks in part to generous gifts from donors such as John and Sarah Graves.
TU's information security programs have previously received similar nods of approval from the NSA, National Science Foundation, Department of Defense and U.S. Secret Service. "TU is proud to accept this new designation. We will redouble our efforts to remain a standard-bearer for academic excellence in this crucial area," Upham said.
"This is an incredible honor. The University of Tulsa is creating 'cyber ninjas' who will help secure our critical infrastructure from global adversaries," said TU Cyber Corps Director Sujeet Shenoi, chemical engineering professor and F.P. Walter Professor of Computer Science. "Our program is looking for the best and brightest students to serve our country. In return, we promise to give them the most incredible research and academic opportunities, because we want them to make a difference."
TU's Cyber Corps currently has 60 students enrolled in the program from a variety of backgrounds including computer science, mathematics, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, law and business. The Cyber Corps Program is housed in TU's A.R. and Marylouise Tandy School of Computer Science.
Many of the nation's colleges and universities offer courses or promote projects in cyber security. However, NSA's new program differs in that it integrates the relevant academic disciplines, with a focus on technology and the techniques associated with specialized cyber operations – collection, exploitation and response, for example.
Each new center is also required to include an academic unit about the legal and ethical issues in this area. "We still found a lot of schools are still a little reluctant on how they characterize what they are teaching," LaFountain said.
Participating students and faculty members will not engage in actual U.S. government intelligence activities. Rather, the primary goal is to expose students to the scientific and intellectual foundation of cyber operations, giving them a glimpse of how such knowledge could be applied in innovative cyber careers with the government.
"When it comes to national security, there is no substitute for a dedicated, immensely talented workforce," LaFountain said. "This effort will sow even more seeds."
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I just put together a ready-to-assemble cabinet for over the toilet. It has a flimsy back, which came folded. It looks okay, but can't bear any weight. The only thing they provide for hanging is a keyhole hanger inset into the top of each of the side pieces in the back.
These hangers do not line up with the studs I have available, at least not if I'm going to center the cabinet. The walls are plaster and lathe, so no way to use a molly. Any ideas of how to hang the cabinet? I thought I could attach a 1x2 to screw into, but that would push the cabinet out from the wall. |
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Add the 1x2 nailer to the top inside of the cabinet back. Secure the nailer with glue to the flimsy back and glue and a couple of nails through the cabinet sides into the ends of the nailer and a couple more nails through the the cabinet top into the edge of the nailer. Paint/stain the nailer as needed. |
"The walls are plaster and lathe, so no way to use a molly. " Actually, you just need a longer molly. If the cabinet goes to the floor for weight bearing, all the all fastening is for is tipping. A Molly setting tool works much better in plaster walls. |
Since there's no room for error in leveling, spacing and lining up screws with those keyholes, I'd go the Mongo route. Otherwise, if you're off by a hair it's a nuisance. |
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As my Probably stupid lookin post says. If I moved to mid Georgia or as far north of Mac Intyre, Ga. I am sorry, I chose REAL towns. Mac Intyre, ga Made famous by HONEY BOO BOO. I guess this town may have gotten some media attention. |
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Sorry Zackey, I was a bit drunk when I made this post. You have already answered me on the other post, sorry about this. |
LOL! Been there! |
Zackey or anyone else, are sinkholes common in Georgia? I have tried to search this myself, but the search result shows Florida sinkholes and sinkholes in Asia. maybe I used the wrong wording or something. In your area, are sinkholes mentioned? In Pa (my state) there are lots of sinkholes, but none in my neighborhood, or even my town. I do however remember one parking lot in Uniontown (near me) collapsing in the 1980's. |
I never heard or saw one in Georgia. I've been here since July of 2006. |
Well, That's good for you guys. As far as Georgia soil, I've just heard the popular saying "Georgia red clay". . I have been in Georgia in the past, I'd say in the early to mid nineties. It is a shame I don't remember exactly when. My husband was in boot camp at Fort Benning Ga for ( I think) 9 months. I remember seeing some orange soil, but we didn't leave the motel much on that visit, as you can imagine. When I went to Florida with some friends, the only Georgia sight seeing was getting gas and a bite to eat on the way. They went through Atlanta on one trip. That was a bit exciting for a few minutes. It was a blur of giant buildings and thick air. My mom wants to go some day to visit Sahvanna. She wants to see the old plantation homes and grounds. I think they are beautiful too, from pictures. I can't help but think of the negative painful history associated with these places, though, Plantations. But I think they are worth seeing, the oppression that once ruled there, is gone. |
Where I live is nothing like where you have been. I live in the middle of a pine forest. We have been a couple hours north of here and it was pine forests all the way and a few dinky towns. I've seen red clay in one man's back yard. |
Yeah, what I've seen is what is near the highways, and turnpikes. Your area sounds like where I live now, only the Pines here are eastern white pine or Scotch pine and yours are likely longleaf or the other pines with thicker needles. I was interested in Georgia for the warmer winters, and the Live oaks. I have had success with a Live oak hybrid, though. It looks just like those down south. It has survived last winter and this one so far. I am not sure I will move to Georgia for sure, but I thought I would ask some questions anyway. Your input is helpful Zackey. |
How is your winter going since your last post Zackey, or anyone? We are getting -10 and -5 F Monday and Tuesday in Pa, so be glad where you are! |
I am hoping to start some seeds soon. I read that you guys can plant out in April. That may well be only the zone 8 in Ga, though. In my area of Pa it is May 15 th approximately. I have an unheated greenhouse this year, so I can start seeds indoors and put in the greenhouse in early May. Sorry for invading your Ga gardening site, but you guys have more action than the Pa gardening site. I toyed around with the idea of moving to Ga, but can't leave my home of 40+ years. I wish I could afford a winter home in Ga though. Yes, your winters would be a treat to me. |
Most people here plant March 1 and hope for the best. This year it wouldn't have worked. Another possible frost on Friday. I go to the Florida site alot and they don't seem to mind. I'm only 8 miles from the border. |
Me again Zackey. So this winter was colder than usual, I'm guessing from you saying March 1 is usually okay. I am starting some seeds indoors. Cabbage, broccoli, W. Melon, cuke, cantelope, Lupine flowers, Delphiniums, lettuce and Okra. The Okra will be new to me, but should be the same as anything I've grown as far as difficulty. If you have grown Okra, what sort of critters (bugs) do I need to look out for? I am assuming you tried Okra, but perhaps you hate it and never grew it. Let me know either way. If you are too busy now, since you are likely actively planting now, if so no problem. |
We only planted okra once and it had no bugs. I bought a red variety from Baker Creek last year I never planted and I plant the old standby. Clemson spineless. It doesn't want to be planted until it's hot outside. It should be picked often so it produces more and is tender to eat. I read to pick it at 4" long. It's like cukes, it gets away on ya. |
- Posted by chrisb_sc_z7 near Clemson, SC (My Page) on Wed, Mar 26, 14 at 11:37
Just to give you another perspective, I'm just across the SC/GA border by about 30 miles or so. I usually always have greens growing from seed scattered in late August or early September. They last through the winter until spring. I had such a wet summer last year that I didn't get any in on time and didn't have any this year. Bummer. My neighbors had some and theirs are all bolting now. I've had snow peas in the ground a month and they're about 3 inches tall now. Took a couple weeks to germinate and pop out. I should have had them in on Valentine's Day or earlier. Weather... I should have beets in the ground now, but my tractor has been in the shop so I'm running late. They can go in mid March here with lettuce and onions and cabbage type transplants. Our average last frost date is early April sometime. I like to wait until after tax day to do any warmer season planting. Last year, I planted sweet corn and some okra in late April and it did well. I also planted more okra later and the earlier planted had larger plants which produced more pods per plant. If you space the seeds for okra by 2 or 3 feet, it gives the plants room to branch and not be a single stalk with pods on it. I had some plants with 5 or 6 branches and a main trunk of 2 or 3 inches diameter at the base. I'll be planting okra again as soon as I can after April 15. Probably drop bush beans, pole beans, squash, and cucumbers at that time as well. Never done pole beans, so looking forward to them. As for pests on okra, I have aphids after the tips where the blossoms were. Because I have aphids, I have ants. I also have to deal with fire ants in the ground, not so much on the plants. Aphids don't get on every single plant. And if they're there, I'll just toss that pod and move to the next one. Ants are more of a bother because I think they're after the blossom leftovers. Occasionally they'll eat into a pod and get inside, but not often. Again, I'll toss those pods and move on. I see stink bugs and leaf footed bugs, but I don't think they do much harm to okra. Okra is so productive. Freezes well. Pickles well. It's expensive at produce stands and farmer's markets, so I try to grow a lot of it and share cheap with folks at work. Sweetpotato slips will be here in mid May and I'll get them right in the ground. They're ready at the end of September. Might sneak one or two before then just to see how they're doing. They keep very well. Hope that wasn't too much for you all at one time. :-) |
Thanks for the okra tips. I only grew it one time. We grow collards, mustard, broccoli cabbage and English peas in the winter time. |
Georgia has 4 distinct areas. The coastal Georgia, where Savannah and the shore is similar to lowland SC. There could possible be sink holes there as the soil is more sandy. Then there is the plains Georgia. That is where most of the cotton was grown, and I'm sure most of that soil is red clay (you don't see it unless it's stripped of vegetation. Then there is the Piedmont, which is where Atlanta Metro is. This area is at a higher elevation and more hilly. It is also more woody with pine trees. Then the mountains, the northern most part of Georgia is the beginning of the Appalachian Mountains. The movie Deliverance was filmed in the NE corner of Georgia. If you want to see red clay, come to my house, LOL. |
I have seen pics of Savannah, lots of Live oaks with Spanish moss draped over the branches. I saw a cotton field when I went with my friends to Florida. I was stretching ,my legs a bit and the cotton was already picked, but there were some stray fuzzies here and there. This was in Ga though. I saw some red clay at Fort Benning. My first husband was at boot camp there in the 90"s. You could tell Deliverance was shot in a mountainous area, I never really thought about where before. And last but not least, we drove through Atlanta before, not stopping though. A bunch of skyscrapers and humid vapory air above them. |
- Posted by chrisb_sc_z7 near Clemson, SC (My Page) on Tue, Apr 1, 14 at 9:56
Back in the late 70's when we moved here from St. Louis, the Chattooga River was just gaining popularity as a touristy spot to go because of the movie, but also because of the kayakers and rafters. You could drive up, park on the side of the road, meander through the woods on the beaten path and sit on the big rocks and watch them for hours. The water was calm enough below that you could wade in it and go swimming in the deeper part. By the late 80's or early 90's, there was a huge parking area with restrooms and showers and a better maintained, yet still rough, path through the woods to the rapids. They call that one Bull Sluice. You can look it up. lots of pics and probably some videos. From the SC side to get there, you travel right through the heart of SC Apple country. It's a beautiful drive. You end up in Clayton, GA. It's really strange how mountainous it is right there, but then you travel 30 miles south and there aren't any. I know they have to end somewhere, and that's about where it happens in this area. |
I can't grow any edibles in the ground in winter here. I have an unheated little greenhouse, but unless heated, nothing will survive over winter. I have the Clemson Spineless Okra also. I started some seed in peat pellets already. I think it may have been too early. The cabbage and broccoli I started seeds in peat pellets, I may be able to plant soon. I started Cantalope, W. Melon, and cukes expecting them to take several days to germinate and to grow slow. Well they germinated the next day and are growing fast. I may have to wait and direct plant in May. I have lettuce in containers. I will keep them in the greenhouse. When cutting grass, I think in the greenhouse, I can avoid blowing grass on the plants if they are in the greenhouse. I started several flower seeds in peat pots. Canterbury bells, coleus, zinnias, petunias,snapdragons,nasturtiums,portaluca, Delphiniums and the Columbines I will direct sow. I could go on the West Virginia site, I am close to the border by about 10-12 miles (guesstimate) I have found a hybrid of Live oak that will be in it's 2nd spring in my yard. Well 3 or 4 of the seedlings made it. I am not sure how much they take after the Southern Live oak your latitude is used to though. But after the brutal winter my yard has experienced, I am happy to have had them survive. I don't know how to prepare collards and mustard greens. I tried the canned leaves of each, and am not a fan of either. |
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I was looking for ideas to cover the electric panel area ( the circuit breakers)in the basement. My husband wanted a bi-fold louvered door, but its going to be a custom order. If somebody can give some ideas or show some pics, I would appreciate it. Thanks
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I actually built a shallow closet and installed a stock door to hide/access ours. It is a flush door painted same as the walls. The photos posted don't show it but the blueprint does. Hope this helps. |
Best check with your local inspectors.. the NEC doesn't like ANYTHING over or near a breaker panel, how picky inspectors are about this in residential does tend to vary. The folks on the Electric forum would be able to give you better advice on this. |
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"The Marketing Committee truly prioritized student input to drive all of these decisions," commented Waltz. "I am proud of my colleagues for an amazing process as they removed their own aesthetic, collaborated as a team, and used survey and focus group data to drive all choices."
The College's new tagline and logo came in the midst of a stellar year for the institution. The Office of Advancement is reporting an increase from $2.9 million to $4.47 million in cash and gifts-in-kind received this past giving year, with seven new endowed scholarship funds in place, and an increase in alumni donor participation. The Wesleyan Society, a leadership giving circle of donations of $1,000 and above, also showed a record-setting total this year. The Office of Admission is also reporting they are expecting the largest incoming class in ten years at a projected 470 students.
Even though the Marketing Committee has successfully unveiled a new tagline and logo, their work does not stop there. They will be administering a website redesign, as well as focusing on the College's social media usage in the near future.
For more information on West Virginia Wesleyan College's new tagline or logo or how to properly utilize it, please contact the Office of Marketing and Communication at (304) 473-8111.


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Currently enrolled UMSL students who have presented or are presenting a physician's statement or Dept of Revenue form 1776 or 2769 may purchase a handicap pass. Documentation must show student's name and the expiration date of their state issued handicap placard. Physician's statement must detail handicap.
Cost: $18 per credit hour (per credit hour charge calculated up to, but not beyond 16 credit hours).
The cost for this parking pass will be included in Tuition beginning Summer 2013 and going forward.