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Anne Frank's craft, Louis Brandeis's Zionism, and books galore
In Vox Tablet, our weekly podcast, Tablet Magazine's Sara Ivry talks to author Francine Prose about Anne Frank's estimable writing skills. Parenting columnist Marjorie Ingall speaks out for great children's books that have been banned over the years. Book critic Adam Kirsch reflects on the uniquely American Zionism of Louis Brandeis. Book columnist Josh Lambert reads up on the "interpretive chutzpah" of Bible stories, gay Torah commentary, Saved by the Bell, and more. And stay tuned as always to The Scroll, where we bring you updates throughout the day.


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Hello, fellow cruisers!! During Marathon Weekend, I was talking to Lou and Beci about ideas for our magical journey on the Disney Dream in Feb 2011. They explained to me that they are planning things for the cruise that will "blow my mind". They were, however, interested in hearing ideas:idea: for our group.
So, I thought it would be fun for us to brainstorm a little.
If we could do anything on the ship as a group (or maybe smaller groups), what would it be?
OR If you could invite anyone in the Disney community to sail with us, who would it be? (imagineers, Disney Legends, celebrities, etc)
How could Lou and Beci make this the best cruise EVER?? You never know your dream could become reality.

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Home › About TU › News, Events and Publications › University News › Celebrating the Life of TU Student-Athlete Wilson Holloway
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
The University of Tulsa will honor the life of Wilson Holloway on Wednesday, Feb. 23rd beginning at 12 noon at Sharp Memorial Chapel on the TU campus.
Holloway died on Wednesday, Feb. 16, following a three-year battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Family and friends will celebrate the remarkable life of Tulsa Student-Athlete Wilson Holloway at the weekly WOW (Worship on Wednesday).


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Oct 25, 2013 7:50 PM by Sam Salzwedel
TUCSON - Some of the 21 Air National Guardsmen accused of falsifying records to receive extra pay appeared in court Friday.
Only about a half dozen went to Pima Superior Court. Some live out of state. Most are no longer on active duty.
Attorney General Tom Horne's office pursued the charges, saying the defendants made false addresses to increase their pay, even though they were stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.
Records that identify all the defendants were still unavailable Friday afternoon.
None of them face any travel restrictions and are not considered threats to the public. They are all cooperating with court proceedings.
The investigation started in November 2007 and concluded September 2010.
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Student Opportunities
Prison Reentry Strategies addresses the problem of persistent unemployment for most of the 670,000 adults released from state and federal prisons each year. This situation undercuts the goals of the American justice system including rehabilitation and reduced recidivism. Clinic students conduct research and assist the Director in efforts to bring about meaningful reform in a criminal justice system resistant to change.
Student opportunities commence with an introduction to sentencing law and policies and their impact on a convicted person's ability to obtain employment through directed readings; visits to programs at a prison or the Cook County jail; and meetings with business people who hire returning prisoners, Illinois corrections officials, representatives of civic organizations and advocacy organizations.
Students then focus on individual and team projects. Examples of recent projects include: identification and advocacy for changes in policies and practices which would reduce legal or functional barriers to employment; development of recommendations for modifications to business tax credit and of other programs intended to provide incentives for businesses to train or hire returning prisoners; change in rules and regulations governing prison industries; development of recommendations for changes in the administration of the federal Second Chance Act and other federally-funded reentry programs; and, development of innovative reentry program models that advance prisoner reentry, entrepreneurship and job development in under resourced communities together with changes in law, corrections policies and programs necessary to support those models.
Course requirements include participation in weekly seminars; visits and meetings relevant to the student's project; and completion of either a one 8-16 page paper addressing a substantive issue in prisoner reentry or completion of an advocacy-oriented research paper for attributed publication.
Details of the fall and spring curriculum will be determined early summer of each year. Students interested in this coursework should contact Malcolm Young with questions at any time.


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Top 5 Favorite Hawaii Scenic Lookouts: HAWAII Magazine reader poll results
by: Derek Paivaposted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 at 11:12 AM
The view of Hanalei Valley on Kauai's North Shore. The grandeur of Oahu's windward side from Makapuu Point. The Big Island's lush and lovely Pololu Valley from the end of highway lookout past the North Kohala towns of Hawi and Kapaau.
We've counted the hundreds of answers HAWAII Magazine's Facebook reader ohana shared with us when we asked them the poll question: "What's your favorite Hawaii scenic lookout?"
The faves you sent our way spanned every one of our Hawaiian Islands, save for Niihau and Kahoolawe. Everything from lookouts with stunning views easily accessible just by pulling off the road—Waimea Canyon's multiple overlooks, Maui's north shore from Hookipa Beach—to overlooks requiring a bit of hiking for your scenic reward—Oahu's Koko Head summit, the Green Sand Beach overlook on the Big Island.
If you'd like to join in on our next poll and vote along with our growing Facebook fan page ohana, go to HAWAII Magazine Facebook page and "like" us. In return you'll be ready to share your answers in all of our "Hawaii favorite" poll questions as soon as we post them, know the results of the poll when all of the votes are counted and get all of our daily HawaiiMagazine.com stories and features.
We'll be posting our next Ohana Poll question on HAWAII Magazine's Facebook page in the days ahead, so join soon if you haven't yet.
Here's the Top 5 countdown of our Facebook ohana's favorite Hawaii scenic lookouts:
Waipio Valley overlook
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Waipio Valley overlook
(Hamakua Coast, Big Island)
Our Facebook ohana voted Waipio their favorite Hawaii valley in our last HAWAII Magazine Facebook poll, likely enamored with the breathtaking view from this overlook. Every day, dozens of Waipio visitors hike, ride on horseback or take a four-wheel drive vehicle down the uber-steep cliff-hugging road to explore the huge, lush and sparsely populated valley. But the Waipio Valley overlook—almost 2,000 feet above the valley floor—is how most visitors experience the Big Island's largest and most scenic valley. To get to the lookout, just follow Waipio Road from Honokaa town to its end. Trust us, you won't miss the lookout.
Check out these related HawaiiMagazine.com posts:
It's humpback whale season in Hawaii
Top 5 favorite scenic spots on Kauai: HAWAII Magazine facebook poll results
The humpbacks are back! Our guide for Hawaii whale watching season


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We have found some free no impact man the documentary videos and pictures.
A mere three movies yesterday (I needed sleep and had some interviews to conduct and sit for, so shoot me (no, seriously: shoot me ... Then I made it over to "Being Elmo," a documentary about the life and work of Kevin Clash, the puppeteer who brings the ... Source: Oregonian
Conveying a nitty-gritty, "just the facts ma'am" feeling are the mundane, black-and-white documentary photos of "Twenty ... Equally enigmatic and evocative is "No Man's Land," the artist's airbrushed 1990 acrylic of a dark question mark that ... Source: Daily Oklahoman
The documentary "Lemmy'' (screening Friday at Arlington ... and realized how much more there was to the man than the brutal image put forth by Motorhead. Olliver was not immediately on the same page as his partner. "I didn't know Motorhead music ... Source: Boston Globe
The documentary, which makes its area debut Sunday at the Beachland ... New Order bassist Peter Hook and Pulp singer Jarvis Cocker, that reveal Lemmy's impact. "His influence goes way beyond hard rock or metal or thrash," says Orshoski, who also works as a ... Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer
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One movie that a lot of people are talking about is "To Hell and Back," which is an Afghanistan documentary that kind of continues ... Chastity Bono and her transition from being a woman to a man and kind of a more heartfelt film than you'd expect. Source: NPR News
Mahler split the Carnegie season into four subscription blocs, each with a thematic base, something no conductor had tried before ... a kind of pre-media documentary. Other conductors planned seasons to attract audiences and applause. Source: Wall Street Journal
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SD 230 changes criticized
By Susan DeMar Lafferty email@example.com September 18, 2012 11:10PM
Updated: October 20, 2012 6:21AM
A plan to change school boundaries and balance enrollment at Consolidated High School District 230's three schools was opposed by most of the 300 residents who attended a public forum Tuesday night at the Center School gym in Orland Park.
Without boundary changes, District 230 Supt. James Gay said curricular and co-curricular offerings at Andrew High School will be "significantly less" because of the school's declining enrollment. There will be fewer advanced placement and elective courses and fewer students for sports and extracurricular activities, Gay said.
"It's imperative that we give Andrew students the same opportunities" as those at Sandburg and Stagg high schools, he told the crowd.
School board members said they would make a decision at the Sept. 27 board meeting, but opponents urged them to take more time and consider other options.
District 230 officials propose an optional three-year transition period for the boundary changes that would end with the freshmen class entering school in 2016.
Projections for the 2016-17 school year show 1,807 students at Andrew, 2,314 at Stagg and 3,121 at Sandburg. Current enrollment is 2,135 at Andrew, 2,378 at Stagg and 3,500 at Sandburg.
The biggest changes impact students in Tinley Park School District 146 and those in Palos District 118 who now reside in an "option zone" — an area surrounding Sandburg that's now technically within Stagg's boundaries.
District 230 plans to send students at Central Middle School in District 146 to Andrew instead of Sandburg, but the next three incoming classes could continue to go to Sandburg if they choose to during the transition period.
Beyond that, Central students would be assigned to Andrew — an additional 78 to 109 students per year.
Students at Palos Park's Palos South Middle School who now live in the "option zone" can choose between Stagg and Sandburg and still would have that choice over the next three years. After that, all incoming freshmen would attend Stagg.
Gay said it is "highly likely" that the district's plan will change once the board considers all the input it receives.
The plan is supported by the District 230 teachers' association, but 825 people who are now in the Sandburg-Stagg option zone have signed a petition against it. About 40 of them attended Tuesday nght's meeting, wearing yellow shirts and waving yellow "keep the option" signs during the two-hour session.
Some of the parents in that area said the number of students affected by having to attend Stagg is not significant, but the impact on their lives would be.
Students who now walk to Sandburg would have a 45-minute bus ride to Stagg, the parents said, adding that their property value would decline if they were in the Stagg attendance zone. Proximity and a sense of community are key issues for them, they said.
Some parents in District 146 also opposed the plan, saying they would prefer making their area a permanent option zone between Andrew and Sandburg rather than District 230's proposal.
Denis Ryan, a District 146 school board member, urged the District 230 board to take more time and consider all the factors involved before deciding.
Kirby District 140 Supt. Michael Byrne said "changing the boundaries is the way to go." His students feed into Andrew, and he stressed the importance of not reducing programs for kids.
"Do the right thing and make the hard decisions," Byrne told the District 230 board.
Other options suggested by those in the audience included rezoning other parts of District 230, including a Sandburg area that's closer to Andrew, and making sure that all children in a family could go to the same high school.
Gay said the main goal of the three-year transition period is to minimize the impact on families.
District 230 also is accepting input via emails to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Mapping US east coast resources
The figures below illustrate the steps for estimating ocean wind power resources. These draw from the Thesis of Scott Baker, UD, 2011. Click on the leftmost image, then "next" to follow the process through for the PJM area, the subject of Baker's thesis. This study illustrates the method of crossing diverse data sets, essential to understanding and mapping the offshore wind resource.


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California Rule of Court 3.1110(f) specifies that each exhibit must be separated by "hard or plastic tabs..." By inference then, documents filed electronically must have virtual tabs, i.e. bookmarks.
Orange County Superior Court's memorandum of January 14, 2011, specifies that "effective March 1, 2011, all electronically filed law and motion documents must have all exhibits bookmarked."
Many of you have already downloaded our guide for creating bookmarks in Adobe Acrobat 7.0. For those of you utilizing Acrobat 8. 0 or 9.0, I've found a great video presentation for bookmarking in 9.0. (Note: 8.0 and 9.0 function similarly).
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Reading United News Release - www.readingunitedac.com
Monday, December 21, 2009
READING, PA -- Even before Philadelphia Union begins its inaugural Major League Soccer season in 2010, they're already making their mark in the Greater Reading area. Today the MLS expansion club named Reading United AC (formerly Reading Rage) as their exclusive minor league affiliate in this region.
"As we enter our 15th year of minor league soccer here in Reading, we're taking our game and our serious commitment to soccer in the region to another level," reflected Reading United AC General Manager Art Auchenbach. "We are excited about our affiliation with Philadelphia Union on a multitude of levels. Of course, fielding a first rate club on the field remains our top priority. Our mission is to help train young players, while setting the standard for a local, club neutral program. And that is consistent with what Philadelphia Union is already doing."
The precedent has already been established in Reading, which has proven itself to be a very good minor league sports market. For years, the Reading Phillies have enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship with the two-time defending National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies. It is in the spirit of that relationship that Philadelphia Union and Reading United AC have joined forces now.
"We are pleased things came together so seamlessly, with the leadership of Reading United AC," said Philadelphia Union CEO & Operating Partner Nick Sakiewicz. "Our goals and aspirations, from the grass roots on up through our first team are very complementary. There's a commonality of purpose, to do things right, on the pitch and off. We look forward to a long and successful partnership to help grow the game at all levels here in Berks County."
Collectively, this means a new era of growth and development for soccer throughout the area. One goal will be to groom young talent in Reading to prepare them to advance to Philadelphia Union and MLS.
"The first immediate benefit of this partnership with Philadelphia Union is it will enable Reading United AC to enhance recruiting efforts for the 2010 PDL season," added Auchenbach. "The quality and depth of our roster is sure to get better and better."
Additionally, Body Zone and Reading United AC have partnered to create a physical hub for soccer here in the Greater Reading area. Reading United AC will base their operations out of the Body Zone, further enhancing the opportunities for their players and programs.
"By combining forces, we will be able to provide something that no other entity in this area can match and the possibilities are endless", said Body Zone's Ted Kolva. By offering camps, clinics, and other programs, aspiring soccer players will have the opportunity to learn from some of the top soccer players in this region."
"These two organizations are looking to reconnect with players of all abilities and are committed to rejuvenating soccer in Berks County on a grass roots level", said Auchenbach. "We are excited about our new strategic partnerships with Philadelphia Union and Body Zone and are poised to raise the profile of soccer in our region."


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Im kinda new at this mod stuff for unreal tournament so i need help. whats the mod that has most ppl playing in unreal tournament? for example Counter-strike is the most played mod for Halflife. Can u tell me the most played mod for this game


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UFC Fight Night 25
July 25, 2012 1:51:15 PM
Alan Belcher and Vitor Belfort agree to meet at UFC 153 in BrazilUFC president Dana White recently teased a few upcoming big fights in the middleweight division, and now the first of those matchups is on the schedule.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today confirmed with sources close to the two fighters that Vitor Belfort (21-9 MMA, 10-5 UFC) and Alan Belcher (18-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC) have verbally agreed to meet on the main card of this fall's UFC 153 event.
Additionally, Belfort late Tuesday took to his Twitter account to call out Belcher for UFC 153, then said in his native Portugese that the matchup was one UFC president Dana White wanted.
Featuring a featherweight title fight between current champion Jose Aldo and challenger Erik Koch, "UFC 153: Aldo vs. Koch" takes place Oct. 13 at Rio de Janeiro's HSBC Arena.
Belcher was briefly linked to a possible fight with Michael Bisping after the two took turns issuing challenges to each other in the media. However, Bisping was eventually booked to meet Brian Stann, and Belcher was left waiting for another top 185-pounder.
"The Talent" in May notched a TKO win over submission specialist Rousimar Palhares, which built on another first-round stoppage of veteran Jason MacDonald at UFC Fight Night 25. Prior to that, he was forced to take 16 months off as a career-threatening eye injury (detached retina) healed. The injury slowed Belcher's rise up the middleweight ranks, but he is currently 6-1 in his past seven fights in the octagon.
Meanwhile, Belfort was rumored to potentially fight opposing "The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil" coach Wanderlei Silva, and UFC managing director of international development Marshall Zelaznik even admitted that fight was "something we're working toward" even after Silva was defeated by Rich Franklin (who replaced an injured Belfort) at UFC 147.
Belfort, however, earlier in the day Tuesday went on Twitter to ask for a fight with Chris Weidman. Weidman, who recently knocked out Mark Munoz, believes he should get the next shot at middleweight champ Anderson Silva.
Instead, Belfort now will face Belcher in a fight that is expected to have real impact on the 185-pound title picture.
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September 12, 2011 9:05:59 PM
Seth Baczynski vs. Clay Harvison slated for UFC Fight Night 25Seth Baczynski is scheduled to square off against Clay Harvison at UFC Fight Night 25 on Sept. 17 at New Orleans' Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
Baczynski (13-6) is returning to the UFC after a two-fight hiatus that brought the middleweight back-to-back victories outside the Octagon. Baczynski picked up two quick KO performances in his last two outings. One against Tim McKenzie at Tachi Palace Fights 7, and the other against Alex Garcia at Ringside 10: Cote vs. Starnes. Though, Baczynski came up short in his UFC debut against Brad Tavares, the Power MMA team member has a chance to get back in the big leagues with a win over Harvison.
Harvison (9-3) is coming off a victory over Justin Edwards at the The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale. The journeyman has won three consecutive fights and will to secure his place in the UFC 185 pound division with a win over Baczynski.
UFN 25 will be headlined by UFC former No. welterweight contender Jake Shields and Jake Ellenberger.
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September 6, 2011 11:53:10 AM
Robert Peralta steps up to face Mike Lullo at UFC Fight Night 25Featherweight Robert Peralta will make his UFC debut against Mike Lullo on the undercard of UFC Fight Night 25.
Peralta's manager, Jeff Clark, broke the news of the signing Saturday via Twitter.
Peralta takes the place of the injured Mackens Semerzier, who was forced to withdraw from the bout last week after suffering a hand injury in training.
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August 31, 2011 4:20:25 PM
Jake Shields Will Remain on UFN 25 Following Father's DeathJake Shields has decided to go through with his Sept. 17 fight against Jake Ellenberger at UFC Fight Night 25 following the recent death of his father and manager, Jack Shields. MMAFighting confirmed the fighter's decision with UFC officials.
GracieFighter.com broke the news of Jack Shields' passing on Tuesday. He was 67 years old.
No word just yet on the cause of death. According to Sherdog.com, Shields died in his sleep on Monday at his Sacramento, Calif., home.
"Lost my father manager and one of my best friends today!! R.I.P. jack you will be greatly missed and loved by many," Shields was quoted as saying on the Web site.
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August 31, 2011 3:49:22 PM
DaMarques Johnson, Mackens Semerzier scratched from UFC Fight Night 25The UFC needs two fighters to compete in New Orleans, as welterweight DaMarques Johnson (12-9 MMA, 3-3 UFC) and featherweight Mackens Semerzier (6-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) have been forced to bow out of separate contests at UFC Fight Night 25.
UFC officials today announced the late scratches and revealed replacements are being sought for the Sept. 17 event.
Johnson was expected to face Clay Harvison while Semerzier was slated to meet Mike Lullo.
Featuring a welterweight matchup between Jake Shields and Jake Ellenberger, UFC Fight Night 25 takes place Sept. 17 at New Orleans' Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
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2 that you should remember the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and the mitzvot of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior: | 2 I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles. |
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Boil Advisory Lifted for City of State Center
Posted: 12/25/2013
STATE CENTER – A boil advisory has been lifted for the city of State Center in Marshall County.
The boil advisory had been issued following a water main break Sunday afternoon.
While the break was being repaired, the system lost water pressure creating the potential for bacteria to enter the system.
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Tips on pruning jasmine vines, coping with raccoons that turn sod upside down
Ciscoe Morris, Seattle Times garden writer, gives tips on pruning jasmine vines, dealing with raccoons that turn new sod upside down and overwintering artichoke plants.
Special to The Seattle Times
Ciscoe's Pick
Halloween Night Open House at the Volunteer Park Conservatory: Featuring a fortune teller, carved-pumpkin display, cider, treats and more, from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31. Bring carved pumpkins (place a piece of paper inside with your name and phone or email; do not add candles or lights) from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 29. Your pumpkin could be on display and win a prize. 1400 E. Galer St., Seattle; www.volunteerparkconservatory.org.Q: I planted a flowering jasmine vine last summer that is going crazy. It's about 30 feet tall on a trellis. How do I prune it?
A: There are several types of jasmine that are hardy in our area, and most have wonderfully fragrant flowers. As you found out, these vines can be aggressive growers.
Jasmine vines flower on previous season's growth in early summer, then follow up with flushes of blooms on current-season growth later in summer. Tip-prune overly rambunctious vines as needed in summer to restrict growth, but the main seasonal pruning is best done in early autumn, immediately after flowering ends. It's not too late to prune now but don't delay.
Cut back to strong side shoots on the lower vines and thin out crowded or weak stems. No matter how diligent you are about pruning your jasmine, the vines inevitably become a tangled mess over time.
When that happens, cut the entire plant to within a foot of the ground. It will grow back like a wild banshee after such hard pruning so keep it manageable by thinning and pinching to control growth.
Your vine will look better, but it won't bloom much the first year after such drastic measures. Don't dismay — by the second year, your vine will once again produce gazillions of attractive, deliciously fragrant flowers.
Q: In August we redid the landscape and put sod on the east side of the house. Now every morning, the sod is turned upside down. Who's doing this?
A: The culprits are raccoons who are after worms in the soil. I get this question often after folks put in new sod. Evidently the raccoons have figured out that it's easier to remove new sod to get at their gourmet treats than to dig through thatch in established lawns.
As you've found out, these rascals come back to dine so often it's practically impossible for the sod to root into the soil.
Fortunately, there is a biological control that works well. All mammals except humans hate hot peppers. Buy some cayenne pepper and sprinkle it over the area in question. Use extra-hot pepper and reapply it every evening, especially in rainy conditions.
You'll know you did it right if you hear these nighttime marauders shouting "ahooa!" as they run from your garden in the night.
Once they've experienced a good dose of pepper, they usually decide your lawn isn't worth it and move to some other yard to cause mischief.
Q: Last spring I planted two artichoke plants and got 25 artichokes from them. Will my plants survive the winter if left in the garden?
A: With a little luck and the right care, you should be able to enjoy artichokes for years to come. In late October, cut the stems to about 8-10 inches above the ground and cover the stump and the surrounding 6-foot area with straw or leaves to protect the roots from freezing.
In early April, uncover the mother plant. If your artichoke survived you should see regrowth in the form of offshoots coming up from the roots of the parent plant. Remove weak offsets and keep only the strongest shoots while aiming for a spacing of 5 to 6 feet between them.
In April, fertilize the offsets by working a cup of organic tomato food into the soil around the base of each plant. Buy extra butter, because chances are you're going to be feasting on beaucoup artichokes next summer!
Ciscoe Morris: email@example.com; "Gardening with Ciscoe" airs at 10 a.m. Saturdays on KING 5.
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Royals Coach Accepts MLS Position
Pascarella Named Kansas City Wizards Goalkeeping and Conditioning Coach
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Friday, January 9, 2009
WOODBRIDGE, VA – The Northern Virginia Royals announced today that John Pascarella has assumed an assistant coaching position with the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. Pascarella departs immediately to begin his professional coaching tenure as the Wizards goalkeeping and conditioning coach following two seasons at the Royals helm.
Pascarella leaves the Royals following a 3-8-5 season that marked improvement for the Northern Virginia club despite the losing record. Pascarella assumed the Royals Head Coach position in May of 2007 following the departure of Silvino Gonzalo. Only the second head coach in the Royals twelve-year history, Pascarella coached in the Northern Virginia Super Y-League program prior to his role with the United Soccer Leagues' Premier Development League team. He coached both the USL Super-20 League and U17 Super Y-League teams in 2005 and 2006.
A Region I Olympic Development Program (ODP) Camp staff coach, Pascarella has also led the Virginia ODP '90 boys team since 2002. Pascarella also played professionally as a goalkeeper and was part of the initial Northern Virginia Royals roster from 1998 – 1999.
The Royals plan to announce the new Northern Virginia PDL head coach within the next ten days to allow for some administrative restructuring.
The Northern Virginia Royals face a challenging schedule of opponents in the Mid Atlantic Division in the upcoming season, including the Hampton Roads Piranhas and historical powerhouse Carolina Dynamo. The Royals will kick off their home season in May with a full schedule to be announced later this year.
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Motivation and How to Create It (Good Boss/Bad Boss)
Many of my clients have come in complaining of a lack of motivation; from not being motivated enough on the job, to not being able to diet, quit smoking, or get out of bed in the morning. They desire to achieve both positive and negative motivations—positive motivations and being motivations toward doing something; negative motiviations being toward NOT doing something (not smoking, for example).
Almost invariably, the method they have tried before (unsuccessfully) has been to beat themselves into it. This happens through a negative inner dialog, such as: "You lazy person, you'll never get anywhere;" "you have to do this whether you like it or not;" or "no one will ever love you until you do." Sometimes, they have tried bribing or persuading themselves, which works for a while, but fails sooner or later. Sometimes, they have gotten another person to push them around, such as a motivational group, hypnosis, a parent or parent substitute, who will insist that they have to behave.
This third option works quite well for some people for a long time. However, the nature of this persuasion is to overpower the client's natural process, and the people who come to me come because they have rebelled against the authority of that person or group, and find that now they can't do what they would like to because of their rebellion! The truth is, that if we believe someone else is pushing us around, we are not likely to respond cooperatively. Especially when the "pushy person" is oneself!!!
The fact is, no matter how nasty and angry these people get with themselves, they cannot get motivated. Together, my clients and I have had tremendous, verifiable success with these problems, and every client who has worked with me has succeeded in getting motivated, both "negative motivation" and "positive motivation". The reason for such success is htat creating motivation is easy.
I maintain that motivation grows out of celebration and appreciation. I like to state it in equation form: celebration + appreciation = motivation
By this I mean that if you can find a way to appreciate yourself for what you've already accomplished, and to celebrate your previous successes (and believe em, you CAN find a way), you will find you are "magically" motivated to accomplish more. No struggle, no hassle—you accomplish out of the pure fun of success! To illustrate what I mean, I will describe two possible employers. The "bad boss" and the "good boss".
The Bad Boss
–Operates through intimidation and criticism...
–Always complains; never praises (you only know you're doing OK because the boss says nothing)
–Gets nasty if you make a mistake
–Humiliates you in front of others
–Never thinks you've done enough
–Assumes you are lazy and dishonest
–Changes the rules arbitrarily
–Is never satisfied of pleased
(get the picture?)


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Although veterans make up only 7 percent of the U.S. population, they account for an alarming 20 percent of all suicides. And though treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder has undoubtedly alleviated suffering and allowed many service members returning from combat to transition to civilian life, the suicide rate for veterans under thirty has been increasing. Research by Veterans Administration health professionals and veterans' own experiences now suggest an ancient but unaddressed wound of war may be a factor: moral injury. This deep-seated sense of transgression includes feelings of shame, grief, meaninglessness, and remorse from having violated core moral beliefs.
Rita Nakashima Brock and Gabriella Lettini, who both grew up in families deeply affected by war, have been working closely with vets on what moral injury looks like, how vets cope with it, and what can be done to heal the damage inflicted on soldiers' consciences. In Soul Repair, the authors tell the stories of four veterans of wars from Vietnam to our current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan–Camillo "Mac" Bica, Herman Keizer Jr., Pamela Lightsey, and Camilo Mejía–who reveal their experiences of moral injury from war and how they have learned to live with it. Brock and Lettini also explore its effect on families and communities, and the community processes that have gradually helped soldiers with their moral injuries.
"Soul Repair is an eloquent, deeply human reminder that war is not just what takes place on a distant battlefield. It is something that casts a shadow over the lives of those who took part for decades afterwards. The stories told by Lettini and Brock are deepened by what the authors reveal about the way the tragic thread of war's aftermath has run through their own families."–Adam Hochschild, author of To End All Wars
"Those you send to war may come home with souls unclean and hearts drowning in bitter mistrust. But the need for purification after battle has vanished into the blind spot of our culture. We neither offer it to returning veterans, nor remember that we–for whose sake, in whose name, our soldiers went to war–need purification with them. Potent challengers of conventional thinking, rich in heart, those who speak here are voices you will not forget."–Jonathan Shay, MD, PhD, author of Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming
"Very important and deeply moving. I strongly recommend it."–James H. Cone, author of The Cross and the Lynching Tree
"Soul Repair is stunning, just beautiful. Riveting. This is not just a breakthrough book, it is a breakthrough moment, the kind of work that makes history shift and emotions adjust. It restores balance and reclaims life."–Amir Soltani, author of Zahra's Paradise
"Eloquent and unflinching discourse on war's problematic moral core."–Publishers Weekly


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Rabies Still On Rise, Has Vets Worried
Updated: 09/10/2007 - The number of confirmed cases keeps going up. It's currently a record-high of 170 in Michigan.
Updated: 09/10/2007 - The number of confirmed cases keeps going up. It's currently a record-high of 170 in Michigan.
Updated: 09/10/2007 - Several new construction projects, around Jackson, will start on Monday.
Updated: 09/10/2007 - Mayor Bernero says they are a necessity in fighting crime and wants to take a loan out to pay for them.
Updated: 09/10/2007 - The state budget deadline is three weeks away, and agencies across the state are hurting.
Posted: 09/08/2007 - A high case of rabies has the state urging vaccinations for pets and farm animals.
Updated: 09/10/2007 - Ten months ago, Eaton Corp expected to layoff between 150 and 190 employees as part of restructuring in Jackson. As of now, they haven't laid off one, and may not need to.
Updated: 09/07/2007 - Construction crews continue to dig beneath the surface looking for more sinkholes on Grand Avenue.
Updated: 09/07/2007 - One local family expands from three to four in just two minutes.
Updated: 09/07/2007 - Residents are having trouble paying their mortgages due to unemployment and adjustable interest rates.
Updated: 09/07/2007 - Two weeks after the tornado and Governor Granholm has still not declared a "State of Disaster."
Posted: 09/07/2007 - A local ticket had all the numbers except the Mega ball.
Posted: 09/07/2007 - The State Department says it has caught up with passport backlog.
Updated: 09/07/2007 - Michigan lawmakers fail to reach budget deal in time for November ballot.
Posted: 09/07/2007 - The former employee was found guilty of arranging fraudulent unemployment checks.
Updated: 09/07/2007 - College hopes to improve image after administrations officials were fired for covering-up student's death.
Posted: 09/07/2007 - U of M, MSU and Wayne State formed the University Research Corridor and are generating jobs and money.
Posted: 09/07/2007 - 18-year-old sentenced to life in prison for fatal stabbings at restaurant owned by Detroit Red Wings player.
Posted: 09/07/2007 - The Ohio amusement park is named "Best" by magazine for tenth straight year.
Updated: 09/07/2007 - Former Lansing officer Johnnie Torres pleaded guilty to charges from a fatal accident.
Updated: 09/07/2007 - The sheriff and prosecutor managed to convince a committee to limit some staff cuts at a Thursday meeting.
Posted: 09/06/2007 - Technology company offers rebates to early buyers of iPhone.
Posted: 09/06/2007 - Man jumped in river while fleeing police.
Updated: 09/06/2007 - The German automaker is moving its American headquarters from the suburbs of Detroit to Virginia.
Posted: 09/06/2007 - Republican candidates will be in Dearborn on October 9.
Updated: 09/06/2007 - Two suspects are in custody after deupties say they committed more than 50 robberies in five Mid-Michigan counties.


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How to Not Get Fooled by the Financials
If you've ever taken a look at the financial statements generated by companies, they look like they could be etched in stone. Neatly arranged rows and columns of carefully presented numbers calculated down to the exact dollar seem indisputable and accurate.
But if you ask any investment banker or accountant, you'll find that many of the numbers that are taken as gospel by investors are actually largely up to a bit of interpretation. Sure, there are rules including generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, which guide companies on how to record their numbers. But there's still quite a bit of wiggle room.
If there's one thing you can learn from the rigors of investment bankers, it's that blindly accepting financials from the financial statements isn't a good idea. Looking over the numbers with a skeptical eye for inconsistencies and other quirks before having total faith in the numbers is prudent.
Investment bankers put their reputations on the line when they do a deal. They often line up investors and their cash and trust based on the numbers on the financial statements. And because of that, investment bankers take the time to dig into the financials and look not just at the headline numbers, but also for true evidence of the actual performance of the company.
At the very least, a great exercise for investors is to compare the net income reported on the income statement with the company's cash flow from operations from the statement of cash flows. The net income is the official, accountant-approved measure of profitability that investors fixate on and companies pay great attention to in order to meet expectations. But the company's cash flow from operations is a true measure of how many greenbacks are actually coming into the business. When you see net income soaring over cash flow from operations, it's a good idea to do what investment bankers would: Dig deeper.
An individual with net worth of more than $1 million (alone or jointly with a spouse) or with income of $200,000 in each of the past two years and with a reasonable expectation of the same level of income in the current year. Certain higher-risk investments are often restricted to accredited investors.
A risk-adjusted measure of performance. Alpha measures the portion of an investment's return attributable to the security's inherent values (for example, earnings growth) rather than to overall market movements.
A trading technique that takes advantage of price discrepancies when the same security, currency, or commodity is traded on different markets.
A condition that is met when an option's strike price is the same as the prevailing price for the underlying stock. For example, if stock ABC is trading at $125 and the option's strike price is also $125, then the option is at the money.
A financial statement that shows the value of a company's assets, liabilities, and owner's equity on a given date. Total assets minus total liabilities equals owner's equity.
A situation that occurs when you have sold something you do not own. In commodities, if you enter into a contract to sell a commodity which you don't own with a promise to deliver it at a set price on a future date, then you are short that commodity. In stocks, you are short a stock if you have sold it and borrowed the shares from a broker to deliver to the purchaser, with an obligation to replace the borrowed shares at a future date. Being short means that you're bearish, or negative on the market, and that your goal is to make money when the security or commodity that you choose to short falls in price.
A measure of a stock's relative volatility. A stock with a higher beta can be expected to rise or fall more than the overall market, whereas a stock with a lower beta is less volatile than the overall market.
A theoretical model used to calculate the fair market value of an option based on time to expiration, price of the underlying stock, historical volatility, strike price, and carrying costs.
A contract that gives the holder the right to buy a particular asset at a specified price at any time prior to the expiration of the option.
A bond that the issuer can redeem before its maturity date. The bondholder is often paid a premium when the bond is called.
A chart that shows the daily high, low, opening, and closing prices for a security over a specified time period.
The profit from the sale of an investment at a price that's higher than the purchase price.
An interest-bearing investment issued by a bank. CDs are typically available with maturities ranging from three months to five years.
Buying and selling securities by a broker for the sole purpose of generating commissions.
A call option written by an investor who already owns the underlying shares. If you write a covered call and the option is exercised by the holder, then you would just deliver the stock to the holder.
Delta represents the price change of an option for every one-point change in the price of the underlying security or futures contract.
A financial instrument whose value is based on the value of another asset or index. A stock option, for example, is a type of derivative that gives you the right, but not the obligation, to buy shares of the stock at a predetermined price. The option's value changes in relation to the price of the stock.
An electronic order-routing system used by NYSE member firms to send market and limit orders directly to the specialist at the exchange who trades that particular security.
Money paid out by a company to the owner of its stock. An income stock is a stock that has a regularly paid, higher-than-average dividend.
A market in which stock shares are issued and traded. Trading takes place through both exchanges and over-the-counter markets.
A mutual fund that is traded, like stocks, on an exchange.
Currency that a government declares to be legal tender, even though it is not backed by reserves of physical assets (such as gold). The value of fiat money derives solely from the public's confidence and faith in its ability to serve as a storage medium for purchasing power. Most of the world's money is fiat money.
The largest non-governmental regulatory organization responsible for overseeing all securities firms that do business in the United States. Responsibilities include professional training, testing and licensing of registered representatives, and arbitration and mediation.
Speculation on the value of one currency versus another, in which you buy one country's currency—just as you'd buy a stock or other security—in the hope that it will appreciate relative to the value of another currency.
Contracts where you agree to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity, currency, or other asset at a specified price on a specified future date. Unlike an option, a futures contract creates an obligation, rather than just a right, to buy and sell the underlying security.
When you own a security or other asset, you are said to be long that security. When you go long (that is, buy) a security, you're bullish, or positive on the market, and you expect the price of that security to go up.
Privately held corporations created by Congress to work for the common good—generally to facilitate borrowing for homeowners, farmers, and other specific groups. Examples of GSEs include Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Farm Credit Bank.
A chart formation in a graph of an asset price that resembles three mountaintops in a row, with the middle mountaintop being taller than the other two. The pattern indicates a trend reversal, meaning that prices are expected to fall.
An investment strategy that allows you to reduce the risk of an unfavorable price change in a security or commodity. For example, a stockholder of ABC Company who is worried about declining stock prices can offset that risk by buying a put option on ABC, allowing him to sell his shares in the future at today's price.
Investments that don't trade very actively and are difficult to sell on short notice.
A theoretical value representing the volatility of the security underlying an option. Implied volatility is used by the Black-Scholes model, among others, to calculate the price of an option. Implied volatility usually rises when the markets are in downtrends, and falls when the markets are in uptrends.
A condition that is met when a call option's strike price is below the prevailing price for the underlying stock. For example, if stock ABC is trading at $125 and the option's strike price is $120, then the option is in the money. For a put option, the strike price must be above the current market price of the stock for the option to be in the money.
A mutual fund designed to mirror the performance of a specific market index such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average or the S&P 500. Expenses of index funds tend to be lower than other mutual funds because the manager is not actively researching, buying, and selling securities.
A type of individual retirement savings plan. There are several types of IRAs, including, among others, Traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs. Traditional IRAs are tax-deferred accounts that currently allow individuals to contribute up to $5,000 per year. Contributions to a Traditional IRA may be tax deductible, depending upon several factors. You don't pay taxes on the income and gains you generate in a Traditional IRA until you make withdrawals; all withdrawals will be taxed at the ordinary income tax rate. Roth IRAs are subject to different tax treatment.
The degree to which an investor or business is utilizing borrowed money. For investors, leverage is a means of multiplying the return on an investment by borrowing money to purchase additional securities or other assets. Buying securities on margin is an example. If you have $1,000 of cash and borrow another $1,000 from your brokerage, you could then purchase $2,000 of stock. If the value of the purchased stock increases by 10 percent ($200), then you have realized a 20 percent gain ($200/$1,000) on your actual cash investment.
The value of a company as measured by the total number of stock shares outstanding times the market price of each share. For example, if company ABC has 20 million shares outstanding, and each share is currently worth $100, then the market cap for ABC is $2 billion. In general, stocks are classified as large cap (over $5 billion), small cap (under $1 billion), or mid cap (anything in between).
A stock index where the effect of each stock on the index is in proportion to its market value.
A major ongoing development that is expected to have significant implications for most (if not all) facets of society over an extended period of time. The aging of the American population is an example.
The perceived strength behind a price or volume movement in a security based on the rate of acceleration of that movement.
In technical analysis, a chart line that shows the average of a security's price over a specified period of time, recalculated for each new data point. For example, a 30-day moving average will include yesterday's price and those for the previous 29 days. Tomorrow's moving average will include today's price but will drop the price for the earliest date in yesterday's average. The moving average is used to spot pricing trends by flattening out large fluctuations.
A bond issued by a local or state government or agency. Munis generally raise money for public projects such as hospitals, roads, bridges, and sewer systems as well as general governmental operations. When you buy a muni, the interest is usually exempt from federal income tax.
A fund operated by an investment company that raises money from shareholders and invests that money in a group of assets in accordance with one or more stated objectives, such as income, growth, aggressive growth, and so on. A mutual fund may generally invest in stocks, bonds, options, futures, currencies, and money market securities in accordance with its stated parameters. All shareholders share equally in the income, gains, and losses generated by the fund.
A call option written by an investor who does not already own the underlying shares. If you write a naked call and the option is exercised by the holder, then you would have to buy the stock at the market price to meet your obligation. Naked calls are very risky, though potentially very rewarding.
An electronic stock exchange established by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). The Nasdaq lists over 3,200 companies and is the largest equity securities trading market in the U.S.
A system where traders on a trading floor or in a trading pit shout and use hand signals to make transactions or trades with each other.
A derivative security that gives the holder a contractual right to buy or sell a set amount of a stock, commodity, or other asset at a specified price on or before the option's expiration date. An option is purchased for a fee, called a premium.
A person who is buying options. Call option holders have the right to buy a stipulated quantity of the underlying asset specified in the contract at a specified strike price. Put option holders have the right to sell the specified amount at the strike price.
A condition that is met when a call option's strike price is above the prevailing price for the underlying stock. For example, if stock ABC is trading at $120 and the option's strike price is $125, then the option is out of the money. For a put option, if the strike price is below the current market price of the stock, then the option is out of the money.
A securities market where trades are conducted by phone or computer network directly between dealers rather than on a physical trading floor. All bonds trade over-the-counter, as do unlisted stocks (generally, stocks of smaller companies that do not qualify for listing on an exchange).
When you buy an option, the premium is the amount that you pay to the seller of the option.
A contract that gives the holder the right to sell a particular asset at a specified price at any time prior to the expiration of the option.
A company, usually traded publicly, that raises money from shareholders and invests that money in a portfolio of real estate properties. REITs are modeled after mutual funds, although the tax treatment of REIT income is different.
A statistical technique used to find the mathematical relationship between a dependent variable (such as a company's stock price) and one or more independent variables (such as GDP, income growth, or inflation). Regression analysis is used to predict future values of the dependent variable based on changes in the independent variables.
A price movement in the opposite direction of the previous trend. When a price has gone too far and traders deem the security overbought or oversold, the price may stop rising or falling and move in the opposite direction for a period of time.
A type of IRA in which contributions to the account are not tax-deductible, but qualified withdrawals are completely exempt from federal income tax.
A federal agency whose mission is to protect investors from fraud or other unlawful market activities.
A nonprofit corporation created by Congress in 1970 to protect investors in the United States. SIPC insures the assets in investor accounts (up to certain maximum amounts) at registered brokerage firms in the event of bankruptcy of those firms.
An instruction to a broker to sell a stock at the market price after the security has touched the specified stop price. A sell stop is always placed below the present market price and is usually designed to protect a profit or limit a loss.
The general feeling among investors as to which direction the stock market is heading. If the sentiment is that prices are going up, it is said to be bullish; if the sentiment is toward a downward movement, it is bearish. Investors base sentiment on market activity and movements in the prices of securities.
A situation that occurs when you have sold something you do not own. In commodities, if you enter into a contract to sell a commodity which you don't own with a promise to deliver it at a set price on a future date, then you are short that commodity. In stocks, you are short a stock if you have sold it and borrowed the shares from a broker to deliver to the purchaser, with an obligation to replace the borrowed shares at a future date. Being short means that you're bearish, or negative on the market, and that your goal is to make money when the price of the security or commodity that you choose to short falls in price.
A retirement plan available to small employers and self-employed individuals in which both the employer and employee can contribute to an IRA.
An annuity contract that you purchase from an insurance company with a single upfront payment. An SPIA usually starts making regular monthly payments to you immediately.
You create a straddle when you simultaneously buy a put and a call on the same stock at the same strike price and with the same expiration date.
You build a strangle when you buy a put and a call on the same stock with the same expiration date but at strike prices that are equally out of the money. A strangle costs less than a straddle because both options are out of the money, but you only make a profit if the price of the underlying stock moves dramatically.
The price at which the stock or commodity underlying an option can be purchased (call option) or sold (put option) pursuant to the terms of the contract.
An exchange of streams of payments over time according to specified terms. The most common type is an interest rate swap, in which one party agrees to pay a fixed interest rate on a notional principal amount in return for receiving an adjustable rate from another party.
One-sixteenth of a point.
A price change in a security's trades. If the next trade takes a security up in price, it's an uptick; if it takes the security down, it's a downtick. In futures and options trading, a tick is the minimum change in price, up or down.
The spread between the high and low prices of a security or commodity within a particular period.
Debt obligations of the U.S. government that are secured by its full faith and credit. Treasuries include bills (maturities of less than one year), notes (maturities of 1 to 10 years), and bonds (maturities of more than 10 years).
A statistical measure of the movement of a financial asset's price over time, gauging how fast the price of the asset changes. The price of a highly volatile security can change dramatically over a short period of time. A measure of the volatility of a security relative to the overall market is its beta.
A person who is selling options. Call option writers have the obligation to sell a stipulated quantity of the underlying asset specified in the contract at the specified strike price if the option is exercised by the holder. Put option writers have the obligation to buy the specified amount at the strike price if the option is exercised.


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26 There was also born a son to Shet, and he named him Enosh. Then men began to call on the LORD's name. | 26 Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh. At that time men began to call on the name of the LORD. |
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Ildefonso Falcones is a well-known attorney who lives Barcelona. He found fame when his novel Il Catedral del Mar sold over a million copies and has been #1 on the Spanish bestseller lists for ten months. In Spain, he is often compared to Ken Follett and his book had drawn numerous comparisons to Follett's masterpiece The Pillars of the Earth. Falcones has also been called "the new Dan Brown" by El Mundo. Now, Dutton brings this giant international bestseller to an American audience.


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ARGHHHH!!! I can't believe it is cold again! I love the cold for me, but I hate it for all my plants! The weather reports don't show any freezing temps, but I am worried that I should move everything into the garage!! Are you moving anything? :-/ |
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I'm only moving tender potted annuals that I just planted in smaller pots. The big pots are just going to have to stay where they are, I might throw a towel over them. I still have some tender things in nursery pots that I'll pull in. Everything else will either live or not.. |
- Posted by glitter_and_guns 7 (My Page) on Thu, May 2, 13 at 15:45
I still don't even know how careful to be - I never covered anything when I lived up north - "live or die, it is cold here" was my attitude. This time I brought in everything I could move, and the newly planted things I covered/wrapped. No idea if I overdid it. I just didn't want everything dead. |
The tropical potted plants are in the greenhouse with the door closed, the hardier ones are outside but covered with blankets, and the veggie garden was covered with blankets (edges held down with rocks) last night. Everything else is native/adapted and in the ground and should be OK. At this point, I just want to get a decent-sized bowl full of cherry tomatoes before the heat makes them turn up their toes. I have flowers, but that's it. I picked three good-sized long-red-cayenne peppers yesterday, so I've gotten something! |
The tropicals are in the house and garage. I just didn't want another setback with the bananas. My hubby is a prince :-) It was done before I pulled in from work. |
tx_ag_95, wow I'm impressed that you have pepper already. Do you grow from seeds and when do you start plant the seeds? My pepper plants are still small, but I did start the seeds later than normal this year. |
I think my 2 jalapeño plants are toast. :( They are bent in half like the top half just keeled over. It is possible they could bounce back. I should have slipped the top half of a soda bottle over them. Everything else I've looked at (so far) is fine. |
I started from transplants, I don't have a lot of luck with seeds. But, I do have one that's a volunteer! The first pepper plant I planted may not make it, my stupid cat decided to make a salad of the leaves while it was inside the house. The newer ones are doing fine. They're not real big, but they don't have to be to start producing. Plus, I seem to have more luck growing them than the tomatoes. But not the bell peppers...those don't give me much, and what I do get are tiny. |
Late this afternoon the pepper plants perked up... after I placed a soda bottle top over them for a bit.. they just needed some warmth. I hope everyones stuff perked up and survived this last (hopefully) cold snap. |
I was out of town and everything that I could see when I returned yesterday was okay except for the green beans in my veggie garden. They look a bit "burnt", so the jury is still out on them, but my tropicals breezed through without any damage. BTW, how cold did it get??? |
Lowest that I saw was 39 |
Thanks, Pam !!! |
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Muskego High School Alumni
Michael L. Kreuser Class of 1968 |
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Patti Robb Class of 1970 |
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Alumni from Muskego HS can use this site to get in touch with old friends from their high school in WI. We also encourage you to keep up to date on news and reconnect with lost friends. You can also find out what other graduates are doing now, share memories with other alumn, upload pictures from Muskego High and find other alumni.


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Weed management:
Weeds cause more yield losses in rice field than any other pests. Transplanted crop is affected less by weeds than direct sowing method. Weed management is very important component in rice production. Weeds grow vigorously and compete for resources. The crop weed competition varies with the type of rice culture, variety, cultural practices, like plant density, fertilizer, application, land preparation, time and method of planting, water management etc. Weeds can reduce rice yield varying from 20 to 80 per cent if not controlled even at early stage. However, crop damage is depending upon the intensity of weeds and cultural practices adopted by the farmers. Weeds of the rice fields are grouped into three categories such as grassy, sedge and broad leaved weeds .Among different weed species, grassy weeds like Echinochloa, Digiteria, Paspalum, Ichochaemum rugosum, Dactyloctenium are predominant in rice field. Sedges are also huge in number and emerge even in the late stage of crop growth. Sedge weeds are difficult to control with chemicals and hand pulling. Among sedges, Cyperus, Fimbristylis, Scirpus species are most problematic weeds. They grow with seeds as well as through vegetative plant organs. Summer ploughing gives good results for the control of these weeds. Problem of broad leaved weed is comparatively less and can be controlled by manual weeding. The common broad leaved weeds are Commelina benghalensis, Casulia axillaris, Celosia, Amaranthus, Ludwigia octovalvis, Eclipta, Ageratum conyzoides, Trianthema portulacastrum.


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Format | Children's television series |
Created by | Doug TenNapel |
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Wayne Knight Rob Paulsen Kevin McDonald Maurice LaMarche Liliana Mumy John DiMaggio |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 20 (List of episodes) |
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Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company(s) | Nickelodeon Animation Studios |
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Original channel | Nickelodeon |
Original run | July 9, 2005 | – February 10, 2007
Catscratch was a Nicktoon created by Doug TenNapel airing on Nickelodeon in 2005. It is a light-hearted adaptation of TenNapel's graphic novel, Gear. The series features music composed by longtime TenNapel collaborator, Terry Scott Taylor.
[show]Show Summary
Mr. Blik, Gordon and Waffle were raised in a mansion by Mrs. Edna Cramdilly who left them her house and her fortune when she died. The brothers live a life of freedom, adventure, and usually one of total mayhem. They are served by a Butler named Hovis who often assists them on their many adventures.Characters
Main Article: List of Catscratch characters
Blik is a greedy black cat and a total jerk. He has a little bit of heart for Waffle, as seen in To the moon. He cries for Waffle as they fly back to earth and leave him behind.He is the only one who is smart, but greedy.
Waffle is a mau and a innocent idiot. He is one of the only characters of the show that care for others apart from him. He has a newt called gomez.Waffles personality is perky,but dumb. Waffle's real name is probally Wallace.
Gordon is a orange & white cat. He is very selfless. He has a Scottish accent and claims to be part of the Highland Quint Clan. He is addictive to food and makes tradditional sottish meals that other people usauly despise. He has a low singing voice that irritates his elder brother,Mr Blik.
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Confirmed by an e-mail from Doug Tennapel, there are a few 2 page Catscratch comics in the works for Nick Magazine. The first one appeared in the December/January 2006 issue.
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Characters | Mr. Blik • Waffle • Gordon • Katilda • Hovis |
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In its second year, the Winter Fest Mountain Bike Race at Chestnut Ridge Park is sure to be hit once again. The fact that most of the course is visible from the top near the casino will make this a great event to watch. The race will be on a short-track course a little over a mile in length, with the first part going down the sledding hill. COURSE MAP REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! RACE DETAILS: Race day is set for Sunday January 27th. There will be a long and short race to be run separate from each other with the short race first. The short race will be 20 minutes long, the long race will be 40 minutes long. The short race will begin at 1pm sharp and the long race will begin by 1:40pm. REGISTRATION DETAILS: Day of registration will be located at a table just inside the casino. Registration will open at 11:30am closing promptly at 12:45pm to get ready for the short race start at 1pm. $17 for one race and $22 for both. There will be a racers' meeting at 12:50pm just before the start of the first race. No pre-riding the course on race day. Preregistration is available at the Webscorer link below.
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Anyone had any experience with the cassettes? Seriously looking at mini splits (Mitsubishi is better represented in San Antonio) for new construction. We are fine with the wall units, but might consider the cassettes if performance is the same.
2nd ? - If I have a unit in the master BR that is sized to handle an area consisting of the MBR & Master bath will that be adequate or will I need a unit in the bath? |
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Check the manufacturer data, but I think that you will find that anything but the high wall units are less efficient. Have you looked at the small air handlers for the MRr/bath combo? They take short ducts to condition more than one room. You would need a very large bath to install a separate unit. You could use a jump duct to move air from the bedroom to the bath. |
We have two ceiling cassettes and three wall units. The ceiling cassettes are very efficient. We use one to cool our main open floorplan and one to cool the master bedroom. We have a separate wall unit in the master bath. I'm really glad we have it because our bath is on the south side of the house and had two sky lights so gets tremendous thermal gain. If you leave the doors open between your bath and bedroom then it may be OK if your bath doesn't get alot of thermal gain. Also if you can position the unit so it throws air into both rooms that will help. You can look at the specs. for the various units to check the efficiency, noise etc. I couldn't find anyone to install the units with the ducting to different rooms. I think that is a good solution for smaller rooms and would have liked to do that. The ducted ones are less efficient because the ducts run though unconditioned attic space in most instances so they loose some of their cooling. Be sure to position the one in the bedroom so it does not blow air onto your head while you sleep. We had to close off one of the ducts in our ceiling cassette because of this. |
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Thanks - I'll probably just go with the standard setup. Wife doesn't mind the unit high on the wall & if we move it will be into an assisted living home so I won't care if there's a small financial hit because of 'perceptions'. (I perceive my energy bill being lower & that trumps ascetics). |
The only place I don't like the high wall unit is in our dining room, the smallest room. It is obtrusive in there. I was surprised to find that the Mitsubishi 6000 and 9000 BTU have the same size case. It seems like they should be able to make the 6000 smaller. Other manufacturers may be smaller. Pay attention to the controls from different manufacturers. I think that others may be more flexible than Mitsu. There is not a true set-back. I can set on and off times, but not a setback. I like to sleep cool and have the room warm when my feet hit the floor and that can not be done. There is no hard-wired thermostat that can be use with the residential Mitsu systems. Others may be able to do that, but at an added cost. |
---> mic111 Did you run into any issues installing the ceiling cassettes since they range from 33"-37" square and joists are 16"-24" on center and joists would have to be cut to make the opening? |
Yes, indeed we did. Our first contractor cut the joists and did not properly brace them. They started to sag and the drywall started to crack. I had the city inspector out and fired the contractor. I hired a civil engineer to inspect and brace and provide letter that all was good. The bracing was actually pretty simple. I forget the terms and such now but there are some clips they used and cross braced the cut joists to the ones next to them. I have an uncle who does construction so he told me what was the right thing to have done. I also had the city inspector give me his opinion and there was a second type of bracing he thought would be OK. Also simple. It was to run a second beam parallel to the cut one and attach the two together. We only needed a couple of extra inches. Also you can't cut anything if you have an engineered truss system. Ours wasn't so was OK to cut. So far no problems with what they did cut. Then second contractor installed the units. However they didn't do the drainage properly so one of the drain lines froze and broke, putting water this year into our ceiling and swelling a beam over our door. Luckily we caught it very quickly so we have a small amount of water damage to the drywall. The door beam seems to have dried out. The water drain system in that attic is now good. The other attic I'm keeping an eye on. I'm not sure it was done properly and have had no response from the contractor for what was used. We used the Fujitsu compact ceiling cassette which is smaller than most. I had hoped we wouldn't have to cut any joists but unfortunately we did. In hindsight since we had to cut anyways maybe I should have picked a larger product for our main area. It keeps in down to 74 when it is 100 or more out but no lower than 74. It is 18K BTU. On days that are less hot it could probably go lower but I start to get too cold so haven't ever set it lower than 70. We have the 12K BTU in our bedroom and that is a bit of overkill so probably could have gone with the 9K BTU there. As far as I can tell for our area contractors don't know how to install these systems or are simply incapable of following the instructions in the installation manual. Other than that they are great systems. I can turn everything off at night except the bedroom. I could actually only run the one for the room I'm in if I wanted to but I tend to cool most of the house off during the day and then turn it off at night. For the ceiling cassette in the bedroom we placed it at the foot of our bed. However even then the air from it is too strong so we had to close off the vent that goes over the bed. It is now a 3 way ceiling cassette and still does an almost overkill job cooling the bedroom. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Fujitsu compact cassette
It is unfortunate that contractors will not...or can not read directions. The cassette has specific instructions for suspending the units. Drain specs are very clear as well. I prefer the high wall units just for accessibility of cleaning the air filters. Some say they are ugly. My feeling is that once you see how well they work, the longer you live with them, the better looking they become. The top manuf of mshp units offer regular and free training for contractors. Ask which manuf's the contractors have attended training on. |
It is unfortunate that contractors will not...or can not read directions. The cassette has specific instructions for suspending the units. Drain specs are very clear as well. I prefer the high wall units just for accessibility of cleaning the air filters. Some say they are ugly. My feeling is that once you see how well they work, the longer you live with them, the better looking they become. The top manuf of mshp units offer regular and free training for contractors. Ask which manuf's the contractors have attended training on. |
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Marlborough High School's early-college program, called STEM, integrates project-based learning and problem-solving for real-world applications across all subjects. Marlborough is the first of six school districts in Massachusetts to implement the STEM program. As part of it, juniors and seniors can take up to 16 college credits at Framingham State University.
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