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Five days remain in the hunt for candidates to fill the Junior Achievement of the Ocoee Region leadership vacancy created by the December resignation of Tracie McCartney, president.
Deadline for applications is Friday, according to Rick Platz, JA board chairman.
The longtime JA volunteer — whose roles with the local nonprofit have ranged from classroom instructor to board member and now the chairmanship — said he is uncertain of the number of applications that will be received by week's end. However, he pointed out the JA presidency is a post that could appeal to any number of area residents.
As Platz pointed out almost two years ago with the retirement of veteran JA president Sandy Moore, the position could legitimately appeal to retirees who want to remain active in their community; or, it could attract education or business leaders who want a change in scenery.
Another group of applicants might include civic-minded workers who have a soft spot in their hearts for nonprofit work. The role could also appeal to nonprofit veterans who are looking to move from a current affiliation to a new one, as well as to nonprofit staff members who see the JA presidency as a vertical move in their careers.
Prior to joining JA some 1 1/2 years ago, McCartney had served in positions with March of Dimes and the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
According to Platz, the talented McCartney — whose career path also included TV news production — resigned to allow her to care for her newborn infant. Otherwise, she might still be in the president position, he said.
"We hope to find a person as well qualified as our past two presidents," Platz said of McCartney and Moore. "We've just relocated our office to a building on the campus at Cleveland State Community College, and this is a great opportunity to start a new chapter in our history."
JA moved its offices from Cleveland High School late last year. The nonprofit is now housed in CSCC's former Security building on Adkisson Drive. The relocation not only gave JA its own facility, it launched a new partnership with the local community college that will take advantage of natural synergies.
The local affiliate of Junior Achievement partners with school systems in the immediate five-county area of Southeast Tennessee. These include Bradley, McMinn, Monroe, Meigs and Polk counties. JA's classroom instructors, who provide supplemental instruction with existing school curriculum, are mostly unpaid volunteers.
This is one of the strengths to the nonprofit's partnership with the local college. JA relies heavily on volunteers and CSCC is a sizeable resource for these unpaid workers. The field of opportunity includes CSCC faculty, staff and the student body.
Additionally, JA and CSCC are reaching out to common audiences. Cleveland State continues to expand its presence in workplace readiness and technology, and JA's core objectives include workforce readiness, financial literacy and entrepreneurship. Above all, JA teaches students personal accountability. The CSCC campus also houses the Small Business Development Center and the Business Incubator, both of which share much in common with the JA mission.
Platz said the JA dream would be to recruit a new president with the kind of dedication, talent and vision that McCartney and Moore displayed.
The position also includes a big dose of fundraising. For this reason, candidates who have CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executive) would be suited for the JA role, he explained.
"The ideal candidate will have a strong commitment to economic education and have a demonstrated record of success in foundation and special-event fundraising, as well as strong leadership, interpersonal and communications skills," Platz explained.
The position includes a broad set of responsibilities such as board development, volunteer recruitment, staff management, strategic planning, financial oversight and management. A bachelor's degree and a minimum of five years of combined business and/or nonprofit leadership is required.
Applicants should mail, email or fax a resume, cover letter and salary requirements no later than Friday, Jan. 31. Information mailed should be sent to: President Hiring (Cleveland TN), One Education Way, Colorado Springs CO 80906.
The fax number is 719-540-6172.
The email address is firstname.lastname@example.com. The subject line should be tagged as "Cleveland, TN."
Now that the JA office has moved to its new CSCC campus location, the telephone and fax numbers have changed. The nonprofit's new phone number is 423-614-8777. The new [local] fax number is 423-614-8778.
JA of the Ocoee Region was chartered locally in 1965 as Junior Achievement of Bradley & McMinn Counties. The service territories of Monroe, Meigs and Polk counties were added later.
One of the original founders and corporate backers of the local JA operation was Skeet Rymer, president and owner of the former Magic Chef Company. Magic Chef's predecessors in name had been Dixie Foundry and later Dixie Products. Magic Chef merged with the former Maytag Company in 1986, and the local plant became known as Maytag Cleveland Cooking Products. Maytag had also acquired the former Hardwick Stove Company in 1982. In March 2006, the Whirlpool Corporation purchased the former Maytag Corporation. The local manufacturing facility, which is now located in a new $200 million plant on Benton Pike, is called Whirlpool Cleveland Division.
Moore, who remembered Magic Chef's early affiliation with Junior Achievement, often credited the Cleveland-based company with being the roots of the local JA operation.
Each year, JA of the Ocoee Region reaches out to more than 4,000 students in grades K-12.
Nationally, JA reaches more than 4.2 million students per year in more than 120 markets across the U.S. An additional 10.6 million students are served globally in 117 countries by JA Worldwide.


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Know Your Lore: The curious dissonance of Alliance leveling {WoW}
Apr 2nd 2012 4:51AM Yeah sure. I'll believe it when I see it. I thought that was the promise for Cataclysm tho...
100,000 beta invites on their way for Annual Pass subscribers {WoW}
Mar 30th 2012 11:47AM @Philster043
You're not the only one that signed up mainly for the horse and that you get a free game out of doing something you were going to do anyways. I have low monthly caps on my internet (like 5GB a month) and no way can I download the beta client without going to someone's house to get it. So I hope someone else gets my beta invite.
Pandaren shaman totems revealed {WoW}
Mar 29th 2012 12:35PM Awww but I love my draenei totems. There shouldn't be too much done to them. They're like night lights sometimes. :) Also I like how minimalist they are.
The Queue: I need to read more {WoW}
Mar 28th 2012 2:58PM Invincible's reins are still there. It's just now a 1% chance drop rate on 25man heroic LK.
They did remove some achievement/mounts before Cataclysm though because of how easy the new expansion it would make the achievement. Like Undying from Naxx, Tribute to Insanity and it's mounts from ToGC, and stuff like that.
Got this from MMO-Champ:
* The Undying is now a Feat of Strength.
* The Immortal is now a Feat of Strength.
* He Feeds On Your Tears (10 player) is now a Feat of Strength.
* He Feeds On Your Tears (25 player) is now a Feat of Strength.
* Champion of Ulduar is now a Feat of Strength.
* Conqueror of Ulduar is now a Feat of Strength.
* A Tribute to Skill (10 player) is now a Feat of Strength.
* A Tribute to Mad Skill (10 player) is now a Feat of Strength.
* A Tribute to Insanity (10 player) is now a Feat of Strength.
* A Tribute to Dedicated Insanity is now a Feat of Strength.
* A Tribute to Skill (25 player) is now a Feat of Strength.
* A Tribute to Mad Skill (25 player) is now a Feat of Strength.
* A Tribute to Insanity (25 player) is now a Feat of Strength.
The Queue: Written pandaren {WoW}
Mar 20th 2012 1:48PM I second that! My hunter has managed to get some spirit beasts cause my guildies saw them when I was on alts/away from the area/and whatnot. They summoned me over for me to tame them.
Not only that we use it for rares for any of the achievements, help on any of the ring of blood quests, raid summoning, dungeon summoning, and so on! We even summoned to the middle of nowhere Feralas to do a jumping competition. We would not have had half the turnout if they had to fly there.
Someone was complaining about level 1's in Dalaran cause of Have Group, Will Travel? That was happening in Wrath without Have Group, Will Travel. There's nothing new about that one. You grabbed a warlock, a stranger off the street to help summon, and poof, your level 1 alt was in Dalaran. That was probably happening in Shattrath when it was the city to hang out in.
I hope the spell stays in game in some form. It's been incredibly useful.
How to fix professions for Mists of Pandaria: An open letter to Blizzard {WoW}
Mar 12th 2012 4:06PM I wouldn't mind patterns that were lost to Cataclysm like Blacksmithing's Armorsmith and Weaponsmith patterns to be learnable again.
Also, some of the leveling items for profs should give more than one skill up. There are lots of patterns with hideous mat requirements that only give one skill up. You don't really see the more than one skillup point system till the Wrath section I think.
I'm hearing LW is a complete pain to skill up below 300. I got lucky that I had the mats stashed away, but new players aren't so lucky.
And yes, Books of Glyph Mastery need to be either a daily research, bought with inks or something. They're going for ~500g on my server.
Hi, my name is Anne and I'm addicted to transmogrification {WoW}
Mar 2nd 2012 11:59AM I put in a ticket to try to get a quest reward back that I had deleted before transmog. The response was that they do not refund quest rewards, or do swaps. Unfortunately that was the only pair of a quest shoulders that had the color version but there luckily was a similar shoulders in another zone that had colors that would work.
The Queue: Blame Alex {WoW}
Feb 29th 2012 2:33PM They used to give the quests to go to Blackfathom Depths. But the quest givers are inside the instance now so they probably don't send you there anymore. Other than that, I have no idea why they have a building in Darnassus.
Transmogrifying an homage to Bolvar Fordragon {WoW}
Feb 16th 2012 7:13PM Enchanted Thorium leggings are the same. All three are Armorsmith patterns no longer able to be learned in Cataclysm.
(Let's see if this comment goes through. The other two didn't.)
Patch 4.3 hotfixes for Feb. 7, 2012 {WoW}
Feb 8th 2012 1:02AM I wonder if Razorhill's elder will be shifted a bit away from the wyverns. Those things hurt.
Vendetta Point's elder is close to the FP but not that close so I don't aggro those versus the Razorhill elder.


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The Arts Community of Easton is proud to present the 19th Annual Riverside Festival of the Arts, a two day outdoor event featuring fine artists, crafts people, musicians and authors.
Since 1996, the Riverside Festival has grown to include both Riverside Park and Scott Park in Historic Downtown Easton along the scenic Delaware and Lehigh Riverbanks. Each year is growing, with over 70 artist and artisan exhibitors competing in a juried Fine Art and Fine Craft competition for recognition and cash prizes. Live music will be performed in the Dell at Scott Park all weekend long; author readings will be scheduled for the Amphitheatre in Riverside Park. The ever-popular Plein Air art contest will be back again this year along with artist workshops, displays and demonstrations. Once again, there will be a Children's area, featuring art activities and "give-aways", courtesy of one of our major sponsors, Crayola. Vendors will be on-site to provide food items, sweets and beverages.
Calling all Volunteers, We could use some help! Especially on Sat when we help artists unload their cars and get to their spots: email@example.com <— send us your contact info if you would like to help – fun people / cool to help your community!
Check out our website to find opportunities to exhibit – perform – make art – sponsor – volunteer – or simply come down to immerse yourself in a beautiful creative weekend along Easton's scenic riverside.


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Fun Assignment
Ask your class to "tweet their autobiography". It's much harder than it sounds, and requires critical thinking, editing skills and concentration to write an autobiography in 140 characters or less. Besides, it's fun!
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This is an interesting project. I teach Japanese, but they cannot tweet in Japanese (yet, at this point). I would have them do something similar but limit the # of characters to 140, just like twitter rule
There are some great ideas out there for teaching foreign language using Twitter or cell phones. I've attached a link with some ideas. The ability to tweet in Japanese isn't available yet, but I'm sure it's on the way; Twitter is adding languages fairly quickly. One idea is for you to post Japanese in your class and have the students text you the English translation. Lots more ideas on the attached link! Thanks for the comment.
http://www.avatarlanguages.com/teaching/twitter.php -
Liz, thank you for posting that link. I think my students would absolutely love doing something like this. It would also be a great way to do a quick, universal comprehension check.


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from Kanye West (Ft. Frank Ocean) – New Slaves Lyrics on Genius
His designs are so good, they look as if he had help from designing experts, although he actually did a lot of it himself. Everything he's touched in fashion has had great success, including the Nike Air Yeezy 2 sneakers, which were the most coveted release of 2012. Additionally, after his latest stroke of fashion genius, the $6,000 pair of Giuseppe Zanotti heels, he's most likely going to make the Paris news again.
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In the nearly 13 years since she died, Aaliyah has gone from a well-established young R&B star with big pop potential to a full-blown icon whose appeal extends across every conceivable genre line. While there have been a number of attempts to bottle and sell her posthumous superstardom, few have actually made it into fans' hands. (The world may never know if the album-length tribute/collaboration that Drake had planned at one point would have been brilliant or just ghoulish.)
Last year Wall Street Journal editor Christopher John Farley published a slim biography of the singer called Aaliyah: More Than a Woman, which Brown Sugar writer Michael Elliot and director Bradley Walsh (who previously helmed the Flashdance sorta-remake Turn the Beat Around) are now adapting into a biopic for Lifetime. While R&B fans may not be familiar with Elliot and Walsh, they should be well-acquainted with 17-year-old Zendaya Coleman, who's signed on to play the lead role. READ FULL STORY


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- Aiken, Joan.
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase. 2000.
Youth Fiction AIK - Bonnie lives in the English countryside on a beautiful old estate called Willoughby Chase. When her parents go away on a long trip, Bonnie's father hires a nanny to care for her and her cousin Sylvia. At first, Miss Slighcarp seems a little strange. But soon, the girls discover that she is out to take over the estate and everything in it. And they are completely under her control – or are they?
- Alexander, Lloyd. The Illyrian Adventure. 1986.
Youth Fiction ALE - Follow young Vesper Holly as she sets out to prove the legend of Illyria -- and in the process gets involved in a search for treasure, an attempted revolution, and a conspiracy to murder! When she prevents a war, Vesper ultimately finds an important piece of history.
- Almond, David. Heaven Eyes. 2000. *
Youth Fiction ALM - When they escape from their orphanage on a raft, young Erin, January, and Mouse float into a strange, other-worldly place of abandoned warehouses and factories. There they find Heaven Eyes, a dreamy childlike creature with webbed fingers, who speaks in a strange language that sounds like music. Join the children -- in their surreal existence -- where facts, dreams, memories, and the imagination all blend together to help them construct their own stories in order to survive.
- Arnosky, Jack. The Pirates of Crocodile Swamp. 2009
Youth Fiction ARN - Jack and Sandy's parents are divorced, and they live with their mom in Pennsylvania. One day, their father picks them up and begins to drive. He doesn't stop until he gets to the Florida Keys. Afraid of living with their troubled dad, the boys decide to gather supplies and escape into the crocodile-infested Florida swamps. How will they survive?
- Avi. Beyond the Western Sea (includes Book One: The Escape
from Home and Book Two: Lord Kirkle's Money). 1996. *
Youth Fiction AVI - It is 1851 and life in Ireland is awful. Twelve-year-old Patrick and his older sister Maura abandon their Irish home to escape poverty, famine, and disease. Fate brings them together with 11-year-old Laurence, who is penniless and confused after running away from his wealthy home in London in a fit of rage. The threesome joins forces to flee the country. Once aboard the Robert Peel on their way to America, they find themselves crowded in wretched shipboard conditions where they come face-to-face with illness and death and conniving and shady characters. Their adventure is not over once they reach land, as they soon find out that their future in America is fraught with danger and crises.
- Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker. Halfway to the Sky. 2002.
Youth Ficton BRA - Sad and angry after her brother's death, Dani runs away from home, determined to hike the Appalachian Trail alone. Dani's parents are experienced hikers, and so is she. But a 12-year-old girl can't hike a 2000-mile wilderness trail by herself – or can she?
- Creech, Sharon. The Wanderer. 2000. *
Youth Fiction CRE - To cross the ocean on a 45-foot sailboat; what an opportunity! When her three uncles and two male cousins decide to make the trip from Connecticut to England, Sophie begs to go along. Her story chronicles not only her adventures at sea, but also her adventures within -- toward a past too painful to mention.
- Durbin, William. The Broken Blade. 1997.
Youth Fiction DUR - Imagine being 13 years old and going on a 2,400 mile trek from Montreal to Lake Superior in a birch bark canoe! This is what happens to Pierre when his father is injured and someone must work to feed the family. Follow Pierre as he signs on as a voyageur -- for twelve weeks of heavy paddling and high adventure.
- Fleischman, Sid. Bandit's Moon. 1998. *
Youth Fiction FLE - What do you get when you combine an injured young girl with a bandit who can't read? When Annyrose Smith is swept off with the bandits (who think she's a boy) during the California Gold Rush, you get an action-packed tale -- complete with thievery, murder, thundering horse hooves, and reading lessons for the bandit!
- George, Jean Craighead. Julie of the Wolves. 1972. *
Youth Fiction GEO - When Julie becomes lost in the Alaskan tundra, how will she survive? She makes friends with a pack of wolves and comes to depend on them as well as herself for her survival.
- Hoobler, Dorothy and Hoobler, Thomas. The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn. 1999.
Youth Fiction HOO - Seikei is the son of a tea merchant -- but he longs to be a samurai. When he travels the Tokaido Road with his father, he becomes embroiled in a series of strange and mysterious adventures, which take him from the Kabuki Theater to the Shogun's palace -- and beyond.
- Horowitz, Anthony. The Devil and His Boy. 2000.
Youth Fiction HOR - Tom has a miserable life working at The Pig's Head Inn. When someone appears who changes his life, it seems like a miracle until Tom ends up alone in Elizabethan London. When Tom meets a group of actors and helps them put on a play, does he know that the play has a dangerous purpose? Does Tom know just how much danger he is in?
- Hunt, Laura Jones. The Abernathy Boys. 2004.
Youth Fiction HUN - What if your parents let you and your 5-year-old brother ride from Oklahoma to Santa Fe, New Mexico -- and back -- by yourselves? That's what happens to young Bud Abernathy, age 9, and his brother Temple -- who encounter a boatload of troubles, including rattlesnakes, scorpions, wolves, dust storms, and outlaws as they set out on horseback across the Old West.
- Lawrence, Iain. The Wreckers. 1998. *
Youth Fiction LAW - As he sets sail aboard one of his father's merchant ships, John Spenser falls in love with life at sea. When the ship encounters a massive storm and is washed onto a beach, John learns that an entire town makes its living by luring ships close to the lethal coastal rocks and then plundering the remains. John must battle the elements, escape from the wreckers, and search for his father, who is lost in the shipwreck.
- Morgan, Clay. The Boy Who Spoke Dog. 2003.
Youth Fiction MOR - If you're a dog lover, this survival story is for you. When a nineteenth-century merchant schooner is capsized in a powerful storm off New Zealand, the young cabin boy is the sole survivor. Washed ashore on a remote island, Jack thinks he is alone, until he discovers the island's other inhabitants – dogs!
- Morpurgo, Michael. Kensuke's Kingdom. 2003.
Youth Fiction MOR - Eleven-year-old Michael's parents realize their life-long dream of buying a yacht with their savings and sailing around the world. One night in the South Pacific, Michael and the family's dog Stella are swept overboard while his parents sleep. The next morning, he finds himself on the beach of a remote island, with no memory of how he got there. The island seems uninhabitable: full of thick, choking jungle and swarms of mosquitoes, with no sign of fresh water or food. Then Michael discovers that he is not alone.
- Myers, Edward. Climb or Die. 1994.
Youth Fiction MYE - A car crash on a snowy Colorado mountain road which injures both of their parents forces Danielle and Jake not only to make choices, but also to overcome the difficulties they have with each other. When they decide to climb to the top of Mount Remington rather than go back the way they came, their survival is at stake.
- Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet. 1987. *
Youth Fiction PAU - Brian is a 13-year-old boy from New York City who is being flown in a small plane to meet his father, an engineer working in the oil fields of Canada. During the flight the pilot suffers a heart attack and the plane goes into a nose dive over the Canadian wilderness. Want to find out what happens next? Pick up this page-turner!
- Rubalcaba, Jill. The Wadjet Eye. 2000.
Youth Fiction RUB - It is Egypt in the time of the Roman Empire and young Damon, a medical student, weeps for his dead mother. Together with a friend he sets out for Spain to find his father. Along the way, Damon and Artemas have too many adventures to count -- but the horrors of the Circus Maximus, the amputations in the bloody battlefield hospital, and Damon's mummification of his mother's body all come gruesomely to life.
- Smith, Roland. Sasquatch. 1998.
Youth Fiction SMI - Is Sasquatch only a legend -- or do they really exist? When Mount St. Helens is about to erupt, Dylan is sure that he's seen a real Sasquatch. As the mountain rumbles and roars, Dylan goes on a harrowing adventure to save the huge creature.
- Springer, Nancy. Rowan Hood: Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest. 2001. *
Youth Fiction SPR - When her mother is murdered, Rosemary searches for her father -- the legendary Robin Hood. Disguised as the boy Rowan, she sets off on a perilous journey to Sherwood Forest, accompanied by Tykell (an animal that is part wolf and part dog) and Ettarde (a princess-on-the-run). Robin Hood is captured by the authorities when he goes to town, and Rowan and her companions must save him.
- Trueman, Terry. Hurricane. 2008. *
Youth Fiction TRU - What's it like to be in a hurricane? Thirteen-year-old Jose finds out when Hurricane Mitch hits his small village in Honduras in 1998. With his father away from home, Jose takes on the task of protecting his mom and younger sister and brother during and after the violent storm. Read about the incredible destruction caused by Hurricane Mitch, and how one brave boy struggles to keep his family safe.


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So I've been waiting for a dry day or two to put down Scotts step 2 of the 4 step program. Yesterday was a decent day and I saw there was no rain until this evening - over the recommended 24hr period. So, I sprinkled the lawn to get it wet so the weed killer would stick and laid it down. Well, after a little bit of normal rain this afternoon, we got hit with a MONSOON of rain! Somewhere in the area of 1.5-2in. in a short period. More random storms over the next day or so..
Did everything get watered in or just washed away? I was not home to see what the yard looked like, but it's mainly flat with maybe a very slight grade towards a front ditch. ...worried I just wasted my second step. I know as far as weed control I can always do something additional, but don't want to use more fert not knowing. |
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- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Fri, May 27, 11 at 0:36
Missing the late spring app of fert is not a calamity. You got some. I would be very hesitant to reapply. Fall is when grass should be fertilized anyway. If you really want to do something, you could try organic fertilizer. It has no interactions with the chemical fertilizer, does not wash away, and can be used over and over with no harm. |
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Just enjoy them and they will take off. Don't go trying to use "Coral Booster" or you run the risk of creating cascading water quality issues.


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Hello...I have red bugs eating my lily leaves...they look something like lady bugs but skinnier and all red with a black head....what is a good thing to use to get rid of them? |
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- Posted by diane_v_44 (My Page) on Sat, Jun 3, 06 at 22:08
Hello My experience with the red lily bug was very troublesome I lived in Ballantrae Ontario, until two years ago and had a fabulous garden of perenials including many lilies. The first year I had a mild attack of the red lily bug. Dilligently sprayed and sQuished the bugs all summer. In the fall I made sure the lily bed was free of debris and thought I would be okay I had large Gardens and did not have time to keep an eye all summer on the lily bugs, but in no time the plants above ground was mostly finished and what blooms I had where marked by the bugs. I noticed though that in mixed flower beds, of various perenials the lily bugs did not bother the plants. Only in the bed that was soley lilies. I am now living in Alliston Ontario and have a number of lilies here mixed in a new perenial bed. No sign of any yet. Not last year nor, although it is early, this year. I am watchfull of them They as well attack Fritlarias (sp) |
- Posted by trillium15 z6a Ontario (My Page) on Mon, Jul 3, 06 at 16:51
dllfb - these are Red Lily Beetles. My mother has them at her place in Oshawa. The slimy stuff you find in the crook of the stem and leaves is their feces actually. They lay their eggs in the feces to prevent birds from eating the larvae. They also overwinter in the stalks so it's important to cut down the stalks after they're done flowering. Neem Oil has been recommended as a non insecticide option, however these don't really seem to do much to them and will only kill about 20%. We find them 'mating' all over the plants. They are only interested in Asiatics and Orientals so your daylilies are safe. You can go across to the US and buy Bayer Rose and Garden Spray. It's legal in Canada but isn't sold anywhere here. It contains Imiclopridil (I think that's how it's spelled). It's the active ingredient in Heartworm meds for pets. It will not only kill the beetles on the spot but until it rains, it will leave a clear residue on the plants that you spray killing all future tresspassers. It is safe to use near almost all other plants as my mother can attest to a variety of flowers that still flourish even after spraying the lillies. Hope this helps! |
- Posted by durgandurgan 5 (My Page) on Mon, Jul 3, 06 at 18:42
http://xrl.us/nuoi 2 July 2006 more lily blooms. No sign of the little red bug, I sure hope it stays away, since this is my first year growing the lilies. I put a lot of effort in making the raised bed, due to poor surface water drainage, which has now been corrected. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Pictures of my Lily bed
- Posted by organic_natalie 5a (My Page) on Sat, Apr 26, 08 at 11:20
Arrrg, these destructive little devils do quite a number on lilies, but please don't travel to the states for chemicals that are banned in Canada, that's irresponsible gardening in my opinion. I have had good luck with a mixture of dish washing liquid soap and water in a spray bottle, definitely kills the larvae. Leaves a nasty taste on the leaves to discourage the breeders. Squishing adults always helps too. I like the advice of diane_v_44, I will try to not segregate my lilies this year. |
- Posted by Marie from CT 6(firstname.lastname@example.com) onMon, Apr 4, 11 at 15:02
Last year I had a horrible time with these critters! I was away for a week and left gorgeous gardens....came home and found the lillies were close to non-existent! HUGE holes that left petals that looked like feathers....all eaten away. I did the horrid 'squish' method.....and fiendishly felt great every time I got one! However...they work fast...and I was never able to keep them away for the whole season. I was surprised to learn from posting on this site that they only like the oriental lilies.....and I'll move what I have to one area with nothing else around and see how that works! I have loads of day lillies and this makes me happy! Any suggestions to get them NOW....when I see little leaves popping throgh the remaining snow...would be most welcome! |
Hi Marie You will have to keep up the squishy thing..You may also try to run your hand up the plant from the bottom first.Look at the under side of the leaf for red spots..they are the eggs.Squish them also.Less eggs fewer lily beetles...You may also try to clear the area around the base of the plant and till it a bit,but not to much. Good luck Diggy |
- Posted by Robin(firstname.lastname@example.com) onWed, May 25, 11 at 15:13
I've gotten an infestation of these red bugs and I have discovered that spraying them using a mixture of dish soap and garlic not only kills them but also washes the eggs off of my lillies. Some of these bugs seem to withstand my homemade mixture but I keep at it and we will have to see if I can win the battle.So far its really helping. (Mixture-in a large pot boil several cloves of garlic until garlic is mushy, cool then strain water( so garlic won't clog your sprayer). Then add several drops of dish soap to garlic water.Make sure you spray both sides of leaves as well as on the bugs themselves. Hope this helps. |
- Posted by Criss(email@example.com) onSat, May 28, 11 at 18:54
I've planted some marigolds around my lilies and the bug seem to have vanished... I've often heard that bugs dislike this flower ! |
- Posted by Tamara 5(firstname.lastname@example.com) onFri, Jul 1, 11 at 1:07
This is my first experience with day lilies. They grow outside the condo I just purchased. Unfortunately, I did not recognize them at first and now my DAY LILIES look like they have grown red clumps all over. Day Lilies are not immune in Michigan! |
- Posted by Jeangarden none (My Page) on Sat, Jul 9, 11 at 9:24
I also avoid pesticides, as I have a dog and young children. I read online that someone noticed her lilies that were planted near turtle heads were left alone, but the lilies elsewhere in her garden were attacked by these annoying beetles. I'm going to try a combination of planting a couple turtle heads as well as spraying with a mixture of dish soap and water. |
the black legs and head make Red Lily Beetles very striking in appearance, but these little beasts are very destructive to bulbous plants and in particular Lilium such as Turk's cap lilies, Asiatic lilies, Oriental lilies and Tiger lilies also some Fritillaria species. As with most destructive invertebrates it is the larval stage that does most on the damage. |
The danger with the products like Bayer is that they will kill off beneficial insects & arthropods as well. To minimize the deathtoll on beneies spray in the late evening or very early morning if you must use it. Neem will not generally kill off the adults, nor is it meant to though it will act as a deterent for the adults. The compounds in the Neem is primarily active against the larvae. Ingesting the compounds interferes with the larvae or nymphs of insect pests ability to molt properly resulting in their death or inability to reach their sexually mature adult stage. |
- Posted by diane_v_44 Z6 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 1, 11 at 22:16
Another summer fighting these bugs. I have just about decided to dig up the bulbs and not grow them next year Just is to much effort when there is so much else to do in the garden And I am getting older. What I have been thinking I might try, as a last resort, is dig up the bulbs, a little later in August perhaps, (I have been stripping all the leaves off the stems, now trying to rid myself of this problem) It doesn't work though But I was thinking that I might dig up some of my best lilies, and I have some beuties, my favourite is Casablanca, but |
All my lilies are gone, eaten away ... except the ones planted in the midst of a hosta bed and a bunch of lilies planted beside a cedar edge and surrounded by peonies. There is a variety of lilies (Asiatic Cancun, tango series, and a few unidentified cultivars. The trick appears to be the conjunction of cedar, peonies or hosts. Hard to tell what is protecting the lilies but at least it is a start. |
- Posted by christina20340 none (My Page) on Thu, Jun 19, 14 at 12:12
i have these pesky things this year but im trying bakeing soda a and washing up liquid tryed it on roses it did fine last year im growing lillys in buckets but thy not growing very big like thy should i thought of takeing them out after flowering if i get eny and putting more compost in and looking at bulbs at bottom thank u eny cure for ants please thy seam to be every were |
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hi new to this site. im planning on building a gothic style greenhouse out on pvc this spring. i will be using a modified version of this (hope a link is ok lol) http://www.frugal-living-freedom.com/pvc-greenhouse.html anyways i will be changine the length and with and height, simply by using 10' sectiions of 1 1/2" PVC my initial question is how do i figure out how tall and wide it will be using the 3 45degree pipe fittings and 4 10' sections of pipe? Im at a loss, but well math is far from my best subject. im courious to know the height and width so i can make my poly order from farmtex. I have lots of questions but ill just start with this one i guess :) thank you |
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If you are going to use four 10ft lengths, one on each side and two for the top, your total distance ground to ground would be 40ft. From that you can figure the poly width which depends on base board and attachment system. That's a big greenhouse for PVC! Are you sure it will stand up the the wind and snow? I'd say not in CO unless you have an incredibly sheltered location. |
- Posted by cohippy420 none (My Page) on Mon, Jan 20, 14 at 13:34
this is a design i guess was tested in chyanne wy winds....but i set up all 4 pvc pieces today and the bottom 2 10' pieces are just too much im thinking i need to cut at least 2 feet off each side |
- Posted by cohippy420 none (My Page) on Mon, Jan 20, 14 at 13:37
oh and as far as snow, lol i wish this part of CO got snow it gets maybe 6"/yr so snow load is not a concern . wind however is an issue being high desert. |
Yes, 6-8ft sides would be much easier to deal with and more stable in the wind. The only advantage of more height is that it might be easier to keep cool. |
- Posted by cohippy420 none (My Page) on Mon, Jan 20, 14 at 23:57
i was wondering today it the greenhouse will be in an open area (there is zero shelter....raw land) if on both long sides i attach 4 eyebolts every 10 feet or so alond the sidewall 1x4 the poly attaches to and install a small steal cable and a turnbuckle to a dog chain type corkscrew in the ground just how much would that effect the wind load? |
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Extended Warranty - Toyota Extra Care
lucky_777 Posts: 205I bought 7y/75K Toyota Platinum no deductible for $560 from Midwest superstore http://www.midwestsuperstore.com/. That was for 4x4. 4x2 should be $60 - 100 less.
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tinsy Posts: 6We have also just purchased a 2008 Highlander Limited (love it) and am wanting to purchase extended warranty. I am glad to see the lower prices here, my own dealership offered a non-Toyota warranty, did some cking around found out about Toyota Platimum Care and am very glad to find the price from the boards here much less, than I thought. Would you mind telling me the name of the dealership and where you purchased your warranty from. I called another Toyota dealership and they said you can purchase Toyota warranty from any dealership....they just put in your vin # and pull up your car. Would like to be fair & purchase from where I bought the car if they will match price.
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tinsy Posts: 6Thanks for the help. I did sign up for the Platinum care at my dealership.
7/100,000 for 900.00
I would not have had the leverage had it not been for this forum. Thank you everyone.
It is a little higher than some posted here but seeing how I bought the Highlander Limited 2x4 MSRP 40,300 for 35,300 OTD I felt I had an excellent deal. In my state we pay sales tax seperately directly to the state. So to keep all the paper work in one place it was worth it. -
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trelfaz Posts: 1I just bought a 7y/100,000 mile warranty for my 2008 highlander hybrid from jerry in the finance dept. from http://www.midwestsuperstore.com/. The cost was only $964.00 all others were well over $1200.00 And the great thing is I didnt have to haggle he gave me the low price up front and since I live out of state there was no sales tax.
mforer Posts: 3Hi Everyone,
I'm going to buy a Toyota certified '03 Matrix if things work out with the price. Car purchasers don't generally know that they can purchase an extended warranty from a dealership OTHER THAN the dealership they are buying the car at. It's most important for those that willing to share their extended warranty "bumper to bumper"/ "wrap around" pricing deals to list the amount, type of policy (gold or platinum) and dealership contact info. Without that info, no one will know which dealership to contact and to patronize. Query: Desperately in need of some contact info for dealerships that offer great prices for extended warranties and their prices. The more info, the better. Thanks a bunch in advance. Time is of the essence! :shades: -
sebemismnusa Posts: 23My relatives and I have bought several Toyota Extended Warranties from Toyota of
Greenfield, Massachusetts. Their web site is http://www.toyotaofgreenfield.com/
I saved hundreds of dollars from other Toyota dealers. This is a "standard" Toyota warranty from Toyota. Toyota of Greenfield just sold this for less (I guess make a profit on volume)
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bchen_bin Posts: 2I wonder if California residents can buy the warranty out of state, for example, from Troy @ Toyota of Greenfield in MA. If you go to http://www.bernardiwarranty.com/Departments/Toyota-Extra-Care.aspx for a quote in CA, you'll get an error message: "Sorry - the states of Califonia and Florida require you to purchase warranty agreements from an in-state dealer"
mforer Posts: 3Can you further explain in detail your reply and in particular, about the "error message." I need futher clarification and detail, please; the more the better.
I will be buying a Toyota auto soon and plan on buying a Toyota extended car warranty from a dealer in another state....because the prices are better and it's for the same product. I already checked. -
bchen_bin Posts: 2If you go to that link and input some car info for a quote in CA, you'll see the message. I just checked with a dealer from another state, and was told that If you are in CA, you can buy from out-state dealers as long as the transaction is NOT processed via internet (fax or mail is fine). That's what I learned. Don't blame me if anything goes wrong :-)
highlanderhyb Posts: 6My wife and I went to a local Toyota dealer in California to inquire about Extended Warranty for our 06 Highlander Hybrid. We were given a quote of $1795 for the Platinum Package, 7 years/75,000 miles with zero deductible. When we balked at the quote, we were then told that since the vehicle is nearing 36 months, "you have only a few days to wrap this up." When we were about to leave, the Finance Manager picked up his phone and supposedly called his supervisor. I said "supposedly" because he began talking far too soon after dialing. His boss must have been just waiting for the call, and grabbed his phone in a flash! After the lightning "conversation," the manager said his boss had approved a discount – we could get the same coverage for $1595. The new quote was $200 less, and the dealer was not making any money, but "we're doing it for our customers".
I began searching the internet. Lo and behold, quotes that are more reasonable began appearing. The internet is a great equalizer. It allows car owners to check locally, state-wide and nation-wide.
The Internet Extended Warranty Manager at Molle Toyota came through with the most reasonable quote of $645. He beats the next two lowest quotes by $5 and $10, and he beats the highest quote by $1150. There are definitely sharks out there. Let the buyer beware. If you don't watch out, you can really get conned, and ripped off big time.
If you are not sure which warranty plan to choose, go to:
http://www.toyotafinancial.com/consumer/tfs.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pg_NewV- ehicleProtectionPlan
then select Protection Plan Comparison Chart to view the different plans available.
If you emailed Molle Toyota, you will get a reply with a quote, including a scanned (pdf) copy of the paperwork for you to review. If it looks good, call with your credit card. You may be put on hold, as the call is transferred. Part of the recorded message at Molle Toyota says: "if you don't buy from Molle, you'll pay too much." Based on my experience, this is very true!
Molle Toyota is in Kansas City, MO.
I want to share this info with everyone on this forum!
henry -
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hk52005 Posts: 23Hi - I am researching whether this platinum plan is really worth getting on my new highlander. I haven't closed the deal at the dealership on the new car, but they really want to sell it to us.
My question is, can I purchase this warranty at a later date? I believe my dealer said I could, but that it would be more expensive. True?
The quote given was $1350 for 7yrs/75k miles or $1650 for 7yrs/100k miles. As I research what others have posted on this board, I see the dealer is getting a high profit margin. Is this just another tactic for the dealer to squeeze more money out of you? -
karen marie Posts: 1I have been struggling with both of these, together they cost an extra 2800.00.
Yes I was pressured into them. I have been doing research and asking mechanics what they think. Most say get rid of em and put money in the bank. These plans are ways for the finance depts to make a profit off of us by trying to scare us into thinking something "bad" is going to happen but they will be there for us. HA!
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highlanderhyb Posts: 6I posted my experience in Sept of 2008, Message #59 (just 5 messages before yours).
Since then, I have received a few emails sharing similar experiences. It is clear that some dealers are using this trick to con us in spending more money, by trying to scare us. Recently, I accompanied a friend when he went in to buy a Tacoma truck. Based on price searches done on the internet, the dealer did give him a good price. Sure enough, he was "encouraged" to protect his investment with an extended warranty. I saved my friend over $1600 by buying from an out-of-state dealer. It's the same warranty - just from another Toyota dealer from another state.
I did not buy GAP insurance, just the Extended Warranty.
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We have a strict vendor produced policy at our market. The guy who makes bbq sauce wants to bring to the next 2 indoor markets gift baskets with his sauce, bbq tools and meat shop gift certificates. He asked permission from the steering committee. What do you think? Consequences? |
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- Posted by Cole_Robbie none (My Page) on Tue, Oct 30, 12 at 20:50
Most gift certificates are not supposed to be re-sold. It's usually in the fine print 'not for resale or cash redemption.' If you were to sell a gift certificate for a steak, it would then become a "security," in that it is a transferable piece of paper that secures ownership in a tangible asset. That can make it subject to the same securities laws that govern the stock market. There's also a lot of fraud involved with gift certificates. Employees like to sell a lower value certificate than what you paid for so that they can pocket the difference. It takes a while to get discovered, and it's a third party who ends up getting shorted. You don't want customers to be angry with your market for something that is not your fault. |
- Posted by boulderbelt 5/6 (My Page) on Wed, Oct 31, 12 at 5:40
I would say don't do it. If you allow him to resell non food items than you open a slippery slope for others to do the same and than start reselling food items. I know at the last FM I attended this was allowed for one vendor who took full advantage but no one else could do the same. that always pissed me off and I did talk to the board about this many many times but they did not listen so eventually I quit that market (and it turns out that left an apparently unfillable void at that market as my spot is still open and I know they have lost customers) |
What is your problem, buying and reselling items or the gift baskets? The meat? I guess I don't understand how other markets are set up in other parts of the country. You have to have permission to bring new products? You can only sell certain produce items? For example I grow tomatoes, I can only sell tomatoes. However this year I put out some cantaloupe and I have a bumper crop and we can't eat it all, I couldn't bring those? The reason I ask is this, at the market I am in charge of, we have a producer only rule. We can bring and sell whatever we produce. We did make one exception. We had a family bringing baked goods. They also worked for their brothers dairy. They had a state approved cheese factory. They worked in the cheese factory and ask if they could bring cheese and sell it. We said ok, because it was a product that no one else had (and honestly no one else will ever have due to the expense in it). Also they were involved in the making of the cheese, so they almost produced it. No one had a problem with it either. Now if it was produce, meat or eggs, that would be a different story. Jay |
- Posted by little_minnie 4 (My Page) on Wed, Oct 31, 12 at 19:08
Thanks Cole Robbie. That was what I told the manager then, that the gift cards would not fly. I suggested doing the sauce, homemade fire starter, wood chips and my husband suggested cornbread mix or something. We are vendor produced only and have to approve new items that were not approved before the season started. I am on the board but have to get my new items approved too (not something like a new canned product if I can already bring canned stuff- also if you are approved for produce you can bring all produce you have). The gift basket would have bought stuff; that is the problem. We have craft vendors, soap vendors and so on so; we don't sell only food but we insist everything be vendor produced. So to use an example of what the BBQ sauce vendor wants to do: if I wanted to make a basket with my homemade pizza sauce, purchased pizza cutter, purchased pizza pan and a gift card to a cheese shop- do you think that should be allowed? |
- Posted by Cole_Robbie none (My Page) on Wed, Oct 31, 12 at 21:19
I would say to leave out the gift card, mostly to avoid the legal technicality of possibly selling a "security." There are also other issues that could come up. What if the cheese shop gave someone food poisoning, could they sue your market? Would your market insurance cover that? It's the same issue with a cheese cutter. What if it's defective and someone slices their finger? You don't want to have legal liability that might fall outside of your insurance coverage. If you have a group policy, these are good questions for your agent. |
- Posted by myfamilysfarm 5b (My Page) on Thu, Nov 1, 12 at 9:07
One of our markets, sell cheese, but it's prepackaged and they only give out samples. that market requires insurance so that it's covered. Each vendor must have insurance to cover any product or general liability. The market's board has a lawyer on it. |
- Posted by little_minnie 4 (My Page) on Thu, Nov 1, 12 at 12:47
Well the rest of the committee approved it. I will warn again about the gift card. |
- Posted by little_minnie 4 (My Page) on Thu, Nov 1, 12 at 12:47
Well the rest of the committee approved it. I will warn again about the gift card. |
- Posted by myfamilysfarm 5b (My Page) on Thu, Nov 1, 12 at 14:57
We have some vendors that do the gift basket thing, mainly with their own stuff, tho. Gift cards for their own products. |
- Posted by PlynthBloX 5a (My Page) on Thu, Nov 29, 12 at 0:34
My in-laws work a couple farmer's markets. I know from them that a the second issue next to the concern about gift card fraud is that you may be opening yourself up to commercial marketing efforts on the part of stores who would otherwise have no way to get to your client'┐Įle. The vendor makes a little money off his sales and gets a kick back for pushing their product be it cash in hand or discounts off the face value of the cards. |
- Posted by veggievicki 7b (My Page) on Fri, Nov 30, 12 at 20:57
Seems to me around Christmas time you could set a time frame to allow this type of sales. Like from Halloween until new year, or something like that, that those things are allowed. It is a service to your customer, which is what it should all be about. As long as the primary focus of the gift basket is the vendor produced item, I don't see the problem. |
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Hi, I'm new to this forum and I'm so glad I found it. I have become obsessed with the Angel Trumpet!! Last year I bought a cutting, planted it, and while it grew some it never flowered. Since I have been reading information on it, I think I know why it didn't flower. Not enough water, too much intense sunshine and no fertilizer. I kept it inside all winter. Now it is growing again, but I can't seem to figure out where the flowers form from. Where the branch stem is attached I see little nubs. Is that the beginning of a flower? I not where? If this doesn't bloom this year I will be devestated!! Please help! |
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- Posted by haase 10 CA (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Thu, Apr 1, 10 at 15:53
Hello there, and welcome to this forum. About one year ago when I was a total newbie and had only one Brug, I was wondering about the same thing. The answer is easy: flowers form only after a so-called "Y" has formed on the tip (top) of the plant. So your plant needs to be of a certain size and mature enough to "split", or divide, into two or three branches, which is the so-called "Y". From there, it will produce its flowers. Hope this helped. I'm so pround of myself that, after having delivered a hundred questions on this forum myself, I finally know the answer to one of them Happy growing. You will be "hooked" in no time. And don't give up. Oh yes, Brugs are known to be water and fertilizer "hores". They will droop, as to tell you that they need water, but will come right back again if you give them some. Morning sun and afternoon shade would be perfect. Ingrid |
Thanks for the prompt reply Ingrid and the welcome! I hope to gain alot more information about these beautiful plants from everyone here. I am still confused. My plant has formed the "Y" branches, it did that last year but never bloomed, maybe because of the things I didn't do last year. I still don't understand where the flowers form from after it branches. Can you be more specific? I've looked at alot of pictures but still can't figure it out. Sorry to be such a dummie but this has been bugging me for a long, long time! I am on my way to work, but I hope you or someone else can enlighten me, thanks again, ellen |
Usually the flower buds form in the crotch of the Y. Do not mistake a lateral branch from off a main stem to be a Y. The Y forms in the growing tips of the branches and the sum of the diameter of the V in the Y equals the same diameter abs the base of the Y. if one branch is thicker in the Y than the other branch, usually it is a lateral shoot, NOT a Y. This growing tip formed a double Y and each of those are going on to form new Y's as well up above the turquoise lines. You can just see the tiny bud forming in the middle Y. This pic shows both a 'Y' and a lateral branch. On a lot of Brugs, when they are getting ready to 'Y' the leaves will develop unevenness.... one side of the leaf will be lower on the leaf stem than the other. This is called asymmetrical leaves and is a sure sign of the plant soon forming a Y and buds. |
- Posted by haase 10 CA (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Thu, Apr 1, 10 at 19:55
RuthAnn said it all, I agree. Maybe what you got was not a true Y, but instead was a lateral branch. Just be patient. Ingrid |
- Posted by rock_oak_deer 8a TX (My Page) on Thu, Apr 1, 10 at 22:36
This one might help. The bud starts off tiny in the crotch of the Y and then projects out. This is my very first brug and one of the first blooms last year, I remember how exciting it is. Fertilizer is really important for brugs and the Epsom Salts really help too. They are not difficult to grow, but do need lots of food to bloom. |
Thanks to all those who answered my questions. Ruth Ann, Rock Oak deer, the pictures were extremely helpful and I now realize that what I have is a lateral branch and not a Y. I'm a little dissappointed but at least I know where the flowers form and what to look for!! I will try to take Ingrid's advice and be patient, what does Epsom Salts do and how often and what kind of fertilizer is best? Would you use fertilizer every time you water or every other week? Any advice for this newbie would be greatly appreciated. Ellen |
- Posted by rock_oak_deer 8a TX (My Page) on Fri, Apr 2, 10 at 19:26
The Epsom Salt has magnesium in it that the brug needs. You can buy it in the health and beauty section at stores like Wal mart. There are also plant additives with magnesium at plant centers. One that is sold in my area is called Medina. When the brugs are outside and growing I use a little fertilizer in the water at least once a day in the summer. They really need a lot of food to produce those beautiful blooms. My climate is hot and dry so sometimes the plants are stressed in August and I cut back on fertilizer. It's all about getting to know your plant in your climate. Brugs are easy to grow especially when compared to the reward of such amazingly beautiful flowers. I forgot to water one day and thought I killed mine, but it revived in minutes. |
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Mapmakers Improve Conservation
Q & A With Jazmin Varela
Fund staffer Jazmin Varela works as our Strategic Conservation Planning Information Manager. She explains how GIS mapping can improve conservation efforts.
Q: How does the Fund use Geographic Information System (GIS) technology?
A: We can craft high-tech "snapshots" of land for planning purposes. Near Houston, for example, we're using detailed elevation data to identify remnants of coastal prairie scattered within other landscapes. These prairie fragments are critical for the endangered Attwater's Prairie Chicken.
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A: I'm amazed at how powerfully maps tell stories. In South Carolina, we created a window into history by documenting the concentrations of land still held by family members with no clean title, a legacy of the post-Civil War period that disproportionately affects African-Americans.
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A student here curious to see if there are any ENTJ / INTJ / ENTP / INTP personalities in the nursing field? If so where do you work/ what is your specialty? If you haven't taken the test, you can... Read More
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From 1941, Volkswagen used concentration camp prisoners alongside several thousand non-German forced labourers and prisoners of war for armaments production. Unlike the officially independent Arbeitsdorf concentration camp which was established in 1942, the two camps set up in Fallersleben in 1944 for male and female prisoners were satellite camps of Neuengamme concentration camp. On 31 May 1944, 800 male prisoners from Neuengamme main camp arrived at Laagberg, around three kilometres from the Volkswagen plant. 350 of these prisoners were from France, 150 from the Netherlands, 150 from the Soviet Union and Poland, and 100 from Spain. Around 18 German prisoner-functionaries were responsible for prisoner administration tasks. The prisoners were divided into nine work crews. Eight of these crews worked for Deutsche Bau AG and were supposed to erect huts for a new camp on behalf of Volkswage. The ninth crew, which consisted exclusively of Soviet prisoners, had to work in the Volkswagen forges.
According to a report by the SS Garrison Physician at Neuengamme concentration camp, Dr. Trzebinski, 656 male prisoners were still being used as labourers at Volkswagen on 25 March 1945. The remaining 144 prisoners had either died or been sent back to Neuengamme main camp because of exhaustion. In early April, additional prisoners were brought to Fallersleben from the evacuated camp in Porta Westfalica. On 8 April, all of the prisoners were taken by train to the Wöbbelin "reception camp" near Ludwigslust.
The commander of the satellite camp was SS-Hauptscharführer Johannes Pump. His deputy, who was also responsible for the work commandos, was SS-Unterscharführer Anton Callesen from Denmark. Pump was replaced in January 1945 by Wehrmacht officer Karl Werringloer, which brought about a temporary improvement in conditions at the camp.
31 May 1944 to 8 April 1945
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One of the motivations for expressing FRP (Functional Reactive Programming) as signal functions is to avoid time leaks [1].
A time leak is a situation in which a value is dependent on past values for an arbitrary time interval, and they are not evaluated as they are produced, thus, suddenly forcing a value may take an arbitrary amount of time. This occurs in the following pathological example in Haskell with Yampa, but should be true in the general case for continuation-based signal function implementations in non-strict languages:
{-# LANGUAGE Arrows #-} module Main where import Data.Time.Clock import Data.IORef import FRP.Yampa import System.Random alt :: SF a b -> SF a b -> SF a (Event ()) -> SF a b alt sf1 sf2 sfEv = proc inp -> do outPair <- sf1 &&& sf2 -< inp evt <- sfEv -< inp swappedEvt <- accum (arr fst) -< evt `tag` (arr swap >>>) rSwitch (arr fst) -< (outPair, swappedEvt) average = proc inp -> do inpIntegral <- integral -< inp t <- time -< inp returnA -< inpIntegral / t leak = (time &&& after 30 ()) >>> alt (constant 0) (arr fst >>> average) (arr snd) main = do t <- getCurrentTime timeRef <- newIORef t let init = return () sense = (\_ -> do t' <- getCurrentTime t <- readIORef timeRef let dt = realToFrac (t' `diffUTCTime` t) writeIORef timeRef t' return (dt, Nothing) ) actuate = (\_ x -> do print x return $ snd x > 60 ) reactimate init sense actuate (leak &&& time)
Since the integral (within the average function) is dependent on all past values, and the average function is part of the network from the beginning, but its output is not required until 30 seconds into evaluation, it builds up an extremely long sequence of thunks. On my machine, one can observe the behavior as at the 30 second mark the program pauses for a short time and then trips a stack overflow, caused by running out of stack space for the chain of evaluations.
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Mass Effect 3 could be the most forgiving Mass Effect yet. Recognising that a hefty percentage of series fans aren't at all fussed about combat, and that a similarly hefty percentage couldn't give a monkey's for the on-going narrative, BioWare has cooked up "Action" and "Story" modes that let you streamline one or the other aspect of the experience.
It's a more flexible and accommodating, gentler breed of action-RPG than you may be used to. But just because it's potentially the most forgiving Mass Effect, doesn't mean it's not also the most punishing. Penetrate past the fluffier title options and you'll encounter the grim, wrist-shattering majesty that is BioWare's revamped Insanity Mode. As part of issue 82's hands-on, we spoke to lead designer Preston Watamaniuk about how Mass Effect 3's tougher difficulties will squeeze your lemons till the pips squeak.
Building on Mass Effect 2's slick but slightly fleshless cover-shooter template, the third game lets you combine biotic and tech powers more often and with more dramatic results. This isn't essential to success, and Watamanuik expects players who opt for easier difficulties to get by on gunplay alone. "People invariably use powers to quite a low degree, so the average player probably won't explore these new combos as deeply. I love using powers, so I use them a lot."
Insanity, on the other hand, will hand you your arse on the point of an Omni-blade if you're fuzzy on the difference between Singularity and Carnage. When we reflected that there seemed to be more demand for powers during our hands-on, Watamanuik cautioned us: "you'll notice that if you play on Insanity, that sort of general rule of thumb is even harsher. You'd better be doing everything well, or you'll die."
Rather than simply fattening health, armour and shield bars, BioWare has come up with different, more elaborate and more testing AI models for Insanity players. The inspiration came partly from the audience, partly from Watamanuik's peers. "I had a lead designer for another game write to say 'make Insanity harder!' And I was like "OK!" This was a really well-known and respected guy, so I was like 'OK, I'll do my best.'
"We really thought about it hard. On Normal you'll be able to power your way through the game or shoot your way through the game, but when you try Hardcore or Insanity, you're not going to be able to do that any more."
BioWare hopes that when Insanity kills you - and more often than not, it will - you'll understand why. "You really will have to think about each combat, who the enemies are, what kind of resistance you're presented with, and then strategise to take them down. I'm hoping that it'll feel like you made a mistake, and the game called you on it, rather than "I thought I was playing well, and then I died".
Turning off auto power usage for allies may be advisable; nothing kills squad morale like finding your best Biotic has dropped a telepathic nuke on a single, wayward foe, leaving you to fight the remaining half-dozen using guns alone. "If you're just into pure mayhem, on Normal you can get away with that. I find that on Insanity, it's a little harder. Like, I wish I had Liara's Warp right now, but she's already cast something. So on Insanity I prefer to turn it off and keep full control.
If you're worrying that signing up to Insanity is obligatory to appreciate all that Mass Effect 3 has to offer, don't. Combat has become more tactical across the board, whether it takes you one shot to down a Cerberus trooper or 20.
Pecking at the opposition from cover, for instance, won't be as easily abused a trick as it was in Mass Effect 2. "We've tried to make it so that it just feels like if you're working the problem, using all your squad, all your powers, picking the right guns, you're going to get through that combat. It's not going to be 'I sat in cover and popped out five or six times to use powers and stuff'."
Mass Effect 3's Shepard is a nimble beast, as BioWare continues to learn lessons from other shooters. "There's all the cover mobility, there's increased mobility in and out of cover, like being able to Storm out of cover, roll into cover, roll out of cover, a lot more agility around that.
Weapon modifications, another new feature, will mesh with powers for the ultimate tactical payout. "We have more involved powers, power combos, mods and the mods interact with the powers. Being able to take a Claymore shotgun and put a shredder mod that allows you to penetrate through enemies, and then you put Cryo ammo on top of that, and all of a sudden you can pull the trigger once and blow four husks away."
Watamanuik accepts that individually, none of Mass Effect 3's new combat options is headline material, but reckons that you'll really feel the difference when you revisit Mass Effect 2. "I think it's just a bunch of little changes where the cumulative effect is greater than the sum.
"It's just real focus - we've had a guy full-time on the project doing nothing but working with cover animation from day one, making that feel really really good. And another guy full-time just on creatures, from day one. Those guys have worked on nothing else for the entire game, so it's really paid off."
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We were on the South Downs Way, one of England's fine walking paths and staying at the Frog Firle Youth Hostel. For an interesting description of this youth hostel see the article: South Downs Way – Frogs and White Horses Breakfast with youth hostellers Alan and Jane. Alan mentioned that he made … [Read more...]
Welsh Castles: Carreg Cennen Castle
December 27, Wales. It was getting cold. I was staying with Jerry, a friend from Ammanford in Wales. We had placed a thermometer outside overnight and this morning it gave a conservative reading of 0°C. Apparently it had dropped to -8°C overnight. Needless to say much of the outdoors was … [Read more...]
Torres del Paine – the "W" walk
The Famous Torres del paineOccasionally I like to include other world walks to give you a perspective. So here's our article on the famous Patagonian walk - the "W". We were at Refugio Chileno in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, Patagonia. The weather looked great. Mike, Matt and Liz got … [Read more...]
Robin Hood's Bay – destination for Coast to Coast Walkers
Final Destination for the Coast to Coast Walk: We woke to a cold morning. This was to be our final day of walking. We enjoyed our last English breakfast, ate the boiled eggs with lots of tasty homemade wholemeal bread, a variety of local jams, and finished with hot tea. Outside the weather … [Read more...]
Offa's Dyke – walking on the Dyke (760AD) to Discoed
We had been walking for half the day and were enjoying the Welsh countryside enormously. Next was Burfa Bank Forestry Plantations and of course, another hill to climb. I had the feeling that we were out in the middle of nowhere, with the last farms far behind us. I guess it was the accumulation of … [Read more...]
London: Step by Step – Old Curiosity Shop
Walking around an ancient capital city like London is a pleasure. As well as enjoying the sights, smells and sounds, you still have to have your wits about you. And be ready to take in the enormous amount of history around you. The weather was perfect for walking. No rain and … [Read more...]
The oldest Hotel in Scotland – and it's on the West Highland Way
Bridge of Orchy- Kings House Hotel (21.5 km) - Glencoe, Argyll We were staying at a B&B near the village of Bridge of Orchy. The overnight rain had brought about an overcast morning. It was time to pay for dinner and order lunch. Dinner turned out to be £10 each instead of £9 and a packed … [Read more...]
Offa's Dyke – Gladestry –Kington with the highest golf course in Britain
Overnighted at at B&B at Gladestry on the historic Anglo-Welsh border. A good breakfast in the dining room and an extra slice of cake for good measure. It was going to be a long walk today. A blustery wind forecast for today. We followed the road down to Gladestry and walked through the quiet … [Read more...]
Via Francigena – Siena and Saint Catherine
We had happened to be in Siena on the day of the Palio, a fiercely competitive horserace. After visiting Il Campo where preparations were being made for the race later in the day, we found ourselves back at the piazza in front of the Duomo where the procession of the Contrades, representatives of … [Read more...]
Via Francigena – Montefiascone and a legend
We were on the Via francigena and had arrived in the small Italian city of Montefiascone, built on an old volcanic ridge, a wonderful place to rest after the walk from Bolsena. We walked up the main road to a secondary winding road that led to the very top of the volcanic rim and to the remains of … [Read more...]
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