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DART for inflaming an already tense situation: Business Insider, The Daily Caller, Michelle Malkin, NBC News Following Trayvon Martin's death in February, several media outlets embarrassed themselves with inaccurate reporting and selective editing. Business Insider and The Daily Caller published what were thought to be negative photos of Martin, BI's from a white-supremacist website. One of the photos on Michelle Malkin's website said to be of Martin turned out to be of someone else. Martin's killer, George Zimmerman (who claims he shot Martin in self-defense), is suing NBC for "accidentally" editing Zimmerman's 911 call for a segment on the Today show to make the shooting seem racially motivated.
LAUREL for going deep: Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight and SCOTUSblog In political terms, 2012 shall be known as the Year of the Niche Bloggers. These two did great work that also showed up their mainstream media competition. On his blog, which has been licensed by The New York Times since 2010, Silver's statistical method correctly predicted the results of all 50 states and foresaw an Obama win while other pundits and pollsters said the election was too close to call.
When the Supreme Court's decision on the Affordable Care Act came in, journalists scurried to be the first with the story, but in their haste, several (most famously CNN and Fox News, but also Huffington Post, Time, and NPR) got it wrong. Not SCOTUSblog, which live-blogged the ruling, and took its time in posts to make sure it got everything right. The result: 5.3 million hits (more than 10 times its previous daily high). The Court may want to reconsider its decision not to give SCOTUSblog press credentials.
DART for grade inflation: Charles Jaco, KTVI, St. Louis, MO When you're interviewing a senatorial candidate who says, as Todd Akin did in August, that women's bodies "have ways to try to shut that whole thing down" and prevent pregnancies in cases of "legitimate rape," you might want to deviate from your interview script and ask what that's about. But Charles Jaco's brain apparently shut that whole thing down, and he followed up with a question about the economy. Yet in hindsight, he thought his interview rated a "B+." That must be some kind of bell curve.
LAUREL for good reporter's instincts: James Carter IV Who knows how the presidential election might have gone if James Carter, grandson of Jimmy, hadn't been curious about YouTube snippets of a Mitt Romney fundraiser in Boca Raton—the event at which the candidate dismissed Obama supporters as the "47 percent" of the nation who are "dependent upon the government, who believe that they are victims." Playing a hunch, Carter and veteran reporter David Corn tracked down the source and the full video, which became a big scoop for Mother Jones.
DART for overly hasty identifications: ABC News Handy tip for ABC News: Make sure you've got the right guy! In a hastily assembled profile of James Holmes, accused of a July shooting spree in a Colorado movie theater that killed 12, ABC's Brian Ross announced that he was a member of the Tea Party. Surely there's only one James Holmes in Colorado, right? Oops. (And the Newtown, CT, shootings in December provided a horrific reminder about the need to doublecheck before going public with IDs.)
LAUREL for changing minds about retouched bodies: Julia Bluhm When Julia Bluhm, 14, from Waterville, ME, got tired of looking at heavily doctored photos of young models in her fashion magazines, she didn't just moan about it; she launched a petition on Change.org, which got more than 50,000 signatures. This got the attention of Seventeen editor Ann Shoket, who in July announced a Body Peace Treaty and pledged to keep it real for future fashion spreads.
DART for being copycats: Fareed Zakaria, Jonah Lehrer, Joe Milliken Fareed Zakaria was caught "accidentally" sampling New Yorker prose in a Time article last summer yet emerged relatively unscathed—just a few days' suspension from his approximately 1,476 jobs and a resignation from Yale's governing board. For this he should probably thank Jonah Lehrer, whose multiple journalistic transgressions exhausted everyone's outrage.
Even so, Vermont freelancer Joe Milliken managed to plumb new depths. After he was accused of covering a sports event he never attended, lifting quotes and details from other accounts to fill in the gaps, he tried to clear his name on Poynter. Yet the evidence clearly showed that Milliken not only used another reporter's quotes without attribution, he also altered them—making him both a plagiarist and a fabricator. Next time, Milliken, quit while you're behind.
DART for foul balls: ESPN What is going on in Bristol, CT? As rival Deadspin gleefully reported, ESPN made some big, weird mistakes this year, with ESPN.com senior editor Lynn Hoppes at the center of all of them.

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This outfit defines my style in so many ways. I am much more of a skirt/dress gal. A major score if they have pockets.. Style tip: Basic Tees are a major staple in my wardrobe.. Basic tee paired with a blazer is my go to. I'm not one for spending hours trying to figure out what to wear.
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Chantilly, VA - Apr 10, 2012 - In the first edition of its quarterly "Investing In Radio Market Report," BIA/Kelsey reports over-the-air local radio station revenues in 2011 reached $14.1 billion, a ?0.4 percent increase from the year before. Radio's online revenues increased 15.1 percent in 2011, reaching $439 million.
In 2012, BIA/Kelsey anticipates online revenues will continue to grow at a fast pace, becoming an important portion of station income. The firm expects overall radio industry revenues to reach $14.6 billion in 2012, a 3.5 percent rise over last year, bolstered by the national election. Online radio ad revenues will grow from $505 in 2012 to $767 million in 2016.
"Although radio's revenue ascent has been slow since its bottoming in 2009, the industry always picks up steam in an election year and is continuing to prove itself as a valuable local advertising medium, particularly as the integration between over-the-air and online improves," said Mark Fratrik, vice president and chief economist, BIA/Kelsey. "News stations, in particular, continue to be leaders in many markets by creating comprehensive over-the-air and digital portfolios of ad products and formats to drive deeper advertiser engagement and prove their value in the ad buying mix."
BIA/Kelsey's "Investing In Radio" shows the wide variations between some markets and identifies several small and mid-size areas that were able to distinguish themselves in 2011. For example, the Portland, ME, market had the largest increase in revenues over 2010, with $25.4 million, or 22.8 percent. Continuing in order, Worcester, MA, posted a 15.8 percent increase, with $12.9 million in revenue, followed by Ann Arbor, MI, a 10.5 percent increase with $6.1 million in revenue, and Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI, where revenue grew to $45.3 million, a 9.9 percent increase over 2010.
Fratrik notes that this year began optimistically with a significant rise in transactions, starting with Cumulus Media's acquisition of Citadel Broadcasting and then Hubbard Radio's purchase of some of the Bonneville stations. All-told, however, station transaction volume reached $4.3 billion in 2011 from a total of 1,080 transactions, of which, 682 were in metropolitan markets and 398 were in non-metro markets.
"The major transactions of the year turned out being unique unto themselves due to strategic decisions made by each company," Fratrik said. "In 2012 we think the improving economy will increase the number of station sales, particularly as they prove themselves to be more than an over-the-air profit center."
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Detective Bill Parks of the Cleveland Police Department Criminal Investigations Division led the investigation that resulted in charges against Cody Miller, 21, for two counts of theft and a count of vandalism Wednesday.
Miller was identified as the person who allegedly took electronics from a local Walmart store.
Parks was summoned Wednesday to Walmart South, located on Treasury Drive.
According to Parks, a man entered the store and damaged a display case where electronic items were being stored.
CPD patrol officer Edward Millian confronted the suspect, who was identified as Miller.
Miller's image had been captured on video security cameras at Walmart North earlier this month, when an electronic tablet was taken one day, then he is alleged to have returned to the store the next day and taken a computer valued at $349.
Parks said after the Banner published a photo of the suspect who had taken the computer and tablet, he received information about Miller's identity.
Coincidentally, the information Parks received occurred just minutes before he responded to Walmart South in reference to Miller being detained by store officials.
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- Burglaries have been reported in the White Oak and Prospect communities during the past few days.
Firearms were taken from a White Oak Valley Road home owned by John Hood.
A 12-guage Remington 1100 shotgun, a .243-caliber Winchester rifle, a .22-caliber Remington rifle with a nylon stock and a Weaver scope, a Winchester .22-caliber bolt-action rifle, an SKS rifle, a .32 -aliber Derringer pistol, ammunition for several of the weapons and a metal safe were taken.
According to a report filed by deputy Tiffany Goodwin of the Bradley County Sheriff's Office, the burglary was discovered just prior to the weekend.
Loss was estimated at $1,640.
Damage to a doorway was also noted.
Detective Mike Hughes of the Bradley County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene to collect evidence.
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Once inside, burglars took the electronics as well as jewelry.
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Scythe is a relatively new manufacturer based out of Japan that focuses primarily on cool and quiet computing. Its stand was small, but there were a number of CPU coolers, GPU coolers, PSUs, and water-cooling units, all of which are fanless. Scythe also had demo systems running at its booth that featured the above cooling products, and while they were warm to the touch, there wasn't one system crash during the gaming demos.
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So I'm very new to rose gardening.
I live in PA, zone 6b. I really have enough roses to keep me VERY busy this spring; so I need to really limit my rose order this spring. I know I definitely want at TRUE RED RED rose. I have Mr. Lincoln-- but my husband sees it as "Pink". He loves the red red roses. I'm a complete novice so I need something easy to grow. What do you recommend for me/my climate! (must be bright blood red... no pink undertones!) |
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I was just considering Erotica as a possible purchase for spring 2013. I don't have it so can't say whether it is a true red, but was considering it because I wanted a TRUE RED as well. HMF says it is very disease resistant. I'm assuming your want a HT? |
My favorite red hybrid tea is Liebeszauber. It hasn't been pink for me at all. I don't grow a lot of modern roses (ie: hybrid teas, floribundas, etc), but this one I really like! Tammy |
Olympiad. Once used as a florist rose it is a non fading, low thorned, long lasting bright cherry red rose with a nice tea fragrance. I've had blooms last almost two weeks in the vase. I have a "thing" for red modern roses so have grown quite a few over the years (including Mr. Lincoln). For your climate this one is still one of the best. I'd sure give it some serious thought.....Maryl |
oh, another one just occured to me if you don't mind a deeper red that doesn't have the traditional hybrid tea form: The Dark Lady. Really nice shaped plant, reblooms really well for me too. If you go to the Antique forum, another poster was just saying that she disliked it because it is "too red" for her.... I also forgot to mention Pied Piper which is one of my top 10 roses. Its a little harder to come by (I think it may be only offered by Vintage Gardens), but its an excellent plant, and fades to a deeper red, rather than lightening to a pink. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Pied Piper
- Posted by poorbutroserich nashville (My Page) on Sun, Nov 4, 12 at 20:29
Two of the best blooming/healthy deep red HTs I have are Ink Spots (deep rich velvety red with a loooong vase life and FB type growth) and Oh My! (which is what I said when I saw it in the autumn flush--more of a clear red but same FB type growth and looong vase life) No disease, no leaf drop. Very healthy. Susan |
- Posted by lola-lemon none (My Page) on Sun, Nov 4, 12 at 23:22
Firefighter --smells delightful, is a good bloomer and is the true red you seek! |
- Posted by lola-lemon none (My Page) on Sun, Nov 4, 12 at 23:26
If fragrance isn't important- there's olympiad. |
Zone 10, Velvet Fragrance. Definitely NOT "pink", rich, velvety, large, lusty, healthy and intensely fragrant. Kim |
Ingrid Bergman, hands down. Believe me, I've spent many years and lots of money looking for a really good, fade-resistant true red rose. I've tried Liebeszauber, Olympiad, Oklahoma, Firefighter, and others. Liebeszauber is definitely pinkish. Olympiad is nice, but not quit as velvety-vibrant as Ingrid. Oklahoma is definitely more burgundy (beautiful in its own right, but not a true red). Ingrid is very bright, true red, and she stays that way for a long time, only fading when the pedal finally drop. She is a vigorous plant, disease resistant, and fast growing. The blooms get really big and have a lovely, florist rose form. Frankly, I don't know why more red-lovers don't have her. I know color can depend on climate and soil conditions, but here in the Pacific Northwest, Ingrid is a true star in the garden. I bought two from a local nursery and three from Palatine Roses. The ones from Palatine are doing the best. Very vigorous, and worth the import price from Canada. I highly recommend them. I added this photo, but I don't feel my camera does justice to the vibrancy of the red. It's hard to capture reds on camera. When she blooms again this spring I will get more photos of her, so if you are interested in seeing the photos then, let me know. Hope this helps. -Brighid |
- Posted by mad_gallica Z5 Eastern NY (My Page) on Mon, Nov 5, 12 at 7:30
Unless you are willing to spray regularly, you don't want an HT. In general, I'd wait and ask this question again once the Jersey Shore gets back to kind of normal. The go-to person for this kind of question, DianeNJ, lives in an area that was pretty badly hit. Understand that currently this thread has turned into a 'favorite red HT for where *I* am' discussion, and has absolutely nothing to do with what roses will even survive in eastern PA. |
Sorry I can't speak to your climate, but for what I consider "bright" red - Veterans Honor. Huge, gorgeous, PERFECT blooms, last a really long time, no fragrance tho. For a slightly darker hue - Ingrid Bergman - again, really perfect blooms that last forever, and no fragrance. You'd have to research both for your zone. |
I'd agree thoroughly on Olympiad and Ingrid Bergman. Of the two, Ingrid is more vibrant with better flower form. Both are great roses. |
Another vote for 'Ingrid Bergman'. My neighbor grows her, and she is absolutely stellar for non-stop blooming and form. Very winter hardy without any protection and comes through like a champ...her Ingrid is from Palatine and is grafted on multiflora. |
- Posted by kstrong 10 So Cal (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Mon, Nov 5, 12 at 12:51
Opening Night -- assuming you want in your face fire. engine red, with no turning blue or pink as the bloom ages. Has no fragrance though. |
Veterans' Honor is the truest red in my garden. The blooms are huge and last for ages on and off the bush. It does black spot some but has been very winter hardy for me. |
I agree with the Olympaid group however it does get Blackspot in my zone. Good luck with your research, either way I'm sure you will love the one you get. |
Oh wow! Where do I find Opening Night?-- where did you buy it? I see the parents are Olympiad and Ingrid Bergman! |
- Posted by kstrong 10 So Cal (email@example.com) on Mon, Nov 5, 12 at 16:41
S & W Greenhouses both carry Opening Night, and both are reliable mail order resources. |
Seil, your photo is stunning. |
Thanks, Harmony! |
- Posted by mike_in_new_orleans 9a/ coastal LA (My Page) on Tue, Nov 6, 12 at 2:15
EllaT, I've never grown roses in your region, but for what it's worth, I second (or third) Opening Night. I grew it in Mobile, AL, and it didn't much care for our hot humid summers but was a standout in the garden in spring and autumn. Every bit as vibrant and rich red color as its parent, Ingrid Bergman, it was a much bigger plant with bigger blooms, and, for me at least, better form. Neither had any fragrance for me, though some people have sworn Ingrid Bergman is "very" fragrant. Fragrance is one of those inconsistent things. Different noses, different growing conditions, etc. IF you want some fragrance, Veterans Honor is not only the most robust red rose with consistently BIG blooms with exceptional form, it also has a moderate but definite raspberry fragrance. Never mind someone above insisted it is scentless. It is true red, though the petal backs are paler and it is not as intense as Olympiad, Ingrid B., or Opening Night. It would be my pick because of its overall health and productivity with some fragrance. If you want intense fragrance, you generally pay for it by sacrificing vase life of the blooms. Generally, fragrant blooms wilt much quicker than scentless ones; that's a major reason most florist roses have no scent. For your climate, Erotika (aka Eroica or Erotica) might be a great choice. Intense red and intensely fragrant. It was frustratingly inconsistent with its bloom form in my Gulf Coast climate but even here occasionally produced the most stunning beauties of deep deep red. A couple reds I've been meaning to try are both available through Heirloom Roses as own-root plants: Royal William and Pride of England. Both have very good reputations but aren't all that commenly grown. You might want to research them more. Maybe someone reading this thread has some experience with either? I always want to grow every red hybrid tea out there, but like you, I only have limited space. What to do! lol |
- Posted by kstrong 10 So Cal (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Tue, Nov 6, 12 at 12:11
I have Royal William. There are better roses. It's on the short list for removal soon. Not enough blooms, and the ones I do get are not worth the wait. |
I second some of the comments about "wanting to try every red HT." I have this weird urge to grow them all. But at this point, I have only a small amount of space allotted to more red roses, and I'm happy with my Ingrid B's. Although, Opening Night sounds intriguing to me now... I know I am not in the same climate as you, but where I live we have a lot of moisture, and tend to get a ton of backspot problems. My Ingrids have proven to be among the most resistant of my HT's. I have a purely organic garden, never use chemical sprays. Spring here is blackspot season, and all through spring I spray my roses weekly with "rosepharm." It's an organic mixture of biodegradable soap and essential oils. What constitutes high maintenance is a matter of personal opinion, but in my opinion a weekly spray of soap during the springtime is not that big of a deal. I dilute it in a pump weed sprayer, and cover all 30 of my rose bushes pretty quickly. In my neck of the woods anyway, nothing is maintenance free. I have noticed some fragrance from Ingrid. Not the strongest of fragrance, but she does have a cherry-like smell when the weather is sunny. Of course, like others have said, fragrance depends on a lot of conditions, sometimes beyond our control. Also, different people have differing olfactory sensitivity. Some people notice some smells, and other people notice others. In my personal experience, the better the red and the more perfect the bloom form, the lighter the fragrance. Anyway, like I said before, I have Olympiad as well, and it is also a nice healthy plant. But the blooms are somewhat smaller than Ingrid, the red is not quite as bright, and I haven't noticed any fragrance from it. I like it well enough, though. Good luck, and I hope you find one that is just perfect for you and does well in your climate. |
- Posted by farmerduck NJ (My Page) on Tue, Nov 6, 12 at 13:20
I garden in the NYC suburbs, and believe that our climate is similar. The truest red in my garden is Cinderella Fairy Tale. It is a grafted plant from Palatine, and shows very good disease resistance. The flower is small and quartered, with little fragrance. The plant is very compact, which I really like. |
- Posted by cupshaped_roses 6 (My Page) on Tue, Nov 6, 12 at 14:41
I Prefer Ingrid Bergman - it always has a good raspberry rose fragrance to my nose - though not very strong at all. But I agree with Seil and others - I have seen Veterans Honor in American gardens doing really well. |
Veteran's Honor and Liebeszauber are my favorite reds. Both are excellent roses. I used to grow Opening Night and Olympiad too, but when I needed to reduce my number of HTs I gave them away. Olga |
The reddest red rose that I've ever seen was OLYMPIAD at a rose show more than twenty years ago. I remember my jaw literally dropping at the intensity of the hue, and the perfect high centered flower formation. Perfect is a good description because that bloom was literally flawless. Since then I've seen Olympiad in a garden setting and continue to be impressed by the brightness of the red color. The problem I have with bright reds like Olympiad, Ingrid Bergman and Opening Night is that all of them have little or no fragrance. Scentless blooms are a deal breaker. Call me crazy but red roses should not only be fragrant but should pack a wallop when sniffed, inducing olfactory ecstasy. I've heard very good things about VETERAN'S HONOR. It is supposed to produce bright true red blooms possessed of a medium fruity fragrance with near perfect exhibition quality high centered flower form on a nicely branching shrub. But the red Hybrid Tea I have my eye on is FIREFIGHTER because it is not only supposed have a strong fragrance but according to HelpMeFind Roses has thornless or nearly thornless canes. I'm always looking for fragrant roses with lightly thorned shrubs and this one looks very promising. |
Hey, Patrick, I think you should try growing FIREFIGHTER & also try growing VETERAN'S HONOR. Both have been really wonderful in my garden. Best wishes. :-) |
- Posted by mantis__oh z6 OH (My Page) on Fri, Mar 8, 13 at 22:50
Here is Liebeszauber. I would not call it pinkish, but it is not quite so brilliant as VH. It is vigorous and extremely hardy. In the fall, it throws long, almost climbing-like, canes. |
- Posted by mantis__oh z6 OH (My Page) on Fri, Mar 8, 13 at 22:56
Here is Veteran's Honor taken by the same camera. It is not so saturated as some other pics here, but camera depictions vary. My VH still blooms even though winters have taken their toll. I should get another one. Do I dare say this after all the accolades? In its first year, Firefighter was a good bloomer, but I was disappointed that the color was muddy and the blossoms not so well formed. That could entirely be a result of weather or first-year blooms. |
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Here is a picture of Firefighter by the same camera under overcast conditions (like the others). To me, it has magenta shades. |
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Opening night. Its a lush perfect velvet red. Exquisite shape and dark foliage. No scent but its worth the trade off for its color, texture and disease risistance. Its hard to capture the richness in the color with my camera but you get the idea. :) |
I saw a Legends bloom - it was huge and bright red - and had to have it so its on order. I don't grow the rose, but recall seeing Kardinal in a garden, with loads of blooms, and would like to have that one day. Judith |
- Posted by the_morden_man (Z4-Z5) Ontario, Can (My Page) on Fri, Feb 28, 14 at 21:31
One of the best red roses I've come across over the past decade is Thinking Of You. It's similar in its blood-red colour to Ingrid Bergman, but has more pointed petals and a better scent. I don't think it's available yet in the US. It's bred by Fryer Roses in the UK |
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- Posted by the_bustopher 6, MO (My Page) on Mon, Mar 24, 14 at 12:11
The red hybrid teas that I have thought about have all been mentioned in the previous notes. If you will consider a couple of floribundas, I would nominate Glad Tidings and Lilli Marlene. |
My vote is with Ingrid Bergman as well. |
OMG! Now I have to buy Ingrid too. |
How about Crimson Bouquet, a grandiflora? It's a true, warm red, leaning more toward orange than pink, so I think your husband would approve. |
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I recently put in a few blueberries and thought I would put something lower in front of them...at first I considered strawberries, but then worried that the soil would be too acidic. Would they do well, or are there better choices? |
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Blueberry shrubs are adversely affected by dry soil, so its best if there is nothing else growing within about a two foot radius of the trunk. I have to continually weed out the creeping charlie that grows around our shrubs, so I know for sure that this will tolerate the acidic soil, also high in vegetable fiber. |
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Strawberries can tolerate acidic soil better than other fruits, and I have grown them under blueberries. They didn't do too great, so I pulled them out and gave them their own space, and now they are doing better. You should give it a try. My blueberries didn't suffer during the one season of growth, but I can't say for the long term. One thing to consider is how much strawberries reproduce by runners. You'll have to be constantly pulling them out so they don't take over, as blueberries have shallow roots and a bunch of strawberries hogging all the space/nutrients just isn't a good situation. |
- Posted by djofnelson 7 Ctrl. VA (My Page) on Thu, Dec 30, 10 at 17:24
As noted above, I wouldn't plant running strawberries under your blueberries b/c they'd compete with the shallow rooted blueberries. I've had good luck with planting alpine strawberries in between my blueberries. They are easy to start from seed and I've started a tray of them each spring for the last few years and tucked them in to various parts of my plantings. Below is a good place to buy seeds. |
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- Posted by urbanfarmer7b 7b (My Page) on Sat, Jan 1, 11 at 21:39
Blueberries are a great addition. I'm in Atlanta and have a combination of rabbiteye and southern highbush, and being in the city I'm tight on space, so I appreciate the desire to make double work for the space. I agree with what was said - blueberry roots are a fibrous mass just below the surface; and the most important work is keeping that covered with a few inches of mulch. The one suggestion which works for me is I let my watermelons run along the ground under the blueberries while the watermelon is planted in the garden about 6 ft away or planted between the bushes which are spaced 8 ft apart. I think it's keeping the soil cooler without competing. Less of a suggestion, more of an observation, I have a persimmon tree at one end of the blueberry row, about 5 ft off the row, and the two bushes that catch some high shade from that tree do better. Robert |
- Posted by scottfsmith 6B/7A MD (My Page) on Sun, Jan 2, 11 at 9:49
I grew strawberries on the south side of my blueberries and I thought it worked well. It may have reduced my blueberry harvest by a touch but not enough to notice. For me the front side was south; if your front is not south it may not work since you may not get much sun on them since they will be shaded by the bushes. Scott |
I like many people grow strawberry's in a bed in front of my BB patch, but I have now discovered the best companion plant of them all. In the fall of last year my adjacent neighbor planted a few well established holly bushes, male and female (8-10 feet). These started to bloom very early in the spring about a week or two before the blueberries and I saw and incredible amount of bee activity, didn't think much of it at the time. Now I am noticing a greater amount of fruit set than I ever have in previous years. I noticed more bumble and carpenter bees near the bushes despite our lousy Smarch weather. Just throwing this out there, I'll thank my neighbor with a quart of berries in few weeks. |
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"A London Twopenny Post letter – 1814″
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This letter is addressed to John Stewart Esqre No.16 Queen St Brompton from J. Hill of Rotherhithe. This was on the south side of the Thames and about this time Rotherhithe was still virtually an island, having two swing-bridges connecting it to the rest of Bermondsey/Southwark. 95% of the industry in Rotherhithe was shipbuilding and breaking, and trades directly allied to this. It was (and still remains) a secular, almost independent part of Southwark. The paper is a very heavy type with the watermark R BARNARD 1809, and there are four postal markings on the letter all of them applied by the offices of the Twopenny Post.
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Raising four children, two of whom are in the military, Katherine wrote poetry and tackled her first book, a post-Civil War era romance, before joining her local RWA writing chapter and seriously pursuing a career writing historical romance.
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This letter, dated 5 February 1805, is addressed to Major Dudingston, Elie, Fifeshire North Britain from G. Nicols in Winchester. It is interesting because many of the events mentioned in the letter refer to things connected with Napoleon's battles against the English.
The postal markings on the letter are :-
- London morning duty date stamp in red, FEB 6 1805
- a poor smudged Edinburgh date stamp in red , of the type in use from 1801-1812 where the year was included between the month, in this case FE and the day '9'
- charge marks: first "6′ which would have been the rate to get the letter from Winchester the place of posting, to London. There, the clerk would have worked out the whole cost to Scotland, so crossed out the '6' and replaced with '1/1′.
A Stamp News reader has been exchanging information with me about postage rates, and we have agreed that this is correct for the overall distance of 501 miles from London prior to 12 March 1805. The mileage included the 62 miles from Winchester to London, then the 439 miles London to Elie in Fifeshire. The charge was 10d for up to 300 miles and then 1d for every 100 miles thereafter. It seems a bit mean to have charged the extra 1d when the distance was only one mile over the 500 – particularly as the road distances changed as the roads were improved.
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"A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of poison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty." ~ Albert Einstein
In this crazy and fast paced world we live in, we sometimes lose focus of the importance of reaching out to others in need. Having a compassionate heart, lending a hand or even a dollar can make a world of difference. With time, support and effort we can feed the hungry, shelter the homeless and educate those less fortunate than ourselves. In 2010, Colby helped found Lespwa Haiti, an organization that's aim is to help bring back the focus on the continued struggle, hope and perseverance of the Haiti People. By working closing with multiple small NGOs on the ground in Haiti, the project has been able to document the amazing stories and unique individuals that are fighting for a better tomorrow. In 2011, Colby founded The Giving Lens, an organization that attempts to blend photo education and giving back to local communities through sustainable development projects. TGL offers photography workshops in various countries around the world that allow you to not only futher your photography skills, but make a difference in the lives of those you work with along the way.
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by Rosa Goetz
The time of year has come where students keep the County Snow Line on a constant speed dial—the time of year for snow, and more importantly, snow days. Seniors start taking days off (being sick with senioritis), and the rest of us look longingly at the Weather Channel, hoping to see a fluffy snow blob on the radar.
But the unfortunate problem is that snow doesn't come at our beck and call—it won't come on the day our paper is due, no matter how much we beg. But even one snow day is better than none to the students'thinking, and any day that we take off is a day that can be peacefully used for socializing. Therefore, after hearing Ray's pronouncement on snow, students have developed a number of superstitions designed to make sure there's a snow day.
I have talked with several of WHS's students, and have gathered a number of superstitions as to snow days. There's the ever-popular Snow Dance, which comes in a variety of forms designed to suit any student. Many students, including Cross Country star, Hannah Barbour, swear by the simple Snow Dance as a cure to school. The most successful snow dance I have personally witnessed was by my 8th-grade math teacher (Mrs. Brooks, now working as a substitute). After her snow dance at the end of class, we had 2 days free of school. Another student said that a snow dance around the tree at the old high school was a surefire remedy.
Another remedy many students endorse is to turn one's pajama bottoms inside out when snow is forecast. I have never tried this, but this is the favorite superstition of many students. One can see why: it is simple and elegant, requires very little loss of dignity (unlike the Snow Dance), and might even work! Its effectiveness might be increased by using the inside-out-pajama-bottoms along with another superstition, or by running around the house with one's inside-out pajama bottoms.
A stranger method that Senior Benjamin Knight swore by was to spin around twice, and then flush an ice cube down the toilet. According to other sources it is not necessary to spin twice, but flushing multiple ice cubes can also help. Again, I have never tried this personally, but I can see how the belief might have originated. What would make more sense to some desperate student (with a paper due the next day) than to flush an ice cube down the toilet?
Senior Carrigan Doble dislikes all of the above methods, instead endorsing something much simpler: think snow! If you think snow hard enough, she believes, it will hear your call and bless you with all of the snow days you require. This thinking snow can be augmented by a special song, but Carrigan refused to share it with this reporter, saying she was being put on the spot and that it was too embarrassing. Feel free to make your own snow song, and think snow as hard as you desire.
I have another cure for school which I feel is fairly unique. Many years ago, I painstakingly crocheted decorative snowflakes and hung them up around my room a week before exams. This was two years ago—the year that many people might remember as being one of the worst winters in recent history, including ice storms and over 30 snow days. I repeated the superstition last year, with similar success.
But whatever snow superstition you personally endorse, be aware of a few things that will guarantee snow the next day. If you make plans along the lines of 'since it'll snow tomorrow…' know that schools WILL be open. In addition, a refusal to do homework based on the fact of snow will also make schools stay open. Such obviously desperate and optimistic thoughts disgust the snow sprites, and they will keep roads clear just to see your suffering.
Now that you have been newly educated about snow superstitions—as well as jinxes—you students may go out into the world with new hopes. As a writer, I beg of all of you to go out and put this education to use. With any hope, something will work!
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I picked up an older mower from a friend and am having trouble getting it to stay running. If I pull the plug and hit it with some straight gas it will often start and run for 2-3 seconds - so I'm assuming I have adequate spark. I have yet to get it to run using the primer. I'm used to the Lawnboy 2 cycle primer feel and I have no clue if this engine should have that same feel (creating a vacuum feel when you prime the lawnboy). It doesn't have much of any feel at all when I push the primer. Anyways - beyond that I have pulled the head. The piston and valves are moving normally. I have pulled apart the carb and cleaned it. I have pulled the top end off and sandpapered the ignition coil and flywheel. The engine says it's a 143.986700 (model) from 1998. I'm guessing it's a tecumseh engine as I've worked with Briggs engines a little bit and this doesn't look like one (But I'm not certain).
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Saxman, Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately after a week of being deathly sick (OK not quite dealthly - but sick enough I didn't feel like screwing with the mower) I pulled it apart last night and unfortunately it has no brass bolt. Carb bottom is black plastic, main orifice appears to be white / yellow plastic. Couple springs. Did carb clean stuff out and wire tie wired some openings, but no luck. Main jet orifice seems to have a black rubber gasket on it. Doesn't look great - but should be good enough to seal. Any other ideas? .010 was my original guess when I had the magneto off a couple weeks ago so that should be OK. Thanks. Eric |
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Dragons breathe fire into Plethore
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By Mary Teresa Bitti, Financial Post
February 22, 2011
Sebastien Forest's Plethore has a carbon fibre body and frame, as well as a 750-horsepower, V8, 7-litre super-charged engine.
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Each week, the Financial Post revisits CBC's previous week's episode of Dragons' Den. We capture what the cameras didn't and in the process provide a case study for readers, zeroing in on what pitchers and dragons were thinking and what the challenges for the deal were going forward. Mary Teresa Bitti reports on where the deal stands.
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Sebastien Forest, president and chief executive of Ste-Eustache, Que.-based HTT Technologies Inc., is excited. The company's Plethore -- the first Canadianmade supercar -- is on display at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto. It's been a long road, but the company is gearing up for production, finalizing design, building out tooling and scouting out manufacturing sites.
Luc Chartrand had been involved in the car industry for decades, building replicas, designing steering wheels for race cars when, 10 years ago, he decided to design and build his own car. He worked on the design for three years, then brought in partner and co-founder Carl Descoteaux, a dentist who was willing to invest in the concept car.
"The co-founders were serious about putting the car on the road and needed someone to manage the company," said Mr. Forest, a lawyer with a finance degree and a career at multinationals in research and development and sales and marketing, who joined in 2008.
"Our goal is to build one of the best high-performance cars on the planet. Weight is one of the main elements in a high performance car. The Plethore has a 100% carbon fibre body and frame. It has a 750-horsepower, V8, 7-litre super-charged engine. It features a full sequential six-speed transmission.
"And it is a central driving vehicle. This means you drive from the middle. A passenger can sit on either side of the driver. This affords advantages in weight balance," Mr. Forest said. While this is unusual, it is not unique. The F1 McLaren produced a central driving vehicle in the 1990s and Ferrari first employed the design in the 1980s, he said.
With a retail price of $795,000 (pre-orders are $450,000), HTT is targeting millionaires in Europe, the Middle East, the United States and China. "We just signed a distribution agreement with a firm in China," Mr. Forest says. "The very high-end supercar market is fairly new there but it is growing quickly. The number of millionaires in China is growing 400% a year."
Supercars are a niche market in the world of sports cars, producing about 4,000 vehicles a year worldwide. "A typical player will build between 25 and 300 cars. Our goal is to produce about 50 cars a year. By comparison, Lamborghini and Ferrari build between 4,000 and 8,000 cars a year. Supercars offer better performance, they are lighter and technically a step ahead of Ferrari, for example," he says.
The cost to manufacture the Plethore is about $300,000. When the team at HTT entered the Den, it had presold six cars, and was looking for an additional investor to help speed up development. "We viewed Dragons' Den and its audience as our best shot to finalize a financial agreement in Canada," Mr. Forest said.
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They asked for $1.5-million for a 20% stake in the company, valuing it at $7.5-million. Brett Wilson and Robert
Herjavec offered $1-million plus a $500,000 operating line of credit and asked for three cars at cost plus a 20% equity stake. The entrepreneurs accepted the terms on air.
They have since finalized the prototype and the car is road-ready in Quebec. However, it did not perform during a test drive by Mr. Herjavec and the deal was put on hold. Mr. Forest said the problem has been corrected and Mr. Herjavec has been invited back for a test drive in the spring. With or without the dragons, HTT is moving forward: It is looking for new investment and plans to have its first orders shipped within 24 months.
The dragons' point of view:
"I drive practical cars. I have a 15 passenger van in my driveway. I liked the Plethore but I was more intrigued with the idea of the business, not necessarily the car," Mr. Wilson says. "Robert went for a test drive, but the car ran into transmission problems in the first half mile. So right now, the deal is on sabbatical. If they can show the car works, we're willing to look at the deal again," he said, adding the challenges for the business are huge.
"They are up against some of the world's great carmakers who are well capitalized. They will need to have a strong balance sheet to go forward."
The expert's opinion:
"I am struggling with this one because the price of $795,000 without a known brand is problematic," said Chris Van Staveren, partner, transaction service, KPMG Enterprise Services.
"It's cool looking but there is no cachet in terms of the brand. In terms of market, the number of potential buyers is small. You absolutely have to have the performance for the purists. As well, they might be hurt being a Canadian company in the space because we have no track record."
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