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Pakistan's Civil War
Events over the past week highlight the deteriorating situation in the country
NWFP/FATA map. Red agencies are openly controlled by the Taliban; yellow are under threat. Click map to view. |
Over the past week, the Taliban have been very active in Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province. The Taliban attacked the town of Tank, re initiated its turf war with the Uzbeks in Waziristan and continued to consolidate gains in Kohat and Bannu. But perhaps most disturbing event isn't the slow disintegration of the Pakistani state at the fringes, but the open defiance from the Taliban in the heart of Pakistani capital. At the peripheries, Pakistan is either engaged in a full scale civil war or is abandoning territory. At the core in Islamabad, the Islamist see real weakness in the Musharraf regime, and are growing bolder each day.
The Talibanization of Islamabad & the Las Masjid
The recent developments in Islamabad prove the Taliban and al Qaeda are not satisfied with remaining confined to the tribal belt or even the Northwest Frontier province and Baluchistan. The pro-Taliban leaders of the Las Masjid have become emboldened by the weakness of the Musharraf government of late, and are now openly challenging the rule of law in the very heart of Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.
Zaffar Abbas, in an article titled "The creeping coup," explains how two brothers, Maulana Abdul Aziz and Maulana Abdul Rasheed Ghazi, run a pro-Taliban movement in and around Islamabad. Aziz "heads Islamabad's biggest Jamia Fareedia madrassa" which "at any time... boasts over 7,000 students seeking higher degrees in Islamic education." Ghazi "manages Lal Masjid, which is situated in central Islamabad between the prime minister's office and the headquarters of the Inter-Services Intelligence. Ghazi "is now spearheading the Islamic 'brigade' which includes several thousand madrassa students, both men and women."
"Lal Masjid and its adjacent Hafsa madrassa have not only managed to enforce the Taliban-style system of 'moral policing' in matters of 'vice and virtue', to date they remain in control of the situation" in Islamabad, notes Mr. Abbas. Bands of burka-clad women wielding batons patrol the streets enforcing Sharia, just as Saudi Arabia's notorious 'Department for Virtue and Vice,' or the religious police, do. "Within no time [after becoming emboldened by government weakness over the past few months] groups of men and women from the brigade started visiting shops, threatening them with dire consequences if they didn't stop selling DVDs, CDs or music cassettes," reports Mr. Abbas. "People were also issued directives about dress codes and other 'moral and ethical' issues."
This week, members of the Lal Masjid militia kidnapped a woman, her daughter in law and her infant, and held them until the older woman admitted to running a brothel and denounced her crimes. Two police were held inside the Lal Masjid, and were later released. No arrests were made. The Lal Masjid is off limits to the Pakistani government.
On March 30, flush with success from the kidnapping standoff, Aziz has taken upon the government's weakness and has called for the implementation of universal Sharia law in Pakistan. Aziz even gave a deadline.
Maulana Abdul Aziz, the prayer leader at Lal Masjid and principal of Jamia Hafsa, on Friday gave the government a week's deadline to "enforce Sharia" in the country, otherwise "clerics will Islamise society themselves". "If the government does not impose Sharia within a week, we will do it," Aziz told a gathering after Friday prayers. Similarly, he gave the Islamabad administration a week to shut down "brothels", otherwise "seminary students will take action themselves". "If we find a woman with loose morals, we will prosecute her in Lal Masjid," he said. Sources told Daily Times that the Jamia Hafsa administration would compile a record of brothels and gambling dens over the week, and then launch a drive. They said the seminary believed these places were being run in collaboration with civil society organisations. "Jamia Hafsa will hold a conference on April 5-6 at Lal Masjid, where ulema will finalise a strategy against brothels and gambling dens," said Aziz, adding that the drive would not be limited to Islamabad.
A suicide bomber hits a military camp in Punjab
As the crisis inside the capital deepens, the Pakistani military was stuck by a suicide attack. Two recruits were killed and 8 wounded when a suicide bomber walked up to trainees outside a military base in Kharian in Punjab province. The Kharian base "is considered to be an important military installation and is the headquarters of an army corps," notes the New York Times. "Mechanized infantry, armor and artillery are stationed in the garrison."
A similar attack in Dargai in northern Pakistan last fall killed 45 recruits and wounded scores.
Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud has been directly implicated in this year's suicide campaign, where bombers struck in Islamabad, Peshawar, Quetta, Mir Ali and elsewhere.
A Bajaur Accord, the TNSM and the death of an ISI agent
The Bajaur tribal agency has long been both an al Qaeda sanctuary, and a command and control center. On March 26, the Pakistani government essentially codified the ugly truth on the ground in Bajaur, and signed off on the Bajaur Accord, which ceded control of the region to the local Taliban under the guise of dealing with the tribes.
Within 24 hours of the signing of the 'peace agreement', the Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (the TNSM, or Movement for the Implementation of Mohammad's Sharia Law) flexed its muscles, and demanded the release of Sufi Mohammed, its leader, or it will prepare to unleash over 100 suicide bombers nationwide. The deadline has passed and there has been no further news on the status of Sufi or the suicide campaign.
Also, on March 27, Major Hamza, an Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) agent assigned to tracking al Qaeda in Pakistan, and Subedar Saeedur Rehmanan, Hamza's deputy, were murdered in Bajaur province along with two other ISI officials. Hamza and his team were traveling incognito and according to Alexis Debat, were hunting Ayman al Zawahiri, al Qaeda's second in command.
Mr. Debat's Pakistani military sources told him "they believe 'elements close to al Qaeda' carried out the hit on the four officers" and "denied the attack was an 'inside job' aided or carried out by rogue ISI officials sympathetic to al Qaeda." However "Pakistani officials conceded the attackers knew closely-held details of the men's journey, including the timing of the men's trip, their route and their purpose."
The evidence certainly points to an "inside job." The rental car was identified by two masked men on motorcycle, who attacked with grenades and assault rifles. Hamza and Rehmanan, the two prime targets, were the first two killed. Days later, Pakistani police arrested 11 suspects in the Hamza murder, including two ISI agents. Pakistani military claims that the ISI was not involved ring hollow, as Hamid Gul's hidden hand is at work to eliminate men like Major Hamza from the service.
Waziristan fighting continues to be manipulated by the government
South Waziristan remains a Taliban and al Qaeda stronghold, despite the fighting between the Taliban of Mullah Nazir and al Qaeda Uzbeks. After a ceasefire was brokered between the two factions, fighting resumed yesterday. The Pakistani government claimed 56 more Uzbeks were killed, while locals put the number at 11.
The Pakistani government has claimed all along this fighting is evidence of the effectiveness of the Waziristan Accord. The government claims Mullah Nazir is a 'pro-government' tribal leader working to eject all foreigners. But in fact the fighting is equivalent to a mafia turf war, with Nazir seeking to gain power, prestige and land at the expense of the Uzbeks, who settled in the region after the fall of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. Nazir backs the "Arabs" (or al Qaeda) and has pledged to continue the jihad in Afghanistan.
While enemy infighting certainly has its advantages, the political mileage the Pakistan government is getting out of the fighting outweighs any body count racked up in South Waziristan. The Pakistani government will use this fighting to demonstrate the success of the peace accords, and press for further surrenders in the Northwest Frontier Province.
Tide turning red in Tank
In the district of Tank in Northwest Frontier Province, the Taliban fighters of Baitullah Mehsud made a bold attempt to openly seize power in the city of Tank. Over 200 Taliban fighters massed and attacked the town's police stations, looted and burned two banks and destroyed a the office of a cable provider. The government claimed 25 Taliban and one police officer were killed, but the Pakistani military has inflated enemy casualties in the past while hiding their own. Tank, which is a 'settled' district of the Northwest Frontier Province, is now under curfew after Army units moved in. The Taliban are still holding positions outside the town.
The fighting in Tank began after the principal of a local high school asked police to prevent the Taliban from recruiting. A skirmish ensued, and the Taliban later returned and kidnapped the principal. Over 100 students have been recruited by the Taliban in this single school.
Tank borders South Waziristan, where the Taliban openly rule and Baitullah Mehsud is strongest.
Kohat turns, Bannu is next
Last week, we noted that Kohat should now be considered Taliban influenced territory - meaning the Pakistani government has yet to sign a 'peace deal' as it has in the Waziristans or Bajaur, but the district is essentially under Taliban control. Isfandyar Wali, the leader of the Awami National Party, recently said the Taliban control Kohat. "I am constantly saying that Taliban are very rapidly getting powerful in the North West Frontier Province, but nobody is listening to me," said Wali.
The Taliban are now enforcing Sharia in Kohat. "Taliban militants seeking to impose Islamic law blew up two video shops and torched a cable television operator's office in Kohat," the Daily Times reported on March 31. "The attackers forced people out of the local office of World Cable 2000 and sprinkled kerosene over it before setting it on fire. Later they detonated crudely-made bombs at the video shops." Events such as these are becoming commonplace in the Northwest Frontier Province.
In Bannu, the Taliban kidnapped female poll worker on March 30. "The staff-members are being kept at the Government Primary School, Khidry Mohammad Khel," the Daily Times reported on March 30. "According to a private TV channel, the Taliban have said that ahead of the election, candidates and militants agreed that women would not poll votes."
Bannu, like Tank, borders North and South Waziristan, where the Taliban are strongest. Bannu should be considered Taliban influenced territory. Other districts and tribal agencies are sure to follow as Pakistan's unspoken civil war proceeds apace.
READER COMMENTS: "Pakistan's Civil War"
Posted by Srirangan at April 1, 2007 4:31 AM ET:
The real Taliban was always in Pakistan, but often it spilt into Afghanistan to the West and/or India (Kashmir notably) to the East.
However it now seems to be consuming Pakistan (especially Punjab, the 'core' of the Pakistani state). Which should be a concern to New Delhi. Pakistan's nukes must be dismantled before Musharraf falls.
- Sri
Posted by Srirangan at April 1, 2007 4:36 AM ET:
Btw great job report, love your work.
Posted by ECH at April 1, 2007 5:59 AM ET:
Amid mounting pressure from the US and EU to crack down hard on al-Qaeda and Taliban militants holed up in its tribal belt, Pakistan is rushing an additional 8,000 troops to the restive region to "reinforce" the 80,000 security men deployed along the borders with Afghanistan.
The troops are being rushed ahead of a major operation planned in the North and South Waziristan tribal agencies, 'the news' daily quoted officials as saying.
Two brigades of infantry troops have been sent to the trouble spots near the Pak-Afghan order, it said.
Posted by Srirangan at April 1, 2007 6:24 AM ET:
Thanks for posting that ECH. That's a Press Trust of India wire coming in, it is important to note that it coincides with CENTCOM Chief Fallon's meet with Musharraf.
We have this story regarding the same: http://www.india-defence.com/reports/2983
Posted by Thanos at April 1, 2007 9:47 AM ET:
It's also interesting to note that Dawn reports Security forces aiding the Anti-Uzbek campaign with artillery.(Pak military denies, but Dawn quotes eye-witnesses.)
The UN has shut down their checkpoint for returning Afghan refugees, they are getting flooded due to the $100.00 travel money (many refugees take the money, then just return to Pakistan later,) but they shut down when a riot erupted after a murder at the checkpoint. The deadline for the $100.00 offer is 4/15, so expect a flood of refugees returning before that date, which could bode ill for Helmand.
Posted by Bill Roggio at April 1, 2007 10:18 AM ET:
How many of those 8,000 are in Tank... If an extra 8,000 troops are even being deployed...
I have learned to take Pakistani government statements on casualties, troop movements and the motivations of 'tribal fighters' with heavy mountains of salt. As Srirangan notes, and I have stated repeatedly in the past, the Pakistani government seems to only take seemingly meaningful actions when a senior dignitary is in country. Dog, pony, etc.
Posted by Marlin at April 1, 2007 5:13 PM ET:
The Associated Press is reporting that the Taliban in Afghanistan executed three men on Sunday accused of spying for NATO and government forces in southern Afghanistan, according to a local militant commander and villager.
The three men from the southern province of Helmand were arrested and allegedly "confessed to their crime" of being spies for NATO and the Afghan government, said Mullah Abdul Qasim, a Taliban commander in the north of Helmand. Qasim said information from the three men led to the deaths of two Taliban commanders.
My Way: Taliban Hang 3 Alleged Afghan Informers
Posted by Marlin at April 2, 2007 6:48 AM ET:
Philip Smucker has an article today from Khost, Afghanistan about the suicide bombers arriving from North Waziristan.
Gazing out at the wheat fields, a haggard police chief pointed to the distant goat paths leading from Pakistan's territory of North Waziristan. Known here as "Osama bin Laden's children" or "the walking dead," nearly two dozen suicide bombers entered Khost province over those paths in the past year.
At least some of the bombers cross the border with a blessing from Ayman al-Zawahri, bin Laden's bespectacled ideological lieutenant, said Lutfullah Mashal, a senior intelligence official with Afghanistan's National Security Council.
Al Qaeda and Taliban leaders in nearby Pakistani community of Miram Shah, mimicking similar martyrdom celebrations in the West Bank and parts of the Arab world, throw lavish parties for the families of the suicide bombers.
U.S. soldiers in the 82nd Airborne Division have trained in advance of their deployment to spot suicide bombers, said the unit's combat operations chief in Khost, Lt. Col. Scott Custer. "We look for gestures in their eyes," he said.
Col. Custer said it was "not blind luck" when a young U.S. sergeant last month spotted a bomber disguised as a surgeon when he arrived at a dedication ceremony for the recently renovated Khost hospital.
"He spotted his nervousness and shouted for him to halt," said the colonel, who witnessed the attack.
The Afghans had time to scatter and the sergeant, later rewarded for his bravery, tackled the bomber and shot him once through the leg before retreating as several U.S. officers riddled the bomber with bullets.
In his death throes, the bomber was able to clasp his hands together and detonate his explosives, causing minor injuries to the tackler and bystanders.
Washington Times: 'Walking dead' cross line into Afghanistan to kill
Posted by Cannoneer No. 4 at April 2, 2007 7:06 AM ET:
New Generation Of Qaeda Chiefs Is Seen On Rise
Although the core leadership was weakened in the counterterrorism campaign begun after the Sept. 11 attacks, intelligence officials now believe it was not as crippling as once thought.
"To say that Al Qaeda was out of business simply because they have not attacked in the U.S. is whistling past the graveyard,"�
Posted by Cannoneer No. 4 at April 2, 2007 7:14 AM ET:
Across the border from Custer and his 82nd Airborne forces in Khost is what one government official refers to as "Suicide Inc., an al Qaeda and Taliban joint venture" based near the extremist stronghold of Miram Shah, Pakistan. Several loosely affiliated suicide cells send more and more young men into battle strapped with increasingly potent explosives. Suicide attacks increased sixfold in 2006 to 150, spiking after a September "peace deal" between Pakistan's Musharaf and leaders in the country's tribal areas, where Taliban and al Qaeda interests still hold sway.
Pashtuns never used to buy into the 72 Virgins spiel. Either that has changed or non-Pashtuns are doing the exploding.
Posted by Cannoneer No. 4 at April 2, 2007 7:23 AM ET:
General: Pakistani border deal fails
CASTEAU, Belgium - Pakistan's decision to hand control of a remote region along the Afghan border to tribal leaders has failed, leaving foreign fighters there free to train and recruit militants, NATO's top military commander said.
"It hasn't worked since it went into effect" in September, U.S. Army Gen. John Craddock told USA TODAY. "That's why we think it should be ended."
Posted by Cannoneer No. 4 at April 2, 2007 7:31 AM ET:
Battle Brews Over Rule By Military In Pakistan
. . . the general remains popular among the top brass. "How could he not be?" the diplomat said. "He personally signed off on every senior promotion that has occurred over the past 10 years."
Posted by Drazen Gemic at April 2, 2007 7:36 AM ET:
That "desintegration of the state" part is not quite appropriate. Pakistan never had control over so called "tribal" territories. Under the US and NATO perssure they tried to gain more control, but failed.
That does not change the fact that Musharaff and his regime are in trouble.
Posted by RJ at April 2, 2007 8:43 AM ET:
Every mass movement has that stage where the next move decides its direction, greater or smaller. I suspect you are witnessing the forming of such a reality, such a showdown. Would it be so bad if India really got involved with their military?
Posted by Cannoneer No. 4 at April 2, 2007 9:16 AM ET:
I can very easily envision a scenario where OEF and ISAF link up with elements of the Indian Army on the Indus, which becomes the new eastern boundary of Afghanistan.
The US and NATO forces in Central Asia are out on a precarious limb. If they have to cut their way out due to Pakistan alowing the LOC to be closed, marching through Waziristan to the Indians may be the only course of action left.
Posted by David M at April 2, 2007 11:07 AM ET:
Trackbacked by The Thunder Run - Web Reconnaissance for 04/02/2007
A short recon of what's out there that might draw your attention.


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Cubs get 3 innings from Jeff Samardzija in loss to Diamondbacks
BY GORDON WITTENMYER firstname.lastname@example.com March 1, 2013 5:53PM
Chicago Cubs' Jeff Samardzija throws before an exhibition spring training baseball game against the San Francisco Giants Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
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MESA, Ariz. — Cubs right-hander Jeff Samardzija, the presumptive Opening Day starter, took the mound Friday exactly one month before the season opener and pitched out of trouble to become the team's first to reach three innings.
He handed off a 2-1 lead to the bullpen, which promptly gave it up on the way to a 6-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks at HoHoKam Stadium.
Power-pitching reliever Rafael Dolis walked three consecutive batters with one out in the sixth, forcing in two runs and leaving the bases loaded for Blake Parker. Parker surrendered a two-run double to former Cub Tony Campana before eventually getting out of the inning.
Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo gave the Cubs an early lead with a slicing RBI double to left in the first. He added a single to center in the third.
Stud outfield prospect Jorge Soler just missed a home run in the eighth and settled for a two-out triple on a drive to the gap in left. He was 1-for-2.
OPEN AND SHUT? Presumptive Opening Day starter Jeff Samardzija wasn't in full command of the strike zone Friday, but he mostly pitched out of trouble — and overcame a communication lapse that turned into an uncontested stolen base for Brad Snyder in the third — to get through three innings with a 2-1 lead. A single and two walks loaded the bases with none out in the second, but a double play and a strikeout limited the damage. "The splitter was a little off, but I thought I got some good work in," Samardzija said. "They had some good at-bats, and I got out of a couple jams, so that felt good, too."
RETURN OF CAMPY: Fan favorite Tony Campana returned to Mesa for the first time since being traded to the Diamondbacks last month. He came off the bench to pinch-hit in the sixth inning — to cheers — and delivered a bases-loaded, two-run double to right — to even bigger cheers. "I think it's going to be a good opportunity for me," he said of the move to the D-backs.
THE RIZZO-NATOR: First baseman Anthony Rizzo continues to warm up for his Monday departure for the World Baseball Classic with Team Italy. He went 2-for-3 with a run-scoring double down the left-field line. Including a pair of intrasquad games, he's 6-for-13 with three walks this spring.
FUTURE WATCH: Outfield prospect Jorge Soler just missed a home run on a drive to the gap in left in the eighth. He settled for a triple and went 1-for-2.
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I recently went into my local food market and saw these on sale (green ones LOL variety?) and purchased two. Wow what an interesting taste. "Quite yummy" Now my question. I did some research and found "Tomatillos are not self pollinating. Is this true for all of the varieties? I just received a seed catalog which had 3 varieties ( Cisineros, De Milpa and Purple) for sale and nothing was mentioned about them not being self-pollinating. I'd love to grow them but have very limited space. Any feedback on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! |
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- Posted by carolyn137 z4/5 NY (My Page) on Tue, Oct 22, 13 at 12:16
Correct, they are not self pollenizing, but you don't have to grow two different varieties, just 2 or more plants of the same variety. You're one of the first who has said you like them raw b'c most folks use then almost exclusively for salsa. ( smile) Carolyn |
- Posted by JoeOrganicTomatoes 6A (My Page) on Tue, Oct 22, 13 at 12:45
Thanks Carolyn for your input. Now I'm really confused because I just received an email from the vendor offering these varieties and she told me they were self-pollinators. Hmmm where do I go from here? Guess I'll have to send out more emails to other seed suppliers. I'm also wondering if only certain varieties are self-pollinators. This is what "Wiki" has to say, "Tomatillo plants are highly self-incompatible, and two or more plants are needed for proper pollination" Ahh I love semantics! |
Correct, they are not self pollenizing, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ INCORRECT: they are self compatible and self pollinating. I have proven that "NOT SELF POLLINATING" claim is wrong. I heard that in 2009. Then I went and bought just ONE plant. It took a while but it did eventually fruit. This was in ATL, GA. This year again,(in Seattle WA) I bought just ONE plant. Planted it around late May-early June. It kept flowering like crazy but no husks. The tag said something like "Mexican strain". I thought, well, it is not for the PNW. Come September, suddenly it burst into husks.(Johny come too lately !). So what happen was (I think) that by September our daylight length decreased fro 16 hours to about 12.5 hours. I think it was /is sentimental to day length. The hypothesis of high temperatures, lack of bees, cold weather all have been proven false. It is something about tomatillo that is hard to figure out. Her a picture I took about a week ago. |
This post was edited by seysonn on Tue, Oct 22, 13 at 15:04
- Posted by JoeOrganicTomatoes 6A (My Page) on Tue, Oct 22, 13 at 15:03
Great news...thanks seysonn for the info and great pic. What variety is that one shown?. I'm hoping to germinate 2 varieties this Spring and plant them in large pots! I love the unique taste. |
- Posted by carolyn137 z4/5 NY (My Page) on Tue, Oct 22, 13 at 16:29
Below is the best link I know for all things tomatillo. If you do a general Google search on tomatillos you'll find that Purdue U has been very active in this area. In the link at the very bottom go to production and you'll see thefollowing: self incompatible pollination by insects And most important for those who say that only one plant is enough, and many have felt that to be true,is the following: Cross pollination with other cultivars ( that means other tomatillo varieties) or other Physalis ( that means anything in the Physalis genus), is possible if closer than 500 m (that means meters). And just noting that there many many members of the Physalis genus. Up to 90 different species in the genus physalis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physalis Hope that helps. Carolyn |
Here is a link that might be useful: tomatillo culture
- Posted by JoeOrganicTomatoes 6A (My Page) on Tue, Oct 22, 13 at 17:29
Thanks Carolyn for the info and the link! I had just finished ordering 2 different varieties from Seed Savers when I received and read it. Oh well, at this point I'm just going to see what happens. It will be my little experiment for 2014! I'm new to the "hobby" of growing tomatoes and to me it is just that. Thank you (and seysonn) so much .for taking your time to help me with this issue. The members of Garden Web for the most part are soo helpful. i can't remember how i found this site but I'm so thankful that i did! HAGD and just remember "Spring is just around the corner" ! |
Well, I just said what I have experimented with JUST one plant that has produce fruits. This has happened TWICE. The latest is still in my garden. As far are other Tomatillo plants being around where I garden, there are no gardeners in the vicinity(as far away as I can tell). Even if it has been the reason It is hard to believe that the plant did not fruit even ONE for almost 3 months then suddenly burst into husks. Almost every flower grew husk. There are husks at the branches at the lowest point touching the ground, under top branches.. If there were just a few fruit I could suspect that the pollin came from another plant but it has maybe over 100 fruits at this point even at the hidden parts of the plant. Another thing is that bee population had been there during those 3 summer months and actually after September, with cool and rainy weather there have been no bees around. CONCLUSION: The scientist in the report just mentioned that tomatilos are SELF INCOMPATIBLE, in my search I found another description as quoted below: >>""Tomatillo plants are HIGHLY self-incompatible, and two or more plants are needed for proper pollination. Thus, isolated tomatillo plants RARELY set fruit.""<< Apparently it is not as rare. My to back to back experiment have proved it. |
- Posted by carolyn137 z4/5 NY (My Page) on Wed, Oct 23, 13 at 10:19
It doesn't have to be another tomatillo plant around,it just has to be another species of Physlis of which there are almost 100 of them,within 500 meters. Bees are not the only insects that can pollinate. There was not one scientist who wrote that report as you said above, there were three and there are many other links in the general Google search.And as I also said above, Purdue has a specialized group of scientists who specialize in tomatillos. Yes, it is rare that one plant sufffices, you just got lucky that two years in a row that one was OK,probably the blossoms pollinated by that Physalis(others speciies) down the street from you. (wink) You know ,I'm getting the feeling that if say the sun comes up in the East that you'd say it sometimes,but rarely, comes up in the West, based on our exchanges here at GW.LOL Carolyn |
- Posted by JoeOrganicTomatoes 6A (My Page) on Wed, Oct 23, 13 at 11:28
LOL....pretty interesting exchanges going on here. Penny from Penny's Tomatoes claims you only need one plant to produce fruit. I'm not a whiz on pollination but if one plant is producing a hundred fruit that's a heck of a lot of pollen floating in the air and 2 years in a row...What are the odds of that happening? I'd say that's more than just luck. Anyway, I'm going to plant 2. One in the front yard and one behind my house and see what happens. Carolyn have you ever grown a tomatillo? If not and you have the room why not try and we will all compare notes at the end of the season. Sounds like a fun to me. LOL I'm hoping I can germinate the seeds to begin this. HAGD everyone! Thanks for sharing! |
It doesn't have to be another tomatillo plant around,it just has to be another species of Physlis of which there are almost 100 of them,within 500 meters. Bees are not the only insects that can pollinate. 2) I also quoted other scientists who have NOT ruled out self compatibility. 3) If tomatillos HAD to be pollinated every time, from another plants they would go through a constant x-pollination and you would see 1000s of tomatillo varieties. When I bough and planted my Tomatillo, it was about 10". And had couple of flowers on it that I pinched. But soon after it kept flowering. It looked like a beautiful flower plants all summer long. I was tempted a few times just to pull it but I restrained myself to see what will come next. At one point around early august I finally found JUST ONE husk growing. But No more till September. 4) The insect issue (bringing pollins from miles away and pollinating more than 100 flowers) does not sound logical. It is possible to happen to one or two not to ove 100 flowers at various stage. ANOTHER NOTE: |
This post was edited by seysonn on Wed, Oct 23, 13 at 22:05
- Posted by JoeOrganicTomatoes 6A (My Page) on Wed, Oct 23, 13 at 20:10
Thanks again seysoon for your response. I'm going to try and grow 2 different varieties, Dr. Wyche's Yellow OG and Green Husk OG in different locations. The Green produces fruit within 70 -80 days and the Yellow in 90 - 100 days. You have grown the plant and I don't believe luck had anything to do the pollination of it nor insects etc. Here's hoping but either way I will post my results! Take care! |
you are welcome Joe. There is also a blue husked variety. is 70 -80 days from germination or plant out? |
I grew tomatillos this year for the first time. I received the seed in a trade. The plants were very prolific (I had 2), but the fruit were marble size and totally useless. What varietie(s) do I look for to get regular size tomatillos like I see in the store? John A |
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ive read a review claiming the waterproofness...
ive read a review claiming the waterproofness is not as rated. reviewer said the fabric became damp and did not shed moisture. agree?
Four Horsemen
False, its a 3 Layer pant that will definitely, definitely repel the moisture. The last thing you will have to worry about is water getting in.
Maybe after a few seasons you will lose the DWR coating on the outside (but that is normal -- you can apply a new one) ... you will never lose the performance in the fabric as its built into the material, its not a DWR coating placed on top of the fabric that can wear off.
tnx for your reply, ryan.
i have a pair of 686 smarty cargos thats been used for a few seasons, and the lining is disintergrating (perhaps i didnt read the how to care for instructions :<). got the smarty jacket too, and its doing the same thing. prolly will shy away from that brand for now. fingers crossed for these pants tho.
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Sheril Kirshenbaum
Science Literacy in the 21st Century
Sheril Kirshenbaum works to enhance public understanding of science and improve communication between scientists, policymakers, and the public. She is the Director of The Energy Poll at The University of Texas at Austin and the author of two books, Unscientific America (with Chris Mooney) and The Science of Kissing. Her writing regularly appears in magazines, newspapers, and scientific journals and she has been featured in the Best American Science Writing anthology series. Previously, Sheril worked with the Webber Energy Group and Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment. She has been a Marshall Memorial Fellow, a Next Generation Project Texas Fellow, and a legislative Knauss Science Fellow on Capitol Hill with Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) where she was involved in energy, climate, and ocean policy.
Patrick O'Reilly
Cons, Scams and Undue Influence
Internet Scams, Ponzi schemes, real estate rip-offs, weird cults, fortune-telling cons – it's hard to read the news without finding another successful con artist at work. As the number of scams and victims grows, the term "undue influence" is gaining widespread use. Dr. O'Reilly will explain the vulnerabilities that these scammers look for and techniques they use to steal from us.
Patrick O'Reilly is a clinical psychologist and an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. He is Past President of the San Francisco Psychological Association and former Chair of Bay Area Skeptics.
Dan Dugan
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In 1996, the opening of the Internet to the general population brought together a diverse group of former Waldorf school parents, teachers, and board members who all had experiences with Anthroposophy, the world-wide organization behind Waldorf schools. At the same time, Waldorf schools began to receive public funding as magnet and charter schools. PLANS was incorporated as a non-profit that could bring legal action against perceived violations of the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which forbids public funding of religious activities. A lawsuit was filed in federal court against two California school districts. First Amendment lawsuits take many years, and this was no exception. Despite three favorable rulings from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals over the years, the case was dismissed in 2012 after the appeals court opined that there was no significant evidence left. The dismissal was without prejudice, however, and the way was left open to start all over again.
Dan Dugan is well-known in audio engineering as the inventor of the automatic microphone mixer. His patented equipment is used on many popular television productions including PBS News Hour, the presidential debates, and ESPN sports. In addition to engineering, Dan has a lively interest in philosophy, particularly skepticism, the philosophy of science, and current controversies about scientific paradigms and alternative medicine. He is the Secretary of PLANS (People for Legal and Nonsectarian Schools, Inc.), a whistle-blowing organization opposing taxpayer funding of Waldorf education.
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A Discernible Human Influence on Global Climate
Human-caused climate change is not a hypothetical future event. It is real, and we are experiencing it in our lifetimes. Despite the compelling evidence of human effects on global climate, there is a continuing need for scientists to answer the question "How do we know it's us?" The first part of my talk will briefly summarize the scientific underpinning for "discernible human influence" conclusions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS). The focus will be on so-called "fingerprint" studies. Such studies use complex computer models of the climate system to understand how geographical patterns of temperature and moisture (and many other climatic variables) may change in response to human influences. Fingerprinting involves searching for model-predicted "human influence" patterns in observational climate records. The message from this body of research is that observed changes in many different (and independently-measured) aspects of the climate system cannot be explained by natural causes alone.
Ben Santer, Ph.D, is an atmospheric scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). His research focuses on such topics as climate model evaluation, the use of statistical methods in climate science, and the identification of natural and human "fingerprints" in observed climate records. Santer's early research on the climatic effects of combined changes in greenhouse gases and sulfate aerosols contributed to the historic "discernible human influence" conclusion of the 1995 Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). His recent work has attempted to identify human fingerprints in a number of different climate variables, such as tropopause height, atmospheric water vapor, the temperature of the stratosphere and troposphere, ocean heat content, and ocean surface temperatures in hurricane formation regions.
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Andrew Fraknoi is the Chair of the Astronomy Department at Foothill College (where he teaches courses on astronomy and physics for poets to 900 students per year) and the former Executive Director of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. In 2007, he was selected as the California Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Endowment for Higher Education and won the Gemant Prize of the American Institute of Physics for a lifetime of contributions to combining physics and culture. He is a Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, specializing in debunking pseudoscience connected with astronomy. Fraknoi is the lead author of a college astronomy textbook, Voyages Through the Universe, and wrote a book for children, Disney's Wonderful World of Space. He appears regularly on local and national radio explaining scientific developments in everyday language. The International Astronomical Union has named asteroid 4859 Asteroid Fraknoi in recognition of his contributions to the public understanding of astronomy.
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Kids, Science, and Skepticism... For Adults!
Our children are our future... future voters, future consumers, future politicians, future adults. Our best hope for the future is to raise a generation of critical thinkers, a generation of people who understand why science works, and why we should care about what science has to tell us. So how do we do this? How do we show children how exciting science is, how powerful of a tool critical thinking is? In this hour we will learn some tools and techniques for getting kids excited about learning science and being skeptical.
Frank Mosher works as a Mad Scientist for Mad Science of Sacramento Valley. He teaches hands-on science enrichment in schools and for organizations throughout Sacramento and the surrounding areas, both in the classroom and after-school, as well as designing and implementing science summer camps. Frank also serves as the President for the Sacramento Area Skeptics.
Sheldon W. Helms
Psychological Pseudoscience
As doctors battle homeopathy and anti-vaccine myths, anthropologists counter creationist claims, and dietitians deal with the unwarranted battle against gluten and GMOs, much of the skeptical community is oddly silent on dubious claims from fringe psychology. In this talk, psychology professor Sheldon W. Helms will discuss unsupported and sometimes dangerously pseudo-scientific claims from the field of psychology, giving a brief history and explanation of each practice or theory, and demonstrating how a simple application of the scientific method reveals its flaws.
Sheldon W. Helms is an associate professor of psychology at Ohlone College in Fremont, CA. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Bay Area Skeptics, is a member of the SkeptiCal planning committee, and is the founder of the Ohlone Psychology Club Speaker Series through which he regularly hosts top name speakers in science and skepticism.
Paul Doherty
The Boundaries of Science
If you plot every object we know in the universe on a graph of mass versus radius all of the objects appear within a triangle of three lines: the event horizon of a black hole, the radius of the visible universe and the compton wavelength. Inside this triangle we can do experimental science. Outside of this triangle we can theorize but cannot test our theories. Scientists always push on the boundaries and as we make progress pushing experiments into new realms we expand the boundaries of science.
Paul Doherty is a Senior Staff Scientist and Director of the Teacher Institute at the Exploratorium where his main job is helping high school science teachers make science relevant, interesting, correct and fun.
Norm Goldblatt
Science Comedy
Norm Goldblatt performs his science comedy all over the San Francisco Bay Area: at nightclubs, comedy clubs, corporate events, private parties, and fundraisers. His humor touches on technology, science, politics, and the human condition. His quips were quoted regularly by the late great Herb Caen in the San Francisco Chronicle, and his jokes were heard on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
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8:30AM-9:00AM | Registration / Exhibitors' Tables Open | - |
9:00AM-10:00AM | Sheril Kirshenbaum University of Texas at Austin | Science Literacy in the 21st Century |
10:10AM-11:10AM Breakout 1 | Patrick O'Reilly University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine | Cons, Scams and Undue Influence |
10:10AM-11:10AM Breakout 2 | Dan Dugan People for Legal and Nonsectarian Schools, Inc. | Thirteen Years to Failure: A Federal Lawsuit to Stop Public Funding of Cult-Like Waldorf Schools |
11:10AM-11:30AM | Short Break | Please visit the exhibitors' tables! |
11:30AM-12:30PM | Ben Santer Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | A Discernible Human Influence on Global Climate |
12:30PM-2:00PM | Lunch Break | - |
2:00PM-3:00PM | Andrew Fraknoi Foothill College | Nancy Reagan's Astrologer, Jetology, and the Zoodiac: An Astronomer Looks at Astrology |
3:10PM-4:10PM Breakout 1 | Frank Mosher Mad Science of Sacramento Valley | Kids, Science, and Skepticism... For Adults! |
3:10PM-4:10PM Breakout 2 | Sheldon W. Helms Ohlone College, Fremont, California | Psychological Pseudoscience |
4:10PM-4:30PM | Short Break | Please visit the exhibitors' tables! |
4:30PM-5:30PM | Paul Doherty San Francisco Exploratorium | The Boundaries of Science |
5:30PM-6:00PM | Norm Goldblatt | Science Comedy |
- Atheist Advocates of San Francisco - East Bay Atheists & Atheist Advocates of San Francisco work closely together for the advancement of critical thinking in all spheres of knowledge, especially through political activism.
- Atheist Alliance International - Atheist Alliance International (AAI) is a global federation of atheist and free thought groups and individuals that is committed to educating its members and the public about atheism, secularism, and related issues, and to being a positive global voice for atheism and secularism.
- Bay Area Humanists - The purpose of the Bay Area Humanists is to promote humanism: an ethical, democratic, naturalistic lifestance that prioritizes reason, scientific and critical thinking, and a system of humanist ethics and secular values as a rational alternative to those based on religion.
- The Bone Room - The Bone Room is a Natural History Store with real bones, insects and fossils - like a museum, but you can take the exhibits home!
- Camp Quest - A weeklong summer camp program for children ages 8-17, from non-religious families, to experience the awe and wonder of science and the great outdoors while learning about leadership and building lifelong friendships.
- CFI-SF/IIG-SFBA - The Center for Inquiry SF (CFI-SF) is a local branch of Center for Inquiry whose mission is promotion of a society based on science, reason, freedom of inquiry and secular values. The Independent Investigations Group SF Bay Area administers a $100,000 prize for anyone who can demonstrate a paranormal ability under controlled conditions. (So far, no one has).
- East Bay Atheists - East Bay Atheists & Atheist Advocates of San Francisco work closely together for the advancement of critical thinking in all spheres of knowledge, especially through political activism.
- The explOratorium Explainers - The Exploratorium is a museum of science, art, and human perception. For more than forty years, we've built creative, thought-provoking exhibits, tools, programs, and experiences that ignite curiosity, encourage exploration, and lead to profound learning.
- East Bay Skeptics Society - The East Bay Skeptics Society is a local non-profit, member-governed organization dedicated to the advancement of reason, science and intellectual integrity -- and to the exposure of superstition, fraud and pseudoscience.
- National Center for Science Education - Defending and promoting the teaching of evolution and climate science.
- Reason4Reason - Reason4Reason is a group of rational thinking activists in the San Francisco Bay Area working to grow the modern skeptical movement and hamper northern California pseudoscience from exporting irrational thinking around the world.
- Sacramento Area Skeptics - Sacramento Area Skeptics is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to promoting scientific skepticism in the Greater Sacramento Area through organizing social events and educational activities.
- Secular Coalition for California - The Secular Coalition for California is a state chapter of the Secular Coalition for America, a 501(c)(4) political advocacy organization whose purpose is to amplify the diverse and growing voice of the nontheistic community in the United States.
- Secularity Clothing - Secularity Clothing is an independent clothing brand from the Bay Area that focuses on promoting secular values, eco-friendlyness, and compassionate living with simple designs on organic material.
- The SETI Institute - The SETI Institute is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to scientific research, education, and public outreach on the origin, nature, and prevalence of life in the universe.
- Skeptic Action and Guerilla Skepticism - Because crowd-sourced scientific skepticism is cool. Join us!
- Smarty Womyn - Smarty Womyn is an organization devoted to providing healthy role models for girls in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
- Sunday Assembly East Bay and Silicon Valley - The Sunday Assembly is a godless congregation that celebrates life and that embraces the motto: "Live better, help often, wonder more."
- University of California Observatories - Lick Observatory - The Lick Observatory is a Multi-campus Research Unit of the University of California, providing UC astronomers with a state-of-the-art astronomical research and education facility.
- Wonderfest, the Bay Area Beacon of Science - Through in-person and online presentations, Wonderfest aspires to stimulate curiosity, promote careful reasoning, challenge unexamined beliefs, and encourage life-long learning.
- If you'd like to be an exhibitor at SkeptiCal, please contact us!
Email us at [email protected] if you have any questions. Hope to see you at the conference!


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The IEA's latest medium-term oil and gas outlook takes the measured tone typical of the OECD agency. 'Plus ça change…' it muses about the differences between this year's five-year forecast, compared to a year earlier. Concerns about investment in building future capacity are somewhat abated, it says, as are worries about refining. But those worries are not completely assuaged.
So, here's what you're waiting for: oil supply and demand.
The 'global balance summary' on its base case scenario (in terms of economic growth) is on the right – click through for bigger view.
Interestingly, decline rates from non-Opec oil fields have been revised downwards, from 5.8 per cent last year to 5.1 per cent this year:
The net decline proxy for non-OPEC baseline oil supply now stands at closer to 5.1% annually than the near 5.8% which we derived last year, after monitoring decline at mature fields over the course of 2008/2009.
Of course, field-specific data are patchy, and our projections for total non-OPEC supply in 2015 would swing sharply subject to a relatively narrow variation in assumed decline rates. In addition, even with more benign decline rate assumptions this year, the global capacity base still loses around 3.1 mb/d each year to mature field decline. The investment challenge to offset this and meet global demand growth remains formidable.
New projects, the IEA says, also helped non-Opec supply fared better than expected last year, leading to a supply capacity like this:
And as for Opec supply?
From this chart, you can see that the IEA reckons Opec spare capacity will be a reasonable cushion for the next five years:
But the IEA doesn't think this level of spare capacity will be enough to reassure markets:
A broad-based rise in expected OPEC capacity in 2014 pushes spare capacity back above 4 mb/d again, before it dips toward 3.5 mb/d in 2015. That level remains much more comfortable than prevailed for much of 2002 – 2008, noting also that spare capacity alone does not determine market sentiment. But the declining trend itself, to levels below 5% of global demand, suggests more jittery markets ahead, after a prolonged spell of relative price stability last year.
This echoes a theme in energy policy circles that is becoming fairly established now, which is this: oil prices are not determined by fundamentals OR financial markets (ie, speculators); but they are driven by all market participants trying to guess, based on limited data, what the medium to long-term supply and demand balance will be.
(As a side note, the IEA estimates 'effective Opec spare capacity' by simply removing 1m b/d from 'implied Opec capacity' – this, it says, is what history has shown to be the case.)


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- News that is good? Bad? As confusing as the movie? During a SModcastle podcast, Richard Kelly revealed that he has written an animated prequel to his 2007 film, Southland Tales. [Slashfilm]
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- When pop culture phenoms collide: Jackson Rathbone (Twilight), Aime Teegarden (Friday Night Lights), and Rebecca Mader (Lost) will star in Aim High, McG's new digital series about a teen spy. [THR]
- The Queen producer Andy Harries is taking on a project about the children who starred in the band's "Another Brick In the Wall" music video, which is being described as "Dead Poets Society meets School of Rock." Let's hope Spider is involved. [Deadline]
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Excess Hollywood: 'Moneyball' to get the ball rolling Sept. 23
- Sony's Moneyball has a release date: The baseball movie — starring Brad Pitt — is banking on Sept. 23 to rake in box office gold. [Variety]
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- When Wolverine meets Fox: Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky has signed a two-year development and production deal with the studio. The Wolverine — starring Hugh Jackman — will be the first feature under the deal. [Variety]
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- NBC and comedian Dan Levy are developing Several Children, which follows a woman who lives with her much-younger husband and kids. I thought we were already watching this over Twitter. [THR]
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Excess Hollywood: Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg monitor 'Neighborhood Watch'
- Green Hornet to the rescue! Seth Rogen and writing partner Evan Goldberg will help rewrite Neighborhood Watch, a comedy that follows a group of fathers on a suburban block who form a watch group, only to uncover a plot that threatens to destroy the world. [THR]
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School ofRocks hard: Mike White has accepted the offer to direct the adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith's Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. I bet I know who the movie's first victims will be! [Deadline]
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- AMC is delving into the world of unscripted programming (Don Draper says, "What?"): The network is developing a docuseries centered on Freddie Roach, a boxing trainer at Wild Card Gym in Hollywood. [THR]
- Crazy Heart director Scott Cooper will direct the remake of Argentinean thriller Carancho, which centers on a personal injury attorney. Not a job title you'd think is interesting, but, then again, they do wear cowboy hats. [Deadline]
- CBS is developing Raising Men, a sitcom based on A.J. Jacobs' Esquire article, "How to Raise Men." The project will center on a father who learns life lessons from his young sons. Well, that explains CBS' other tantrum-prone star… [Variety]
Excess Hollywood: 'RuPaul's Drag Race' sashays into third season
- You better werq…that DVR: RuPaul's Drag Race has been renewed for a third season by Logo, and is set to return to the small, fabulous screen January 2011. [PR Newswire]
- Under-appreciated no more? Michael Keaton has signed a deal with HBO to executive produce, direct, and star in projects on the network. [Variety]
- Rosemarie DeWitt (Rachel Getting Married) will star alongside Emily Blunt in Lynn Shelton's semi-improvised feature about a man (Mark Duplass) who comes between two sisters. Time to consult another Rosemary? [Variety]
- CBS has picked up a new comedy from 'Til Death creators Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith about a married couple who cope with an empty nest after their children head off to college. [Deadline]
- TLC has renewed Freaky Eaters for a second season. Let's celebrate with one of these. And these. And these. [THR]
- 90210's Shenae Grimes, True Blood's Marshall Allman, and Twilight's Alex Meraz have all joined the cast of Sugar, an indie drama about a young woman (Grimes) who is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Apparently she tuned into the first half of 90210's first season. [Variety]
- Hardcore Pawn, TruTV's reality series centered on Detroit pawn shop American Jewelry and Loan, will get a second season after the show premiered to record ratings on the network in August. Because some basic cable channels aren't afraid to show family jewels… [Deadline]
- Sons & Daughters star Amanda Walsh will topline the CW's Danni Lowinski, which follows a hairdresser-turned-lawyer who opens a practice in a mall kiosk. Cinnabon v. Orange Julius sure to be a toughie. [Deadline]
- They have a deal, Jerry! NBC is developing a comedy with Seinfeld's Spike Feresten about Los Angeles 20-somethings starring Nick Thune. [Deadline]
Excess Hollywood: Emma Stone to reunite with 'Easy A' director Will Gluck
- Emma Stone will re-team with Easy A director Will Gluck for an upcoming untitled comedy with Screen Gems. This is Stone's fourth casting announcement of the year: She's also set to star in the Spider-Man reboot, The Help, and Crazy, Stupid, Love. And then, after that, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. No, sorry, that's Jude Law. [Variety]
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- Maggie Gyllenhaal and husband Peter Sarsgaard will appear off-Broadway together from Jan. 12 to Feb. 20 in Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters. Instead of throwing flowers, toss the duo some consonants on stage! [Associated Press]
- From "senior black correspondent" to sitcom star: The Daily Show's Larry Wilmore will follow in Steve Carell's footsteps and star in an NBC sitcom about a family who become the stars of a U.K. documentary. [THR]
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- Inferno Entertainment has greenlit a biopic, Ocean Warrior, which will center on Animal Planet's Whale Wars star Capt. Paul Watson. You're next, dog scared of robot. [Variety]
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Mortuary Records with Genealogical Notes of the Town of Spaf
by George Knapp CollinsEstimated delivery 3-12 business days
Format Paperback
Condition Brand New
Volume: 1 Publisher: [Syracuse, N.Y.] Onondaga Historical Association Publication date: 1917 Subjects: Registers of births, etc. — Spafford, N. Y Spafford (N.Y.) — Genealogy Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.